Unfortunately, He Wei couldn't even catch a glimpse of Mao Huimei.
After taking over the factory, Mao Huimei immediately ordered machines and contacted Ma Yongpeng to purchase apples. She wished she could split the apples into four pieces for herself.
Xia Mian was exhausted just by helping out with some errands, and felt that doing business was really not something a human being could do.
He Wei couldn't catch the person, so he had to think that she would definitely encounter many problems when she set up a factory for the first time, especially the problem of funding. When that time came, he would help her, which would definitely ease the relationship between them.
However, he did not wait until Mao Huimei encountered difficult problems, but instead received the news that Sanmei Beverage Factory and Jingyishan fruit farmers had signed a contract.
“Nonsense!”
In the He family's study, He's father slammed the table in anger, pointing at He Min and saying, "Who told you to take the initiative to lower the price of fruit?"
He Min said aggrievedly, "Second Uncle, I just took office, so I want to show you some achievements."
"Your greatest achievement is ensuring the cannery's normal production!" He's father said angrily. "We've been cooperating with those fruit farmers for three years and everything's been going well. Why are you messing around? Did you ask for permission on this matter?"
He Min said unconvincedly, "If it weren't for that sudden appearance of Mao Huimei, I could have saved the factory hundreds of thousands in raw materials alone this year. I just wanted to give you a surprise, didn't I?"
Seeing that she still didn't repent, He's father lost all energy to get angry. "Even if it weren't for Mao Huimei, I wouldn't agree to you doing this! Does our factory need those hundreds of thousands of dollars?"
"The He family's reputation is worth tens of millions, and you want to destroy it with just a few hundred thousand?"
"Uncle," He Min said, getting anxious when she saw his attitude was off. "It's not that serious."
"But I think there's still room for recovery. That juice factory is messing around. Without funding, nothing can be done," He Min said. "I'll go sign the contract with the fruit farmers right away, and we'll sign it according to the original agreement."
Father He didn't expect that after sending his niece to study abroad for several years, she still couldn't change her inherent rogue and petty nature. He said disappointedly, "Forget it, go back. Don't worry about this matter. I'll find someone else to handle it."
He Min's face changed drastically, "Second Uncle!"
He's father ignored him and said, "Go out and call my secretary in."
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Call Xiao Wei as well."
He Min didn't dare to say anything more and walked out with a look of regret on his face.
After a while, He Wei came in.
Seeing that Father He seemed to be in deep thought, he asked, "Is there any way to deal with this?"
He's father gave him a disappointed look. "The reason I let you go out to gain experience was because I thought that if you worked on the project yourself, your horizons and mind would naturally broaden. I didn't expect you to use all your thoughts to play with girls!"
"You disappoint me so much!"
He Wei lowered his head and dared not speak.
He's father said angrily, "You knew that He Min was trying to lower the price, why didn't you stop her? You could have even told me a word!"
"She's already acted first and asked for my permission later. I can't possibly lose face in front of others..."
He's father said, "Okay, I won't hold you accountable for this. But why didn't you buy the Three Emperors Cannery?"
He Wei said, "The Sanhuang Cannery has so many historical problems, and they can't get a loan..."
He's father interrupted him expressionlessly, "Have you ever seriously sat down and talked with Director Zhang?"
He Wei didn't say anything...
"Please stop all the projects you are working on and be my assistant from now on."
He Wei said in surprise, "Dad!"
There was a sudden knock on the study door, and He Wei's stepmother pushed it open and said, "Old He, I need to go back to my parents' home. Nana is really driving me crazy."
He's father obviously knew what was going on. Lu Nana had caused a lot of trouble in the Lu family during this period.
He sighed and said, "Go ahead and persuade him slowly."
After the stepmother left, He's father's mood was interrupted, and he was not as angry as before when he looked at He Wei.
But I still couldn't help but sigh, "Children really are a debt!"
"Nana is the only daughter in the Lu family. Instead of teaching her to stand on her own feet, they just spoil her. Now something big has happened, right?"
He Wei had an indifferent expression. After that day, he tried to persuade Lu Nana several times, and even forced her to listen to the recording, but she just believed Qi Kai and not her family.
"Mao Huimei..." He's father suddenly spoke.
He Wei was startled, thinking he knew something, but then he heard him sigh, "How come the girl is so capable?"
"What if you have even half as much as he does?"
He Wei asked tentatively, "Dad, do you know her?"
He's father said, "I know her. She's the daughter of Mr. Xia from Xinsheng Foods."
When he said this, he couldn't help but say with envy, "I've never seen a woman who's better at raising children than Ms. Xia. She has three daughters and a niece, and she's raised them all well."
He Wei was stunned. "New food?"
"Yes, all the skewers sold on the street use her seasonings and ingredients."
He's father praised him, "He started out by setting up a street stall, and later he built up a small instant noodle factory. It's pretty much the same as Dad's time."
"I heard that Mao Huimei has been with her since the beginning. Her husband is too busy to take care of her, so she relies entirely on her daughter."
"By the way, her husband is the actor named Mao Zhishan. You should know him, the very handsome one."
He Wei was stunned. Her mother ran a factory and her father was an actor, so Qi Kai had his eye on her because of this...
It's ridiculous that for the past six months, he has always treated her as a gold digger who wants to climb up the social ladder and has never tried to understand her. If only he were a little more serious...
He's father didn't notice He Wei's expression, but just sighed, "Now Xinsheng Food is getting bigger and bigger, and my daughter has opened her own factory."
He's father was envious. "She's from a small county town. Compare her to you and He Min! Really... her vision and mindset are not as good as a little girl's!"
He Wei came back to his senses and was a little surprised. "Dad, are you saying that the beverage factory can be successful?"
"How could they not do it?" He's father exclaimed in amazement. "Who would have thought that these two little girls could make such a big plate in just a few days? They are truly formidable young people."
He Wei asked, "New Foods doesn't have millions to spend on them, right?"
"What do you mean by millions?" He's father asked. "Xinsheng Food Factory has received a lot of orders recently, and our working capital is barely enough. And President Xia is complaining that her daughter is messing around during this tight time."
"She also complained that Mao Huimei didn't help. She didn't care about Mao Huimei's factory at all."
"That's why I say those two girls are amazing." Seeing He Wei's puzzled expression, He's father explained, "Although that factory couldn't get a loan, they used compensation trade to cover the lion's share of the machinery costs."
"The cannery's staff and systems were already in place. Purchasing the fruit was a bit difficult, but He Min made it go smoothly after some effort."
"As long as they have around 100,000 yuan and can survive for a few months, once the products are qualified and put on the market, they can resell them, then export them and sell them domestically. There's no need to worry about a lack of market!"
He's father exclaimed, "Compensation trade! This is the first time I've heard of this method. How do you think they knew about it?"
He Wei was stunned. "They didn't rely on Young Master Ning?"
"What Young Master Ning?" He's father was puzzled.
Seeing that he didn't know, He Wei explained, "The Xia Mian who was tossing with Mao Huimei is President Xia's niece and the savior of Mr. Ning's nephew."
"She's also Mr. Ning's girlfriend."
He's father asked in surprise, "Really?"
"Boss Xia never mentioned it. He probably didn't want to involve too many interests. Claiming to be a lifesaver could easily lead to misunderstandings."
He Wei: ...
He was one of the people who misunderstood.
He's father said, "Ms. Xia is quite outspoken. If I were in her shoes, I wouldn't necessarily do any better than her." He then instructed He Wei, "If someone doesn't say anything, they probably don't want others to know. Keep your mouth shut and don't tell anyone."
He Wei was silent. How could he still have the face to do that?
He's father suddenly said, "Ah, that Mao Huimei seems to be about your age."
"Mr. Xia has been worried about his eldest daughter's marriage recently. Xiao Wei, would you like to consider it?"
"I've met that girl a few times. She takes after her parents. She's very pretty, steady, and sensible. And looking at her courage and ability to open a factory, she's definitely a good wife."
The more Father He thought about it, the better it seemed. He patiently advised, "Why don't I ask Mr. Xia to introduce you guys, or you can just meet him first, and young people can make friends right away."
He Wei was filled with bitterness, "No need. I know her, I'll pursue her myself."
He's father was delighted when he heard this, "Do you really want to pursue her?"
He Wei paused and nodded.
"Then I'll leave the purchase of fruit from the cannery to you," He's father said, slapping his thigh. "She has signed contracts with the fruit farmers. Ask her to share some with us. It's reasonable for us to charge a higher price."
Looking at his father's appearance, He Wei felt a little bit of anticipation in his heart. He would make up for the mistakes of the past and hoped that they could start over.
However, until the first batch of concentrated fruit juice came out of Sanmei Beverage Factory three months later, He Wei was unable to successfully have a calm conversation with Mao Huimei.
She was really too busy and didn't want to see him. The work intersection that He's father had painstakingly arranged for him was negotiated on her behalf by Fang Yongpeng.
He Wei tried every way to get close to her, but all he got was polite greetings or ignored. Instead, he watched helplessly as she and Fang Yongpeng got closer and closer...
Xia Mian was not surprised when Mao Huimei told her that Fang Yongpeng had resigned.
Xia Mian could still help a little during the summer vacation, but after school started, Mao Huimei was the only one who was busy. She lost a lot of weight in just one month, and later she often heard Fang Yongpeng's name from her.
It can be said that later on, Fang Yongpeng took on most of the work himself and often supervised her to eat on time.
Xia Mian looked at Mao Huimei teasingly, "Looks like I won't have to be urged by my second aunt to celebrate the New Year this year."
"That's not right. We still have to urge them. Instead of urging them to date, we should urge them to get married."
Mao Huimei blushed a little, but still said generously, "That idiot hasn't confessed yet, why are you rushing to get married?"
"If you don't confess, then don't bring him home."
"I quit my stable job for you! And he hasn't confessed to me yet?!" Xia Mian was shocked.
These days, being a teacher is a rare and good job with a stable job. Moreover, the beverage factory is facing its most difficult and uncertain situation right now. Although Xia Mian knows that things will definitely get better in the future, Fang Yongpeng doesn't know.
His sacrifice was not insignificant.
"How many Doctor Nings are there in the world?" Mao Huimei said with a smile, "Confess your feelings a year in advance."
Xia Mian thought about it and realized that it was true. She immediately raised her chin with pride and said, "That's right, Doctor Ning is unique."
Mao Huimei laughed.
"That He Wei hasn't contacted you recently, right?"
Mao Huimei said, "No, it seems that something happened to Lu Nana, and I can't take care of her recently."
Xia Mian was stunned for a moment, "What happened?"
Mao Huimei said, "I heard that she is pregnant and is forcing her family to marry her to Qi Kai."
Xia Mian knew what was going on as soon as she heard it. "This Qi Kai really does everything he can."
Although Lu Nana is a love-brained person, Lu's father is not a fool because he can expand his business. Although He Wei said that he doesn't care about Lu Nana anymore, after all, they have been together for many years. As long as he plays the recording to Lu's father, his father will not agree to their marriage.
I didn’t expect Qi Kai could come up with such a mean trick.
These days, spending the night before marriage is considered indecent, and getting pregnant before marriage is a huge scandal.
How could someone who truly loved her be subjected to such criticism?
"So you're still getting married?"
Mao Huimei said, "I don't know. I also heard about it a week ago."
Xia Mian shook his head and sighed...
As he was speaking, there was a knock on the door, and Ning Shaobai's voice came from the doorway, "Mianmian."
Mao Huimei chuckled, "Doctor Ning is off work, hurry up."
During the summer vacation, the decoration drawings of the second courtyard were completed, and Xia Mian and Xiao Feng moved to the Mao family.
Generally, when Xia Wenyue and Mao Zhishan were not around, Ning Shaobai would not easily enter the yard, and he would knock on the door and call for help when he wanted to find Xia Mian.
Xia Mian stood up excitedly when he heard the voice. They hadn't seen each other for several days.
Her university has been in session for over a month. She is forced to live on campus during her freshman and sophomore years, and her dormitories are checked every night, so she can only go home on weekends during summer sleep. Although Ning Shaobai occasionally goes to the school to see her after get off work, they still can't meet every day.
Xia Mian ran out and saw the tall and handsome young man and couldn't help but pounce on him, "Doctor Ning!"
Ning Shaobai smiled and hugged her, rubbed his chin against her head and was about to speak when the cell phone in his pocket rang.
Ning Shaobai held her in one hand and took out his cell phone with the other. After seeing the caller ID, he patted Xia Mian's back and said, "From school."
Xia Mian quickly stood up straight and asked anxiously, "What's wrong?"
After she went to school, Xiao Feng was basically under Ning Shaobai's care.
The child is almost eight years old and has already developed a gender awareness. The Mao family has only girls, so Xiao Feng prefers to follow Ning Shaobai.
If Xia Mian is not at home, he will occasionally live with Chenchen, and most of the time he will live at Ning Shaobai's house.
So for convenience, the parent phone number left at the school is also Ning Shaobai's.
When filling out the application form, Ning Shaobai laughed when he saw Xia Mian skillfully write down his number, "Second child should be less of a worry than first child."
Now it seems that not much has been saved.
After hanging up the phone, Ning Shaobai pulled Xia Mian away and said, "Let's go to school. There was a fight."
"Are you hurt?" Xia Mian was immediately anxious when he heard it, "Are you okay?"
"Why would Xiao Feng fight?"
Mao Huizhu and Chenchen had called their parents home twice because of fighting, but Xiaofeng had never been called home once.
That kid has such a soft personality. If he is forced to fight, it must be a big deal. Xia Mian is very anxious.
Ning Shaobai knew that she was confused due to concern, so he touched her head and said, "Calm down, Chenchen and Huizhu are here too."
"Although Xiao Feng doesn't like to fight, his three years of fighting skills weren't wasted. Ordinary children can't beat him."
Although he said this, the car was driving very fast.
It took less than five minutes to get to school.
Xia Mian and Ning Shaobai rushed to the third grade teacher's office, just in time for school to be over. All the teachers had packed up and left work, leaving only Teacher Liu from Class 1, Grade 3, and a dozen children.
Chenchen, Mao Huizhu and Xiaofeng were all standing well, seemingly without any injuries. There was a little girl next to Xiaofeng, who looked rather miserable.
Her hair was tied up like a bird's nest, her school uniform was messy, and her face was covered with bruises. At this moment, her pair of wolf-like eyes were staring fiercely at the seven or eight little boys opposite her.
Those little boys were better than her, but they also looked like they had been punished. They were listless, some rubbing their stomachs, some covering their arms. Xia Mian saw a bloody mark on the back of one of their hands caused by scratches made by fingernails. It was obviously the work of Mao Huizhu.
As for the wound on the face, it definitely wasn't done by their child. Their child doesn't hit people in the face.
Xiao Feng kept staring at the little girl, and carefully reached out and handed her a piece of candy.
The little girl just took a look and turned away indifferently, not appreciating it at all, which resulted in Chenchen and Mao Huizhu staring at her.
Seeing them come in, the three children immediately smiled:
"Auntie!"
"Sister Mian!"
"uncle!"
Xia Mian hurried forward, carefully lifted up the children's clothes and took a look. After confirming that they were injured, he breathed a sigh of relief, "What happened?"
Several more parents arrived, most of them first checked to see if their children were okay, and then asked the teacher about the situation.
Teacher Liu saw that everyone was talking at once and couldn't explain clearly, so he said, "Wait until all the parents are here, and then I'll explain it to them."
As he was speaking, a very tall and strong man came in menacingly, "What's going on? Who bullied our Jiabao?"
The plump woman behind him entered the room and rushed over to the strongest of the seven or eight children, screaming, "Bao'er, Bao'er, who beat you up like this? Who?!"
The boy immediately pointed at the little girl and Xiao Feng and said arrogantly, "It's Pighead Girl and the Three Musketeers!"
Xia Mian took a look at the three younger ones and was surprised that they already had a group name at such a young age.
The boy glanced at the four children proudly, and even glanced at Xia Mian with contempt, being extremely arrogant.
Xia Mian soon realized where his confidence came from. The woman actually pushed the little girl without asking any questions.
The teacher hurried forward to stop them, "Fu Peng's mother, calm down. Fu Peng was the one who bullied others first."
Fu Peng's mother's eyes suddenly widened. "How is that possible? Teacher Liu, you are lying with your eyes open! Didn't you see the wound on my son's face?"
As he said that, he actually pushed the teacher aside and went straight to grab the little girl. Xiao Feng hurriedly stood in front of the little girl and said, "It was Fu Peng who bullied Ding Sijin first."
Fu Peng's mother glared at him fiercely, "Where did you come from, little brat? Why are you meddling in other people's business?"
Fu Peng immediately shouted, "Mom, it's him, he hit me too!"
"Okay, you are so naughty at such a young age..." Fu Peng's mother said as she was about to catch Xiao Feng.
Xia Mian grabbed her wrist and said coldly, "Madam, please be polite! We haven't made up our minds yet. It's not like you have to take everything for granted!"
"Just looking at the injuries, this little girl is much more seriously injured than your son! Stop playing dumb and bullying others!"
The woman tried to break free, but found Xia Mian's strength was frightening. She angrily asked, "Who are you? What does this have to do with you?"
"I'm the parent of these children," Xia Mian said, "If you want to beat our children, do you think it's my business?!"
Fu Peng immediately shouted, "You're talking nonsense! Pighead Girl has no parents, no parents at all!"
Xia Mian pushed Fu Peng's mother away and sneered, "I told you to just come straight at the little girl."
"So he's just a bully."
"What did you say, you stinky bitch?!" Fu Peng's father pointed at Xia Mian and said, "Say it again if you have the guts!"
As he spoke, he walked over aggressively, looking like he was going to beat someone up, "I'm not going to take care of you today...ah!"
Fu Peng's father's sudden scream startled everyone, and then the 1.80-meter-tall strong man knelt on the ground with a "thump". Everyone even felt the floor shaking.
The handsome young man who had been silent the whole time nonchalantly retracted his leg, twisted his arm, and said calmly, "Who are you scolding? Who do you want to deal with?"
Fu Peng's father's face flushed with pain, and he opened his mouth and said, "Fuck you...ah! Ahhhh——"
"Baoer's dad!" Fu Peng's mother screamed and rushed towards Ning Shaobai. Ning Shaobai raised his leg and kicked the strong man on the back, stepping him directly to the ground.
Fu Peng's father probably didn't even react in time and was completely stunned.
Fu Peng and his mother were also stunned.
Ning Shaobai looked at them coldly and said, "Can you please shut up and listen to what the teacher is saying?"
Fu Peng yelled fiercely, "Let him go!"
Ning Shaobai's response to her was to suddenly exert force on his feet.
Fu Peng's father screamed, not caring about anything else, and said angrily, "Shut up, old woman!"
Fu Peng's mother suddenly didn't dare to speak anymore. Ning Shaobai only let go of her feet when she saw that they had calmed down.
Fu Peng's mother hurried forward to support her husband away from Ning Shaobai. Fu Peng's father was obviously too embarrassed to stay, so he shook off her hand and pushed the door open to leave.
Fu Peng's mother had no choice but to stay and stand next to the well-behaved Fu Peng.
Xia Mian said, "Teacher Liu, please continue and tell me what happened."
Teacher Liu finally came to his senses and said quickly, "Oh, that's it..."
"Fu Peng and a few other kids always bully Ding Sijin. Today, they tore up all of Ding Sijin's books and even poured ink onto her desk."
"Xia Yufeng used glue to help Ding Sijin glue the books together. Fu Peng and the others couldn't stand it, so they brought a few other kids to bully Xia Yufeng again."
"Mao Huizhu and Zhou Yuchen went to help Xia Yufeng when they saw him, and then a fight broke out among the other kids."
In fact, they were just nine or ten-year-old children, and the fight would not cause any injuries, but this matter is indeed not a good one.
Teacher Liu said to the parents of the children who bullied others, "Ding Sijin's family has had some problems, and now she has only her grandmother to take care of her. It's not good for the children to keep bullying others because of this. I hope the parents will go back and talk to the children properly."
Most of the parents were embarrassed, and one or two did not take it seriously.
Chenchen suddenly said coolly, "Fu Peng also stabbed Ding Sijin with a compass. Several boys beat Ding Sijin. Ding Sijin was injured and had no money to buy medicine!"
"You have to pay for the medical expenses!"
"Also, if you tear up her textbooks, break her pencil case, or pour out her ink, you have to pay for it."
Several parents looked at each other, and no one was willing to pay compensation.
Xia Mian reached out to grab Ding Sijin, ignoring the little girl's hedgehog-like struggle, and lifted up her back and stomach to take a look, and sure enough, there were bruises.
She looked around and washed the little girl's dirty hands and arms in the office basin. There were indeed a few needle marks and bruises.
Xia Mian held her in his arms and stood in front of Fu Peng's mother. "Pay for the medical expenses and nutrition expenses. Take out fifty yuan first."
No one expected Xia Mian to stand up for Ding Sijin, and she went straight to the most unreasonable Fu Peng's mother. Everyone was a little surprised.
Fu Peng's mother immediately jumped up and said, "We haven't sued you for medical expenses yet! How dare you come to us and ask for money?"
She glanced at Ning Shaobai fearfully, not daring to say anything unpleasant. "Little girl, don't meddle in other people's business. What does this little bastard have to do with you?"
"Who's the bastard?" Xia Mian said angrily, "Aren't you just bullying people because they don't have parents?"
"I'm her parent today! Pay me!"
The little girl in his arms suddenly stiffened, and Xia Mian suddenly felt sad for some reason.
Xiao Feng suddenly spoke up, "Ding Sijin is not a bastard, nor is she a pig-headed girl."
"Her father is a martyr." The child looked up at the adults, his big eyes like black grapes full of confusion. "Her father died to protect us. Shouldn't we protect her?"
"Why are you bullying her?"
The child's innocent and naive question struck everyone's heart. Several parents were suddenly ashamed and took out money and stuffed it into Ding Sijin's pockets.
"Alas, our children are ignorant. We must educate them well when we return."
"Yeah, take this money. It's not much. Just buy some nutritional supplements."
"Compensate for your stationery and textbooks."
“…”
Xia Mian stood in front of Fu Peng's mother, who looked like a scoundrel, and said coldly, "Fifty yuan, don't even think about leaving if you pay a penny less."
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