Once reborn, Su Jiaojiao returned to the year she was forced into marriage. This time, she no longer escapes; she calls off the engagement, fights against scoundrels, earns money herself when broke...
Chapter 308 Some are happy, some are worried
"Jiaping, who is the person who kidnapped Xiuming? Why hasn't he been found out yet?" Qin Shuang has always suspected that it was Wu Xinyue who did it, but she has no evidence and it is not easy to say anything.
Who else but her would have such hostility towards her son?
"I think it was done by someone I know, but I have no evidence." Lu Jiaping also suspected Wu Xinyue, but then he thought that if it was Wu Xinyue, she wouldn't just scare Qin Xiuming and be done with it.
Judging from the traces at the scene, the other party did not want to kill Qin Xiuming.
Mostly just to intimidate.
He also suspected several of his business partners, including those in the film and television company, but then he thought about it and realized that he had failed in his investment and lost a lot of money, and he had not offended them, so there was no reason for them to kidnap his son.
Unless it was the little star Lori that he had always wanted to make famous?
It seems unlikely. He spent so much money on her, why would she kidnap his son?
"I asked Xiuming, and he said he went out with his classmates and drank a cup of coffee, and then he didn't know anything about it." Qin Shuang still has lingering fears about this incident. "I get scared every time I think about it. Now everyone looks like a bad guy. What if..."
"I asked that classmate, and he said he was indeed there with Xiuming, drinking coffee together, but he left early for something, leaving Xiuming alone. Xiuming also said it was still early and he wanted to continue shopping, but who knew something like this would happen." Lu Jiaping patted Qin Shuang's shoulder and comforted her. "I told Xiuming not to leave the campus unless necessary. If he needs to go out for something, I'll have someone from the company accompany him. I've made all the arrangements."
"That's good." Qin Shuang was relieved. "Is the person you arranged Sun Weikang?"
"Yes, he's more reliable after all." Lu Jiaping nodded. "When Xiuming starts school, I'll go see him off in person and stay with him for a few days."
Sun Weikan is Li Mo's husband and Li Nuo's brother-in-law.
He is also a veteran of the company.
When Qin Xiuming learned that Lu Jiaping was coming to take him back to the capital, he refused without a second thought: "Dad, I don't want to go back. I just want to stay with Mom. I'm fine. Please don't worry, Grandpa and Grandma."
Lu Qingqing also lives in the old house.
When the two met, they didn't speak, which was very awkward.
Lu Jiaping had no choice but to comply, but he still called Old Man Lu. Old Man Lu didn't force him: "If he doesn't come back, you should come back quickly. What's the point of you staying there? Just ask his mother to keep an eye on Xiuming's condition."
"Okay, I understand." Lu Jiaping didn't dare to disobey the old man.
When Su Jiaojiao and Chen Juan returned from Qingyuan, Ding Mei had already moved all the machines away with her people. She also specially left an electric sewing machine for Chen Guilan, saying that she could use it for daily sewing and mending.
Chen Guilan wanted to give her money, but Ding Mei refused it no matter what.
After all the machinery and equipment were moved away, the outlet room suddenly became spacious. Someone even came over to ask if she wanted to rent it, but Su Jiaojiao said no.
She had already made up her mind to let Chen Guilan do wholesale here in the future.
Chen Guilan was busy cleaning, while Su Jiaojiao and Chen Juan followed Ding Mei to the new factory.
The location of the new factory is quite good, close to the road. It used to be a luggage factory owned by a Korean company, which was also a rented factory. Later, the luggage factory moved away and the place became vacant.
Because the yard is large, the driving school rented it here to practice the second driving test. The factory buildings were all empty. After Ding Mei moved in, it became very spacious.
"They moved out last fall. We can use the electrical circuits and everything." Ding Mei had been here several times, taking Su Jiaojiao and Chen Juan to look around. "They said any house is empty and I can use it. They also have warehouses and other things."
"It's pretty good here." Su Jiaojiao is very satisfied with this place. It is convenient to get in and out, there is water and electricity, and the empty houses can be converted into dormitories, which will be very helpful for recruiting workers in the future.
There is a road just outside the door and a vegetable market nearby.
It only takes half an hour to ride a bike to Hualian Shopping Mall.
Ding Mei was full of energy. A job recruitment notice had been posted at the factory gate. Liu Ming came over with a chuckle and said to Su Jiaojiao, "Jiaojiao, this will be your home from now on. Welcome to come back often."
"Thank you, Director Liu." Su Jiaojiao heard Ding Mei say that Liu Ming was the director of the packaging workshop, and Chang Yuqin and Yu Ying were clearly the directors of the sewing workshop and cutting workshop respectively. These were all heroes of the past, and it was natural for them to be promoted.
"Miss Su, I'm Director Liu from the Natus Leather Factory. Can you treat me to a meal?" Liu Ming was wearing a leather jacket and jeans, with his hair greased, but he still looked quite informal. Su Jiaojiao smiled and said, "No problem, I'll treat."
"That's great, we must go to Guolv." Liu Ming clapped his hands and laughed.
"Get lost!" Ding Mei cursed, pointing at Liu Mingdao, "Set up the machines today and start working tomorrow."
"There's no point in starting work tomorrow, the seventh day. Don't we usually start on the eighth day?" Liu Ming was unconvinced. "Jiaojiao and I haven't seen each other for a long time. What's wrong with a few words?"
Ding Mei was so angry that she kicked him: "Hurry up and get back to work. It's so annoying. So many machines haven't been installed yet."
Su Jiaojiao and Chen Juan laughed so hard that they bent over.
The unruly atmosphere of the Natus Leather Factory is back!
"Sister Ding, seriously, I'm going to treat you guys to a meal." Su Jiaojiao had originally planned to treat them to a meal. "You've been busy these past few days, so after the 15th, let's go to Guolv and get together on the 16th."
"Okay, we will definitely go." Ding Mei answered readily.
After leaving the Natus Leather Factory, Su Jiaojiao took Chen Juan to Xue Yan's place. Like Chen Juan, Xue Yan also started work on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.
Xue Yan knew that Ding Mei had moved to a new factory and said that if there was room, she would also like to move there. "I don't have any cutting, ironing, or needle testing equipment here, so I can just work with Ding Mei. It will be convenient for me to get work when the time comes."
"Then you can discuss it with Ding Mei." Su Jiaojiao would not ask them about these matters. Although Xue Yan and her team were not as fast as Ding Mei's people in working speed, overall, they were still okay.
Judging from Xue Yan's intention, I still want to continue making hoodies with her.
Su Jiaojiao had said she would treat Xue Yan and the others, so of course she couldn't leave out the others. Xue Yan learned that they were going to have dinner at the Guolv Hotel on the evening of the 16th, and she immediately agreed: "Okay, okay, we can get together again then."
On the way back, Su Jiaojiao said to Chen Juan, "When the time comes, bring your people to Guolv so we can get to know each other."
"We don't need it. It's too far." Chen Juan waved her hand. "They have to take care of the children and can't come."
The little girls all went to the city to work.
The people who go to work there are mothers who take care of their children. They go there when they are free and don't go there when they are not free. They won't go to the city to eat late at night.
"Then come!" Su Jiaojiao really wanted Chen Juan to come over. "You can stay at my house and go back the next day."
"Okay, I'll come if I'm free." Chen Juan neither agreed nor refused.
At night, Su Jiaojiao started calling the shippers and asked them to send the goods to her. She had to arrange all these things properly, as so many people were waiting to work!
The remaining sweatshirt fabrics from the New Year are at Ding Mei's place. Once they're cut, Xue Yan can start work.
As for Chen Juan, she had to clean out the remaining long-sleeved shirt fabric before she could change into a sweatshirt. She said it would take her another month to finish and she was not in a hurry.
After the leather and sweatshirt fabric issues were resolved, she called Liu Wenzhi again to talk about the jeans order.
Liu Wenzhi said that Qifa Garment Factory would start work on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year and asked her to go over and have a look. He also said that there would be few orders from the factory in the spring, so if they wanted to place large orders, they would have to prepare in advance.
After the call, Su Jiaojiao's ears were buzzing.
Liang Kun and Peng Shumei had been waiting for her in the living room for a long time. Seeing her come out, Liang Kun smiled and said, "The busy man is finally out."
"Your cousin and his wife have been here for over ten minutes." Chen Guilan had already made tea. "I heard you were on the phone and wouldn't let me go over to call you."
"Cousin, does it feel good to contract the market?" Seeing the two men's faces beaming, Su Jiaojiao knew that they must have made money.
"Not bad." Liang Kun chuckled and said modestly, "It's better than going to work."
"It was your aunt who said his job was not respectable, like he was a gangster, and she insisted that he find a job." Peng Shumei was very dissatisfied when she mentioned Su Xiumei. "I don't understand, is it only respectable to work in a factory?"
When talking about Su Xiumei, Su Jiaojiao and Chen Guilan were silent.