Chapter 13: Xiaomi Heavy Industry, First Entrepreneurship

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Protagonist:

Lin Yi

"Is this really okay?" Looking at the dumbstruck crowd, Wang Hu quietly sidled over and asked Lin Yi in a low voice.

The financial crisis erupted, and everyone in the world was affected; as a policeman, he was naturally no exception.

Those young people who couldn't find jobs wanted to spend money but had no wages, so they could only resort to stealing and robbing.

Although the situation this year has been slowly improving, it hasn't improved that much.

Many factories are just barely staying afloat; factory hiring is one radish per hole — only when the radish in the hole moves aside can a new radish go in.

So when they run into this kind of situation, they basically just mediate both sides.

If the Section Chief found out he'd made a trip and caused twenty-odd people to lose their jobs, the Section Chief would have him promoted to cadre overnight.

"Nothing wrong with it!" Lin Yi spread his hands and explained with a wry smile:

"Between the factory and the workers, it's just an ordinary employment relationship; their willingness to stick with the factory through hardship is sentiment."

"Now they're unwilling, so let's part on good terms."

"However much they're owed, just settle it and give it to them."

"Thanks for the trouble today!"

This explanation left Wang Hu unable to refute; seeing he couldn't persuade them, he waved at his two disciples, signaling them to take the green-clad burly men away.

He himself walked up to Ji Shuangshuang and began calling the remaining twenty-odd people to register their names and verify attendance.

Lin Yi also stood by to help.

Registering the names and attendance of twenty-odd people didn't take too long; in under half an hour, the names of these twenty-odd people were all registered.

After they had all pressed their fingerprints, Lin Yi rolled up the attendance sheets in his hand and started shooing them away:

"Go on, go on!"

"Remember to come tomorrow afternoon to collect your wages, then pack your things."

Leaving those words, Lin Yi strode toward the meeting room door, pulled it open, looked at the people outside, leaned his body forward and bent down, bowing to the people standing outside the door:

"Thank you."

Outside the door, a dense crowd of people pressed their lips tight, not saying a word.

Lin Yi then stepped aside to let the twenty-odd people from the meeting room exit, gave Ji Shuangshuang a couple of instructions, and followed Wang Hu out the door to the police station to give a statement.

By the time they came out of the police station, it was already 1 a. m. in the dead of night.

Although Hanshan Temple District had already been designated as the High-tech Zone, the factory occupancy rate wasn't enough, so at night it looked especially desolate.

On a cold November night, it was desolate beyond compare.

The funding problem resolved, Lin Yi was in a great mood; he fished out the money in his pocket and counted it, then decided to run back.

It wasn't far anyway, just 2 kilometers — consider it losing some weight.

He ran a few steps, then fished out his phone, scrolled to a number, and dialed:

"Big Uncle, are you asleep?"

"Asleep? I can't sleep!"

The call ended, and another number was dialed: "Second Uncle, I feel like my Eight Characters are highly compatible with Cousin Sister's..."

"Second Aunt, lend me a bit..."

"Cousin Brother, Imperial Grand KTV, my treat tonight!"

The 2-kilometer road took Lin Yi only 12 minutes; in the end, his footsteps stopped in front of the Ba Shu Grilled Fish Shop opposite the factory.

As the saying goes, man is iron, rice is steel; miss one meal and you're hungry panic.

If you don't eat your fill, where will you get the strength to lose weight?

He walked into the grilled fish shop with hands in his pockets, subconsciously ready to have the boss grill a grass carp, but then thinking of how Ji Shuangshuang liked eating fish yet disliked the ghostly trouble of bones, the grass carp on his lips turned into catfish.

"Mildly spicy!"

After stating the flavor, Lin Yi fished out his phone, found Ji Shuangshuang's number, and casually pressed dial.

When the other side picked up, he habitually wanted to call "wife," got out the "old" syllable, but the rest of the words got stuck.

He dry-coughed twice, forcibly swallowed back the rest, and switched to a different address:

"Old Accountant, come out for grilled fish, just the shop at the entrance."

The moment those words left his mouth, the phone went instantly silent.

After a long while, a scream came through the phone: "My surname is Ji, I'm called Ji Shuangshuang, I'm not called Old Accountant!"

"And what time is it right now?"

Lin Yi didn't respond, just waited for the sound on the other end to disperse, then softly countered: "Eat fish? Catfish! No bones! Mildly spicy!"

"Coming out to eat fish right now, perfect chance to prove to out-of-towners that our Gusu actually has nightlife."

Silence for a few seconds on the phone; a few seconds later, the calculator's angry, flustered voice came through: "10 minutes!"

10 minutes later, Ji Shuangshuang appeared in front of the grilled fish shop with a face mask stuck on her face, hair clips clipped in her hair, wrapped in a thick set of pajamas.

Her bright, sparkling eyes swept once and spotted Lin Yi in the corner.

Sitting down beside the dining table, discovering there was no alcohol on the table, Ji Shuangshuang blinked her eyes and carefully asked:

"Boss, you're not drinking?"

"Got work tomorrow!" Rolling a Byakugan, Lin Yi picked up the teapot beside him, poured a cup of hot water, and handed it over:

"Drink more hot water!"

"Heh heh!" Ji Shuangshuang gave a crooked smile twice, then turned her head and cast her gaze toward the television in the grilled fish shop.

On the television, Er Kang was excitedly telling Ziwei how fun the Grassland was.

Staring for a while, Ji Shuangshuang then turned back, tracelessly picking up the hot water and bringing it to her mouth.

After half a cup of hot water went down, she softly asked: "Is the funds problem really solved?"

"Solved." Lin Yi nodded slightly, resting his cheek on his left hand, observing Ji Shuangshuang while continuing to explain:

"If the efficiency is a bit faster, the funds can arrive by tomorrow noon."

"The amount is a bit large, so you'll need to be careful when the time comes."

"And for the next few days I'll be very busy, so you might need to take care of some other work as well."

"Those classmates of yours who don't have work but are decent enough, you can just have them come over."

Lin Yi suddenly delegated authority, leaving Ji Shuangshuang at a loss; she wanted to say a couple of sentences, but her flushed face made her unable to utter a single word.

She could only lower her head and respond in a voice like a mosquito's hum.

"Okay!"

Just as she finished speaking, she saw a cup of water appear before her eyes.

Then came that familiar sentence again.

"Drink more hot water!"

"Heh heh!" Ji Shuangshuang gave a cold laugh, feeling she must have been somewhat sentimental.

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Wind came howling through the window that hadn't been closed tight, making Lin Yi shiver involuntarily.

Opening his eyes, he found himself lying on the sofa in the Guest Room, staring at the Ceiling for a while, before suddenly remembering that the bed in his Office had been taken by Ji Shuangshuang.

He could only make do for one night on the sofa in the Guest Room.

Once he had money, he absolutely had to buy a good sofa to sleep on.

Feeling his sore waist and his somewhat swollen head, Lin Yi really wanted to ask the leaders of Gusu City one question.

Why doesn't Gusu City have Central Heating!

After his head cleared up a bit, he took out his phone, preparing to check the time.

10:35

Just as he saw the time clearly, a Strange Number popped up on the phone Screen.

A phone number from Yanjing.

Slowly exhaling a breath of Cold Air, Lin Yi pressed answer; just as he brought the Handset to his ear, Lin Bin's voice came from the phone:

"General Manager, the money has already been transferred to your Designated Account; according to bank procedures, it should arrive in about fifteen minutes to half an hour."

"I'm at the Bank right now; check in fifteen minutes, and if it hasn't arrived, contact me immediately."

"Okay! I'll have someone log the account right now!" Lin Yi replied in as calm a tone as possible, then hung up the phone.

The moment the phone was hung up, he sprang up from the Sofa like a carp flipping over, hastily put on his Shoes, and rushed into the neighboring Office in great haste.

Then he banged on the door frantically.

"Ji Shuangshuang, open the door, log into the Online Banking account, prepare to check if the money has arrived."

Five or six minutes later, Ji Shuangshuang opened the door carrying a Small Bag, her hair a mess and her face full of Resentment; she glared at Lin Yi, took out her keys from the Small Bag, and opened the door to the Finance Room opposite.

She skillfully turned on the Computer, inserted the Online Banking Key, and logged into the Webpage.

On the account-opening bank page, the Balance was, 500 Yuan.

She glared back at Lin Yi once, then, amidst Lin Yi's Smile, turned back and pressed f5 to Refresh the Webpage.

Suddenly, the number in the Balance changed.

It became a Long String.