Chapter 177: The Machinery Factory was Cheated by the Beautiful Country

Now the Shen family should be thankful that they had discovered Shen Ruyi’s true identity in advance and recognized that she was not a child of the Shen family.

Otherwise, they would likely have had to deal with the consequences of her actions.

Speaking of Shen Ruyi, the family thought of the real daughter who had been lost.

Xiao Qingyue’s eyes were a little red as she said, I don’t know where our real Ruyi is.

The Shen family had been investigating the whereabouts of the real daughter who had been replaced, but they had not found any clues.

The longer the investigation dragged on, the more anxious Xiao Qingyue became.

She worried that her daughter was suffering outside.

If they could find her sooner, she would not have to endure such hardships.

Seeing his wife in distress, Shen Changfeng felt upset.

He could only comfort Xiao Qingyue, saying, Qingyue, don’t worry. I believe our real Ruyi will be blessed by heaven. We will definitely find her soon.

Our Shen family has sent many people to inquire about her; she will definitely be found.

Xiao Qingyue sighed. For now, this belief was what kept her going; without it, she felt she wouldn’t be able to live.

Meanwhile, Su An was unaware of the situation at the Shen family.

During these days, she had been taking care of Lu Zhenting in the production team. When she had some free time, she would go up the mountain to hunt for game and gather firewood.

Just five or six days after Lu Zhenting was discharged from the hospital, she received a telegram from the city.

Director Peng asked her to help repair a batch of machines at the machinery factory.

After receiving the message, Su An planned to head to the city.

After all, she had accepted their wages and felt responsible to assist with the machinery issue.

Su An wasn’t worried about leaving her family behind; Lu Zhenting’s injury was almost healed, and Guo Miao and Lu Wanting were still at home.

With them taking care of Lu Zhenting, her absence wouldn’t be a problem.

This trip to the city was also a chance for Su An to replenish supplies for Liu Peng and deliver some items to Xu Wei’s children.

After making her plans, Su An went to Wang Weihua to get a letter of introduction.

The next morning, she took a car to the city.

By the time she arrived, it was already past eleven.

Su An intended to resolve the machinery issue before attending to any other matters.

So, she went directly to the machinery factory to find Director Peng.

Comrade Su, you are finally here! There are several machines in the factory that are having issues, and it’s a bit tricky.

Please help us and see if you can fix them later, Director Peng said.

Su An nodded, Okay, Director Peng, please take me there quickly.

Seeing that it was getting late, even though he was anxious about the machines, Director Peng knew they needed to eat first.

After all, the machines were complex, and repairing them wouldn’t be a quick job.

Su An understood that only by being well-fed could they work effectively.

She missed the culinary skills of the master chef at the machinery factory.

Director Peng led Su An to the cafeteria and ordered a table full of dishes for her, just like usual.

After Su An finished her meal, Director Peng took her to the workshop.

Once they checked the machines, Su An frowned and asked, Director, where did you purchase these machines? They are defective and of poor quality.

It’s going to be very difficult to repair these machines with production issues.

If the machines had simply broken down, Su An could have addressed the specific problems.

However, these machines had fundamental production defects, making it more practical to replace them entirely rather than attempt repairs.

Although Director Peng had long suspected the outcome, he was still disappointed when Su An confirmed it.

Hey, our machinery factory was cheated again! These machines are imported from the United States and cost a fortune.

Foreign exchange is so scarce these days. But these foreigners are bullying us. We spent a lot of money, but they gave us such machines.

Isn’t the United States a civilized and free country?

Who knew that people over there could do such a thing? This isn’t a civilized country, it’s simply a gangster country.

Director Peng’s words only made things worse. The more he talked, the more he wanted to cry. It hurt to think about spending so much precious foreign exchange.

The country is at a critical moment of construction, how rare is foreign exchange? How could he bear to see the hard-earned foreign exchange cheated away by those manufacturers in the United States?

Hearing Director Peng’s complaints, Su An echoed, There are low-quality people everywhere. Don’t think that everyone in the United States is civilized and well-educated.

Those capitalists are more ruthless than anyone else when it comes to cheating people. Now that it’s happened, Director Peng, there’s no use scolding them. We have to think about solutions.

They provided defective machines, can we return them and get our money back?

Director Peng shook his head and sighed, How can it be that easy? If it were a domestic manufacturer, it would be okay. At most, we could sue. But this is a manufacturer in the United States, and it’s difficult for us to protect our rights across borders.

Su An understood Director Peng’s concerns. After all, it’s a cross-border business, and the Chinese cannot control manufacturers in the United States.

Cross-border lawsuits are costly, and more importantly, they may not succeed.

The United States government would undoubtedly try its best to protect the interests of its manufacturers.

Since legal recourse was not feasible, they had to find other ways.

Seeing Su An silent, Director Peng thought he had no other solution and sighed, This is over. This matter can’t be solved. I have caused such a big loss to the factory.

I will definitely not be able to continue as a factory director. Alas, it’s also my fault. I didn’t let anyone check it when I received the goods.

If I had checked it carefully, it might have been avoided.

Su An felt that Director Peng was a good person, so he was willing to help him solve the problem.

Director Peng, this problem is not unsolvable. This batch of machines is not good, so we can just produce a batch ourselves.

Director Peng looked at Su An with his eyes wide open, What? Produce a batch ourselves?

Comrade Su, this is a technology that only the United States has. We in China do not have the relevant technology to produce such machines at present.

If they could make such machines themselves, why would they spend a lot of foreign exchange to buy machines abroad? It’s because they cannot make them themselves and their technology is backward that they have to choose to import.

Speaking of this, Director Peng secretly lamented the disadvantages of China’s backward technology.

Otherwise, they would not be strangled and bullied by other countries. If you lag behind, you will be beaten.

Only when the country becomes strong and science and technology advances, will China and its people not be controlled.

Su An said calmly, I took a look at these machines. Although they are defective products, I think the general technology can be disassembled.

Director Peng, I think I can help the factory produce these machines, but it may take a few more days.