Chapter 133 Continuous Problems

Xiao Taozi followed Jiang Haitang into the house happily, swinging her chubby little legs quickly, and rushed straight into Lu Liangchen's arms.

"Dad, Xiao Taozi misses you." The little girl tilted her rosy face up, her big eyes full of dependence, like a coquettish kitten.

Lu Liangchen's eyebrows instantly curved into crescents. He held the little girl carefully, gently pinching her chubby little face with his fingertips, his voice full of doting.

"How much does our little peach miss daddy?"

The little fellow tilted his head and thought for a moment, then stretched out his two little hands and drew a big circle in the air. His soft voice was filled with determination: "So much!"

Jiang Haitang stood by the door, watching the interaction between father and daughter. The corners of her lips unconsciously rose, and a gentle smile appeared in her eyes.

Xiao Taozi suddenly hugged Lu Liangchen's neck and gave him a loud kiss on the face, leaving a clear saliva mark.

Lu Liangchen touched the kissed cheek, and the smile on his face could not be hidden. The fatigue brought by overtime work in recent days seemed to be dispelled by this kiss.

He scratched Xiao Taozi's nose, his voice full of love: "Xiao Taozi, be good. In a few days, Daddy will take you to the capital, okay?"

"Where is the capital? Is it far?" The little girl blinked her big eyes, looking confused.

Lu Liangchen patiently explained, "The capital is very far away. There are high city walls, huge palaces, and countless interesting things there. We can take the train there when the time comes, and it will be there in a matter of seconds!"

"Yeah, yeah!"

Little Taozi happily jumped out of Lu Liangchen's arms and spun in circles on the ground, her pigtails flying with the dance, as happy as a little butterfly.

Jiang Haitang looked at the father and daughter, frowning slightly, and asked worriedly, "With the current situation at the factory, do you have time to go?"

There have been a lot of turmoil in the factory recently, with various problems popping up one after another, and she is really worried.

Lu Liangchen held Jiang Haitang's hand and said firmly, "We will set off on the 27th of the twelfth lunar month. We will definitely be able to sort out everything before the 27th. Trust me."

Jiang Haitang pursed her lips and didn't ask any more questions.

Although Lu Liangchen did not explicitly say who was behind the trouble, she knew in her heart that the people behind these things had been rooted in the textile factory for many years and had complex influence. How could it be so easy to solve?

But she chose to believe Lu Liangchen, and if Lu Liangchen didn't say anything, she wouldn't ask.

The family of three sat around the table and had a long-awaited reunion dinner.

At the dinner table, Xiao Taozi chattered and shared interesting things that happened during the day. Lu Liangchen and Jiang Haitang looked at each other from time to time, their eyes full of smiles.

After dinner, Lu Liangchen had to go to work overtime again.

Xiao Taozi immediately put down her tears and reluctantly tugged at the corner of Lu Liangchen's clothes: "Dad, can you not work overtime?"

Lu Liangchen picked up the little girl with heartache, kissed her little face, and coaxed her softly.

"My dear, Daddy has some important things to do. You have to listen to Mommy. When I'm done with this, Daddy will play with you."

Xiao Taozi nodded sensibly. Although tears were welling up in her eyes, she still let go of her hand and waved to Lu Liangchen.

"Daddy, Little Peach will be good."

Jiang Haitang turned around and put the lunch box she had packed earlier into her military backpack. She then wrapped several pancakes separately in oil paper, carefully put them in, and then handed them to Lu Liangchen.

"So many?" Lu Liangchen looked at the bulging backpack, a little surprised.

"There are so many of you. You can't just eat alone and let others watch you, right?"

Jiang Haitang helped Lu Liangchen put on his scarf as she spoke, her eyes full of concern.

Lu Liangchen hugged Jiang Haitang moved, kissed her lightly on the forehead, and then hurried out.

Looking at Lu Liangchen's departing back, Jiang Haitang sighed silently, and her worries grew even more.

In the next few days, there were indeed constant turmoil in the factory, with one situation after another.

First, parts of some equipment in the factory were swapped, causing the machine to malfunction; then, someone mixed the debris of worn-out old parts into the lubricating oil, almost causing a major accident.

Jiang Haitang felt terrified just by hearing the news.

She really couldn't understand how these people could ignore the interests of the factory just to satisfy their own selfish desires?

That day, Jiang Haitang was conducting color fixation research in the office when Zhang Qiaohong, the team leader of the wool sweater workshop, suddenly rushed in breathlessly.

Her face was filled with anxiety. "Mr. Jiang, there's something wrong in the workshop. The machine keeps breaking the thread while weaving the cable pattern. Several garments have been ruined."

"Have you called the machinery factory?" Jiang Haitang immediately stood up and asked nervously.

The new machine has only been in use for a short time, how come it has problems?

She first suspected that this incident, like the previous ones, was man-made.

But no matter whether it is a human or machine problem, the first thing to do is to solve the problem.

"I've called, but the people at the machinery factory said the engineer responsible for this machine has gone home on leave. He's from out of town and can't come for the time being."

Zhang Qiaohong ran so fast that she was out of breath and kept gasping for breath while talking.

Jiang Haitang thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said decisively: "I'll go over and take a look, maybe I can solve it."

Although she provided the drawings for this machine, she did not participate in the subsequent installation and debugging. But now there is no other way, so she can only bite the bullet and give it a try.

I just hope the problem isn't too big. If it is, I'm afraid I'll have to ask Gu Yundi to come over.

Jiang Haitang was anxious and didn't care about anything else. She grabbed her cotton coat, put it on and ran out.

Zhang Qiaohong reacted quickly, followed behind and grabbed Jiang Haitang's scarf, shouting, "Mr. Jiang, scarf, scarf!"

The two rushed to the workshop as quickly as possible. The female workers inside were running around in a panic, and several young girls had tears in their eyes.

The good thread just broke, and they didn't know the reason.

"This batch of goods was to be delivered to the department store on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month. What should we do now that something has gone wrong?" a female worker said in a crying voice.

"I don't know what's going on in our factory lately. Accidents keep happening." Another female worker sighed.

At this time, someone murmured quietly: "Could it be because of the new factory manager? He can't control the factory."

When Jiang Haitang heard this, she pretended not to hear it and focused on observing the machine.

The problem could not be solved and no amount of explanation would be of any use. The only thing she could do to help Lu Liangchen was to restore the machine to normal operation.

Fortunately, Zhang Qiaohong was very smart and immediately scolded him: "What nonsense are you talking about? This is feudal superstition. Do you want to live well?"

The girl who had just spoken realized the power of the words "feudal superstition". She was so scared that her face turned pale and she quickly shut up, not daring to speak again.

But Jiang Haitang knew in her heart that there were probably many people in the factory who had this idea.

One can imagine the pressure Lu Liangchen is under.

She took off her cotton coat, rolled up her sleeves, and immediately began to look for the cause.

Jiang Haitang carefully recalled the drawings he had provided, squatted down, and patiently checked each part one by one.

Why are the parts not damaged and replaced?

Jiang Haitang fell into deep thought, his brows furrowed tightly.

"Can you do it? If not, don't try to show off." Suddenly, a sharp voice sounded.

Jiang Haitang looked up and saw that it was the female worker Li Xinghua. She was crossing her arms and looking at her with a sarcastic expression.

"Li Xinghua, what are you talking about? If Engineer Jiang can't do it, do you think you can?" Zhang Qiaohong immediately stood up to defend Jiang Haitang.

Li Xinghua, however, didn't care. He sneered and said, "I can't do it, but even if I can't, I'm not trying to show off. Some people just love to be in the spotlight."

Zhang Qiaohong's face darkened instantly, and she said sternly, "Li Xinghua, shut up."

"You're not even allowed to tell the truth? A bitch who relies on her body to get to the top deserves such a high salary? Our factory is in chaos because of people like this."

As soon as Li Xinghua said this, the workshop became quiet instantly, and everyone was shocked by her vicious words.

Someone immediately retorted, "What's wrong with Engineer Jiang? How many problems has she solved for the factory since she arrived? And she even won a big order at the Canton Fair."

"That's right. Even the wool sweater project is thanks to Engineer Jiang." The other female workers also spoke up for Jiang Haitang.

Li Xinghua scoffed and spat, saying, "Don't flatter her. How could a country girl who didn't even finish elementary school have such great abilities? I don't know which unlucky guy was responsible for this."

These words were like a bomb. Those who had originally spoken for Jiang Haitang lowered their voices, and some people even looked at Jiang Haitang with a bit more suspicion.

Jiang Haitang really didn't go to school much. Although her test scores were very good, were they obtained through cheating?

Jiang Haitang hadn't intended to get into a conflict with anyone, but now that things had come to this, she couldn't allow herself to be slandered.

She stood up and looked at Li Xinghua with a cold gaze: "Oh, then Comrade Li Xinghua, why don't you tell me, whose credit did I take?"

Li Xinghua felt uneasy at the look in Jiang Haitang's eyes. After a long pause, he said, "Of course it's the work of several technicians in our factory, Li Jingcheng and Duan Changhe. They both graduated from textile universities."

A hint of interest flashed in Jiang Haitang's eyes.

Could it be that today's incident is related to Li Jingcheng and Duan Changhe?

But that shouldn’t be the case. These two people have always performed very well, taking their work and studies seriously.

She suppressed her doubts and said coldly, "Can someone please ask these two to come over? Some things are better discussed face to face."

In this matter, there is reason to suspect that Li Xinghua intended to manipulate public opinion in the factory and even to sow discord within the R&D department.

If she were to have conflicts with Li Jingcheng, Duan Changhe and others, it would be a fatal blow to the development of the factory.

"No need to ask anyone to invite us, we're here." Li Jingcheng's voice came from the workshop door. He strode in with a firm look in his eyes.

Duan Changhe followed behind him with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

"Why are you here?" Zhang Qiaohong asked in surprise.