With Cheng Maixiang's deliberate arrangement, Ruan Peiling's interview and Manager Wu's inspection were scheduled on the same day.

The weekend of two weeks later.

Early in the morning, Lin Jiayu drove the tractor from Shuangshui Village to the downstairs of the supply and marketing cooperative and waited for a full half hour before Manager Wu finally arrived.

This era is not like the later generations, where cars are everywhere. Nowadays, except for leaders at the county level and above, only large state-owned enterprises will provide them with cars. In rural areas, having a tractor is considered good.

Cheng Maixiang originally wanted Lin Jiayu to pick him up by bicycle, but after discussing it, they still felt that a bicycle was too casual, so they borrowed a tractor from the village in advance and came to pick up Manager Wu.

Lin Jiayu politely invited Manager Wu to get on the tractor and sit next to the driver's seat. The seat was covered with a white cushion. Manager Wu looked at it and nodded silently.

"By the way, why didn't Comrade Xiao Cheng come with you?"

Lin Jiayu smiled and said, “She really wanted to come with me to pick up Manager Wu, but unexpectedly, the supply and marketing staff of Guangshi Garment Factory came last night and also came to inspect today.

Even more coincidentally, a reporter from the county daily newspaper also came to visit, requesting an interview with the garment factory, so she had to stay in Shuangshui Village to receive them. Before I arrived, she had been telling me to apologize to Manager Wu when I saw him, saying she had neglected him.

"Comrade Xiao Cheng is too polite. I'm not a big boss. I still need a hundred or eighty people to pick me up. It's the same whether you pick me up or she picks me up."

Manager Wu was also an experienced person, so he naturally understood Cheng Maixiang's intention of arranging the three companies to meet on one day.

However, not only did she not mind, she was secretly happy. The county daily newspaper was fine, as she could not get help from them on a daily basis, and the two sides had no business dealings.

The Guangzhou Garment Factory is different. It is a great opportunity to get to know the people there. Once both parties have established a good relationship, who knows, you might be able to take clothes from there and sell them to the supply and marketing cooperative in the future.

The tractor started to move with a rumble and in less than fifteen minutes it arrived at the Shuangshui Village Brigade Headquarters.

As soon as the tractor stopped, Cheng Maixiang and Ruan Peiling came out from the brigade office to greet them. Cheng Maixiang walked over, helped Manager Wu get off the tractor, and said with a smile, "Welcome, Manager Wu!"

"Hello, Manager Wu! I'm Ruan Peiling, a reporter from the County Daily." Ruan Peiling took the initiative to introduce herself, then smiled and pointed to both sides of the brigade headquarters. "Look, Manager Wu is still very prestigious. In comparison, I'm far behind."

Manager Wu looked in the direction Ruan Peiling pointed and discovered that there were two large banners hanging on the east and west sides of the brigade headquarters. On the large red paper were written in black characters with a brush: "Welcome Manager Wu of the County Supply and Marketing Cooperative to visit and guide us" and "Welcome the leaders of the Guangshi Garment Factory to visit and guide us."

Manager Wu was just the manager of a supply and marketing cooperative. Although she looked impressive in the eyes of outsiders, she was not worthy of respect in front of the leaders of those large state-owned factories. No one had ever welcomed her with such a grand ceremony.

Cheng Maixiang's move made her feel extremely honored, especially since Cheng Maixiang did not look down on her and placed the banner welcoming her below the one for the people from the Guangzhou Garment Factory. Instead, she considerately placed the two banners facing each other at the same height, which satisfied her self-esteem.

Manager Wu smiled sincerely, but still said politely, "Comrade Xiao Cheng is too polite. I just came to take a look and I didn't want you to let the whole village know about it."

Cheng Maixiang let her in and said politely, "Manager Wu, what are you talking about? The supply and marketing cooperative has given our village garment workshop so much help. Although we are from the countryside, we also know how to be grateful. The whole village is happy that Manager Wu is here."

People still prefer to hear compliments. Even though Manager Wu knew that Cheng Maixiang was flattering her, she still felt comfortable hearing these words.

In the office, Cheng Maiqing was chatting politely with Zhou Minqi and a young man in his twenties. When he saw Manager Wu come in, he immediately stood up and said, "Hello, Manager Wu. I am Cheng Maiqing, the team leader of Shuangshui Village. Please take a seat."

Cheng Maixiang took the initiative to introduce the two parties. When Manager Wu heard that the young man was Section Chief Zeng of the Supply and Marketing Department of Guangzhou Garment Factory, he couldn't help but chat with him for a few more minutes.

Everyone sat down at the conference table of the brigade headquarters. The conference table was made of two desks put together and covered with a white cloth. Tea that had been brewed long ago was placed on both sides of the table, and there were several plates of fresh fruits in the middle of the table.

Cheng Maiqing smiled and said, "We don't have much good stuff in the countryside. These fruits and vegetables are all grown by ourselves. They are presentable. Leaders, please don't think they are shabby."

Ruan Peiling picked up a washed peach and put it in her mouth without hesitation. "Captain Cheng, you're too polite. We can't buy such fresh fruits in the city. I want to eat as much as I can today."

With her leading the way, Manager Wu and Section Chief Zeng were no longer restrained and casually picked up some fruit to eat. Zhou Minqi was familiar with Lin Jiayu and Cheng Maixiang, so she just picked up the melon and started eating it.

Cheng Maixiang distributed the prepared materials to the three of them. "Chief Zeng, Manager Wu, Reporter Ruan, this is a brief introduction to our garment workshop. Please take a look at it first. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. After I finish the introduction, I will take you to the garment workshop to have a look."

The three of them put down the fruit in their hands and curiously flipped through the information at hand. After only turning a few pages, they were all shocked at the same time.

Section Chief Zeng, poring over the documents in his hands, asked uncertainly, "Has Comrade Cheng ever been to Gangcheng before?"

Cheng Maixiang smiled and shook her head. "Section Chief Zeng, you really flatter me. I'm a country boy, how could I have the chance to go to Hong Kong?"

Section Chief Zeng looked up in surprise, raised the document in his hand and asked, "Who did you ask to prepare this document for you?"

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