Qin Xiaoyu had already made up her mind. The garment factory's yard was large, but apart from the main building, it was all single-story buildings, which was a waste of land. Starting next year, she planned to renovate the warehouses and consolidate them, freeing up enough space to build three buildings.
One building is dedicated to warehouses. Another is a multi-purpose building with conference rooms, a cafeteria, and offices. The offices will be moved out of the production area.
One room was specifically designated as a dormitory, with an activity room on the first floor. This allowed the female workers to read, listen to music, and do some exercise during their breaks, instead of finding a big tree to lean against and starting to gossip about other people's business.
She believes that good, high-quality fashion also requires high-quality makers. They both have room for improvement, and she needs to learn as well.
Her studies required her to travel around and broaden her horizons.
"What an amazing factory director, Director Qin! I witnessed it with my own eyes today." As the crowd dispersed, A Lei leaned lazily against the car, smiling at her.
"Why did you come to pick me up?" She rushed over. No matter when or where, seeing A Lei brought her the joy of all the dark clouds dissipating, and she couldn't stop smiling.
"My great-uncle wants to see you."
"Him?" Qin Xiaoyu was a little intimidated. This Lei Bingzheng had helped her a lot, which made her feel guilty.
Lei Bingzheng looked even thinner than the last time I saw him; it was clear he was working very hard.
They must have known they hadn't eaten, so they set out a table full of dishes for them.
"I'm sorry I'm late," Qin Xiaoyu apologized as she entered the room.
“You’re a very busy person, it’s okay.” Lei Bingzheng’s words didn’t sound sarcastic.
"Grandpa, I should thank you for helping me so many times," Qin Xiaoyu said with a shameless smile.
"I really didn't expect you to be like this, Qin Xiaoyu," Lei Bingzheng muttered to himself.
Qin Xiaoyu finished the sentence for him: "If I had known this would happen, I would have preferred to let myself die from holding my pee."
"I called you here today for two things. First, it's your wedding, and I'll be giving a gift. Second, I want to organize the wedding for you," Lei Bingzheng said, getting down to business.
"Oh? No need, thank you, Uncle. My family has already prepared it for me..."
"I know you have a strong personality and you always mean what you say. Please have pity on this old man and listen to me this once," Lei Bingzheng pleaded with a wry smile.
"Grandpa, please don't say that, I can't accept it." Qin Xiaoyu was frightened by his appearance.
"Didn't you meet your grandmother? If A Lei holds a wedding on my turf and I don't help, I might never be able to face her again in this lifetime." Lei Bing looked at Qin Xiaoyu pitifully.
Qin Xiaoyu instantly understood him; she could guess what Madam Fang would say.
"Okay, I'll go home and discuss it."
"No need to discuss it, just agree. Whatever your original plan is, that's what it will be, only better. It's just a change of venue and a change of who's paying for it." Lei Bingzheng was almost in tears.
"How about I have my wedding planner come over tomorrow?"
"No problem, it's settled then. I'll arrange for someone to make the arrangements. This is my wedding gift to you both." Lei Bingzheng pushed a box over.
Qin Xiaoyu opened it curiously. Why did this thing look so familiar? It was a land deed. None of the plots of land were in this city, and the place names seemed familiar.
She looked up at Lei Bingzheng in confusion.
“When the fake land deeds went wrong last time, I was away at a meeting. When I came back, I investigated the whole thing, and that lawyer confessed to everything. He had tampered with all the land deeds. They’ve been dealt with now, so you can take them,” Lei Bingzheng said casually.
Qin Xiaoyu was stunned. It meant that Zhou Xing had been completely deceived. She was so busy that she was confused. At the time, she had a fleeting thought that if the land deed for the coal mine was fake, the other land deed might not be genuine either. But then she got busy and forgot about it. She was very grateful for Lei Bingzheng's help.
"Then the lawyer is now..."
"He's in prison, and I doubt he'll ever get out."
Leaving Lei Bingzheng's house, Qin Xiaoyu was still somewhat dazed. Poor Zhou Xing, he was deceived so badly. If he knew this in the afterlife, he would surely be heartbroken.
In any case, she had to keep this a secret and not let the Zhou couple know.
Upon hearing that Qin Xiaoyu's wedding wouldn't be held at her own hotel, Qi Si was the first to jump up in excitement.
"It's my sister's wedding, if I don't hold a celebration, who will? No one can persuade me, I don't agree!"
"Brother, Uncle is also helpless." Qin Xiaoyu didn't plan to try to persuade Lei Bingzheng anymore, and decided to deal with Qi Si directly.
"I'm helpless too, alright! I've already secretly sworn that no matter who you marry, you have to leave my family, you know that? You're my only sister!" Qi Si suddenly choked up as he said this.
"Brother, we are really sorry about this." A Lei stood up.
"Si'er, it doesn't matter where the wedding is held, as long as Xiaoyu is happy, right?" Zhou Xing's mother could only try to persuade Qi Si.
"Fourth brother, come sit down. We're all grown men, we don't need to be so fussy. It doesn't matter where you have your wedding. If you feel bad about it, treat us to a few more meals," Deng Jianyan said, trying to smooth things over.
"Yeah, brother, why don't you give me a bigger dowry? You weren't this enthusiastic when I got married, and you didn't even give me a gift or anything. I was even jealous," Zhou Yue chimed in.
"Come on, let's drink. Si'er, come and have a drink with me." Commander Zhou felt sorry for Qi Si and got up to get the wine bottle.
"Fine, you all agree, right? Then I have nothing more to say. I'm just superfluous." Qi Si slammed the door and left.
"It's alright, Xiaoyu, don't take it to heart. Fourth Brother is just like that, he'll be fine after a good night's sleep," Deng Jianyan said, seeing Qin Xiaoyu's eyes glistening with tears and on the verge of crying.
"Let's eat, it'll get cold soon." Qin Xiaoyu wanted to act like nothing was wrong, but tears kept falling into her rice bowl, and she really couldn't sit still any longer.
After dinner, Qin Xiaoyu returned to her room alone. She wanted to be alone.
The September night was already breezy. Qin Xiaoyu opened the window, propped her chin up, and looked out. She knew that Qi Si had not returned yet.
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, she faintly heard noises outside the courtyard. Qin Xiaoyu rushed downstairs and saw Qi Si staggering towards her.
Upon seeing Qin Xiaoyu, Qi Si, who had been leaning crookedly, immediately stood up straight.
"Brother." Qin Xiaoyu tried to help him up, but Qi Si shook off her hand.
"I'm not drunk." After saying that, Qi Si tried to walk in a straight line towards Building No. 2.
The door to Building No. 2 opened, and Sister-in-law Xiao Si came out to greet them, helping Qi Si into the house.
Qin Xiaoyu watched their retreating figures, feeling an indescribable sadness in her heart.
She went into Building 1, but instead of going back upstairs immediately, she sat on the sofa on the first floor and began to daydream.
There was a knock on the door a few times. She stood up and saw her fourth sister-in-law outside.
"What's wrong? Did Fourth Brother throw up?" Qin Xiaoyu asked hurriedly.
"No, he went upstairs and went to sleep. I need to talk to you about something." Fourth Sister-in-law took out a small notebook from her bosom.
Qin Xiaoyu opened it, and on it was Qi Si's handwriting, crooked and messy, like a ghost's scribbles, the handwriting barely legible.
"What is this?" Qin Xiaoyu recognized it as a notebook, but it was too cluttered with details, making it difficult to understand.
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