Chapter 282: Poverty and Short-sightedness

"Very good, much better than those old machines in our factory!"

When talking about the industry he is familiar with, Lao Yu suddenly changed his previous dullness and talked incessantly.

Fortunately, the other party kept talking about the machine and its subsequent development, and of course, he also expressed his concerns.

Today, the country is in a state of disrepair. Once the reform and opening-up policy was implemented, many small factories closed down and countless workers were laid off.

The textile factory's outdated equipment and chaotic management made it understandable that it went bankrupt.

However, Lao Yu also mentioned another problem.

"I used to have a group of people under me, and they were all hard-working workers. Now they are unemployed and have a heavy burden on their families. What I mean is..."

Lao Yu rubbed his hands and said, "I think I don't want any salary. Can I share my salary and recruit a few more acquaintances? Their salary can be deducted from my salary. Do you think it's okay?"

"Is it a hand you are used to?"

"……yes?"

"Since they are familiar workers, we should follow the formal procedures."

Huang Xinran thought about it, and after discussing with Liang Wei and the other two for a while, he said, "Well, you set a time and bring those experienced workers here. As long as they pass our interview, they can start work directly. However, we have a three-month probation period after they start work. As long as the probation is qualified, they will be converted to regular employees. The probationary period salary will be the same as that of first-level workers. Go back and ask clearly, and anyone who is willing to come here can come and try their hand."

Those troublesome or disobedient workers must be those who failed the probation period, so she naturally would not keep them.

"As for your salary..."

Huang Xinran looked at Lao Yu's nervous expression and couldn't help but smile: "It's a six-month probation period. Your salary during the probation period will be the same as your original salary. When the probation period is over, your salary will double."

If Lao Yu can pass the probation period, Huang Xinran doesn't mind paying such talents a higher salary.

The power of this sentence was so great that Lao Yu was very happy.

He hurried forward, shook Huang Xinran's hand and said, "Don't worry, Sister Huang, I will definitely do my best!"

"Okay, okay, just do your job well."

Huang Xinran pulled back his hand: "Your previous factory was a textile factory, and now it's a clothing factory, don't get confused. In the future, work hard."

"Yes, boss!"

Huang Xinran couldn't stand seeing Lao Yu's miserable appearance any more, so he waved his hand to send him away and asked someone to handle the employment procedures for him.

Liang Wei was also happy: "Sister Ranran, where did you find these people? Why do they look weird? Ah, it can't be the one that Captain Lu introduced yesterday..."

"Yes, that's him!"

Huang Xinran gave him a positive answer: "The deputy director of the bankrupt textile factory, I heard, is the son of the former director of the textile factory when it was privately owned and turned into a public company."

"Oh? So it's a family tradition? Captain Lu has found a good treasure." Liang Wei joked, "Do you think he can be the factory director?"

"Let him try first."

What if it works?

"You see, you are too busy. Sun Ya has her own business, and she is too busy to leave because of the expansion of her guesthouse. The same goes for An Lan. You can't let her take leave every other day, right? Although she is taking leave every other day now. As for me, it goes without saying."

All four of them were disappointed.

They are all busy, busy taking advantage of the current good opportunity to develop their careers.

"Okay, that's it for now. We can talk about it later if it's not suitable."

With a factory manager, it will be much easier to run the business later on.

Huang Xinran thought about it and decided to set up a chain group. As for the appointment of the chairman, whether it was Liang Wei or himself, the team had to be established first.

But it's too early to say.

Huang Xinran also made a decision about the appointment of the four of them. He would just put them in idle positions and leave the rest of the work to them, completely delegating power.

Huang Xinran saw that it was almost time, so he invited everyone to go to the cafeteria for dinner.

The canteen at Xianzhi mainly provides food for those working on the construction site. They were notified when they arrived. When Huang Xinran and his group arrived, the food was ready.

Since Lao Yu had already completed the employment procedures, he naturally followed them.

Looking at the fish and meat on the table, Lao Yu couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

God knows, their factory is not profitable, some workers have not received their wages for nearly a year. As for himself, the little salary he had was used to support everyone. Unfortunately, he and his wife were both in the textile factory, both unemployed, and raising their son who was in high school. If his wife had not found a temporary job outside, he would have been... starving to death with his current life of being hungry.

"Come on, everyone, don't be polite, eat quickly."

Huang Xinran greeted everyone.

Everyone was not polite and started eating.

Only Lao Yu stretched out his chopsticks, trying to pick up some meat, but when the chopsticks reached the bowl, they changed direction and picked up a piece of cabbage and ate it.

As soon as the cabbage entered his mouth, the unique aroma of the pickled mustard oil instantly stimulated his taste buds.

This, this...it's obviously just cabbage, but it smells so good!

He couldn't help it, and hurriedly took a big mouthful of rice and ate it quickly.

Huang Xinran saw that the other party was only eating the Chinese cabbage in front of him, and could not help but greet him: "Old Yu, don't just eat the Chinese cabbage, this braised pig's trotter tastes good, and it's not worse than Dongpo pork, try it!"

"Hey, hey."

Lao Yu just nodded but didn't move his chopsticks.

Liang Wei couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he took half of the delicious fat meat from the pig's trotter and gave it to him: "Don't just talk, eat now!"

"Okay, okay."

Lao Yu hesitated for a moment before carefully picking up the meat, taking out a small piece and putting it into his mouth.

The strong stimulation on his taste buds made his stomach ache and it clamored frantically for more.

But Lao Yu forced himself to look away, thanked everyone, and quickly ate his rice without even picking up any vegetables.

By the time he had finished three big bowls of rice, everyone had finished eating.

And in his bowl, the pig's trotter was still there intact.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Lao Yu's face turned red: "Can I...pack this piece of meat..."

"no problem!"

Huang Xinran called the chef over and winked at him, "Pack up the remaining dishes and give them to Lao Yu. Oh, by the way, are there any other unfinished dishes in the kitchen? Lao Yu has several cats at home, so they must have eaten a lot. You pack them all and give them to him."

"Okay."

After the man had gone to pack, Lao Yu blushed and explained, "I don't have a cat at home... Well, the textile factory wasn't doing well before, and we haven't paid wages for a long time..."

"Yeah, I heard that, too."

Huang Xinran comforted him: "Don't be embarrassed, Lao Yu. It's just a few dishes. It's not your fault that the factory is not doing well and has closed down and can't pay wages. You don't have to feel embarrassed."

"Thank you, thank you."

Lao Yu choked up.

There is a saying that goes, "When people are poor, their ambitions are short." How can a person who is so poor that he can't even afford to eat and have enough food have any ambition? He can only look at the present and hang on to his life in order to look forward to the future.