Dong Hao, full of youthful hubris, spoke with a mixture of disdain, superiority, and mockery.
In his view, Su Xiaofeng was just a country girl, what capability did she have to take over a factory? An ignorant girl at the helm would hardly make a difference, just as now, someone has tampered with the factory’s raw materials, and neither the opponent nor their personnel had discovered any issues.
Therefore, broadly speaking, his actions were justified because they prevented a woman, who virtually had no abilities, from running the factory, and nothing could be more fitting than that.
The regulatory authorities frowned upon hearing Dong Hao’s remarks. "This young man speaks so arrogantly. Are you part of the law enforcement or what, to decide the fate of a factory?"
Speaking so mightily, maybe he should be granted a title.
The recording stopped abruptly, and as the other party was listening righteously indignantly, they looked at Captain Hong suddenly turning off the recording and awkwardly smiled, "It seems we all misunderstood Miss Su. Captain Hong, did they arrest the two people mentioned in the recording? These two are simply endangering society and must be punished severely."
Conspiring to poison the factory’s raw materials without remorse, what kind of people are they?
"How to handle this, I will naturally report it," Captain Hong stored away his recording pen and stood up, idly saying, "I don’t have much else, just came to see what you needed handling. You mentioned something else you wanted me to handle, you’ll have to clarify that."
After listening to the recording, how could the other party dare bring up again that Su Xiaofeng’s factory materials were substandard, since she too was a victim in this.
"Nothing much, I just haven’t seen Captain Hong in a while, and was looking for a reason to visit."
"Talking as if I’m some high and mighty figure. You guys better not get me into trouble," Captain Hong waved at the people beside him: "Since there’s nothing else, let’s head back. Those two young men, they need to be taught a lesson."
This matter, if undetected, could lead to a major safety production accident.
"Absolutely, it must be addressed."
As Captain Hong glanced at Su Xiaofeng and nonchalantly shifted his gaze, he hummed a melody and walked away.
"Miss Su, did you notice anything about this before?" The other party’s attitude made a complete 180 turn, very friendly and affable.
"Before processing, our raw materials go through disinfection. The police station had already tested our finished products which showed no issues whatsoever. However, for safety, this batch of products will be scrapped and not sold to the public," Su Xiaofeng knew, Captain Hong’s sudden appearance had subtly proven the factory’s innocence.
Captain Hong was reputed to be impartial and efficient, and when Su Xiaofeng recorded him, she hoped to prove her innocence through him—certainly, the rumours were true.
"So Miss Su and your staff had already discovered the issue and even had your own measures in place. Good, very good," the other party’s smile widened upon hearing Su Xiaofeng’s words.
Hearing that Su Xiaofeng would dispose of the products made from the contaminated materials, the other party repeatedly praised, "This is truly the conduct of a major factory. Miss Su, you’ve handled this well. We will definitely highlight this." After the other party confirmed that Su Xiaofeng indeed disposed of the problematic products, they could not stop praising her.
Whether the other party would promote this or not, Xiaofeng didn’t care, perhaps it was just a casual remark, so such talk should not be taken seriously.
He Ximei originally thought the factory would undergo a life-and-death struggle, but it turned out there were no issues at all.
"President Su, I hadn’t realized that some people are simply toying with others’ lives," Factory Manager Zhou was furious upon learning that someone had intentionally sold pesticide-sprayed chili peppers to the factory.
"We can’t predict what others will do, but this incident reminds us that just relying on Silver Needles is not enough; we need a full set of disinfection measures. Only then can we be unafraid of our raw materials producing problematic products."
"I believe we must strictly control the raw materials," not new to the factory, Factory Manager Zhou had some insight on disinfection: "Only if the raw materials are reliable can the products be trustworthy."
Thinking about the fright this incident caused her, He Ximei spoke outright, "As for managing the factory, I’m really not cut out for it. Neither is your dad or your older brother. I’ve made up my mind. From now on, the factory will be entirely managed by Xiaofeng; your dad and I won’t be involved."
He Ximei thought that running a factory just required hard work, but now she saw that mere effort was insufficient—there were various risks involved.
Just incident, if the raw materials had indeed been problematic and since Guaizi and Pengzi were the ones who brought them in, no matter the outcome, Guaizi and Pengzi could not escape responsibility.
Xiaofeng looked at He Ximei, who only smiled, "I’ve decided that your dad, your older brother, and I are better off farming in the countryside, right?"
"He Jie, we’re not blaming you or your older brother; we’re just discussing the facts. There’s no need for you to feel this way," Factory Manager Zhou assumed He Jie was experiencing guilt over the raw materials.
"Yes, how could this be your fault? These things are unpredictable," Keke also spoke up for He Jie.
"It’s not because of that," He Ximei shook her head. "Managing a factory is too brain-draining; really, I can’t handle it. Xiaofeng is young and knowledgeable, I’m at ease letting her manage. For me, I’ll raise a few more pigs and grow more vegetables at home. When Xiaofeng comes home, she’ll still have hot meals waiting,"
Xiaofeng, frowning, listened to He Ximei’s words: "Auntie, are you serious?"
She hadn’t expected He Ximei to make such a decision.