Chapter 1574: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1574: Inspecting the Mask Factory

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Wang Erhai is willing to take over that mask factory?"

When Lin Xiaofang heard Liu Yong say that Wang Erhai was willing to take over that mask factory, an expression of surprise involuntarily appeared on her face.

She had thought that mask factory was going to end up a total loss in her hands.

She hated Niu Chunsheng; for such a big matter, why didn't he say a word to her before he died?

Additionally, she had no objection to running the mask factory, but why did he have to go and hire disabled workers?

Simply eating their fill with nothing better to do, bored out of their minds!

Too much money and nowhere to spend it?

Losing one or two million every year!

Niu Chunsheng had already run that mask factory for over three years; a conservative estimate put the losses at at least four or five million!

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.

Niu Chunsheng was always like this; business matters, he never took the initiative to tell her!

"Ms. Lin, no mistake about it. Wang Erhai personally told me he's willing to take over that mask factory."

Liu Yong spoke honestly.

Lin Xiaofang let out a breath of relief; this money-losing mess of a stall could finally be unloaded.

However, in her heart she couldn't help but feel puzzled:

"Why is Wang Erhai willing to take it over? Doesn't he know it's a mess?"

Liu Yong said:

"He knows it's a mess, and he knows there are twenty-odd disabled workers inside, but he still agreed to take it over. He said it was his wife who made him take it over. He said no matter what, he absolutely could not shortchange you, Ms. Lin, because you are General Manager Niu's widow, and General Manager Niu did his whole family a great kindness."

Lin Xiaofang gave a cold humph:

"Hmph, at least he still has a bit of conscience. My late husband helped his family out with no small number of things; he indeed ought to repay the favor."

Liu Yong smiled, but in his heart he couldn't help muttering:

This repaying of kindness — you can't force someone to repay it.

And now Lin Xiaofang is forcibly shoving the mask factory onto Wang Erhai; isn't that forcing Wang Erhai to forcibly repay a kindness?

That changes the flavor of it.

It's only thanks to Wang Erhai being willing to eat this loss.

If it were someone else, unwilling to eat this loss, I'm afraid in the end it would make the two families' relations extremely stiff, even tearing the face and becoming enemies.

"Ms. Lin, then let's proceed according to process, hand the mask factory over to Wang Erhai. What do you think?"

Lin Xiaofang said:

"Leave this matter to you to handle. Right, about the transfer fee — did you mention it to Wang Erhai?"

"I did."

"Not a single cent less on the transfer fee! Must make him hurry up and get the money in place!"

Liu Yong's face again showed a complex smile.

However he still didn't offer any comment.

He only said:

"Alright, then I'll do as you say!"

Following Lin Xiaofang's instructions, Liu Yong turned back, found Wang Erhai, and coordinated with Wang Erhai.

Then over the next two weeks, he handed over everything of the mask factory into Wang Erhai's hands.

Wang Erhai, in accordance with the transfer contract, paid the transfer fee into the designated account.

After all the procedures were completely handed over, Wang Erhai gained yet another identity.

That was Factory Director and Legal Representative of the County Town's Jiakang Medical Mask Factory.

This day Wang Erhai came to the factory to inspect.

Just as he entered, he saw a large group of disabled people walk over.

Some missing arms, some lame, some with low IQ, some with cerebral palsy, and so on.

The disabled person at the front directly knelt down to Wang Erhai.

Then the large group of disabled people behind followed suit and knelt down.

This gave Wang Erhai a real shock.

"What's going on, all of you get up!"

"Boss, we have no other meaning, just begging you not to fire us. Without this job, many of us won't be able to survive! Rest assured, we'll work hard, absolutely won't slack off! Guarantee we'll complete the daily tasks with quality and quantity!"

The disabled person at the front was named Li Xiaokang.

He counted as relatively healthy among these disabled people.

He had ankylosing spondylitis, with severe lateral curvature of the neck.

Although this illness didn't go so far as to deprive him of labor capacity, ordinary factories outside would not hire a worker with such obvious disabilities.

"Boss, don't fire us, we really will work hard!"

The whole crowd of disabled people also hurriedly shouted pleas along with him.

They only wanted a job.

As for dignity and such, to tell the truth, they no longer had the qualifications to care about it.

Ever since Niu Chunsheng passed away, all sorts of rumors had been spreading in the factory, saying the Mask Factory suffered losses year after year, the new Factory Director would carry out sweeping reforms, and the first cut of reform would naturally be to clean out them, these disabled workers!

These days they were anxious and uneasy every day, thinking about what they could do if they were fired.

In the end, under Li Xiaokang's organization, everyone reached a unified opinion: when the new Factory Director came to inspect, they would all go together to beg for mercy, hoping to keep this job.

Although this hope was extremely slim.

But this was already the last struggle these disabled people could manage.

"Boss, please be kind, we'll really work hard! If you fire us, most of us will probably have to sleep on the street!"

"We all know the factory is in difficulty! We can take a pay cut, and weather the crisis together with the factory!"

"Right, we can take a pay cut, as long as room and board are covered!"

"Boss, please be kind!"

A whole crowd of disabled people actually knelt before Wang Erhai, humble to the dust as they pleaded.

Wang Erhai was stunned.

For a moment he didn't know how to respond.

He never had any intention of firing these disabled workers at all!

It was precisely because of their existence that Wang Erhai decided to take over this factory.

"Everyone get up, get up quickly!"

Wang Erhai hurriedly went to help them up, anxiously saying:

"Who told you I was going to fire you? I never had that intention at all. You work however you used to work, you get paid whatever you used to get paid, everything stays exactly the same!"

With Wang Erhai saying this, the whole crowd of disabled workers were all astonished.

They all thought they must have misheard!

After all, these past few days, the news in the factory about cleaning out them disabled people had spread with alarming rumors, sounding perfectly credible!

"Boss, is what you said true? You're not joking with us, are you?"

Li Xiaokang looked at Wang Erhai with a face full of sincere gratitude.

Wang Erhai's face was serious as he solemnly promised:

"I guarantee, barring any major violations on your part, I absolutely will not lightly fire any one of you! You can work with peace of mind! I just took over this factory, it's impossible I'd joke about something this big!"

Hearing Wang Erhai say this, everyone's anxious hearts finally settled.

At the same time, they were overjoyed, even moved to tears!

"Boss, you're truly a good person! Thank you"

"Thank you!"

"Thank you so much!"

"No need for politeness, don't be like this! You work, I pay wages, that's only right and proper!"

Facing the thanks of the whole crowd of disabled workers, Wang Erhai patiently responded to each one, and after sending these disabled workers back to their posts, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

These people, truly not easy.

At this moment, the factory HR Manager Wang Jiayi walked over:

"General Manager Wang, I've already followed your instructions and called all the department Leaders to the Office."

Before Wang Erhai came to the factory, he had already told Wang Jiayi: at nine o'clock this morning, have all department Leaders come to the Office for a meeting.

Wang Erhai nodded:

"Fine, I'll head over now."