Chapter 56 The Inhumane Huai'an Garment Factory
In the Rongcheng Garment Factory, the name Huai'an is taboo; it's something no one can mention.
"I told you to leave, did you hear me? Get out of here!" The gatekeeper was unusually agitated; it felt like he was about to burst out of the small room in just a couple of seconds.
Jiang Xixi and Wei Laicheng exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.
"Sir, don't be in such a hurry. We're here to discuss business. Why don't you go in and announce our arrival first?" Jiang Xixi asked, still somewhat unwilling to give up.
"You bunch of scoundrels, get out of here, or don't blame this old man for being impolite." The old man was really angry; he even picked up the broom in the room, looking like he was about to throw it at their faces at any moment.
A malevolent spirit?
What's going on here? However, it seems that the relationship between the clothing factories in Huai'an and Rongcheng wasn't good in the previous life.
After the reforms, both factories became top state-owned enterprises in Xia State. However, they always competed with each other during leaders' gatherings or public events.
"Cheng, let's go back to the guesthouse first, find out what happened, and then come back. Now—" Jiang Xixi said, glancing at the angry gatekeeper.
“We definitely can’t get in.” Wei Laicheng knew this, so he discussed it with the people in the convoy behind him.
"Let's go, Cheng-ge, your injury is still quite serious. Let's go to the hospital first, and I'll also try to find out what's going on. If you ask me, the chief engineer definitely knows something's up here. No wonder one of the older members of the second team looked at me with such sympathy when I arrived..."
"Hmph, that old fox, the chief engineer. I'll go call my mother and ask her. My mother's third aunt's niece's aunt happens to be a long-time employee of our Huai'an Garment Factory. Maybe she knows something."
The group then split into three groups.
Office of the factory manager of Rongcheng Garment Factory.
"Factory manager, you guessed right, people from Huai'an have indeed come."
"Ha, I knew it. As soon as the order was issued, they rushed over like a pack of dogs smelling meat."
Give the order: don't let them into our factory.
"They deserve to suffer for the despicable things they did back then!"
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Rongcheng Railway Station Guesthouse.
"Lai Cheng, your chief engineer really didn't provide you with any information before sending you to Rongcheng to escort goods?"
"Those who know you know you're in the transportation business, yet you're being asked to buy and negotiate for goods. You've really mixed up your business!" Jiang Xixi complained as she changed Wei Laicheng's dressing.
From an angle that Wei Laicheng couldn't see, she quickly took out the Koi Dew and applied it to his wound.
She didn't dare take it out on the way, afraid that the effect would be too good and others would suspect it.
“Our chief engineer is afraid I’ll take his position, so he went to great lengths to find me this job. How could he possibly tell me anything? He probably hopes I won’t complete this task.” Wei Laicheng held his wife’s hand, his tone disdainful.
"Brother Cheng, I understand." Gangzi, who had gone out to make a phone call, ran back in excitedly.
"Brother Cheng, I've found out."
The two men who went out to gather information returned almost simultaneously.
Upon hearing the noise, Wei Laicheng quickly straightened his clothes, as his disheveled appearance would negatively impact his reputation among his subordinates.
“Gangzi, you go first. What you heard from your relatives should be more reliable. Xiaowei, you can add to it later.” Seeing his two subordinates arguing back and forth, Wei Laicheng made the final decision.
"Brother Cheng, my mom asked that person, and at first hesitant and unwilling to talk. It wasn't until my mom said she knew a doctor whose illness matched her son's that she finally told her..."
The feud between the two factories actually started ten years ago.
At that time, the two factories were integrated; the Huai'an Garment Factory did not exist at that time.
Once, an order was issued from above, saying that some technical and management personnel from Rongcheng Garment Factory should be transferred to Huai'an to restart the factory and set up a new garment factory. At that time, Huai'an only had embroidery culture and could not form a series of industrial chains, which was not conducive to Xia Kingdom earning enough foreign exchange.
After the transfer order was issued, the senior management of Rongcheng Garment Factory did not take it seriously.
Because being seconded was a very common thing at the time.
Their focus at the time was mainly on a large foreign exchange order. It was said that as long as this order was placed, their Rongcheng Garment Factory could become a national representative enterprise of Xia Kingdom.
This big order was an opportunity jointly secured by the then-factory manager of the garment factory and the mayor of Rongcheng City.
The disagreement arose at this point. The garment factory leader, who had already been confirmed for temporary transfer, was dissatisfied with the decision. Coincidentally, this leader, who was about to be transferred, had quite a few supporters in the factory.
The final outcome was quite obvious: the leader who was seconded did accept the transfer order and went to Huai'an.
But when he left, he took not only the technical staff the factory had assigned to him...
After the leader who had been temporarily transferred left, when the remaining employees of Rongcheng Garment Factory returned to work the next day, they were surprised to find that two-thirds of their workforce was gone.
This also includes the person in charge of this big order and the product designer.
In the end, Rongcheng Garment Factory naturally failed to complete this large order and suffered heavy losses.
I heard that during that period, the garment factory went through an exceptionally difficult time. Not being able to pay the employees' wages was a minor issue; some of the older employees even died from shock after the ordeal.
...
After listening to Gangzi's account, the room fell into an unusual silence.
This is not a good situation!
To be honest, if this happened to them, they would probably be even more irritable than that gatekeeper.
Not only does it cut off people's livelihoods, but this thing also involves several lives!
"Wife, what do you think?" Wei Laicheng was caught in a brainstorming session. After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't come up with a solution, so he had no choice but to ask his wife, who usually had a lot of ideas.
Jiang Xixi shook her head; she had no clue about this either.
"Xiaowei, what news did you find out?"
Xiao Wei, who was suddenly called upon, looked embarrassed, but finally spoke up.
"Sister-in-law, the information I've gathered is similar to what Gangzi said, except that some details might be influenced by that person's subjective bias."
For example, that big order, according to the old lady I asked, was stolen by the Huai'an Garment Factory. The factory manager even went to Huai'an specifically for this matter, but the person who was seconded there mocked him. I don't know what happened in between, but the factory manager committed suicide after returning to Rongcheng.
Furthermore, according to my investigation, the current director of Rongcheng Garment Factory is the son of that former director. This matter is really difficult for us to handle.
"Damn, this is more than just difficult. What's the difference between our mission and forcing someone to kneel before their father's killer? I have to say, that guy from the Huai'an Garment Factory has an incredibly thick skin!"
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