80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy - Chapter 353

80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy 
Chapter 353 – Praising my wife (2) 

Translator : Moon Lee
Editor : Tea
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But there were two fatal problems. One was that the machine tool factory had corrupt officials that fed on their own pockets, just like Debtor Mao, who embezzled from the machine tool factory and caused the factory to have a financial crisis.

The second issue was that the factory’s products were not updated, and they used the same technical parameters as those of 20 or even 30 years ago. 

The technicians were rigid in their thinking and couldn’t produce new products. 

Some machine tool factories with advanced concepts had already been engaged in automation, but Xingda Machine Tool Factory still produced semi-automatic machines, which were far behind market demand.

Chu Qiao had learned all of these problems from Gu Jianshe. Although he was a scoundrel, he did have some capability. 

After taking over the factory, he implemented a lot of reforms, and achieved good results. 

Gu Jianshe also loved to brag about his accomplishments at home, and after hearing his boast for a long time, Chu Qiao also learned a lot about the factory. 

The women noticed that Chu Qiao was still walking inside, and one of them shouted angrily, “Are you deaf? Get out of here!” 

“It’s me!” 

Chu Qiao said, and also straightened her hair to one side, revealing her face. 

Several women heard the familiar voice, and looked at the familiar face. Finally, they recognized Chu Qiao, and exclaimed in surprise, “Xiao Chu, where have you been? Why are you dressed like a beggar?”

Chu Qiao usually dressed up beautifully and kept herself tidy and neat, but today she looked completely different.

Several women immediately started gossiping and even made some speculations, did Chu Qiao go to the construction site to work as a laborer? 

Since Chu Qiao was always at home during the day, everyone assumed that she didn’t have a job, which made them feel superior. 

But now, seeing her in such a disheveled state, they felt even better.

Although they weren’t as young or beautiful as Chu Qiao, nor did they know how to cook as well as Chu Qiao, at least, they had stable jobs in the state-owned factory, earning a hundred yuan or so for each month. 

They had more than enough to live comfortably and could even take care of their children, they were independent and self-reliant women of the new era. 

Unlike Chu Qiao, no matter how young or beautiful she was, she still had to go to the construction site to work as a laborer. 

Hmph, under such scorching sun, she would definitely become dark and haggard in less than six months. 

Chu Qiao didn’t know these people had such an imagination. 

She smiled and didn’t explain much, “I went out to do something.” 

When she said this, several women became more certain that they had guessed correctly, and their eyes became sympathetic as they looked at her, but they also gained a sense of superiority.

However, their sense of superiority was quickly shattered and turned into jealousy.

“Did you know, Xiao Chu helped Chief Gu recover the 380,000 yuan debts! The debtor was the most scoundrel old man. Chief Gu came to his door more than ten times to collect the money, but he didn’t get a penny back. And Xiao Chu could get the money back once she went there. You really can’t judge a book by its cover, who knew that Xiao Chu had such skills!” 

A loud-voiced woman had just returned from work and spread the news in the hallway. 

Her office was next to the finance department, and she overheard Chief Gu praising his wife when he went to hand over the money.

“Aiyooh, so Xiao Chu went to collect the debts? No wonder she was dressed like a beggar.” 

“What do you mean with a beggar?” 

“You don’t know, right? I just saw Xiao Chu earlier, she was wearing ragged clothes, and I almost couldn’t recognize her, I really thought she was a beggar ah!” 

“So that’s how she got the money back. Xiao Chu really has some tricks up her sleeve. I heard that Debtor Mao is tough and has thick skin. Every time someone went there to collect the debts, he would always cry out for his poverty with a runny nose and tears, looking so pitiful. He owed our machine tool factory 380,000 yuan for seven or eight years, and no one ever could get it back. It’s really thanks to Xiao Chu intervention, she could even get it back in just a day! I heard that all the debts had been recovered, does that mean we might get extra bonuses this month?” 

When this was said, everyone became excited. 

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