CHAPTER 28: CHAPTER 28: THE SCUMBAG WHO SHAMELESSLY LIVES OFF A WOMAN

No matter what Aunt Lin said, Lin Xiang just cursed as soon as her lips met.

She’s done such disgraceful things as selling out her sister and niece, what face does she have left in the Lin Family?

As for the quota?

Don’t even think about it!

Aunt Lin still regarded Lin Xiang and her mother with the old perspective, not knowing that this body already housed a new soul, one that wouldn’t be morally blackmailed or taken advantage of.

The problem is Mrs. Lin is someone who bullies the weak and fears the strong, siding with whoever is more dominant.

Thus, Aunt Lin couldn’t gain any advantage in front of Lin Xiang and could only grumble while dragging Yu Fang away.

Yu Fang was still reminiscing about the aroma she smelled in the kitchen earlier, reluctantly saying: "Mom, can you wait until I finish eating that bowl of noodles before we leave!"

"What’s so worth longing for about a bowl of noodles? Can’t you have more ambition? If you get the female worker quota at the cotton spinning factory, won’t you be able to eat anything good? Why do you want to eat plain noodles without even a bit of minced meat?"

The sound of their mother-daughter argument gradually faded away, while Lin Xiang stroked her smooth chin, thinking.

Adding minced meat?

Well, that’s possible.

Returning to the kitchen, Lin Xiang found that Mrs. Lin had already finished a bowl of noodles and was longingly looking at Lin Xiang’s bowl, swallowing hard. Her motherly love told her not to touch Lin Xiang’s noodles, but the enticing aroma broke her last line of defense.

"I’ll just take a tiny bit, the girl shouldn’t notice...right?"

Mrs. Lin’s chopsticks had barely reached Lin Xiang’s bowl when she came in.

"I saw you weren’t eating, and the noodles had clumped together, so I thought I’d stir them for you; otherwise, they won’t taste good."

Lin Xiang couldn’t accept chopsticks tainted by another person’s saliva stirring her own bowl, even if it was the nominal mother of this body.

She pushed the bowl toward Mrs. Lin, "I’m not hungry right now, you can eat first, Mom, I’m going out for a while, please wash the pot after you finish eating."

"Okay, I’ll wash it," Mrs. Lin readily agreed, taking Lin Xiang’s bowl and happily started to feast.

Lin Xiang ran around the village, constantly inquiring about the market event.

She asked quite tactfully, so she didn’t arouse any suspicion.

Passing by the team headquarters, Lin Xiang saw Wen Siyuan coming out disheveled, wearing a menacing expression starkly different from his usual image, his thin monkey-like face looked unusually fierce.

"Well, isn’t this our Smartie Wen?" Lin Xiang was in a foul mood and wanted someone to lash out at; Wen Siyuan just happened to run into her line of fire, so she wouldn’t miss the chance to give him a few sarcastic remarks to relieve her frustration!

"We haven’t seen each other for just a few days, and how did you end up like this?" Lin Xiang gave Wen Siyuan a once-over, and her gaze made Wen Siyuan feel extremely uncomfortable.

Compared to when he complained to Director Qian a few days ago, Wen Siyuan now looked emaciated, almost unrecognizable, "Lucky the weather is cold, and you’re wearing thick clothes; otherwise, you’d surely be a walking skeleton, stop torturing people’s eyes!"

"Lin Xiang!" Wen Siyuan gritted his teeth, a cold gleam flashed in his narrow eyes as he wished he could swallow Lin Xiang whole, "You’ve turned me into this, mark my words, your pride won’t last long!"

"Oh, I’m so scared," Lin Xiang deliberately pretended to be frightened, patting her chest while maintaining a smile.

Wen Siyuan was about to retort a few more times when the team leader shouted to Lin Xiang from the entrance of the headquarters, "Girl, there’s a call for you."

"Got it, uncle, I’m coming!" Lin Xiang cheerfully replied, looking at Wen Siyuan, "I’ll be waiting for your revenge, freeloader!"

"Lin Xiang, just you wait, I’ll make you pay!"

Wen Siyuan helplessly yelled at Lin Xiang’s retreating figure, but Lin Xiang didn’t bother with him, briskly heading into the headquarters, "Uncle, is someone looking for me?"

"I don’t know, but it sounded like someone important. Girl, hurry and answer the call, don’t keep them waiting!"

The phone bill is expensive!

He can’t ask Lin Xiang to pay for it either!

Lin Xiang acknowledged with a nod and walked straight to the phone, picking up the handset, "Hello, this is Lin Xiang from Li Hua Team speaking."

On the other end, Director Chen asked, "Comrade Lin Xiang, why didn’t you report to the Cotton Textile Factory today? If you have unfinished business, I can give you two more days; just make sure to complete the procedures within that time."

Lin Xiang hadn’t expected Director Chen to call about this matter.

Clearly, it’s something his subordinates could handle, yet the director made the call himself, which made Lin Xiang feel quite flattered.

But she had already decided to go back to school, so she courteously declined Director Chen’s offer.

"Thank you for considering me, Director, but I decided to return to school, so I won’t be using that quota."

Director Chen paused for a moment, then understood Lin Xiang’s meaning, chuckling lightly, "Comrade Lin Xiang, I think you might have misunderstood. The leadership’s intention wasn’t to make you choose between the quota and going back to school. Returning to school is the leadership’s idea; whether you go or not is up to you."

"And giving you a quota as a female worker in the cotton spinning factory is our factory’s internal decision; the two do not conflict."

If Lin Xiang hadn’t mentioned the cotton spinning factory’s fabric in front of foreign guests and communicated with them fluently in their language, this collaboration would have been difficult to achieve.

Even though it’s only $27,000, this order is not about money for the cotton spinning factory!

Mianyang Town’s first collaboration with foreign merchants was facilitated by the cotton spinning factory, which holds great significance for the factory.

Moreover, the cotton spinning factory was the first to provide fabric to foreign merchants, so future similar large orders would definitely prioritize the Cotton Textile Factory.

This benefit is exceptionally long-term.

And Lin Xiang, as the critical contributor, deserves recognition.

However, since Lin Xiang is neither a town government employee nor a factory worker, nor can she directly receive bonuses, after careful consideration and receiving the leadership’s approval, the cotton spinning factory decided to give Lin Xiang a female worker’s quota.

Whether she reports to the cotton spinning factory herself, sells the quota, or gives it as a favor is entirely up to her; the factory won’t interfere.

Director Chen discreetly conveyed this point to Lin Xiang, and her mind was filled with one thought.

I’ve struck gold, I’ve struck gold!

She used a detour tactic and finally earned her first significant sum in the ’70s!

Lin Xiang suppressed the inner joy and politely asked Director Chen, "Director, can you tell me how much a female worker at our cotton spinning factory earns per month?"

Director Chen didn’t think there was anything inappropriate about Lin Xiang asking this question; on the contrary, he appreciated Lin Xiang’s straightforward and unfussy personality.