Du Guoqiang's expression changed slightly. Zhou Yueyun's words reminded him of the hardships when his son was first born. In the early stages of the company, he set up a small machine shop with two lathes. When large factories couldn't get their orders on time, he would ask some small processing plants to help with the processing.
After working at the nail factory, he and Zhou Yueyun went to work at a machine factory. He worked on a lathe and Zhou Yueyun worked on a milling machine. Although the wages were not as good as at the nail factory, they felt that the nail factory job had no technical content and no matter how much money it paid, it was not worth doing. They thought it was better to learn a skill while they were young.
So when they saw that a large machinery factory in the industrial zone was recruiting apprentices, they applied together. In the first year, they could only earn an apprentice's salary of 500 yuan, which was barely enough to make ends meet. Fortunately, they had some savings from the factory, and the factory also provided dormitories, saving them on rent. They could still save some money by eating in the canteen for 1,000 yuan.
That year, in order to learn more from their master, he and Zhou Yueyun would help him wash his work clothes whenever they had free time. They kept the machines and workbenches spotless every day without the master having to tell them to, and the parts were also neatly arranged.
And coincidentally, the lathe master he apprenticed under and the milling machine master Zhou Yueyun apprenticed under were a couple. Both of them had bad tempers and were difficult to deal with, but they managed to wear them down and then taught them everything they knew, giving them a lot of advice.
A year later, he and Zhou Yueyun became permanent employees, paid by piecework. They were skilled and hardworking, and at their peak, the two of them could earn nearly 10,000 yuan a month together, which was ten years ago.
The house that Andy and his family lived in was actually their second home. Before that, they had another smaller house, which they had earned while working in the machinery factory. They worked themselves to the bone for several years, but didn't dare to have children. After saving enough for a down payment, they bought a house. Logically speaking, they had established themselves in the big city and could slow down and consider having children.
But Du Guoqiang was still not satisfied. He wanted to create a better life for his wife and children, instead of being content with a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan. Although he was not highly educated, he was quick-witted and well-liked in the factory. Once, when he was having dinner with the workshop director, the director complained that the tasks were not completed, the manpower was insufficient, and the level of the small processing plants outside was not good. Several times, the parts were damaged during processing, and the quality inspection department had criticized their workshop several times.
"It would be great if we had a reliable small processing plant. We could have them process some small parts, which would save us a lot of trouble," the workshop director said at the time.
Du Guoqiang kept it in mind and started to plan. He and Zhou Yueyun were definitely skilled enough. If they could secure all the small parts from this big factory, they could earn much more money than they did working for others.
Moreover, he can expand his business in the future. There are quite a few machinery factories in the industrial park. If he can acquire three or four of them, earning three or four hundred thousand a year will be no problem, or even more.
Du Guoqiang was increasingly excited, almost to the point of obsession. However, capital was a problem. All his money was tied up in houses. Even if he only bought two broken machine tools, it would cost over 100,000 yuan. He would also need to rent a factory and buy a truck to haul goods. All things considered, the cost would be at least 170,000 to 180,000 yuan less.
Zhou Yueyun initially disagreed with selling the house, fearing that she would end up with nothing. However, Du Guoqiang was determined to do it, and she couldn't persuade her husband otherwise, so she had to agree to sell the house. After the house was sold, the price rose significantly, and after using the money to build the factory, she still had tens of thousands of yuan left.
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