Daddy Academy

Chapter 3128 Visiting Xiao Liu

Chapter 3128 Visiting Xiao Liu

There were 12 people sitting in the conference room, all of whom were senior executives and core staff of the tea factory. Some were in management, and some were technical experts. Zhang Tan knew all of them, but some were newly recruited, and this was the first time he had met them face to face.

After the factory manager introduced them, Zhang Tan shook hands with everyone and got to know them. Then everyone took their seats, and the meeting was about to begin.

The conference room was filled with the aroma of tea. The factory manager first reported on the main operating situation of the tea factory over the past year.

"This year, or rather last year, our tea factory's annual sales reached 88 tons, operating revenue exceeded 5000 million yuan, and net profit exceeded 500 million yuan, all record highs..."

Listening to the factory manager's introduction, Zhang Tan noticed that everyone was full of energy and high spirits.

This tea factory was once on the verge of bankruptcy, but after Zhang Tan invested in it, it quickly got out of trouble. In just three years, it has grown from a company with negative assets to a medium-sized tea factory with an annual income of over 5000 million yuan, making it one of the largest tea factories in the city.

"This year, our tea factory has received numerous honors. This is the award we received from the city for being an outstanding enterprise in ecological environmental protection. In addition, in the second half of this year, our tea factory also won the title of Model Enterprise for Harmonious Labor Relations and a quality award..."

As the factory manager introduced the awards, several photos of trophies and certificates of merit were displayed on the PowerPoint presentation. Zhang Tan smiled and nodded; he had heard about these awards before. In fact, the factory manager had informed him and asked if he had time to come back to receive the awards, as the city very much hoped he could come in person.

Zhang Tan obviously didn't have time, so the factory manager accepted these awards on his behalf.

"The day before yesterday, the city held a Spring Festival tea party for outstanding entrepreneurs. The mayor jokingly said that it was really difficult to meet you and asked when you would have time, as they wanted to conduct research on our tea factory around the Spring Festival..." the factory director said.

Zhang Tan said, "I definitely won't have time before the Spring Festival. I'm going abroad tomorrow."

The factory manager was somewhat helpless; he was under a lot of pressure. The mayor had told him three times to schedule a time with Mr. Zhang, but it seemed difficult to do so.

He felt wronged. Although he was Boss Zhang's employee, he could only see him two or three times a year. If there was anything important, it was either a conference call or he had to go to Pujiang to report in person.

Zhang Tan then added, "However, I will stay here until the tenth day of the first lunar month after the Spring Festival. If the leaders have time, I will visit them in the city."

The factory manager immediately said, "I'll schedule a time."

The report continued, while at the same time, Xiaobai and his three friends were playing in Zhang Tan's office.

Although Zhang Tan rarely works here, his absence doesn't mean he doesn't need a dedicated office. His subordinates aren't that insensitive.

So he not only has a dedicated office here, but the office space is also very large and very well decorated. The door is usually locked, and only staff members come in to clean it in the morning and evening.

The four of them first toured the office, where staff members came in to take care of them and brought them fruit and snacks.

"Let's have some tea," Xiao Bai suddenly suggested. Since this was his own tea factory, and he was already there, he figured he should at least try some of their tea.

They were no strangers to tea. They had seen Li Baibai brewing and drinking tea in the yard of Little Red Horse since they were little. They had tasted it many times, but they never thought it tasted good. So even now, they still don't understand what Li Baibai was drinking.

"Would you like some tea? I'll brew you a pot." The staff member was a woman in her early twenties, a college graduate who had been hired last year and whose home was in a nearby village.

"Shall we each have a cup and try some?"

Xiaobai asked Xiwawa Dunzi and Robin, and they both agreed to try it. Perhaps their own tea would be different, maybe even as delicious as the bear-shaped drink.

As it turned out, they were overthinking it. The tea brewed at the tea factory was no different from the tea they secretly drank from Li Baibai at Little Red Horse Academy; they tasted the same, at least that's how they perceived it.

The teacups used by the group were very small. Each person poured themselves a cup, but in the end, they still didn't finish their tea.

Finally, Dunzi made a tough decision and downed all the tea in his cup in one gulp.

Xi'er asked softly, "Isn't it a bit inappropriate if we don't finish our drinks? Won't that girl be sad?"

The young lady serving tea was standing near the office door.

Xiao Bai whispered, "But it's so bitter, can you drink it?"

Xi'er can endure anything except hardship. For her, who is obsessed with sweetness, bitterness is her nemesis.

Xiaobai already knew the answer without her needing to reply.

"And you, Little White?"

Xiao Bai asked her niece. The niece quickly shook her head; she was also someone who couldn't endure hardship.

Suddenly, Dunzi said, "I'll do it."

Then he picked up Xiaobai's teacup, downed the tea in one gulp, then picked up Xier's, and then Robin's.

After drinking it, Dunzi found that it was not as bitter as he had expected. On the contrary, it was not as bitter as the first sip, and even began to have a pleasant aftertaste, which was a very special feeling.

But he didn't want to try a second bite.

Lunch was eaten at the tea factory. It was nominally a banquet hosted by Zhang Tan for the factory's senior executives, arranged by the factory director, but the money was paid for by him personally.

After lunch, the group left. However, they didn't return to Baijia Village, but instead headed towards the town.

In the afternoon, Xiaobai made an appointment to visit Xiaoliu's family.

During the summer vacation, Zhang Tan adapted the movie "Our Summer" based on the experiences of overseas students. Xiao Bai and Liu Liu played the female lead, which brought them many honors.

To express his gratitude, Zhang Tan took care of Xiao Liu's tuition and living expenses from then on. For a period of time afterward, Xiao Bai and Liu Liu kept in touch with Xiao Liu frequently and maintained a good relationship.

Upon returning to Baijia Village, Xiaobai was entrusted by Liuliu, Xiaomi, Chengcheng, Dudu, and others to visit Xiaoliu and bring them gifts to give to Xiaoliu.

Zhang Tan was driving, and several children were sitting in the car. Xiao Bai took out his camera from the car, intending to record the entire meeting with Xiao Liu and send it to his friends later.

After driving for half an hour, we finally arrived at the village where Xiao Liu lived.

It was during the Spring Festival, and the usually quiet village became lively as people who worked away from home returned one after another. When the car drove into the village, it immediately attracted everyone's attention, especially the powerful and domineering Raptor pickup truck, which was so visually striking that it would attract anyone's attention at first glance.

They had visited Xiao Liu's house in the summer, so the car drove directly to her doorstep. Xiao Liu knew in advance that Xiao Bai and the others were coming to visit, so as soon as the car appeared, she stood at her door to welcome them, her expression a mix of nervousness and anticipation.

Her grandfather stayed by her side, keeping the door open.

As soon as the car stopped, Xi'er stuck her head out of the window.

"Hiahiahia~~~ Little Liu—we've come to see you!!!"

Hearing Xi'er's familiar and warm laughter, Xiao Liu's tense expression vanished almost entirely, and she laughed and called out loudly, "Xi'er—"

The car door opened, and Xiaobai jumped out, laughing loudly, "Hahaha, Xiao Liu! What did I tell you? Fate brings us together from a thousand miles away, right?!"

Zhang Tan also got out of the car, speechless upon hearing this. What kind of wording was this? It was completely irrelevant.

Seeing that Xiaobai was just as enthusiastic as during the summer vacation and hadn't become estranged despite the long separation, Xiaoliu's expression relaxed even more.

"Haha, Xiaobai, you've grown taller."

Xiao Bai laughed heartily, ran over, hugged Xiao Liu, and even tried to lift her up, her feet off the ground.

"Haha, you've grown taller and gained weight too."

Xiao Liu couldn't stop smiling when she heard this. For them, gaining weight was a compliment, but for Liu Liu it was a derogatory term.