Chapter 167
Qin Xiang saw Mao Yuxiang's serious expression and poured her a glass of water. "Sit down and talk."
"Thank you, boss." Mao Yuxiang had heard a lot about Qin Xiang back in the countryside. Many people had spoken ill of her behind her back, but she still thought she was remarkable. Later, when she had the opportunity to go to the capital, her mother told her to work hard and cherish the opportunity. So, after arriving in the capital, she constantly reminded herself to cherish this hard-earned opportunity. And when she was chosen to come to Ningcheng, she didn't dare slack off even a little.
Mao Yuxiang said, "We were traveling with Deputy Factory Manager Liu, who's in charge of sales, this time. But I noticed he wasn't just looking for sales channels. He was also secretly talking to the purchasing director about increasing the purchase volume, but it was a private purchase. I happened to overhear and secretly listened in. Although he said he wanted to use it for his own use, who could afford to buy that much fabric for their own use?"
Qin Xiang also found this suspicious, but she wasn't sure if it was He Shengnan's doing or if it was Deputy Director Liu's doing in private. If it was He Shengnan's doing, she wouldn't have asked Deputy Director Liu to discuss this with the Purchasing Director while they were out of town. Qin Xiang, considering He Shengnan's personality, was more inclined to believe that it was Sales Department Chief Liu who acted arbitrarily.
Mao Yuxiang had been following them around for the past few months and had seen a lot. She couldn't help but worry, "What if they secretly made clothes and sold them? That would be a loss for us, too."
Qin Xiang knew this, but it was hard to tell whether it was true. What if the fabric they bought wasn't specifically made to make clothes like theirs? Now was not the right time to blame He Shengnan. She could only instruct Miao Xiaofeng to strengthen precautions and address any problems immediately.
This also gave Qin Xiang a hint that he should accumulate funds as soon as possible to set up his own factory, otherwise he would be controlled by others as long as he did OEM.
Qin Xiang was very pleased with Mao Yuxiang's sensitivity and carefulness, praising her. "You're very observant. You need to continue to observe this matter. If this is just a one-time occurrence, it might be an accident, but if it happens multiple times, it's not an accident anymore."
Mao Yuxiang nodded, "I understand."
Zhao Ping was the one who sent the people off again. After returning, Qin Xiang pondered the matter and told Miao Xiaofeng the next day, asking her to observe the workers' state more. If someone was doing private work outside, they would definitely be less energetic.
Of course, Deputy Director Liu might also let those workers who were not selected do the job, but there is no guarantee that they will not be as skilled as those who are used to doing it.
Miao Xiaofeng knew it was no small matter when she heard about it. She frowned and said, "We still don't have enough manpower here."
Qin Xiang also thought so. "Hold on for now. I'll ask Tan Xiu to send someone over later."
After explaining all this, Qin Xiang invited He Shengnan to dinner again. During the meal, she mentioned some possible situations outside intentionally or unintentionally. Although she did not mention Xiang Yanghong, He Shengnan heard something from Qin Xiang's words.
He Shengnan assured, "Since I, He Shengnan, have signed the contract, I will naturally abide by it and will not do anything to break it. You can rest assured."
Qin Xiang smiled and said, "I'm absolutely confident in Director He's work. Our Xiangyanghong is not one of those small factories that would do something that harms others and benefits themselves for a few petty profits."
He Shengnan smiled when she heard this, but she was thinking about what Qin Xiang meant by this.
Qin Xiang was young, but he had a lot on his mind, and he wasn't the type to act without purpose. The people from the purchasing department had also returned in the past two days, so Qin Xiang must have met with Mao Yuxiang. So, could the problem be with Xiang Yanghong's people?
She suddenly remembered that when she went out, Deputy Director Liu from the sales department went out with the purchasing director. Could it be Deputy Director Liu's side?
Deputy Director Liu had objections to cooperating with Qin Xiang from the beginning. Could it be that he did something?
He Shengnan's mind was in turmoil, but when she looked at Qin Xiang's smiling face, she didn't dare to be careless at all.
The other person really means well, but business is a matter of business. If it were her, she probably wouldn't tolerate it.
After the banquet, Qin Xiang left, preparing to return to the provincial capital. Meanwhile, He Shengnan returned to the factory and, with a gloomy face, summoned the purchasing director and Deputy Factory Director Liu.
The two met at the door, and they knew from one look at each other that the factory director knew about their affair.
Sure enough, after entering, He Shengnan did not beat around the bush and asked the two people directly.
Director Cao helplessly said to Deputy Director Liu, "I told you long ago that this couldn't be done. Look, you've already revealed it after just coming back, haven't you?"
Unexpectedly, Deputy Director Liu was not worried at all. "I was going to report this to the Director when I got back."
Deputy Factory Director Liu then explained, "Factory Director, it's such a waste that Xianglian's clothes are only sold in Qinxiang's branch. We can secretly make a batch and sell them south. Our sales department is looking to expand their business right now. Selling them south won't affect Qinxiang, and it won't harm us at Baili Wuyi. Even if she knew, she wouldn't necessarily stop us."
He Shengnan frowned when she heard him say that. "Have you forgotten how the contract was signed? If there's any breach of contract, you'll have to pay ten times the order amount for that batch."
He Shengnan's words startled the two men. Deputy Director Liu frowned. "The contract was just signed. Our factory produced so many clothes for her. Could she really break off relations? What good would it do her?"
"It's not beneficial, but there's no reason for us to take advantage of it for free." He Shengnan was a little angry that Deputy Director Liu had made the decision without authorization. "That's because you don't understand Qin Xiang. If you knew her better, you'd know she's a person who distinguishes between gratitude and resentment and can't tolerate any injustice. Otherwise, she wouldn't have divorced so decisively and broken off with her mother. She's a person who values friendship. She was willing to hire our factory for OEM work out of that little friendship, but if we breach the contract, she'll kick us out without mercy."
Seeing that Deputy Director Liu still disagreed, He Shengnan continued, "You've been to the city meeting, so you should know what the situation is like now. How many state-owned factories are going out of business? Do you think she won't be able to find other factories to do her manufacturing for her if she leaves us? There will be many factories actively seeking cooperation."
When their factory went to a meeting in the city, they were envied by several people from garment factories, who thought it was great that their factory had such an opportunity.
"It's good to seek development for the factory, but doing this secretly for short-term gains is foolish. Every factory can secretly imitate, but ours can't." He Shengnan said firmly, "Let's pretend this never happened. The fabrics you brought back will be included in Qin Xiang's fabrics. Don't do anything that harms the interests of the factory."
Even though she saw Deputy Director Liu's grim expression, He Shengnan didn't let him get away with it. "We all know how our factory has come so far. We shouldn't let a small profit cost us the opportunity to become an OEM. Besides, I've already negotiated a second deal with Qin Xiang. From now on, she'll provide us with a few designs every quarter. We can resume production with some people first, and then slowly promote it in the surrounding areas. We need to focus on long-term development, not just short-term gains."
After hearing what she said, Deputy Director Liu was indignant but couldn't say anything.
Why are Qin Xiang's clothes so popular? Quality and style are both essential. Xiang Yang Hong's clothes have always been of very good quality, but they fall short in style. Many people would rather buy clothes of lower quality but good style than clothes that are durable but have poor style.
Today's social needs are different from before.
After explaining this, He Shengnan took the initiative to go and tell Qin Xiang, but when she got there she found out that Qin Xiang had already left.
Even though there are only two of us here, we can't hide anything from them. If we find out now and solve the problem, there won't be any problem. Otherwise, if we sell it later, they will be able to find out where it came from.
This also made He Shengnan more vigilant and she no longer dared to underestimate the two young girls, Miao Xiaofeng and Mao Yuxiang.
Qin Xiang and Zhao Ping took a bus back to the provincial capital. As expected, their third brother Qin Yang was not at home.
After asking the store manager, I found out that it was common for the third brother to go out to do decoration work for others and not come back for ten days or half a month.
Qin Xiang looked at the empty house and couldn't help sighing in his heart.
When she came downstairs, she saw Uncle Ge coming out to enjoy the cool air. Thinking that he was her boyfriend's uncle after all, Qin Xiang took the initiative to go over and said, "Uncle Ge, are you enjoying the cool air?"
Uncle Ge fanned himself a few times with his large cattail leaf fan and jokingly said, "Hey, isn't this Boss Qin? How could such a busy man be willing to come back to our poor place?"
Qin Xiang couldn't help but laugh, "This is not a poor place, this is a Feng Shui treasure land."
She didn't see Meng Huaiqing, and she couldn't help but feel disappointed. Uncle Ge seemed to know what she was thinking and said directly, "Don't look, Meng Huaiqing returned to Hong Kong City yesterday."
Qin Xiang nodded, "I know, we came back from the capital together."
"Then you're still watching there."
Qin Xiang smiled and said, "I've been thinking of inviting you to dinner. Would you be willing to do me the honor?"
"Who wouldn't go if there's food to eat?" Uncle Ge stopped fanning, went back, put down his things, and said, "Let's walk."
The two of them didn't walk far before sitting down at a small shop near the square. Uncle Ge ordered four dishes and two bottles of beer as if he knew his way around the place. "This is popular now, let's have some too. It's not too strong."
Qin Xiang saw that it was beer from Qing City and couldn't help but smile, "Okay, I'll have a couple of drinks with you."
The wine was poured, but the stir-fried dishes had not yet been served, but the peanuts with old vinegar were served first.
Uncle Ge ate some peanuts and asked, "You two have been dating for about half a year, right?"
Qin Xiang nodded. "Yeah, half a year. That's fast."
But when you think about it carefully, during the past six months of dating, although both of us were in the capital, we were both busy with our own things and didn't have many opportunities to meet.
Because of this, Qin Xiang felt that this relationship was good. He was handsome, good-looking, and not clingy. Occasionally, a date was considered a way to balance life. Instead of being stuck together every day, you complaining that I was too busy, and I complaining that you didn't have time to accompany me. That was boring and could annoy people to death.
But Uncle Ge is different. As he gets older, he has more things to consider.
The old man looked at her and asked, "Don't you plan to get married?"
Qin Xiang didn't hide it and shook her head directly, "No plans."
Uncle Ge choked and nodded immediately, "Forget it, I can't control your business, let him suffer."
Qin Xiang laughed and picked up the wine glass, "Come on, uncle, let's have a drink."
They each drank a glass. They didn't expect that the beer was chilled with cold water. The slight coolness went down their throats and stomachs, which was quite comfortable. "It tastes good."
After the other dishes arrived, the two of them just drank and ate, chatting about family matters. Uncle Ge never mentioned marriage again.
This also made Qin Xiang feel relieved, otherwise he would not be able to enjoy the wine.
In fact, Qin Xiang was also very curious, such as why Uncle Ge was alone.
However, no matter how curious Qin Xiang was, she didn't ask. The two people, who were several decades apart in age, just drank and ate.
After finishing the wine and eating a few dishes, the old man went out and saw Qin Juan and Qin Nian coming.
"Are you guys done eating? I was planning on having you eat at my place." Qin Juan came over with a smile to help Qin Xiang, "Can you leave?"
"I drank two beers in total, both of which were drunk by Uncle Ge." Qin Xiang was indeed not drunk too much, two beers were nothing at all. Uncle Ge had a good alcohol tolerance, and his face was normal after drinking.
After a few people came out, Qin Juan said, "Come to my place. Nian Nian has been missing you for a long time."
Qin Xiang rarely had time, so she nodded and said, "Okay, let's go for a walk."
He picked up Nian Nian and said, "Let's go."
Qin Nian chuckled, hugged Qin Xiang's neck and said, "Auntie, hurry up."
Qin Xiang quickened her pace, and the little girl laughed even more happily.
The two arrived at the courtyard where Qin Juan lived. Aunt Liu came out of the house and said in surprise, "Little sister Qin is here."
Qin Xiang called someone to follow Qin Juan upstairs, and met an old lady who came up to her. "Qin Juan, how do you think about what I told you last time?"
When Qin Juan saw this lady, her expression changed immediately. "Auntie, I told you, I won't find a partner."
Seeing that the old lady wanted to persuade her again, Qin Juan said with a bad face, "Auntie, have you forgotten what happened before?"
This refers to the incident where the factory director's brother-in-law was courting Qin Juan, and as a result, the other party's sister came to visit him.
The old lady's face changed and she said with a wry smile, "It's been a long time since then. How can you, a woman with a child, not get married?"
"You're not my mother. It's none of your business whether I get married or not, right?" Qin Juan was really fed up with this man and spoke harshly. "Don't bother. I said I won't look for someone, so don't bother with me."
Qin Juan opened the door, pulled her sister into the house, and then slammed the door shut.
Qin Xiang asked suspiciously, "There are many such things?"
Qin Juan nodded and said nonchalantly, "Don't bother with them, they're idle all day." Fearing that Qin Xiang would worry, Qin Juan added, "It's okay, I'm not afraid of them."
Qin Nian, who was held by Qin Xiang, also said, "Mom is amazing."
Hearing this, Qin Xiang laughed and kissed her on the cheek, "Okay, your mother is amazing."
Qin Juan also smiled, "Play with her for a while, I'll go cook, you can eat at least a little more."
Qin Juan is a good cook. She quickly made four dishes, each of which was not too big and just right for three people.
While eating, Qin Juan talked about her current business. After asking, she found out that she had hired someone to look after the store at the night market. Now she only needs to run between the store and the night market every day, which gives her enough time to accompany Nian Nian.
Qin Xiang was completely relieved when she saw that her fourth sister spoke so clearly.
As expected, a woman is strong as a mother, and she really supports the family for Nian Nian.
Qin Xiang didn't go home at night and stayed at Qin Juan's place.
The next day, Zhao Ping came to pick her up, and then the two of them took a car to the airport and took a plane back to the capital.
In Qinjiatun, Tian Zhongmei and Lian Fengying also had a huge quarrel.
Tanaka Mei insisted that Lian Fengying take them to the capital to seek refuge with Qin Xiang, but Lian Fengying refused, feeling ashamed.
In the past six months, Tian Zhongmei and Qin Jun have been trying a lot, but nothing has worked out. They can't sell the rapeseed, and they can't sell all the eggs. Even if they don't make any money, they're lucky if they don't lose money.
So the couple set their sights on Qin Xiang. After all, several people in the village worked for Qin Xiang, and they could easily guess that he was making quite a bit of money. So they decided to go to the capital to find Qin Xiang. But if they went there, and they were siblings, could Qin Xiang really chase them away?
But Lian Fengying refused to go no matter what, especially since she had divorced Qin Baotian. She felt ashamed and usually did not go out except to work. Whenever she went out, she felt that other people were pointing fingers at her. She did not want to leave their village in her life, let alone go to the capital.
"No, I won't go anyway. I'll die here."
Tanaka Mei and Qin Jun were extremely angry.
They wanted to go by themselves, but when they thought about how they were taken to the police station in the county town, they didn't dare to do so.
In the evening, the village idiot suddenly came to see Qin Jun. "Qin Jun, let me tell you, someone went to the provincial capital today and saw your little sister. Oh, that style, and there was a man following behind her. I wonder if he is your brother-in-law or someone else."
Qin Xiang's thoughts perked up when she heard this, and she said to Tian Zhongmei, "Since we can't go to the capital, let's go to the provincial capital. Even if we can't meet the younger sister, the fourth sister is there too. She's a woman, so it's a good opportunity for us to help her."
The couple hit it off immediately, packed up their things, left their children behind, and headed for the provincial capital secretly.
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