A stunning beauty arrived on the island; she invented everything from childcare to babysitting.

The next morning, Anning prepared her things, but a new problem arose.

They're going to do serious business today—to tour the factory, inspect the machines, and learn how they operate… It's really not appropriate to bring a child along.

However, since Song Wenyuan had brought up this matter on his own initiative, he had already prepared a solution in advance.

The people who went to pick them up early the previous morning were now dressed in police uniforms and waiting at the entrance of the guesthouse. They had also brought a very well-maintained second-hand Jeep.

Upon seeing An Ning and the others come downstairs, he immediately jumped out of the driver's seat and saluted them: "Hello, sisters-in-law! It was too late yesterday, and I was in a hurry to get back, so I didn't get to say hello properly. Let's formally introduce ourselves today. I am..."

"Cough cough cough!" Song Wenyuan coughed a few times forcefully.

The three people around him looked at him at the same time.

"Uncle Chen Hai, do you have a cold?" Shen Changle asked with concern.

"No, it's just that my throat is a little sore." Song Wenyuan touched his throat. "This is my brother, Huang Yu. He also served in the army on the island before, and returned to Guangzhou after his discharge. He now works at the Public Security Bureau."

Huang Yu suddenly remembered Song Wenyuan's reminder from last night and hurriedly said with a smile, "Sorry, sorry, I misunderstood. But... Brother Hai and I are brothers, so you can rest assured that the child is in my care. I'll come to the police station to pick him up later."

"Won't this affect your work?" An Ning asked hesitantly.

She still trusted the police, but she was still a little worried about leaving her child at the police station.

"No, he's in charge of household registration. The head of the household registration department is his uncle. Even if he doesn't go to work for a day, it's okay. He can just say hello. He'll drive us to the other two places. We'll be spending a lot more time together in the future."

As Song Wenyuan spoke, he secretly kicked Huang Yu, who wisely opened the car door.

"It's getting late, everyone get in the car first. I'll take you there first, and then I'll take the kids back to the station."

Shen Changle understood the last sentence. She looked up at Anning and asked, "Mom, aren't you taking me with you?"

Before An Ning could speak, Song Wenyuan squatted down and said, "Mom and Uncle have to do some important business in a bit. Why don't you stay with Uncle Huang for a while, and then we'll come back to pick you up and take you out for something delicious? If you're bored, you can ask Uncle Huang to tell you a story, and if you get hungry, he can buy you something to eat, okay?"

How long will it take you there?

"If it's early, I might be back by noon; if it's late, it won't be past the afternoon."

Shen Changle counted on her fingers: "It's eight o'clock now, noon is twelve o'clock, there are still four hours left, afternoon... what time is afternoon?"

"Six o'clock in the afternoon." Song Wenyuan pulled the child out of the water. "We'll definitely be back before dinner."

After some haggling, Shen Changle finally agreed.

Compared to Anning's previous suggestion that she stay at home alone for two months, she now only needs to spend one day with this newly acquainted uncle. She can still tell which is better and which is worse, but that doesn't stop her from agonizing over it a bit more.

At 8:30, An Ning and Song Wenyuan arrived at the gate of Guangshi Toy Factory on time.

This toy factory was much more impressive than the clothing factory where the original owner had worked. The courtyard wall was made of red bricks, with the words "Serve the People" written on it. A row of bicycles was parked under the banyan tree at the entrance, indicating that the workers inside were well-treated.

The old gatekeeper's eyes were wide open, like an owl's, watching everyone coming and going with great vigilance, determined to protect every piece of public property.

"What do you do?"

An Ning and Song Wenyuan were stopped as soon as they approached.

"Hello, we are from the island fleet and have been sent here for inspection. This is our letter of introduction. We have already contacted your factory's leadership." Song Wenyuan stepped forward and handed over the letter of introduction, along with their identification documents.

The old man glanced at the letter of introduction, then at the two people. The man was handsome, and the woman was beautiful; they didn't seem like bad people.

"The factory manager did mention this to me. Please wait here for a moment, and I'll go and call the director to receive you." After saying this, the old man called someone away.

Not long after, a slightly plump woman was led to the door by the old man. She had her hair permed in the trendy waves, wore lipstick, a floral shirt, and flared pants. A cheap imported watch was flashing across her wrist.

This style of dress could easily be classified as "Shamate" in later generations, but in this era, it was a very fashionable look.

The woman was very enthusiastic and immediately shook hands with An Ning and Song Wenyuan in turn.

"Hello, comrades. I received news of your upcoming visit some time ago, and it's great to finally meet you today. I am the director in charge of production at the factory. I will arrange your itinerary from now on, or you can let me know if there are any places you would like to visit."

Her attitude was very good, but her tone inevitably carried a hint of pride, because this was the largest toy factory in Guangdong Province, and department stores from not only Guangdong Province, but also the whole country, would come here to get their goods.

In her view, it is only natural for people from other places to come here to learn if they want to open toy factories. She is not worried at all about her market being taken away, after all, they are the trendsetters of the toy market.

"This is our warehouse for storing raw materials, including wood, plastic, fabric, and paint. These are all ordered directly from other factories, and we are responsible for the subsequent processing."

The production manager gave them a token look at the raw material warehouse; there wasn't much to see there. The main focus was on the processing workshop.

There are three processing workshops in total: a machining workshop, an injection molding workshop, and a manual workshop.

The machining workshop is mainly used for cutting, grinding, drilling, etc. of metal or wood materials;

The injection molding workshop is responsible for heating and injecting plastic into the mold;

The workshop is where the parts that have been processed earlier are assembled, painted, and glued. This is where the number of workers is the largest; at a glance, it's a sea of ​​black heads.

After a long tour, the production manager brought over a toy tin frog and a toy car, handing them to the two men: "These are some of our higher-end products. You can try them out, or take them back to your superiors for inspection. If you like them, we can finalize the purchase of the production line. Buying our machines directly is much cheaper than buying brand new ones. However, I must make this clear beforehand: we can only sell the production lines that have been replaced. Production lines for these newly developed high-end toys will not be sold with them."

An Ning and Song Wenyuan exchanged a glance, handed the items back, and then asked a number of questions about the procurement and sales process before concluding the visit: "Okay, we'll explain these things to our superiors when we get back. However, since we were sent here, we can't just give verbal answers. Could you please take us to see the production line that we can buy tomorrow? We'd like to record some basic parameters so we can have something to report back on."

The production supervisor's face showed a hint of impatience, but she didn't show it. Instead, she said, "It's possible, but I might not be free to take you there in person tomorrow..."

"It's alright, you can go about your business. Just find us any worker who is familiar with the machine and can explain things to us."

"Then there's no problem. I'll make the arrangements for you in a bit."

"Thank you for your help, Director."