[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio":3,"chapter-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-173":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Rich in the 70s: I Made a Rugged Veteran a Millionaire",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},890906,1166,"Chapter 173: Visiting the Ceramics Factory","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-173",173,"\u003Cp>The two chatted casually, and after agreeing on a time for her return, Jiang Cheng left first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to consider that Director Lian and Gao Zhonghua were still here while accompanying Shen Que.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it’s better to have some time restrictions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides... currently, Shen Que didn’t want her to see him going to the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng didn’t return to the large compound after leaving the mechanical factory but went to the ceramics factory instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Tao Changzhang, the head of the ceramics factory, heard that Jiang Cheng was coming, he was a bit dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng, really came?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, when foreign exchange profits were made, their ceramics factory didn’t benefit. Although he had looked for Jiang Cheng, he just held a \"try-anything\" attitude at that time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep down, Tao Changzhang didn’t believe that Jiang Cheng would really come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick, quick, quick!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Changzhang went out personally to greet Jiang Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Comrade Jiang Cheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Tao, why did you come out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng reached out proactively, bending slightly with just the right amount of politeness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew well that without the support of the factory head, all the ideas would be empty fantasies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Changzhang also intended to get closer, and Jiang Cheng proactively extended the olive branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the time chatting from the entrance to the office, the two almost considered themselves confidants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The secretary brought in tea and waited by the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, Tao Changzhang asked expectantly, \"Jiang Cheng, what brings you here this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng put down the teacup and hung a polite smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m about to go out soon, and I like to be prepared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if I meet a foreign friend and know what they like but can’t bring anything out on my end? Wouldn’t the opportunity be wasted?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Changzhang nodded continuously as he listened, not finding Jiang Cheng to be aimlessly talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This girl had gone out twice and returned with foreign exchange earnings each time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the mechanical factory’s achievements even reached a million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had also heard some rumors... it was said that the mechanical factory set a trap and tricked the Japanese on a matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the news was not precise, there is no smoke without fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Comrade Jiang has deep foresight, a lesson worth learning!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our ceramics factory will certainly fully support comrade Jiang’s plans. So, what kind of preparations does comrade Jiang intend to make?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng first praised Tao Changzhang’s farsightedness, then expressed heartfelt thanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Tao Changzhang was beaming with delight, Jiang Cheng asked, \"Can I take a tour of your factory?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course you can!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Changzhang agreed without hesitation and personally took Jiang Cheng on a tour of the entire ceramics factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng’s tour was very down-to-earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She chatted with workers and crouched by the kiln for \"warm conversations\" with the master craftsmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one morning, Jiang Cheng visited every workshop and kiln.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At lunchtime, Jiang Cheng even deliberately left Tao Changzhang behind and mingled with a group of workers, talking about various topics and boasting casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After lunch, as the workers went back to work, Jiang Cheng found Tao Changzhang again and went to the warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warehouse stored all the stock of the ceramics factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warehouse was large, and in the southeast corner, there was a pile of enamel washbasins the size of two large bowls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng walked over, staring at these basins over and over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are all defective products, waiting to be distributed to the supply and marketing cooperatives so that we can at least recover some costs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not profitable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng tilted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Changzhang nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as it’s not a loss, it’s acceptable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng picked up a ceramic basin, measuring the size with her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Tao, do you think every ceramics factory has such defective products?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It should be inevitable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you give me a few?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Changzhang was somewhat taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Cheng, these are defective products?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng said to Tao Changzhang, \"I have another idea. Once I confirm it, I’ll let you know. I need a few samples.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take them! Take as many as you like! Are a few enough?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll give you a few more!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Changzhang was enthusiastic to help, and the anticipation for the future filled him with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s strange, really; if anyone else had said this, he wouldn’t even want to listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as long as it’s Jiang Cheng, he felt a sense of inevitability!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng took ten enamel basins, bundled them up with a net bag, and walked out of the ceramics factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the back view, she looked like a relative going to wealthy kinfolks to freeload during the autumn harvest season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the ceramics factory, Jiang Cheng first returned to the large compound, putting the net bag with enamel basins down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grandma Shen, who was pickling vegetables, walked over and looked at the net bag of enamel basins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who did you con again this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re mistaken! This is called friendly communication, aiming for deeper cooperation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng said with a grin, and Grandma Shen chuckled, \"Got it, just conning them hard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know too much, dear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng shook her head with a smile after putting down the things and prepared to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just taken a few steps when the neighbor, Ge Dahua, brazenly came over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Cheng... are you going out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng didn’t speak, not even slowing her pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, hey, hey — don’t hurry to leave, I fried some sunflower seeds; take them to eat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ge Dahua offering things?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng immediately put both hands behind her back, tactically stepping backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t ask for anything!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t think you can impose on me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Jiang Cheng walked around Ge Dahua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding a small handful, probably a dozen sunflower seeds, Ge Dahua’s smiling face instantly turned long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you silly? Refusing even free stuff.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ge Dahua longingly stretched her neck, her gaze lingering on the net bag of enamel basins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Grandma Shen closed the door with a bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ge Dahua was startled, dropping the sunflower seeds all over the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the matter! You scared me to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ge Dahua painfully picked up the sunflower seeds, while Granny Sun, who came out to hang clothes, said leisurely, \"Still hasn’t died yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ge Dahua looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Granny Sun, she lost her fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling utterly frustrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This large compound must be incompatible with her BaZi (eight characters, birthdate for fortune-telling)!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of these neighbors are normal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng didn’t care about Ge Dahua’s antics. She left the large compound and first went to see Shen Que.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng took over the task of feeding medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at the bitter black medicinal soup and then at Shen Que, whom she fed with one spoonful at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t it bitter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Shen Que drank with a smile in his eyes, and the cold hard face softened by a few degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Shen Que: So bitter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he somewhat enjoyed being fed by Jiang Cheng, so... enduring the bitter burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several spoonfuls, Jiang Cheng couldn’t bear it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You drink it yourself, next time I’ll feed you soup, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Que downed the herbal medicine in one gulp, already looking forward to Jiang Cheng’s arrival in the evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng teased with affection, \"Are you silly or what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re from my family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"you’re from my family,\" Jiang Cheng laughed with her eyes bent, replying with an acknowledgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Que smiled even more foolishly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lian, who came in at the door, was overwhelmed by the mushy love ambiance, his entire body uncomfortable as he walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seeing this Shen Que gives me goosebumps!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn scary!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing off to the side without knowing when, Gao Zhonghua mysteriously said, \"I confirmed it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you confirm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lian was confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Zhonghua whispered, \"It’s my Captain Shen; the birthmark on his butt is still there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lian: You sure know a lot!!\u003C\u002Fp>",1347,"2026-06-03T05:46:21.787Z",1,"novelbin.me","229a3a80fd533b9167dddc300187bf985150f4299e56a0a9f2cd1a80bf60a975","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-270","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-269",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-cover.jpg"]