country bumpkin

The tenth day of the tenth lunar month is the Beginning of Winter. The clothing factory has started making cotton-padded clothes again.

I just received a new order with a one-month delivery period. After it's finished, it needs to undergo quality inspection and be labeled before being shipped out.

Once the goods are shipped out, you don't need to worry about them anymore. Pricing and shelf placement are the client's responsibility, not the supplier's. As long as the goods are delivered on time, that's all that matters.

The workers in the workshop were busy at work. Old Qiao, the tailor, was holding a pattern and gesturing on the fabric, his eyes focused as if he were handling a priceless treasure.

Several female workers in the sewing group next to them chatted quietly while skillfully operating their sewing machines.

"I heard that this year's cotton-padded coats have a novel design, with a woolen collar, and they're sure to sell well."

"Yeah, I don't know exactly what kind of thing is so popular."

Shao Yuwei, who was in charge of quality inspection, was loitering nearby and chimed in, "Let's not worry about the style, let's ensure the quality first, otherwise rework will be a hassle."

At this moment, Director Xu walked into the workshop, clapped his hands, and shouted, "Everyone, give it your all! This batch of goods is very important. I just found out that many shopping malls are waiting to put these new cotton-padded coats on their shelves. If we do a good job, we'll have plenty of orders in the future."

Upon hearing this, the workers sped up their work.

Just as everyone was busy, purchasing agent Wei Chengliang rushed in and shouted, "Director Xu, something bad has happened! A batch of accessories is the wrong color; it doesn't match the main color of the cotton-padded coat!"

Director Xu's expression changed, and everyone's eyes turned to him. The workshop fell silent instantly, with only the hum of the machines remaining.

Director Xu immediately took the purchasing staff to the factory warehouse management department to see what was going on.

The factory manager is already examining this batch of fabric. However, he doesn't look too pleased.

Director Xu was excited to see the factory manager and said, "Factory manager, why did you come to the warehouse in person? You can leave anything to me."

Factory Director Yan looked at her and said, "I saw you were busy, so I came over to see if there was anything I could do to help you."

Director Xu said with emotion, "Thank you for your concern, Factory Director. We are all your subordinates, and we will follow your orders wherever you point."

The factory manager laughed and looked at Director Xu, patting her on the shoulder and saying, "Don't try that on me. We're old classmates, why are you pulling this stunt? Flattery isn't your forte. Your job is to keep things in order, hahaha."

The two men exchanged a smile. The other workers secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, "It has to be Director Xu who calmed the factory manager down so quickly."

After inspecting the fabric, I took out a sample and examined it carefully.

They then took out the warehouse receipts and examined them carefully, discovering that this batch of fabric was actually extra.

Director Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief; this made things much easier. If it had been the exact right amount of goods, it would have been troublesome.

She said, "Since it's extra fabric, it must be from a different style of clothing."

The factory manager agreed. She said, "Where is the team leader in charge of receiving the goods? Quickly contact the staff at the weaving factory; they must be very anxious about losing so much fabric."

The warehouse team leader, Jiang Hushui, hurriedly ran to call the weaving factory.

Not long after, Team Leader Jiang returned, his face full of doubt.

"Factory manager, Director Xu, the weaving factory said they didn't send over any extra fabric, and the quantities have all been verified."

Everyone was stunned when he said that.

Director Xu frowned. "How is this possible? The receiving slip shows that there are extras."

After a moment of contemplation, the factory manager said, "Check the receiving slip again carefully to see if there are any errors in the model number or anything like that."

So the group gathered together to recheck the receiving slip and found that they had indeed misread the model number when the goods were received.

This batch of fabric is actually the auxiliary material needed for cotton-padded clothing.

Director Xu was extremely annoyed, "It's all my fault for not checking carefully at the time."

The factory manager comforted them, saying, "It's good that we know the reason now. Let's hurry up and get the workers to adjust the production schedule."

Director Xu nodded, turned around and went back to the workshop to explain the situation to the workers.

After learning about it, the workers were able to work with renewed enthusiasm.

Meanwhile, purchasing agent Wei Chengliang quickly delivered the correct auxiliary materials to the corresponding process positions.

The workshop bustled with activity once again, as everyone worked together to complete and deliver the batch of cotton-padded coats as soon as possible, ensuring both quality and quantity.

Lin Junhui came to see Kong Xiufang during lunch. Kong Xiufang had been very busy lately and hadn't had time for dates.

A few days ago, Kong Xiufang went back to her hometown to attend her great-grandmother's funeral.

He was busy with a friend's matter after returning home and had no time to pay attention to Lin Junhui, which made him very depressed.

Today he finally got his chance. Seeing that she had almost finished eating, he pulled her into a secluded corner.

He said resentfully, "Fangfang, you haven't been paying much attention to me lately. Is it because we're engaged that you think I'm yours now and don't care about me anymore?"

Kong Xiufang was amused by his coquettish expression and patted his head like she was coaxing a child, saying, "Be good, or your sister won't like you anymore."

Lin Junhui spoke up forcefully, his voice filled with resentment: "Sister? What sister? Call me brother."

Kong Xiufang couldn't help but laugh as she watched; she never expected Lin Junhui to have such a cute side.

Encouraging herself to mimic the thugs on TV, she grabbed Lin Junhui's chin with a slender hand and said, "Oh! Not bad looking, huh? Come on, give me a smile. Hehehe..."

Lin Junhui pretended to be frightened and said aggrievedly, "Sister, don't be like that, I'm scared."

Kong Xiufang smiled even more brightly, her fingers caressing Lin Junhui's lips. "Oh my, this little face is so alluring."

Lin Junhui grabbed her hand and said, "Sister, do you know what you're doing? You're playing with fire."

Before Kong Xiufang could react, Lin Junhui used his other large hand to press down hard on the back of her head and pull her forward, their lips meeting in a kiss.

After a while, Lin Junhui reluctantly let go of her.

Kong Xiufang instinctively felt she had gone too far and was embarrassed to look at him. She leaned against the wall, panting heavily.

Lin Junhui smiled contentedly and teased her, "Grandpa~ are you satisfied with my service?"

Kong Xiufang smiled and said, "Hmm, not bad..."

Lin Junhui smiled, and the two walked away hand in hand.

Back in the workshop, Kong Xiufang asked Director Xu what positions the factory was hiring for.

Kong Xiujin has almost recovered. She can't stay at her older sister's house forever. The solution is to help her find a job.

Director Xu admired Kong Xiufang and was happy to help her with this.

He said, "We don't lack people for other jobs right now, we just need an assistant. The wages are a bit low, there are a lot of odd jobs, no heavy work, but it's not tiring but you can't stay idle either."

Kong Xiufang exclaimed with delight, "Oh! Director Xu, thank you so much! Don't worry, my sister is incredibly hardworking, diligent, and clever; she'll definitely do a great job."

Director Xu smiled and said, "You have such a silver tongue. But don't take on too much responsibility. Let's let her try first. If she can handle it, all the better. If not, at least you'll give her a break."

Kong Xiufang said gratefully, "Director, thank you. You are my benefactor. My sister and I will definitely not let you down."

The two chatted about work for a while, then Kong Xiufang left to continue her work.

She grew up with Kong Xiujin, along with Zhang Qingjiao and Kong Xiuyan.

The group of people lived in the same village and were about the same age. They were especially close, as they were sisters from the same family.

Kong Xiufang suddenly thought of Zhang Qingjiao. It seemed like she hadn't seen her in a long time. She wondered how Zhang Qingjiao was doing.

Every time she went home, her mother would tell her about Zhang Qingjiao's scandals, but they really didn't know where Zhang Qingjiao was or how she was doing.

Kong Xiufang thought that when she went back next time, she would ask Aunt Zhang. As Zhang Qingjiao's biological mother, she would surely know where her daughter was and whether she was doing well.

Time flies when you're thinking about random things.

When the get off work bell rang, Kong Xiufang tidied up her workbench and left the workshop with her colleagues to go back to the dormitory.