Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 796 Conversation?

Tong Niannian couldn't help but ask, "Then why not keep all these sweaters and produce them domestically? It's so difficult for us to buy a sweater these days; we need tickets, connections, and favors. If we produced them ourselves, with so many people in our country, we wouldn't lose money, would we?"

Tao Zhuting clearly understood the situation better than she did, and chimed in, "What our country lacks most right now is foreign exchange. If we consume everything ourselves, what will we use to exchange for foreign exchange?"

Tong Niannian was speechless for a moment; she understood this simple principle.

Lu Qiaoge seemed to be deep in thought.

Jiangcheng alone has five textile factories of varying sizes in the provincial capital, not including other cities and counties.

To put it simply, in the land of China, even a small county town has at least one textile factory.

Regardless of their original purpose, many of these textile factories are now struggling to operate and some are even facing closure.

Should we use one of these factories as a pilot project to try producing wool sweaters?
Lu Qiaoge thought it was a good idea.

But she needs to meet with Feng Zihan to see if she's interested in doing business with this sweater.

However, Hong Kong businessmen in the 1970s, especially those traders, basically operated as grocery stores, doing whatever they could whenever they had the chance.

From food and textiles to small hardware and daily necessities, they really do whatever makes money; that's their survival rule.

For Feng Zihan, it's best to start with some low-profile projects.

At that time, Chinese wool sweaters had no international reputation and were not well-known, and were no different from pickled vegetables.

But to get into the wool sweater business, you need to register a trading company, which is easy for Feng Zihan.

Moreover, she would do whatever Lu Qiaoge suggested, because she knew that Lu Qiaoge would never let her suffer a loss.

However, there is still a problem: to produce wool sweaters, some key equipment must be imported.

Needless to say, there will definitely be people who object.

For example, some people might say, "Textile factories should just stick to weaving cloth. Why are they making wool sweaters? It's just not doing their job properly!"

Some might question: "Using precious foreign exchange to buy equipment is such a waste! What if it doesn't make money? Who will end up with all that useless equipment?"

However, Lu Qiaoge's approach was not to start from scratch, but rather to "empower and transform".

If it's run well, it can set an example for other factories across the country.

Therefore, Lu Qiaoge decided to draft a "Pilot Program on Utilizing Existing Textile Factories in Jiangcheng to Undertake Export Sweater Orders in order to Improve Foreign Exchange Earnings".

Just as Tong Niannian was about to ask something else, dormitory manager Teacher Wang knocked on the door of room 301.

She glanced at Lu Qiaoge and said, "Lu Qiaoge, the principal wants to see you about something."

Just then, Little Cangcang flew over hurriedly and said to Lu Qiaoge, "Master, there are three people in the principal's office who want to talk to you. They seem to be from the security department."

Lu Qiaoge was only slightly taken aback, then asked Xiao Cangcang in her mind, "Didn't you go to Sang Juan's house? Why are you back so soon?"

Xiao Cangcang replied: "Sang Juan's father just returned from a business trip, and he's hiding at his workplace, afraid to show his face. Jiang Wan waited all day yesterday but didn't see him, so she didn't go today and stayed home to discuss it with her mother."

Jiang Wan's mother said, "You can run away from the monk but you can't hide from the temple. I don't believe he will never come home, nor do I believe Sang Mingzhi will never show his face."

If I still can't see her today, tomorrow I'll either go to Sang Juan's mother's workplace or wait at the gate of the compound.

Jiang Wan also said that Sang Juan no longer goes to school. If she did, she might be able to force Sang Mingzhi to come out, since Sang Mingzhi dotes on his daughter. Distracted by this, Xiao Cangcang was no longer in a hurry.

And all of this happens in the blink of an eye.

Lu Qiaoge and the other two had already stood up from their chairs. She hurried over and met Teacher Wang's somewhat complicated gaze.

Lu Qiaoge smiled at Teacher Wang, didn't ask what she wanted, and followed Teacher Wang out.

Tong Niannian and Tao Zhuting didn't think of anything else; they just felt that Lu Qiaoge's identity was unusual, as he was able to arrange for dozens of classmates to work and study at the instant noodle factory.

So being called to the principal's office must mean something important has happened, and it might even be related to work-study programs.

Lu Qiaoge thought that Teacher Wang was just coming up to deliver a message, but she didn't expect that the teacher would want to go with her.

She stopped and turned back to ask, "Are you coming along too?"

Teacher Wang clenched his fist and said, "Although I am a nobody, one of them is my student."

Lu Qiaoge actually understood what this strange remark meant, but she pretended not to understand and asked, "Teacher Wang, what do you mean by that?"

Teacher Wang stamped her foot, looked around to make sure no one was watching, and then lowered her voice to say to Lu Qiaoge, "I'll tell you the truth. It's not the principal who's looking for you; it's three people from the security department who want to talk to you. I don't know if they're investigating you or Qin Hengzhi. But one of them is my student, and I thought they might give me some face and not scare you, so I went with you."

Lu Qiaoge was touched, but still persuaded her: "I can really assure you that both my husband and I are upright and honest, and we are not afraid of being investigated or questioned. So you should go ahead with your business. If you go with us, your students might feel pressured and think that there is something wrong with me."

Teacher Wang was silent for a moment, but still said to Lu Qiaoge, "He knows what kind of person I am, he wouldn't think that way about me."

Even so, she ultimately did not go.

Teacher Wang stood at the door, watching Lu Qiaoge's figure disappear at the end of the corridor, before frowning and turning back into the office with worry.

Why would the security department want to talk to Qiao Ge for no reason?

Lu Qiaoge walked very fast.

She judged that the problem was probably not serious. If it were serious, then she wouldn't have gone there voluntarily, but rather she had been "invited" away.

When Lu Qiaoge entered the principal's office, she saw three colleagues smiling kindly at her, and she politely greeted the principal and the three colleagues in return.

The leader told her to call her "Sister Lu".

Several people arrived at a small conference room.

Principal Ge glanced at Lu Qiaoge, nodded gently, and instructed, "Student Lu, the organization wants to talk to you. Don't be nervous. Just think of it as a discussion meeting."

“Okay, Principal Ge,” Lu Qiaoge replied.

Principal Ge left the small conference room.

Sister Lu exchanged a glance with the other two men. Although her expression remained gentle, her gaze suddenly sharpened, a stark contrast to her demeanor in the principal's office.

Lu Qiaoge sat calmly opposite them, but she was actually a little curious, wondering where these people would start asking questions.

Does it start with falling into the water?

Mmm, I can't wait!

(End of this chapter)