That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1309 The greatest wealth of capitalists is the poor.
"Qi Chongwei, Chen Gangshan, Zheng Zhilong, let me explain this to you!"

Because your files are not in our branch factory, we cannot differentiate between you and your status as a fourth-grade worker, fifth-grade worker, worker, or cadre.
Furthermore, what we are giving you is only a living allowance, not a salary, so it is uniformly paid at the normal standard of 8.5 yuan per day. Please understand.
In addition, you have been here for a total of twenty-six days. Our factory manager specifically emphasized that we will calculate it as one month, which is two hundred and fifty-five per person. If you have no objections, please sign here.”

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The young woman in the finance department of the first factory was quite young, but she was efficient and articulate, explaining that regardless of age or rank, everyone, including Qi Laosi, received a daily allowance of eight yuan and fifty cents.
Then, with an unquestionable attitude and swift speed, he made Qi Laosi and the others quickly collect their money and leave.

Qi Laosi and the others naturally had no objections. Although they knew that the workers in the First Branch Factory earned high wages, what did that have to do with them? The young lady had already said that her personnel file was still at the Hongxing Factory!

Besides, 255 yuan isn't a small amount! It's 70 or 80 yuan more than at the Hongxing Factory.

More importantly, this 255 yuan was "pure profit" for Qi Laosi and his group.

From the moment they entered the No. 1 factory for their inspection and internship, the factory took care of all their needs, including food, drink, toileting, and sleeping.

Work clothes, safety shoes, toiletries, and even toilet paper were all provided. Each person was also given a meal card, which allowed them to eat three meals a day for free in the canteen.

The canteen at the No. 1 factory was renowned for its food. While it might not be the most visually appealing or delicious, it served meat at every meal, providing a balanced and nutritious diet with plenty of oil.

Qi Laosi and his group had been struggling financially for the past two years, and many of them had given up smoking and drinking, managing not to spend a single penny for almost a month.

So the 255 yuan you have now can be taken home.

Men are the pillars of the family, which is based on bringing money home. If they don't bring money home, well, it's all tears!

After Qi Laosi and the others received their money, Lao Nie, who was in charge of logistics, arrived.

"Please don't leave yet, everyone! Our factory manager said he wants to thank you all for your hard work at the branch factory this past month, so he's prepared a small gift for you. It's nothing, please don't mind it."

What is the small gift?

Oil, rice, meat, and noodles are all practical items for daily life; there are so many that you can hardly carry them all in two hands.

This made Qi Laosi and the others even more upset.

You should have just stayed at the No. 1 factory! Why did you have to go back to the Hongxing factory?
A group of workers, carrying gifts and money, felt disappointed and angry.

They were even more furious when they came out of the logistics warehouse.

Because Director Han and the others have disappeared.

Even Lao Nie, who was in charge of logistics, and Director Wang were stunned.

"Hey, Lao Qi, where's your factory manager Han? I saw him bring a big bus to pick you up, didn't he? Where's the bus?"

Qi Laosi was also stunned, then suddenly his face lit up with joy: "Director Wang, do we not need to go back now?"

"What do you mean you don't need to go back? Your files aren't here with us! We're all citizens of the country."

Director Wang quickly found an office and called the gatekeeper, and then received confirmation that the bus from the Red Star Factory had indeed left.

"What should we do? The factory manager told me to make arrangements for you all, but where am I supposed to put you all?"

Director Wang was also at a loss and could only call Li Ye.

Li Ye then contacted Lu Zhizhang, who in turn got in touch with Han Jinqu's elder brother.

“They have money in their pockets, so let them take the bus back! Tell them to report to the factory at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, and anyone who is late will be fired.”

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When Director Wang told Qi Laosi and the others the news, everyone was so angry they cursed.

"Expel us! Expel us! You're always threatening us with expulsion. Why don't you just expel us already? The sooner the better!"

"Do you think that guy surnamed Han ran away in anger because he didn't get any rice, oil, meat, or noodles? Was he trying to compete with us?"

"He's trying to outdo his grandma. He has a mobile phone worth over 20,000 yuan. Do we have one? He gets his meals at restaurants reimbursed. Can we get ours reimbursed? His son drives his car to dance halls all the time. Can you even dance?"

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A group of workers were cursing, but Wang Luyang and Lao Nie couldn't join in. They needed to get these people back quickly, otherwise, a dispute between the two units would put Li Ye in a difficult position. Lao Nie hurried to the vehicle depot to fill out a form to arrange a vehicle. The factory had an Iveco van readily available; if they left one after the other, they might get home even earlier than the bus from the Hongxing factory!

While Lao Nie was looking for a car, Qi Lao Si approached Wang Lu Yang.

"Director Wang, I plan to resign after I go back. Can you give me a definite answer? If I come to your company to look for a job, can you take me in?"

"What did you mean by taking them in?!"

Wang Luyang looked around, then quietly told Qi Laosi, "I can guarantee that you, Chen Gangshan, and Lao Zheng can all do what you want, but I can't speak for others."
If the higher-ups were to merge you all in, then of course we'd take you all in, tall and short, fat and thin, without hesitation. But if you come here on your own, I don't have that much influence over you.”

"I understand, I understand."

Wang Luyang wasn't stupid either.

Given the current conditions of the branch factory, recruitment will definitely be selective, with only the best being chosen. If you have excellent skills, there's no problem, but for some ordinary workers, they won't be very interested.

However, being a righteous man, Qi Laosi asked again, "Director Wang, do Lao Xu and the others have to wait for approval from above to merge?"

Wang Luyang shook his head: "This is not easy. Do you know why your factory director Han came to ask for people? It's because the Eighth Machinery Factory took the lead and is already going through the merger process."

"what?"

Qi Laosi exclaimed in shock, "The Eighth Machinery Factory? Isn't that a huge hole?"

Wang Luyang shrugged and said, "But they're so humble! Look at your Factory Director Han, his demeanor, his pomp, his temper."
He's even more arrogant than our factory manager. Wouldn't merging you all just be asking for trouble?

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Qi Laosi was stunned for a long time, then jumped up in anger.

"Damn it, he's doing this for his own comfort, but he's ruining all of our good days!"

"Don't shout, or it will cause trouble and create unnecessary complications."

"What kind of world is this?"

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The Iveco bus took Qi Laosi and the others away. Before leaving, it opened the window and waved vigorously to Wang Luyang and the others.

Wang Luyang only let out a long sigh after both of them had disappeared from sight.

"Old Nie, what is Hongxing Factory doing? Everyone else is begging to merge with us, and Mi Yun's foundry sends people to befriend us every few days. Why is he so stubborn?"

They're just like those down-on-their-luck folks, their family fortunes have declined and their former glory is gone, yet they still put on airs and act like they're from a wealthy family.

"He wasn't being stubborn, nor was he pretending."

Old Nie said sarcastically, "That day, I was entertaining guests with Director Lu and Director Li. Director Li said something that shocked me."

He said that the most important wealth of capitalists is not money, but the poor. As long as there are enough poor people in the world, they can make endless wealth by exploiting them.
As for Factory Director Han, Qi Laosi and the others were simply the poor people under his control. As long as he held those nearly three thousand employees in his hands, no matter how dilapidated the factory was, he would still be the glamorous director of the factory. Moreover, he firmly believed that the country would not abandon them.
"But if we merge with them now, look at how Qi Laosi and the others treat Factory Director Han. It's obvious they're going to sideline him in a heartbeat! If you were in their shoes, would you be willing to be sidelined?"

"I"

Wang Luyang was speechless for a long time before finally saying, "I am unwilling to be sidelined, but I will never go against my conscience and block the livelihoods of so many workers."

"Hey, you're right. If you run for factory director in the future, I'll vote for you, Wang Luyang."

"What factory would I be running for? I'm just a workshop foreman."

"Then you're wrong. If our company continues to develop at this pace, it's not impossible for us to have seventy or eighty branch factories. I'd like to give it a try!"

"Okay, I'll vote for you then."

(End of this chapter)