After entering the door, Zhang Hao teased the little sponge, and then stayed for less than ten minutes before leaving with an excuse. His sister-in-law and his wife were not at home, so he didn't know what to talk about if he stayed.
After the guests left, Fan Ping immediately pulled Zhou's mother and asked: "My mother-in-law, I heard from Xiaofu that her brother-in-law is a big boss? He is worth tens of billions?"
"To tell you the truth, I don't know much about this, but he does have several factories under his name, and he is usually very busy."
"It's definitely not wrong. Xiaofu's brother-in-law's full name is Zhang Hao, right? I've seen his photo in the newspaper before. He is the big boss of some fishing company. What a good guy. He caught half a million tons of seafood in one go.
Meat is so expensive now, it’s worth my money.”
Fan Ping couldn't help but admire him.
Yicheng is located in an inland area and is currently in short supply of everything, especially meat. The price of meat has almost exceeded a thousand yuan per catty, and half a million tons of seafood is an astronomical figure that is simply unimaginable.
Mother Zhou waved her hand quickly: "It's not that exaggerated. He doesn't own that company alone. Zhang Hao only holds a small part of the shares."
"That's quite a lot, there must be tens of billions, right?"
"Well, there shouldn't be that many!"
Mother Zhou immediately shook her head.
Who is my mother-in-law? She knows it all too well.
This person is very stingy and loves to take advantage. When his youngest daughter got married, she originally agreed to give her a gift of 88,000 yuan, but in the end she only gave her 58,000 yuan. If she hadn't only had one daughter, she would have turned against her on the spot.
Fan Ping saw that the other party didn't want to say more, so she quickly changed the subject: "My mother-in-law, Yicheng is a small city and life is hard. It's better for you Huicheng!"
"Why are you suffering? Xiaofu and her brother-in-law's family just called last month. Your power supply was restored in May. It's not as good as yours!"
"It can't be compared. Although Yicheng has electricity, it is simply not enough. The city often has power cuts. The power supply is only available for one or two hours a day, only in the morning and evening. Sometimes when there is bad weather, only one or two hours of power are cut off.
Week."
Fan Ping couldn't help but complain.
"Really? I just walked along and found that many people's houses have lights on. Doesn't it look like a power outage?"
Mother Zhou said doubtfully.
It is now around ten o'clock in the morning, and according to my mother-in-law, the power should be out at this time.
Fan Ping hurriedly explained: "Many of our homes have backup power supplies. Some large batteries can even provide air conditioning and heating, let alone lighting."
"So that's what happened."
Mother Zhou suddenly realized the truth.
Today's rechargeable batteries are not like when they were young. Battery capacity and fast charging technology have made qualitative breakthroughs. "Charge in five minutes and drive all day" is no longer just an empty phrase.
Fan Ping immediately took Zhou's mother to a corner of the living room, pointed at the battery in front of her and introduced:
"My mother-in-law, look, this is the battery that Bai Jian got from outside. It was recycled from an old car and cost two hundred kilograms of rice.
Speaking of which, thanks to the reminder from Xiaofu and her brother-in-law, Bai Jian attracted attention and stocked up a lot of food and drink in time. I am really lucky."
Zhou's mother nodded and asked with a smile: "Does the family still have enough supplies?"
"It's sufficient. There is a supply and marketing cooperative in the city, and we can buy a batch of grain every month. We don't use much of the stock at home, but we are short of vegetables."
"Lack of vegetables?" Zhou's mother stood up on the spot and brought over a suitcase: "I brought some dried vegetables for you, as well as canned fruits. Don't be reluctant to eat them. Tell me after you finish eating, and I will bring them over."
Although the postal company has resumed business a long time ago, due to traffic conditions and capacity, it can only send ordinary letters and cannot send larger items.
As for other logistics companies, they have long been taken over by the government and are not open to private ownership at all.
Fan Ping happily looked at the dried vegetables in front of her:
"What a good thing. All the vegetables at home have been eaten up a long time ago, and the remaining sauerkraut is almost gone."
Mother Zhou couldn't help but asked curiously: "Don't you have an indoor plantation here?"
"I've heard about that thing, but I heard that construction just started and it won't be completed until next year."
"Why so late? Huicheng started construction last year and started supplying vegetables in April this year."
"Alas, Yicheng is a small city and cannot be compared with Huicheng. We can just wait until next year."
Zhou's mother took the opportunity to test: "My mother-in-law, why don't you let Bai Jian and the others move to Huicheng? With Xiaofu and her brother-in-law taking care of her, at least there will be no problem in life."
"Moving to Huicheng?" Fan Ping couldn't help but was stunned, and made an excuse: "My mother-in-law, the housing prices in Huicheng are so expensive, Xiaofu and her family can't afford to buy a house at all, so they might as well stay in Yicheng!" p>
She not only has a son, Bai Jian, but also has two other sons and two daughters. The eldest son can move away, but what about the others?
Among all the relatives now, the eldest son and Xiaofu have the best family conditions, and they can also help others from time to time.
From the bottom of her heart, she didn’t want her eldest son’s family to move away. After all, the two places were too far apart. If something happened, it would be difficult to contact her eldest son.
"Don't worry about the house. Xiaofu and her brother-in-law can help. They can just pay off the debt slowly later. No one will rush them."
Mother Zhou tried to comfort her.
"This... this... Bai Jian's father is not in good health. Maybe it's just the past two years. I'll tell the truth. The two younger ones in the family haven't gotten married yet. Bai Jian is more reliable at the moment. Others can't help at all.
Busy."
Fan Ping quickly found another excuse.
When Zhou's mother heard this, she quickly asked with concern: "What happened? Isn't my father-in-law always in good health?"
"Well, I was working outside at the beginning of the year and accidentally broke a leg. I'm still lying at home now! I help Xiaofu and the others take care of their children during the day, and I go back to take care of our old man at night."
What Fan Ping said is basically true.
I just exaggerated my wife’s condition.
"Since it's so serious, let's just ask Xiaofu to stop working. I still have some savings..."
Fan Ping waved her hands repeatedly and interrupted: "No, no, it's not easy to find a job now. Xiaofu works in a bank, and the income is guaranteed despite droughts and floods. Besides, we don't know what will happen next, so we must not resign impulsively."
Zhou's mother sighed secretly, and could only give up for the time being. It was better to wait for her youngest daughter to come back and have a good chat with her. In short, she should not trust her mother-in-law's words easily.
……
On August 17, Zhang Hao and his party finally arrived in Feicheng. The situation in Feicheng was better than expected.
"Director Zhang, Feicheng looks pretty good here. The streets are brightly lit, people are coming and going, and the traffic is busy. It's not much worse than Huicheng."
Captain Fang couldn't help but said in surprise.
Zhang Hao was also a little surprised, but he soon found out the reason: "Huaicheng, a traditional coal-producing town in northern Anhui, has rich coal reserves. Feicheng is next to Huaicheng, and there is a plain terrain between the two places. It is difficult to transport coal.
It’s very convenient and has advantages over many cities.”