Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 286 - 285: The Hope of the Village (4 updates)

Chapter 286: Chapter 285: The Hope of the Village (4 updates)

After Xu Niannian left, the news about her plans to build a factory in the village spread throughout Qingshan Village in no time.

Surely the village head and Xu Aiguo wouldn’t be the ones to spread the news, and although there was no need for secrecy regarding the matter, neither of them were that gossipy.

The source of the news turned out to be the families who signed the contract and sold their land to Xu Niannian.

"What? Xu Niannian is going to build a factory right here in the village? Are you serious? Is it the cripple Dawei’s girl we’re talking about?"

"Is there a fake one? They actually bought my family’s land, plus they promised once the factory’s built, at least three people from my family can work there. They’ll pay each of us at least 20 yuan a month!" the auntie said, her face brimming with pride.

The villagers were envious of those who could work in the factory—it was practically a secure job.

It just happened that no one had ever built a factory in the village before, and Xu Niannian’s family was the first to undertake such a task.

From now on, their family would be among those earning a salary too. The proud auntie held her chin up a bit higher as she spoke.

Seeing how smug the auntie looked, others couldn’t help but feel sour.

"It’s just too much luck for Yang Cuihua and Xu Dawei, giving birth to such a charming girl. She’s the only beauty for miles and even got married into a big official’s family in the county. Tsk tsk tsk, really, comparing people can make you die of jealousy. If only I could have had such a daughter, I’d be enjoying life too."

The speaking auntie firmly believed that Xu Niannian could build a factory in the village only because of her husband’s family’s influence.

After all, building a factory was no small feat, it would cost at least tens of thousands of yuan.

Despite the fact that Xu Niannian had opened her own shop in the county thanks to her cooking skills, the auntie couldn’t believe she made enough money on her own to start a factory.

"You’re right. With such a lovely girl, which man wouldn’t like her? Anything she asks for, she gets, right?"

"Exactly. Look at how generous she is. Who else could give a 10,000-yuan dowry for a wedding? Even 300 yuan would be considered generous. Just casually laying out 10,000 yuan for a dowry, setting up a factory must be nothing more than a word from her man."

"We’re just not that fortunate, unable to give birth to such a charming girl, nor marry off to a rich man, leaving us with nothing but to bury our heads in farming the land."

Auntie Xu overheard the two talking and snorted disdainfully.

"What’s so great about that? It’s shameful to rely on a man to become successful. My daughter would never do such a thing. She earns her own money through hard work. In my opinion, a woman should stick to her household duties, and if push comes to shove, she could go out and farm the land."

"Yang Cuihua’s daughter clearly relies on her man, yet prattles on about it being her daughter’s own earnings. Who would buy that story? If her daughter had that capacity, would her family have been poor for so many years?"

Auntie Xu was known in the village as the second-most fierce woman, next only to Yang Cuihua.

The two women who had been speaking earlier rolled their eyes speechlessly upon hearing Auntie Xu’s comment.

Indeed, they felt sour watching Yang Cuihua’s family now becoming able and wealthy.

But they weren’t as resentful as Auntie Xu was.

Besides, what was wrong with depending on a man if one had one to rely on?

Their daughter had to fend for herself also because she ended up with a useless man, didn’t she?

Of course, they didn’t voice these thoughts aloud, not wanting to stir up trouble.

But someone else couldn’t stand listening anymore.

This person was none other than Ding Guihua, the wife of the brigade leader Xu Aiguo.

Xu Niannian getting married so well was partly thanks to her effort, admittedly, it made her envious and her teeth itch.

But her husband was right, if Xu Niannian hadn’t been born beautiful, her introducing them would have been useless.

Plus, when her cousin came to her with this matter, she had made it clear they were looking to set Xu Niannian up for a blind date.

So, after giving it some thought, Ding Guihua let it go.

A few days ago, Xu Niannian’s wedding had a feast with Butter Noodle House’s noodles, and they were incredibly delicious. With food that good, how could the business not boom?

Xu Niannian starting a business was something she and her husband, Aiguo, had known about for a while.

In fact, the turnaround in Yang Cuihua’s family finances seemed to start when Xu Niannian began her business endeavors.

A few days back, she had made a trip to the county and, by chance, saw Xu Niannian’s Butter Noodle House.

My goodness, the restaurant was magnificent, and the business was bursting at the seams with customers—it was so packed that there was barely room to sit.

Hearing Auntie Xu’s comments, Ding Guihua retorted with a straight face, "How can you say she’s got no ability? Xu Niannian can run a shop in the county, can your daughter do that? Besides, Niannian being courted by such esteemed gentry is her own merit. Oh, do you think just anyone can capture the attention of those wealthy families’ sons?"

"As for your daughter being ’self-sufficient,’ if she hadn’t married that useless man, would she be struggling so much? I say, Sister Guilan, even if you have issues with Yang Cuihua, you shouldn’t be slandering a younger one behind her back. How does that sound?"

Ding Guihua was the wife of the head of the brigade, and the reason Auntie Xu wasn’t as notorious as Yang Cuihua was that she was timid.

Confronting someone more capable than herself, she didn’t dare to be rude.

Although Auntie Xu was discontent with Ding Guihua’s unkind public criticism, she just moved her lips a few times, but didn’t say anything in return.

The two women who had spoken first were also covering their mouths and snickering.

To be honest, everyone was a chicken scratching the ground, and then all of a sudden, the Yang family sprouted wings and flew to the top of the tree to become a phoenix.

It was true that many were envious and jealous, but that’s all they were, envious and jealous, without going so far as to slander others for no reason.

After all, although Yang Cuihua was a shrew, she wasn’t the sort to make trouble without reason; she only made a scene when she had right on her side to begin with.

It was just her mouth that was a bit annoying.

So she hadn’t formed any real animosities in the village.

No one harbored any ill intentions toward her.

Therefore, Auntie Xu’s comments not only failed to resonate with others but also led to her being criticized in turn.

On another note, Xu Niannian took the land deed and went to the town with Xu Zhiqiang, found the local police station, submitted the land deed, and applied for construction of a factory.

The approval was granted that same day.

With those documents in hand, Xu Niannian went to the bank and withdrew ten thousand yuan.

She wanted to nurture Xu Zhiqiang’s knowledge, thinking, and negotiation skills, so she brought her younger brother almost everywhere with her.

Xu Zhiqiang seemed to understand Xu Niannian’s intentions and watched attentively each time she negotiated with others.

Having obtained the approval, Xu Niannian swiftly got started on building the factory, first visiting the brick factory and placing an order for the bricks needed to construct the building.

She chose hollow blue bricks instead of red bricks.

These hollow bricks were actually more robust.

Just buying bricks cost Xu Niannian over eight thousand yuan, which made her heartache.

After purchasing the bricks, Xu Niannian and Xu Zhiqiang had them delivered to Qingshan Village, and to ensure they were placed accurately, they both followed along.

Having bought bricks, they naturally needed to find someone skilled in concrete work to build the structure.

Xu Niannian didn’t know any, so she had to let Xu Erhong find them.

Xu Erhong did know some people and took on the responsibility without a second thought, bringing in workers from the neighboring village.

With everything ready, they began building the factory the next day, and afraid of anyone slacking off, Xu Erhong personally went to keep an eye on the construction.

When Xu Niannian had people drag the bricks onto the field, it caused quite a stir in the village.

There had been rumors about Xu Niannian building a factory in the village, and everyone had just considered it a source of amusement.

Nothing had started yet, and aside from the families who sold the land, not many took it seriously.

It wasn’t until they saw so many bricks being stacked on the field that the villagers began to take it seriously.

Having a factory in the village was a good thing, no matter whose family was building it.

Why? Because they could go and work there.

It’s not that no one in the village could work in factories in town; it was just that the distance was too far, commuting daily was troublesome, and they needed to tend to their homes, which is why they chose to farm at home.

Now, with Xu Niannian building a factory in the village, wasn’t that a good thing?

So that day, curious households all ran to the field to take a look.

Seeing those stacks of blue bricks, many beamed with smiles.

Among them, the happiest were the brigade leader Xu Aiguo and the village chief.

Having a factory in the village would, no matter what, drive the village’s economic development, and even if they were just minor village cadres, they needed to show some results, right?

So Xu Aiguo and the village chief’s son came to help voluntarily.

Many who hoped to secure a good job also rushed to lend a hand.