Chapter 86: Worship "It's not corruption, it's sneaky behind the scenes...
Tang Jiaming smiled and said, "It wasn't me, it was my boss. I brought the food back and gave him two bags. My boss's wife works at the department store, and after she tried some, she came up with this idea. Coincidentally, other colleagues also gave some away, and someone went to the department store to ask if they wanted to buy it... That's what happened."
"Thank you very much. If you hadn't brought it back, there would be no such order." Wang Ying said.
"In the final analysis, it all depends on the quality of your products. Otherwise, no one would like them if I brought them back. Besides, you have placed an order with our factory, so I have to thank you," said Tang Jiaming.
The two exchanged pleasantries all the way to the guesthouse. Tang Jiaming did not leave immediately, saying he would take them to the train station.
Wang Ying did not refuse and quickly went to the Nanchong department store to buy the local specialty, fermented glutinous rice cake, and some other snacks to take back for comparison.
After buying the goodies, Tang Jiaming also wanted to treat the two of them to a meal. Wang Ying wanted to treat herself as a thank you, but Tang Jiaming refused to agree. Wang Ying had no choice but to say that she would treat them next time they went to Beichong.
Tang Jiaming invited them to a state-owned restaurant for dinner. The dishes in Nanchong were similar to those in Beichong, but they were saltier and spicier. No wonder the chef of the guesthouse was so interested in Lin Fanghua's sauce.
After dinner, they immediately set out for the railway station and caught the train in time.
Wang Ying and Lin Fanghua thanked Tang Jiaming and boarded the train smoothly. As soon as they got on, Lin Fanghua exclaimed, "Comrade Tang is really great!"
Wang Ying laughed: "Is Comrade Tang good, or is the jeep more comfortable to ride in?"
"They're all good!" Lin Fanghua also smiled, "Much better than the one at my house."
Wang Ying and Lin Fanghua did not talk about personal matters, and Wang Ying did not know that she was married.
"You are married." Wang Ying said.
"I'm married, but my relationship isn't as good as Team Leader Wang and his wife's. She comes to take over after get off work every day," said Lin Fanghua.
Wang Ying thought to herself that Zhao Yunsheng had become famous throughout the factory for picking her up every day. She didn't ask about the matter between Lin Fanghua and her lover, and Lin Fanghua didn't continue, but instead talked about her own sauce.
"Team Leader Wang, do you think I should give my hot sauce a name? It can't just be called sauce, right?"
Wang Ying couldn't help but think of a lady's famous hot sauce he had eaten in his previous life, and smiled, "Sure."
"What should I call it?" Lin Fanghua held her chin with her hand. "Team Leader Wang, can you give me some advice?"
Wang Ying thought for a moment and said, "I can think of three approaches. Which one do you think is suitable? One is to look at its origin, representing your connection with this hot sauce; the second is to look at the ingredients; and the third is to look at its taste and function."
Lin Fanghua stared at Wang Ying in amazement. "Team Leader Wang, you're amazing... You've thought of so much in less than a minute."
Wang Ying was actually simply summarizing the various hot sauces she had eaten in her previous life. She smiled and said, "See if there's anything suitable? Come up with a name yourself."
"This sauce was passed down from my grandmother to my mother, and then from my mother to me. I heard that my grandmother also passed it down from her mother. So if we look at the origin, shouldn't it be called 'Grandma's Sauce'?" said Lin Fanghua.
"It's not impossible." Wang Ying said with a smile.
"It feels a bit strange," Lin Fanghua added, "I'll think about it again. There's no rush anyway. Maybe the boss won't agree to do it yet."
"You won't know until you try. I think there is hope if you submit that proposal," said Wang Ying.
The two continued to talk about their trip to Nanchong and their safe journey to Beichong.
The train stopped at the station, and the two men got off the train, each carrying a few plastic sample buckets and their own luggage bags.
Arriving at the platform, Wang Ying saw someone waving at her. It was Zhao Yunsheng who came to the train station to pick her up. Zhao Yunsheng was tall and stood out in the crowd.
"Team Leader Wang, that's your lover, right?" Lin Fanghua also saw Zhao Yunsheng.
"It's him, the conspicuous bag," Wang Ying said. Zhao Yunsheng seemed to be afraid that Wang Ying wouldn't see him, so he jumped up and waved at her.
"It's really enviable." Lin Fanghua sighed.
"How are you going back? Is there anyone coming to pick you up?" Wang Ying asked.
"My colleagues from work came to pick me up, but they didn't come to pick me up, they came to pick up the sample buckets, hahaha!" Lin Fanghua said with a laugh, "Team Leader Wang, give me all the samples and go home with your wife first."
"It's not easy for you to carry it alone. I'll wait for someone to pick you up." Wang Ying said.
As they were talking, they walked out of the station, and Zhao Yunsheng immediately came to meet them.
Wang Ying introduced the two to each other and said that they had to wait for someone to pick up Lin Fanghua. Zhao Yunsheng had no objection and waited with her.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, the person who was supposed to pick up Lin Fanghua arrived and took her and the plastic bucket away.
"Let's go home too!" said Zhao Yunsheng.
Zhao Yunsheng took Wang Ying to where the bicycles were parked and asked as they walked, "How was your business trip? Are you scared?"
"It's fine. I'm not afraid." Wang Ying said. She remembered that Zhao Yunsheng always said that he was afraid of being alone, and wanted to play a joke on him, but she held back because they were outside.
But Zhao Yunsheng couldn't help it. He said, "I'm scared. Sleeping upstairs alone is so scary."
"What should I do? I will carry you in my pocket when I go on business trips next time," said Wang Ying.
"That's great." Zhao Yunsheng said with a smile.
Zhao Yunsheng found the old comrade who was guarding the bicycle, gave him the chips, rode the bicycle, and took Wang Ying home.
When I got home, it was already dark. I could smell the fragrance of rice as I walked into the yard.
Chen Xiuqin heard the noise at the courtyard gate and came out to greet them.
"It's strange. I didn't feel anything before you came. But this time, you've been away for only two days, and I felt the house was cold and deserted. As soon as you came back, it became lively. Give me your bag quickly, go wash your hands and prepare for dinner." Chen Xiuqin said.
"Thank you, Mom. There are some glutinous rice cakes, a specialty of Nanchong, in the bag. Take them out and eat them." Wang Ying handed the bag to Chen Xiuqin and said.
Wang Ying put all the things she bought together in a net bag. Chen Xiuqin took them out and put them on the dining table.
Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng washed their hands and returned to the main room.
Chen Xiuqin had already unpacked all the snacks Wang Ying had bought and said, "Why did you go all the way to buy peach cakes? They're all broken."
"I bought some to compare with the ones from our factory." Wang Ying walked over and sat down, pinched a piece of broken peach cake and put it in his mouth. He felt that the taste was not as good as the ones from their factory.
Director Zhao asked, "Did your business trip go well?"
"Well, everything went smoothly. Nothing happened," Wang Ying said. "We also got the samples from the plastics factory back."
Director Zhao nodded: "That's fine."
Wang Ying said, "Dad, I think our factory can compete for the market for peach cakes and biscuits in Nanchong."
"What do you mean?" Director Zhao asked.
Wang Ying told Director Zhao about the situation in Nanchong. Director Zhao nodded as he listened, feeling very relieved. Wang Ying was so satisfying both as a subordinate and as his own child.
"When I go back to the factory, I have to discuss this with Lao Qian, Lao Zheng and others. This is not something that our factory can achieve just by wanting to. The whole country is like a chessboard, and we can't just play wherever we want," said Director Zhao.
Chen Xiuqin listened to them for a long time and said, "Alright, alright, this is home, not your office. Don't talk about work during meals anymore. Yingzi, I've noticed that you love your work so much! Even more than your dad."
Wang Ying smiled and said, "Okay, I won't say anything more. I'm going to eat. Everyone, try this glutinous rice cake."
"This is delicious," Chen Xiuqin said. "It's sour and has a hint of osmanthus."
"It's made from fermented rice wine." said Wang Ying.
Director Zhao and Zhao Yunsheng also thought that the glutinous rice cake with fermented glutinous rice wine was delicious. Wang Ying felt that she bought too little, as she had to bring it to the company to give to her leaders and colleagues.
After dinner, Wang Ying wanted to clean up the dishes, but was stopped by Zhao Yunsheng and Chen Xiuqin, who told her to go upstairs to rest first.
Wang Ying enjoyed the care of his family and went upstairs without any pretense.
Although Wang Ying didn't feel homesick when she was outside, when she returned to her bedroom and looked at everything familiar, the corners of her lips curled up and she felt at ease.
Wang Ying did not rest. She sat down at the desk and began to write her work notes for this business trip.
When Zhao Yunsheng went upstairs, Wang Ying was still writing furiously.
Zhao Yunsheng put the thermos away and placed the freshly filled hot water bag on Wang Ying's legs.
"Put it in the bed. I'm not cold. I'll finish it soon." Wang Ying said.
Zhao Yunsheng did as he was told. After putting the hot water bottle into the quilt, he took a book and sat on the edge of the bed to read.
More than ten minutes later, Wang Ying finished her work report. Zhao Yunsheng immediately put down his book, walked to Wang Ying, and hugged her from behind the chair. After being married for several months, Zhao Yunsheng was still so clingy.
"Oh, this time I really understand what it means to miss someone so much that it feels like three years have passed. I almost didn't sleep last night." Zhao Yunsheng said.
Wang Ying tried to pry Zhao Yunsheng's arms from holding her, saying, "Then why are you making such a fuss? Go get some rest and go to bed."
Zhao Yunsheng hugged Wang Ying for a while before letting her go. After they washed up and went to bed, Zhao Yunsheng immediately hugged Wang Ying tightly and said with emotion: "I feel at ease now."
Wang Ying smiled faintly and said nothing.
"Did you miss me yesterday?" Zhao Yunsheng asked.
"No." Wang Ying said.
"Hmm?" Zhao Yunsheng let go of Wang Ying and looked at her face. "You really didn't think about it?"
Wang Ying laughed: "I thought about it, I thought about it, I even dreamed about you last night."
Only then did Zhao Yunsheng feel satisfied and hugged Wang Ying tightly again: "That's more like it. What did you dream about me?"
"I dreamed that we didn't know where we were going. It was windy and rainy, and you carried me on your back as you walked on a muddy road. The rain was very heavy, and you waded through the mud, one foot deep and one foot shallow, without a word of complaint, carrying me on your back as you walked forward," said Wang Ying.
"Ah, I like this dream," Zhao Yunsheng said. "It's something I would do."
Wang Ying thought the same thing. She hugged Zhao Yunsheng's waist, and the two of them were inseparable...
The next day, Wang Ying brought Nanchong specialties and samples for comparison to work.
After arriving at work, Wang Ying ran into Xu Lili in the locker room. As soon as Xu Lili saw her, she asked, "Team Leader, have you met Special Envoy Tang?"
"I saw him. Not only did I see him in person, but I also saw him riding in his jeep," said Wang Ying.
Xu Lili's already wide eyes widened even wider: "He also has a jeep!"
"It's from our company." Wang Ying said with a smile.
"Oh, why doesn't the leader send me to Nanchong!" Xu Lili sighed.
"Are you really attracted to her?" Wang Ying said.
"Hey, isn't it rare to meet such an outstanding young man?" Xu Lili said, "Team Leader, if I send you to Nanchong next time, please take me with you!"
"I met him this time because the soy sauce factory came to the plastic factory to place an order. Even if I go to Nanchong on a business trip in the future, I won't go to the plastic factory. If it really doesn't work out, you can transfer to the soy sauce factory to work. I'll talk to Deputy Director Zheng for you." Wang Ying said.
"No, I want to follow the team leader!" Xu Lili said firmly. After that, she smiled and pulled Wang Ying's arm. "I gave up the outstanding young man for the team leader. The team leader must compensate me with one."
The two chatted and laughed as they entered the workshop together. Wang Ying asked, "Is there nothing going on in the workshop these past two days?"
"Don't worry, everything will go well." said Xu Lili.
After Wang Ying took a tour of the workshop, she returned to her small office. The two days' production reports were on her desk. She reviewed them, sorted them out, and put them in a folder.
At around ten o'clock, Director Qian asked someone to call her over. In the director's office, besides the director and Director Zhao, there was another person she was not very familiar with, Director Guo, who was in charge of the sauce factory.
Director Qian saw Wang Ying holding something in his hand and asked, "What are you holding in your hand?"
Wang Ying said: "This is a specialty food I brought back from Nanchong. I'm giving it to the leaders for reference."
Qian Tongsheng glanced at Director Zhao and thought to himself that your daughter-in-law is different from you. She remembers to bring food to the leader when she comes back from a business trip, and even speaks nicely to him. She does this for reference, not to please the leader!
A minute later, Qian Tongsheng understood that these were indeed bought for reference, except for those glutinous rice cakes.
"It's really a reference." Qian Tongsheng said with a smile.
"Well, this is sold in the Nanchong department store. I think the peach cakes are not as good as ours in taste. I thought that we might also be able to supply Nanchong peach cakes." Wang Ying said.
Qian Tongsheng pushed the food Wang Ying had brought back aside and said, "We'll talk about this later. I asked you to come here because Director Guo from the sauce factory wants to see you."
Director Guo was quite old, with graying hair, a slightly hunched back, and a serious demeanor. He rarely attended meetings, and Wang Ying rarely saw him. He must have come to see her because Lin Fanghua had submitted the proposal.
Sure enough, Director Guo pulled out a manila envelope from his back and said, "Did you instruct Comrade Lin Fanghua to write this?"
Wang Ying said: "I didn't teach her that. She wrote it herself. I revised it a little bit for her."
"You don't have to be modest. Her proposal is almost identical to the one you submitted earlier. She herself said she copied it entirely from your format, and you agreed to it," Director Guo said. "You young people never have a single day of peace."
Wang Ying remained silent, unsure of Director Guo's thoughts. Did he disagree with the production of this sauce?
Director Zhao sighed inwardly, "The Zhao family's ancestors were so proud to have married such a capable wife. Not only does she do her job well, but she also inspires others to strive for progress. Isn't this kind of enterprising and pragmatic young people that the country and society need?"
Seeing Wang Ying remained silent, Qian Tongsheng knew she was frightened by Director Guo. He smiled and said, "I heard you tried the sauce, too. Is it really that delicious?"
"Delicious!" Wang Ying said immediately, "It's really delicious." Wang Ying was annoyed that he forgot to remind Lin Fanghua that when submitting the proposal, he should also submit a sample for the leader to taste!
"We were at the Nanchong guesthouse, and the chef there wanted Comrade Lin's recipe, but he tried all night but couldn't figure it out," Wang Ying added.
"There is also this matter, but Lin Fanghua didn't mention it." Director Guo said.
Wang Ying felt that Lin Fanghua was probably nervous and didn't dare to speak.
"Absolutely," Wang Ying said. "I think the factory can follow the proposal and make a trial batch first. If sales are good, they can produce more and maybe sell it in Nanchong. By the way, the chef in Nanchong also said that their sauces and soy sauces are not as good as ours."
Factory Director Qian said cheerfully, "Our comrade Wang Ying went on a business trip to Nanchong, and he seemed eager to sell all the products from our factory to Nanchong."
"Isn't this also the factory director's wish?" Wang Ying said with a smile.
"Okay, it's okay, you can go back first. I called you here just to confirm whether it was you who taught her." Qian Tongsheng said.
"Okay, then I'll be leaving. Dear leaders, that sauce is really delicious!" After saying that, Wang Ying left.
After Wang Ying left, Qian Tongsheng said with a smile, "Our comrade Wang Ying has truly devoted herself to the factory. If all employees were like her, our factory would surely prosper."
"Hmph, she's more than just completely devoted to the factory as you said. She's incredibly thoughtful," Director Guo said. "Look at what's written on her proposal. During the trial production period, the chili sauce formula won't be made public, and Lin Fanghua will be the sole source of all the ingredients. Lin Fanghua definitely couldn't have come up with this idea on her own. It must have been Wang Ying's idea!"
"Tsk tsk, this girl!" Zheng Liancheng sighed, "She's really worried that the factory will take advantage of Lin Fanghua! If the trial production fails, the recipe will still be in Lin Fanghua's hands."
"When Lin Fanghua mentioned Wang Ying to me, she was full of admiration. She said she was infected by Comrade Wang Ying's fighting spirit and wanted to follow in her footsteps," said Director Guo.
Qian Tongsheng chuckled and said, "Wang Ying was so thoughtful of her, giving her the framework for his proposal and even helping her revise it. How could she not admire him? It's not a bad thing to emulate the good. Even if it was really Wang Ying and her idea, it's not bad at all."
"So what do you say? Just follow this proposal?" Director Guo said.
"I think we can give it a try," said Director Zhao.
"Then let's try it first and see if it can be sold." Qian Tongsheng nodded.
Zheng Liancheng said, "Since Comrade Wang Ying came to our factory, there have been quite a few changes." He pointed at the snack bag on Qian Tongsheng's desk and said, "She's quite ambitious too. What do you think about this?"
"We can't be impatient about this. We need to wait and see," said Qian Tongsheng.
Director Zhao said now, "She said she wants to improve the recipe of the peach cakes to make them less prone to breaking, so that they will be more competitive."
"She's got a lot of ideas in her head anyway," Qian Tongsheng said. "We veteran comrades can't just follow her lead. After all, she's still young and wants to keep moving forward. We veteran comrades have to put the brakes on her."
Director Zhao and the others nodded. Director Guo said, "You guys can discuss the peach cake issue later. The chili sauce is sold in Beichong anyway, so it won't affect anyone. We'll start production first."
"Okay, if it's really delicious, please serve some to our cafeteria so we can all try it." Zheng Liancheng said with a smile.
Wang Ying returned to the office and continued his work.
During lunch, Lin Fanghua came to Wang Ying with a bottle of chili sauce.
"Team Leader Wang, this is for you," said Lin Fanghua.
Wang Ying looked around the cafeteria and saw the factory director eating with several other leaders. She said, "Go and give them some of this chili sauce first."
"Ah? I'll go, but I don't dare to go. Besides, this is for you!" Lin Fanghua said, "Director Guo has already agreed to the trial production. There's no need to let them taste it."
Xu Lili and the others looked at Wang Ying and Lin Fanghua curiously. Wang Ying tutted his lips. "Comrade Xiaolin, you're so immature!" Wang Ying said, "I'll take you there."
"Are you really going?" Lin Fanghua hesitated.
"Are you not confident about your hot sauce?" Wang Ying said.
"I have confidence!" Lin Fanghua said hurriedly. She was just a little afraid of her leader...
"Let's go, let's put our leaders at ease!" said Wang Ying.
"Then we'll give it to you secretly later." Lin Fanghua said.
"How can that be! We have to give it in public. It's not corruption. What's the point of doing it secretly?" Wang Ying said as he pulled Lin Fanghua over and went to find the leaders.
As soon as the leaders saw the bottle in Wang Ying's hand, they knew what was inside.
Wang Ying handed the hot sauce to Lin Fanghua and nudged her, asking her to speak. Lin Fanghua hesitated, and Qian Tongsheng couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Is this a sample of the hot sauce?"
"Yes!" said Lin Fanghua.
"Let's try it and see what flavors it has over our original soybean paste," said Qian Tongsheng.
Lin Fanghua then gave them the bottle. Several leaders each picked a little and put it on their own plates. Some curious employees looked over. Wang Ying pushed Lin Fanghua again, and Lin Fanghua also invited those employees to eat.
"Huh? That's really good!" said Qian Tongsheng.
“Sure, sure!”
"I think we can ask Lao Guo to produce more, that's great!"
"This sauce is delicious. Should our factory produce it?"
Amidst the chatter, Lin Fanghua was so excited that she almost cried. Wang Ying pulled Lin Fanghua, and the two of them left. The bottle of hot sauce was left with the leaders. Lin Fangshu said, "I'll make you a new bottle later."
"Okay, I should have dug a little more first, haha." Wang Ying said with a smile.
Lin Fanghua knew Wang Ying was joking. She was so grateful that her eyes welled up. After sending Wang Ying back to her seat, she didn't want to leave and wanted to talk to her again. But when she saw Wang Ying's team members looking at her, she said goodbye and left.
As soon as Lin Fanghua walked away, Xu Lili asked, "Team Leader, what's going on?"
"Nothing. My colleagues from the sauce factory went on a business trip to Nanchong with me this time." Wang Ying said.
"Where is the sauce she gave you just now? Why did you give it to your leader?" Zhou Qianjin asked.
"That's a sample." Wang Ying didn't say much, but the team members could tell from Lin Fanghua's expression just now that the team leader had helped her so much!
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