Chapter 2121
In the living room
Fang Zhiwen was circling the coffee table. Seeing his mother and wife leave the study, he hurriedly brought yellow peaches to them and then stared into his mother's eyes. After getting a positive hint, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
In his previous life, he and Shanshan were both working, and even with school, Shanshan still had plenty of free time. However, in this life, he was making money as a self-employed businessman, and Shanshan followed suit, starting to sell popcorn. For the better part of a month, she worked during the day, sold popcorn after work, and even shelled the kernels at night. She was constantly busy, like a weight, and the little weight she had finally gained was lost through exhaustion.
Although Shanshan always claimed she wasn't tired, Fang Zhiwen didn't dare let her guard down. She'd previously been poorly fed and malnourished in the brigade, and now, working day and night, she felt like she was doing the work of three men. It was fine in the short term, but over time, her body couldn't handle it.
He works hard to make money just to let Shanshan relax more than in her previous life, not to compete with him to see who makes more money.
Unable to bear it any longer, Fang Zhiwen could only ask his mother for help.
But he didn't expect his mother to introduce Aunt Zhan to Shanshan. Aunt Zhan Hong, Aunt Xu Jia, and his biological mother were sworn sisters.
Aunt Xu Jia is the deputy director of the Lin City Women's Committee and gave birth to a daughter, Zhang Lina. Aunt Zhan Hong is the dean of the School of Finance and Economics. She studied abroad in her early years, was later sent down to the countryside for this, and was rehabilitated and returned to the city last year.
It's just that Aunt Zhanhong is not in good health, and many people wanted to use my mother's connections, but my mother refused them all. Unexpectedly, my mother was willing to trouble Aunt Zhanhong for Shanshan.
Fang Zhiwen bowed repeatedly to his mother to express his gratitude. Peng Shuya looked at him and said with amusement, "You keep acting like a mischief all day long. Only Shanshan can tolerate you."
"Okay, it's getting late, you two should go to bed quickly."
The next day, as soon as Xu Shanshan entered the workshop, Qin Sisi pulled her aside and said, "I heard from my best friend that Aunt Hua went to the Personnel Department to report you."
Aunt Hua was the "enthusiastic" aunt who asked Qin Sisi to give her job to her brother last time.
Xu Shanshan asked in surprise, "? Am I violating factory rules and regulations?"
"She said you were setting up a stall outside the factory, engaging in speculation and profiteering. She also said you weren't fully committed to your job. I heard she even wanted the personnel department to fire you. This old woman is really vicious. She keeps an eye on our work all day long. She wants the factory to fire us all so they can replace her son. Ugh, who doesn't know what kind of person her son is?"
"Xu Shanshan, don't be afraid. There's no rule in our factory that forbids setting up stalls."
Xu Shanshan bit her lip. She hadn't expected the factory to not allow people to set up stalls. She had seen Fang Zhiwen and other people from the factory setting up stalls to make money, so she thought she could do the same.
If Aunt Hua reports it, it won’t cause trouble for Dad, right?
At the same time, Deputy Secretary Chang was looking at Fang Yuanzhou with an awkward expression. He was very dissatisfied and shook out the complaint materials handed to him by the Personnel Department. He said angrily, "Director, look at it, it's only been a short time since the good times, and you're complaining again. It's a new society, a new atmosphere, so we should have new ways of doing things. If you ask me, it's time to change the rules of our factory."
Fang Yuanzhou finished writing the note and looked at the time. He stood up, patted Deputy Secretary Chang on the shoulder, and deliberately joked, "Why, are you still thinking about Secretary Ge's youngest son?"
"Let's go to the meeting and talk while we're at it."
As for the report in Deputy Secretary Chang's hand, Fang Yuanzhou didn't even ask.
He walked in front with big strides, and Deputy Secretary Chang followed behind and spat secretly, thinking, it's good to have a meeting, I'll expose your dirty laundry in the meeting, and I'll see how you step down.
At the meeting
Fang Yuanzhou delivered a keynote address on the next phase of work, emphasizing key technological priorities. One was the development of color televisions, with the goal of converting the assembly line to an in-house production line as soon as possible. Another was the advancement and development of CRT to LCD technology. To this end, he declared that he would mobilize the entire factory's manpower and resources to achieve this goal, striving to narrow the technological gap with foreign countries.
The group of people from Deputy Secretary Chang's faction remained silent, but judging by their expressions, it was clear that they disagreed. They felt that the factory had developed to this point and there was no need for such radicalism.
Overseas, because of the high labor force, they are pursuing automation. There is absolutely no need for this in China. You should know how many educated youth who returned to the cities cannot find jobs.
Besides, few people in China could afford black and white TVs, so why bother making color TVs? Even if they were made, who would buy them?
Director Fang just opened his mouth and money flowed out again.
But Deputy Secretary Chang and his team really didn't dare to confront Fang Yuanzhou directly. So many cadres in this factory left, came, or were demoted, but he, the factory director, was firmly in his position.
Fang Yuanzhou is a person who is unfathomable and invulnerable.
However, no matter how high his personal qualities are, he cannot withstand the drag of his family.
To embarrass Fang Yuanzhou, Deputy Secretary Chang deliberately brought up Aunt Hua's complaint and then said, "Director, how do you think we should handle this matter?"
Fang Yuanzhou read it carefully twice and said with a smile: "Director Tan, it's such a small matter, just follow the factory regulations. Why do you need to ask Deputy Director Chang for help? Aren't you delaying Deputy Director Chang's work?"
"Could it be that you're afraid that I, the factory director, will be partial? Don't worry, I'm telling you something. Don't worry about me. Just follow the factory rules and regulations."
Fang Yuanzhou's tone and eyes were full of laughter, but he managed to make Director Tan sweat. Even Deputy Director Chang secretly regretted it, thinking that he was too eager. Oh, he shouldn't have stood up so hastily. Stupid, he really made a fool of himself.
The participants were all middle and upper-level leading cadres, and they had a clear understanding of the situation.
This is a competition between the Chang faction and the Fang faction.
"Director, I don't mean to trouble Deputy Director Chang, but there is really no precedent in the factory." Director Tan wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"No precedent? Lao Tong, you're in charge of factory rules and regulations. Isn't there a precedent for this?"
"Director, Director Tan is right. There is no precedent for this at the moment."
Fang Yuanzhou sat back in his seat and nodded, "That's right. The country hasn't been encouraging individual businesses for long, and back then, we didn't think there would be the possibilities we have today. Old Chang was just complaining that the factory rules and regulations were outdated. It's perfect, so let's discuss it and come up with some specific rules and regulations. This will also save Director Tan from getting himself into a sweat next time."
Director Tan chuckled and didn't dare to say a word.
"Oh, Lao Tong, you also have some information to share. Let's talk about it all at once."
Director Tong smiled, then handed out information to all the attendees. He said, "It's the same as Old Tan's. It's all about factory employees becoming self-employed. But I've prepared a more comprehensive list than Old Tan. Unlike Old Tan, he only has Xu Shanshan's name. I have the full list here. Take a look."
Deputy Director Chang quickly grabbed the list and took a look. It was so densely packed, from top to bottom, dozens of people were self-employed. Not only that, he even noted the scope of business at the end.
For example, Yan Liang and Jiang Wen noted that they were selling chestnuts and mushrooms.
Behind Xu Shanshan is selling popcorn.
Zhang Fei noted that it was labor protection shoes.
But when he saw Tan Qian and Chang Wei, he couldn't laugh anymore, because they were selling spare parts from the factory.
Deputy Director Chang glanced at Fang Yuanzhou cautiously, cursing inwardly, "What a cunning old man! They've clearly been investigating this for a long time, yet they only revealed it today."
"This bastard is using me as a knife again."
Deputy Director Chang was furious, but his youngest son, a worthless jerk, was reselling factory parts, which was far worse than anyone else's. Xu Shanshan selling things would at most be subject to education and criticism, but his son and Old Tan's daughter dealing in factory goods would be subject to jail time.
Fortunately, among other cadres' relatives or children, there are always one or two who hold them back.
In terms of innocence, none of them are innocent.
Deputy Director Chang glanced at Fang Yuanzhou. This guy worked like a chess player, always thinking ahead. He had been included in his plan today, and he didn't know what tricks he was up to.
But this time his daughter-in-law was also there, so he shouldn't slap himself in the face, right? He was happy about it, but so was his daughter-in-law from the countryside?
Deputy Director Chang was just lost in thought when Director Fang said, "If it weren't for Old Chang's meticulousness, I don't know how long this matter would have been kept from me. Director Tong, learn more from Deputy Director Chang in the future. Bring out whatever you have, and don't tell me until everything is complete."
"Old Chang, you've made a good start today. This is a major matter concerning the future of the factory, and we need to discuss and come up with a set of rules. So, Old Chang, tell me first, do you think it's okay for factory employees to work part-time, or is it not okay?"
Deputy Director Chang pondered Fang Yuanzhou's thoughts, wondering if he would say yes or no. He also thought that his son would definitely not be able to do this private work in the future. So, it seemed that a strict ban was in his best interest.
"In my opinion, it should be banned. If everyone goes out to work part-time, who will do the factory work? If they run into problems outside, do they blame the factory or themselves? They can't distinguish the boundaries."
Fang Yuanzhou frowned and said nothing, then asked other cadres.
Some said yes, some said no. In the end, the vote ended in a tie.
"Director, you haven't voted yet?" the secretary reminded.
Fang Yuanzhou stood up and voted directly for the strict prohibition, and then praised: "After all, it's Lao Chang. I trust you to do the work. So, you can go back and work out the specific rules with Lao Tong and Lao Tan."
"Director, what about this time?"
"Discuss it and report back to me."
Fang Yuanzhou's departure left Deputy Director Chang feeling overwhelmed. Many officials shook their heads and sighed at him, seeming to hesitate as they seemed to disagree with his exposing Xu Shanshan.
Deputy Director Chang said to Director Tong of the Fang faction, "Old Tong, you've kept it a secret so well. If you keep doing this, be careful that your sister-in-law will make you sleep on the floor when you get home." What a guy! He even wrote his brother-in-law on the list. Isn't he a complete idiot?
"Tell me, what are we going to do with this list of names?" He then asked, poking the list on the table with his finger.
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After getting off work, Xu Shanshan apologized to Fang Yuanzhou, "Dad, I'm sorry I've caused you trouble. I really didn't think it through. I only thought about making money."
Fang Yuanzhou smiled and said, "There's no such rule in the factory, and it has nothing to do with you. But Dad wants to apologize to you today because I had this idea a long time ago and deliberately didn't tell you in advance. In fact, Dad was deliberately waiting for others to complain about you."
"Although our factory is a key provincial unit, with so many people, things get complicated. Even though Dad is the factory director, it's not easy to push a new regulation. I left the loophole in your case on purpose. But from now on, factory employees are not allowed to work part-time. Your workshop is okay, but some workshops are too physically demanding, and if you're not careful, problems will really arise if you combine work inside and outside the factory."
"Safety is the top priority."
In addition to part-time jobs, it also puts a stop to the reselling of scrap factory parts.
"Shanshan, I'm afraid you're going to be wronged this time. I guess everyone will be informed."
After listening to Fang Yuanzhou's explanation, Xu Shanshan pondered for a moment and then said, "Dad, what's the big deal? Announcer Jiang Wen is so embarrassed to announce himself, so why should I be embarrassed?"
"That's good. It's just a notification. Deputy Director Chang won't ask you to memorize the files." After all, Lao Tong's list was really interesting.
A few days later, the factory issued a formal notice. First, it strictly prohibited any employees from taking on any part-time jobs; anyone caught doing so would be fired immediately. Furthermore, anyone caught taking any of the factory's wires or threads outside the factory would be subject to criticism and education at the very least, fines and dismissal at the worst, and even more serious offenses, direct police investigation.
In addition, the factory employees who previously worked part-time were criticized throughout the factory.
Although Xu Shanshan was mentally prepared for this, she still couldn't help feeling embarrassed when she heard her name mentioned on the factory broadcast.
Qin Sisi sighed and said, "In the entire Lin City, our factory is the strictest."
Xu Shanshan lost her part-time job, and her factory work wasn't busy. Lately, she's been concentrating on learning English with Fang Zhiwen. She bought a secondhand radio, which Fang Zhiwen upgraded, and it works almost like a new one.
A few days ago, she received a letter from her eldest sister, saying that the educated youth in the brigade had gradually returned to the city. Now, the teachers in the brigade's primary and middle schools were almost all gone, and the remaining local teachers were not as educated or capable as the educated youth.
Xu Shanshan was deeply influenced by Peng Shuya, and she took studying even more seriously.
After much deliberation, Xu Shanshan decided to send back her English learning tapes. It just so happened that she was also learning from scratch, so Hongxia and Congcong could follow along.
On the other side
Sun Yuemei heard from others that Xu Shanshan had been reported to the entire factory, and immediately reported it to the old couple with exaggeration.
Liu Cui'e snorted coldly, "Don't meddle with the boss's business. I heard your brother also sells popcorn. How's business?"
"It's just so-so." It was strange, her brother's cooking was not as crispy as Xu Shanshan's.
"Oh, Mom, please don't get the wrong idea. There are so many people selling buns on the street. It's impossible for one family to do it and then the others can't do it. Besides, it's better for my brother to earn money himself than to beg for money."
Liu Cui'e thought it made sense, but she was still unhappy about being used as a tool, so she snorted coldly, "I have no right to interfere in your family's affairs."
While the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking, Fang Yuan came home with his wife and daughter. The three of them looked exhausted and their hair was tangled.
Sun Yuemei was so heartbroken and really hated Liu Qingqing.
The woman was admitted to university and married the second son of the secretary of the Linshi Molding Machinery Factory.
It's a pity that Fang Yuan was so sincere, but ended up like this.
What is the daughter of a captain?
At first sight, Sun Yuemei became tired of her second daughter-in-law Zhu Zhu.
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