Chapter 565: The gap between people

Wu Lan really liked the excavator guy Sun Ziqiang!

That young man worked meticulously and honestly; he said one shift a day, but actually started at five and worked until ten before coming back to eat!

And in the afternoon? He went at four o'clock, and it wasn't until seven or eight that he came back.

Turning the soil on the mountain was the same; not only was it clean and meticulous, but he also leveled it, made gentle slopes, and dug water channels for every gentle slope—

So, even if he ate three big bowls at every meal and wanted two more tea eggs at night to pad his stomach for the next day, Wu Lan liked him immensely!

Honest, too honest!

And so, answering now, he was also happy: "I'll leave you a salted duck egg tonight, and two eggs for tomorrow morning—can you drink? Accompany your uncle for two drinks, freshly brewed wine, it's fragrant!"

"I can, I can!"

The young man wasn't polite at all, and held up a finger: "Before, when I drank with them, I could drink nearly a pound of Erguotou!"

Of course, he didn't mention the fact that he lay drunk for a day afterward.

Song Tan revealed an extremely considerate smile.

5000? Saving it all?

9500... that's too low...

She only heard Brother Yanping sigh: "That's amazing... You earn money by substituting for the excavator? You have over 200,000, why not make a down payment on a house?"

It really was!

"Come, come, come, the dishes are here, I'll get a few more salted duck eggs for us to drink with!"

"And I'm in sales, I'm not afraid of being fired; any industry needs sales, and I'm not afraid of being old and having no job, causing the house mortgage to be cut off, and then being taken back by the bank..."

The group was lively and ready to eat.

20,000 per square meter?

With that interruption, before Zhou Maozhu could explain, Brother Yanping had already passed the topic to Song Tan.

Only twenty?!

Xi Shanming felt his father's gaze as expected, and couldn't help but feel depressed again.

Speaking of which, it was Song Tan's house construction that made him decide. After all, he hadn't started a family yet, so he wasn't considering medical care or education; renovating his parents' old house was the right thing to do.

Sun Ziqiang thought, finally someone who understands!

But Sun Ziqiang felt something was strange as he listened, yet it seemed to make sense—it wasn't wrong to say the big city was good, right?

Sun Ziqiang was unaware, instead feeling that what Song Tan said made sense—that's exactly what he thought!

Excavator?!

"Like Sun Ziqiang, he's a boy, it's normal to spend money freely. But once he grows up and knows how to save money, saving 10,000 a month, he'll have over 100,000 in a year, enough for him and his aunt to save for many years back home."

But Qiao Qiao then said: "But Zhou Tianyu doesn't do manual labor, he's responsible for the online store. Teacher Xin Jun gets 5000 a month, and he also says there's nowhere to spend it, so he saves it all!"

Brother Yanping couldn't help but look at the college student beside him—no, some college students not only don't earn money, but also have no brains.

Before the dishes were served, Brother Yanping sized up the young man who bought his own excavator and couldn't help asking: "Sun, how old are you this year?"

"College students go to work, their brains earn money, much easier than yours."

Brother Yanping was shocked: "You bought an excavator yourself at 20?"

"That... earning money by driving an excavator yourself is a lot!" Brother Yanping felt even more sour—they are all children, how come this young man is so capable?

Brother Yanping hesitated.

Wu Lan just remembered that they hadn't met yet! She quickly introduced:

Song Tan smiled even more gently.

"Qiao Qiao, your... your cousin who spends money freely, how does he save money?"

"Tantan! You have a lot of experience, tell me, is my Tianyu's Beicheng plan feasible?"

In short, calculating it, he earns about 700 a day.

Brother Yanping's forehead veins started jumping! His wife was even more frowning, unable to accept that her child was still a bachelor in his thirties!

And he has to burn fuel, diesel is already one yuan. The excavator also needs maintenance, and now that it's hot, the air conditioning in the car is on, consuming even more fuel...

Brother Yanping turned his head and stared at Sun Ziqiang. Zhou Maozhu sighed: "Driving it yourself doesn't earn much either. Like the Xi Shan family, one shift is only 1500."

Brother Yanping was stunned!

Thirties?!

They were chatting happily, but Zhou Maozhu looked at him puzzled: "This is..."

"I also want to make a down payment on a house, and I went to see houses, but they were all too small, so I thought I'd earn some money and build a house back home."

"Besides, housing prices in Beicheng are expensive, but not as expensive as the capital. I heard that in remote areas, you can buy one for 20,000 per square meter. Sun Ziqiang is only twenty-something this year, no rush! It's normal for people in big cities to get married in their thirties; by then, he'll definitely have saved enough for a down payment."

Sun Ziqiang looked up, only to see Song Tan smiling gently, her voice also gentle: "Uncle, you're underestimating our Sun Ziqiang. I heard he has a monthly salary of 10,000 to 20,000 now? That's amazing. Many of my classmates only have a few thousand."

"With such a high salary, where can you find that back in our Yuncheng?"

"Zhou only gets 2500 a month, but I provide food and lodging here, he can't order takeout or express delivery, so there's really nowhere to spend money... So he worked for seven and a half months, not only did he get healthy, but he also saved 9500!"

But his parents didn't agree, wanting to buy a house for his younger brother first... Zhou Maozhu was honest, but not stupid, so he didn't want any house and bought an excavator directly!

"And, big cities have the benefits of big cities."

Song Tan said this exceptionally sincerely.

Young people, what they care about is face; they can't lose when bragging.

When eating that day, Xi Shanming heard Zhang Yanping bragging about going from being a spendthrift to being able to save money; he didn't think much of it then, but now thinking about it, he felt even worse.

These things, outsiders can't think of, especially excavator maintenance, which is the most expensive. He was about to explain, but heard Seventh Uncle shout:

"Ah?" Suddenly asked this question, Qiao Qiao was also surprised, but he was an honest baby, especially since Zhou Tianyu bragged about his savings to everyone, so he answered:

Every word challenged Brother Yanping's nerves, so much so that as he listened, he suddenly twisted out a smile and asked Qiao Qiao:

Sun Ziqiang:... secretly holding his breath.

Zhou Maozhu laughed happily: "I'm 20!"

Zhou Maozhu laughed honestly: "Uncle, I started working after graduating from high school, learned to drive and maintain excavators for a year. I worked as a substitute for two years, and only then saved over 200,000, just enough for the down payment on this excavator!"

Mortgage cut off... taken back by the bank... being fired...

"Isn't he preparing to reclaim wasteland on the mountain? That was the excavator guy I hired before, named Sun Ziqiang, very steady and capable. I went to see his mountain, the work was so meticulous! The young man is young, but he's amazing, he bought the excavator himself!"

Zhou Maozhu felt a bit embarrassed: "It doesn't earn much. The market was good before, a substitute shift could earn 700-800, now it's only 300-400."

He hesitated twice and nodded decisively: "Right, that's correct!" ===== CHAPTER 566 =====