At around 3 p.m., Wen Xiaoyu and Chen Lidong walked out of Shen Xing's office.

Wen Xiaoyu was very excited. Shen Xing had promised her to go to the blue market next month and take students to conduct research.

On the way back, Wen Xiaoyu asked: "Lidong, do you know about mechanical design?"

"Haha, you understand a little, you understand a little?" Chen Lidong muttered.

"Hey, it's so hidden. Are you really planning to build a machine tool?" Wen Xiaoyu continued to ask.

"Let's talk about it in the future. I'm just young and competitive, and I don't want to embarrass you in front of Mr. Shen." Chen Lidong explained. He was afraid that Wen Xiaoyu wouldn't let go, so he changed the topic: "Sister, Mr. Shen said you are An Guo's daughter?"

Wen Xiaoyu sighed: "My biological father's surname is An. He was persecuted and beaten to death in that era. Including my two grandfathers, they also suffered suppression.

My own grandfather passed away a few years after he was rehabilitated. Minister An, whom Mr. Shen mentioned, was my second grandfather and he cared for me very much.

In fact, my mother and stepfather are very good to me, but I always have a hard time letting go of the fact that my mother left my father.

My second grandfather taught me to put down my burdens and look forward.

Lidong, I think of you as my younger brother and that’s why I’m talking to you.

I rarely think about the past now, so much work is enough for me to worry about."

Wen Xiaoyu looked sad, and Chen Lidong did not dare to continue the conversation. After thinking about it, he opened another topic and said: "Sister, I suggest integrating the resources of several ceramic factories after returning. The asset evaluation of several factories has begun. Is it done yet?”

Wen Xiaoyu nodded: "We're working on it. How do you want to integrate it?"

Chen Lidong took out his notebook, opened a page of pictures, and said: "Look, there are five factories, two in the city and three in the town.

I suggest that the two factories in the city be shut down completely and the space be freed up for residential or commercial construction.

One of the three factories in suburban towns was left to make ceramic knives for me, and the other two were closed.

The two closed ones will be built to build a ceramic city and cultivate the largest ceramic trading market in northern China. If there is an opportunity to open it, we can host a ceramics expo.

If we make the market big and popular, it will have a greater stimulating effect on the local economy than a few factories."

Wen Xiaoyu chuckled and said, "I'm sorry for you. This is because I have put real effort into research.

You are no less energetic than our cadres, how about you become the deputy district chief?"

Chen Lidong pretended to be tempted and said: "Can this...be accepted?"

"You kid, hahahaha, pretending to be like the real thing.

Just do as you say, let’s do the evaluation as soon as possible when we get back, and... we’ll sell you the factory in Yueping Town.”

"This... location is too far away."

"The national highway is being built there, and it will be completed by the end of May next year. There is a section of road in the middle. The district will pay for it to be built for you, and the traffic will be no problem.

Do you have any other requests?"

"Yes. First: I will dismantle the earth kilns and coal furnaces and install electric furnaces or gas furnaces.

Therefore, the workers must first work with me as coolies to carry out demolition and build new factories. I am afraid that someone will pick and choose, so the district must cooperate with us in our work.

Secondly, the factory in Yueping Town is about less than 7 acres, and there is a borrow pit of 20 acres next to it. Normally, it cannot be counted as an area.

I plan to have at least 300 acres of factory area, and 30 acres of supporting land for staff dormitories. The insufficient land needs to be acquired and relocated within 3 years.

Third, I am a migrant after all. I am afraid of being bullied when I come here, so I can’t do everything under your banner. You have to arrange for capable cadres to support our development.

Fourth, help me figure out who among the management of several ceramic factories is technically savvy and who is business-savvy. I have to set up the four beams and eight pillars of the factory."

Wen Xiaoyu was also taking notes. After Chen Lidong finished speaking, he reviewed the conditions again and felt calm.

"Okay, I will promise you verbally first. Later, I will write some contents into the investment agreement." Wen Xiaoyu agreed happily.

In order to reduce the burden, the district has also contacted other investors. Some want loans, some want tax exemptions, and some want to engage in real estate.

Chen Lidong did not mention any similar conditions. The above four conditions were all for making the company bigger and stronger. Wen Xiaoyu was completely relieved.

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Wen Xiaoyu and Chen Lidong set off back to Blue City the next day, and it was already afternoon when they arrived.

After riding in the car for almost a day, both of them suffered from back pain even though they were young.

Chen Lidong wanted to go home, but halfway through the drive, Wen Xiaoyu called him back.

Ansu is back and has something to discuss with Chen Lidong.

Ansu returned to China during the National Day. She had asked Chen Lidong for instructions, but she did not expect that she was still in the country and had not returned.

Chen Lidong had a good impression of Ansu, because Yin Fumao spoke highly of Ansu, and the two of them cooperated very well.

Since Yin Fumao passed away, Ansu has shifted from managing production to administrative logistics, and Ansu has managed all the little things in an orderly manner.

It is said that the employees sent from Hanjiang Iron Works to the Far East are also very stable. Some of the employees of Blue Steel have been replaced, while the employees of Hanjiang Iron Works have hardly been adjusted.

Blue Steel has raised wages this year, so the temptation to go abroad is not so great. As for Hanjiang Iron Plant, the salary is still three to four hundred, and it is good to get money. It is said that the iron plant is paying wages with top-notch materials, but those materials are not available

Things people want.

In fact, everyone knows that the employees from Hanjiang Iron Works were all laid-off workers. Without Ansu to find a way out for them, they are probably worried about their livelihood.

Employees of Far East Metallurgical all call Ansu Sister An, regardless of age, even Maozi's employees call her Sister An.

What everyone admires is that Ansu can speak Maozi and can communicate smoothly with Maozi employees in just two months.

Of course, the reason why she has such high prestige among employees is that she is fair in dealing with things.

Ansu has always been able to deal with labor disputes, employee conflicts, violations of regulations/discipline, and everything is fair.

The second is to treat employees well. In the past, the canteen in the factory had a single menu and rough taste. Ansu decisively drove more than 20 uncles in the canteen to production positions and recruited domestic aunts to cook, which changed the history of eating pig food.

Under her leadership, the factory renovated the bathhouse, laundry room, and auditorium, and the quality of life was significantly improved.

What’s even more interesting is that on the last weekend of every month, the factory organizes entertainment activities, showing movies in the auditorium, or performing songs and dances. Not only the song and dance troupe of Mao Ziguo, but also domestic duozhuan, crosstalk, and Pingju opera troupes are invited.

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Ansu returned to China this time to visit his family on behalf of several employees.

Employees of Far East Metallurgical have 4 days off per week. There are also long holidays:

Domestic employees have three days off on May Day and National Day, and seven days off during the Spring Festival.

Maozi employees also take long holidays, including May Day, Christmas and Victory Day.

When employees are on holiday, the factory will cancel the evening shift and adjust corresponding production tasks, such as turning off electric furnaces and arranging maintenance.

Huaxia employees also have one week of family leave every year, and will receive a family visit subsidy, which is roughly the cost of round-trip transportation.

Employees often cannot decide whether to take long vacations or family leave by themselves, and must be arranged by each production team in rotation.

Some teams are considerate of their employees and discuss it with everyone. If someone has something to do, try to let them take a few more days off.

Some work teams have rigid systems, and employees often have conflicts over time off. Ansu regards time off as a major matter and coordinates and supervises it personally.

On this National Day, the attentive Ansu discovered that more than a dozen employees who came with her had not applied for family leave or returned home in a year and a half!

After talking to them, I found out that these people were trying to save the 600 yuan in family visit expenses and send it to their families to live their lives.

The factory is equipped with international long-distance telephones, but they are charged. Domestic employees still rely on postal mail to communicate with their families.

These employees who have never returned to the country are all because their families are poor. Some employees have many children at home, and their mother-in-law said that they would not come back after the money was returned.

Some employees said that if their parents don't call back, they still have to save money to build a house for their younger brother and find a wife.

Ansu was angry and sighed. Far East Metallurgical's salary was considered high. It was more than one thousand RMB per month. Including performance bonuses, it would be no problem to get up to RMB 20,000 a year.

The key is that the factory provides good treatment, including food, clothing and housing. The 20,000 yuan is distributed by a domestic labor service company.

Employees from Hanjiang Iron Works are given a salary passbook in Hanzhong City, and the labor service company entrusts a local bank to issue it on their behalf.

Ansu knew that most of the employees left their bankbooks at home and went to work abroad alone and naked.

People are not machines. It is reasonable to make money to support the family, but it is a bit abnormal to have a family and not go back.

So Ansu decided to go home and see what was going on.

This is the third time Ansu has returned home since being sent abroad. His lover is the principal of a local middle school, and his son is studying for graduate school in environmental engineering at Northwest Agricultural University. There seems to be nothing at home that she needs to worry about.

The first two times Ansu went home, the basic procedure was to spend time with his lover, get close to his son, and then take the time to go to Yanjing to see his father.

Her father is Wen Xiaoyu's second grandfather.

This time she devoted most of her time to condolences to the employees' families. She took the address list, took a taxi, and visited the employees' families one by one.

In autumn in Hanzhong, the weather is getting colder, the trees are withered, and the family area of ​​Hanjiang Iron Works also looks a bit dilapidated.

Most of the dozen or so employees live in this family area, or in other words, most of the employees of the iron factory live in this community.

Ansu just came out of Li Baogen's house.

Li Baogen is an experienced old fitter, aged fifty-four or five, and has two sons.

The eldest son Li Weiguo is already married and has two children. The second son Li Weimin is also said to have a partner and is waiting to buy a house and find a wife.

The family building of the iron factory was a tube building built when the factory was built. Li Baogen's wife, his family of four, and his second son Li Weimin were squeezed into a house of less than 60 square meters.

Li Baogen's wife Liu Cuifen said to Ansu: "Why do you want him to come back? The second boy bought a motorcycle with his father's salary and rented it out. Now he doesn't go home to live. I am now working as a nanny for the old man's family."
To be continued...