Song Wang hesitated without answering.
Song Ning remained silent.
Song Wang gritted his teeth, then nodded.
"Yes! The grain is good, and so is the equipment! I won't let the grain go to waste!"
Zheng Chunzhi stood beside them, looking rather confused.
She understood what each sibling was saying, but couldn't make sense of the conversation as a whole!
Then Song Ning turned to ask her, "Factory Director Zheng! Are you still hiring?"
Zheng Chunzhi smiled bitterly. "You must be joking! I can barely keep this factory going. These two sets of equipment are the only things worth anything, and I'm about to sell them for cash. How could I possibly hire anyone?"
"Selling equipment only treats the symptoms, not the cause! The money from one set won't keep you afloat for long! If this distillery is going to survive, you need to tackle the root of the problem and improve the liquor's quality! Only by selling your liquor can you get the factory running properly! Otherwise, you'll end up closing down anyway!"
Zheng Chunzhi nodded. "We understand all that! But the few people left here have already done everything they can to keep us going this long! We can't find an experienced technician willing to come, and even if we could, we couldn't afford their wages."
"What if he didn't ask for wages?" Song Ning asked.
"Wh-what do you mean?"
"We originally wanted to buy equipment and start our own factory! But seeing the state yours is in, it would really be a shame! I can lend you our technician for a month! Without pay!"
Both Zheng Chunzhi and Song Wang looked startled.
"L-lend? What do you mean by that? Young lady, I don't quite understand! Why would you lend us a technician for free?"
"It wouldn't be entirely