Chapter 133 133 This matter is completely over
Lu Jiaze naturally had no doubts about Lu Hongzhe's words. Hearing this, he said "Okay" and then said, "Thank you for your help, brother."
Lu Hongzhe was inexplicably repulsed by this statement. He said in a much calmer tone, "It's not a problem. She's my friend too."
Lu Jiaze on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, his mind quickly recalling the cheerful conversation they had that day. He suppressed his suspicions and spoke casually, "Yeah, I almost forgot about that."
"Well, don't worry about that. Didn't Second Uncle want to send you for training?" Lu Hongzhe abruptly changed the subject. This was the first time Lu Jiaze had seen such a situation. He followed up on the topic, "Yes, we'll be leaving in two days. By then, we'll be under military management."
"Then you should relax well in the next two days." For the first time, Lu Hongzhe wanted to end the call quickly.
"Okay, I'll go pack some clothes." Lu Jiaze quickly hung up the phone. Listening to the beeping sound coming from the phone, Lu Hongzhe felt that something was strange about himself today. Before he could think about it, a knock on the door interrupted his thoughts. He frowned and stood up to open the door. He glanced at Jiang Liangbo standing at the door. "What's wrong?"
"Didn't you just say that Lili is back? Recently, you have been asking me and Lao Lu to help with the decoration, so we have to show our appreciation." Jiang Liangbo stated the purpose of his visit.
"Just tell her yourself when you go to the cafeteria to eat tomorrow." Lu Hongzhe glanced at him and thought he was a little strange. Shouldn't they tell her about this themselves?
"Yes, we will talk to her tomorrow. Am I not talking to you now? What? Do you still want to be the master of Lili?" Jiang Liangbo teased with a smile.
Annoyance flashed across Lu Hongzhe's eyes. He had misunderstood, but of course he wouldn't admit it. He just said, "Since you're treating us, we have to show some sincerity. We want something more expensive."
"Let's invite Aunt Jiang over tomorrow and go eat hotpot together." Jiang Liangbo and Lu Ziming had already discussed it.
"Okay." Lu Hongzhe nodded to show that he had no objection. It was not until the person outside the door left that he reached out and scratched his hair in annoyance. He thought that he must have been affected by the phone call just now.
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When the mother and daughter returned to the dormitory, Jiang Yulan glanced at her and said hesitantly, "Aren't you going to be honest with your Aunt Qiu?"
"Let's do this, so that everyone doesn't have to explain, which will make them feel cheated. Tomorrow, I'll tell them directly through Brother Hongzhe that the matter of the notice will be resolved at the school, and this matter will be completely over." The most important thing is that she was afraid that Lu Jiaze would let the cat out of the bag in front of Ji Mingyue. Ji Mingyue's choice of school is in the same city as Lu Jiaze's. This is not something she specifically inquired about, but she revealed it through someone else.
Jiang Yulan thought about it and felt that this would be better, so she nodded: "Then remember to call your grandfather and others tomorrow to tell them about this."
"I know. By the way, has Brother Zhao's wife arrived?" Jiang Lili asked, thinking of Zhao Dong she saw in the cafeteria at noon.
"He's here. He arrived on the day you returned to Yuncheng. He just started work today. He's busy finding a school for the child. I just asked about the required procedures. When I saw them bringing their child here to go to school, I thought Tongtong might be able to come too." Jiang Yulan said.
"It depends on my uncle and his decision. I think my aunt is quite tempted. It would be even better if she could get a household registration. Otherwise, Tongtong will have to go back to her place of household registration to take the college entrance examination in the future." Jiang Lili's understanding of the policy was also a bit vague.
"Let's wait until they come. Your aunt's job is easy to find, but even if your uncle wants to resign, his company may not let him go." Jiang Yulan thought, he still likes to be together as a family.
"Yeah, let them discuss it themselves." Jiang Lili said as she yawned. Seeing this, Jiang Yulan urged her to take a shower and rest early.
"Is the factory busy these days?" Jiang Lili thought of the unfinished drawing of a pig climbing stairs.
"It's okay, but the orders for some products are decreasing, so we still need to launch some new products." Jiang Yulan glanced at her after she said that. She was not urging her, but just hoped that other designers in the factory could boost sales as soon as possible.
"That frog toy sells very well in Quan City, and their sales are increasing with each new product release. Tomorrow I will ask Sister Cheng if she will continue to release blind boxes. How did the last limited edition sell?" Jiang Lili asked.
"Is it the blind box version of Meow and the others?" Jiang Yulan was not sure which blind box she was talking about.
"Yes, that's them. I suggested Sister Cheng try hunger marketing before, but I don't know how effective it is."
"It sold quite well at the time, and many people still inquired about it later. It's a pity that Xiao Cheng said he didn't want to do it anymore. It would be great if he did it this time, and I think we could get a lot more orders."
"Even if we do it, it should be a different series. Otherwise, wouldn't we be slapping ourselves in the face? But which series should we make this time?" Jiang Lili said and fell into deep thought.
"Take a shower and go to bed first, and think about the other things slowly." Jiang Yulan urged her again.
"I've thought of what series to make this time, a professional series, one featuring police, doctors, teachers, and other professions." Jiang Lili had an idea instantly.
"You should think about it tomorrow." This time Jiang Yulan didn't give her a chance. She just stuffed her pajamas into her hands and told her to take a shower quickly.
Jiang Lili pondered the idea in her head as she was pushed to take a shower, somewhat absentmindedly. The professional version should also be popular, right? Their target audience is students, will everyone like it? Jiang Lili was still pondering this question until she fell asleep.
When she woke up the next morning, Jiang Yulan was no longer in the room. She looked down at the watch on her wrist and saw that it was already half past nine. She suddenly jumped up and realized that she had slept for a really long time. There must be no breakfast in the cafeteria by now. After she got out of bed, she found the steamed buns left for her by Jiang Yulan on the table.
It was already ten o'clock when she appeared in Cheng Yuntian's office. Hearing her voice, Cheng Yuntian smiled and looked up from the computer screen: "Are you awake?"
"I'm awake now. Has Brother Zhao's wife started working?" Jiang Lili casually found a topic.
"Yes, today is the second day, I should be able to get this job." Cheng Yuntian looked at her after he said that. Did she come to her just for this matter?
Understanding the meaning in her eyes, Jiang Lili spoke slowly, "Do you remember the blind box from last time?"
"How could you not remember? We only produced one batch last time. That hunger marketing you mentioned is indeed effective. Do you have a new idea?" At the end, Jiang Lili felt that the way she looked at herself was like a wolf seeing meat.
"Let's still use the hunger marketing method and make a professional version of the three little ones. What do you think?" Jiang Lili asked.
"I think it's okay. We can copy some of the styles from last time. Everyone likes those styles." Cheng Yuntian suggested.
"Scarcity makes things valuable. The more you satisfy their demands, the more they will go beyond their control. We can't let consumers lead us by the nose." Jiang Lili shook her head and rejected her proposal.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. You are more professional than me in this area. I'll wait for you to produce the drawings." In this regard, Cheng Yuntian had 100% trust in her.
"Wait for me for two days, and then I'll ask Brother Zhao to make the pattern first. Do they have any new drawings?" The last question was what Jiang Lili was concerned about.
"Yes, but I didn't adopt it before. After I went to Quan City this time, I planned to give it a try. Every place has different preferences. Just give them more opportunities so that they can grow faster." Cheng Yuntian has convinced himself not to rely too much on Jiang Lili's design.
"Yes, we must always give them the opportunity to make mistakes." Jiang Lili nodded in agreement. She hoped very much that they could grow up.
"How is the preparation for your indoor amusement park going?" Cheng Yuntian asked with concern.
"It's still in preparation." There are shops in Huajianlouji, but she has not yet visited the site.
"We can't rush into these things. Take it one step at a time. You're still young." Cheng Yuntian used a teasing tone to ease her nervousness.
"Well, I was too hasty before."
Seeing that the tension between her eyebrows was gone, Cheng Yuntian believed her words and asked, "I'm going to take a look at their design drawings now. Do you want to come with me?"
"Come together. I just want to see if they have any new stores now." After saying that, she also stood up. In more than two years, the facilities and management of the toy factory in Beijing have become more complete. Even the variety of snacks in the factory store has increased. Everything is developing in a good direction.
When the two of them came out of the office, Cheng Yuntian immediately spotted the canteen at the entrance. Besides the factory workers, passersby would occasionally come in to make purchases. She looked at Jiang Lili beside her and said, "I didn't take the canteen seriously before. It wasn't until a year later, when I calculated its net profit, that I realized I had underestimated it."
"The larger the base of workers in the factory, the greater the profit." Jiang Lili knew how profitable a small store of this size could be.
"Yes, especially after we got the tobacco license, cigarettes are the best-selling item besides snacks." There are many workers in the factory who smoke.
"There are many smokers. Why don't we set up a smoking area so that everyone can smoke together. This will not only prevent others from being harmed by secondhand smoke, but also reduce the occurrence of accidents." Jiang Lili said seriously.
"It's there, but they can't go there to smoke every time." Cheng Yuntian's tone was a little helpless. She couldn't always keep an eye on those people.
"That's true. Some things depend entirely on their self-awareness." Jiang Lili's gaze fell on the bench over there.
"Yes, I have already restrained those who need to be restrained. I can't force them to do anything in private, so I just turn a blind eye. If I make too strict demands, they will rebel." Cheng Yuntian explained.
"I was inconsiderate and idealistic." Jiang Lili quickly realized her mistake.
Seeing this, Cheng Yuntian couldn't help but smile and said, "Lili, you know what I like most about you is this: the courage to admit your shortcomings. This is something I want to learn from you."
Jiang Lili smiled but said nothing, only reminding her gently: "Sister Cheng, we're here."
"Well, let's go in and take a look. You can also give them some advice." Cheng Yuntian said as he gently knocked on the door in front.
The two spent the rest of the time in the office. Jiang Lili looked up at the wall clock and saw that it was almost time for lunch. Time really flies when you're busy. She glanced at the two people who were revising the drawings and said loudly, "Let's stop here for now. I'll discuss this with you this afternoon."
"Are you coming over to draw in the afternoon?" Cheng Yuntian looked at her in surprise. You know, she had drawn all her drawings at home before. Is she willing to come to the office with them?
"Well, if I finish painting earlier, I can concentrate on the things about the house, and the school is getting closer and closer." Speaking of the start of school, Jiang Lili remembered what Jiang Liangbo said last time, that the three of them would come to pick her up at that time. Thinking of that scene, she curled the corners of her lips.
"Then let's go eat first?" Cheng Yuntian glanced at the others and saw that they were still packing up, so he simply stood up first.
"They are still sorting. Let's go over first." Jiang Lili, who had worked like a slave, naturally knew that no worker liked to have dinner with the boss. Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, everyone else in the office breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Cheng Yuntian didn't notice this. She nodded and said, "Okay, let's go first. Sister Jiang might have already left."
Jiang Lili followed her, and the two of them went to the cafeteria together. After they left, the crowd that had been busy just now suddenly became idle, and someone even suggested, "Wait two more minutes before leaving."
As soon as they arrived at the cafeteria entrance, they ran into Jiang Yulan. Jiang Lili smiled and said, "Sister Cheng, you really are as predictable as a god."
"What?" Jiang Yulan was a little confused.
"Nothing, let's go and have dinner." Jiang Lili smiled and waved her hand.
After they finished their meals and sat down, a large group of people from the workshop began to pour into the cafeteria. Jiang Yulan thought of Lu Hongzhe: "Hongzhe and his team always come at a different time."
Unexpectedly, just as she finished speaking, Jiang Lili saw three people approaching the door. A smile flashed in her eyes: "Then today may be an exception."
When they came closer, Jiang Yulan finally understood what she meant. She smiled and looked at the three of them: "Why don't you come now, or even earlier."
"Didn't I come to you with something?" Jiang Liangbo said with a smile why he came.
"What's the matter?" Jiang Yulan suddenly became serious.
"Aunt Jiang, relax. It's not a big deal. It's a private matter. A while ago, Ziming and I kept asking Lili to help us keep an eye on the progress of the renovation, so we wanted to treat you to dinner tonight to express our gratitude. Sister Cheng, you can come too." Jiang Liangbo did not forget Cheng Yuntian who was sitting next to him.
"I don't think I can tonight. My dad wants to take me to a dinner party. Sorry." Cheng Yuntian shook his head and declined their invitation.
"It's okay. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Aunt Jiang, Lili, when you get off work, I'll ask Lao Lu to come and pick you up. You are not allowed to refuse." Jiang Liangbo pretended to be tough.
"Of course I won't refuse if someone invites me to dinner." Jiang Lili agreed with a smile.
"That's fine. Take your time eating and we'll go get some food." Having achieved his goal, Jiang Liangbo went to the window to get some food.
"Brother Hongzhe, don't forget to call Aunt Qiu." Jiang Lili reminded.
"Okay, I'll call her when I get back." Lu Hongzhe nodded at her.
"Sorry to trouble you." Jiang Lili looked at him a little embarrassedly.
"It's just a small matter, take your time eating." Lu Hongzhe took two steps and looked back as if possessed by a mysterious force. The person who had spoken was now staring at the food in the bowl with his head down, and seemed a little dissatisfied with today's dishes. He raised the corners of his lips, not knowing what he was thinking about.
"There are bugs in them. I don't think I can eat any vegetables these next two days." Jiang Lili said to the two of them in a low voice.
"I guess I can't eat any more," Cheng Yuntian said as he pushed the vegetables in his bowl away with disgust.
"It's normal for this situation to occur when there are so many vegetables fried in the canteen." Jiang Yulan had encountered this several times before in the canteen of the cotton mill.
"I'll remind them privately later that they should pay more attention to it in their daily lives." Cheng Yuntian felt that the abundance of vegetables was not an excuse, as she had arranged sufficient staff in the cafeteria.
"Okay, it's time to remind them." Jiang Lili nodded before Jiang Yulan could speak. She knew the factory's investment in the canteen, and such a mistake should not be made.
Seeing this, Jiang Yulan didn't say anything else. She thought about it and felt that, that's right. The workshop has strict quality control requirements, so the canteen should also have strict requirements.
Just as they finished muttering about this, they saw Lu Hongzhe and the other three walking towards them with their meals. None of them chose vegetables. Jiang Lili thought that they were quite lucky.
After dinner, everyone went back to take a nap. The nap was very short. Jiang Lili had gotten up late in the morning, so she was naturally not sleepy at this moment. She simply started drawing, and Jiang Yulan next to her soon fell asleep.
In the afternoon, Jiang Yulan was a little surprised when she saw Jiang Lili taking the blueprints to the design department's office: "Are you going to take them there to draw with them?"
"Well, if they grow up and become the pillars of the factory sooner, I can also have a lot more ease." Although the contract was for five years, they had shares in the factory. If the orders for new products did not increase, could she just sit back and watch?
"That's right. You're going to college soon, and there will be more and more things to do. It's good to teach them more." Jiang Yulan figured it out quickly.
"I think so too. If they take on the responsibility earlier, I can concentrate on my own work." Jiang Lili said as she walked over there first.
"You haven't slept yet. Are you sleepy? Do you want to buy a popsicle to wake yourself up?" Jiang Yulan asked her.
"I'll go buy one. I haven't taken care of the convenience store business since I came to Beijing this time. This is also making money for us." The convenience store currently has someone to look after it, and the profits are added to the factory's profits.
"Xiao Cheng had planned to rent it out before. If your aunt and family come over, it would be a good idea to rent it." Jiang Yulan said the last sentence in a low voice.
"Let's wait until she makes a decision. She said this morning that it's quite profitable. It's best not to bring it up proactively." Jiang Lili said.
"Of course." Jiang Yulan gave her a reproachful look after saying this. Did she think she didn't even have such good manners?
Understanding the meaning in her eyes, Jiang Lili touched her nose uncomfortably. Wasn't she afraid that she would get distracted by her concern? Fortunately, Jiang Yulan quickly retracted her gaze: "I'll go to the workshop first to check the order with Zhao Dong. You should go over there too."
"Okay." Jiang Lili couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw this.
Time flew by as she became busy. That afternoon, Jiang Lili, in addition to drawing, also shared her thoughts with the other two, along with some of Meow and the others' characteristics. Meow was an IP that Tongqu players were planning to create, and they would eventually come into contact with it, so she simply explained it to them while she was drawing. Perhaps because she had drawn so many of the three little ones, she always felt their drawings weren't as vivid as hers. Apparently, they themselves were aware of this problem. Yan Wenyu bluntly remarked, "Lili's drawings are so adorable, while ours look a bit rigid."
"Practice makes perfect. These three little ones will be the signature of our Tongqu players in the future. Just draw more." Jiang Lili comforted with a smile.
"It seems we need to practice more." Yan Wenyu said as she glanced at the meow that Jiang Lili had just drawn. The meow on the paper was vivid, as if it would jump out in the next second. She carefully compared it with her own drawing to find out the problem.
"It's time to get off work. Let's talk about it tomorrow." Jiang Lili said and stood up. She still had to go back to change her clothes.
After she changed her clothes, Jiang Yulan came out of the workshop. When the mother and daughter reached the door, they found that Lu Hongzhe's car was already parked there. Seeing them, the door of the cab was opened and Lu Hongzhe got out of the car: "Lili, Aunt Jiang."
"It's my fault for forgetting the time. Hongzhe, you've been waiting for a long time, right?" It was almost twenty minutes past their get off work end time.
"No, I just arrived too. Get in the car first." After Lu Hongzhe finished speaking, he saw Jiang Lili open the passenger door. A smile flashed in his eyes that he didn't even notice.
After she fastened her seat belt, he spoke calmly, "I called Second Aunt at noon to tell her that the notice has been processed."
"Sorry to bother Brother Hongzhe. I will call Aunt Qiu back tonight and thank her for her concern." Jiang Lili breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this matter could be completely put to rest.
"It's okay." He stepped on the accelerator and the car drove into the main road. Jiang Lili took a look. This was the road to the city, not the restaurant they usually went to. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "What are we having for dinner tonight?"
"Hot pot." Lu Hongzhe remembered that both mother and daughter could eat spicy food.
"I haven't eaten hotpot for a long time." Jiang Lili began to look forward to it.
"Then remember to eat more later. They have money recently." Lu Hongzhe joked while looking at the road ahead.
"Of course I did. I almost forgot the last time I had hotpot." During her senior year of high school, her diet became much lighter than before.
The two of them kept talking along the way, and Jiang Yulan in the back row occasionally responded. Thinking that he still had a year to graduate, she asked curiously, "Hongzhe, are you going back to Jincheng after graduation?"
"No, I will stay in Beijing for the time being, and maybe I will choose to settle here later." For some reason, he was a little nervous when he said the last sentence.
"Is that so? Then your parents will probably come with you too, right?" Jiang Yulan said with some emotion. She chose to come to Beijing because of Lili in the beginning, but now she feels that it's not entirely because of this. She just wants to see the outside world on her own.
"It depends on their own decision. My dad's business is all in Jincheng now, so it's a bit early to discuss this." Lu Hongzhe didn't know his parents' plans yet.
"That's right, you're still young, it wouldn't be bad for you to try your luck in Beijing." Jiang Yulan quickly ended the topic. Lu Hongzhe, on the other hand, took the opportunity to look at Jiang Lili and asked, "Do you remember the freight line you proposed to my dad?"
"Of course I remember." Jiang Lili nodded. She once wanted to get a piece of the pie.
"In addition to the original two special lines, he has now added a new line from Beijing to Quanzhou."
"Going to Quan City, really?" Jiang Lili was a little happy. To her, this was really like someone giving her a pillow when she was sleepy. She had been thinking about something in her mind when she came back from Quan City, but she didn't expect the good news to fall from the sky.
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