Chapter 126
After returning home, Ji Wanmei took the day's sales figures out of her bag and showed them to her father: "Dad, guess how much money we made today?"
Ji Xingguo, wearing an apron and carrying dishes, came out of the kitchen and said with a smile, "Oh, this looks like quite a lot. Two or three hundred yuan? That's about right."
Ji Wanmei raised her beautiful chin and said, "It's a full six hundred and fifty-eight yuan!"
"So many?" Ji Xingguo was also very surprised. "Didn't you have a 30% discount for your opening today? How come you still have so many after the discount?"
“That’s right.” Ji Wanmei smiled smugly.
"This is the result of our limited quantity today. If we hadn't limited the quantity, we might have sold eight hundred items today. However, selling too many items at once saturates the market and is not conducive to continued business."
"So don't be too greedy. You can't get fat in one bite. Take it slow."
Ji Xingguo shook his head with a smile and said, "You little rascal, your daily sales are equivalent to my monthly salary. Isn't that like trying to get fat in one bite?"
“That’s different. I know that many of the neighbors came today only because of Dad.” Ji Wanmei clung to her father and acted coquettishly.
Ji Wanmei counted on her fingers, "Besides, I also have to deduct the rent, water and electricity management fees, and labor wages. After a few deductions, there's not much left."
"Quick-witted, alright, alright, let's eat first." Ji Xingguo really couldn't do anything with his daughter.
We ate lunch at the state-run restaurant in the county, which was full of meat and fish.
When Ji Xingguo came back in the evening, he cooked some vegetable porridge and added some refreshing cold dishes to cut through the greasiness.
After finishing her meal, Ji Wanmei took a shower and washed her hair, then took a lounge chair to the yard to dry her hair.
The stars were bright on this midsummer night. Ji Xingguo was watching TV and listening to the news in his room.
Ji Wanmei combed her long hair and would occasionally look up and glance outside the courtyard wall.
If Lei Tingjun came looking for her, she would sit in the courtyard and see him at a glance.
However, Ji Wanmei waited outside in the courtyard for nearly an hour to cool off, but Lei Tingjun did not appear.
Around nine o'clock, Ji Wanmei put away her chair and went back to her room.
It seems that Lei Tingjun won't be coming to see her again tonight.
Ji Wanmei couldn't quite describe her feelings; she only felt as if a huge stone was pressing on her heart, making her feel suffocated and unable to breathe.
Not long after returning to her room, Ji Wanmei fell asleep.
Perhaps because she had been too busy and tired all day, Ji Wanmei cleared her mind of all the random thoughts and fell asleep in no time.
The next morning, Ji Wanmei woke up before seven o'clock.
As Ji Wanmei tidied up and left the bedroom, Ji Xingguo was also washing up in the bathroom. Hearing the noise, he said to Ji Wanmei, "Meimei, Dad bought breakfast. Eat before you go out."
"Okay, Dad."
Ji Wanmei looked at the complete breakfast on the table. It was hot, and she didn't really want to eat fried food, so she picked up a bowl of tofu pudding to eat.
After washing up, Ji Xingguo came out and changed into the new shirt that Ji Wanmei had bought for him. He asked, "How do I look today, Dad?"
"Yeah, he looks really handsome and energetic." Ji Wanmei praised him and asked, "Dad, is there something important going on at the factory today? Why are you dressed so formally?"
"Several partners and leaders from the city came down to visit the workshop today, and we will also hold a product conference this morning," Ji Xingguo said.
"You must be quite busy today." Ji Wanmei thought of something and added, "The business partners are coming down from the city. Are you going to find the socializing troublesome again and push all the banquets and receptions onto Deputy Factory Director Yang?"
"Old Yang has always been in charge of these social engagements."
“Dad, I’m not saying I don’t trust Deputy Factory Director Yang, but you could also promote a few capable young people from below.”
Ji Wanmei offered a suitable suggestion: "Think about it, if all the connections and relationships in the export department and foreign cooperation channels are in the hands of Deputy Factory Director Yang, what if something happens to him? There won't be anyone to take over his position."
"Why don't you take advantage of the present moment to slowly cultivate a few young people, so that there won't be a talent gap? Also, it's best not to hire that Yang Zhiping. That guy is slick and slippery, not much better than his father."
Ji Xingguo thought for a moment and said, "You're right, I was just thinking the same thing. We really need to promote some new young people to our business partners. Old Yang is getting old and can't drink as much anymore, so I'll find two people who can hold their liquor and are good at talking to come along today."
Ji Wanmei was relieved.
Yang Changhua has been entrenched in the Dongfang Factory for many years, and his influence is deep-rooted. It will not be easy to eradicate this cancerous growth overnight.
The first thing to do is to let her father gradually erode his excessive power of speech and decision-making, and then find two deputies to restrain him.
In this way, it will be much easier to sideline him or even replace him later.
In his previous life, Ji Xingguo was completely unprepared.
When things really came to a head, it was discovered that Yang Changhua had bribed people everywhere in the factory.
When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter; everywhere you look, there are opportunists.
At that time, Ji Xingguo, who was seriously ill and had lost his power as factory director, really couldn't find anyone he could trust.
As for finding evidence of Yang Changhua's embezzlement and bribery, we need to find an opportunity with a foreign businessman.
However, according to the timeline of the previous life, that foreign businessman will not appear until the next year or the year after.
That foreign businessman brought both an opportunity for Dongfang Factory to transform and a huge hidden danger to the factory.
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