Chapter 166 Standing Tall Outside the Door
She thought she was already a city dweller, as beautiful as a city girl, and would have a decent job in the future.
However……
Liu Cui'e knew that her daughter couldn't accept it for the time being, so she didn't say anything. She picked up a handful of branches from outside and kept sweeping the ground in the moonlight.
It took about half an hour to clean up the garbage inside.
He found some dry branches, covered them with a layer of dry leaves, and then placed bedding on top. He pulled Zhao Xinran and comforted her, saying, "Girl, difficulties are temporary. You have to know how you fell, and how you will get up in the future."
Zhao Xinran curled up in the corner, hugging her arms tightly.
She felt that her life was completely over.
"Mom, what should I do next?"
Now that graduation was settled, Zhao Xinran began to worry that no one would want her in the future. After all, she was quite famous in Pingjiang.
Liu Cui'e felt heartbroken when she saw her daughter like this.
She leaned towards her daughter and hugged her gently, "Girl, don't be sad, everything will be fine. Let's take a long-term view. Mother is with you."
Zhao Xinran raised her head and looked at her mother's weather-beaten face, tears welling up in her eyes again.
She knew that her mother was comforting her.
But does she really have a future?
Liu Cui'e knew her daughter was distressed, so she consoled her, "This is a good outcome. You still have to continue your studies, and we need to make ends meet. This shabby house can at least provide some shelter from the elements, and we can make do with a fire outside. But where's the money going to come from?"
"Your two younger brothers live with your aunt, and they also need money for school and food."
At this point, Liu Cui'e tightened her arms around Zhao Xin's back. The little money she had was only enough for the two of them to eat for half a month at most. She suddenly felt that this glamorous city was far inferior to her life in the countryside. At least she wouldn't starve to death.
"I'm going to look for a job tomorrow. You go to school first. Don't worry about what others say. You have to know what you want. You've always said you want to take root in the city, so don't let that stop you. I've got you covered."
Zhao Xinran didn't respond. The sour and smelly room made her extremely depressed. She couldn't even drink a sip of water. How could she live like this?
…
Su Li got up the next day, looked at herself in the mirror, patted her face, and smiled.
Make yourself look as energetic as possible.
During the meal, Liu Guilan felt relieved to see that her daughter was in a good mood.
Su Danian didn't sleep well last night and he heard the conversation between the mother and daughter.
Although he had no memories of the past, he learned from his wife that his daughter had just divorced and had been badly bullied, and his son had been detained in a detention center for more than a month.
He felt uncontrollably distressed and angry.
At breakfast, I peeled eggs for my daughter and then stuffed scallion pancakes into her mouth.
"Mom, see? I haven't even thought of anything yet, but my mind is already wandering again."
Su Mingde's words made his family laugh, and Su Danian subconsciously picked up the chopsticks and knocked on his hand.
"You're already a father, yet you're still fighting with your sister."
Su Li smiled and said, "Yes, my brother used to bully me like this."
Su Mingde scolded, "Do you have any conscience?"
"Alright, you two siblings always talk a lot whenever you eat together."
While feeding her son, Wen Yu reminded him, "Didn't you say you had to go check on the parts you contracted out today? Hurry and finish eating before you're late."
Su Li hadn't had the chance to ask about the factory's situation these days, so after hearing Wen Yu's words, she took the opportunity to ask, "Brother, have you solved your funding problem?"
"No, we're just collecting some money now to make some replacements for the ones we've already sold. We can't have any safety issues."
Su Li nodded, "This is the only way now."
"Well, things are tough at the factory this year. Some people heard there's a problem with our harvesters, so orders have dropped a lot."
Speaking of this, Su Mingde became much more depressed.
The factory is indeed facing great difficulties. He now wishes he could dig out money from every crack in the rock to resolve the crisis in the factory as soon as possible.
"Can things be solved in a hurry?"
Su Danian picked up a piece of scallion pancake for his son and urged him to eat quickly.
Su Mingde smiled and said, "It's rare for an old man to give me more rice. You must be worried that your daughter will be hungry!"
Su Danian glared at him. Liu Guilan smiled and said, "Your father is right. Eat first. Only when you are full will you have the strength to work."
Su Li put down her chopsticks and spoke slowly, "Brother, I have an idea, but I don't know if it will work?"
Hearing this, Su Mingde put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked at his sister seriously, "Tell me about it."
Wen Yu also stopped feeding her son and waited for what was to come.
"The factory is having trouble cashing out right now. If we can raise some funds, it should be able to alleviate the immediate crisis."
Su Mingde asked in confusion: "Raising funds?"
"Yes, it's all about the factory workers coming together to find a way to contribute," Su Li explained. "Our factory has four or five hundred people, and even if each person contributes fifty yuan, we can still raise over two thousand yuan. The factory leaders will take the lead, and at the end of the year, everyone will receive a bonus based on their contributions."
"This will at least alleviate the factory's financial problems. Although the money isn't much, it can solve the urgent order problem and speed up the collection of payments."
Wen Yu looked at Su Li in surprise and said, "This way, the factory will slowly recover. Some orders are about to be delivered. If we don't make urgent corrections first, we won't have to worry about not being able to deliver on time."
Su Mingde was silent for a moment, then said, "This idea is not bad, but...will the employees be willing to pay for it?"
"Money won't make money if you keep it at home, but if you lend it to the factory, it will really make money."
Liu Guilan was pleasantly surprised. "It's such a large factory, and we can't escape. Everyone trusts the factory director. Xiaoli's method might actually work."
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Wen Yu nodded. "I think so too. The factory leaders earn much more than us. Maybe we can raise more."
Su Mingde looked excited and said, "I won't go to the subcontracting factory anymore. I'll go talk to the factory manager about this first."
He quickly stuffed the biscuits in the bowl into his mouth and mumbled, "How did you come up with this idea?"
Su Li smiled and said, "I just remembered it. There's no such thing as too much."
In fact, this is the method used by Shao Tingan after he took office in the previous life.
"Don't worry about how you came up with this idea. As long as it's useful to you, go do your thing."
Although Su Danian didn't understand, he could see the excitement on Su Mingde's face.
"By the way, brother, I have quite a bit of money here, you can use it when the time comes."
Su Mingde nodded. "Okay, I'll go to the factory first. Once the plan is approved, I'll ask you for the money. The year-end bonus will be yours."
Su Li didn't say anything else and ate quickly. She didn't think about whether she would get a bonus or not. The most important thing was that she could help her brother.
After breakfast, Su Li and her brother and sister-in-law walked out of the house together.
As soon as I reached the door, I saw Fu Jinzhou standing tall outside.
When he saw the people coming out together, a hint of embarrassment flashed across his eyes. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Brother Mingde, good morning!"
His voice was a little low, with a hint of barely perceptible nervousness.
Su Mingde was stunned for a moment, then nodded and smiled: "Good morning, Doctor Fu, why are you..."
Wen Yu tugged at her husband and said, "Let's go quickly. We're running out of time."
Su Mingde and Wen Yu looked at each other and saw a different warning in his wife's eyes.
Su Mingde coughed lightly, breaking the somewhat delicate atmosphere: "Doctor Fu, I'm sorry, it's too late for work, so I... I'll leave first."
Fu Jinzhou nodded slightly and moved to the side to make way for them.
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