Chapter 69 Success "It's a success." Wang Ying said. ...

After the employees of the fourth workshop pointed out each other, they finally confirmed that the last person to leave yesterday was Tian Yong, and the first person to arrive this morning was Li Ping.

Tian Yong said nothing. After looking at Fang Hongjun twice, he lowered his head again.

Li Ping yelled, "I haven't left the operating table since I arrived. I haven't even been to the material preparation area! And, someone showed up within a minute of me arriving!"

"Take them both to the Security Department first, so as not to affect the work of other comrades," said Director Zhao.

Several leaders took Tian Yong and Li Ping away. In the workshop, the remaining workers couldn't help but look at Wang Ying, but he didn't even look in their direction. He was working diligently, and they all whispered to each other:

"Team Leader Wang is truly extraordinary."

"Well, someone is definitely going to get hurt this time."

"How did she figure that out..."

After a while, Deputy Director Zheng returned. He said to the workers, "Everyone, please stop what you are doing and listen to me."

Yang Jianshe was frying syrup when he heard his boss tell him to stop. He looked at Wang Ying, who said, "Keep frying. If you stop, the syrup will go bad. Don't worry about it."

Zheng Liancheng said, "I don't want this incident to spread outside of your workshop. Do you understand?"

"I understand! I understand!" The workers in Workshop 4 all said that if something like this happened in the food factory, they must not tell anyone about it. If it were to be told to others, wouldn't it frighten the people and make the leaders at higher levels uneasy? How could they not understand?

"We are not trying to hide anything on purpose. This is just a personal matter of a few comrades. They just couldn't think it through at the moment and it didn't cause any losses. But if this matter gets out, it will be difficult to control what kind of situation it will become. So, comrades, don't mention this matter even when you return home," said Zheng Liancheng.

"We know, we know," the employees said repeatedly.

"We all hope that the non-staple food factory will be good. Each of us is connected to the non-staple food factory. If the factory is not good, none of us will be good. I believe you all understand this." Zheng Liancheng emphasized again.

"Don't worry, I won't tell my wife or kids!"

"That's good. The factory depends on everyone's maintenance." Zheng Liancheng said and glanced at Wang Ying from a distance. Wang Ying was looking at the syrup in the pot at this moment. Zheng Liancheng didn't say anything and left directly.

More than half an hour later, Li Ping and Fang Hongjun returned, but Tian Yong hadn't. Everyone in Workshop 4 understood that it was Tian Yong who had done the trick.

Wu Haiyang whispered, "It's Tian Yong. Could he be holding a grudge against us because of the flour incident last time?"

"Who knows." Wang Ying said indifferently. He was just a scapegoat. Wang Ying didn't believe that Fang Hongjun was not behind this.

Even though they only changed part of the leavening agent, the damage was no less detrimental. Changing their leavening agent would lead to repeated failure. But since they didn't change everything, they might still succeed. This cycle of failure and success kept them bouncing back and forth, and ultimately, they couldn't achieve a stable formula, which meant their plan would inevitably fail.

Li Ping returned to his post and said nothing when others asked him questions.

Fang Hongjun didn't say anything. After sending Li Ping back, he left the workshop again.

Before lunch, Wang Ying and his team made the most successful batch of the past three days, but it still did not meet Wang Ying's standards.

Wu Haiyang felt that the team leader must have eaten this before, otherwise she would not have said after taking a bite that it was almost there, but not soft enough.

After lunch, Wang Ying was called to the factory director's office, where only Qian Tongsheng was there.

"Comrade Wang Ying, please take a seat." Qian Tongsheng said, pointing to the chair opposite his desk.

Wang Ying sat down, and Qian Tongsheng sighed, "You're still young, very clever. But why did you want to mark your pocket?"

"Get used to it," said Wang Ying.

Qian Tongsheng smiled and said, "Thank goodness you were alert, otherwise the construction would have been delayed. How is the new product going?"

"I feel like it's not as soft as the recipe says, but it's close," said Wang Ying.

"Very good, very good." Qian Tongsheng nodded repeatedly.

"About this matter, I want to explain something to you. The one who changed the materials was Tian Yong. The reason, according to him, was that you exposed the fact that he spilled the flour last time, causing him to pay for a bag of flour as compensation, and he felt very upset. So he wanted to annoy you for two days and prevent you from launching your new product. He also wanted to vent his anger. He said he was only going to change it this time and not to disrupt production all the time." Qian Tongsheng said.

Wang Ying thought almost the same thing. It was impossible to involve Fang Hongjun anyway. She didn't say anything, waiting for Qian Tongsheng to continue.

"He tampered with the raw materials, which is a very bad behavior. We will never tolerate such behavior, so Tian Yong was dismissed by us. What do you think of this handling result?" Qian Tongsheng said.

"Let the leaders handle it, I just focus on doing my job well," said Wang Ying.

Qian Tongsheng nodded. He was actually a little worried that Wang Ying would cause a commotion. He was most afraid that his anger would spread to the public and reach the higher-ups. If this got out, word would spread among the people, and eventually, it would spread like wildfire: "Someone poisoned the raw materials at the food factory! You can't eat anything from the food factory!" That would definitely be the outcome. As the factory director, he would undoubtedly be held accountable by his superiors.

"I am very optimistic about the product Shaqima. When large-scale production is needed, our factory will build the fifth workshop," said Qian Tongsheng.

Wang Ying had heard Director Zhao mention this matter before, but she didn't expect the factory director to tell her face to face now.

"I will definitely live up to the factory director's expectations and the factory's cultivation." Wang Ying said politely.

Qian Tongsheng smiled and nodded, very satisfied with Wang Ying's words. Fortunately, she was not like her father-in-law, Director Zhao, who was much more flexible. According to Director Zhao, if this happened, Tian Yong should be prosecuted for poisoning.

"There is also Director Fang. He managed poorly, so our factory gave him a warning," said Qian Tongsheng.

This surprised Wang Ying. She had thought the factory would just give him a few mild criticisms, but she hadn't expected him to be penalized. But a penalization shouldn't be underestimated. After receiving this disciplinary action, Fang Hongjun would temporarily be unable to apply for a professional title, be recognized as an outstanding employee, or be considered a model worker, let alone be promoted.

Qian Tongsheng continued, "After that, you'll definitely have to stay in Workshop 4 for a while. Get along well with everyone. We're all comrades."

"Yeah," Wang Ying replied, feeling a bit worried about Fang Hongjun's revenge. But she also knew that even if she tried to bite Fang Hongjun, Director Qian wouldn't agree.

Qian Tongsheng saw Wang Ying's worry and said, "Comrade Wang Ying, don't worry. Comrade Fang is the descendant of a martyr. He may have some minor flaws, but he won't make any mistakes based on principle. He fully recognizes his own mistakes and accepts the organization's punishment."

"I understand." Wang Ying said.

"Then go ahead. Oh, and ask someone to bring me some of the products produced this morning," Qian Tongsheng said. "After all, I've tasted them, so I can give you some advice."

"Okay, I'll bring it over shortly."

Wang Ying returned to the workshop and met Fang Hongjun. Neither of them spoke. Wang Ying noticed that Fang Hongjun's face, which used to look scary, was now calm. He wondered if there might be more trouble underneath this calm.

Wang Ying took a few pieces of shaqi ma made in the morning and delivered them to Qian Tongsheng's office himself.

"Try it and see if there is anything that needs improvement," said Wang Ying.

Qian Tongsheng took a bite and nodded, saying, "This is already very good. If we sell it like this, it will definitely sell well."

"I want to do better," said Wang Ying.

"That's right, we must have an attitude of continuous improvement. By the way, the packaging of this new product will also be left to you to negotiate." Qian Tongsheng said.

"Okay." Wang Ying agreed.

"Go ahead and work hard. The future and hope of the factory lies in the hands of you young people!" said Director Qian.

Wang Ying returned to the workshop and continued his afternoon work.

The few tests in the afternoon showed some progress overall, but it was still a little short of the soft standard...

"We will definitely succeed tomorrow," said Wu Haiyang.

"Yes, I am getting better and better at it," Yang Jianshe also said.

Seeing that they were not discouraged today and encouraged each other, Wang Ying did not say much and took them back to the office about ten minutes before get off work ended.

After a brief summary meeting, it was time to get off work.

Wang Ying went to Wujiaohua to pick up Chen Xiuqin first. Lu Yanfen was not there today, but Chen Xiuqin looked very unhappy.

Since they were outside, Wang Ying didn't rush to ask Chen Xiuqin, so the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went home.

After arriving home, Chen Xiuqin went back to her room without saying a word, and Wang Ying hurriedly followed her.

Chen Xiuqin sat on the edge of the bed and sighed twice.

Wang Ying chased after her and asked, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Did something happen at work today?"

"It's nothing, I'm just tired," said Chen Xiuqin.

Wang Ying felt that Chen Xiuqin wasn't telling the truth, but since she was the elder, she refused to speak, and Wang Ying couldn't force her to answer, so she said, "How about you take some more leave and rest at home for a while?"

"That's not necessary, it's not that serious." Chen Xiuqin said, "I won't be in the way. Go to the kitchen and see what Yunsheng is cooking."

Wang Ying said nothing more and went to the kitchen. She said to Zhao Yunsheng, "I don't know what's wrong with Mom. She looks a little off, but she won't tell me when I ask her. You should go ask her later."

Zhao Yunsheng said, "Okay, I'll go ask after dinner."

"By the way, I would like to ask Comrade Qiu to help me design the packaging for a new product. Please help me make an appointment with him," said Wang Ying.

"Okay, I'll tell him tomorrow that the new product is ready?" Zhao Yunsheng asked.

"It's almost done. I'll definitely be able to make it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I'll bring some back for you to try tomorrow night."

The young couple was talking in the kitchen while Chen Xiuqin was still sighing in the bedroom. Today at work, when it was her turn to move things, Yanfen helped her. Before leaving work, Yanfen offered to take her home, but she refused. She also offered to wait for Wang Ying with her, but she also refused. A colleague happened to pass by and said that Chen Xiuqin was always facing forward when she needed people, and not backward when she didn't. He also told Lu Yanfen to leave her alone... Although it was a joke, Chen Xiuqin still felt uncomfortable.

After Director Zhao returned home, he saw Chen Xiuqin like this and asked her what was wrong. She told Director Zhao what had happened.

Director Zhao said, "I thought it was a big deal. Can't you just get along with her normally? She helped you, so thank her. When your foot is healed, you can help her too. Why are you being so shy? Aren't you usually a straightforward person? How can you be so embarrassed by such a small thing? When people joke with you, you can just talk back. Aren't you always verbally abusive when you argue with me?"

It was rare for Chen Xiuqin to hear Director Zhao talk to her at such length. She looked at him for a few seconds before saying, "I do feel a little embarrassed!"

"You just don't put yourself in the right position. You are in the unit, you are just you, a salesperson at the Wujiaohua Store, not anyone's mother. If you want to be friends with her, then do so. If you don't want to be friends with her, then make it clear." Director Zhao said.

Director Zhao's words made Chen Xiuqin feel enlightened. She patted Director Zhao on the shoulder and said, "You, an old comrade, are the ones who think clearly! I understand!"

Director Zhao snorted and went to the main room to tinker with the radio.

During dinner, Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng both found that Chen Xiuqin seemed to have recovered and her complexion had returned to normal.

After dinner, the young couple cleaned up in the kitchen. Wang Ying said, "Mom seems to be fine again. It seems that nothing is wrong."

"He must have been coaxed into submission by Director Zhao," said Zhao Yunsheng.

Wang Ying smiled and said, "Does Director Zhao know how to coax people?"

"That's definitely not as good as me," Zhao Yunsheng said with a playful smile. "Director Zhao and I have different approaches. He convinces people with reason, while I move them with emotion."

Wang Ying rolled her eyes at him: "I think you are using meat to cause trouble for others!"

Zhao Yunsheng laughed heartily. Seeing Wang Ying was about to seal the stove, he said, "I'll seal the stove later and heat the water a little more."

"It's still burning. Is it enough? Do you want to take a shower?" Wang Ying said.

"I'm not taking a shower. He has something else. Wait for me." Zhao Yunsheng said as he ran out. After going upstairs, he came back soon with a red rubber hot water bottle in his hand.

Wang Ying laughed and said, "So it's to fill a hot water bottle."

Zhao Yunsheng patted the hot water bottle and said, "I have to write a manuscript recently, so I can't sleep with you. Let it sleep with you instead of me first."

"Yes, this hot water bottle is quite big and should be very warm." Wang Ying said.

"It's definitely not as warm as me, so you can just make do with it for now." Zhao Yunsheng smiled.

Wang Ying looked at the hot water bottle and suddenly remembered a childhood memory. She had copied two weeks' worth of homework for a classmate and traded it for a saline bottle. She took the bottle home and, without telling her parents, secretly filled it with hot water and placed it under her covers. When Wang Hui saw her, she started clamoring for it. Wang Ying refused, so she went to her parents and cried to complain. Her parents told her to give the bottle to her sister, but she refused and joined in the fuss. Eventually, her father smashed the bottle...

It seemed that after this incident, she completely stopped arguing with them, and no matter what Wang Hui wanted, she would give it to her.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Yunsheng saw Wang Ying looking at the hot water bottle in a daze.

"I remembered something from the past." Wang Ying came back to her senses. If her previous life was included, this happened many years ago. Unexpectedly, it was still deep in her memory.

Zhao Yunsheng felt the spout of the teapot with the back of his hand and felt it was about the right temperature. He unplugged the hot water bottle and said, "Come on, Yingzi, fill it with water."

Wang Ying picked up the teapot, aimed it at the opening of the hot water bag, and poured hot water into it steadily.

Zhao Yunsheng put the stopper back in, wiped off the water outside, and put it in Wang Ying's arms. He smiled and asked her, "Are you warm?"

Wang Ying nodded: "It's warm, but not as warm as holding you."

This made Zhao Yunsheng very happy, and he said happily, "Of course, you can just make do with it for now. I'll go to bed early tonight."

The two returned upstairs, and Wang Ying stuffed the hot water bottle into the quilt. By the time she finished washing up and went to bed, the quilt was already very warm.

Wang Ying looked at Zhao Yunsheng's back for a long time...

The next day was already Thursday. Wang Ying signed a "military order" with Director Zhao, saying that it must be completed this week and time was running out.

As soon as Wang Ying arrived at the office, Xu Lili excitedly said to her, "Team Leader! My mission is complete! I don't have to go out today!"

"That's great, it's just right for me to go to the workshop." said Wang Ying.

"We should be able to finish the race tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the latest. It's going much more smoothly than I thought," said Zhou Qianjin.

Luo Wenshu pushed his glasses and said, "It's welfare, not forced labor. How could it go wrong?"

Zhou Qianjin glanced at Luo Wenshu speechlessly. "It's not easy for you to have such a big mouth without getting beaten up by others until now."

After a simple morning meeting, Wang Ying took Xu Lili and Wu Haiyang to the workshop.

As soon as Wang Ying arrived at the workshop, the employees there greeted her politely.

"Good morning, Team Leader Wang..."

"Team Leader Wang is here!"

Arriving at Wang Ying's work area, Xu Lili whispered to him, "Team Leader, what happened? You've conquered them in just a few days?"

Xu Lili and the others didn't know about the replacement of the leavening agent. Wang Ying said, "There are some things, but we'll talk about it later. Let's get to work first."

Xu Lili had no choice but to put away her curiosity and start working.

The first batch in the morning failed again, even worse than yesterday's, but the second batch was close to success.

"Continue in the afternoon!" said Wang Ying.

During the meal, Xu Lili finally saw her chance and asked Wang Ying, "Team leader, tell me how you conquered them."

Wu Haiyang whispered, "Didn't you notice that there's one less person in the workshop today?"

"!" Xu Lili's already large eyes widened even wider. "What's going on? What's going on?"

"Someone was caught tampering with our raw materials by the team leader, and he was fired from the factory," Wu Haiyang said quietly. "We can't tell anyone about this."

Xu Lili nodded and looked at Wang Ying with admiration: "Team Leader, you are really amazing! I really admire you and I want to follow in your footsteps."

Wang Ying said: "Don't engage in personality cult."

Xu Lili continued to eat with a smile. She had felt like there were bugs crawling in her heart all morning, but now she finally felt relieved.

The batches of products we made this afternoon still didn’t meet the standards, and it seemed to be getting worse and worse…

Wu Haiyang muttered quietly, "Could it be that some of the raw materials have been replaced again?"

"Don't talk nonsense," Wang Ying said. "There are two reasons. First, after a day's work, your physical strength will gradually decline. Second, without success, your hearts have become restless. Tomorrow is the last day I promised Director Fang, so we must work hard!"

Wang Ying's words made several people, especially Tian Yulan and Yang Jianshe, nervous again. But their nervousness this time was different from the previous ones.

Yang Jianshe said: "I will definitely be able to summarize the method of stir-frying syrup tomorrow!"

"Me too!" Tian Yulan said, "I'll figure out the right temperature and duration for frying tomorrow."

"Okay, I trust you," Wang Ying said. "Let's divide today's products. I've got the factory manager's permission."

Tian Yulan gave the best batch she made in the morning to Wang Ying. Wang Ying did not keep it all for himself, but gave some to each of them, and then distributed it to other colleagues in the workshop.

After get off work, Wang Ying still went to pick up her mother-in-law Chen Xiuqin from get off work. Chen Xiuqin looked quite normal today. It seemed that she had resolved the issues at work.

When Wang Ying got home, he saw a bicycle in the yard and knew that Zhao Yunsheng had invited Qiu Zhenhua.

With the previous collaboration on Yunpian Cake, the two quickly reached a consensus on the packaging of Shaqima this time.

Wang Ying distributed the shaqima she brought back from the factory today to them, and it received unanimous praise.

Qiu Zhenhua asked, "How are you going to price this? I really like it. Can I pre-order some from you?"

"We don't know yet," Wang Ying said. "But the cost is there. It shouldn't be much different from the price of peach cakes."

"Very good! I like it." said Qiu Zhenhua.

"Then give me another piece." Zhao Yunsheng gave him another piece.

"From now on, please come to me for good things like this, hahaha." Qiu Zhenhua said with a smile.

Wang Ying also smiled: "Then you must continue your studies and maintain your aesthetic taste and standards. Maybe in the future our factory will come to you when we have new products or repackage old ones."

"Comrade Wang Ying is absolutely right!" Qiu Zhenhua gave Wang Ying a thumbs up.

On Friday, when Wang Ying arrived at work, Zhou Qianjin said, "Team leader, the unit I'm responsible for has also finished its statistics. I'll go to the workshop with you today."

Luo Wenshu continued, "I still have two more to go. I'll be done with them this morning and then I'll be back at work for lunch."

"That's perfect. I'll collect all the data tomorrow and submit the final plan next week." Wang Ying felt that it was going more smoothly than she had imagined.

Wang Ying and his team went to the workshop and made two batches in the morning. Both were close to success, but the softness was still a little bit off.

It was almost lunchtime when Fang Hongjun came over to Wang Ying and the others and said, "Today is the last day."

"I know." Wang Ying said, "It will definitely be released today."

Fang Hongjun said nothing more and turned away.

Wang Ying said, "See? We must succeed this afternoon!"

"Eat more at lunch!" Wu Haiyang said, "so you'll have more energy in the afternoon!"

When they arrived at the cafeteria and sat down to eat after getting their food, Zhou Qianjin said, "Didn't Luo Wenshu say he'd be back for lunch? Why haven't I seen him?"

"Maybe there was a temporary delay." Wu Haiyang said, "Once you go out, you can't say for sure."

Luo Wenshu didn't come back until they finished eating.

After lunch, several people did not take a break and continued to experiment. The first batch in the afternoon also failed.

Wang Ying saw that Yang Jianshe’s work notebook was already filled with many notes, and Tian Yulan was no less.

When we were making the second batch, Luo Wenshu arrived.

"Why are you so late? Didn't you say you would come back for lunch?" Zhou Qianjin asked him.

"Don't mention it. My bicycle tire was punctured! It took me a long time to fix it, and I'm back now. I haven't even had lunch yet." Luo Wenshu said unhappily, "Where are we at now? Is there anything I can do?"

"The latest batch of products will be cut soon. How about I let you cut some?" Wang Ying said.

"Okay!" Luo Wenshu rolled up his sleeves, "I'll do it!"

In the rectangular mold, the golden, sweet-smelling shaqi ma had cooled completely. Zhou Qianjin turned it upside down on the workbench to remove it from the mold. Luo Wenshu picked up a knife and started to cut it. The first cut was crooked...

"Ouch, what a mistake." Luo Wenshu said.

Wang Ying broke off a piece from the one cut by Luo Wenshu and took a bite.

"How is it?" Yang Jianshe asked nervously.

Wang Ying didn't say anything, broke off another piece, and Wu Haiyang also broke off a piece.

"It's a success." said Wang Ying.