Xiang Tianliang had only one sister, no other siblings. When he was young, his parents worked at Qinghe Farm far away from home. His sister was ten years older than him and basically brought him up.

  Sister Xia Qiu got married ten years ago, her husband Li Chun Nan is from Jin Chuan Township, Bin Hai County, a demobilized soldier and was once a high school classmate of Xia Qiu's.

  Till now, I still remember that when my sister ran away from home, she traveled thousands of miles to the front line in southern Xinjiang and married her brother-in-law who had been seriously injured and had his entire left palm cut off. At that time, my grandmother and mother were dead set against it, so they called upon a group of aunts and sisters to lock my sister in a cellar used for storing potatoes and sweet potatoes. It was my grandfather, father, and brother-in-law who successfully "rescued" her in the middle of the night and escorted her all the way to the county town, where she boarded a long-distance bus to the provincial capital at 3 am, thus beginning a romantic story of a wartime wedding.

  Now, Sister Wang has become the mother of two children. Her husband Li Chun Nan opened a small shoe factory on Jin Chuan Street in Jin Chuan Township and business is booming. The whole family has escaped poverty and become wealthy, living a comfortable life.

  "Sister, brother-in-law, what brings you here?"

  Towards the bright sky, like a child, hugging his sister and spinning around happily.

  "Ah, Tuzi, now that you're a cadre, it's not convenient for your village sisters to come visit you, hehe..."

  Toward autumn, holding hands and twisting toward the bright cheek, laughing softly.

  Ran towards Li Chun Nan's side and hid behind him, shouting "Brother-in-law, your wife is bullying people again!"

  Li Chunnan smiled foolishly and said, "Your sister always bullies me, now it's your turn to enjoy it."

  "Little rascal, once you get married, I won't tease you anymore."

  Glancing at the old security guard beside him, Tian Liang whispered to his sister, "Hey, I'm not a kid anymore, stop calling me that."

  "Ah... I'm used to calling out like that, what's wrong with it? My sister can't get used to calling Director Zhang."

  Xiang Tianliang smiled awkwardly, "Tǔ zǎi zi" is a colloquial term used in coastal areas to refer to young kids. When he was little, his whole family called him Xiang Tianliang Tǔ zǎi zi, especially his sister Xiang Qiu, who had a loud voice and would often shout "Tǔ zǎi zi" to find him, the sound echoing throughout the mountains.

  The gatekeeper smiled politely and said: "Director Xiang, I'm sorry, I didn't know it was your sister and brother-in-law, so I stopped them."

  "Uncle, it's nothing, thank you."

  Xiang Tianliang took Xiang Qiu and Li Chunnan away from the Construction Bureau building and came to the dormitory.

  "Sister, how are the two little ones? Are Grandpa and Grandma, and Mom and Dad all doing well?"

  "They're all fine, they've all moved to Jinjiang, and they mention you every day."

  Haha, with martial artists, spirit mediums, and storytellers, it's going to be lively. Brother-in-law, can you handle it?

  Li Chunnan said: "What are you talking about? You work in Qinghe City, and it's only right that I and your sister take care of you."

  "Thanks......" Xiang Tianliang's eyes rolled upwards and he smiled mischievously, "Sister, brother-in-law, you're looking for me for something, right?"

  "Alright, Chun Nan, you tell Tian Liang." Xiang Qiu didn't even lift her head, and began to tidy up the messy bed of Xiang Tian Liang.

  Li Chunnan smiled and said, "Daybreak, my small shoe factory is doing pretty well, and it has gained some reputation in Jinjiang. The local government and the Industrial and Commercial Bureau are very supportive. Your sister and I both want to expand our production scale, so we want to invite you to join us."

  "Hehe, I'd like to, but where would I get the capital?" Xiang Tianliang smiled and said.

  Binhaixian Jin Chuan Township is a well-known shoe-making town in the province, with hundreds of family-owned enterprises. After several years of development, it has initially formed a scale and occupies more than 20% of the national shoe market share.

  Li Chunnan used to be a soldier and fought in battles, leaving him with one left hand disabled, but his brain became more agile, and with the support of his virtuous wife Xiang Qiu, eight years ago he used his demobilization payment and disability compensation to set up the first handmade workshop shoe factory in the countryside, which was named by the Binhai County Government as one of the top ten peasant entrepreneurs.

  Turning to Qiu, he said: "It's daylight, our family business has fallen out of the top thirty in the countryside. Your brother-in-law is a proud man and can't bear the shame."

  "Hey, then do you guys have a specific plan?"

  Li Chunnan said, "I've thought about it. Taking advantage of the off-season in the shoe industry before and after the Spring Festival, I'll first renovate the existing factory building. Next to the factory is my family's contracted land, where I'll build a new factory building and dormitory for workers. This way, there will be space to install new equipment, and workers will have a place to live. The new factory building should cover an area of at least 3,000 square meters."

  "Alas, industrial land is so scarce now, and your Jin Chuan Township has a large population but limited land, this knot is not easy to untie."

  "So I came to discuss with you."

  "Me? Can I do it?" Tian Liang asked with a smile.

  Li Chunnan also smiled and said: "This first pass, it really needs you to take action."

  "Really?"

  "Isn't Li Zishu, the village land administrator, your middle school classmate?"

  "Isn't that the one nicknamed Potato from Li's village? One summer vacation, you even brought him to my house to play, have you forgotten?"

  Xiang Tianliang also burst out laughing, "It's this kid, he's already an official, haha, no problem, no problem, I'll help you guys deal with him. If he dares not to help, I'll take care of him."

  "Sit down, Xia Qiu," he said. "It's fine for now, we can talk about it again when you're on winter break. The problem is that we don't have enough funds right now."

  "How much is still missing?"

  "In total, it should be around 500 to 600 thousand. I have about 200 thousand in cash on hand, but I need to keep half of that as capital. The bank has agreed to lend me 300 thousand, so if we calculate it out, there's still a shortage of around 200 thousand or so."

  Xiang Qiu looked at Xiang Tian Liang and said in a low voice, "Your brother-in-law is too proud to ask for help from other relatives and friends, he knows you have many classmates in Bin Hai, so he wants to find a solution through you."

  "Brother, sister-in-law, leave this to me, I'll think of a way." With deep sibling affection, Xiang Tianliang had always remembered his sister and brother-in-law's kindness and would naturally do whatever they asked.

  "It's dawn, I've discussed with your sister, the borrowed money will be considered as your investment, you'll own one-third of the factory's shares, if we make a profit, you'll get a share, if we lose, you won't lose any money."

  "Haha, how can that be? Since we're in this together, we've got to take responsibility for both the losses and gains." Xiang Tianliang scratched his head, smiling awkwardly.

  Li Chunnan smiled and said, "That's okay too. Anyway, you're a partner now. We'll discuss other things later."

  Xiang Qiu also nodded, "Dirt boy, your sister and brother-in-law are helping you earn money to marry a wife."

  "Hey, sis, I'm still early!"

  "That's also necessary." Xiang Qiu smiled and said.

  Li Chun Nan looked at Xiang Tian Liang and curiously asked:

  "It's daytime, I just heard the gatekeeper calling you to see the director. Could it be, could it be that you've really become an official?"

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