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Chapter 468 Human Touch! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The Spring Festival in 1993 came relatively early.

Factory groups and other production bases in mainland China also start their annual holidays very early.

Around the 24th or 25th of the twelfth lunar month, workers and managers who had the Spring Festival holiday left Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and returned to their hometowns.

In the huge square in front of the factory group's headquarters building, there were no fewer than twenty long-distance buses parked densely.

When they're lined up together, it's quite intimidating.

These long-distance buses were all directly connected to the factory group.

These are all long-distance bus stations in county towns that connect directly to inland provinces, which can be considered a benefit provided by the factory group to its employees on holiday.

Of course, you still have to pay for the ticket yourself!
The factory group's approach was quite humane at this time.

It's important to know that taking a long-distance bus can be quite risky.

At the request of the factory group, in addition to the driver and ticket seller, there were two armed police officers from the local public security bureau on board, both carrying real weapons.

There was no way around it; the factory workers on holiday were definitely considered wealthy in mainland China at that time.

Not only did they buy a lot of local specialties and trinkets from Guangdong Province and even Hong Kong Island, but they also carried a considerable amount of cash.

With women and children involved, any accident could be a serious matter.

In fact, in addition to directly arranging long-distance buses, the factory group also purchased train tickets carriage by carriage based on the hometown provinces of the employees on holiday, through connections with the municipal government.

In addition, they were escorted by local group security personnel, which was quite thoughtful.

According to the big boss Wu Feng, since there are conditions to do it better, and it doesn't take much effort, why not do it?
In previous years, a considerable number of employees never returned because they went back to their hometowns for the Spring Festival.

The factory group has already called back to confirm everything.

Some did not return to their hometown at all.

Others had already set off to return to the factory.

They most likely had an accident on the way!

Many of the rules and regulations of the factory group are no different from those of state-owned enterprises in mainland China, so naturally they have to find ways to prevent such tragedies from happening.

At this moment, the huge square was bustling with noise and crowded with people, almost like a vegetable market.

It was still early before the buses were to depart, so all the long-distance bus drivers were gathered in the reception hall of the headquarters building to rest.

With the large floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see the condition of your own long-distance bus at a glance, so you don't have to worry about any problems.

The twenty-odd veteran drivers gathered together, naturally chatting and puffing away, with the most talk about the factory group.

"Wow, that's impressive! They arranged for over twenty long-distance buses in one go. You don't often see factories here that care about their employees like that!"

"Heh, this is clearly the only one of its kind. Even government agencies wouldn't go to this extent!"

"Government agencies don't have that many employees who need to go home for the Spring Festival, unless they are newly transferred college or vocational school graduates!"

"University students and vocational school graduates are all cadres, and they can apply to ride in soft sleeper berths on trains, but they might not be willing to ride on our long-distance buses!"

"You can't say that. My county attaches great importance to this. The two armed police officers who came with me were quite an eye-opener!"

"You have armed police in your car too? Mine do too!" "Yeah, almost everyone has armed police protecting them. This factory really takes good care of its employees going home for the New Year!"

"That's right, they even considered the potential dangers on the road!"

"That's an exaggeration. I heard that the employees paid for their own train tickets. The factory shouldn't be short of that money, right?"

"Hey, aren't you just nitpicking?"

"Yes, the factory has already done enough. Why should we have to pay for the train tickets? They're not a real government-owned enterprise!"

"What I mean is, if you're thinking about the employees, why not finish what you started instead of only doing half of it?"

"Your idea is going too far. I heard that in addition to arranging long-distance bus services for us, they also directly contacted the city government to arrange train seats for their own employees, with carriages full of them. Some even had colleagues from the factory's security department accompanying them. That's more than enough!"

"Yes, I heard the factory pays very well and offers good benefits; they're quite humane!"

"It's a pity that getting into a factory like this isn't easy, otherwise I would definitely recommend my brothers to come here!"

"It's not that there's no chance. I've heard that the factory values ​​veterans quite a bit, and at least half of the employees are veterans!"

"Really? My brother-in-law just got discharged from the army and came home this year. He can't find a job in the county town anytime soon. Why don't we have him come over next year and give it a try!"

"Your side organizes things through the county government and then sends people over directly, right? That's the model we use!"

"Such a good thing? If the county government is involved, there's no need to worry about the factory's safety or anything else!"

"What problems could there be with the factory? As far as I know, the number of workers they've recruited in the county alone probably exceeds ten thousand!"

"How can there be so many? That seems unlikely."

"Hehe, you guys don't know, the big boss behind this factory is actually a big shot from our county. It's only natural that he would take care of his fellow villagers!"

"That's more like it. People from your county have really gotten a great deal!"

"They really got a great deal. Generally, factories owned by bosses in Hong Kong Island don't hire too many employees in one place!"

"..."

On the other side, Wu Feng's third uncle, along with his wife and children, carrying a heavy suitcase, boarded what looked to be a brand-new long-distance bus.

On the way, employees who were also planning to take the long-distance bus home greeted him warmly, saying "Your Excellency Manager."

My third uncle didn't put on any airs; he nodded in response to everyone, always with a warm smile on his face.

Once I was seated, I finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

He had no choice but to go back this year. Wu Feng's maternal grandparents, who were also his third uncle's biological parents, had called him several times, subtly urging him to come back for the New Year.

Uncle San knew what was going on; he figured it was probably his brothers who had instigated it, so he didn't think it was too much of a hassle. But now the situation was completely different.

Although his nephew Wu Feng is not married, he already has two sons.

He only found out about it when he saw Wu Feng playing with his two sons while Wu Feng was in charge of the factory group.

With a huge weight lifted from my heart, I naturally no longer feared going home to face my brothers who had some ulterior motives.

(End of this chapter)