Chapter 333【VIP】
Xu Shanshan hurried home and first asked for help from little Youyou. He was sweating profusely, with milk dripping from his mouth, looking drunk. His little hands and feet were limp from exhaustion, and he let Fang Zhiwen pick him up and put him down to play with him. Then, with a soft, adorable smile on his face, he fell asleep.
"Shanshan, how about working in the warehouse?" Aunt Zhanhong's words made sense, but the personnel affairs in the warehouse were too complicated, and Fang Zhiwen really didn't want Xu Shanshan to go.
"Everything is good. My colleagues are very friendly and willing to teach me." When she first arrived at the plug-in workshop, she did not have such good popularity.
Fang Zhiwen was truly worried, so he asked about every detail. He realized, well, they weren't being kind and generous at all; they were actually colluding to deceive Shanshan.
That’s right, after all, most of those people are from Deputy Secretary Chang’s faction.
How could Shanshan know the real situation in the warehouse?
"Then follow my lead and learn carefully. If you feel something is wrong, follow your heart. If you encounter any problems, go to the security team and find Yan Liang."
Xu Shanshan thought about the example given by Aunt Zhan Hong, and when she saw Fang Zhiwen's careful reminder, she couldn't help but feel thoughtful.
She put her doubts to rest, and when she returned to work, she noticed that while her colleagues were polite, they were more distant. But Xu Shanshan wasn't some naive newcomer to the city, so she ignored the scornful expressions on their faces. Instead, she smiled familiarly, "Auntie, are there scrap orders in the warehouse? I thought they were only in the workshop."
"Yes, it's the waste left over from the assembly workshop. Some are returned to suppliers, some are sold to recycling stations, and some are thrown away as garbage." Ge Xiangyang explained carefully, and then kindly said, "Our warehouse doesn't have much work, and the leaders don't like to come here. Shanshan, if you miss the child, you can go home anytime."
Xu Shanshan thanked him and even brought a pear for Ge Xiangyang at noon.
She had discovered that, leaving aside the details of her new position, there were certain skills involved in building relationships. Xu Shanshan had only recently begun to understand this.
But despite her powerful background, she wasn't a threat in the workshop. They all thought Xu Shanshan had relied on her looks to get into the city and work in the factory. What could a farmer like her know about shipping and receiving goods? Despite her daily questions and observations, she only knew the basics.
What Xu Shanshan can see is also what the leaders can see.
Xu Shanshan pretended not to know about this for the time being, but when she turned back to study with Aunt Zhan Hong, she couldn't help but sigh, "Teacher, the warehouse is much more complicated than the workshop. In the workshop, you just focus on your work, but it's not like the warehouse, where there are so many things to do."
Zhan Hong laughed and said, "You're just getting started. I heard Zhiwen made an air cooler."
"Teacher, how did you know that?"
"Then your family will be busy. Follow Fang Zhiwen and see for yourself."
Xu Shanshan pondered for a moment. It was winter, and Fang Zhiwen's air cooler hadn't even started selling yet. They were all secretly developing and mass-producing it, and they hadn't leaked the news. But if the teacher knew about it, that meant someone else knew too.
"Teacher, does anyone have an idea?"
Zhan Hong nodded with satisfaction and said, "Not bad, I'm getting the hang of it."
"As for the rest of the matter, you guys go back and think about it and figure out how to achieve a win-win situation."
When Xu Shanshan returned home, she saw a stranger sitting in the house. Her mother, Zhao Xiaohe, and her sister, Xu Meili, had also come over and were playing with Youyou in the room.
Xu Shanshan went back to the house and hugged her daughter. Seeing that her mother and younger sister looked much rosier than before, she felt relieved.
"Sister, that person asked my brother-in-law to buy the design drawings of the air cooler." Xu Meili said in a low voice.
Xu Shanshan was stunned. She didn't expect that the man would come to her door just after the teacher gave her a reminder.
Zhao Xiaohe looked at her daughter worriedly, fearing that the person in the living room was here to steal something.
"Okay, then I'll go sit in the living room. Mom, little sister, please help me look after Youyou." Xu Shanshan pinched her daughter's chubby little wrist, then put her face against hers before leaving the house.
Zhao Xiaohe said worriedly, "I don't know what your brother-in-law is going to do about this." Zhao Xiaohe had been helping her son-in-law cook recently, and she knew that the air cooler was a good thing.
Xu Meili pinched Youyou's chubby cheeks, and then Zhao Xiaohe took them away, "Be careful, don't break Youyou's saliva bag."
"Mom, are you still not confident in my brother-in-law's work?" Xu Meili regretfully moved her hand from Youyou's face to her little hand.
In the living room
Fang Zhiwen was clearly dissatisfied with the conditions offered by Director Chu. He politely said, "Uncle, your Dragonfly Fan Factory is a nationally renowned brand with a large business. It's unreasonable for you to offer me this."
Director Chu took a sip of tea and said, "Xiao Fang, no matter how big the factory is, it belongs to the country. We all work for the country and serve the people. The air cooler is a good thing and can greatly improve the quality of life of the people. Our factory is large in scale and highly efficient, so we can better serve the people."
Fang Zhiwen came and found such a long speech really boring, so he simply picked up a fruit knife to peel the apple. He was very skilled and the skin was thin and unbroken. After peeling it, he even raised his eyebrows.
The factory manager opposite coughed twice, thinking for a moment, and felt that he couldn't explain it clearly, so he asked again: "Xiao Fang,
Fang Ba said, "Hey, aren't you back?"
At the storage factory, Fang Zhiwen moved to Xu Shanshan's side and said, "Tsk, you're trying to use my dad to pressure me."
"What should we do then?"
"Don't worry, my dad has always respected my ideas since I was a child."
"No, I'm asking what to do with this air cooler? Should we just give it away like this?"
"No rush, this guy is just here to play a vanguard and test the waters. By the way, Shanshan, let me tell you, my younger sister is secretly doing business."
"You mean beauty? Business? Then what does she sell? I remember that people who are not registered in this city are not allowed to set up stalls to sell goods, right?"
"So my sister did it secretly, as for what to sell. Hey, my sister is quite smart. I don't know how she got to know the people at the First Cotton Mill, but she got a batch of inferior fabric from them, and then cut it up to make fake collars. Unlike the usual stand-up collars, she came up with a ton of different styles, and they're all really nice-looking."
"The First Cotton Mill? Is that the one Meng Yao bought the goods from?"
"No, Meng Yao is walking the same path as Liu Qingqing. That's the city's No. 1 Cotton Mill."
Xu Shanshan was really surprised. "Whose path did Meili follow? She, she won't be deceived, right? And will she be in danger if she is caught?"
"That's why I said our sister is really capable. She had been doing it for over half a month before I found out. She hid it really well."
"As for getting caught? The situation is getting better and better. If you get caught, at most your things will be confiscated and you will have to pay a fine." Of course, you still have to ask for favors.
Xu Shanshan was still wondering what her younger sister was doing when she saw Director Chu leave after talking to Father Fang.
"Why did he just leave?"
"My father fooled me away, and I thought the matter was 100% settled."
Xu Shanshan was a little surprised and asked, "Fool? How did Dad fool you?"
Fang Zhiwen shrugged, dragged his wife along, and went to ask his father. Fang Yuanzhou replied, "Zhiwen, you absolutely have to hand over this air cooler. You can do it on your own, just on a small scale. If you get it to the factory, you can expand it and earn some foreign exchange. You know the situation well, and you need to be in the right mindset."
"Oh, Dad, I do have some awareness. I can make friends, but relying solely on feelings is not enough."
Fang Yuanzhou smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll give you a chance to talk on your own."
Xu Shanshan still didn't understand, so Fang Zhiwen smiled and said, "Dad is planning to create a few more competitors for Director Chu. Competition brings pressure. When people fight over me, I can choose the better ones."
Seeing that his son understood what was going on, Fang Yuanzhou did not continue to explain. Instead, he changed into clean cotton clothes, washed his face and hands with warm water, and waited until his body became warm before hugging his precious granddaughter.
Zhao Xiaohe handed the child to Fang Yuanzhou, and saw him holding Youyou and rocking her, coaxing her. Such a powerful and capable man was winking and teasing his little granddaughter, and even changing his tone.
Zhao Xiaohe watched silently, a little dazed. She thought about Xu Laoyi. He had five children, and except for holding the eldest child when he was born, he hadn't even looked at the others.
Even I have never coaxed a child like this.
Fang Yuanzhou gave Zhao Xiaohe a great shock. It was the first time she knew that it was possible to raise a child in this way.
Raising a child in the village is like just feeding him/her. If a child cries, he/she is not comforted but beaten or scolded.
She also thought about her daughter and son-in-law raising a child, who couldn't stand even the slightest cry. If little Youyou frowned or whimpered, her daughter would burst into tears. Her son-in-law would try his best to comfort them.
Zhao Xiaohe watched from the side, sighing and feeling a little sad. It felt like she had never properly held her daughter in her arms, and she couldn't even recall the fun things they had experienced as children. All she could think of was the embarrassment of not having a boy, the heavy farm work, and the gossip of the villagers.
Unconsciously, Zhao Xiaohe felt a surge of regret. She wondered why she hadn't paid more attention to her daughters, even if it was just a hug or a kiss.
After returning home, Zhao Xiaohe always felt guilty. When the mother and daughter talked at night, she couldn't help but tell her little girl about her worries.
Xu Meili lay on her side, facing Zhao Xiaohe. She said in her own voice, "Mom, my third sister once said something. She said that life in the village is difficult, and it's not easy for Mom to raise us."
"Shanshan said that?" Zhao Xiaohe never expected that her third daughter would say such a thing. She was always so cold. No, if she was really cold, why would she bring herself to Linshi.
"Well, it was a long time ago. Mom, have you forgotten that Third Sister used to protect you the most? Fourth Sister learned this from Third Sister."
Zhao Xiaohe was completely stunned.
As her little daughter whispered softly, Zhao Xiaohe slowly recalled the past. Yes, Shanshan was the most filial child when she was little, and always protected her.
Since when did she stop protecting herself?
Zhao Xiaohe closed her eyes, but her eyelashes gradually became moist.
Compared to her daughter's determination to protect herself, she, as a mother, always seems to put her daughter last.
"Meili, it's Mom's fault."
"Mom, let's live a good life from now on." Xu Meili held her mother's rough hand and said softly.
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