bioinnovel Chapter 281 Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!
Chapter 281 Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!
Li Ze, along with his elder brother, third brother, and the foreman, quickly arrived at the construction site on the west side of the village.
Before he even got close, Li Ze heard a very noisy noise coming from ahead.
He looked up and gazed ahead.
At the entrance to the construction site, a large group of people were gathered.
These people were carrying wooden sticks, shovels, and some were even carrying hoes.
They all looked very excited, shouting something loudly, completely blocking the construction site gate.
Opposite them were the workers under Third Brother's command.
Although there were quite a few workers, the other party had weapons and was very aggressive.
So the workers all stepped back and stood next to the excavator and mixer, not daring to go forward and confront them head-on.
The two sides stood facing each other there.
Li Ze remained remarkably calm upon witnessing this scene.
He didn't quicken his pace, but continued walking steadily forward.
He walked up to the group of troublemakers and stopped.
When the group saw Li Ze approaching, they all quieted down and turned to look at him.
Li Ze's eyes swept across the faces of the group of people.
He discovered that most of the forty or fifty people were young people in their twenties or thirties, with a few middle-aged people in their forties as well.
Li Ze looked at them, his tone very relaxed, even with a hint of a smile.
He asked:
"Everyone, what are you doing here at my construction site on this holiday when you're not at home eating tangyuan?"
"Are you all carrying these farm tools? Are you getting ready to help me lay the foundation?"
When the group heard Li Ze's humorous remark, they looked at each other.
One of them, who seemed to be the leader, stepped out from the crowd.
The young man was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with dyed blond hair and wearing a somewhat worn leather jacket.
He held a wooden stick, pointed it at Li Ze, and said very loudly:
"Li Ze, stop pretending to be confused!"
"We're here today to demand an explanation from you!"
Li Ze looked at the blond-haired young man and felt that he looked somewhat familiar.
He thought about it in his mind for a moment.
"Oh, I remember now."
Li Ze said with a smile:
"Aren't you the son of that uncle from the village who was having the banquet at the village office last night?"
"I remember my uncle saying that after you graduated from university, you spent two years working outside without finding a job."
When the blond-haired young man heard Li Ze mention his father, his face flushed slightly, but he quickly straightened his neck and said:
"Yes! That's me!"
"Since you recognize me, I'll just say it directly."
He turned around, pointed at the people behind him, and said loudly:
"Look at us!"
"We are all the sons and daughters of those elders who went to you for help last night!"
Upon hearing this, Li Ze suddenly realized what was going on.
So that's what happened after all.
Last night, while we were having a banquet at the village office, the elders lined up to ask him to help them find jobs for their children.
At that time, the eldest brother, Li Guoqing, couldn't stand it anymore, so he stood up and scolded all the elders, refusing them the invitation.
As a result, early this morning, these young people who had not been able to find work came to the construction site with weapons and started causing trouble.
Like father, like son.
Li Ze looked at them, nodded, and said:
"Okay, I know who you are."
"So you've come here now, blocking my construction site and preventing my workers from doing their jobs."
"What exactly are you trying to do? Just say what you want."
The blond-haired young man looked at Li Ze and said with great resentment:
"What do we want to do? We just can't stand it!"
"You, Li Ze, have made a fortune outside and become a big boss."
"You come back to the village and spend so much money building such a big manor."
"You even handed the project over to your third brother, letting him and his men make money here."
"But what about us?"
He became more and more agitated as he spoke:
"People like us can't find any work outside these days, and we can't earn any money."
"We're stuck in this village, with nothing to do all day, and we're even struggling to get enough to eat!"
"Since you're so rich, why don't you take care of us villagers?"
"That's not fair at all!"
A middle-aged man next to him also shouted loudly:
"Yeah, that's so unfair!"
"We're all from the same village, so why do they get work and money while we can only watch from the sidelines?"
"This isn't a triumphant return home; you're deliberately coming back to spite us!"
"That's right! If you don't give us an explanation, you can forget about building this manor today!"
A chorus of agreement immediately rose from the crowd.
Everyone shouted loudly, one after another, and their emotions became very agitated.
Li Ze stood there and listened quietly to their complaints.
He found it hilarious to himself.
These people can't find jobs or earn money.
Instead of thinking about how to improve their skills and how to find work, they don't think about how to improve their skills or how to find work.
Instead, they feel that since others have money, they must provide them with jobs and take care of them.
If we don't take care of them, that's unfair and biased.
This kind of robber logic is truly speechless.
However, Li Ze was not angry.
He is a forty-year-old man who has weathered many storms.
He knew that it was pointless to reason with these people who were blinded by rage.
If he were to force the old man to bring his bodyguards and drive them away now...
Although the problem can be solved immediately, it will definitely create enmity in the future.
In this village, everyone sees each other all the time.
He plans to bring Ruoran and the children back to live with him in the future.
There's no need to make things so tense over such a small matter.
Li Ze looked at the excited crowd in front of him.
He stretched out his hands and pressed them down, signaling everyone to quiet down.
After everyone quieted down a bit.
Li Ze spoke up.
His tone was very calm, and his voice was very loud:
"Please let me say a few words first."
"I understand everything you just said."
"You mean you think I haven't taken care of everyone, haven't given people any work to do, right?"
Someone in the crowd answered loudly:
"That's right! That's exactly what I mean!"
Li Ze nodded and said with a smile:
"Okay. Since we're all just looking for work and making money."
"Then this matter will be very easy to handle."
Li Ze looked at the blond-haired young man and continued:
"You may not know this."
"Besides building this manor, I also want to do something big for our Li Family Village."
"I'm prepared to pay to turn all the dirt roads in our village into wide, smooth cement roads."
"Furthermore, I also want to build a brand new school and a nursing home in the village."
Hearing Li Ze say that he wanted to build roads and schools.
The group of troublemakers were all stunned.
They looked at each other, their faces showing great surprise.
Li Ze looked at them and announced loudly:
"This new project is very large in scale."
"My third brother's men alone definitely wouldn't be able to finish this."
"This new project will officially start soon."
"At that time, whether it's repairing roads, building schools, or moving bricks and transporting materials, we'll be there."
"These jobs all require a lot of manpower."
Li Ze paused for a moment, then continued:
"As long as you are willing to work and not afraid of hardship."
"At that time, you can all come and work on this new project."
"Regarding wages, I guarantee that I will pay you according to the highest standards available outside, and I will absolutely not delay paying a single penny."
Hearing Li Ze's promise...
The group of people who had been very excited just moments before suddenly fell silent.
Their eyes shone brightly.
Building roads and schools? That's a huge undertaking!
Working on such a project would definitely earn you a lot of money.
The blond-haired young man looked at Li Ze and asked in disbelief:
"You...you're serious? You're really going to let us do these jobs?"
Li Ze nodded very firmly:
"Of course it's true. I, Li Ze, keep my word. When have I ever lied to anyone?"
"We're all from Lijia Village, so let's make money together."
"As long as you put down what you're doing now and go home to celebrate the holiday, I guarantee you'll all have work to do once the project starts."
Hearing Li Ze's affirmative answer...
All the anger in their hearts vanished instantly.
Their goal was simply to get work and make money.
Now that Li Ze has agreed to arrange jobs for them, what reason do they have to continue causing trouble here?
The blond-haired young man threw the wooden stick in his hand to the ground.
He looked at Li Ze, a slightly embarrassed smile on his face:
"Um... Mr. Li, since you've said so, we won't bother you any longer today."
"Don't worry, as long as there's work to do, we'll definitely do it well and never slack off."
The others also put down their shovels and hoes.
Everyone thanked Li Ze profusely, then turned around and left the construction site in twos and threes.
Within minutes, all forty or fifty people had left.
The entrance to the construction site became quiet again.
Third brother Li Yuanping stood next to Li Ze.
He watched those people leave, shaking his head in utter bewilderment.
He turned to look at Li Ze and said:
"Fourth brother, why did you agree to do the work for these bastards?"
"They came here today to cause trouble; it's clearly just making trouble out of nothing."
"You're not only not angry, you're even giving them jobs. Isn't that letting them off too easily?"
Third Brother thought that Li Ze should just have his bodyguards beat them all out.
When Li Ze heard his third brother's complaint, he turned around, looked at his third brother, and smiled.
He answered very easily:
"Third brother, you don't understand."
"This is just a way to appease them."
"Think about it, I have so much money in my hands now, I don't care about spending a little money to repair a road or build a school or anything like that."
"Give them these jobs so they can earn money, and they'll have nothing to complain about."
Li Ze reached out and patted his third brother on the shoulder, then said:
"Now that I'm so rich, I have absolutely no need to make enemies with these people."
"We'll all be living in the same village from now on. If we make things too tense, it won't benefit anyone."
"Spending a little money can solve all these problems and even do some good for the village. This is called buying peace and quiet."
"Don't you agree with this logic?"
When Li Ze explained this to his third brother, Li Yuanping...
He thought about it carefully in his mind.
He felt that Li Ze's words made a lot of sense.
A conflict can be resolved with a small amount of money, and you can also gain a good reputation.
This is indeed a very clever approach.
Third Brother looked at Li Ze with a look of great admiration on his face.
He gave a thumbs-up and said loudly:
"Fourth brother, you're brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!"
"No wonder you became the world's richest person; your mind works much faster than ours!"
Li Ze laughed heartily when he heard his third brother's praise.
"Alright, Third Brother, stop flattering me."
"Now that the problem is solved, you can get to work. I'm looking forward to seeing my manor finished."
Third Brother nodded repeatedly and loudly agreed:
"Alright! Don't worry, I'll get the workers to start right away!"
After saying that, the third brother turned around and loudly called the workers back to their posts.
The sounds of excavators and mixers rang out again.
The construction site has returned to its bustling, vibrant state.
Li Ze stood by and watched for a while.
He felt there was nothing left for him to worry about.
He turned around, and with Lao Yi in tow, slowly walked out of the construction site.
He got into the black sedan and had the driver take him back to Han City.
Sitting in the car, Li Ze took out his phone.
He sent Ruoran a message:
"Honey, I've finished taking care of things here. I'm heading back to Han City now."
"Wait for me to have dinner together tonight."