Chapter 46 Chapter 46 The lower body was not taken off, but also...
This action... However, the expression on Song Guanshu's face was too simple, without any distractions.
When he looked over, it seemed more like Jiang Ling had done something bad to him, after all, it was Jiang Ling who reached out first.
Jiang Ling withdrew her hand in dismay, "Tomorrow we will go to your leader and I will testify for you. I have been watching you create the whole process."
When Song Guanshu smiled, he looked like a fragile porcelain doll. He shook his head and said, "Forget it. We are husband and wife. No one will believe it. Instead, they will scold us for being shameless in order to take advantage of others."
"We can't let the new formula you spent time and energy developing be taken away by others for nothing."
He smiled bitterly, "It doesn't matter if I get scolded, but I'm afraid it will affect you."
Jiang Ling was so angry that she wanted to pace around the bedroom, but her hand was held tightly in Song Guanshu's hand.
Jiang Ling wanted to run away.
Jiang Ling failed to leave.
Her eyes fell on the backs of their folded hands. There was not a single part of Song Guanshu's body that was not exquisite, even his hands were extremely beautiful, slender like jade with distinct joints, and a faint pink at the joints.
Just now when she wanted to take Song Guanshu to see the leader, he held her back and stopped her from going.
Maybe it was because he had suffered too much injustice, but his mood was quite fluctuating, he held Jiang Ling's hand tightly and didn't let go.
So much so that Jiang Ling used her eyes to hint to him that he should let go. He didn't know whether he didn't understand or he had suffered too much injustice and urgently needed someone to accompany him. He was afraid that Jiang Ling would leave him if he let go, so he kept holding her close.
He was so pitiful that Jiang Ling couldn't bear to break free.
Forget it, during this special period, let him poop for a while.
Being held back by Song Guanshu, Jiang Ling had no way to run away in the bedroom, so she had to sit back down.
Jiang Ling can tolerate anything except loss. She would rather fight with real people, even if the result is not good, than to suffer humiliation.
Song Guanshu didn't let her go to find the leader. The victim whose credit was taken away didn't say anything. Jiang Ling was so angry that she needed Song Guanshu's comfort.
"It's okay. This shampoo was originally developed based on your hair type. I'm glad you can use it." Her brown eyes revealed a sense of fatigue, but she forced a smile. "It's just that this formula still has many shortcomings that need to be improved. I didn't expect her to steal it so quickly. She's really impatient."
"But he didn't steal my notebook. The formula is still there. I can continue to adjust it based on your experience and make sure you are satisfied."
Jiang Ling didn't want to bring up his sad memories. "Actually, this version is already very good. I felt very good when I washed my hair yesterday. You can research soap. I think there is a lot of room for improvement in soap. Or you can research kitchen utensils that can be used to wash dishes. Washing hands with alkaline flour hurts your hands. I heard that there are such special dishwashing utensils abroad."
She carefully observed Song Guanshu's expression and said, "It's better to continue upgrading. Let's make a version that is a hundred times stronger than the current one and defeat ourselves with our own things. In fact, I think there is still a lot of room for improvement for that shampoo. It's really funny. I don't believe that the factory leaders and other people in your technical department are blind and would mistake fish eyes for pearls and the formula of the semi-finished product for treasure. Let's continue to adjust and surprise everyone!"
"God is watching what people do. God has eyes. Such people will not have a good ending. Disaster will come when virtue does not match the position."
Jiang Ling said all the comforting words she could think of.
Song Guanshu placed Jiang Ling's hand on his chest, looked directly into Jiang Ling's eyes, and said solemnly, "Thank you, Jiang Ling."
The hand's heart was beating vigorously, and Jiang Ling pulled his hand away unnaturally, "No need to thank me, it was all because of me. If it wasn't for the shampoo he developed for me, how could this happen?"
"How can I blame you for this?" Song Guanshu held the hand he had just pulled away again. "It's Wang Qiang who is wrong, not you. It's you who helped me grow and break through myself."
Seeing that Jiang Ling's eyes were fixed on her clasped hands, he seemed to come to his senses and immediately let go of her hands.
"Sorry, I was rude. I was so excited that I didn't realize it." He apologized to Jiang Ling again, "I'm so sorry."
He kept apologizing, which made Jiang Ling feel guilty. "It's okay, it's okay. I know. I can understand."
Song Guanshu drooped his eyelashes slightly, and said in a low voice, "I am not very likable, I have always known that although people around me don't say it, they actually hate and don't want to get close to me. I'm sorry to cause you trouble."
Jiang Ling wanted to slap herself for what she had done just now. It wouldn't hurt to slap herself twice.
"No, no." She rubbed her palms on her clothes twice, "I'm afraid my hands will sweat and dirty your hands."
"Can I still hold your hand?"
He asked this, if Jiang Ling refused, wouldn't it be confirmed that she disliked him? "Of course."
She smiled and held out her hand.
Song Guanshu held her hand again, but he didn't just hold it. He inserted his fingers into Jiang Ling's fingers and held her hand with his ten fingers crossed.
His fingertips gently stroked the back of Jiang Ling's hand. Jiang Ling's scalp tingled. She looked up and met his clear eyes. It was her thinking that was problematic. Song Guanshu definitely had no other ideas.
Jiang Ling coaxed her like a child, "Don't eat at home today. It's too hot. Let's go out and I'll treat you. How about that?"
Song Guanshu curled his lips and said okay. He did not let go of Jiang Ling's hand until they left the house. The two of them kept holding hands with their fingers crossed.
Passersby on the street kept looking back, not only because of their outstanding looks, but also because they were holding hands in the street. This was a bold move. There were really no young couples on the street who were so intimate.
People were staring at her wherever she went. Rao Jiangling was a shameless person and felt a little embarrassed.
But Song Guanshu didn't notice anything at all and he just kept on walking forward.
Jiang Ling and Song Guanshu often went out to eat out for a meal. The restaurant owner saw that they looked familiar, so he served them a plate of braised peanuts, a gift only available in summer.
"Same old situation?"
"Order whatever you want. It's my treat today." Jiang Ling was considerate of Song Guanshu's feelings and pushed the menu in front of him. "Take a look at what you want to eat?"
The boss lady joked, "Xiao Jiang is really good to her man."
Putting his elbow on Song Guanshu's shoulder, he said, "Of course not. He's so handsome. If I don't treat him well, what will happen if he runs away with someone else?"
People around me laughed in good-natured jest. I've only ever heard men say this, but never heard a woman tease her significant other.
The smile in Song Guanshu's eyes deepened, even though he knew she was joking again.
But hearing from her that she cared about him, in front of so many outsiders, made him feel comfortable all over. He was happier than seeing someone he hated suffer.
Diners from the surrounding area often come to this restaurant to enjoy a meal. Like Jiang Ling and Song Guanshu, the young couple can often be seen in the restaurant.
Someone recommended to Song Guanshu, "Brother, the pork elbows in this restaurant are the best. Order a plate of pork elbows and ask the boss lady to cut half and fry the other half. You and your sister-in-law can order a small cold dish and a bottle of iced beer. This is a great life. You are not worthy of being an emperor."
The proprietress couldn't stop smiling, pork elbow is the most expensive dish in their restaurant.
When he came here often, Song Guanshu remembered the price of each dish clearly. Today, Jiang Ling was paying, and he was reluctant to let Jiang Ling spend so much money.
He smiled gently, "My wife doesn't like oily dishes in the summer, so please ask the boss lady to arrange a few dishes for us to try that we haven't eaten before."
"Okay."
Fearing that he might be in a bad mood, Jiang Ling talked about Jiang Liwu's visit to her. "When he knelt down, not to mention others, even I was shocked. He was really willing to risk his life."
Zhao Hongyun is indeed not a good sister-in-law. She is selfish and profit-driven, but she is definitely not so bad that she would make her brother-in-law kneel down and beg her.
Kneeling is really a good weapon. It immediately put Zhao Hongyun in a difficult position. As long as there are outsiders around, even if they are not Zhao Hongyun's leaders, she has to agree.
Song Guanshu smiled and said, "Your brother is quite interesting."
"Yeah, it's not only a little interesting, but also a little unscrupulous."
Song Guanshu's fingertips were trembling as he was scalding the dishes with hot water. He asked nonchalantly, "You don't like it? Then why are you still helping him? Do you feel sorry for him? Or is it because of our blood relationship?"
Why does he have so many questions?
Jiang Ling took the steaming bowl from him and said, "It's not that I don't like it. It has nothing to do with me. If you want to use any means necessary, just don't harm me. Zhao Hongyun stopped him from studying and made him a freshman. Can't he find a way to make a living?"
She didn't hate this kind of person. Song Guanshu lowered his eyes to hide his pensive look.
Sure enough, Jiang Ling is different from others.
But Jiang Ling only answered one question, so Song Guanshu asked again, "Are you helping him because you feel sorry for him, or because of the blood relationship between you two?"
"Half and half. Besides feeling sorry for him, I don't like Zhao Hongyun and want to cause trouble for her. This is also a big factor."
Sure enough, Jiang Ling is soft-hearted and easily feels sorry for others.
As for what Jiang Ling said about causing trouble for the enemy, he consciously ignored it.
The proprietress arranged two dishes according to the amount of food they ate in the past.
When the temperature was not so high, the two of them would order two dishes and a soup every time they came. The leftover dishes or soup would be put into the lunch boxes they brought with them and saved for the next day or the next meal.
The weather is hot now, and leftovers cannot be stored and will go bad in the second meal. It is better to order one dish less and try not to waste it.
When I came out of the restaurant, the moon was already at its highest point in the sky.
Song Guanshu and Jiang Ling both smelled of cooking oil.
This is what a small family-run restaurant looks like. The rooms are small and the smell of kitchen fumes spreads throughout several rooms. Especially in the summer when there is no wind, although the weather is hot, the air is not circulating, and the smell of oil smoke on your body is particularly strong.
The food in this small restaurant is really delicious and very much to Jiang Ling's taste. Considering Jiang Ling's love for food, Song Guanshu could not help but eat there.
After returning home, Jiang Ling took a bath first as usual. After taking a bath, she sat in front of the stove waiting for Song Guanshu to take a bath.
There are many mosquitoes in the summer. Jiang Ling was afraid of being bitten by mosquitoes, so she lit a handful of mugwort to repel mosquitoes.
As soon as the mugwort was lit, a loud noise was heard from the bedroom, and Song Guanshu's muffled groan.
Jiang Ling asked loudly, "Are you okay?"
Although Song Guanshu answered her that it was okay in the first sentence, he did not sound like it was okay at all afterwards.
"I was just thinking about something and was distracted for a moment, so I accidentally spilled the water."
How could he do such a reckless thing? Jiang Ling asked, "Are you okay?"
"Still..." He paused and said, "Okay."
Jiang Ling asked, "Shall I boil some more hot water and bring it in for you?"
"It's okay, I burned it myself. I haven't had time to take off my clothes yet."
Jiang Ling sat on a small stool. When she heard him say that he didn't take off his clothes, she was completely defenseless.
Song Guanshu pushed the door open and came out, saying that he did not take off his clothes, but in fact he was only wearing a few pieces of clothing.
His upper body was naked, revealing his smoothly-defined muscles, which were very white and magnificent.
He didn't take off his lower body, but it was the same as if he had taken it off. The bath water all spilled on his pants, sticking to the lines of his legs, and the outline of a large mass at the junction of his waist and legs could be clearly seen.
Jiang Ling swallowed hard due to the sudden visual impact.
Jiang Ling subconsciously wanted to escape back to the inner room, but Song Guanshu said, "The floor of the bedroom is all wet. Don't go in yet. It's easy to fall on a wet floor. It's not safe."
Jiang Ling had never loved labor so much. She said, "Then I'll go mop the floor."
Song Guanshu blocked his reason for running away, "When taking a shower, water will easily splash onto the floor, so it will still be wet. Don't mop it now. Wait until I finish taking a shower before mopping it together."
Well, Jiang Ling could only sit on the small stool in front of the stove.
She sat in front of the stove, but Song Guanshu didn't ask her to light the fire. "You just changed into pajamas, don't get them dirty. I'll do it."
Jiang Ling acted as a mascot. Watching Song Guanshu stuffing firewood into the stove pit in front of her, she discovered that the bath water had not only spilled on his pants, but also splashed on his upper body. The naughty little water droplets slid across the grooves on his abdomen, and were about to move towards a more mysterious place.
After lighting the firewood in the stove, Song Guanshu scooped water into the iron pot. He walked in front of Jiang Ling, all wet.
Jiang Ling didn't want to see it, but sometimes she would accidentally see it.
The front is very big and the back is very curved, so it must feel great in the hand.
Song Guanshu didn't seem to feel Jiang Ling's gaze on him. He was not on guard at all. He didn't carry the hot water to the bedroom until it boiled.
Jiang Ling asked doubtfully, "Actually, you don't have to boil the water. The weather is hot now, so it's fine as long as the water isn't cold."
Song Guanshu paused, "Burning a little more will save it for washing your face tomorrow morning."
So that's it.
Jiang Ling continued to sit in front of the stove waiting for him to come out. She suddenly thought that there seemed to be no signs of being hit on Song Guanshu's body.
I remembered that Song Guanshu was still wearing pants. Although they were so tight on his body that it seemed as if he was not wearing anything, there was still a difference. At least the bruises on his legs were not visible.
Song Guanshu always took a quick shower, so he even mopped the floor, so it didn't take him long.
After he came out of the shower, he changed into loose and dry pajamas, still very conservative, not even exposing his arms.
He and Jiang Ling sat in the kitchen waiting for the bedroom floor to dry naturally. Song Guanshu was busy preparing the ingredients for breakfast the next day.
Seeing him wrapped tightly in pajamas, with even the buttons buttoned up to his collarbone, Jiang Ling couldn't help but let her thoughts wander, thinking about the good figure he had under his pajamas that she had just seen.
The weather was hot and the ground dried quickly. After all this work, it was already late. After returning to the room, Song Guanshu did not read but turned off the lights and went to bed.
As soon as the bankruptcy liquidation warning notice came out, Jiang Ling immediately became busy the next day.
In order to respond to bankruptcy warnings, the factory set up a special reform team. The ideal result would be to turn losses into profits. Not to mention repaying all the factory's debts, but at least to let the government see the potential of the daily chemical factory and give it a chance to survive.
The factory needs to cut costs, and the best way is to lay off employees, with older employees being the first to retire early.
The assessment system of the southern factories was introduced, and workers who did not perform well at work were also among the next batch to be dismissed. For a while, the enthusiasm of the workers was high.
I have to work hard, otherwise I'm afraid I'll be among the next batch to be laid off.
Not only did they lay off a number of employees, but they also had to adjust the production line and simply stop producing some unprofitable or difficult-to-sell products.
At this time, Wang Qiang took the shampoo formula he had "developed" and walked up to the factory leaders.
The same night he came up with the formula, his colleagues in the technical department tried it out after returning home and also gave it to their family members to try out, and the results were very good.
The head of the technical department brought his entire family and other colleagues in the department's usage experience to see the leader, believing that this shampoo can be produced on a large scale and may be able to change the current situation in the factory.
When the head of the technical department went to see his leader, he also brought several shampoos with good production on the market for comparison. The conclusion was that the shampoo developed by our factory technicians is much better than the best-selling shampoos on the market.
The factory started using machines to produce a small number of them, and all the factory leaders took them home to use, and they found them to be indeed useful.
Director Ding even took the new shampoo to the homes of several leaders who supervised him and let them try it out, so that the leaders would know that their factory was capable of producing good products, they just needed to be given some time.
With such good products, their daily chemical factory is bound to return to its former heyday.
The leader used the new product and found it to be really useful, and was willing to provide some help to the daily chemical factory.
The higher-ups approved another sum of money for the daily chemical factory to produce the newly developed shampoo.
Currently, the factory only retains three production lines. Plum Blossom Soap was once the flagship product of the daily chemical factory, and the market demand for laundry detergent is also not small.
Shampoo used to be the factory's worst-selling product. At the meeting, the factory originally planned to cut the shampoo production line. However, because Wang Qiang from the technical department "developed" an excellent shampoo, the factory had high hopes for shampoo.
Workers on the shampoo production line were not laid off and the new shampoo was put into mass production.
Although the factory sees hope, the bankruptcy liquidation team needs to continue working.
As the finance manager, Jiang Ling needs to work with her colleagues to check and liquidate the factory's liabilities, assets, cash flow, etc. over the years.
The factory is laying off employees and they are very busy.
Because of the layoffs, a lot of trouble happened in the factory. A worker on the layoff list came to the factory to make trouble and threatened to drink pesticide if he was fired. This was of course just a threat. In the end, not only did this person fail to stay, he also received a set of silver bracelets for a period of fifteen days.
The daily chemical factory is not a big factory. There are not many people in the factory, but they are going to lay off half of the workers.
There were workers making trouble almost every day in the factory. During the layoff period, the commotion was in full swing outside, and Jiang Ling and her colleagues were busy distributing compensation to the workers according to their length of service.
The factory leaders were pretty unethical. They had originally planned to let older workers retire, but after the finance department sent over the list of people to be laid off and the names of the compensation, they saw the huge amount of compensation and asked Old Tang about it. The longer the length of service, the more compensation he would receive. So the original plan to let the older workers retire early has now turned into giving young people a chance to strike it rich.
All the young workers with short service years are on the list. If the Finance Department had not been very busy during this period, Jiang Ling might also be on the layoff list.
When the young workers heard the internal news that all the old employees were going to retire early, they were very happy. Although the old workers who retired early were the ones who were abandoned by the factory early, they were not happy, after all, they were old and would be able to receive their pensions in a few years, so they accepted it well.
As a result, the actual situation was completely different from the internal information. The young workers were happy for nothing, while the old workers who were preparing to retire early received an unexpected surprise.
The Finance Department received the layoff list before other departments, and the Finance Department needs to calculate the compensation for each worker based on the years on the list.
This is not good news, especially since the leader has specifically told me not to tell anyone and to keep it confidential.
Jiang Ling may not know about others, but she will definitely not hide it from Song Guanshu.
After she returned home, she couldn't help but complain to Song Guanshu that the factory leaders were really wicked. The compensation for old workers was high, and they would be able to retire in two years, so naturally they didn't need to pay any compensation. However, the amount of compensation given to young talents joining the factory was very limited.
For a long time, the workers in the factory were not active in their work, and were often late and left early. They also frequently skipped work and did not come to work. The factory used this as a reason to fire the workers.
There are good reasons and you can save a lot of money.
However, there are only old workers left in the factory. Regardless of their work efficiency, they will retire one after another in a few years, and new workers will have to be recruited.
Of course, it is also possible that the factory will not survive until then.
Song Guanshu just smiled after hearing this, and didn't seem surprised. "Fishing in a dried-up pond is doomed to fail."
She sighed, "A blessing in disguise. Although those workers have lost their jobs, it may not be a bad thing. There is money to be made out there, and the prospects for making money out there are better than working in a factory. Our factory can hardly even pay wages. As long as people are not lazy, they will definitely not starve to death out there." It is better to be laid off early and find a way out now than when state-owned factories go bankrupt in large numbers. Being laid off then would be a disaster.
However, Jiang Ling only dared to say this to Song Guanshu. If the laid-off workers heard it, they would definitely scold her.
Jiang Ling and Song Guanshu are not on the layoff list for the time being, but they are both young, so there is no guarantee that they will be included in the layoffs.
Song Guanshu was better off. He was a college student technician, and the factory was desperate to save money, so they laid him off as well.
However, one good thing about Jiang Ling and Song Guanshu is that they never absent from work without reason. They always come to work on time and follow the procedures when asking for leave without missing a step. Even if you want to find fault with them, you can't find any fault with them.
Song Guanshu smiled and said, "Wang Qiang has solved an urgent problem for the factory. In our department, apart from him and the section chief, there are a few people with connections who cannot be fired. No one else will not be fired. I am also on the list of people who may be fired."
Yes, the factory is also very subjective when it comes to layoffs. People with connections will not be laid off even if their problems are huge.
Wang Qiang gained both fame and fortune with his recipe, and except for the first night, he did not seem to show any grievance or resentment.
Jiang Ling's eyes widened and she said exaggeratedly, "That's wrong. Wang Qiang is the apple of the eyes of the leaders, and his words are regarded as the golden rule by the leaders. That's why he can't let you leave the factory. You are his muse, his source of inspiration. If you leave the daily chemical factory, how can he develop the formula? So he will definitely not let you go." Song Guanshu was fired, so how could Wang Qiang have the chance to advance to the next level?
Song Guanshu's smile widened, and he said proudly, "Our Jiang Ling is really smart."
He loves to look people in the eye, and eye contact expresses his inner sincerity. This has become his habit.
But his eyes were often gentle but without any emotion, like a layer of ice under warm water, seemingly harmless, but when you really touched it, you could only feel the coldness.
Whenever Jiang Ling looked into his eyes, she always felt like a prey being targeted by a hunter. The hunter was closing in on her, and she was retreating while he was advancing.
She looked away and said unnaturally, "Of course, I'm just very smart."
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