As Zong Jiayu tidied up the money scattered on the table for her, he chuckled and said, "Don't be in such a hurry. I came here to report to you."
Jiang Xiaoli haphazardly stuffed the money he had neatly arranged into the envelope. "It's all sorted out, it's all sorted out. Now, tell me."
Zong Jiayu cleared his throat and asked softly, "Have you ever heard of Linghua Food Factory?"
Her eyes were blank. Just then, Li Guizhi came out of the kitchen after finishing cooking. "Linghua Food Factory? Is that the factory that makes Linghua biscuits?"
Yes, that's the one.
Li Guizhi exclaimed, "Oh my, that's an old factory."
Jiang Xiaoli vaguely recognized the name "Linghua biscuits," but was still confused. "Mom, do you know anything about this Linghua Food Factory?"
Li Guizhi sighed, "You forgot, your aunt is a full-time employee at Linghua Food Factory."
Then she remembered that when her father was still alive, her aunt often came to visit, and each time she would bring some crushed biscuits.
She pouted, "I remember now."
Now, she unconsciously lost some interest in Linghua Food Factory. She looked at Zong Jiayu and asked, "What's the current situation of this factory?"
Zong Jia shared all the information he had gathered.
Of the original seven production lines at Linghua Food Factory, only three are now operating normally. The factory has completely stopped producing its own products and is now doing OEM manufacturing for several snack brands in the south, with very unstable orders.
The district's idea is to sell the Linghua Food Factory, which would both get rid of such a huge burden and provide employment for the hundreds of workers in the factory.
Hearing this, Jiang Xiaoli frowned even more. "Does this mean that whoever takes over Linghua Food Factory must simultaneously take over the factory's hundreds of workers?"
Zong Jia nodded, "That's the information that's been released so far, but there's definitely room for discussion on this step."
She snorted coldly, "It's not that easy. If I remember correctly, my aunt has known for more than ten years that she would find excuses to damage the qualified products in the factory and then take them home as employee benefits. This kind of behavior is not an isolated case in their factory. Wouldn't it be asking for trouble to hire such workers?"
Zong Jiayu didn't know anything about these things, but Li Guizhi knew them all. She was also worried, "Yes, the atmosphere in this factory is particularly bad. The workers are very cliquish, and several factory directors have been replaced but it hasn't worked."
Jiang Xiaoli tapped her fingers lightly on the table in thought. After a while, she said, "Let's see. If they can lay off the workers, then we can consider it."
Zong Jia nodded. "Okay, actually, besides Linghua Food Factory, Fengqing Canned Food Factory is also showing signs of being sold. Their workers haven't been paid for four months. When I was inquiring recently, I heard that some foreign businessmen are in contact with them."
Li Guizhi was surprised, "Sold to foreigners?"
Jiang Xiaoli, however, was not surprised. "Mom, didn't you hear Uncle Xiao say that having the title of foreign businessman is very advantageous now? Besides, the government also likes foreign exchange investment."
She was very interested in the Fengqing Cannery, which was in a very good location, on the north-south central axis of Xijing City.
Two thousand years ago, the land of the cannery was bought by a real estate company from the south and transformed into the most famous commercial center in the north of the city.
She hadn't paid attention to whether the factory had been acquired by foreign companies.
She asked, "Do you know which foreign company it is?"
Zong Jia recalled for a moment, "I think his name was Le Bao."
Haha, now she can rest assured.
She might not know about other companies, but there is absolutely no way Lebao would acquire Fengqing Canned Food Factory.
If she remembered correctly, Le Bao's headquarters in France would soon be making global news due to a succession battle.
This was also the first time in her previous life that she had heard gossip about the succession struggles of foreign conglomerate families.
This incident directly led to the splitting of Lebao Group into four companies, and subsequently its complete withdrawal from the Chinese market.
A smile flickered in her eyes. "It's alright. It's not necessarily true that the grass is always greener on the other side. We can contact the factory. Maybe they'll think we're more sincere than those foreigners?"
Zong Jia was relieved. "Okay, I'll contact someone and try to visit the factory during the National Day holiday."
Jiang Xiaoli's eyes widened in surprise, "Really? That's great!"
Seeing her expectant eyes, Zong Jia gritted his teeth and said, "I'll try my best to make an appointment. I'll tell you when we've confirmed the time. But if we're going to do the research, it would be best if our godmother came along. That would be more convincing. We're both still too inexperienced."
She nodded vigorously, "Okay, okay, no problem!"
Li Guizhi tugged at her daughter's sleeve, "Xiaoli, I can't go, I don't know anything about it."
Jiang Xiaoli smiled and said, "Mom, it's okay. Just act aloof and watch. Nod or shake your head occasionally, and leave the rest to us!"
The more Li Guizhi listened, the more unreliable it seemed. "No, no, I'm sure I'll give myself away!"
Suddenly a male voice came from outside the door, "Little Pear, what kind of crazy idea have you come up with to make things difficult for your mother now?"
The visitor was Xiao Jincheng.
He noticed the way the others were looking at him and explained with a smile, "You guys were so engrossed in your conversation that no one heard me when I knocked on the door. I just came in since the door wasn't closed."
Li Guizhi quickly waved her hand and pulled over a stool. "It's alright, Jincheng, please sit down."
Xiao Jincheng placed his handbag on the table and sat down. "Little Pear, are you having a meeting here? Should I excuse myself?"
She glanced at Zong Jiayu and said, "It's alright, Uncle Xiao. I was just thinking of hearing your opinion anyway."
"Oh? What is it? Tell me about it."
Jiang Xiaoli quickly explained the situation of Linghua Food Factory and Fengqing Canned Food Factory to him.
Xiao Jincheng pondered for a few seconds, "Little Pear, don't even consider Linghua Food Factory. There are too many troubles there, more than what you know. I can't go into details, so don't ask. Fengqing Canned Food Factory is a good project, though. Speaking of which, their factory manager is an old acquaintance of your father's and mine!"
As he spoke, he looked at Zong Jiayu, and Jiang Xiaoli quickly introduced him, "Uncle Xiao, his name is Zong Jiayu. He is my mother's godson and also my current business partner. He was the client I introduced to you last time who was renovating the house."
Xiao Jincheng sized up Zong Jia and said, "Good, good, good! You look very energetic, young man! Little Pear, I'll make an appointment for you in Fengqing, and I'll go with you!"
Jiang Xiaoli hesitated for a moment, "Uncle Xiao, you don't even have time to take Auntie and Xiaoyu on a trip, but you do have time to take us to visit the factory?"
Xiao Jincheng laughed heartily, "Little Pear, I really didn't want to carry their bags! Besides, even Old Yuan isn't going, so it would be a nuisance if I went. Don't worry, your problems are my problems, don't make things difficult for your mother!"
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