“That’s right, otherwise there wouldn’t be a sound all day long.” The four men didn’t like to chat either, and sometimes they wouldn’t say a word all day, as if there was no one here.
Master Sun shook his head: "If only my son were half as ambitious as Xiao Qian." His son was the third child in his family and was taking the college entrance exam this year, but he failed to pass.
“What are you dreaming about? How many college students can our county have in a year? I’ve never dared to even think about that. I’m already very happy that our children can graduate from high school properly.”
"Didn't you even give your partner a chance to consider?"
"How can we think about it? We haven't heard anything about hiring at our factory this year. It's really worrying. It's so hard to find a job these days."
Master Li stood up, glanced outside, and lowered his voice: "I did hear some news."
Master Sun and Master Wang both looked at him with expressions that said, "What are you talking about?" This guy never talks about gossip!
Master Li almost rolled his eyes at the two of them: "What kind of expressions are those? I only overheard our factory manager mention it by chance, I can't guarantee whether it's true or not."
Master Sun became interested: "Tell me about it."
The key point is that this person is usually impossible to dig up any gossip about. The three of them are usually in a relatively silent state, so it was quite unexpected that they suddenly became lively today.
"I overheard him say a few words when I went on a business trip with our factory manager a couple of days ago. It seems like he came up with something new that can be produced directly in our factory this time."
"Our factory manager went out this time to discuss the machinery. He said he wanted to set up a new workshop. Think about it, setting up a new workshop means we need to bring in new workers. Isn't this an opportunity?"
Master Sun's eyes sparkled, instantly breaking his usual gentle and refined image and making him more down-to-earth: "Old Sun, thank you for the good news. I was just worried about my mistress's job."
"If this works out, I'll treat you to dinner."
Master Li quickly waved his hand: "I was just saying that, I don't know if it's true or not yet, let alone talking about eating."
It's not even harvest time yet, and the factory is almost out of food. Who would have the nerve to go to someone else's house for a meal?
"At least there's hope now, isn't there? It's so hard to find a job these days, it's driving me crazy."
Master Zhang chimed in, "Go back and tutor your mistress. There are so many kids in the factory, and they'll probably have to go through an exam to be selected. We can't let her come in completely clueless."
“You’re right, I’ll give my child some extra lessons when I get home today.”
"I didn't expect to see results so quickly this year." In previous years, there were some, but very few. Sometimes it would take one or two years to produce a single result, and even when they did, their factory wouldn't be able to produce them; many were distributed to other factories.
"It seems to be related to that young Sun who's nominally affiliated with us, but I don't know exactly what the relationship is. I just heard the factory director praising him."
Master Sun praised, "Indeed, heroes emerge from among the young. Look at our Xiao Qian, he's so young, but his skills are unparalleled. And look at Xiao Qian, he's never without his books. I glanced at them last time, they were all professional books, and they confused me."
"We're still focusing on our own little corner of the world, while others are already expanding their learning. We can't compare," he said, feeling only deep admiration and not daring to be jealous at all.
That's genuine talent and skill; it wasn't obtained through back channels.
Master Zhang sighed, "We're getting old, and our brains aren't as sharp as those of young people."
The other two nodded in agreement. It wasn't that they didn't want to learn; it was that they couldn't learn it or remember it. They had already put in all their effort just to understand this part of it.
Qian Xiao strolled over to the logistics department, chatted with Guan Yu for a while before getting down to business. Her job was really quiet; the machines couldn't be breaking down every day. Even though she didn't like studying, she was so bored that she started reading books to pass the time.
Qian Xiao had just stepped out of the small building when Guan Yu caught up with her: "Xiao Xiao, wait for me."
"What's wrong? Did you forget to mention something?"
Guan Yu looked around and pulled Qian Xiao away a bit: "What are you doing, so secretive? What big secret are you trying to tell me? Don't worry, I'm a tight-lipped person, I definitely won't tell anyone." Qian Xiao practically patted his chest to guarantee it.
Guan Yu slapped Qian Xiao: "Shut up and listen to me."
Qian Xiao touched his nose and shut up sheepishly: "Go on, go on, I'm listening."
Guan Yu looked around anxiously: "I heard my dad and mom say that we've come up with something new and are planning to set up a new workshop. They said they're going to recruit some of the factory's children to take exams and compete for the positions."
"I just wanted to tell you because we're close. If you have an older brother or something, get ready quickly. This is a rare opportunity. You absolutely, positively must not let this slip to anyone. Even if you do, I won't admit it."
Although she knew Qian Xiao was a tight-lipped person, she still couldn't help but remind her that if her father found out, he would definitely punish her.
"Let me tell you, I haven't told anyone about this, I'm really bottling it up, so you absolutely have to keep it a secret, okay?"
Qian Xiaofei nodded quickly: "I know, I know. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. Besides recruiting workers, are there any other positions?"
"Yes, it seems they also need to hire drivers, but they only need two, so it's probably not easy to get them. This will take at least another month. If you have suitable people in your family, you'd better start preparing now."
"Okay, thank you Xiaoyu. I'll bring you something delicious when I get back from my business trip."
"That's settled then. I won't do anything that isn't delicious."
Qian Xiao patted his chest: "Don't worry, I don't have many merits, but I am exceptionally trustworthy."
Guan Yu followed Qian Xiao's hand to her chest: "Speaking of which, you're already seventeen, how come your chest hasn't grown at all? If it weren't for your long hair, I would have thought you were a man dressed as a man."
Qian Xiao puffed out her chest: "Are those eyes? They're two holes, can't you see them?" Although she was very young, she was definitely grown up.
Guan Yu puffed out her chest, swaying it back and forth, laughing until her eyes hurt. Who was she trying to seduce? Those two pieces of flesh were too big and would hinder her movement. Besides, I'm still young.
Qian Xiao's back hunched over immediately: "Why are you like this? I'm still young, I have a long way to go." Who told her that women in this era are very reserved? Who is this person showing off to her?
But everyone was starving back then, how could someone be so well-developed? That doesn't make sense!
"What do you mean 'little'? I'm only two years older than you. You're almost eighteen, how much longer can you grow?"
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