Chapter 117

"Damn it, you can't count on her!"

Within days, Factory Director Deng and the others were so anxious that blisters broke out all over their mouths. They tried to sell the stock to people who had bought from them before, but those buyers had apparently heard that Lin Lianhua had been jailed and fined. None dared take the goods.

Factory Director Deng and the other leaders watched the goods pile up in the warehouse. The factory couldn't start production, and the workers were waiting for their wages. They felt like rats trapped in a bellows.

Liang Ying waited a good while before taking Lin Lu and the others to the garment factory. She gave the secretary their names directly. "We're the owners of Youyou Clothing. We'd like to speak with your factory director."

The secretary's expression shifted. She hurriedly agreed, poured each of them a glass of water, then rushed into the office to announce them.

Lin Lu held her glass, trying not to laugh. She nudged Liang Ying's arm. "Sister-in-law, you really know what you're doing. Did you see that young woman? Her face went white."

A faint smile crossed Liang Ying's lips. "We'll need to back each other up in there. They may be desperate, but that doesn't mean they'll be easy to negotiate with."

Liang Ying understood the leaders of state-owned factories well.

Many of them looked out only for themselves, with no thought for the factory or its workers. Whether she could accomplish what she had come for remained to be seen.

"Miss Liang, please come in." The secretary came out to call them. Liang Ying and Lin Lu rose and followed her inside.

Factory Director Deng sat in his chair. The moment he saw them, he said, "Why are you both women? Doesn't your company