Shen Mingzhi discovered that Director Sun had also gotten on the Jiang family's good side through her connections, and now he sought her help with everything...

I need to have a serious talk with him later.

Jiang Shaozhen didn't linger; it seemed he had only come to help out, and then he left.

Shen Mingzhi felt quite uncomfortable.

However, she also knew that perhaps she had refused too many times, and he had become too lazy to persist.

After all, men are creatures who are inherently driven by self-interest.

If you really can't win them over, you'll choose to give up.

Shen Mingzhi didn't dwell on it much.

Once the raw material issue was resolved, trial production began quickly.

Sitting in her office, she opened the document Jiang Shaozhen had given to the factory manager. The design drawings inside were far more sophisticated than those he had previously commissioned.

The dormitories, canteen, hot water room, and activity areas are all well-planned, giving it a very family-like feel.

Shen Mingzhi discovered that Jiang Shaozhen was quite intelligent; she only had to point it out once, and he was able to apply the knowledge to other situations.

Just as she was examining it closely, Technician Li rushed in with a box of new product, shouting excitedly, "It's produced!"

Shen Mingzhi stuffed all the documents into a file bag and immediately stood up, saying, "Let me see."

Technician Li handed her the sample.

Shen Mingzhi held it up to her eyes and waved it around.

The milky white cream flowed slowly in the delicate glass bottle.

After looking at it for a while, Shen Mingzhi couldn't help but show her excitement—the texture was even finer than the samples from the island nation, and the color was more suitable for modern women's skin tones.

"I passed!" she exclaimed, her eyes glistening with tears.

The sound traveled directly into the workshop.

"Success!" the workers cheered. "The new product is a success!!"

The deafening joy caused Shen Mingzhi's tense nerves to relax abruptly.

The following days were the start of Shen Mingzhi's sales tactics.

“We must establish a distributor team to be responsible for promoting our products. The principle is that whoever promotes more will receive more commission,” Shen Mingzhi discussed with Factory Director Sun during a meeting.

"How exactly should we promote it?" Factory Director Sun looked completely bewildered.

“If I have to come up with ideas for all of this, then I’ll have to take a 10% cut. You should ask the workers if they’re willing to do that,” Shen Mingzhi said.

She didn't offer suggestions because she wanted to train the workers' abilities.

Many of them dropped out of school early because their families couldn't afford it. This doesn't mean they're worse than those who go to school; maybe their ideas are better.

“Okay, I’ll talk to them about it in the meeting later,” said Director Sun.

...

It was a morning at the end of September.

As soon as Shen Mingzhi arrived at the workshop, Gu Guojun from the factory office saw her and immediately came over and whispered, "Comrade Shen, Manager Jiang from the department store is here. He says he wants to discuss cooperation."

Manager Jiang?

"What's your name?" Shen Mingzhi asked him.

"Jiang Huanyu, speaking of which, his father is the factory manager of a factory. It is said that the factory has thousands of workers, which is very impressive." Gu Guojun said this with a lot of envy.

Upon hearing his name, Shen Mingzhi immediately said coldly, "Refuse it. Don't sell his department store."

"But--"

“Listen to me, this person can only be a competitor in the future, not a partner,” Shen Mingzhi said.

“You have to give a reason, otherwise if someone goes to become a distributor to promote the product and finds partners, and you just refuse them outright, they will feel uncomfortable,” Gu Guojun said.

“I’ve had contact with Jiang Huanyu. Our products need a really good display case, and he won’t provide that,” Shen Mingzhi said.

Jiang Huanyu values ​​profit; he has a purely business-minded approach.

Shen Mingzhi hopes that her products can have a good counter for a long time.

Of course, Jiang Huanyu is not the best choice for Poly.

"But……"

"No buts, we've set the price at one yuan and fifty cents. Do you think the guy surnamed Jiang will agree? Just go and ask him directly. If he's not willing, then give up," Shen Mingzhi said.

"What?!" Gu Guojun's eyes widened. "Even cheap face powder from Shanghai costs over two yuan!"

"We want to make good products that ordinary people can afford. Do you think Jiang Huanyu agrees?" Shen Mingzhi said with a smile.

"Okay..." Gu Guojun still felt a little regretful.

It's such a waste to sell it so cheaply.

After finishing her busy work, Shen Mingzhi returned to the courtyard house.

It was getting dark.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, Jiang Guofu, who was playing with Zhouzhou in the yard, paused for a moment, then stood up and asked excitedly, "You're back... The two children missed you very much."

To be honest, Shen Mingzhi has lost a lot of weight.

“I should have come back a long time ago; I’ve been too busy lately,” Shen Mingzhi said as she walked toward the children.

As soon as she approached, Jiang Guofu immediately handed the child to her.

Taking Zhouzhou, who had calmed down, the little one immediately snuggled into her arms, pressing her face against her chest and making contented humming sounds. She stopped crying and tried to grab her clothes with her little hands.

Shen Mingzhi's eyes immediately reddened. She looked down at him, her heart filled with guilt. "Zhouzhou, Mom is back to see you. How have you been lately?"

Zhouzhou couldn't understand anything, so he nestled in her arms, quietly watching her with his dark, round eyes.

"They've grown so fast," Shen Mingzhi said softly, her fingers gently stroking Zhouzhou's soft hair. "It hasn't been that long, but they seem to have gotten heavier."

Jiang Guofu said with a smile, "Sister Wang said Zhouzhou has recently started teething and is always drooling."

He paused, then said, "Zhizhi, why don't you move back in? The children need you."

Shen Mingzhi looked down at Zhouzhou in her arms, the little guy reaching out to grab her finger. She gently pulled her finger away and kissed Zhouzhou's little face.

"I don't plan on that for now. Thank you, Uncle and Aunt, for helping me take care of them. I'll think about it when I'm less busy," she said, her eyes lowered.

Jiang Guofu looked disappointed, but still said, "I understand you, but the children are too young, especially Niannian. She always cries at night, and it's been going on and on since you left. Your mother—your aunt—can't take this kind of torment either. I have to go to work, so I really can't take care of them all night..."

Shen Mingzhi remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "Let's talk about it later. I'll try to come back and visit them more often."

Since she had already decided to break up with Jiang Shaochen, she had no intention of coming back.

Jiang Guofu's attempts to persuade him failed, and he could only let out a heavy sigh.

Shen Mingzhi played with the child in the yard for a while, and then Jiang Shaochen returned covered in dust.

Dust settles as you walk.

Shen Mingzhi quickly stood up, holding Niannian, and moved away from him. "Did you fall into a cement pit?"

“No…that’s how it is at construction sites. I didn’t expect you to come back, so I didn’t shower…” Jiang Shaozhen said, already walking into the house. “I’m going to take a shower. You can sit down first.”

"The children choked," Shen Mingzhi said in a low voice.

Hearing her complaint, Jiang Shaozhen couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips into a smile.