Chapter 278 – No Pig Farming This Year
Huang Minyue was also a face-con. Whenever Xu Jinning unintentionally turned her head to look at her, she could see Huang Minyue’s eyes bright and full of admiration.
She often followed Xu Jinning around, showering her with compliments.
“Jinning, you’re so beautiful. If I had a brother, I’d definitely want him to marry you.”
“Jinning, how are you so amazing? You’re beautiful and talented, and your foreign language skills are so fluent.”
“Jinning, you…”
Everyone likes being praised, especially with sincere compliments, so Xu Jinning was quite happy spending time with Huang Minyue.
“You’re beautiful too, super cute.”
Huang Minyue was indeed very pretty, with a baby and a bit of baby fat. Her big eyes seemed to speak.
She was very likable.
The key was her sweet personality, getting along well with everyone, making it hard for anyone to dislike her.
“Ah, Jinning, you actually said I’m pretty! If someone as beautiful as you says I’m pretty, then I must be really pretty.”
After saying that, Huang Minyue laughed, looking adorably silly.
After getting to know her, Xu Jinning discovered that Huang Minyue was a very pure and simple-minded person. However, she had an extraordinary intuition for distinguishing good from bad.
For instance, when they encountered someone with ill intentions, Huang Minyue would warn Xu Jinning not to interact much with them.
Since Wang Xiumei often came to find Xu Jinning, over time, Huang Minyue also became friends with Wang Xiumei.
These two were both extreme face-cons. One was pure, and the other was straightforward. Both had bright and cheerful personalities, so it wasn’t surprising that they got along well.
The key was that these two had another thing in common: they both doted on Xu Jinning.
When the three of them were together, Xu Jinning was always the center of attention.
Perhaps this was the preferential treatment that beauty enthusiasts gave to attractive people.
“Jinning, Xiumei, would you like to come to my house? My dad heard I made some friends and wants to meet you,” Huang Minyue asked happily like a little bird on Friday.
“I’m free, I don’t have anything planned for the weekend,” Wang Xiumei responded directly.
“Yeah, I’m free too,” Xu Jinning answered. She had plans to visit Xie Ting’an’s grandfather on Sunday, but Saturday was open.
“Great, let’s go to my house then. My parents have been wanting to meet you both for a long time.”
…
On Saturday, the three of them met at school, and then Huang Minyue took them on the bus.
“My parents are at the meat processing plant right now, so we’re going there first,” Huang Minyue explained.
Previously, Xu Jinning only knew that Huang Minyue’s father worked at a meat processing plant. Now she learned that both her parents worked there, and the plant was now owned by her father.
In the past, the meat processing plant was collectively owned, and Huang Minyue’s father, Huang Yuxian, was the plant manager in charge of management, while her mother handled the finances.
Since last year, due to national policy changes, state-owned factories were gradually being dismantled, and private enterprises were on the rise. This moderately-sized meat processing plant faced the risk of closure.
If it closed, countless workers would lose their jobs.
“My parents have been at the meat processing plant for over twenty years. They have a deep emotional attachment to it, and many of the workers are their long-time friends. They can’t bear to see the plant shut down.”
“So, my parents discussed it, pooled all their savings, and took out a bank loan to take over the meat processing plant.”
Thus, the Yongxing Meat Processing Plant was now their family’s business.
Most of the workers were still employed there. Although their jobs were no longer the secure, lifelong positions they used to be, they still had employment, and their wages had increased.
…
After six bus stops, they got off.
The Yongxing Meat Processing Plant was nearby.
Soon, Huang Minyue led them into the plant.
In the office, they first met Huang Minyue’s mother.
At the first glance, Xu Jinning realized who Huang Minyue resembled. It was her mother.
Despite being in her forties, Mrs. Huang had a youthful baby face, looking like she was only in her twenties.
Perhaps hearing that her daughter brought classmates, Mr. Huang, also known as Huang Yuxian, joined them even though he had been busy.
Huang Yuxian was also around forty, always wearing a smile like the Buddha Maitreya.
He also had a rare beer belly for this era.
Xu Jinning wondered if it was because Uncle Huang was the plant manager.
Both Mrs. Huang and Mr. Huang were very enthusiastic towards Xu Jinning and Wang Xiumei, welcoming them warmly.
At noon, Xu Jinning and Wang Xiumei were taken to have lunch in the plant’s cafeteria.
“Director Huang, is the plan to purchase so many piglets this time? Over two thousand?”
After lunch, since Wang Xiumei was curious about the plant, Huang Yuxian, his wife, and Huang Minyue showed them around.
At that moment, an employee approached with a document to inquire about something.
“Yes, a total of 2,500 piglets. We aim to have it done within a month,” Huang Yuxian confirmed.
After the employee left, Huang Minyue asked, “Dad, are we really raising that many pigs this time?”
“Yes, the prospects for pig farming are still very good. People are short on meat these days. If we raise these pigs, by the end of the year, we can sell them all and make a good profit.”
“This time, we’ve invested all our savings, but by the end of the year, we should not only break even but also make back the money we spent on the plant.”
Huang Yuxian didn’t hide the factory’s affairs from his daughter.
Since there was nothing confidential about it, even with Xu Jinning and Wang Xiumei present, he was open about it.
Huang Yuxian had always been an honest and straightforward person.
However, he didn’t know that his words made Xu Jinning frown.
[Wait a minute… raising pigs… this year…] Xu Jinning found the pig farming topic familiar.
Suddenly, a flash of insight hit her, and she grabbed onto it.
[I remember now, this year we can’t raise pigs. There’s going to be a nationwide swine fever outbreak!]
While Huang Yuxian was imagining the profits from selling the grown pigs at the end of the year, he suddenly heard a female voice, urgent and anxious.
He recognized it as the voice of his daughter’s classmate, Xu Jinning.
Huang Yuxian had a good impression of this girl because she was good-looking.
Huang Minyue’s appreciation for beauty was inherited from her father, Huang Yuxian.
But the words from this pretty girl didn’t sit well with him.
How could she speak so recklessly, even mentioning a nationwide swine fever? If that were true, it would be very serious.
