"My wife is so smart. She guessed it right away."

Hearing the man admit it, Shen Mingzhu felt relieved, as expected, and said casually, "Why didn't you discuss it with me in advance?"

"Isn't this a surprise for you? Just like a son, I'm giving you a birthday present in advance. Do you like it?"

"Yeah, I like it, I'm hanging up now."

On Pei Yang's side, after chatting with Shen Mingzhu, he took out a small notebook from the locked drawer at the bottom of his desk.

He opened it and wrote on it neatly: April 6, 1995, I owe my son two hundred and sixty thousand yuan.

After finishing writing, he looked at the few but staggering debt records in the notebook and sighed.

In other families, the sons owe debts to their fathers, but in their family, it is the other way around. The father owes a large sum of money to his son. This is unprecedented.

However, I felt happy when I thought about how happy my wife was when she received the "gift".

After putting the notebook back into the drawer and locking it, he picked up the phone and called Pei Ziheng.

"Your mother just called to ask about the computer. I told her it was an early birthday present for her. Don't let it slip."

“Remember to pay back the money.”

Pei Yang: “…”

"I know. I'm keeping track of it. I'll pay you back when I have it."

"Um."

"But how do you know what's going on in your mother's factory?"

"You don't need to know that."

"Is there anything you can't let me know? Do you have spies around your mother? You are so brave, aren't you afraid that your mother will find out..."

“Beep, beep…”

Before he could finish his words, Pei Ziheng hung up the phone.

Pei Yang called again unwillingly. After some bargaining between the father and son, they finally agreed to pay off the debt with a sum of 100,000 yuan in exchange for Pei Yang keeping the secret for Pei Ziheng.

Pei Ziheng did place spies around Shen Mingzhu.

To be precise, it should be Xia Wushuang who was close to Shen Mingzhu who was bribed.

Pei Ziheng’s request was very simple: whenever Shen Mingzhu encountered difficulties at work, she should be informed promptly.

In return, Xia Wushuang can use all electronic products of Future Technology for free.

This couldn't be considered a betrayal, so Xia Wushuang agreed without hesitation.

When Shen Mingzhu went to see Du Juan with the purchase order, the first person she called was Pei Ziheng.

With Pei Ziheng's clever mind and understanding of the internal operations of the food factory, he perfectly anticipated that Shen Mingzhu's proposal would run into a wall, so he directly donated twenty microcomputers.

As a son, he must fully support his mother in whatever she wants to do.

In order to avoid the fact that Xia Wushuang was bribed from being exposed, Pei Yang was dragged out to "take the blame".

…

The mysterious man's donation of the computer made everyone in the factory realize that no matter how the food factory goes downhill, there will still be people who like the snacks it produces and will silently support them.

This idea is like a shot in the arm, making the employees feel a sense of accomplishment while also giving them more faith and a sense of belonging to the food factory.

…

Three days later, twenty microcomputers arrived.

As a manufacturer, Lihua also sent installation engineers and software engineers to assist the food factory in installing and using the microcomputer.

As a result, the number has now doubled. She waved her hand and placed two machines in each of the major departments, and three each in the Human Resources Department and the Finance Office.

There were four computers left, so we found an empty room and set it up as a computer room for employees to study.

Although when Shen Mingzhu proposed purchasing a microcomputer, everyone was opposed to it, thinking it was a pure waste of money.

But when twenty computers were installed, everyone was as happy as if they had found a treasure.

Microcomputers were rare items in that era, and only a few foreign-funded enterprises and companies had them.

Although their food factory did not have any foreign investment, they had installed microcomputers, twenty in total, which was a great honor to share with others.

After the installation and debugging of twenty microcomputers were completed, the engineer in charge of hardware returned to Quancheng first, while the software engineer stayed to provide subsequent usage guidance.

For employees who have never used computers, using a microcomputer is like facing an alien object and they have no idea where to start.

…

On the day the computer was installed, Shen Mingzhu issued a training notice to the entire human resources department.

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The training lasts for half a month and includes Wubi typing and the use of various office software, as well as some simple computer troubleshooting methods.

The training time is three hours from 6pm to 9pm, and the factory provides dinner.

There will be an assessment at the end of the training. If the assessment does not meet the requirements, you will have to continue training until you pass the assessment.

When it comes to training, most employees are very positive and willing to learn new things.

But there are also a small number of employees who are unhappy and complain.

"Working is tiring enough. After work, I have to stay to study. After studying, I have to take exams. If I fail the exams, I have to continue studying. Why? When she bought the computer, she didn't even ask us if we were willing to use it!"

"I won't attend the training anyway. I have to pick up my child after work. If I stay in the factory to study and let my child go home by himself after school, will she be responsible if something happens?"

"If you don't attend the training, then I won't attend either. My mother just had surgery and is still in the hospital. I have to take care of her."

When it was time to get off work, several employees who did not want to attend the training just left.

It's six o'clock in a blink of an eye.

When Shen Mingzhu led software engineer Meng Xiaoyang into the computer room, the female employees in the computer room all blushed, their hearts beat fast, and their eyes sparkled.

There is no doubt that Meng Xiaoyang is a super handsome guy.

He has deep facial features, broad shoulders, a thin waist and long legs. He has fair skin and a middle-parted hairstyle which is very popular nowadays. He has an indescribable kind of suaveness.

When Shen Mingzhu first met Meng Xiaoyang, she was also a little surprised.

Lihua sent such a handsome guy here, I hope he doesn't seduce her female employees away.

Later, through the introduction of another engineer from Lihua, she learned that Meng Xiaoyang was the youngest son of the boss of Lihua, and that he came on this business trip to experience life. Before leaving, the people from Lihua repeatedly asked her to take good care of Meng Xiaoyang.

"Is everyone here?"

When Wen Xiaoqin heard Shen Mingzhu's question, she replied, "Five of them didn't come."

"Have you asked for leave?"

Wen Xiaoqin shook her head. Just as she was wondering whether to explain for the absent staff, she heard Shen Mingzhu say, "Write down the list of absent staff and handle their dismissal tomorrow. Follow the normal procedure and give them N+1 compensation."

As soon as the words fell, the whole place fell silent, and even Wen Xiaoqin was stunned.

Isn't it a bit too harsh to fire someone just because he didn't attend training?

Shen Mingzhu quickly gave a reasonable explanation for her harsh treatment: "The factory went to such great lengths to purchase these 20 computers, they are not for display. Office automation is imperative. If they don't come to participate in the training and don't learn how to use the computers, I think they are giving up their jobs."

(End of this chapter)