Repairing? Only honest people do repairs. How can he earn extra money if he doesn't replace parts? Besides, the factory is constantly experiencing part shortages. It's useless to ask him for parts when there aren't any available; he hasn't even earned any extra money from replacing parts yet.
After that, Xing Baohua was summoned to the factory director's office.
This time, Director Li made him sit down and even poured him water himself.
"Today's meeting voted, and you will be appointed as the director of the fifth workshop. Your personnel file will also be transferred to the Municipal Personnel Bureau, and from now on you are a proud cadre," said Director Li.
"Thank you for your guidance, Director Li." The words were spoken lightly, almost slickly. The word "guidance," in particular, made Director Li frown slightly, clearly displeased.
"You're about to take on a leadership position, so put away your old frivolous attitude. A leader should act like one. Even if you don't know something, you have to learn. Before, you were just a worker, and I felt bad about messing with you, but from now on you're a leader. It'll be easy to remove you from your post and your employee status," Director Li said sternly.
"Yes." This time, Xing Baohua not only straightened her posture, but also regained her serious expression.
"There might be some troublemakers among the workers in Workshop 5, but don't worry about them. Just do your job well, and someone else will take care of it. By the way, I'm assigning Hou Liwei to be your assistant; you can delegate some tasks to him." Director Li was introducing Hou Liwei to him as an assistant, treating him as a trusted confidant.
Actually, this guy was thinking, why did he have to be sent of all people? Is he supposed to be an assistant? More like an adversary!
Factory Director Li was unaware of the feud between the two. He simply assumed that the two hot-blooded young men were just unwilling to admit defeat.
Competition is a good thing, but unfortunately he didn't know that this competition wasn't about work, but about women.
It's the kind of competition that has a result.
Xing Baohua knew that Hou Liwei being his deputy was an unchangeable fact and he had no choice but to accept it. He needed to quickly build his own team, otherwise he could easily be sidelined by certain individuals.
The director's position carries some personnel authority, including the power to promote a few temporary workers. Of course, it depends on whether the personnel department approves it, but they usually do.
The restructuring of the maintenance department wasn't mentioned, so he should still be holding the position concurrently. Liu Quan and Xu Shuai are both temporary workers; let's make them permanent employees first.
Furthermore, Liu Quan's uncle, Director Liu, would also exert influence behind the scenes.
When Xing Baohua came out of the factory director's office and went to Su Ya's place, Su Ya saw him and quickly closed the door.
She threw herself into Xing Baohua's arms and began to cry softly, leaving Xing Baohua at a loss for words. She thought someone had bullied her.
He asked, "Were you scolded by someone during the meeting?"
"without."
"Then why are you crying?" Xing Baohua asked, puzzled.
"I don't know, I just suddenly felt a little scared," Suya said, crying.
"Don't cry, wipe your tears. If someone suddenly came in, they'd think I did something to you," Xing Baohua said, seeing a towel behind the door. She went over to get it and wiped Su Ya's face.
"You've become the director."
"I understand, the factory manager already told me."
"I'm afraid you're not up to the task."
Xing Baohua sighed inwardly upon hearing this. How happy other women would be to hear that their husbands had been promoted!
Why are you so worried? I'm not running for president of South Korea. Is it really necessary to worry so much about the risk of going to jail or losing my life?
"What are you worried about? You should be happy that your man got promoted. He's so young and has a bright future ahead of him. Alright, from now on you're an official's wife."
These words amused Su Ya, who gently touched Xing Baohua with her small hand and said, "How awful is that, 'official's wife'? We're just dating, not, not married yet!"
As if remembering something, Su Ya suddenly said, "Oh dear, I still have a lot to do. The notices need to be posted."
Just as he was about to go out and open the door, he suddenly stopped and turned to Xing Baohua, saying, "Hou Liwei also went to the fifth workshop."
“I know. It’s fine. As long as he doesn’t mess with me, I’ll treat him like a fart,” Xing Baohua said domineeringly.
Su Ya shook her head slightly, swallowing back the words she wanted to say. She turned and left.
The news of Xing Baohua's promotion to director of the fifth workshop quickly spread throughout the entire factory.
Some people knew him, and some didn't, and they were all asking about him. When they learned that he was a 19-year-old young man, the discussion became lively.
That evening, 8-cent stamps were mailed to the relevant departments as if they were free. Some were written about Director Li's authoritarianism, dictatorship, one-man rule, promoting his cronies, and treating the director like a warlord, etc.
After writing the letter, he affixed an 8-cent stamp and mailed it to the relevant department. Of course, many others wrote to Xing Baohua as well. Most of them said he was young and immature, engaging in some hooligan-like behavior, or failing to act properly, etc.
The key was that Director Li, like a big tree, helped him withstand most of the firepower.
That same evening, Xing Baohua's house became quite lively. Neighbors from all over came to visit, and some of his father's men crowded the house.
What's even more outrageous is that matchmakers also came, and there was more than one.
Upon seeing Xing Baohua return home, the lavish gifts and flattery made even the shameless Xing Baohua want to retaliate.
Among the people in the house, Xing Baohua unexpectedly saw Xu Shuai's father chatting with Xing's father.
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