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

After the execution of Boss Qiao and others, the whole province became much quieter, the streets were very busy, and the production of breweries and sugar factories was very stable.

Zhang Xiuhua no longer pays attention to this aspect. She is dedicated to her work. Recently, there are more and more people on the train. They are no longer limited to those studying abroad or on business trips. Instead, there are many ordinary people who want to go to Russia to find opportunities to make money.

Zhang Xiuhua is usually in charge of sales, but she is also responsible for serving everyone. With the increase in passengers, she is very busy.

When they returned to the capital, it was more than an hour later than usual and it was already dark. Zhang Xiuhua first found a place to eat near the train station, and then went to Zhenzhen's house to see August.

After not seeing her for half a month, the little one had grown a little taller. Zhang Xiuhua gave her one by one the new products developed by the sugar factory.

The child is too young, so I dare not give her too much at one time.

August bit the candy, drooling, "It's delicious, so fragrant."

It took me ten minutes to eat a piece of candy and I managed to finish it.

The other one was chocolate beans, which she had never eaten before. In addition, the color looked a bit like soil, so she didn't recognize it. After hesitating for a long time, I asked her, "Can this be eaten?"

"Sure! It tastes better than this candy." Zhang Xiuhua assured her again and again.

The little girl really trusts her grandmother. Every time her grandmother comes over, she either buys her delicious food or toys. She likes her grandmother to play with her the most.

August took a bite. The chocolate beans were made with sugar, so there was no bitter taste of chocolate. The taste was smooth, and there were also crushed peanuts and hazelnuts, which were soft and crispy. The little guy's eyes lit up, "Delicious!"

This one is so delicious that it melts in your mouth and you can finish it in no time.

August looked at her pitifully. Zhang Xiuhua handed the box to Zhenzhen and said, "Children should not eat too much chocolate. If they eat too much chocolate, they will not be able to sleep at night."

Zhenzhen nodded and looked at August, "We'll eat tomorrow!"

Mom always keeps her word. Crying and making a fuss is useless. August tried it a few times when she was a child, but later, seeing that her mother was hard-hearted, she gave up.

Zhenzhen looked at the packaging and asked with a smile, "Is this a new product?"

"Yes!" Zhang Xiuhua smiled, "This candy is only sold in Heilongjiang Province. Director Xu plans to find distributors across the country to expand production capacity and buy a production line later."

You can find an agent yourself in your own county, but if you want to sell to other provinces or cities, you have to find a distributor, so that the distribution speed will be faster.

"What a fast speed." Zhenzhen praised, "It seems that you will be able to build another branch factory soon."

"If we want to build a branch factory, we have to build it in the south. The freight from the north is not convenient, and the hidden costs are too high." Zhang Xiuhua said honestly. Labor in the north is cheap, but the consumption level is also low. The same beer in the south is one cent more expensive than in the north. In addition, the hidden costs account for 30%, which also makes her unhappy.

Even though the thugs were beaten, the officials were basically the same. They had to hand over a portion of the bribes every month, or they would come into the factory for safety inspections from time to time.

Ergou said that this situation rarely happens in the factories he opened in Nantong, Wenzhou and Pengcheng. However, in other places, Ergou said that this situation is quite common. It is not unique to their county.

Zhenzhen is also a businessman and knows more than her. "Not only in the north, we have it here too."

If you report this kind of situation, you will be in endless trouble in the future unless you don't want to do it anymore.

Zhang Xiuhua sighed, "We still have to take care of it. For example, if we make a rectification once in the food business, customers will doubt that there is something wrong with our products and will not dare to come again."

Zhenzhen nodded.

Zhang Xiuhua chatted with Zhenzhen for a few minutes and then returned to her residence.

It was so late, and there was someone in the house. Zhang Xiuhua walked into the house and found that it was Jidong. She smiled and said, "Aren't you busy at work?"

Jidong sighed, "R&D is in trouble, I came out to get some fresh air."

He pinched his wrist, as if thinking about something.

Zhang Xiuhua sat down opposite him. "What's wrong? You look worried."

Jidong struggled for a long time but finally told her the truth, "Ergou's business is in trouble."

Zhang Xiuhua was slightly surprised, "What trouble?"

"It has been raining heavily in East China since May, and it is still like this now. I heard that the reservoir was full last week and there was a flood, flooding many farmlands. Ergou's factory is a bit low-lying, and the rainwater poured into the factory and warehouse. The food we bought got damp and moldy, and the instant noodles couldn't be shipped out and all went bad. The beer was in a similar situation. The loss was nearly two million." Jidong sighed, "He asked me to borrow money for turnover, but I could only get together 300,000."

Zhang Xiuhua never imagined that the situation would be so serious.

The East China flood in 1991?! She had actually forgotten about it.

People usually don't remember things they haven't experienced very well. Conversely, they forget things they haven't experienced very quickly.

In 1991, she worked overtime in the factory, working more than ten hours a day. In the factory, she was isolated from the news. It was several months later when she learned about the flood in East China. But by then everything had returned to normal. In addition, the Soviet Union just collapsed, the factory closed down, she lost her job, and Xu Dayong demanded money from her. She was more deeply impressed by the collapse of the Soviet Union, so she forgot that there would be a flood in East China that year.

"Why didn't he call me when he needed money?" Zhang Xiuhua felt that she had asked a stupid question. Why did she need to ask? The brewery had not yet paid off its debt. The sugar factory had just resumed production, so where could she get the money?

Zhang Xiuhua asked Jidong, "You lent Ergou 300,000 yuan. Did he say it was enough?"

Jidong's face was calm. He sighed and shook his head. "He said that the equipment in Nantong was also soaked in water and may not be usable."

Zhang Xiuhua was troubled because many devices at that time were not waterproof. Well, let alone now, even the devices in 2005 were not waterproof.

"How deep is the water?" Zhang Xiuhua had been to a brewery and found that the equipment there was quite advanced.

"There was a flood, the deepest part was higher than an adult man, I heard hundreds of people died. The damage was very serious. He built the factory in a low-lying area. The site was not chosen well." These were Ergou's original words. Jidong couldn't say that you really didn't choose a good one, that would be hindsight, so he could only encourage Ergou to hold on.

Zhang Xiuhua understood. The brewery alone had ten production lines, plus the loss of inventory and grain, the total loss was 12 million. The loss of the instant noodle factory would be even greater than that of the brewery. It was like returning to the pre-liberation era overnight.

"I heard that the entire East China region is suffering from floods, and many agents have also been affected. The money will definitely not be recovered. If he hadn't listened to you and left more savings in his account, I don't think he would have lasted this long." Jidong sympathized with Ergou, who was really unlucky. Man-made disasters are fine, but this kind of natural disaster is really hard to prevent.

"Are Pengcheng and Wenzhou okay?" Zhang Xiuhua was now afraid that all the factories would have problems, which would be hopeless.

"There's nothing wrong with those two sides." Jidong rubbed his brow, "But he has been working in Wenzhou for less than two years, so he doesn't have as many agents as Nantong."

Zhang Xiuhua breathed a sigh of relief. "If it really can't be salvaged, then let's start over."

Jidong nodded. "He does plan to start over. He just lacks money. He bought equipment and land in Henan, and borrowed a lot of money from the bank. Now the factory has stopped production, but he still has to pay back the bank. The 300,000 yuan I borrowed can only last for one and a half months. Even if the bank gives a one-month grace period, it can only last for two and a half months at most."

Zhang Xiuhua took a deep breath. Three hundred thousand yuan could only last for one and a half months. Wouldn't that mean she would have to pay back two hundred thousand yuan every month? "How much balance does he still owe?"

Jidong replied, "I borrowed 5 million yuan at the beginning, and I have to pay it back in three years. With the interest, I have to pay back 7.25 million yuan. I have paid it back 13 times before."

Zhang Xiuhua rubbed her brows. "Unless he sells the factory in Wenzhou, he won't be able to get out, right?"

Jidong nodded. "He said he would find a way to mortgage the factory in Wenzhou and repay the bank first. But if his capital chain is broken at this time, the factory will belong to the bank and it is very likely to be taken away by the bank or sold to competitors."

Zhang Xiuhua was helpless. He owed too much money this time. Five or six million! Even if she sold all the courtyard houses, they would not be worth that much money. The value of the courtyard houses had not risen yet.

"No wonder he built the branch so quickly, it turned out he borrowed money from the bank." Zhang Xiuhua sighed. She didn't blame Ergou, because he had already left enough reserves in his account. He was not a prophet, and he didn't expect a heavy rain.

Jidong knew that his aunt was worried about Ergou. He thought for a moment and said, "Aunt, there must be a way out when the car reaches the mountain. Maybe the equipment can still be used. We have to wait for the professional master to test it before we can make a judgment."

Zhang Xiuhua was not optimistic and asked anxiously, "Has the equipment been moved to another place?"

Jidong shook his head. "Not yet. The water is too deep and the equipment is too heavy. One or two people can't lift it. Besides, no one dares to go into the water."

Zhang Xiuhua had lost hope. If she had cut off the power supply immediately when she fell into the water, she could have been saved. Now she was still in the water, and if she was fished out, she would be nothing but scrap metal! Jidong's words were just to comfort her.

Jidong stayed for a while and then went to pick up Xiangxiang from get off work. It was too dark and Xiangxiang would be in danger if she went back alone.

Zhang Xiuhua thought for a long time but couldn't find a good solution, so she could only go back to her room and sleep.