EBE Chapter 423 Unsold Window Machines at the Factory
Chapter 423 Unsold Window Machines at the Factory
Suzhou on Saturday night.
In the room on the second floor.
Song Ying and Huang Ling chatted quietly.
Song Ying just changed Xiao Yuyao's diaper, then held the baby for a while and coaxed her to sleep.
She swayed her body gently, again and again.
The baby, Xiaoyuyao, was still very soft and her arms and legs were still limp. She didn't dare to be careless and gently placed her in the crib while supporting her waist and head with both hands.
Looking at the sleeping Xiao Yuyao, Song Ying suddenly remembered what Lin Dongzhe looked like when he was a child.
Boys and girls are just different. Even her cries are sweeter than Dongzhe's when he was little. She whimpers softly, which is heartbreaking to hear. And Yaoyao doesn't move around much; she's very quiet.
At that time, Dongzhe's hoarse voice would start crying, and the sound was so loud that the next room could hear it.
When he was born, they were still living in the compressor factory's house. The next day, Old Liu's wife next door brought it up, and it was incredibly embarrassing.
"Daughters are still the best."
When Song Ying was holding Xiao Yuyao just now, she was gently snuggling in her arms, unlike Lin Dongzhe, that mischievous monkey, who kicked his legs around and kicked her every now and then when she held him.
Don't underestimate a baby's strength; a kick or a stomp can hurt.
As she spoke, Song Ying sat down on the edge of the bed and took a box out of her pocket.
She gently opened the box, where a longevity lock was placed.
"Sister Ling, this is a token of my appreciation, please don't refuse it."
“I said before she was born that I wanted to be her godmother, and I had to accept the longevity lock that the godmother gave to her goddaughter. This longevity lock symbolizes a long and healthy life, and I hope that Yao Yao can grow up healthy and happy.”
After saying that, Song Ying placed the longevity lock in Huang Ling's hand and gently held Ling's hand.
Looking into Song Ying's sincere eyes, Huang Ling realized long ago that Song Ying genuinely liked their Yu Yao.
With so many years of friendship between the two families, refusing to accept the gift would seem like a sign of estrangement.
She smiled broadly and nodded generously. "Song Ying, then I'll thank you on Yuyao's behalf, your godmother."
Song Ying winked playfully. "Sister Ling, it's only right. After all, I'm the godmother. Wu Feng wouldn't be willing to do anything without my help."
She took Huang Ling's hand and changed the subject.
"Sister Ling, Teacher Zhuang is truly amazing to you. Just the fact that this child has the surname Huang is something that not every man could do. Sister Ling, you are so lucky. You and Teacher Zhuang are both rare and wonderful people."
“Song Ying, I’m lucky to have met Chao Ying. I probably used up all my luck. And you’re talking about me? Isn’t Engineer Lin good to you and Dong Zhe? He’s devoted to you and you two and dotes on you both.”
"Sister Ling, I'm lucky too."
Song Ying smiled and agreed, then her gaze fell on little Yuyao in the crib.
"Yuyao is really fair-skinned. Now the factory knows about your violation of the one-child policy, but you took a leave of absence without pay in advance, so the factory can't really punish you anymore. It's a good thing this way, at least you can keep your seniority and retire when you reach the appropriate age."
"Song Ying, I'm on the cadre payroll, and I won't retire until I'm fifty-five. That's eleven years left, so I'll just have to wait it out."
Huang Ling sighed softly.
"Xiaoting called yesterday and said she would be back today. It's already past seven o'clock. I don't know if the journey will be smooth."
"Sister Ling, the train is slow, it should be arriving soon. Xiaoting is all grown up now, and she has three boys to take care of her, so don't worry too much."
For the past week, Song Ying has been running across the street as soon as she gets off work to see Sister Ling and her little girl. She and Wu Feng only have one child, Dong Zhe. Sister Ling has a new daughter, which makes her extremely happy.
Thanks to Huang Ling, I also got to experience what it's like to have a daughter.
At that moment, the train carrying the children pulled into Suzhou Station.
It was getting late, so Tu Nan took Wan Shu home first and made an appointment to visit Xiao Yu Yao again tomorrow.
The remaining three, Xiaoting, Pengfei, and Dongzhe, carrying large and small bags of luggage, hailed a taxi on the street.
The taxi was parked at the entrance of the alley.
The three of them stood outside the house with their luggage. Dongzhe looked at Xiaoting and said...
"Xiaoting, I'll go home to put my things away first, and then I'll come back to see my little sister."
Zhuang Xiaoting looked at him and nodded. "Okay, then Pengfei and I will go in first, and we'll wait for you at home."
After saying that, he took out his key from his pocket and opened the door.
.......
In the living room on the first floor.
Zhuang Chaoying and Lin Wufeng were sitting on the sofa chatting about the window air conditioners produced in the factory. Due to their high price and the fact that the public did not fully accept this new product, the factory had a lot of unsold stock of these window air conditioners.
Zhuang Chaoying reached out and pushed up her glasses.
"Mr. Lin, is it possible to export the window air conditioners in the factory overseas? There is a great demand for window air conditioners there, and some home appliance factories further south are already able to export on their own. If we can sell this batch of stockpiled window air conditioners, the factory's financial pressure will be greatly relieved."
Lin Wufeng picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and put the cup down with a "thump".
“My second son also called me and said that Director An is handing over the export matters with Secretary Zhou of Suzhou City. We should be able to obtain the self-operated import and export rights next year, but it depends on whether the higher-ups support us. If the policy can be relaxed, our factory might be able to open up overseas markets, but the procedures and processes involved will definitely not be simple.”
Zhuang Chaoying leaned forward.
"Mr. Lin, I mentioned to the factory last time about hiring a Hong Kong celebrity as a spokesperson. What does Director An think about it? We live in a market economy now, and if we want to build our brand, we still need to rely on the media. These days, the only media we have are newspapers and television. If we can hire a famous celebrity to endorse our products and advertise on TV, our window air conditioner sales will definitely go up."
Lin Wufeng, of course, knew its value, and he leaned back on the sofa.
"Last time, after we discussed it together, Director An was thinking of going to Kyoto. Teacher Zhuang, the advertising you mentioned is very necessary."
If new home appliances could appear on CCTV-1 and CCTV-2 during prime time after the evening news, then they would have truly gone nationwide.
Currently, the factory's influence is only relatively well-known in a few provinces in the central region. Sales are very low in the northwest and northeast, so we must find a way to expand our brand awareness.
Just as the two were chatting enthusiastically, footsteps came from outside the door.
Xiaoting and Pengfei came back from outside carrying bulging luggage bags.
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