After finishing up here, Xiao Weiguo rushed back to Xiaotun.
The road connecting the village to the national highway has been completed. The eight-meter-wide cement road is wide enough for two large trucks to pass side by side, and cars no longer have to struggle on the muddy dirt road.
This road is specifically designed to pass through the middle of the village, allowing Xiao Weiguo's car to drive directly from the highway to his doorstep.
As the foundation of his clothing industry, Xiao Weiguo deeply understood after his competition with Alice that it wasn't enough for him to just produce good clothes. The textile industry, though seemingly insignificant, was an indispensable link in the industrial chain.
Although fabrics can be purchased everywhere now, the number of garment factories will increase in the future, leading to a greater demand for textiles.
If we only develop the garment industry and neglect the textile sector, we will easily be held hostage in future competition.
Even if they don't explicitly refuse to sell to you, a simple price adjustment can have a huge impact on a large apparel company.
The inability to control costs made Xiao Weiguo very uneasy.
Therefore, after he returned, he always had the idea of getting the textile factory up and running.
As long as you grasp this source industry, you will be invincible in future business battles.
First, we entered the village, where the old house had already been renovated.
After gathering everyone's opinions, Xiao Weiguo had the construction team build a standard courtyard house.
The main building has four rooms, and there are outbuildings on the other three sides, with a covered walkway connecting all the rooms.
Red bricks and green tiles, flying eaves and pillars, red doors and windows, and bluestone steps. It has a rather elegant feel.
The interior design is predominantly Chinese, with distinct layers and the use of traditional elements such as lattice windows, screens, and display shelves to divide the space. It is very aesthetically pleasing.
In the west wing room next to the kitchen, there was even a large heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed), preserving the custom of using heated kangs in rural northern China.
The courtyard was not entirely paved with bluestone.
A large open space was left in front of the room in the middle, slightly to the north.
The jujube tree that Xiao Jian had moved back from the riverbank, along with several elm trees that his parents had planted years ago, were moved back after the house was completed. The stone table that his family used to use as a dining table was also placed under the trees.
This little courtyard holds many wonderful memories.
Xiao Jian and Hu Zi have moved back from Liu Ye's yard. Of course, they haven't forgotten about Xiao Mengjie and her daughter, and have arranged for them to stay in the two side rooms on the west side.
That large kang (heated brick bed) was built to take care of Gu Mei's health.
Xiao Jian and Hu Zi no longer sleep in the same bed. With so many rooms, there's no need to squeeze together every day. Before, it was out of necessity.
We're all grown men now, who doesn't want their own space?
Xiao Weiguo pushed open the door and went inside with Jiao Bai.
Xiao Jian and Hu Zi were not there. Xiao Mengjie was sweeping the dust in the yard, and her mother, Gu Meiying, was sitting on the steps of the main room, basking in the sun.
When she saw Xiao Weiguo enter, her eyes flickered, but she didn't say anything.
"Mengjie, where are Xiao Jian and the others?"
Xiao Weiguo called out to Xiao Mengjie, who was working.
She only looked up when she heard Xiao Weiguo speak. She propped the broom against the wall and quickly walked over.
"Brother, they went to the construction site after breakfast. They said some machinery had arrived and they were going to keep an eye on it."
Xiao Weiguo then remembered that the textile machines he had ordered from out of town were arriving today. Xiao Jian had been managing things here, busy with the entertainment company, and hadn't paid much attention.
Xiao Weiguo glanced at Gu Meiying, who was sitting on the south side, and then asked.
"Mengjie, is your aunt's illness alright now?"
"Yes, she's much better. Sometimes when I'm too busy, she even helps me with the chores. And the food she cooks is even better than mine."
As she spoke, the little girl called out to her mother.
“Mother, my elder brother Weiguo is back, and you didn’t even say hello.”
When Gu Meiying heard her daughter call her, she smiled at Xiao Weiguo. She moved her arm slightly, but didn't raise it much before lowering it again, as if she had already greeted Xiao Weiguo.
Seeing that Gu Meiying seemed to be much better, Xiao Weiguo felt relieved.
"Mengjie, take your mother to the county hospital for a check-up when you have time. She might recover soon."
Xiao Mengjie nodded and said with a smile.
"Brother, thank you so much for all this time."
Xiao Weiguo raised his hand and ruffled her hair.
"We don't talk about these things with our own family."
Then he turned around and said.
"I'll go check on the factory. You're busy, you might come back for lunch. If you can manage, prepare a meal for both of us too."
The wasteland on the east slope has completely changed compared to a few months ago.
A wide highway stretches out all the way to the newly built factory on the east side.
The factory gate faces south and extends all the way to the Nanhe River, with a huge plaza built in the middle for customers to park.
A large iron fence surrounds dozens of workshops, with a marble design on one side, featuring several large characters about half a person's height.
Panlong Group Textile Co., Ltd.
I don't know who designed it, but its grandeur is truly extraordinary.
There are security booths and guardhouses on both sides of the main gate. The factory is still not open for business and is currently empty.
From a distance, you can see two large cranes inside the factory, constantly lifting and moving machines.
The car drove straight into the factory, where Xiao Jian was directing the loaders to adjust the machines into position. Tiger was half-lying by the flowerbed in the middle, idly staring blankly at the sky. No one knew what he was thinking.
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