Jiang Xiaoli quickly glanced through the information of the three factories. Two of them were food processing factories, but the combined area of ​​the two factories was not as large as the current food factory.

The other one is a textile factory, covering an area of ​​35 acres. But the number of workers is also astonishing, with more than 500 people.

Jiang Xiaoli tapped the factory documents on the table. "Uncle Wei, which one do you think is more reliable?"

Wei Dong shook his head. "I don't think either of them will work. The two food factories are too small. Even if we acquire them, they won't meet our needs. The other textile factory has a large area, but it will be difficult to solve their employee problems. Moreover, when their factory manager heard that we wanted to acquire them, he made an exorbitant demand. I think he is not sincere at all."

Jiang Xiaoli nodded, "No rush."

Zong Jia smiled and said to Wei Dong, "Uncle Wei, just tell me your solution, don't keep her in suspense."

Jiang Xiaoli exclaimed in surprise, "What great ideas do you have? Tell me quickly, don't hide it from me!"

Wei Dong took out a new document and asked, "Xiao Li, what do you think of this piece of land?"

She opened the documents and discovered that it was a rural area on the outskirts of Xi'an.

Wei Dong explained, "This was introduced to me by someone else. The village chief here is very welcoming to factories like ours to invest and build factories in their area."

They promised that if the factory agreed to hire workers, they would give priority to villagers from their village, and they were willing to sell us their land cheaply.

Jiang Xiaoli's eyes lit up when she heard this. "If the land price is cheap enough, then building a factory in the countryside is not a problem. Uncle Wei, I think this is worth discussing."

Zong Jiayu added from the side, "I've inquired and found that this village belongs to Lan County, and their county provides strong support to companies that invest and build factories there."

She slapped the table excitedly, "Then we don't need to worry about acquiring other factories. Let's go to the surrounding counties and villages to investigate and find a place to build our own food factory!"

Wei Dong and Zong Jiayu nodded in unison, "That's what we think too."

Wei Dong smiled and agreed, "Okay, leave this to me."

After talking with Wei Dong, Jiang Xiaoli went to the production workshop and found Ming Chan. "Deputy Factory Director Ming, I've come to discuss something with you."

Deputy Factory Director Ming has always been in charge of the production workshop, and there have never been any mistakes. Jiang Xiaoli is very satisfied with this.

Ming Chan led Jiang Xiaoli to his office. "Ms. Jiang, what brings you here?"

Jiang Xiaoli smiled and said to him, "Right now, our factory only has spicy strips as a product. I think it's time to start preparing for new products. I'd like to talk to you about the machinery and product development."

Upon hearing this, Ming Chan said seriously, "You go on, I'm listening."

Jiang Xiaoli told Ming Chan about her plan: her next products to promote were boneless chicken feet and pork jerky.

Mingchan simply called over the food factory's R&D head, and the three of them had a heated discussion about the production process of the new product, finally deciding on the necessary machinery and equipment.

At noon, Jiang Xiaoli and Zong Jia ate lunch at the food factory canteen.

She laughed and said, "I don't know if it's because I've been busy all morning and I'm hungry or what, but I feel like the food in the cafeteria tastes better than before."

Zong Jia served her a bowl of soup. "You're not mistaken, the previous cafeteria chef had some family matters to attend to and resigned. Uncle Wei brought back a head chef directly from the restaurant. Try this again, it's really good."

Jiang Xiaoli took a bite of the shredded pork with garlic sauce, her eyes sparkling. "It really is! Uncle Wei did a great job!"

She looked at Zong Jiayu and said, "No wonder I felt you had gained a little weight recently."

Zong Jia frowned, looked at his stomach and arms, and asked suspiciously, "Have I gained weight?"

Jiang Xiaoli looked at him more closely. "Hehe, it doesn't seem like it. He's just wearing too many winter clothes."

Zong Jia chuckled, "Alright, let's eat quickly."

In the afternoon, Zong Jia took her home and then went to driving lessons by himself.

Back home, Jiang Xiaoli suggested to her mother, "Mom, you're free during the day, why don't you go learn to drive? Aunt Xu said she was going to learn to drive recently, didn't she?"

When Xu Feng celebrated her birthday, Xiao Jincheng gave her a car, which is still gathering dust. She is planning to enroll in driving lessons soon.

Li Guizhi looked conflicted. "Can I learn it?"

Jiang Xiaoli reassured her, "Driving is a basic skill, it's not difficult. Someone as meticulous and attentive as you will definitely learn quickly. When Aunt Xu can drive, and you can drive too, then Xiaoyu and I won't have to worry about getting to and from school anymore!"

With the recent drop in temperature, the issue of sending both children to school has indeed become a major concern for both families.

Li Guizhi thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go ask your Aunt Xu when she's going to register. I'll study with her."

Jiang Xiaoli watched her hurried figure run to the opposite door and sighed helplessly.

God knows how much she wanted to drive to and from school; the freezing winter wind felt like it was going to blow her head off. If this continued, she felt like her hands and feet were going to get chilblains.

Xu Feng is also a woman of action. She had already made plans to learn to drive, and now that Li Guizhi had asked her to go with her, the two of them decided to go to the driving school to register that afternoon. They came back with Zong Jia.

Li Guizhi went to the kitchen to prepare dinner, and Zong Jiayu asked with a smile, "Little Pear, did you suggest that your godmother go to learn to drive?"

Jiang Xiaoli, her head still spinning from watching TV, simply nodded. "Yeah, don't you think being able to drive will be an essential skill in the future?"

Zong Jia thought for a moment and said, "Indeed, in the past only companies had cars. Now there are more and more private cars, and people are getting richer. Maybe in the future every family will have a car as a means of transportation."

Jiang Xiaoli looked at him with approval and said, "Young man, your idea is very forward-thinking."

Zong Jia smiled and said, "As for food, clothing, housing, and transportation, now that we're well-fed and clothed, that's no longer a problem. So the issues are housing and transportation. With residential complexes being built one after another, it's only a matter of time before cars become commonplace."

Jiang Xiaoli suddenly became interested. She turned off the TV and asked, "What do you think our lives will be like in the future?"

Zong Jiayu paused for a few seconds and said, “I think when basic living needs are met, people will start to pursue a higher quality of life, as well as intellectual and entertainment satisfaction.”

For example, if we go back ten or twenty years, when people's basic needs for food and clothing were not yet fully met, our steamed buns and spicy strips might only have sold about one-tenth of what they do now.

Jiang Xiaoli looked at him with a smile, "So you want to study computer science in college? You are very optimistic about the future development of computers, right?"

Zong Jia nodded. "Little Pear, do you believe it? Computers will definitely revolutionize our lives in the future, just like the Second Industrial Revolution."