A few people were chatting like this, and at ten o'clock, someone came running in and notified everyone that the superior leader had arrived.
Everyone returned to their seats and began to work earnestly. Speaking of which, what was there for these buyers to do? They had to show off their skills!
Ye Zhiqiu was not idle at all. He took out the Quotations from Confucius and copied them carefully. No matter what he did, he had to be busy and could not just sit there doing nothing.
Ye Zhiqiu glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that there were leaders and cadres in the factory. Some were leading the way in front, while others were explaining things beside the leaders. A group of more than ten people were watching as they walked by.
Once the crowd left the area, everyone was clearly relieved.
Huang Dajiang whispered, "Hey, the leader coming this time is the same one from last time. There's no need to go out and hold a meeting. Because the last leader said that normal work and production cannot be affected, so there was no factory-wide meeting."
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and replied, "That's good. The sun is so hot now, I don't want to stand outside."
Everyone started talking in low voices, but they all sat quietly at their desks and didn't gather together to brag.
It was not until after eleven o'clock that the radio sounded. Secretary Liao first said a few words to welcome the leaders to come and guide the work.
Then came the leader's speech, which generally encouraged the workers to work harder and affirmed the factory's recent achievements. Finally, he expressed his hope that the brewery would achieve greater success and better serve the people.
At the end, of course, there was applause, and everyone was very happy to hear it, because the leaders recognized the achievements of the brewery workers in serving the people.
Although Ye Zhiqiu didn't feel anything, people in this era think differently! Even Ma Banghua and the others applauded enthusiastically, their hands probably hurting from clapping.
After the applause, everyone started discussing with each other. It was then that Ye Zhiqiu realized that the department leaders' recognition of the factory's achievements meant that the allocated materials would be more favorable, and therefore the factory's year-end benefits would be better!
Are they all so happy? Ye Zhiqiu knows very well that the quality of the year-end benefits determines a worker's reputation in the outside world!
The better the year-end benefits, the more proud and arrogant you will be when talking to people from other factories.
Ye Zhiqiu was also a little happy. Although he looked down on those things, at least it sounded better when he said it out loud!
Living in this era, he has finally integrated into it a bit, and will be happy like everyone else because of the better year-end benefits.
The radio jingle for the end of work blared, and Ye Zhiqiu and his group lined up for lunch. He didn't dare mess around today. The guards would not only supervise the cooking in the kitchen, but also taste every dish with their chopsticks! If it was a whole dish, they would make a broth to test it.
These are all stipulated by safety regulations, so Ye Zhiqiu cannot stay in the cafeteria kitchen and learn today's dishes from Wang Lei.
After getting their meal, they found an empty table and started eating together, chatting and laughing. Some people even took out their cameras and took pictures of the cafeteria.
Ye Zhiqiu didn’t know whether he was photographed or not, but he felt that it was directed at him, so he quickly showed a bright smile!
Ma Banghua, who was sitting opposite, asked curiously, "Brother, why are you grinning like an idiot here when you're not eating?"
Ye Zhiqiu maintained a smile and whispered, "It seems like they're taking pictures of us. I have to take care of my image..."
Ye Zhiqiu put away his smile when he saw the person taking the photo changed direction. The people at the same table looked regretful.
"What a shame! Why didn't you remind me?"
"Yes, if you are photographed, we will print a copy and send it back. Then it can be put on the factory history photo wall..."
Ye Zhiqiu was speechless. It was just a photo of himself. Was there any need to feel so regretful?
Besides, maybe they didn’t take a picture of this side!
What Ye Zhiqiu didn't know was that this was actually captured! There was no other way, his smile was so bright, and the original intention was to capture the workers eating. He had such a happy smile, it would be a shame not to capture it as a model!
After dinner, everyone washed the dishes and returned to the office. Today, because the superior was in the factory, we did not take a nap.
Everyone was just sitting together chatting, and Ye Zhiqiu was no exception. One of the older office ladies joked, "Xiao Ye, do you want a wife? How about I introduce you to someone?"
Before Ye Zhiqiu could reply, Ma Banghua said hurriedly, "Sister Ma, if you want to introduce someone, please introduce them to me! Zhiqiu is dating my cousin, so you can't introduce him to anyone else."
Sister Ma spat and cursed, "Bah, Ma Banghua, you toad, you're already married and still want others to introduce you to girls.
Why don't you look in the mirror to see what you look like? With your silly face, you should be secretly happy to have a wife!"
Ma Banghua was not angry, he said with a playful smile: "Hey, what's the matter, I'm not handsome, but my wife is beautiful!
"Sister, if you don't want to introduce me, then don't introduce me. Why are you calling me a toad? I'm already married. Even if I'm a toad, I'm a toad that's eating swan meat. I just want to ask if you're angry!"
Everyone was laughing and joking, and no one minded the jokes, but Sister Ma said with regret, "It's such a pity that this handsome Xiaoye was taken away by someone.
If I date my sister-in-law, the child I give birth to will definitely be taller and better looking!"
Someone curiously asked, "Sister Ma, what does your sister-in-law look like? How tall is she? I have a younger brother who is nineteen years old and looks quite handsome. How about we chat?"
"Forget it, considering your height and looks, your brother won't be much better, so don't dwell on it."
At one o'clock, someone came to inform us that the superior leader had left after inspecting the map.
Everyone started discussing what they were here for. Since there was usually nothing going on, it was unlikely that higher-ups would come. The Ministry of Light Industry managed far more units than the Ministry of Heavy Industry.
Not everyone gets the news, so some people who know a little about it start discussing the issue of increasing production.
A few of them returned to their desks and gathered together to smoke.
Huang Dajiang said with a smile: "Hey, I'll be leaving soon. I'll probably be back in a few days."
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and asked, "Haha, Brother Huang, are you going to the countryside to get chickens?"
Huang Dajiang didn't hide it either. He explained with a helpless look on his face, "This cheating brother-in-law, when I bought chickens and ducks before, I gave them to him according to the purchase price. Now he wants chickens and ducks for his wedding, and he actually gave me the previous price.
I have no choice but to go to the rural commune and see if I can get some cheaper ones, at least so that I don’t lose so much money! "
Ye Zhiqiu was stunned for a moment, then he asked curiously, "Before? Don't tell me your brother-in-law gave you two dollars for each one?"
"It's not two yuan at all, it's one yuan and eighty cents for a little rooster! That was the price last year before the collective economy was established, and now the market price is two yuan and sixty cents. I'm really impressed..."
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