Chapter 129 Success Wang Hui finally confirmed that her elder sister was as heavy as she was...

Wang Ying walked towards them. Lu Yanfen was facing Wang Ying. Wang Ying saw that her eyes met his, and then she looked away as if nothing had happened, and continued talking to the two people in front of her, obviously not telling them that Wang Ying was walking towards them.

When Wang Ying was less than two meters away from them, she heard Lu Yanfen exclaim, "Yunsheng, your wife is here to see you."

Zhao Yunsheng turned his head and saw Wang Ying approaching.

"I was just about to look for you." Zhao Yunsheng said with a smile.

"Yingzi, long time no see." Lu Yanfen greeted Wang Ying with her unique reserved and gentle smile on her face.

Qiu Zhenhua reacted a little slowly and finally greeted Wang Ying.

"Well, long time no see, Sister-in-law Yanfen, Zhenhua." Wang Ying replied.

"Actually, I saw you just now, but you were chatting with a gay man, so I didn't disturb you. But I happened to meet Yunsheng again." Lu Yanfen said.

Wang Ying was about to speak when Zhao Yunsheng frowned and turned to Qiu Zhenhua and said, "I'm going home. Do you want to come with me?"

"Then let's go." Qiu Zhenhua glanced at Lu Yanfen and said, "Goodbye, Comrade Lu."

"Goodbye, Comrade Qiu," said Lu Yanfen.

Wang Ying didn't say anything and followed Zhao Yunsheng to the carport to get the car.

After the three of them walked a distance apart, Zhao Yunsheng said to Qiu Zhenhua, "You see, this is the true face of your dream lover, trying to sow discord between a couple right in front of them."

Qiu Zhenhua smiled awkwardly: "What dream lover? Don't talk nonsense in front of Yingzi."

Wang Ying laughed and said, "Why are you still hiding this from me? Is Sister Yanfen Zhenhua's dream lover?"

"He had met Lu Yanfen twice before and was stunned by her beauty. He had been thinking about her all the time. He had mentioned her to me countless times, and I never thought he was talking about her," said Zhao Yunsheng.

"Sister-in-law Yanfen is indeed beautiful and has a unique temperament." Wang Ying said that it is normal for an unmarried artistic young man like Qiu Zhenhua to fall in love with her.

"If he didn't want to meet the goddess, I wouldn't want to pay any attention to her at all. How did she become a model worker? I can't understand it," said Zhao Yunsheng.

Qiu Zhenhua heard the hidden meaning in Zhao Yunsheng's words and said awkwardly, "I've only seen her from a distance before and didn't know her well. I suddenly saw her again just now, and she called Yunsheng over again, so I definitely want to get to know her."

Wang Ying smiled and said, "She and Yunsheng have a story. Ask Yunsheng to tell you."

When Qiu Zhenhua heard this, he gave up the idea that he had in mind.

When the three of them arrived at the carport, Zhao Yunsheng said to Qiu Zhenhua in a serious tone, "As a mutual friend of ours, I sincerely advise you to stay away from her. She's mentally unstable."

It was the first time Qiu Zhenhua heard Zhao Yunsheng say that the woman was mentally ill. Seeing that Wang Ying did not refute him, he replied, "I understand."

Qiu Zhenhua rode away first. Zhao Yunsheng was still muttering, "Who chose the model worker? Why didn't they give Yingzi to us? They gave her the title. Is there something fishy going on?"

Wang Ying whispered, "Maybe it's true. Gu Xuan just told me that her place was added later."

Zhao Yunsheng slapped the bicycle seat and said, "I was wondering why there was one more person this year!"

"Okay, don't get excited, let's go home." Wang Ying urged Zhao Yunsheng.

Zhao Yunsheng pulled the bicycle out of the shed and took Wang Ying home.

The next day, after Wang Ying went to work, Director Qian actually gave her another certificate, which made Wang Ying laugh and cry.

"Director, please just give me 100. I'm not a city model worker." Wang Ying said with a smile.

"Alas, I'm useless." Lao Qian sighed.

Wang Ying felt that he had something else in mind and consoled him: "Don't worry about it. I don't care at all. Working diligently is the most important thing. We don't do things just to be recognized as model workers."

"But people who work diligently deserve more awards," said Director Qian.

Wang Ying hadn't expected that Director Qian cared more about her than she did. She was touched and said, "That must be because my contribution to society isn't great enough. When my contribution becomes so great that no one can ignore it, then this award will have to be given to me. I will definitely make you proud."

"You are already very outstanding. The leaders above all know you. Don't worry, you will get the award sooner or later," said Qian Tongsheng.

"I think so too," Wang Ying said. "By the way, how's the communication with the higher-ups about the distribution of digital cookies going?"

"The leaders are still in talks," Qian Tongsheng said. "There's definitely no problem with Nanchong and Longchang. We should be able to negotiate for places where our canned goods are sold. That's already a lot. Even if we add more, the factory's production capacity won't be enough."

"That's not a problem. We can expand the factory, hire more people, and increase production," Wang Ying said with a smile. "I want to sell it nationwide."

Qian Tongsheng waved his hands: "You go ahead and do your work, you don't have to worry about biting your tongue."

Wang Ying took the certificate back to the office and directly posted it on the wall next to his desk.

"What the hell?" Director Xiang said with disgust.

"The factory director gave me a consolation prize to comfort me for not getting the model worker title," said Wang Ying.

"It's just an empty reputation." Director Xiang didn't care.

"That's right, gold and silver cups are not as good as the reputation of the people!" Wang Ying agreed.

Director Xiang hummed a sigh of relief. But Director Qian meant well. Should he comfort Wang Ying? After all, many people had expected her to become a model worker, but she didn't. Seeing her holding Qian's award certificate, she seemed quite happy...

Director Xiang thought about it and decided to give up. He couldn't do that job. It would be better to get the nitrogen filling packaging machine out sooner rather than later. That would make Wang Ying happy. However, progress was too slow. His friends in Shanghai were busy with their own things and couldn't help him with the experiment. Director Xiang sighed inwardly. It was too difficult, mainly due to the lack of professional talent. They couldn't find help, so they had to learn some of the knowledge from scratch, secretly...

Wang Ying was very busy throughout May. Fortunately, he had the support of his superiors, and all the work before the digital cookies went on sale went smoothly.

By the end of May, the milk digital biscuits were successfully delivered to department stores. They were available in both bulk and packaged versions. The bulk versions were 80 cents per pound, while the packaged versions were 50 cents per bag, each containing half a pound. These prices were quite high at the time. Wang Ying initially wanted to only produce packaged versions, but the packaging costs were too high, and his supervisor disagreed. Ultimately, they compromised and offered both.

But if they wanted to establish a brand and sell it further afield, they still needed packaging. Wang Ying named the cookies "Panda Brand Milk Number Biscuits," vacuum-packing them and attaching a five-centimeter-wide cardboard label on top. It featured a cute giant panda holding a cookie with the number 8.

On the morning of June 1st, before little Dongbao even woke up, a Children's Day gift was already placed next to her pillow. She didn't know it yet, but she was the first child to receive a number cookie.

The food factory's direct stores, department stores, and some major distribution centers all released digital cookies on June 1st, but sales were mediocre throughout the morning. A few spoiled parents bought some for their children to try, but most just looked out of curiosity.

That afternoon, the city held a children's art performance. Number cookies, along with pencils, notebooks, and pencil cases, became prizes for outstanding performances, making them an instant hit among the children.

After the art performance ended in the afternoon, many parents were dragged by their children to grocery stores to buy biscuits, and the sales of biscuits began to rise.

Parents soon discovered that these cookies were not only delicious but also had other uses. For children just learning to count, they needed to recognize the number on the cookie to eat it; for older children, they had to do addition and subtraction. Children always needed a snack, and since these were preferable to candy, parents' willingness to buy them soared.

After a week of fermentation, the digital cookies started to sell well in Beichong. Half a month later, news came from Nanchong that the first batch of goods was about to sell out and asked them to restock quickly.

Wang Ying was a little surprised. According to her estimation, it shouldn't have sold out so quickly. Nanchong had almost as much stock as Beichong, so it should have lasted at least a month. Yet, it sold out so quickly.

When Wang Ying and Lu Zhongming discussed this, Lu Zhongming said, "Could it be that they are reselling it somewhere else?"

"That shouldn't be possible." Wang Ying said, speculation and profiteering is a crime!

Wang Ying asked the people who followed the goods to Nanchong and found out that many lower-grade teachers in Nanchong brought these biscuits to the classroom to assist in teaching. Moreover, there was not as much food in Nanchong as in Beichong, so everyone was happy to buy it when there was a new thing.

By the end of June, good news came from all the cities where the digital cookies were distributed: they were selling so well that people were asking for more. Moreover, the packaged ones were selling even better than the loose ones.

At the summary meeting at the end of June, Wang Ying proposed to the factory leaders to build a separate factory for digital biscuits, upgrade production equipment, and expand the number of employees.

"Isn't it a bit too hasty?" Qian Tongsheng said. He knew that digital cookies sold well, but he felt that the risk was a bit too great if the business expanded in such a hurry.

Wang Ying said, "Director, summer vacation is coming soon."

"It's summer vacation, so what?" Qian Tongsheng said.

"During the summer vacation, the children will move around..." said Wang Ying.

"Hmm? Hiss..." Qian Tongsheng figured out the crux of the matter. Once the kids started circulating the digital cookies, they'd take them to places where they weren't already stocked.

"Director, we have to be quick and work hard. You have to know that others can learn how to make these cookies," Wang Ying added. "By the time they've mastered it, they might be able to sell them nationwide before we do."

There is no such thing as intellectual products and patents now. As long as people want to produce something, they can do so.

This ignited Qian Tongsheng: "How can that be! We figured this out first!"

"They don't care. If I can think of it, why can't others? It's like us copying the five-spice dried tofu from Shanghai. So we have to be quick! Maybe other factories are already working on the recipe." Wang Ying added, "And we not only have to be ahead, but we have to be superior. We have to make people recognize our products. We have to make people think of number cookies and buy Panda brand!"

Wang Ying's words were supported by the leaders.

Lu Zhongming said: "We also have to prevent others from passing off inferior products as good ones and impersonating us."

"That's exactly right," Wang Ying said. "Besides the inferior products being passed off as good ones, there are also big manufacturers trying to grab market share. It goes without saying that once our product reaches a big city like Shanghai, there will be manufacturers who can immediately produce it. They might even use better ingredients, have more exquisite packaging, and offer a richer flavor."

Wang Ying's words gave Director Qian a sense of crisis. These things could be figured out if one thought carefully.

Director Qian thought for a moment and said, "If you say so, others can do it too. We can't expand arbitrarily. If others can make it, it will definitely affect our sales."

"Director, the area covered by our biscuits is still very small. It will take time for others to learn from us. During this period, we will try our best to spread our products to as many places as possible, while improving our reputation and building our brand. Later, we can continue to update the flavors." Wang Ying said.

"We need to discuss this matter with the leader," said Qian Tongsheng.

"I know, I have already written the report. You can just take it to show it to the leader." Wang Ying said as he pushed a file bag to Qian Tongsheng.

Qian Tongsheng opened the file bag and read Wang Ying's report himself, then had Deputy Director Zheng and Director Zhao review it. Ultimately, the factory's leaders unanimously agreed to Wang Ying's proposal, leaving it up to higher-ups to review.

Three days after Qian Tongsheng submitted his report, the factory received great news! A department store in the provincial capital had proactively requested to purchase the product! Furthermore, they only wanted the packaging. A month was enough time for Panda Brand Digital Biscuits to spread beyond Beichong and into the provincial capital.

This news undoubtedly gave the city leaders a shot in the arm. Wang Ying's proposal was approved, and she was even sent on a business trip to the provincial capital.

Wang Ying's business trip went smoothly and the two parties signed a long-term supply contract.

Throughout the summer, several more places placed orders. Adding to this the proactive outreach from Beichong, Panda Brand number cookies were already selling to several provinces and cities. Meanwhile, just as Wang Ying and his team had anticipated, other places also began producing number cookies. However, their formulas and packaging couldn't match Panda Brand's for the time being; those who knew the product would still choose Panda Brand.

The popularity of digital biscuits has brought Wang Ying new fame in Beichong. Many people know that Beichong Non-staple Food Factory has produced a capable person who can sell biscuits to the provincial capital.

Wang Hui's daughter Huanhuan is over one year old. Wang Hui bought her number biscuits as teething sticks. But Huanhuan only ate a few of them, and most of them went into her stomach.

After the digital cookies came out, Wang Hui finally confirmed that her elder sister had been reborn just like her.

Wang Hui originally wanted to confess to Wang Ying when Huanhuan turned one year old, but Wang Ying happened to be on a business trip to the provincial capital at that time, and only Zhao Yunsheng came to the Du family for the banquet.

Wang Ying didn't come to the Du family, and Wang Hui's courage was gone. She was now in great torment. On the one hand, she wanted to confess to Wang Ying, but on the other hand, she was afraid to see her...