After asking a few passers-by in the center of Yuping Town, Yang Cheng drove to the entrance of Yuping Hotel.
Although it was called a hotel, it was actually just a three-story corner restaurant with two big red lanterns hanging at the entrance. The vermilion carpet was already full of dirt. Because the farmer's market was right across the street, there was a fishy smell in the air.
As soon as Lin Ruoxi got out of the car, she felt a little nauseous. She frowned, but didn't say anything. She walked into the hotel with Yang Cheng.
In the lobby of the hotel, Wu Liangzhu, the factory manager in a gray suit, was already standing at the stairs waiting. When he saw Lin Ruoxi, he paused for a moment like most people before he showed a flattering smile.
"Welcome, General Lin. It's a pity that our place is too small, and we don't have any good restaurants. We can only treat General Lin to a meal in this shabby shop. General Lin, please treat us."
Wu Liangzhu saw Yang Cheng following behind Lin Ruoxi, but he didn't pay much attention. He only thought that Yang Cheng was Lin Ruoxi's assistant. He smiled at Yang Cheng in a slightly friendly manner.
Lin Ruoxi's mind was filled with the scene at the factory entrance. She was in a bad mood and didn't like Wu Liangzhu. She didn't say anything along the way and followed him to the largest private room on the second floor. There were already four men in formal clothes sitting inside.
Wu Liangzhu introduced them one by one. They were the deputy factory manager Qian Hao, the union president Wang Ze, and the chief accountant Meng Fan. There was also a young man named Xiao Liu, who was Wu Liangzhu's assistant.
These people looked quite rough, but they were probably born and raised here. Lin Ruoxi wasn't too surprised and simply greeted them. When she introduced Yang Cheng, she only said that he was her assistant and driver.
The large table was very spacious for six people. Lin Ruoxi sat at the head of the table with Yang Cheng and Wu Liangzhu beside her.
"Accountant Meng, have you sent out the accounts?" Lin Ruoxi asked Meng Fan as soon as she sat down.
Meng Fan was taken aback, seemingly not understanding what was going on.
"It's the factory's account for this year. Didn't I call you just now? Did you forget?" Wu Liangzhu glared at Meng Fan with dissatisfaction.
Meng Fan slapped his forehead and said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, General Lin. I … I thought that you would come to our small place for an inspection, so I rushed over immediately. Don't worry, I'll send it to you immediately after dinner!"
Lin Ruoxi frowned again, but did not ask any more questions.
"General Lin, although work is important, you still have to eat." Wu Liangzhu took out two brand new bottles of Maotai from the counter in the private room. It was probably something he brought from his family. Otherwise, this kind of restaurant wouldn't sell it.
Although Lin Ruoxi didn't like to drink, she would still drink a little. If she didn't give any face to these low-level employees of the factory, people would gossip about her. Thus, Lin Ruoxi did not stop him and let Wu Liangzhu fill her glass.
Wu Liangzhu smiled and asked Yang Cheng, "Assistant Yang, do you want a glass as well?"
Yang Cheng waved his hand and placed Lin Ruoxi's glass in front of him. "I'll drink General Lin's wine on her behalf. She still has to look at the accounts tonight and think of a way to deal with the factory's problems. Furthermore, General Lin doesn't like to drink, right, General Lin? "
Lin Ruoxi never expected that Yang Cheng would be so considerate to drink for her, but she did have a lot of things to deal with tonight. Thus, she nodded her head. "It won't be too late to drink after the factory's matters are settled. Let's have a simple meal today. You guys can also tell me about the factory's situation. "
Wu Liangzhu awkwardly smiled. "Alright, we'll drink next time."
After the others had filled their glasses with Maotai, the six of them began to eat.
Wu Liangzhu saw that Lin Ruoxi only ate a few mouthfuls and kept staring at him. Thus, he could only put down his chopsticks and said, "General Lin, you can't blame us for this matter. General Lin, you also know that the clothing industry has been sluggish these few years, especially for a garment factory like ours. Although we have business all year round, many of them can't even be recovered by the end of the year. In addition, in the past two years, Boss Lin, you have greatly expanded the workshop and created hundreds of new jobs. With more internal employees, we have to build a dormitory, a cafeteria, and five insurances and one housing fund.
Our Yu Lei International is a formal enterprise, and we can't just refuse to sign a labor contract. Once the contract is signed, a lot of money has to be paid, and we can't deny it. Most of the employees in our factory are women, and women from other places don't use contraception. Basically, there will be a few of them taking maternity leave every month. But the local government doesn't dare to do too much, as they are afraid of causing public resentment and being exposed on the internet. It will affect the government's image.
Just like that, we spent a lot of money to feed a large group of people, but they didn't achieve much in the end. Furthermore, we didn't even recover half of the money, and we only got half a year's salary this year. We are really stretched. The bank still owed a loan, which was tens of millions of yuan. How could it be given out so easily? I wanted to tell those workers that we will slowly repay them when we return to the city next year, but they insisted that they don't have the money and won't go home. My car was smashed by them, and we are more innocent than anyone else … … "
Wu Liangzhu kept complaining, and on the other side, Yang Cheng was toasting with Wu Liangzhu's assistant, Xiao Liu.
"It seems like your factory director is having a hard time." Yang Cheng smacked his lips. He hadn't drunk authentic Maotai wine since he returned to the country, and the taste was indeed good.
Xiao Liu's skin was a little dark, and his accent was that of a northerner, "That's right, these bastards, they only owe twenty thousand yuan, and they're making such a ruckus. If they want to celebrate the new year, we have to as well."
Yang Cheng held back his laughter and nodded, "What you said makes sense."
Xiao Liu laughed, then suddenly thought of something and asked, "Assistant Yang, how do you feel now?"
"What do you mean?" Yang Cheng asked with a smile.
"Do you feel uncomfortable?" Xiao Liu said with a bit of a smile.
Yang Cheng rubbed his temples, "I feel that the alcohol content is a bit high, why do I feel dizzy and want to sleep?"
"Hey, Assistant Yang, if you feel dizzy, you can sleep for a while, it's fine." Xiao Liu grinned with a proud look on his face.
After listening to Wu Liangzhu's long speech, Lin Ruoxi's face was as cold as ice, and her gaze could freeze people into ice cubes.
"Wu Liangzhu, it seems like I don't even need to look at the accounts anymore. Do you think I'm a fool, or do you really think you're so smart? These are all the normal expenses of the factory's operations. If they can't collect the remaining payment, aren't they afraid of being sued and forced to default? The development of the factory was planned by me at the beginning of the year, and it was over the budget. If this is all, there will be a deficit. Don't tell me that you used all the money I gave you to buy milk powder for the female workers' children. "Lin Ruoxi sneered.
Wu Liangzhu's face froze, all his words became pale and powerless under Lin Ruoxi's mocking gaze.
At this moment, Wu Liangzhu's face lit up, and he pointed at Yang Cheng who was next to Lin Ruoxi, "General Lin, look, Assistant Yang doesn't seem to be feeling well."
Lin Ruoxi was stunned, she turned her head and saw that Yang Cheng was actually lying on the table, asleep without a sound!
"Yang Cheng, what's wrong?" Lin Ruoxi stretched out her hand and pushed Yang Cheng's arm, but Yang Cheng didn't react at all, as if he wasn't sleeping, but in a state of unconsciousness.
Instinctively, Lin Ruoxi felt that something was wrong!
She turned her head and looked at Wu Liangzhu again, and as expected, he had changed into a playful expression, as if he was looking at some diluted collection, unscrupulously sizing her up.
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