70s factory beauty, transform villain cubs to become rich

Chapter 417 Ex
He Yuxiang said "Oh" and went to the kitchen to cook.

Hearing the noise from inside the house, Chen Qing peeked out and saw the two children busy finishing their work.

Last year, she worked tirelessly for the sake of the country's foreign exchange reserves. This time, she's doing it for herself. But no matter what, Chen Qing is trapped in boundless anxiety. She tears off a pile of fabric, looks at the blueprints, and becomes more and more dissatisfied. She then crumples it up and throws it into the trash can.

Chen Qing scratched his hair, feeling that it wasn't good enough, and the image of his boss from his previous life involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

She examined the design draft, calmly and elegantly taking a sip of coffee: "I think it's not sophisticated enough, it's missing something. Claire, you're a professional, I trust you. You should have your own ideas, let's make another version and see."

Chen Qing felt breathless whenever he thought of his boss's words from his past life.

Why does she want to study design? Is she crazy?! Even a dog wouldn't do fashion design!
Frustrated, Chen Qing messed up her hair, turning it into a bird's nest, and then started drawing unconsciously again.

There's no other way; things just have to be done.

Chen Qing felt that every time she painted, what seemed simple to others was actually driving her crazy.

"Auntie, dinner's ready!" Xiaoyu came to visit her aunt and, seeing her listless, asked, "Auntie, is it because you can't draw again?"

"yes……"

Chen Qing suddenly realized that after the reform and opening up, she no longer wanted to pursue her dream of haute couture.

She should just settle down and open a clothing store; why bother with all this fuss?

Chen Qing came to the living room to eat like a ghost. After finishing his meal, he returned to his room and stared blankly at the paper, feeling like he was an idiot.

When He Yuan returned from working overtime, he saw that Chen Qing looked completely drained. He looked at her painting and said, "It's very beautiful."

"Don't look at it, you have no aesthetic sense."

He Yuan said everything she drew was beautiful, but it wasn't convincing at all.

Chen Qing sighed: "Is it a disease that I like pretty clothes?"

He Yuan's mind went blank, and he carefully chose his words: "No, the clothes you designed have already made a lot of money for the country, which is enough to prove that your designs are valuable."

“That was before, it’s worthless now…” Chen Qing broke down, “I’m running out of ideas.”

He Yuan cautiously asked, "Has it reached that level?"

Chen Qing turned to face him and asked, "As a researcher, aren't there any major hurdles you've encountered?"

“In our line of work, we basically produce failures, so we have a high tolerance for failure,” He Yuan said, pursing his lips. “Besides, I’m currently just catching up, not innovating.”

Currently, China's technological level is at a disadvantage. He Yuan's task is basically to thoroughly research something to prevent foreign countries from using technology against China, or to prevent China from spending a lot of money to buy foreign equipment that will end up as scrap metal.

He is currently able to conduct independent research and development, without being under the jurisdiction of the machinery factory, and he studies whatever is urgent according to the instructions of the central government.

Therefore, for him, success is tangible.

Chen Qing's success, however, requires market testing. Handing over the choice to others inevitably leads to anxiety.

Chen Qing thought that He Yuan liked cars, but had no opportunity to explore them, and instead had been researching things that He Yuan wasn't so interested in.

The catch-up he mentioned would require a lot of effort from him and his team.

Because foreign countries, in order to restrict China's development, would never tell China any secrets, and would instead keep a close watch on them.

Therefore, He Yuan also had to achieve the result of going from zero to one on the land of China.

Seeing that he remained nonchalant, Chen Qing patted him on the shoulder to comfort him, then turned back to continue painting.

He Yuan watched her retreating figure, a glimmer of light in his dark eyes. She always seemed to be on the verge of a breakdown when drawing, but her work speed never faltered. He didn't bother Chen Qing any further and went out to talk to He Yuxiang about the house.

Chen Qinghua was reminded by He Yuan that it was time to take a shower and go to bed around nine o'clock, and then she fell asleep exhausted.

Monday arrived in the blink of an eye, the day of the general meeting, and Liu Guangsheng arrived as scheduled.

Deputy Factory Director Tian was displeased. Wasn't this guy challenging Chen Qing to a duel? Let him keep going!

Two dogs fight, play off.

He desperately wanted to take this opportunity to kick Liu Guangsheng out and take the position of factory director himself.

"Director Chen, it's been a long time." Liu Guangsheng greeted Chen Qing with a smile.

Everyone was speculating, wondering what had happened between the two.

Deng Meihua also looked at it in surprise, her heart leaping into her throat.

Could it be that Director Liu and Chen Qing have reconciled, and Director Liu has even won Chen Qing over?
How can this work!
Chen Qing is a formidable general!
Deng Meihua also adjusted her expression and gave Chen Qing a kind smile: "Director Chen, I heard that Deputy Director He is back. You two have been separated for so long, it's finally time for you to get together."

Chen Qing responded calmly, remaining indifferent to both of their overtures.

After all the factory leaders arrived, the meeting began.

The main purpose this week is to designate the construction sites for a new batch of dormitory buildings, because there are more and more employees, and there are no longer even single rooms for a couple, let alone an apartment for an employee's family.

"Director Chen, you have experience in allocating housing before. What are your thoughts on building these tenement buildings this time?"

"Has the land been finalized yet?" Chen Qing asked.

Liu Guangsheng said, "It's roughly confirmed. The staff dormitory will be built on a vacant lot next to the scrap yard. It's not too far away; it's only a ten-minute walk."

Chen Qing thought for a moment, and since there was indeed vacant land there, he asked, "When do you plan to start construction?"

"Currently, the machinery factory is short of money. The new branch factory needs money, new equipment needs money, employees need money, and raw materials also need money. We have decided to use that piece of land as a dormitory. As for when construction will begin, we will put it on hold for now."

Liu Guangsheng is now completely exasperated by the machinery factory.

The machine factory is like a behemoth, seemingly glamorous but actually hollow inside. Everything needs to be filled with money, otherwise it simply cannot operate.

Chen Qing: "I'll think about it again once we have the money to start construction."

Now that I think about it, they're not building any houses, so what's the point of thinking about it? Is it just a waste of brain cells?

Liu Guangsheng laughed and said, "You can't say that. Director Chen, you are a very important person wherever you are. If you, Director Chen, push for the construction of this house, the funding will be approved even faster."

Chen Qing laughed as he watched him fall into the trap he had dug for himself: "Is the money going to build a branch factory or a dormitory building?"

“Of course it’s a tenement building,” Liu Guangsheng replied confidently.

Chen Qing put down the pen in his hand, crossed his arms, and stared coldly at Liu Guangsheng: "Director Liu, do you know? Director Shen never needed us to worry about these things before."

Former Factory Director Shen —

This is Director Liu's Achilles' heel.

If he is better than the former factory director Shen, then everything will be fine.

But Chen Qing mocked him for being worse than his predecessor, Director Shen, which enraged Liu Guangsheng.

(End of this chapter)