Chapter 153 The day of the election has finally arrived, and it seems to be earlier than in the previous life...
Li Fengju was heartbroken: "Huihui! How could you do this! She is your mother-in-law, your elder..."
Wang Hui was stunned for a few seconds before she exploded, "What do you want me to do?! None of them care. They said they would help me, but now they're all counting on me! You don't care about me either, and you insist on me staying at the Du family. Who cares about my life? I want a divorce, but you won't let me. You insist on forcing me to stay at his house and suffer! And now you're blaming me!"
"You can't hit me!" Li Fengju's voice trembled. "If people knew about this, you'd be stabbed in the back!"
Sun Qiaoling's eyes were filled with tears. She wanted to pull Li Fengju's hand, but she couldn't lift it. She tried her best and could only shake her head slightly at Li Fengju, as if asking her not to blame Wang Hui.
Li Fengju thought about it and decided that she couldn't just ignore Wang Hui. The Du family's current situation was definitely not something Wang Hui could take care of alone. She went home and called Lao Wang over to wait for Du Jianguo to get off work.
Du Jianguo didn't come back until nearly eight o'clock, and Wang Yongren directly asked him to call his eldest sister as well.
Du Jianguo and Du Wenxiu both felt guilty facing the two elders of the Wang family.
Wang Yongren and Li Fengju had already discussed their arguments at home. Wang Yongren now said, "Jianguo, Huanhuan's aunt, it's not that I'm siding with my daughter, but you're going too far! Whose mother and whose grandmother is lying in bed? Aren't you afraid of being criticized? Our Huihui is an honest person. She didn't shout a word in the alley, and she didn't embarrass you. If you continue like this, leaving everything to her, we'll take Huihui back."
"Dad, we didn't just ignore it." Du Jianguo said quickly, "We took care of it!"
"Care? Care that you're not even home until this late?" Wang Yongren asked. "You guys at the garment factory are still working overtime?"
Du Jianguo was speechless. It just so happened that his classmate came to see him today, and he came back late, so he was caught by his father-in-law...
"Uncle Wang, I'm a bit busy with my in-laws' house lately. I really didn't mean it. I will definitely come back more often in the future." Du Wenxiu also said.
Li Fengju said, "You can't just say you're in charge. You need to clearly distinguish between the two tasks and let them do it. Caring for someone is not something you can do in a day or two. No one can stand doing it every day. Otherwise, if any of you want to switch with Huihui, that's fine."
"No, Huihui is doing very well. We will listen to whatever you arrange, aunt." Du Wenxiu was really afraid that the Wang family would take Wang Hui back, and she didn't want to exchange with Wang Hui.
Wang Yongren and Li Fengju assigned Du Jianguo and Du Wenxiu tough tasks. Du Jianguo had to feed the two patients dinner, clean the house, and wash heavy clothes every day after work. The siblings had to stay home on their days off, allowing Wang Hui to return to her parents' home for a day of rest.
In front of Wang Yongren and his wife, the Du brothers and sisters had to agree even if they disagreed.
After discussing all this, Du Wenxiu discovered that Du Wenli was not at home.
"Where's Wenli?"
"Has she not come back yet?" Li Fengju hadn't noticed either.
"Yes, he didn't come back." Wang Hui said, "It's not just once that he didn't come back at night."
Du Wenxiu was anxious: "She is a girl, where did she go if she didn't come home at night? Why don't you take care of her?"
Wang Hui said, "How funny! You just met your little sister today. Does she listen to me?"
Du Wenxiu had no choice but to blame Du Jianguo again: "How can you be a brother! You don't care if your little sister doesn't come home at night!"
"She said she was at a classmate's house, and that person was helping her with her studies. The college entrance exam was still two or three months away." Du Jianguo said that Wang Hui had mentioned to him before that Du Wenxiu was not at home at night. He asked Du Wenli, and that was what Du Wenli said.
"That won't work!" Du Wenxiu said anxiously, "Didn't you ask which classmate it was, and how she got her meal? She even provided her with food!"
"I gave her money and food coupons," said Du Jianguo.
"No, no, I'll go wait for her after school tomorrow." Du Wenxiu said, glancing at her watch. "It's getting late, I have to go back. Uncle, aunt, I'm leaving first. Don't worry, we will definitely not ignore it."
After Du Wenxiu left, Wang Yongren talked to Du Jianguo for a while, and Li Fengju also persuaded Wang Hui for a while. Then the old couple took Huanhuan back home.
Wang Hui didn't ask Huanhuan to stay at home for one night, and Huanhuan didn't ask for his parents either, and he obediently went with his grandparents.
After Old Wang and his wife left, Du Jianguo and Wang Hui washed up and went to bed without saying a word.
After going to bed, the two of them lay back to back, regretting in their hearts why they married each other.
The Du family lived a miserable life.
Wang Hui began to hope that Du Wenli wouldn't get into university. That way, she would have to stay home to take care of Sun Qiaoling, and she could go back to work. Wang Hui still had one last line of defense: the clothes that had become so popular on a foreign TV show. She wanted to see if Du Jianguo in this life could replicate the success of her older sister in her previous life.
Ever since Huanhuan lived with Li Fengju and Wang Yongren, Li Fengju often brought her to Wang Ying's house.
Huanhuan likes her aunt's house better than her own. She is very happy every time she comes here and she likes Yueyue very much. When Li Fengju sees Huanhuan and Yueyue together, she always thinks of Wang Ying and Wang Hui when they were little. At that time, who would have thought that the sisters would be like this now?
Wang Ying's family is also very nice to Huanhuan, and Dongbao has even started to teach Huanhuan how to write.
May Day came again, and Wang Ying went to attend the workers' congress with the factory leaders.
The non-staple food factory has been very quiet recently. It has not had any new products for a long time. Their factory did not have a place in this year's model worker award. They just came to make up the numbers and watch the cultural performances.
After watching the cultural performance, Wang Ying saw Lu Yanfen and felt that she seemed to be waiting for him on purpose.
"Yingzi, long time no see. You didn't come last year, right?" said Lu Yanfen.
"Long time no see, Sister Yanfen." Wang Ying looked at Lu Yanfen. She hadn't changed at all, and even looked younger and more beautiful.
"Why doesn't your factory have any new products recently?" asked Lu Yanfen.
Wang Ying was a little puzzled as to why Lu Yanfen would ask this, and casually replied, "Production capacity is limited."
"Is that so?" Lu Yanfen lifted her hair. "Your child is over one year old, right? I haven't even seen him."
Lu Yanfen's words were incoherent and Wang Ying had no idea what she wanted to say to him.
"Sister-in-law Yanfen, is there anything wrong? If not, I will go back. The children are waiting for you at home." Wang Ying said.
Lu Yanfen hesitated to speak, but in the end she said nothing. She smiled and said, "See you later."
Wang Ying nodded, walked away and went to the carport to get the car. She didn't understand why Lu Yanfen wanted to talk to her.
When he turned the corner, Wang Ying heard two people talking in a moderately loud voice.
"She's talking about making that ancient paper again. What's the idea behind this? She's so determined to make that thing."
"After all, my father-in-law is the deputy factory director, and it seems like there are more people supporting him this time."
"My husband has been dead for many years, but she still stays at her husband's house. I don't know what she's thinking."
Wang Ying knew immediately that they were talking about Lu Yanfen. As Wang Ying approached, the two people's "ha" became quieter, but not too quiet, so Wang Ying could still hear it.
One person said: "I don't mean to talk behind people's backs, I just can't stand her."
"She's hooking up with half the men in the factory, and she's acting like a chaste widow."
"that is……"
Wang Ying listened to the conversation between the two and remembered that she had gone to the provincial capital with an old senior from the paper mill. She also mentioned that Lu Yanfen wanted to make a traditional rice paper, and the process seemed very complicated. She didn't expect that she was still insisting on it. She was quite persevering and probably wanted to make a contribution.
Wang Ying thought, "If you want to achieve merit, stop making paper and make sanitary napkins. It would be much better." Previously, Wang Ying had even tried to get Deputy Factory Director Gao to guide him into this endeavor. But as his interactions with the Gao family gradually faded, Wang Ying gave up on the idea. If he knew someone with connections, he could mention it and bring in a sanitary napkin production line sooner rather than later, for the benefit of women.
That night, Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng chatted and mentioned Lu Yanfen.
"I think she is weird. Every time she talks to me, her words are incoherent, but she insists on talking to me," said Wang Ying.
"Ignore her." Zhao Yunsheng was annoyed when he mentioned this person. He took Wang Ying in his arms and said, "Let's not talk about her anymore. Let's go to sleep..."
After May Day, the non-staple food factory suddenly faced a major event: the factory was to be split up!
When Wang Ying heard Director Qian talk about this at the meeting, his heart suddenly beat faster for a few seconds. This day had finally come, and it seemed to have come earlier than in his previous life.
"How do you split it?"
"We have to take it apart the same way it was put together before," said Qian Tongsheng.
"That's true. There are originally four factories." Director Xiao said.
"After the split, will the Beichong Non-staple Food Factory still exist? What about our directly-operated stores?"
"The higher-ups mean that the sauce factory should keep its original name, which is what we ordinary people have always called it. The soy products factory will be called Beichong Soy Products Factory, the cannery will do the same, and the pastry factory will be renamed Panda Brand Biscuit Factory. Of course, this is just a preliminary opinion, and further discussions will be required," Qian Tongsheng said. "If you have any opinions or suggestions, please write them down and I will submit them to the higher-ups."
For a moment, everyone present had their own thoughts.
"Economic reform is not something that can be accomplished overnight, and neither can the splitting of our factory be accomplished in a few days," Qian Tongsheng said. "But the general direction will not change. During this period, everyone must remain focused on maintaining production."
Everyone present nodded and agreed.
Qian Tongsheng added: "Leaders have noticed the achievements of all comrades in their work. Don't worry about your future positions. Don't forget that, in the final analysis, we are all good comrades who are building Beichong and the country together."
If the factory is split into four parts, there will be four factory managers! Who of these four will be the factory manager? There will be a fight over who will be the factory manager. Qian Tongsheng said this to remind them not to fight.
Of course, those present at the meeting all agreed on the surface, but behind the scenes, who didn't have some "motivation"? In his previous life, Director Zhao didn't step down for no reason; he was forced out by someone else!
Wang Ying looked at Director Qian. He was definitely going to be promoted; among the four directors, he definitely wasn't one of them. Deputy Director Zheng was a little more uncertain; he might also be promoted. Based on seniority, Director Zhao should have a chance at the director position, but the others were more uncertain. As for Wang Ying herself, she doubted she had a chance; she was too young and lacked the experience.
Wang Ying's ideal scenario would be for Director Zhao to be the factory manager of the Panda Biscuit Factory and for her to be the production manager. However, this wasn't very realistic. Because of their relationship, it was impossible for higher-ups to ignore this and place them in the same factory. This would be impossible unless a higher-up leader truly believed in her and didn't want someone above them to hinder her development.
The meeting lasted two hours. After the meeting, Wang Ying returned to the office.
Shao Pengyu asked, "Director, why is this meeting taking so long?"
Wang Ying said, "Because something big happened."
"What's the big deal? Can you tell me?" Shao Pengyu asked.
"The factory is going to be split up." Wang Ying said to Shao Pengyu.
"Split? How to split?" Shao Pengyu looked very surprised, but Wang Ying could see that he was pretending. He should have known the news in advance.
"Split it into four factories." said Wang Ying.
"Is this the first step in our factory's reform?" said Shao Pengyu.
"It should be."
Wang Ying flipped through his meeting notes, wondering if he should write a proposal and how to write it. He decided to go back that evening and discuss the follow-up plan with Director Zhao.
After dinner in the evening, the Zhao family’s dining table became a conference table.
Director Zhao and Wang Ying discussed the splitting of the factory with serious faces.
"Dad, before the dust settles on the factory split, you must pay attention to production matters," said Wang Ying.
"I know this. Production comes first." Director Zhao said.
"That's not what I meant," Wang Ying said. "I was reminding you to be wary of villains. Director Qian will definitely be promoted. Of the remaining leaders, you have the highest seniority, so the director position is likely to go to you."
Director Zhao nodded: "I understand, I will be on guard."
"If there are any documents you need to sign, you must read them carefully and don't sign them casually. You must be extremely careful about all aspects of production, from the entry of raw materials into the factory to the storage of finished products. You cannot relax for a moment until everything is settled." Wang Ying added.
Director Zhao smiled and said, "I know. After all, I've been doing this for so many years, I know what's going on."
“Also, if you feel something is wrong, you must trust your intuition,” Wang Ying said.
"I see." Director Zhao nodded again, "You should be more careful too. I think there must be a lot of people watching you."
"Well, I'll be careful," Wang Ying said. "Look, under what circumstances would the leadership assign us to the same factory, with you as the factory director and me as the production manager?"
"I don't think it's realistic," Director Zhao said. "After the meeting today, Lao Qian and I talked for a long time. We all guessed that the biscuit factory would most likely need to parachute in a new factory director, but we all think you'll definitely be the production director."
"It's true that I'm the production director, but it would be very annoying if a factory director came from above who always puts me in a difficult position," said Wang Ying.
"Don't worry too much. The country is trying to develop the economy now. The leaders above are optimistic about you, and the biscuit factory has a good prospect. Logically, no one will come to stop you." Director Zhao said.
Wang Ying was afraid that a relative or close confidant of a leader would be parachuted in, and would be confused and determined to go against her...
"Dad, how about I run for factory director directly?" Wang Ying thought for a moment and said, "Although the biscuit factory's current success isn't solely my responsibility, I've always been the leader. If I want to fight for it, there should be a glimmer of hope, right?"
Wang Ying felt that she had to take the initiative to fight for it. Even if she couldn't get it, she would still be a production director. Why not take the initiative and try it out instead of just waiting for someone to come in?
"If you want to fight, Dad will support you!" said Director Zhao.
Wang Ying suddenly felt a little embarrassed. If she won the election, Director Zhao might not be able to become the factory director.
"Don't worry about me. It doesn't matter to me whether I become the factory director or not," Director Zhao said. "You still have a long way to go and great ambitions. Everything comes first for you."
"Let me think about it." Wang Ying did not make a decision immediately.
After the meeting between the father-in-law and daughter-in-law, Wang Ying went upstairs. Zhao Yunsheng had already coaxed his daughter to sleep and was writing a manuscript.
"Have you finished the meeting?"
"Well, I want to run for factory director, but I'm afraid that if I win, Dad won't be able to take the position," said Wang Ying.
"He will definitely be on your side, just do what you want." Zhao Yunsheng said.
Wang Ying still hasn't made a decision.
The next day at work, Wang Ying took advantage of Shao Pengyu's absence to call Xiang Huaimin and tell him about the matter. Xiang Huaimin also supported her direct run for office. He even joked with Wang Ying that the lab was waiting for Director Wang's donation.
The workers at the food factory also knew about the split. Wang Ying was having lunch at the factory again, and her employees were eagerly asking her about the split.
Wang Ying only said what he could say.
The entire non-staple food factory was discussing the splitting of the factory. For a time, people were in unrest and the error rate in production rose sharply.
But for more than ten days, there was only a piece of news, and no further progress was made. It was only after the factory held two radio conferences that people's hearts gradually calmed down.
In just over ten days, Wang Ying wrote a "letter of self-recommendation" and handed it to Director Qian's desk.
Qian Tongsheng looked at the letter of recommendation, raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger! It's really something you can do."
"Director, please help me," Wang Ying said with a smile. "You will definitely still be the leader of the economic department in the future, and we will continue to cooperate! I am a soldier you brought up, and I will cooperate with you in the future."
Qian Tongsheng's eyelids were twitching. This damn girl was just like before, and she had him under control with just one sentence.
Qian Tongsheng glared at Wang Ying, pointed at the file bag Wang Ying handed over with four fingers and said, "I understand. I will do my best."
"I knew you were the best!" Wang Ying flattered quickly.
"However, between you and Director Zhao, only one can be the factory director. I need to make this clear to you first," said Qian Tongsheng.
"Yes, I know." Wang Ying's eyes were clear and firm. She and Director Zhao talked twice more, and Director Zhao said that his personality was more suitable for being a production director, not a factory director. He still insisted that Wang Ying run for the position.
"I'm glad to know. Go ahead and get busy," said Qian Tongsheng.
Wang Ying didn't leave, and looked at Qian Tongsheng with a smile: "The factory is here, can you tell me where you will be promoted to?"
"I won't tell you! Go away, go away!" Qian Tongsheng glared at Wang Ying.
"Then do you think I have a good chance of being elected?" Wang Ying asked again.
Qian Tongsheng raised the file bag Wang Ying handed over and pretended to hit her: "Don't worry, I'll definitely help you if I say so! If you say another word, I'll tear this thing apart!"
Wang Ying didn't dare to say anything more. He thanked him again and left the factory director's office.
After Wang Ying left, Qian Tongsheng opened Wang Ying's campaign letter and read it. He couldn't help but think, "Great!" He was farsighted, shrewd, and courageous. After reading the letter, he wanted to give Wang Ying the chair he was sitting on.
What's wrong with being young? Ambition doesn't always come with age. Besides, she not only has ambition, but also has impressive achievements and is a provincial model worker. Qian Tongsheng decided to run for Wang Ying.
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