Rebirth 1983: Starting from taking back the family property.

Chapter 553 Donating Money to Build Roads
Lu Jiaxin frowned and asked, "Since they said they would allocate money to build a school, then the money must have been allocated to the county. Now the county says no, the money is most likely embezzled."

Uncle Lu shook his head and said, "No, it was moved to build a road. Alas, if you want to be rich, you must first build roads. We also know that building roads is important, but children's education is equally important!"

It is a shameless move to use the money for building schools to build roads. But some people are like this, using the power in their hands to do whatever they want. Fortunately, I went to Hong Kong. Doing business in the mainland is not such a relaxed environment. I don’t know how much anger I would have to endure!
There is no use thinking too much about things that are out of your control. Lu Jiaxin asked, "What are the conditions of the middle school like?"

"The middle school is in town, and the conditions are better than here."

Lu Jiaxin nodded and said, "Uncle, how much does it cost to build a teaching building for a primary school and a middle school? We are building a three-story building, not a cave."

Uncle Lu has never tried it, so he's not sure.

There was no rush for this matter. Lu Jiaxin said, "When you have made your plan, just call and tell my eldest brother to tell me. I will have someone bring the money when the time comes."

"it is good."

The two of them walked back while talking, and when they were almost at the entrance of the village, they saw Lu Jiayao. He hurriedly said, "Dad, Jiaxin, the county leaders are here."

Uncle Lu was overjoyed, but Lu Jiaxin didn't look happy. In her previous life, she worked in France first, and then joined a large company in Shenzhen, and she had never dealt with grassroots government officials. It was just that the matter of Yi County made her very reluctant to deal with these grassroots leaders. But since she was here, she couldn't avoid it.

When Uncle Lu saw the two leaders, the smile on his face was like a blooming chrysanthemum. Although Lu Jiaxin didn't like being disturbed, it was impossible for her to show a bad face to them since everyone in the Lu family was here.

During the conversation, the two leaders tactfully expressed the hope that Lu Jiaxin could return to her hometown to invest. Lu Jiaxin could not agree to this request because the geographical location was not good, there was no advantage, and most importantly, there was no business environment.

The coastal areas are developing rapidly now, but the policies here have not been fully liberalized. In small places, the relationships are complicated and there is no rich return. She is not willing to do such a hard work without profit. Donating money can also gain a good reputation, but investing is definitely a waste of money.

The two leaders were somewhat disappointed, and one of them even brought up the issue of local sentiment.

Lu Jiaxin thought this was a little funny. She was born and raised in Sijiu City, and had only been to her hometown twice before the accident. And she had only been there twice, including this time, so it was hard to say that she had any attachment to her hometown.

But since the leader had spoken, it was impossible for him to say nothing. On the way back, she had an idea. Lu Jiaxin said, "The road from the county to Majia Village is too bumpy. I was so bumpy when I came back yesterday that I wanted to vomit. If the government can repair this road, I am willing to donate one million yuan."

It was one million Chinese dollars, not Hong Kong dollars, which is a huge sum nowadays. As long as they can integrate resources, there will be a surplus in the end.

The two leaders thought they were going to return empty-handed, but unexpectedly they got a pleasant surprise: "Comrade Jiaxin, the project from the county to Lujia Village has been approved, but it has been shelved because the finance department has no money."

This means that as long as Lu Jiaxin's donation is in place, the project can be implemented immediately.

Lu Jiaxin didn't tell the two leaders about the donation to build the school. Just leave it to the uncle. The last time I saw him in Sijiu City, he looked listless, but now his face is rosy and his voice is as loud as a bell. With this spirit, he can work for another ten years. As long as the uncle is fine, the aunt will be safe too, after all, she is her spiritual pillar.

Lu Jiaguang had wanted to take the old couple to Sijiu City to live there, but gave up after listening to Lu Jiaxin's analysis. Making them feel that they are still useful, rather than just sitting and waiting to die, is more effective than taking any medicine.

The two leaders went back after the discussion and did not stay for dinner. Uncle Lu sent them out of the village with a smile on his face. As for Lu Jiaxin, she was not willing to go out because the sun was too hot. When they were about to eat, Uncle Qi came over and told Lu Jiaxin that they had called a meeting of the villagers in the morning and the villagers agreed to her two requests.

Lu Jiaxin kept her word. She smiled and said, "Seventh Uncle, I will donate 100,000 yuan to make our Lu family's ancestral hall more magnificent."

Uncle Lu said cheerfully, "Two leaders from the county came this morning. Jiaxin promised to donate one million to build a road from the county seat to our Lujia Village. The leaders also promised to start construction this year."

The seventh uncle was very happy. Thinking about the dilapidated roads in the village, she asked, "Jia Xin, when the time comes, ask them to repair the roads in our village as well."

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "I'll ask my secretary to negotiate with the leader. There shouldn't be any problem. Uncle, have you eaten? If not, eat here!"

Yesterday, I came back suddenly, and my aunt made two big meat dishes because we were pressed for time. Today, we have more dishes. Braised pork, four-happiness duck, lotus leaf chicken, fish head and vermicelli stew, stir-fried mutton with green onions, stir-fried minced meat with kimchi, three seasonal vegetables, and a mutton bone soup.

Uncle Seven hadn't eaten yet, so he hurried over when he heard that the county leader had left. It was such a happy occasion, so he wanted to have a couple of drinks: "Tiejun, where's the wine? Take out your treasured wine."

Lu Jiaxin didn't stop them, but she was worried that drinking too much would be bad for their health, so she called her aunt who was still busy in the kitchen over.

The eldest aunt knew how they felt and poured them some wine herself: "The doctor told you not to drink alcohol, but today is a special case so I'll make an exception and let you drink half a bowl."

She knew the alcohol tolerance of Uncle Lu and Seventh Uncle. Half a bowl of home brew was no problem for them, but more was not acceptable. Especially Seventh Uncle, who was five years older than Uncle Lu and had many dietary restrictions.

After dinner, Lu Jiaxin went back to the house to rest. It was indeed comfortable to live in this cave. Even in such a hot day, it was very comfortable to use the electric fan without turning on the air conditioner.

Not long after she fell asleep, Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu came over. As soon as they saw Uncle Lu, they asked, "Brother, I heard that Jiaxin donated 100,000 yuan to build the ancestral hall and another 1 million yuan to build the road. Is this true?"

Uncle Lu didn't expect that his seventh uncle would spread the news so quickly: "It's true, Jiaxin said it herself."

He knew the nature of these two people very well, and before they could speak, he said, "This money was earned by Jiaxin herself. It's her business how much she wants to donate. Even if she donates it all, it has nothing to do with you. If you go to Jiaxin and talk nonsense and make trouble, don't blame me for not recognizing you as my brother."

The eldest aunt also said, "Second son, second son's wife, you should go back quickly! Jiaxin said yesterday that she didn't want to see you. It's rare for this child to come back, I have to let her go back happily."

Uncle Lu thought about what his wife had said to him last night, and he also started to drive them away: "Second brother, you have done all this yourself, go back now!"

If they had not had the evil intention of taking Jiaxin's house for themselves, they would not have been disliked by their niece, who would not even want to see them now.

Second Aunt was unwilling and wanted to shout, but Second Uncle Lu covered her mouth and dragged her out. He had already offended this girl so much that he was going to annoy his eldest brother and his wife. No one would care if his children were unfilial in the future.

(End of this chapter)