Yu Jianhua never expected that she would be so lucky.
It seemed that the woman just now was the employee who made a mistake in the guard's words. It turned out that she was kicked out. No wonder she was still cursing at the end.
Yu Jianhua took the notebook and carefully wrote down her name stroke by stroke. Finally, she was allowed to enter.
"Comrade, just go straight inside. You'll find an office there. There are some junior leaders in it. Just tell them you're here for a job, and they'll arrange a trial for you."
This guard was really kind, explaining everything in great detail.
Yu Jianhua sighed again that she had really met a kind - hearted person, and nodded repeatedly at him.
Just after the meeting here, Yu Linxiu led several management staff to have a small meeting.
She mainly arranged the recruitment of security personnel and the factory regulations exam.
Just as she returned to the door of her office, she saw a familiar figure peeping around.
Yu Linxiu frowned and took a closer look, then walked over.
"Auntie?"
Yu Jianhua was startled by the sudden voice. She turned her head and saw it was her niece Linxiu!
She was wearing a dark - blue factory uniform. There was a pen in the breast pocket, and her hair was neatly combed. She looked like a leader.
But at this moment, Yu Jianhua didn't think much. She was just shocked to see her niece here.
"Linxiu, you... Your dressing. You work here?"
Wasn't her niece a salesperson in the supply and marketing cooperative before?
Yu Linxiu led the dazed Yu Jianhua to her office.
As the deputy director, she had her own office, which was converted from an old factory building. The inside was painted with a layer of white lime, looking bright and clean.
"Auntie, sit down first. I'll pour you a glass of water."
Yu Jianhua quickly waved her hand to stop Yu Linxiu. Even if she was not well - informed, she realized something was wrong.
Yu Jianhua looked around and finally sat down carefully on the stool.
"Linxiu, tell me honestly. How did you get here? Weren't you working in the supply and marketing cooperative? Why did you change jobs? Do the family members know?"
Yu Linxiu saw that her aunt was so nervous and asked several questions in a row.
She smiled and patted her hand to comfort her. "Don't be in a hurry. I'll explain them one by one."
"First, why I came here. It's because the salary here is high and stable. The factory director here promised to give me the position of deputy director as soon as I came. Second, you know, even if I worked in the supply and marketing cooperative for a few more years, I would never become a full - time employee. Third, the family members don't know about my job change. So, auntie, I hope you can keep it a secret for me for the time being. I'll tell them when the time is right."
Saying this, Yu Linxiu sighed as if thinking of something.
"You know the situation at home. If I told them directly, with my parents' and grandparents' personalities, they might even send all the relatives here and ask me to arrange jobs for them. If that happened, would the factory still want me?"
Yu Jianhua quite agreed with this and couldn't help nodding.
Then Yu Linxiu changed the subject and asked with concern, "Auntie, did you come here looking for a job? Qingqing once told me that you gave your job to your uncle. Why didn't you tell the family? Did your uncle and his family force you?"
Yu Jianhua didn't answer this question. One reason was that she didn't dare, and the other was that she didn't want her family to worry. Although she knew her parents probably wouldn't worry about her.
Alas.
However...
Yu Jianhua looked at the capable Yu Linxiu. Suddenly, she understood her niece's words before.
It must be that Qingqing knew Linxiu was working in this factory, so she was confident to let her come.
But with a relative working here, Yu Jianhua became even more nervous. She was afraid that she wouldn't do well, which would make Linxiu lose face.
She was the factory director!
Thinking of this, Yu Jianhua shrank back and stood up, thinking about how to leave.
Seeing her embarrassed expression, Yu Linxiu didn't ask more questions. She directly led her to a spare sewing machine.
"The trial condition in our factory is very simple. You just need to copy a schoolbag within half an hour. When the time is up, whether you finish it or not, your fate will be decided by our factory."
Yu Linxiu pressed her aunt's shoulder and made her sit in front of the sewing machine.
She was a little stunned. She didn't expect the requirement to be so simple.
Since she lost her job in the timber factory, she had been idle at home. She used her mother - in - law's old sewing machine to sew clothes for the neighbors to earn some extra money. But half of this money had to be given to her mother - in - law as the rent for the sewing machine.
Although the money was little, her skills had become more and more proficient over the years.
Copying a schoolbag was not difficult for her.
Seeing her niece's firm attitude, Yu Jianhua didn't decline. She picked up the schoolbag and carefully examined it.
After a while, she put down the schoolbag, picked up the cloth beside it, and started to work.
The noise here attracted Jiang Jiang's attention.
She had just arranged the recruitment of security personnel and was on her way back to the office. She saw someone operating a machine in the next room. It was obvious that this person was here for a trial.
Jiang Jiang walked closer. When she saw what the woman was holding, she let out an exclamation.
She leaned towards Yu Linxiu. "Director, how long has she been working? This schoolbag is almost done. It's just short of the zipper!"
Yu Linxiu didn't expect that her aunt would be so fast.
But she probably didn't know that the zipper should be sewn first. Otherwise, it would be more troublesome to add it later.
"Time's up."
Yu Jianhua stopped her work. She looked a little regretful at the half - sewn zipper.
She had seen this thing before, but not very often. She made a mistake in the order. It was only when she was halfway through that she remembered. But at that time, she didn't have time to be annoyed. She just wanted to complete the whole thing first.
Yu Linxiu picked up the schoolbag Yu Jianhua had made and examined it carefully. She found that except for the zipper, this semi - finished product was exactly the same as the original one.
She gave the schoolbag to Jiang Jiang beside her, then nodded to the nervous Yu Jianhua.
"Congratulations. You've passed the trial. Next, you'll enter a one - month probation period. Your salary will be the same as that of a full - time employee. After a month, we'll assess you again. If there are too many unqualified products from your hands, we'll have to ask you to leave."
Seeing her niece being so business - like, Yu Jianhua felt relieved instead.
She nodded vigorously.
"Okay, I understand!"
Yu Linxiu wanted to talk to Yu Jianhua some more, but the timing was not right. She had work to do, and it was not convenient to get too close to her in the factory.
If others knew that she and Yu Jianhua were relatives, it wouldn't affect her, but Yu Jianhua would definitely be said to have got the job through connections.
Where there are people, there are gossips.
Yu Linxiu finally understood this saying today. Before leaving, she told Jiang Jiang.
"Tell her about our factory regulations and show her around the factory."
Jiang Jiang replied loudly and put away the semi - finished schoolbag.
The cloth of this thing would have to be taken off later for the next person who came for a trial.
"Auntie, come with me! Our factory is really great!"