Chapter 114: On Fire Wang Yingxin said, it seems that this didn’t happen in the previous life…

After Director Xiao left Wang Ying, he went directly to see Director Qian.

Director Qian had heard from others that Wang Ying had "shaken people's hearts" by distributing dried tofu in the cafeteria. When Director Xiao arrived, he had a guess about his purpose.

Director Xiao didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Director, I came from Deputy Director Wang."

Qian Tongsheng hummed indifferently.

"I saw a draft of a report she wrote. She said the final draft has been handed over to the factory director. Can you let me see it?" Director Xiao said.

Director Qian was reluctant to show it to Director Xiao, fearing that Director Xiao would get too excited. But facing Director Xiao's resolute gaze, Director Qian pulled the brown paper file from the drawer and handed it to Director Xiao.

Director Xiao was already excited after reading the draft, and after reading the finished draft, he jumped up from his chair.

“It’s so well written!”

Qian Tongsheng thought to himself, "I don't know if it's well written yet?" Wang Ying confirmed that he was the best report writer in their factory, but maybe he was also the best in Beichong.

"Director, you must hand this report to the leader!" Director Xiao said excitedly.

"I asked her to write it, so she has to submit it," Qian Tongsheng said. "I'll submit it at the next meeting."

"Although Comrade Wang Ying is young, her perspective on issues is truly ashamed of us. She is so far-sighted and organized," Director Xiao said. "If we can truly realize what she said in her report, our non-staple food factory will definitely become the leader among the Beichong factories!"

Qian Tongsheng has never had any ambition to be a pioneer. Beichong's cotton spinning and clothing industries are the pioneers, and their production tasks are also the heaviest.

Their food factory was originally a consolidation of several factories. With the established sauce factory and the canning workshop, they had no concerns about failing to meet production targets. Even the separate soy products and pastry workshops were stable. In these turbulent times, Director Qian sought stability, thinking small steps and occasional innovations would suffice. He was extremely reluctant to take major steps.

But looking at the energetic and motivated Wang Ying, Qian Tongsheng wondered if he was really going to just rest on his laurels. After reading Wang Ying's report that morning, Qian Tongsheng couldn't stop thinking about this. He had read it no less than ten times, and each time, his convictions were shaken.

Qian Tongsheng said: "Being a pioneer or not is not important. What is important is to enrich the people's diet, generate income for the city, and make the factory stronger."

Director Xiao nodded. "That's right. The country has developed this new machine, and we can use it. Even if we can't fully realize what Comrade Wang Ying said and let the products of Beichong Non-staple Food Factory be sold nationwide, there will definitely be no problem for them to go beyond Beichong."

"Okay, sit down. You look so excited. You are not half as steady as Wang Ying. You are so old." Qian Tongsheng said.

Director Xiao smiled and sat down. "This young woman is really smart. She thought of so many things after reading this one report. Alas, all these years of reading newspapers have been in vain. By the way, Director, Comrade Wang Ying is not just in the pastry workshop. She is the head of our R&D team. When we develop new products, those secondary processed soy products, we will need her help."

"I know, I know, she is really a popular girl!" said Qian Tongsheng.

"She is such a popular girl. With her report-writing ability, she can even work as a writer for senior leaders," said Director Xiao.

"Then she's probably not interested in this," Qian Tongsheng said.

Wang Ying, a popular figure, had already started writing her business trip plan. She figured that after submitting the report to her supervisor and then communicating with the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the entire process might take until National Day.

Director Xiang saw Wang Ying writing furiously again and couldn't help asking, "What are you writing?"

"Write a business trip plan." Wang Ying said without raising his head.

"Why rush? Even if we let you go, it won't be done in a day or two," said Director Xiang.

"Write it out early, and then gradually refine it, adding as you think of it. This trip is a rare opportunity, so you must plan thoroughly." Wang Ying turned to look at Director Xiang and said seriously, "Director, you should write one too. By the way, if you have any books on mechanics at home, you can review them. When you arrive at the Shengli Machinery Factory in Shanghai, you will definitely need to communicate with them on some professional issues."

"You insist on dragging me into this pirate ship! You even arrange my tasks so clearly. Who is the leader, you or me?" Director Xiang glanced at Wang Ying.

Wang Ying smiled: "Of course you are the leader. On this pirate ship, you are the captain, and I am at most your first mate."

Director Xiang turned his head away from Wang Ying, wondering if he really wanted to go to Shanghai with her. If he wanted to go, the factory boss would definitely send him, especially Wang Ying... He glanced at Wang Ying again and saw that she was sitting upright, diligently writing out her business trip plan. Well, let's just get on board. It's rare to see such a pragmatic, hardworking, visionary, and capable young person...

When it was time to get off work, Zhao Yunsheng came to pick up Wang Ying as usual. When he saw Wang Ying walking towards him from a distance, Zhao Yunsheng found that she was in a good mood today.

When Wang Ying came up to him, Zhao Yunsheng asked with a smile, "What good thing happened today? Did the factory give you a bonus? Why are you so happy?"

"Hehe, the five-spice dried tofu has made great contributions. I submitted the report for the inspection trip to Shanghai today. I should be able to go to Shanghai for inspection and study." Wang Ying said with a smile.

Zhao Yunsheng smiled and said, "That's really great news. When are we going?"

"I don't know yet. Let's go home and talk about it."

As soon as the two of them arrived home, Director Zhao also arrived home.

After Director Zhao got home, he also talked about the report Wang Ying submitted today. He said that he didn't praise Wang Ying enough at the company, so when he got home, he praised Wang Ying again in front of his useless son and disparaged Zhao Yunsheng at the same time.

But Zhao Yunsheng didn't mind Director Zhao comparing him with Wang Ying. He just felt proud and smug, even happier than when Director Zhao was praising himself. Seeing him like that, Director Zhao became even more displeased with him. He snorted and went back to his room.

Chen Xiuqin was still preparing dinner when Zhao Yunsheng went upstairs with Wang Ying in his arms, smiling. The two of them stayed upstairs for a while before Chen Xiuqin called them down to eat.

After dinner, Wang Ying worked overtime to make a windbreaker for Gu Mei. She was truly grateful to the Gu family, as they were her real benefactors.

On Zhao Yunsheng's birthday, the company did not take a day off, so Chen Xiuqin cooked egg longevity noodles for him in the morning as a birthday celebration.

Wang Ying ate his noodles and wondered if he could make a cream birthday cake next year... Cakes were easy, but cream was a bit more difficult. There were no cattle farms in Beichong, so milk was a rare commodity, let alone cream. Wang Ying remembered that in Longchang, west of Beichong, a milk brand had emerged in the 1980s and spread to Beichong, where it had always sold well. He wondered if they were still available...

"Yingzi, what's wrong? Are the noodles not tasty?" Chen Xiuqin asked when she saw Wang Ying suddenly become dazed while holding a piece of noodles with chopsticks.

Wang Ying came back to his senses: "No, I was just lost in thought."

Chen Xiuqin sighed, "You must be thinking about work again. Eat quickly and stop thinking about it."

"Yeah, I don't want to think about it anymore." Wang Ying smiled and continued eating noodles.

Wang Ying had actually always been thinking about the matter of milk and dairy products. She thought about it again today, and when she got to the office, she wrote it down in her notebook.

Wang Ying's report had been handed over to the factory director several days earlier, but there had been no follow-up, and Director Xiang was getting a little anxious.

"Your report may not have impressed the leaders. There is still no news." Director Xiang said to Wang Ying.

Wang Ying wasn't in a hurry at all, but she didn't say anything. Instead, she teased Director Xiang with a smile, "It seems like the Director is really looking forward to the business trip to Shanghai!"

Xiang Huaimin was so angry at Wang Ying that he rolled his eyes at her. "I'm not looking forward to it at all. I didn't promise to go."

Wang Ying ignored Director Xiang's anger and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Director. I'm still very confident in my report. There's still no news. Firstly, the higher-ups must have gone through the necessary procedures, and secondly, Director Qian must have had some news, but he's keeping it a secret to keep me patient. Director, just wait and see. You can't not go. The future of me and the factory rests on your shoulders."

"Hmph, I can't afford it." Director Xiang said, and ignored Wang Ying all morning.

Wang Ying's guess was spot on. After Qian Tongsheng submitted his report, the leader praised him profusely, and also praised Qian Tongsheng, saying that their factory had cultivated an outstanding talent. Qian Tongsheng was pleased to be praised, but also felt a little guilty, as this talent wasn't something he had cultivated...

The factory's management had already approved the trip to Shanghai for inspection and study, and they were currently in the process of communicating with the city. Qian Tongsheng expected the letter of introduction to be issued after National Day, but he hadn't spoken a word to anyone at the factory before then.

Wang Ying kept his composure and did not ask the factory director. However, Director Xiao went to ask once, but was retorted by Factory Director Qian, who said that he was not as steady as Wang Ying.

After several busy nights, Wang Ying finished the windbreaker for Gu Mei, but had not yet knitted the sweater. However, Gu Mei's birthday was coming, and it was definitely too late to give the sweater as a birthday gift, so it had to be postponed.

The day before Gu Mei's birthday, Wang Ying was on vacation. She took the skirt and windbreaker she had made and went to see Gu Mei.

Gu Mei was already very happy to have a skirt, and when she saw that there was also a windbreaker, she happily hugged Wang Ying.

"Yingzi, you're so kind! You even made me a windbreaker!" Gu Mei excitedly hugged Wang Ying and jumped a few times. "And you did such a great job!"

Wang Ying smiled and said, "You haven't tried it on yet. Try it on and if it doesn't fit, I can take it for alterations."

"It will definitely fit. Let's go to the room." Gu Mei didn't care about the others at home and pulled Wang Ying to her room. Wang Ying had no choice but to greet the Gu family with a slightly apologetic look.

"Let's go, let's go. We are all family. Don't be polite." Gu Meila Wang Ying returned to her room and changed her clothes with Wang Ying's help.

The white high-necked sweater, gray tweed skirt, and navy blue coat are matched perfectly.

Gu Mei stood in front of the mirror, spinning around with joy.

"Hey, let me show my mom and the others." Gu Mei came to the living room wearing new clothes and received a lot of praise.

Gu Mei's mother walked over, took a closer look and said, "Yingzi is so skillful. The style of this coat is really well made. It looks very...high-end." She originally wanted to say that it looked like a high-end foreign brand, but she couldn't say that now, so she changed her words.

"It's just made of ordinary cloth. It may not look so good after washing it a few times," said Wang Ying.

"That's great too." Gu Mei was very happy. "Yingzi, you are so nice to me!"

"You also helped me a lot. The previous pastry recipe and the five-spice dried tofu last time both solved my urgent needs. I don't know how to thank you." Wang Ying expressed his gratitude at the right time.

Gu Xuan said quietly, "I brought it to you. Why are you only thanking her?"

Gu Mei jumped in front of Gu Xuan, hands on her hips: "What's wrong with thanking me! I'm not your sister?"

"Okay, okay, thank you too." Gu Xuan had no idea what to do with his sister.

Wang Ying smiled and said, "I don't know what you like."

"Forget it, just thank her." Gu Xuan pointed at Gu Mei and said, then shook his head and went back to his room.

Gu Xuan hadn't walked a few steps when he suddenly heard someone outside shouting, "Look, there seems to be a fire in the west of the city!"

The people outside were talking so loudly that the people inside heard it and went out to see what was happening. Wang Ying followed him out. It was too far away to see anything, but they could see thick smoke billowing from the west side of the city. It was indeed on fire.

"Why does that direction look like a paper mill?" Wang Ying said.

Gu Xuan said, "That's true. It's been quite dry lately, and there's a lot of combustible materials at the paper mill."

"I hope nothing serious happens and there are no casualties." Gu Mei said with a frown.

Wang Ying thought that Director Zhao and Deputy Director Gao of the paper mill were close friends. He was unsure whether he should go over there to take a look. He wanted to go home quickly, so he said, "I have something to do at home, so I'll go back first."

The Gu family didn't stay long, and Wang Ying hurriedly rode his bike home.

Along the way, they met many people looking towards the west of the city. When Wang Ying arrived home, the smoke had already subsided. When Director Zhao discovered the smoke, he had already gone to the paper mill, and Zhao Yunsheng went with him.

"Why did the fire break out out of nowhere?" Chen Xiuqin held Dongbao and looked at the western sky.

"That's right..." Wang Ying thought to himself, this didn't seem to have happened in his previous life. Wang Ying thought to himself, and suddenly remembered one thing, Lu Yanfen went back to work at the paper mill... But are these two things related?

Director Zhao and Zhao Yunsheng didn't come back until nearly ten o'clock, both of them were covered in dust.

Wang Ying heard the noise and came downstairs.

Chen Xiuqin was asking them: "What's going on?"

"The warehouse where toilet paper was stored caught fire. Some employees were on holiday today, so it was discovered too late," said Director Zhao.

"Are there any casualties?" Chen Xiuqin asked again, "How is Lao Gao?"

"Lao Gao is fine. Yanfen was burned while trying to rescue a batch of important information." Director Zhao said.

"Oh, is she okay? Didn't she just go to the paper mill?" said Chen Xiuqin.

"He's fine," Director Zhao said. "I'll stop talking. It's getting late. Go get some rest. We have to go to work tomorrow."

Wang Ying felt a little strange. Not long after Lu Yanfen started working at the paper mill, the mill caught fire... But then she thought, there might be other new employees who came to the factory during this period. It was only because she knew Lu Yanfen and had a bad impression of her that she associated the bad things with her.

Wang Ying didn't mention the matter again. After Zhao Yunsheng finished taking a shower, the two went upstairs together.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yunsheng also said after he fell asleep: "Not long after Lu Yanfen arrived at the paper mill, the paper mill caught fire. Isn't this person a bit evil?"

Wang Ying looked at him: "You think so too..."

Zhao Yunsheng laughed: "Why, Yingzi thinks so too?"

"Maybe we're just two mean people who can't stand her and think the worst of her," Wang Ying said. "Did you see her today?"

"I didn't see her." Zhao Yunsheng said, "I don't miss her anymore. It must be a coincidence."

"Well, I don't want to think about it anymore. Let's go to sleep." Wang Ying said.

The fire at the paper mill sent everyone in Beichong into a state of panic, leading to fire inspections and fire prevention rallies. Director Qian even asked Wang Ying to write a speech, and Zhao Yunsheng and his colleagues were busy promoting fire prevention awareness.

I don’t know if it was delayed by this incident, but the letter of introduction for Wang Ying and others to go to Shanghai has not been issued yet.

It wasn't until September 29th that Director Qian called Wang Ying into his office and said, "The letter of introduction for the Shanghai inspection has arrived."

Wang Ying smiled brightly and asked, "Who should the factory director send to go to Shanghai with me? I think our Director Xiang is the best. He is a top student. You can choose the rest."

"I said I let you go?" Qian Tongsheng said deliberately.

"If you don't want me to go, why did you ask me to come?" Wang Ying said with a smile, "Director, when are we going?"

"After National Day." Qian Tongsheng said unhappily.