"Alas..." Mother Xue couldn't help but whisper: "Stop talking about it, I want to shed tears when I mention it."
The old man leaned down and secretly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"As I get older, I can't stand this kind of thing.
Ask the doctor to take a good look at it and make sure nothing goes wrong."
Xue Ling quickly winked at Cheng Tianyuan and asked him to change the topic to a lighter topic.
Cheng Tianyuan received the order from his wife and took action immediately.
"Hey! Earlier I received a call from Sister-in-law Jinhua, saying that she had something to discuss with you.
Her tone seemed a little strange. I was on the road at the time and it was not easy to chat for too long, so I told her to call you back later."
Xue Ling: "Oh?"
I couldn't help but ask: "Is there something going on at the pig farm?"
The business of the pig farm has been very stable in the past few years. Although Xue Ling's shares have been diluted, they still account for about 40%.
In the past, pigs were sold and the money was calculated, but now it is fixed settlement cents every quarter.
In the past few years, I hired accountants and workers to help there, and every quarter I would send some forms, as well as a large or small remittance.
"probably."
Cheng Tianyuan urged: "It's only after nine o'clock now. The weather is hotter over there than here, so I shouldn't go to bed that early.
Please call me and have a look."
Xue Ling took out her mobile phone and searched for the number of "Sister Jinhua".
Father Xue on the side asked curiously: "Ayuan, is the pig farm still profitable?"
“Pretty good.”
Cheng Tianyuan explained: “The scale later tripled.
The river next to us has been built with dams and reservoirs in its upper reaches. The water in the lower reaches is more low-lying, and many useless swamps are exposed along the river.
Sister Jinhua hired people to grow pig vegetables on the fertile soil, and with some feed supplements, the pig farm's food supply was stable and economical.
Now there is a fixed slaughterhouse there, and there are stable buyers coming to ask for pigs.
Having raised it for more than ten years, it is considered experienced and stable."
"How's the income?"
Mother Xue asked.
Cheng Tianyuan thought for a while and replied: "It should be over one million a year."
"Why does it seem like it's not as good as before?"
Liu Yinghu asked: "I remember it was very good before! Why is it reduced now?"
Cheng Tianyuan replied: "Liu Xiaoyu and his wife are old and can no longer do so much work.
Two daughters are married and have two sons.
However, my son has an employer and can work, so he cannot go to the pig farm to help.
Over the years, we have relied on hired workers.
The wages of workers now are not low, and with the large number of workers in pig farms and some growing vegetables, the wages of these workers alone are not low."
Xue Ling looked at the phone and whispered: "The main reason is that the environment and equipment of the pig farm have not been updated in the past few years.
If the equipment is low, labor costs will be high.
Today’s labor costs are getting more expensive year by year, and the benefits will definitely be weakened in the long run.”
At this time, the call was connected.
Xue Ling said "hello" twice, then smiled and said hello.
"Sister Jinhua, long time no see! I heard A Yuan just said you were looking for me in the afternoon.
Is there anything you want to discuss with me?"
——Yes, yes! Are you okay?
We had a quick meeting at the end of last year, and then we, the old couple, ran to the development zone, only to find that you had already left! We missed it just like that! “The children are all at an active age, and they felt bored after staying there for a few days.
, clamoring to go home.
In addition, the second child needs training and the coach is pressing hard," Xue Ling explained: "I had no choice but to book tickets in advance and come back."
——We have to stay longer next time so we can catch up on old times.
My wife and I are old and have hard bones. We feel sore here and there all day long, so we don’t dare to take a long-distance car ride.
I heard that airplanes are too dangerous.
The imperial capital is so far away, I don’t dare to go! Xue Ling chuckled: “We’ll meet again next time.
During the Chinese New Year, I had several meals with Mr. and Mrs. Chen Lan. We hadn’t seen each other for several years, and every time we got together we had endless things to talk about.
Sister-in-law, I heard from Big Brother Liao Zongnan that your shop in Tianming Building was sold, right?"
--oh oh?
Yes.
This matter...sigh! It's a long story! I decided to sell it two months ago, and it was Boss Liao who helped introduce it.
He said the place over there was good, and as soon as he said it was for sale, someone came to ask about it.
The sale went very smoothly and was completed within half a month.
Xue Ling frowned slightly and asked, "Why do you suddenly want to sell that shop?
Such a good place is hard to find nowadays!"
——We also know this.
Lao Liu was so distressed at home that he couldn't sleep for several nights and sighed.
But there is really no way! Lao Liu still feels sorry for you, saying that you gave him the shop, so he sold it like this, and he doesn't dare to let you know, for fear that you will be disappointed and sad when you find out.
Xue Ling smiled bitterly: "I'm just a little worried about your accounting situation.
Except for the ones given to you and Liao Zongnan's family, the rest of the shops over there are mine.
I don't lack these two shops, I'm just worried about why you are suddenly willing to sell them and whether you will run into some trouble.
Brother Liao said that the problem is not big and has been solved, so I can't continue to ask."
——Lao Liu and I are both honest people who only know how to work and don’t do anything else.
If it were us, there would definitely be no big trouble.
Lingling, I'm not afraid of you seeing jokes, just tell the truth.
Sigh... It's all because of my eldest son and his wife! He didn't work hard and imitated other people's stock trading practices. He lost a lot of money and his wallet was empty, so he came to Lao Liu to ask for it.
When Lao Liu discovered something was wrong, he had already lost more than two million.
When they got married, we spent money to buy them a villa, which was very expensive.
Later, the second brother got married and said that since the eldest brother has a villa, they must have it too.
We can only pay for them, we can't be partial.
Add in the money to marry your daughter-in-law and the money to buy a house and a car, and you don't have much left at all.
He suddenly lost more than two million, and adding what he borrowed from others, it added up to more than four million! It made Lao Liu and I faint at once... Xue Ling frowned and whispered: "Why did you lose so much?
What happened next?
I had no choice but to sell the store in Imperial City to pay off his debt?"
——Yes! Lao Liu and I spent a lot of money around us, and after adding what we borrowed from him before, we really don’t have much left.
The second son and daughter-in-law were also worried. They said they would get half of the two shops and could only sell the eldest one.
But the buyer said that he would only pay once if he bought them together, otherwise he would not buy them.
We were in a hurry to find money to pay off the debt, and there was no way we could wait! We had to coax the couple into agreeing to sell them together, and then give them half of the money.
Then I pieced together everything and finally helped my boss pay off the debt.
The second daughter-in-law made a fuss and said that we are partial to the elder family and cannot continue like this, causing us to lose the family.
We explained that you have 40% of the shares in the pig farm, my brother's family has 30%, and our family only has 30%.
The second daughter-in-law said that she would get a share of the money from the sale, which must be fair.
The eldest daughter-in-law also said the same thing, waiting for some money to use as business capital, otherwise she will not be able to survive.
There has been constant trouble in the past two months, and Lao Liu and I have had headaches and insomnia all day long, so we had no choice but to agree.
Xue Ling listened calmly and said "hmm" in a low voice.
"Then what do your brother's family say?
Are they willing?"
——My brother and sister-in-law are getting older and can no longer work.
My nephews and nieces are all in the provincial capital. One is married to a seafood shop owner, and the other works in a bank. They are not rich, but they are living a good life.
My brother and sister-in-law were reluctant at first, but after some persuasion from Old Liu, they finally agreed.