Chapter 254: The Agricultural Machinery Project Runs Into Trouble

After Director Wang found out, he almost went over and kicked him back into his mother's womb.

Damn, after all this trouble, you just gave me this?

How did you brag to me back then?

"I will definitely build a strong agricultural machinery factory for the Jiedao."

As a result, after buying Agricultural Machinery No. 7, they kept taking it apart and putting it back together, and to this day there's still no news.

The farm tools meant to make money haven't earned a single cent here.

You know, the money was borrowed from the bank; if this continues, what will we use to pay it back?

This is also why she reacted so strongly after seeing the big project Yang Qing came up with.

She's really been scared by the agricultural machinery project.

Yang Qing had just left when Ye Junjie came over.

Seeing Director Wang's grim face, his heart pounded.

Although he had family support, he had invited several experts on the agricultural machinery project.

Director Wang probably originally gave him this task because he saw he had these connections.

He also took it very seriously, pouring almost all resources into researching agricultural machinery.

As for farm tools? What's that? Just get by with it.

"Discounts, giveaways, trade‑ins? What nonsense? All flash and no substance."

He felt he had done nothing wrong.

Director Wang saw Ye Junjie and his voice was cold.

"When will your agricultural machinery project break even?"

Ye Junjie showed a troubled expression.

"Director, we're still in the research stage; making money is a bit too much to ask."

"Once we can manufacture agricultural machinery, will making money still be a big problem?"

Director Wang wanted to smash the teacup in his hand onto his head, wondering how he could have been so blind to pick such a loser.

"Then when can we start production?"

Ye Junjie gave an embarrassed smile.

"Director, manufacturing agricultural machinery isn't something that yields results in a day or two; haven't we been researching this for years already, even by the seventh day of the lunar month?"

"Although we're following the plan, with the equipment of our project, we really can't make it in a short time; we need time."

"Time?"

Director Wang really got angry.

"Back then, how did you tell me you'd break even within a year? Now you need time?"

"Was what you said back then just a fart?"

"The money for the agricultural machinery project was all borrowed from the bank."

"If you can't earn it back next year, I'll confiscate your family's property to compensate."

"In our Jiedao, whoever is in charge is responsible."

"Just wait; that money will be enough to keep you in debt for a lifetime."

Ye Junjie was finally frightened.

"Director, this, this... how does this still involve me?"

"I don't have that much money; isn't this trying to take my life?"

He whined, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Director Wang roared.

"Now that you know fear, why didn't you follow the method I told you?"

"You're all talk and no action; you can't even figure out farm tools, let alone agricultural machinery."

"Have you been studying so much you've gone to the dogs?"

Ye Junjie looked at the furious director, panicking beyond control.

"Director, director, we didn't just make some farm tools to sell; the Supply and Marketing Cooperative can't sell them, and we have no way either."

He is still looking for excuses for himself.

"Actually, it's just that he looks down on dealing with dirt‑poor peasants; they're so poor they eat dirt—where would they get money to buy farm tools?"

"For that bit of iron? I could get it from the scrap yard."

"No way?"

"No way? If there's no way, are you just going to ignore it?"

"Do you think this is playing house, where saying 'no way' settles everything?"

"Then who will pay the workers' wages? You?"

"Do you think the Jiedao's money just blows in on the wind? If you can work, figure out how to make money; if you can't, get lost—I'll do it myself."

"Get lost anywhere, just not here."

"Still, Yang Qing and his wife are useful; what the heck is all this?"

Director Wang felt heartbroken, because the agricultural machinery project spends money every day.

Ye Junjie never expected the usually easy‑going Director Wang to suddenly swear.

"Director, you, you..."

Director Wang couldn't bear to see him like that.

"Never mind, you, you, you—just tell me whether you're still capable or not."

"Don't say I'm not giving you a chance; as long as you can break even, we'll write off everything else."

"If you can't handle it, get lost now; I'll clean up this mess. Just don't let me see you again."

"Ye Junjie lowered his head, not knowing what to do, because he really doesn't know how to make money."

"I, I, I..."

"Director Wang saw him like this and grew even angrier, thinking, 'What kind of thing is this? So irresponsible.'"

"Hiding your head, do you think you're a turtle? Just stay silent."

"Let me ask another way: can you carry out the method I originally told you, exactly as is?"

"Ye Junjie finally spoke."

"Yes, yes, that is, that is, I don't know if I can do it."

"He glanced sideways at Director Wang."

"Director Wang sighed; it's year-end, she really has no time, so she can only let him try first."

"Then do as I say; if you can't even handle this small thing, you don't need to come back."

"Ye Junjie."

"Yes, I will do as instructed."

"Then go do it."

"Ye Junjie felt as if pardoned, and hurriedly ran away."

"Scared to death."

"He originally thought an agricultural machinery project would be easy to grasp."

"But what he imagined differed from reality."

"In the end, he still had to do it as instructed, and deal with the mud-legged workers."

"Yang Qing didn't know about these matters, and he had no interest in managing this trivial affair."

"Before the year, another fresh incident occurred in the compound."

"Liu Guang Qi didn't come back again."

"Liu Hai Zhong felt suffocated with anger."

"Moreover, I don't know where he heard it, but when Sha Zhu learned that Liu Guang Qi wanted to flee, he not only didn't stop him, he even helped Liu Guang Qi conceal it."

"So Liu Hai Zhong exploded that day."

"Yang Qing came back a bit late after finishing his work, and upon entering the door he heard Liu Hai Zhong's booming voice."

"Sha Zhu, did you tell our Guang Qi something?"

"Sha Zhu, if you don't give me an explanation today, I'll fight you to the end today."

"Sha Zhu was bewildered."

"Er Da Ye, what do you mean? You lost a child, you should call the police—why are you looking for me?"

"Do you think I'm easy to bully?"

"Liu Hai Zhong said angrily."

"Sha Zhu, don't play dumb; it's been spreading everywhere that you originally encouraged my Guang Qi to go support the construction."

"You black-hearted thing, why would you do that?"

"Second Grandma also shouted loudly."

"My poor child, just got married and already suffering."

"The couple looked pitiful."

"Sha Zhu pointed at himself."

"I encouraged Liu Tianqi?"

"You're damn sick."

"Yi Zhonghai."

"Zhuzi, watch your language, don't talk nonsense."

"Sha Zhu had enough."

"First Grandpa, I don't know which bastard splashed dirty water on me, saying I tricked Guang Qi into going to support construction."

"What kind of person am I, He Yuzhu? First Grandpa, you don't know?"

"I wouldn't do something like that."

"Er Da Ye, just because you heard rumors, you come here to cause trouble."

"Isn't this bullying?"

"Sha Zhu jumped up in anger."