Chapter 235 What happened to Gu Yiye?
The first snow of 1975 came earlier than usual.
It was only December, and the sky over Haishi was already filled with heavy snow.
A few plum blossoms by the corner of the wall, blooming alone in the cold. From afar, one knows it's not snow, for a faint fragrance wafts by.
Outside the window, the snow was white, except for a few plum blossoms blooming in the corner of the wall, their red blossoms adorning the silvery world.
Inside the window, a stove was burning, and hot tea was being brewed, making it warm and cozy like spring.
Lin Shanshan is now more than six months pregnant with quadruplets, and her belly is exceptionally large. She hasn't been going to school since the beginning of this month.
During the day, I stay in the meeting room, arranging work, reconciling accounts, and looking at spreadsheets.
"Sister-in-law, in November, the teachers and students had a total of 28 inventions. Of these, 16 have been confirmed to be ready for production, 14 are electronic products and toys, which will be manufactured at our Xinghuo Company, and 2 are pharmaceuticals, for which contracts have already been signed with pharmaceutical companies."
"Except for drugs which require clinical trials, the other invented products will be fully launched next month."
Zhang Wei presented his monthly summary report to Lin Shanshan.
After Zhang Wei's outstanding performance at last month's Canton Fair, he proved to be a rare market talent. Lin Shanshan offered him 10% of the shares and invited him to join Xinghuo Technology Company, where he would be responsible for market operations and product selection.
Zhang Wei didn't want to work at the steel factory. He felt that no matter how much he achieved, people would just say, "Pshaw, what's so great about him? He was just born into a good family and became the factory manager's son."
The two hit it off immediately, and Zhang Wei officially started working at Xinghuo Technology last month.
Lin Shanshan was right about Zhang Wei. In just over a month since joining the company, Zhang Wei has already managed to organize the marketing department's affairs in an orderly manner.
"You've worked hard." Lin Shanshan poured Zhang Wei a cup of hot tea.
Zhang Wei accepted it: "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Zhang Wei took a sip of the fragrant fruit tea and said, "Sister-in-law, all 10,000 robot vacuum cleaners are ready and just waiting for Lawrence to come. Judging by the time, the agreed date is the day after tomorrow."
Lin Shanshan nodded, her eyes crinkling as she thought about the remaining 880,000 yuan owed to Lawrence.
Just then, Li Duomei came in from outside, poking her hands. Zhang Wei quickly placed the hot tea in his hand on Li Duomei's hand and said, "Warm yourself up."
Li Duomei took it, took a sip to dispel the chill, and exclaimed, "It's so cold outside."
Lin Shanshan pushed the small stove towards Li Duomei: "Let's roast some."
Li Duomei put down her water glass, spread her arms to warm herself by the fire, and said, "Shanshan, the locations for the first batch of primary schools have been finalized. We can start construction after the New Year."
Lin Shanshan nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "While ensuring the quality of the school buildings, we also need to find some good teachers. No matter how good the facilities are, it won't work without good teachers."
Li Duomei nodded and took out a small notebook from her bag to write it down.
Lin Shanshan continued, "The village must find a way to cover the expenses of the school teachers. If they don't have the money, they can use grain as payment."
Li Duomei stopped writing and asked with some confusion, "Shanshan, is it that the school doesn't have enough funds? However, the money for building the primary school was donated by Teacher Meng, Yang Qiwen, and the professors. It amounted to 680,000 yuan, which is enough to cover the teachers' salaries."
Lin Shanshan patiently explained: "Sister Duomei, if we arrange everything, some villagers will be grateful at first. But after a year or two, they will accept it without a care in the world. In the long run, the villagers will think that since someone is helping them anyway, they may become complacent."
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