1483 Building a Factory in a Distant Location
He Ning had mixed feelings when he found out that Qiao Mei had built a factory and purposely chose to do it in the western suburbs, which was very far away from him. The eastern suburbs where he lived now clearly had the most land. The land was also cheaper and closer to Qiao Mei’s house than the western suburbs, but Qiao Mei still chose to go to the other side.

It would make sense if Qiao Mei was in the business of planting crops like fruits. The land in the eastern suburbs was not suitable for growing crops, and even the fruit trees sold in the nurseries were transported from the western suburbs. However, Qiao Mei did not have any special requirements for the land, so why did she not choose the cheaper land?

The truth was that Qiao Mei never had to consider this issue at all. Everything was done by Xia Wen, so it probably had something to do with his personal grudges. Anyway, Qiao Mei did not lack that few thousand dollars. To her, there was no difference between the eastern and western suburbs.

“Do you know which shopping malls are collaborating with Qiao Mei’s food factory so far?” He Ning asked Huo Gao gloomily.

Huo Gao felt angry but did not dare to say anything. He was just a doctor! Why did he have to do the job of a private investigator all the time! Moreover, he had to work part-time as a nanny, bodyguard, as well as He Ning’s underling and personal chauffeur. His monthly salary was only 130 dollars.

The money was so little but he had to do so much work! If not for the fact that He Ning always gave him a lot of Chinese herbs as well as bonuses, he would have quit long ago!

“Isn’t this what Jia Zhong is supposed to do?” Huo Gao whispered.

He Ning pretended not to hear that. He did not care who handled the matter. He just needed to get the answer. Seeing the look in He Ning’s eyes getting fiercer, Huo Gao put down what he was doing and went outside to contact Jia Zhong, asking him to quickly check on what He Ning wanted to know.

It was time for lunch again. On the table, there was chicken soup which the helper had stewed all night and the medicinal cuisine which Huo Gao had specially developed for He Ning.

“It’s all these lousy things again! Can’t you give me something tasty!” He Ning said angrily.

After He Ning ate the ginseng from Qiao Mei, his health had improved and he was no longer as sickly as before. He could even manage the family business now and was no different from a normal person. He just could not overexert himself. Otherwise, it would be useless no matter how much ginseng he ate.

“You need to maintain your health. You know what your body is like. How can you eat things that are oily and salty? This is very healthy food and it’s good for you. Eat it,” Huo Gao said earnestly.

He Ning knew that it was healthy. Anyone who ate all these plates of green dishes would become very healthy after eating it for a long time. However, people would also go crazy if they had to eat these tasteless dishes for a long time, especially when they had a helper who could not cook well.

This was no different from eating swill!

He gritted his teeth and ate the food on his plate. No human could live without food. If he did not eat, he would really starve to death. He had to build up his strength now. Only when he was healthy could he go and cause trouble for Xia Zhe. Some time ago, he had to spare the Xia family because he needed to take care of his own health. It was time to teach them a lesson soon.

Most of the shopping malls in the capital had some form of collaboration with Qiao Mei, and only a few did not. Qiao Mei did not intend to start her business with much fanfare and the collaborations were only for seeds and popcorn. Qiao Mei had not solved the problem of how to sell the braised meat yet.

If they sold it in sealed packaging like how it was done in her other life, it would taste different and the feedback would not be good. However, if they wanted to sell it at the canteens of other factories, there were procedures to go through and it was such a hassle.

Sealed bags were still not widely available at the moment and many things were hard to find. It was also difficult to train the workers. In the end, they would not only lose money, but also time and effort.

They were in the food industry. If the sealed bags were not good and something went wrong, they would not be able to continue with their business very soon. This was an industry which depended on reputation and credibility, was it not?

Qiao Mei was stumped by this problem and it was also not appropriate for Xia Wen to say anything. After all, he was in a sensitive position and it was already very conspicuous when he helped Qiao Mei get the support of the government. If he did anything more, his enemies would probably start thinking of ways to torture the Xia family.