“The food factory is part of the Xiyang Food Company. I have a job and Mr. Lin is responsible for the food company.”
Sun Liangdong’s eyes suddenly lit up. Qin Yang, Xiyang, isn’t that Second Brother Qin’s food company? Naturally, his daughter-in-law should be managing it.
Seeing his reaction, Qin Yang couldn’t help but ask, “Is that so important?” Isn’t getting a salary the most important thing? Who cares about who provides the money.
However, Sun Liangdong resolutely nodded, “It matters a bit.”
Lin Chuxia found it amusing and also asked the others, “Do you guys care about this too?”
The others chuckled, and Qin Yufeng, clearly bolder, said, “It’s not that we care too much, but we feel that Second Brother Qin is really impressive, and it makes us proud to work with him.”
Qin Yang was about to say how proud and honored one should be to work with Lin Chuxia, who is much more remarkable than him.
But Lin Chuxia cut him off, “I feel the same way,” she glanced at Qin Yang and blinked.
Faith is the inner strength of people, giving them a sense of belonging.
Qin Yang is their faith, and she is proud—the part of Xiyang originally belonged to Qin Yang.
In the afternoon, the new workers had already mastered their tasks, and Lin Chuxia reassigned their roles.
There were three people on one food packaging machine, working on an assembly line, the others continued to process cooked food products.
Lin Chuxia had been supervising the yard for three days, and everything had basically settled into a routine.
During this period, Su Wensong also returned, bringing good news. Thanks to Xu Changping, they had gained favor and secured a batch of orders from several factory canteens.
They also agreed that if the taste is good and the workers like it, they would place another batch of orders near the end of the year as a Spring Festival benefit for the employees.
Before Lin Chuxia could fully digest the good news, Li Jian showed up.
Seeing Lin Chuxia, the first thing he said was, “Such a big matter, and you didn’t even mention it. I only found out through Wang Cheng today that you guys had a falling out with the food factory.”
Lin Chuxia brewed him a cup of tea, “If I had told you, what could you have done? Our Bun Shop is located right opposite the food factory’s sales point. Sooner or later, we would have faced them.”
But she didn’t expect the food factory, in order to compete, would use such tactics that wouldn’t please either side.
Li Jian took the tea and grumbled, “If you had told me, I could have come to watch the excitement right away. Now, I had to hear it from someone else.”
Lin Chuxia: “…”
She was speechless.
Li Jian took a sip of tea, curious like someone eager for gossip, “Tell me, how far have things gone? I heard you guys are producing packaged cooked food. Are you planning to sell it abroad?”
Lin Chuxia rolled her eyes, “You’ve already dug up so much yet you’re still asking me. But you’re here just in time. I was looking for you. The loan you guaranteed before has been repaid, so you can have a worry-free new year.”
“Nice, girl. I was worried you’d be overwhelmed by the food factory, and I’d be stuck with the loan. Seems I worried too much. The loan has been repaid, and it looks like the food factory hasn’t done much to you.”
“It’s not that I earned a lot, but I found another guarantor and took out an even bigger loan,” she lifted her chin slightly, smiling as she watched a man walk in from outside.
Li Jian felt goosebumps rise from her smile.
In his memory, Lin Chuxia was an incredibly capable tomboy; suddenly acting so girly was just too much for him.
Looking at the man wearing a long black coat matching Lin Chuxia’s, even the scarf was the same, no need to guess—her husband working abroad had come back.
“I really can’t stand it, and it’s a good thing I’m spoken for.”
How refreshing.
“When did this happen? You never mentioned it before.”
“Just recently, my family arranged a blind date for me. Things felt right so we settled it. I’m giving you this invitation; you and your husband should come over for the wedding banquet.”
He took out an invitation from his bag and placed it on the table.
“Sure, I’ll definitely come to your wedding.”
Li Jian didn’t want to sit here and be fed their lovey-dovey talk, so he finished the water in his cup in one gulp. “I’m leaving. I’ll have Su Wensong swing by my place, I have something for you.”
In front of Lin Chuxia’s husband, Li Jian thought it inappropriate to ask her to come see him.
“What is it?” asked Lin Chuxia.
“You’ll know when you get there. It should be useful to you.”
Unable to get an answer, Lin Chuxia did not press further. She packed two bags of each of their packaged ready-to-eat products, a whole big bag full.
“Try our packaged products and see how they differ from before. Let us know if there’s anything that needs to be improved. Don’t hold back on the suggestions.”
Li Jian laughed, “Do we really need this much just to give feedback?”
“Quit the chatter. Take it, it’s packaged. The shelf life is one month, so you can eat it slowly.”
After seeing off Li Jian, Lin Chuxia was about to head back to her office when someone courteously greeted her, “Mr. Lin!”
Chen Chunhua was standing there with a careful look.
Lin Chuxia nodded slightly, “Here to chat with Sister Ma again?”
“Yeah, I’m off today, just came to check on things. Don’t worry, Mr. Lin, I’ll just watch from the side and won’t disturb Yingzi’s work.”
Lin Chuxia nodded and without further comment, went straight back to her office.
Not until the office door was closed again did Chen Chunhua breathe a sigh of relief.
Ma Yingzi, busy with her tasks and without looking up, said, “I think it’s better if you don’t visit here too often. Regardless of anything else, I’m still working, and it wouldn’t be good if Mr. Lin sees.”
“I don’t think Mr. Lin is that kind of petty person. Plus, Yingzi, you’re doing so well now, Mr. Lin won’t criticize you,” Chen Chunhua said with a smile.
“What’s so great about what I’m doing? Mr. Lin is the truly capable one.”
“How can you say you’re not capable?” Chen Chunhua disagreed, “Look at how influential you are in this courtyard. All the newcomers listen to you respectfully, and I heard Mr. Lin even put you in charge of them. You’re a leader now, isn’t that impressive?”
Ma Yingzi corrected her, “Mr. Lin just asked me to guide the new workers.”
“That means they have to listen to you.”
Finding it hard to make her understand, Ma Yingzi stopped arguing and continued her work.
Chen Chunhua looked around, leaned closer to Ma Yingzi, and whispered, “Yingzi, you guys are really short on staff here. What if I talk to Mr. Lin about me coming over too?”
Ma Yingzi paused, “You have a good job at the Bun Shop. Why insist on coming here? Plus, those machines aren’t for everyone to operate.”
Mr. Lin’s newly hired employees were literate and some even had a high school education.
Chen Chunhua, like herself, barely knew a bucketful of big words. This place might not suit her.
Moreover, as for the tasks Mr. Lin assigned, she didn’t want to be the one to bring Chen Chunhua into this.
Unaware of Ma Yingzi’s reluctance, Chen Chunhua continued, “I won’t work with them. I’ll just follow you, do whatever you do. You could teach me more. Right now, among everyone, it’s you and Yongli who are most skilled at making these ready-to-eat foods, really nailing the cooking times.”