Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo continue to pay attention to the follow-up of the garment factory, which is closely related to the future of their county.

In less than a month, the matter had come to a conclusion.

The former factory manager bought the garment factory for only 300,000 yuan. It was sold to a private owner for 1 million yuan before. After three rounds of changes, the factory only cost 300,000 yuan, which is a steal.

Zhang Xiuhua couldn't figure it out, "Where did he get 300,000 yuan?"

The salary was not high in the past. Even now, the salary of the factory director is no more than 400. Not to mention corruption, the position of the factory director is there, if he dares to embezzle so much money, the deputy factory director will be the first to knock him down.

Li Jianguo could think of it. "I guess he resold the factory's equipment and used the proceeds to buy the factory. I saw in the newspaper a few days ago that the factory director was investigated for this."

Zhang Xiuhua showed a mocking expression on her face. What's the difference between this and getting something for nothing? She joked, "If he becomes the factory director, I want to see how he manages those employees."

There are so many employees in the factory and everyone has to be paid, so the cost is higher than others.

Li Jianguo was also very curious.

The two's doubts were soon answered. Li Jiandang went to the county to deliver the goods and told them the results when he came back.

But Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo couldn't believe the result. "Fire the employees? Is that true? Where did he get so much money to compensate the employees?"

Zhang Xiuhua wondered why the two bosses just wanted to fire the employees, but in the end nothing was done.

Li Jiandang has obviously found out everything. "The two bosses before had no connections, so they were attacked by the factory director. It's different now. The factory director has someone to back him up, and the garment factory is not doing well. They have been issuing IOUs and can't pay wages. The county government has turned a blind eye to this, and everyone is waiting for the garment factory to reform."

"What about the dismissed employees?" Li Jianguo was very curious.

"Compensation was paid. But it was not paid all at once. A little bit was paid every month until all the compensation was paid out." Li Jiandang talked about this with a gloating look in his eyes, "Sun Guangming was also fired."

Zhang Xiuhua also clapped her hands and laughed, "He deserves it! He should be fired. A hooligan like him deserves this treatment."

Before, she thought that the factory director was not a good person, but because he fired Sun Guangming, she felt that at least this man was not blind.

"I wonder if he will go to the south to work." Li Jianguo couldn't help but worry. Fengjiao worked in the south and lived a good life. He didn't want Sun Guangming to go to the south and disturb his sister's life.

Zhang Xiuhua thought he was overthinking. "Pengcheng is so big, it's not easy to run into her. Besides, the factory where Fengjiao works only wants female workers, and Sun Guangming can't get in, so he won't run into her."

Li Jianguo thought so too. Zhang Xiuhua asked Li Jiandang, "What about the sugar factory? Didn't they say they would open up the tender?"

"Indeed, we have recruited a lot of people. There are many people competing for the position, but we haven't decided who will be the winner yet. I'll tell you when the result is out." Li Jiandang knew what they were worried about and paid special attention to the news from the sugar factory.

After he finished speaking this message he went home.

Zhang Xiuhua went to the river to buy fish to nourish Jilin's body. School was about to start, and she couldn't let the child suffer.

Jilin went to the town every day for tutoring, one-on-one teaching. It's true that he has made some progress. Maybe this child needs a simple and plain method. The method Yaoyao taught him before worked at first, but over time, he remembered too many stories and his mind became confused, so it didn't work.

Li Jianguo also dug the vegetables he planted in the woods, but because the yield was not high, it was only enough for his family to eat.

He also fenced off a piece of land in the woods and raised a few chickens and a few Landau ducks. The chickens were kept for his family, and the Landau ducks were specially for Youcai to practice cooking. He raised a few every year. The meat is tender and delicious, and less fishy than local ducks. Beer duck tastes especially good.

The only downside is that the temperature suitable for its production is 10 to 25 degrees. The Northeast gets cold quickly, and once it gets cold, it has to be kept warm, which is expensive. The cost of raising it is much higher than that of local ducks.

Zhang Xiuhua came back with two fish and Li Jianguo was responsible for cleaning them up.

Zhang Xiuhua looked at the plump Langde ducks and told Li Jianguo, "Youcai said that we can kill the geese at home and eat the meat directly. There are Langde ducks shipped to the capital for sale, so we don't need to bring them from home."

Li Jianguo looked up in surprise, "Really? How much?"

Zhang Xiuhua quoted a price, which was not expensive, at least cheaper than what Li Jianguo charged for takeout.

"It's so cheap, are they making money?" Li Jianguo couldn't believe it. "Is it mass-raising like broiler chickens?"

"No." Zhang Xiuhua smiled, "Raising Langde ducks in the north will increase costs. But the climate in Shandong is very suitable. The breeding cost there is lower than here, and the transportation to the capital is relatively cheap."

Li Jianguo was a little disappointed. The weather in the north was too cold and there were not many animals suitable for breeding.

"I heard from Youcai that the beer duck in the two restaurants they opened is selling very well. Foie gras is also very popular." Zhang Xiuhua said with a smile, "I think he will be able to open a third restaurant soon."

Li Jianguo showed a proud look on his face, "Zhenzhen is still good at management."

Zhenzhen was born to be a business person. After she gave birth to her child, she raised the salary of the nanny and asked her to help her take care of the child full-time. As for the nanny and the child, they would pack their three meals a day from the restaurant and take them home.

She would inspect stores on a regular basis, and within a year, a branch was opened, and business was booming.

"We have talent, and these new dishes are all thought up by Youcai. He made improvements based on the recipes of his in-laws. The taste is better than the original." Zhang Xiuhua did not forget to speak well of Youcai. The two children have their own merits.

Li Jianguo smiled and nodded, "As long as the two children are doing well, we can worry less. I used to worry that Youcai would get into trouble, because he is too straightforward."

"Now that he's a father, he's much calmer than before." Zhang Xiuhua knew he missed his son, so she comforted him, "He will definitely come back during the Chinese New Year. You can have a good drink with him then."

Zhang Xiuhua doesn't like drinking, and Li Jianguo has no one to accompany him when he wants to drink. When Youcai comes back, the father and son have company.

While the two were talking, Li Jianguo had already prepared the meal.

Braised fish, cucumber salad, stir-fried vegetables and tomato soup.

After setting the table, Zhang Xiuhua stood on the mountain and looked out, watching Ji Lin's figure slowly approaching.

Soon they entered the orchard, but Zhang Xiuhua noticed that he looked a little depressed. "Are you too tired recently? Why are you so listless?"

Jilin shook his head, "No! I just think my memory is too bad. Others can memorize it in an hour, but it takes me four or five hours. I'm too stupid."

He would stay up very late at night, and because of this, his eyes became nearsighted. Zhang Xiuhua gave him money to buy glasses in the county. He looked even more like a nerd.

Li Jianguo was a little unhappy when he heard this, "Who said that! You are so smart. You can get more than 140 points in math. In math alone, you are the first in the class. If you say you are stupid, then there are no smart people in this world."

Zhang Xiuhua knew that Jilin's self-confidence had been hit. She couldn't agree with him at this time, so she could only encourage him, "Yes. You are not stupid at all, you just haven't found the skill to remember things. Once you find it, you will naturally get twice the result with half the effort."

Ji Lin said gloomily, "I will be a senior in the next semester. I have studied for more than ten years, but I still haven't found a method. I guess it will be difficult in the future."

Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo looked at each other and said, "Don't underestimate yourself. Your teacher said that with your current grades, you will have no problem going to college. If you want to go to a better university, you have to keep working hard."

Li Jianguo also nodded, "Yes, if you don't trust us, how can you not trust the teacher? He has taught many graduating classes and knows more about the college entrance examination than we do."

Ji Lin finally believed it. After dinner, he hurried down the mountain and went home to recite the text.

Zhang Xiuhua was worried about Jilin, and repeatedly reminded Li Jianguo, "Jilin has been hit hard, so don't just focus on the orchard. Pay more attention to Jilin and cheer him up."

Li Jianguo patted his chest and asked her to put it down. "Leave it to me, there will be no problem!"