Tang Shi Kai's face was a symphony of colors the first time he heard the factory director scold him like this, but the most important thing now was to explain, "Director, it's really a misunderstanding, I didn't..."
But before he could finish, Luo Wei interrupted, "Get out of my way, I'll settle with you later." Then, Luo Wei noticed the gatekeeper looking at him in disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost. Knowing that the old man was also shocked by his vulgar language, he waved the gatekeeper away, "Old Deng, you go guard the gate. I've met the person."
"Alright," the gatekeeper replied, patted his face, and left.
He thought to himself, the factory director could be quite frightening when he lost his temper.
"Comrade Zhang Liunian, let's go in and sign the contract. Don't mind these short-sighted people." Luo Wei didn't have time to deal with Tang Shi Kai for now and directly invited Zhang Liunian into the office.
Zhang Liunian responded, walked past Tang Shi Kai, and whispered, "I told you I knew the factory director, why didn't you believe me?"
Got your face slapped, didn't you!
This was the unspoken subtext, but Tang Shi Kai was so angry he was grinding his teeth. Just you wait.
Zhang Liunian ignored the furious Tang Shi Kai and followed Luo Wei to his desk.
"You've offended Tang Shi Kai," Luo Wei said confidently as he took out the contract.
Zhang Liunian took the contract and replied with a smile, "I've never met him before yesterday, but I did offend someone named Brother Tang in Nancheng before. Could it be..."
"He's his nephew. Their Tang family is very protective and has extensive connections, so be careful!" Luo Wei hadn't expected that Zhang Liunian had offended Tang Shi Kai's nephew, which led to the latter's resentment and thus his unwillingness to see Zhang Liunian's cooperation succeed.
Zhang Liunian suddenly understood. It turned out it was still because of that Brother Tang. With the reason found, a heavy stone was lifted from his heart. Then, Zhang Liunian looked through the order contract and found no problems. He paid and signed on the spot.
"I'll have someone deliver the glass bottles to your home tomorrow. You can call me directly for future orders." Luo Wei saw him out of the office.
Zhang Liunian smiled at him, "Okay, I'll trouble Director Luo in the future. You don't need to see me out, I can walk myself."
"I'll walk you to the door!" Luo Wei was afraid Tang Shi Kai would cause trouble again and wanted to personally see Zhang Liunian leave before he could feel at ease.
Seeing him like this, Zhang Liunian said nothing more and they walked to the main entrance without incident, bidding farewell.
Passing by the department store, Zhang Liunian got off the tractor to get red cloth for Zhang Xiaomei's wedding dress, and also picked out many items for his wife and daughter, such as mirrors, combs, and face cream, all for women.
He also bought three more umbrellas, just in case.
Meanwhile, the humiliated Tang Shi Kai was very angry and returned home to tell his nephew about Zhang Liunian.
"He actually knows our factory director, I really underestimated him." The mere thought of the awkward scene at the factory just now made Tang Shi Kai want to beat Zhang Liunian to a pulp. It was all his fault; if it weren't for him, he, Tang Shi Kai, wouldn't have lost so much face.
"That Zhang Liunian knows Director Luo? Uncle, didn't you say he was a poor boy from the countryside?" Brother Tang was surprised that this matter had once again been resolved by Zhang Liunian, and he was equally angry.
Even more infuriated was that Zhang Liunian knew the factory director of the glass factory and had directly bypassed his uncle to reach a cooperation agreement with the glass factory.
It was as if he had been slapped in the face.
"Yes, he himself said he was from the countryside." Tang Shi Kai didn't understand how Zhang Liunian knew the factory director.
"I don't care how he knows him. This time, for the glass cooperation, I don't want him to succeed. Uncle, think of a way to make things difficult for him." Brother Tang did not want to watch from the sidelines for the second time as Zhang Liunian circumvented them and successfully completed the cooperation.
"He has already reached an agreement with the factory director, so there's nothing we can do here. If we want to make a move, we can only tamper with things the next time he needs to order, causing him to receive his goods late, thus delaying him from making money..."
"That's good."
The uncle and nephew began to discuss how to target Zhang Liunian.
At the same time, Zhang Family Village became lively again that evening because the village secretary had once again notified everyone about Zhang Liunian's recruitment. So, after returning from the fields, everyone rushed to Zhang Liunian's house, wanting to see which lucky ones would have the opportunity to work for Zhang Liunian this time.
Would it be possible that they were among them?
And Jiang Qing Qing, as Zhang Liunian's wife, had to come out to entertain the villagers when they arrived.
Seeing her pregnant, the village aunties did not dare to trouble her and instead took her hand, starting to chat with her.
"Qing Qing, is Liunian hiring employees for his factory this time?"
Jiang Qing Qing smiled and replied, "I'm not sure. Liunian handles all these matters himself. I'm just in charge of the accounts and paying wages."
Her words brought tears of envy to the eyes of the women. They also wished they had a man who could earn money and let them manage the accounts and pay wages!
Unfortunately, they did not have such good fortune and did not meet such good men.
"If I could have even half of your luck, Qing Qing, I would wake up smiling even in my dreams."
"Who wouldn't agree? If my man were like Liunian, I would really go up the mountain to offer a stick of incense to my ancestors."
"Anyway, we don't have Qing Qing's good fortune, being a boss's wife at such a young age."
"Qing Qing is truly blessed, having picked out a dragon among men like Liunian at a glance."
"Exactly, Qing Qing's judgment is still the best."
"We really didn't realize back then that Liunian would have such great ability. We were blind."
"We really were blind."
"..."
Jiang Qing Qing's smile never faded as she listened to the aunties' flattery.
She loved hearing people praise her husband, which made her happier than praising herself, because she knew better than anyone how outstanding and capable her husband was.
"My Liunian used to like staying at home and didn't go out to chat with everyone, so everyone had some misunderstandings about him. But gold will always shine."
Jiang Qing Qing now felt a sense of pride as if she were the most discerning person in the world. It was she who had spotted Zhang Liunian among the scholars at a glance and seen his best side, which had led to their current happy life.
"..." The village aunties were momentarily stunned by Jiang Qing Qing's sudden praise for Zhang Liunian. After all, it was rare for women to openly call their husbands pieces of gold in those days.
It was too direct, too explicit, which was why they were taken aback. But after they reacted, they immediately echoed her sentiments.
"Isn't he a piece of gold? And a promising one at that. There's no one in ten villages that can compare to Liunian."
"Qing Qing, you are truly blessed and discerning to have spotted this piece of gold, Liunian, at a glance."