Chapter 106: The family massacre is ugly in appearance but beautiful in thought.
Xu Heye didn't know that not long after she and her aunt left Jiangcheng Textile Factory, the factory leaders had a quarrel over this matter.
Except for Deputy Director Zhang, other leaders still felt that it would be more appropriate to buy the machines at once.
Xu Heye's installment payment plan sounded very nice, but anyone with a discerning eye could tell that she just wanted to use the 5,000 yuan deposit to rent the factory's production line, factory buildings, and employees on this line for three months.
Three months later, if she could earn enough money, or if she wanted the machines and was willing to pay the balance of 25,000 yuan, the production line in the factory would belong to her.
If not, the factory will have to find new sellers for these machines.
Doing the same thing twice is not only troublesome, but also causes problems such as laid-off workers.
The factory was opened by two women, one of whom was a minor. The leaders did not believe they could make it work.
If this fails, won’t these laid-off workers be laid off again in three months?
Being laid off once is painful enough, and to be laid off again is like cutting meat with a blunt knife.
People with poor psychological quality may even be devastated by this incident.
But Deputy Director Zhang still insisted on giving Xu Heye and Dong Xinghua a chance. He saw her sincerity from Xu Heye's salary record and saw their prospects from the order sheet.
"Do you know how many laid-off workers there are in Hucheng right now? How many workers have been laid off in the entire textile industry, and how many are about to be laid off? How long will it take for these laid-off people to find jobs? If they can't find a job, how long can they survive on their savings?"
"Not long ago, in Yangpu District, a couple were both laid off. With only a few dozen yuan left, their young, still naive, daughter started clamoring for meat. The wife used her savings to buy meat, cooked it, mixed it with rat poison, and fed it to her daughter. After her daughter died, the couple both hanged themselves. The entire family was wiped out. Don't you feel heartbroken when you hear this news?"
"I don't know if this aunt and nephew can continue, or how long they can do it. I only know that if we don't give them this opportunity, they will suffer any losses. But we, the dozens of employees who finally had a chance to find a job, lost it all because of our lazy and inefficient governance."
"You're worried they won't be able to continue working in three months, and they'll have to endure another layoff. But I think if they have this three-month buffer period, many workers might be able to find a way out and find hope for survival."
"In short, I hope everyone will seriously consider this matter, and think more from the perspective of the employees, and not just think about saving money and easing the burden. These laid-off workers have been with us for decades, some for five or six years, and have made great contributions to our factory. Now that we have no choice but to lay them off, we can't just throw them out like trash and call it a day."
After Deputy Director Zhang finished speaking, he stood up and stormed out of the meeting room. The door slammed shut, and the leaders inside were startled.
After a long while, another deputy factory director, Zhu, finally gave an awkward laugh. "Old Zhang is still so irritable. He cares about his employees, which makes us look heartless and unforgivable."
He looked at Director Li, who was in charge, and said, "Director, how about we do as Lao Zhang said?"
Director Li thought for a moment and said, "Old Zhang's idea is good, but Xiao Jiang also has a point."
"How about this, Lao Zhu? Go ask the employees what they think. If more than half agree to sell the machines to the aunt and nephew in installments, we'll sign a contract with them and sell the equipment to them. Three months later, if they can pay the balance on time and our factory has no other use, we'll still rent it to them at a low price."
Deputy Director Zhu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do it right away."
It can only be said that at this time, some state-owned enterprise leaders were trying their best to embezzle state assets, while others had the people at heart. Why do many people in later generations miss the state-owned factories of this time?
Because it symbolizes more than just a job, but also because at that time state-owned factories had a strong human touch that private and foreign companies did not have.
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On the other side, Dong Xinghua accompanied Xu Heye to have a simple lunch outside, and then sent her back to school.
Although I can't make it to the morning classes, I can still attend the four classes in the afternoon.
"Aunt, when you go back, tell my uncle and a few other uncles to come back to the old church at 6 p.m. I have something to discuss with you." If we can buy the production line, we can't be as casual as before. We have to make the necessary preparations and get the necessary documents.
"Okay, Auntie will tell them." Dong Xinghua waved her hand. "Don't worry about it. Go back to school and study hard. Try to get a good grade on the final exam."
"Okay." Dong Xinghua watched Xu Heye enter the school, thought about it, and took the bus home.
When she got home, no one was there. Her husband Pang Li was working at the factory, and her son and daughter were both in school. Seeing the mess on the floor, Dong Xinghua rolled up her sleeves and began to clean.
After cleaning, she went to the nearby market and bought some chicken, duck, fish, and meat. After cooking, she divided them into several bowls and placed them on the table, covered with dust sheets. Winter was cold, and the cooked food was durable. The fish and meat were enough for the three of them, father and son, to eat for several days.
After doing all this, Dong Xinghua left a small note for her husband and two children, locked the door, and went to the textile factory to ask for leave.
Her leave was about to expire, but Heye's stall had just been set up and still needed her help. The textile factory didn't have much work, so it was no problem for her to take some more leave for a while.
It can also be considered as reducing the burden on the factory.
Dong Xinghua's coworker Qin He saw her coming and asked, "Xinghua, how's your dad?"
"Not bad," Dong Xinghua said with a smile. "Now I can get up and walk a few steps with a cane. I have no problem taking care of myself."
"That's good. So you're back to work now?"
Dong Xinghua shook her head: "No, I'm here to ask for leave."
"Still asking for leave?"
"Yeah, something."
"What's going on?"
Dong Xinghua smiled and said nothing.
Qin He pursed his lips, "You're so secretive, who doesn't know that you've set up a small workshop in private?"
Yes, some of Dong Xinghua’s co-workers already knew that she was working in a small workshop.
Dong Xinghua went to the office and, just as she had expected, quickly received her leave application. As she was writing down the length of her leave request, the office director glanced at her and said, "How about I grant you a longer leave so you don't have to keep asking for it?"
Dong Xinghua thought about it and agreed.
"Director, please just write for me for three months." At least for these three months, she had to help He Ye.
Dong Xinghua took her leave and returned to the old church to continue working. Little did she know that someone in the old Dong family had been eagerly waiting for her.
At Old Dong's house, Wang Sumei watched Dai Ying fidgeting restlessly and couldn't help but sneer, "What's the point of watching? They're busy making money, how could they think of you, an unemployed sister-in-law?"
Yes, the wind of recommendation finally reached the steel plant’s family compound.
Dai Ying was originally from a garment factory and was good at using sewing machines. In order to earn the referral fee, everyone went through many twists and turns to find her.
Dai Ying was quite happy when she first learned about this job opportunity and was ready to take on some odd jobs. She used to work, earn a salary, and hold herself up high. Now that she's jobless, it's hard to reach out.
But when she found out that the boss was her sister-in-law, Dai Ying's mentality changed. She felt that as the eldest sister-in-law, how could she stoop so low as to take over the job from her sister-in-law?
Besides, if Dong Xinghua, the younger sister-in-law, was sensible, she should have personally gone to the house and invited her to work. She was the boss's sister-in-law, and taking odd jobs would be embarrassing. The job in the old church, in charge of counting the pieces, was perfect for her.
If Xu Heye knew what Dai Ying was thinking, she would definitely spit at her, saying that she was ugly but had beautiful thoughts.
Their fake collar business has been going on for such a long time, and no one wants her to work. Doesn't she understand how unpopular she is?
If you ask her to come, she won't be able to do much work, and she'll have to act like an elder. That's not looking for an employee, it's looking for a mother-in-law.
It’s a pity that no matter how long Dai Ying waited, Dong Xinghua never came.
Old Dong can take care of himself. Dong Xinghua discussed with him yesterday and asked him to eat at home. She is busy with work and will not cook for him in the future.
Dai Ying was criticized, but she refused to give in: "So what?"
"No matter how much conflict there is between Hongfu and Xinghua, they are still blood siblings. What does it have to do with you, a stepmother who married in later, whether things are good or bad between us?"
"Xinghua has become rich, but she doesn't help her own brother and nephew. Is she really going to help Liu Qiang, a stepbrother he brought along?"
Wang Sumei: “…”
"Yes, yes, our Liu Qiang can't enjoy her help. But how much do you think you can benefit from her?
How many days has it been? Their small workshop has been running for almost twenty days, right? They're hiring everywhere, even paying people to recommend experienced people, but they never thought of you, a sister-in-law who was laid off from the garment factory.
Dai Ying was so angry after the fatal blow that she almost lost her temper and started to attack him personally: "You crazy woman——"
"My crazy wife, you are not much better."
The two of them quarreled and almost started fighting again.
Old Dong sat aside, looking at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law with numb eyes, feeling sad and angry. They are all a bunch of ungrateful people, none of them are good people!
He thought of his little daughter again.
Xinghua that girl is also heartless.
After seeing that he could get out of bed, she was no longer willing to come to serve him. If she didn't want to come, then she wouldn't come. Could it be that without her, he wouldn't be able to eat a hot meal?
Unfortunately, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were so busy arguing that no one thought of serving a bowl of hot rice to Old Dong. By the time they finished arguing, the coarse grain rice in the pot had already lost its heat.
It's a pity that these were all choices he made on his own.
Dong Xinghua was willing to take leave to take care of him when he was sick, which showed her sense of responsibility as a daughter. This only shows that she is a person of good character and kindness.
Now that Old Dong is better, whether Dong Xinghua is still willing to visit him more often depends on what her father, Old Dong, did in the past few decades.
He didn't invest much emotional energy in his daughter in the past few decades. Now that he's old, he expects his daughter to come back to see him and accompany him when she's busy, so that he can enjoy family happiness. How is that possible?
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