I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 24 Takes Another Turn
What was originally a dead end turned into a happy ending for everyone after Uncle Zhang submitted his report.

"Old Company Commander" Qiu Jianmin originally planned to go to Binjiang Town to preside over a meeting in the morning, but he decided not to go and instead smiled and praised Zhang Zhengdong.

Preserving the Dongweigang Middle School signboard was an unthinkable path.

In fact, the school's shabby signboard is worthless, and it has no glorious history whatsoever. At least in the eyes of rural families along the river, it is the worst middle school in the city.

So normally, the brand name doesn't sell for much money, and it's not a prestigious school's legacy, so there's no reason to believe it's worth it.

but!

In his report, Uncle Zhang stated that he had held multiple rounds of consultations with "Zhang An Education" and emphasized that Dongweigang Middle School played a vital role and made indelible contributions to the work of eradicating illiteracy during the difficult years of the past.

and so!
I need to pay more...

The owner of "Zhang An Education" agreed.

Hey, hey, hey!
Well done!

"How much did the brand sell for?"

"One hundred and eighty thousand."

"What? What brand? School brand? Which school? Dongweigang?!"

"Really? Hey, wasn't it said that the 'Top Scholar Tutoring Class' was run by Section Chief Zhang's nephew? He sold it to his nephew for 180,000 yuan?"

"Oh my, they have principles, a strong stance, and are very loyal to the organization, hahaha..."

The older women at work, who never stop talking, were gossiping about Uncle Zhang, but some of the younger ones had ulterior motives.

Here's the key point: at least the nephew can come up with 180,000 yuan.
In addition, all the miscellaneous land and facilities will be transferred, which I heard will cost more than one million. There were rumors in the bureau that it would cost 1.35 million, so it will cost more than 1.5 million in total.

This year will be a prosperous one, and the company's benefits will definitely be good.

"Hey, I heard from Director Qiu earlier that Section Chief Zhang is still unmarried. You young folks, do you want me to help you make an introduction?"

"Huh? Not married? At this age, still not married? Divorced?"

"Pah, don't talk nonsense. He's never been married. If he were to get married, it would be his first marriage. I heard Director Qiu mention it a long time ago. He said that he had an older cousin who passed away early, leaving behind an only son, the one who was the top scorer in the high school entrance exam. So, he's been taking care of this nephew ever since, and he's never started a family."

"Wow……"

Just moments ago, a group of people were making sarcastic jokes, but after hearing about this little-known experience, they couldn't bring themselves to mock him anymore. They repeatedly praised Zhang Zhengdong for his magnanimity and sense of responsibility.

The key point is that it has never been mentioned or promoted, which makes people feel very confident.

A few years ago, when Zhang Zhengdong came to the city for a meeting, he didn't even have the right to speak. He just sat and listened to other principals bragging about their schools' achievements. But he wasn't a quiet, unassuming person either. He was always joking around and didn't have a serious attitude, which made him seem pretentious and unreliable.

The contrast is so striking, it's as if a filter has been applied, giving it a certain charm.

However, in the newly tidied-up private education department, Zhang Zhengdong was memorizing vocabulary words with a serious and earnest expression.

"Abandon, abandon, abandon..."

There was no other way. His nephew said that business would explode this year and that he would also be doing international business. If Uncle Zhang didn't step in, then this nephew would have to talk to the proper government departments about cooperation and development.

Mother's...

What defines a legitimate government department?!

That greyhound Zongsang (beast) is truly a worthless thing!

Memorizing vocabulary is just about practicing reciting the words. I also practice speaking with an English coach to get a feel for the language. Basically, it's all about business English.

Zhang Da'an genuinely paid for the services at the Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Hotel, spending tens of thousands of yuan; there's no room for faking it.

The newly established Private Education Section has no work content whatsoever. Section Chief Zhang squeezed out the remaining value of Dongweigang Middle School for the unit, and the annual work targets were fully achieved.

After all, the other vocational training programs, private kindergartens, and other projects were achievements previously made by the management department. If he were to touch them, wouldn't that be like reaping the benefits? Besides, they wouldn't allow him to touch them anyway.

"Above, above, above..."

Tuk Tuk.

Just as Zhang Zhengdong was memorizing vocabulary, there was a knock on the door. Qiu Jianmin then pushed the door open with a smile and entered. When he saw Zhang Zhengdong memorizing vocabulary, he was dumbfounded. "Wow, Zhengdong, are you trying to improve yourself?"

"Company commander, come, have some tea."

"No, no, drink my ass. I'm already full of anger. I'm burning up inside, so I came here to clear my head."

"What happened again?"

"I don't know which idiot is gossiping. Secretary Chen from the city came over and said that the asset appraisal of Dongweigang Middle School should be done carefully and cautiously... Damn it, I didn't just randomly set a price. The audit was done by the city, and a third-party accounting firm was hired. Some people are saying that we are selling state-owned assets cheaply. Now that it has reached the city, the Wudu Education Bureau is going to send people over."

"Did that affect the company commander?"

"It affects my turtle, you know. They're doing asset appraisals in Wudu. Do you know how much a rural middle school in Pingjiang was appraised the year before last?"

"Wu Du must be a bit higher, right?"

"It was an old school that started as a literacy class. The land was 200 square meters larger than that of Dongweigang Middle School, and it was sold for a total of 1.26 million."

"..."

Uncle Zhang finally understood: the price is lower through official channels!

My nephew's conscience is too kind; he gave him an extra 100,000 or 200,000.

No, that's not all.

That's Wudu, not Dongweigang. It's such a remote and impoverished place. There was only one small shop around the school two years ago. It's not worth mentioning at all.

The houses were all old and dilapidated, the classrooms didn't even have electric fans, the only musical instrument was an organ, and the playground was made of rammed earth, without even cinders.

Normally, who would be out of their mind to spend over a million to buy this thing?

So from a transaction perspective, "Zhang An Education" did indeed command a high price, and the bureau was already happy about the whole thing.

And even the signboard sold for 180,000! What is this? This is the wonderful ending of "making dumplings".

The unexpected complications infuriated Qiu Jianmin to the extreme.

Actually, it was a matter of almost simultaneous events. Zhang Zhengdong's report satisfied the bureau leaders, and the solution was good.

But less than ten minutes after the praise, Secretary Chen from the city arrived and said that someone had reported that Dongweigang Middle School... was up to something.

Anyway, after this cut, the leaders figured the bureau would lose at least 300,000 yuan.

In ten minutes, things went from bad to worse. The deputy directors were furious, and the director went straight to the city to find out what was going on.

Isn't this just ridiculous?

Now, everyone is hoping that Qiu Jianmin can put in a good word for Zhang Zhengdong, and then Zhang Zhengdong can put in a good word for Zhang Da'an as well...

The price was already set, and because of the formal and legal collective supervision and audit, it was based on the normal market price. The comrades were deeply saddened.

"Company Commander, don't worry, leave it to me. I will absolutely not let the country's assets be lost in vain!"

loyalty!

Uncle Zhang remained calm because his nephew had already made contingency plans for this situation, and would deal with it according to the plan should it occur.

(End of this chapter)