Chapter 433: Only when the country is prosperous can the people be at peace

Upon hearing this, Mother Cheng became agitated: "Really?"

"It is true." Lu Qiao nodded firmly.

Sister Qiao had just heard Lu Qiao say this, so she nodded along: "That's right, and Cheng Wen and Lin Xiaomin are still young. To put it bluntly, Xiaomin is not even twenty-five yet; she can still give birth twenty years from now. What can't be researched in twenty years? Isn't that right, Eldest Sister Liu?"

Although Mother Cheng didn't quite believe it, she still nodded.

But after all, this couldn't be treated right now, and Jiangcheng wouldn't work either. Could it be that they had to go to Haicheng?

Just thinking about it felt unrealistic.

However, if it could really be treated, that would be too wonderful.

Speaking of this, it was time for the two of them to take their leave.

Lu Qiao secretly let Little Mouse One and Little Mouse Two find that packet of medicine and take it away; for the Little Mouse brothers, this was something they could complete with ease.

When Lu Qiao and Sister Qiao were going downstairs, they felt someone upstairs spying on them.

Consequently, Lu Qiao simply looked up and unexpectedly locked eyes with Qu Caifeng, who was standing in front of the window looking down.

Qu Caifeng was even given a start.

She hid away in a panic.

Sister Qiao asked Lu Qiao: "What are you looking at?"

Lu Qiao said directly: "The person standing by the window just now was Qu Caifeng. She has been staring at us; it's a bit inexplicable."

Sister Qiao sneered: "There's really no smoke without fire. I also felt that her attitude at the Cheng house looked wrong."

Lu Qiao: "As long as Cheng Wen's mother doesn't drive people away, who can stop her?"

Sister Qiao asked Lu Qiao: "Should we give Lin Xiaomin a heads-up, taking the opportunity of her helping to draw the posters?"

Lu Qiao nodded: "We'll talk about it when the time comes, but I think Lin Xiaomin definitely knows. Being in such pain last night, someone must have said something to her."

"Could it be that she didn't see something?"

"No, if Cheng Wen really had something going on with Qu Caifeng, he wouldn't be so righteous and confident. Besides, if there really was something, Qu Caifeng's expression today wouldn't be so probing."

Sister Qiao: "Hmm, that seems to be the case."

Lu Qiao suddenly stopped in her tracks, turned around, and looked toward that window.

Qu Caifeng's figure was no longer at the window.

"This woman is really determined to win!" Lu Qiao thought to herself.

Since she knew about it, she certainly couldn't let her succeed.

If she really wanted to be with Cheng Wen, she would have to wait until Cheng Wen and Lin Xiaomin dissolved their marriage.

As for Cheng Wen...

From Lu Qiao's perspective, he was worth helping.

At least for now, that was the case.

The food factory and the craft factory were as busy as ever; now there were workers on the night shift.

Therefore, the production volume of instant noodles had increased significantly.

But to say it satisfied the existing market was impossible; after all, there was only this one instant noodle factory for now.

The higher-ups held another meeting, and this time they discussed whether to build a second food factory.

Some disagreed, saying this consumed a great deal of grain, and grain was very important to us right now.

But others said that although grain was important, we could tighten our belts and use the food produced from this grain to earn foreign exchange, then purchase the various materials and equipment we urgently needed, allowing our country to become strong quickly. Only in this way could we continue to have peace and not be bullied or looked down upon.

Only when the country is prosperous can the people be at peace!

In the end, the meeting decided to open a second instant noodle branch factory in Jiangcheng, all under the Xiang Yang brand.

As for who would have the ability to research it in the future, that was a matter for the future, but for now, they all belonged to the Xiang Yang Food Factory branches.

Haicheng also secured one; as for Guangcheng, there wasn't one for the time being, as it was not currently a main wheat-producing area.

Old Qian called Old Hu to express his gratitude, saying that because the two of them had been close at the trade fair, he had now been appointed as the factory manager of the branch. After the Spring Festival, he would come to Jiangcheng with the branch manager of the First Food Factory in Beidu to learn and gain experience.

Lu Qiao was happy to see this happen.

She had imagined the popularity of instant noodles, but she hadn't expected people to accept them so quickly now.

It seems that delicious things don't need excessive promotion.

People's mouths are the most direct.

Meng Qingshan's eyes lit up when he saw Lu Qiao; he was just about to call her.

"Factory Manager Hao called, asking you to call him back when you arrive."

Lu Qiao went to the office's internal extension and called Factory Manager Hao's office.

The other party said with a chuckle: "Qiaoge, it's like this..."

"Factory Manager Hao, please speak." Lu Qiao said respectfully.

"After the spring begins, our factory is preparing to build a new staff family apartment building. We have basically adopted your previous proposal, but the problem now is that the portion raised by the staff themselves may not go so smoothly. However, this project of ours must proceed. The factory leadership decided to start after the Spring Festival. Right now, your factory is the richest, so I'll just say it directly: Little Factory Manager Lu, can you support us with a portion of the funds? We need to purchase a batch of raw materials..."

Lu Qiao agreed very readily: "That's fine. I will call Chu He and Zhen Xi now, have them pay the second installment of the payment in advance, and once the money arrives, I will have Hu Ze transfer it directly to the factory leadership."

After a pause, Lu Qiao asked again: "980,000, is that enough?"

Factory Manager Hao laughed heartily: "That's definitely enough, that's great! Qiaoge, I thank you on behalf of the factory staff, I thank your food factory, and I also thank the Xiang Yang Neighborhood Office."

"Factory Manager Hao, you are too polite. This is also what we should do. We are all very happy to be able to contribute to the factory. Besides, this is a major matter that concerns everyone." Lu Qiao was even more humble.

"Qiaoge, don't worry, I will explain the raw materials part to the higher-ups."

"That would be even better, but if it's difficult, it doesn't matter; I can collect another advance payment."

Factory Manager Hao hung up the phone happily. Who would have thought that a small factory in a neighborhood office would now become a God of Wealth, to the point where even he, a factory manager, had to call her and reach out to ask for money.

No, no, no, it's borrowing money!

After hanging up the phone, Lu Qiao immediately contacted Chu He and Zhen Xi, arranging the payment matters properly.

Subsequently, Lu Qiao convened a meeting of the heads of all departments.

She emphasized that while ensuring production quality, attention should also be paid to the economical use of raw materials.

After getting off work in the afternoon, Lu Qiao took a gold bracelet and a gold necklace from her space and gave them to Lu Qiaoling.

She told her to keep them safe herself.

Then she took out the gold jewelry Grandma had given her, and deliberately told Grandma Lu that she had helped a bank employee, and that person had followed regulations, paid the handling fees and other costs, and redeemed the gold jewelry.

Grandma Lu hadn't thought it could be retrieved, after all, it was exchanged for money to buy a house, but upon seeing it, she was still very happy.

But she still said to Lu Qiao: "Don't think that I should give your Second Aunt anything; hers was given to her long ago. This is for you and Qiaoling..."

Lu Qiao smiled: "That's fine too. Give it to us when we get married?"

Grandma Lu thought that was also fine.

Consequently, she fondled the two gold bracelets and hurriedly hid them away.

It wasn't that she was biased, it was just that there was no other way; there were only two, so she could only give them to those raised by her side.

If she could live a few more years, she would just save up for the Fourth family later. ===== CHAPTER 434 =====