Chapter 2608

Li Jun said, "Last month, Old Chen in our courtyard committed suicide by drinking sleeping pills because he was laid off and couldn't find a job, and was scolded as a good-for-nothing by his wife. Fortunately, he was saved, but his family owes a debt, and he doesn't know how to live in the future."

Su Xinghui said in surprise, "There's such a thing?"

Zhu Changgen nodded painfully and said, "There is such a thing. After being laid off, many people can't think straight. It's not just Old Chen."

In his previous life, Su Xinghui heard a story about a couple who were both laid off. They had a daughter in high school who ate chaff and wild vegetables every day, and couldn't even afford meat. The husband was scolded by his wife and daughter every day for being a good-for-nothing.

Later, one day, the husband brought a piece of pork home, saying he had earned quite a bit of money that day. He braised all that pork, and the family ate a happy meal of braised pork.

That day, no one in the family went out. The next day, the neighbor felt something was wrong and went to knock on their door. No one answered, so he kicked the door open and found the family lying neatly on the bed, long since dead.

It turned out that the husband had used all the money he had to buy the pork, and put poison in it when braising it. The family ate the poisoned braised pork and died together.

This story made people's hair stand on end when they heard it. But now, he heard such a story again here.

Su Xinghui said with some sarcasm, "The laid-off workers' lives are so miserable, yet today when I met the representatives of the laid-off workers, they still said that being laid off is good!"

Li Jun said, "Those are all stooges found by the leaders, specifically used to fool you leaders!"

Xiao Minggui and the other factory leaders were sweating profusely and sitting on pins and needles listening from the side, but they didn't know what to do. They could only look at Mu Dezhang again.

Mu Dezhang could only walk toward Su Xinghui and said, "Director Su, have you finished eating? If you've finished, go and rest for a while."

Su Xinghui had indeed finished his meal, eating the rice and dishes clean. He looked at the food in front of Xiao Minggui and the others; their food was basically untouched.

This was also normal. The food here had no oil, and they were used to the delicacies of the small restaurant, so how could they eat this? Coupled with the content of Su Xinghui's chat with these workers, it made them even more unable to swallow.

Su Xinghui asked, "Factory Director Xiao, why don't you eat your food? Isn't this a waste of food?"

Xiao Minggui and the others quickly picked up their bowls and began to eat the already cold food. They only hated that the fat auntie, wanting to please them, had filled their bowls with food, which made them really unable to eat it!

But they couldn't not eat it. Su Xinghui was staring at them with bright eyes, so they could only bite the bullet and eat the food in their bowls in big mouthfuls, clean, without leaving a single grain.

A deputy factory director ate too fast and choked, coughing violently.

After he stopped coughing, Su Xinghui asked, "Is it not tasty? Can't compare to the food you usually eat, right? I also think it's not tasty. Don't these workers know it's not tasty? I say, it's just that you have been separated from the masses for too long and can no longer share weal and woe with the workers!"

"Don't blame me for not giving you face. Face is not given by others; it is earned by yourself. Look at what you have done yourselves; how can I give you face? I admit that the factory is not doing well now, and it is not entirely your responsibility. There are many objective reasons, but this does not mean you have no responsibility!"

"Your concepts and management methods must change. If there cannot be a earth-shaking change, I dare say that no matter who you cooperate with, no matter how advanced the technology is, this factory will still not be able to turn over!"

"Think more about the suffering of the workers, flatter the leaders less, and use the effort of flattering the leaders to develop the enterprise. I think the Shanghai Machinery Factory will have hope!"

"Originally, I shouldn't have said these words. I have no power to order you. You must be thinking in your hearts that I am meddling in other people's business. However, I couldn't help but say these words, so I said them. If you think it's unpleasant to hear, you can choose not to listen. If you think this food is not tasty, you can also choose not to eat!"

The entire cafeteria was silent for a few seconds, and then deafening applause broke out. There were at least several hundred workers still in the cafeteria, and they were clapping with all their strength, and some young workers were even cheering loudly for Su Xinghui!

Xia Song was also clapping hard. He looked at Su Xinghui with admiration. Su Xinghui always had such charm, being able to inspire people's hearts in an instant.

Xiao Minggui and the others were pale. No one dared not to eat. Under the gaze of hundreds of workers, they ate the rice and dishes in their bowls clean at the fastest speed, without leaving a single grain.

After they finished eating, Mu Dezhang said, "Director Su, shall we go and rest?"

Xiao Minggui quickly nodded and said, "Yes, let's go to the factory guest house to rest for a while."

Su Xinghui and his group had scheduled to conduct research at the Shanghai Machinery Factory for the whole day. Now that they had finished lunch, it was the time for a nap. However, Su Xinghui said, "Forget it, don't take a nap. Let's look at the situation of the factory at noon, and then leave, so as not to collide with the Japanese guests."

Xiao Minggui said, "Director Su, it doesn't matter. Rest for a while and then look. Even if we collide with the Japanese guests, it doesn't matter. Director Su can just help us check."

Su Xinghui shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'd better not be annoying. When the guest leaves, the host is at peace!"

Su Xinghui's words made Xiao Minggui and the others look embarrassed. They didn't dare to say anything more and accompanied Su Xinghui and the others to wander around the factory.

The machinery and equipment of the Shanghai Machinery Factory were actually quite good domestically. Various large machines stood in the workshop, and one could still vaguely see the glory of the Shanghai Machinery Factory from more than a decade ago.

In the workshop, Su Xinghui asked Xiao Minggui and the others about some basic situations of the Shanghai Machinery Factory. Asking on the spot in the workshop would leave a deeper impression and could truly find out the reason why the Shanghai Machinery Factory had fallen into difficulty.

Xiao Minggui pointed to those machines and introduced some situations of the Shanghai Machinery Factory to Su Xinghui, such as the Shanghai Machinery Factory being able to produce large chemical equipment such as 300,000-ton ethylene complete sets of equipment. Such technical strength was quite good in the whole country.

Su Xinghui looked at these large mechanical pieces of equipment in front of him, many of which were imported equipment. However, these pieces of equipment, which had cost the country a large amount of foreign exchange, were now lying here quietly, waiting to rust. This was truly a great waste.

At this time, Su Xinghui didn't say anything unpleasant again. He also knew that saying too much didn't have much use, and saying too much would instead be annoying. He just looked at the mechanical equipment in these workshops silently.

Xiao Minggui and the others were accompanying Su Xinghui with fear and trepidation. They were afraid that this master would say something unpleasant again. What he said in the cafeteria just now was enough to make them feel ashamed.

Although the Policy Research Office of the Planning Commission seemed to have no real power, they really didn't dare to look down on Su Xinghui, because he was too young, not yet thirty, and was already a deputy-department-level cadre. His future would be limitless.

What was even more powerful was that the position he was in could reach the heavens at any time. Did Xiao Minggui and the others dare to be disrespectful to Su Xinghui? No matter what Su Xinghui said, they could only listen.

If Su Xinghui wrote what he said in the cafeteria into the research report this time, they would be miserable. They were all feeling uneasy.

Fortunately, Su Xinghui didn't say anything. He just asked a few questions occasionally and remained silent.

After looking at several workshops, Su Xinghui said to Mu Dezhang, "Director Mu, let's go back."

Mu Dezhang quickly nodded and said, "Alright, let's go back."

Just then, Xiao Minggui's mobile phone rang. He answered the phone and said to the phone, "Ah, the Japanese guests have arrived? We are in the workshop, we will come out immediately."