I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 196 Grandparents' Thoughts

In the afternoon, a meeting of some primary and secondary school principals from across the county was held in the conference room on the third floor of the Education Bureau. The main purpose was to study and convey the newly revised Code of Professional Ethics for Primary and Secondary School Teachers issued by the Ministry of Education. The Code explicitly prohibits paid tutoring and adds provisions on "protecting student safety" and "not using grades as the sole criterion for evaluating students."

Key junior and senior high schools such as No. 1 and No. 2 Middle Schools in the county, Chengguan Middle School, and Chaoyang Middle School are key units for implementing national policies.

As the head of the Education Bureau, Shirakawa Tetsu personally participated and delivered a written speech, emphasizing the need to strictly implement the newly promulgated national code of ethics for teachers, which will also be a key area of ​​inspection for the Education Bureau in the coming period.

The meeting was quite long, so there was a 20-minute break in the middle for everyone to go out for a smoke or to relieve themselves.

Fang Jianwen was standing alone in the hallway smoking when Bai Chuanzhe finished using the restroom and walked over, saying:
"Old Fang, I heard that Xiao Ye resigned?"

Fang Jianwen has been very unhappy these past few days because of his son's resignation.

Without any warning, he went to Huijing and then suddenly resigned. When asked why, his son was vague, saying he would explain later.

This infuriated him.

He knew all too well that without a formal job in the county town, it would be difficult to even find a partner! Look at Song Qingdong, who was known as the richest man in China, his son still became a city management officer.

Besides, his son worked at the bank, with good pay and a bright future, which many people envied! Yet he resigned without hesitation!
Hearing Shirakawa Tetsuya suddenly ask such a question, she was immediately furious and coldly replied, "Director Shirakawa, are you laughing at me?!"

"Look at what you're saying. I've watched Xiao Ye grow up since she was a child. How could I possibly laugh at her?"

Fang Jianwen snorted coldly and said nothing more.

"Hey, Lao Fang, do you know why Xiao Ye resigned?" Shirakawa Tetsu suddenly asked in a low voice.

Seeing his mysterious expression, Fang Jianwen asked in return, "You know?"

"Of course I know, Xiao Ye is a multi-millionaire now!"

"Nonsense!"

“You don’t believe it, and I didn’t believe it at the time either, but it’s absolutely true!” Shirakawa Tetsu recounted the conversation he had with his daughter that morning.

"You know Xiao'ou, she would never lie about something like this, haha. Lao Fang, Xiao Ye is amazing, you're going to enjoy this in the future."

After saying that, he patted Fang Jianwen on the shoulder and went into the conference room, leaving Fang Jianwen standing alone in the corridor, lost in thought.

Fang Jianwen didn't hear a single word of the rest of the meeting; he was still stunned by what Shirakawa Tetsu had just said.

"Shirakawa Tetsuya isn't lying to me, is he? Is he joking with me?"

"No, the two of them don't get along very well right now, and they wouldn't make such a joke, nor would there be any need for it. Although I dislike Bai Ou a bit because of Shirakawa Tetsu, I also admit that Bai Ou is a very outstanding girl. She has had a good relationship with my son since childhood, so there's no need for me to make up this story to deceive her father."

Could my son really be a big boss, a multi-millionaire?!

If that's the case, then my son's resignation can be explained.

It's impossible to work at a bank and run a business at the same time.

This brat!
When I get home after the meeting, I'll ask him properly how many things he's hiding from me, his father!

Fang Qingye was helping out in his grandfather's nursery at that moment; he had been there since morning.

A few days ago, a strong typhoon hit, causing serious damage to the nursery. Many seedlings and flowers were broken or fell over, and the roof of the simple house where my grandfather lives was also blown off. We have hired some people to repair it.

Seeing this, Fang Qingye wondered if she should properly renovate the nursery and stop making it so rudimentary.
Instead of making simple houses, let's build a multi-story building to solve this problem once and for all. However, there is a very important issue involved here.

Nurseries and orchards are agricultural land, and according to national regulations, it is not allowed to build permanent buildings there unless an application is made to the relevant departments to change the land to construction land, which is very troublesome.

But things can be done by human effort. Of course, this idea still needs to be discussed with Grandpa.

After a busy day, the house was finally repaired. The nursery cleaning will continue tomorrow. Grandma had already prepared dinner and invited Fang Qingye over to eat. The three of them sat at the small table and chatted while eating.

"Grandpa must have suffered a lot of losses this time?" Fang Qingye asked.

"Yes, roughly speaking, the cost of seedlings, flowers, and house repairs is estimated to be over 100,000 yuan. It's like we've worked for nothing this year," Grandpa said with a sigh.

"Grandpa, I think that since typhoons blow every year and houses need to be repaired every year, it would be better to just build a three-story building once and for all. Building a house requires applying for construction land, and I'll figure out a way to do that!"

Before Grandpa could speak, Fang Qingye continued, "And this nursery, I think we can invest more money to build more greenhouses and even expand the area. There are also more than ten acres of orchards next to our nursery on the east side. I heard that Boss Zhang is no longer contracting them? Why don't we just contract them!"

Grandpa glared at him before saying, "You make it sound so easy, but it costs money!"

"Grandpa, don't worry about the money, I'll take care of it!" Fang Qingye continued.

"Also, let's not register this nursery as a sole proprietorship, let's upgrade it directly to a company! You'll be the manager, I'll be the deputy manager, we'll hire some more employees, complete the management, and call it Four Seasons Flowers and Seedlings Co., Ltd., what do you think?"

Grandpa laughed after hearing that.

"Heh, kid, are you trying to be as arrogant as Boss Shi from Shanghai? We don't have his strength! Let's just stick to growing flowers and seedlings, why bother with all that fancy stuff?"

Fang Qingye was speechless upon hearing this.

He looked down on Shi Guangrong's lousy company.

Grandma's name is Jin Guilian. She rarely talks about these things, but she spoke up at this moment: "Old man, I think Xiao Ye is right! Let's set up a company, make Xiao Ye the manager, and you the deputy manager, or just retire! You have a bad heart, yet you still like to cause trouble all the time."

"Grandma is so open-minded!" Fang Qingye said with a smile. "But we'll still let Grandpa be the manager. He doesn't have to do any work, he can just give orders."

Fang Guisheng snorted but didn't say anything.

He just thought his grandson was joking on a whim.

As for the old woman, she's all talk and no action, so ignore her.

After finishing their meal, Fang Qingye rode her scooter home. At this moment, Jin Guilian complained to Fang Guisheng, "Old man, why didn't you express your support for what Xiaoye said earlier?"

Fang Guisheng glared at his wife: "He's just making a fool of himself, why should I support him?"

Jin Guilian got a little angry and scolded, "Why are you such a blockhead? Didn't you understand the implication in Xiao Ye's words?"

What's the hidden meaning behind those words?

"Xiao Ye has quit his job and is now unemployed. People will look down on him if he's unemployed! Others may not care, but do you think Xiao Ou will look down on him? If we start a seedling company and let him be the manager, he'll be the boss! Wouldn't that feel different?"

"Hey, now that you mention it, it makes a lot of sense. When did you become so smart, old woman?" Fang Guisheng said with a smile.

"It's not that I'm smart, it's that you've become stupid from growing flowers! You can't even see through your grandson's little tricks, really." Jin Guilian said with a look of disdain.

"Hehe. But repairing the house and expanding the nursery will cost a lot of money," Fang Guisheng raised another question.

"What are you saving all that money for? Do you really want to buy a coffin? You have two sons, are you afraid they won't take care of you in your old age and bury you?! Take it all out to support Xiao Ye!"

“Okay, I’ll discuss this with Xiao Ye when he comes tomorrow,” Fang Guisheng decided.

It's worth the money spent on my grandson!
(End of this chapter)