Later, before the fall of Gao Chengsong, several people in charge of Nanfang Yijian were brought to justice, and the media once mentioned that one of them had also sponsored poor students before. At that time, Xia Xiang also sighed that people's surnames are complicated, and bad people are not necessarily bad in all aspects, but also have a good side.

Of course, he didn't know if one of them was Yuan Baoping in front of him, and he also had the psychology of giving it a try, but he didn't expect it to be him, so he continued to sigh: "Ten years ago, I was still a junior high school student, and my family was poor and facing the dilemma of dropping out of school, and I suddenly received funding from well-wishers, and his name was Yuan Baoping, which happened to have the same surname and name as Mr. Yuan." ”

Yuan Baoping waved his hand again and again: "Director Xia made a mistake, made a mistake, it's not me, I was still in the south ten years ago, you are a northerner, it's too far behind." At that time, I was also sponsoring our local students, and I was sure that it was not Director Xia. ”

Xia Xiang had a deep face: "I can't find the benefactor named Yuan Baoping who helped me, I just heard that he is a southerner who does business in the north, and I just heard Manager Li talk about you, I thought he was you, thinking of the kindness of the year, I cheekily begged Manager Li to take proper care of Mr. Yuan......"

Although the story made up by Xia Xiang is a bit bizarre, Yuan Baoping believes it to be true, because no one knows about his sponsorship of students in Yan City, Xia Xiang and him don't know him, and there is no need to give him a big gift for free and recognize him as a benefactor.

Yuan Baoping was also a little touched in his heart, and picked up the tea: "Replace wine with tea, and toast Director Xia with a cup." It's rare that there is still a person with the surname of Director Xia, and I still remember the grace of others for so many years, and I am ashamed of it. ”

Xia Xiang solemnly touched Yuan Baoping's glass: "Although Mr. Yuan is not the Yuan Baoping who funded me, but since he has the same name and surname, he also funded others back then, it is a great fate, and it is a blessing to meet Mr. Yuan today." ”

Li Hongjiang also believed it, and he was also full of emotion on the side, no wonder Secretary Xia looked for him at that time and directly asked him to take care of Nanfang Yijian, he also thought that Xia wanted to have a deep relationship with Nanfang Yijian, it turned out that it was just for a grant that year! Li Hongjiang also served tea and toasted Xia Xiang: "Brother Xia, I don't know how to say pretty things, but I want to say, make friends and make friends, from now on, if there is a need for me, you only say one word, and then it depends on my actions." ”

Li Hongjiang started, and Yuan Baoping also had to say something, he stood up to show his respect: "I am not Director Xia's benefactor, I am ashamed, on the contrary, Director Xia is our benefactor of Nanfang Yijian, so on behalf of hundreds of fathers and villagers in Nanfang Yijian, I will give Director Xia a cup again." ”

Xia Xiang also stood up, took Yuan Baoping's tea, drank it all, and comforted himself in his heart, although the starting point was to strangle the southern Yijian, but there was one less monster in the southern Yijian, and it was also a great good to save many construction companies in Yan Province, and Yuan Baoping also saved his life, otherwise according to the original historical process, he would eventually be sentenced to death.

After the politeness, the three of them felt a lot closer, and they spoke a lot more casually. When talking about the development of the first construction in the south, Xia Xiang took the opportunity to make suggestions: "I suggest that Mr. Yuan strengthen the training of some technicians, such as bricklayers and concrete workers, of course, other small workers, but focus on large workers." Dagong has high technology, good work, and a good reputation for the skillful work of southern workers, and not only the second construction, the third construction, but also the provincial investment and construction company, etc., they will think of you when they have a project, you don't have to worry about no project, as long as the number of your workers is enough, Mr. Yuan, you can't make enough money. ”

Xia Xiang's idea is ostensibly for the sake of building a good south, but in fact, it continues to stifle their dream of becoming strong.

Of course, from another point of view, it is a good thing for Nanfang Yijian to become the cradle of excellent construction workers, for the construction company in Yan Province, for Nanfang Yijian, and for Yuan Baoping himself, because everyone will benefit. Yuan Baoping led hundreds of migrant workers to enter the construction market in Yan Province, essentially to make money. He had no qualifications, no funds, and only a group of highly skilled workers, so at first he had to rely on a local construction company in Yan Province to take over the subcontracted project, and let a construction company like Erjian collect management fees from it and take most of the profits. But even the remaining small part of the profits, in addition to being used to pay the wages of the workers, fell into Yuan Baoping's pocket.

So Yuan Baoping, in essence, is a contract foreman.

When the contractor also awakened, when Yuan Baoping had more money, was bolder, and had a higher vision, he would inevitably have the mind to be the master of the house. Xia Xiang had to plan ahead of time, take precautions, and design another wide road for him - a higher-level contractor!

Xia Xiang's clever plan was to let Yuan Baoping continue to recruit workers from the south, and after training, he would be sent to major construction companies as workers in batches. He can constantly extract management expenses from everyone, and the more people he recruits, the more money he makes, and he will be very busy, not to mention that he will have time to ponder greater developments, and it will not be long before his mind will be completely occupied by the workers' production line, and he will gradually move towards the path of the workers' wholesaler.

When a person is familiar with an industry and has a lot of money to make, no one will easily let go and then change hands to do other businesses. A habitual surname is also a kind of lazy surname, from which no one can escape.

Yuan Baoping's eyes are not big, and when he looks at people, his eyes turn quickly, which shows that his brain is also running fast.

After Xia Xiang finished speaking, Yuan Baoping didn't answer for a long time, just drank tea one after another. Li Hongjiang saw that he was a little cold, so he talked to Xia Xiang about the transformation team. Xia Xiang also knew that Yuan Baoping would definitely need time to digest, and he didn't urge him, so he talked to Li Hongjiang about the transformation of urban villages, which would definitely drive the economy of Yan City, and at the same time, he also gave the construction company a large number of projects. As many projects as there are, more construction workers are inevitably needed.

There is no shortage of workers in Yan Province, but there is a shortage of high-level skilled workers.

Yuan Baoping finally spoke, although he was a little hesitant, he still spoke: "Director Xia, I have an idea, a little aggressive, but I want to give it a try, can Nanfang Yijian take over the project by himself and do it alone?" ”

The thief's heart is not dead, his ambition is commendable, Xia Xiang also knows that some things are not so easy to be stifled, and he also said truthfully: "You can also take over the project, but Mr. Yuan also knows that you are a southerner working hard in the north, even if you have a little relationship in Yan City, you can connect a few small projects, and you have to deal with all aspects of the relationship, not to mention the old departments of industry and commerce and taxation, even some local troublesome villagers, it is not easy to deal with it." Manager Li has been in Yan City for more than ten years, and he can be regarded as half of Yan City, and he also has a headache when he encounters the unreasonable troubles of the locals. In addition, even if there is a relationship at the top, it is impossible to control the villagers below. To be honest, the locals in Yan City are a bit hostile to southerners. ”

Li Hongjiang also echoed on the side: "Yes, there are often contradictions and conflicts. Fortunately, I have been in Yan City for a long time, and they dare not do anything to me. The villagers, whether you are the secretary of the provincial party committee or the governor, as long as you provoke them, they will be the same as bulls. ”

Li Hongjiang's unintentional words happened to Yuan Baoping's sore spot. Although Yuan Baoping knew Jing Xiaoying, he also knew that it was okay for Jing Xiaoying to come forward to help him speak, but the specific things had to be done by himself, and it was impossible for the wife of the secretary of the provincial party committee to show up and run the project to dredge up the relationship. Besides, even if the secretary of the provincial party committee speaks, the officials have to listen, but ordinary people are ruthless, so it doesn't matter who you are.

As for Xia Xiang's hostility towards southerners as mentioned by Yanshi, he has a deep understanding that there is regional discrimination everywhere, which is too normal.

Xia Xiang laughed, and said in a mocking tone: "What is Mr. Yuan coming to Yan City for?" To make money, of course. Making money can be earned easily or effortlessly, and no one wants to go through the trouble to make money. Make money for enjoyment, not for suffering. ”

Yuan Baoping let out a sigh of relief, as if he had finished a thousand-meter run: "That's, that is, making money for enjoyment, not for hardship." In fact, our current situation is very good now, I will tell Ma Xinli when I go back, just do what Director Xia just said, don't think about going it alone, he still wants to develop into a large group! Don't say that there may be almost no surnames, but it takes more than ten years to really establish a group company, what can it do? I'm an old man after more than ten years, what else can I enjoy? To live is to enjoy the present moment. ”

Ma Xinli? The No. 2 person in the first construction of the south is known as the think tank of the first construction of the south. Listening to what Yuan Baoping said just now, it seems that Ma Xinli's heart to become bigger and stronger is not dead, he intends to break away from the control of others, and he also wants to tenaciously develop towards the original historical trajectory. Xia Xiang was shocked, he tried his best, but he couldn't let Ma Xinli turn the tables again, and finally return to the previous historical process!

"Mr. Yuan still has a partner?" Xia Xiang pretended to ask casually.

"Yes, Ma Xinli came from the south with me, and he has a better mind than me, and he is a clever man and a man of speech, and I am not better than him. Generally, he makes up his mind about big and small things. ”

"If the two cooperate and want to start a career, they must work together and work together to make a difference. Since Lao Ma can speak well, let him go back to the south to recruit new workers locally, and even train directly in the local area, and directly transport him to the construction site. Mr. Yuan, you are here to take over the project, one south and one north, division of labor and cooperation, do not worry about making a lot of money. Xia thought of a plan to kill two birds with one stone, and immediately gave it to Yuan Baoping for free.

Yuan Baoping couldn't sit still, no matter how shrewd and suspicious he was, he was now moved by Xia Xiang's repeated advice for him: "Director Xia, you and I have never known each other, just because I have the light of Yuan Baoping's three words, you will help me so much, my old Yuan didn't say it, no matter how many beautiful words it is, it's useless, just one sentence, I still learned from Manager Li, and I will have a place for my old Yuan in the future, watch my actions!" ”

Anyway, it has been explained, Xia Xiang can't be in a hurry, and some things can't be changed if he wants to, so he can only wait and see what happens. Seeing that Yuan Baoping was indeed moved, he couldn't help but feel a little self-blame in his heart, is he good or bad? From Yuan Baoping's point of view, he wants to block his road to prosperity, but in the long run, why not save his life? Standing in the position of Yan Provincial Construction Company, it can be regarded as reducing the competition of evil surnames and saving the jobs of many people.

Overall, he is a good person, Xia Xiang made a conclusion in his heart.

At noon, at Yuan Baoping's strong request, the three of them went to have another meal together. After the meal, Yuan Baoping still wanted to arrange the show, but Xia Xiang refused. It's not that he pretends to be high, when a man has the best in the world around him, he can't be interested in the dusty woman in the land of wind and moon. Yuan Baoping saw that Xia couldn't think about this, so he took out his treasured best tea from the car and had to give it to Xia Xiang. Xia wanted to know that human contacts were also a way to increase feelings, so he accepted it.

After Yuan Baoping left, Xia Xiang talked to Li Hongjiang for a while.

Compared with Yuan Baoping's politeness when he was there, he was much more casual with Li Hongjiang. Li Hongjiang was very envious of the treatment Xia Xiang received in the Cao family, he heard that Xia Xiang had already mentioned the main department, and his eyes were shining: "I am more and more convinced of you now, I will be in the right department at the age of 24, damn, I am much more angry than me, it is estimated that I will be the deputy department in two years?" The 26-year-old deputy department, brother, maybe when you reach my age, you will be the deputy department, and you will be convinced, and you will be convinced. People are more angry than people. He rubbed his face, stood up, sat down again, still excited, "It's okay, it's okay, I knew you early, and a few years later, your vision is high, I come to you, and you won't look at me." ”

Xia Xiang punched him unceremoniously: "Don't pat me on the back, do you want me not to know you now?" He smiled and said, "The vice president of the second provincial construction is also the deputy department, what are you not satisfied with?" In a few years, it will not be possible to mention it too quickly. ”

Li Hongjiang agreed: "Words have to be eaten one bite at a time, I understand." In the past, I wanted to go further every day and become the vice president of the head office. Now that I am the vice president, I feel that there is a general manager above. People, there is no time to be satisfied. I don't want to, everyone wants to be promoted, but before being promoted, you must first do a good job in the work in hand, you can't occupy the pit and not, right? ”

Xia Xiang scolded him: "Speak civilly, although I don't dislike you, you have to pay attention to your image, the vice president of the company......"

"I can't compare to you! I am the level of the enterprise, to your political axe, do not recognize, only effective in the enterprise, a door out of the province and two construction, change a unit, people will say, sorry, admit or not to recognize your level, I have the final say. Li Hongjiang's words are still a little more ridiculous, in fact, it can be seen that he still cares a lot about the position of the vice president of the second construction, "The second construction is also a large enterprise with thousands of people, and being a vice president is also a little powerful, right?" So Brother Xia, if you have anything to do with me in the future, it is inconvenient to show up, I have a lot of brothers in my hands, and it is still very easy to solve, in a word. ”

Xia Xiang narrowed his eyes and didn't speak, just listened to Li Hongjiang point out the mountains and rivers.

After talking for a while, Li Hongjiang was also tired, so he remembered Yuan Baoping again: "As soon as the south is built, what will I do in the future?" ”

"Since their workers are good, they continue to use them well. Lao Yuan, you have more contact than me, tell me about it, can you hand it over? ”

"It's okay, southerners, although they are a little shrewd, but they also have a sincere side after a long time, and they are also affectionate." Li Hongjiang replied, suddenly remembered something, and said again with a puzzled expression, "Brother, I didn't expect your family to be so poor when you were a child?" It's so much worse than when I was a kid. You have today's achievements, all by their own efforts, it is not simple, I want to have half of your hard-working spirit and drive, and now I have achieved the position of general manager of the second construction. ”

In the evening, he declined Li Hongjiang's invitation, Xia Xiang did not return to Cao's house, called Cao Shumu, and returned directly to Xingrong Community. Before he went upstairs, he met Sun Gaile at the gate of the community. Sun Gaile was overjoyed, and he had to pull Xia Xiang to eat together. Xia thought about it, the friendship between himself and Sun Xianwei, Sun Gaile also played a role in facilitating it, although he loved to make trouble, but he was not an unscrupulous child, so he agreed.

After dinner, I returned to my accommodation and was about to go to sleep, when suddenly my mobile phone rang, and I picked it up and saw that it was a text message: "Will we meet again?" ”

There is no beginning or end, and the mobile phone number is very unfamiliar, so Xia Xiang ignored it. I had just fallen asleep in a daze, and another text message came: "Why don't you talk back?" ”

Xia Xiang was sleeping soundly, and Qingmeng was naturally unhappy when he was disturbed, so he replied: "You sent the wrong person, don't make trouble!" ”

The next day at work, he left the text message behind him. As soon as I dealt with a few things in the morning, I heard a hearty laugh from a person in the corridor: "Director Wu, I haven't seen you for a few days, and I have a lot of energy, and it seems that there are a lot of happy events recently...... What, I'm not welcome? ”

As soon as the door rang, a burly man with a flat head walked in, he swept his eyes, first glanced at Xia Xiang, and then greeted Qu Yaxin casually: "Director Qu, beautiful again, envy, envy." Tomorrow I will ask the person in our family to ask you how to take care of it, compared to you, her yellow face is really unsightly. ”

Qu Yaxin didn't answer his words, and smiled faintly: "It's rare for Mr. Qiao to come." Just let me introduce you, this is the new Director Xia of our Transformation Team Office, and now Director Xia is presiding over the regular work. ”

Qiao Baitian seemed to have just seen Xia Xiang, and a smile appeared on his face at the right time: "I have long heard of Director Xia's name, but I didn't expect to be so young, it's better to meet if you are really famous." He stretched out his hand and handed over a business card and took the initiative to introduce himself, "Jicheng Real Estate, Qiao Baitian." ”

Xia Xiang knew Qiao Baitian's behavior, and he also smiled slightly, put away the business card, and shook hands with Qiao Baitian: "Xia Xiang, it's a pleasure to meet Mr. Qiao...... If Qiao always has something, you can find Director Qu or Director Wu first, I still have some work at hand, so I won't talk about it for now. ”

Xia wanted to throw down Qiao Baitian and sit down to look through the information. Qiao Baitian knew that he was the deputy director of the office of the transformation team, and he used to show up often, but he never took the initiative to show up, obviously intentionally, deliberately drying him. Now that he knows that he is in charge of his regular work, he has come to show up again, and as soon as he entered the door just now, he and Qu Yaxin deliberately flashed him and Qu Yaxin talking in a very familiar tone, obviously not taking themselves seriously.

In that case, what's the harm if Xia wants to bask him?

(To be continued)