Pregnant and Pampered: The Heiress in a Military Compound

The director hadn’t mentioned it, which meant this was a recent development.

Xie Changning nodded at Wang Daqiang. "That’s right. But it’s too early to get excited about the machinery. We’ll have to wait a while before we say more."

When the sanitary napkin production line was established, she would directly recruit female workers.

All managers on the sanitary napkin production line would also be women. No men would be involved.

Because only women truly knew what women needed. Men...

No matter how upstanding or capable they were, their perspective would always be different.

Of course, Xie Changning hadn’t told Wang Daqiang about this yet. She would wait until the machinery was confirmed.

Xie Changning had handled this expansion all in one go. She had expanded a considerable area and added four new workshops. Now, the daily chemical factory had enough space to add another production line if needed.

Seeing that Xie Changning wasn’t elaborating, Wang Daqiang knew the production line was not yet a sure thing.

After Xie Changning finished her meal, Wang Daqiang left with her. The factory’s leadership team had a meeting that afternoon.

As soon as Xie Changning and Wang Daqiang were gone, the workers started whispering.

"Our factory is really on the rise! To think we’re getting another production line!"

"That means more chances for promotion for us old-timers!"

"What I’m more excited about is that our pay and benefits will only get better and better!"

"Don’t get ahead of yourselves. The better the factory does, the higher the quality standards will be. We’d better focus on improving our skills!"

Everyone quieted down after that remark.

They knew the speaker was right.

Meanwhile, Xie Changning and Wang Daqiang went straight back to the office to grab their materials before heading to the conference room for the meeting.

They discussed the week’s finances, sales figures, and so on.

They also reported to Xie Changning on the progress of the expansion.

Xie Changning nodded. "Alright, now that you’ve given your reports, I have something to announce. I previously proposed building a sanitary napkin factory to the leadership. The higher-ups’ decision is that we can’t build a new factory, but we can add a new production line to our daily chemical factory..."

She went on to explain the details of the sanitary napkin production line.

"This will be a sterile production line for feminine hygiene products. Once it’s up and running, all the workers we hire for it must be women. From the workshop director down to the team leaders, they must all be meticulous, conscientious women! There is absolutely no room for error!"

Xie Changning rarely spoke with such gravity.

Seeing her so serious, several of the workshop directors were initially unconcerned. Their mindset was different from Xie Changning’s; they didn’t think sanitary napkins warranted such a high degree of concern.

They raised their hands to voice their opinions.

"Director, won’t this cause the workers to protest?"

"That’s right. It’s just a daily-use product. Why hire only women?"

Xie Changning had known there would be objections. "Because these are intimate products for women, it is essential that all women feel comfortable! Do you understand why it has to be sterile? Because the presence of bacteria increases a woman’s risk of getting sick. I’m adding this production line to make money, not to lose it!"

Xie Changning’s stance on the sanitary napkin issue was resolute.

Regardless of what anyone else thought, her position was unyielding: the workshop had to be staffed entirely by women! 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"If you disagree, I can just as easily explain the situation to the leadership and take this production line to the factory next door. I don’t need you." Xie Changning tossed the pen in her hand onto the desk.

She was sending a clear message: if they wasted her time arguing over such pointless matters, she would simply cut them off from this new source of revenue.

Someone, still unconvinced, grumbled under his breath.

"It’s just stuff for women, isn’t it? What’s the big deal?"

Xie Changning’s brow furrowed, and she rapped her knuckles sharply on the tabletop. "Does it matter that it’s something for women? This is about being responsible for people’s health! Let me make this clear: I’m the one who brought in this production line, not you! If you have a problem with it, go take it up with the leadership!"

Seeing that Xie Changning was genuinely angry, Wang Daqiang stepped in and addressed the man.

"Why are you so concerned about this? You’re not a woman. What, does an all-female workshop hurt your personal interests somehow?" Wang Daqiang’s words made the man’s face flush beet-red.

He did, in fact, want to install one of his own people on the new production line.

His son had been working at the factory for a while, and he wanted to recommend him for a team leader position, which was why—

Seeing the man’s expression, Wang Daqiang knew he had hit a nerve.

He snorted. "Let me tell you all something. Anyone who tries to pull strings right under my nose had better be prepared to have their entire family kicked out of this factory! I will not allow anyone to undermine our factory’s progress!"