Hua Kai also addressed everyone, saying, "A business can't be dominated by one company, nor can it be without competition forever. So we're prepared for all of that. What we're going to do in the future is build a brand. When the provincial capital store opens, we'll advertise on TV, and our brand will be known all over the world."
Hearing this, the manager and the foremen were relieved and quickly went to work. Their wages were tied to the factory's performance, so they also hoped the factory would get better and better.
Hua Kai took out the newly drawn blueprints and handed them to Ye Yifan: "Take a look, do you have any opinions?"
After watching, Ye Yifan said, "You're the professional, I'm just an outsider watching the show."
"I trust your aesthetic sense, and people who don't understand it are more likely to see it from an objective perspective."
"I really admire your attitude."
"Okay, don't praise me too much, or I'll get cocky."
I'm serious.
"Ye Yifan, is your other side different from what I see?" Hua Kai smiled at Ye Yifan. The more she got to know him, the less cold he seemed on the surface. He was actually a bit of a closet flirt.
Ye Yifan leaned close to Hua Kai's ear and asked, "So, do you like it?"
Hua Kai's face flushed slightly, and she quickly took a few steps forward: "Stop fooling around, we're talking about serious matters."
Ye Yifan smiled and chased after him: "I'm only talking about serious matters."
Hua Kai was at her wits' end with him. This guy was a bit clingy, a bit willful, and loved to act spoiled. Wait a minute, was this the same Ye Yifan she first met?
After leaving the factory, she went to the shop again, and then went back to her rented house to draw. She told Ye Yifan not to come over that night, to get some rest, and to go back to the provincial capital together early the next morning.
In the afternoon, Hua Kai stayed home and revised the garden design drawings for Grandpa Ye Yifan.
Then I went to the department store and bought some gifts. Tomorrow I'm going to Ye Yifan's house to bring some gifts for the old man. Although Ye Yifan said it wasn't necessary and that the blueprints were the best gift, I still feel that when a junior meets an elder, it's important to bring something.
On the way, I also delivered some lunchboxes from home to Zhang Shengyuan and his wife at the hospital.
At this time, Zheng Shuzhen in the village was not so carefree anymore. In the past, she was most relaxed in the winter, visiting her two sons' homes and having her daughters-in-law cook and do laundry at home. She and her husband enjoyed their old age in peace.
She loves watching her son's granary overflow with grain, loves watching her grandchildren grow up, and longs to hold her great-grandchildren.
Especially when compared to Hua Wanjiang's family, she felt very proud because her son was so much better than Hua Wanjiang's. This sense of satisfaction was beyond words.
Her life used to be filled with such beautiful hope, but now it's different; her heart is now filled with unseen darkness.
We didn't manage to plunder any grain from Huawanjiang this year, so our granary isn't full either.
Hua Linlin got married, but it wasn't a good marriage. She miscarried a few days ago, supposedly because of her poor health and tendency to miscarry. Before the anger over that incident subsided, her husband got injured, and it's unclear whether this will leave him with any lasting health problems.
Her eldest grandson is currently unemployed and no one is arranging marriages for him. She also knows that her second son's reputation in the village has been severely damaged due to his gambling, which is affecting his ability to find a wife. But what can she do? She has no idea how.
The third son is just a temporary worker in the village. Now he is worried that if something changes and he loses his job, what will he do in the future?
The fourth son is relatively better; at least he works diligently, but ultimately he's still a farmer.
On the other hand, Hua Wanjiang and his wife earn a few hundred yuan a month by going to the market. Hua Qingyi is learning a trade in the city and plans to go to school and start his own business in the future. Although these goals haven't been achieved yet, they sound promising.
Needless to say, the flowers bloom, and the factories and shops they open are so impressive that even their grandchildren could never catch up with them in this lifetime.
Even Hua Qingyang is now studying hard and preparing for the college entrance exam, while his little grandson only knows how to climb walls and trees all day long, and is far behind others.
She used to like comparing things because it made her see her own advantages. Now, when she compares things, she can see how good other people's families are and how poor her own family is.
The thought that her husband's heart was no longer with her made her want to cry, and she started wiping away tears as she thought about it.
Of course, Hua Wanhe and his wife had been grumbling about the old man's affairs these past few days, because going to the city would cost money for transportation, and taking care of the patient would mean not being able to eat or sleep well, which would also cost money. They were not willing to do any of this.
So I was thinking about how to avoid it, or how to go a couple less days.
Hua Wanhu and his wife simply followed the crowd. Because Hua Wanhu didn't have a son, they were actually a little ashamed of this, so they rarely took the lead in family matters.
When Hua Wanhai and his wife separated from their family, they moved in with the elderly. In the village, if you move in with your elderly parents, you have to take care of them. Now that the old man is sick, his four sons take turns going to the hospital, so they don't have to shoulder the burden themselves. That's already quite good, so the couple has no complaints.
Besides, the old man fell in their house, and it was their son who caused it by pouring water and making ice at the door, so they were in the wrong.
Actually, Hua Wanhe had always wanted to say something about this. He felt that the fourth brother should be responsible for this matter, but Zheng Shuzhen made it very clear to him that he couldn't go too far, otherwise he would become an ingrate and it would affect his son's future marriage prospects. So Hua Wanhe suppressed these thoughts.
The weather was nice the next day. Ye Yifan arrived at Hua Kai's house early in the morning with breakfast. After eating breakfast, the two of them took their gifts and headed to the provincial capital.
This was Huakai's first time going to the provincial capital, and she was quite excited on the way.
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