Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space

Chapter 44: 44 is not good

Jiang Xinyu saw a lot of fabric piled together, and it didn’t look very clean.

Actually, this is a problem with the staff.

”President, you can choose, someone came to pick at noon, but no one paid attention, making it a mess.” The warehouse manager looked very wronged as he spoke.

”Xiao Jiang, choose for yourself, I’ll wait for you outside.”

A middle-aged man seemed a bit out of place here.

”Alright, President, if you have things to attend to, go ahead, I’ll leave when I’m done selecting.”

”Alright, that’s fine, I have a meeting in the afternoon.”

Lu Changchun and the warehouse manager both left. Jiang Xinyu squatted down to select, she had no special requirements for colors but felt that thick fabric was best for curtains and door curtains, so she could switch to lighter ones in summer when it’s hot. She had secrets, thick curtains felt secure.

So she chose large pieces, piecing small ones together was too troublesome. But even large pieces were only about one meter wide.

After half an hour, she came out holding a dozen pieces.

”Warehouse manager, look at these, how much do they cost? Where do I pay?”

”The fabric remnants here are at internal prices, five cents a piece, you came at a bad time, the large pieces have been picked over. This is fifteen pieces, just pay seventy-five cents.

I’ll write you a note, you pay at the finance office.

Comrade, you look unfamiliar, are you new here?”

”Yes, warehouse manager, you have sharp eyes, I’m the new secretary.”

”You’re Wei Factory Director’s secretary, right?”

”Yes, that’s me.”

”Haha, still a young lady, not bad, not bad. Then I’ll call you Xiao Jiang, in the future if I have good stuff I’ll save it for you, drop by whenever you have time.” He said this while winking at Jiang Xinyu.

Jiang Xinyu was amused, this person is quite interesting. ”Thank you so much, warehouse manager, how should I address you?”

”I’m Yu Wenhui, everyone calls me Yu.” Saying this, he handed the note to Jiang Xinyu.

”You should wrap these up, carrying them like this, you might drop a piece unknowingly.

Also don’t lose the receipt later, or you won’t be able to leave through the gate.”

Jiang Xinyu thanked him with a smile, then wrapped them up into a fabric bundle on the table.

She went to the finance office, paid seventy-five cents with the note, and received a receipt in return.

She didn’t linger at the textile factory, having all the things she wanted, she hurried back home.

Just as she entered the village, she ran into Kong Mengjie. ”Jiang Xinyu, where did you go?”

”Just took a walk around. Are your things ready?”

”Yes, the day after tomorrow morning, Wang Ailing and I will take the ox cart.”

”That’s good. I’m going back, it’s too cold.” The leading lady was being so polite now, Jiang Xinyu felt a little unaccustomed to it.

If meeting felt like facing a foe, or if they started bickering right away, she wouldn’t be afraid, but when the other party smiled, she really felt she couldn’t express her frustrations.

Back home, she quickly lit a fire, feeling the house was like an ice cave without any smoke during the day.

”Just got it lit, Wang Ailing came over.”

”Xinyu, where did you go?”

”Went to buy batteries, also went to the textile factory to buy fabric remnants, planning to make curtains, door curtains.”

”Can you buy fabric remnants?”

”Yes, it’s an employee benefit from the textile factory. They’re on the kang, go take a look yourself.”

Wang Ailing eagerly entered the room. After opening the fabric bundle, she asked, ”Xinyu, how much do these fabric remnants cost?”

”Five cents each. You can pick them yourself, but they aren’t always available. Do you like them? How about you take some?”

”No need, I just think they’re really cheap.”

”That’s why it’s called employee welfare.”

”You hurry up and boil water, I’ll help you wash. These need to be joined to make curtains, right?”

”Yes, I plan to join two pieces, the curtains will open in the middle, that way they won’t look bad.”

”Xinyu, you’re really smart.”

Smart about this? Jiang Xinyu felt embarrassed.

”You don’t need to. I can wash them myself.”

”Are your sewing skills good?”

”Pretty good, able to do it, but I forgot to buy thread.” Jiang Xinyu felt a bit embarrassed, she simply hadn’t thought of it.

”No problem, hold on, I’ll go grab some from my house.”

Looking at the departing Wang Ailing who ran off without giving her a chance to refuse, Jiang Xinyu could only smile.

In less than ten minutes, Wang Ailing came running back, ”I grabbed two colors of thread for you, do you want me to come and help you sew tomorrow?”

”Sis, I don’t need your help, I’ve got two months, I can take my time, otherwise once you start working, I’ll be home by myself. I don’t really want to socialize, keeping busy is nice.”

”Why don’t you just start working?”

”Sis, didn’t you notice I’ve fattened up this month? I’m just thinking of getting even fatter before starting work.”

”I don’t know what you’re thinking? Alright, I’m going back now, make sure you keep the fire burning.”

After sending off Wang Ailing, Jiang Xinyu started to prepare dinner: rice, egg custard, taking out a vacuum-packed beef pack, didn’t want to slice, just taking a bite directly, felt a bit like having a big bite of meat.

At night, Wei Kaiyun returned to the office, feeling really troubled, this big drought, cotton yield is not good, he had no solution, could he somehow conjure it out of nowhere? All kinds of pressure kept coming.

Grabbing the keys, went home to sleep, not even wanting dinner, feeling very irritated. Tomorrow’s Sunday, but he had no time for rest.

On Sunday morning, Wei Kaiyun checked each workshop’s situation, reaching the warehouse, he learned that Jiang Xinyu had been there yesterday and bought fabric remnants.

This girl really wasn’t formal, doesn’t come to work, but takes the benefits as usual.

Meanwhile, Jiang Xinyu was watching Wang Ailing wash the fabric for her.

”Sis, are you particularly excited?”

”Yes, really, I’m very excited thinking about starting work tomorrow, how can I not be thrilled?”

”Haha, by the way, did you make the masks I asked you to?”

”Yes, made several, all white fabric, six layers thick.”

”At first it’ll definitely be uncomfortable wearing them, even breathing will be laborious, you have to persist.”

”Yes, I tried them on, it’s alright.”

”You must take care of your health, I haven’t been to the workshop, do workers have protection?”

”They should, you know this job isn’t good for health, others know it too.”

”True, but no matter what, you must be careful, and don’t work too hard, don’t stand out too much.”

”You sound just like my dad, he says the same.

People always say we should strive to progress, why do you say this?”

”You should aim for progress, but also shouldn’t be overly capable. Still, health is important.”

This is something Jiang Xinyu only understood upon coming here; back then, being young, one could go all out, but truly having died once and lived again, one knows everything else is fleeting, but oneself is what truly matters.