Chen Man's birthday celebration ended perfectly with Shen Qingqing by her side. Although it was time to leave after dinner, she stayed for another two hours.
Before leaving, Chen Man was particularly reluctant to part with Shen Qingqing. She held Shen Qingqing's hand and asked Shen Rongzhou with pleading eyes if Shen Qingqing could stay overnight at her house.
In the end, of course, there was no such thing. Shen Qingqing was still thinking about Li Xunjin and Li Xunli. After making an appointment with Chen Man to meet at school the next day, she got into President Zhang's car with her father.
"Rongzhou, should I take you back to the factory to get your car first, or should I take you directly back?" General Manager Zhang asked as he started the car.
Shen Rongzhou dared not let his boss deliver it, and besides, he still needed to ride that motorcycle to work tomorrow. "General Manager Zhang, it's fine to go back to the factory. It's getting late, so it won't delay your return home."
“Okay, you don’t have to keep calling me General Manager Zhang. I’m seven or eight years older than you, so you can call me Brother Qin in private.” General Manager Zhang’s real name is Zhang Zeqin.
Shen Rongzhou smiled politely and readily changed his tune: "Okay, Brother Qin!"
Shen Qingqing immediately understood the deeper meaning behind the opening remarks.
This is a topic we were unable to continue when we were at the Chen family's house.
As expected, Zhang Zeqin didn't mince words at all and went straight to the point: "Rongzhou, you've been in the factory for a few days now, and you've seen the current situation of our two business lines. The stainless steel business has a stable output, but the ceramics business is intermittent. I've been trying to figure out a solution, but I still don't know what to do."
"I never expected this! I've found the key to solving the problem today! It's your loved one!"
Shen Rongzhou's expression turned serious. "Brother Qin, what are you saying?"
Zhang Zeqin: "Listen to me, our company's ceramics business is not comparable to other companies that specialize in ceramics. So my plan is not to compete with them for the daily-use ceramics business, but to think about how to make ceramics more interesting and move towards the mid-to-high-end market as much as possible."
“But most of our local ceramic artisans make everyday ceramics; they’re not really good at designing and innovating for the mid-to-high-end market. When I saw the set of ceramic figurines your wife made today, I knew I’d found the person I was looking for.”
"So you can go back and discuss it with your wife. I can offer her a monthly salary of 5,000 yuan to work at my ceramics factory, which produces mid-to-high-end ceramic products. Go back and ask your wife if she's interested."
Zhang Zeqin extended the invitation twice. The first time, he asked Shen Rongzhou to go back and discuss it. The second time, he asked Shen Rongzhou to ask Li Xunli for her opinion.
They've already adopted a very humble stance.
Shen Rongzhou could also sense Zhang Zeqin's sincerity and nodded solemnly: "Okay, Brother Qin, I will definitely have a good talk with my wife when I get back."
Zhang Zeqin was satisfied and left after dropping the father and daughter off at the factory.
Shen Rongzhou put the children's helmet on Shen Qingqing, then lifted her onto the motorcycle and took her home.
Shen Qingqing felt that she needed to sound out her father's opinion.
"Dad, do you also want Mom to work at Uncle Zhang's factory?"
Shen Rongzhou smiled and said, "Doesn't Mom have a job now?"
“But Uncle Zhang pays a higher salary. Mom doesn’t even earn two thousand in Shancheng.” Shen Qingqing’s voice came from inside her helmet.
Shen Rongzhou patted his daughter's head and said, "It depends on where your mother wants to work. If your mother wants to work at Uncle Zhang's factory, Dad will find her another factory to work at."
Shen Qingqing leaned over the fuel tank, said "Oh," and didn't say anything more.
In Chaozhou, it's generally considered taboo for the couple not to work at the same factory.
Although the traditional model of working in a factory before getting married, as her parents did, doesn't count, there are many women in Chaocheng who quit their jobs after marriage to stay home and take care of their husbands and children.
The father and daughter didn't continue the conversation, but when they were almost home, they saw the light coming from the window.
"Who's home?" Shen Qingqing jumped off the motorcycle, took off her helmet and hugged it to her arms, turning to look at Shen Rongzhou. "Could it be my uncle?"
"Let's go inside and take a look." Shen Rongzhou took the helmet from Shen Qingqing, hung it on the motorcycle, and led Shen Qingqing into the house.
Upon entering, they saw Li Xunli and Li Xunjin sitting silently on the sofa, the atmosphere somewhat tense, as if they hadn't even noticed their return.
Shen Qingqing walked over and called out, "Mom, Uncle."
Li Xunli seemed to wake up then, and smiled at Shen Qingqing, saying, "You're back? Hurry up and take a shower and go to bed. Yangyang is already asleep, be careful not to wake her."
Shen Qingqing hesitated for a moment, but seeing that they didn't seem to want to talk, she had no choice but to obediently return to her room, giving them space to talk.
As soon as she entered the room, Shen Qingqing closed the door until it was almost completely closed, then crept up to eavesdrop.
Seeing that the child was no longer present, Shen Rongzhou walked over and sat down next to Li Xunli, asking, "What's wrong? Weren't you going to Shancheng to look at jobs?"
Li Xunli glanced at Li Xunjin and saw that he had a sullen face and no intention of speaking, so she carefully considered her words and explained to Shen Rongzhou.
"After we arrived in Shancheng on Saturday morning, we went to see my brother's classmate's company. We checked the business license and various qualification certificates, toured the factory area, and also looked at the recent financing cooperation contract. Everything seemed fine. We thought we should visit my aunt first, so we'd postpone signing the contract until the afternoon."
"Then we went to my aunt's house. My aunt's family has lived in Shancheng for more than ten years, so they know the area quite well. They asked us why we suddenly came to Shancheng, and we told them. My uncle is a very well-connected person. When he heard that we were looking for work, he said he would help us inquire and told us not to rush."
"As a result, when I inquired, I found out that there was a problem. My brother's classmate's company was fine, but there was a problem with the funds he raised. The partner who raised the funds was a fraudster who used the guise of fundraising to embezzle money."
“My brother definitely had to tell his classmate, but the financing was already halfway done. My brother’s classmate rushed to the bank to check and found that half of the money had already been withdrawn from the company’s account. After being discovered, that person disappeared without a trace, and the company’s cash flow was cut off. Now they are worried about it.”
After Li Xunli finished speaking, Shen Rongzhou understood what happened next.
Their company is on the verge of collapse, let alone providing jobs.
Therefore, Li Xunjin and Li Xunli returned empty-handed.
But unexpectedly, there was good news from Shen Rongzhou.
“Honey, Mr. Zhang talked to me about something today. He wants you to make porcelain for him, the kind of small porcelain that you asked Qingqing to give to her classmate.”
Do you want to go?
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