Chapter 71 Chapter 71 The blood red seen on Song Guanshu’s body…
Jiang Ling couldn't help but slap her own mouth. Why couldn't she control this mouth that loved to talk nonsense?
Chen Xiangyang cooperated very well and waved to Ding Yan, "Goodbye, sister."
"Brother, cousin, let's go quickly. I want to go home."
Ding Yan showed an expression of "as expected" on her face. "It's not easy for you either. Hurry up and visit your relatives and go home with your children."
Jiang Ling was also speechless. It was the first time she saw someone put the blame on her.
Li Gui's home is not far from Ding Yan's home, only a five-minute bike ride away.
Li Gui's family went to pay New Year's greetings in the morning, and in the afternoon the whole family sat in front of the TV to watch the fun.
When Song Guanshu knocked on the door, it was Li Gui's wife who opened it.
Seeing the young man she didn't recognize, Li Gui's wife called out to her husband in the living room, "Old Li, come out quickly."
Li Gui smiled when he saw them. "Oh, I counted with my fingers and knew you were here. Come in quickly."
Li Gui introduced the identities of the three people in front of him to his wife one by one.
When he introduced Jiang Ling, he said without hesitation, "This is Xiao Song's lover."
The two had met once at home, and he knew Jiang Ling.
Li Gui's wife affectionately pulled Jiang Ling to sit on the sofa, and pushed the two children who were watching TV nearby back to the room to do their homework.
The two boys were obviously taught by their parents to wish new year's greetings to guests when they come to their home.
Jiang Ling smiled and praised them for being so well behaved, then took out two red envelopes and gave them to them.
Then came the inevitable push and pull phase. "They are both grown-up kids now. They don't need red envelopes. Don't do this."
Jiang Ling: "No matter how old the children are, they all have to be given red envelopes. There isn't much money in them, but the children use them to buy snacks and firecrackers."
Li Gui’s wife refused to accept the man because she thought he was young and childless and they were taking advantage of him.
The other party may not want it, but Jiang Ling cannot not give it. The two red envelopes together don’t have much money, but they will make the other party feel valued.
After the two of them pushed and shirked the responsibility for a few steps, Li Gui said, "Okay, just accept this as your sister-in-law's kindness."
Then Jiang Ling stuffed the red envelopes into the pockets of the two little boys and said, "Go out and buy some firecrackers, but be careful."
Although parents pay attention to their children at this age, they do not follow them wherever they go.
The two boys said something to their parents and without waiting for their consent, they skipped downstairs.
Li Gui's wife couldn't help but curse, "These two stinky boys."
"Excuse me."
If someone says it's embarrassing, the three of them will not agree. It is enough to praise the other person's child for being lively and sensible.
Chen Xiangyang occasionally travels on business with Li Gui, and the two are very familiar with each other. Here he is not the cousin with mental problems.
Usually, Li Gui and Song Guanshu sit together and they talk about things in the factory, future development, what product to make next and so on.
After all, today is Chinese New Year. If we talk about work during the Chinese New Year, what is the difference between that and ordinary days?
The black-and-white TV in front of them was showing the Spring Festival Gala from the previous night. Li Gui's wife peeled an orange for Jiang Ling. "This is a southern variety. The canned oranges we eat are made of this. They taste very sweet."
Although they were chatting about family matters, Li Gui asked a few questions about the three people's parents.
I couldn't help but ask Jiang Ling, "I heard that Xiao Jiang works in the Finance Department. How is the situation in the factory now?"
Li Gui's wife couldn't help but pat her husband on the shoulder. "Hengjiu Factory and Daily Chemical Factory are competitors. How can Xiao Jiang answer your question?"
Jiang Ling smiled and said, "There's nothing to hide. The situation is similar to that of half a year ago."
He didn't directly refute Li Gui's face, but he didn't reveal too much either.
He did not resign on his own initiative; it was Director Zhao who fired him.
It was against the procedure to fire him, but he was fired anyway, because he has a good father.
Li Gui had always been resentful, and he felt relieved when he knew that his former employer was not doing well.
The financial situation is not good, and this is also evident. In the second half of the year, the daily chemical factory also developed two new products. After they were put on the market, they did not make a splash and were not comparable to their factory's moisturizing cream at all.
Like Li Gui's family, Zhao Guangping's family also works in the Liaobei City Daily Chemical Factory.
The Zhao family was a large family with a total of five children. Zhao Guangping's father was the fourth child, with three older brothers and a younger sister.
The old man of the Zhao family had participated in revolution in his early years and attached great importance to family atmosphere. During the Chinese New Year, except for the youngest daughter who was married, the remaining four sons would bring their families to the old man's house to pay New Year's greetings and reunite.
Chinese New Year is a festival for showing off. Relatives who haven’t seen each other for a long time can finally get together to prove that they have had a good year and to show off their children.
Of course, we are all people of status, so even if we want to show off, we won’t be too direct.
Zhao Guangping's eldest cousin is 27 years old and still unmarried. Her younger cousins are all married. She participated in several blind dates a few years ago, but was not successful in any of them.
It’s not that the other party didn’t like her, it’s that she didn’t like the other party.
Although their families matched and their educational backgrounds were similar, she just didn't like him.
Her marriage was a big problem in the family. Whenever Zhao Guangping's aunt mentioned this, she would get worried, always feeling that her daughter would be inferior if she didn't get married.
Whenever a family gets together, they always bring up this matter, whether out of good intentions or bad intentions.
This kind of thing was brought up one after another, and Zhao Jingxue's face looked very bad. Zhao Jingxue's mother couldn't bear to see her daughter being wronged, and was also afraid that the child would overturn the table on the spot and do something irreparable.
So she changed the subject, "This girl is very opinionated. She always told us to build a career first and then start a family. We, as parents, support her idea. We think that now is not the old society anymore and female comrades can also make a career. So we decided to let her do what she wants."
"You may not know that she was awarded the Outstanding Teacher Award by the college at the end of the year."
As a mother, she knows all the awards Zhao Jingxue has received.
Although she is anxious about her daughter not getting married, she is also proud to have such an outstanding daughter.
Zhao Guangping's other aunts were not to be outdone and talked about their children's achievements last year in front of the old man.
Only Zhao Guangping has not achieved much. He just graduated and does not have much ability. He took over the dilapidated Beicheng Daily Chemical Factory not long ago, and the daily chemical factory has not made any progress yet.
Come to think of it, even if his parents wanted to show off, there didn't seem to be anything worth telling in front of his uncles, aunts, and cousins.
Zhao Guangping never liked the Chinese New Year. Every time during the Chinese New Year, he seemed particularly useless compared to his brothers and sisters.
When he was young, he thought that when he grew up, he would not compete with others in academic performance. At that time, he would be able to prove himself and prove that he was no worse than his brothers and sisters.
After he started working, the problems that had troubled him did not change. With the help of their family, his brothers and sisters' careers went as smoothly as when they were studying.
As for him, he did not receive much help from his family. His father was an upright man, unlike his uncles.
With no achievements to show off, Zhao Guangping seemed particularly taciturn among his chattering family members.
He just hoped to reduce his presence and not bring the topic to him.
However, things did not go as she wished. The son of Zhao Guangping's third aunt broke up with his girlfriend who was a good match for her some time ago. She was upset and naturally had to find psychological balance from other people.
Zhao Guangping's third aunt took the initiative to bring it up, "I heard that Guangping was transferred to the Beicheng Daily Chemical Factory reported in the newspaper as the factory director. Your father has sacrificed so much for you and is under so much pressure."
Zhao Guangping's father's secret operation was not told to his family members, but since they were all in the same system, it could not be kept secret at all. The younger generations all knew about it, but the old man did not know about it.
The old man had the habit of reading newspapers. He asked, "Is it the daily chemical factory that went bankrupt and was liquidated that the newspaper mentioned last year?"
There is only one daily chemical factory in North City, so he felt it was probably the correct one.
"Yes, Grandpa." Zhao Guangping stood up and answered respectfully, "But it has not been bankrupted yet, it's just a warning."
Hearing his words, the other members of the Zhao family had different expressions on their faces, some were disdainful, and some didn't care.
The old man cared about every child in the family. He asked, "Didn't you join your father's company after graduation? Why did you go to the daily chemical factory?"
He knew his grandson's abilities. He knew that he had no special talents, so the best arrangement was for him to just work under his father.
Zhao Guangping didn't dare to say that he wanted to prove himself in front of his family, lest he be laughed at. He whispered, "The Beicheng Daily Chemical Factory is on the verge of bankruptcy, and I want to do my part."
The old man asked doubtfully, "You? Can you do it?"
Zhao Guangping could not stand being questioned, but the person who said this was his old man, so he was dissatisfied but did not dare to refute.
The old man continued to ask, "What major did you study in college? What position did you work in the Beicheng Daily Chemical Factory?"
He went to work as the director of the Beicheng Daily Chemical Factory. Although he had worked there for half a year, he did not dare tell the old man about it, for fear that he would be beaten to death by the old man's cane.
The old man also has the spirit of hard work and simplicity that the old revolutionaries should have. At the same time, he is very careful about his reputation. He believes that it is the family's responsibility to help their children, but the degree of support cannot be criticized.
Zhao Guangping didn't dare to answer. None of his cousins and uncles and aunts were thrifty and wanted to show off in front of the old man.
"Our Guangping is very promising. Although he is young, he is now the head of the daily chemical factory."
The old man's eyes suddenly became very sharp, "You mean Guangping is the director of the daily chemical factory."
Zhao Guangping's mother didn't dare to speak. His father spoke up to defend his son and also explained for himself, "The daily chemical factory is about to close down. The director and secretary were arrested for corruption. Now no one is willing to take over. Guangping wants to give it a try."
He thought the old man was mad at him for abusing his power, but it was more than that.
The old man was angry at him for being so stupid. Since the company was on the verge of bankruptcy, anyone with a discerning eye would know that it was a mess and they would not jump in. But why couldn't the fourth brother and Guangping see it and jump in even through the back door?
He was so angry that he picked up his walking stick and poked Lao Si's chest twice, "Are you stupid?"
Zhao Jingxue supported the old man and said, "Grandpa, don't be angry. Take two pills first to calm down."
The old man has a bad heart and his family is worried that something might happen to him.
Not only can the family not lose this loved one, but also they cannot lose this big umbrella. There is a huge difference between someone being alive and someone not being there.
"I'm fine." Someone who has experienced gunfire and hail of bullets would definitely not be unable to accept such a small thing, but he was really angry.
He took two pills handed to him by his eldest granddaughter and asked, "How long have you been the factory director? What have you accomplished?"
Zhao Guangping lowered his head and defended himself, "I have only been transferred to the daily chemical factory for a short time, and I haven't had time to make any achievements yet."
The third aunt who had just brought up this topic added, "I heard that he was transferred there in August or September, and it has been half a year now."
Uncle San turned around and glared at her, telling her not to add fuel to the fire.
Third aunt covered her mouth and laughed, "Maybe I remembered it wrong, sorry."
She was not mistaken, and she had already apologized in advance. Even Zhao Guangping's father couldn't say anything, after all, she was his sister-in-law.
"You've been transferred here for half a year, and you haven't made any achievements yet. When are you waiting to start? After the daily chemical factory closes down?"
Except for the fourth family, the other three families were laughing secretly. The old man's words were sometimes quite interesting.
As the person being scolded, Zhao Guangping did not find it humorous; he just felt extremely embarrassed.
"Sorry, Grandpa, I will change. I will work hard next year."
The old man was so anxious that he wanted to swear, "You bastard, this is not something that can be accomplished by just hard work. You are not suited to this line of work. No matter how hard you try, it will be useless."
He closed his eyes and said, "Old Four, what do you say?"
Zhao Guangping's father tried hard to transfer his son to the daily chemical factory. He certainly couldn't just stay there for half a year without accomplishing anything and then return to his original unit. If that got out, people would laugh at him.
This guy is also a bastard. We assigned him a capable assistant, but within two months, he fired the person and reportedly cursed him very badly.
Zhao Guangping's father was a leader of such stature that it was impossible for him to lose face and invite the person back. Besides, his son had already offended the person so much that even if he invited the person back, he would not assist his son wholeheartedly.
The best way to deal with someone you have offended is to leave him no chance to recover.
After Zhao Guangping's father learned about this, he only thought about it for a few minutes and then helped his son clean up the mess, making sure that there would be no procedural problems left.
He has already taken ninety-nine steps to help his son achieve great things in the daily chemical factory, and he is unwilling to give up.
Zhao Laosi apologized with a smile, "Father, Guangping is still young, give him another chance."
The quagmire of the daily chemical factory is not something that can be cleared up by a young age.
The old man saw that the father and son were determined, so there was no need to persuade them anymore. The children had to suffer more in order to grow up. He stopped them with good intentions, but the two men treated him as a bad guy.
Forget it, he is so old now, he should mind his own business.
The fourth son of the Zhao family thought he would be scolded, but after waiting for a long time, he heard the old man's loud snoring.
This should be tacit consent, he thought uncertainly.
Zhao Guangping's second aunt said, "Guangping, I think you should improve the products of the factory first as the factory director. Your daily chemical factory has been producing the same few products all year round, such as toothpaste, shampoo, and soap. My goodness, when I was in my twenties, there were only these few products. Almost thirty years have passed, and they are still the same. If your factory doesn't go bankrupt, which other factory will go bankrupt?"
Second aunt meant well, but her words were a little harsh.
Zhao Jingxue said, "In fact, the shampoo produced by the daily chemical factory some time ago is quite good. Although the price is a bit expensive, many female teachers in our school like to use it."
The price is high, so it is aimed at the high-end market. Female university teachers have high salaries and pay attention to the quality of life, so they can accept shampoo at this price.
However, women from wealthier families will choose imported shampoos.
Zhao Guangping's face had been ugly for the whole day, but it finally eased a little.
But then I heard this disgusting eldest cousin make a suggestion, "I think what Second Aunt said makes sense. We should make more products and try to develop some moisturizing creams or other products."
Aunt Zhao Er said, "Xiaoxue, do you want to talk about the long-lasting cream?"
Zhao Jingxue smiled and nodded. Her facial features were ordinary and she was not a great beauty, but she had read a lot of poetry and books and had a charming temperament when she smiled.
Aunt Zhao Er got the affirmation and continued, "That's what I meant. Guangping is the director of the daily chemical factory. I don't know if you noticed that there was a facial cream called Hengjiu that sold very well in the market before the New Year."
Zhao Guangping was a man, and he didn't use facial cream like women. He also had no knowledge of the market, so naturally he didn't pay attention to long-lasting moisturizing cream.
Third aunt interrupted, "The sales volume is extremely good. If my uncle hadn't been the director of the supply and marketing cooperative and reserved a few boxes for our family, we wouldn't have been able to buy any. The young girls in our unit lined up in front of the supply and marketing cooperative at five in the morning and still couldn't buy any."
Women can become more and more excited when talking about cosmetics, clothes and jewelry.
Originally, the second aunt of the Zhao family wanted to give him some advice, but in the end she talked about the effects of long-lasting moisturizing cream.
Even Zhao Guangping's mother joined in on the topic.
Zhao Guangping listened impatiently to the women in the house chattering about meaningless things, about how it had a good moisturizing effect, didn't make the face chapped, and wasn't as thick as traditional facial oils, which made the face look like a layer of lard when applied.
In general, it is very easy to use.
On the New Year's Day, apart from being scolded by the old man, he did not gain nothing. At least he heard that all the women in the family praised the brand.
Beicheng Daily Chemical Factory does not have any facial oil products, but the women at home all say that they sell well. Since the sales volume is high, it proves that there is great potential in the market. If we can make money, then our Beicheng Daily Chemical Factory can also do it.
Hengjiu Factory was the first to launch facial cream, which was also Li Gui’s strategy. It was not allowed to produce shampoo, toothpaste, soap and other products originally available at Beicheng Daily Chemical Factory, making the two companies rivals.
It is already difficult for small private factories to survive. Even though the Hengjiu Factory is now registered under the name of a textile factory, as long as someone from the higher-ups wants to cause trouble, they will always be able to find it.
The Zhao family is very capable. If Zhao Guangping fails in the business war, he will ask his uncle and father for help. What will happen to a private enterprise like theirs, which is inferior to others and has no identity background?
Li Gui’s strategy is to make products that Beicheng Daily Chemical Factory does not have and to develop slowly first. In the future, policies will definitely be relaxed.
He has been following relevant developments. Although policies are constantly tightened, loosened, tightened again, and loosened again, he can be sure that the future will be extremely favorable for private enterprises.
Just like ten years ago, no one, including him, could imagine that the market would be like this now.
When he was reading Marxism-Leninism earlier, he said that things always rise in spirals and advance in waves. Although there may be declines in the middle, in the long run, they are rising and advancing.
The eldest son of the Zhao family lives with the old man. When the fourth son of the Zhao family heard that his eldest niece had used this facial cream, he asked her to take it out and let everyone try it.
Although a bottle of long-lasting facial cream is not cheap, Zhao Jingxue is not a stingy person.
She took out a New Year gift box, which had never been opened. She had planned to give it to her roommate when she visited her roommate's house in a few days to wish him a happy new year.
Zhao Jingxue said generously, "Aunt Si, you can take it home and try it too."
Zhao Laosi asked about the price and learned that the price had doubled by half just because there was an extra box. He couldn't help but exclaim, "It's so easy to make money from women."
He gestured with Zhao Guangping and his son while holding the box, "Does this look good? This doesn't look good either. Just for this box, I spent a few more dollars."
Zhao Laosi looked at the ingredient list on the outer packaging of the box and said, "Aren't these just the raw materials? Go back and ask your factory's technicians to research them."
Zhao Guangping nodded, and then he heard his father say, "This factory is in the north city."
The factory address was written at the bottom, and the others came over to take a look.
"It's really from North City."
"Why haven't I heard of this Hengjiu Factory before?"
Several women in my family who have used facial cream did not notice where the factory was located. Who would go out of their way to check where the skin care products were produced before buying them? There is only one choice: as long as it works well, it’s fine.
"If it's a factory in North City, it would be much easier."
The founders of Hengjiu Factory were unaware that their child was being targeted by someone. They were sitting on the sofa in Li Gui's house talking about finding a partner for Chen Xiangyang.
When Li Gui's wife heard that they were going to introduce a girl to a bachelor, she immediately became interested and asked Chen Xiangyang what kind of girlfriend he wanted.
Chen Xiangyang, who has never thought about finding a partner: Me?
Song Guanshu nodded calmly, "Yes, if you don't get married and start a family at your age, your family will be worried."
He was in such a hurry to return home before the New Year that his family only had time to find out what he was busy with during that time. As for his major life events, no one really urged him to do so.
Chen Xiangyang would not suspect that Song Guanshu had ulterior motives. He thought that his brother must be doing this for his own good.
He said, "I feel I am still young and I am not in a hurry to find a partner."
Without Song Guanshu's persuasion, Li Gui's wife waved her hand and said, "You are not young anymore. I tell you that you are still picky now. In two years, you will be an old bachelor and can only be picked by others. I had high standards back then. After choosing so much, I finally found the only one left. I can only make do with him."
"Brother Li Gui is a very nice person. He is ambitious and smart." Chen Xiangyang flattered.
Li Gui's wife smiled and nodded, looking very happy. "Now it seems that I made the right choice. You don't know how poor their family is. I really didn't like him at that time. It was also because I was too old at that time and couldn't find a suitable partner."
She asked, "Xiangyang, what kind of person do you want to find? Tell my sister-in-law. I know a lot of girls."
Chen Xiangyang blushed, "I'm not particularly looking for a date. If there's a quiet girl with a good personality and temper who won't hit me, everything else will be fine."
Li Gui's wife thought his request was strange. "Girls nowadays are so gentle. Who would hit their husbands casually?"
Chen Xiangyang recalled the bloody tooth marks he saw on Song Guanshu's body, and thought to himself, you are still too naive. Isn't there someone right in front of you?
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