Although this was just a minor incident, it left a deep impression on Lin Shuying.

She has almost never traveled far from home, and even visits to county towns are very rare, let alone big cities like this.

During the day, she only saw the bustling traffic, the tall buildings, and the prosperity of the city, but now she understands that even in such a metropolis, there are still filth and corruption.

Suddenly, she lost much of her filter on these things, which was actually Lin Fan's goal.

He knew that Lin Shuying needed to grow, and the first step in growing up was to help her understand the world and recognize reality.

Reality is definitely not beautiful; in fact, it is terrifying, dirty, and dark. A true hero is one who, after knowing the truth about life, still loves it.

She hoped that Lin Shuying would be the same, just as Lin Fan was.

"Honey, just remember this: no matter what happens in the future, you must be careful and cautious. Don't be too kind-hearted, but don't be too indifferent either. Be a smart person with some shrewdness."

Lin Fan smiled slightly at Lin Shuying, then patted her head to comfort her.

Lin Shuying, who had been feeling somewhat down, immediately nodded, inexplicably feeling a sense of warmth.

"I understand, honey, thank you for teaching me all this!"

"Alright, it's getting late, let's go back. We'll go check on the factory again tomorrow!"

"it is good!"

The two went back to the hotel, took a shower, and then went to sleep.

Of course, since they had a rare opportunity to get out, and both of them were in very good moods today, they couldn't help but do some things that couples do when they went to sleep.

The next morning, the two got up, tidied themselves up, had breakfast, and then returned to Huamei Garment Factory.

Of course, Lin Fan and his group did not go in immediately to find Qu Tai.

After all, we just told Qu Tai yesterday that they were going to visit other factories to check prices before coming back to discuss things. If they went in now, coming so early in the morning, it would seem too hasty.

As I said before, when doing business, you must never expose your bottom line to your competitors. The essence of business is profit, and all means should be aimed at protecting your own interests.

So Lin Fan led Lin Shuying around the clothing factory for a while, until around 11 a.m. before heading towards the factory.

"Hello, could you please inform your factory manager that the friend he was discussing business with yesterday has come to see him?"

As expected, the security guards stopped them when they arrived at the gate of the garment factory.

Then Lin Fan explained his purpose to the security guard.

When the security guard heard that they were looking for their factory manager, he nodded and went inside to report.

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the garment factory's office building, a hunched figure was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back.

When he saw the security guard approaching, his eyes lit up, and he casually walked past him.

"Xiao Li, what are you going to do?"

"Oh, it's the old man."

“There’s a young man outside who says he’s here to do business with the factory manager. I’ll go and inform the factory manager.”

Although Tao Changji was no longer the factory manager, the entire factory was in crisis because of his other son-in-law's embezzlement.

But his reputation, built up over the years, remains strong, so the security guards continue to treat him with great courtesy.

Upon hearing Bang's words, Tao Changji coughed and said, "I understand. I'll be waiting for this person right here."

"You don't need to notify the factory manager. Go and guard the gate. Don't let anyone with ill intentions sneak in."

Upon hearing Tao Changji's words, the security guard hesitated for a moment before saying, "Sir, is this appropriate? Perhaps I should go and tell the factory manager myself."

Tao Changji glared at the security guard and said, "What, now that I'm no longer the factory manager, even you, the security guard, dare to disobey me?"

"I already told you I know how to handle this, so why don't you trust me? Or do you think my son-in-law and I are conspiring to cheat a lowly security guard like you?"

Although Tao Changji had a sharp tongue, as a security guard, he didn't dare to say much. So he chuckled and shook his head, saying, "Alright, alright, then you go and take a look, sir. I'll go back to the security booth."

"Hmph, go quickly!"

……

About fifteen minutes later, just as Lin Fan was starting to frown, three or four people in formal attire came out of the factory gate.

Leading the way was an old man who looked to be in his fifties or sixties. He wasn't very tall, and he had his hands behind his back. He had an air of authority that only someone in a high position could have, just like an old leader from the 1970s or 80s.

Lin Fan didn't recognize him, so when he saw these people walking towards him, he thought he was blocking their way, so he pulled Lin Shuying aside to make way.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Lin Fan turned around, the old man walked up to him with a smile.

"Young man, you're here to do business with our factory, right?"

Lin Fan was taken aback for a moment, then looked at the old man and nodded, saying, "That's right, I am indeed here to do business at your factory. I already spoke with Director Qu Tai yesterday. May I ask where Director Qu Tai is?"

Tao Changji laughed and said, "Young man Qu Tai is my son. He has some other things to do today and can't entertain you, so he asked me to entertain you instead."

Lin Fan nodded and smiled, "I see. Then I'll trouble you, sir."

"Old man, shall we find a place to talk?"

Tao Changji nodded and gestured for Lin Fan to come in, saying, "Young man, please come in. We can discuss the details of the business together!"

Tao Changji led Lin Fan to a secluded workshop inside the factory.

Whether it was just his imagination or something else, Lin Fan felt that Tao Changji's gaze was a bit off, and the expressions of the others around him were also strange.

However, since this was the first time they had met and he was there to discuss business, Lin Fan didn't say much.

After taking a seat in the room, Lin Fan took a sip of the tea poured for him from across the room and then got straight to the point: "Old man, since we're here to talk business, let's not waste any more time."

"I plan to buy a batch of raw materials for making garments from your factory, including various mainstream fabrics, such as polyester, nylon, and leather."

"Actually, I met with Factory Director Qu Tai yesterday. However, I only arrived yesterday and visited many factories in the city. I was not satisfied with the prices they offered. So today, I want to see how the quality of your factory's products is, and also to discuss the price."

"If the price is right, I can finalize the contract at any time."

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