Chapter 258 (Extra 3)
Feitu bags became popular in the 1980s, and the word "gg" was deeply rooted in people's hearts: Feitu, a brand specializing in bags!
This sentence was printed in the newspaper, and the font was deliberately enlarged. No matter who read the newspaper, they could see these capital and bold words at a glance, and it would be difficult not to remember them.
It is also printed on the outer wall of the factory. Anyone passing by the factory can see the eye-catching word "gg" on the wall.
It was the hottest summer, so Zhou Jiani specially asked someone to wholesale old popsicles. All the people working in the workshop were given two in the morning and two in the afternoon. In between, the factory kitchen was arranged to make mung bean soup, which people could drink as much as they wanted.
Cool off and quench your thirst!
Workers in the factory privately lamented: "It's better to work for a private boss."
But someone else whispered, "It would be better if they were still workers."
The person who said this was a former worker who had been rehired by the factory.
Zhou Jiani's factory was privately owned, so there was no such thing as a formal employee. However, her wages were higher than they'd been used to. However, private factories didn't offer benefits like medical reimbursement, monthly vouchers for various supplies, and company-run nurseries.
So some people have regrets in their hearts.
But some of those who were rehired disagree: "Be content. We were workers before Director Zhou took over, but for the past year or two, we've had every day off. There's not much work year-round, and we've been sitting around at home all day, with no pay. What's the point? Now we get paid monthly, and when it gets hot, we get popsicles... Oh, if only the factory would let children in, so we could keep the food for them."
"That's true. I just don't understand why our factory, which was doing well before, suddenly stopped operating."
"It's definitely true that our last leader was not good enough..."
"That's not true. I heard that many state-owned enterprises that are larger than ours are almost unable to pay their employees."
"Is this true?"
Everyone was busy working, chatting with the people at the cameras next to them. Talking was fine, but they couldn't slack off at work. Their private boss wouldn't allow you to wear a suede with the soles of your shoes on, or to put sunflower seeds on the machine board while working and then cracking them. If they said you'd be fired, you'd be fired.
Now the factory is divided into two camps, competing secretly. Half of them are former workers of the factory, and the other half are people with sewing background recruited by Boss Zhou from the society.
The former always feel that the people recruited from outside are not as professional as them. After all, they are veterans with many years of work experience. But if they are surpassed by people from outside, it would be a shame to their identity as female workers in the garment factory.
The latter held their breath and thought, "So what if they've never been a worker? So what if they've never worked in a factory? Their skills are no worse than yours."
With this anger in their hearts, everyone tried their best not to be outshined by the old employees in the factory.
Some of the people recruited from outside were the first people to work under Boss Zhou.
Many people who were rehired by the factory felt that this was considered a merit of following the emperor in ancient times, otherwise that old lady would not be able to come to the factory to work at such an old age.
If all these conditions are met, she will call her mother-in-law over next time she recruits a worker...
Aunt Zhang didn't know that she made a small number of people feel a little unbalanced. She was concentrating on operating the machine, and skillfully adjusting the backpack parts in her hands. Her speed was no slower than those younger female comrades around her.
In fact, when she entered the factory, Zhou Jiani wanted to let her be the team leader directly, but Aunt Zhang was timid again. She still looked up to the workers in her heart. After all, some of the workers in the workshop were former regular employees of the factory. She was worried that she could not manage them well, and she was also worried that people would not take her seriously. If Jiani could not manage them well and she had to go back to the production line, wouldn't that be embarrassing for Jiani?
She simply refused and let herself ride the machine, which was more comfortable.
She is willing to go out to work, and her daughter supports her. Besides, Feng Ya started living in the school dormitory after entering high school, so she doesn't need her to pick her up and take care of her. Her daughter is busy with work every day, and she is bored at home, so she wants to do something while she can.
Zhou Jiani was mainly worried that she was old and that sitting with her head down all the time would not only hurt her waist but also her cervical spine. But she insisted. Zhou Jiani wanted to let her do this first and find an opportunity to transfer her to a lighter position.
After watching in the workshop for a whole day, Zhou Jiani was ready to ride her bike back. She came out of the workshop and pushed her bike outside. Deputy Director Lu came in from outside, saw her hurriedly get off the bike, and reported to Zhou Jiani on her work.
Deputy Director Lu was the factory's former sales director. Zhou Jiani thought he was a good fit and hired him as deputy director. He had been out looking for raw material suppliers for the past few days.
Canvas is okay, as some textile mills now have an overstock of inventory, so this material is easy to purchase. The leather needed to make leather bags is a little more troublesome.
Zhou Jiani locked the car again and went to the office to listen to the work report.
When I came out of the factory again, the sun was almost setting.
While planning the future development of the factory in her heart, Zhou Jiani rode her bicycle back home. When she arrived at the door, she heard the laughter of children coming from the yard, and her heart suddenly softened.
Before the car was fully pushed in, the two little kids playing in the yard rushed towards her, cheering: "Mom, Mom—"
"Chenchen, Xiaxia, what are you playing?" Zhou Jiani asked with a smile as she pushed the bicycle into the door, stopped beside it, and asked.
Two little kids came over and hugged her legs, one on each side. Qiu Zhichen looked up and said in a baby voice, "They're playing with uncle."
It was summer vacation at that time, and Jiaping and Jiaan came here just after finishing the college entrance examination this year.
The little boy back then is now a head taller than Zhou Jiani, and has grown into two tall and handsome young men.
When the two of them arrived in the capital, they took the twins out to play every day. Within a few days, they won the hearts of the twins, who would start yelling for their uncle as soon as they opened their eyes in the morning.
"sister!"
Two people came over to greet her.
Zhou Jiani looked up at her two younger brothers and said, "It's a shame for you to grow so tall and not go to work in the factory. Don't just be the boss of the kids at home. Come with me to the factory tomorrow and I'll arrange some work for you."
The two looked at their nephew and niece, feeling a little reluctant to leave. However, considering that if they could help their eldest sister, her eldest sister could spend more time with her nephew and niece, or have more rest, they nodded in agreement.
Mrs. Jiang came out holding a watermelon and said with a smile, "Jia Ni is back. Come and eat some watermelon. This watermelon has been soaked in well water all afternoon. It's just the right time to eat it now."
There is a refrigerator at home. In recent years, the family has added a lot of home appliances, including refrigerators and washing machines. Zhou Jiani also installed air conditioners in the three homes.
However, he was worried that eating fruits that had been chilled in the refrigerator would cause stomach upset, so he told Mrs. Jiang to only use well water and try not to let the elderly and children eat fruits that had been chilled in the refrigerator.
Old Mrs. Jiang invited the twins, a boy and a girl, to eat watermelon. These two little ones are now the apple of her eye. Any delicious food must be given to them first. She dotes on them as much as she doted on Zhou Jiani back then, or even more.
"Grandma, you guys eat first. I'll wash their hands first." Zhou Jiani took the two children to wash their hands. Grandma Jiang had already picked out the two sweetest pieces in the middle of the watermelon, and then used chopsticks to pick out the watermelon seeds bit by bit. No need to ask, it was definitely for the two children.
"Nanny, you eat, I'll come later."
Old Mrs. Jiang: "Let me do it. Chenchen, Xiaxia, come to your great-grandmother."
In fact, there is no need to say much. Children know who dotes on them the most better than adults. After washing their hands, the two little ones ran to Grandma Jiang without waiting for their mother to wipe them.
Zhou Jiani wiped her hands and went to eat. Old Mrs. Jiang asked, "When are we going to Ze Ming's place?"
After completing his further studies, Qiu Zeming did not return to his original unit, but was urgently transferred to the border to perform a mission. After the mission was completed, his job was also transferred. He is now serving in the Hebei Provincial Military Region.
With Qiu Zeming's position, his family members were allowed to accompany the army, but Zhou Jiani had to run a business, and since the place was not too far away, Zhou Jiani often took her two children there to stay for a few days, so it didn't make much difference whether they accompanied the army or not.
"It's too hot these past two days. Let's go again in a few days."
Jiang Xinfeng nodded and asked about the store.
After Qianhui Department Store officially reformed, the old lady no longer visited the store often. The management there became more and more formal, and it was not convenient for her to interfere and break the rules.
She used to go to the small workshop that Aunt Zhang was in charge of frequently. Later, the small workshop was merged into the workshop, and she returned to Qi Yang for a while. Later, she really wanted twins, and Jiani kept calling her to come over, so she came back.
Jiang Xinfeng also likes the environment here. The yard is large and spacious, and she has two lively and cute children to take care of her. She feels comfortable and at ease here.
Zhou Jiani would take the two children back to the compound when her mother-in-law was on break; she would usually live with her grandmother and wait for Qiu Zeming to come back before returning to their small home.
Zhou Jiani is planning to open a second department store.
The two stores were previously merged into one, and she wanted to open a second store. She had her eyes on a shop space of more than 600 square meters, but had not yet negotiated the deal.
Nowadays, more and more private businesses are being run. Not only is she eyeing that shop, but others are also eyeing it. The owner is now trying to raise the price, so Zhou Jiani wants to wait and see.
After coaxing Chenchen and Xiaxia to sleep at night, Zhou Jiani dimmed the bedside lamp, spread out her palms and went backstage.
Some time ago, Zhou Jiani tried to send her own brand bags to a group buying group, and the response was very good. Some people even sent her red envelopes to discuss wholesale with her.
The group buying group was upgraded again on the day of Chenchen and Xiaxia's first anniversary. A special order function was added, which means that a certain group member can be set up to make a special purchase. Others cannot click on the link or transfer to another group.
The wholesale price can actually be negotiated. It is a special supply and others cannot see the wholesale price.
But Zhou Jiani was worried that the other party would ask to see the factory qualifications, and her qualifications must not be exposed, so she refused.
Now the group is no longer the main source of income. Although the price of a single bag in reality is not as profitable as in a group, the shipment volume is large in reality, which can already crush her income from the group.
Moreover, if managed well, it can be a long-lasting business and will surely grow bigger and stronger in the future.
The reason why she still started a group buying group was because this group buying group really gave her great encouragement when she was just reborn and changed her life, and the group still had what she needed.
The next day, Jiaping and Jiaan followed her to the factory. Knowing that they didn't know much about these things, they followed their sister and helped her obediently at first. In the afternoon, Zhou Jiani arranged for them to help in the warehouse. The warehouse was stuffy in the summer, mixed with the smell of cloth, which was not a pleasant experience, but neither of the two young men complained.
After they first did odd jobs and became familiar with the basic work procedures, Zhou Jiani taught them some production matters, mainly doing odd jobs.
Zhou Jiani felt that her love for the twins when they were young was not in vain. Wasn’t this like gaining two free laborers?
But a few days later, another free laborer came - Lu Minjuan's daughter Lu Siyu.
In fact, since the girl grew up, except for Aunt Zhang who couldn't change the habit of calling her "Si Yu", she and Lu Minjuan both changed to calling her "Si Yu".
"Aunt Jiani, my mom thinks I'm an eyesore because I stay at home all day, so she asked me to come work for you and just give me a meal." Lu Siyu has grown into a big girl, and looks very similar to Lu Minjuan. Her personality after growing up has also taken on some of her mother's impetuous personality.
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "Okay, as long as your mother doesn't feel bad, I will do my best to give you orders."
Lu Siyu smiled and said, "You can give me whatever you want."
Zhou Jiani sympathetically said, "It's only been a few days since we last had the summer vacation, and your mom already thinks you're a nuisance at home?"
Lu Siyu sighed, "For three days, the mother is kind and the daughter is filial, and after three days, she finds everything about me unpleasant."
Zhou Jiani was about to burst out laughing when she caught sight of the twins helping unload the goods, and she couldn't help but touch her nose.
When the two boys first came, she seemed to be interested in them for a few days, well, just a few days.
Zhou Jiani waved her hand and said, "It's almost lunch time. Go eat with your grandma first. I'll arrange some work for you this afternoon."
Lu Siyu said, "Okay, Auntie, I have the strength, just give me whatever you want."
Zhou Jiani returned to the office and soon received a call from Lv Minjuan: "You don't need to pay her, just let her exercise and learn from you..."
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "It's okay as long as you don't feel bad. I won't let you go until school starts. I don't care if you miss your daughter."
Lv Minjuan laughed: "Her Aunt Jiani is so capable, I am letting my daughter learn from her, why should I feel bad?"
The two laughed and joked a few words, then hung up the phone.
In late July, Qi Yang called the factory. Yu Huifang excitedly said on the phone, "Jia Ni, Jia Ping and Jia An have both been accepted by Shui Mu."
Her daughter stayed in the capital, her mother-in-law also stayed in the capital, and her two sons would also go to the capital to study in the future. Yu Huifang began to have doubts in her mind. Her daughter always suggested that they take unpaid leave. Should she really consider it?
Especially since the second half of the previous year, the factory has been producing but not shipping. This year, even the production tasks have been reduced a lot. Many small units cannot support it. The workers have been on vacation for half a year a year. The situation is worrying.
However, it is really hard to give up the job that she has worked hard for her whole life. She is reluctant to do so, and Lao Zhou is probably reluctant to do so too, as Lao Zhou was promoted just two years ago.
It’s just that not long after I got promoted, the factory’s performance wasn’t very good…
Back in the capital, Zhou Jiani was smiling as she put down the phone.
Even though Jiaping and Jiaan's family had experienced misfortunes and faced difficult conditions in their previous life, they were still able to get into university. In this life, everything was going smoothly at home, and she would go back from time to time to give them advice and suggestions. The two boys worked very hard in their studies, and their parents hardly had to worry about them. Unexpectedly, their fate also changed, and they were admitted to a top university.
Zhou Jiani immediately rewarded each of her two younger brothers with a watch and a complete outfit from head to toe.
After the Qiu family found out, the elders of the Qiu family not only gave red envelopes, but Du Yunxin also bought a pair of imported sports shoes for her brother-in-law.
Qiu Wen, who disliked Zhou Jiani, muttered, "Did the Zhou family poke Wenquxing's nest?"
There are three children, one at Hua University and two at Shuimu. The two top schools in the capital are not enough for them to go to.
But when Qiu Wen saw Jiaping and Jiaan that day, her eyes suddenly became extremely enthusiastic. She even wanted to act as a matchmaker for the two children, which made the old man scold her and almost hit her.
When Zhou Jiani took the twins to Jiyang to see their father, she shared the good news with Qiu Zeming. Qiu Zeming, hugging his wife and lying under the fan, asked, "Are we going back to Qiyang to hold a graduation banquet?"
Zhou Jiani moved to the side, and Qiu Zeming moved closer.
"You don't feel hot." Zhou Jiani pushed him, "It's all sweat."
Qiu Zeming smiled and said, "It's such a rare moment of tenderness, even the heat is a kind of enjoyment."
Zhou Jiani pulled a towel between the two of them to absorb the sweat, then said, "My parents don't have any plans, and Jiaping and Jiaan don't want to bother either. They'll go back in a few days to handle the household registration procedures, and then come back directly to wait for school to start."
Qiu Zeming nodded. He knew that his wife had given him a watch, so he asked his comrades in the south to get three all-in-one recorders, the kind that were the size of a palm, and had them sent to his two brothers-in-law as gifts.
Give one of them to Old Mrs. Jiang, and buy some opera tapes for the old lady to listen to to relieve her boredom.
Of course, he still had to apply for money from his wife. His allowances and bonuses were all with his wife, and he had no money!
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