You need to raise your pet using a system [Era]

Chapter 146 Lu Yuanqing's Affirmation

Indeed, people do need exercise!

In response to Lu Yuanbo's doubts, Lu Yuanqing nodded and said, "It's not really an idea. Actually, you've forgotten something, which is that your brother helped Yu Nian'an!"

"Oh!" Lu Yuanbo suddenly realized, "Brother, you mean Yu Nian'an might not make things difficult for us at all, considering you helped him before?"

"But why do I feel like he seems a little reluctant?"

Lu Yuanqing smiled and said, "This requires us to consider another matter!"

"What is it?" Lu Yuanbo asked eagerly.

Lu Yuanqing: "That's because our village is a bit far from the city, so transportation is a problem!"

“Actually, brother, this is also something I’ve always had a question about!” Lu Yuanbo bit his finger and said, “Look, for example, if our village really takes on the project contracted by the city’s bamboo ware factory, then the villagers will be able to make money by weaving bamboo baskets and other bamboo crafts like bread bowls. But after looking at your budget, after deducting the transportation costs, the money earned is actually less than what we would make from raising pigs!”

So why go through all that trouble and effort to come to the city and negotiate such a low-profit project with the bamboo ware factory?

"What do you think about opening a bamboo ware factory in the village?" Lu Yuanqing asked instead of answering.

"Of course it would be great!" Lu Yuanbo said without pausing. "Open a factory! If things really turn out as you've predicted, and our village can open a bamboo ware factory, then we'll all be workers! Workers that others will envy!"

"But can we really get it started?"

Lu Yuanbo is no longer the child who would do whatever he was told. He has been taken under Lu Yuanqing's wing and has handled many things, which has taught him to think about various issues.

This isn't a question of being stupid or smart; it's a subconscious way of thinking that comes with encountering many things.

"Of course it can be driven!"

It wasn't that Lu Yuanqing was blindly confident; it was that he understood the current situation all too well.

In this era of scarcity, as long as you engage in real business, there's no problem with it not succeeding.

Never underestimate the power of a group.

In their Shihua Village, which is organized as a village, it's not too difficult for them to do anything they want.

"Fourth brother, I originally wanted to keep you in suspense and let you take a good look before making your judgment, but now I can tell you a little bit." Lu Yuanqing said, "You're right, we've gone to great lengths to establish connections with the bamboo ware factory in the city, but we might not even make as much money as we do from raising pigs."

"However, we cannot only look at immediate benefits!"

“We don’t have a factory yet, many of our skills haven’t been tested, and we don’t even have any other sales channels besides the bamboo ware factories in the city. But once these problems are solved, what do you think our village’s bamboo ware factories will look like in the future?”

Lu Yuanbo: "...Could this possibly develop into something like the bamboo ware factory in the city?"

It's a bit unbelievable, after all, he saw the bamboo ware factory with his own eyes today, it was so big and so well-organized!

Lu Yuanbo grinned, he couldn't even imagine it if the bamboo ware factory in their village could become like that in the future!

He dared not think about it, but Lu Yuanqing smiled and told him to think whatever he wanted.

"Fourth brother, I went to great lengths to establish the bamboo ware factory in the village, not so that I could always secure projects from the city's bamboo ware factory."

His ambitions are even greater!

The bamboo ware factories in the city were in the development stage and wanted to expand, which is why some bamboo weaving projects were contracted out to nearby production brigades.

But this is not a long-term solution.

Once the bamboo ware factory grows larger, there will be no need to contract it out to them at all.

They are all self-sufficient.

What will they do then?

Waiting for others to give you a handout is not Lu Yuanqing's style.

If he's going to do it, he'll do it big, to the point where he won't need to rely on the bamboo ware factories in the city anymore. He wants to build a bamboo ware factory in the village so that even if the villagers are sent to the countryside, they can become workers.

“Don’t worry about Yu Nian’an. People like him always value relationships. I helped him once, so even if we were to fall out, he would still help me back!” Lu Yuanqing said.

Besides, Yu Nian'an is a good person and worth befriending, so Lu Yuanqing treated him with genuine sincerity.

There's no need to worry about that; this favor is a one-off deal.

"Yu Nian'an's reluctance is just because he's worried that our village is too far from the city and he doesn't want to lose money. He's unwilling to do this even though it can be done in a nearby village. But I promised him that we wouldn't make things difficult for him regarding transportation."

"Now that Yu Nian'an is willing to give me face, the problem is that after he gives us the project, he might have to explain it to the factory director, who is also his uncle!"

"If there are no significant losses, there's a 70% chance the bamboo ware factory manager will give Yu Nian'an that face!"

This is why Lu Yuanqing felt so relaxed after returning from dinner.

In business, once you've done it the first time, you don't have to worry about doing it again.

With Yu Nian'an's connection, Lu Yuanqing felt that he didn't need to worry about other sales issues before their bamboo ware factory was built.

Of course, relationships need to be maintained.

As for how to maintain it, Lu Yuanqing didn't plan to tell Lu Yuanbo that right now!

"Alright, wash up and get some rest. Tomorrow we'll buy some things to visit Xiao Huan and the others. We should get news by the day after tomorrow at the latest!" Lu Yuanqing said, getting up to go out to brush his teeth and wash his face.

Lu Yuanbo wanted to ask something more, but seeing that Lu Yuanqing didn't want to talk about it, he decisively shut his mouth and decided to think about it himself. He would ask about what he didn't understand when he had time!

The next day!

Lu Yuanqing took Lu Yuanbo on a leisurely stroll through the department store.

They didn't buy anything else, especially things they really wanted; they refrained from buying them.

What I bring home, I can come back to shop again. The things I'm buying now are all for Lu Yuanhuan and Lu Mingxi.

“My little sister has money on her, so she can buy more for Xiao Xi. I wonder if anyone is bullying them since they are studying so far from home. Don’t worry about Xiao Xi, she won’t let anyone bully her. It’s my little sister I’m most worried about. What if someone bullies her and she doesn’t fight back?”

Lu Yuanbo muttered to himself as he bought things.

Lu Yuanqing rolled his eyes so hard they almost flew to the sky.

"Although I gave Xiaohuan the prize money she received for getting into university, she's always been frugal and definitely wouldn't buy it."

"You're such a grown-up, if you're bullied and don't know how to fight back, you're an idiot. Do you think Xiao Huan is an idiot?"

"I told them to call the police immediately if anything happened. Do you think that Xiaohuan and Xiaoxi won't listen to me anymore just because they're going to school?"

This is something that Lu Yuanqing is particularly concerned about.

Even though he's far away in his hometown, his authority as a parent still exists!

"Haha!" Lu Yuanbo chuckled. "Then we'll definitely listen to you, brother. Our little sisters listen to you the most!"

"Hmph!" Lu Yuanqing proudly raised his chin!