"Alright, go back and talk to Uncle Sun for me. I can pay the lease yearly for the hills, with a contract starting from at least ten years minimum. Of course, the longer the better. Third Brother, you decide how to handle it. If there’s any request from the village, we can discuss it as well."
"Okay, no problem," Sun Bingnan agreed without hesitation, believing his father would be happy to hear this. "Sis, what do you want to rent two hills for? I’m telling you, all the mature trees on the hill were chopped down and sold by the village. What’s left are just small trees. You should know that you can’t grow crops on our hills."
Their family did have a hill planted with fruit trees though.
"That’s the second thing I wanted to discuss with you, Third Brother. I’m planning to raise chickens on the hill. Next year, I want to expand our ready-to-eat food business. It would be best if we could use our own chickens for the raw materials. I remember your eldest and second brothers are both at home. See if they’re willing to raise chickens with me. I’ll pay them a monthly salary."
Sun Bingnan sat up straight when he heard this, "They’ll be willing, definitely willing."
Lin Chuxia laughed, "You haven’t even asked them yet. How do you know they’d be willing?"
Sun Bingnan didn’t mince his words when talking to Lin Chuxia.
"You don’t know, Sis. My eldest and second brothers are so envious of Lanlan and I working in the city and earning wages. They’ve always been looking for opportunities to be introduced to work. My sisters-in-law though, they can’t bear to leave their homes and children. If we really let my eldest and second brothers come out to work, they worry they might become too wild. They’ve even fought over this issue. If they can earn salaries at home, only fools wouldn’t do it."
"Alright, then we’ll tentatively settle on this. You go back and ask about the hill lease and also hint about the chicken raising to your eldest and second brothers. But remember, you’re the one renting the hill and raising the chickens for Qin’s Bun Shop."
Sun Bingnan understood instantly, "Don’t worry, Sis. You can trust me with this job. I definitely won’t let those people from the Lin Family cause trouble for you."
Just as they finished their conversation, Sun Lanlan and Cai Jun came back from outside.
Sun Lanlan was wearing a smoke-colored cold-proof jacket, but it was the red scarf around her neck that added a splash of bright color, making her small face look cute and charming.
Cai Jun was dressed in a jacket that made him look very spirited.
The two of them walked into the Bun Shop one after another, chatting and laughing.
Lin Chuxia and Sun Bingnan saw both of them at the same time, and Sun Bingnan winked at Lin Chuxia.
Lin Chuxia asked in a low voice, "What’s the situation with these two now?"
Before Sun Bingnan could reply, Sun Lanlan had already raised her voice, "Chuxia, how come you have time to hang around here today? If I’d known you were going to be at the shop, I wouldn’t have gone out."
"Why did you go out?"
"A few days ago, some people broke some plates and bowls, and we didn’t have enough in the shop. I told Third Brother to go buy them, but he insisted on having Cai Jun and me go instead, saying we should get out and breathe some fresh air after being in the shop all the time. I say he’s just trying to be lazy. You have to dock his bonus."
After saying that, she even made a face at Sun Bingnan.
"Third Brother, I’m dead tired; you go help Cai Jun with unloading."
Sun Bingnan smiled and nudged her, joking that she was being overly delicate.
Cai Jun, upon seeing Lin Chu, greeted, "Mr. Lin," then signaled for Sun Bingnan to help with unloading.
Still with the same cheerful demeanor.
Lin Chuxia commented casually, "Cai Jun has a good temper, always cheerful whenever I see him."
Sun Lanlan nodded in agreement, "He’s just a nice guy. I have to say, my Third Brother actually did a good thing for the shop this time. Someone like Cai Jun is really suited to be a shop assistant; he fits the recruitment criteria for our shop perfectly."
"He does meet the shop’s criteria. What do you think about him?"
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