Chapter 180: Sudden Changes, Failed to Vent, and Was Dismissed
"The train will stop at Jiangxi Provincial Capital Station for half an hour. Passengers arriving at the station please take all your luggage and get off." The conductor's voice was slightly hoarse.
The moment Yu Zhile regained consciousness, the images in his mind faded away like the tide.
She opened her eyes, sat up, and rubbed her eyebrows, but she could not recall the word she captured in her dream.
"Le Le, what's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?" Lan Yuanyuan asked with concern. "I woke up several times during the night. You didn't seem to sleep well."
At night, only the corridor lights were on. She couldn't see the bunk opposite her clearly, but she noticed that Yu Zhile was turning over frequently.
Yu Zhile shook his head and explained: "It's noisy in the car, and I can't sleep well."
"Me too." Hu Shuang climbed down from the upper bunk and rubbed his eyes. "I have to go back to the factory to catch up on some sleep after breakfast. Otherwise, I will definitely fall asleep during the afternoon training."
Yu Chuyue was also in a bad mood.
The four of them didn't talk any more. They packed their luggage silently, and after making sure nothing was left out, they went to look for Zhang Wenxin and Chen Zhao.
After getting off the train, they immediately spotted Yu Peilan on the platform.
Yu Peilan laughed and joked: "Why are you so listless? Are you having so much fun that you don't want to go home?"
Yu Zhile said he was sleepy and yawned, and then others started yawning one after another.
Seeing this, Yu Peilan stopped talking nonsense and took a few people to a nearby state-owned restaurant for breakfast.
After eating the warm porridge, everyone felt more energetic and started talking more.
"How is the factory lately?" Yu Zhile asked.
Yu Peilan smiled and said, "We held a pre-New Year mobilization meeting a few days ago, and the scene was quite exciting."
Although the news was widely circulated in the provincial capital, she had no intention of repeating it in a crowded place, so she did not go into too much detail.
Yu Zhile understood and asked about He Youan's recent situation.
"The shipyard has a lot of work to do, so he's busy." Yu Peilan replied vaguely, then changed the subject, "Are you full? Do you want to order two more steamed buns?"
Everyone waved their hands and said they were full.
After leaving the hotel, the group went their separate ways. Hu Shuang went directly back to the Red Star Shipyard, Chen Zhao went to the guesthouse, and the others went back to the cannery's staff quarters.
As it was approaching rush hour, there were very few pedestrians on the street, and those who did pass by were in a hurry.
Seeing that there was no one around, Yu Peilan began to talk about what happened a few days ago.
The mobilization meeting before the New Year always starts with summarizing the production situation in the second half of the year, then identifying the shortcomings, and finally motivating everyone to work hard to prepare for the end of the year.
In the second half of the year, there was a huge disparity in the performance of the production lines under the two deputy factory directors, and problems frequently occurred in the workshop managed by Deputy Factory Director Wang.
"After the factory director criticized him for a few words, Deputy Factory Director Wang slammed the table and threw the chairs." Yu Peilan recalled his distorted face, with an expression of disgust, "He said that the factory director did not distinguish between public and private affairs, and deliberately had people target him."
"That person is me?" Yu Zhile pointed at himself.
Yu Peilan nodded in affirmation and said, "He is resentful of you, and he has been acting like a bomb these past two days. You should be careful. However, if he is too unreasonable, don't put up with it."
After saying that, she handed the key to Yu Zhile and went to work.
As soon as Yu Zhile and his friends got home, they fell asleep and slept until Yu Peilan got off work.
The production workload was heavy before the New Year and the lunch break was compressed, so they simply cooked some pickled pepper powder, and after eating, the aunt and niece went out to work.
Yu Zhile saw a group of people standing in front of the cannery gate from afar. When he got closer, he found that it was Deputy Director Wang who was scolding people.
The people below were already accustomed to such scenes. A small number of them lowered their heads and curled their lips, while most people seemed indifferent.
When Deputy Factory Director Wang saw Yu Zhile, he immediately turned his gun around and said sarcastically, "Hey, who's here to work? It turns out to be Master Yu, who was hired by our factory director with a high salary but hasn't been seen for half a month."
Yu Zhile believed that less trouble was better than more and did not say anything.
Deputy Director Wang was already furious, and felt ignored, so he yelled, "You're just a temporary worker, why are you so proud? Do you believe I'll let you pack your bags and go home right now?"
"Okay, then I'll leave now." Yu Zhile didn't want to indulge him and turned to leave.
Deputy Director Wang was embarrassed by her behavior and his face looked even uglier.
At this time, a thin man with glasses ran out from the crowd to smooth things over, saying, "Master Yu, the deputy director has been exhausted by the factory's affairs recently, so I said something wrong at the time. Please don't mind it."
"Deputy Director Wang must be more careful in the future and avoid speaking out of turn." Yu Zhile raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "After all, not everyone is as broad-minded as me."
Deputy Director Wang could only swallow this loss and force a smile.
The subordinates who were used to being bullied by him couldn't help but smile secretly with their hands covering their mouths. They looked at Yu Zhile with shining eyes, hoping that she would punish this person who abused her power to bully others, and also hoped that she could stay longer.
"Xiao Lin, take her to the spicy octopus workshop." Deputy Director Wang took the initiative to extinguish the group's fantasy and turned around and shouted, "Everyone else go back to work. If you are caught slacking off, your salary will be deducted!"
After saying that, he turned away, his back revealing a bit of embarrassment.
The man with glasses smiled politely at Yu Zhile and led the way for her.
Yu Peilan turned back to the office, while the others dispersed in the surrounding areas, talking in low voices.
When he arrived at the workshop, Yu Zhile asked the seasoning chef to stir-fry a dish according to the current recipe, and give suggestions for modification after tasting it.
When they were trying new formulas, she asked Xiaolin to take her to other workshops to learn about the situation. She found that the atmosphere in the workshop managed by Deputy Director Wang was gloomy. Everyone was busy working, but the efficiency was not high and there were many defective products.
After she finished her round, the two seasoning chefs only fried one dish. They waited for her advice before starting again, completely following her instructions.
The next day, she changed her work mode and stayed in the seasoning room, but she found that they were always lazy at work and would only move when prodded.
"These two are the in-laws of Deputy Director Wang. They are the most used to taking advantage of others." Xiao Lin told her quietly.
Yu Zhile understood and ignored them, just doing his job.
On the third day, the two men saw that she had a good temper, so they simply quit, threw all the work to him, and sat aside drinking tea and chatting.
"Master Yu, you were invited back by the factory director to prepare the seasoning. You can't just ask us to do the job," said one of them.
The other person nodded in agreement: "That's right, once you've prepared it, tell us the formula and we'll work according to it later."
Their voices were quite loud, and people working outside could hear them, and they were waiting to watch the show.
Yu Zhile looked at his watch, neither anxious nor annoyed, and looked at them with a smile.
The two men felt uneasy when she stared at them, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt something was wrong.
The next second, Wang Sumei's voice appeared outside. She said sternly, "Why did you all stop? If we don't deal with it, the octopus will stink."
As soon as she appeared, the two men broke out in cold sweats, quickly stood up, and pretended to work.
After Wang Sumei entered the room, she looked at Yu Zhile, then frowned and asked, "You haven't debugged a formula in three days, what's going on?"
"Director, this is not our fault." The seasoning chef complained first, and seemed to be hesitant to speak. "Master Yu, she... ah."
The other person looked at him and immediately cooperated in the acting, tearfully accusing Yu Zhile of being secretive and not doing her best.
"Xiao Lin, you speak." Wang Sumei glanced at them and called Xiao Lin's name.
The two men were instantly delighted. Xiao Lin was the secretary of Deputy Director Wang and had long been classified as one of their direct subordinates.
However, Xiao Lin pushed his glasses and told the whole story of how the two men cheated and threw all the work to Yu Zhile.
The two were stunned for a moment, and after a few seconds, they fell to their knees and begged for mercy.
Then a dog-eat-dog drama ensued, with the cousins accusing each other of being the mastermind.
"Okay, you don't need to come tomorrow." Wang Sumei made the final decision.
Then, she walked to the workshop and said loudly: "If the efficiency of the workshop continues to decline and the defective rate cannot be reduced, the factory will hold a meeting to discuss cutting the production line. You can decide."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this and immediately buried their heads in their work, fearing that her eyes would fall on them.
Wang Sumei and Xiaolin left together.
A few minutes later, Yu Peilan came in with two people, and the sound of spatulas colliding was soon heard from the seasoning room.
At the same time, the scene of Wang Sumei's ruthless arrest of typical cases was played out over and over again in the workshops under Deputy Director Wang.
Deputy Director Wang was on vacation today. After receiving the news from his confidant, he hurried back to the factory and made a big scene in the director's office. After being humiliated, he left angrily.
"Heh, I thought this was the Wang family." Wang Sumei sneered and ordered Xiaolin to notify the relevant personnel to hold a meeting.
The meeting was held the next day, catching Deputy Director Wang off guard and leaving him no time to use his connections.
Before anyone could react, Deputy Director Wang was suspended from his post and detained for investigation for taking bribes.
The factory also fired a group of employees who had nepotism with him. His position was temporarily taken over by the best-performing workshop manager under Perrin, and Kobayashi suddenly became the director of the Spicy Octopus Workshop.
Yu Zhile went to work and came home as if nothing had happened, and resumed his previous work pattern.
Various rumors spread from the cannery’s staff quarters, the most outrageous of which was the speculation that she would be parachuted into the position of deputy factory director after the new year.
It was not until the news spread in the factory that she and Wang Sumei had signed a machine leasing agreement that everyone slowly realized that this was a bloodless war and Wang Sumei was the chess player behind the scenes.
"You have no idea how many people came to inquire about the news in the past two days." Zhang Wenxin talked about those rumors and laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her waist. "Some people even guessed that you were the biological daughter of the factory director and were fostered in Aunt Peilan's house when you were a child."
Yu Zhile shrugged. She just asked Yu Peilan to report the situation in the workshop to Wang Sumei.
Unexpectedly, the other party directly asked her to meet at a state-owned hotel the next morning, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he bluntly stated that he wanted to remove Deputy Director Wang from his position.
"Xiao Lin is my man. He knows those people's personalities very well. You just need to cooperate with him." Wang Sumei pushed the agreement and pen in front of her. "For an 80% new machine, the rental fee will be reduced by 10% from the original price."
Yu Zhile raised her eyebrows slightly, and signed after confirming that there was no problem with the agreement. Things went even more smoothly than she had imagined.
"Student Yu, are you back from Beijing? Are you here to visit Xiaoyu again?" The voice of Teacher Qiao's mother brought Yu Zhile back to reality.
The old lady rushed to the slaughterhouse early in the morning and grabbed half a fresh old hen with a smile on her face.
Yu Zhile nodded and asked, "Is it convenient?"
"That's convenient." The old lady responded repeatedly, leading them home. "She is bored staying at home, so she sorted out a batch of books and was thinking of asking her son-in-law to deliver them to the cannery staff quarters this afternoon."
Yu Zhile and her friends brought two small gifts, one was a plush hat for Qiao Yu, and the other was a pair of tiger-head shoes for the two little girls, both of which were bought with money pooled by friends in the side job group.
Teacher Qiao was very surprised to see them, and her heart was warmed when she saw the gifts. She thanked them for their thoughts.
Several people stayed in the study for a long time, chatting about all sorts of things, and bursts of laughter could be heard from time to time.
Teacher Qiao felt much better. When they said goodbye, she was reluctant to let them go and repeatedly asked them to stay for lunch.
"We have made an appointment with the transport team, and it's almost time to gather and set off," Yu Zhile explained.
After signing the agreement, she called Haidong Town to find Secretary Liu. Secretary Liu sent someone to hand over the machine to the provincial transportation team and arranged a vehicle to transport the machine back to Haiyu Village. They followed the vehicle back.
Moreover, Fang Zhuo and Ge Tai, who were on a long-distance trip, have probably returned to the provincial capital by now.
Teacher Qiao felt quite regretful. She took them to see the sleeping twins, and then called Editor-in-Chief Qiao to help move the books.
The group went downstairs and happened to meet Fang Zhuo and Ge Tai who came to pick someone up.
Seeing this, the two men quickly stepped forward, took all the books and materials, and went back to the cannery’s staff quarters with them.
After a simple lunch, Yu Peilan sent everyone downstairs, where a large truck loaded with machines was already waiting for them.
Yu Zhile got in the car, rolled down the window and waved goodbye: "Aunt, go back and have a rest. You don't have to see me off."
Yu Peilan's figure in the rearview mirror became smaller and smaller, and soon disappeared completely.
Yu Zhile and Yu Chuyue were in the same car. They had a lot of common topics, so the journey was not boring.
In the afternoon, they arrived at Haiyu Village.
A group of people were waiting at the entrance of the village. When they saw the truck stop completely, they drove their ox carts and rushed forward.
"Move the machine to the warehouse first, and be gentle." Yu Zhile instructed.
Yang Suyun stepped forward to help her with her luggage and said with a smile, "Le Le, don't worry, your second uncle is watching over you, nothing will go wrong. You are tired too, go home and have a rest."
Yu Qi and Yu Lin followed behind her and helped carry things.
"Sister Le, why are Brother Yue and Xiaobao not here?" Yu Qi asked curiously.
Yu Zhile smiled and responded, "They will live in Beijing from now on and only come back during the Chinese New Year."
Yu Qi uttered a lost sigh, and his entire body lost all energy.
"Silly boy, they are going to Beijing to live a good life." Yang Suyun patted her second son who was not tactful, "We should be happy for them."
Yu Zhile patted his head and comforted him, "Don't be unhappy, Xiao Qi will be able to live in Beijing soon."
Yu Qi turned sadness into joy, and Yang Suyun unconsciously began to imagine the future.
Pushing open the gate, the courtyard seemed unchanged, yet it seemed as if subtle changes had taken place.
Papa enthusiastically pounced on Yu Zhile.
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