Shen Mingzhi's heart tightened. "What's he doing here?"

“Of course he’s just causing trouble.” Jiang Huanyu sneered. “He’s hooked up with Director Liu from the Light Industry Bureau. He’s going to hold a ‘quality competition for domestically produced cosmetics’ tomorrow.”

Shen Mingzhi immediately understood.

This is an attempt to suppress Baoli in front of foreign businesses.

"When?" This Song Huiquan is really trying every possible way to trip up the Jiang family.

"Tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM, Hall 3." Jiang Huanyu glanced at his watch. "There are still fourteen hours left. You'd better get ready."

Upon hearing this, Shen Mingzhi glanced at him and said sincerely, "Thank you for what you did for Director Li today."

Jiang Huanyu paused for a moment, then shrugged. "I didn't expect you to be so smart."

Back on the second floor, Shen Mingzhi immediately called a meeting with everyone.

As soon as she explained the situation, Shen Xiuzhu was the first to angrily retort, "Is he out of his mind to conduct quality inspections at this time?!"

“They’re just worried that our goods have actually gone abroad, and they’re trying to destroy us!” Shen Mingzhi said with a sneer. “Da Yang, go find Director Li tonight and emphasize what happened with Curator Xu today again. Tell him that we suspect someone is retaliating against us.”

"The rest of you are the same as everyone else; this quality inspection is unlikely to succeed!" Although Jiang Huanyu targeted her in Beijing, he still helped her a lot in Guangzhou.

"And what about me?" Shen Xiuzhu asked.

Shen Mingzhi smiled and said, "You're good at English, so tomorrow you have to study hard, just like I did today, okay?"

The next morning, Shen Mingzhi specially changed into a fashionable outfit, put on makeup, and styled her hair into a neat bun.

She and her team arrived at the exhibition hall an hour early and found that a judging platform had already been set up in Hall 3.

However, amidst everyone's doubts, this judging platform ultimately failed to serve its purpose.

On the last day of the Canton Fair, Shen Mingzhi was organizing contracts when Zheng Huili returned. "Director Shen, someone is looking for you at the gate. They say they're from Beijing!"

Shen Mingzhi walked to the entrance of the exhibition hall and saw Professor Wang standing there with two students, with several large boxes piled up at their feet.

"Professor Wang? What brings you here?" Shen Mingzhi was both surprised and delighted.

Professor Wang adjusted his glasses. "Comrade Jiang called me and said you urgently need a new formula. I've moved the entire lab here."

He opened the box, which contained various instruments and bottles.

"This is an improved anti-aging serum, and the clinical trials have shown very good results. However, I didn't come here specifically for you. I have some personal business to attend to here. I'll just hand this over to you and leave."

Upon hearing this, Shen Mingzhi asked with delight, "Have you been researching this all along?"

He then immediately arranged for Wang Xiaoqian to learn how to use it.

During the conversation, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye—Song Huiquan was sneaking around the Baoli booth.

"You guys go ahead with your work," Shen Mingzhi said, then quietly followed them.

Song Huiquan walked to the fire escape and met with a person wearing a mask. "Take this back and study it. Make a batch of these before Baoli's mass production!"

Shen Mingzhi was furious and was about to step forward when she was suddenly pulled back.

Jiang Huanyu appeared behind her at some point and shook his head.

"What are you doing?" Shen Mingzhi shook off his hand.

"Don't stir up trouble." Jiang Huanyu lowered his voice. "I have a better way."

Back in the exhibition hall, Jiang Huanyu explained his plan.

Shen Mingzhi was skeptical. "Will this work?"

"Just wait and see," Jiang Huanyu said confidently.

In the afternoon, a man claiming to be a Hong Kong businessman came to the Baoli booth and showed great interest in the new anti-aging serum.

He offered a high price to buy out the formula, but Shen Mingzhi politely declined. He then asked to visit the factory.

“Of course,” Shen Mingzhi readily agreed. “After the Canton Fair, you are welcome to visit Beijing.”

After closing time, Shen Mingzhi took stock of the cooperation contracts from various places, and then invited everyone to a party to celebrate the success.

That evening, the group arrived at a local restaurant.

Shen Xiuzhu, his face flushed from drinking, raised his glass and shouted, "Although our position isn't good this time, we have to thank our Deputy Factory Director Shen! We should toast her!"

Shen Mingzhi smiled and took a sip of tea, ignoring the drunken Shen Xiuzhu, and turned to ask Jiang Huanyu, "When exactly will you implement your 'luring the snake out of its hole' plan?"

"Don't rush." ​​Jiang Huanyu glanced at his watch. "The show is about to begin."

No sooner had he finished speaking than police sirens blared outside.

A moment later, two policemen escorted the "Hong Kong businessman" in, followed by a dejected Song Huiquan.

"What happened?" Da Yang asked in surprise.

The lead police officer explained, "These two are suspected of commercial espionage. We received a tip and caught them red-handed at the hotel where they were conducting their transaction."

It turned out that Jiang Huanyu had long suspected Song Huiquan of using underhanded tactics and had deliberately sent his men to impersonate merchants to lure him into a trap. Song Huiquan indeed fell for the trap, spending a large sum of money to bribe the "merchant" to steal the formula.

"Director Shen, we are very grateful for your cooperation this time," the policeman said, shaking Shen Mingzhi's hand.

After seeing the police off, Shen Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief. Jiang Huanyu walked over. "How was that? Not bad, right?"

Shen Mingzhi gave him a rare, genuine smile. "Thank you."

Before returning home the next day, Shen Mingzhi went to the post office to send a telegram home, saying, "The order exceeded expectations, I will return to Beijing tomorrow."

On the plane, Shen Xiuzhu excitedly flipped through the order book, "Zhizhi, we've struck it rich! We've collected over 200,000 yuan in deposits alone!"

Looking at the sea of ​​clouds outside the window, Shen Mingzhi said softly, "This is just the beginning. I plan to use this money to introduce a brand new production line to produce new products."

"How much money would that cost?" Da Yang exclaimed in astonishment.

“At least 500,000,” Shen Mingzhi calculated. “However, given our great success this time, we should be able to secure a loan if we talk to the leaders in Beijing.”

As the plane landed, Shen Mingzhi saw Jiang Shaozhen holding two children and waiting at the arrival gate from afar.

Niannian and Zhouzhou waved their little hands and called out "Mommy".

Shen Mingzhi felt a lump in her throat and quickly ran over.

Jiang Shao Chen took her luggage and whispered in her ear, "Welcome home, Factory Director."

On the way home, Shen Mingzhi told him about how she had been scammed at the Canton Fair.

After listening to her finish speaking, Jiang Shaozhen smiled and said, "I heard you also arrested Song Huiquan. This is the second time he has made a mistake. I estimate he won't be able to go back anytime soon. You can now manage the factory with peace of mind."

"Of course, but this time, we owe a lot to Jiang Huanyu. He's actually quite a good person outside of Beijing." Shen Mingzhi used to only know how to fight with him, but after leaving the province this time, she realized that everyone has two sides.

When Jiang Shaozhen heard him praise Jiang Huanyu, a brief look of displeasure appeared on his face, but it was gone in an instant.

As the car entered the alley, we saw lanterns and decorations hanging in front of the houses, along with rolls of firecrackers.

"This is……"