Chapter 129 Rejecting Connections!

"oh--!"

"Long live Factory Director Su!"

As Su Yue rose and fell in the air, looking down at the faces flushed with excitement and listening to the heartfelt cheers around her, an unprecedented surge of heat welled up in her heart.

She knew that from this moment on, she was carrying on her shoulders all the hopes these women had for the future.

After a while of commotion, Su Yue was finally put down.

She patted her slightly wrinkled clothes, cleared her throat, and the previously noisy crowd instantly fell silent, with everyone's eyes fixed on her.

"Sisters-in-law!"

Su Yue looked around, her voice clear and strong.

"The factory has been approved, but it's just an empty shell right now. We have no people, no land, and we have to start everything from scratch!"

"From today onwards, I am your factory manager. Let me make this clear: once you're in my factory, there will be no idlers, no cronies! We will build this factory brick by brick with our own hands! Does everyone have confidence?"

"have!"

"have!"

The response was so powerful it made one's ears ring.

Su Yue quickly got into character without any hesitation.

The first thing he did upon taking office was to recruit more people!

That afternoon, a large red paper was posted on the most conspicuous bulletin board in the military compound.

[The Hainan Island Military Medical Supplies Factory is now openly recruiting!]

There was no seniority-based ranking system, nor were there any pre-selected positions.

The job postings were clearly written above: members of the herb-gathering team, herb processing workers, logistics support staff, and even an accountant position.

The recruitment criteria consisted of only one point, written in extra-large boldface:

We don't care about background or connections; we only care about ability and attitude!

This novel and fair approach immediately aroused the interest of all military families.

The next morning, the bulletin board was surrounded by a large crowd.

Su Yue personally oversaw the event, with a few tables set up nearby, which served as a makeshift interview setting.

Her designed "interview questions" are simple and practical.

For those who wanted to join the herb-gathering team, Su Yue directly took out illustrations of several common herbs and asked them to identify them, state their effects, and identify the best places to gather them.

Those who want to be a food processor will be presented with a pile of mixed beans on the table. They will be required to sort out red beans, mung beans, and soybeans within a specified time, which will test their eyesight and patience.

The most difficult position was the accounting position. Su Yue gave a word problem that involved addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and cost and profit calculations.

This unprecedented recruitment method stunned everyone, but it also gave hope to the truly capable and hardworking military spouses.

Just as the recruitment process was in full swing, a discordant voice rang out.

"Make way, everyone make way!"

The crowd was roughly pushed aside, and a woman wearing a polyester shirt and sporting fashionable curls walked in arrogantly.

A timid young woman followed behind her.

"It's Zhou Hong, the wife of Battalion Commander Zhao from the Third Battalion," someone whispered.

Zhou Hong didn't even glance at the military wives queuing up. She walked straight up to Su Yue, tilted her chin at her, and spoke in a condescending tone.

"Su Yue, I heard you're a factory manager now? You've made something of yourself."

Su Yue raised her eyelids and looked at her calmly: "Is there something you need, Sister-in-law Zhou?"

Zhou Hong pointed to the girl behind her and said, "This is my niece from my maternal family. She graduated from high school and is educated. You can arrange a job for her. It doesn't have to be too tiring; just managing people and keeping accounts will do."

Upon hearing this, the faces of the military wives queuing around them changed. Was this guy trying to cut in line? Or was he directly asking for a management position?

Before Su Yue could speak, Sister Li, who was in charge of taking notes, couldn't help but speak up.

"Zhou Hong, didn't you see everyone lining up for the exam? If you want to get into the factory, you have to follow the rules!"

Zhou Hong glared at him and snapped, "Who do you think you are? Do you have the right to interrupt when I'm talking to your Factory Director Su?"

She then turned to Su Yue, a hint of threat on her face.

"Su Yue, let me tell you, my husband Lao Zhao has a good relationship with your Commander Gu. You wouldn't refuse to do this little thing, would you?"

All eyes were on Su Yue.

This was the first major challenge that Director Su encountered upon taking office, and everyone wanted to see how she would handle it.

Su Yue slowly put down her pen and stood up.

She was half a head shorter than Zhou Hong, but her aura instantly overwhelmed the other woman.

"Sister-in-law Zhou, first of all, please call me Director Su, or Comrade Su."

“Second,” Su Yue pointed to the large red paper with the job requirements, “the factory’s rules are written down in black and white. If she wants to come, she can go to the back and line up to take the test. If she passes, I welcome her. If she doesn’t, no one’s face will matter!”

Zhou Hong's face flushed red instantly. She hadn't expected Su Yue to show her no mercy in front of so many people.

"Su Yue! Don't push your luck! Just because you're the manager of a small, run-down factory doesn't mean you can act like someone important! You think I won't go back and tell Old Zhao..."

"What can you do to your husband, Lao Zhao?" Su Yue interrupted her coldly, her gaze sharp as a knife. "Go and complain to Gu Beichen, saying that I didn't give you special treatment?"

"Should I go and complain to the commander that I broke the rules set by the military region?"

“Sister-in-law Zhou, I advise you to think this through. In my factory, there are no battalion commander's wives, only employees! If you're thinking of using your status to bully others, you've come to the wrong place!”

Su Yue's first act upon taking office was to openly and ruthlessly target those with connections!

Zhou Hong was speechless after being rebuked. Her face turned pale and then red. Under the contemptuous gazes of the crowd, she couldn't even utter a harsh word. She could only drag her equally dumbfounded niece away and slink away.

There was a moment of silence, followed by thunderous applause!

"Well done, Director Su!"

That's how it should be! We earn our living through our own abilities!

Everyone looked at Su Yue's young yet resolute face, their eyes filled with trust and respect.

Only a leader with rules and principles can lead everyone to go further!

The personnel arrived quickly, and Su Yue, along with Chief Engineer He and a group of selected military spouses, went to the abandoned warehouse in the back mountain.

The warehouse had been abandoned for many years, with mottled walls and a large hole in the roof. The weeds in the yard were taller than a person. Several stray cats were startled and darted into the bushes with a "whoosh".

Chief Engineer He walked around the warehouse with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed in worry.

"This...this is even more dilapidated than I imagined. Just the repairs alone will be a huge project."

The military wives were also somewhat discouraged. Could this dilapidated place really be turned into a factory?

Su Yue, however, was confident.

She took out a roll of blueprints from her cloth bag and unfurled it in front of everyone with a "whoosh".