Grandma Jiang walked ahead angrily, leaving Aunt Guan quite embarrassed.
Song Yan didn't need to look to know that she looked unwell.
Song Yan escorted Grandma Jiang to her doorstep.
"Alright, child, go back now! My house is a mess, I won't let you in!" Grandma Jiang said.
Song Yan, mindful of Jiang Xiaoxiao, didn't want to say anything more.
"...I'm telling you, if Niu Niu can't go to school, none of the other children can go either!" came Grandma Jiang's voice.
"Mom! A girl..."
"What's wrong with a girl? She's a girl too, her surname is Jiang!"
"His father earns money but doesn't support her schooling? He's a complete stranger to her!" Grandma Jiang was really angry.
"How can they be completely unrelated..."
"What? When her father is no longer able to move, will he ask Xiaoxiao and Niuniu for money?"
If those two dare not pay, her father can sue them!
If others don't care about my son, can my son sue them?
"You can't ask for money, and you can't sue. What are we if we're completely unrelated?" Grandma Jiang said confidently, and it was indeed true.
"These two kids aren't ungrateful people..."
"Shut up!"
Do you really think I'm stupid?! Do you think I'd tell my son not to support his daughter, but instead support your family's lineage?
You brought him back without even consulting me, I'm already being kind by giving you a meal!
If you dare to prevent Niu Niu from going to school again, I'll kick those two out!
My son is a fool too; he listens to everything you say! He doesn't support himself, but supports others.
They're all completely dumbfounded!
You kept it from me, the old lady, before, but now that I know, you can forget about it…
Hearing this, Song Yan breathed a sigh of relief. With Grandma Jiang in charge, Jiang Xiaoxiao's life would be a little easier.
After Song Yan returned home, he told his mother about his encounter with Aunt Guan.
Song Ma sighed as well, saying that Xiao Xiao's mother must be envious of Xiao Yan's ability and wealth.
But she didn't realize that none of the children in the entire machinery factory could compare to Song Yan's success.
Besides, even if Song Yan is capable, she also needs to be willing to support her parents and younger brother.
Even if Song Yan were asked to subsidize her cousin, she probably wouldn't agree.
Of course, I would never do that.
Actually, Jiang Xiaoxiao is already very, very good.
In the following days, Song Yan found a house and bought it.
She also visited her second aunt.
Song Yan also made a special trip to visit Wei Chunxi, the director of the machinery factory.
In Wei Chunxi's eyes, Song Yan was definitely a capable person.
Upon seeing a capable person, he couldn't help but complain about the current state of the machinery factory.
As the number of employees increases, the factory's burden becomes heavier and heavier.
However, due to aging machinery, the quality of the products produced is mediocre and they are simply unpopular.
It turns out that even though there were orders from the national plan, some units would avoid using the parts they produced if they could.
Starting this year, their company has stopped receiving planned orders, so their products are even harder to sell.
In fact, Wei Chunxi was old enough to work hard for a few more years, but faced with such a machine factory, he was no longer able to turn the tide.
Song Yan knew he was very frustrated and wanted to vent, so he let him say whatever he wanted.
Wei Chunxi rambled on and on, but in short, he felt powerless to change the state of the machine factory. He was heartbroken by it and even felt that there was no point in staying there.
Many employees have both spouses working at the factory, and with the factory's poor performance, their lives are really difficult.
Both of Song's parents worked at the machinery factory. If it weren't for Song Yan's good financial situation, they wouldn't have been able to live a comfortable life.
In fact, Song Yan also understood the principle that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.
To put it nicely, Mr. and Mrs. Song are honest people; to be honest, they're just inflexible.
If you let them do business, they certainly won't be able to adapt as quickly as my second cousin.
But what if someone could take them with them?
"Uncle Wei, I know you're worried about the workers' living conditions. But it seems you can't change the current situation of the machinery factory right now."
Because of the advanced machinery and equipment, it will definitely be installed at the main factory first.
Our machinery factory has a large workforce, and even if we wanted to streamline operations, we couldn't. There are too many people with connections; changing one would have far-reaching consequences.
"Don't you think so?" Song Yan asked.
"Yes, I'm even thinking about taking early retirement!"
Those idle connections who still want to pay me, I can't get them to come. It's frustrating to see.
"I want new equipment, but I can't get it!" Wei Chunxi said dejectedly.
"Uncle Wei, if you want to help the workers at the machinery factory, there is actually a way!"
Didn't you want to take early retirement? You might as well just retire!
Our machinery factory has a food processing facility attached to the canteen, right?
"Cakes for the Lunar New Year, mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and when business was good, you also made other food products to distribute as employee benefits, right?" Song Yan asked.
"The food in our cafeteria is really good!"
However, the cafeteria can't really do much anymore.
The canteen's food was cheap, originally intended to subsidize the employees. Now that the factory isn't making any money, what's the point of subsidizing them? The canteen hasn't been open for so long! Wei Chunxi felt a pang of sadness thinking about the machinery factory's former prosperity.
"Uncle Wei, after you retire early, why don't you organize the people in the cafeteria?"
We started making all the side dishes that the cafeteria used to make.
I remember our mooncakes were so delicious! They sold out as soon as we made them!
They can earn a salary by following you.
"Our cafeteria isn't small either, it has dozens of people!" Song Yan said.
Wei Chunxi was initially overjoyed, but his excitement quickly faded. "Song Yan, do you want me to do business?"
The things those master craftsmen made were truly exceptional!
They don't have much work to do right now, so most of them are willing to do it if I ask them to earn some money!
But I'm the factory manager, so I definitely can't contract it out!
There's a small outsourced area within the factory premises? What kind of nonsense is this!
"I'm taking early retirement, but the new factory manager won't agree!"
Song Yan: "The machinery factory is short of money right now. It has a small warehouse behind it that faces the street, right? Why don't we rent or buy that building?"
Wei Chunxi knew where Song Yan was referring to. "Publicly owned factory buildings aren't easily sold, but renting them is definitely an option!"
However, the cafeteria's oven hasn't been replaced in years, so renting or buying it wouldn't be cost-effective.
The new price is too high, and the raw materials...
That's a lot of money!
Song Yan: "Just tell me if you want to do it or not?"
If you're interested in doing this, I can tell you some details, and then you can consider it!
If you don't want to do it, then just pretend I didn't say anything today!
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