I chose one of four options at the start, and I chose the number one clan in Lingnan.

East District, Jiangjing Haoting construction site.

As night fell, dozens of high-powered searchlights illuminated the construction site, making the entire area as bright as day.

Lin Dayou, wearing a yellow safety helmet and holding a walkie-talkie, stood at the edge of the foundation pit of Building No. 1.

The more than 400 workers were divided into three large groups, and the 300 bricklayers of Yitang and the more than 100 skilled workers who were recruited were completely disbanded and reorganized.

Old Zhao's convoy was parked outside the construction site, a long line of one hundred heavy dump trucks, their beds filled with sand, gravel, cement, and steel. The sound of unloading was deafening.

"Group 1, bring the prefabricated components in! Get the tower crane moving!" Lin Dayou shouted into the walkie-talkie.

"Group Two, run the concrete mixer at full speed! Add the materials according to the specifications in the drawings. If you're even a gram short, I'll hold you accountable!"

Once the order was given, the entire construction site began operating at full speed like a machine.

Without any unnecessary words, the Lin family paid promptly and never delayed wages. The meals included large slices of meat every day, and the workers were working like their lives depended on it.

Wang Jianguo and several carpenters were setting up formwork, sweating profusely, but their hands never stopped moving.

Zhao Tiezhu led the steelworkers to check the bolt hole positions, and the group worked together to push the huge precast component into the slot.

According to traditional construction methods, building a 30-story building would take at least ten days to half a month just for tying steel bars, pouring concrete, and waiting for the concrete to cure.

The blueprints Lin Ting provided completely overturned this common sense.

Load-bearing columns do not require the manual binding of densely packed steel cages.

All the components are prefabricated according to standards in the factory and then assembled on site using high-strength bolts.

The special concrete formula is even more powerful, allowing for demolding and strength development within twelve hours, with a hardness three levels higher than that of commercially available concrete.

On the first night, the foundation of Building No. 1 was reinforced.

By noon the next day, the main frame of the first floor was assembled.

On the morning of the third day, the second floor slab was poured and formed.

On the fourth day, the third and fourth floors rose from the ground.

"Uncle Dayou, this ash dried way too fast!" Wang Jianguo touched the concrete column that had just been demolded, his face full of shock.

"The pulp was applied late last night, and this morning you can't even leave a fingernail mark. It's harder than stone!"

Lin Dayou dusted off his hands, grinned, and said, "What Grandpa gave me couldn't be ordinary, could it? Enough talk, let's keep going!"

The construction progress is extremely fast; it's practically throwing money at time.

The news spread very quickly.

The news of the resumption of construction on Jiangjing Mansion spread throughout the county's construction industry.

The biggest infrastructure boss in the county is named Ma Jinlong. He controls three construction teams and usually takes on most of the civil engineering work in the county. He has connections in both the legitimate and underworld circles.

Ma Jinlong sat in a private room at the teahouse, sipping Da Hong Pao tea and listening to his subordinates' reports.

"Mr. Ma, the Lin family really did take over Jiangjing Mansion, and they even bought up those two hundred acres of saline-alkali land."

The subordinate reported, "They worked through the night, in three shifts, non-stop."

Ma Jinlong snorted and slammed his teacup heavily on the table.

"That country bumpkin rich man knows nothing about engineering. Jiangjing Mansion is a dead end. Not to mention the 50 million in debt, the foundation is so rotten that even a god would lose everything." Ma Jinlong pointed out the window.

"Go, call a few old friends, let's go see how the Lin family is throwing money into this mess. I want to see how long their meager earnings from selling fruit can last."

In the afternoon, five black cars were parked opposite the Jiangjing Haoting construction site.

Ma Jinlong and several business owners got out of the car and stood on the roadside smoking and watching the commotion.

The construction site gates were wide open, and dump trucks were coming and going, kicking up clouds of dust.

"Mr. Ma, judging from the noise, they're really busy inside," a fat boss said.

"The faster you work, the more you lose." Ma Jinlong flicked his cigarette ash.

"Looking at the materials they brought in, there weren't even many thick steel bars. Are they going to build with building blocks?"

"If these houses are built, will the quality inspection bureau stamp them? No matter how high they are built, they'll have to be demolished if the quality inspection bureau doesn't sign them off."

Several business owners laughed along. In their eyes, the Lin family was an amateur who was wasting money.

Time passed day by day.

Ma Jinlong sends people to keep an eye on the construction site every day.

The initial reports were within his expectations. It was just that the progress was a bit faster than anticipated.

On the fifth day, the subordinate returned in a different state, covered in sweat, and barged into the teahouse private room without even knocking.

"Mr. Ma, something's not right." The subordinate was panting heavily. "They've built the fifteenth floor of Building No. 1, and the tenth floor of Buildings No. 2 and No. 3."

Ma Jinlong sprayed a mouthful of tea onto the table.

"You're talking nonsense! Fifteen stories in five days? You think you can just paste paper boxes?" Ma Jinlong stood up and slammed his hand on the table, splashing tea all over the floor.

"Really! Mr. Ma, you should go and see for yourself. The way their walls are dried is unbelievable. The plaster they poured yesterday is enough to support a person today."

Early morning of the tenth day.

As the sun rose, the road outside the Jiangjing Haoting construction site was filled with cars belonging to the county's construction bosses.

Ma Jinlong opened the car door and stood by the roadside. He looked up at the construction site.

The main structures of the three 30-story high-rise buildings stand firmly in place, piercing the clouds.

The scaffolding on the exterior wall is being removed, revealing a smooth gray concrete wall surface.

There was no tilting, no cracks. Not even a single piece of extra material.

Ma Jinlong dropped the cigarette from his mouth onto the ground without even picking it up.

The other business owners standing nearby were dumbfounded, their mouths agape, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

"How did they manage to get this dust mixed up like this?" The fat boss rubbed his eyes, swallowed hard, and said, "Ten days to top out three buildings. I've been in the construction business for twenty years, and this is unbelievable."

"No curing required? No need to wait for solidification? Where did they get their precast parts made? How come the dimensions fit together so perfectly?" Another boss's voice trembled.

Ma Jinlong's face turned ashen. His construction team, which he was so proud of, was no match for the Lin family's speed; they weren't even worthy of carrying his shoes.

Lin Dayou, wearing a safety helmet, walked to the construction site gate, holding blueprints in his hand.

He glanced at the group of fellow business owners across the street, chuckled, and turned to tell his workers to get back to work.

Lin Fu, carrying a briefcase, walked out of the construction site and got into the Santana parked by the roadside.

The Santana started and drove straight past Ma Jinlong and his group, its tires splashing mud and water all over their trousers as it ran over puddles.

No one dared to utter a curse.

In the construction industry, strength speaks volumes. The speed and technology that the Lin family demonstrated in the past ten days completely overwhelmed the entire county's construction industry.

Ma Jinlong understood that in the future, if the Lin family wanted to take on any projects in the county, they wouldn't even get a taste of the profits.

The Lin family construction team's signboard has now been firmly established in the county town.

The top floor of Lin's Supermarket No. 1, the office of the great-grandfather.

Lin Ting sat in the large boss's chair, twirling two walnuts in his hands.

A cup of freshly brewed hot tea sits on the table, steam rising from it.

Next to the desk, there were several ledgers for the subsequent asset integration of Dafa Supermarket.

The office door was pushed open, and Lin Fu strode in.

"Grandpa, all three model buildings at Jiangjing Mansion have been topped out."

The quality inspection bureau conducted random checks this morning, and all the tests met the standards. Even their director was alarmed. Lin Fu placed several reports on the table.

Lin Ting nodded, picked up his teacup, and took a sip.

"What's going on with those colleagues?" Lin Ting asked.

"They were all stuck on the other side of the road watching, their faces grim. Ma Jinlong and his gang didn't dare utter a sound and slunk away." Lin Fu chuckled.

Lin Fu pulled out a gold-embossed document from the bottom of his briefcase and handed it to Lin Ting with both hands.

"Grandpa, this was just delivered from the county. It's a tender invitation for the reconstruction of the municipal square, a key municipal project."