"That's okay," Sikong You breathed a sigh of relief: "This means that she doesn't know your identity for the time being. You should try to keep a low profile and don't let her notice you."
"Understood,"
When Liu Min'an arrived, he was stunned for a moment when he saw Ling Cang, and then said a little embarrassedly: "I originally wanted to solve it alone, and I didn't intend to disturb you..."
"Sikong You is right," Ling Cang waved his hand: "After all, it is my own company, and I should be the one to find a solution to any problem I encounter."
Sikong Youchun said to Liu Min'an, "Tell me what's going on."
It turned out that according to Mr. Zheng’s instructions, the establishment of Century Green Farmers was quickly completed, and according to Ling Cang’s previous ideas, a large amount of land was acquired in the Northeast to build the first ecological farm.
The Japanese company that the media previously reported used 1,500 acres of land, while Century Green Farmers expropriated 15,000 acres, which is ten times the amount of the Japanese company.
In this country with hundreds of millions of acres of arable land, 15,000 acres of land is not particularly large. However, with the full support of the official government, the land obtained by Century Green Farmers is very fertile. It is located at the junction of Heilongjiang and Jiji provinces, spanning two counties.
According to the original plan, after Century Green Farmers obtains the land, it will compensate farmers who own the land in cash. After farmers transfer their land, they can also be hired as employees of Century Green Farmers to help maintain the operation of the farm and earn an additional income. .
It was supposed to be a win-win situation, but trouble happened in one county. After the local farmers in Linlan Town reached a land acquisition agreement and received compensation, they thought the money was too little, so they petitioned every day. , and once gathered in front of the town and county governments to cause trouble. The local government departments were helpless and could not come up with a solution, and the situation ended in a stalemate.
This matter has been delayed for some time, causing the land acquisition work to almost come to a standstill. Since the farm adopts unified planning, as long as there is a problem in one place, there will be a problem in the whole farm.
Liu Min'an told Ling Cang helplessly: "Now, every time we delay for a day, we will lose hundreds of thousands out of thin air. We really can't afford it."
Sikong You added: "Although there is official escort, the official will not guarantee everything for us, so the problem can only be solved by ourselves."
Ling Cang nodded: "That's right,"
"In this current issue, we must consider the cascading effects," Sikong You sighed and said thoughtfully: "Even if we can ignore this place for the time being, or even give up on acquiring land there, once the matter spreads, I'm afraid It will also cause farmers in other places to cause trouble,"
"Don't you just want more money?" Ling Cang suggested: "What if we increase the compensation for land acquisition?"
"Since this is a demonstration project, the price we have given is already the highest. If we continue to increase the compensation, the entire project will not be profitable in the short term. After all, we are an enterprise and we must aim at profitability," he paused. , Liu Minan said worriedly: "More importantly, I always feel that there is something fishy in the whole thing."
Ling Cang hurriedly asked: "How?"
"When we were conducting land acquisition, we did not directly face the farmers, but negotiated with farmers' representatives under the leadership of local officials. These so-called 'representatives' are actually various 'chiefs' in towns and villages, responsible for coordination and organization For land acquisition in this area, after we reach an agreement with them, on the one hand they will clear the land for us, and on the other hand they will pay compensation to the farmers,"
"I understand," Ling Cang smiled meaningfully: "The farmers are represented,"
"That's what happened," Liu Min'an nodded: "According to the information I got, the compensation Lin Lanzhen received was less than one-third of the price we paid, and the whereabouts of millions of the compensation is unknown. We We once tried to contact farmers directly, but local officials did not allow it,"
"Obviously, those town and village chiefs have embezzled the compensation money, and the local officials have also benefited from it. They have formed a community of interests with these 'chiefs', and of course they must maintain it," Sikong You said with a cold smile: "Now, Even if we withdraw from that town, we won’t get back the money we invested before,”
Ling Cang reluctantly admitted: "I think so too,"
"So what are you going to do,"
"If they swallow my money, I will make them spit it back to me twice as much." Although he said it very firmly, Ling Cang could not find a way: "The problem is that this matter is not easy to handle from the top. No matter what I ask, Mr. Zheng is still Tong Zhengrong. They will investigate the local officials and even send a working group to rectify it. But if the local officials protect each other, the effect of this approach will only be temporary. When the working group leaves, we will still encounter Other troubles,”
"That's right," Sikong You agreed: "So, this problem can only be solved at the grassroots level."
"How to solve it,"
"Go to the local area to actually visit and see where the roots are,"
"It makes sense," Ling Cang thought for a moment and then told Si Kongyou and Liu Min'an: "The midterm exam will be in two days. When the exam is over, I will go to Linlan Town in person."
In the past half semester, Hong Xue has been very busy. Although she had thought about taking the exam well before, she just thought about it and forgot about it in an instant. On the same day, Hong Xue came to school and just found out that today was the midterm exam.
Because she was in such a hurry, it was too late to prepare for cheating, so Hong Xue had no choice but to answer the question based on her own level. Since she really had no skills, she answered very poorly. She wrote a lot of nonsense, but failed to grasp a single point. .
The exam was marked very quickly this time, and the scores came out on the third day after the exam. When she saw her scores, Hong Xue's hands trembled.
Back home in the evening, Hong Xue was thinking about how to explain when Hong Yi took the initiative and said, "Have the results of the midterm exam come out?"
Hong Xue wanted to deny it and delay it for a few days, but for some reason, what came out of her mouth was: "Ah,"
"Show me your grades," Hong Yi said with a straight face, and slowly stretched out his hand to Hong Xue: "I told you to work hard this semester. If your grades this time are as bad as the mock exam, then you will Just don’t call me dad,”
Hong Xue reached into her schoolbag and hesitated for a long time while holding the paper. Until the paper was soaked with sweat, she took it out tremblingly: "Brother, I'm sorry..."
Hong Yi was stunned at first, then grabbed the paper and looked at the scores on it. Hong Yi sighed: "You're such a loser, how did you get like this in the exam?"
"I'm too busy, I don't have time to study," Hong Xue said innocently, "Besides, I'm the boss of the Hong Ming Gang, so I don't have to rely on studying to earn a living."
"Eat," Hong Yi slapped the table: "You can eat with a shovel."
"Why are you swearing?"
"I just want to scold you for being such a loser," Hong Yi sighed again, and lectured Hong Xue in Mandarin: "Even if you are the boss of the Hong Ming Gang, or some other boss, it is just an external thing. It may leave you at any time, but the knowledge you have learned in your head is what you can really possess, and it is also your most powerful weapon."
"Okay, I know, eat it quickly,"
"When I talked about studying, you interrupted." Hong Yi glanced at the paper again, feeling that it was getting more and more disturbing the more he looked at it, so he threw it back to Hong Xue: "You have to work really hard in the second half of the semester. Dad won't ask for it." No matter how much you improve your grades, you must at least pass,"
"Don't worry, I will definitely get full marks at the end of the semester," Hong Xue said confidently: "Don't forget the final exam last semester. How was your daughter's score?"
"You did pretty well in the exam that time," Hong Yi snorted and said disdainfully, "What a pity, Ling Cang helped you cheat on the exam."
Hong Xue was stunned: "How do you know?"
"I can guess it," Hong Yi looked at his daughter and said angrily: "Relying on your own ability, if you can get such a result, the ancestral graves of our Hong family will be smoking."
"Hehe," Hong Xue laughed dryly, "You saw through it,"
"I want your real scores for the next final exam," Hong Yi pointed at his daughter and said word for word: "From now on, let Ling Cang tutor you in your studies. I will definitely make you better in half a semester." Grades improved,"
"We have to wait a few days before we talk," Hong Xue shook his head: "Ling Cang took personal leave and went back to his hometown in the Northeast. He said he wanted to go back and have a look."
"You don't care about your boyfriend at all. He is just looking around and going back to do things." Hong Yi told Hong Xue that Century Green Farmers was in trouble. Ling Cang returned to the Northeast because of this because he didn't want everyone to Because of my heart, I didn’t tell the truth.
"Ah," Hong Xue was really busy. He hadn't spent much time with Ling Cang during this period, so naturally he didn't know much about these things: "How do you know?"
"He is my future son-in-law. Our family has invested so much money in his business. Of course I have to pay more attention to him,"
"Hey, I was negligent..." Hong Xue said this and suddenly became angry: "This brat dared to lie to me,"
"He lied to you not for your own good," Hong Yi shook his head and told his daughter solemnly: "You should be happy, because this shows that Ling Cang is a responsible man."
Hong Yi's words had an effect. Hong Xue immediately stopped being angry and became proud of her boyfriend.
After dinner, Hong Xue called Ling Cang: "You lied and slipped back to the Northeast like this. If anything happens, what do you want me to do?"
"Don't worry," Ling Cang had just gotten off the train and told Hong Xue confidently: "I'm not out to take risks, you don't have to worry about me,"