Reborn in 1981, the first to get rich start with dairy cows.

You might think they're clever, but they've already got a lot on their minds after just a few words.

You might say they're stupid, but they still manage to come up with all sorts of little tricks behind the scenes.

Shen Dong stood there with a smile, watching the "performance" of everyone switching sides at the last minute.

Just moments ago, they were a united and determined group, but now they've fallen apart.

"Da Mao, it's not that we're criticizing you, but Dongwa earned his money through his own abilities, right under the noses of the commune leaders. How can we let him share his money?"

Wang Ergeng is a well-known street hustler in the team. With a quick glance, he immediately changes the direction of his attack.

"Uncle Ergeng, you didn't say that this morning!"

Upon seeing this, Tao Ermao immediately began to grumble in dissatisfaction.

"What...what morning? Don't talk nonsense. Dongwa, don't listen to his rubbish. We're all here to congratulate you. These two brothers are so naughty, they even went to their uncle to complain about you."

"Yes, yes, we're not on his side. You can't let the commune stop accepting our milk."

People's perspectives are limited by their times and their understanding, so Shen Dong didn't bother to pay attention to him.

Except for the Mao brothers!

It's really annoying to have them jumping around in front of me all the time; I need to find some time to deal with them.

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1981.11.04.

The dairy factory, which had been quiet for more than half a year, suddenly became bustling with activity.

Old Huang changed his clothes and stood at the door looking very energetic, grinning with his yellow teeth as he greeted everyone who entered the factory.

Unfortunately, most people only know that they have to start work today, but they don't know why they have to start work.

Therefore, there were very few respondents.

"Old Huang, what's going on? Why did you suddenly start work?"

Liu Zhenghua was also a member of the factory. She liked to ask around. Seeing that apart from Lao Huang who was all smiles, everyone else looked confused. She knew that there must be something going on.

"Hehe, isn't starting work a good thing?"

"Tch, I don't know if it's good or not, I just hope you can pay me my back wages sometime."

Seeing that she couldn't get anything out of Lao Huang, Liu Zhenghua started loitering at the door. Suddenly, she saw an unfamiliar young man walking over.

"Young man, who are you looking for?"

"Oh, I'm here to see Director Liu. Has he arrived yet?"

"Our factory manager hasn't arrived yet. Are you related to him?"

As Liu Zhenghua was questioning him, she saw Lao Huang, with an even brighter smile, walk over in two quick steps.

"Hey, Comrade Shen, you're here so early!"

Then he explained to her, "This is a distinguished guest of the factory. I'll attend to him first. Hua Meizi, you go ahead and get busy."

Liu Zhenghua wanted to say something more, but Lao Huang had already walked away with the young man, muttered a few words, and then followed the crowd into the factory in twos and threes.

Not long after, Liu Gui also arrived.

Liu Zhenghua watched as he nodded to the young man before walking to the microphone, her curiosity piqued.

"That damned Liu Gui, is he trying to send relatives to the factory again?!"

They can't even pay salaries, yet they're still doing this utterly worthless nonsense. They deserve to die!

Fortunately, her anger was quickly dissipated.

"Okay, let's begin the meeting."

Liu Gui first reviewed the factory's difficulties over the past two years and expressed his gratitude for everyone's perseverance.

Then he talked about the plan for resuming work this time.

"When this project started, many people privately asked me why we started it?"

"Now let's welcome one of today's main characters, Comrade Shen Dong from the Red Flag Production Team."

As he spoke, he led the applause with a friendly smile on his face, as if he were extremely welcoming.

Shen Dong stood up in response and nodded slightly to everyone.

"Who is it? They look very young!"

"Hey, Tang Yue, do you know this person from your production team?"

Upon hearing the introduction, someone immediately inquired about Tang Yue, who was standing nearby.

Actually, Shen Dong had already told her about today's events last night, so she was mentally prepared.

"Yes, this is my nephew. He's here today to collaborate with the factory."

"What kind of collaboration? Do you even know?!"

"Is your nephew 18 yet?! Is he engaged?"

The people around immediately began to whisper among themselves.

"Hey, you guys, be quiet! We're in a meeting!"

Liu Gui tapped the table and then gave instructions.

"Our factory will be producing yogurt next, using a new recipe. Director Yang from the commune and I both tasted it, and it tastes excellent!"

"Therefore, everyone should cooperate actively so that our factory can get back on track as soon as possible."

"Then I'll make the arrangements..."

The workers just gave perfunctory replies, and no one took his words to heart, assuming that he had tricked the commune out of money again and was preparing to embezzle it when the opportunity arose.

Everyone knows that this person only talks a good game, but when it comes to actually doing things, he's nowhere to be seen.

But I heard he had connections in the county, so I didn't dare to say much about his arrangements, even though I was dissatisfied.

The employees immediately got to work, sweeping the floor, cleaning the milk storage tanks, and wiping down the machines.

After Shen Dong finished speaking with Liu Gui, he saw him ride away on his bicycle.

"See, I told you, that bastard Liu Gui is definitely a fraud, and that new formula is just a smokescreen."

"Exactly, if it were really delicious, he would have started production today, why wait until tomorrow?"

"He arranged for us to clean, but instead he just got on his bike and left."

"I didn't even bother with my game leveling today to do all this, all because of the wages I'm owed..."

Hearing the unanimous discussion around him, Shen Dong offered no explanation.

Let's silence the doubters with our product tomorrow!

Tang Yue seized the opportunity and moved closer.

"Just now, after Liu Gui left, that kid Chen Dong followed him. He used to be close to Liu Gui, so we need to be careful of him."

Shen Dong nodded, recalling the employee information he had investigated over the past few days.

Chen Dongjia lives in the commune. He is 32 years old this year and was among the first batch of employees when the factory was built in 75.

After joining the dairy factory, his life got better year by year, and he became very close to Liu Gui, as he was in charge of production.

Targeting Chen Dong was something Shen Dong had Tang Yue do last night.

The current twelve employees need to quickly unite the capable people while also guarding against unscrupulous individuals.

"This guy is definitely going to cause trouble later, Auntie. Please keep an eye on him while I'm away."

"Don't worry, Dongzi, I still have my sisters. We're all in this together. We can't let Liu Gui and his gang ruin the factory again."

Because of the long period of disuse, all kinds of machinery and equipment rusted, and it took a lot of effort to remove the rust.

Seeing that everyone was working hard, Shen Dong went to buy some food at noon.

A group of people who rarely have the chance to eat at state-run restaurants seized the opportunity to show off.

While eating, she didn't forget to thank Shen Dong and even teased him about his age.

The older women, who ate neither meat nor vegetables, made Shen Dong blush.

However, the meal also brought them closer, and Shen Dong used it as an opportunity to seriously examine them.

After all, they were workers of that era, so their skills and techniques were still quite good.

After finishing his meal, the experienced worker patted his chest and assured everyone that work could begin the next day.

Shen Dong was finally relieved.

Time waits for no one; we must seize every step.

The factory wasn't finished cleaning up until sunset.

The experienced technician surnamed Hu started up the equipment, made some adjustments to ensure there would be no problems tomorrow, and then everyone left.