Sun Caixia's words were a mix of truth and falsehood: "The reform of state-owned enterprises is imminent. If Director Zhao is really under pressure from above and has no other choice, he might actually do something like this."
"Ah, if that's really the case, then we really need to think of a solution!"
"If you ask me, instead of making wild guesses here, we should just go and ask Director Zhao directly!"
"That's right. As long as we figure out whether it's a real layoff or a fake one, that's enough, isn't it? If it really is a layoff, I'm going to get a straight answer from Factory Director Zhao. She has to give us an explanation!"
"Exactly! We've been long-time employees, so even if there are layoffs, we need to get proper compensation!"
"If you ask me, let's just go find Director Zhao after we finish eating. We still have an hour of rest time in the afternoon, so let's see what Director Zhao has to say!"
"Okay, let's go. Everyone, hurry up and eat!"
"..."
Seeing that everyone had united, Sun Caixia chimed in with a few words, then lowered her head and continued eating, though she was filled with resentment.
Today, Director Zhao must give them an explanation!
The restaurant was noisy, and only Liu Qianqian, sitting in a corner, was eating her meal while listening to everyone's conversation, and couldn't help but frown.
He hadn't even told his good friend, the factory director Zhao Nianmeng, about the reform of state-owned enterprises.
Liu Qianqian had no idea what was going on. Why were these employees shouting about layoffs?
What's going on here? Didn't Director Zhao promise her before that there would be no layoffs?
Liu Xi lost all appetite and quickly put down her bowl and chopsticks, then ran towards the factory manager's office.
"Hey Qianqian, where are you going? Why aren't you eating!"
"I suddenly remembered I have something to take care of. You guys eat first!"
After hastily uttering those words, Liu Qianqian ran outside without looking back.
At this moment, Zhao Nianmeng was still busy in her office, completely unaware that the factory canteen was in complete chaos.
Just as she finished her work and was about to go eat, there was an urgent knock on the office door from the outside.
"Please come in."
As soon as Zhao Nianmeng finished speaking, Liu Qianqian quickly opened the door, panting heavily, clearly still not having recovered.
"What's wrong, Qianqian?"
Seeing Liu Qianqian's anxiety, Zhao Nianmeng quickly stepped forward and poured her a cup of tea.
"Have a sip of tea to warm yourself up first, we can talk about it later."
Liu Qianqian finished her tea in one gulp, and before she could even catch her breath, she grabbed Zhao Nianmeng's wrist.
"Sister Mengmeng, I have a question for you. You have to tell me honestly, you must answer me truthfully, okay?"
When the two were in the factory, they always did their own jobs.
Every time Liu Qianqian sees Zhao Nianmeng, even if the other person is her good friend, she will still call her "Director Zhao".
This was the first time Zhao Nianmeng had ever seen Liu Qianqian call her "Sister Mengmeng" so seriously and earnestly.
This made her serious as well. She nodded and said, "Qianqian, just ask. What happened? Tell me slowly, don't rush me."
"I'll just ask you one question: With this reform of our factory as a state-owned enterprise, are you planning to lay off the factory's employees as a solution?"
"No."
Without even thinking, Zhao Nianmeng shook her head and said without hesitation, "To be honest, I already have a general plan for this rush to produce state-owned enterprises, but layoffs have never been part of my plan, so you can rest assured about that."
Upon hearing Zhao Nianmeng's words, Liu Qianqian seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and her body went limp as she sat down on the sofa.
"That's good!"
Liu Qianqian let out a sigh of relief and patted her chest: "You have no idea how anxious I was. I really thought you were planning to hire employees at the materials factory!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Nianmeng felt a bad premonition and couldn't help but frown, saying, "Qianqian, don't you know what kind of person I am? Why would you suddenly ask me this question? Don't you trust me? What happened?"
"I definitely trust your character, it's just that the factory is almost in chaos right now!"
Liu Qianqian sighed, looking at Zhao Nianmeng's bewildered expression, clearly unaware of what had happened.
She then began to recount everything that had happened to her in the staff canteen.
“…So,” after saying that, looking at Zhao Nianmeng who also looked incredulous, Liu Qianqian had a feeling that this matter was not simple: “I always felt that since you did not plan to lay off employees, but this rumor still came out, someone must have deliberately stirred up trouble to throw this mud at you and prevent the successful reform of state-owned enterprises.”
"But I haven't offended anyone at the factory, and everyone is doing a good job."
Zhao Nianmeng was even more confused: "Qianqian, are you overthinking this? This unfounded rumor is probably just the factory workers spreading it around, and it's getting more and more outrageous. Don't think about it so much."
"No, that can't be right!"
Liu Qianqian shook her head firmly, saying resolutely, "Anyway, this matter isn't as simple as it seems. I feel like something's off..."
Recalling what had just happened in the staff canteen, Liu Qianqian felt increasingly strange.
At first, everything was fine when we were eating together.
I don't know when it started, but some people began to riot, and then everyone agreed to go and find Zhao Nianmeng to demand an explanation.
Thinking of this, Liu Qianqian grabbed Zhao Nianmeng's wrist and said with great certainty, "Everything was fine at the beginning of the meal. Someone must have said something in the middle, otherwise, no one would suddenly want to confront you!"
Seeing Liu Qianqian's certainty, Zhao Nianmeng was at a loss for words.
Actually, she also felt that something was amiss. After all, the factory had been doing well these past few days, but today a rumor about a source of wealth came out, and things started to go wrong.
Just thinking about it, this matter is full of strangeness.
Seeing Liu Qianqian's anxious expression, Zhao Nianmeng gently grasped her wrist and comforted her, "Don't worry, let me think about it first."
Although Liu Qianqian was also anxious, seeing Zhao Nianmeng trying her best to calm down, she could only nod in agreement.
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