Chapter 230: A Female Factory Director Who Truly Holds Up Half the Sky

Chapter 230: A Female Factory Director Who Truly Holds Up Half the Sky

Both children were used to staying quiet and listening when adults were talking.

Fu Yuanhang only partially understood, but overall, he felt that his brother and sister-in-law were particularly impressive.

Chenchen couldn’t understand a thing, but he loved listening to his parents chat. He remembered everything, thinking he’d understand when he grew up.

Xiao Lu first dropped Fu Yuanhang off at Mr. Tang’s place.

The two elderly folks received a baked cake from Su Taotao and only found out that it was Fu Yuanhang’s birthday yesterday.

Mr. Tang gestured to Old Wu, who held the cake and nodded with a smile.

Fu Yuanhang had no clue what they were hinting at.

"Chenchen, are you going with Mom or Dad? Mom needs to talk to some uncles and aunts about things you won’t understand, and it’ll be boring. If you go with Dad…"

Su Taotao looked at Fu Zhengtu: "Chenchen’s dad, do you have any plans?"

Fu Zhengtu couldn’t help but smile at the way she addressed him: "Drop us off at the entrance of the exhibition hall by the pier. I’ll take Chenchen in for a look."

Su Taotao was surprised: "There’s actually an exhibition hall here?"

Fu Zhengtu said: "It’s not really an exhibition hall, just some old boats and fish racks, roughly documenting the fishing culture and the lives of fishermen."

Chenchen immediately perked up: "I want to go with Daddy~~"

Su Taotao nodded: "Alright, we’ll come pick you up for lunch after we’re done. If you don’t see us by 12:30, you can handle lunch on your own."

Chenchen’s chubby little hand tugged at the brim of his straw hat as he nodded: "Okay~~ Daddy~~ do you have money~~"

"Don’t worry, you won’t go hungry." Fu Zhengtu couldn’t understand the child’s obsession with the straw hat, as he insisted on wearing it whenever they went out during the day.

The pier was less than a kilometer from the central square. After saying goodbye to his mom, the child was led by his dad into the "exhibition hall."

Back then, people didn’t move around much, and locals weren’t particularly interested in things like fishing boats, nets, or going out to sea.

So even though it was free, no one came to visit.

The guard was so bored he kept dozing off.

Fu Zhengtu tapped on the window: "Please register."

The guard jolted awake from his chair and was about to say something, but when he saw Fu Zhengtu’s calm gaze, he swallowed his words.

He took out a notebook and placed it in front of Fu Zhengtu: "Register here."

"Daddy~~ I wanna see~~"

The tall, handsome man bent down and picked up the little snowball of a child wearing a straw hat.

The guard gasped. He had been in charge of this place for who knows how many years, but this was the first time he had seen someone so good-looking.

"Daddy~~ your handwriting is so nice~~ when will you teach Chenchen to write~~"

Fu Zhengtu had just finished registering his name.

He handed the pen to Chenchen’s small, chubby hand, then wrapped his own large hand around the child’s soft one, slowly and carefully writing the three slightly playful characters: "Fu Haochen."

"No hurry, I’ll teach you once you can control the pen better."

With his father guiding his hand to write, Chenchen found it very interesting and replied with a smile, "Okay!"

After signing in, Fu Zhengtu removed Chenchen’s little straw hat and put it back in the bag, then took his hand and walked inside.

...

Su Taotao’s discussions were going smoothly as well.

The local leaders were very enthusiastic towards them. They were genuinely grateful and eager to have a factory built here.

Without new opportunities, the same jobs would stay filled, each position taken, with middle and high school graduates constantly competing for them, while those in the jobs stayed for decades without turnover.

There were almost no openings, so many young people had to seek livelihoods by moving to rural areas.

A factory of Su Taotao’s size, if successful, could employ hundreds, even thousands.

How could the local leaders not be excited and supportive?

If Su Taotao were an outside investor—young and beautiful—the local leaders might have hesitated.

But with the base’s support and its leaders praising her, she had credibility.

After several meetings, the local leaders understood her background better.

They saw Comrade Su Taotao as a capable and driven young director.

Their confidence in her grew significantly.

However, one point left the local leaders questioning:

"There are so many empty spaces in our town, why did Director Su choose that place? Wouldn’t it be better to be closer to the city center?

At least staff with housing options at home could handle their own living arrangements.

Your chosen location would require nearly all staff to live in dormitories. Can that many dormitories be built so quickly?"

Su Taotao said, "Staff dormitories are integral to the factory’s construction. The initial setup might be challenging, like dormitories housing eight or ten people, but as the factory becomes more efficient, I’ll explore collective housing in the future."

"Collective housing? Are you saying..." Su Taotao’s bold and novel idea directly startled the leader, "Isn’t this a bit too ambitious all at once?"

Su Taotao smiled and said, "Of course, I’m not suggesting this now—it’s not feasible yet, at least not for several years, but the factory’s planning should look five, ten, even twenty years ahead.

I’m aiming to create a landmark, leading enterprise. If such employee benefits aren’t part of the plan, this enterprise won’t last long."

The older leader nodded, "The younger generation is formidable, Director Su, we are truly impressed."

Su Taotao said, "The place I’ve chosen will not just be a factory in the future, but possibly a large living community.

Just like our base, the work area is the work area, the family area is a microcosm of the town, with all the necessary town facilities.

If the base hadn’t solved our family’s accommodation and living problems, I wouldn’t be here."

Su Taotao paused, "Our subsidiary factory will also follow this development direction in the future, people-oriented, to achieve a win-win situation."

"Good!" the big leader clapped the table, "What a people-oriented, win-win situation, Director Su, we approve this land.

If there’s anything else you need us to coordinate, please don’t hesitate to ask. We also want to make some achievements, to benefit the local people, and we will definitely support you fully."

Su Taotao was startled by him, "Why are you, such a big leader, so on edge?"

Su Taotao said, "First of all, thank you for your support. This is just a preliminary plan. I’ll come up with a concrete proposal as soon as possible and make sure it’s well thought out. There will be many areas where I’ll need to rely on everyone in the future."

The leader was eagerly rubbing his hands together, even more excited than Su Taotao, eager to get started immediately.

However, everyone knew this project couldn’t be rushed.

"Alright, then we’ll wait for your proposal, Director Su. We’ve already discussed the funding with your superiors and will do our best to fully support you.

But this place is still poor, so it’s best to keep the budget tight—"

The leader gave a figure, "But in terms of manpower and resources, we’ll do our best to provide what we can and will not shirk any coordination."

Su Taotao nodded, "Good, I’ll keep it short and sweet. In short, thank you all for your support.

You don’t need to worry too much about the funding. I’ll keep the first phase of the project within the budget and won’t take too big a step at once. I’m not one to bite off more than I can chew. Once we have profits, we can proceed gradually."

...

This meeting went quite smoothly.

Su Taotao left the leader’s office feeling refreshed.

The leader wanted to invite them to stay for dinner, but Su Taotao personally declined, saying her husband and child were waiting for her, leaving Xiao Lu alone to handle the leader.

She drove herself to find Fu Zhengtu and the others.

When the leader saw Su Taotao driving herself, he was thoroughly impressed.

What a remarkable female director—truly a force to be reckoned with.