Chapter 202: Choice: Some leave, some return.
Yu Zhile looked at Zhang Wenxin and winked at her.
"What? You can't bear to leave us before you even go abroad?" Zhang Wenxin teased, breaking the strange atmosphere.
Yu Chuyue nodded seriously and said, "Chen Zhao is leaving, so am I. The factory will be short of two people, and you will be even busier during the transition period."
On the day of the movie, they all knew that Chen Zhao had been invited by the Broadcasting Bureau. Although he had not made a decision yet, his departure was a foregone conclusion in their eyes.
"It will only take a few days no matter how busy we are. I already have the perfect candidate in mind." Yu Zhile put his arm around her shoulders to comfort her. "I promise that their adaptability will exceed your imagination, and they will never have second thoughts about the food factory."
Her confident look made Zhang Wenxin and Yu Chuyue curious, and they asked who it was.
Yu Zhile raised an eyebrow at Zhang Wenxin.
"Me?" Zhang Wenxin pointed at himself in confusion, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, "Are you talking about Ge Tai?"
Yu Chuyue was inspired and added, "And Uncle Yu?"
"Yes, it's them." Yu Zhile gave an affirmative answer and gave the reason, "First, they are all from Haiyu Village; second, Ge Tai has been working with everyone since the establishment of the sideline group. He has strong working ability and everyone recognizes him."
"But I haven't heard him mention changing jobs." Zhang Wenxin was still a little confused.
Yu Zhile took out a document, handed it to her, and said, "We need him, and we can provide him with what he wants later."
Two years ago, when she mentioned the operation mode of modern express delivery companies, Ge Tai was very interested, and later Fang Zhuo also asked about related matters. Therefore, she concluded that this plan could attract them, and taking root in Beijing City would be more conducive to realizing their vision than in the transportation team of Jiangxi Province.
Zhang Wenxin took only two glances, immediately closed the plan, and turned back to see if the door was locked.
Her strange reaction aroused Yu Chuyue's curiosity. She took it and examined it carefully. The more she looked, the more surprised she was, and excitement gradually appeared in her eyes.
"Le Le, you are so bold." She could hardly suppress her excitement. "If you bring this thing out earlier, I won't be able to leave the Science and Education Group and will definitely pester you."
Yu Zhile smiled and said, "This is a long-term plan. It may still be in the preparation stage after you return from studying abroad for several years."
"That's right." Zhang Wenxin said in a bad tone, but lowered her voice silently, "Who dares to mention the word private now? You, on the other hand, have written a plan without any hesitation."
"Because I believe in you." Yu Zhile said.
Zhang Wenxin glared at her, read the plan carefully, and then tore it into pieces until the paper was reduced to shattered pieces where the words could not be seen clearly.
She said: "I called Ge Tai tonight to ask if he would like to come and see it personally."
The provincial transport team had a fixed route, and Ge Tai left her the phone numbers of several guesthouses. He would tell her the itinerary before each departure, so she could infer his itinerary based on the time and then call the local guesthouse to find him.
Yu Zhile agreed, and the three-person meeting ended.
That evening, Chen Zhao announced that he was leaving the factory to work at the Broadcasting Bureau. At the same time and place, Yu Chuyue also informed everyone that she was going to work in the Science and Education Group.
Everyone was reluctant to let them go, but they also knew that they were going to a better platform, so they sent their blessings.
Someone suggested holding a farewell party for them in the cafeteria. The factory paid for most of the expenses, and everyone chipped in the remaining money.
It was called a farewell party, but in fact it was just a gathering for fun, and there was no fixed process.
After turning off a few lights in the cafeteria at night, there is a hazy feeling, and with the beautiful music melody, it has the atmosphere of a modern dance party.
Yu Zhile was sipping the green plum wine that Yang Suyun had sent from Xishan Village when he was suddenly pushed out by Zhang Wenxin and others to talk.
She raised her glass in greeting and then said, “Water flows to the lowest places, while people strive for the highest places[1]. If you have better options in the future, you must seize them. The food factory will not let you go. Friends who do not have better opportunities at the moment should not be discouraged. Keep learning and be prepared. Better opportunities will always come.”
She paused for a few seconds, found Yu Qi's direction, and continued: "If the opportunity comes, don't wait, don't think about making perfect preparations before taking action."
"Good, well said." Someone applauded loudly.
The adults present raised their glasses one after another, and the children also followed suit by raising their drinks, clinking glasses with Yu Zhile, who was at the center of attention, and then drank them all in one gulp.
The atmosphere was lively, and Yu Zhile took the opportunity to announce the appointment and said, "Here, I have good news for you all. In three days, Ge Tai will return to the management of the sideline group and fight side by side with us. In addition, the factory will carry out normal job transfers soon. Don't panic, I believe you will be able to handle the new positions."
After saying that, she returned to the crowd and continued drinking and chatting.
The farewell party was on Friday, and everyone had a great time before returning to the dormitory to rest.
Late at night at Yu Haizong's home, Yu Qi raised his finger and assured Yang Suyun: "Mom, I really like martial arts, not just for fun. Even if I don't have talent, I will work hard to make a name for myself."
His action exposed the bruises on his forearm that had not yet completely disappeared to Yang Suyun, and her eyes were full of heartache.
Over the past few days, she had discussed the matter with Yu Haizong many times and also asked for Yu Yang's opinion. In the end, she decided to let go and let her second son go his own way.
"Well, if you want to do it, you have to do it well, but you have to think it through before doing anything, and don't show off, okay?" Yang Suyun said.
Yu Qi didn't react for a moment, and was stunned for a long time before jumping up to celebrate.
Yang Suyun looked at him with a smile and apologized to him: "Xiao Qi, I'm sorry that Wan Niang belittled you in front of Director Feng that day. You are great, don't take those words to heart."
"Thank you, mother." Yu Qi threw himself into her arms.
The next day, Yang Suyun called Fengyun and told her her decision. Fengyun was so excited that she immediately took a car to the food factory and took Yu Qi back to the studio, fearing that she would regret it.
In the next few days, Yu Chuyue and Chen Zhao handed over their work in an orderly manner, while Zhang Wenxin made two trips to the city to transfer the household registration for Ge Tai and Fang Zhuo.
The day when Yu Chuyue and his wife completed their resignation formalities, the weather was clear and cloudless. They left amid the farewell of everyone, and their smiles showed their expectations for a new journey.
On the same day, Ge Tai and Fang Zhuo arrived in Beijing, accompanied by Fang Zhuo's adoptive parents.
The next day, the factory held a staff meeting, announced the job adjustment details, and added new management regulations. The biggest change was in the purchasing position, which was increased from two to six people, and divided into three groups to supervise each other.
About a week later, everyone had basically adapted to their new positions, and the new product development plan for this quarter was put on the agenda, but the details were not disclosed to people in the factory. Everyone only knew that the transportation team would bring back a truckload of fish every now and then.
They knew that this was to prevent outsiders from causing trouble, so they did not ask around and just followed orders.
During this period, Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang also successfully integrated into the larger group. The former became good friends with Grandpa Li, working together as a security guard and often playing chess in the security room. Grandma Fang was also busy, helping with public cleaning and occasionally going to the nursery to help Aunt Zhang take care of the children.
"Sister Le!" Yu Qi came back from the studio after get off work and saw Yu Zhile walking to the cafeteria alone. He quickly caught up with her.
Yu Zhile looked at his cousin who was getting happier day by day, and asked with a smile: "What did you learn today? Why are you so happy? Did the master praise you again?"
"The chopping fist of Xingyiquan." Yu Qi said as he raised his left fist and chopped the ground hard from top to bottom.
Although he was a beginner, his movements were already quite good, enough to shock a layman like Yu Zhile.
However, her attention was soon drawn to the brown paper bag sticking out from the center of his thin shirt, and she asked him what it was.
"Oh! I almost forgot." Yu Qi slapped the back of his head and took out a paper bag. "My brother-in-law asked my second brother to bring it to you. He said the things inside are very important."
When he took out the paper bag, a small cloth bag was taken out with it and fell to the ground.
Yu Qi unwrapped the cloth bag, revealing two silk scarves and a tube of Friendship brand lipstick. He picked out the smoky pink silk scarf and handed it to Yu Zhile.
"Sister Le, the studio gave me a subsidy. I bought this for you. I hope you like it." His cheeks blushed slightly. "I know you secretly contacted my mother. Thank you for helping me convince her."
Yu Zhile's eyes were full of smiles. He took the paper bag and scarf and threatened him: "Are the lipstick and red scarf bought for Second Aunt? Oh, my mouth is not tight. If you don't send them quickly, I might reveal the surprise."
After hearing her words, Yu Qi ran away, waving and shouting, "Sister Le, see you tomorrow."
Yu Zhile was amused by his reaction and continued to walk slowly towards the cafeteria.
At the same time the next day, she was still in the office doing work, but she never expected that Yu Qi would actually come to her.
"Le, Sister Le, I have something to tell you." He had run to several places and couldn't find the person, so he came to the office, looking out of breath.
Yu Zhile poured him a cup of cold tea and asked him to calm down before continuing.
Then Yu Qi told her about his experience on the bus an hour ago.
After finishing the regular afternoon training, he took the bus back to the factory as usual. What was unusual was that there were several young people dressed in bright and beautiful clothes on the usually empty bus.
At first, they just sat around him and chatted, but halfway through the journey, they started talking to him.
"Dude, you're taking this train at this time, so you're staying at the Haiyu Food Processing Factory, right?" one of them asked him.
The other party came prepared, and seeing that he didn't respond, he began to take a roundabout approach and talked about martial arts, which interested him.
By the time he reacted, he had already opened up and chatted with them about their spare time in the factory, and almost talked about Yang Suyun's position.
"Hey, you're really interesting." The man laughed, "We don't have any other thoughts, we just love to eat Haiyu brand snacks, we are just curious, we just want to know how you make such a popular snack."
After just a few words, they started talking about the factory's new products.
Yu Qi always kept in mind the principle of secrecy that Yu Zhile had taught him, and he was cautious as he began to tell the group about the rise and fall of the Haiyu Village sideline business group.
After that, he started to talk for half an hour before he got to the point of organizing a fishing team in the village, and he didn't let them interrupt to change the subject.
After arriving at the terminal, the group of people were very angry, but they had not yet obtained any useful information, so they could only smile and treat him as a brother.
"Sister Le, are they the people who were asking for information at the door before?" Yu Qi asked.
Yu Zhile took out a few pieces of paper with photos on them from the drawer, pushed them in front of him, and asked, "Is it them?"
Yu Qi studied the photo for a while, nodding like a chick pecking at rice. He pointed out one of the people and said, "He was also in the car, but he didn't come to ask me questions."
"That's them." Yu Zhile responded.
Upon hearing this, Yu Qi immediately rubbed his hands nervously and asked, "Then, should I stay away from them? I'm afraid that if I'm not careful, I'll tell others about what happened in the factory."
"Xiao Qi, you are going to be a movie actor in the future, what do you think of your acting skills?" Yu Zhile answered the question irrelevantly.
Yu Qi nodded blankly and responded, "Director Feng said that I looked very stiff in front of the camera and he is trying to find a way to help me solve this problem. But Sister Le, what does this have to do with acting?"
Yu Zhile shook his head, changed the subject, and suddenly started chatting with him. The content of their chat was endless, jumping from the style of the canteen food to Yang Suyun's daily work, and there was no clear theme.
The brother and sister stayed in the office for more than half an hour. When Yu Qi left, he had completely forgotten the original reason for coming to see her. Instead, there were several more pieces of information related to the new product plan in his mind.
After he left, Yu Zhile collected the information Zhou Yuesheng had found, and his thoughts gradually drifted away.
It was getting dark before she came to her senses. She took out the notebook where she recorded phone numbers and called Yu Haiqing's home first.
The person who answered the phone was Yu Chuyue, who moved to the Yu family after joining the science and education group. Yu Zhile asked about her recent situation before saying he wanted to talk to Yu Haiqing.
"Aunt Yu, how is your relationship with Section Chief He?" she asked straight to the point.
Yu Haiqing was always used to paying attention to changes in various parties. He could vaguely guess her intention and responded, "He's the new Section Chief. His work style is a little different and we're still adjusting."
Yu Zhile asked the parents of other people in the information one by one and got similar answers.
After hanging up, she turned the dial again. When the line was connected, she said, "Hello, is this the Jiangxi Provincial Capital Daily? My last name is Yu, and I want to talk to reporter Qiao Yuqiao."
After a long while, Qiao Yu's voice came from the other end of the phone. After a few minutes of pleasantries, Yu Zhile got straight to the point, and the call ended with her writing down two strings of numbers.
Then, she called Sheng Lanyue's home again, followed almost the same process, and wrote down three strings of numbers again.
After finishing everything, Yu Zhile sorted out the scattered documents, locked them in the drawer, and then got up and left the office.
She passed by basketball courts and badminton courts and met many families taking a leisurely walk after dinner. Everyone stopped to say hello to her, and she smiled and nodded in response.
The evening breeze was blowing gently, but her heart was particularly restless because of the cleaning plan that was about to be implemented.
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