Chapter 127: Who to Work With?

Chapter 127: Who to Work With?

Indeed, the ones distributing the forms were Yang Liuyue and Wu Lihua. Zhou Xiaoyan was absent. Their proposal had just been submitted; the leaders might not have even reviewed it yet, but they were already handing out recruitment forms.

Did they actually believe they could start a factory immediately after submitting the proposal?

Auntie Zhong was on the verge of confronting them, but Su Taotao subtly shook her head. There were already limited positions, so it was better to let those who were originally on their side leave, sparing them the hassle of screening.

Several people quickly gathered around:

"Comrades Wu and Yang, is it true? Are you really starting a factory?"

"So, what kind of factory? What jobs are available?"

"Is it tough? Is it hard work? If it's not, I'll join."

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Su Taotao overheard the comment and exchanged a glance with Auntie Zhong. Auntie Zhong, sharp as ever, instantly noted that person and planned to later remove their application form.

When Wu Lihua and Yang Liuyue saw Su Taotao in person, they were momentarily taken aback, almost instantly linking her to "Fu's radiant family member."

A stunning beauty, no wonder she captivated Fu.

Wu Lihua felt a pang of guilt, recalling her earlier boast: "If Fu married me, I could also be a factory manager." She was attractive, but next to Su Taotao... well, there was no contest.

Wu Lihua consoled herself that as a soon-to-be deputy factory manager, she wasn't far behind. Beauty doesn't pay the bills, so she confidently declared, "Of course it's true. The proposal's been submitted; how could it be fake?"

Did Yang Liuyue and Wu Lihua truly believe they could start a factory merely by submitting the proposal?

Oddly, no one present asked, "Has it been approved?"

Su Taotao almost wanted to ask on everyone's behalf: So, has it been approved or not?

Most people these days were simple and honest, and with Su Taotao's example, they all assumed that anyone handing out recruitment forms must have everything settled. Plus, many thought that a factory opened by these two, who didn't like hard work, couldn't be that tiring. If even they could become factory managers, wouldn't working at their factory be easy?

Auntie Zhong repeatedly emphasized that it would be very hard work, and those who couldn't endure it should give up on the idea of joining the factory.

Since both were recruiting workers, one side was very hard, and the other was very easy. Even a fool would know which to choose.

Some people didn't even ask what kind of factory it was and went straight to get the application forms.

Su Taotao took the application forms from Xia Zhiqiu and waved them: "Our factory doesn't recruit people with divided loyalties. We don't want to end up with people being accepted by both sides and then not showing up, forcing us to recruit again.

As everyone can see, our factory is already under construction and will be completed this weekend, with production starting by next week at the latest. We don't have time to recruit again, nor do we want to waste that time and energy.

So, if you want to go to their side, first come to us and take back your application form. We don't accept people applying to both sides."

Those who were firm in their stance didn't care, but the fence-sitters began to waver.

On one side was a visible factory, where you could start working immediately upon acceptance, but the work would be hard.

On the other side was a factory that hadn't even taken shape yet, where the work might be easy.

So someone asked, "What kind of factory are you opening? You're not even telling us clearly."

"Yeah, where is it? When will it be built? When can we start working? You're not telling us anything, how can we apply?"

"Exactly, what if we sign up here and the factory doesn't open? What then?"

It just goes to show that there are always clear-headed people around.

Wu Lihua immediately got angry. Daring to challenge the authority of the future deputy factory director, she thought, "Do you not want to get along anymore?" She snapped, "Come if you want; it's not like I'm begging you to work!"

Yang Liuyue just watched silently, hardly uttering a word. She has always been like this, doing or pushing things behind the scenes, while Wu Lihua is always the one charging at the front. The credit for good deeds goes to her, the "behind-the-scenes mastermind," while the blame for bad deeds always falls on the outspoken Wu Lihua.

Up until now, everyone still thought Wu Lihua was the "factory director." In reality, Yang Liuyue is the mastermind behind the whole operation and the actual "factory director," while Wu Lihua is the "deputy factory director." Of course, this is all contingent on the factory being approved; otherwise, it's all for naught.

With this, most of the previously hesitant fence-sitters came to their senses. The leadership on both sides was clearly distinguishable, and even a fool could tell which side to follow for a better future.

But there were still some who wanted an easy ride and quietly took back their application forms.

Not many, just about a dozen or so. Su Taotao didn't mind and had Auntie Zhong return the forms directly, saving them a tenth of the work. Most of these people were not highly regarded by Auntie Zhong, who was relieved to see them take their forms back.

Even more surprisingly, the two or three most slippery male comrades also took back their forms. Su Taotao had originally planned to recruit ten male workers, excluding Dong Shengping and Mo Jiazhe, leaving exactly eight.

Auntie Zhong almost went over to thank Wu Lihua personally. Those slippery ones were not only lazy but also shamelessly persistent. Auntie Zhong had been worried that if they were all rejected, they might cause trouble, leading to a lot of hassle.

As the saying goes, like attracts like. Now, all the bad apples were drawn to Wu Lihua's side, thank goodness.

Several women who took back their application forms were also notoriously lazy wives. Auntie Zhong watched them take their forms one by one, almost unable to hold back her laughter.

Seeing Auntie Zhong like this, Su Taotao guessed a bit of what was going on. If Wu Lihua's factory didn't get approved, there would likely be a lot of trouble.

She really didn't know whether their factory had been approved or could be approved, so she couldn't say much.

In the end, Su Taotao received over eighty application forms. On the male side, there were exactly ten, and barring any issues, all would proceed to interviews. On the female side, they needed to recruit 21 production workers, plus two teachers for the nursery class, totaling 33 people.

Actually, over a hundred forms had been distributed, and during lunch, several more were received.

Roughly estimated, about one in every three or four people would be hired.

This ratio was much better than Su Taotao had imagined, but Auntie Zhong said that many family members were at home taking care of children and hadn't participated in this recruitment.

"It's okay. When we expand our production line in the future, we'll need to recruit a lot more people, and we might even build a branch factory outside the island. By then, the family area won't have enough manpower, and we'll have to recruit from the town. By that time, the nursery class will be well-established, and they can leave their children there and go to work."

Auntie Zhong took a deep breath, not because she doubted Su Taotao's ability, but because the idea of opening a branch factory was something she didn't even dare to think about.

She would just stick to being a clerk under Su Taotao.