CHAPTER 99: CHAPTER 99: REWARD

Mianyang Town is a bit far from Ji City; it took over an hour of driving to reach the destination.

Director Wu was already waiting at the gate, and as soon as the Township Party Secretary and Lin Xiang got out of the car, he came forward to greet them.

After exchanging pleasantries, Director Wu led Lin Xiang to the production workshop.

"The Township Party Secretary should have mentioned this to you. Last year, when I went on a business trip to Shanghai, I saw instant noodles. They looked like spaghetti but were pressed into a curly shape. While our Baihua Food Factory doesn’t produce instant noodles, spaghetti is one of our main products."

Lin Xiang didn’t know much about the technical side and just discussed her ideas with the food factory’s machine repair engineer.

"The instant vermicelli I want to make is quite different from instant noodles. Sweet potato vermicelli can naturally be dried and preserved, but the challenge is how to package the soup base and other ingredients well."

Dried solid items are easy to preserve and transport; the challenge is with liquids.

Lin Xiang racked her brains, but her knowledge in this area is indeed lacking, so she just left her ideas with Baihua Food Factory.

"Old Wu, whether the foreign exchange order can be successfully signed depends on whether the product packaging can pass. The foreign businessmen won’t stay in Mianyang Town for long, so you really need to put a lot of effort into this." Before leaving, the Township Party Secretary said to Director Wu.

Director Wu had long been coveting the cotton spinning factory’s million-dollar foreign exchange order in Mianyang Town. Since Baihua Food Factory had this opportunity, he must seize this huge fortune!

As for the matter of White Rabbit Creamy Candy, neither the Township Party Secretary nor Lin Xiang mentioned it.

After all, the two foreign merchants have not seen the finished outer packaging paper yet, and until the contract is finalized, any verbal agreement may change.

Lin Xiang returned to Mianyang Town with the Township Party Secretary.

Seeing that it was still early, Lin Xiang went to the cotton spinning factory.

In the office, Director Chen handed a list to Lin Xiang, saying with a smile, "This is the reward we negotiated for you after Mr. John signed the contract last time. Now Mr. Wilson has also signed an order of the same amount, so the bonus is doubled. If you see anything else you want, feel free to let me know."

Looking at the list, Lin Xiang felt that Director Chen had considered all aspects.

Knowing that giving her a job position would entail reselling it and bringing trouble, they simply rewarded her with cash.

For a 5 million foreign exchange order, the cash reward alone was 5,000 yuan.

For two 5 million foreign exchange orders, the cash reward totaled 10,000 yuan!

Lin Xiang couldn’t help but marvel at how easy the rewards came; what was the point of laboriously selling spicy noodles for that one or two yuan?

Besides cash rewards, there were various vouchers. Even industrial vouchers were generously given by Director Chen, totaling four with the double reward!

As for other vouchers, she wouldn’t even finish using them in three to five years.

Lin Xiang accepted them openly, without refusing.

Director Chen said this was the result of deliberation by the entire leadership team of the cotton spinning factory; since they were able to provide, it proved Lin Xiang was worth it, so there was no reason to refuse.

"Director Chen, I have another favor to ask."

"Say whatever you need!"

"Can you give me more of the defective fabrics in our warehouse?"

"What’s the matter with that! You can choose whatever you like. After you’re done, whenever you need, come to the cotton spinning factory. Secretary Hu also has the warehouse key, and once you’ve selected, I’ll have the driver send you back."

Lin Xiang is now considered a lucky baby for the cotton spinning factory. It’s not just about asking for some defective fabrics that cannot be sold; even if she wanted normal fabrics, Director Chen would agree generously.

Compared to what Lin Xiang brings to the cotton spinning factory, a few rolls of fabric are nothing.

Lin Xiang wasn’t greedy. Besides selecting the promised fabrics for Yu Fang, she also chose ten rolls of navy blue fabric.

Navy blue is deep in color, making the defects harder to spot.

When Lin Xiang was about to leave, Secretary Hu came over with a thermal lunch box.

"Comrade Lin, you’ve been running around all day today; you probably haven’t had a meal yet, right? This is the food I got from the canteen earlier; would you like to have some?"

Lin Xiang had already eaten at Baihua Food Factory, and not only had she eaten, but she also brought a lot of Baihua Food Factory’s specialty snacks back with her, so her stomach was still full.

She thanked Secretary Hu for his kindness, "Thank you, Secretary Hu, but I’ve already eaten, and I’m not hungry now."

"Alright then." Secretary Hu put away the lunchbox, "If you come to town in the coming days, feel free to call me. I’ll go to Li Hua Team to pick you up."

Lin Xiang quickly waved her hand, "Thank you, Secretary Hu. But I’ve already arranged with Secretary Wang that he will send a driver to pick me up."

The Township Party Secretary is concerned with the whole of Mianyang Town, so it’s normal for his driver to pick up Lin Xiang, who is a translator. Now the cotton spinning factory doesn’t need her as a translator, and Secretary Hu having Director Chen’s driver pick her up doesn’t make sense!

Seeing her refuse decisively, Secretary Hu’s mouth opened, but in the end, he didn’t speak.

Lin Xiang happily dragged the trailer full of fabric towards the entrance.

The Township Party Secretary’s driver was still waiting for her.

"Lin Xiang!"

Just a few steps away, Lin Xiang was called by someone.

She turned and saw Niu Tiantian wearing a factory uniform, jogging over.

"Lin Xiang, how come you didn’t look for me when you came to the cotton spinning factory?"

Lin Xiang smiled, "You were working, and I had urgent matters, so I didn’t come to find you."

Niu Tiantian’s mouth opened slightly, and she asked in a small voice, "Lin Xiang, are you still mad at me? For not keeping the promise of not revealing the matters about selling jobs?"

While asking, Niu Tiantian closely observed Lin Xiang’s expression, but the smile on Lin Xiang’s face didn’t change, making it hard for Niu Tiantian to discern Lin Xiang’s true thoughts.

Lin Xiang calmly replied, "It doesn’t matter. After all, the matter of buying and selling jobs is legitimate. It’s not something shameful; if it’s said, then it’s said."

"So... are you mad at me?"

Lin Xiang shook her head.

Niu Tiantian breathed a sigh of relief and then grinned, "So we’re still friends, right?"

Lin Xiang slightly tugged at the corner of her mouth, neither confirming nor denying, just said, "It’s already late, I really must go home quickly, let’s talk next time when there’s a chance."

"Then take care on the way."

Because Lin Xiang brought quite a bit of fabric, she had the driver wait for her at the village entrance for a while, bypassing the village entrance and heading to Huang Laizi’s house.

"Brother Lai, I left ten rolls of navy blue fabric at the village entrance, when you have a chance and no one’s around, take them home."

Huang Laizi was puzzled, "That fabric is for me? What’s the point of giving me fabric for no reason?" He thought if there’s money for fabric, it’d be better to hand it to him directly!