The weather forecast said there would be moderate rain. It was overcast in the morning and there was no sun. It started to rain around 8 o'clock.
Zhou Xiaomei's father sent his grandson to kindergarten in the morning. When he came back, he met two old buddies downstairs and chatted for a while. One of them said that the eggs in the morning market were cheap at 3 yuan and 20 pounds. Zhou Xiaomei's father thought that the morning market had not been withdrawn yet, so he
I strolled over and prepared to buy a few kilograms of eggs.
After buying eggs, I was walking back. Raindrops fell from the sky. The old man was also anxious and crossed the road without looking at the traffic lights. The driver of the private car braked suddenly and did not hit the old man. However, the old man panicked and lost five kilograms of eggs and fell down.
on the road.
The driver was so stunned that he didn't hit anyone, turned the steering wheel and drove away, leaving the old man groaning in pain.
Hey, how should I put it, there were many people watching on the spot, but no one dared to come forward - for fear of being blackmailed.
It was raining, and an old man was lying on the road groaning. There were many people around him, talking about anything, and some people took out their mobile phones to take pictures and record videos. This scene may be familiar to many people.
People often hide the kindness in their hearts due to the indifference of public consciousness, and use the good reason of "It's not that bad people get old, it's that old people get bad" to find excuses for themselves not to release kindness.
This is a very ordinary intersection with few accidents. If it hadn't been for the rain, this wouldn't have happened today.
But it happened that Cao Jiadong went to Haidong Store for sewer repairs and happened to take this road. When he saw Mr. Zhou lying on the ground, he immediately got off the electric car. After asking about the situation, he picked up the old man on his back and walked nearby without saying a word.
of hospital run.
The good thing is that the old man just suffered a sprain, which is not too serious. He is just older than young people and needs to rest for some time.
Cao Jiadong carried the old man home. The old lady was worried at home, thinking about how long it had taken to send the child to kindergarten. It was almost the morning and it was still raining. Unexpectedly, his wife fell and sprained, and she thought she was drinking with some old man again.
Woolen cloth.
As the saying goes, as long as everything is fine, the old lady scolded her wife lying on the bed and said many words of thanks to Cao Jiadong.
Cao Jiadong came out of Zhou Xiaomei's house and ran towards the intersection where the accident happened in the rain. He was worried that the electric car would not let anyone ride away. He was anxious but it was not locked. When he arrived at the intersection, he saw the traffic lights flashing and there was no trace of the electric car.
The honest man Cao Jiadong looked at the rain and sighed. He had no choice but to take a taxi to Haidong Store.
Xiaomei's mother made a bowl of hot soup noodles for her wife, brought it over and put it on the bedside table. She helped her husband up and said, "You tell me, there are still eggs at home. It's not cloudy. I don't know how to buy them when the weather is nice."
, I just bought it on a rainy day. This is Xiao Cao passing by. If you don't pass by, you will die there."
"Can you say something nice?" Xiaomei's father said angrily with a sullen face, without even looking at his wife.
"Isn't that right? How can I live my life without seeing you? Now I know how to live my life." His wife scolded him.
Xiaomei's father didn't say anything, picked up the noodles, took a bite, and said, "Bring a clove of garlic."
Xiaomei's mother went to the kitchen to get some garlic, and while peeling it, she said, "Don't move for the next two days, take good care of it."
"Bring the wine." Xiaomei's father said.
"Okay, why don't you drink some noodles? Don't you know what you are like?" Xiaomei's mother put the peeled garlic on the bedside table and glared at her wife.
"I don't understand anything. Drink some wine to relax your muscles and activate your blood circulation. You will feel better quickly." Xiaomei's father said.
"Just say you want to drink."
As Xiaomei's mother said this, she got up to get some wine and a plate of fried peanuts. Then she picked a bowl of noodles for herself and sat down to eat with her wife.
Xiaomei's father took a sip of wine and the psychological effect made his waist feel less painful. He smacked his lips and said to his wife, "Thanks for Xiao Cao passing by today, otherwise I would have to lie there for a long time."
"None of the people around me came forward?" my wife asked.
"No, I'm afraid of getting caught in my bag." Xiaomei's father said bitterly.
"People in the city are cold. If you meet someone at home, even if you don't know them, you have to go up and see them. Ask them which village they are from, what their situation is, and help send them to the hospital." Xiaomei's mother said.
"What else are you talking about at home?" Xiaomei's father said with emotion.
"It's convenient to live in this city, but it's unkind--" Xiaomei's mother sighed, and then said: "When you get better, why don't we take Xiaolong home for two days? The family is not busy now, and my grandson
It’s also a holiday.”
Xiaomei's father thought for a while and said, "Okay, let's go back and stay for two days."
The old couple were speechless for a while. The old man drank wine, ate noodles and chewed peanuts, which made him feel good and relieved the pain. The old lady just ate noodles and peeled off a clove when her husband's garlic was gone.
The old lady ate half of the bowl of noodles and said, "Go back and take Xiaoying with you. You and Xiaolong are companions."
"Yeah." The old man said.
"It's not easy for Xiao Cao, raising two children--"
"If there is a suitable one, I should find another one."
The old lady said: "Why is it so easy to touch? It's okay to be a clean person, but it's not easy to be a stepmother. Besides, I don't want to be a stepmother now."
"Xiao Cao is a good kid. He is just honest and not bad-hearted. Do you think we have someone suitable over there?" the old man said.
"Where did our family come from? Let's not talk about others. I don't know what my own family is like, so I'm still trying to help others." The old lady thought of her girl.
The old man said nothing and just drank.
At this time, Zhou Xiaomei was in Baotou. When Wang Shulan left, she asked her to look at the store for a few days. She never returned to Hohhot. She didn't know about her father's fall and sprain. In addition, having a sprain in the back in the countryside is not a disease. It can be cured in a few days.
, the old lady didn’t tell her.
The rain affected business a lot, and there were not many people eating. After lunch, Lao Tan and Zhou Xiaomei went to the store that was being renovated in Qingshan District to look around. President Xiang happened to be there too. The three of them didn't eat, so they went to a nearby place together.
Dining at a Mongolian restaurant.
During the meal, Lao Tan said that Ah Qiao will develop at least ten stores per year in the future, mainly in the south. He asked Mr. Xiang if he was interested in developing in the south so that we can continue to cooperate.
Mr. Xiang means that the decoration companies in the south are relatively mature and have high competition pressure. He is afraid that they will not be able to stand in the past.
"The decoration in the north is indeed developed from the south. There is no denying this. But the market in the south is larger than that in the north, and there is room for growth. To be conservative, we at Aqiao can make enough for you in one year, so it's not a loss." Lao Tan said
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"The main reason is that the labor wages there are high," said Mr. Xiang.
"Raw materials are cheap," Lao Tan said.
"I will think about it."
"This is a bit unlike you - if nothing else, you still have to open ten stores in Suzhou, with one store worth 800,000 yuan and ten stores worth 8 million yuan. What else do you want to do?" Lao Tan said.
"Mr. Xiang should have other projects," Zhou Xiaomei said.
Mr. Xiang smiled and said: "There are other projects, and they are also hotel decorations - mainly because it is difficult to find workers now, the conditions are still high, and they are somewhat unaffordable."
Mr. Xiang talked about the problems currently faced by the decoration industry.
First of all, there is the problem of people. In the past, the daily wage for hiring a carpenter was 240 to 280, but now it is difficult to hire even 300. A skilled craftsman has already paid 350.
Nowadays, security inspections and labor protection are stricter than in the past. In the past, it was enough to pay a group insurance for a company with 100 people like the boss. But now it is not allowed. Everyone must pay insurance, which adds 320 yuan per person per month.
The money expenditure is thirty-two thousand for one hundred people.
In addition, the price of decoration materials continues to rise, decoration fees are kept low by the boss, and profits have shrunk severely.
The state requires that migrant workers not be owed wages in arrears. No one objects to this and agrees with it. However, many hotel owners made good promises before renovating and signed contracts. After the renovation was completed, they began to default on arrears of decoration fees. Some even acted rogue and refused to pay, which caused a headache.
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There is also a serious phenomenon of workers hopping from job to job. Why? Oops. Sometimes after a project is negotiated and no workers are available, the workers become anxious and angry. Not only does it delay the construction period, but they also have to pay for losses. If the project is not completed well, they will pay for it.
"It's hard to do decoration now, but companies like yours are honest and trustworthy, and the project payment will be received at any time." Mr. Xiang said after pouring out his bitter words.
Lao Tan said: "I think you can do the design and decoration separately. Design fees will be charged, and decoration fees will be charged decoration fees. During the negotiation, it was agreed that the money will be given first and then the design will be done. After the design is approved, the decoration will be discussed. If the money is not available, it will not be discussed.
Just do it. This way at least you get the design fee first.
Having said that, the design has been approved and the money has been spent, so it’s impossible not to use your decoration. This way you take the initiative, pay the decoration fee step by step, and bundle the final payment with subsequent maintenance, so it should be fine.”