Chapter 90 Chapter 90 I am now Deputy Director Jiang!
When Jiang Yulan said she would give it a try, she wasn't just talking. Every day, in addition to following Cheng Yuntian to learn about the big and small things in the factory, she also took advantage of her lunch break to go to the bookstore and buy a lot of related books. In her spare time, she would pester Jiang Jianyi to ask about his experience in managing the factory back then. These were all valuable experiences for her.
Jiang Jianyi listened to her repeating yesterday's question, which was about how to deal with a mistake made by someone at the factory. He suddenly felt overwhelmed. "Yulan, why are you asking this all of a sudden? This matter was already handled back then. The cotton mill can't just deny it now, can it?"
"Of course not, I'm just asking." Because this matter has not been announced to the public, only the mother and daughter know that she is about to take up the position of deputy factory director.
"You've asked this several times. Tell me honestly what happened. Did I wrongly accuse someone back then? No matter what the result is, I can bear it." Jiang Jianyi looked at her with a heroic expression, as if telling him to kill him quickly.
Jiang Yulan was left at a loss for words after hearing what he said, and then she quickly explained, "Dad, it's not what you think. It's that Xiao Cheng wants to promote me to be the deputy director of my current factory. I have no experience, so I just wanted to learn more from you. Who knew you would be so outrageous?" After she finished speaking, she looked at Jiang Jianyi a little embarrassedly. She didn't expect him to have such a misunderstanding.
"Isn't this a good thing? You kept it a secret, even from me, making me nervous these past two days." Jiang Jianyi rolled his eyes at her. He had thought about what happened several times in the past two days, making sure that he had not wronged anyone, but she kept asking him questions, making him think that he had done something wrong.
"It's a good thing, but we also have to keep a low profile. Didn't I recommend Sister Qiao to go to the cafeteria? Several other people have said that I was not nice enough." Jiang Yulan sighed after she finished speaking. They were all old neighbors for many years, so she didn't know what to say.
"Why bother with them so much? When I retired from the position of factory director, those people mocked us a lot, saying that no one in our family could continue to make a living from this. I didn't expect you to take over the job. I have to have a good talk with them." Jiang Jianyi's face was full of pride and complacency at this time.
"No, Dad, wait until I make the announcement and the situation in the factory stabilizes. Just be patient. It will take a month at most." During this period, Jiang Yulan was like a sponge, constantly absorbing various knowledge and experiences from the people around her, hoping to hand in a perfect answer, so this matter must not be leaked in advance.
"Okay. By the way, I heard that Lili's midterm exam this time will be a city-wide ranking, right?" Jiang Jianyi asked her to confirm.
"Yes, the city-wide rankings are coming up. May is almost here, so the exams are probably going to start." Jiang Yulan nodded, and she understood what Jiang Jianyi meant. Old children, old children, aren't they just like children? They just love to show off.
"Then don't put pressure on her and believe in her." Jiang Jianyi still believed in Jiang Lili's ability, so he reminded her. Thinking of Jiang Lili's achievements, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips. If nothing unexpected happened, more and more people would congratulate him this time.
"I know. If you are really free, why not go fishing?" Jiang Yulan was really afraid that he couldn't control his mouth, so going fishing was a good choice.
"You reminded me that Lao Lu and I have an appointment to go fishing together. What about you? Aren't you going to work?" Jiang Jianyi realized belatedly that it was working hours.
"I'll be there soon." She now works a flexible schedule, and the reason she's still at home is because she worked overtime too late last night.
"Then I'll go find Lao Lu first." Jiang Jianyi said and hurriedly went out with his fishing gear.
Looking at his back, Jiang Yulan curled the corners of her lips. Although it was not easy to be a deputy factory director, she suddenly had the confidence that she could do it well. With such supportive relatives behind her, how could she not do it well?
Before the midterm exam, May Day came first. Every school attached great importance to this exam, so everyone was happy to receive a lot of test papers during this holiday, two for each subject, which added up to more than ten, enough for them to work hard at home during the holiday.
Jiang Lili thought that doing practice questions in high school was just normal, so she accepted it well. Lu Jiaze's study intensity in Jincheng School was not very strong before, so when he saw so many test papers, he was stunned for a moment and decided to stay at the cotton mill during this holiday.
Jiang Lili was a little curious: "Why don't you go back there?"
"Every time I have a holiday, those guys always ask me out to play. I occasionally agree, but if I refuse, they'll just say a bunch of nonsense, and it might even escalate to the point where I look down on them. To avoid that, I'd better stay here and do my homework." Lu Jiaze said this before realizing that they hadn't done their homework together since his grandfather came to Yuncheng to take care of him. Thinking of this, he suddenly curled his lips and said, "Come to think of it, I haven't seen Tongtong in a while."
"She was talking about you before. If you were at the cotton mill on May Day, she would definitely be jumping rubber rope downstairs when you went downstairs for a walk in the evening." Tongtong is at the age where she is obsessed with jumping rubber rope. As long as it doesn't rain, she will go downstairs to jump rubber rope every day.
"Okay, I'll go back there tonight and have dinner with my parents." After saying that, the two of them walked in different directions.
When Jiang Lili returned to Jiang Aiguo's house, no one was there. Jiang Qitong must have returned from work with Zhou Qingfen, while the others who worked hadn't finished yet. As for Jiang Jianyi, he was probably out fishing again. Jiang Lili planned to write a test while they were still here. While she was writing the second page, Jiang Jianyi returned with a full load.
"Grandpa, did you catch so many fish today?" Jiang Lili was a little surprised.
"That's right. I'll catch some fish to supplement your diet." Their generation all believed that eating more fish would make one smarter, so Jiang Lili ate a lot of fish when she was a child. Fortunately, their cooking skills were good, and they cooked different kinds of fish in different ways, so she hasn't gotten tired of it yet.
"Okay, I like eating fish the most, grandpa, you are so awesome." Jiang Lili did not forget to provide emotional value to the old man, making him happily say that he would continue tomorrow.
Jiang Lili raised the corner of her lips when she heard that, and then she saw the old man suddenly come over and said, "Lili, did you know that your mother is going to be the deputy director?"
Seeing the excitement in his eyes, Jiang Lili pretended not to know and looked at him excitedly: "Wow, really? I didn't know that."
"Then remember to keep it a secret. Your mother told me not to tell anyone." Jiang Jianyi said and made a gesture to her to silence her.
"Okay, okay, I will definitely not tell anyone else." Jiang Lili responded while suppressing her laughter.
"Then remember, this is a secret between us. Don't tell anyone else." Jiang Jianyi said and symbolically made a pinky promise with her.
By the time Jiang Jianyi had finished processing the fish, Zhou Qingfen and Jiang Qitong had arrived home. Seeing the fish, Zhou Qingfen smiled and said, "Looks like we're going to have a fish feast tonight."
"It's okay. I go fishing every day. You can make some soup for Lili and Tongtong. They need to drink more soup to replenish their brains while studying." Jiang Jianyi reminded.
"Okay, let's braise the rest." It's not difficult to add some side dishes and cook it into a big pot.
"Sister Lili, why are you back so early? Let's go downstairs and jump rope." Jiang Qitong pulled her hand and started acting coquettishly.
"Not now. Let's wait until I finish the test paper. You should also do some homework?" Jiang Lili negotiated with her.
"Okay then, let's do our homework first and then go jump rope later." Jiang Qitong quickly nodded in agreement.
Seeing that they were about to do their homework, Jiang Jianyi turned off the TV in the living room and went downstairs for a walk. He wanted to show off the fact that Jiang Yulan was the deputy factory director, but he was afraid of affecting her, so he could only endure it.
Jiang Yulan came back a little late today. Jiang Lili couldn't help but ask her, "Why did you come back so late today? Did something happen?"
"It's okay. The Yunmei issue I told you about before has been resolved. Mei Huixiu came to the factory in the afternoon to thank Xiao Cheng. We chatted for a while and it got late." Jiang Yulan explained.
"How was it resolved?" Jiang Lili asked curiously. "I heard Mei Huixiu caught him again, and they went straight to divorce. The Yunmei factory was split up with Yun Heping, and he has no stake in the other businesses in Beijing," Jiang Yulan said flatly.
"Will he agree?" Jiang Lili was a little surprised by his compromise. After all, he didn't look so easy to deal with.
"Mei Huixiu's family is not pushovers. Besides, those businesses also rely on the Mei family. He made a mistake again. I know it's useless to argue anymore." Jiang Yulan sighed. Her situation was actually somewhat similar to Mei Huixiu's, but she did not have Mei Huixiu's decisiveness and ability, so she felt a little sorry for Jiang Lili.
"That's good, Mom. Have you told Grandpa about the deputy factory director?" Seeing that she was in a bad mood and seemed to be affected by this incident, Jiang Lili quickly changed the subject.
"I kept asking him how he resolved an issue at the factory before. He thought there was a problem with the way it was handled back then, so I explained the reason." Jiang Yulan found it a little funny when she mentioned this.
"He told me and asked me to remember to keep it a secret. I guess he will also tell my uncle and aunt." Jiang Lili couldn't help laughing after she said that. The old man was a person who couldn't keep secrets.
"It doesn't matter if my family knows about it." Jiang Yulan shook her head to indicate that it didn't matter.
"What are you two talking about, sister? Was what Dad just said true?" Jiang Aiguo asked directly.
The mother and daughter couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this. As expected, they knew that the old man couldn't hide anything. Jiang Yulan took the initiative to speak: "Are you talking about the deputy director?"
"Yes, isn't this a good thing? Dad is so mysterious." Jiang Aiguo looked puzzled.
"It's not time yet, so I asked him to keep it a secret. He can only talk about it in front of you." Jiang Yulan explained.
"Okay, then will you be busier after becoming the deputy factory director? How about letting Lili live here?" Jiang Aiguo looked concerned.
"It depends on her. Let her keep it like this for now. We'll deal with it when it doesn't work." Jiang Yulan said gently.
"Okay, then remember to tell me if anything happens. We are all family, there is nothing to be embarrassed about." Jiang Aiguo reminded.
"Yes. Then Lili and I will go back first. Tomorrow is Saturday, and everyone can sleep in." Jiang Yulan said as she brought Jiang Lili back to them.
She told Jiang Lili to go to bed early, but she took out her notebook and wrote down Cheng Yuntian's progress today, intending to use it as a reference in the future.
The next morning, it was Jiang Qitong's knock on the door that woke the mother and daughter. Seeing the little one outside the door, Jiang Yulan was a little confused: "Tongtong, where are your parents?"
"Aunt, my parents went to my grandmother's house, and I asked grandpa to go fishing. I came here today to help Sister Lili with her homework." Jiang Qitong explained the purpose of her visit.
"Okay, but your sister Lili hasn't gotten up yet." Jiang Yulan let her in, then yawned again. The mother and daughter hadn't had breakfast yet.
Jiang Yulan rarely worked overtime today. She cooked their favorite dishes for lunch, then looked at Jiang Lili and said, "Go downstairs and take a walk before continuing with your homework. It's good for your eyes."
"Aunt is right. Sister Lili, let's go downstairs and take a walk later." Jiang Qitong blinked and looked at Jiang Lili.
Jiang Lili suddenly remembered the Wangbao she had mentioned before. She had set the genders of the three little ones to be girls. Seeing Jiang Qitong looking up and blinking at her, she thought that the only difference between her and Wangbao was probably the tail behind her.
"Sister Lili, say something?" Jiang Qitong shook her arm.
"I got it. I'll go with you later. So can you let go now?" Jiang Lili thought, no wonder everyone can't resist the cute animals' coquettishness. As for Jiang Qitong's coquettishness, it was probably because of the family filter. At this moment, she was looking forward to the finished product of Miaowu and the other three.
"Okay." Jiang Qitong immediately released her arm and began to arrange the lineup for the rubber rope skipping game. Thinking that there was still one person missing to help her stretch the rope, she said with some regret, "It would be great if Brother Lu still lived here."
Jiang Lili glanced at her without saying anything, thinking that if she was lucky, she would be able to meet Lu Jiaze.
"Your sister Lili and brother Lu are high school students now. They don't have as much time to play with you as before. They have to do a lot of homework every day." Jiang Yulan patted Jiang Qitong on the shoulder and reminded her.
"Is that so? Then can Sister Lili accompany me today?" Jiang Qitong didn't expect that going to high school would be so hard.
"It's okay today, let's go and have fun." Jiang Yulan said as she stood up. She should also exercise. After all, the body is the capital of revolution.
"Sister Lili, let's go down quickly." Jiang Qitong said as she grabbed Jiang Lili's hand and ran downstairs. She was lucky. As soon as she got downstairs, she saw Lu Jiaze who was about to go upstairs. She quickly raised her voice and said, "Brother Lu."
Lu Jiaze turned around and saw the rubber band in her hand, as well as Jiang Lili beside her. He raised the corner of his lip, and quickly realized that the little guy wanted them to be tools again. He raised the corner of his lip, took a step forward and asked, "Do you want to jump rubber band?"
"Yes, Brother Lu, do you have time now?" Jiang Qitong asked.
"You can play for half an hour." Lu Jiaze looked down at the time on his wrist and said to her.
"Okay, let's play for half an hour then." Jiang Qitong handed him the other end of the rubber band. He looked at Jiang Lili across from him and asked casually, "How many have you made?"
"One, what about you?" Jiang Lili was thinking, maybe they could work together. When she looked up, she heard Lu Jiaze ask her, "I'm doing math, what subject are you doing?"
Very good, it seems he also has this intention. The two exchanged glances and quickly reached a consensus. Half an hour passed quickly. Before going upstairs, Lu Jiaze said to Jiang Lili, "See you here tomorrow?"
The two of them quickly assigned subjects. After all, they had more important things to do than practice questions. Jiang Lili nodded and said, "Okay, let's meet here. Bring your test papers."
"Sister Lili, are you saying that we will take the test together tomorrow?" Jiang Qitong asked curiously.
"That's about it. Do you want to continue playing?" At this time, there were other children playing in the yard. Jiang Qitong nodded and said, "If you want to play, then you go back first. I'll be back later."
"Okay, be careful." Jiang Lili had a new idea in her mind today. She planned to draw some new outfits for the three little ones, which she could give as stickers. It is very popular to give stickers to children nowadays.
"You're back so soon?" Jiang Yulan, who was doing stretching exercises at home, was a little surprised to see her come back.
"Well, she found a playmate, so I came back. Mom, are you exercising?" Jiang Lili asked casually.
"Yes, exercise. I will probably have to work overtime frequently in the future. I should exercise my body now to avoid being unable to bear it in the future." Since I have decided to become the deputy factory director, I need to consider all aspects.
"You are very thoughtful. Next time, let me run with you?" If morning running is not possible, night running is still okay.
"Can you get up?" Jiang Yulan looked at her doubtfully. She was already thinking about whether she should go for a morning run with the old man every morning to exercise.
"Morning jogging is not possible, but night jogging is still possible." Jiang Lili said this only to realize that this could probably only be done during the holidays.
"Forget it. Your school has to run during the break, so I think you've got enough exercise." The school's break time is more than 20 minutes, and each class runs two laps in the inner playground, which is 800 meters in total. With this calculation, the amount of exercise you get every day is enough.
"Yeah, then. You continue. I'm going back to my room." Jiang Lili was happily drawing, but she hadn't told Cheng Yuntian about the stickers yet. These days, popular stickers are usually of TV characters. I'm sure some people would like those, right? Stickers aren't expensive, so perhaps we could give one away with every purchase in the first batch. Jiang Lili lowered her head and wrote down her thoughts.
Jiang Lili and Lu Jiaze spent two days working together to finish all the test papers. Then, Lu Jiaze returned to the office compound, while Jiang Lili reported to the factory every day, communicated with the person in charge of the mold, and talked to Cheng Yuntian about the stickers.
"I will go to Beijing after this vacation. I told Sister Jiang that she can do it." In the past two days, she has handed over all the affairs of the factory to Jiang Yulan for management. So far, she has done a good job.
"So fast?" Jiang Lili was a little surprised.
"Go and see it earlier and make a decision earlier so that you can feel at ease." This is also the reason why Cheng Yuntian insisted on choosing the site in person.
"What about the stickers?" Jiang Lili couldn't forget the stickers she had been thinking about.
"This is not a simple matter. Just go directly to the printing factory and do as you say. But the mold hasn't come out yet. Aren't you too anxious?" Cheng Yuntian looked at Jiang Lili with some amusement. This was the first time she saw her fighting for it so eagerly. It was obvious that she really liked this sticker.
"It seems a little bit." Jiang Lili said with an embarrassed smile.
"It's rare to see you like this." Cheng Yuntian thought that she had some of the youthful spirit now.
As soon as the holiday was over, Jiang Lili returned to school to face the midterm exam, while Jiang Yulan was about to face her biggest challenge yet. She would manage the factory alone for more than a week. To be honest, she was still a little nervous, even though she had been managing it alone for several days.
Because Jiang Lili was taking an exam, Jiang Yulan couldn't talk to her, so she went to bother Jiang Jianyi every day, asking him all kinds of questions. Jiang Jianyi was annoyed: "Didn't you say it hasn't been announced yet? Why are you so anxious?"
"It's been decided. I am now Deputy Director Jiang." Jiang Yulan said this while straightening her chest unconsciously.
"Really?" Jiang Jianyi was a little surprised.
"Well, Xiao Cheng went to Beijing, and now the factory is managed by me. Although everything is quite calm at the moment, I am still quite worried." Jiang Yulan was also an excellent student when she was a student, but after entering the cotton mill, her spiritual energy was gradually worn away, and she began to worry that she would not be able to do these things well.
"Isn't that a good thing? You believe in yourself." Jiang Jianyi knew that working in the cotton mill over the years had worn away her ambition and self-confidence. Obviously, his Yulan was also a shining child in the crowd back then. Thinking of this, he hated Lin Wenkang and his son even more.
"I know, but I'm not sure about some things so I want to ask you more questions. You know, I always want to strive for perfection." This can be said to be her advantage, but it can also be said to be a disadvantage.
"There's nothing wrong with striving for excellence. You can ask me anything. Does Xiao Cheng really plan to open a branch factory in Beijing?" Jiang Jianyi felt that they were still too risky. This factory had only just started to make profits, yet they were making such a big investment. Beijing is a big city, and everything is more expensive than here. By then, the cost would at least increase by one level.
"The bigger the city, the earlier we should go. Lili might go to Beijing to study in the future. I think it would be good to get familiar with Beijing earlier." It would be even better if we could buy a house in Beijing before Lili goes to college. Since the divorce, Jiang Yulan has become obsessed with houses.
"From this perspective, it's indeed very good. I wonder how the market in Beijing accepts your factory's products? This is the foundation for whether the factory can gain a foothold in Beijing." Jiang Jianyi said in a serious tone. He really hopes that the factory can develop well.
"Xiao Cheng has decided not to choose a location this time because he wants to investigate the market. The most important thing is to visit the Mei family. It is always more convenient to have connections." Although the Mei family's business in Beijing does not involve toy production, it does have sales, which is actually good news for them.
A week was enough time for Jiang Yulan to transition psychologically, from being nervous at the beginning to being calm now. So when she received the call from Cheng Yuntian that he would have to stay in Beijing for another week, she remained calm.
The same amount of time was enough for Jiang Lili and the others to finish their exams and have their results announced. Because the rankings were citywide, the papers were graded by teachers across the school. It was arguably the most rigorous grading they had ever undergone since entering high school. The teachers worked overtime to grade the papers, tally the scores, and then create the rankings. Soon, the various rankings were posted on the school's honor roll.
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