Xu Keke's distrust of Liu Yuan troubled Director Du.
He attended a meeting at the bureau yesterday afternoon, and before he could even go down to assign tasks this morning, he was blocked in his office.
He frowned as he listened to Wei Guodong finish explaining the situation. He glanced at Xu Keke's expression, put down his notebook, and patiently spoke to her.
“I talked to this Liu Yuan yesterday, and he’s obviously not very educated. These salesmen, after a few drinks, start talking nonsense.”
He sees you're a woman. Just like those people in the factory, when they get into trouble, they don't hold back their words.
"You can get them to sign a contract, but asking for a deposit is really difficult for Guodong and the others to bring up. Mainly, they've never heard of anything like it. If they absolutely refuse to pay, the deal will fall through again. Never mind..."
Factory Director Du waved his arm in the air, "If anything happens in the future, I'll handle it. You don't need to run into him."
Wei Guodong nodded in agreement. He was dumbfounded after Xu Keke made the arrangements yesterday.
He had never done this before, but Xu Keke wouldn't listen to his advice. In the end, he had no choice but to drag her to see Director Du.
Director Du's secretary had just returned with water and wanted to pour it for them, but Xu Keke stopped him.
“Wei Guodong, think carefully about how you knew this person. Are you sure you were the one who contacted them, and that they didn't set a trap for you? You told me that Liu Yuan came to buy goods, and that he didn't know anything about the shoe factories in the city, which is why you were able to take advantage of him. But think about what he said yesterday. It's not like he didn't know anything about the situation. He even heard about what happened at the factory a few days ago.”
This proves that either he asked someone about it, or someone specifically told him.
Furthermore, if he truly intended to cooperate with us long-term, no matter how despicable he is, he wouldn't have spoken and acted that way yesterday.
"You're in sales too. Tell me yourself, would you go up to a woman in a factory and grab her hand, trying to get her drunk?"
Unlike Wei Guodong and his ilk, Director Du was always a thoughtful and cautious person. The more he thought about it, the more he realized that Xu Keke made sense.
"Alright, I'll handle this. You all don't need to worry about it."
With Director Du's words, Xu Keke stopped interfering.
Time flew by, and just as Xu Keke had expected, with the assistance of Factory Director Du and Deputy Director Fang, she successfully opened her store in another province.
The batch of shoes they made for Liu Yuan was eventually given to Xu Keke's newly opened store.
An investigation revealed that Liu Yuan indeed had malicious intentions. They had placed an order with Xinda Shoe Factory, but because his order was small, Xinda kept delaying delivery.
There was no other way, so he had to travel a long way to get here and even gave a gift to the factory manager of Xinda.
The factory manager of Xinda was troubled those days because Xu Keke's store was doing better and better, and its reputation in the city was gradually overshadowing theirs.
Upon seeing Liu Yuan, the factory manager of Xinda had a sudden inspiration and had someone introduce him to Wei Guodong. His purpose was to prevent the factory from having time to make shoes for the retail store.
He even suggested to Liu Yuan that after they took the goods away, they shouldn't pay them. That way, Liu Yuan and his team could make a profit from the goods for free.
Xu Keke didn't inquire about Liu Yuan's subsequent treatment. However, not long after, the "deputy" in "Deputy Director Fang" was removed, and he became "Director Fang." It was also rumored that the factory manager of Xinda Shoes Industry was replaced.
With this incident, Factory Director Du stopped thinking about anything else. He mobilized the entire factory to cooperate with Xu Keke in opening the retail store.
Wei Guodong and the sales department staff all admired Xu Keke immensely. They obeyed her every request without question.
Considering that Wei Guodong knew many people and was good at dealing with people, Xu Keke discussed with the factory and transferred Wei Guodong to be in charge of opening stores outside the province.
As it turns out, Wei Guodong's style was a bit avant-garde, but he was very capable. With him around, Xu Keke basically only needed to offer her ideas.
Although he had never met or heard of him, he was able to realize all of Xu Keke's ideas. His occasional contributions were merely icing on the cake. Xu Keke basically didn't need to worry about anything.
On the Zeng family's side, Yang Xia is pregnant, and Zeng Qiang is grinning like an idiot every day, his silly antics are just like Fu Bao's. Like uncle, like nephew.
The Zeng family elders were overjoyed. With their improved mood, Zeng Geng's health also improved significantly.
As the factory's profits improved, Xu Keke's bonuses also increased. She then stopped letting Li Wenlian do processing work at home.
Because Xu Keke usually spends her free time at the store, Xi Feng and Du Yi would visit her home once a week.
They asked her to tutor them. The original owner had always been a good student when she was in school, and the Zeng family elders hadn't thought there was anything wrong with it.
They mentioned it several times, wanting her to take the college entrance exam as well, but Xu Keke resolutely refused. Needless to say, the family has only just settled down; if she goes to school, the family will lose an income.
Besides, she had no desire to learn anything new, nor did she need to gain anything from going to university. She was content with her current life and didn't want to create any more trouble for herself.
But her peace lasted only a few days before Lin Juan came to the factory to find her. She didn't know that Xu Keke had gone to the retail store.
After that meeting, everyone in the factory knew her. So no one told her where Xu Keke had gone.
She was quite persistent, waiting outside the factory every day. Xu Keke came to the factory for a meeting early in the morning and was blocked at the factory gate by her.
Lin Juan didn't look like she had just returned from a luxurious vacation. She had lost weight, and her energy wasn't what it used to be. She looked much more haggard.
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