Chapter 1397: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1397: Zhang Sheng's Investment

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Mr. Zhang, are you truly willing to solve the employment problem for the poor households of the Changjiang Village Committee?"

Wang Xiaohua, besides being surprised and taken aback, couldn't help but become vigilant.

Because he knew, in this world few people would proactively genuinely do good deeds, especially good deeds that required putting out real gold and silver.

If they did, it was estimated to be all scheming.

Either scheming for fame, or scheming for profit.

Zhang Gui on the other end of the phone, chuckling, replied:

"I'll do what I can. The Shanggou Village Farm isn't large in scale, but I can first recruit five poor household workers to try it out. Later, if the farm expands, then we'll continue recruiting."

Wang Xiaohua fell silent for a long while, then finally spoke to ask:

"Do you have any requirements?"

Zhang Gui was still chuckling:

"No requirements. I don't seek fame, nor profit, only to accumulate a bit of karmic reward."

Wang Xiaohua asked again:

"If you have any requirements, it's best to raise them now. If you raise them later, and I can't satisfy you, then at that time there'll be plenty of wrangling."

Zhang Gui just said:

"Rest assured, truly no requirements. I'm not scheming for anything from you!"

Zhang Gui hung up Wang Xiaohua's phone, turned around to look at Zhang Sheng sitting in the chair, and said respectfully:

"Uncle, I followed your instructions and made the call to Wang Xiaohua."

Zhang Sheng nodded:

"Mm, very good."

On Zhang Gui's chubby face, puzzlement involuntarily surfaced:

"Uncle, are we really not scheming for anything? Doing charity, especially such pure charity, doesn't match your style at all."

As Zhang Sheng's nephew, Zhang Gui knew all too well what kind of character this uncle of his had.

He was certain Zhang Sheng was not a person whose moral character could reach that height.

However, Zhang Sheng at this moment smiled meaningfully:

"What I want, I already obtained the moment you made this call to Wang Xiaohua."

Zhang Gui was stunned, puzzled:

"Uncle, what is it you want?"

Zhang Sheng just said:

"Wang Xiaohua's favor."

Zhang Gui was shocked, only now suddenly realizing.

So it turned out what his own uncle wanted was actually this!

"But, is Wang Xiaohua's favor worth money?"

Zhang Gui put a small question mark on it. After all, Wang Xiaohua was merely a minor township cadre, his power extremely limited. Additionally, Zhang Sheng's territory was so vast it had already practically infiltrated the entire county town's power center.

Was there still a need to go to such trouble for such a small figure as Wang Xiaohua?

Zhang Sheng, however, said:

"Nephew, doing things, you can't only look at immediate benefits. You need the vision of long-term investment."

"Vision of long-term investment?" Zhang Gui was stunned. "Uncle, please instruct me."

Zhang Sheng just said:

"So-called long-term investment, the optimal state is naturally to buy low and sell high. Whether it's stocks or people, it's all the same."

Speaking here, Zhang Sheng paused, took a drag of his cigarette, then continued:

"Think about it. The current Wang Xiaohua has only just started. If at this time we give him a sky-high favor, later when he rises to prominence, and we have him return this favor, not to mention a hundredfold or thousandfold return, a return of ten times or more is definitely a sure thing."

"But, how do you know Wang Xiaohua will definitely soar to great heights in the future?" Zhang Gui questioned.

Zhang Sheng just said:

"I've met Wang Xiaohua a few times. He's not only formidable in his studies, his EQ is also extremely high. He can be called mature beyond his years, incomparably steady. Such a person, for him to stall and not advance in officialdom, that's impossible! Believe it or not, within five years he'll walk out of Shangang Town and go to a higher stage!"

Seeing Zhang Sheng speak so firmly, Zhang Gui couldn't help but believe a few parts.

After all, this uncle of his, in the business world, could be said to maneuver like a fish in water.

And in the circles of the powerful and noble, he'd also gained quite a lot of support. That was what allowed him to stably occupy the seat of the number one in the county town's real estate industry year-round.

Zhang Sheng then said again:

"Furthermore, even if Wang Xiaohua's future development is unsatisfactory, what loss do we have? That little Shanggou Village farm, the monthly wages paid to those poor household workers, I'm afraid they're still not as high as my spending for one evening of socializing outside! With such a low cost, to gain a favor from Wang Xiaohua, and also gain some praising reputation, why not do it?"

Hearing this, Zhang Gui deeply agreed.

The one he admired most was this uncle of his.

He calculated every single thing clearly and plainly!

Not only in business, but in women, it was the same!

Who knows how many lovers Zhang Sheng had found, but not a single one of those women ever fell out with Zhang Sheng!

This very well demonstrates Zhang Sheng's capability!

This ability truly isn't something ordinary people can possess!

"Uncle, then I'll do as you instructed, and once I've acquired Shanggou Village Farm, I'll immediately recruit some poor households from nearby to work as employees, only..."

Zhang Gui's tone shifted, he paused, unsure whether the next words should be spoken or not.

Zhang Sheng asked:

"Only what?"

Zhang Gui then said:

"Poor households are mostly the old, weak, sick, and disabled; the labor cost to hire them is low, but if something happens to them at the farm, what then?"

Zhang Sheng thought for a moment:

"This is indeed a problem, and poor mountains and bad waters produce troublesome people; even if a liability waiver is signed, it's useless. If family members come to the farm to cause trouble, no agreement, no contract, is of any use. The law recognizes these, but they don't recognize the law."

Zhang Gui hurriedly said:

"That's exactly my worry, so when Wang Erhai previously asked me to take in an old woman who used to work at the farm, I explicitly refused."

Zhang Sheng thought for a moment:

"The ultimate purpose of this farm isn't to produce agricultural products, nor even to make a profit, but to do Wang Xiaohua a favor. So don't worry about these things. If something really happens then, you'll have just the excuse to withdraw. That way, the favor is done for Wang Xiaohua, and you won't have to waste too much time in that mountain pass."

Zhang Gui was stunned again.

This weighing of pros and cons, he indeed hadn't thought as deeply and meticulously as his uncle.

He indeed didn't want to spend too much time at Shanggou Village Farm.

The farm's free-range chickens and mountain-stream fish, though extremely delicious, are fine for an occasional meal or two, but if eaten every day, even he, a big eater, would get sick of them.

Time flew by, several days passed.

Wang Xiaohua learned from his second brother that Shanggou Village Farm had already been transferred to Zhang Gui, and all procedures were completed.

Even the agricultural products distribution company that Wang Erhai had originally established was packaged and transferred to Zhang Gui as well.

Wang Xiaohua couldn't help but sigh with emotion over this.

He completely didn't expect that a mere Zhou Zhihao would bring his second brother this kind of trouble, forcing his second brother to finally transfer away the farm he had painstakingly managed.

One can only say, some things, some karma, are truly unexpected.

The "cause" one person sows isn't necessarily the "effect" they themselves bear.

Often, it still requires others to bear that "effect" for them.

Is this innocent?

Very innocent.

But reality is just like this.

Just like when Wang Changgen died and left that will, insisting on an earth burial.

This cause he sowed, yet let the other villagers of Shanggou Village bear the bitter fruit.

Ultimately resulting in a major car accident with 7 dead and 11 injured.

Those 7 dead villagers, were they wronged?

Extremely wronged!

But reality is just like this.

Absurdity is often another kind of reality.