Chapter 283

Cleaning Section.

Also known as the Cold Palace Section.

Apart from the section chief, deputy chief, and over a dozen work-group leaders, the rest are all experts seconded from various departments.

There are backward elements delaying workshop production progress; the typical example is Qin Huairu, if it weren't for Level 8 Technician Yi Zhonghai protecting her, she would have long been transferred here to sweep toilets.

There are some troublemakers who violated Yagangchang factory regulations, such as Shazhu who confronted Deputy Factory Director Li in a previous life, and Liu Haizhong who was demoted in a previous life, etc.

It is essentially a mistake-correction team.

By making you clean toilets, it lets you recognize your mistakes and sincerely correct them.

This is a measure specially formulated by Deputy Factory Director Li after acting as the factory's head, beautifully named: to make Yagangchang a model factory where everyone is advanced.

Over time.

A misconception formed.

That is, a misunderstanding.

In the eyes of Yagangchang personnel, only those who have made mistakes at the factory are sent to the Cleaning Section, responsible for factory area sanitation and toilet cleaning.

Qin Huairu certainly does not want to deal with feces every day.

How disgusting.

She instinctively felt some resistance in her heart.

Tears welled up from her eye sockets.

Deputy Factory Director Li snorted coldly in his heart.

Do you really think that relying on your fading beauty can soften his heart with tears?

If it were the Qin Huairu who had just moved into the Siheyuan, youthful and radiant with the aura of a newlywed woman, that would still be somewhat effective; but the Qin Huairu before him now, aged, faded, and wrinkled, is not looked upon by Deputy Factory Director Li at all; her tactic of crying to show helplessness instantly becomes useless.

"If you keep crying, I'll assign you to the Cleaning Section right now."

A plain, ordinary sentence.

Qin Huairu was frightened and stopped her tears at that moment.

She lifted her face.

She was trying to intimidate Deputy Factory Director Li.

Not a bit wrong.

Looking at Qin Huairu, who looks like a woman in her forties, this appearance, in Deputy Factory Director Li's eyes, is no less horrifying than a horror film.

It is as disgusting as it gets.

"Qin Huairu, if you don't go to the Cleaning Section, where do you want to go? Finance Section? Propaganda Section? Statistics Section? These sections have specific cultural requirements; you've worked at Yagangchang for three years and aren't even a Level 1 worker—how could I transfer you to one of those sections? Section Sixteen?"

Section Sixteen is Yagangchang's famous tough-assault workshop.

It is called a gathering place for advanced individuals.

Its bonuses and benefits, etc., are far greater than those of other workshops.

If she could really get into Section Sixteen, Qin Huairu would wholeheartedly approve, but she also knows that with her lagging ability, they probably wouldn't want her.

Even Yi Zhonghai hasn't entered that workshop—could they possibly want Qin Huairu?

"Deputy Factory Director Li, I didn't say I wanted to go to Section Sixteen; I want to go to the canteen."

Qin Huairu spoke the truth.

Given her inadequate technical skills, rather than staying in Section Nine and being constantly made things difficult, it would be better to transfer to the canteen work that has no technical requirements.

Ease is one aspect.

Being close to water gives the first chance at the moon is another aspect.

It is said that the people inside the canteen can fill their stomachs just by tasting the saltiness and blandness of the dishes.

Working in the canteen implicitly saves money.

The original intention of coming to see Deputy Factory Director Li was to hope that through him she could be transferred to the canteen.

Qin Huairu looked at Deputy Factory Director Li with expectation, waiting for him to give a concrete answer.

"You don't want to go to Section Sixteen? If you go to Section Sixteen, they would also need you; before you went, Section Sixteen was Yagangchang's flagship workshop, but after you go, Section Sixteen would become the worst workshop."

Deputy Factory Director Li didn't give Qin Huairu a good look.

From the neighboring office came the faint sound of footsteps.

His voice.

It rose a bit unnaturally.

"The chief of your Section Nine came to see me specially; his meaning was to ask me to transfer you to another department, not wanting you to continue dragging down Section Nine; if you go to the canteen, it's not impossible to let you go."

Qin Huairu, having heard only half of the words,

felt a surge of joy in her heart.

From Deputy Factory Director Li's meaning, it seemed she could work in the canteen.

"Thank you, Deputy Factory Director Li."

"You can work in the canteen, but your position will be canteen laborer." Deputy Factory Director Li looked at Qin Huairu and explained in detail, "The wages plus welfare subsidy for a canteen laborer are nineteen yuan eight per month."

The smile on Qin Huairu's face.

stiffened.

What the heck.

"If I work in the canteen, the pay is less than twenty yuan, while she in Section Nine can earn twenty-seven yuan five per month, implicitly creating a gap of seven yuan seven."

Seven yuan seven.

The monthly grain money for the Jia Family of five.

"Deputy Factory Director Li, isn't it twenty-seven yuan five?" Qin Huairu looked at him bewildered, "How did it become nineteen yuan eight?"

Qin Huairu, according to factory rules, your position in the Ninth Workshop is to stand in for your husband Jia Dongxu's post. Even if you are not a first-class worker, you can still receive 27.5 yuan in wages, transferred to the canteen, which amounts to you taking a new job. This is also out of consideration for the hardship of your Jia family being widowed and orphaned, so we give you an extra three or four yuan each month; otherwise you would only receive 15.2 yuan.

Deputy Factory Director Li finished speaking.

He then prepared to call Shazhu to have Shazhu arrange for Qin Huairu to go to the canteen as a miscellaneous worker; which of the ten canteens she would go to is Shazhu's responsibility.

Qin Huairu thought for a moment.

She felt that money was important.

She grabbed Deputy Factory Director Li's hand in one motion, preventing him from making the call.

"Deputy Factory Director Li, I won't go to the canteen; I'll stay in the Ninth Workshop."

Rough.

Old callus.

A bloody wound.

This is the direct sensation Qin Huairu's two hands gripping Deputy Factory Director Li's large hand gave him.

Coupled with Qin Huairu's aged appearance.

It completely cut off some of Deputy Factory Director Li's thoughts about Qin Huairu.

There was no calculation whatsoever in any respect.

Deputy Factory Director Li lowered his head and looked at Qin Huairu gripping his hand.

Qin Huairu hurriedly released her grip on Deputy Factory Director Li's hand.

"I'll ask you once more: stay in the Ninth Workshop, or go to the canteen as a miscellaneous worker?"

Under the condition that the wages are equal.

Naturally, one would choose the canteen that is not too arduous.

Unfortunately.

There is a gap of seven or eight yuan.

After careful consideration, Qin Huairu thought it better to stay in the Ninth Workshop, thinking that those people would give her a hard time for a while, perhaps once the novelty wore off and her inner anger was vented, they would have no further designs on her and would stop harassing her, and she could then live a good life.

"Deputy Factory Director Li, I won't go to the canteen; I'll stay in the Ninth Workshop."

"Staying in the Ninth Workshop, just work hard and improve your skill level. Three years ago, the Ninth Workshop was among the top ten advanced workshops of Yagangchang; three years later, it ranked last. I won't go into the specific reasons, but you know them. In the welding workshop, Liang Larui, who entered the factory together with you, has several children, you have several children; she has no mother-in-law, and she is now a third-class welder."