Chapter 225: The Son-in-law Has Truly Made Something Of Himself Now!
The work of collecting scrap is not decent, but it is truly profitable!
Niu Baoguo and Liu Haiqin, a married couple, run a scrap recycling station on the outer ring road of the county town.
The scale is only about three to four mu, not looking large.
But the monthly revenue is three to four hundred thousand, with a net profit of thirty to forty thousand.
Don’t look at the couple’s simple clothing; they appear dirty when working during the day.
But they have bought two houses in Ping County for their two sons, and they have married two daughters-in-law.
If you really count, this couple has more strength than Xu Wencheng and his wife.
Niu Baoguo and Xu Wencheng are old classmates and good buddies from junior high and high school for six years.
Years after graduation, the two old brothers have kept in touch.
After getting married and having children, their first child even recognized each other as godfather.
Before Xu Li got married, she would bring gifts to her godfather and godmother’s house to pay New Year’s greetings every year.
After marriage, after having children, Xu Li began to prioritize family and stopped visiting.
But the relationship between old Xu and old Niu, the two old brothers, has not faded because of this.
The two would occasionally arrange small gatherings, have a drink, and so on.
After everyone sat down and exchanged a few pleasantries, their feelings for each other grew closer.
Some close relatives are like this.
Perhaps they don’t see each other for more than a year, and they don’t usually call or contact each other.
But as long as they sit together and chat a few words, the sense of closeness immediately comes.
Liu Haiqin, the godmother, held Xu Li’s hand and kept praising her for having good fortune and marrying a good husband.
Niu Baoguo, the godfather, even stuffed 500 yuan into Jiang Xue, who was blinking her bright eyes, telling her to buy candy with it.
Although Jiang Xue liked money, she was not a child who was blinded by money. After getting her mother’s consent, she accepted Grandpa Niu’s money.
A milky thank you to Grandpa Niu made everyone laugh heartily.
They chatted idly until around 8 o’clock.
Xu Wencheng suggested going to a Sichuan restaurant outside the residential area for a meal.
The parents-in-law are visiting home, so of course, they must be well-received.
This Sichuan restaurant called “Qiao Xifu,” although not large in size, with only two floors, has good environment and dishes.
When there are important guests at home, Old Xu always brings them here to entertain.
They chose a large private room and ordered more than ten dishes.
After the alcoholic beverages and dishes were all served, everyone ate and chatted, and the atmosphere was very lively.
Three women are a play.
Xu Li, her mother-in-law, and Liu Haiqin whispered endlessly, and bursts of laughter erupted from time to time.
The younger sister-in-law Xu Sha and Jiang Xue, the two lively girls, directly started Kuaidou live streams in the private room.
They ate and chatted with netizens in the live stream, and the atmosphere was also very joyful.
Jiang Tao and his father-in-law Xu Wencheng chatted and drank with Xu Li’s godfather Niu Baoguo.
After three rounds of drinks and five tastes of dishes, Niu Baoguo was ready to talk about business, saying:
“Old Xu, Jiang Tao, to be honest with you, at noon today, Haiqin and I saw you two at the White Magnolia Hotel.”
Xu Wencheng looked at Niu Baoguo and chided:
“Old Niu, that’s not right of you. You saw us and didn’t say hello. What do you mean by this.”
“Hey! At that time, Haiqin and I were packing scrap.”
“You two were eating with two general managers from Jinwei Welding Materials, and we were afraid of embarrassing you.”
Niu Baoguo truly thought that way at the time, so he didn’t go forward to greet the father and son.
“You, you, Old Niu, what can I say to you? You’re doing this to me!”
Xu Wencheng pointed at Niu Baoguo a few times with his finger, smiled and shook his head, sighing a couple of times, and didn’t say much more.
As old brothers for many years, he could understand Niu Baoguo’s thoughts at the time.
If he were in Niu Baoguo’s position and thought about it from his perspective.
He would also feel embarrassed to go forward and say hello in such a setting.
Niu Baoguo asked curiously: “Old Xu, you’re doing well at Jinwei. You can sit at the same table with leaders like Manager Zhu?”
Xu Wencheng smiled and said: “I’ve worked for decades, and in the end, I’m just a team leader. Moreover, I have already resigned from Jinwei.”
“Ah? You resigned? You’ve been there for almost thirty years! How can you just quit?”
Niu Baoguo was very surprised and confused to hear the news of Xu Wencheng’s resignation.
Xu Wencheng is nearing retirement age. If he resigns from Jinwei now, it will be difficult to find a new company that is willing to accept him and offer him the same salary and benefits.
After all, there are so many fresh university graduates every year who are young and cheap.
For the same salary and benefits, enterprises will naturally choose young and cheap fresh university graduates with their eyes closed.
It is too difficult for an old man like Xu Wencheng, who is fifty or sixty years old, to find re-employment!
“I’m working with our eldest son-in-law now, and we’ll be going back to the Capital City in a couple of days.”
“What I’ll be doing specifically is a secret for now. I’ll brag to you after I’ve accomplished something.”
Xu Wencheng said with a smile, his gaze towards Jiang Tao filled with relief and pride.
Although he is now a formal employee of Jiang’s Entertainment Company.
But before he has achieved anything, he feels embarrassed to frankly talk about his profession in front of his in-laws.
Niu Baoguo also live streams normally, and the special profession of collecting scrap has attracted the attention of many fans.
Xu Wencheng’s live stream account has not yet been developed, and he currently has less than a thousand fans, not as many as Niu Baoguo’s account.
Naturally, he feels embarrassed to say he is starting to be a streamer in front of him.
“Heh, so you’ve gone to join Jiang Tao. That’s good, that’s good.”
“Working with your own son-in-law must be better than being at Jinwei.”
Ma Baoguo also smiled and looked at Jiang Tao with admiration.
Although he didn’t know what Jiang Tao was doing now, he knew that Jiang Tao was definitely doing well in the Capital City.
The attitude of Zhu Haibin and Wang Xingguo towards Jiang Tao at the White Magnolia Hotel parking lot at noon today.
Was definitely not the attitude of a company manager towards an ordinary person.
Jinwei Welding Materials, with a market value of over 60 million and employing over 100 workers, is nothing in a big city.
But in a small county town like Ping County, it ranks among the top 20 in terms of strength and can be considered a star enterprise.
Manager Zhu Haibin also has some influence in Ping County.
“By the way, Jiang Tao, I saw that Manager Zhu and Manager Wang from Jinwei were very polite to you. Can you influence things at Jinwei?”
After a few probing questions, Niu Baoguo stopped beating around the bush, looked at Jiang Tao, and chose to be direct, getting straight to business.
“Oh, does Godfather have something he needs?”
Jiang Tao was also very polite to Xu Li’s godfather.
Although he was not very familiar with Niu Baoguo and did not interact much with him.
But he remembered that when he and Xu Li got married, while most relatives and friends gave a gift of one or two hundred yuan,
Xu Li’s godfather gave a gift of 1000 yuan.
“Ahem, it’s a bit embarrassing to say.”
Niu Baoguo scratched his head and chuckled foolishly, then said:
“Jinwei generates a lot of scrap every day, including cardboard and some scrapped welding wires.”
“What I mean is, I want to ask Manager Zhu for you if the scrap recycling work at Jinwei can be entrusted to us.”
“In terms of price, it will definitely not be lower than the current person in charge, and we will also clean up the site more cleanly and hygienically.”
After Niu Baoguo finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Tao with anticipation.
If this matter could be settled, earning an extra ten thousand yuan a month would be very appealing!
“Okay, I’ll ask for you.”
Jiang Tao did not hesitate at all after hearing Niu Baoguo’s request.
He agreed on the spot and took out his mobile phone to call Zhu Haibin in front of Niu Baoguo.
Hearing about the matter they were discussing, and the sound of Jiang Tao making the call, everyone in the room fell silent.
Everyone’s gaze was fixed on Jiang Tao.
Niu Baoguo and Liu Haiqin’s hearts began to beat faster and faster.
This matter was too important to them.
Ring, ring, ring—
The phone rang several times before being answered, and a deep, resonant male voice came from the other end.
“Manager Jiang? My apologies, I was just washing my hands.”
“I called Manager Zhu suddenly. I hope I didn’t disturb you.”
“No, no, Manager Jiang, is there something you need?”
“It’s like this, Manager Zhu, my wife’s godfather…”
Jiang Tao told Zhu Haibin in detail about Niu Baoguo’s situation and his intention to contract Jinwei Welding Materials’ scrap recycling work.
“Haha, no problem, no problem. Since Manager Jiang has spoken, we must give him face.”
“Have Mr. Niu go to our factory tomorrow morning to find Manager Huang in the production department.”
“I’ll give Manager Huang instructions, and from now on, Jinwei’s scrap recycling work will be entrusted to Mr. Niu.”
On the other end of the phone, Zhu Haibin, after listening to Jiang Tao, also did not hesitate at all.
He directly agreed to let Niu Baoguo take over the scrap recycling work.
“Then thank you, Manager Zhu. I’ll host dinner tomorrow evening, and I’ll introduce you to my godfather.”
“We’ll still be at the White Magnolia Hotel. See you there.”
Jiang Tao is not a stingy person. Since Zhu Haibin gave him face, he also needs to show his sincerity appropriately.
“Hahaha, okay, okay, then I’ll see you tomorrow.”
Zhu Haibin also wanted to interact more with Jiang Tao and deepen their relationship, so he readily agreed to the appointment.
“Then I won’t bother you any longer, Manager Zhu. You must be busy.”
“See you tomorrow, Manager Jiang.”
After confirming the dinner arrangement, Jiang Tao and Zhu Haibin hung up the phone.
“Thank you so much, Jiang Tao! I’ll host that meal tomorrow.”
“You’ve already helped us so much, you can’t spend more money!”
Niu Baoguo, seeing Jiang Tao hang up the phone, happily took on the responsibility of hosting the meal.
He is currently in charge of the scrap recycling work at the White Magnolia Hotel and has some understanding of it.
The White Magnolia Hotel is undoubtedly the most high-end hotel in Ping County.
A casual meal there costs two to three thousand, or three to four thousand.
A meal of the same scale as what Jiang Tao and the others had at noon today could even exceed 10,000.
In Ping County, where the average salary is less than 3,000 yuan, it is definitely a top-tier luxury hotel.
Most people really cannot afford it!
High-income earners like Xu Wencheng, who can earn over ten thousand yuan a month, can barely afford it, but they are reluctant to.
Jiang Tao helped him greatly today, so Niu Baoguo naturally couldn’t let Jiang Tao spend more money to host at the White Magnolia Hotel.
“Thank you so much, Jiang Tao, you’ve helped us immensely today!”
Liu Haiqin also expressed her gratitude to Jiang Tao with a face full of gratitude, and her gaze towards him held more reverence.
With one phone call, he got Manager Zhu of Jinwei Welding Materials to entrust a business with an annual income of over 100,000 yuan to their family.
This shows that Jiang Tao has extraordinary influence at Jinwei Welding Materials!
This son-in-law has truly become successful!
“Godfather, Godmother, please don’t be so formal with me. I’m not just hosting dinner because of your matter.”
“I have some cooperation with Manager Zhu. He invited me yesterday, and I’m inviting him tomorrow; it’s just reciprocity.”
Jiang Tao smiled and declined Niu Baoguo’s request to host the meal; his intention was enough.
A meal at the White Magnolia Hotel is really nothing to Jiang Tao.
This time, helping Niu Baoguo secure the scrap recycling business from Jinwei.
It can be considered a small return for his years of care for Xu Li.
Xu Li also smiled and said, “Godfather, Godmother, you two stop fighting with my husband. Keep your money for retirement.”
“Look, look, our Lili really knows how to show affection. She’s so much better than those two ungrateful brats of ours.”
Hearing Xu Li’s words, Liu Haiqin took her hand and gently patted it, feeling so moved that she almost wanted to cry.
After Xu Li’s two godbrothers got married, they became increasingly henpecked.
The brothers only had eyes for their wives and children, and completely ignored their parents.
Today, one is short of money to pay his credit card, so he asks the old couple for five thousand.
Tomorrow, the other is short of money to buy milk powder for his child, so he asks for five thousand.
The old couple was frugal in eating and wearing, working diligently.
More than half of the money they earned each month was spent on their two sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren.
Even so, the two daughters-in-law at home didn’t appreciate the old couple’s efforts.
They complained that they never looked after the children and that they gave less money than their friends’ in-laws.
“Sigh~ What are you bringing up those two ungrateful people on such a happy day!”
Niu Baoguo waved his hand to interrupt his wife’s words, not wanting to talk about their sons.
To be honest, he now truly envies his old buddy Xu Wencheng.
Although he only has two daughters and no sons, these two daughters are much more filial than sons!
Niu Baoguo and Liu Haiqin’s biggest regret in their lives was not having a daughter.
The reason for recognizing Xu Li as a god-daughter back then was to make up for this regret.
After discussing official business, everyone continued to idle chat, drink, and eat.
The meal, which started after 8 PM, didn’t end until past 10 PM.
Originally, Xu Wencheng was going to treat them, after all, Niu Baoguo was visiting his home, and the place to eat was right in front of his house.
As the host, there was no reason to let the guest pay.
As a result, Niu Baoguo took the opportunity to go to the restroom and secretly paid the bill at the front desk.
In addition, both old brothers had been drinking, and they almost got into a fight, pushing and shoving each other at the restaurant entrance.
They even threatened to break off relations with each other.
In the end, it was Jiang Tao and Xu Li who pulled the two old brothers apart.
As for breaking off relations, it naturally wouldn’t really happen.
This was not the first or second time these two old brothers had threatened to break off relations; every time they sobered up, they would reconcile as if nothing had happened.
After saying goodbye at the hotel entrance, Liu Haiqin drove a van back to the Scrap Station with Niu Baoguo.
Jiang Tao’s family of three also returned to their father-in-law’s home with their family of three.
The starting point for the first Ping County Health Run, which he was going to participate in tomorrow morning, was less than 500 meters from his father-in-law’s home.
Staying near his father-in-law’s home tonight would make it more convenient to get to the competition tomorrow morning.
After returning home, everyone washed up and went to their respective rooms to sleep.
Jiang Xue was again sent to her aunt’s room to sleep with her aunt.
After Xu Li and Jiang Tao returned to their room, they quietly tossed and turned for another hour before sleeping.
Although they had to get up just after 5 AM tomorrow morning to head to the starting point of the Health Run for check-in.
Jiang Tao still waited until midnight for the intelligence to refresh.
