Song Qing stayed behind to help them pack everything up. The bride had also drunk quite a bit of wine, and her face was flushed.

Several older women in the village teased them a bit and then left, as they wanted to give the young couple some time on this joyous occasion.

Lin Haiping's parents didn't come over, they only sent some things. Zhou Shuyi's father wanted to stay here for another day. They are currently going back to the educated youth settlement with the other educated youth.

"Sister Song Qing, wait a moment."

Lu Yang was carrying An'an and was about to take them back when Liu Ruo and a few other educated youths quickly ran over and stopped Song Qing.

"What's wrong?"

Liu Ruo also drank a little wine, and her face was flushed, but she was more excited than anything else.

"Sister Song Qing, I have some good news to tell you. The village is going to set up a winery."

Song Qing had only mentioned it to Rong Hui, but she didn't expect them to get it done so quickly.

"We have to thank you for telling us this news. A few of us educated youth spent several days writing a proposal and talked to the village chief and the brigade headquarters for a long time before they finally agreed."

The village chief had always had this idea, but he never expected that the educated youth would also think of it.

“Comrade Liu, setting up a factory is not that simple. We need to apply to the commune, and even if the commune approves the application, we still need money.”

“We know that setting up a factory is not easy. Even if we have to apply to the commune, we have to give it a try. As long as we set up the factory, just like the furniture factory in Lizicun, it can bring a lot of income to the village.”

The village chief was already hesitant, but he couldn't resist the persuasion of these educated youths, and soon made a decision.

"Never mind, let's just do it first and then apply to the commune in a few days."

The commune replied today, agreeing to their plan to set up a winery.

"That's great, congratulations! I'm sure you can make it happen."

"We will."

Liu Ruo and the others all had a determined look on their faces; no matter how difficult it was, they would persevere to the end.

They came and went in a hurry, leaving shortly afterward. Liu Ruo even gave An An a few wedding candies.

Ever since Liu Ruo finished doing her makeup, An An has been very clingy to her. Now, when she receives wedding candy, her eyes are almost invisible from smiling.

"Everything that happened today was a good thing."

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"Sister Guan, do you want to take a look at this piece?"

Song Qing finally discovered the approximate critical value of polyester, and several pieces of newly woven fabric were placed on the table.

Ma Lanxiang covered her mouth with her hand and held her breath, afraid that she would blow away the fabric in one breath. This time, she was sure to succeed.

Song Qing discovered the critical value yesterday, and with only one day left until the inspection, they will inspect these fabrics once more today.

Guan Lian first calculated and recorded their count, then measured their abrasion resistance, heat resistance, and thermal conductivity.

Wang He saw the three people in her group huddled together to study again and felt a little envious. Although she was now allowed to participate in the experiment, Liu Jun and Shen Xuebing still treated her like she was invisible.

Liu Jun even harbored resentment towards her because she exposed him in front of Director Zhang.

She can see the experimental data and watch the experiments, but if there's anything she doesn't understand, neither of them will explain it to her. Even if they want to discuss something, it's always the two of them doing it together.

Shen Xuebing stood up, rubbed his lower back, and glanced at the movements of Group Two.

He had a lot of confidence in his team; both of them were experienced.

"Anyone who didn't know better would think they had finished the experiment, because they made such a big fuss every time."

Shen Xuebing's tone was extremely disdainful, and Liu Jun didn't even spare him a glance.

"Anyway, the inspection is tomorrow, and I have faith in the fabric from our group."

Liu Jun had heard some rumors that these technicians were under the management of the technical department, and whoever's fabric was selected this time would be making a great contribution to the factory after production.

He will likely be the next head of the technical department.

In the future, his only competitors will be the people in this workshop. Liu Jun is extremely confident in himself; that position will be his sooner or later.

The next day, Director Zhang brought several supervisors to the test workshop. Song Qing and the others were already prepared and stood aside, looking a little nervous.

"Xiao Song, why are you so nervous?"

Factory Director Shen has been extremely busy lately; Song Qing has only seen her once since she returned.

Song Qing breathed a sigh of relief, "I was afraid that if I didn't complete the factory's task, it would delay the progress."

They were working overtime at the factory yesterday, and each group hoped that their fabric would be selected.

Each group provides four pieces of fabric, marks them, and hands them over to Director Zhang. Director Zhang then shuffles the 12 pieces of fabric and renumbers them.

"The testing process will take a while, please wait a bit."

All nine people held their breath and watched their movements. In the end, they selected four pieces of fabric.

"These four are the best performing ones. The others are either not wear-resistant, have poor breathability, or are too rough."

Now everyone, please vote for these four fabrics. Each person has two votes, and you can only vote once for each fabric.

Director Zhang specially invited a lot of people over, including factory supervisors and some workers, almost filling the test workshop to capacity.

The main customers for these fabrics will be workers.

"I think this fabric is good, it's smooth enough, while the others are a bit stiff and uncomfortable to wear."

"No, yours is soft but wrinkles easily. If you sit for a while and then stand up, your butt will be all wrinkled, and it won't look neat."

"Then let's keep this one. It doesn't wrinkle much even after rubbing it a lot, but it seems a bit thick. I guess we can only wear it in the fall."

Someone wrapped the fabric around their arm to form a cylinder, then shook their head after a while.

"It's so stuffy. If I wear this for a long time, I'll probably be covered in sweat."

"Come on, this isn't for work, it's for going out. How hot can it be? It has to be this proper."

They took the fabric and began to imagine the occasions they would wear it, while a recorder noted down their needs. Nowadays, most people don't care so much about the experience of wearing it.

They preferred the fabric to be stiff, neat, and presentable. Workers came in batches, and the boxes in front of the four pieces of fabric were piled high with tickets.

Later on, it became very clear that the votes for numbers 2 and 3 were higher than the other two.

Ma Lanxiang didn't dare to watch anymore. "Sister Song Qing, why don't you wait for the results to come out before telling me?"

"If you don't turn around, it will probably take a while before you finish voting."

"Never mind, I still want to see. Do you think either number 2 or number 3 might be ours?"

Ideally, both of them would be from their group, so that their group would win no matter which one wins.

Ma Lanxiang knew she was dreaming. She took a deep breath and stared for a long time until finally no one was around.

Director Zhang had four people count the votes simultaneously, and finally...

Number 3 is the highest.