Chapter 305: Why Was Zhou Ruo Ran First?

"I know, you come and tell them why Zhou Ruo Ran's Square Scarf is in first place."

Liu Er Ya picked up the blueprint, turned it to face everyone, and pointed to the line of text at the very bottom.

"Adding your own design allows for a fifteen-minute time credit."

This was the small print below the blueprint; above this line of small print were three other dimension rules.

Everyone's thinking was fixed; seeing the dimension rules, they were accustomed to pursuing speed and completely ignored adding their own designs.

And Zhou Ruo Ran's lace outline not only conformed to a unique design but also added aesthetic appeal to the Square Scarf, elevating the Square Scarf by a grade.

"Are you convinced?" An Yinan looked at the person who had just stood up.

That woman in first place picked up her own blueprint, confirmed that the line of text was there, and she nodded silently, "I am convinced, thoroughly convinced."

Afterward, she sat straight down.

She was accustomed to following blueprints while working at the factory, which led her to make such a mistake.

She was indeed convinced.

An Yinan did not care whether everyone was truly convinced or just pretending to be obedient.

These things were not important.

"Second round, those who can use a sewing machine, stand out."

What surprised An Yinan was that Zhou Ruo Ran could also use a sewing machine.

Only Liu Er Ya stood silently at the back by herself.

An Yinan nodded, "Currently there is only one sewing machine in the factory, but there will be one for everyone in the future. Now, follow the previous ranking and come forward; I need to see how your sewing machine skills are."

Zhou Ruo Ran unstrapped her child and placed him into Liu Er Ya's arms. Tiedan seemed not to feel a familiar scent and rubbed against Liu Er Ya's chest; he was not fast asleep, and it was only after Liu Er Ya gently patted him that he gradually quieted down.

Zhou Ruo Ran sat in front of the sewing machine, looked at the blueprint in her hand, then threaded the needle, her hands and feet moving in coordination, and her speed was very fast.

An Yinan wrote down the score on paper, and after more than ten minutes, she called a stop.

"Next," An Yinan said calmly.

In fact, Zhou Ruo Ran's performance surprised her greatly.

Everyone started one after another, and each person's time was ten minutes.

Liu Er Ya watched for a long time and also grasped some of the techniques; although her movements were clumsy, her learning ability was good.

"Alright, now I will read the ratings. A Grade piece-rate wage is 8 points, B Grade piece-rate wage is 6 points, C Grade piece-rate wage is 5 points, and D Grade will be directly dismissed."

"Our ratings will be conducted once every month. First of all, everyone's quality inspection for this month will also be counted into the rating, and it accounts for a large proportion."

"Below, I will begin reading the A Grade list: Zhou Ruo Ran..."

"B Grade list:..."

"C Grade list: Liu Er Ya..."

There were three people in A Grade, six people in B Grade, and three people in C Grade.

Liu Er Ya's stitching technique was good, but she lost out because she did not know how to use a sewing machine; her rating would definitely improve later on.

"Alright, tomorrow I will give everyone one day; you can communicate with your families, and the day after tomorrow you can come to the courtyard to gather, where arrangements will be made for everyone to sign contracts." An Yinan looked around and finally settled it.

This workshop going so smoothly was all thanks to Liu Jiumu's help.

Otherwise, with her schedule, she really would not have had so much time.

Zhou Ruo Ran and Liu Er Ya walked directly to An Yinan's side as Liu Jiumu watched everyone leave one after another.

She turned back and said to An Yinan, "I will come over to watch the day after tomorrow morning. If you don't have enough time, you don't need to keep running over here; I'll keep an eye on it for you."

An Yinan said gratefully, "Liu Jiumu, although I know I shouldn't say the following words, I still want to say them."

"Would you like to come work here?"

Liu Jiumu had always been at home taking care of Liu Jiujiu. She had heard from Big Aunt that Liu Jiumu used to work, but ever since she got pregnant and had children, she had been at home, with no opportunity to work and no plans to work.

Liu Jiumu and Liu Jiujiu were considered to be in perfect harmony; they had many common topics of conversation, and Liu Jiumu liked to read books, so she did not feel bored while reading at home on weekdays.

"Could I still take your wages?" Liu Jiumu was a little unhappy.

An Yinan shook her head and grabbed Liu Jiumu's arm.

"Liu Jiumu, you understand my situation. I don't have much time to spare, but this workshop cannot stop." This was a very straightforward situation, and it was all out in the open.

"You can help me run it for one day, or two days, but can you run it for a year or ten years?" An Yinan sighed. How could she not understand Liu Jiumu's unhappiness? She was thinking of her wholeheartedly.

"If you become the person in charge, then it would be a different matter. I would feel better about it, and it would also count as you doing me a huge favor," An Yinan said softly.

She tugged on Liu Jiumu's sleeve and shook it, wearing the dependent expression of a little girl; even if Liu Jiumu was angry, she could not stay angry at this moment.

"You!" Liu Jiumu sighed and looked at the three girls in the courtyard.

"I understand what you said, but I have to go back and discuss it with Liu Jiujiu." Liu Jiumu patted An Yinan's hand.

"Regardless of whether this matter works out or not, I will look after your workshop for you," Liu Jiumu promised.

An Yinan was full of gratitude.

"Alright, hurry back. You're busy running around all day; now that you're finally on break, why don't you get some rest?" Liu Jiumu said with a stern face.

"By the way, your Big Aunt has been calling me these past few days, asking about your situation. When you have time, go back and see her; she misses you," Liu Jiumu continued.

She really wasn't lying about these words; ever since Yun Duo entrusted her with the task, they had been in contact even more.

The sister-in-law relationship between them was already close, but it hadn't reached the point of a phone call every day.

And every single sentence was asking if she had seen Nan Nan? Had she gained or lost weight? Was she eating well?

She was a person of such an age, how could she not understand what it meant?

"I don't have time this week. When I have time next week, I'll go back and visit," An Yinan said with a smile.

Liu Jiumu tapped her on the forehead, "You, nowadays I'm the one who sees you the most."

An Yinan left with Zhou Ruo Ran and Liu Er Ya. They didn't say anything along the way, and no one asked why Zhou Ruo Ran knew how to use a sewing machine; everyone had secrets that could not be spoken of.

The three returned to the dormitory. Jiang Yunduo saw the three of them enter, just took a look, and then turned back to bury herself in her books.

University is different from before; the intense atmosphere of study makes one unable to help but join in.

The three of them did not relax because of the break; instead, each of them took out books and began to review their lessons.

Early the next morning, Zhao Qiuhua came to An Yinan's dormitory; they had already made an appointment that today they would go to see the shop being renovated.

The house is not far from Beijing University; although the shop only has one floor, it also has a backyard that can be used as a warehouse, making it even more convenient to stock goods at any time.