Chapter 275 Lying Down: Something's Wrong with This World.

Yin Pingping arrived at Feiyan No. 2 Factory and spoke with Mr. Nov, the Eastern European representative who had come to negotiate. Nov was initially furious about the goods that Yu Guoliang had handed over, but now, after seeing the jacquard patterns full of Eastern mystery in front of him, he was stunned.

"This material... My God, it's actually made in the same factory? Turning the rotten into the miraculous."

He stroked the fabric with rapt attention, and through the translator beside him, he continued to exclaim excitedly, "This is no ordinary textile, it's art! Director Qin, we want to sign a long-term contract."

This meeting not only secured the existing Eastern European orders but also generated a significant number of new orders, opening up the Eastern European market.

However, the current equipment and manpower of Feiyan No. 2 Factory are also full of challenges in fulfilling these orders. In the past, the development of Feiyan Textile Factory was also driven by the constant spurring and stimulation of foreign trade orders.

This is both a challenge and an opportunity.

Afterwards, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs inspected the newly made uniforms and offered sincere feedback:

"The quality is even better than before!"

With both matters settled, all problems were resolved, and Feiyan Factory No. 2 survived a disaster. Yu Guoliang, however, was held accountable and transferred, and—he was too ashamed to face anyone.

His report became a hit among the educated youth, and many young people wrote satirical articles mocking him.

Yu Guoliang was filled with regret!

After the matter was resolved perfectly, the Light Industry Bureau held a celebration meeting, and the leaders highly praised Qin Xiangxiang.

"Comrade Qin Xiangxiang was a pioneer in the reform of our city's light industry and textile sector. In the past, the reforms have achieved great success..."

When Qin Xiangxiang took the stage to speak, she said:

"The problem was solved because Shangpu Textile Factory had a good foundation. It originally had a group of the best workers and expert masters. I just put them in their right positions."

"Our success is the result of the collective efforts of all our workers..."

Qin Xiangxiang hated celebration parties the most. Afterwards, there would be advanced experience production meetings, and after they were over, she would take a few red books and medals home.

Zhou Aodong stood at the door and saw his daughter carelessly throw her certificates and medals, which represented her honors, on the table. His eyes twitched.

All of her honors from back then have been carefully preserved and protected.

This girl just littered!

It's truly heartbreaking.

"Think about it, people also say that you are indifferent to fame and fortune and don't care much about these honors."

Qin Xiangxiang: "...Mom, you like these medals, why don't you keep them?"

"Hmph! Hmph! I don't want to!" Zhou Aodong snorted several times, now she was like a defeated rooster, impotently furious.

I used to worry that my daughter wouldn't amount to anything, and I was disappointed in her for not living up to her potential. But now that she's so successful, it makes me feel a little uneasy.

He used to be the "stronger one" in front of his daughter, someone who was relied upon. But now his daughter has grown into a giant umbrella that can support the whole factory on her own, and is the backbone of all the workers in the factory.

She, as a mother, felt both proud and a sense of melancholy, as if "my era has passed."

The future still belongs to young people like Qin Xiangxiang.

"Keep these medals for yourself!" Zhou Aodong pursed his lips. "My daughter has made something of herself. I have someone to rely on for the future. I'll depend on my daughter from now on. My daughter has brought me honor!"

"That's great! I don't have to work hard anymore. Besides, I'm already so old, it doesn't matter whether I'm the factory director or not. The deputy director is still the factory director. As long as my daughter is the factory director, that's fine."

"I should learn from those older women, relax comfortably at home, and let you young people work hard for the future."

"After working so hard for so many years, it's time for me to rest. In the future, I'll take a leisurely job, drink tea, listen to the radio, and enjoy my retirement."

Qin Xiangxiang: "???"

No, Mom, why are you like this?

"Mom, there's something wrong with your thinking. My mother-in-law is still working hard to learn math, physics, and chemistry." Qin Xiangxiang rolled her eyes and then secretly encouraged, "Mom, why don't you study math, physics, and chemistry with my mother-in-law too? You can take the college entrance exam in the future. Your age is just the right time to take the college entrance exam!"

"You should apply to East China Textile University, and we, mother and daughter, can be alumni!"

Zhou Aodong: "No, I was tired enough when I was young. I need to rest. From now on, I want to focus on 'eating, drinking and having fun'."

Qin Xiangxiang: "??????"

"Mom, at your age, how can you sleep? You're just one step away from becoming the factory manager! You have to crush your competitors! You have to be the factory manager!"

Zhou Aodong: "Now that my daughter is so successful, why should I be a factory manager? Sigh, I want to grow my hair long. Thinking about it, I want to try perming my hair, and then go eat a cream cake and drink coffee."

"The rest of your life is your time to work hard. I want to sit and drink coffee while listening to music. When you become the leader of the Light Industry Bureau, Mom will be satisfied."

Qin Xiangxiang: "????!!!!!"

Mom, how can you be so unambitious?!

Qin Xiangxiang was stunned by her mother's words. She was the one who wanted to live off her mother and be a mama's girl before, but now her hardworking mother, Zhou Aodong, who had been a model mother since childhood, actually revealed that she wanted to lie down and live off her daughter.

This...this won't do.

When Li Jianzhi returned, Qin Xiangxiang quickly pulled him into the bedroom and closed the door. "Li Jianzhi, you'd better use your divine power to change my mother's mind."

Li Jianzhi: "What's wrong with my mother-in-law?"

"My mom doesn't want to work hard anymore!"

Li Jianzhi: "..."

“How can she not work hard? I’m still waiting for my mom to become the factory manager. I’ve been waiting for eight years. I’m just waiting for my mom to get a car so I can show off. Now she says she’s quitting and will rely on her daughter from now on.”

Li Jianzhi: "..."

"Quickly, quickly, repeat everything you said to your mother-in-law before. Encourage her to study math, physics, and chemistry. Tell her that one should never stop learning and never give up on striving."

"Life is about struggle, whether it's fighting against nature or against other people, it's all endlessly enjoyable!"

Li Jianzhi: "I don't think my mother-in-law will buy into this. She drank too much of this 'chicken soup' when she was young, so it won't work."

Qin Xiangxiang: "Are you going to just watch my mother fall into depravity?"

"It's not that serious. It's time to let your mother-in-law rest. Besides, Juan Wang only talks about resting; he's always busy."

Li Jianzhi touched his chin, thinking to himself that you two are the same kind of mother and daughter who are both cunning and ruthless. You say you want to lie down and give up, but in reality, you won't stop until you've driven outsiders to their deaths.

Even though that's the truth, Qin Xiangxiang just couldn't stand seeing her mother lazing around like a couch potato. She got up early in the morning and, before Zhou Aodong left, loudly instructed her:

"Mom! You can't give up, you have to work hard!"

“I study at a textile university. I’ll bring you a copy of our textbooks, and I’ll have someone copy your study notes. You’ll study whatever I study!”

"Mom, you need to be more progressive in your thinking!"

Qin Xiangxiang tried her best to motivate her mother!

Her mother absolutely cannot give up, absolutely cannot give up.

"No! I'm too old. It's your turn, young people, to work hard!"

Li Jianzhi poured sweet soy milk for his three daughters, then couldn't help but shake his head, thinking to himself that this world was truly absurd.

Sui Sui: "Dad, it's time for you to work hard!"

Little He Miao clenched her fist: "Try it out!"

Lanlan: "Power!"

After the renovation of the third floor of the old apartment building was completed, Qin Xiangxiang and her husband chose an auspicious day to move in and move into their new home. They also allocated rooms for their children. However, with so many children, there were still not enough rooms. "We have to wait until the fourth floor is renovated before the children can have their own rooms."

"The bedroom was split into two small rooms."

"Hasn't Little Fatty come back yet?"

Li Jianzhi: "I'm listening to a storyteller over at the intersection."

Qin Xiangxiang: "???!!!"

"I also bought some herbal tea and melon seeds. It seems the storyteller was right." Li Jianzhi also found it quite novel that there were still "storytellers" in the 1970s and 80s, but it was also quite natural.

This made Li Jianzhi involuntarily recall many things from his childhood.

Television was not yet widespread in the 1980s, but radios had entered thousands of households. Radio programs were most abundant in the 1980s, including various storytelling, biographies, and novel readings.

Back in the 1980s, radio stations would read aloud excerpts from many world-famous works. For many people, their first encounter with a classic was not through reading the book, but by listening to the broadcast on the radio.

After television became widespread, fewer and fewer people listened to the radio, and later even television programs faded away, with everyone spending their time online.

Each generation has its own kind of happiness.

"The storyteller at that intersection seems to be a returned educated youth. He used to sell herbal tea and melon seeds in the summer, and later he would tell stories. Recently, he has been telling stories near the herbal tea stall. I think he is telling stories from 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'."

Qin Xiangxiang ran over and saw that her son was indeed in the crowd listening to people telling stories about "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," eating melon seeds and drinking tea, having a great time.

"That was so well told! Could you tell me another part? I love listening to stories from the Three Kingdoms!"

"I haven't heard this before, could you tell me again from the beginning?"

"I'd like two cents worth of roasted sunflower seeds and a bowl of herbal tea."

Qin Xiangxiang: "..."

What exactly happened to this family?

Her mother, Zhou Aodong, went out to drink coffee and eat cream cake, while her son, Li Xiaopang, drank tea, ate melon seeds, and listened to people talk about the Three Kingdoms.

And she had to teach at East China Textile University and also serve as the general manager of Feiyan United Textile Factory...

Qin Xiangxiang: "Something's wrong with this world."