Chapter 40 Colleagues "Comrade Wang Ying, I'm sorry!"...
Although Wang Ying and Director Zhao both work at the non-staple food factory, they do not go out at the same time.
Director Zhao was a reserved person, deeply afraid of gossip. After breakfast, he rode his bike to work, as if escaping. He didn't usually ride a bike; his home wasn't far from the food factory, only a ten-minute walk. Director Zhao had gone to great lengths to avoid working with his daughter-in-law.
Chen Xiuqin said disdainfully, "Your dad is such a conservative guy. So what if we work together? Father-in-law and daughter-in-law are still colleagues! Yingzi, he'll be the boss from now on. If he gets mad at you at the factory, you must tell me when you get back and I'll take care of him."
Wang Ying smiled and said, "Dad is a principled man. If we have a conflict at work, we just resolve it. I don't bring my emotions to work, nor do I bring my worries home from work."
"Well said!" Zhao Yunsheng put down his chopsticks and applauded Wang Ying. "We should all learn from Comrade Wang Ying."
"Okay, stop joking. Let's clean up and get back to work," Chen Xiuqin said. "Whoever gets home first will make dinner."
"Okay." The young couple agreed, but Wang Ying saw that Zhao Yunsheng was usually the first one to arrive home. This man was very active after get off work, so he would probably have to cook dinner from now on.
Before leaving, Chen Xiuqin took out a bunch of keys from her pocket and gave them to Wang Ying, saying, "I almost forgot my keys. These are all the keys to the house. I made a copy for them. Put them in your bag and return Yunsheng's bunch to him."
Wang Ying took the key, which had a small goldfish woven into an IV tube on it.
Chen Xiuqin smiled and said, "That was made by the nurse in your eldest sister's class. It looks pretty, doesn't it?"
"Yeah, it looks good." Wang Ying said with a smile.
Wang Ying put the key in her bag. The keychain was heavy. She suddenly remembered her past life. In her past life, she had never had the key to the Du family. Every time she mentioned it, Sun Qiaoling would always say, "Grandma will open the door for you anyway. Why do you need the key?"
Why does she need a key? With a key, this is her home. Without a key, she is just a guest, an outsider.
"Thank you, Mom." Wang Ying said solemnly.
"Silly girl, what's there to thank me for? I have to go first. A new batch of goods is coming today and I need to sort them out." Chen Xiuqin said, picked up her bag and left.
Zhao Yunsheng and Wang Ying went out together. Wang Ying didn't ride a bike, so Zhao Yunsheng walked with her. When they reached the entrance of the alley, Wang Ying urged her, "Hurry up and ride your bike. Don't be late."
"Then I'll leave. See you tonight." Zhao Yunsheng said.
"Okay, see you tonight." Wang Ying waved at Zhao Yunsheng.
At this time, the neighbor Aunt Tao Wu passed by and joked with the two: "After all, the young couple can't be separated even when they go to work."
Wang Ying glanced at Zhao Yunsheng, who smiled and greeted Aunt Tao Wu: "Aunt Wu, I'm here to buy groceries."
Aunt Tao Wu smiled and nodded, waved her hand and continued walking forward.
"Hurry up!" Wang Ying urged again, and Zhao Yunsheng rode away on his bike. Not long after he went far, he turned back to look at Wang Ying. In order to take this look, his steering wheel tilted and he almost fell off the bike.
Wang Ying sighed helplessly. This person is really...
Wang Ying also quickened his pace and walked towards the non-staple food factory. Along the way, there were workers going to work.
When we arrived at the gate of the non-staple food factory, employees were entering the factory, each with a work ID card pinned to their chest.
Wang Ying didn't have a work permit yet, so she took out her employment notice and gave it to the security officer. The officer looked at her, handed the notice back to her, and said, "Go and register first. It's on the second floor, in the second office on the east side. Just ask Deputy Director Zheng, he's in charge of personnel."
"Thank you, comrade." Wang Ying said politely.
Wang Ying entered the office building and just went up to the second floor when he saw a man walking towards him. It was the man wearing glasses and speaking in a sarcastic tone during the interview day. It turned out that he was also accepted.
Wang Ying pretended not to see him and was about to continue walking when he was stopped by him.
"Comrade Wang Ying."
Wang Ying stopped and asked, "What's wrong?"
"My name is Luo Wenshu, and we will be colleagues from now on." said the man with glasses.
"Yeah." Wang Ying responded lightly.
"I misunderstood you about what happened last time. I apologize to you. Comrade Wang Ying, I'm sorry!" Luo Wenshu said as he bowed to Wang Ying at a ninety-degree angle.
"Hey, hey..." Wang Ying was a little caught off guard. What was wrong with this person? Wang Ying stuttered twice and said, "It's nothing serious. Get up quickly."
Luo Wenshu stood up, adjusted his glasses, and said, "Go report in quickly. We'll see you in the office later."
Wang Ying thought to herself, if you hadn’t stopped me, I would have already signed up… The constant coming and going of people made her feel embarrassed.
"Then I'll go first." Wang Ying said and turned to leave.
As soon as Wang Ying arrived at the deputy director's office, Deputy Director Zheng actually stood up to greet her. Wang Ying was flattered.
"Comrade Wang Ying is here, please sit down."
Wang Ying sat down on the wooden chair in front of Zheng Liancheng's desk and took out her employment notice and personal materials from her bag.
Zheng Liancheng took the employment notice and materials and pressed them under his hands without even looking at them. He said to Wang Ying, "Comrade Wang Ying, the question you answered during the re-examination last time, or the speech you gave, made us old colleagues feel ashamed."
"They are just some immature ideas," said Wang Ying.
"Ah~~ That's not true. Many great inventions also started with immature ideas." Zheng Liancheng said, "Having ideas is good. Having ideas gives you a direction."
"Director Zheng is right," said Wang Ying.
"Comrade Wang Ying, you may not know this, but our non-staple food factory doesn't have a food R&D department. We just complete the production quota given by the city every year. We don't need to develop any new products. Last year's glutinous rice balls are the same as this year's, and last year's mooncakes are the same as this year's. They're all based on the same old recipe. We've been selling peach cakes for many years, and they always taste the same."
Wang Ying nodded. At this stage, factories across the country are all similar. The country gives tasks, and they just need to complete them.
"However, before this exam, we held a meeting. Deputy Mayor Sun and Deputy Mayor Liu from the Ministry of Agriculture raised the point that we should do our best to enrich the people's diet within the limited resources." Zheng Liancheng said, tapping the desk twice with his index and middle fingers together. "Comrade Wang Ying, do you understand this?"
Wang Ying nodded: "The resources remain the same, but the products need to be updated."
Zheng Liancheng slapped his desk. "You're right. Resources remain unchanged, but the product is updated. Now, this task is handed over to the five comrades in your R&D team. Do you have confidence?"
"Who is the leader among the five of us? Or is there anyone who is the leader among the five of us?" Wang Ying did not answer, but asked a key question first.
"Currently, the five of you are all on the same level, members of the R&D team. I'm temporarily serving as the team leader and your direct supervisor," Zheng Liancheng said with a smile. "Actually, this matter should have been under the supervision of the production director, but Director Zhao felt it would be best for him to avoid suspicion since you'd just joined the factory. Once your abilities are recognized by your colleagues, he won't have to worry about it anymore."
"Okay, I got it. Director Zheng, please continue." Wang Ying nodded, feeling grateful to Director Zhao. This approach was a good thing for Wang Ying, but for an old leader who cared about production, it was originally his task, and he certainly couldn't let it go because he didn't take it over.
"Look, today is November 1st, and it's almost the end of the year. Every year, the year-end bonuses for various units and factories in Beichong include products from our non-staple food factory, and the content is pretty much the same every year. Although everyone is happy about the bonuses, we'd better change it up!" Zheng Liancheng said, "Your R&D team's first task after joining the factory is to prepare the year-end bonuses for each factory this year."
Wang Ying's parents are both working, and she is very clear about the year-end benefits every year. In addition to oil, rice, and noodles, there will also be fried fruits, cloud cakes, etc., which are produced by the non-staple food factory.
These foods are convenient and easy to store. When guests come over, just make some tea and serve two small plates. These foods have become a seasonal treat, like the Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings and the Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes. During the Lunar New Year, even if your employer doesn't provide them, you still buy some to keep in stock.
"Why does the leader suddenly want to make a fuss about this?" Wang Ying asked.
"Think about it yourself." Director Zheng said mysteriously.
Wang Ying thought for more than ten seconds and said, "Giving out benefits is just an introduction. The main purpose is to launch new products."
Director Zheng smiled and said, "You're right, but you forgot the most fundamental thing, what I said at the beginning."
Wang Ying was stunned at first, then realized that it was about enriching the people's diet. Wang Ying nodded, "I understand. Although life is hard and supplies are scarce, we still need to find some new ways to live in difficult times."
"That's exactly the point. Of course, what you just said is also correct," said Director Zheng. "Perhaps if the response is good, our factory can have another flagship product. What do you think? Are you confident?"
Wang Ying was not one to boast, but at this moment she nodded heavily and said, "Yes!"
"Okay, then I'll see how you perform next." Director Zheng said with a smile.
Wang Ying came out of Director Zheng's office and went to their office. She had her work ID pinned to her chest, which was written for her by Director Zheng himself.
There was no sign hanging in Wang Ying's office yet. She pushed the door open and saw that Luo Wenshu and Wu Haiyang were already there, but the other two had not arrived yet.
Wu Haiyang felt a little embarrassed when he saw Wang Ying.
"Comrade Wang Ying."
The two men greeted Wang Ying.
"Comrade Wu Haiyang, Comrade Luo Wenshu." Wang Ying responded.
The office has six desks and a filing cabinet in the corner, but nothing else.
"Comrade Wang Ying, which desk do you choose?" Wu Haiyang asked.
"I'm fine with either. Let's wait for the other two comrades to arrive and then make a decision together," said Wang Ying.
"Okay," Wu Haiyang replied, then asked, "What do you think of this year's mission? Are you confident you can complete it?"
"I don't have any opinion yet." Wang Ying said that she has not read the information yet and does not understand the annual budget, so it is useless to say anything.
Wu Haiyang felt that he and Wang Ying were running out of conversation. Luo Wenshu, standing beside him, looked like he wanted to talk but was feeling very uncomfortable. Wu Haiyang asked him, "Comrade Luo, do you have any ideas?"
Luo Wenshu said, "Comrade Wang Ying, I heard your speech on the day of the re-examination. Weren't you quite full of ideas? Why aren't you talking about it now? Are you still on guard against us?"
Seeing him like this, Wang Ying felt that it was too early for him to get up when he bowed ninety degrees earlier.
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