Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

Chunni felt a little dejected when she received He Yanqing's call.

"Chun Ni, it's done! My colleague Yuan Yuan's husband Zhao Dazhi's father is the workshop director of Rongcheng Textile Factory. Through him, the textile factory allowed us to be affiliated with their textile factory on the basis of our purchase of the sanitary napkin production line! I talked to the village head, and he rented us the former Shengli Commune office area! That is our new factory! I have almost completed the qualifications! How about you?"

There is absolutely no progress! Chunni scratched her nose, unwilling to admit defeat, "You should take care of the factory first, and I will talk to Director Xiong tomorrow!"

Director Xiong still doesn't like Chunni. Even when he heard that they had already built a factory, he was unwilling to sell the production line to her!

"We want to transfer the production line for many reasons. The most important reason is that we can't open up the market. Our factory is in the capital, and we can't increase sales. What's more, your hometown is a small county!" Director Xiong has more confidence in manufacturers in Shanghai or Guangzhou. However, the big manufacturers are just watching the fire from the other side of the river, unwilling to take on this hot potato.

Chunni was rejected by Director Xiong again!

Transfer

Chunni becomes more and more courageous. Since the path of being Director Xiong is not feasible, she plans to try the wife route.

Chu Jie brought Chun Ni to the paper mill's family compound, pointed to the second floor and said to Chun Ni: "Look, that's Director Xiong's home. His family also works at the paper mill. The couple are busy, leaving only an old lady at home to take care of her grandson. I'm not going there. I'm going back to work first!" After saying that, he turned around and left, as if there was a dog chasing him.

Chunni silently encouraged herself in her heart and walked towards Director Xiong's house.

The door of Director Xiong's house was open, and several boys aged seven or eight were chasing and playing inside. An old lady was sitting at the table, pressing her temples, with a painful expression on her face!

Chunni knocked on the door and then asked the old lady loudly: "Hello, is this Director Xiong's home?"

The old lady reluctantly opened her eyelids and glanced at Chunni, thinking that Chunni came to give her a gift, and said in a not very warm tone: "Yes! Do you have something to do with my son?" It was obvious that she was used to it!

Chunni then entered the house, put the fruit and milk powder in her hand on the table, and said: "It's not a big deal. Director Xiong helped me a little a few days ago, and I wanted to repay him well, but I didn't expect that Director Xiong was so conscious, selfless, and noble that he refused to ask for anything in return! Since Director Xiong is so principled, I can't let him make a mistake! I just wanted to come and see you, old lady, to thank you for giving birth to such an excellent son!"

Mrs. Xiong was obviously very pleased with Chunni's flattery. She had always been proud of having a son like Director Xiong. When she heard Chunni praising Director Xiong, she was very happy and her expression relaxed. "I don't know what to call you yet?"

"Chun Ni!" Chun Ni was about to praise Director Xiong, but unexpectedly, a boy accidentally fell and knocked over the kettle next to him. The kettle broke, and the boiling water and broken glass flew everywhere, affecting Chun Ni who was not far away.

This is really an unexpected disaster for Chunni!

The scene was very embarrassing for a while. The boy who fell down realized that he had caused trouble. He might have been scared or afraid of punishment, so he started crying loudly!

Chunni said she felt wronged and nothing had happened to her yet!

Old Mrs. Xiong could no longer sit still. She stood up quickly, then squatted down and picked up Chunni's trouser legs.

Fortunately, it was winter and Chunni was wearing thick clothes, so the glass shards did not hurt her skin. However, the scalding water still penetrated into her body, scalding Chunni's left foot crimson.

Old Mrs. Xiong nimbly went to the kitchen, brought back a basin of cold water, wet a towel, and carefully applied it to Chunni.

"Hiss~" Chunni couldn't help but let out a groan.

"Chun Ni, bear with it. I'll apply some cold water on you first, or you'll get blisters."

The child was still crying. Old Lady Xiong could no longer bear it and said to the tallest boy, "Shuanzi, take your brother home quickly! Ask your mother to find a witch to see if your brother was frightened."

The tallest boy looked at his crying brother, got worried, and pulled him up and ran out. The other boys followed him out.

"Huh! He finally left." Mrs. Xiong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She turned to her grandson who was standing stupidly at the kitchen door and said, "Why are you standing there like an idiot? Why don't you come and help me?"

The grandson is named Xiong Dazhi, and he is the only son of Director Xiong. Because his parents were busy with work, he was raised by his grandmother. As the grandson of the same generation, the grandmother was very strict in raising her son, but she doted on her only grandson. It may be that his father was too strong and his grandmother was too doting, which led to Xiong Dazhi's cowardly character and lack of independent thinking.

"Oh." Xiong Dazhi walked over obediently, but didn't know what to do, so he just stood there stupidly again.

Mrs. Xiong shook her head, wrung out the towel and applied it to Chunni, then stood up and swept the broken glass clean.

Chunni felt that her legs were no longer burning and painful, so she took away the towel and handed it to Old Mrs. Xiong.

The old lady helped Chunni sit down, took out the melon seeds and peanuts for entertaining guests during the New Year, and asked Chunni to eat.

Chunni didn't want to miss this good opportunity. She lowered her head and thought for a while, then asked tentatively: "Auntie, is your house so lively every day?"

A hint of impatience flashed in Old Mrs. Xiong's eyes. She gave fifty cents to her grandson and asked him to go to the alley to buy some candied haws.

After Xiong Dazhi walked away, Old Lady Xiong said: "Hey, they are all Dazhi's friends, and grew up together. They come here every day during holidays, and when they are tired of playing, they have to eat before going back. Sometimes it is really annoying." Old Lady Xiong felt a little guilty towards Chunni, and was willing to confide in her.

Chunni looked at the old lady sympathetically and said, "Boys of this age are the most naughty. Don't their parents care about it?"

Old Mrs. Xiong sighed, "The parents of these children all have jobs and can't take care of them."

"Let Dazhi talk to them. It would be nice for the whole family to stay together for a day!" Chunni suggested.

Old Mrs. Xiong shook her head. "No, Dazhi is too timid to say it, so I can't say it either. My daughter-in-law did go to find the parents of those children. It was useless. They would come again the next day after she talked to them!" Thinking of those naughty children, Old Mrs. Xiong felt her temples start to ache again.

An idea flashed through Chunni's mind. Maybe if she helped the old lady solve the problem, Director Xiong would be willing to give her a chance!

Chunni thought about it and gave the old lady an idea: "Since parents are useless, we should start with the children. I have an idea. Do you think it is suitable?"

Old Mrs. Xiong had long been fed up with those kids. After hearing what Chunni said, she stared at Chunni with sparkling eyes and said, "Tell me what you have to say."

Seeing this, Chunni said directly, "When the children come again tomorrow, give each of them 50 cents and invite them to come and play with Dazhi the day after tomorrow. Give them 50 cents a day, and after three or five days, reduce it to 30 cents, and finally to 10 cents!"

Mrs. Xiong is indeed not short of money. Her son and daughter-in-law are filial and give her gifts every month. She saves all the money! If she can spend some money to solve the problem, it is not a big problem! Although she did not understand Chunni's intention.

The old lady finally decided to give Chunni's idea a try, as it were.

Chunni's method was a little puzzling to Old Lady Xiong, but she was really rewarded.