Chapter 48 Chapter 48 There are many jades in the bedroom cabinet...
There were a lot of corn candies in the bedroom cabinet. Doudou climbed towards his mother, using his hands and feet to get closer. Soon he found something squeaking in his mother's pocket and stretched out his chubby little hands to grab it.
Lin Wan grabbed a few corn candies and gave them to the child without opening the packaging, letting her play with them.
Doudou may have found the fun in it, so he grabbed a few candies and listened to the sound. The plastic bag made a crisp sound, and he rubbed it in his hands, and soon put it into his mouth.
"You're really greedy." Lin Wan glanced over and saw her daughter's saliva all over the corn candy wrapper. Her little teeth couldn't bite it, but that didn't stop her from persisting.
Keeping the candy away from her daughter, Lin Wan glared at Doudou, "You can't bite this."
Doudou blinked and grinned like a clever little ghost: "Ma! Ma!"
"Calling me mom is useless. You can't eat this right now." A smile crept up Lin Wan's eyes and eyebrows. She raised her hand and scratched her daughter's nose, muttering, "You're really good at coaxing people."
Fu Xiuhuai pushed open the door and heard her mother comment on her daughter: "Doudou can coax people now?"
"She wants to bite this candy." Lin Wan held up the saliva-soaked corn candy and showed it to the man. "I didn't let her bite it, but she actually called me mommy. Don't you think she's too clever?"
Fu Xiuhuai laughed heartily, hugged his daughter, and waved a candy in front of her: "You are really smart. Come, call me daddy, and I will give it to you."
Lin Wan knew that Fu Xiuhuai would never give candy to the child, this was simply a scam.
Poor Doudou understood his father's demonstration and shouted, "ba! ba!"
Although he cried, he didn't get the candy in the end. Doudou watched his father take the candy away, pouted, and was about to cry loudly.
Just as her little mouth was about to open, her father stuffed a real corn cob into it. She couldn't hold it with both hands and her attention was diverted for a moment. Hehe, it was fun.
Lin Wan chuckled at this, wondering if this could be considered a scam.
Lin Wan collected the scattered corn candies on the bed and put them all in the bedroom cabinet. The golden drawer suddenly became dazzling.
After closing the drawer, Lin Wan turned and looked at Fu Xiuhuai. In the end, she didn't tell him about the past, nor did she ask him why he still remembered to send back a big bag of corn candies after he left.
She thought she knew the answer.
After so many years, I am still surrounded by that golden warm light.
The little girl Doudou seems to be really like her mother. Ever since she bit the bag of corn candy, she has been eyeing that drawer.
When her grandmother held her and took her around to play, she would point at the top drawer of the chest of drawers and babble.
Jiang Yueying thought there was something good in it, but when she opened it, she found a drawer full of corn candies: "Doudou, you can't eat this candy now. When we grow up, grandma will buy you some candy."
Doudou kicked his chubby little feet, looking very dissatisfied.
When Lin Wan came home from get off work, Jiang Yueying complained to her daughter-in-law: "Doudou is so greedy. He's already thinking about candy at such a young age."
"Just follow my lead." Lin Wan had this profound realization for the first time. "I just love this candy the most."
"You two love each other, but Xiu Huai doesn't really eat candy." Jiang Yueying talked endlessly about her son. "Back when things were hard, we only had a few candies a year. He would profiteer and get some candy, and he would bring it home to give priority to us women and children."
Lin Wan thought about the way he bought candies and distributed them, and it seemed just like usual.
When Fu Xiuhuai heard his mother and daughter-in-law mention this, he retorted: "I don't like to eat anyway, Mom, don't make me feel so wronged."
Jiang Yueying laughed and scolded: "You are the most stubborn one."
How could a mother not understand her son? Before the family was sent down to the countryside, this kid would obviously eat candy often.
Lin Wan poked Fu Xiuhuai's arm and imitated her mother-in-law's words: "You're so stubborn~"
The next day, Fu Xiuhuai dressed neatly and went to work. On the way to the elevator after getting off the car, he accidentally found a small foreign object in his suit pocket. He took it out and saw that it was a corn candy.
Fu Xiuhuai curved his thin lips.
From that day on, Fu Xiuhuai would find a corn candy in his pocket every day, as if he was reporting on time, without exception.
At the planning meeting for the ribbon-cutting ceremony after the completion of Xitian Department Store, his employees reported the plan. After all, it is the tallest building in Jiangcheng, and the ribbon-cutting ceremony is quite grand. Many important figures will attend, which naturally causes a tug-of-war among various forces.
Everyone has their own arrangements and selfish motives, with lists and positions of various leaders, invitations from various wealthy businessmen. Fu Xiuhuai couldn't help but have a headache when he listened to employees reporting on the entry demands of different forces for shopping malls and shops.
Fu Xiuhuai raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows. Just as he was about to curse, he reached down and touched the small foreign object through his suit pocket.
The employees knew that this matter was not easy to handle and required coordination from multiple parties. Seeing that their boss was in a bad mood and thought that even the city leaders would scold him, they suddenly saw him produce a candy from nowhere like magic.
His bony fingers flew, and the golden corn candy was kneaded in his palm. Everyone was shocked. The big boss seemed to have so much leisure time... No, he was quite childish. He was such a grown-up, yet he still carried candies with him!
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Lin Wan puts a corn candy in the pocket of her straight suit every day. Only after she has done this can she go to work with peace of mind.
Even with a driver's license and a new car, Lin Wan didn't dare to go to the downtown area alone at first. She mainly drove in less crowded areas, or else drove with Fu Xiuhuai around to make herself feel more at ease.
As she gradually became more proficient, Lin Wan was able to drive to work, getting rid of the hot summer heat on the way to work.
The garment factory was bustling with people, and Lin Wan's car, parked on the side of the road, didn't attract much attention.
With the improvement of production quality and styles, the factory's efficiency has been rising steadily. The clothing sold outside the province that Lin Wan is watching is also being inspected, loaded and shipped to areas that she has never set foot in.
Garment factories that are ahead of the times are now leading the fashion. Once the clothes are put on the market, they will trigger a hot pursuit, even outside the province.
Lin Wan received data feedback from supermarket counters outside the province, feeling relieved. When she reported the good news to other colleagues, she was very calm: "Sales outside the province are good, and many cities want to place additional orders."
Li Bangde was pleasantly surprised when he heard this, but he was also puzzled: "Sister Lin Wan, why aren't you excited at all?"
Lin Wan curled the corners of her mouth. Every time she heard Li Bangde call her sister, she was a little scared and always worried that it would shorten her life. But now this man was convinced and didn't struggle at all. He called her happily.
"I'm so happy, can't you see?"
Zhou Chuanfang shook his head: "You don't show your emotions on your face, which is good. It makes you suitable to be a leader."
Lin Wan chuckled: "You sound like I'm trying to usurp the throne. Don't let Deputy Director Wang hear it."
Deputy Director Wang, who was in the office, laughed and said, "You're talking too loudly about usurping the throne. Let's discuss this privately."
Everyone laughed along.
The garment factory quickly put the second batch of garments to be sold to cities outside the province into production. With practice, the production schedule should be normal and the process should be smooth.
But something went wrong.
The clothes sold well and the factory gave workers high bonuses. Everyone worked hard, but some people started to cheat.
Lin Wan discussed with Director Hong and conducted a follow-up investigation. They found that the root cause of the failure to finish the clothes on time was still the color matching process.
The workers in the third workshop received extremely high wages and bonuses last month, which made Lin Guofu, the only one who had money deducted to compensate for losses, very envious. Lin Guofu was a man who was prone to mental problems. As a result, he felt unbalanced and started to be lazy and slack during the second batch of production.
The color matching was correct, the hue and chroma were correct, and there was nothing wrong with it. It was just that the delivery of the colorant was delayed again and again. Because of him, each subsequent link was delayed to varying degrees, which affected the final construction period.
Lin Guofu, having gained experience this time, argued with his neck stiff, "There's nothing wrong with my color. It's a uniform red, and it completely meets the requirements!"
He just didn't believe it, and now he can deduct his money!
Seeing her husband being questioned, Chen Qiuhong put down her work and chimed in: "What? Are you still trying to defraud us workers of our wages? We've all been working overtime, and it would be unconscionable to deduct our wages!"
Lin Wan and Hong Mei couldn't help but frown when they heard her words, thinking that she was trying to elevate a personal issue to a collective problem and win over all the workers to stand on the opposite side.
Director Hong raised his voice, "Comrade Chen Qiuhong, please don't escalate this. We are dealing with Comrade Lin Guofu's personal issues right now. This has nothing to do with the other diligent workers, and it has nothing to do with you either."
Chen Qiuhong was choked and was about to retort when she heard Lin Wan say this.
"If anyone wants to interfere, we will all share the responsibility when the punishment comes."
After these words were spoken, no one dared to get involved. Even Chen Qiuhong became dispirited, as she was afraid of being fined!
Lin Guofu's face flushed: "Lin Wan, what do you mean! You still want to punish me, who do you think you are!"
He ignored Director Hong Mei, but Lin Wan was his own daughter, and she was so disrespectful to him that he was so angry that he was sobbing.
Hong Mei hadn't expected someone this arrogant to exist in the workshop. "Comrade Lin Guofu, you didn't do your job well, which delayed the project, and now you're throwing a tantrum. Do you really think you own the factory?"
"I'm just late with the project, so what?" Lin Guofu's blood boiled, and he couldn't control his mouth any longer. "I'm a veteran in the factory, what else do you want?"
Lin Wan had long since given up on this man and looked at him as if he were a stranger. "How can someone with so much experience surpass the leadership? In that case, let's consult Deputy Director Wang."
"Don't use Deputy Director Wang to pressure me!" With dozens of workers watching, Lin Guofu knew that he couldn't lose face at this moment, so he retorted immediately.
"So, you want to take my seat?" Deputy Director Wang's voice suddenly appeared in the workshop, attracting everyone to look in the direction of the voice.
When Lin Guofu saw Deputy Director Wang, his body suddenly tensed up and he could hardly remember whether he had just said anything he shouldn't have said.
Saying a few harsh words in private is different from actually meeting the leader.
"Deputy Director Wang, that's not what I meant. It's just that these two people are being too bullying!" Lin Guofu played the emotional card. "I joined the garment factory at the age of seventeen and have already worked there for thirty years. I've always been hardworking and diligent. Now someone is taking advantage of their power and wants to bully us old bones. You have to help us."
She spoke eloquently and emotionally, and she also brought up the fact that although she had no merits, she had worked hard for decades. She also divided people into groups and tried to escalate the issue. Lin Guofu didn't believe it. He really couldn't do anything about that girl.
The factory has always valued workers, especially those with sufficient experience, so he was confident.
Deputy Director Wang glanced at him calmly and asked only one question: "You just said that you deliberately delayed the construction period."
"I...I didn't..." Lin Guofu said one thing to one person and another to another, so he naturally refused to admit it. "That's not what I meant."
Deputy Director Wang turned to the crowd and asked, "Did you hear that?"
The workers watching nodded: "I heard it."
"Okay." Deputy Director Wang, usually the most easygoing of the factory's leaders, now wore a serious expression. He said in a deep voice, "Last month, you were irresponsible at work, resulting in scrapped clothes. This month, you deliberately delayed the construction schedule and even yelled at the person in charge. You're insubordinate and refuse to change despite repeated warnings. Since you're so capable, you should find a better job elsewhere."
Lin Guofu stood there in a daze, his blood almost freezing. "Wang...what did you say?"
Deputy Director Wang asserted his authority in front of everyone for the first time, his tone heavy and imposing: "Lin Guofu from Workshop Three, fired!"
Garment factories will not fire employees easily unless they make a really big mistake.
The news of Lin Guofu's dismissal spread throughout the factory in an instant. Naturally, he was not happy about it, so he went to stop Director You and Secretary He, cursing them and also scolding Deputy Director Wang, asking them to take charge.
Secretary He has always been against change, especially the pilot project. Lin Guofu knew exactly who to turn to for his grievances, so he stopped Secretary He and started to criticize the pilot project department...
Unexpectedly, as he was cursing, he noticed that Secretary He's expression was becoming more and more strange.
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"Lin Guofu is crazy. Doesn't he know that our pilot project department is the hottest commodity in the factory? We have the highest sales volume, and the workers get the highest bonuses, which can even benefit other workshops. He doesn't really think Secretary He will help him." Li Bangde heard that Lin Guofu was taken away by the Security Department. Secretary He criticized him righteously in the crowd for causing trouble, affecting the normal production order of the factory, and behaving badly. Deputy Director Wang handled it well.
Lin Wan was well aware of Secretary He's previous attitude. He had not given up on the success of the pilot project department recently. Lin Guofu's move gave Secretary He a way out, and he stood on the side of the pilot project department with ease. It did not embarrass the other workers, but made them accept the change naturally.
Lin Guofu lost his stable job in middle age and was almost devastated. He could not find an outlet to vent his anger, so he could only curse at home and blame his wife for not helping him and not being on the same side with him.
How could Chen Qiuhong dare to help? She was worried that she would lose her iron rice bowl!
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Lin Wan was in a daze when she looked at the red-headed document on the bulletin board, which announced the news that Lin Guofu had been fired.
In order to avoid losing his job due to having a second child, Lin Guofu gave his biological daughter away for adoption. Now, after all the twists and turns, this is the outcome.
Lin Wan shook her head and turned away.
The second batch of clothing to be sold outside the province was produced at a rapid pace and finally loaded onto the trucks before the deadline. On that day, another major event occurred in Jiangcheng.
Xitian Commercial Building, the tallest building in Jiangcheng, was completed after a year of construction and a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held today.
After finishing her work, Lin Wan asked for leave from the factory and was also invited to join in the fun.
Xitian Commercial Building is built in the vigorously developing south of Jiangcheng. The high-rise building rises from the ground, its majestic figure stands proudly, with an awe-inspiring height and momentum, shining brightly in the sun.
At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, several Jiangcheng government leaders were present, as well as invited wealthy businessmen and Hong Kong businessman representative Mr. Yang Minghui. The host who was hosting them was Kaihua boss Fu Xiuhua.
As the red ribbon was pulled, everyone held scissors and cut off the celebratory ribbon in front of the flashing cameras of various media.
Lin Wan walked around the shopping mall and saw that the counters were neatly arranged and fashionable. It was really different from the common department stores in the past. It exuded wealth everywhere.
Many visitors lingered in the hall. Lin Wan was among them. When she heard people around her sighing about the grandeur of the Xitian Department Store, she couldn't help but curl her lips.
Lin Wan felt proud. Thinking of Fu Xiuhuai's busy days and nights, she always felt that it was worth it. Turning around, she saw Fu Xiuhuai accompanying the city government leaders and Hong Kong business representatives to visit the shopping mall. Their eyes met for a moment, and Lin Wan clearly saw him curl his lips.
Lin Wan blinked at him, and after a moment she quickly looked away with a smile, not disturbing the fun of those important people.
Jiang Li came to bring water and cakes to the boss lady during her busy schedule: "Boss lady, the boss is busy. He asked me to bring you water and food before."
"Thank you, you go ahead and do your thing, I'll take a look myself." Lin Wan's hands were full, and she continued to walk around, and happened to see the shop location of her clothing factory on the second floor.
Time is a wonderful thing. A year ago, Lin Wan was confused and at a loss. Suddenly, she found herself in a strange marriage and her first job in life. Now, standing in the Xitian Department Store built by her husband, looking at the shop location occupied by the clothing brand in which she was involved, her heart moved.
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Good things come in pairs. The date chosen by Xitian Department Store for the ribbon-cutting ceremony was an auspicious one, as there was another happy event on that day: the 70th anniversary of Jiangcheng University.
After leaving the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Lin Wan drove alone to Jiangcheng University. On the way, she picked up He Qiumei and listened to her praising her as a driver.
He Qiumei couldn't drive and had never had the opportunity to drive, so she couldn't help but envy him: "Wanwan, look at you, you look so handsome when you drive!"
Lin Wan smiled and said, "That's not as exaggerated as you say."
It really feels good to drive. It’s a feeling of freedom and being able to go wherever you want.
Jiangcheng invited many students to its 70th anniversary celebration, and the students of Class 91, who had just graduated for over a year, were particularly active in returning to school to enjoy the feast with the students on campus in the huge playground.
Wandering in the familiar campus, the teaching buildings, the library, the cafeteria... Lin Wan's mind was flooded with memories of the past, seeming both far and near.
Classmates reunited and had a dinner full of memories in the cafeteria. The food that we had despised for four years now seemed delicious.
In the evening, the group gathered and set off again, going to a karaoke bar to sing, drink and relax. Their words were filled with nostalgia for their alma mater and student life.
Everyone was drinking, sipping drinks and singing. Lin Wan also drank some wine tonight, but not long after, she saw the waiter brought her a bottle of coconut juice.
"Boss Fu instructed me to do that." The waiter obviously recognized Lin Wan.
Lin Wan smiled and said, "Thank you."
Squad leader Wang Kai joked, "Lin Wan, why isn't your boss Fu here? Come and liven things up."
When the nightlife started, many people called their partners. Everyone had a great chat with Fu Xiuhuai last time, and they didn't expect that this big boss was very easy-going. Now there was no sense of distance between them.
"Class monitor, why aren't you watching the news?" a classmate joked, "Today is the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Xitian Commercial Building. Isn't that building built by Kaihua? Boss Fu definitely can't come."
When it comes to the tallest building in Jiangcheng, everyone yearns for it and makes a point to visit it after it officially opens.
Lin Wan chuckled: "That's not the case. He is quite busy today, but he will come over later."
"That's great! Save this wine for Boss Fu!" The classmates cheered.
It was almost nine o'clock when Fu Xiuhuai arrived at the karaoke hall. As soon as he arrived, he was punished by Lin Wan's classmates who were very familiar with him and gave him a glass of wine. He didn't refuse and drank it all.
Lin Wan tugged at Fu Xiuhuai's sleeve and told him, "Take it easy. If you can't drink anymore, call me. Don't force yourself."
She still remembered the last time this man got drunk and acted crazy.
Fu Xiuhuai's mouth twitched: "I'm not that useless."
Lin Wan: “…”
After three rounds of drinks, everyone talked about everything under the sun, played dice, and asked truth-telling questions.
Lin Wan was lucky and didn't lose once, but she heard other students being embarrassed, and the scale of the trouble gradually became more and more serious.
Phew, fortunately, I am lucky enough!
However, Lin Wan did not feel lucky for long. Although she was lucky, she could not resist the fact that a teammate was holding her back. Fu Xiuhuai got the lowest score and suffered a glorious defeat.
Wang Kai was thinking about the problem amid the cheers and jeers of his classmates.
"Squad leader, let's do something tough!" Lin Wan and Fu Xiuhuai didn't lose the whole night, and everyone was eager to try it.
Wang Kai nodded: "Okay!"
Then, facing Fu Xiuhuai, who was sitting in the booth with a stern demeanor, and Lin Wan, who had a calm and cold expression, Wang Kai's voice suddenly dropped. "When was the first time you held hands?"
"Hey~~~" The classmates were angry at him for not fighting back! What kind of question is that! Shameful!
Lin Wan wanted to throw up her hands. She didn't remember anything and had no answer to this question.
As for Fu Xiuhuai, everyone looked at him, only to see a faint smile on his face. His deep voice echoed the rhythm of the noisy drums: "On the busy street behind the back door of your Jiangcheng University, a little after eight o'clock at night."
"Oh~~~" Everyone was still excited and howled a few times. It was not easy to hear the gossip about the big boss and the beauty in the department!
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When she returned home that night, Lin Wan's mind was still echoing with Fu Xiuhuai's words. The first time they held hands was at the back door of the school?
She had no memory of that year, but she felt itchy and anxious inside.
After taking a shower and changing into pajamas, Lin Wan lay on the bed, racking her brains to no avail. When the man came out of the shower, she couldn't help but wonder, "You said the first time we held hands was at the back door of the school? When did it happen? Why was it there?"
Fu Xiuhuai leaned closer, his deep eyes sparkling with light, and the corners of his lips raised slightly with a smile that was a bit wicked: "What do you want to know? When was the first time we held hands? Or when was the first time we kissed? Or..."
Fu Xiuhuai swallowed the last two words and whispered them into Lin Wan's ears, making her cheeks burn.
Fu Xiuhuai looked into Lin Wan's clear eyes and whispered, "If you're curious, I can help you recall?"
The slender fingers climbed up to the delicate fingertips, and the broad palms clasped them together, with the ten fingers crossed and fitted together, which was the most intimate.
The man pried open her pearly teeth, and entangled her lips and tongue in sucking. Lin Wan moaned, but the subtle sound was swallowed by Fu Xiuhuai, making it difficult for her to resist.
Lin Wan felt a chill on her body, and her newly bought pajamas slipped from the head of the bed. The man's naked body covered her... The moment they gently touched each other, Lin Wan couldn't help but tremble in her heart, and her body trembled as well.
"Don't be afraid." Fu Xiuhuai's voice was hoarse and low compared to usual, as if he was suppressing some emotion. His large palm moved, "Your body remembers me."
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