"Of course I know, but we don't have the means right now. Let's be patient for now and try to bring him to our side as soon as possible." Tang Wenwen stroked her large belly, her eyes filled with reluctance.
"I'm saying that's all hindsight; you should only have children when you can raise them well, that's how you take responsibility for your child..."
"Alright, sister-in-law, stop talking." Tang Wenwen bit her lip, almost in tears.
"That's all for now. Call me if anything comes up. I'll be coming over often these next few days, so keep an eye on things." Knowing that further discussion was pointless, Qin Xiaoyu walked out with her cousin-in-law.
"Xiaoyu, you know, life is just fate. Wenwen is such a proud and arrogant person, and this one incident has brought her down. Can she get back up? I think her life is over." Her cousin-in-law's words were harsh, but they were the truth, and Qin Xiaoyu had no way to refute them.
Director Feng is known for her decisive and efficient work style; she's a famously tough woman in the system. The matter of "Little Sun" was quickly formalized, and no matter how much Director Fei objected, she had no choice but to accept the arrangement to run for factory director.
She had done some work, but now the one who's back in the game is none other than the old factory director, who has an absolute mass base. For the workers, it doesn't matter who's the factory director, mother or daughter. Besides, although the workers are stubborn, they all know what's going on; whoever's short of money is the one who suffers.
Everyone had witnessed the state Xie Lanhua had left in the factory, and secretly hoped she could revive Little Sun Children's Clothing Factory. The election meeting ended quickly, and Xie Lanhua regained control of the factory with a two-thirds majority.
The next step is the cooperation plan with Qin Xiaoyu. Qin Xiaoyu will provide capital and technology as the investor and be responsible for sales, while Xiaotaiyang Children's Clothing Factory will only be responsible for production.
After finalizing the cooperation agreement, the first thing Qin Xiaoyu did was to pay the workers a month's wages out of her own pocket.
No matter the era, money is the most persuasive thing. Workers who were worried about the factory's future immediately felt more confident after receiving their money.
The factory quickly recovered.
The second thing was to change the factory's name.
Because going from a collective enterprise to a joint-stock company are two different concepts, requiring re-registration, Qin Xiaoyu wanted to take the opportunity to change the name of Little Sun Children's Clothing Factory.
Since the main project going forward is women's clothing, the original name is no longer suitable. Although Xie Lanhua was reluctant, she had no choice but to agree to the name change.
"Look, what kind of cooperation is this? We've just been swallowed up, and we can't even keep our name." Director Fei is now the deputy director of production, his power reduced to just managing the workshop, and he's filled with resentment.
"I just wanted to find a suitable name for the trademark, nothing more." Qin Xiaoyu was very considerate of her feelings and spoke very politely.
"Why is 'Little Sun' unsuitable as a trademark? Why can't women's clothing be called 'Little Sun'? Besides, this trademark is a brand we've built up over decades. Are we just going to throw it away like that?" Director Fei said defiantly.
"I didn't want to talk about this, but since we're on the topic today, I really have to talk about the trademark. Our trademark has to be changed. Look at this trademark, what does it look like?" Qin Xiaoyu covered up the pinyin on the trademark, and everyone looked at each other in confusion. It was a white background with a red sun, resembling the flag of a certain country.
"This is something I will absolutely not compromise on; the trademark must be changed," Qin Xiaoyu said, neither humble nor arrogant.
"So what are your opinions?" Xie Lanhua finally spoke after a long pause, addressing Qin Xiaoyu and Zhou Yue.
As a designer, Zhou Yue has also joined Xiaotaiyang.
"I have a rough idea, let's discuss it. Zhou Yue will be our chief designer from now on, so I'd like to combine one character from her name with the character for 'little sun' to form our brand, how about 'Sun and Moon Apparel'?"
"This name sounds very grand." Xie Lanhua smiled when she saw the character "日" (sun) at the beginning.
"It's better than the Little Sun." The meeting room was filled with agreement. Director Fei was speechless for a long time, but could only watch helplessly as the resolution was passed.
"Qin Xiaoyu, you're really ruthless, but this matter can't end like this. We'll see about that." Director Fei threw her a harsh remark before turning and leaving.
"Let's go to Master Xu's place and check on the pattern making for the first batch of goods." Qin Xiaoyu called Xie Lanhua along as well, and the three of them went downstairs.
As soon as I stepped out of the building, I saw my cousin-in-law rushing into the yard on her bicycle. She didn't even have time to get off the bike; she practically threw it to the ground and tumbled off.
"Sister-in-law, please be careful..."
"Quick, come with me! Your fourth sister-in-law has gone to cause trouble for Tang Wenwen! Hurry up!" The cousin-in-law grabbed Qin Xiaoyu, her face turning pale.
Qin Xiaoyu's head throbbed. She knew the power of that mother and daughter; this was going to be troublesome.
When they arrived downstairs, a crowd of onlookers had already gathered at the entrance. Her cousin-in-law led the way, escorting Qin Xiaoyu upstairs.
The higher you go, the louder the arguing becomes; it's the voices of Fourth Sister-in-law and Fourth Sister-in-law's mother.
"You vixen! Get out here right now!" Fourth Sister-in-law stood at the door with her hands on her hips. Fourth Sister-in-law's mother was smashing things inside the house. Yao Mei stood guard at the door of the inner room, not giving an inch.
"What are you doing! Are you all crazy!" Qin Xiaoyu shouted, startling Xiao Si's wife.
"You shameless Qin Xiaoyu, you should just be a good little widow. You matchmaker, you'll die a horrible death!" Fourth Sister-in-law rushed out of the house and headed straight for Qin Xiaoyu.
Her cousin-in-law had been on guard all along; she stepped forward and pushed Qin Xiaoyu aside to protect her.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Qin Xiaoyu was both angry and anxious, and a little confused. What was going on here? What was the meaning of causing a scene here?
"Don't play dumb. You just think I'm in your way, so you've got another woman to have Qi Si's baby so you can dump me later, right?" Sister-in-law Xiao Si approached, clutching her belly.
"What are you saying? She has nothing to do with Fourth Brother, you've misunderstood!" Qin Xiaoyu finally realized that it was Fourth Sister-in-law who had misunderstood.
"Stop talking nonsense. Why would someone who isn't Qi Si's woman live in his house? Don't think we're fools!" Fourth Sister-in-law didn't believe it at all.
"If Fourth Brother really had a second woman, would he marry your daughter?" Qin Xiaoyu was about to be driven to the brink of collapse by these two unreasonable women.
"What's wrong with my daughter? What's wrong with my daughter? Doesn't she know how old he is? He's an old cow eating young grass, doesn't he know how much of an advantage he's taking?" Fourth Sister-in-law's words drew laughter from the people around her.
"Don't embarrass yourself here. Go back now, and I'll vouch for you." Qin Xiaoyu didn't dare touch her fourth sister-in-law. She and her cousin-in-law each pulled her fourth sister-in-law's mother away.
"Don't touch my mom! I'll fight you to the death today!" Little Fourth Sister-in-law, with strength she didn't seem to have, disregarded her pregnant belly and reached out to tear at her.
"Xiaoyu!" Yao Mei exclaimed. Qin Xiaoyu hurriedly looked over and saw that the door to the inner room was open. Tang Wenwen was standing in the doorway, leaning against the wall, with pink blood flowing down her trouser leg.
"What does this mean? Is she going into labor?" Qin Xiaoyu panicked.
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