After handing over the matter of the King of Comedy to Guo Jiajia, Zhang Tianxing and Zhu Dachang prepared to go home.
Zhu Dachang followed Zhang Tianxing on a wild shopping spree. "Brother Xing, you're returning home in glory, and I'm tagging along to see my family."
Zhu Dachang looked at the Mercedes-Benz. "Brother Xing, if you drive this car back, I can guarantee you'll get lectured."
Zhang Tianxing pouted. "Just keep your mouth shut. As long as you don't say anything, there won't be any problem."
"Okay, don't worry, I won't say a word. But when you park this car, it'll be like a star in the night sky, an unmistakable Mercedes. Do you think your aunt and uncle won't ask?"
Zhang Tianxing waved his hand. He had his own plans, though Zhu Dachang's point was valid.
Whatever. When we get there, we'll figure it out. As long as the mindset doesn't waver, there will always be more solutions than difficulties.
"By the way, let's have a class reunion when we get back. I'm curious to see how everyone has changed. We haven't seen each other for over three months, and I really miss them," Zhu Dachang said sentimentally.
"Once we're home, you'll see everyone. You can chat with whoever you want, for as long as you like," Zhang Tianxing was speechless with Zhu Dachang. Was this a common trait among engineering students?
There were so few girls in his class, making him this desperate. He should be careful not to let his good friend suffer too much.
According to scientific research, it's better to channel than to suppress. Prolonged suppression can lead to a series of symptoms.
Zhu Dachang saw the odd look in Zhang Tianxing's eyes and became indignant. "What are you looking at? I'm a man, through and through."
Zhang Tianxing nodded. With your physique, no one would believe you were female. It seemed this kid was indeed stifled in the welding program.
"Right, let's also invite Wen Qing, Gao Tianming, and the others out for a get-together. If they know how well you're doing, they'll probably gang up on you and try to 'confiscate the landlord's property and redistribute the land.'"
Youth is wonderful. Thinking of those buddies, Zhang Tianxing couldn't help but speed up, eager to see how his classmates had been doing.
He had been incredibly busy lately, focusing solely on making money. He pounced on any opportunity to earn, as if he hadn't seen money in lifetimes.
However, despite his good performance in such a short time, he owed the bank a lot of money.
It was as if he had worked hard for months just to earn a little working capital.
Zhang Tianxing and Zhu Dachang returned to their respective homes, only to find them empty.
Casually tossing his belongings inside, Zhang Tianxing drove towards the cannery.
Upon arriving at the cannery, he realized that in the three months he was away, it had changed drastically!
The gatekeeper saw a Mercedes-Benz pull up. Upon seeing the license plate, he exclaimed, "My goodness, five eights! What a plate."
Still, he stopped Zhang Tianxing's car.
Zhang Tianxing rolled down the window. The security guard, Er Zhu, immediately smiled. "No wonder I saw such a great license plate. It's Boss Zhang driving. Please come in."
Zhang Tianxing directly threw a pack of cigarettes over. Er Zhu happily accepted it. "Thank you, Boss Zhang!"
Er Zhu quickly opened the gate for Zhang Tianxing, who drove into the cannery.
Watching the Mercedes drive away, Er Zhu said to the other security guards, "From now on, keep your eyes peeled. This five-eights license plate belongs to our Boss Zhang. Let him pass directly."
"Brother Zhu, didn't you say Boss Zhang was going to school? How come I feel like the car Boss Zhang is driving is a Mercedes? That car is expensive, I heard it's over a million yuan."
"How much? Over a million?" The figure startled Er Zhu. My heavens.
What did a million yuan mean? Based on my monthly savings of 600 yuan, saving 8,000 a year, 80,000 in ten years, and 800,000 in a hundred years. Oh my dear mother!
I couldn't afford this Mercedes even after working for a hundred years.
It seemed he had to cling to Boss Zhang's leg and ask for a raise. This salary was unlivable. Even if I worked for a hundred years without eating or drinking, I still couldn't afford a car.
Zhang Tianxing got out of the car and saw Wu Shengnan arranging work.
Wu Shengnan, seeing the Mercedes, was puzzled. This was odd; no one in this area could afford a Mercedes.
Anyone driving this car must be rich or influential. Wu Shengnan became highly alert. Zhang Tianxing had gone to school recently, leaving the entire cannery to her and hiring her as a professional manager.
She felt immense pressure.
She never expected that the person getting out of the Mercedes would be Zhang Tianxing.
Zhang Tianxing greeted her. "Long time no see, Manager Wu."
"Boss Zhang, you're back. Please wait a moment." Wu Shengnan quickly handed over her work.
Turning back, she smiled at Zhang Tianxing. "Boss Zhang, you're on holiday. I'd like to report on my work. Our cannery has made a lot of money this year."
Wu Shengnan was about to claim credit, but then she realized that Zhang Tianxing driving a Mercedes meant he had money. She thought her achievements would impress Zhang Tianxing, but she turned out to be the clown.
Currently, the money in the cannery's accounts wasn't even enough to buy a Mercedes.
"Tell me, how many production lines are running now? How many are fully automated, and how many are manual? What's the progress on the factory expansion? Have we established cooperative relationships with fruit orchards?" Zhang Tianxing asked calmly.
"It's like this: we have three fully automated production lines and five manual production lines. Our factory can produce 35,000 bottles of canned goods per day. We've already bought the surrounding land and plan to start construction after the new year. Oh, and we have 500,000 yuan in the company accounts now, making our assets worth seven million."
Hearing Wu Shengnan's data, Zhang Tianxing didn't say much.
He had arranged everything before he left, and now it was up to the cannery to develop. It seemed Wu Shengnan was doing a decent job.
Seeing Zhang Tianxing's silence for so long, Wu Shengnan felt uneasy. Was he dissatisfied with her performance? She had done her best, and if Zhang Tianxing had even higher expectations, she couldn't do anything and would have to resign.
Frankly speaking, Wu Shengnan had lived and worked at the cannery for the past three months, pouring a lot of effort into the factory.
"Boss Zhang, if you're not satisfied with my work, I can resign," Wu Shengnan said indignantly.
Zhang Tianxing was dumbfounded and quickly comforted her. "Why would you resign? I was just thinking. You've done a great job during this time, and I can't praise you enough. Gather the factory workers later, and we'll give everyone a 500 yuan year-end bonus, a bag of rice, a barrel of oil, and a bag of flour, so everyone can have a good year!"