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Chapter 648 Su Zi Clothing
Watching Cheng Qianli leave with Cheng Kaiyan in disappointment, Su Ning knew that his relationship was over, but he didn't feel too much in his heart. After all, he had to continue his new life tomorrow.

The next day, Suning boarded a train to Shanghai. Looking through the train window towards the direction of Jinzhou Chemical Plant, Suning knew that he would definitely come back. His frustrated departure today might be for a better return tomorrow.

Suning's departure did not change anything at the Jinzhou Factory. After all, the workers at the Jinzhou Factory still needed to continue their lives, and the position of workshop director of the new workshop became a hot topic. However, Director Shui did not immediately announce the new personnel appointment. Instead, he only asked Song Yunhui to temporarily take charge of the work of the new workshop. This caused a lot of discussion among people at the Jinzhou Chemical Plant, and they didn't understand what Director Shui was going to do.

In fact, the water plant director himself knew clearly that Suning’s suggestion before leaving was the most appropriate and the arrangement that best suited his personal interests. After all, Song Yunhui was his close confidant and could completely restrain Min Zhongsheng to a certain extent.

However, it was precisely Su Ning's words that Song Yunhui was a heartless person that made the water plant director realize that Song Yunhui was a sharp double-edged sword, who could hurt others while also potentially hurting himself. So the suspicious and overbearing water plant director began to have strange thoughts again, and deliberately did not announce any new personnel appointments. Instead, he hid in the dark and observed Fang Ping, who had always been like a small transparent person.

As the water plant director secretly observed Fang Ping, he was surprised to find that the operation of the new workshop almost entirely depended on Fang Ping, and Fang Ping was able to work hard and without complaint. He didn't care at all about the personnel appointments that were being discussed by the outside world, as if everything really had nothing to do with him.

At this moment, the water plant director couldn't help but think of Master Huang in a workshop in a branch factory. He had also been the top maintenance technician for 10 to 20 years, but every major operation of Jinzhou Chemical Plant could not do without Master Huang. Thinking of Suning's evaluation of Fang Ping at that time, the water plant director had already made a decision in his mind.

Soon Fang Ping was appointed as the workshop director of the new workshop, which surprised many people in Jinzhou. Among them, Song Yunhui was the most disappointed. He had already made preparations to officially take over the new workshop, but he did not expect to taste the feeling of false joy.

Feeling depressed, Song Yunhui immediately picked up paper and pen, and wrote a letter to Liang Sishen, a female student far away in the United States. Song Yunhui suddenly realized that every time he felt bored, he would think of writing a letter to Liang Sishen, and after writing the letter, he would feel his thoughts were clear.

"Director Fang, I need a batch of products from the new workshop recently. Can you help me think of a solution?" At this time, Min Zhongsheng, the director of the first branch factory, saw that Su Ning had finally left, and immediately ran to the new workshop to find Fang Ping in surprise.

"I'm sorry! Director Min, the new workshop is now operating at full capacity, and it's impossible to produce any more products." Looking at Min Zhongsheng in front of him, Fang Ping shook his head helplessly and explained.

"Director Fang, why was Suning able to squeeze out a thousand tons for Director Cheng?" Min Zhongsheng loudly questioned Fang Ping, not satisfied with his explanation.

"Director Min, the entire new workshop worked overtime for a month and was forced to produce an extra thousand tons, so it is impossible to replicate." Fang Ping quickly understood what Min Zhongsheng meant, and explained with a wry smile.

"Director Fang, you are not deliberately trying to put me off, are you?" Min Zhongsheng looked at Fang Ping in front of him with a questioning look.

"Director Min, believe it or not."

"Here, Director Fang, please postpone the export orders and keep the products I want first." Seeing that Fang Ping was not going to give him face, Min Zhongsheng came up with another plan if one failed.

"I'm sorry! All the foreign trade sales orders are under contract. If we fail to complete and deliver on time, our Jinzhou Chemical Plant will be fined directly." Hearing Min Zhongsheng's bizarre idea, Fang Ping refused without thinking.

"Fang Ping, you don't want the water plant director to come and beg you in person, do you?" Min Zhongsheng was completely confused at this time. He didn't expect that after driving away the annoying Suning, a new "square-headed" person would come.

"Director Min, it's useless even if someone comes! We absolutely cannot push back on export orders."

"You..." Min Zhongsheng hadn't expected Fang Ping to be even more stubborn than Su Ning, and immediately threatened, "Director Fang, when you say no, think of Su Ning. You can't be too complacent in everything you do."

"Tsk! Director Min, I'm not Suning, but I'm not worried about becoming Suning." Hearing Min Zhongsheng's threat to him, Fang Ping said with a somewhat disapproving smile.

"Humph! I hope you'll be as tough as you are now when the water plant director tells you in person."

Seeing Min Zhongsheng's angry back as he left, Fang Ping felt for the first time the pressure that Suning was under. It was really tiring to face these snakes, insects, rats and ants every day. After all, once you compromise for the first time, there will be countless times, so Fang Ping could only grit his teeth and stick to his bottom line.

Fang Ping thought that he was not Suning, nor did he have the kind of social skills that Suning had, and it was even more impossible for him to work hard for the entire new workshop for him. Because Fang Ping knew that he did not have such personal charm, so rejecting Min Zhongsheng straightforwardly was the best way to deal with it.

Min Zhongsheng left Fang Ping's office in the new workshop angrily, and went straight to the office of the water director of the Jinzhou Factory. He originally wanted to complain about Fang Ping in front of the water director, but the water director just looked at Min Zhongsheng without comment.

"Xiao Min, Fang Ping is the director of the new workshop. Of course, he is the only one who knows the specific situation best. Since he has already rejected you, you should stop pestering him." The water plant director warned Min Zhongsheng lightly. He really hated this guy who wanted to overthrow him all the time.

"Director of the Water Plant, the person who came to me to ask for new products this time is a very important person. We at Jinzhou Chemical Plant cannot offend him easily." Seeing that the soft approach really didn't work, Min Zhongsheng wanted to use the other party's power to pressure him.

"Xiao Min, no matter how big a person is, he is not as important as foreign trade sales. This is about earning foreign exchange for our country's exports." Seeing that Min Zhongsheng was completely angry, the water plant director leaned back in his chair happily and looked at Min Zhongsheng.

Min Zhongsheng didn't get what he wanted from the water plant director, so he could only shake his head helplessly and leave the Jinzhou Chemical Plant office. He suddenly felt really miserable. He had finally driven away the hateful Suning, but now here came the even more stubborn and unreasonable Fang Ping. It really seemed like there would be no end to this.

As for the current water plant director, he was happy to see Fang Ping and Min Zhongsheng fighting each other, so that they would not endanger his position. After all, Min Zhongsheng's upward momentum was too rapid, and the water plant director had to use thundering means to suppress him. Fang Ping's righteous words also made the water plant director ecstatic, which proved that he had not chosen the wrong person.

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At this time, Suning had already arrived at Nanjing Road, the most prosperous street in Shanghai. Seeing the crowds of customers coming and going in his own "Su Zi Clothing" flagship store, Suning walked straight in and looked around. Whether it was the decoration or the service awareness, Suning was very satisfied.

A very beautiful shopping guide had just greeted and sent off a customer, then politely came to Su Ning and asked, "Sir, do you need anything?"

"Well, I want to buy a set of sportswear. Do you have any that fit me?"

"Sir, I think you are about 180cm tall. We have sportswear that will fit you."

"Okay then! Get me a grey tracksuit."

Soon, the beautiful shopping guide brought the sportswear that Suning needed, and Suning ran to the fitting room to change into the clothes. He felt that the clothes looked very good, especially the "Perilla (Suzi)" trademark printed on the clothes. Suning showed a very satisfied smile, and then walked out of the fitting room to check out.

After leaving the Suzi Clothing store on Nanjing Road in Shanghai, Suning went directly to the headquarters of Suzi Clothing Co., Ltd. There, he finally saw Song Li and Xun Jianxiang running out to greet him. Song Li looked at Suning with some resentment and said, "Suning, you came to Shanghai, why didn't you say hello in advance?"

"Haha, I just went to the main store of 'Suzi Clothing' on Nanjing Road. After a round of shopping, I felt it was quite good."

"Brother Ning, so you are here on a secret visit." Xun Jianxiang on the side couldn't help but laugh.

"Daxun, how is the cooperation with Song Li?"

"Huh? Of course I have nothing to say about that." Thinking of his very strong rejection at the beginning, Xun Jianxiang blushed and looked up at Song Li.

"Song Li, Daxun, I've been transferred to the Beijing Chemical Industry Headquarters. I came to Shanghai to see you." "Ah? The Chemical Industry Headquarters?"

"Correct!"

"Great! I'll call Song Chen now, and then we'll have dinner together in the evening." Song Chen was immediately surprised at this moment.

"Okay! I haven't seen Song Chen for almost three years."

"Haha, Song Chen's child is two years old now. Suning, you don't have a girlfriend yet, right?" Hearing Su Ning's words full of emotion, Song Li couldn't help but tease Su Ning.

"Yeah! Fate is such a wonderful thing. Sometimes you really can't force it."

During the dinner in the evening, Suning met Song Chen, who worked in the Huaihai District Construction Committee of Shanghai. At this time, Song Chen was already the deputy chief of their department, and he even had a little bit of official authority. It can be seen that the environment has a great influence on a person. At this time, Song Chen was no longer the romantic little prince he used to be.

"Haha, Suning, we haven't seen each other for almost three years, right?" After Song Chen introduced Suning's family to him, he asked Suning with emotion.

"Yeah! Time flies. We graduated in 1982 and were assigned jobs. Three years passed in the blink of an eye and it's already 1985."

"Suning, why don't you have a girlfriend yet?"

"I'm dating someone! We just broke up not long ago."

"Oh? Which girl is it? Have I seen her before?" After hearing Su Ning's nonchalant explanation, Song Chen suddenly became interested.

"Cheng Kaiyan is the daughter of Director Cheng of the Jinzhou Factory Maintenance Branch."

"Ah? I know! She seems to be the most famous flower in Jinzhou Chemical Plant, along with Liu Qiming! How did you break up?"

"It's hard to explain! Let's just drink."

"Hey, yeah! Let's drink."

Because everyone was a good friend who hadn't seen each other for many years, they had a great time at the dinner. During the dinner, Su Ning even noticed something very interesting. Xun Jianxiang and Song Li were occasionally flirting with each other. Seeing the strange behavior of Song Chen's family of three, he realized that Xun Jianxiang was really familiar with their Song family, so Su Ning guessed that Song Li might have been with Xun Jianxiang.

Thinking of the fact that Xun Jianxiang had no good ending in the original drama, Suning was happy for him. At least his behavior had some positive impact. However, thinking that "Su Zi Clothing" could not be allowed to become a husband-and-wife shop of Song Li and Xun Jianxiang, Suning was also ready to find a way to transfer Xun Jianxiang from "Su Zi Clothing". Just like if Xun Jianxiang had not been arranged to monitor Yang Xun, who knows what "Su Zi Clothing" would become now. Although Suning had made plans in his mind, he still ate and drank happily with his friends without making a sound.

Suning only stayed in Shanghai for three days this time, and then went north to Beijing to perform his duties at the Chemical Headquarters. Nearly two years have passed, and the Chemical Headquarters has changed a lot. Director Yin, whom Suning is most familiar with, has also retired, so Suning can only report to the Personnel Department as scheduled for the time being, and then chose to live in the four-person dormitory at the Chemical Headquarters.

After settling down his work and life, Suning put all his energy into studying. The Chemical Headquarters is worthy of being the leader of the chemical industry. The information here is the most cutting-edge technology in the world. Combined with the chemical knowledge he had gained during his training, the mutual verification made Suning's technology advance by leaps and bounds.

In order to get rid of the shackles of having no background as soon as possible, Suning plans to use his spare time to publish papers, so that he can package himself as a chemical expert as soon as possible and gain the respect of his new leader again. Only in this way will his future have unlimited possibilities.

Consulting materials, doing experiments in the laboratory, and writing chemical engineering papers are all time-consuming and laborious tasks. Suning also knows that he cannot complete all of them at once, so during the break, Suning came to Zhang Kejian's home with gifts.

Seeing Su Ning suddenly appear outside their door, Zhang Kejian and his wife were stunned for a moment, and then they thought with surprise, "Su Ning, how come you are in Beijing?"

"Haha, old director, I have been transferred to the Technical Supervision Department of the Chemical Headquarters." Hearing Zhang Kejian's surprised and happy question, Su Ning hurriedly explained to the two of them with a smile.

"Ah? Suning, weren't you doing well in Jinzhou Chemical Plant? Why were you suddenly transferred to Beijing?" Zhang Kejian seemed very confused at this time. After all, the chemical industry is still a very special industry, and the various first-line chemical companies below are the most important departments.

"Old director, the leaders naturally have their own considerations. It's a good opportunity for me to go to the chemical headquarters to consolidate my theoretical foundation." Suning did not complain about any injustice. Instead, he looked at all the problems he encountered with optimism.

"Well, the young man is really good." At this time, Zhang Kejian also roughly understood that this was a trick of promoting in public but demoting in reality. After all, this kind of thing is too common within the system.

Seeing that Suning did not have any grumbles or complaints, Zhang Kejian admired Suning's determination, because only by being able to bend and stretch can one have a good future in state-owned enterprises, and smooth sailing can only exist in daydreams.

That day, Suning had dinner at Zhang Kejian's home, and Zhang Kejian and his wife also welcomed Suning's arrival. After all, the old couple also needed the company of others. "Suning, when you are not busy at work, please come to our home often. Our children are not around, and we also need the company of young people like you who can chat with us."

"Old director, auntie, don't worry. I will have plenty of time to come and see you in the future." Hearing the sincere invitation from Zhang Kejian and his wife, Su Ning nodded with a smile on his face and agreed.

"Old Zhang, why don't we clean up that guest room and arrange for Suning to stay with us?" At this time, Zhang Kejian's wife suddenly looked at Zhang Kejian and suggested.

"Oh! That's a good idea." Zhang Kejian reacted immediately and agreed with his wife's suggestion from the bottom of his heart. Then he looked at Su Ning with a smile and said, "Suning, you might as well come and live with us from now on. It's definitely a hundred times better than the collective dormitory in your company."

"Thank you, old director and auntie. It's just that I'm busy writing a chemical engineering paper now. I usually have to look up information at night. Coming to your house will disturb your rest." Suning rejected the two elderly people's proposal, and then explained to them with a smile.

"Oh? Suning, then you should live with us. After all, living here is much more convenient than your dormitory. The convenience of food, accommodation and transportation is incomparable to your dormitory." Although Zhang Kejian and his wife heard Suning's rejection of their invitation, they explained again, "This way, you can occasionally take care of us two old people, and we can save the money for a nanny. It's a good thing to kill two birds with one stone!"

"Well... okay! Sorry to bother you two then."

Of course, Suning knew that the old couple were sincere in their intentions. After thinking about it for a while, he nodded and accepted their kindness and invitation. The chemical headquarters provided him with a four-person dormitory, which was not the generous treatment that he had imagined for a section-level cadre.

The leader in charge of logistics said that the chemical headquarters also had housing difficulties, and then just asked him to understand and support their work more. In fact, Suning knew that it must be Min Zhongsheng's brother-in-law who had given a heads-up in advance, and this bunch of old hands who were well versed in office politics must have realized a long time ago that they were losers who were left out. Another reason was that it was still the difficult year of 1985, and the housing conditions in Beijing were indeed very inconvenient.

In fact, Suning also has his own little thoughts. After all, he is now helpless. Zhang Kejian is willing to help him, which is a good thing that Suning wants. There is no need for Suning to pretend there. By the way, he also changed his words to call Zhang Kejian and his wife uncle and aunt, so they can be regarded as temporarily becoming a family.

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　Su, a plant name, is also called perilla and purple basil.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)