In his previous life, Dong Qing owned a bean product processing factory in the early 1990s. He wasn't an outsider in this field. He said, "The initial processing of dried bean curd sticks is the same as making tofu; only the later production methods are different. Tomorrow afternoon, we'll go back to our hometown city to rest for a while and then go to the bean product processing factory to recruit someone."
Dong Qing has a ready-made candidate to run a bean product factory; in his previous life, the factory manager was named Zhou Hui.
This life is no different from the previous one. In this life, Zhou Hui should still be working in the local bean product factory. However, at this time, Zhou Hui does not know Dong Qing. She is still a girl, and there is no reason for Dong Qing not to know her.
Zhou Hui is very capable and has leadership skills. If a bean product factory is to be established, Zhou Hui would still be the best candidate for factory manager.
Li Yuzhu said, "I'll do whatever you say. You decide what to do."
In this era, there was gold everywhere. The main reason was that the production of various food products was generally small, while the demand was generally large. In addition, the price of raw materials was low. This was the main reason why business was so easy.
No matter when, you need capital to do business. Even if you can think of something, it's useless without capital. Dongqing doesn't lack funds now, but it lacks technical talent.
The next afternoon, after returning to their hometown, two tractors stopped in front of the bean product factory.
Dongqing said, "Yuzhu, you guys wait for me in the car, I'm going to go into the factory to take a look."
Dong Qing's actions surprised Li Yuzhu, who asked, "Are you just going to come into the factory and poach people like this?"
"I'm looking for a technician, not someone from the factory or on the street. Don't worry, I'll definitely bring them out for you!"
After Dong Qing finished speaking, he got out of the car and walked towards the bean product factory.
Dong Qing walked to the gate. In those days, the gatekeepers were usually old men.
The old man guarding the gate stopped Dong Qing and asked, "Young man, who are you looking for?"
Dong Qing asked, "Grandpa, did Zhou Hui go to work today?"
The gatekeeper asked, "You're at work now. What's your relationship to her?"
Dong Qing said, "I'm Zhou Hui's cousin. Could you please ask her to come out for a moment? I need to talk to her about something!"
Since it was a relative who came, the gatekeeper should have gone to the workshop to notify the person in question. The old man at the gate said, "Go outside and wait a moment, I'll go in and call them for you."
Dongqing said thank you and went back to wait in front of the tractor.
Li Yuzhu asked, "Honey, did you run into a snag?"
Dong Qing said, "You underestimate me. Don't worry, the old man at the gate will bring him out for me in a bit."
Li Yuzhu laughed and said, "Go ahead and brag all you want!"
Dong Qing laughed and said, "We'll see whether it's just boasting or not in a bit."
Not long after, the old man guarding the gate led a young woman out of the gate. The woman was about 22 years old and was wearing work clothes.
The gatekeeper said, "It's that young man outside in front of the tractor who's looking for you."
After listening, Zhou Hui looked out the gate and saw Dong Qing in front of the tractor, whom she did not recognize.
Fearing she would expose the truth, Dongqing said, "Cousin, my aunt asked me to pass on a message to you. Could you come out for a moment?"
"Relatives are only a few degrees apart," Zhou Hui thought. "It's normal not to know some of the relatives; maybe my mother asked him to pass on a message."
Dong Qing and Zhou Hui are indeed related by marriage, but at most they are distant cousins. Zhou Hui's mother is the cousin of Dong Qing's third aunt's husband. Such a distant relative would be hard to find without following the clues.
Zhou Hui walked up to Dong Qing and asked, "You just called me 'cousin.' Do we know each other? May I ask where I've been addressed as 'cousin'?"
Dong Qing said, "Sun Cheng is your mother's cousin, right?"
Zhou Hui said, "He's my cousin-in-law. Who are you?"
“My name is Dong Qing, Sun Cheng is my third aunt’s husband, and your mother is my cousin. Is it wrong for me to call you cousin?”
This relationship isn't exactly a roundabout one, but it's also quite complicated. Dong Qing is Sun Cheng's wife's nephew, and Zhou Hui is Sun Cheng's cousin's daughter.
As the saying goes, "a cousin is three thousand miles away." Direct cousins may seem close, but in reality, their relationship is very fragile. After the parents pass away, the two families basically stop having contact.
Of course, this statement is not a one-size-fits-all approach. For example, if one family is very wealthy and has a member who is a high-ranking official, then even distant relatives, let alone direct cousins, will still maintain contact. This is because the weaker party will always cling to the other party because the other party is useful.
This proves the old saying: "When you're rich, even distant relatives will come to visit; when you're poor, no one will care. If your family is so poor that it's deafening, even your immediate family won't pay attention to you because you're useless."
Xiang Dongqing and Zhou Hui are distant cousins who are not even remotely related. Unless there are special circumstances, they will never have any contact in their lives, and they will never even have the chance to meet. They will basically never know each other and would be complete strangers if they met on the street.
It took Zhou Hui a long time to sort things out, and she laughed, saying, "It's really hard to figure out who we cousins are. Now that you mention it, I really am your cousin. Did you go to all this trouble to find me something?"
Dong Qing said, "This isn't the place to talk. Get in the car; I have something to discuss with you."
Since they were relatives, Zhou Hui lowered her guard around Dong Qing and climbed into the tractor cab with him. She sat on the back bunk next to Li Yuzhu.
Dong Qing got into the car and sat facing backwards in the driver's seat. He said, "Cousin, this is your cousin-in-law, Li Yuzhu."
Dongqing brought a cousin into the car, which confused his wife, but she was too embarrassed to ask her questions, so she could only pretend to be confused.
Zhou Hui greeted Li Yuzhu, and she said, "Cousin, what do you want from me? It can't be as simple as trying to establish a family connection, can it? Most importantly, I'm just a working girl, not someone you'd want to associate with. There must be something wrong at home, right?"
Dongqing said, "Don't overthink it. Since everything's fine at home, I'll just get straight to the point. I'm planning to open a bean product factory in our hometown, and I'd like you to come back and help me. Would you like to work back home?"
A young woman asked, "Who would want to go to another city to work?" She replied, "Of course I would, but I can't leave now. If I leave like this, my boss won't pay me this month's wages."
Dong Qing asked, "How much do you earn a month?"
Zhou Hui said, "I was just promoted to class monitor this year, and I earn 50 yuan a month!"
“You’ll only make fifty yuan by the end of the month. I’ve paid you your salary for this month. Go back and tell your boss you’re quitting. Pack your bags and come with me!”
After Dong Qing finished speaking, he took out 100 yuan from his bag and handed it to Zhou Hui. Zhou Hui refused to take his money, but Dong Qing said, "If you think highly of your cousin, take the money. You'll work for me and I'll pay you 100 yuan a month."
“I’ll take whatever salary you offer after I start working, but I really can’t accept this money. It’s just a few dozen yuan. I don’t want it. I’ll quit my job right now and come back with you, okay?”
Zhou Hui is decisive and efficient, and very capable. In her previous life, she worked for Dong Qing, and she was very easy to use, so she was the first person Dong Qing thought of in this life.
As Zhou Hui finished speaking and was about to get out of the car, Dong Qing stuffed the money into her hand and said, "If you think highly of your cousin, take the money."
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