Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Tan Rou covered her face and laughed. âThat wonât do. Iâm the boss of the company. If youâre the boss, where should I go?â
Jiang Min was just joking. If she really wanted to be a boss, she might as well stay in her familyâs company. Now that they had finished chatting, they had to get down to work.
âHave you been inside? I saw you bring a lot of mechanical equipment over just now. Are you planning to install them in each room now?â asked Jiang Min.
Tan Rou nodded. âI came to see the rooms the day before yesterday, but I found that some of the rooms werenât renovated yet. If I install mechanical equipment in them, it will definitely affect the renovation, so I plan to install the equipment in the already renovated rooms first.â
Jiang Min also agreed with this approach. âI think the mayor is too anxious. He can wait until we finish here before starting the next work. Why is he in such a hurry?â
âIâve heard about this from my dad.â Tan Rou said as she walked.
âHe said that Mayor Guo has reached the age where he can be promoted. If he leaves the municipal government, he will go to the central government. He probably wonât have time to participate in these projects after that.â
Jiang Min still didnât quite understand. âHeâs not staying here anymore. Why is he in a hurry to build a new government building? Does he think the new mayor will thank him for what he did?â
Tan Rou didnât want to talk too much about politics. âI donât know about that. Maybe heâs someone who loves his job.â
Jiang Min laughed. âYes, we donât know much about politics. Letâs just finish building the building.â
Mayor Guo was also here. He was not here to supervise the work, but to see if Tan Rou and the others needed anything.
âIf you need anything, just let me know. Iâll get someone to arrange it,â Mayor Guo said.
Tan Rou thought for a moment and replied, âMayor Guo, we might need some of the staff to come over and try out the new equipment. Iâll have to trouble you to arrange for them.â
âSure. How about I arrange for a few people to follow you now?â Mayor Guo asked.
Tan Rou said, âNothing has been installed yet. Itâs a waste of time for them to come over. Iâll let you know again when I need them here.â
Mayor Guo didnât insist anymore. âAlright, Iâll listen to your arrangements.â
Since they were going to install new equipment, they would have to make holes in the wall. By installing the machine on the wall, they could save space on the ground.
Tan Rou called the workers over and asked them to make holes in the walls. However, when the electric drill was used, the workers ran over and said that they couldnât drill holes into the wall.
âWhy?â Tan Rou thought that these walls were more important. âIs this a bearing wall? If itâs a bearing wall, we really canât make holes. Letâs change to another one.â
The worker looked around. Seeing that there was no one else around, he dared to whisper to Tan Rou, âBoss, donât blame me for being nosy. Itâs better if you donât take this job. Otherwise, there will be trouble in the future.â
Tan Rou didnât quite understand what he meant. âMake yourself clear.â
âThereâs something wrong with these walls,â the worker said after hesitating for a while.
Tan Rou frowned. âWhatâs wrong with the wall?â
The worker picked up a small stone that had fallen off the wall and it crushed it without much effort.
Tan Rou was extremely shocked. This stone looked quite sturdy, so how could it shatter with just a pinch?
The worker looked at her shocked expression and said again, âBoss, thereâs probably more than one wall like this. If we install machines on it, it might break through the wall. Itâll be troublesome.â
Tan Rou fell silent. She kept staring at the wall not far away, feeling a little confused.
A normal wall wouldnât collapse, but it might not be the case for a jerry-built wall. However, she could not understand why the quality of the government building was so poor. Could it be that someone was extracting benefits from it?
Moreover, Jiang Minâs company was responsible for the construction of this building. She didnât know if Jiang Min knew about the matter of cutting corners. This was an illegal act. If she knew, she definitely wouldnât be able to escape the law.
âBoss, do we still need to move this wall?â the worker asked tentatively.
Tan Rou said, âNo, letâs take a break for a while first. Donât tell anyone about this. I have to talk to someone about this first. Weâll decide everything when Iâm back.â