Among her generation, Wu Ying is relatively fashionable.

Especially after spending most of her life with Lao Cheng, nothing about Lao Cheng satisfied her.

On weekdays, she places most of her yearning and love for life on dressing up and Peking opera.

The rest is not with Lao Cheng, but with the half-grown children in the school.

She is an excellent teacher and a well-known Peking Opera fan.

In the days to come, after she retired, she was still a lover of Chinese painting, piano and photography.

Her excess energy was spent on hobbies and chasing fashion.

But she also has the ideological constraints and limitations of her generation.

She would not be like her daughter, who could not get along with Zhao Shihao, so she would bravely break through the world and find her own emotional sustenance.

People of their generation valued their reputation more than anything else.

Although she and Lao Cheng had a lifelong quarrel, Wu Ying never let anyone make any rumors about men and women.

Is this a virtue of that generation, or is it a tragedy?

Can't tell clearly.

Similarly, when it comes to spending money, she also has the philosophy of her generation.

Now that she has money, the only thing she can think of is saving it.

There will be unforeseen circumstances on this day, and people will have misfortune and good fortune. Only when you have money in hand will you not panic when things happen.

She has no objection to her daily expenses on food and drink. If she has more money, she can have better food and clothing. This is where she is advanced compared to other people of her generation, that is, she does not make things difficult for herself.

However, spending 120,000 on a watch just to tell the time is not enough!

You can buy a Shanghai watch for 80 yuan, and it runs very accurately. Besides, there are mobile phones now, and there is time on the mobile phone. You said you have nothing to do, so you spend 120,000 yuan to buy a watch that displays time.

Isn’t this too much money to spend?

Cheng Xiao and her mother have different concepts.

When you have money, what you consume is brand and status. I have it but you don’t have it. I can afford it but you can’t. I am qualified to show off, so why can’t I show off?

She looks down on people who just want to show off and don’t have money to show off. But if they are really rich and enjoy some luxuries, she doesn’t object. She herself also has a lot of luxuries bought by Zhou Dalin.

Similarly, she accepted Zhou Dalin's concept that money is earned, not saved. At the current rate of expansion, money is really becoming less and less valuable as it is saved.

So, when Wu Ying was scolding Zhou Dalin for not being able to live well, she said to her mother: "Da Lin bought it for you and you wore it. This is also your son-in-law's affection for you. With his current status, how many coins can he buy for you?"

Can he handle things worth hundreds or thousands of dollars?"

Wu Ying stopped nagging and, with the help of her daughter, put the watch on her hand.

Don't tell me, this rectangular watch is small and exquisite, with a slender brown cowhide strap, it is really beautiful when worn on the wrist.

"Looking at it this way, the money spent is somewhat worth it." She looked at the watch on her wrist and said to Zhou Dalin and Cheng Xiao.

In fact, when her daughter said this to her, she felt that she had gone too far. When her son-in-law bought her such expensive things and made her nag her, wasn't she being ungrateful?

If Wu Ying could still listen and persuade, Lao Cheng would be finished immediately.

Even if you kill him, he won't wear a watch worth more than 300,000 yuan.

His concepts are still stuck in the 1970s and 1980s.

According to Zhou Dalin, the boss of Linshui Vacuum is not a big or small person, so he has to pay attention to his own image.

This dressing up and attention to detail is first of all for others to see.

If you are well-fed, clothed and careful, in the eyes of outsiders, it means that your business is doing well. Weigh your money. Only when you have your money can you be able to pay attention to it, right? Only then will others dare to do business with you with confidence.

Lao Cheng didn't think so. What he was thinking about was what his old officers and chiefs did when he was young.

Being an official is to serve the people, and one should pay attention to hardship first and enjoyment last. He started this factory to give more people a job and an opportunity to support themselves. At the same time, it also reduces the burden on the public and contributes to the country.

Make a contribution.

Therefore, what he pays attention to is sharing the joys and sorrows with his employees, especially when it comes to food and clothing, and he must be strict with himself.

Otherwise, eating big fish and meat, wearing famous brands, and famous watches, doesn't this represent the exploiting class? He, Old Cheng, has never done this. Even if he makes money, he only thinks about how to take it from the people and use it for the people.

, expand reproduction, increase employment opportunities, let more people have food to eat, and solve greater difficulties for the public.

Zhou Dalin couldn't laugh or cry.

The question is, even if you really think so, do you really believe it? As a capitalist, if you make money, you are exploiting, and if you lose money, people will still say you are exploiting. You have already put on this high hat, so stop trying to be anything else.

What else do you want to establish?

Moreover, people are like clothes and horses, so if you dress well, employees will treat you as their boss, respect you, and listen to your words, right?

The common people have such poor virtues. If you treat them as human beings and treat them as equals, they will sneer at you and not know their last name. The more you treat them as human beings, the more they will become obedient dogs.

This is the bad nature of the nation, which has been passed down for thousands of years. Have you changed it?

Of course, these words are uncomfortable to hear. But wouldn’t it be even more sad if a nation loses the courage to criticize itself? Mr. Bo Yang’s book was so inspiring! In today’s literary world, there are still such people who dare to face the bleakness.

In life, are you really a warrior who dares to face the dripping blood?

Of course, Zhou Dalin could only criticize Lao Cheng. What he thought in his heart was that if he said these words, Lao Cheng would probably kick him out immediately.

After staying in Linshui for three days and celebrating the New Year with his parents-in-law, Zhou Dalin took his wife and daughter and returned to the provincial capital.

For three days, Lao Cheng was too embarrassed to ask Zhou Dalin to help him build the factory, nor did he let his daughter go to work.

He probably felt it. Zhou Dalin didn't come back for more than half a year, and he probably had some trouble with Cheng Xiao.

Why the quarrel? It's not because Cheng Xiao couldn't go home or follow Zhou Dalin in order to help him.

However, while Zhou Dalin was here, he tried his best to tell him some situations in the factory and ask for his opinions.

In Lao Cheng's heart, his son-in-law is already omnipotent. He is the boss of a well-known large company in the country. Although he works in a low-key manner and does not let outsiders know about it, how can he achieve that level if he has no ability? Lao Cheng admires him the most.

A capable person.

From Lao Cheng's description, Zhou Dalin's doubts were slowly solved, and his judgment was confirmed step by step.

He didn't say much to Lao Cheng, he just said that he did a good job.

Even Zhou Dalin said that he did a good job, which made Lao Cheng even happier and more relieved.

When I return to the provincial capital, I naturally go to my parents’ house first.

Father Zhou and Mother Zhou are fine. As long as they don't travel, they will drive to Linshui to see their granddaughter and Cheng Xiao. They can still see each other often.

Zhou Dalin, on the other hand, has basically not been able to see anyone for more than half a year. Therefore, when he came back this time, he had to buy gifts for his parents. Otherwise, he would be a little embarrassed to come back.

The gifts he bought for his parents were basically the same as those he bought for his parents-in-law. In this regard, Zhou Dalin was very careful.

Cheng Xiao was eleven years younger than him, and he was the big boss. He was worried that Cheng Xiao would have an inferiority complex. The things he bought for her parents were different. Even if the things he bought for her parents were good, he was afraid that Cheng Xiao would go wrong.

Might as well just buy the same one.

In addition, Zhou Xiaolin, Zhang Weidong, and Duoduo also brought gifts.

This year is the same as last year, everyone gathered at home, it was very warm and lively. The seeming contradiction, or mutual indifference, between Zhou Dalin and Cheng Xiao was also in this warmth and liveliness.

, as if it had never happened.

A long absence is better than a newlywed. After not seeing each other for a long time, the two feel like they are in conflict again.

So, Cheng Xiao finally had the opportunity to get into Zhou Dalin's arms and tell him how much she missed him and how she couldn't help herself, and promised him that she would come back when her father's big deal was over.

Follow him, whether in the provincial capital or the capital, and never be separated from him again.

But Zhou Dalin knew that it would be difficult to complete Lao Cheng's big order.

Sure enough, in March of this year, after the first batch of 150 corrosion-resistant large vacuum pumps from the vacuum pump factory was delivered, just one month later, Mr. Fang of Northwest Chemical Industry called Lao Cheng to Northwest.

One hundred and fifty pieces of equipment, half of which had not been used for more than a month, had problems one after another. Parts were corroded, water leaked, air pressure could not be maintained, impellers were damaged, bearings were damaged, and even the main shaft could break.

In the maintenance workshop of Northwest Chemical Industry, Mr. Fang pointed to the damaged vacuum pump that occupied one-third of the workshop area, and shouted at Lao Cheng with a livid face: "This is your equipment! It's still under warranty for one and a half years, bullshit! Look,

In less than half a year, the first phase of my project will have to stop production because of your irresponsibility! By then, my losses will probably be calculated in hundreds of millions!"

Lao Cheng asked Mr. Fang to speak. His face turned red and white, and he was speechless for a long time.

"I'm sorry." He finally apologized in a low voice, "I will immediately organize people to come over and repair it."

"You don't need to repair it." Mr. Fang said with a cold face, "I specially invited a professional team from Taiyuan Vacuum Pump Factory to evaluate your products. The precision of your parts, the materials used, including the standard parts used, are all very good.

There is a huge problem! If you use these substandard things and repair the equipment, sooner or later it will break!"

After finishing speaking, Mr. Fang stopped talking to Lao Cheng, turned around and led his management team out of the workshop.

Lao Cheng didn't want to stay there, nor did he want to leave. He hesitated for a long time, and after Zhu Erjun's hint, he left the workshop and chased Mr. Fang.

Mr. Fang took his people to the conference room of the office building, and Lao Cheng had no choice but to take Zhu Erjun and several others to follow him in.

After everyone sat down in the conference room, Mr. Fang asked someone to send a copy of the accident investigation report that had been printed long ago to Lao Cheng.

It was a thick report, printed out on 16-page paper, with more than a hundred pages. Lao Cheng broke into a cold sweat while reading it.

Mr. Fang didn't wait for him to finish reading before he spoke.

"When signing the contract, our purchasing manager reminded you that your products have serious quality problems that affect our production. You will have to bear the losses, and we also have the right to terminate the contract at any time. This is written into the terms of the contract.

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Chapter completed!