A seriously ill Xia Wenhua thought becoming the male lead's secondary wife was an unfortunate reincarnation.
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Yin Ning's gaze was far too direct. Director Huang was discussing the use of lard in peach shortbread with Xia Wenhua when he noticed Xia Wenhua glancing outside. Following Xia Wenhua's gaze, he immediately frowned.
"Why is this girl still here? Didn't I tell her? We talked to the supply and marketing cooperative today, and the job is confirmed. What is she standing there for?"
Xia Wenhua smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Director Huang, she might be waiting for me. I'll go out and talk to her first."
With Director Huang's permission, Xia Wenhua wiped her hands and walked out of the workshop.
"Sis, you're out!"
Yin Ning's eyes lit up when she saw Xia Wenhua come out, and she jogged over to Xia Wenhua's side.
"Do you know what Director Huang just said? She actually offered to let me contact the supply and marketing cooperative. Is my job all done?"
Yin Ning has traveled too many miles and done too much for the work of the supply and marketing cooperative.
She had anticipated a tough battle today, and she had rehearsed countless times in her mind how to persuade Director Huang. When she suddenly received the answer, she felt a sense of unreality.
"Director Huang already said, why haven't you gone to the supply and marketing cooperative yet? What, you don't want this job anymore?" Xia Wenhua teased, her gaze calm.
"Is this real? I really got the job?" Yin Ning felt like she was dreaming. "But you didn't say anything. Why did Director Huang suddenly bring up the job?"
Her family background gave Yin Ning the confidence to go out and fight on her own, but the ways of the world were beyond her comprehension at such a young age, still under the protection of her parents.
Xia Wenhua looked at Director Huang, who was still studying peach shortbread inside: "Director Huang is a smart person. You don't need to talk much with smart people."
You must have given quite a few gifts to others in order to get to know her, right? Did you also try to curry favor with Director Huang? Do you think Director Huang wouldn't know what was going on?
Director Huang wasn't unreasonable. The supply and marketing cooperative and the food factory couldn't stay deadlocked forever; someone had to smooth things over. It's likely that Director Huang was the one who would mediate from the beginning.
Xia Wenhua quietly explained the reasons behind this to Yin Ning, and at the end, she didn't forget to comfort the little girl.
"The fact that Director Huang is willing to get close to you shows that she has always thought highly of you. I think even without this pastry recipe, it's only a matter of time before you get the job."
Yin Ning thought she was carefully trying to please Director Huang, but before she could even tell him her true feelings, he had already figured it out and was watching her performance.
The naive young girl was a little confused. The pride she felt at being able to get close to Director Huang and having an advantage over others vanished in an instant.
Growing up seems to happen in the blink of an eye. In the years that followed, Yin Ning pondered countless times when she actually grew up.
It seems that it was right at the entrance of this workshop that she realized her cleverness wasn't very useful, and the unspoken understandings between adults suddenly barged into her world.
She shook her head: "That's not how it is. Even if Director Huang values me more, if the pastry recipe that impressed her was someone else instead of me, she definitely wouldn't help me just because she likes me, right?"
Xia Wenhua did not answer Yin Ning's question, but the admiration in her eyes undoubtedly encouraged Yin Ning.
Facing the complexities of adult interactions for the first time, Yin Ning was not defeated; instead, she felt an indescribable excitement.
She enjoys this kind of interaction with people, where a perfect conversation can happen even without clearly stating her thoughts.
Yin Ning felt that the job of a purchasing agent was perfect for her; she felt as if a road to heaven had been paved in front of her.
She wasn't one to mince words, and since her doubts had been resolved, she didn't linger any longer. After greeting Xia Wenhua, she went to the supply and marketing cooperative to talk.
The supply and marketing cooperative and the food factory have been deadlocked for a long time because of the coconut pandan cake.
The supply and marketing cooperative naturally had to follow the ladder that Yin Ning handed over.
Director Huang kept her word and asked Xia Wenhua about the details of the peach shortbread recipe. She even baked a batch herself to make sure everything was okay before contacting the sales department.
The problem that had troubled Yin Ning for so long was easily solved with a peach shortbread recipe.
Everyone knows the truth, but when parting ways with Director Huang, Xia Wenhua and Yin Ning inevitably had to be polite to him.
"Director Huang, thank you for your help this time."
As Xia Wenhua spoke, she gave Yin Ning a wink, and Yin Ning immediately understood, stepping forward to thank Director Huang sincerely.
"Director Huang, I was ignorant before and caused you a lot of trouble. Thank you so much for still being willing to help me."
Yin Ning admitted her mistake willingly, thinking that Director Huang was unaware of her purpose, and explained it to him indirectly many times.
If Xia Wenhua hadn't brought her here to teach her a lesson, she probably would have really thought that Director Huang was only focused on the development of the workshop and knew nothing about what was happening outside.
She went to great lengths to get close to Director Huang in order to use him to achieve her goals. Regardless of whether Director Huang was happy about it or not, she should at least offer an apology.
Director Huang smiled gently and nodded at Yin Ning: "It's alright, the little girl is good. With more experience, she will definitely become a great member of the supply and marketing cooperative."
She opened her mouth and let the matter drop, and Yin Ning breathed a sigh of relief.
Having secured a job at the supply and marketing cooperative, she needed to cultivate good relationships with all parties involved.
With the previous purchasing agent's experience still fresh in her mind, she didn't want to leave a bad impression on Director Huang.
Of course, Yin Ning also knew that the reason everything went so smoothly was not because she was particularly capable, but because the person she was with this time was Xia Wenhua.
Xia Wenhua's attitude in communicating with Director Huang is something that the inexperienced Xia Wenhua could learn from for a while.
As expected, Director Huang's conversation with Yin Ning was merely polite, but when he turned to speak with Xia Wenhua, her attitude became much warmer.
"Comrade Xia, are you really not going to consider coming to our food factory? I guarantee you'll get a permanent position if you come. Come work in our pastry workshop. With me here, no one will cause you any trouble. You can make any requests you have!"
Although Xia Wenhua only presented a recipe for peach shortbread, during her discussion with Director Huang, she frequently used examples of pastries that the food factory already had.
Director Huang has been in this line of work for most of her life. It's no exaggeration to say that she can tell at a glance how much knowledge someone has.
She was certain that the woman in front of her was skilled in more than just this one type of pastry. Judging from Xia Wenhua's familiarity with the ovens and other tools in the workshop, as well as her control over the heat when making pastries, she was definitely not an ordinary person.
Director Huang was very sincere, and then added, "I guarantee that as long as you come, I will give you a group leader position within at least a year. If you don't believe me, I can write a guarantee!"