Chapter 231 Purpose
Chapter 231 Purpose
Everyone looked towards them.
Guan Youshuang thought for a long time before she remembered that this should be her original second aunt Guan Xinghong.
The original body had two aunts, but the eldest aunt had passed away.
The second aunt married a carpenter from the next village. The carpenter carried a carpentry box on his back and walked around the streets all year round. He looked very busy, but he didn't earn a penny, and his family was often short of food.
After Guan Xinghong got married, she only gave birth to two daughters. For some reason, she never had any more children. She was not liked by her parents-in-law and husband.
When she was desperate, she borrowed money from her brother several times, but never paid it back. She didn't know how many times she was scolded by Zhang Caihe. After that, she rarely went back to her parents' home, and gradually, their relationship became distant.
However, Guan Youshuang remembered that this second aunt seemed to have come when she got married, but she was not so fat at that time.
"Second aunt?"
Guan Xinghong came over breathlessly, took out a handkerchief from his trouser pocket and wiped the sweat off his face, then stretched out his sweaty fat hand, grabbed Guan Youshuang and said, "Youshuang, you opened such a big factory, why didn't you tell me? You see, I'm like living in a cellar. If I hadn't heard people talking about it at the market today, I wouldn't have known about it."
The fat girl fiddled with her pigtails and said, "Yes, Youshuang, my mother is very good at embroidery. Have you forgotten? When you were just born, my mother made you a pair of embroidered shoes."
"Second aunt, why don't you and your cousin go in and take a rest first, and we can talk after I'm done here, okay?" Guan Youshuang pointed to the workshop door, "There are tea and snacks in there."
"Okay." Guan Xinghong wiped the sweat off his forehead again, "Then I'll wait for you."
After Guan Youshuang finished demonstrating rubbing, she said, "If you don't have any other questions, you can start. Because rubbing takes time, you can keep your designs as simple as possible. As I said before, I mainly look at your creative needlework and understanding of color."
The women picked up their needles and threads and began to gesture or think about the embroidery cloth.
As Guan Youshuang expected, most women thought for a while and then started embroidering directly without even thinking of using rubbing tools.
There are also a few who are trying to draw pictures.
Guan Youshuang was about to go into the rest area to see her original second aunt.
Before I walked in, I saw Zhao Mei rushing in, followed by a woman of similar age.
"Youshuang, oh, I'm so tired."
Last night, Guan Youshuang called Zhao Mei's village and told her about today's competition.
"I'm really sorry. He He had a high fever this morning, so I went to buy him some medicine, but I was late."
"It's okay. If He He is not feeling well, just stay at home and take care of him. How is he now? Is his fever gone?"
"He retired, and now his grandmother is taking care of him. What stage has he reached now? Can I join? Oh, by the way, this is my sister-in-law." Zhao Mei pointed at the tall and thin woman behind her, "Her name is Yu Wenjing, and I brought her along."
"Sure. Now comes the second part, which is creative embroidery. You can embroider whatever you want and try to create something fresh. If you have any good needlework techniques, you can share them with us."
"Okay, let's get started now."
Guan Youshuang looked at the beads of sweat on their foreheads and said, "Why don't you take a rest first."
"No, no. We're fine. It'll be noon if we rest a little longer."
Guan Youshuang wanted to say that it didn’t matter, she could still accompany them even until noon.
Besides, based on her understanding of Zhao Mei, there was actually no need for her to participate in this competition.
However, as it was her first time building a factory, she herself understood one thing: if she wanted to run the factory well and expand it, she should first be fair and just, and not engage in nepotism.
"Okay, then you go to the tent over there." Guan Youshuang pointed diagonally across.
At this time, Guan Xinghong came out with a cup of tea and two snacks.
She stood on the steps, eating and looking at everyone.
Guan Youshuang walked over and said, "Come on, Second Aunt, let's go in and sit down."
"Youshuang, you are living a good life now." In the rest area, Guan Xinghong once again grabbed Guan Youshuang's hand with her sweaty fat hand, "Your mother is so lucky to have such a capable daughter like you, and she married well. Alas, unlike me..."
"Mom, what do you want to say?" Wang Lianshuang interrupted her mother dissatisfiedly, "Are you trying to say that I embarrassed you?"
Guan Xinghong sighed and said nothing more.
Wang Lianshuang is her youngest daughter. She is 25 years old and still unmarried.
It's really a thorn in her side.
"Youshuang, my mother came to see you today because she wants to work in your embroidery factory."
Guan Youshuang nodded and said, "Second Aunt, I know you are good at embroidery. Let me tell you about my situation first. My factory doesn't have dormitories. We only recruit people from this village and the neighboring village. Your place is too far away, and it's too inconvenient to go back and forth every day."
"It's okay. Isn't this place nice? Lianshuang and I will sleep here tonight." Guan Xinghong said, pointing to the sofa in the rest area.
In fact, it is not impossible in theory, but once something like this starts, it is very difficult to stop.
If everyone wants to sleep in the rest area, then the rest area will lose its original purpose.
Guan Youshuang smiled and said, "Second Aunt, this is a rest area for everyone to rest. According to regulations, no one is allowed to stay here overnight."
Wang Lianshuang snorted in dissatisfaction, fiddled with her pigtails, and said, "This factory is all yours, and you have the final say on all the rules. My mother is your aunt."
"It's true that I built the factory, but it belongs to everyone. In the end, it will take everyone's efforts to make it run. Similarly, all the regulations need to be followed by everyone. Let's put it this way, Second Aunt, you wait a little longer. Once the factory is running, if I make money, I will expand the scale and build dormitories, and then I will invite you to come."
Wang Lianshuang snorted coldly and said sarcastically: "I told you that you came here to humiliate yourself. You see, you live worse than others. Even your own niece looks down on you."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Guan Xinghong scolded.
Guan Youshuang said calmly, "Second Aunt is old and it's not convenient for her to walk. Your Wangping Village is only 40 miles away from here. You are young and it won't take you long to ride a bicycle. Otherwise, you can come and embroider something. If you are good at it, you can come and work in the embroidery factory. How about that?"
"Am I crazy? I ride 80 miles every day?" Wang Lianshuang was so angry that his fat face trembled. "And I'm still embroidering something. Do you mean that if I can't embroider it, I can't enter the factory?"
"What else? Just come in casually?"
Wang Lianshuang laughed strangely and said, "I think you really don't distinguish between relatives and strangers. No wonder my aunt doesn't like you."
Guan Youshuang stood up and looked at her coldly.
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