Chapter 173
"It's me, what's wrong? Comrade Leng is going to discriminate against the victim again?" Xia Qingtang said coldly.
Leng Feng's mouth trembled, and he said: "I wouldn't say that... I have been working for so long, I know what is right and wrong."
"What are you going to say?"
"I'm here to remind you. You should have seen that two people ran away just now and weren't caught. Zhao Youliang is a reckless person. His father is out there, and he might find Zhao Youliang's younger brothers and take revenge on you. So, I suggest you talk to the Zhao father and son immediately to prevent some people from being ignorant of the world and letting their younger brothers do something to you again. You are Grandpa Xie's granddaughter-in-law. What would Grandpa Xie think if you were bullied outside?" Leng Feng's voice was not loud, but Zhao Lin could hear it clearly.
The corners of Xia Qingtang's mouth twitched. She stared at Leng Feng's lifeless expression and said coldly, "Leng Feng, did you do this on purpose?"
"I'm doing this for your own good. If you weren't Jinxuan's lover, do you think I would be willing to wade into this muddy water?" Leng Feng said loudly, "Besides, we should let those who don't have eyes see clearly who our good son has offended. Even if we have to die, we should let others know clearly."
Zhao Lin was a smart man to begin with, and after hearing these words, his heart began to beat fast. He stared at Xia Qingtang and Leng Feng, wanting to ask something but not knowing how to start.
Yan Jianshun stood nearby and said with a smile: "Is this young comrade an acquaintance of Vice Chairman Xia? He seems to be a warm-hearted person!"
Leng Feng said: "Excuse me, who are you?"
"I'm Yan Jianshun, the assistant director of our factory." Yan Jianshun stretched out his right hand.
Leng Feng shook his hand and said, "I've heard of you for a long time. So you are Assistant Yan. Assistant Yan, my name is Leng Feng. I'm a good friend of Vice Chairman Xia's wife. We grew up together. My grandfather is Leng Yimin."
There was no need to introduce Leng Yimin. Yan Jianshun immediately said, "You should be very familiar with Vice Chairman Xia. Our factory responded quickly to today's incident. Your municipal bureau also came very quickly. I want to thank you."
Leng Feng said: "This is what we should do. I hope your factory will protect its employees well. Our municipal bureau will also fulfill our responsibilities and impose due punishment on dangerous elements."
After he finished speaking, Leng Feng's leader called him on the other end. He glanced at Xia Qingtang and walked over.
Yan Jianshun smiled and said, "Xiao Xia, your friend is a good person, and he is very serious."
Xia Qingtang had a blank expression on her face: "This is my lover's friend, not my friend."
"He's a good man, too. He cares about you a lot."
Xia Qingtang still had no expression on his face: "He just likes to meddle in other people's business."
"That's a good thing." Yan Jianshun looked over there with a smile, then glanced at Zhao Lin.
No matter how dumb Zhao Lin was, he knew that his son had made a big mess this time. The young policeman was Leng Yimin's grandson, and he and the lover of the beautiful young woman were brothers who grew up together. He also said before that Grandpa Xie would be angry... You can figure out who Grandpa Xie is just by thinking with your toes...
Zhao Lin's calm expression changed completely. His face turned pale and beads of cold sweat the size of soybeans slid down his forehead. He was so scared that he didn't dare to wipe it off.
This is really a difficult situation. If this young woman is really Xie's granddaughter-in-law, then his son is probably in great danger this time...
"Assistant Yan..." After a long while, Zhao Lin finally plucked up the courage to walk over and wanted to talk to Yan Jianshun to see if they could think of a solution.
Yan Jianshun glanced at him and said with a half-smile, "Deputy Director Zhao, do you have anything else to do? Your son has been taken away by the city bureau's car. Why don't you go over and see your son?"
"That kid...he did something wrong and should be punished. It would be good to catch him and scare him, and teach him a lesson."
"Then why did you come to see me?"
"I..." Zhao Lin wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at Xia Qingtang beside Yan Jianshun, and whispered: "Assistant Yan, I want to come on behalf of my son... to apologize to you, especially this female comrade. My son made a mistake and may have done something impolite..."
Xia Qingtang didn't even look at Zhao Lin. She immediately said to Yan Jianshun, "Assistant Yan, the event over there should have ended. I'm the person in charge. I have to go over and take a look."
"Okay, Vice Chairman Xia, please go over to work. This event was well organized. I will praise you at the meeting next week." Yan Jianshun smiled.
Xia Qingtang said: "As long as the leaders don't criticize me, I won't ask for any praise. Today's event was almost ruined by some bad guys."
"Isn't this because there was no damage? You responded promptly and the people participating in the event were not frightened, which shows that you did a good job." Yan Jianshun said: "The bad guys were also dealt with in a timely manner. Now they have all been arrested by the Municipal Bureau. I will notify the employees here to go home and the event over there can be disbanded."
"Yes, I'll go over there." Xia Qingtang turned and left.
"Wait! Comrade!" Zhao Lin was a little panicked and stretched out his hand to stop Xia Qingtang from leaving.
Yan Jianshun's face darkened. "Deputy Director Zhao, what are you doing? Your son molested the middle-level cadres in our factory for no reason, and now you, as a father, are going to do the same thing? Then I can only continue to call the police comrades over!"
"No, no! I didn't! I just wanted to say something to this... yes, Vice Chairman Xia, and apologize to her on behalf of Liang Liang." Zhao Lin was very anxious.
Xia Qingtang sneered and walked away.
Yan Jianshun said: "People won't accept your apology, so just forget it."
"Assistant Yan, we are all acquaintances. I want to ask you, is Vice Chairman Xia... really Xie's... granddaughter-in-law?"
"So what if she is? So what if she isn't? If she isn't, can your son tease others without restraint?" Yan Jianshun asked deliberately.
"This... no matter if it's true or not, I hope to explain this matter. Our Liangliang didn't do it on purpose. He is usually a very good child. He might not be feeling well today, so he suddenly acted stupid. As a father, I am willing to apologize with Liangliang. Although it was a misunderstanding, we are willing to apologize and change..."
Yan Jianshun looked very funny. He said, "When you apologize, it depends on whether the other party is willing to accept it. I am not targeting you with some of my words, but sometimes, it is not so easy to apologize."
"So I'd like to ask Assistant Yan to help us and speak for us. I hope that Vice Chairman Xia can understand..."
"She won't understand, and she doesn't need to understand people like you. Every female employee in our future electrical appliance factory will have this confidence when facing bad guys!" Yan Jianshun said seriously.
"Assistant Yan, we are acquaintances after all, please help me... I can have a good chat with Assistant Yan about what he likes. I also want to save my son. Assistant Yan, you are also a parent, you should be able to understand my feelings." Zhao Lin lowered his voice and started to take other routes.
Yan Jianshun laughed: "Old Zhao, you think too highly of me. Do you think I can help you with this? I can't even walk into Vice Chairman Xia's home, and you still expect me to help you?"
Zhao Lin was originally just nervous and still held on to a glimmer of hope, but when he heard this, he shuddered all over, knowing that Yan Jianshun had finally told the truth.
The beautiful young woman who was teased by Zhao Youliang must be someone of prominent background, and there is a high probability that she is Xie Qiming's granddaughter-in-law. This time, the father and son are in trouble!
"I..." Zhao Lin stood there, not knowing what to say.
Yan Jianshun said, "Old Zhao, you should go back. We are all going home."
"My son has been taken away by the Municipal Bureau. Where can I go back?" Zhao Lin was a little confused. "I only have this one son..."
"Then you can go in and accompany your son. Anyway, I will report this matter to the city next Monday." Yan Jianshun said and left.
I raised a good son, but now I ask others what to do? What were you doing before?
Why didn't you think about what to do when you indulged your son in making mistakes every day? Now that he has met someone you can't afford to offend, you are only now thinking about what to do?
Too late!
Zhao Lin stood there in a daze for a long time. Even after all the employees of the electrical appliance factory had left, he was still standing there in a daze. Finally, the head of the security department unceremoniously asked him to leave.
After Zhao Lin left, all the activities there were over. Many young people made friends here, and the rest had to continue to maintain their relationships on their own.
Xia Qingtang and the staff led everyone to the door. The shuttle bus drove over and stopped at the factory gate waiting for everyone.
"Vice Chairman Xia, thank you. You organized this event so well. I had a lot of fun." An enthusiastic old acquaintance from the cotton mill shook Xia Qingtang's hand and said loudly.
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "We have known each other since childhood, so just call me by my name as before."
"No, that won't work. You are now the vice chairman of the union, so we can do it according to this. Anyway, I am really happy today."
"Yeah, I'm happy too. Regardless of whether I meet new friends today or not, it's worth it to be able to play so many games."
"Yes, yes, yes. I won first place in the juggling competition today. I didn't expect to win a prize. Thank you so much."
Xia Qingtang said loudly: "Everyone is having so much fun, which means our activities are meaningful. When there is another opportunity in the future, everyone is welcome to come to our Future Electric Appliance Factory to participate in the activities!"
"Okay, I will definitely come then!"
In a very lively atmosphere, employees from the electrical appliance factory sent employees from other factories onto the bus.
After the cars had driven quite a distance away, everyone was still standing on the roadside outside the gate looking over there, which showed that the factory employees were also reluctant to leave.
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "Okay, everyone has gone back, you can go back too. Did you all have a good harvest today?"
"It's really a big gain!" A male worker from Workshop 3 said with a smile, "If I really get married, then Vice Chairman Xia, you will be my introducer."
Another female employee said with a smile: "So all of us here today were introduced by Vice Chairman Xia. Vice Chairman Xia won't know whose wedding to attend later."
Xia Qingtang was very happy. She said, "If everyone can really decide on a wedding, I'll talk to the factory and see if we can just hold a collective wedding for everyone. We'll pick a good day and everyone can get married on the same day in the factory cafeteria. I'll be the introducer for everyone. Wouldn't that be great?"
Group weddings were still very popular in the 1990s. Xia Qingtang had seen them many times in the news, and they were very meaningful.
Wu Lei said nearby: "A group wedding sounds very interesting. If it can really be done, I think the city will come to interview us again."
"Group wedding? That would be great! It would be so lively with everyone together!"
"Hey, Vice Chairman Xia, if we hold a group wedding, who will pay for the meals?"
Everyone burst into laughter, and someone said, "Old Lu, you're getting married, but you can't even afford to pay for food? You still want to get married?"
"That's not what I meant. I just asked. After all, it's the factory that's going to do it..."
Xia Qingtang said loudly: "This matter has not even started yet. We still have to apply to the factory first. If it really works, I will try my best to help everyone. It is definitely not possible to let the factory pay for it all, but we can at least contribute a little to make it more lively."
"That's okay too!"
Everyone laughed. Liu Dandan said, "It seems like you are really happy today. You are standing here and don't want to go home. But I have to go home. I am very tired today."
"Yes, Vice Chairman Xia, you have worked hard today. Why don't you go home first?" A smart person said quickly.
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go to the office to get my bag, and then I'll go back. You guys should go back early too, don't stay up too late today, or you'll be late for work tomorrow."
Xia Qingtang didn't live in the factory, so he took the bus home after taking his things.
Liu Dandan and others also went back to the office with her to get their things. Afterwards, Xia Qingtang walked out of the factory gate alone with her bag on her back and went to the bus stop to wait for the bus.
If I take the bus back at this time, I can go to the small western-style building for dinner.
Before the bus arrived, she saw a jeep parked in front of her.
Xia Qingtang frowned slightly and saw Zhao Lin getting out of the car.
Zhao Lin's face was full of smiles, and he looked very flattering: "Vice Chairman Xia, can I have a chat with you for a few minutes?"
Xia Qingtang didn't say anything, nor did he look at him. He just looked intently in the direction where the bus would come, and ignored Zhao Lin.
Seeing that Xia Qingtang ignored him, Zhao Lin whispered to himself, "Vice Chairman Xia, I know that Liangliang was blind and offended you this time. Can you forgive Liangliang this time? Although our family is a small one, as long as you open your mouth, Liangliang's mother and I will help you with whatever you want, even if it means going through hardships."
Xia Qingtang's eyes remained unchanged, and he just sneered: "If your family can do it, can my family not do it?"
Zhao Lin's face froze, and he quickly said, "Your family is naturally very noble, so what I mean is, if you want to do something privately that is not convenient for your family to do... we can do it for you. I, Zhao Lin, may be just a small figure, but I will definitely do what I say..."
"Deputy Director Zhao, it's no use looking for me. You have to find someone from the police station. It's the Municipal Bureau that's holding your son now, not me." Xia Qingtang said calmly, "Let me say one more thing. Whether my family knows about what happened today or not, everyone in your factory must know about it. Instead of wasting time here, Deputy Director Zhao, why don't you go back and solve your own problem? You don't think this problem is still about your son molesting women, do you? The matter has become so big, it's a problem between the steel plant and our future electrical appliance factory. As Zhao Youliang's father, you don't think you can stay out of it, do you?"
"My own problem..." Zhao Lin's face suddenly changed. It was obvious that it was only at this moment that he realized the seriousness of the problem.
This time, the Municipal Bureau personally came to arrest Zhao Youliang, and he gathered so many thugs, which is considered a big case in the whole city. In addition, Yan Jianshun will definitely report the incident of Zhao Youliang and his men causing trouble at the Future Factory to the city on Monday. In this way, this is a typical big case. No matter who is found to talk, the Municipal Bureau will handle it impartially.
Zhao Lin must have helped his son settle many similar things before, but as long as there is no criminal record, their Zhao family will always be innocent and it will not affect Zhao Lin's future in any way.
But this time, Zhao Youliang made a big fuss, and with the pressure from the Future Electric Appliance Factory, it is normal to be sentenced to two or three years. Will Zhao Lin's enemies in the factory let him go?
To be honest, the Xie family doesn't have to do anything. Just with the pressure from the Future Electric Appliance Factory, Zhao Lin is in big trouble.
By then, the leaders of the steel plant will have to come here to apologize in person. What good will Zhao Lin get out of this?
He is still thinking about how to save his precious son from going to jail, but he never thought that he himself is in danger.
Xia Qingtang sneered. She didn't expect that someone like Zhao Lin would become so stupid because of his son's affairs.
Fortunately, he was not too stupid. Zhao Lin returned to the car almost immediately and shouted anxiously: "Hurry back to the factory!"
Watching the jeep driving away at full speed, Xia Qingtang smiled gently, because she knew that Zhao Lin's good days were numbered.
Just as everyone had guessed, the matter became very serious. Yan Jianshun went to the city to file a complaint. The city personally sent people to appease the situation and also sent someone to bring the chairman of the steel plant's labor union to personally apologize to Xia Qingtang.
"Vice Chairman Xia, the participants of this event were selected by our staff, who is a friend of Zhao Youliang, so he was included. According to the practice of our factory, Zhao Youliang is not allowed to participate in such events. This time, we have realized our mistakes. From now on, we will strictly manage the work of the staff, and such things will never happen again. Zhao Youliang was an employee of the steel plant before, and he did such a disrespectful thing to Vice Chairman Xia. As the chairman of the trade union, I am also a representative of the employees. I apologize to you on behalf of Zhao Youliang, and I hope you can forgive us."
Xia Qingtang didn't even need Yan Jianshun to remind her. She knew when to quit. After all, it was Zhao Youliang who offended her, not anyone else.
Besides, the union official who submitted the list did something wrong, and it is up to their factory to deal with it. It is not the turn of outsiders like them to interfere.
Zhao Youliang was locked up in the Municipal Bureau and couldn't get out at all. That group of people were all temporarily detained according to the previous method. It happened that the city was cracking down on them. Since Zhao Youliang was the ringleader, it was hard to say how many years he would be sentenced to in the end, but it was estimated that it would not be less than ten years.
Zhao Lin was also a very capable person. It was said that after he drove back to the factory from the bus station, he immediately found the factory director and the party secretary to plead guilty, and righteously demanded severe punishment for Zhao Youliang, trying his best to distance himself from Zhao Youliang.
But unfortunately, the steel plant is such a large place with more people and more complicated situations. Zhao Lin also has his opponents, who took the opportunity to expose all the things that Zhao Lin did in the factory, such as embezzling public funds and playing with female employees.
At first, Zhao Lin was determined not to admit it, but the opponent had obviously made a lot of preparations. Although the evidence at hand was not perfect, because Zhao Youliang's case was too bad, and the influence of the Zhao father and son in the factory was indeed very bad, the factory and the city weighed the pros and cons and gave Zhao Lin a party punishment and a transfer.
This transfer was a direct demotion. At Zhao Lin's age, if he retired from his original position, his future treatment would be completely different. But now, not only would he lose face, but his income would also be reduced a lot. Most importantly, he was used to the good treatment of the deputy factory director, and he could not accept being a deputy director in the future.
His most beloved son will also be imprisoned for ten or eight years. When he is released, he will be in his thirties. By then, it is not certain whether he will be able to marry a wife and carry on the family line.
The only son that the Zhao family had finally given birth to was gone just like that.
"Zhao Lin deserved it. I heard that he is the same kind of person as his son. He bullies men and women in the factory and has bullied many female employees. He has a lot of power, and he would take people to bed if he gave them a little favor. It's really disgusting." Luo Xiangqian sat in the living room of the small courtyard, slamming the table as he spoke, "Such a person was not fired, but transferred! What are the higher-ups thinking?"
Xie Jinxuan said: "Calm down first, why are you so angry?"
Luo Xiangqian said, "Because of this Zhao Lin, who bullied Yanni's father before! Otherwise, why would I be so angry?"
"Ah? Zhao Lin bullied Yanni's father? I haven't even heard of it!" Xia Qingtang was a little surprised, "If I had known that this person bullied Uncle Hu, I should have done something!"
"This happened before, and Yanni's father didn't want to tell anyone. If Zhao Lin hadn't fallen this time and Yanni hadn't let it slip, I wouldn't have known about it." Luo Xiangqian said, "I just can't understand why they didn't just fire this guy? Do you know how many women in the factory he has harmed?"
Xie Jinxuan said: "The higher-ups must have their own considerations. Although they received a report, they did not have solid evidence. In addition, Zhao Lin made great contributions when he was young, so they weighed the pros and cons and decided to handle it this way."
"That's too unfair..."
"Fairness can only be achieved if there is evidence. If there is no evidence, the person will be fired directly. What if it is a false case?" Xie Jinxuan said.
Luo Xiangqian sighed: "You are right."
Xia Qingtang said: "Actually, this may not be a bad thing."
"What do you mean?" Luo Xiangqian became energetic again.
"Zhao Lin has been transferred down now. Firstly, he himself cannot accept it psychologically, and secondly, the factory workers have also seen the city's determination to handle the matter impartially. Anyway, Zhao Lin no longer has the power he had before. Maybe those who have been bullied by him will stand up collectively and write a collective letter of accusation?" Xia Qingtang said.
Luo Xiangqian slapped his thigh and said, "This is a good idea! I'll tell Yanni about it!"
"It's no use telling Yanni. Do you expect Uncle Hu to write a letter of denunciation? Uncle Hu is a very honest person. He won't get involved in this mess."
"Then you can talk about it. I still hope that Zhao Lin can be punished normally. Not going to jail is already a bargain for him. At least he should be expelled, right?"
Xia Qingtang said: "Then it's up to you."
After a while, unexpectedly, the discipline inspection department of the steel plant and the city's discipline inspection department both received a very thick letter with many signatures. These people all stood up and reported in their real names the fact that Zhao Lin bullied women.
Yes, all those who reported the incident were female comrades from the steel plant. There were more than a dozen of them in total. Each of them wrote her own name and put her own fingerprints on it.
At first, the steel plant wanted to deal with the matter coldly, but they didn't expect the city to send people to investigate directly. They could only take out the letter of complaint they received and start private investigations one by one.
After investigation, we found that everything stated in the report was true, and the time span was from ten years ago to this month. The number of victims may be more than the number of signatures in the letter.
More victims choose to remain silent for other reasons.
But these people's real-name reports did work after all. Zhao Lin was quickly expelled and imprisoned for hooliganism.
On the day Zhao Lin was arrested, it was said that many people at the steel plant were outside cursing, "Well done for arresting him!" and many were crying loudly, with the cries being heard throughout the family quarters.
"Anyway, this is what happened. I just found out that Sister Wu from our row was bullied by Zhao Lin." Hu Yanni said, "I really admire her for coming forward to report Zhao Lin."
"It was the accident of Zhao Lin's son that gave them this opportunity for revenge." Luo Xiangqian said, "Now it's good that my father and son have been arrested."
"To be honest, this is all thanks to Qingtang," said Hu Yanni.
Xia Qingtang was stunned: "My blessing? I didn't do anything."
Hu Yanni said, "It's your luck. Before, Zhao Youliang was bullying people everywhere, but no one dared to do anything to him. But this time when Zhao Youliang went to your factory for a blind date, he happened to meet you. You are a courageous person and have a background, so Zhao Youliang got into trouble. I heard that Zhao Lin rolled out of someone's bed that day and went directly to your electrical appliance factory to save his son, but he didn't save him. If it weren't for you, Zhao Lin would definitely have saved his son this time."
Xia Qingtang sighed and said, "If you put it that way, I feel very sad. Because I have the support of the factory and the Xie family, so they can't touch me. As for the others..."
"But I just met you, and they have been arrested. Don't think about the bad things, think about the good things." Hu Yanni said: "I am really happy, I think everyone is very happy."
Xia Qingtang nodded: "Indeed, a scourge has been eliminated after all."
The weather was getting hotter and hotter. After the Zhao family incident was over, Xia Qingtang suddenly received several letters, all of which were sent anonymously. Someone also sent her a large parcel, all of which were sent to the factory.
The contents of the letters were all expressions of thanks, and judging by the handwriting, they were probably written by female comrades. Each letter was filled with thanks, but there was no signature at the end.
The big package contained a skirt that she made herself. It was a dark blue pleated skirt. The style was very versatile and would look great with just a white shirt.
In addition, there is a very warm large scarf in light gray, which can be worn by both men and women, and a pair of thick cotton gloves, which are also dirt-resistant and sturdy.
Inside the parcel was a folded piece of paper with words of thanks written on it, saying: I wanted to send you some food to express my gratitude, but I was afraid that you would not accept unfamiliar food, so I chose to send these. These are all made by me, and they are not good things, but I really want to thank you. Vice Chairman Xia, thank you.
Xia Qingtang was very touched. Since she couldn't write back, she could only carefully collect the letters and put on the dark blue pleated skirt the next day.
"Vice Chairman Xia, your new skirt looks like it's handmade." A familiar female employee spoke to her after lunch.
Xia Qingtang said: "Yes, someone made this and gave it to me."
"The quality is really good. The stitching is so fine and dense, and it takes a lot of thought," said the female employee.
"Yes, you can tell at a glance that she put a lot of thought into it. I am really grateful to her."
A female employee nearby smiled and said, "Vice Chairman Xia, although this skirt is sturdy, it is a little old-fashioned for your age. Look, this year, they have all started to wear colorful skirts."
"Yes, I bought them all at Xinfeng Clothing Store. The skirts in that store are really beautiful. Bright red, bright yellow, light green, light blue... they have any color you want. I also bought a light green skirt with white flowers to wear on my days off."
"Vice Chairman Xia, did you go to that store to buy it?"
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "I bought it. I bought more than one pair. But I have a lot of clothes, so I mixed them together and I can't really tell which is new and which is old."
"Yes, Vice Chairman Xia has a lot of clothes. He doesn't have to wear the same clothes every week. We all say that Vice Chairman Xia is a blessed person."
Xia Qingtang thanked her and chatted for a few more words, then she went back to the office alone.
The business at the Xinfeng Clothing Store is very stable, and everyone in the store, from the store manager to the cashier, is very dedicated, but Xia Qingtang also has to spend a lot of time there, especially on purchasing, which is her top priority.
It is not realistic to go there in person to purchase goods because it is too far away, so Xia Qingtang’s current choice is to negotiate with the boss there and send some of the best-selling styles over every month.
As for second-hand clothes, Xia Qingtang can only rely on Xie Xiaoshuang.
Whenever Xie Xiaoshuang had a break, she would run over there and personally help select suitable second-hand clothes, and then send them over in packages.
Xia Qingtang calculated a large salary for Xie Xiaoshuang. Although she was not willing to accept it now, Xia Qingtang calculated every penny of her salary clearly and put it in a large envelope separately.
Recently, Xie Xiaoshuang became familiar with the situation in the factory and had established good relationships with several clerks, so she wrote to Xia Qingtang, saying that she could help discuss the factory's purchasing matters.
Xia Qingtang put away his lunch box and went out for a walk. Seeing that there was no one in the telephone room, he walked over and made a call.
Xie Xiaoshuang was taking a day off today, so Xia Qingtang called her. Fifteen minutes later, he called again, and Xie Xiaoshuang's voice was heard on the other end.
"Qingtang, I'm here. Did you receive the letter I wrote to you last time?"
"I got it, so I wanted to call you and ask if this cooperation is really possible? After all, my purchase volume is not particularly large, and we are not as big as a department store."
No matter how good the Xinfeng Clothing Store's business is, it is just a street shop and cannot be compared with a big shopping mall.
Xie Xiaoshuang said: "During this period, I helped you record the amount of goods shipped from here every month. I told this to the factory, and they said that this shipment volume is acceptable."
"Really? That's great!"
"Yes, the price is much cheaper."
Without middlemen making a profit from the price difference, the purchase price would definitely be much cheaper. This was the thing that made Xia Qingtang happiest.
Xia Qingtang said: "Then how should we discuss it specifically?"
"You must come here in person." Xie Xiaoshuang said, "Our deputy director Liu said that you have to come and meet her. She will only cooperate with you if she agrees."
"I have to go there, of course. How can we talk about cooperation if we can't even meet the person?" Xia Qingtang said, "But... it's not easy for me to go there, and I have to think about other things... How about this, when I get leave, I will go buy a train ticket immediately. After I buy the ticket, I will send you a letter to let you know the time, okay?"
"Of course!" Xie Xiaoshuang's voice sounded very happy, "We are meeting again, I am so happy!"
After hanging up the phone, Xia Qingtang walked out of the telephone room and began to think about the business he was going to discuss this time.
Her Xinfeng clothing store is doing very well, but if she were to negotiate a partnership just for this one store, it would be a bit unprofitable...
Xia Qingtang was walking while deep in thought and bumped into Liu Dandan without noticing.
"Vice Chairman Xia, are you okay?" Liu Dandan quickly supported her.
Xia Qingtang smiled and stood firm: "I'm fine, sorry, I wasn't paying attention when I walked."
"When the weather is too hot, people tend to feel dizzy. I feel dizzy sometimes too." Liu Dandan said, "Vice Chairman Xia, you are not suffering from heat stroke, are you?"
"No, I'm fine. I was just thinking about something." Xia Qingtang walked into the office with her and said, "The weather is really hot this year. The refrigerators in our factory are selling really well."
"Yeah, I'm also thinking about buying a refrigerator for my own use."
Once the topic came up, the other two joined in, and Xia Qingtang continued to think about the previous question.
When I got home from work, Xie Jinxuan had already cooked pumpkin porridge and cut cucumbers.
Xia Qingtang washed his hands, made a cold cucumber salad, and scooped out some pickles, and the two began to eat dinner.
"Jinxuan, do you know anyone in the department store?"
Xie Jinxuan said: "Do you want to discuss cooperation with them?"
Xia Qingtang gave him a thumbs up: "Yes, you are smart. You know what I want to do as soon as I speak."
"How do you want to discuss cooperation?"
"I called Xiaoshuang at noon, and she said I needed to go to the south to talk to their deputy factory manager about purchasing. But it's not easy for us to go there, and the clothing store doesn't actually purchase a lot of goods. So, I thought, if we can negotiate a cooperation with the department store, we can also help them purchase goods, wouldn't it be more cost-effective?"
Xie Jinxuan said, "We can't sell the same clothes on both sides, right?"
"Of course we can't sell the same clothes. Besides, department stores won't stock our clothes. Didn't you hear them say that our clothes are considered weird and only young people would wear them." Xia Qingtang said with a smile, "But the clothes produced by that clothing factory also have a lot of decent clothes suitable for middle-aged people. The main thing is that the fabrics and styles are different. If we can help them get such clothes, they will probably be willing to do so."
Xie Jinxuan said: "I can introduce you to the department store's leaders, but to discuss cooperation with them, you need actual samples."
"I understand. What you mean is that I should go there first, pick out some samples of stylish clothing, and then show them to the department store before we can discuss cooperation."
"right."
"Then I have to ask for leave right away." Xia Qingtang immediately went to look at the calendar. "It's better to do it sooner rather than later. Our union hasn't been so busy recently, so it won't make any difference if I take a week off."
Xie Jinxuan said, "Then I will buy you a ticket tomorrow morning. You can apply for leave starting from the day you buy the ticket for."
"Okay, thank you." Xia Qingtang said, "Thank you for accompanying me again."
"I'm really happy to go out with you. Besides, it's summer vacation anyway."
"Yeah, I really envy you students. You have a winter vacation and a summer vacation. You are so happy."
"Then do you want to come and study too?"
"Forget it, I'd better concentrate on my business."
Xie Jinxuan bought a train ticket for the day after tomorrow. Xia Qingtang asked for a week's leave from the factory, sent a telegram to Xie Xiaoshuang, and then took a bus to Hsinchu City with Xie Jinxuan.
This time, there were obviously more people on the bus than before. Apparently, more and more people knew about what happened in Hsinchu City, and the brave ones started to head there, hoping to make a name for themselves.
As I walked out of the hot train station, a clear voice rang out over there: "Qingtang! Old Xie!"
"Xiao Shuang!" Xia Qingtang rushed over and hugged Xie Xiao Shuang, "Xiao Shuang, you have changed so much!"
"I'm tanned, I know." Xie Xiaoshuang said with a smile: "But the sun is too strong here, there's nothing I can do."
"No, you have become more beautiful, more energetic than before, and your eyes are brighter!" Xia Qingtang looked at Xie Xiaoshuang's face carefully and found that her mental outlook was almost completely new, and she was like a completely different person from before.
Xie Xiaoshuang was wearing a light yellow polka dot short-sleeved shirt and a pair of jeans, which made her look tall, long-legged and energetic.
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