Chapter 109: Is Your Factory Hiring Guards?

Chapter 109: Is Your Factory Hiring Guards?

Xia Zhiqiu brought the recruitment notice early in the morning.

"Taotao, see if there's anything else to add, and I'll include it."

Su Taotao took the red paper, opened it, and smiled, "Your calligraphy is good enough to sell couplets at a market stall."

Xia Zhiqiu shook her head, "Far from my grandfather's level, lacking in character."

Su Taotao said, "Calligraphers care about character, but we're not in a calligraphy competition. This will be impressive enough once it's posted."

After reading it, Su Taotao handed it back to Xia Zhiqiu, "This is fine. Remember to make a backup, or you might forget what you wrote if the wind blows it away. It's best if both you and Auntie Zhong sign it as well. From now on, for notices, meeting minutes, or important matters, it's best to have witnesses and file them uniformly."

In these times without mobile phones for photos, records had to be handwritten, with witnesses added.

Xia Zhiqiu nodded, "I understand, you're very thoughtful."

Su Taotao said, "After we talk with the construction team today, let's set a time to finalize the regulations. We need to get the official stamp and license as soon as possible. Although we're affiliated with the base, we're independently accounted for, operating as a separate entity. Even a small sparrow needs all its parts."

Auntie Zhong said, "I'll handle the procedures and departments we need to go through. The base's procedures are easy, but other departments are troublesome. Our island shuttle bus only leaves on weekends, and those units are closed then."

Su Taotao said, "I've already informed the leaders. Special vehicles can be requested, and Xiao Lu can drive us out."

Su Taotao thought for a moment and added, "While we have free time, let's find time to get our driver's licenses."

Auntie Zhong and Xia Zhiqiu exchanged glances, both seeing fear in each other's eyes, "Driver's licenses?"

In this era, the three treasures were doctors, drivers, and butchers. Most of these professions were dominated by men. Women didn't even dare to think about it, yet Su Taotao suggested getting driver's licenses?

Su Taotao, being an experienced driver in her past life, got her license as soon as she was an adult. If she weren't living on an island where it was inconvenient, she wouldn't have proposed such an outrageous idea. But she knew they would need to use cars frequently in the future.

"We can't always ask Xiao Lu to be our driver every time we leave the island. Learning to drive ourselves is better than anything else."

In those days, driver's licenses were obtained through recommendations from their workplace, learning for ten days to half a month, and then taking the test. It wasn't as complicated as in later times.

Su Taotao, being an experienced driver, only planned to go for a few days, go through the formalities, and get the license to legitimize her driving skills. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain to Fu Zhengtu why she could drive. For Auntie Zhong and Xia Zhiqiu, who rarely rode in cars, learning to drive would indeed be challenging without talent. So she changed her approach:

"Here's what we'll do. I'll go get the license first, and you can think about it later. I think driving is quite easy for Zhengtu, so it shouldn't be too hard."

For her, it was indeed easy.

Auntie Zhong and Xia Zhiqiu breathed a sigh of relief; they were genuinely intimidated by that big machine.

Dongdong wasn't as focused as Chenchen. After playing with Bai Bai for a while, he got restless and started throwing a tantrum.

Xia Zhiqiu had to go and comfort him.

Auntie Zhong said, "How about letting Dongdong go to school with Uncle Mu tomorrow? It'll be good for him to have Chenchen as a companion. What do you think, Dongdong?"

Hearing that he could play with Chenchen, Dongdong immediately nodded, "Yes, yes, I want to go!"

Xia Zhiqiu was more than willing. In those days, it was common for older siblings to take younger ones to school. She just felt bad for troubling Uncle Mu.

"Isn't this too much trouble for Uncle Mu? Dongdong is too mischievous; will it affect Uncle Mu's studies?"

Auntie Zhong waved her hand, "No, no, that boy has always wanted a little brother. He's not much to boast about, but he always scores first in his studies every year."

Although in these times, whether a child excels or struggles academically, they still can't attend university, so it seems there's no difference. However, if a child performs well academically, it is always a source of pride for the parents.

Xia Zhiqiu was very grateful: "Then I'll thank Uncle Mu in advance."

Auntie Zhong waved her hand again: "It's no big deal, just helping each other out. No need to stand on ceremony."

Su Taotao said: "Once the factory starts production, it will be easier. We can send them to the nursery school then."

This was also the original intention of Su Taotao insisting on setting up a nursery school. Even an angelic child like Chenchen would be inconvenient to bring along to work.

Next, they divided the tasks.

Su Taotao went to contact the construction team.

Auntie Zhong and Xia Zhiqiu went to post the job notices, stayed on site in the morning to answer questions, and in the afternoon went to check on the old coconut trees' condition.

The leadership had instructed Xiao Lu to fully support Su Taotao's initiatives.

Auntie Zhong and Xia Zhiqiu worked at the bulletin board, while Su Taotao went to the canteen office to call the construction team.

The leadership had already given the heads-up, probably saying something about fully cooperating with Su Taotao's work, so the negotiation went smoothly. The contract was ready, but it was the weekend, so work would start on Monday.

Su Taotao naturally had no problem with that.

The construction team wanted to preview the construction drawings and hoped Su Taotao could fax a copy over.

The canteen office didn't have a fax machine, so Su Taotao had to go to the elementary school.

Coming out of the canteen office, the bulletin board was already crowded with people.

Auntie Zhong borrowed chairs and a table from the canteen. She, Xia Zhiqiu, and Dongdong sat inside, the scene was like a university job fair, packed to the brim.

Su Taotao glanced around; there were still some men, but the male to female ratio was probably less than one to ten.

In these times, men were expected to work outside while women took care of the home. Men willing to stay at home to take care of children and do housework were extremely rare.

Actually, there were some female employees at the base, but they were either both employed at the base or had jobs outside and hadn't followed over.

Su Taotao hoped that at least a third of the thirty job openings would go to men, as some heavy tasks were really tough for women.

Excluding the security guard position, there should be at least eight to ten male production workers, but you could count the men present on one hand. However, not all family members were present, so they should still be able to recruit enough.

Thinking this, Su Taotao felt reassured.

Arriving at the elementary school, the gatekeeper proactively asked Su Taotao to register and then inquired: "Director Su, I wanted to ask if your factory is hiring for the security guard position?"

Su Taotao looked at him in surprise and nodded: "We are."

The gatekeeper glanced at Su Taotao, not daring to linger too long, hesitating to speak.

Su Taotao said: "Do you have someone to recommend? But this position prioritizes veterans."

The gatekeeper didn't expect Su Taotao, who seemed quite formidable, to be so approachable, and said: "He is a veteran, also my nephew, his wife works in the base logistics department, and he was awarded a first-class merit, it's just, just..."

The gatekeeper scratched his head, stammering.

Su Taotao patiently waited for him to finish.

After a while, the gatekeeper said, his eyes red: "It's just that during the war, he lost an arm on the battlefield, earning him a first-class merit..."

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