Chapter 97 Chapter 97 Xia Li knew that Wen Ying had already...
Xia Li knew Wen Ying was married, but she didn't know much about her husband or her family. Later, she realized that Wen Ying might not want to talk about it, so others didn't know the truth.
She was also curious about which man had the good fortune to marry such an outstanding person as their factory director, Director Wen. His husband must be quite talented too. He could be a talented young man from another company, an engineer from another factory, or even a doctor who saved lives. All of these possibilities were possible.
However, what Xia Li never expected was that Director Wen's husband was such a mediocre, even somewhat vulgar person.
This is simply incredible.
She went to the staff quarters of the power distribution bureau according to the address Wenying gave her, and then found the place based on the location of the buildings and floors written on the note.
Charlie looked at the house number, then at the bag of garbage that had not been thrown away in time at the door. After standing aside for a while, she reached out and knocked on the door.
After a few beats, a voice came from the house.
"Who is it?" Then there was the sound of footsteps, and after a while the wooden door inside was opened with a "swish".
An elderly woman stood inside. Through the screened iron door, Charlie could even see the faint traces of gray hair on her head. The wrinkles on her face were particularly pronounced, and a layer of sadness seemed to linger between her brows.
There was a hint of doubt on her face. She had never seen the girl standing outside before and didn't know why she was knocking on her door.
"What can I do for you?" He had no intention of opening the second door.
Xia Li had a perfect smile on her face. As soon as she saw this elderly woman, she knew that she must be Wen Ying's mother-in-law.
"Hello, Auntie. My name is Xia Li. I'm Director Wen's secretary. I'm here today to pick something up for her."
Mother-in-law Wen Ying looked at Xia Li, was silent for a few seconds, and then said "Oh".
"Then you wait a moment." After saying that, although she didn't close the door, she also didn't say to open the door for her to come in. She turned around and went back.
Charlie kept smiling, then blinked and became speechless.
She stood at the door, taking in the house. The old furnishings looked like they were popular from Wen Ying's time and had been there until now. Wen Ying said she didn't have any children yet, so she must have been married only a few years. How could there be no new furniture in the house?
The whole house gave Charlie a stuffy feeling.
It seemed like Wenying's mother-in-law said a few words to someone in the room, and then after a while, a casually dressed man came out.
He was wearing home slippers and walked with his shoulders slumped, looking listless. He walked to the door, glanced at Xia Li outside, and asked, "Wen Ying asked you to come. Why isn't she back?"
Xia Li hadn't expected the man to ask this, but she remained calm. The same smile remained on her face as she replied, "Director Wen is busy and asked me to come get something. She said she had called home before."
After hearing this answer, disappointment flashed across He Biyuan's face. He sighed, and then said, "You wait." He turned around and went into the house.
After a while, he took out a file bag from the room, pushed open the iron door outside, and handed it to Xia Li. "This is what your factory director wants. Give it to her. You are her secretary, and she doesn't know how to take care of herself. Please take care of her."
Xia Li thought she would hear some sarcastic remarks, but she was Wen Ying's secretary, and taking care of the factory director's affairs was her job. She nodded, and after the work was done, she didn't want to stay any longer. After saying thank you, she prepared to leave.
"Okay, it's not convenient at home, so I won't let you drink water." Then the door was closed from the inside.
The last words that Charlie wanted to say, "No," remained in her mouth.
He Biyuan closed the door and prepared to go back to his room.
"Stop!" His mother, who was sitting in the living room, called out to him seriously. He was forced to stop and looked at his mother, who was sitting on the sofa, helplessly.
When He's mother saw her son's listless look, she couldn't help but get angry. She really didn't know what to do with her son.
"What did you give me just now? How come I don't know what Wenying wants? Tell me, which woman is like her, not even going home when she's fine?"
She felt annoyed whenever she mentioned her daughter-in-law. Outsiders saw that her daughter-in-law was the factory director and was in charge of so many people, but what was good about that for a woman? Isn't it enough to have a job that was better than any other job of the men in the family?
When He Biyuan heard his mother starting to talk about the same old things again, his face became more and more impatient. He didn't want to say anything, so he went back to his room without looking back.
Seeing that her son didn't even listen to her, the old lady stood up, took two steps, pointed at the door and started to say, "Look at you, you have a good job, but you just quit it. Look at how much money others make outside, bringing honor to their parents, and you, on the other hand, quit your good job and stay indoors every day. How can you be like this? An old lady like me has to go out to work every day!"
Although He Biyuan had shut the door tightly, his mother's words still drifted into his ears like the air. He felt very distressed, but he didn't know what to do. He looked at the wedding photo on the wall and fell into a long silence.
Xia Li felt that she had heard some secrets that she shouldn't have heard. Because she had to put the file bag into her bag, she stayed downstairs for a while. Coincidentally, Wenying's in-laws' house was on the second floor. The sharp and angry female voice in the house came through the balcony, and she happened to hear it.
It turned out that the factory manager had problems in her marriage.
Perhaps, this may be what is called success in career but failure in love.
However, if the man just now was Wen Ying's husband, then they were really not a good match.
After receiving the briefcase, Wen Ying casually thanked Xia Li. Seeing Xia Li still standing in front of the table, unmoved, she glanced up and asked, puzzled, "What's wrong, Xia Li? Is there anything else?" Wen Ying then opened the briefcase, pulled out a stack of documents, and began to look through them, still focused on her own work.
Xia Li looked at Wen Ying and saw that she didn't ask about anything else. She was about to say something but stopped herself. Until Wen Ying looked up and glanced at her in her busy schedule, Xia Li felt that she didn't need to worry about Wen Ying at all. Those things and those people were nothing to her!
She shrugged, smiled, and said, "Nothing, I just wanted to remind you that I have a meeting later."
"Oh, okay, I remember." Wen Ying also raised her head and looked at her with a happy smile.
At 10:30 in the morning, in the conference room, Wen Ying sat in front of the conference table, looking at the senior executives from other factories, several deputy factory directors and some department heads.
Today's meeting focused on product sales. While the saying goes, "Good wine needs no bush," their factory, which produces a variety of appliances like refrigerators, air conditioners, and washing machines, is known for its quality, the market is flooded with other companies' products. Without government backing, their factory needs to expand sales channels and expand into the market if they want to survive.
Deputy Director Li held a haughty demeanor. He'd never overtly contradicted Wen Ying's decisions, but he wasn't entirely supportive either. He felt Wen Ying was worrying unnecessarily, so he took a sip from the teacup on the table. He then said slowly, "I think our sales are fine. Orders haven't declined in recent years. Compared to other electrical appliance manufacturers, our production and sales figures are quite good. We're well-known in South China, if not nationwide. The current problem is the overall domestic purchasing power, but that's not something we can solve subjectively. Perhaps things will improve in the future, but not now."
Wen Ying disagreed with Deputy Director Li's opinion. She believed, "Our current sales volume doesn't appear to have decreased compared to previous years, but this is precisely the problem. People's living conditions have improved, production conditions have improved, and there are more workers, yet sales volume hasn't changed much. This is like producing more goods but not being able to sell them, which is like a waste of inventory. This means the company is losing money, and we, the leadership, need to reflect on this."
After these words, Deputy Director Li's face turned grim, but he had nothing to refute. After all, Wen Ying was telling the truth, and he understood it. This was how business production worked. In the vast river of the market, if you didn't advance, you would retreat.
Then, Wen Ying suggested that the factory’s next work focus must be on market development, and the factory’s business department must also fully play an active role and actively explore new markets to help the factory increase sales.
After that, there was another round of discussion. In fact, running sales was already a common job for many companies at this time. They had very stable cooperative units and companies in Guangcheng and surrounding areas, but judging from what the factory director said now, it was not enough.
No one came up with anything, after all, if they really wanted to do this, it would mean a tough battle ahead. Xie Kan did say something at this point, "I think we can give it a try. Purchasing power is indeed insufficient across the country right now; some families don't even own a black-and-white TV. But we should also note that people are increasingly demanding appliances that make their lives more convenient. Take Guangcheng, for example; many families are interested in purchasing refrigerators, air conditioners, and other appliances. I believe this market is enormous and has great potential."
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After the meeting, Xia Li followed Wen Ying outside. Everyone started leaving one after another, and after a few male leaders left, they stood outside in the corridor smoking, filling the air with smoke.
Xia Li couldn't help coughing, and as soon as she heard the sound, she saw Xie Kan, who was also smoking, turned around. He pursed his lips and glanced at Wen Ying with an inexplicable expression. Wen Ying looked at him too, and was about to step forward to thank him for speaking up for her at the meeting, when Xie Kan put out his cigarette and turned away.
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