453 Mountains and rivers have reunions, we will meet again in the future
Su Taotao felt that the Spring Festival of 1978 came very quickly, and it was the New Year again in a blink of an eye.
But in the eyes of many people, it was much slower than in previous years.
Candidates taking the college entrance examination looked forward to the arrival of the admission notice every day, but until the holiday before the New Year, no one here had received the admission notice.
The radio and TV said that candidates in many big cities began to receive admission notices in February.
Su Taotao was not in a hurry. If she remembered correctly, the first year of college did not start until March or April, and a large number of candidates received admission notices after the New Year.
They were also in a remote area, how could they receive it right at the beginning?
The factory had delivered the last batch of New Year's goods, and everyone would start their holiday tomorrow.
This year, the factory's performance exceeded the target, and the annual sale was much richer than in previous years, with salt, oil, soy sauce, vinegar, rice, and fruits.
Su Taotao picked up what everyone needed and bought it.
And no cash was used, all of it was exchanged with Su Taotao's newly launched coconut soft candy!
Yes, the new production line opened in the second half of the year squeezes coconut meat into coconut milk and then makes soft candy, and then rolls a circle of coconut flakes on the outside of the soft candy, which is sweet but not greasy and is deeply loved by people from all walks of life.
In addition, this year's New Year limited edition is a co-branded edition with Fu Yuanhang's "The Story of Time", from the outer packaging to the outer decoration, it is all based on this theme. It didn't even have a chance to be launched on the market, but it was snapped up by old customers and sold out, which directly doubled the food factory's performance.
This type of candy is still in short supply.
In Su Taotao's own words, this is her final work at the food factory, a gift to the food factory, and the last year-end report card to the leaders.
Leaders from all sides were very satisfied. The base has not lacked research and development funds in recent years, all thanks to the food factory led by Su Taotao.
It is even more regrettable to lose a "business genius" like Su Taotao.
Lobbyists came one after another, and their throats were smoking, but they still couldn't persuade Su Taotao to stay.
It's just that people tend to go to higher places, and they really want to force people to stay for their own selfish reasons.
But they can't stay.
The factory did not hire a new director, but made a decision that surprised Su Taotao.
A new secretary was transferred over from above, and Zhang Jing'an was appointed as the factory director.
Zhang Jing'an gladly took over the responsibility, which made Su Taotao's handover work much smoother.
Zhang Jing'an looked at Su Taotao's well-organized production and promotion plans, and was more certain that her background was the same as his.
But it didn't matter to him anymore, as they were both living a completely different life from their last life.
The things of the last life were really the things of the last life. They
will be in different places in the future, and it is hard to say whether they will see each other again.
In the next few decades of rapid development, there will be countless opportunities, and everyone will rely on their own abilities.
In fact, Su Taotao also felt that after the reform and opening up, Zhang Jing'an might go into business on his own, and staying in the factory would only give him a few more years of experience.
After getting along with each other for a few years, many things are tacitly understood. They
are all smart people and will not bring them up.
Old employees like Aunt Zhong, Xia Zhiqiu, and Dong Shengping have been promoted to the top of their departments. The main purpose of the promotion is to increase their salaries.
Su Taotao took the lead and applied for an extra month's salary for all employees who have worked in the factory for more than one year. For the rest of the employees who have worked for less than one year, the monthly salary is divided by 12 and then multiplied by the number of months they have worked in the factory as a year-end bonus.
The leader waved his pen and approved it.
On the last day of work, the iron gate of the food factory slowly opened. Su Taotao turned around and looked at the red plaque of "xx Base Affiliated Food Factory", and then looked at the thousands of employees who followed her and bid her farewell in tears...
"Director Su, we can't bear to part with you..."
"Director Su, please don't leave, wuwu..."
"We will never meet such a good director again..."
"Director Su..."
Su Taotao felt that her five years of hard work were not in vain, and finally came to a perfect end.
She waved goodbye to everyone with red eyes:
"Everyone go back and pack up, go home and have a good New Year, we will meet again in the mountains and rivers, and we will meet again in the future!"
Even Xiaolu and Baihua were already crying.
Xiao Meizi's small figure stood in the crowd, her eyes full of tears looking in the direction of Su Taotao, which was also the direction of her efforts in the next three years. She moved her lips and said silently:
"Director Su, see you in the capital."
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This was also the last Spring Festival that Su Taotao's family spent at the base.
Fu Zhengtu had received a transfer order and would report directly to the headquarters in the capital after the New Year.
Some things that were not used in daily life had already been packed and mailed to the capital.
The only thing that made them feel worried was Baibai.
These days, it is not uncommon for people to take chickens and ducks on the train.
But Baibai is so big that he can't be dragged directly on the train, so Fu Zhengtu had to tailor a check-in box for Baibai and put it in it for check-in.
But people are trapped in the train for dozens of hours and can still move around, which is uncomfortable.
The whole family felt uncomfortable just thinking about Baibai, who played around every day, being stuck in a box for dozens of hours without moving.
When Fu Zhengtu was making the box, Chenchen sighed countless times beside him, asking his father if he could make it bigger so that Baibai could move around inside.
"If it's any bigger, even the carriage won't be able to fit it," Fu Zhengtu said helplessly.
Chenchen hugged Baibai's neck and soothed her, preparing her mentally:
"Baibai, we are going to take the train to the capital after the Chinese New Year. You have to stay in this box for dozens of hours. Be good and don't move around, okay?
Don't be afraid, I will visit you when I am free and bring you food and water. I will ask mom to grill some of your favorite beef jerky, and I will give you my share, too, okay?
Baibai, you know the train, right? It goes very slowly..."
Baibai follows his masters everywhere all year round. Su Taotao has tried to drive him to the city at most.
But he doesn't know what a train is, let alone riding one, and he has never even seen one.
Chenchen was worried for a few days, and kept talking about it to Baibai, and even Zhou Linglan could recite it.
Until the evening of Fu Zhengtu's holiday, he came back with some plane tickets.
"I got some plane tickets. We're taking a plane this time, not a train."
Chenchen's smart brain was a little out of control.
"Dad, is it a plane?" He blurted out, opened his hands and made a flying motion, "Dad, is it the plane flying in the sky?"
Fu Zhengtu laughed and rubbed his head, "Yes, Dad once promised to take you on the plane."
Chenchen clapped his hands, circled around his father a few times, and jumped to take the plane ticket from Fu Zhengtu's hand:
"Great, I'm finally going to take a big plane and fly to the sky!"
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