Era: I was a farmer at the foot of Yaoling Mountain

Rural work is indeed difficult, but for Fang Wei, it's a piece of cake.

The two half-jokingly and half-seriously pulled at each other, exchanging strange remarks, but soon reached an agreement.

As soon as Fang Wei returned to his office, he called Lin Bingkun and asked him to send someone to sign the contract. The terms had already been agreed upon, and there was no need for further negotiation.

"Chairman Fang, are you really going to raise their contract fees by 12%?"

"Otherwise what? A small contract fee is nothing to us. Don't you see the current prices? Don't always try to use your dominant position to force others to comply. Just go with the flow."

Fang Wei felt that Lin Bingkun was too calculating, but lacked a sense of social responsibility.

The company is making a lot of money while the farmers aren't. Not only is the township unhappy about this, but the company itself is also unhappy.

A long-term partnership can only exist when both parties share common interests. How can there be a basis for cooperation if one party profits while the other loses money? He wasn't just doing good deeds indiscriminately; the price he offered was the current market price.

"I understand! Chairman Fang, your criticism is correct. I shouldn't have been greedy for small gains."

Lin Bingkun readily accepted the advice and, after understanding the situation, immediately began to criticize himself.

He then personally led a team to Xiangyang Town and signed a new land contract with the other party. With an additional 20,000 mu of land for chili pepper cultivation, Zhang Chu would no longer have to worry about the supply of raw materials.

After finishing this matter, Lin Bingkun came to Fang Wei's office.

"Chairman Fang, the matter has been settled. I was careless before, and I will definitely learn from this experience and avoid making similar mistakes in the future."

"It's not that we're making mistakes, it's just that we can't do things in a way that would make our fellow villagers criticize us behind our backs. Also, production units must be stable, and the company needs to maintain good relationships with various townships to achieve a win-win situation."

Of course, the company also needs to conduct thorough cost calculations; we can't afford to lose money. Therefore, whatever we do, there needs to be a limit, finding a balance that both sides can accept.

Fang Wei had no intention of pursuing the matter, but since Lin Bingkun had brought it up, he would say a few more words.

Yaoling Group is a collectively owned enterprise. While pursuing economic benefits, it must also uphold its social responsibility. First, it cannot endlessly exploit its employees; second, it cannot use its dominant position to endlessly exploit its partners.

That's all he meant, nothing more.

"I understand! I will definitely pay attention in the future."

Lin Bingkun sincerely accepted the criticism, and then the two changed the subject.

Around noon, Fang Wei invited Lin Bingkun to lunch in the county. After lunch, Lin Bingkun went to Hengzhou.

The next day.

The forestry company officially started the harvesting work. Due to the improvement of mountain roads, the number of temporary harvesters has been greatly reduced.

A steady stream of wild chestnuts, wild camellia seeds, and wild loquats were transported from the mountains, increasing efficiency by more than 10 times. After harvesting the wild fruits, the company began to harvest wild herbs, and finally, cultivated chestnuts, herbs, and other items.

The annual harvest season has ended, and things that used to be very difficult have become very simple this year.

The key factor is this mountain road.

Only the first phase of the road construction has been completed; the second phase is currently underway. According to the plan, the furthest section of the highway will reach the edge of the virgin forest, which is rumored to be designated a nature reserve in the future.

The company has nothing to do with the nature reserve, and the forest land contracted by the company does not include virgin forests.

Taking advantage of a relatively free period recently, Pan Lianhua applied for leave and went to Guangzhou with Fang Wei and her older sister. Fang Wei not only needed to stay at the group company for a while, but also planned to take some time to inspect the construction progress of the Yaoling Building in Shenzhen.

On the night of their arrival, the family had dinner out.

Binbin talked about his work situation over the past period of time. He has adapted to the current work rhythm and is well-liked in the hospital.

Liu Xuemei's work is very tedious, even more so than Binbin's.

"Mom, I'm pregnant."

The family was enjoying a happy time together. During a break, Liu Xuemei quietly told Pan Lianhua something.

"Huh? When did you find out? You two kids, you didn't even call to tell me about something this big, really."

Pan Lianhua had been thinking about this matter, but she was still very surprised when Liu Xuemei told her that she was pregnant.

“I just went to the hospital for a check-up the day before yesterday. Binbin said you guys were coming, so I planned to wait until we met to talk about it.”

Liu Xuemei explained in a low voice, and Pan Lianhua's smile became even brighter.

Fang Wei was also very happy, but he didn't show it much. It didn't matter to him whether it was a boy or a girl, since he could only have one anyway, and he liked both.

the next day.

Pan Lianhua withdrew 8 yuan in cash and handed it to her son, telling him to take good care of Xuemei.

The young couple's current income is low, and she doesn't want to make them suffer.

"Third Brother, Xuemei's job is so busy, shouldn't we have decided against letting her work in a government agency in the first place?"

When Fang Wei came home from get off work, Pan Lianhua made him some tea and then sat down to talk to him.

"It's alright. No matter how busy the government offices are, they take good care of pregnant women. It won't affect anything. Lianhua, I think you're more nervous than the young couple. There's really no need for that."

Fang Wei felt that his wife was being a little too nervous, so he couldn't help but offer some advice.

Pan Lianhua, hearing the man's words, said no more. Actually, Fang Wei hadn't had an easy time these past two days either. Since Cai Tong and Hu Linwei were both out on inspection tours, he had to make decisions on all matters, big and small, within the company.

Every day I'm either processing documents in the office or attending meetings in the conference room; I never have a moment of rest from morning till night.

Fortunately, Cai Tong will be back in a week, so it won't be too tiring.

This evening.

Fang Wei had a meal with Wu Tianming alone.

The two talked about almost everything, and in the end, Wu Tianming took the initiative to ask Binbin and Liu Xuemei about their work.

Fang Wei truthfully replied, "Binbin is doing well, but Xuemei is pregnant and busy with work, so we're a little worried."

"Xuemei is pregnant? Congratulations, Secretary Fang, your family is about to have a new member. But working at the grassroots level is not easy; the workload is heavy and tedious, and most importantly, there's only one person in each position."

How about this, I'll go back and talk to someone about it. If that doesn't work, we can temporarily transfer Xuemei to a less demanding unit until she finishes her maternity leave and returns to her original unit. What do you think?

Wu Tianming meant well, and the operation wasn't too complicated.

"Forget it, Lao Wu. If we do this, Xue Mei won't have an easy time at work. Anyway, everyone goes through this, she's not that delicate."

Fang Wei thought about it and felt that this was not a good way to handle it, as it would easily offend her colleagues.

On the contrary, one's original work unit will receive some preferential treatment, and no one will have any objections, which is better than seeking special treatment.

Wu Tianming nodded, feeling that Fang Wei's considerations were more comprehensive.

“Secretary Fang, you need to be careful lately. Several coal mines have had major safety accidents recently. Your coal mine can’t be careless.”

The two then changed the subject and started talking about coal mines.

Fang Wei was aware of the recent coal mine safety accidents and had discussed them with Cai Tong and others. He even issued a special notice to the coal mines to strengthen safety measures.

Now Wu Tianming has brought up this issue again, and he has decided to personally take charge of this work when he gets back.

A few days passed quickly.

Fang Wei went to Shenzhen to inspect the construction progress of Yaoling Building and visit his daughter.

Xiao Jie is doing well at the company, so he has nothing to worry about.

Because of Liu Xuemei's pregnancy, Pan Lianhua and her sister planned to stay in Guangzhou for a few more days, so Fang Wei returned to the village alone.

The first thing he did upon returning was to inspect the safety production situation at the coal mine, demanding that all employees keep safety in mind and never violate regulations under any circumstances.

Despite repeated emphasis on the importance of safe production from above, a coal mine in the province experienced another safety accident just a few days later.

The provincial government established an accident investigation team overnight and also dispatched safety inspection teams to various coal mines throughout the province. One of these inspection teams went to Xinlin County.

This incident also gave some people an opportunity, and they began to take active steps behind the scenes.

night.

Fang Ping and his wife invited Fang Wei to their home for dinner. Since Pan Lianhua and his sister had not yet returned, Fang Wei had been eating at the canteen for the past few days, and occasionally he would come to his older brother's place for a free meal.

"Third brother, the situation is not good. The inspection team is nitpicking, and it's making me scared."

The inspection team has arrived in Xinlin County and has begun inspections at the coal mine.

This would normally be a normal occurrence, and given the recent spate of accidents, it was necessary for the province to send an inspection team. However, after the inspection team arrived at the Xinlin County coal mine, Fang Ping clearly sensed something unusual.

The inspection team's targeting of the Xinlin County coal mine was so obvious that even ordinary employees thought so.

"Brother, you handle this for now, I'll find out what's going on later."

Fang Wei also felt something was wrong. Being strict was one thing, but making things difficult at every turn was another.

So after he finished eating and returned home, he called Pang Wanxin.

The reason for not contacting Wang Lin is that his interests are now intertwined with those of Xinlin County, and it would be inappropriate for him to intervene.

"Old Pang, could you please find out what conflict exists between the safety inspection team that went to Xinlin County and us? Why are they targeting us at every turn?"

"No problem, I'll ask about it for you later. However, Secretary Fang, things are very tense lately, and we can't be careless about safety in production. You must make sure the coal mine takes this issue seriously."

"I will, don't worry."

"Okay, wait for my news later."

After ending the call, Fang Wei thought of those who wanted to seize the profits from the coal mine.

Are those people involved in the inspection team's behavior this time?

The next day.

Fang Weiyi went to the coal mine early in the morning, and then, accompanied by relevant personnel, went deep underground to inspect the safety production situation.

He did not meet with the inspection team; Fang Ping was handling them, so his presence was not needed for the time being. (End of Chapter)