Chapter 255: Chapter 252: Don’t Be Nervous

Wang Liansheng didn’t rush to look at the accounts. First, he cleaned out a box full of messy slips and receipts, saying, “Second sister-in-law, you’ve thought this through well. Doing business isn’t like farming at home; the accounts must be clear and well-organized… We must find someone for this, and we must find a good one. Don’t worry, I’ll ask around for you.”

There are some retired old accountants, who are in good health, hiring one would be enough for both elder brother and second brother to use.

Just then, another customer came in, and second sister-in-law got up quickly to greet them. Wang Liansheng sat behind the cash register, organizing the accounts while watching over Qibai.

In no time, more than an hour had passed. Wang Liansheng raised his hand to check the time; it was almost eleven o’clock, and he needed to go back to cook for the children.

Just as he was about to get up and say goodbye to his second sister-in-law, the light at the door dimmed, and his elder brother Wang Lianqi walked in: “Hey, the fourth one is here too, just right, just right, I have something to discuss with you.”

“Elder brother.” Wang Liansheng looked up, his eyes inquiring.

Wang Lianqi bent down to pick up little Qibai and, while teasing his little nephew, said, “I found someone to do the bidding document. Can you spare some time to take a look?”

The project for Mr. Lian’s donation to renovate school buildings was entering the start-up phase, with a total of ten schools selected. The largest investment was for Huicheng Normal School, taking up half of Mr. Lian’s donation, a full 500,000, planned to construct a new teaching building and a new cafeteria.

After two years of hard work, Wang Lianqi’s construction team had gained experience, and the personnel had been trained. Coincidentally, Fucheng County Construction Company took on other projects and couldn’t spare any hands to participate here, so Wang Lianqi planned to independently participate in the bidding.

Of course, their construction team lacked qualifications and still needed to be under the name of Fucheng County Construction Company.

Wang Liansheng took the bidding document and only glanced at it to see several errors.

Wang Lianqi himself only attended two years of junior high school, didn’t finish due to school troubles, and learned almost nothing in those two years. His subordinates were no better; half of them never attended school, while those who attended two years of primary school could only recognize a few simple words and couldn’t write bidding documents.

The bidding document Wang Lianqi brought was copied from an old one by the county construction company, with some key words and phrases not even altered, making errors everywhere.

Seeing his fourth brother’s frozen expression, Wang Lianqi scratched his head awkwardly and chuckled, “You know my level is limited…”

Wang Liansheng smiled at his cousin, putting the bidding document into the bag at hand: “Elder brother, it’s okay, I’ll take it back, revise it tonight for you, and give it to you first thing tomorrow morning.”

Wang Lianqi grinned, “No rush, no rush, it’s not needed for another three days, don’t stay up overnight.”

Wang Liansheng nodded, continuing to look at the accounts, while Wang Lianqi didn’t need any entertaining, drinking water with his mug by himself.

Second elder brother Wang Lianfa hadn’t returned, and the Wang brothers didn’t trouble their second sister-in-law, returning to the main house together. Wang Liansheng cooked a few dishes, had a drink or two with his elder cousin, Wang Lianqi rested on his son’s small bed, and Wang Liansheng left for work according to schedule.

Instead of going back to his second sister-in-law’s shop, he went to Huicheng Normal School.

He needed to write the bidding document for the normal school’s project and wanted to conduct an on-site inspection. To ensure detailed data, he also borrowed a tape measure for surveying.

With this task, he busied himself for an afternoon plus a day, working two extra shifts at night. After a day, he finally handed over the completed bidding document to his elder cousin.

Afterward, he spent another day organizing the accounts for his second brother’s shop and contacted a retired old accountant from a small street factory for his second brother.

Three days later, elder cousin Wang Lianfa was going to attend the bidding meeting, participating independently for the first time, feeling somewhat lacking in confidence. Wang Liansheng decided to accompany him there.

The bidding meeting started at nine in the morning. The elder cousin’s bidding document was well-prepared, and the quoted price was reasonable. Among four bidding companies, they stood out and won the contract for the normal school’s construction project.

Coming out of the meeting venue, elder cousin’s excitement hadn’t worn off yet. He grabbed Wang Liansheng, wanting to go to a restaurant to celebrate with drinks.

Wang Liansheng smiled, “I still have to look after a few children at noon, don’t you also have things to do? How about this, you finish your business first, I’ll buy more food in the afternoon, and you can come to my place. Let’s invite second brother, and the three of us will celebrate well.”

Winning the bid was just the beginning, and Wang Lianqi indeed had many things to do, so he nodded in agreement.

Parting ways with elder cousin, Wang Liansheng bought some groceries, rode his bicycle home, and as soon as he entered the courtyard, Sister Liu Caixia from the office came out to call him, “Chief Wang, there was a phone call for you in the morning. They called twice, and I noted the number. You should call back.”

When working at the sub-district office, phone calls are usually directed to the office, and family members would ring the community office.

Wang Liansheng thanked her, took the paper with the phone number, looked at it, and put it in his pocket before heading home to cook.

At the market, he happened to encounter a fish seller, who rarely had live Yellow River carp, and he bought two, bringing them home to first keep in the water tank, then washed and cleaned a few pig trotters he bought, scalded and put them in the pot to simmer over low heat.

Hongling was at home studying for exams and came to the kitchen to help at the right time. Wang Liansheng handed her the braised dishes he just bought and asked her to arrange them on plates, while he went out to the post office at the street corner to make a call.

The phone number was from a district office, but he wasn’t sure exactly which office.

He dialed the number and no one answered, but Wang Liansheng didn’t mind, thinking he’d call back in the afternoon when he got back to work, and returned home to feed the children.

After lunch with the kids, Xiaoyu and Hongling cleared the dishes. After watching little Shi Tou sleep for half an hour, Wang Liansheng took his son to nursery. Just as he stepped out, Sister Liu Caixia from the office came out again to call him, “Chief Wang, come quickly, there’s a phone call for you.”

Wang Liansheng had to take his son to answer the phone. Once he picked up the receiver, the person on the other end chuckled, “You’re one hard guy to find. Enough, don’t dilly-dally, come over quickly, the leader wants to see you.”

After hanging up, Wang Liansheng thanked Sister Liu and left, holding his son’s hand as they headed to nursery. Only then did his muddled brain slowly clear up.

The call just now was from Secretary Wu, saying the leader wanted to see him!

Wang Liansheng suddenly felt invigorated, quickly picked up his pace, jogging all the way home, and rode his bicycle to the department.

As soon as he entered, the big leader warmly greeted him with a smile, motioning him to sit, and instructed Secretary Wu to make tea for him: “Use this year’s Biluochun.”

Secretary Wu brewed the tea and brought it to Wang Liansheng with a low chuckle, “This excellent Biluochun, the leader only got half a pound and rarely drinks it himself.”

Wang Liansheng, knowing to play along, immediately said, “Thank you, leader.”

The big leader smiled, “I’ve read the materials you submitted…”

Wang Liansheng hastily put down the teacup in his hand, sitting upright.

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