Chapter 95 95 Lili, it’s me, Lu Hongzhe
Yao Yan and Song Zhenzhen stood in the crowd like two fighting cocks, staring at each other. Yao Yan had come to apply because she'd been laid off and had rushed to apply after learning about the job opening. Ji Lanlan still had school to go to, and if she managed to get into university, she'd need money everywhere, so she had to get a job. As for the savings account she'd taken with her during the divorce, the money in it was for emergencies and couldn't be spent carelessly on a daily basis. But she hadn't expected to run into this vixen here.
It was even simpler for Song Zhenzhen to come. After these two incidents, she had learned her lesson, so she planned to find her goal in a different way, so she came to apply for the job.
Before arriving, none of them knew Jiang Yulan was actually the deputy director here, but now that they were here, they couldn't just give up. Song Zhenzhen lowered her head, trying to make people ignore her presence. Yao Yan greeted her directly, "Sister Jiang, I didn't expect that the deputy director they were talking about was you. What a coincidence."
Yao Yan thought, it's true that people have different fates. They are both divorced women, but how come Jiang Yulan is so lucky? Compared to her previous jealousy of her, she is now really envious. At the same time, she also hopes that her greeting will make people remember her friendship with Jiang Yulan.
Jiang Yulan just glanced at her without saying anything. She naturally knew what Yao Yan was thinking, so she just nodded at her and left quickly.
Yao Yan stared at her back, and someone nearby quickly asked her, "Do you know the factory director?"
"Yes, I know him." Yao Yan understood her refusal, but she needed this job so much right now that she smiled and nodded to the people around her.
Song Zhenzhen snorted coldly. This seemed to be her second time meeting Jiang Yulan. She thought, no wonder her cousin would panic when she heard Jiang Yulan's name. She was indeed inferior to her in every way.
Everyone was curious about the relationship between Yao Yan and Jiang Yulan, and asked about it at once. Yao Yan's explanation was vague, but the people present were not fools. Considering Jiang Yulan's attitude just now, everyone had an idea.
Jiang Yulan did not expect these two people to appear, but it had nothing to do with her. When she got to the office, she put the matter behind her. She clicked on the form in the warehouse, checked the various inventories, and stared at the inventory numbers. Perhaps it should not be called inventory, but the goods that were still meeting the order count.
Jiang Yulan didn't take the matter of these two people to heart. She got up and went to the workshop, took a look at today's shipment volume. Once the night shift staff were arranged, the orders in hand should be completed soon.
Just as Jiang Yulan had initially suspected, the lucky dolls were an instant hit. Whether in Jincheng or Rongcheng, every call was inquiring about the orders, and the office was incredibly quick. The night shift was arranged for the next day, and both Yao Yan and Song Zhenzhen were retained. Yao Yan was known for her aggressive nature and her ability to get things done, while Song Zhenzhen was known for her strong sense of purpose. She could accomplish anything she set her mind to.
Jiang Yulan had expected Yao Yan to stay, but Song Zhenzhen was a little beyond her expectations. However, since she stayed based on her real ability, she would not do anything. She just asked the workshop director not to arrange the two of them on the same production line, and asked the workshop director to tell them that although they were temporary workers now, those with good performance would have the opportunity to stay and become regular employees.
The method doesn't matter whether it's new or old, as long as it's useful. Sure enough, after hearing this sentence, everyone began to restrain themselves and work hard to prepare to stay.
As the end of the semester approached, Jiang Yulan didn't tell Jiang Lili about this matter and asked her not to go to the factory for the next few days and to focus on her studies. With summer vacation approaching, Jiang Lili naturally didn't want to worry her at this time. She agreed gently and then asked, "Has the pressure of orders been reduced a lot with the night shift?"
"Indeed, the accumulated orders can be completed ahead of time, and we don't have to bother explaining to others why we have to wait for new orders. We should have set up a night shift a long time ago." Jiang Yulan said with a smile.
"It's not too late now." Jiang Lili also smiled. She thought that everything in the factory was on track now, so it didn't matter if she didn't go there for a few days.
Song Zhenzhen didn't think about hiding it. She went to Ji Yushu's house on purpose. When Ye Qiuju saw her, her face darkened: "Why are you here?"
"Sister Qiuju, are you not welcoming me?" Song Zhenzhen asked.
"I'm just afraid that the two old guys will come and see you. If you are entangled by them, won't you have to move again?" Ye Qiuju explained softly, but she thought in her heart, what if the two old guys tricked her into signing the letter of apology, and the third brother came out, wouldn't the peaceful days be over?
"It's okay, I'll be back soon. Sister Qiuju, do you know who I saw today?" Song Zhenzhen couldn't help but look at Ye Qiuju in front of her as she spoke. She was completely different from the Jiang Yulan she saw today. She didn't know what Ji Yushu saw in her?
"Who did you see? Could it be someone from the village?" Ye Qiuju couldn't help feeling a little nervous after saying the last sentence.
"Of course not, it's my brother-in-law's ex-wife. She's the deputy factory director now." Song Zhenzhen didn't notice the sourness in her tone.
"You mean Jiang Yulan is now the deputy factory director?" Ye Qiuju asked in disbelief.
"Could this be fake?" Song Zhenzhen looked at her with amusement.
"How do you know this?" Ye Qiuju's expression became serious. Ji Xingyue, who was originally sleeping soundly next to her, began to cry, and the baby's crying was difficult to stop.
Seeing her expression, Song Zhenzhen also became serious: "Of course I am now in her factory. Although I am only the deputy director, I am very impressive now!"
Ye Qiuju pursed her lips and said nothing. She didn't know much about Jiang Yulan in her previous life, so she didn't know whether this happened or not. She wondered with some annoyance, why hadn't Ji Yushu's stall been making any progress?
Seeing Ye Qiuju in pain, Song Zhenzhen was also happy. She resented Ye Qiuju in her heart. If she hadn't insisted on coming to the city by herself, she wouldn't have had the previous experience. Thinking of that lunatic Ji Yumo, she was still frightened. She pretended to be worried and said, "Does my brother-in-law know about this? Will he..."
She didn't say the rest of the words, but it was enough for Ye Qiuju to change her expression: "No, your brother-in-law is not that kind of person."
A flash of mockery flashed across Song Zhenzhen's eyes. Had she forgotten how she got to the top? However, her goal had been achieved, so there was no need to stay any longer. She stood up and said goodbye to Ye Qiuju: "Sister Qiuju, I'll go back first."
"Yeah, okay." After Song Zhenzhen left, Ye Qiuju's face completely sank. Ji Xingyue next to her was still crying. She felt even more upset. Because of these constant little episodes, Ye Qiuju didn't feel at ease during the confinement period.
*
On the last day of finals, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Regardless of how they performed, the results were irrelevant. Now everyone was looking forward to summer vacation. The holiday would begin after the exams, and they would return to school a week later to receive their report cards and homework. That meant they still had another week to have fun.
Back in the classroom, everyone was still feeling sad about their grades when someone suddenly shouted that everyone would be separated into classes next semester. For a moment, a sad atmosphere spread. After all, Shunze and I had been classmates for a whole year, so we had some feelings for each other. Almost half of the classmates would be separated next semester, and it was hard to let them go.
Jiang Lili lowered her head to tidy up her desk. Compared to everyone else's sadness, her mind was full of thoughts about taking a flight tomorrow. Yes, she would not even come to pick up her report card. She would fly directly to Beijing tomorrow. In fact, her mind had already flown to Beijing.
After school, she glanced at Lu Jiaze, who was waiting for her at the classroom door, and explained to him in a low voice, "I'll go straight to my mom later. I'm going to Beijing tomorrow."
"You're going to Beijing?" Lu Jiaze was a little surprised.
"Yes, Sister Cheng plans to open a branch factory there, and she is busy with these things now." Jiang Lili explained to him in a low voice.
Lu Jiaze was silent for a moment. He hadn't expected their factory to open in Beijing. Their development was much better than he had expected. After a while, he finally praised her, "That's amazing."
"I also think we are pretty awesome, hahaha." It's not that Jiang Lili is not humble, she really thinks they are pretty awesome.
"Then I wish you a safe journey in advance." Lu Jiaze gave his blessing.
"Thank you. I'll be leaving first." Jiang Lili glanced at him.
"Let's go together." Lu Jiaze said as he took the first step with his long legs. Seeing this, Jiang Lili hurriedly followed and asked him about his summer vacation plans. As they were talking, they soon arrived at the school gate and left in different directions.
Staring at her cheerful back, Lu Jiaze couldn't help but shake his head. Sometimes he thought she was very capable, but sometimes he thought she was more childish than anyone else. She was becoming more and more unpredictable.
*
"Is the exam over?" Glancing at the figure at the door, Jiang Yulan's eyes shifted away from the computer screen.
"Mom, you really look like an elite like this." Jiang Lili praised.
"Stop teasing me. We're going to Beijing tomorrow. You must be careful." Jiang Yulan was a little worried. This was Jiang Lili's first time on a plane, and alone.
"I know, you don't have to worry. I'm already seventeen, I can do it." Jiang Lili comforted.
"I don't have to work overtime today. Let's go to the department store later to see if there is anything we haven't bought yet." Jiang Yulan said as she stood up and cleaned up her desk.
"I've almost bought everything. If I really need something, are you still worried that I can't buy it in Beijing?" Jiang Lili knew that she was worried about herself, but she really didn't want to go to the department store again.
"Okay." Jiang Yulan thought about it and gave up the idea of going to the department store again.
When the mother and daughter returned home, dinner was already prepared and they were waiting for them. Jiang Qitong even hugged Jiang Lili's arm and said, "Sister Lili, you are going to Beijing tomorrow. You won't forget to arrange for us, right?"
"Don't worry, I won't forget it." Jiang Lili reached out and pinched her wrist, signaling her not to worry.
"Then you'd better hurry up. We are waiting for your good news at home." Jiang Qitong had never been to Beijing, so she was very eager to go.
The topic of conversation at dinner was Jiang Lili's trip to Beijing tomorrow. Feeling everyone's concern, Jiang Lili's smile spread across her face, and her tone was filled with helplessness: "I know. I'll call you as soon as I get off the plane to let you know I'm safe."
"A girl this old can't be lost. When we were Lili's age, we were able to travel far away by ourselves. Don't worry about her. Just think of it as training Lili's abilities." Jiang Aiguo said.
"That being said, a mother worries about her son even when he is thousands of miles away. It's the first time for Lili to go to such a far place alone, so it's normal for her to worry. Just don't make things worse here." Zhou Qingfen said, glaring at Jiang Aiguo.
The evening was spent in the sound of family laughter. Back at home, Jiang Lili offered to sleep with Jiang Yulan tonight, and Jiang Yulan agreed with a smile. After washing up, the mother and daughter lay on the same bed. Jiang Yulan said nothing. She remembered that when they had just divorced, she and Lili had also lay on the same bed, leaning on each other. Unexpectedly, in less than a year, they not only bought a house in Jincheng, but now also had shares in the factory. She thought that in the future, their lives would get better and better.
No one spoke, they just lay together, the room was full of warmth. Jiang Lili didn't even know when she fell asleep. She only knew that when she woke up, she was the only one left in the room. She glanced at the alarm clock next to her. It was only seven o'clock. Jiang Yulan was probably busy preparing breakfast.
Jiang Yulan didn't have to go to the factory this morning. She was going to take Jiang Lili to the airport. She joked, "Now you're the first person in our family to take a plane."
"It will be soon. After this peak period of orders is over, you can also go to the branch factory in Jing City to have a look." Jiang Lili didn't want her to be trapped in Yuncheng forever. She was still so young.
"Okay." Jiang Yulan didn't refuse. Instead, she was thinking about the orders that had been coming in one after another. At the current rate, it would take at least a month to clear all the orders. She didn't know when she would be free again, but it didn't matter. She preferred orders to going to Beijing. After all, they owed the bank a lot of money.
"Mom, go do your thing. I'll wait by myself." It was still early, waiting time for the flight. Instead of asking her to wait here with him, he might as well go back to the factory and do his own thing.
"No rush, things at the factory have been sorted out. It's okay to go later." Jiang Yulan shook her head with a look of persistence.
"Well, it's a good thing we didn't let Tongtong come, otherwise we'd be surrounded by her voice now." Jiang Lili was relieved that she didn't bring that little chatterbox with her, otherwise they would have a headache now.
"Your aunt took her to school early in the morning." Although the students were on vacation, the teachers were not. Jiang Jianyi had an appointment to go fishing with someone, and Zhou Qingfen didn't want her to get tanned, so she took her to school.
Next, the mother and daughter chattered for a long time, and finally it was time for Jiang Lili to board the plane. Jiang Yulan had to wave to her and remind her to be careful.
Jiang Lili was not as excited as they had imagined when she got on the plane. After all, she had taken this plane countless times in her previous life. She rubbed her eyebrows and felt a little sleepy. Fortunately, the flight was only two hours away, so they arrived soon.
Cheng Yuntian heaved a sigh of relief after receiving a call that Jiang Lili had boarded the plane. She assured Jiang Yulan on the other end of the phone, "Sister Jiang, don't worry. I will take good care of Lili."
"I feel at ease with you here. I'll hang up first." Jiang Yulan's words were not meant to be. She heard that Cheng Dabiao was also in Jing City. With him around, there was no need to worry about the two girls being bullied.
Time didn't pass quickly on the plane, at least not for Jiang Yulan. She looked at her hand almost ten times in two hours. Fortunately, the plane was finally arriving.
Because it was summer, Jiang Lili didn't pack much. As she said, anything she needed could be bought in Beijing, so there was really no need to bring too much. She spotted Cheng Yuntian from a distance and quickly quickened her pace. "Sister Cheng, have you been waiting long?"
"No, I just got here too. Let's go, I'll take you to eat first." Cheng Yuntian said as he reached out to take the backpack from her shoulder.
"Let's go back and rest first. I'm not hungry yet." Jiang Lili shook her head. She wanted to take a shower first.
"That's fine. I'll carry your things for you." Cheng Yuntian insisted on carrying her luggage. Jiang Lili didn't insist anymore and quickly took off the backpack and handed it to her, saying, "Sister Cheng, you've lost a lot of weight."
"You're so busy every day, it would be strange if you didn't lose weight." Cheng Yuntian said as he talked to her about the progress of the current decoration. When she mentioned this, the smile on her face became more intense.
"Is there a dormitory?" Jiang Lili suddenly asked.
"Yes, but not many. That place has been cleaned up a long time ago. I often rest there, and I have arranged a room for you." It is called a dormitory, but in fact it is more like a lounge. Cheng Yuntian has learned to be frugal since she started her business, so she just lives here. Seeing this, Old Cheng praised her for growing up.
"Are there any extra rooms? My aunt will bring grandpa and Tongtong to visit in a few days." The factory had not yet hired anyone, so if there were extra rooms, she naturally wouldn't need to spend extra money to stay in a hotel.
"There are five rooms in total, one for each of us. There are three rooms left, but they haven't been cleaned yet." Cheng Yuntian explained.
"They only need two rooms, and there are some left, but won't that be inconvenient for you?" Jiang Lili looked at her hesitantly.
"No, let them live here." Cheng Yuntian shook his head. It would not be inconvenient for them to live in their own rooms. Her grandfather used to be the director of a cotton mill. Maybe he could give them some new suggestions.
"Then I won't be polite with you." Jiang Lili didn't expect that the accommodation problem would be solved so quickly.
"Of course not." Cheng Yuntian yawned as she spoke. She tended to feel sleepy when riding the bus. She looked at the person next to her and whispered, "Want to lean on me and sleep for a while? It's still early."
"I'm not sleepy." Jiang Lili looked out the car window at the scenery outside. Even though it wasn't as prosperous as it would be in later generations, it still far surpassed Yuncheng. The thought of possibly being able to participate in this earth-shaking change made Jiang Lili feel a surge of excitement.
It was more than an hour later when they arrived at the station. Cheng Yuntian had indeed not lied to her. It was quite a long time. Although the location of their factory was a bit remote at this time, it did not stop Jiang Lili from feeling happy when she saw the huge signs of Tongqu Players.
After sending her back to the room, Cheng Yuntian told her to rest for a while. He would then take her to the workshop and the surrounding area to familiarize her with the environment. She did not refuse, but only asked, "When can we start work?"
"You are even more anxious than me. The production equipment hasn't arrived yet. It will probably take another month." Cheng Yuntian felt a little distressed when she said this. If she started work one day later, she would earn money one day later. How could she not feel heartbroken?
"Okay, what do you plan to produce in the first batch?" Jiang Lili asked casually.
"Tear-away books, musical dolls, and lucky dolls have a wider audience. Teethers can only be used by young children. Let's consider teethers after the production line here is stable. What do you think?" It can be seen that Cheng Yuntian has already made a plan.
"Sister Cheng, you've been very thoughtful. Let's leave it that way for now." Jiang Lili nodded in agreement, mentally reminding herself to think ahead about new products. As for the positioning of children's play, they are mid-to-high-end, so toys with a wide audience are more popular. Meow and the other three are very popular in Yuncheng, Jincheng, and Rongcheng. They should also be popular in Jingshi, right?
"I'm glad you don't mind. You should have a good rest today and we can talk about work tomorrow." Cheng Yuntian urged her to have a good rest.
The room was very clean. Jiang Lili asked for a shower and went to take a shower. After everything was tidy, she realized that she had forgotten to report her safety to her family. She quickly knocked on the door of the next room and said, "Sister Cheng, please take me to the nearest phone booth to call home."
"I've already called Sister Jiang for you. You can call her yourself." As she said that, she handed a mobile phone to Jiang Lili.
"You bought it?" Jiang Lili was a little surprised. Didn't she buy this thing last time?
"No, it's a gift from Lao Cheng." She couldn't bear to buy such expensive things now, except when they were given to her by others.
"So it was sent by Uncle Cheng." She then began to dial Jiang Yulan's office number. After only two rings, someone on the other end picked up the phone: "Hello?"
Hearing the urgency in her tone, Jiang Lili quickly said, "Mom, it's me. I've arrived at Sister Cheng's place and just went to take a shower."
She had already given all the necessary warnings, not to mention that this was Cheng Yuntian's phone, so she just reminded him, "Be careful and don't run around."
"Okay, I will. Bye then." Jiang Lili also noticed this problem, exchanged a few words, and quickly hung up the phone.
"So soon, I'll take you to dinner now?" Cheng Yuntian looked at her in surprise.
It would have been fine if she hadn't said anything. But when she mentioned eating, Jiang Lili belatedly felt hungry, so she nodded: "Okay, let's eat first, I'm so hungry."
"Let's go, I'll take you to eat something delicious." Cheng Yuntian had been here for so long that she already knew where to find delicious food. Jiang Lili wasn't a real seventeen-year-old girl, so she wasn't that averse to unfamiliar places. She followed Cheng Yuntian without looking around, but instead observing the surroundings with her peripheral vision before slowly retracting her gaze.
The first day was basically spent with Cheng Yuntian showing her around. The next morning, they went out for breakfast, planning to visit the workshop afterward. They were discussing the production line's sequence when Cheng Yuntian's cell phone rang. After answering it, she quickly called Jiang Lili, who glanced at her curiously before saying, "Looking for you."
Jiang Lili quickly understood the reason behind her curious gaze. The person on the other end of the mobile phone was actually Lu Hongzhe. Perhaps because of the phone line, his voice sounded more pleasant. "Lili, it's me, Lu Hongzhe. Grandpa told me you're in Beijing. If you need anything, you can come to me."
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