BHBF Chapter 56.2

Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 2) Chapter 56.2: The Bitter Heroine (70)

People nowadays still don’t quite understand the importance of technological innovation, but Shao Yu understands it very well, and at this time he also wants to teach his daughter.

 

Shao Yingniang listened carefully, but still couldn’t help asking, “Why does Daddy know so much?”

 

Shao Yu had already thought of an excuse, and said, “Do you think I’m just taking care of the kids at home every day?”

 

Shao Yingniang didn’t know what Shao Yu did at home, but she did notice a lot more books at home. Occasionally, she would see Shao Yu reading those books. Therefore, Shao Yingniang just thought that he was self-taught by reading, and didn’t continue to ask this question.

 

“Dad, since you think there is something wrong with this factory, why do you still want to cooperate with them?” Shao Yingniang asked again with some confusion.

 

Shao Yu said: “They do have problems, but of the two factories in Hong Kong, the other one is doing good business and is very confident in its technology, so I can’t interfere. So, in fact, this is the only choice I have.”

 

“Aren’t you afraid that the boss of this factory will think the same?” Shao Yingniang asked in surprise.

 

Shao Yu smiled and said, “When doing business, there is always some anger involved. But now, his factory is about to be forced out of business, and I won’t suffer much loss even if I don’t have the 20% shares. I am barefoot and he is wearing shoes, so he is the most anxious one.”

 

When Shao Yingniang heard this, her face suddenly became thoughtful.

 

And the fact was just as Shao Yu said. Early the next morning, the manager came to the hotel.

 

“The boss received a telegram and took a boat back to the port city yesterday night just to meet the old gentleman. So, early this morning, they asked us to pick you up for morning tea,” said the manager with a smile.

 

Shao Yu didn’t put on airs, and took his daughter to the car that came to pick them up.

 

The manager was still showing off along the way, saying, “This car is the boss’s special seat, and it was brought to pick you up today.”

 

“Ah, is this the only car your boss has?” Shao Yu asked back.

 

The manager’s face froze. Listening to the sarcastic question and looking at Shao Yu’s sincere expression, he didn’t understand for a moment whether Shao Yu did it intentionally or not.

 

The place for morning tea was arranged in a private room of a local tea restaurant.

 

As soon as Shao Yu and his daughter entered, Boss Huang immediately stood up to greet them, saying polite words one after another, praising Shao Yu and his daughter from head to toe, looking very enthusiastic and sincere.

 

Shao Yingniang was rarely treated like this, so she felt a little uncomfortable at the moment, but Shao Yu remained calm throughout the whole process and also praised Boss Huang a few words.

 

After introducing each other, Boss Huang couldn’t help but start to inquire about Shao Yu’s true situation.

 

“I heard that the old gentleman came from Shanghai. He knows so much about looms. Did you specialize in this kind of machines before? Did you work in a factory in Shanghai?” Boss Huang asked with a smile.

 

Shao Yu shook his head and said, “You are joking. People in Shanghai buy machines all the time, but they have never produced such machines. ”

 

When Boss Huang saw Shao Yu avoiding the main point in this way, he was stunned and immediately realized that Shao Yu was probably not someone who would be easy to trick. He turned to look at Shao Yingniang who was standing beside him.

 

Although Shao Yingniang has given birth to three children, she has taken good care of herself in the past two years, so her face still looks very young.

 

Boss Huang planned to find a breakthrough from Shao Yingniang: “Young lady, you are so young, but you want to run a weaving factory. You are really promising. Unlike my daughter, who is about the same age as you, but she only thinks about buying beautiful clothes every day.”

 

Shao Yingniang had worked in a western restaurant and had met all kinds of people. When faced with such compliments, she understood that the other party was praising Shao Yu for her sake, so she was not overwhelmed by the praise.

 

After several rounds of negotiations, Boss Huang thought that Shao Yingniang would be a breakthrough, but he did not expect that although Shao Yingniang was not as tight-lipped as Shao Yu, she was a talkative person, so he did not get much information out of her at all.

 

Shao Yu could have chosen not to socialize with Boss Huang, but he still listened to his polite words patiently. His purpose from beginning to end was just to let his daughter learn and see more.

 

The morning tea in Hong Kong City is a series of pastries and snacks served in batches. The portion of each is not large, but the variety is very diverse, and even a combination of Chinese and Western cuisine.

 

 

Shao Yingniang found this model very fresh.

 

Even though Shao Yu knew what these were, when some unfamiliar things were presented to him, he would still ask Boss Huang openly and with a frank attitude, without any sense of shame for having never seen them before.

 

After Shao Yu demonstrated this several times, Shao Yingniang also became more confident and would ask questions frankly when she encountered something she didn’t understand.

 

As a result, Boss Huang had a higher evaluation of the father and daughter.

 

After the meal, Boss Huang began to complain to Shao Yu: “Old sir, you don’t know that we who run factories nowadays also encounter a lot of problems.”

 

“First, technology is constantly improving. If you don’t pay attention, you will fall behind. However, new technology costs money. You need to buy technology and replace parts. All of these things cost money, so profits will continue to shrink.”

 

“Secondly, my factory does not support my family, but a large group of people. So many workers need to eat, and their families also need to eat. If the treatment is not good, the workers will make trouble and run away. It is difficult to deal with.”

 

Boss Huang talked on and on for a long time, and his implication was that he still felt that the 20% shares that Shao Yu wanted was too much.

 

But Shao Yu did not respond to this question, he just kept pretending to be stupid, saying “really”, “it’s really like that”, “you work too hard” and other nonsense.