Dumping My Fiancé For His Uncle

Chapter 178

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Eric, realizing that she was running out of strength, felt a tinge of guilt. We didn't know you were coming. Had we known in advance, we would surely have found a way to clear a path first, making it easier for you to traverse. But Miss Rowland, don't worry. This road is only in such a state on rainy days. It's usually not like this."

"It doesn't matter. Just keep going Thea gritted her teeth and pressed on, while beginning to mull things over in her mind.

This company was called Sparkle Rocks. It mainly dealt with the production of jadeite and jade, and occasionally supplied raw stones to those stone gambling dens.

Thea had visited the other factories. Most of them were closer to the urban area, but this particular factory was surprisingly

remote.

However, it was said to be the factory with the finest quality of raw stones.

Grandpa had merely mentioned it briefly in his letter, suggesting that she consider shutting down the factory.

Although the quality of the raw stone mine was good, the transportation was inconvenient, resulting in a low output. Moreover, the quality of the stones from this mine was often inconsistent, so it had always been operating at a loss. Grandpa had intended to package it up and sell it to others, but due to his continuous poor health, this plan was put on hold.

Nevertheless, Thea was not one to give up easily.

Since there was such a fine mine, it ought to be put to good use.

If the inconvenient transportation precluded mass production, then a brand of its own could be created, focusing on high quality rather than quantity. After all, rarity adds value.

But that was just her rosy vision. To truly understand the situation, she still needed to go and have a closer look.

In fact, it was just over a kilometer in a straight line, yet it took Thea half an hour to walk.

Upon arriving at the destination, she simply plopped down on the bench in the courtyard, no longer caring about her appearance at this moment.

During the journey, she had gained a much deeper understanding of the inconvenient transportation.

Eric had also explained on the way that in the past, there had been plans to build a road. However, the local residents were quite reluctant as they held a strong belief in their land. Moreover, this place was so remote that even if a grand road-budding project were to be launched, there would be no economic benefits, meaning no one was willing to invest. Without funds, naturally, there would be no rolad

Thea let out a faint sigh, feeling that the road ahead was long and arduous

Hardly had she caught her breath when she suddenly sensed numerous pairs of eyes fixed on her.

She looked up in astonishment to find several children standing at the entrance of the factory.

Each of them was dressed in traditional clothing. On their tiny, palm-sized faces, their pupils were sparkling, looking innocent and pure.

They were eyeing Thea with curiosity. Upon sensing her gaze, they shyly hid behind the door and then gave her a timid

smile.

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Thea felt that the weariness of the entire day was dispelled by the smiles of these children. She couldn't help but raise her hand and wave at them.

A few bold children came running over and asked her curiously Pretty Sister, what's your name? Where are you from?"

Their English wasn't very standard, but Thea could just about make it out.

She patiently explained and was about to rummage through her belongings to take out some gifts.

After searching for quite a while, she only managed to find a few sour plum juice candies.

She smiled and offered them to the children, but to her surprise they shook their heads and declined.

The leading child said earnestly, "Sister, Mommy and Daddy told us that we can't take things from strangers"

Thea smiled gently. "Don't be afraid. I'm not a stranger."

Just then, a woman came rushing over in a flurry and quickly pulled the children away.

she the eldest child a few firm smacks on the buttocks. "What's the matter with you? Under Thea's slightly hesitant gaze, gave Didn't I tell you not to run around with your younger siblings?"

While scolding the child, the woman managed to turn around and give Thea an apologetic smile. I'm really sorry. The children were just playing around here. They definitely didn't go into the factory. Definitely not. Thea was even more puzzled.

Coincidentally, Eric walked over at that moment. Seeing the scene, he knew what had happened and hastened his steps.

He blocked Thea's view of the children and took the initiative to introduce. "This is the new president who has taken over Sparkle Rocks, Miss Rowland. And this is an employee of our factory"

When the woman heard that Thea was the boss, she became even more flustered. She didn't dare to lift her head and was trembling with fear.

"What's going on here?" Thea looked at Eric.

Eric explained helplessly, "Miss Rowland, I hope you can understand. Most of the people staying here are left-

behind women and children. When these women come to work in our factory, there's no one to take care of their children at home, so they bring them along. But don't worry, I'll definitely manage this matter well in the future. Nothing like this will happen again. The children Thea now understood and couldn't help but smile wryly.

So that

t was how it was.

The woman pleaded, "Miss Rowland, you can deduct my salary as a punishment. Please don't fire me. I have to raise my children. I'm an outstanding employee in this factory. I really had no choice but to bring my child here."

Thea shook her head. "You don't need to call me Ms. Rowland. Just like Eric, you can call me Miss Rowland. I'm not really worthy of being called Ms. Rowland by you all yet."

The woman thought she was being sarcastic and her face turned pale. She kept muttering to herself that it was all over.

The little boy also realized that he had done something wrong. His whole body tensed up, and his big eyes were filled with panic and helplessness. He clutched tightly onto the corner of his mother's clothes, as if that would give him a sense of security.

Thea looked at these children and suddenly thought of the Rowland family. However, unlike her, at least they still had a

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group of parents who cared about them.

Thea straightened up and turned around. "Eric, please convey to messages for me."

Eric let out a helpless sigh and nodded resignedly.

Unexpectedly, what Thea said was, "In the future, we can set aside an area for the employees' children to play. I think it's best not to be inside the factory. It's not that I'm worried about them breaking things. It's just that the adults might be too busy to keep an eye on the cl to take care of the children. How about this? For those families with no other laborers, that is, left-behind women and children, we can provide them with an additional monthly subsidy."

Eric was truly taken aback. He never expected Thea to be so considerate of her employees.

Most importantly, their factory was already on the verge of closing down.

He had thought that Thea had come here specifically to announce the closure of the factory, but he hadn't expected...

Moreover, from what she said, it seemed that she didn't intend to close the factory.

"Okay, okay, okay." Eric was overjoyed. His eyes were moist as he beamed with a smile. When he turned around, he quickly wiped the tears from his face, he was so excited.

The woman also understood what Thea meant and choked back her tears. "Thank you for your understanding. Miss Rowland."

Thea waved her hand. "Hurry up and go to work. Remind the children not to run around, especially not to the mining area at the back of the mountain. It's easy for accidents to happen."

The boy gave Thea a bright smile and patted his chest like a little adult. "Pretty Sister, don't worry. I'll definitely take good care of my younger siblings. I promise I won't make you worry "Good boy." Thea smiled and pinched his cheek. "Go play."

As soon as he entered in the office, Eric knelt down in front of Thea.

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