Reborn in 1977, I will no longer be my brother's blood bag.

Chapter 199 The goods have been inspected, but where is the money?

At 8:20 a.m. the next day, Director Liang had already smoked two cigarettes at the entrance of the purchasing station.

The truck arrived last night.

Three hundred tin shears and six wooden crates were neatly stacked at the warehouse entrance.

When Lin Xiuhe entered the courtyard, he was squatting by the steps.

Upon seeing her, Director Liang immediately stood up.

"Forest worker."

"Hasn't it been tested yet?"

"The person just went in to get the form."

After he finished speaking, he touched the cigarette box again.

I found nothing.

"Last night, before Guifen left, she stopped me and asked me again."

"Factory manager, will I be able to collect my wages tomorrow?"

Factory Director Liang twitched the corner of his mouth.

"I told her, the goods are already made, what else could happen?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than someone shouted from the warehouse:

"Hey, you guys from the No. 2 Hardware Factory, come here!"

Factory Director Liang turned and left.

"They're here!"

The acceptance process didn't take too long.

Two people came to the purchasing station.

One is the number of nuclear tests, and the other is random sampling according to the contract.

The six boxes were opened one after another.

Dimensions, cutting edge, riveting, assembly.

When the last wooden crate was put back on, the person in charge of inspection finished writing the last column on the form.

"Alright."

Factory Director Liang took a step forward.

"Did you pass?"

"Passed."

"The random inspection passed."

Factory Director Liang slapped his leg.

"good!"

The head of the purchasing department also smiled.

"Then hurry up and write up the order."

The inspector handed him the paper.

"Take the finances."

Factory Director Liang took it and left.

They turned back just before reaching the door.

"Mr. Lin, let's go."

Lin Xiuhe followed.

In the finance office, a woman in her forties was checking the accounts.

Factory Director Liang handed over the acceptance form and the contract together.

"Three hundred, just finished checking."

"The contract states that this batch can be settled first."

The woman put on her glasses and read the two pieces of paper.

"It can be tied."

A smile had just appeared on Director Liang's face.

"That--"

"We might not get it today."

The laughter stopped.

"What do you mean?"

The woman tapped the bottom right corner of the acceptance form with a pencil.

"One signature is still needed."

"Whose?"

"Director Chen."

Where are they?

"He went to a meeting in the county."

The purchasing manager immediately asked:

"Are you coming back this afternoon?"

"It's hard to say."

Factory Director Liang stood by the table.

"Comrade, we really need this money."

"The factory will pay wages the day after tomorrow."

"Dozens of people worked until dark yesterday, just waiting for this batch of goods to be inspected."

The woman pushed some of the orders back.

"Director Liang, it's not that I don't want to do it for you."

"The characters and seals are incomplete, so I can't process the payment."

"What's the earliest?"

"Director Chen is coming back today, and he can leave today."

"What if we can't come back?"

The woman looked up at him.

"Then tomorrow."

Factory Director Liang didn't move.

The head of the purchasing department was the first to panic.

"It'll be done tomorrow, when will the money arrive?"

"We'll have to wait and see."

"What about the clause in the contract that says 'payment upon acceptance'?"

The women were getting annoyed too.

"You can settle the payment after you inspect the goods. I didn't say you could take the money ten minutes after you finished inspecting them."

"Shouldn't there be procedures for inter-company financial transactions?"

The purchasing manager was about to continue.

Factory Director Liang reached out to stop him.

"Don't make a sound."

He picked up the acceptance form again.

"Where is Director Chen holding his meeting?"

The woman applied for a place.

"Is the phone line open?"

"There should be a telephone in the county's conference room."

Lin Xiuhe asked:

"Does he really have to come back in person to sign this settlement?"

The woman looked at her.

"Yes, according to regulations."

"Even agreeing by phone isn't enough?"

"It depends on what the leadership decides."

Lin Xiuhe nodded.

"Then find the person who signed the contract."

Factory Director Liang turned around.

"Who?"

"Business Section".

"The contract was signed between them and the factory. Since it states that payment will be made in advance for 300 tons, they can't possibly not know when the goods will be received or when the payment will be processed."

The purchasing manager has already picked up the materials.

"Second floor."

The three of them went straight up.

Section Chief Zhao of the Business Department is on the phone.

Seeing them come in, he pointed to the chair.

"Sit down and wait for me for two minutes."

Factory Director Liang couldn't sit still.

As soon as Section Chief Zhao hung up the phone, he handed over the acceptance form.

"Section Chief Zhao, the goods have been shipped."

"I just found out."

"The quality is good."

"Where's the money?"

Section Chief Zhao paused for a moment.

"Didn't the finance department process it for you?"

"We need Director Chen's signature."

He has a meeting today.

"I know."

Factory Director Liang took out the cigarette box, found it was empty, and put it back in his pocket.

"Section Chief Zhao, I'll tell you the truth."

"We have no money in our factory's accounts."

"The money for the steel was just received yesterday, and I used it to pick up the goods."

"Why are you rushing to get these 300? The factory is waiting to pay their wages."

The smile on Section Chief Zhao's face vanished.

"It's gotten to this point?"

"Otherwise, what would I be doing squatting in front of your warehouse so early in the morning?"

Factory Director Liang gave a wry smile.

"I said it in the workshop in front of so many people."

"When the first payment comes in, we'll pay the wages first."

"Now that I've received the goods, if I go back empty-handed, how many times will those people still believe me, even if they don't say it?"

Section Chief Zhao picked up the acceptance form.

"I'd like to ask Old Chen what time the meeting ends this afternoon."

He then went to dial the phone.

The call was transferred twice before it was finally answered.

"Is this the county's industrial sector conference room?"

"Purchasing department, find Director Chen."

None of them said a word.

After a while, the other side finally changed their player.

Section Chief Zhao explained the situation.

"Three hundred have been inspected."

"The No. 2 Hardware Factory is waiting for this money to pay wages."

"right."

"The contract stipulates that payments will be settled in installments."

"The finance department says they need your signature."

He listened for a few minutes.

"OK."

"I see."

The phone call ended.

Factory Director Liang immediately asked:

"How so?"

"I won't be back this afternoon."

Factory Director Liang's expression changed immediately.

Section Chief Zhao had already picked up the acceptance form.

"Don't rush."

"He asked the finance department to prepare all the necessary documents first."

"He called the finance department about the signing."

The head of the purchasing department stepped forward.

"Can we leave today?"

"able."

Factory Director Liang stood there for a long while before finally letting out a breath.

"That's fine."

Section Chief Zhao stood up with the acceptance form in his hand.

"I'm going too!"

He changed his mind before he could even finish his sentence.

"I'll take you down."

"So you won't end up arguing with the finance department again."

The purchasing manager was somewhat embarrassed.

"Who's making noise?"

"Everyone downstairs heard it."

"..."

Section Chief Zhao smiled and went out first.

In the finance office, the woman who had just spoken had already received a phone call.

She took the materials and checked them again.

The abacus beads clicked.

Factory Director Liang stood outside the counter, his eyes never leaving the order in her hand.

The woman couldn't stand his stare.

"Director Liang."

"what?"

"No matter how much you keep an eye on it, the money won't just fall out of the account book."

The people around laughed.

Factory Director Liang laughed as well.

"become."

"I won't keep an eye on it."

That's what they say.

The person still didn't move.

The last stamp was applied.

The woman handed over the settlement voucher.

"Here you go."

"The remaining procedures will be completed today."

Factory Director Liang took the thin piece of paper with even more care than he had with the boxes of goods from the previous night. After leaving the finance office, he stood at the stairwell and examined the voucher again.

The purchasing manager laughed at him.

"The words can move?"

"They can't escape."

Factory Director Liang folded the paper neatly.

This time, he didn't put it in his pocket.

I put it in the inside pocket of my shirt.

"Yesterday, Guifen rode her bike out to collect payments, and her trousers were covered in mud."

"Old Han also said that if his wages weren't paid soon, he would have to go to the grain store to owe them for a few more days."

As he said this, he raised his hand and patted his chest.

"At least when we get back we can give them a straight answer."

Lin Xiuhe followed beside her.

From making the first pair of scissors in the factory to loading three hundred pairs onto a truck.

She originally thought that once the goods were delivered, the matter would be over.

We've only made one trip so far, and the goods are already produced.

Someone receives the money, someone checks it, someone signs it, someone handles the accounting—only when the money finally returns to the factory can the workers receive it.

If the pace slows down anywhere in the middle, everyone else has to wait.

The three people walked into the courtyard.

Factory Director Liang pushed his bicycle.

"Walk."

"No matter who stops me today, I'm taking this piece of paper back to the factory."

The purchasing manager was laughing beside him.

"It's just a piece of paper, not cash."

Factory Director Liang pushed the car out the gate.

"To them, this piece of paper is money now."

I had only ridden a few steps when someone shouted again at the entrance of the purchasing station:

"Director Liang!"

Factory Director Liang suddenly gripped the brakes.