Chapter 115: First Anniversary Well, let’s go to bed early~~”
"Okay, I won't joke with you anymore. Letting you go to Shanghai this time shows the factory's trust in you and the recognition of your superiors. Don't let your superiors down." Director Qian said seriously.
Wang Ying quickly said, "Please rest assured, Director. I will carefully investigate and study hard, and use all the knowledge I gain to develop our non-staple food factory!"
Director Qian nodded gently, then added, "You want Director Xiang to go with you? Would he agree?" Everyone knew Xiang Huaimin's temper during his time at the factory. To put it bluntly, he was just coming to the food factory to retire. Wang Ying was handling all the work at Workshop Four.
"I have been persuading him for two months, he will agree," said Wang Ying.
"Two months of hesitation...are you so sure that you can go?" Qian Tongsheng felt a little unhappy when he saw Wang Ying was so confident. Didn't she take him seriously at all?
Wang Ying held his head high and said, "Yes, I believe it. As times change and technology advances, our factory must keep pace, or we'll be eliminated sooner or later! I believe the factory director understands this."
Qian Tongsheng was choked by Wang Ying's words. After two seconds, he said, "I want to see how you keep up with the pace of the times."
"Then I will definitely live up to the factory director's cultivation and expectations." Wang Yingshun climbed up the pole.
Qian Tongsheng didn't doubt Wang Ying's abilities; rather, he feared she might be too capable. He nodded and continued, "This time, the higher-ups have allocated four spots. You, Director Xiang, and the other two, what are your thoughts?"
Wang Ying said, "I want one more person from Workshop 4 and one from Workshop 2. The factory director can let Workshop 2 choose someone first. Once they've chosen, I'll choose another." Workshop 2 is the soy products workshop. If the vacuum packaging machine is introduced to their factory, these two workshops will primarily use it.
"What is the purpose of asking them to choose first?" Qian Tongsheng said.
Wang Ying chuckled, "If they choose a man, I'll choose a woman, and vice versa. We can make two men and two women and save the cost of a standard room in a guesthouse."
Qian Tongsheng really didn't think about this, but sending two men and two women was just right. Their factory had been awarded a certificate of merit by the Women's Federation, so they must support female comrades.
"Alright then, I'll let Director Xiao choose one first," Qian Tongsheng said, then changed the subject, "You've been pestering Director Xiang for two months. I'm sure you've made all the necessary preparations for your trip to Shanghai, right?"
"Yes, do I need to report to you, the factory director, first? Otherwise, I can give you a schedule in the afternoon." Wang Ying said.
"That's fine." Qian Tongsheng responded, and couldn't help but admire Wang Ying in his heart. If he asked other people in the factory to write something, it would be extremely difficult, and it wouldn't look good when they handed it in. But it was the same with Wang Ying... You could tell at a glance whether he had anything in mind.
"Does the factory director have anything else to say?" Wang Ying asked.
"No, you go back first. I will ask Director Xiao later and tell you the candidate." Director Qian said.
"Okay." Wang Ying agreed with a smile. She was very happy. She could finally go to Shanghai to take a look! In her previous life, she was in the clothing business in Shenzhen. She had not been to Shanghai many times, and that was only after the reform and opening up. She was really curious about what Shanghai was like now.
When Wang Ying returned to the office, Director Xiang saw her smiling and wanted to ask her if she had found the letter of introduction, but Director Xiang held back.
Wang Ying also deliberately didn't say anything, but just hummed a little tune happily, spread out the paper and started writing.
Director Xiang held it in for half an hour, but finally couldn't help asking, "Have you received the letter of introduction to Shanghai?"
Wang Ying didn't even raise his head: "I'm coming down."
Sure enough, Director Xiang felt that Wang Ying was doing this on purpose, deliberately not saying anything, waiting for him to ask! Director Xiang snorted: "Before you came down, you kept nagging me every day, and now that you're down, you're silent!"
"Write the business trip plan." Wang Ying said, "The director can't run away with a spot anyway, so you should prepare it."
Director Xiang hadn't said no at this point. He'd asked so earnestly, so he'd agreed to go. Saying no again would have sounded too fake. Besides, if he said no, Wang Ying would surely have something else to say to him, and he wouldn't fall for it!
"When are we going?" Xiang Huaimin asked.
"After National Day," Wang Ying said, "there will be four of us going: Director Xiang and I, and one representative each from Workshop 2 and Workshop 4."
Xiang Huaimin nodded, "I see." He had previously written to his friends in Shanghai, hinting that he might go. Now that he was sure he was going, he prepared to send a telegram to inform them. Then he asked, "What's the specific time?"
Seeing Director Xiang's cooperation, Wang Ying stopped writing and turned to look at him, a smile on his face that said, "I don't know yet, but it will be the third or fourth at the latest. Once the personnel are decided, I'll go buy the train tickets."
Xiang Huaimin didn't ask any more questions. He was already thinking about what to talk about when he saw his former classmate. He remembered that he still had a mission to complete, so he asked Wang Ying, "Let me see your schedule once you've written it."
"Okay." Wang Ying agreed.
Half an hour later, Director Qian sent someone to tell Wang Ying that Director Xiao from Workshop 2 had chosen a female colleague. Director Xiao's reasoning was simple: choosing a female colleague would allow Wang Ying to interact more. Didn't you see Lin Fanghua from the sauce factory? She went on a business trip with Wang Ying and came back with a new product.
Wang Ying also guessed that the second workshop would choose a female comrade, and she herself had a candidate in mind.
During lunch, Wang Ying said to the team members, "Director Xiang and I are going on a business trip to Shanghai after National Day. There's one spot left, and I've decided to take Zhou Qianjin with me."
When Wang Ying said there was only one spot available, they thought she would let them nominate their own candidates, but unexpectedly, she directly selected someone. Zhou Qianjin felt his heart explode. He stood up suddenly and said, "Thank you, Director!"
"Sit down." Wang Ying rolled her eyes at him. "I chose you because I thought you were steady. Now that you're acting like this, I'm tempted to choose someone else."
Wang Ying had been with them for a long time and spoke more casually.
Zhou Qianjin quickly sat down with a sneer and thanked him again.
Wang Ying continued, "There are four of us going to Shanghai this time: two men and two women. Director Xiang, I, and a female colleague from Workshop 2. I believe you all have some idea why we chose Zhou Qianjin. He's more suited to dealing with people. If there's a job suitable for him in the future, I'll arrange it for him."
Although Luo Wenshu and Wu Haiyang felt a little sorry that they were not chosen, they also felt that Zhou Qianjin was more suitable than them, so they said, "We understand."
The female comrades also said they understood.
Wang Ying didn't explain much to them, as it would have been bad to say more. Anyway, the decision was made. Wang Ying submitted Zhou Qianjin's name, and the factory bought them train tickets.
On National Day in 1975, which also marked Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng's first wedding anniversary, Zhao Yunsheng woke up early complaining about having to work overtime.
The cultural station holds art performances and various activities during the National Day, which is almost the busiest time of the year. Last year, he didn't have to work overtime because he got married, but this year he has to work overtime.
"Stop complaining. There's nothing I can do about work. Didn't I say I would come to see you today?" Wang Ying said.
"You must come. We still need to take a group photo. We agreed to take one every year on our wedding anniversary. This year we will take it at our cultural center," said Zhao Yunsheng.
"Well, I will definitely go. Let's go to work quickly." Wang Ying urged.
Zhao Yunsheng was really unwilling to do so, and finally asked Wang Ying for a kiss before he was willing to go downstairs.
At around ten in the morning, Wang Ying went to the cultural center to look for Zhao Yunsheng. The center was bustling with the sounds of a chorus and poetry recitations.
Wang Ying found Zhao Yunsheng's office, but it was empty. After waiting for ten minutes and seeing no one coming back, she decided to go look for him. When she left the office, she saw Qiu Zhenhua.
Qiu Zhenhua also saw her and hurried forward: "Wang Ying, are you here to see Yunsheng?"
"Well, he is busy somewhere. There is no one in the office." Wang Ying said.
"I just saw him at the theater. I'll go call him over," said Qiu Zhenhua.
"Can I go with you to find him?" Wang Ying asked.
"If you can go, then let's go." Qiu Zhenhua said with a smile.
"How have you been lately? You haven't come to my house to play." Wang Ying and Qiu Zhenhua have always worked together. They have a good relationship and often talk about something.
"I'm honing my painting skills," Qiu Zhenhua said. "Isn't this inspired by you?"
Wang Ying smiled and said, "My words have inspired you till now?"
"Of course not! Doesn't your factory have any new products recently?"
"It will be available soon. I'm going on a business trip to Shanghai after the holiday. It may be available when I come back. We can continue our cooperation then." Wang Ying said.
"Really? You're going on a business trip to Shanghai!" Qiu Zhenhua was very envious and he also wanted to go.
"Do you need to bring anything?"
"No need. It's not easy for you to go there. When you come back, don't forget to ask me to design the packaging for your new products." said Qiu Zhenhua.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely find you."
The two of them were talking as they arrived at the theater. The theater was rehearsing a play at the time, and Zhao Yunsheng was busy taking pictures.
Zhao Yunsheng saw the two people first and hurried over.
"I was just thinking of waiting for you at the door, and then you came." Zhao Yunsheng said.
"Haha, then you guys chat, I'll go get busy first." Qiu Zhenhua said as he was about to leave.
Zhao Yunsheng called him over and said, "Zhenhua, wait a moment. Take a photo of us two."
"Oh my, they have a great relationship!" Qiu Zhenhua is not married yet, and he said sourly when he saw other couples showing their love.
Zhao Yunsheng took the camera off his neck and handed it to Qiu Zhenhua. Qiu Zhenhua took the camera and said, "There are not many people on the stage now. Go to the corner of the stage and take pictures."
Wang Ying wasn't happy about it, but Zhao Yunsheng thought it was a good idea and pulled her up to the stage. There were actors rehearsing on stage, but he didn't say anything when he saw them. Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng stood in the corner of the stage, and Qiu Zhenhua took a photo to commemorate their first wedding anniversary.
After taking the photos, Wang Ying walked around the cultural center, watched some art performances, and stayed to have lunch with Zhao Yunsheng before leaving.
The National Day holiday was only one day, so Wang Ying went to work as usual the next day. At around ten in the morning, the logistics staff came to deliver their train tickets. Wang Ying took the ticket, which showed a departure time of 5:15 on the morning of the 4th.
Director Xiang felt a little unreal as he held the train ticket in his hand. He was really going to Shanghai.
In the afternoon, Wang Ying and several others who were about to go on a business trip were called into a small conference room for a brief meeting. After Director Qian and Director Zhao spoke a few words, Wang Ying was asked to speak.
Wang Ying's speech mainly focused on the contents of her report and her schedule for the trip to Shanghai. Zhou Qianjin listened and took notes in a small notebook. Feng Yun, a woman from Workshop 2, was also diligently taking notes.
Director Xiang listened to Wang Ying's speech and felt that she would be able to do well as a teacher.
After the meeting, Wang Ying and Director Xiang returned to the small office in the workshop. Wang Ying stayed there for a few minutes and then went back to the workshop to hand over the production arrangements for her business trip to each team leader.
With that, Wang Ying and the others were ready for their business trip, waiting to depart on the 4th. The time allotted was a week, including travel time, so the itinerary was packed.
On the evening of the 3rd, Wang Ying packed his luggage for the business trip. Zhao Yunsheng helped him and sighed from time to time.
"It's just a one-week business trip, and you've sighed hundreds of times as if I'm going to be away for three to five years." Wang Ying couldn't stand it anymore and turned to glare at Zhao Yunsheng.
Zhao Yunsheng smacked his lips. "Yingzi, you are so heartless. In your heart, work is more important than me."
Wang Ying thought to herself, “You’re right!” But she didn’t admit it. She only asked him, “So, in your heart, which is more important, your literary dream or me?”
"You." Zhao Yunsheng said without hesitation.
"Nonsense." Wang Yingcai didn't believe it.
No matter how sensitive and sentimental Zhao Yunsheng was, he was still a grown man with dreams. She didn't believe that he considered himself more important than his dreams.
"Judge others by your own standards! Judge others by your own standards!" Zhao Yunsheng's tone was filled with exaggerated grief, which made Wang Ying laugh.
Wang Ying sighed softly, stepped forward and hugged Zhao Yunsheng's waist, buried her face in his chest and said, "Okay, it's just a few days, don't be so reluctant to part. Won't it make me feel uneasy when I go out to work?"
"Yingzi has learned bad habits and now uses words to coax me." Zhao Yunsheng looked down at Wang Ying.
"Yeah, I learned it all from you. Birds of a feather flock together." Wang Ying looked up at Zhao Yunsheng.
Zhao Yunsheng laughed: "Then you should be more cheesy, I like it."
"Stop sighing. Let's pack up and go to bed early. We have to get up early tomorrow," said Wang Ying.
"Well, let's go to bed early~~"
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