The County Machinery Factory was abuzz with activity thanks to Guo Daqiang and his team's return. Not only did they hold a commendation ceremony, but they also invited all the parts factories producing new agricultural machinery to a rally for a rally. Everyone was fired up, working overtime every day to keep up production. Despite his busy schedule, Guo Daqiang defied the odds and applied for housing for Ji Minhuai and his three subordinates. Some at the factory were jealous, but they didn't dare to say it out loud. Meanwhile, their team was assigned a new task: to modify the engine of an all-purpose tractor so that it could run in a car, while still retaining its functionality. So, they were busy again.
The headwear factory in Zhujiaao was also in full swing. Many young wives in the village who were good at needlework went to work in the factory, which made the old men very jealous.
Although Old Zhu was dissatisfied with being just a security guard, he soon felt relieved because he thought he was unique in Daqian Village.
The headwear factory now has three groups: the flower group, the hairpin group, and the brooch group. The flower group, led by old woman Zhang, produces flower ornaments primarily made of rubber bands. The hairpin group, led by Tian Jing, the daughter-in-law of Chen Youguo's daughter-in-law, makes various small clips. Tian Jing, a high school graduate, has a fiery personality. Coming from the city and the wife of the team leader, she's quite the intimidating figure. However, her appointment as group leader stems primarily from her drawing skills, and Huang Mei plans to train her in design. The brooch group, however, is led by Wan Fang, who not only composes but also designs her own products. Huang Mei frequently visits Teacher Sun's home to hire her. Li Mei is the workshop manager, while the textile factory handles logistics. A retired accountant from the team is in charge of finances, and Huang Mei is the factory director. This team, assembled by Li and Huang Mei, is universally admired.
The reason is simply: Didn’t they see that the factory director’s two daughters-in-law failed to become team leaders? What else do they have to be dissatisfied with?
Song Hehua and Miao Miaomiao were bummed for days over not being named team leaders. Old Lady Zhang, seeing herself squeeze out the factory director's daughter-in-law, felt a twinge of pride and guilt. To prove she was truly deserving of the title, she was completely ruthless, publicly scolding even her own daughter-in-law for anything she didn't do well, let alone anyone else. Plus, she was known for her unruly ways in the village, and the wives, young and old, were afraid of her and didn't dare play tricks in her presence. The quality of the hair ornaments had definitely improved.
In June of that year, Zhu Youjie finally graduated. Because he'd offended someone, he wasn't assigned a good job and ended up working as a data clerk in the county. He'd been prepared for this, comforting himself by thinking it was close to home.
Because he lived close to home, he was not in a hurry to go home. He only thought about going home on the first weekend after work. Before going home, he wanted to go see Zhang Yanyan. When he went there, Zhang Yanyan was walking on the side of the road with a man with a flat head. He was originally planning to take a sneak peek and leave, but who knew that he followed her for some unknown reason. Just when he was feeling sad, he heard Zhang Yanyan shouting something. He looked up and saw that the man was hugging Zhang Yanyan. He couldn't help but rush up, pushed the man with the flat head away, and clenched his fist to hit the man's eyes, but was stopped by Zhang Yanyan.
"Youjie, why are you here?" Zhang Yanyan asked in surprise.
Zhu Youjie was speechless and said, "I was passing by here and saw him acting like a hooligan, so I..."
The man with the flat head was not happy. "Who are you? Yanyan is my girlfriend, how can I be a hooligan? Zhang Yanyan, this is not a lover you secretly found, right? I'll go back and tell my second aunt."
"No, don't get me wrong. This is my old classmate. He misunderstood. I apologize to you on his behalf." Zhang Yanyan said hurriedly. After that, she looked at Zhu Youjie with a pleading look and said, "Youjie."
Zhu Youjie looked at her deeply, then said to the man with the flat head, "I'm sorry." After that, he said he had something to do and strode away.
"Bah, what's the attitude of this kid? If it weren't for you, I wouldn't let him go." The man with the flat head spat on the ground.
"Let's go." Zhang Yanyan forced a smile. She was already racking her brains over how she had rejected this man, and this commotion was going to make things even more difficult.
Zhu Youjie had just returned to the village when he heard that his family had opened a factory. He didn't believe it at first, but after visiting the factory, he finally believed it. He also heard that he had a stake, and a thought suddenly occurred to him: Is he barely worthy of Zhang Yanyan? But thinking about Zhang Yanyan's parents and her blind date, he suddenly came to his senses.
Huang Mei was very busy, so she didn't even notice the disappointment on her son's face. After asking a few questions, she let him go home. Zhu Youjie just returned home and saw Wang Zhao carrying Zhu Youxian over. Zhu Youxian gave birth to a daughter prematurely. Wang Zhao's family didn't say anything on the surface, but they were not enthusiastic about the child either. On the other hand, Wang Zhao seemed to have become a good man, taking good care of Zhu Youxian and the child. For this, Zhu Youxian was happy and proud, and couldn't help but act up. Look, the child was only a little kid, but she would often carry him to her mother's house, saying that she missed her grandmother. In fact, she was bragging to the whole village about how Wang Zhao had changed for her, hoping to save face.
This was the first time Zhu Youjie saw his little niece. He searched his pockets and finally placed a large unity note in her hand. Zhu Youxian thanked him on his daughter's behalf and began chatting with him. As he spoke, he began to complain about the old couple's favoritism, saying that Huang Mei always said she loved her the most, but she was unwilling to give her any shares in the factory.
Wang Zhao poked her several times secretly before she shut up.
She also said that she would introduce a girl to Zhu Youjie, saying that she had met a girl a while ago who had a big butt, was good at giving birth, and came from a well-off family, and asked him to stop thinking about Zhang Yanyan.
Zhu Youjie looked at her in surprise. Although Zhu Youxian had been selfish before, she was also quite conceited. Now that she had become so realistic, he couldn't adapt. He didn't know whether to say it was good or bad. He had just said a few perfunctory words when she started praising Wang Zhao, saying how good Wang Zhao was to her, and how she hadn't even touched cold water during her confinement. Everything else was fine, but Zhu Youjie didn't believe Wang Zhao had changed for the better. Wang Zhao was right in front of him, and seeing the two of them like they were in a honeypot, he didn't need to be the bad guy. He made up an excuse and went about his business, which actually made Zhu Youxian very unhappy.
Because her family had built a headwear factory, the villagers looked up to her. Furthermore, she had been doted on by Wang Zhao these days, and Song Hehua and the others had given her some leniency because of her premature birth. Few people had ever offended her, so she was very unhappy. After she became unhappy, she stuffed the child into Wang Zhao's arms and went back to her room to sleep.
Wang Zhao had grown attached to his daughter during his time caring for her, so he didn't get upset. He took the child in his arms and headed to the headwear factory. He knew, of course, that he couldn't get his shares; no family would give their property to a married daughter. However, as long as he had a good relationship with them, he could buy goods at the factory price and profit from the difference. Wouldn't that make life easier? He'd made his fortune that way before, but it wasn't his way, so he didn't continue.
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