Zhao Shengli didn't want either of the two people with connections who came to the fruit canning factory this time.
If Wang Chuntao hadn't repeatedly assured him that his niece was hardworking, Zhao Shengli wouldn't have agreed, and this is how it turned out.
"Didn't I tell you this morning to just watch from the side? You didn't even watch properly, and you still dared to get involved. If this pot of sugar water can't be salvaged, it'll all be deducted from your salary."
Wan Xiaozhen said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, Brother Zhao. I thought it looked pretty simple when you were doing it. I didn't expect it to turn out like this."
Zhao Shengli became even angrier upon hearing this.
How unlucky he is to have such an idiot as a partner.
This morning he went to the pre-processing workshop to see how the fruit was being processed. Yu Yao was doing a great job; she was learning quickly and even helped Aunt Liu and the others move things.
"Brother Zhao, the people in the pre-processing workshop are looking for you."
Zhao Shengli stopped, turned around and looked at Yu Yao, "What is it?"
Yu Yao said, "Brother Zhao, Aunt Liu said that this batch of ripe pineapples has been processed and we can go and move them now."
Zhao Shengli said "I understand" and looked at Wan Xiaozhen, "If you cause us any more trouble, I don't care if you're the class monitor's niece or not, you're all fired."
"I didn't do it on purpose. I just wanted to help because everyone was busy." Wan Xiaozhen felt so embarrassed that she wanted to dig a hole and crawl into it, especially with Yu Yao standing there.
Zhao Shengli looked at Wan Xiaozhen, who was clearly unconvinced, then at Yu Yao, and muttered something.
“We all started working in the workshop on the same day, so why is there such a big difference? Yu Yao has been working almost as hard as a year-old employee, while I, who can’t answer any questions, not only don’t know anything, but also just cause trouble.”
Zhao Shengli's voice wasn't loud, but he didn't deliberately lower it either, so everyone in the workshop could hear him.
Yu Yao didn't take it to heart and went back after informing the people.
Wan Xiaozhen lowered her head, her face flushed red.
Yu Yao did this on purpose. If she hadn't come at this time, Brother Zhao wouldn't have said this to her.
The news of the simple incident at the dessert cart quickly reached Wang Chuntao's ears. She pulled Wan Xiaozhen aside and instructed her, "I've already assigned you to the dessert workshop based on your experience, and everyone's already dissatisfied. If you don't study hard, you won't pass the exam in three months, and you'll have to be transferred. Understand?"
Wan Xiaozhen: "Auntie, I'm just a newbie. Newbies make mistakes and that's how they improve. If Yu Yao hadn't deliberately shown off, why would Brother Zhao have said that about me?"
Wang Chuntao thought that made sense. "Don't worry about Yu Yao. Leave her to your aunt. She's a newcomer. Do you think I can't handle her?"
She can easily find any excuse to give her a hard time. So what if she's a military family member? Once she's under her command, she has to listen to her.
After leaving the sugar water workshop, Wang Chuntao went straight to the pretreatment workshop.
After cutting the pineapple according to the new procedure, Yu Yao glanced at her watch and noted down the time it took.
I picked up the pineapple again and conducted the test.
It turns out that Aunt Liu and the others' method was a bit cumbersome; some steps could be completed in one step, without needing to be divided into two. If it could be simplified, it would save a lot of time.
Yu Yao had experience making canned pineapples in her previous life. In order to understand the production process of canned pineapples in the factory, she also looked at a lot of information about the factory in her previous life.
Based on this information and practical experience, she developed three improved versions. They are currently being tested to see which method is more effective.
When Wang Chuntao came over and saw that she hadn't finished even half a basket of pineapples at her feet, she snorted inwardly.
I thought she was something special when I saw her acting all fierce this morning, but it turns out she can only handle a pineapple and she's already like this.
"Comrade Yu, to accommodate military families, we didn't require you to complete the 300-jin (150 kg) quota, but you can't take advantage of being a military family member and try to slack off on your first day. It's been so long, and you still haven't even memorized the method and procedure for cutting a pineapple?"
Aunt Liu, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up for her: "Class monitor, it's not that Yu Yao didn't learn it, it's that she felt that some parts of the previous process could be combined into one step, and she's testing it to see which one is better."
Wang Chuntao couldn't help but laugh after hearing this; wasn't this just handing over a handle against him?
"No, Aunt Liu, she's a newcomer who hasn't even processed many pineapples, yet she's talking about improving the factory's processes. Yu Yao, I advise you to behave yourself and stop making trouble and finding excuses to slack off."
Aunt Liu and Sister Hong had all heard Yu Yao tell them about the three versions she mentioned, and based on their experience, they thought they were feasible, which is why Yu Yao conducted the test.
However, the test results are not yet available, so they are not convincing.
Wang Chuntao neither listened nor believed it.
She's worked in the factory for so many years, from apprentice to foreman. There's not a single step in the fruit processing workshop that she doesn't understand. How come she never knew that the process could be improved?
"Don't try to defend her. If she's still moving at this speed before we leave work, I won't be so polite."
After finishing her speech, Wang Chuntao ignored their reactions and went to inspect other workshops.
Yu Yao was not affected by Wang Chuntao and focused on doing the test.
She spent an entire afternoon comparing the effects of the three methods, and after testing, the second version of the method and process proved to be the best.
It can ensure that the processed pineapples meet the factory's requirements, and also save time, saving an average of half a minute per pineapple.
Yu Yao was not entirely satisfied with this timing.
Yu Yao shook her sore wrists, found a stool to sit on, and took a sip of water.
Aunt Liu and the others had just finished processing a basket of food and asked about her progress, "Yu Yao, how is it? Has it improved?"
Yu Yao nodded, then frowned. "There is some improvement. I've done the tests, and the second method is the best. On average, it can save half a minute per pineapple, but the effect isn't ideal."
Aunt Liu was surprised, "Saving half a minute is already a lot, why are you looking so worried? We thought it wasn't working."
Yu Yao explained, "My plan was to save an average of one minute, but that's still a long way off."
Aunt Liu smiled and comforted her, "One and a half minutes is not much, but if you look at it over a day, with so many people in our workshop, how much time can we save in a day?"
When you calculate it that way, it's actually quite good.
Yu Yao had forgotten; she had subconsciously calculated the time based on her own time for making pineapple preserves, and only realized it after hearing what Aunt Liu said.
Following the simplified procedure, processing tasks weighing 300 jin (150 kg) can save at least one hour.
Unlike in later generations where finishing work early would make the boss think you weren't working hard enough, factories in those days allowed employees to leave early as long as they completed their daily production targets.
Of course, if you can't complete the task, you'll have to work overtime to finish it.
Who wouldn't want to leave work early? That's why Aunt Liu and Sister Hong agreed to let Yu Yao take the test.
Thinking about it that way, it's actually pretty good.
Most of the elderly women in the workshop only had a basic level of literacy; they couldn't even recognize all the characters, let alone do arithmetic.
"Aunt Liu, Xiao Yu, stop keeping me in suspense and tell me, if you can save half a minute on this, how long will it actually take to complete the 300-jin task?"
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