Cheng Tianyuan and Xue Ling took the letters and drove to the second phase project area first.
I saw a one-story building being built, with steel bars and cement everywhere. Although it was a bit messy, it was generally in order.
The only thing wrong is that there are no people in the engineering area and no one is working. There are only two or three old people guarding the construction site sitting at the door smoking and chatting.
Xue Ling got out of the car and walked straight towards them.
"Uncles, why hasn't the construction site started?"
The leading uncle recognized Xue Ling, stood up hurriedly, and put on a big, flattering smile.
"Mr. Xue is back!"
When Boss Liao introduced her, he always said that she was a partner and the major shareholder of the project. Naturally, everyone thought she was the big boss. Some called her "Boss Xue" and others called her "Mr. Xue."
Xue Ling stopped and said with a smile: "Just call me Xiao Xue. I was so confused a while ago. I don't know what happened here. Why did the work stop?"
The uncle smiled bitterly and explained: "There was an accident at the construction site a few days ago. Several workers did not do what the engineer asked. The two sides quarreled and finally fought. The engineer... was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and his feet and hands were injured.
The uncle explained: "Yes! Boss Liao rushed over quickly and sent someone to send the engineer to the hospital for treatment. He also scolded the workers severely. Those workers were all thorns in the head, they were very powerful.
! They incited other workers to start a riot, talking about a strike, and demanding more money from Boss Liao. In the end, the two parties broke up on bad terms, and Boss Liao simply asked them to leave, and then... that's how it ended."
Xue Ling frowned, feeling that something was serious.
"So do workers still live on the construction site now?"
"In the back!" the uncle explained: "But they didn't start work, so the construction site chef didn't take care of the food. Anyway, there were only a few broken shacks, they could live in them if they wanted, and Boss Liao didn't care about them, so we didn't drive them away.
"
Xue Ling bit her lower lip lightly and said, "I'll go find Boss Liao to discuss it."
A simple and honest uncle on the other side chirped and whispered: "Well... most of them are from other places. Their homes are far away, and there is no other place to live except here."
"But they don't work! If they don't work for one day, Boss Liao will kick them out! This is not their home, how can they let them live in it! Nonsense!"
Xue Ling didn't say much, turned around and got in the car.
"Brother Yuan, go to Boss Liao's company in the city."
Cheng Tianyuan knew her and quickly took her around.
Boss Liao's company is not big, and the front desk staff came out to greet us quickly.
"Boss Xue, you're back? That's great! Lao Liao has been very busy these days and said that if you call, he must answer it immediately."
Xue Ling nodded politely and asked, "Where is he?"
"In the office on the second floor."
Xue Ling had been here many times and took Cheng Tianyuan to the second floor and went straight to Boss Liao's office.
I saw smoke lingering in the office, and several men were puffing away smoke.
Xue Ling frowned and shouted: "Boss Liao! I am Xue Ling!"
A figure quickly emerged from behind, with slightly disheveled clothes and messy hair - it was Boss Liao!
In Xue Ling's impression, he was a gentle Confucian businessman who always wore a white shirt and nylon pants, neat and elegant.
Unexpectedly, he has become so embarrassed after not seeing him for a while. It seems that this time the matter is very difficult, and he can't even sort out his mood.
"Xiao Xue! You are finally back!" Boss Liao shook his head and sighed, "I... have many things to discuss with you."
Xue Ling looked inside and asked, "Do you have guests?"
"A few old friends." Boss Liao took her and Cheng Tianyuan to another large room diagonally opposite, "Come on, come on! Please sit down!"
Cheng Tianyuan handed him the souvenir and explained: "My daughter-in-law came to the provincial capital at noon yesterday, and I went to pick her up with her father-in-law and mother-in-law. As soon as she got up today, she hurried to the construction site. Unexpectedly, you were not there, and you went straight to the construction site.
Come this way."
Boss Liao smiled bitterly: "The construction site has been suspended for three or four days..."
Xue Ling said: "The uncle who is guarding the gate can't explain clearly. You should tell me first and listen to it."
Boss Liao sighed and said, "That's it. Among this group of workers, in addition to Liu Xiaoyu and other old workers, there are also some migrant workers. There are many of them, and they all work under the leadership of a rough man named Zhang Biao. They
I had worked on many construction sites and was considered experienced, so I kept them. Unexpectedly, they often had quarrels with Liu Xiaoyu and the others. They had a big fight every three days and a big fight every five days. It made me dizzy."
Xue Ling had heard Liu Xiaoyu complain a few times before, and thought it was just a disagreement, and they had a few quarrels, thinking that since they were grown men, nothing would happen as soon as they turned around.
I never thought there were so many contradictions inside!
Boss Liao explained: "A few days ago, they disobeyed the engineer's instructions and did something wrong. The engineer scolded them, so they started a riot and beat the engineer. The engineer is still in the hospital. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured.
Otherwise, it would be troublesome. Zhang Biao simply led the workers to make trouble, and then went on strike and refused to work. Liu Xiaoyu came to me and said that they did not want to cooperate with people like Zhang Biao, so he turned around and led his people on strike as well."
Xue Ling listened calmly and asked: "Then what will you do now?"
"I...I advised Liu Xiaoyu and the others to come back." Boss Liao said hurriedly: "But they have too few people, so I have to leave Zhang Biao with one person. The second phase is bigger than the first, and there are three more to come.
, it requires a lot of workers. I planned to let them work separately, but Liu Xiaoyu still refused to let go. Zhang Biao even made a fuss about asking for processing money, and shamelessly took the opportunity to blackmail me..."
Xue Ling secretly rolled his eyes and asked, "How many people does Zhang Biao have?"
"More than sixty people." Boss Liao replied: "Liu Xiaoyu also has a few more people recently. He has about thirty people over there."
Xue Ling squinted his eyes and asked, "Are Zhang Biao and the others outsiders?"
"Yes, they are mainly workers from other provinces." Boss Liao explained: "But they are thick and strong at work, but they are not very obedient and difficult to manage."
Xue Ling thought for a while and asked: "Then what are your plans? Do you have any solution?"
"No!" Boss Liao replied: "I am also very worried and don't know what to do. Liu Xiaoyu is quite easy to work with, so I naturally want to keep them, but they now emphasize that they will never cooperate with Zhang Biao, otherwise they will
He won't come either, and I'm also in a dilemma. I've asked people to persuade them separately these days, but neither party wants to let go. Zhang Biao and the others have more requests, and I don't want to agree to any of them."
"Then don't agree." Xue Ling said: "There are so many of them, and they are all from other places. It is almost the end of the year. If they don't hurry up and make more money, they may not have enough money to go back to their hometown during the New Year."
Boss Liao sighed: "The problem is... the project is too big, there must be more workers, otherwise who will do the work! I have asked someone to persuade Liu Xiaoyu. There is a middleman who is easy to talk to, and he has already relaxed. He is better with me.
We have been cooperating happily for many years, and I am still confident that I can keep him. As for Zhang Biao... I can't persuade him yet."
Xue Ling thought for a while and said: "If you can't persuade, then don't persuade. We would rather the project be slower than workers who are too arrogant and difficult to control, and we don't want such people to make trouble. Our projects pay more attention to quality, and we should not rush to quantity."