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Arranging this job for Tao Renjun was a trivial matter for Qin Fang, and he hadn't really taken it to heart.

He hadn't seen his mother for half a year and had missed her a lot, and this time he was coming back with several girlfriends, so naturally he wanted the whole family to gather and have a good time.

Tao Renjun ran back home, grinning from ear to ear. He even burst into song, unable to contain his joy...

"Why are you so happy, eh? You haven't been to work for two months, and the New Year is almost here. Do you want to starve me and the kid to death with your honesty?"

As soon as Tao Renjun entered the house, his wife Wang Chunlian was picking vegetables in the courtyard, with their five-year-old son helping her. Seeing him like this, Wang Chunlian couldn't help but get angry and scolded him huffily.

In fact, such quarrels had been happening countless times over the past month, with the couple arguing almost every day.

In this miraculous country, although the government repeatedly stated that it aimed to increase the income of farmers, if one really had to rely on those few thin fields, the family would have starved long ago. Without some skills to make money, life would indeed be tough.

Having no income for two months because he stayed at home, Wang Chunlian was truly anxious...

"Stop babbling, will you? Keep your voice down..."

If it had been any other day, Tao Renjun would have kept silent with his neck shrunken. Although they often argued, he always yielded to Wang Chunlian.

But today was different. Surprisingly, Tao Renjun raised his voice, and such behavior usually occurred only when there was good news, and he would fight back.

As expected, Wang Chunlian was taken aback, then asked puzzledly, "Did you find some cash on your way back, or did you win the lottery?"

"Stop talking nonsense... Did you know that Little Fang from the Qin family has come back?"

Tao Renjun said this with eyes beaming, not starting with the good news but instead asking her this question.

"Little Fang from Aunt Qin's family? So what if he's back?"

Wang Chunlian paused, a bit confused by what her husband meant. Their family was on good terms with the Qins, and the whole village knew that Qin Fang had been accepted into Ninghai University.

"What's what? Just step out the door and take a look over there..."

Tao Renjun frowned, pointed towards Qin Fang's house, which was actually on the same row as theirs, with the road in front of their doors connected.

Wang Chunlian, looking perplexed, stood up, went to the door, and took a glance, immediately spotting the Audi Q7 parked in front of the Qin's house. Although she couldn't see the four rings clearly, the car's shape alone told her it was worth a lot of money.

"This... this... what's going on? Did Little Fang strike it rich?"

Wang Chunlian was also somewhat dazed, unable to accept it all at once.

"Struck it rich? More like hit the big time... Look, even the cigarettes he smokes are these..."

Tao Renjun excitably pulled out a packet of Da Zhonghua cigarettes from his jacket, which Qin Fang had given him before he left. He'd deliberately tucked it inside his jacket, and since he was wearing many layers in winter, the extra pack of cigarettes wasn't easily noticeable.

"You know? Just one pack of these cigarettes costs several hundred, even our Boss Chen can't afford to smoke this kind..."

Tao Renjun said proudly, referring to Boss Chen, his former foreman, who in his eyes was already quite a rich boss.

"So what if he's got money? That's got nothing to do with you... Is he just going to give you money for nothing?"

Wang Chunlian thought about it and couldn't help but retort sarcastically.

"Hey, don't you doubt it. Little Fang is really generous; he actually did give me money for nothing..." Tao Renjun's eyebrows shot up.

"Really just gave you money? Tell me, how much? Ten thousand, twenty thousand?"

Wang Chunlian was startled, and joy immediately showed on her face. Obviously, her aspirations weren't that high—a sum like that would be enough to get through the New Year.

"What are you thinking, making it sound so petty? Ten or twenty thousand, is that the amount Little Fang would hand out?"

Tao Renjun said with disdain, at the same time holding up a finger, "This much..."

"A hundred... a hundred thousand?"

Wang Chunlian's eyes almost popped out. It was a huge sum of money. Even if Tao Renjun had steady work all year round, plus they didn't spend much, it would still take two years to earn that much.

But now they hadn't lifted a finger, and someone was just handing over such a large sum of money. How could she handle that...

"One million!"

Tao Renjun glanced at her side-eye as if he looked down on her, and then said smugly.

"Oh my goodness..."

Wang Chunlian nearly fainted on the spot, clutching her chest and taking deep breaths, it took her a good while to recover.

"Really... really a million?"

Wang Chunlian was obviously still very skeptical. Even though their families were on good terms, they weren't so close as to casually throw a million RMB her way as a gift, not even real brothers would do such a thing.

"Of course, it's not given directly..."

Tao Renjun, seeing he had achieved the desired effect, finally said with a smile, "Xiaofang introduced me to a big boss, who let me put together a construction team to work for myself. The big boss has already agreed to give me a million RMB order. He'll advance the money for the materials, and after the project funds are in, I'll settle the account with him... The rest of the money is all ours! And the big boss said as long as we do good work on the project, he will give us more orders to work on..."

"Really? There's such a good thing? Could it be..."

Wang Chunlian's mouth gaped wide open, clearly shocked. Although it wasn't a direct gift of a million RMB, which would have been quite exaggerated, this arrangement essentially turned her man, Tao Renjun, into a foreman, or at least at the level of a small boss. After deducting the cost of materials and labor from a million RMB order, a substantial amount would end up in their pockets. It was much better than working for others...

The most crucial point was that she, Wang Chunlian, could also become a boss's wife...

However, the thought of pies falling from the sky still inevitably made people skeptical. Tao Renjun had not given it much thought, but Wang Chunlian, being more cautious, could not help but ponder it.

"Eh... it shouldn't be..."

Tao Renjun was also stumped by Wang Chunlian's question. He started to worry a bit after thinking it over but believed that Qin Fang wouldn't lie to him.

"You said that big boss is very famous in Ninghai. I think Boss Chen should have heard of him, so why don't we call him and ask..."

Wang Chunlian still had some cunning ideas, immediately urging Tao Renjun to take action.

"Alright..."

Tao Renjun thought about it and found it reasonable. He immediately called Boss Chen, his former head foreman.

"Xiaotao, didn't I tell you? There's really not much work these days. I'm also in a hurry, chasing after work every day. Don't add to my troubles..."

It took several tries to get through, but as soon as Tao Renjun mentioned who he was, Boss Chen on the other end quickly spoke with impatience.

"No... it's not that, Boss Chen... I'm not asking you about that. I want to ask you about a person..."

Tao Renjun hurriedly denied it. Having no work for two months was tough for a foreman, but it was understandable. However, that wasn't his main concern right now.

"Ask about a person? Who?"

Boss Chen on the other end was also very curious. However, once he heard Tao Renjun was not asking about work or money, he relaxed a bit.

"You've been around, have you ever heard of a big boss in Ninghai who is in the decoration business named Zhu Dachang... He owns a big company, something called..."

Tao Renjun had spoken on the phone with Zhu Pangzi before and remembered the name, and he had also heard the company's name but couldn't recall it at that moment.

"Are you talking about Boss Zhu from Jingtai Decoration?"

Whether Tao Renjun remembered or not, Boss Chen suddenly perked up and urgently asked.

"Jingtai Decoration... Yes, that's the name, I forgot in my haste..."

Prompted by Boss Chen, Tao Renjun immediately remembered and quickly nodded in recognition.

"Hiss... Xiaotao, why are you asking about him?"

Boss Chen took a sharp breath, then proceeded to ask cautiously, even his tone of voice changing.

"It's nothing serious, just that a brother of mine got some work from this Boss Zhu, and I didn't know anything about him, so I was asking you. Boss Chen, tell me the truth, is this Boss Zhu really rich?"

Tao Renjun was honest and unaware of the guile on the other end, and he promptly spilled everything.

Crash~~

As he earnestly spoke, something seemed to have scared the person on the other end quite badly. Tao Renjun could hear the sound of something being knocked over.

The call didn't hang up, but after a full three minutes, Boss Chen's voice finally came through, "Xiaotao, that... what you said... is it reliable? Boss Zhu really is very rich, worth several hundred million... But, I've heard he's not easy to deal with. The work your brother got for you..."

"Not easy to deal with? Not at all, he seemed quite amiable..."

Tao Renjun had spoken on the phone with Zhu Pangzi, who was courteous mainly because of Qin Fang's face. Otherwise, with Zhu Pangzi's haughty nature, would he have spoken so politely to Tao Renjun?

Crash~~

Suddenly, there was another such noise on the line, followed by an accidental disconnection of the call. However, Tao Renjun had seemingly gathered the information he needed.

"How is it? How did it go?"

Wang Chunlian had been listening in, just not clearly, and now that the call was cut, she immediately asked anxiously.

"It's really him, and the company's name matches too. They say this Boss Zhu is worth several hundred million... But he said that Boss Zhu is tough to deal with, though when I spoke to him on the phone, he was quite approachable..."

Tao Renjun spoke with a bit of confusion.

"How come your brain can't turn the corner at the crucial moment! He's a big boss and Chen is just a small-time foreman; of course, he's tough to talk to him, but we're connected, so naturally, he would be polite, right?"

This time, Wang Chunlian wasn't slow to grasp the point and even took a jab at her husband, "What did you just say, Aunt Qin's family has a lot of guests? I'll go help with cooking... Maybe Xiaofang can get you even more orders?"

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