When Yao Tongjia arrived at Ruan Shengpeng's office, a large group of people came out and bumped into her. Some of the well-informed people immediately stopped to talk to Yao Tongjia.
"Tongjia, I heard you became the factory manager of Lian Gang Garment Factory. You're really young and promising. I have a good-for-nothing son who's stuck in a rut. Could you help me find him a job?"
"You can have him do odd jobs for you, or run errands!"
Yao Tongjia nodded: "You can have him come over tomorrow. Since you uncles and elders are all here, if any of your children need jobs, you can have them come for an interview!"
"Let me make this clear first: although I'm the factory manager, you all know the real situation. I'm just doing odd jobs; the actual decisions are up to the deputy factory manager in Hong Kong!"
Someone immediately chimed in, "That's for sure. If he's not a good fit, we wouldn't feel comfortable asking him to stay! We'd just have him come to the factory for an interview, right?"
"Yes, the interviews start at 8 a.m. tomorrow. You need to fill out a form first and wait for the interview. You can't be late, because the deputy factory manager hates people being late. I always arrive early!"
"I'll definitely be there early, not late. If I am late, you can just send me back!"
Seeing that everyone had left, she turned around and saw Ruan Shengpeng standing beside her, looking at Yao Tongjia with a proud expression: "Factory Director Yao, what brings you here?"
"Commander Ruan, you're too kind. You're calling me Factory Director Yao!"
"Of course I'll call him. This is related to whether I can live a life of ease as a gigolo in my old age. It's very important. Tell me, what brings Director Yao here? I'll definitely serve you well!"
Yao Tongjia followed up on Ruan Shengpeng's words: "I just wanted you to apply to the leadership to let my mother participate in an overseas competition!"
"What competition? Your mother didn't mention it to me!"
“I knew it would be like this. Mom always puts you first and is afraid of affecting you. Can you go home now? Let’s go home now and see what Mom has to say.”
Ruan Shengpeng nodded: "Then let's go!"
When they got home, Yao Yanxin was still cooking. Ruan Shengpeng unbuttoned his sleeves and went straight to the kitchen to help.
Wu Xinyue was somewhat surprised: "Your father is a military commander, how could he go to the kitchen to help?"
Yao Tongjia was unsurprised: "What's wrong with that? Housework is a shared responsibility, how can you expect my mother to do it all!"
Wu Xinyue quickly shook her head: "I didn't say that your mother has to take responsibility. I'm just curious why you don't hire a maid to do it? Your mother would rather draw more blueprints than do such trivial things!"
In the eyes of these wealthy young ladies and gentlemen, doing housework is a very uneconomical thing to do.
Yao Tongjia shook her head: "It's not easy to hire people right now. China is still quite conservative. But you don't have any connections, so you can hire as many people as you want."
Wu Xinyue seemed to understand, but not quite. She had been served by maids since she was a child, and she really didn't understand why she couldn't hire maids anymore! Yao Tongjia didn't know how to explain the situation of the past few years to her.
The two talked about the competition: "I think Auntie must participate. Even winning the preliminary round would be great. This competition is very famous internationally."
“There was a designer from Hong Kong who won third place in the preliminary round, and as a result, many people asked her to design clothes. Now she is very famous in the haute couture field!”
Yao Tongjia was surprised: "The third place in the preliminary round is already so sought after? Then Mom will definitely have to participate, which means Dad will have to submit an application."
"People don't even need to go abroad, yet they still need to apply? Wu Xinyue had always lived in the free port city, so it was really hard for her to understand why she had to submit a report for everything."
Yao Tongjia could only explain: "My father is a high-ranking military officer. He and his family have to make their plans clear before going abroad, otherwise it's easy for others to find fault with them!"
Wu Xinyue nodded: "I understand. Just like when we were kids, we had to apply to go out. So, will you need to apply to go abroad or to Hong Kong in the future?"
Yao Tongjia nodded: "Yes, I'll need to apply for permission to go abroad in the future!"
"That's really troublesome! But as a third-generation military family member, such trouble is nothing to worry about!" Trouble comes with convenience; otherwise, how could their factory have been established?!
Wu Xingyao was somewhat surprised when he heard that their factory was already being set up: "I heard that the efficiency there is very low, how come you are so fast?"
Wu Xinyue could only tell her father about Yao Tongjia's background, and Wu Xingyao's jaw almost dropped: "Last time I thought she was just an ordinary girl. She didn't have any of the arrogance of a high-ranking official's daughter!"
You see, in this port city, if their parents hold some official positions, their children will look down on others, just to show that they are superior.
Wu Xinyue dropped another bombshell: "Tongjia's grandfather was a founding father of the nation, but I've never met him!"
Wu Xingyao was truly at a loss: "She's a key protected individual, how could I possibly let you see her? You should work hard with Tongjia, and Dad won't have to worry about you anymore!"
Wu Xinyue pouted and said coquettishly, "Since I recovered, I haven't caused you any worry at all!!"
Wu Xingyao quickly surrendered: "Yes, yes, my Xinyue is the best, I don't need to worry about anything!"
Wu Xinyue was now satisfied: "Dad, have you finished dealing with things over there? When are you coming over?"
"We've already handed over the duties to your older brother. Once the handover is complete, we'll set off. Your mother has already packed your luggage; she can't wait to see you!"
"I miss Mommy too. Now that I'm all better, does Mommy not love me anymore?" Wu Xinyue said, feeling a little aggrieved.
"No way! Your mommy loves you the most, you can tell by how fast you pack your bags. It's just that I can't leave your mommy, so she didn't come to find you!"
Wu Xinyue, however, was somewhat skeptical. Wu Xingyao had gone to great lengths to coax her into being happy. Li Youyou, sitting to the side, said enviously, "You and your father have such a good relationship!"
Wu Xinyue said happily, "My dad and mom love me the most, and my two older brothers have to take a step back!" Then, she became a little unhappy, "Because of this, after my two older brothers got married, it seems like they're wary of me!"
Wu Xinyue actually knew that her brother was wary of her. Both of her brothers used to love her very much, but now, after being influenced by her brother's words, everything has changed. Fortunately, she now has a career.
If things go well, we can stay in touch more often; if not, we can go our separate ways. It's nothing!
After dinner, Ruan Shengpeng said directly to Yao Tongjia, "Your mother is going to participate in the competition, which is also a matter for your factory. You can just go find He Jiayin!"
Yao Tongjia also thought of this: "We have a factory interview tomorrow, and Sister Jiayin agreed to come and support me!"
Upon hearing this, Ruan Shengpeng nodded at Yao Tongjia: "No wonder you told them to come as they please, it turns out you had a backup plan!"
Yao Tongjia said proudly, "That's right, otherwise how am I supposed to get my work done if everyone keeps stuffing people into my place!"
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