Xiao Zhang nodded as if he understood but not quite.
“If we succeed at the Canton Fair, then all our orders will be sold overseas, even to Hong Kong and Macau. The prices will increase a bit, and everyone’s wages will rise.” After Shen Mingzhi finished speaking, he told him to hurry up and get things done. “By the way, make a few samples first. There’s no rush to do a large batch.”
“If…the Canton Fair fails, we’ll pay a design fee of a few hundred yuan to buy it out and use it later, instead of using it for the time being.” Shen Mingzhi had made two preparations.
"Okay, I'll talk to them." After saying that, Xiao Zhang went to take care of the matter.
Shen Mingzhi had arranged everything by 11 a.m.
"I'm going back now. Call my family if you need anything." After finishing her instructions to Lin Xiaoyu, Shen Mingzhi reminded her as she was about to leave, "Come with me to the Canton Fair and broaden your horizons."
Lin Xiaoyu was organizing documents when she heard this, and her face lit up with surprise. "Really?!"
"Yes, before you go to the Canton Fair, make sure you thoroughly review our Baoli materials. Don't be caught off guard by foreigners asking questions and finding yourself clueless. I won't be coming to Baoli much these next few days, so please call if anything urgent comes up." Shen Mingzhi planned to spend more time with her child during this period.
It will take at least a week to get to Guangzhou, and I don't know what kind of trouble the kids will cause by then.
It was still early when they got back to the courtyard house. Shen Mingzhi saw the two children kicking each other every now and then and couldn't help but sigh.
The younger sister can't stand her older brother, and the older brother can't stand his younger sister... If they get any older, won't they fight every day when their parents aren't around?
"Niannian, did you bully your brother again?" She walked over and picked up her daughter who was sitting on the mat.
Jiang Nian was facing away from her mother when she was suddenly picked up. She cried out, then grabbed Shen Mingzhi's hand and turned around. When she saw that it really was her mother, she immediately hugged her neck and cried, "Mommy!"
Zhouzhou sat on the mat and reached out to tug at Shen Mingzhi's trouser leg.
Shen Mingzhi squatted down and reached out to touch Jiang Zhou's head. "Zhouzhou, have you been good today?"
Jiang Zhou nodded vigorously, waving his little hands, "Good boy! Good boy!"
When Aunt Wang came out of the house and saw her return, she asked with a look of surprise, "Zhizhi, why are you here so early today?"
“Before going to the Canton Fair, I didn’t go to the factory much anymore. I wanted to spend more time with the children. I was worried that they would be too noisy after I left,” Shen Mingzhi said, then reminded her, “When you’re busy, leave the children inside. There’s no one in the yard, and something could easily happen.”
"I was thinking the same thing, but she started crying as soon as I brought her inside. I'm just working for a little while, so I quickly came out to check on her. I can't afford to be negligent," Wang explained to her.
Shen Mingzhi put Niannian back on the mat, then sat down on the mat herself and said to them, "How about Mommy tells you a story?"
Jiang Zhou pouted and pointed outside the door.
He wants to go out and play.
Shen Mingzhi couldn't take them out by herself, so she could only say to Zhouzhou, "Without Daddy here, Mommy can't take you out by herself. How about we wait until Aunt Wang finishes cooking and I've finished eating before we take you out?"
Jiang Zhou only knew that she rambled on and on as if she was unwilling, so he immediately shook his head.
Aunt Wang glanced outside and said to her, "The child is still young and can't understand what you're saying."
“You still have to talk to them. If you don’t talk, they won’t learn to talk,” Shen Mingzhi said.
Aunt Wang smiled but didn't say anything, continuing to arrange the scallions in her hands.
"Make something nice for lunch, I'll take it to Shao Chen," Shen Mingzhi said with a smile.
Aunt Wang's smile deepened. "Seeing your relationship getting better and better makes me happy for you. Tell me, what do you want to give him?"
"Braised pork, cola chicken wings, and... corn and pork rib soup," Shen Mingzhi said.
She taught Wang's wife how to make cola chicken wings.
"Okay!" Aunt Wang returned to the kitchen with a big smile.
Shen Mingzhi played with the children for a while, then led them into the house, turned on the TV, and then called Jiang Shaochen herself.
As soon as the call connected, Jiang Shaozhen asked in a serious voice, "What's up?"
"I'll bring you lunch. Don't eat at the nearby cafeteria. I'll bring you something delicious." Shen Mingzhi said with a slight smile.
"Aren't you busy today?" Jiang Shaozhen's tone immediately softened.
“You won’t be too busy before the Canton Fair, so I can bring you lunch every day at noon,” Shen Mingzhi replied.
"For the sake of the child?" Jiang Shao Chen's voice softened.
Shen Mingzhi leaned on the table, looked at the two children sitting on the sofa watching cartoons, and said softly, "Yes, I was afraid they would make a fuss at home if I left for too long, so I stayed with them a little longer."
"It's okay, I'm here with Mom and Dad. If you're busy at the factory..."
“We’re currently focused on production, and we’ve hired a college graduate, so I can relax for a few days. It’s not a big deal. Besides, I can’t always neglect my two children for the sake of the factory.” Shen Mingzhi wanted to go home to take care of her children.
She just felt that her children were becoming more and more sensible, and that she should be a part of their lives.
"Okay, then I'll wait for you to bring me something delicious at noon." Jiang Shao Chen felt a little relieved to see that she was sincere.
noon.
Shen Mingzhi carried a lunchbox to the construction site where Jiang Shaozhen was working.
This time, the tin-roofed house was moved to a different location.
She carried her lunchbox into the tin shack and found another woman inside, eating from an aluminum lunchbox.
Engineer Ye and Jiang Shaozhen were discussing the project.
"Here you are!" As soon as Jiang Shaozhen saw Shen Mingzhi, he immediately stood up and said to the woman, "I told you, my wife would bring me food, but you still insisted on calling me."
Upon hearing his words, Shen Mingzhi unconsciously looked at the female comrade.
"This is Engineer Ye's girlfriend, her name is Zhuang Chufan. This is my wife, Shen Mingzhi." Jiang Shaozhen walked to Shen Mingzhi's side, took the lunchbox from her hand, and introduced her to the woman.
Shen Mingzhi nodded to the woman and said, "Hello."
Zhuang Chufan hummed in response, his attitude cold and indifferent.
Shen Mingzhi didn't seem to care.
Ye Gong frowned unconsciously and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing much. I'm not very familiar with her. There's no need to be so friendly, is there?" Zhuang Chufan's voice wasn't loud, but Shen Mingzhi and Jiang Shaochen both heard it.
Jiang Shao Chen frowned unconsciously, but Shen Ming Zhi winked at him, "Shall we go out to eat?"
“Okay.” Jiang Shaozhen knew that Shen Mingzhi didn’t want him to offend anyone.
The two went outside, and he whispered, "She's a college student, so it's understandable that she's a bit arrogant. She works as a materials budgeter here, and she went to the same school as Engineer Ye. She graduated this year."
"I don't care about her." Shen Mingzhi didn't take any college students seriously at all.
In her eyes, only college students who can get things done are useful.
Besides... she came from an era when college students were everywhere, so why would she care about Zhuang Chufan's attitude towards her?
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