Chapter 134: The title of Model Worker of the Pregnancy Preparation Province was really given to her...
Wang Ying and Sun Qiaoling exchanged a few pleasantries before taking Zhao Yunsheng with them. After a few steps, they ran into the department store's sales manager, who greeted Wang Ying politely and invited her to his office for a cup of tea.
After the Du family mother and daughter saw this, Du Wenli whispered, "Look how respectable Wang Ying is! She's the head of the department store, right? Everyone fawns over her. Isn't she a hundred times better than Wang Hui? What are you thinking, Mom? It would be great if Wang Ying could be my sister-in-law! Maybe it would be more convenient for us to buy things now!"
Sun Qiaoling glared at Du Wenli: "What do you know! Her father-in-law is the director of the food factory, but your father is not. She didn't have this ability before she got married, so who knows!"
Du Wenxiu said: "The friend Wang Ying mentioned should be Yu Fei's previous girlfriend."
"Ah? What a coincidence!" Sun Qiaoling glanced at Wang Ying again. She was chatting and laughing with the department store manager, her words flowing freely and effortlessly. Zhao Yunsheng, standing beside her, looked at her with a beaming smile. Sun Qiaoling recalled the time she'd gone to Old Wang's house to see him. Wang Ying had been so quiet and reserved. She hadn't expected him to be so lively now.
Du Wenli muttered, "Then why did she get married at 19? Could it be that she deliberately got married on the same day as my eldest sister? How disgusting."
Sun Qiaoling glanced at Du Wenxiu. Du Wenxiu said nothing, but she knew her daughter had probably chosen to be with him on purpose. The last time they had someone look for a date, it wasn't the 19th day of the first lunar month. In the end, Du Wenxiu and Yu Fei had decided on the 19th.
Sun Qiaoling knew her daughter was always opinionated. She had found this man all on her own. He came from a good family, had a good job, was attractive, and was a kindhearted person who had previously saved Du Wenxiu. Sun Qiaoling felt her daughter was capable of finding such a good partner on her own, but looking at Du Wenxiu's expression, she felt something was amiss. Perhaps there was something she didn't know.
After the Du mother and daughter bought the things and returned home, Sun Qiaoling called Du Wenxiu to her room to question her.
"Wenxiu, tell me honestly, what's going on between you and Yu Fei? Is there something I don't know?" Sun Qiaoling asked.
Du Wenxiu's face didn't look good. She was mainly afraid of what Zhou Xiaoqin and Wang Ying would say, and then Wang Ying would tell relatives and friends. Then she would really be too ashamed to face anyone.
"What's going on?" Du Wenxiu asked.
"It's nothing. I just pursued Yu Fei and used some tricks." Du Wenxiu said.
Sun Qiaoling's face changed, and she hurriedly asked, "What tricks did you use? Yu Fei knows you're playing tricks, but do your in-laws know about it?"
"Yu Fei definitely knew about it. His family didn't know, so he kept it a secret for me," said Du Wenxiu.
"You..." Sun Qiaoling looked at the dowry in the room and was so angry that she couldn't say a word.
"Mom, it's okay. Yu Fei is a good person. He doesn't mind and will treat me well." Du Wenxiu said.
Sun Qiaoling recovered her breath and said, "I always thought you didn't need anyone to worry about you. You had your own ideas. Your ideas are too big! Doing something like this is a knot in a man's heart! He hadn't broken up with his girlfriend at that time, right? That would be an even bigger knot!" Sun Qiaoling suddenly remembered the 19th day of the first lunar month. She grabbed Du Wenxiu's hand and asked, "Did you choose the 19th day, or did he?"
"He chose it..." Du Wenxiu murmured, his expression becoming increasingly ugly.
"Look! Look! Yu Fei must not have forgotten his previous girlfriend! He deliberately chose that day to get married. You really... you used tricks. He had to marry you because he was responsible for you, but his heart was not with you!" Sun Qiaoling was so anxious that she was about to jump up and down, and her voice was getting louder and louder.
"Mom, please speak a little more quietly." Du Wenxiu hurriedly pulled Sun Qiaoling's arm.
Wang Hui, who was outside, somehow overheard the conversation between mother and daughter. She rolled her eyes in disdain. Du Wenxiu had been so arrogant recently, thinking she was going to marry into a good family, but she hadn't expected it to end up being so disgraceful. Wang Hui deliberately made some noise at Sun Qiaoling's door so that the people inside could hear.
Du Wenxiu's face turned pale: "Wang Hui must have heard it."
"Let her hear it. We are family, she won't say anything nonsense. I will give her some advice later." Sun Qiaoling said.
Du Wenxiu, however, felt that Wang Hui might not consider her a family member. She had long seen that Wang Hui was stupid, mean, and selfish, and might use this to manipulate her in the future. Thinking of this, her tone became unhappy: "Don't say anything. Anyway, my marriage is already decided, and there's no way I can cancel it. I know what I'm doing. Since I can use some trickery to win him over, I can live a good life in the future."
Sun Qiaoling was speechless after hearing what Du Wenxiu said. She had to experience this life herself to realize it wasn't that simple. It was too late to say anything now.
Zhao Yunsheng was a natural at watching the fun. As they were walking back, he said to Wang Ying, "Do you think they chose the same day to get married on purpose or was it just a coincidence?"
"I don't know, but I think it was intentional," said Wang Ying.
Zhao Yunsheng chuckled, "I think it was intentional too. Let me guess. Zhou Xiaoqin's ex-boyfriend must have regretted it and deliberately chose to get married on the same day as Zhou Xiaoqin, pretending that he was marrying her to make up for his regret."
Wang Ying looked at Zhao Yunsheng and said, "As expected of a great writer, he speaks freely."
"This is a very reasonable guess." Zhao Yunsheng said with a smile.
Wang Ying felt that if this was true, it was disgusting.
On the 19th day of the first lunar month, Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng went to Zhou Xiaoqin's home for a feast. Zhou Xiaoqin was an only child, and her family didn't have many relatives. Wang Ying and Zhou Xiaoqin sat in her room and talked.
As soon as Wang Ying sat down, Zhou Xiaoqin grabbed her hand and said, "I just heard two days ago that he and I are getting married on the same day. It's so infuriating! Does he have to be so annoying to me?"
"Don't be angry, don't be angry, it's not worth it." Wang Ying said, "If you feel disgusted, he has achieved his goal! He just wants you to remember him!"
"Bah, I don't remember him! We should have cut off all ties after breaking up. He is so indecisive and dishonest. He says he means well, but who knows what he really thinks." Zhou Xiaoqin said.
"That's right, from now on, living a good life is more important than anything else."
"That's right! Just like you and your lover, time flies. It feels like I just attended your wedding, but it's actually been two or three years." Zhou Xiaoqin said, "Oh, by the way, why don't you have children yet?"
"There's no rush. My eldest sister-in-law is a nurse. She said that it's risky for women to give birth early," said Wang Ying.
"That's true. I've heard of it too," said Zhou Xiaoqin.
As they chatted, Wang Ying had recently been thinking about when to have a child. She figured that as long as she didn't start any new projects, the next two years would be relatively free. After two years of enterprise reform and opening up, she'd have more to do and would definitely be even busier.
Besides, Zhao Yunsheng is a few years older than her. I heard that if a man is older, even if the woman is young, he will be considered a high-risk pregnant woman.
Wang Ying thought, why not give birth to the child within the next two years, before Zhao Yunsheng turns 30.
That night, Wang Ying told Zhao Yunsheng about this. Zhao Yunsheng jumped up excitedly and shouted, "I'm going to be a father!"
Wang Ying slammed him down: "How can you yell like that when you've just started trying to get pregnant?"
"I'm just happy." Zhao Yunsheng said with a smile, "I'll ask Big Sister later what we should pay attention to."
"Yeah." Wang Ying agreed. In fact, she knew everything she needed to pay attention to. In her previous life, she had taken countless medicines and suffered so much in order to give birth to a child, but she didn't expect to give birth to an ungrateful person.
The next day, the couple found Zhao Yunfei. When Zhao Yunfei heard that they were preparing for pregnancy, she told them some precautions. After get off work, she brought folic acid tablets and vitamin tablets to Wang Ying.
When Chen Xiuqin heard that the young couple was trying to conceive, she gave them extra meals every day and even gave Zhao Yunsheng some tonic medicine, which made him bleed from his nose for two days...
In the first month of Wang Ying's pregnancy preparation, her period came on time... She was a little disappointed and a little worried, afraid that it would be the same as in her previous life and she would have to wait until she was in her thirties to give birth. If that really happened, she would not give birth.
Zhao Yunsheng was not disappointed at all. He even talked nonsense and said that he would try harder next month.
In mid-April, the non-staple food factory received the largest order since its establishment. This order covered all non-seasonal products of the fourth workshop, especially digital biscuits, and the sales volume for half a year was ordered at one time.
Wang Ying started to get busy again, recruiting employees, purchasing machines, and training new employees. She was so busy every day that preparing for pregnancy was put on the back burner.
At the end of April, Director Qian called Wang Ying to his office.
“It’s stable this year!”
As soon as Wang Ying arrived, Director Qian said this.
"The indicators are definitely stable. Although the production indicators are high this year, we can complete one-tenth of them with that one order," said Wang Ying.
"No, no, I'm saying you've secured your place as a model worker!" Director Qian pointed to a chair and asked Wang Ying to sit. "And, quite possibly, you'll even be a provincial model worker. Our factory's digital cookies are the best-selling in the provincial capital," Director Qian said. "You've made a tremendous contribution."
"It's all thanks to everyone," Wang Ying said. "Even if I had a great idea, I couldn't have accomplished it without everyone. It's the power of unity, the power of the collective."
"That's right, just say that when you receive the award." Qian Tongsheng said with a smile.
"Is it really stable?" Wang Ying was still a little bit expectant. Winning the honor would improve his competitiveness in the future.
Director Qian smiled and said, "You're guaranteed to be named a Beichong Model Worker, and you have a 50-60% chance of being a provincial model worker. Keep up the hard work!"
Wang Ying returned to the office happily.
"What are you so happy about? It's been a while since I saw you look so successful." Director Xiang asked.
"Hehe, the factory director said I will be elected as a model worker this year." Wang Ying said.
"No wonder." Director Xiang said, "You deserve it." After that, Director Xiang continued to bury his head in calculating something.
Wang Ying looked at Director Xiang's draft paper and always felt that he would give her a big surprise in the future.
On April 28th, Director Qian informed Wang Ying that this year she would go to the provincial capital to attend the "May 1st Commendation Conference" as a representative of Beichong employees.
Early in the morning of April 30th, Zhao Yunsheng took Wang Ying to the train station. Several city leaders were traveling to the provincial capital, but the employee representatives consisted of only two men and two women, all of whom, except Wang Ying, were veteran employees.
After boarding the train, Wang Ying joined three senior employees. Wang Ying didn't recognize them, but they all knew him and were very polite to him, without any sign of taking advantage of his seniority. Wang Ying was also a qualified junior, and he took good care of the three senior employees along the way.
Among these three old seniors, one worked in a paper mill, one in a woodworking factory, and one in a cotton mill. She also knew Wang Ying's parents.
Wang Ying's factory has a cooperation with the paper mill, and he started talking a lot with Mr. Hu from the paper mill.
"Which factory is the oldest? If you ask us about the history of the paper mill, ours is definitely the oldest," said Mr. Hu. "It can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty."
"So old?" Wang Ying really didn't expect it.
"That's right. In the past, they made paper specifically for the emperor," said Senior Hu. "Now, they only make toilet paper, student exercise books, and some wrapping paper. They haven't made that kind of paper in years."
"Won't that technology be lost?" said Wang Ying.
"Some time ago, Comrade Lu from our factory also raised this issue and wanted to rebuild it, but the leadership did not agree," said Senior Hu.
"Comrade Lu? Lu Yanfen?" Wang Ying asked.
"Oh, you know her. Beichong is still too young." Senior Hu said with a smile.
"Yes, Deputy Director Gao and my father-in-law were comrades-in-arms." Wang Ying said with a smile, "Why doesn't the factory agree?"
"The cost is high, the output is low, and we have to do it all manually. One roll of paper can make a truckload of toilet paper," said Mr. Hu. "Our factory must focus on the needs of the people."
"That's true. In some places, people don't even have toilet paper," said Wang Ying.
"That's right. Comrade Lu heard that except for Deputy Director Gao, no other leader agreed with the plan. I also attended the voting meeting, and I didn't agree either," said Comrade Hu.
Wang Ying felt that many things seemed a little strange when they were related to Lu Yanfen. Why would she make that kind of paper?
The topic quickly turned to other things, and Wang Ying didn't think about it anymore. The seniors were all tired, so Wang Ying was the only one guarding the luggage while they rested.
After arriving safely in the provincial capital, Wang Ying and his party stayed in the guesthouse arranged by the province, rested for one night, and attended the "May 1st Commendation Conference" the next day.
Wang Ying didn't sleep much during the journey. After dinner and washing up at the guesthouse, Wang Ying went to bed. In the middle of the night, there was a sudden commotion in the guesthouse, which woke Wang Ying and his roommate Liu.
"Don't move, be quiet!"
Wang Ying and Comrade Liu looked at each other in bewilderment. Were they arresting a criminal? How did the prisoner end up staying at the government guesthouse?
Wang Ying didn't dare to join in the fun, nor did he dare to go out to ask. Soon, the noise outside died down again, and Wang Ying and the others went back to sleep.
The next day at breakfast, everyone was discussing what had happened the previous night. Some said they were catching thieves, others said they were catching enemy spies, but in the end, no one could come to a conclusion.
The commendation meeting was held in the afternoon, leaving the morning free. Wang Ying went to a department store in the provincial capital. After all, it was the provincial capital, and the items sold there were much newer than those at Beichong, with much better-looking clothes and shoes. Wang Ying only looked and didn't buy anything. As a worker representative and a nominated model worker, she couldn't afford to spend lavishly.
Wang Ying saw the digital biscuits produced by their factory, which were placed in a very conspicuous position in the food area. It was obvious that they were selling well.
Wang Ying took advantage of the salesperson's free time and took out his work ID to ask about the sales situation. Wang Ying had an idea of sales figures, but he still wanted to hear opinions from all sides.
"Oh, comrade, you came here specially from Beichong?" asked the salesperson.
"No, I'm here to attend the May Day commendation meeting." Wang Ying said in a low voice.
When the salesperson heard this, he immediately showed great respect for Wang Ying.
"Comrades, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Digital cookies are selling very well," said the salesperson.
"Have you had any issues with the food in the provincial capital? For example, with the texture or the flavor?" Wang Ying asked. She knew that in previous lives, many products were adjusted to suit local tastes, which was why she asked.
"No, but some children think it's not sweet enough," said the salesperson.
Wang Ying nodded: "Anything else?"
"It still breaks occasionally, and some people say it becomes soft," the salesperson added.
Wang Ying wrote down these questions one by one. When a customer came, she said hello and left.
Wang Ying wandered around the food section and discovered that the provincial capital also sold food from other regions. He bought some he hadn't seen before. Currently, there were still few packaged snacks.
After shopping in the department store, Wang Ying returned to the guesthouse. After lunch, the group went to the government auditorium to attend a commendation meeting.
Wang Ying looked at the veterans around her and felt a little embarrassed. If she were to receive the award, would it be convincing enough? After all, she was so young...
We arrived at the venue, found our seats, and at 2:00 PM sharp, the commendation meeting began. All meetings follow a similar process.
Finally, the most exciting moment arrived, when the leader announced the list of winners of this year's provincial model workers.
Wang Ying pricked up her ears to listen. This leader from the provincial capital had a heavy accent, and she was afraid that she had made a mistake and missed something.
"...Comrade Wang Ying from Beichong Non-staple Food Factory..."
Wang Ying felt his breathing stop. She was really there!
"Congratulations, Xiao Wang." The senior man next to him whispered to Wang Ying.
"I'm unworthy of it." Wang Ying said modestly.
She was actually given the title of Provincial Model Worker... However, several senior colleagues also won the title of Outstanding Employee and received prizes and certificates of honor.
Wang Ying and eleven other people stood on the stage to accept awards from the leaders. Many reporters in the audience took pictures of them with cameras.
Fortunately, not all of them were elderly; there were also young people who looked similar to her. Wang Ying was overwhelmed with emotion; she had truly become a provincial model worker.
The leader who put the ribbon on her knew her well. As he was putting the ribbon on her, he said, "Comrade Wang Ying, you must make the Panda brand go further and become a nationwide bestseller!"
"Yes!" Wang Ying responded solemnly.
The employee representatives, who were from the provincial capital, gave speeches, and Wang Ying and the others returned to their seats. City leaders and senior colleagues congratulated Wang Ying again. Wang Ying also offered some words of encouragement.
After the meeting, the group returned to the guesthouse.
Wang Ying returned to the guesthouse and someone came to see him while he was having dinner.
"Are you Comrade Wang Ying from the Beichong Non-staple Food Factory?"
"Yes, may I ask who you are?"
“This is my work ID.”
Wang Ying took it and took a look, and found that it was the leader of a city in the neighboring province.
"What do you want to talk to me about?" Wang Ying asked.
"I would like to cooperate with your factory and open a branch in our city."
Wang Ying hadn't expected that coming to the provincial capital for a meeting would yield such an unexpected reward! He could open a branch factory in another province!
"Have you eaten? Why don't you eat first and then we can talk in detail." Wang Ying said solemnly.
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