Chapter 61 Two in One
Ding Guo admired these cadres so much that she could not resist Director Dong's enthusiasm. His poaching behavior was even more obvious than that of Qiao Xiuli in the factory.
She smiled and declined again: "Director Dong, I really don't plan to change units..."
"Why call her Director Dong? Just call her Aunt Dong."
Ding Guo was just beginning to debate whether or not to change her words when a voice from behind saved her.
"Boss!"
Dong Ailan was chatting with Ding Guo, and was very unhappy to be interrupted, especially by her long-time enemy. She turned around and glared at the person who came over: "What are you shouting about?"
Director Huang's real name is Huang Haifeng. He joined the factory with Dong Ailan. The two had a grudge against each other because of their early competition for a position. Neither of them would give in to the other and they were not polite to each other, but it was only at work. They had no grudge against each other in private.
Director Huang was not annoyed. He looked at Ding Guo with a smile and extended his hand to him in a familiar and enthusiastic manner: "This should be Comrade Ding Guo, a technician from Factory 1. Our leader praised you for your youth and potential during the meeting yesterday. I didn't expect you to be so young..."
Ding Guo guessed the identity of the visitor, smiled and stretched out his hand to shake it, saying, "Thank you for the compliment, Director Huang!"
Huang Haifeng was just testing the waters, but he didn't expect that it was actually a comrade from the same factory. He thought that this comrade came too early. There had been technicians coming to the factory in the past, but they would either come in the morning after the factory started working, or come in the afternoon to say hello. Ding Guo was the first one to come right at the working time.
If I had known that this young comrade was so enthusiastic, he would have stood at the gate to receive it, so as to avoid letting the boss get there first.
After confirming Ding Guo's identity, Director Huang became even more enthusiastic and said directly: "Comrade Ding, you are already at the door of our third workshop. Why don't you come in and take a look?"
Director Dong was not happy with this, and grabbed Ding Guo's hand and said, "Old Huang, there is no one like you who doesn't follow the principle of first come first served. Comrade Ding Guo was received by me first, so he should go to our second workshop first. Go, go, do what you need to do."
As he said this, he hurriedly took Ding Guo to the second workshop.
Director Huang didn't expect to snatch the person from the old boss, but the two had been fighting for half their lives and were used to fighting for everything. He didn't get angry, but laughed and said, "Look at you, you've already thought about the door..."
"That also depends on first come first served." Director Dong turned around and said something, then turned to Ding Guo and smiled gently, "Don't pay attention to him, I'll take you to see the raw materials first. The eggs and chestnuts were collected yesterday afternoon, but the quantity is not large. We will produce as much as we can. The black sesame factory has ready-made goods, and a batch will arrive today. White sugar..."
Director Dong was trying to get close to Ding Guo when he was interrupted by Director Huang. He did not continue the previous topic and immediately got back to work.
Ding Guo took his work clothes and went to the locker room to change, fixed his hair, put on his hat, and followed Director Dong to check out the raw materials.
Eggs, chestnuts and black sesame seeds have entered the cleaning process. The factory received the formula yesterday afternoon and has held a meeting to study it. They also did a small-scale experiment themselves. The finished mooncakes are still recovering oil, but Ding Guo saw at a glance that this batch of samples would not be successful and also saw where the problem lies.
She is now an experienced person. After all, she has experienced several failures. Now her eyes are the ruler.
You may not be able to spot problems with other products at first glance, but you can still have a good grasp of things that are already made.
The formula they get from the factory is a large-scale production formula, and doing small-batch experiments requires them to make adjustments themselves based on the large-scale formula data.
At that time, Ding Guo completed a small batch of sample tests and calculated the formula ratios several times before preparing to officially go into production. The first batch of mass-produced mooncakes had a slightly sweeter filling and the skin was slightly less oily, but not too much and was not considered a failure.
The second batch turned out perfect after tweaking the recipe a bit.
Although the second factory has the complete formula, it will not directly start mass production. After all, this is a new variety that has never been produced before, so they have to get a feel for it first.
Ding Guo accurately pointed out several problems with their samples yesterday afternoon.
The employees selected for learning responded actively, and one of them even took out a notebook and pen and started writing quickly.
One of the workers picked up a finished mooncake and cracked it open to show Ding Guo the filling inside. He said with great curiosity: "Technician Ding, please taste the filling and help us see how it is prepared and what needs to be changed..."
All the employees around him were older than him, but they all called him "Technician Ding" and were enthusiastic and humble when asking for advice, which made Ding Guo feel embarrassed. He hurriedly said, "You can just call me Xiao Ding."
"How can we do this?" A woman in her early thirties laughed and said, "That would make us seem rude. At the very least, we should call out to Master Ding and ask him to take the time out of his busy schedule to provide technical guidance and teach us the techniques of pastry making..."
This familiar enthusiastic style and painting style made Ding Guo couldn't help but look at Director Dong over there. Is the enthusiasm in their workshop passed down from generation to generation?
Director Dong on the other side saw her looking at her and quickly gave her a particularly warm smile.
Ding Guo quickly withdrew his gaze, tasted the filling they had prepared yesterday afternoon, and pointed out the problem.
After that, I finished the cleaning and started a new round of small-batch experiments with the people here.
The employees surrounding him showed an even more positive learning attitude than before. They listened carefully, asked questions humbly, and responded and communicated appropriately, making Ding Guo feel an unprecedented sense of accomplishment.
Director Huang saw that Ding Guo had already started to give instructions and waited patiently by the side.
Director Dong chased him away: "Xiao Ding will guide our workshop today, and guide you tomorrow..."
"That won't work." Director Huang immediately interrupted, "Wouldn't we waste a day like this? Everyone has a tight production schedule. Comrade Ding should come over to us after he finishes his work. We also need to do a small batch experiment."
Director Dong also refused to give in. She was worried that the person would give up. If she let him go, who knew if the old man would let him go when she went to pick him up again?
"Old Huang, we have a heavy production task for mooncakes. The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. The most urgent task is to let all the people eat mooncakes and have a good Mid-Autumn Festival. Can't you produce bread any other day? Why do you have to snatch people from us at this critical moment?"
"Dong Ailan, bread is also a gift for visiting relatives and friends during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Do you think that if we can't produce bread, it will affect people's celebration of the festival? Besides, our production tasks are equally heavy. Didn't you hear what Director Qiu said at the meeting yesterday..."
The two leaders over there are arguing with each other, neither of them willing to give in.
The workers from the second factory who were learning from Ding Guo were not surprised, but they were worried that Ding Guo would be affected. A woman in her thirties smiled and explained to her, "Don't worry about that. The two workshop directors have been arguing like this since they were young. They would argue for a long time just to get two taels of sugar. We are used to it."
Ding Guo smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm not affected... If the scale is too high, just take some more out."
As she spoke, she stared at the female worker who was weighing sugar next to her and gave her a reminder.
I went to check the process of frying black sesame seeds and preheating the oven.
While the new samples were being put into the oven, the two directors were still arguing.
Ding Guo also realized that although the two people were arguing, it was not the kind of quarrel that was really angry, and it did not affect everyone's work. Instead, it helped to entertain everyone.
Seeing Ding Guo finished his work, Director Huang rushed over and took him away, saying, "Comrade Ding, it's our turn. Our comrades are waiting for Comrade Ding to come over for work guidance."
Ding Guo smiled and said, "It's not about guidance, let's learn from each other!"
Director Dong knew that he couldn't stop him, but he didn't let him off the hook. "Since you, Old Huang, are eager to recruit talented people, I won't stop Comrade Ding. Comrade Ding, I'll pick you up in a while. Aunt Dong will treat you to braised pork and fish in vinegar for lunch."
Director Huang said unhappily, "Who can afford it?" He turned to Ding Guo and said, "Comrade Ding, I'll ask the canteen to make you some pork and scallion dumplings..."
Ding Guo said hurriedly: "Thank you, both directors. You really don't have to be so polite. We can just eat whatever the cafeteria cooks."
After she finished speaking, she said hello to Director Dong and followed Director Huang out of the workshop.
As soon as the two of them left, Director Dong hurried over to ask the employees: "How is it? How is your study? Did you remember everything Comrade Ding said? Xiao Liu, let me see your notes... The fermentation time, when we did it yesterday afternoon, I said it was a little short."
Even though she was arguing with Director Huang all the time, she had sharp ears and did not miss a single word of what Ding Guo said to the workers in his workshop.
Without some real skills, you can't hold the position of director of a production workshop.
On the other side, Director Huang went to work as soon as he walked out of the door of the second workshop and asked Ding Guo, "Comrade Ding, I have tasted the new mooncakes and breads in your factory. I think the mooncake with black sesame filling can also be used in bread if the recipe is changed. Aren't there new breads with red bean and milk filling? Can we replace the red beans with black sesame fillings? Reduce the amount of sugar in the recipe..."
Ding Guo secretly admired these leaders, their facial expressions were so smoothly switched.
He was arguing enthusiastically with Director Dong a few seconds ago, but he became different as soon as he entered the working state.
Ding Guo smiled and said, "Of course."
Everyone knows that we can draw inferences from one example, and the food factories are preparing to produce meat floss mooncakes to test the waters.
It was the meat floss bread that gave me the inspiration.
Director Huang brought Ding Guo into the workshop, called the people in the study group over, and enthusiastically introduced Ding Guo to everyone.
However, most of the employees who were called over did not react at all. They all looked at Ding Guo with scrutiny and did not respond to Director Huang's positive attitude, making their workshop director seem like he was performing a one-man show.
Several team leaders who came over and stood nearby frowned when they saw this, and looked in surprise at the employees they had chosen to study. A serious-looking female comrade coldly scolded the two employees in her team, saying, "Why are you like wooden? Can you learn? If not, I'll send someone else to learn."
The production task is so tight that the comrades who come to give guidance have to distract themselves and run back and forth between the two workshops. They also planned to wait until they are not busy to give guidance on improving the puff pastry formula, but the people they chose are so unenthusiastic. What's the matter? Do they not welcome the comrades from Factory 1?
Director Huang also noticed that the atmosphere was a little unusual, and his expression suddenly became serious. He glanced at the team leaders with dissatisfaction, wondering what kind of people they chose?
Do you think Comrade Ding is too young to guide them?
There is no shortage of older workers in the workshop, but no one has come up with any hit products over the years, let alone ones that are valued by the superiors. Although the girl is young, her ability is there.
Moreover, Comrade Ding was not treated so coldly in the second workshop just now. The people selected by the boss for study were not only active in learning, but also warm in greeting people, and their mouths were sweet as if they had drunk two pounds of honey. Why? It was because they wanted Comrade Ding to teach them something real with all his heart.
Why do the people picked out from each group in our own workshop act as if Comrade Ding owes them money?
The two men who were scolded by their team leader came back to their senses with a start. One of them hurriedly smiled and said, "No, no, I just didn't expect Comrade Ding to be so young. He is really young and promising. I was so surprised that I didn't react."
Ding Guo swept his eyes among those people and met a pair of slightly hostile gazes, but when Ding Guo looked over, he hurriedly forced out a smile.
This should be the one called 'Zhao Hui', right?
The team leader's scolding startled the other people back to their senses. They quickly gathered their energy and cooperated with their director to welcome Ding Guo's arrival.
Dante could still see indifference in several people's eyes.
She smiled and said, "Time is short and the task is heavy, so let's get started. Have you received the materials?"
A female worker in her early thirties said with a smile: "I got it, it's over here..."
Ding Guo followed to see.
Director Huang and the others left. He turned to the group leaders and frowned, "What's going on? Look at their sullen faces. If they don't want to learn, we won't force them. Some of them want to join the study group. If they can, then join. If not, quickly change someone."
I can't embarrass him. If anything goes wrong here, wouldn't it be like handing the boss a handle for nothing? Wouldn't she laugh at me for three years?
Several team leaders were also a little puzzled. These people were very active when selecting people, and their skills were the best in the group, so they picked them out. Maybe they thought Comrade Ding was young and looked down on his age?
"Don't worry, Director. We'll go over and take a look later. If it doesn't work, we'll replace someone right away," said a team leader.
"Keep a close eye on him. Don't neglect Comrade Ding." Director Huang checked the time. He glanced at Ding Guo anxiously and whispered, "At the boss's place, I saw that they were taking notes in their notebooks when listening to Comrade Ding's explanation. You should also arrange for someone to take notes. A good memory is not as good as a bad pen. You should learn from the learning attitude of the second workshop."
Even though I look down on the guy named Old Dong, I have to admit that the old woman is very good at managing employees. The working atmosphere in their workshop is different from that in other workshops. Every day it's like a fully inflated tire, walking with the wind and talking loudly.
Just like this learning attitude, everyone's enthusiasm, looking at Ding Guo's eyes seeking knowledge, not to mention Comrade Ding, he even hated himself for not being able to teach others something.
Although I can't do exactly the same thing as the boss, I can't lag too far behind either.
But he had a meeting to attend, so he had to hurry over, otherwise he would have to keep an eye on it in person.
After giving his instructions, he turned around and left in a hurry.
Having been personally reminded by the director, the team leaders did not dare to neglect the matter, but they could not all be there to supervise it, so they discussed it among themselves and took turns to supervise the study groups.
As a team leader who has been dealing with his employees for so many years, how could he not see the attitudes of those people just now?
Especially the older ones, who were worried that the older ones would take advantage of their age to embarrass the young girl Ding Guo, so the team leader Wang Hongju, who stayed behind to watch, hurried over to follow and listen.
Anyone who can come up with a new dessert must be very talented. Take this opportunity to learn from them.
As a result, he was so angry when he came over.
Whatever you fear will come true.
As soon as I got closer, I heard Meng Xuejuan from Group 3 refuting the amount of flour suggested by Ding Guo, and she told the person next to her to weigh the oil and report the amount herself, completely leaving Comrade Ding Guo aside.
The little girl immediately stopped talking, did not argue or refute, and even took half a step back, looking at Meng Xuejuan and the others with a smile on her face. But Wang Hongju was not stupid, and she could tell at a glance that Comrade Ding Guo was going to give up and let Meng Xuejuan do whatever she wanted.
Of course Ding Guo didn't care. She just followed a few people to the specially vacated workbench and just mentioned the formula ratio of a small batch of samples. The one named Zhao Hui didn't say anything, but the oldest-looking employee among the group spoke up. She listed all the material formula ratios that Ding Guo mentioned and began to arrange them spontaneously. She said that according to her experience, the amount of flour they needed to use should be matched with a few ounces of oil and a few ounces of sugar. They had done an experiment yesterday afternoon, and they just needed to make slight adjustments today based on yesterday's ratio.
He was just short of saying that he didn't need Ding Guo's guidance at all.
Then she won't get involved and enjoys her leisure time.
Zhao Hui next to her had a hint of pride in her eyes.
A newcomer to the food factory was still an apprentice according to the time she joined the factory, but she ended up being a teacher to these experienced old employees whose average age was around 36 or 37, without even considering whether she was qualified.
But it would be different if her aunt came. It would be an honor for her, and she, as the niece, would be proud. But the leaders here, for some reason, had to specifically ask such a young person to come here to provide technical guidance. What could she know? Did she understand the production process of all the products in the factory? Could she pinch the dough to the exact amount? Could she make the dessert shape successfully in one go, and could she guarantee that the twisted flowers would not collapse after going in and out of the oven?
I don’t know how you came up with a few desserts, so you really think you are a technician?
She did not speak out herself, but she had a few words in the primary school group yesterday afternoon. Some arrogant old employees were dissatisfied with Ding Guo. These old employees have good skills, but they are also used to taking advantage of their seniority and bullying young people.
A 20-year-old girl is so thin-skinned, how can she endure such an injustice?
If she doesn't want to come again, the factory can't do anything about it.
Wang Hongju asked, "Comrade Meng Xuejuan, is it you or Comrade Ding who is in charge? Since we have talented people like you in our workshop, why did the factory leaders specially ask Comrade Ding to make this trip?"
The people in the study group didn't expect that a group leader would come over, and their slightly negative attitudes quickly corrected.
Wang Hongju looked at the two people in her group and said, "Zhou Sufang, go get a notebook and a pen and take notes later."
The employee named Zhou Sufang quickly turned around and left.
Meng Xuejuan was already explaining to Wang Hongju with a smile, saying, "Team Leader Wang, guidance is of course Comrade Ding's job. Didn't we already experiment once yesterday afternoon? We have a feel for it, so we want to try adjusting it ourselves and let Comrade Ding guide us, right, Comrade Ding?"
As he spoke, he looked at Ding Guo.
According to her thinking, such a young girl is shy and would definitely feel embarrassed to make things too awkward. In order to make her subsequent guidance work smoother, she would not offend the old employees in the factory.
Dante is not an ordinary girl.
Ding Guo said sincerely: "No, you left me here and completely rejected my suggestion."
Meng Xuejuan: ...
Whose girl is this? She looks quiet and gentle, but why does she speak so chokingly?
Wang Hongju almost couldn't hold back her laughter.
Meng Xuejuan smiled stiffly and said, "I haven't gathered all the materials yet. I was thinking I'll ask for your guidance when I make it later."
Ding Guo looked at her and said, "I have a more mature plan. Why do you have to waste more materials?"
Meng Xuejuan choked again.
Wang Hongju looked at Meng Xuejuan seriously and said, "Before the new bread and mooncakes were officially put into production, Comrade Ding first figured them out through small-batch experiments. The formula for mass production may not be calculated by Comrade Ding, but who is more familiar with the small-batch material ratio than Comrade Ding? We have a ready-made large-scale ratio plan, but in order to help you get a feel for it, we allow each workshop to practice on a small scale first, and invite Comrade Ding to guide you. But what kind of learning attitude is this? The production task is so heavy now, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. The factory doesn't have that much time for you to try and make mistakes, do you understand?"
Several employees blushed at what they heard, and some even looked at Zhao Hui.
Zhao Hui didn't know what to say at this time, but Ding Guo would say it.
She glanced at Zhao Hui, smiled and stepped out to smooth things over, saying, "Team Leader Wang, Comrade Meng and the others are actually trying to figure out their own set of procedures, which should be encouraged and is the performance of good comrades. But the strange thing is that I have felt an inexplicable hostility and exclusion since I entered our workshop, so I think some comrades may have some misunderstandings about me. There must be reasons for this misunderstanding, and it cannot happen without reason. For example... someone said something about me in front of Comrade Meng and the others in advance, I wonder if you can explain it to me?"
Ding Guo glanced at the few people and said quietly, "Don't let others use you as a gun."
Meng Xuejuan and two other older employees were stunned and looked at Zhao Hui at the same time.
Wang Hongju was a little surprised. Wasn't it Comrade Ding's first day here today? How come someone was deliberately targeting Comrade Ding before he came?
Zhao Hui was surprised that Ding Guo would suddenly say this, and it was so accurate.
But what I did was not obvious. I didn't even take the initiative to oppose Ding Guo. How did she know?
Seeing that everyone was looking at Zhao Hui, Wang Hongju frowned and looked over: "Comrade Zhao Hui!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
