Chapter 42: Going to Work "I'll pick you up from get off work."
The four of them arrived at the lobby on the first floor of the office building. Zhou Qianjin arrived just as they did, accompanied by Lu, the head of the security department. They had all met him on the day of the re-examination and had greeted him.
Section Chief Lu smiled and said, "I'm on patrol right now, so I'll take you to familiarize yourself with the factory."
"Thank you, Chief Lu." Zhou Qianjin said beside him.
"Let's go. There's nothing to see in this office. Each office has a sign. If you need to do something, just find the right time to do it." Chief Lu said, leading the five people out of the office.
"You don't have to check the cafeteria, you'll know when you go there for lunch. You usually work long day shifts, but our security department, workshop, warehouse and other comrades work in three shifts." said Section Chief Lu.
"Comrades, you have all worked hard." Zhou Qianjin said from the side. He glanced at Section Chief Lu, and when he saw that he didn't respond, he stopped talking and didn't respond again.
The six people continued walking forward, passing the cafeteria and heading towards the factory.
"Both our factory and the city attach great importance to your work group. You have a heavy responsibility," said Section Chief Lu with a smile.
"We're not afraid of difficulties!" Luo Wenshu said. "As long as we unite as one, we'll definitely accomplish our mission."
Wang Ying doesn't like shouting such slogans. If they are five fools, no matter how united they are, they cannot complete the task. If they want to complete the task, it still depends on their work ability.
As they approached the first factory building in the first row, Director Zhao emerged. He looked a bit embarrassed upon seeing Wang Ying, and Wang Ying sensed hesitancy, as if he were looking for a place to hide or retreat back into the factory.
"Director Zhao!" Section Chief Lu called out.
Director Zhao couldn't hide, so he could only walk towards them. Luo Wenshu glanced at Wang Ying a few times and was noticed by her. It seemed that Luo Wenshu knew about her relationship with Director Zhao.
When Director Zhao approached, the five people also greeted Director Zhao, and Wang Ying also called him Director Zhao. Anyway, Zhao Yunsheng usually called him Director Zhao, so Wang Ying did not feel any psychological burden.
"I brought them here to familiarize themselves with the factory. We can't develop new products just by sitting in the office," said Section Chief Lu.
Director Zhao nodded. "You're right. Practice makes perfect. It's also important for them to understand our factory's equipment. They need to use existing machines to produce new products. After all, we have R&D tasks but no R&D funds, let alone purchasing new equipment."
Wang Ying heard a hint of resentment in Director Zhao's words. Even Director Zhao had resentment, which showed that this task was difficult.
"Director Zhao, are you free to come together?" said Section Chief Lu.
"I still have something to do, you guys go ahead," said Director Zhao.
"Then let's go." Section Chief Lu took Wang Ying and the other six people and started visiting each workshop one by one.
Wang Ying carried her small shoulder bag on her back the whole time. After entering the workshop, she began to take careful notes, recording what machines were currently in use, how they operated, how many people were needed to operate them, what products were being produced, how much was produced per day and per month, etc. In fact, she wanted to ask more detailed questions, but she was pressed for time today, so she only wanted to get a general idea first.
Some things cannot be seen just by looking at dead data.
While Wang Ying was taking notes, the others were also busy, writing and drawing in their notebooks. Seeing their dedication, Section Chief Lu smiled and said, "You're truly outstanding representatives, chosen from so many people. You're all so motivated! With your drive, we'll definitely complete this task in a few years."
Just when Wang Ying was starting a new career journey at the non-staple food factory, Wang Hui was seeing Zhang Xiumin off to the countryside at the train station.
The last time Li Fengju went to Du's house, she and Sun Qiaoling had a closed-door talk. Du Jianguo and Wang Hui were not there at the time, and no one knew what they talked about. But after that day, Sun Qiaoling's attitude towards Wang Hui was different.
Wang Hui's life was better than before. She was worried about Zhang Xiumin, so she went to their house to see her. What she saw was Zhang Xiumin, who was beaten all over her body. Wang Hui burst into tears.
Zhang Xiumin herself didn't cry, she seemed to have become numb.
Wang Hui felt sorry for Zhang Xiumin. In her past life, she and Zhang Xiumin had been best friends. But she didn't know what to do. She couldn't tell her about her rebirth, so that day she kept telling Zhang Xiumin, "You must not marry in the countryside. I'll be waiting for you in Beichong. Even if you have nothing left, you still have me as your friend. You must stay away from all the men in the countryside and don't let them get close to you!"
Wang Hui's words were like a ray of light shining into Zhang Xiumin's life. She said in a hoarse voice, "We are both sisters, why are you so kind and your sister so cold-blooded?"
Wang Hui didn't know what happened to Zhang Xiumin at the food factory gate, so Zhang Xiumin told her about it. Wang Hui immediately said, "How could she be like that? Her father-in-law is the director, and she didn't even bother to plead for you. She just stood there and watched you get beaten! I'm so angry! I'm not as cold-blooded as her!"
"She was standing right under the red list, looking down on me. She was so great! She didn't say a word when she saw me being beaten. We were classmates..." Zhang Xiumin murmured.
"Don't say that! She's just a cold-blooded person. We won't care about her!" Wang Hui hugged Zhang Xiumin. "You still have me. Believe me, I'll be here waiting for you! You must come back."
"Okay, I promise you, I will come back no matter what!" said Zhang Xiumin.
"Whenever you leave, I'll take you there."
On the platform, only Wang Hui came to see Zhang Xiumin off. She brought her some food: fried peanuts, some steamed buns, and some boiled eggs, which she bought with her own savings.
Zhang Xiumin looked at the things Wang Hui brought her with tears in her eyes, and secretly swore in her heart that from now on Wang Hui would be her only relative.
Wang Hui was afraid that Zhang Xiumin would be cheated by a man from the countryside again in her life. Before the train left, she reminded her again: "Xiumin, you must remember my words. Never marry in the countryside. I will wait for you to come back!"
"Don't worry, I remember that you are the best person to me in this world, and I will never go back on my word," said Zhang Xiumin.
"Okay, it's a deal. I'll pick you up when you come back! And you must remember to write to me." Wang Hui started crying again.
The two of them hugged each other and cried bitterly. Anyone who didn't know them would definitely think they were sisters.
Wang Hui sent Zhang Xiumin to the car, wiped away her tears, and went home. She was very happy and felt that she had saved Zhang Xiumin. Zhang Xiumin would definitely not marry the country man in her previous life and would not have to suffer so much in this life.
After rebirth, I really have to do something meaningful, Wang Hui thought to herself, and went home contentedly.
Wang Ying and her colleagues had already explored every accessible building in the two rows of the food factory, taking numerous notes. After touring the factory, they followed Section Chief Lu to the warehouse.
The warehouse consisted of a raw material warehouse, a finished product warehouse, a material warehouse, and a scrap warehouse. Unable to enter the finished product warehouse, they visited the other three warehouses. The material warehouse was mostly filled with cans, the raw material warehouse primarily held wheat flour, glutinous rice flour, soybeans, and the like, and the scrap warehouse primarily held production waste.
Wang Ying took notes as she read, finishing several pages in one morning. With her notes, she had a better idea of what to do when she looked at the materials provided by the factory.
After seeing all this, they went to the sauce drying yard. This area is actually the original foundation of the food factory, and it's said to have existed since the previous dynasty. The strong aroma of sauce is palpable upon approaching. It's almost as if every household in Beichong has relied on this factory's sauces and soy sauces for generations. Later, when state-owned enterprises were reformed, the soy sauce factory was the first to be spun off.
Wang Ying and her colleagues spent the entire morning familiarizing themselves with the factory. When it was time for lunch, Section Chief Lu was called away by a colleague from the security department, and the five of them went to the cafeteria. They had originally been walking together, but as time went on, Wang Ying and Xu Lili joined the other three male colleagues.
Xu Lili whispered, "The food at the food factory should be okay, right?"
Wang Ying smiled and said, "If nothing else, I guess you can eat anything with braised tofu with soybean paste."
Xu Lili giggled: "That's fine."
Five people entered the cafeteria one after another and lined up in different queues to get their meals.
Xu Lili pointed to the small blackboard with today's menu and said with a smile, "They actually have soybean paste braised tofu."
The two of them got their food and found a place to sit down. Wang Ying sat down when she noticed three other male colleagues sitting nearby. Luo Wenshu was mumbling something mysteriously, and then Zhou Qianjin looked around, as if searching for someone. Wang Ying thought Luo Wenshu was talking about her, so she sat up straight and stared at the three of them, especially Luo Wenshu.
Wang Ying saw Zhou Qianjin nudge Luo Wenshu with his arm. Luo Wenshu looked up and met Wang Ying's death stare. He immediately ducked his head in fear, clearly feeling guilty about gossiping behind her back. Wang Ying was certain that now they all knew she was Director Zhao's daughter-in-law.
"What's wrong?" Xu Lili asked.
"It's nothing, eat it." Wang Ying said.
"It tastes okay, just add some hot sauce." said Xu Lili.
After lunch, the two returned to the office and found an employee handbook and a pile of documents on everyone's desk.
Wang Ying sat down at her desk and, without looking at the employee handbook, she looked at the documents that had been delivered. After flipping through a few pages, three male colleagues returned.
They spent the entire afternoon looking at documents and taking notes. When it was time to get off work, they only put down the documents when they heard movement in other offices.
"It's time to get off work, it's time to get off work!" Wu Haiyang stood up and stretched.
Wang Ying put the work manual into her bag and the documents into the drawer. Looking up, she saw Zhou Qianjin and Luo Wenshu putting documents into their own bags.
Wang Ying and Xu Lili left together first. They talked as they arrived at the factory gate.
Before leaving the factory, Wang Ying saw Zhao Yunsheng sitting on a bicycle, his long legs supporting the ground, looking at her with a smile.
The hustle and bustle of people at the factory gate is truly unbearable! Wang Ying thought so in his heart, but he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.
Xu Lili noticed something was going on and whispered, "Is he your boyfriend?"
"It's my husband." Wang Ying said.
"You're married?" Xu Lili was a little surprised.
"Yeah, it was just married on National Day."
Xu Lili laughed and said, "No wonder."
Wang Ying deliberately avoided looking at Zhao Yunsheng, and Zhao Yunsheng waved at her. Every person passing by the factory gate would glance at Zhao Yunsheng, then look back...
As soon as Wang Ying left the factory, Zhao Yunsheng came up to her and said with a smile, "I'm here to pick you up from get off work."
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