Chapter 73 (2/2)
Jiang Xin was quickly done with the inspection and he could barely mask his exciteht person Mr Xia, you are a wonder”
The employees of Thunder Horse Workshop beamed and all of them looked rather excited
“Do you still need parts like this?” asked Xia Lei
Zhou Wei smiled and said, “We don’t just need parts like this; we need people like you”
Jiang Xin placed the processed part carefully in his briefcase, then said, “Mr Xia, are you interested in joining us at China Industrial Group? You can pick your conditions We shall accoant”
‘You can pick your conditions’ HowXin’s offer was very te indeed to Xia Lei when he heard it
Ma Xiao-An, Zhou Xiao-Hong and the others, however, got nervous and had cos about it They were proud of Xia Lei yet worried about their own futures at the same time If Xia Lei went to China Industrial Group, Thunder Horse Workshop was finished What else could they do other than to go to construction sites for work? It was especially difficult for Zhou Xiao-Hong If Xia Lei had not taken her in she would have probably been living on the streets now Xia Lei had given her a new life and hope for an even better life - how could she bear to see Xia Lei go?
Everyone’s eyes were on Xia Lei, waiting nervously for his answer
Xia Lei’s gaze swept over the faces of Zhou Xiao-Hong, Ma Xiao-An and the others, taking in their nervousness, unwillingness and worries for their future He suddenly laughed, “Thank you for your kind offer It o work for you but I still prefer staying here Just place an order with me if you’d like to have any parts processed - isn’t it the sao to China Industrial Group or not?”
Zhou Xiao-Hong and the others let out a sigh of relief and smiles appeared on all their faces
Zhou Wei and Jiang Xin looked disappointed They would, of course, prefer if Xia Lei had joined them at China Industrial Group
“What a shame Our doors at China Industrial Group will always be open for you, no matter when you’d like to join We shall welcome you,” said Zhou Wei
“Thank you I will consider it In addition, can you tellXin paused, surprised “Mr Xia, you mean you still don’t knoe do at China Industrial Group?”
Xia Lei shook his head, “I’ Xin sovernhters, tanks,of strength for our nation”
Xia Lei was taken aback but he knehy Chair had e what Jiang Xin said He also understood why it was easy for China Industrial Group to investigate and find out who it ho had processed the parts
Government-owned, military industry - ould dare trouble Thunder Horse Workshop in the future if he could get purchase orders from them?
Zhou Wei took a document from his briefcase and handed it to Xia Lei “We would like you, Mr Xia, to process this part for us this ti of the part ant processed and its parameters and data We will provide the materials Take a look, then we can discuss the contract”
Xia Lei flipped through the docu Xin
“What suggestion?” Xia Lei asked casually
“We hope you, Mr Xia, would register your workshop as a cooverne corporation If you ith us and have only a roadside machine shop to represent you, it is detriood for you either,” said Jiang Xin
Xia Lei laughed, “You don’t have to worry about that I’ve already had that objective in ht ister as a company this afternoon and look for a piece of land to build a factory building”
Zhou Wei suddenly came close to Xia Lei’s ear and spoke in a low tone, “Mr Xia, the parts we need must be processed by you, and only you Do you understand what I mean? We can take care of norhed, “No problem”
Zhou Wei stretched out a hand to Xia Lei, “To a happy collaboration”
Xia Lei shook hands with Zhou Wei, “To a happy collaboration”
Jiang Xin also reached out a hand to shake with Xia Lei, “To a happy collaboration”
“To a happy collaboration,” said Xia Lei
The employees of Thunder Horse Workshop burst out in applause
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