Chapter 573: Into the Workshop to Solve the Problem

As a fellow woman, Sister Jiang understood at once.

She could not help but say with a face full of regret: "I've long heard the bathhouses out here in the Northeast are quite something—they say the water temperature is different in each pool. Today would have been the perfect chance to try it out. Too bad your body's being so inconvenient, and at the worst possible time."

Seeming to think of something, she suddenly changed her tune: "But we're not leaving for a while anyway. When we do go, sis will go with you and let you experience it once."

Liu Chuxue rubbed her nose and answered insincerely: "Sure, we'll talk about it when the time comes."

Worst case she'd find another excuse to wriggle out of it then. She had absolutely no desire to go—just imagining the scene of everyone stark naked gave her an instant shiver.

Once Sister Jiang left, she shut all the doors and windows tight, brought a change of clothes, and went straight into her space.

She took out the big bathing tub she'd had made earlier, drew some pool water and heated it, and had a luxurious soak. After wringing her hair dry, she tidied up and came out of the space.

To avoid trouble, she opened the door, went to the front desk to ask where she could get hot water, and brought back a full thermos.

She had finished getting herself sorted, yet Sister Jiang still hadn't returned.

Sitting alone was a bit boring, so she took out the original host's high school textbooks and started reading.

The college entrance exam would be reinstated in two years. Math, physics, chemistry, and foreign languages were naturally no problem, but Chinese and politics had to be gone through from cover to cover, to avoid any slip-ups.

Just as she finished flipping through one book, Sister Jiang came back carrying things: "Chuxue, I'm back."

"Sister Jiang, why did it take so long?"

Sister Jiang set her things down on the floor: "Let me tell you, you absolutely have to go experience it when we leave. It was seriously so comfortable. You have no idea—they even have people there specifically waiting to scrub your back, and that older sister was way too enthusiastic."

The two were chatting when they heard a knock at the door.

Sister Jiang got up to open it: "Leaving already?"

The person at the door was Wang Changzheng: "Yes, going to swing by the factory, and we'll grab a meal on the way."

After all, they had come to help solve the problem; taking a look around first would give them a clear picture, so they wouldn't end up in the awkward position of having eaten the meal but failing to get the job done.

Qiu Shaohua was just there to make up the numbers—he couldn't possibly count on him.

Liu Chuxue glanced at the situation outside, threw a coat over her shoulders, and only then followed Sister Jiang out the door.

Deputy Factory Director Guo, who was in charge of receiving them, was already waiting in the front hall. Seeing them come out, he greeted them warmly: "I was thinking we'd eat first, let everyone rest early, and go to the workshop tomorrow. I didn't expect Captain Wang to be so dedicated. Well then, sorry for the trouble, everyone."

Actually, apart from Wang Changzheng and Qiu Shaohua, there was no need for the others to go down to the workshop, but it was their first day here, so it wouldn't do to say they weren't going.

When they arrived at the workshop, it was in full swing.

Deputy Factory Director Guo was probably too eager. The moment they entered the workshop, he led everyone straight to the production line that had broken down. Now he didn't even call him Captain Wang, just called out: "Engineer Wang, this machine has been acting up for over a month now. We've really run out of ideas. We applied for foreign experts first thing, but there's been no word at all.

We had no choice but to brazenly pull strings and reach out to our factory, hoping you could come over and take a look. Sorry for the trouble, please give it your full attention."

Wang Changzheng stared at the machine: "It won't start at all?"

Deputy Factory Director Guo shook his head: "It can start, but in less than three minutes it starts making noise, and the parts it produces are basically all substandard—mostly defective goods."

Wang Changzheng circled the machine several times: "The equipment is severely worn, the precision isn't enough, so naturally everything comes out defective. Can I take a look at the raw materials?"