Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 335 The food factory finally lived up to its name.

Several women turned to look and saw a few people getting out of the boss's car. Xiaowei's mother went straight to the girl in the brown overcoat who got out of the passenger seat. The girl then laughed and jumped into Xiaowei's mother's arms, hugging her and bouncing a few times. The mother and daughter chatted warmly.

Xiao Wei's father also stood up, and couldn't help but show a bright smile, saying, "My daughter-in-law is here, and we didn't even get a holiday!"

Xiao Hong's whole family spent the New Year here. Hao Xiaodong ate with them every day and they became familiar with each other. Looking over here, he said, "Maybe she took leave. She probably went to Andong with Xiao Wei. What young person doesn't like to have fun? Besides, the two of them are so close, they can't see each other often."

Xiaowei's dad slowly sat down again, watching Xiaowei's mom and Xiaohong standing there talking with big smiles. He said, "It's only been a few years, three more years. It'll be over in a flash. In a few more years I'll be holding my grandson, hehe. Chen Hui's here too. Xiaodong, look at Xiaohui's wife, she looks like she's pregnant!"

Hao Xiaodong looked up and took a closer look. Chen Hui was helping Chen Xiao walk around from the car to greet Xiao Wei's mother. Hao Xiaodong nodded and said, "She's pregnant. She looks about four or five months along. Chen Hui doesn't look that old. She's going to be a father soon."

Xiao Wei's father looked at Chen Xiao with a hint of envy and said, "He's bigger than Xiao Wei. He's 22 this year, and I haven't heard Xiao Wei mention anything about them getting married."

"Auntie." Chen Hui greeted Chen Xiao and Xiao Wei's mother. Xiao Wei's mother turned her head and said, "Chen Hui is here too. Oh my god, is this your wife? The little girl looks so energetic. She must be four or five months pregnant, right? You're so unreliable. Why are you making her out here with such a big belly? Come inside and lie down for a while. It's tiring to travel by car. Stop laughing, you heartless rascal."

Xiaowei's mother immediately changed her target, pulling Chen Xiao's hand and leading her into the house, saying, "Is this your first time here? We haven't met yet. You need to be careful with your health, don't go through all that trouble with them. Come in and lie down for a while. What do you want to eat? Auntie will make it for you later. Xiaohong, come in and rest for a while." She led Chen Xiao and Xiaohong into the house, to Chen Hui's room.

Xiao Wei gestured to Xie Xiaolong and said, "This is it. This is my mom. Over there, by the boiler room entrance, the one sitting on the left is my dad. This is the school, and that old building is the food factory. They're renovating downstairs. You'll live there. There's also a driver named Liu Hongliang who lives there too."

Xie Xiaolong looked around with Xiaowei's directions and said, "Let's go in and take a look." Xiaowei nodded, and the three of them, along with Chen Hui, walked towards the old building. Xiaowei's father stood up and walked to the entrance of the old building, asking, "Is this place going to officially start operating soon? Han Laosan came to install the machines, saying you bought them from Andong. They'll mainly produce biscuits from now on?"

Chen Huichong called Xiaowei's father "Uncle".

Xiao Wei said to Xie Xiaolong, "This is my dad, you can just call him uncle. Dad, this is Xie Xiaolong. From now on, he will be in charge of our food factory. He used to work at Andong Limin Food Factory. His wife and kids will be coming over in a couple of days and staying here too."

Xie Xiaolong greeted Xiaowei's father as "Uncle," and Xiaowei's father looked around and asked, "Where are you staying? In that empty room?"

Xiao Wei pointed to the workers who were renovating the toilet next to him and said, "They're doing renovations right now. I'm planning to seal up this door and leave a small door for people to walk through. Hong Liang will live in this room and we'll just build it up from this end. We'll leave a passageway in the middle, and then we can convert this end into two rooms. We can let Xie Ge's family live here, one and a half bedrooms and one kitchen."

Xiao Wei's dad looked at it for a moment, thought for a moment, and said, "Is this how it's done? How will the students get to lunch? Won't it be crowded?"

Xiao Wei said, "Let them come out from the main gate over there, walk outside, and come in through the back gate. They won't be allowed to walk through the yard anymore. After the boiler is modified, this end will also be sealed off. If we need to go anywhere, we can just use the side gate, it won't cause any trouble."

Xiao Wei's father thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Use the back gate and the main gate, that'll make the yard quieter."

Xiao Wei said, "I plan to build another watchman's room next to the back gate and find an old man to watch the gate. That will be enough for our courtyard." Actually, he would prefer to find someone to watch the gate for his courtyard. It's a bit awkward to get out of the car to open the gate when driving back and forth, but he figured he would get scolded if he said it, so he didn't mention it.

Xiao Wei's dad nodded and said, "Okay, you can do whatever you want. This side will be more spacious than the other side, and it will be more comfortable to live here."

Xiao Wei said, "I'll take Brother Xie inside to have a look." He then entered the old building with Chen Hui and Xie Xiaolong.

To the left of the entrance is the canteen, and to the right is the kitchen. Students from the culinary training program are already interning here, making things much easier for the older women. Further in, to the left is the bread and cake workshop, which is currently in operation. Several people are standing by the workbench sealing bags, and the ovens are emitting a fragrant aroma and heat.

To the right is the pastry training classroom, which is currently empty, but all the tools and equipment are in place. Dozens of turntables are placed on the long workbench, and each turntable has a twelve-inch scraper next to it.

Upon reaching the second floor, several rooms along the stairs had already been prepared, ready to be used as offices. There were two spaces, one large and one small. In the larger space, several cookie machines had already been installed, making the food factory look somewhat like a proper business.

The three of them walked around the whole building. Xiao Wei explained the arrangements, and Xie Xiaolong understood the plan after listening. He then shared his thoughts and opinions, mentioning that they needed to add some equipment, which was easy to handle; they could get it from Han San.

Next, the food factory was handed over to Xie Xiaolong, who was in charge of recruitment, production, and sales. He mainly handled external affairs, while Shang Jie managed the internal matters, but she had to obey Xie Xiaolong's leadership and was considered the production manager.

Xiao Wei said, "You arrange the production and discuss it with Sister Shang. Sister Shang is quite skilled and capable in production. You'll probably have to work harder on sales later. After that, you two discuss the product output. Just let me know if you need any equipment or materials. You can drive, right? Here's a bread machine for you to start with. Hongliang will bring you the keys later."

Xie Xiaolong nodded in agreement and said, "I need to take a look around Longcheng, and then go to Fengtian. I'll have to wait until this place is established before coming to other cities. I'll find a few people to run the market. I'll organize the salary and benefits for you to see. Right now, let's arrange the goods for Uncle Yu's place. The requirements are low, so we can use it as training for workers."

Xiao Wei nodded. He knew his own knowledge was limited, so it was better to let the professionals arrange things. For now, he would just follow along and learn.

After going downstairs and introducing Xie Xiaolou to Sister Shang, and explaining the situation, Xiaowei and Chen Hui left Xie Xiaolong there and went out of the old building.

(End of this chapter)