Chapter 429: No One Like Su Taotao, the All-Round Factory Director

Chapter 429: No Factory Manager Like Su Taotao

Su Taotao waited at the train station, timing it perfectly. Seeing the three of them emerge, she smiled and waved.

Beautiful women like her were rare, and Su Taotao, in her white blouse and black trousers, leaned lazily against the car door, exuding charm with every gesture. Her smile was so captivating that it left everyone speechless.

Especially Xiao Meizi, who knew that Sister Su was beautiful, but the visual impact of a stunning woman beside a luxurious car remained vivid in her mind even years later.

Su Taotao looked at the spirited boys, her gaze finally resting on Xiao Meizi: "You did well, and the train was quite on time."

Mumu, carrying the most luggage, ran over with several bags: "Sister Taotao, you look beautiful again today. I was very obedient this time, I listened to Ah Hang, you don't know how amazing Ah Hang is..."

Su Taotao had already heard the general story over the phone. Although things had deviated from the plan, orders could sometimes be disregarded when commanders were far away, especially for a hastily made plan that needed to adapt to local conditions.

What mattered most was what the two young ones had gained from this experience.

Fu Yuanhang's performance this time truly convinced her that he could handle things independently, dealing with any situation on his own.

"You all did great, Xiao Meizi has grown taller." Su Taotao smiled and stepped forward to take her bags.

Xiao Meizi, eyes red, followed Mumu in calling out, "Sister Taotao."

Su Taotao said nothing, gently patting her shoulder without asking any questions:

"Let's go, we can talk in the car. I'll take you back to the factory dormitory first. It's the weekend, Baihua is also here working part-time. She lives alone now, and you coming will give her some company."

Xiao Meizi knew Su Taotao was capable, but when Su Taotao sat in the driver's seat and started the car, driving smoothly onto the road, the shock in her heart was indescribable.

Women really could hold up half the sky; there really were women who could excel to such a degree.

Xiaomeizi reflected on her actions over the past few months and felt ashamed of herself.

It wasn't her fault for being narrow-minded; her background had made her a frog at the bottom of a well. However, her timid nature and lack of independent judgment and thought in the face of challenges were certainly her faults.

Mumu chattered non-stop along the way, introducing Xiaomeizi to everything, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the factory premises.

The second phase of the factory buildings was already fully operational, and Sutao added several new production lines, including one for mooncakes, doubling the current production scale.

After this year's assessment by the higher-ups, an additional engineering team was assigned to the third phase construction, expanding the factory area further with the fourth, fifth, and sixth phases...

One must admit that the location Sutao chose for the factory was strategically advantageous, allowing for expansion to become the largest food factory in the country without relocating, simply by extending outward.

The self-sufficient attributes of the factory premises were beginning to take shape, with a supply cooperative, health clinic, primary school, and kindergarten... While the scale was still not comparable to the base, the workers living there could basically meet all their needs without leaving the premises, living quite comfortably.

Sutao also provided methods for composting, and had people improve some of the land, making it possible to grow fruits and vegetables for daily consumption, though it couldn't yet supply the entire residential area, it did help reduce procurement pressure.

Sutao had a touch of romanticism; she had people plant many flowers and fruit trees over the years. What was once a barren land unsuitable for cultivation had now become a place that could be called a utopia.

No wonder every visiting unit and superior leader praised it endlessly.

But it was hard to replicate. First, you needed raw materials that could be turned into products. Even if you had them, you wouldn't have a factory manager like Sutao who managed everything from production to sales, even designing the packaging herself.

So, while visits were made, exchanges took place, and learning occurred, no unit could create another factory of such scale.

Speaking of the town, there were other food processing plants using coconuts as raw materials, but compared to the subsidiary factory, their products could only be sold in small, isolated markets. In the mainstream market, they stood no chance.

Reputable units recognized only the products from the base's subsidiary factory. Though Sutao didn't monopolize, she might as well have, as there were no competitors in the industry.

After sending the children back to the factory premises, Sutao left them alone. Fu Yuanhang and Mumu were capable and would take care of Xiaomeizi.

As for the school, she had already made arrangements. The middle and high school where Baihua attended were in the same place, so Xiaomeizi could follow her and have someone to look after her. All the children had discussed this in advance, and Baihua had known about it long ago.

Baihua and Xiaomeizi could be considered kindred spirits in a way; the two girls hit it off immediately, feeling as if they had met too late. Once Xiaomeizi was in Baihua's care, Fu Yuanhang and Mumu no longer had much to do with her.

Now, they only waited for Xiaomeizi’s household registration and food rationing to be processed, marking a new beginning for everything.

Fu Yuanhang and Mumu, two energetic young men, didn’t idle either. After settling Xiaomeizi, they immediately threw themselves back into the production work at the workshop.

The newly opened "mooncake production line" was of utmost importance, and this period was the busiest time of the year. Su Taotao had already led her team to prepare samples, file the necessary commercial reports, and send samples to old clients.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, one might skip buying candies or even eat less rice, but mooncakes, which symbolize reunion, were absolutely indispensable.

The higher-ups placed great emphasis on this, frequently calling to inquire about the progress.

The "mooncake production line" was a semi-automated production line. Initially, tasks such as mixing the filling and kneading the dough were done by hand, with Su Taotao personally leading a few veteran workers.

She continuously adjusted the ratio of sugar, salt, and coconut flakes in the filling until the best taste was achieved, and fine-tuned the temperature and baking time of the newly installed electric ovens. Only then did she entrust the veteran workers to take on the roles of team leaders, guiding the experienced workers.

Each worker was assigned daily production targets. Those who worked quickly could finish their tasks early and leave, while those who worked more slowly needed to stay a bit longer, but the overall workload remained within reasonable limits.

After some time, the workers on the "mooncake production line" became the first to leave the factory each day.

These workers on the "mooncake production line" were personally selected by Su Taotao as "elites." Even though they could leave early, they didn’t slack off, striving to produce extra mooncakes as reserves. After all, machines weren’t entirely reliable, and if something went wrong, they wouldn’t fall behind in production.

It was fortunate that these veteran workers were forward-thinking. One day, a machine in Team One broke down and required maintenance, but the production schedule was maintained using the reserve mooncakes, without any delay.

Children like Fu Yuanhang and Mumu grew up alongside the factory, and Su Taotao never kept anything from them when talking to Fu Zhengtu.

So, including little Chencheng, everyone knew when their mother was busy and when not to disturb her at work.

It was entirely normal for Fu Yuanhang and Mumu to dive straight into production without even drinking a sip of water.