Chapter 795: What is missing now?

Learning this exciting news, Lu Qiao also understood that Qin Hengzhi would return soon.

So she stopped letting Little Cangcang run over there.

Little Cangcang asked: 【Then should I go and see how Sang Juan's family is doing now?】

Lu Qiao didn't have any opinion on this; anyway, Sang Juan didn't hide it from her.

Seeing that the winter break was about to officially begin in a few days, the exams for each subject were basically over.

Lu Qiao's situation here was very stable; even though she still held a job at the General Administration of Foreign Trade, her grades were still number one.

This didn't live up to her entering with the top score.

Even Professor Chen sighed in her heart that many times, hard work still seemed a bit thin in front of talent.

Of course, she couldn't tell the students this; it was just something she thought about in her heart.

Moreover, Lu Qiao not only had talent, but she was also indeed hardworking.

Because the Spring Trade Fair was canceled, the original plan to lead some classmates to go to Guangcheng to be volunteer waiters had to be temporarily shelved.

Afterward, Zhang Aiguo took the personnel he organized and went directly to report to the instant noodle branch factory.

The factory expressed a warm welcome to these university students and didn't let them do heavy labor like carrying sacks, but really seemed to be deliberately cultivating them, arranging them into positions such as offices and workshops.

In Old Min's words, it was a pity for such university students to carry big bags.

What is missing now?

To tell the truth, they are not short of people to carry big bags at all; what is missing is talent!

University students, junior college students, technical secondary school students, they don't refuse anyone.

The factory provides food and lodging, so these classmates were full of energy, and even patted their chests to guarantee to Old Min that they would come to help again during the summer break, as long as the factory didn't dislike them for being clumsy.

At this time, three classmates from the economics department were also introduced by Lu Qiao to the instant noodle branch factory.

Actually, with the quality of the students in this class now, even interning at the General Administration of Foreign Trade would be more than enough.

But the General Administration of Foreign Trade didn't provide accommodation, so everyone happily chose the instant noodle branch factory.

Only then did everyone understand that Lu Qiao and the Beidu branch factory were still in the same leadership team.

Although it wasn't certain whether Lu Qiao was Old Min's superior, the two were at least at the same level.

At this moment, Lu Qiao had already packed her bags to go home.

Not to mention colleagues, friends, and Old Hu and the others, just talking about her grandmother, parents, older brothers, and younger brothers and sisters at home, and even the cousins from her fourth uncle's family, all had to be brought gifts.

Her fourth uncle was still working at the research institute; he used to be a logistics administrator, and now he had been promoted to logistics director.

Lu Qiaoqing was also dating; the other party was an engineer at the factory, and both parents were old military industry workers, which could be considered knowing the roots and the bottom.

Both families had met, saying they were preparing to hold the wedding on May 1st.

Lu Qiaoqing didn't take the college entrance exam; in her view, she already had a stable job and had been promoted, so there was no need to go through the torture of review exams.

Even though Lu Qiao was admitted to Beidu University and Lu Qiaoling was admitted to the most famous institution in the province, she didn't show much envy.

Actually, in the 70s and 80s, even without taking the college entrance exam, one could obtain a high degree through substitute training or correspondence courses.

By the time this generation retires, it will be a matter of the next century.

Whether it's those admitted to university, those taking the substitute training route, or ordinary cadres and workers, as long as they aren't laid off, their treatment in this military enterprise is quite good.

So even if Lu Qiao's fourth uncle didn't know what the situation would be in the future, since his daughter didn't like to take exams, he didn't force it. After all, getting married and starting a career, no matter what kind of person, isn't that what everyone is striving for?

Lu Qiao prepared a red wool dress for Lu Qiaoqing, which was an imported item.

The General Administration of Foreign Trade had its own internal store, and buying these things was very convenient; of course, the price was not cheap, 300 yuan, equivalent to nearly ten months' salary of an ordinary worker.

She put even more thought into the gifts prepared for her family.

Part of them was collected into the space by her, and the other part was placed in the canvas bag outside.

This time, she was going back with Qin Hengzhi, and she was taking a special train, directly from Beidu to Jiangcheng. Right now, she was just waiting for Qin Hengzhi to return from the base.

Lu Qiao had packed up, and Tong Niannian and Tao Zhuting also packed the things they wanted to take home into their bags, waiting for their families to pick them up by car.

Tong Niannian looked at Lu Qiao and asked: "Are you really coming back in half a month?"

Lu Qiao nodded: "Yes, I still have work here. This half-month holiday is also because the leaders considered my actual situation and specially took care of me."

Tao Zhuting didn't envy Lu Qiao, because at this time, as long as you were admitted to school, you would be assigned a job, especially since they were studying at Beidu University, their future was bright.

But she envied Lu Qiao for being able to see the world at the General Administration of Foreign Trade.

Lu Qiao also helped them buy two wool sweaters that were very hard to buy.

Tao Zhuting blinked and asked: "Are there any good-looking wool sweaters in your internal store? My family also wants to buy a few."

Lu Qiao shook her head: "There won't be any new goods before the Spring Festival; if you want to buy, we have to wait until after March."

Tong Niannian then sighed: "Really, it's not that I'm belittling our own things, why are the things from abroad so good-looking?"

Tao Zhuting also nodded, but her voice was very small: "I think the quality is also very good, the dyed colors are beautiful, particularly uniform, and it feels good to the touch. Ours just isn't good."

Lu Qiao raised her eyelids, looked at the two, and said very seriously: "Wool, is what our country exports."

Ah?

Tong Niannian and Tao Zhuting exclaimed in unison. They really didn't know much about this point.

Lu Qiao explained patiently: "The wool textile factory in Mobei is the largest wool production area in our country, and it is also a place where large amounts of fine wool and washed wool are exported.

Our country mainly exports cashmere sweaters now. But because of the influence of production capacity, export channels, and the international environment, the overall export volume is not large, belonging to the low-to-mid-end scale.

However, because we are cheap and good quality, the sales are still quite good.

As for ordinary wool sweaters, they have no advantage internationally. Even if they are exported, because the reputation is average, the competitiveness is relatively weak, and they cannot stand in the international market."

Tong Niannian and Tao Zhuting were from the literature department, but they were also fascinated by Lu Qiao's words.

Lu Qiao continued: "Our knitting equipment is still too backward."

Of course, there were other reasons for this.

For example, the dyeing technology is backward, the color fastness is poor, it is easy to fade, and the colors are single; the international market doesn't buy it at all.

Then there is the version design that can't keep up, and there is no competitiveness against international big brands.

This is a problem of market and channels; if it can't be sold, it can't be sold at a high price.

And the mainstream market recognizes international big brands; Long Kingdom's wool sweaters have no brand and no channels, so they can only be shipped at low prices, which is not as cost-effective as domestic sales. ===== CHAPTER 796 =====