Reborn in the 1980s: Recapture My Devoted Husband-Chapter 727 - 699: Factory Director Su Ling

In S City, the municipal government is very supportive of private enterprises’ development, particularly for new factories like theirs just starting up, providing considerable tax support. Such things are quite beneficial to them.

"Xiao Wan, your factory’s plan is really nice. Look at our place, and then look at the distillery. They’re not in the same league at all," Li Jianye and Brother Cong Nan came over today to show support, and seeing such a large factory, they began considering rebuilding their own.

"It’s indeed well-planned. This design was done by a young lady from my mom’s side of the family. When the time comes to rebuild the factory, let me know. I’ll ask her to help us with the design."

"Sure. I reckon in a couple of years, the distillery can be renovated as well," Li Jianye said confidently. It seems the profits have been good these years.

Lin Wan’s side has now officially gotten on track. A new batch of autumn and winter clothing is gradually hitting the market, and Liu Baicheng is leading seven or eight business reps, running the market in several surrounding cities. Many merchants are directly coming to the factory to place orders.

It’s not only Sister Zhao’s quantity that has increased; even Brother Wu directly loaded up two trucks of goods and, together with his wife and some relatives, headed south.

The order quantities are large, but so are the expenses, including workers’ wages and employees’ salaries. The factory’s management system is still in need of improvement.

Lin Wan can’t manage it alone, so after careful consideration, Su Ling resigned from her job to assist Lin Wan in managing the factory.

Lin Wan means for Yin Peibai to occasionally come to the factory to help her lead the design department. The three designers recruited this time are not experienced and need guidance.

She didn’t let Yin Peibai resign mainly because her department might aid in the factory’s future development, as working in the city planning bureau allows early knowledge of national or municipal next-step developments.

Regarding finances, Liang Hongmei phoned her classmate Qin Xiu. Qin Xiu had recently contacted Mom, talking about their old classmates, mentioning one who has now retired and is idle at home.

Liang Hongmei thought of Lin Wan’s side, clearly shorthanded, and introduced her classmate, an aunt, who was then recruited by Lin Wan along with two more cashiers.

Starting a factory isn’t easy, regardless of size; the responsibilities are equally numerous.

With Su Ling as the deputy director, Lin Wan has been relieved greatly.

Sister-in-law Zhang’s culinary skills are undeniable, with the daily dishes being very fresh and tasting good.

Indeed, Lin Wan was right; a month passed, and when they returned home at month’s end, both families stayed up late calculating costs. After checking the accounts, the net profit was 300 to 400.

It’s far better than working a regular job. Liu Erhong is very articulate, with many ideas, and during procurement, she buys vegetables from nearby villages, which, though troublesome, are cost-effective.

With winter approaching, they’ve started finding ways to stock up on vegetables for the season.

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"Mom, how is Little Star doing over there? Is she adjusting well?" Lin Wan took advantage of some rare free time to call Z City.

"The kid’s doing well. Just a few days ago, it suddenly got cold, and she caught a cold, took medicine for a few days, but she’s back at school now. Little Star is really good; every night she waits for your dad to come home, insisting on squeezing next to him to sleep. And whenever your dad wakes up in the morning, she wakes up too, and then runs upstairs looking for Tuantuan, just hoping Tuantuan grows up soon so she can take him to school together."

Lin Wan smiled with relief upon hearing this.

"How are things going on your end? All settled?"

"It can’t be that quick. There’s a lot to improve with the new factory, but luckily Su Ling’s come out from her factory."

"Things should be taken slowly. If there’s any difficulty, just let us know, and we’ll solve it together. There’s no need to worry about Little Star here."

"Mm, I understand, Mom."

Learning about her child’s situation there, Lin Wan felt relieved. Han Yi has joined the new military unit for almost two months now; she only called him once, right when he first joined.

Lin Wan has tried contacting him twice, but was told by the reception desk that he was either at training or was gone for outdoor training; he’s never in the unit. With continuous training day in and day out, it must be tiring.

"Xiao Wan, is there an unused section in your factory?" Shi Lan’s mom has left, now staying here are Shi Lan’s in-laws, helping with their two grandkids.

Shi Lan is often out doing business, bouncing around, bringing in a lot of business for nearly half a year now.

The space in her backyard is almost unusable anymore, prompting Shi Lan to think of Lin Wan’s factory, wondering if she could rent a small portion.

"Yes, there’s a part that’s been vacant."

"Xiao Wan, why don’t you rent that vacant part to me? My space for making bean paste is evidently inadequate, and lately, I’ve entertained a few clients who, upon seeing such a small makeshift workshop, just turned around and left."

Listening to Shi Lan’s words, Lin Wan paused briefly, privately calculating Shi Lan’s sales volume this past year.

It’s indeed quite large; she has 8,000 or 9,000 jars annually. She does need a bigger space.

"Our place isn’t large, and using water isn’t convenient. What’s crucial for making bean paste is a vast, open area to place hundreds of large paste jars, which we don’t have. Besides, bean paste has a strong odor, making the clothing factory unsuitable."

Shi Lan considered, "That’s true. I originally thought I could make do, but now I have to find a new place."

Lin Wan chuckled, saying, "Finding a place is easy; you can simply look for vacant land on the outskirts and ask if it’s for rent. There are many rundown houses, collapsed earthen ones, which should rent cheaply, then sign a contract for a few years at a time."

"That’s a great idea. By the way, Xiao Wan, is your place besides selling, is it up for rent? I still want to rent a place."

"It’s all vacant land, so you’d need to build the house if you rented it."

"Building is fine; just something simple on my part, build a few single-story houses and fence a big yard."

"Alright, I’ll ask Pei Bai if the land there is for rent. I’m only aware of the sales, not the rental situation."

After Shi Lan discussed this matter with her, coincidentally Yin Peibai came over with her Little Rice, and Lin Wan discussed this matter with her.

"It’s for rent, but the location isn’t ideal, a bit off the beaten path."

Lin Wan understood, as these places are usually the good spots, while rental places aren’t the best.

"How is the rent calculated?"

"For places the size of ours, it’s 300 yuan a year. Contracts are for five or ten years. The contract states if the leaseholder wants to buy the land later, we will prioritize them. It’s not expensive; renting is quite cost-effective for Xiao Lan. Then I plan to talk to our leader to see if we can get a discount of a few dozen bucks."

"Alright, I’ll go back and tell her."

Back home, Lin Wan discussed this matter with Shi Lan, who quickly decided to rent a super large piece of land, choosing several hundred acres.

As Shi Lan was picking the land, her sister-in-law came over, much like Shi Lan’s previous idea. Lin Wan thought it was unsuitable, directly telling her about renting factory space.

Tan Aixiang initially thought finding a place would be adequate, but renting land for personal use, at a reasonable price, she was certainly willing.

However, she didn’t need a large space; what she wanted was too small, not agreeable to the government here. Lin Wan quickly asked Shi Lan to help rent a slightly bigger plot for her sister-in-law.

Once the land was rented, two families began finding people to build the yard, aiming to have it ready before the deep freeze set in.

Tan Aixiang wasn’t in a hurry, but Shi Lan was, because winter time is when their bean paste is a hot-selling season.

No matter her urgency, construction had to wait until post-New Year. Winter’s long duration meant the government waived their rent for three months, a sign of support.

Entering October, though the weather turned cold, the factory was still bustling.

"Xiao Wan, come taste my new braised pork. I saved some especially for you," Lin Wan had been busy the entire afternoon and was truly hungry, so she headed to the canteen for some food.

The workers had all returned to work by now, leaving sister-in-law Zhang and her team tidying up in the canteen.

"Braised pork? ... Hmm. Tastes good, sister-in-law," Lin Wan, already hungry, couldn’t help but eat a few more mouthfuls of such tasty food.

"Sister-in-law, lately it’s gotten cold; riding your bike back at night isn’t safe, yet Brother Huang and Brother Qin still come every day to pick you up."