"You guys! You're so shameless! Back then..." Director Xie was trembling with anger, but Qin Xiaoyu stopped him halfway through his sentence.
"Aunt Xie, you're so kind. Da Cui, the machines are all ready in the warehouse. You guys can rest for a day before coming over. Your wages will still be paid, and your bonuses won't be any different." Qin Xiaoyu smiled sweetly, and Factory Manager Xie suddenly understood.
"You little rascal, you've mastered the double agent tactic!"
"She schemed against me, what could I do?" Qin Xiaoyu shrugged.
When Qin Xiaoyu heard the news from Aunt Cui, she really couldn't sit still. It wasn't that the factory couldn't continue without Aunt Cui and the others, but it was too easy for Bai Weiwei. The people she had trained were being poached, and she was unwilling to accept it.
She quietly reshuffled and reorganized the factory's personnel, relegating those dozen or so people to sinecures, before discussing with Aunt Cui how to catch Da Cui at home.
"I heard the mayor's wife is looking for you?" Qin Xiaoyu asked directly, not wanting to beat around the bush.
"They contacted me, but I haven't decided yet."
Da Cui was a little flustered. She didn't dare to face Qin Xiaoyu. To be fair, Qin Xiaoyu had treated her family quite well. She was only leaving because of the money; she planned to sneak away.
"Big Cui, you've watched me build up Little Sun step by step, you should know your place. Who am I? I can get out of jail without a care in the world, and nobody can do anything to me. What can the mayor's wife do to me?" Qin Xiaoyu sneered.
"It was my oversight." Da Cui broke out in a cold sweat; she realized she might have really made a mistake.
"I just want you to see the situation clearly. To put it bluntly, your past had no impact on my garment factory whatsoever. You've seen the current situation; you've all been sidelined."
"See, I see." After comparing the recent events, Da Cui felt even more that Qin Xiaoyu was no ordinary woman.
"That mayor's wife isn't after how much money Dafa Mall can make; she's just after my pride. You're nothing but pawns in her game, used only when she needs you. Promising you salaries now is useless; if one day she doesn't need you anymore, she'll discard you more cleanly than throwing away trash," Qin Xiaoyu explained.
Although Da Cui isn't very smart, she's not so stupid that she doesn't understand anything. She just has a slightly poorer comprehension. Now that Qin Xiaoyu has explained it to her in detail, how could she not understand?
"Director Qin, please help me, what should I do!" Da Cui was already crying.
"If she tells you to go, then go," Qin Xiaoyu said casually.
"No! We're not going!"
"You can't not go, there's no room for you here." Qin Xiaoyu smiled gently and put away the net.
When Da Cui and the others heard they'd get double pay, they were more than willing to comply. Bai Weiwei called out, and they immediately came out of the garment factory. Qin Xiaoyu had arranged everything beforehand; these female workers were all seasoned veterans, very experienced.
Making a good piece of clothing is not easy, but making it bad is all too easy. Make the pleats a little sparser, use a little more heat when seaming the lining, and wrap one less thread around the button when sewing it on.
A batch of products was shipped out, and although they didn't look like they were from a large factory, an expert could tell at a glance that they were all substandard.
Although Bai Weiwei wasn't good at designing, she knew how to dress. She would get angry whenever she saw the sample clothes, and after a while, she couldn't take it anymore and fired them.
When she tried to hire more people, she realized that finding skilled workers was extremely difficult. Qin Xiaoyu's last recruitment drive had almost wiped out all the skilled workers.
Anyway, Bai Weiwei didn't care about money, so the dozens of machines she bought were just sitting idle.
Qin Xiaoyu asked Director Xie to make arrangements for Da Cui and the others, and then went to the technical office.
The technical lab has now been expanded with many new members, including several recent college graduates who are making rapid progress.
"Get my wife back right now, or don't blame me for coming over too!" Master Zheng kept muttering to himself, and Qin Xiaoyu fled in panic.
Two people left, but one person came back. Qin Xiaoyu didn't know how to explain it to her family, and the thought of going home gave her a headache.
But she had to go home eventually. It gets dark early in winter, so Director Xie had the factory driver take Qin Xiaoyu home.
From a distance, all four villas were lit up, creating a warm and cozy atmosphere, like a fairytale world.
Qin Xiaoyu couldn't help but smile.
Seeing that the lights were on in the lobby of Building 4, she guessed that everyone was eating there and went straight in.
"Little Fish's back. Go back and change your clothes. Take a rest if you're tired. We'll call you when the dumplings are ready." Zhou Xing's mother, wearing an apron, was directing the dumpling-making process.
Several bowls of dumpling filling were placed on the long dining table, and a row of golden straw mats covered with flour were placed on the table. Xiaomei, Hanhan, and Lisheng were setting out the dumplings.
"Mom!" Hanhan ran over when she saw Qin Xiaoyu return. Qin Xiaoyu hugged her, but the little girl lowered her eyes and ignored her.
This child has a bad temper and is still angry.
Qin Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Zhou Xing's mother hadn't inquired about A Lei, and obediently went back to change her clothes.
Qin Xiaoyu returned to Building No. 1, took a quick shower, changed into a light gray woolen overall dress, and left her hair loose as it was not completely dry.
"You're running around outside with your hair still wet, kid!" Commander Zhou happened to come out of Building No. 1 and scolded his way into Building No. 4.
"Big brother, I'm fine. It's just a few steps." Qin Xiaoyu said softly.
"Look at you, you don't even do anything about it!" Commander Zhou would complain.
"What if the wind blows and gives you a headache!" Zhou Xing's mother's temper flared up, and she came over and tapped her on the head.
"Mom, I found out that Sister Xiaoyue is pregnant, so you stopped hitting her and started hitting me instead," Qin Xiaoyu said, pouting aggrievedly.
"If you're so capable, you try getting pregnant too, and see if Mommy beats you!" Zhou Yue walked out with her belly protruding.
"Are you trying to provoke me? Who am I supposed to sleep with?!" Qin Xiaoyu said angrily, putting her hands on her hips and glaring at him.
"Of course it's me." A Lei came out carrying a basin, his face still covered in white dust. Had he gone to knead dough?
"You..." Qin Xiaoyu's eyes couldn't glare any longer; if she did, her eyeballs would pop out. This was like seeing a ghost.
"What's wrong with me? You're a workaholic, I can't compare. You come home early and sleep in." A Lei was quite aggrieved, and he was saying this to Zhou Xing's mother.
She glared at Qin Xiaoyu fiercely, as if Qin Xiaoyu had committed a serious crime by not accompanying A Lei.
"Sister Xiaoyue, stop eating!" Qin Xiaoyu went up and knocked the cashews out of her hand, then pulled her towards the small room at the back.
"Slow down, she's pregnant, she should walk slowly," Deng Jianyan couldn't bear to watch any longer and urged her from a distance.
"Sis, hurry up and give birth! You're a lucky charm that you can brag about for the rest of your life." Qin Xiaoyu almost choked on a bowl of dog food.
"Tell me, what happened between you and him? Did you sleep together?" Zhou Yue is becoming increasingly reckless with her words.
"Sleep?! We've broken up!" Qin Xiaoyu said angrily.
"Break up? Then why is he here? Is this how a breakup looks?" Zhou Yue's eyes widened.
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