Before Cheng Maixiang could answer, Ruan Peiling's loud voice came from the yard, "Maizi, are you still home? I'm coming!"

"Come in."

Ruan Peiling and Zhou Minqi walked in together. Ruan Peiling saw the fruits on the table and without saying a word, she grabbed one and took a bite.

"Oh my god! After eating so much greasy food at noon, I finally have something to refresh my stomach."

Ruan Peiling said this while taking big bites of the pear. It was sweet and delicious, really tasty.

"Where are Section Chief Zeng and Manager Wu?" Cheng Maixiang couldn't help asking when she saw that only the two of them had returned.

Zhou Minqi smiled and said, "As soon as the dinner ended, Liujia Village sent someone to take the two back to the county town. It was only Comrade Ruan and I who said we had something to do that we got away from them and took a small road back."

Cheng Maixiang smiled and shook her head. Yang Jihong was really narrow-minded in doing things. What was the point of stopping her from seeing the two of them at this time? If she really wanted to talk, it would be different at any time. Could she resist her for a while, or for a lifetime?

Zhou Minqi took out a contract from her bag and handed it to Cheng Maixiang. "Maizi, Chief Zeng asked me to give you this stamped document. Manager Wu also asked me to tell you that you should go to the county supply and marketing cooperative next week to discuss the handkerchiefs going on the counter."

Cheng Maixiang nodded and teased Ruan Peiling deliberately, "Peiling, Liujia Village treated you to a feast of fish and meat, but our village can only give you fruit. We are sorry for inconvenience."

Ruan Peiling stretched out her finger and poked her forehead hard, but she still stuffed her mouth full of pears and said vaguely, "Don't be so ungrateful. Liujia Village helped you to entertain the distinguished guests, but you didn't even leave them a good return, and you still make sarcastic remarks."

Cheng Maixiang had already guessed this outcome, but she still couldn't help asking, "How's it going over there?"

Ruan Peiling was busy eating her pear and didn't answer, but she kept shaking her head. Zhou Minqi frowned and said, "Don't mention it. Compared with your clothing factory, it's like heaven and earth.

The scene was in chaos, with fabrics scattered all over the floor. You couldn't find what you needed, and the finished clothes were piled up haphazardly. Section Chief Zeng went in to take a look and then came out. He even whispered to me that he saw Yang Jihong dared to challenge you, and thought she could compete with you. If he had known earlier, he would have stayed here and talked to you more!"

"More than that!"

Ruan Peiling finally swallowed the big pear and had time to speak.

"Not only are the items in disarray, but the accounts are a complete mess. I really don't know how they manage it. It's a complete mess how much they earn and how much they spend. She's not focused on running the garment factory. She's trying to find some crooked ways. She thinks she can buy us off with a meal. She really underestimates us!"

Zhou Minqi also smiled and said, "That's not all. That Yang Jihong kept disparaging your garment factory at the dinner table, praising their own to the skies, as if there was nothing in the world they couldn't make. Section Chief Zeng couldn't stand it anymore and directly told them to learn more from you. Yang Jihong's face turned black on the spot."

Cheng Maixiang smiled but said nothing. This was probably because Yang Jihong was determined not to allow the two of them to return to Shuangshui Village.

"Maizi, the inspection you and Lin Jiayu arranged this time was a resounding success. It directly made Liujia Village look terrible. Now they should stop dreaming about replacing you. You don't know how gloomy Manager Wu's face is."

Ruan Peiling found the situation funny when she thought about it, and was happy for her friend, who had finally driven the villain away.

"We've won this time, but we still have to be on our guard. We never know what might happen over there, so we can't be too careless."