With Wang Quan'an's instructions, the staff quickly completed the onboarding procedures.
"Thank you, Section Chief Wang."
Lin Wencui saw that the formalities were completed and politely thanked them.
"Thank you! Thank you, Section Chief Wang."
Upon seeing this, Qin Huairu quickly thanked her and even gave a perfunctory bow.
"You don't need to be so polite, it's all part of our duty," Wang Quan'an said, waving his hand.
"Okay! Then Section Chief Wang, you're busy. We still need to go to the logistics department."
After Lin Wencui finished speaking, she took Qin Huairu to the warehouse where the logistics department collected equipment.
Qin Huairu took out the receipt and collected the work clothes and other labor protection supplies.
After finishing all that, Lin Wencui finally led Qin Huairu towards the fitter's workshop.
"Auntie, isn't this the fitter's workshop?" Qin Huairu asked, puzzled.
At this moment, she had a bad feeling that she had gone around in circles and seemed to have returned to where she started.
“That’s right! Huai Ru, you’re taking over Dong Xu’s shift. If you don’t come to the fitter’s workshop, where else can you go?” Lin Wencui immediately explained.
"This...?" Qin Huairu was completely speechless. I went to great lengths to get you to help me, and this is the result?
However, what's done is done, and no matter how many ideas Qin Huairu had, it was useless. She could only follow Lin Wencui to the entrance of the fitter's workshop.
Director Zhao of the fitter's workshop received the message and came over from inside the workshop.
"Director Lin, what brings you here?"
Although the two were not in the same department, they were both cadres in the steel rolling mill, and Director Zhao spoke very politely.
"Director Zhao, this is Qin Huairu from our institute. She's here to take over Jia Dongxu's job, and I'm here to accompany her on her onboarding. I'm handing her over to you now."
After listening to Lin Wencui's words, Director Zhao glanced at Qin Huairu beside him and then said expressionlessly.
"Okay, I understand, Director Lin. Don't worry, I'll find her a good mentor in a bit."
"That's great, thank you Director Zhao. I have some things to attend to, so I'll head back to the Women's Federation now."
After Lin Wencui finished speaking, she prepared to leave. Qin Huairu, seeing this, was sure to thank her, since her public image was very important.
"Thank you, Auntie. We really owe you a lot today. Otherwise, I don't know how long it would have taken to get this done."
"Alright, alright, no need for formalities, I'll be going now."
Lin Wencui waved her hand and then left the fitter's workshop.
After seeing Lin Wencui leave, Director Zhao took Qin Huairu to the office to register, and then had someone call Sister Hua over.
"Director Zhao, I heard you were looking for me?"
Upon entering the office, Sister Hua first glanced at Qin Huairu before asking her question.
"Master Hua, this is Qin Huairu, she's here to take over Jia Dongxu's shift. I'd like you to mentor her." Director Zhao didn't beat around the bush and stated his purpose directly.
"What? Director, you should know that I don't just take on apprentices casually." Sister Hua replied directly, without giving him any face.
"Master Hua, I understand the rules. I'm asking you to train her first, not to take on any apprentices. If you think she's alright, you can decide whether to take on any apprentices later. Is that alright?"
Since Director Zhao had already put it this way, Sister Hua had no choice but to nod helplessly, which was considered a temporary agreement.
Having agreed to Director Zhao's request, Sister Hua immediately took Qin Huairu back to the workshop. There weren't many women in the fitter's workshop to begin with, and even if there were, they were mostly older women.
Imagine the commotion that would erupt in the workshop when a beautiful young woman suddenly appeared.
"You bastards, where are you looking with those dog eyes! Believe me or not, I'll gouge your eyes out...!"
With one hand on her hip and the other pointing at those with ill intentions, Sister Hua launched into a furious attack.
This terrifying combat power frightened those with ulterior motives, who immediately lowered their heads and dared not look directly at it.
"Qin Huairu, right? Don't blame me for not warning you. In the future, when you encounter these kinds of men, you'd better be more discreet, lest you get burned and suffer the consequences you can't afford."
After disciplining the workers, Sister Hua then gave Qin Huairu a hard time.
Speaking of Sister Hua, this was her first time meeting Qin Huairu, so why did she seem to be quite hostile towards her?
Actually, the reason is quite simple: although Sister Hua is a bit gossipy, she is very good at judging people.
From the moment she first saw Qin Huairu, she felt that this woman was not a good person.
"I understand, Master," Qin Huairu said dejectedly. She didn't know where she had offended Sister Hua, but she felt that this person was targeting her.
"No, no, no, don't call me master now. I already told Director Zhao that I don't easily accept apprentices. But if your performance satisfies me, I might consider it."
Sister Hua reiterated her stance once again.
Qin Huairu had no choice but to remain silent and follow her to her workstation, given this attitude.
After the two arrived at their workstations, Sister Hua took out a fitter's manual, handed it to Qin Huairu, and gave her some instructions.
"This contains some basic knowledge of fitter work. I hope you can master it as soon as possible. If there is anything you don't understand, you can ask me directly."
After Sister Hua finished speaking, she started working on her own.
Since it was her first day at work and she knew nothing, Qin Huairu could only idly flip through the fitter's manual that Sister Hua had given her.
However, Qin Huairu got a headache as soon as she saw the first page of the manual.
You can ask her to do some housework, but what are all these things?
Sawing, filing, drilling, reaming, wire cutting, and so on.
Qin Huairu forced herself to endure the discomfort and flipped through a few pages, but she already felt like she was going to die.
Can you imagine that just the basic knowledge of a fitter is so much, not to mention the more difficult knowledge that follows? How is she supposed to learn all that?
Qin Huairu hadn't even finished reading the book when she fell into deep confusion. It seemed that life in the factory wasn't as good as she had imagined.
While working, Sister Hua would occasionally glance at Qin Huairu.
After a few times, Sister Hua noticed something amiss. Qin Huairu appeared to be reading, but in reality, she was just spacing out.
"Sigh!" Sister Hua sighed deeply. She was right. This person was definitely not cut out to be a fitter.
After making this discovery, Sister Hua stopped paying attention to Qin Huairu and focused on her work.
Time flies, and it was noon in the blink of an eye. Qin Huairu didn't eat at the factory because she had to go back to breastfeed her child, so she went back to the courtyard house instead.
In the afternoon, when she returned to work, Sister Hua no longer wanted to watch Qin Huairu's performance, so she reassigned her to help the master craftsmen deliver unfinished parts.
Well, after a comfortable morning, Qin Huairu took on the role of porter in the afternoon, specifically responsible for weightlifting.
With so many experienced workers in the workshop, Qin Huairu could be seen busily working wherever there was a need.
During this busy period, Qin Huairu also saw Yi Zhonghai and some other neighbors from the courtyard, but because they were working, no one went to chat.
She worked like this until the evening when she was too tired to move.
As a result, it took her twice as long to get back to the courtyard house on her way home from get off work.
After returning home, Qin Huairu didn't say a word. She lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) and began to consider her future.
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