Volume 4: The World of Great Conflict Chapter 0560: Three Powers Return to Yi
Following Duan Tanxian to get food in the cafeteria, Nan Yi actually saw through the window fried water bamboo with shredded pork, stir-fried lotus root slices, and chicken feet soup with water chestnuts. They were not served in enamel plates but in enamel vegetable bowls. It was obvious that these were dishes from the small cafeteria.
The Second Chemical Plant should have guests from outside today. If it was the factory leader’s private kitchen, it would not be displayed here so openly.
"Stir-fried lotus root, old chicken head and chicken feet, and what else? Nan Yi, do you know it?"
"Wild rice, a product from the south, is now on the market this month."
"Have you eaten it?"
"I've eaten it. It's not a rare thing. It's not expensive."
"It looks white and tender, it should be delicious." Duan Tanxian stared at the vegetable bowl with his eyes fixed, almost unable to take his eyes away.
"Okay, stop looking at it. Today's braised eggplant is pretty good. It's also a seasonal dish right now."
"You look good, but I've been eating it for half a month straight. As for me, I'd rather eat fried eggs with bear persimmons. This is the only dish I never get tired of."
Hearing the words "bear and persimmon", Nan Yi frowned slightly, but then he felt relieved. It is not impossible to make money in a bear market.
They ordered a braised eggplant with sauce, an scrambled egg with tomatoes and a plate of shredded potatoes. Duan paid for the meal ticket, and the two of them carried their food bowls and went to find a seat.
It was not yet time for dinner, and there were only two or three kittens in the cafeteria, with empty seats everywhere.
Most of the positions in the Second Chemical Industry are operated in four shifts and three shifts. Each shift has an eight-day cycle, including two morning shifts, two mid-day shifts, two night shifts and two off shifts. Due to the particularity of the work, many positions cannot be separated from people, so meal times are divided into regular and auxiliary meal times, and the auxiliary meal times are the meal times for the on-duty personnel.
First the auxiliary and then the main. Those who are eating in the cafeteria now are the staff on duty, and there are also mid-shift workers like Duan Beiyan who came to the factory early.
"What's the current situation in the factory?" After taking a few bites of rice, Nan Yi started talking.
"Very good. In 1978, our Erhua was one of the first pilot units in the city to expand enterprise autonomy. At that time, we began to implement profit retention. At the end of 1979, we became one of the ten comprehensive reform pilot enterprises in the city. We implemented independent accounting and state-owned enterprises. I forgot what happened later."
“Independent accounting, state taxation, and self-financing and loss-making.”
"Yes, yes, that's it. We are responsible for our own profits and losses. Anyway, the money left in the factory will increase, and everyone's salary will increase. In July this year, our factory was one of the first 33 enterprises in the city to implement the factory director responsibility system and began to implement... I can't remember the exact words, but anyway, the taxes paid are linked to the total salary. The more taxes paid, the more likely everyone will get paid."
"That's great, how much can you take now?"
"It's hard to say. The salary policy has changed. Every month it's different. The difference can be more than ten yuan. My salary last month was 82.37 yuan, and in June it was only a little over 64 yuan."
"That's not bad, 64 yuan is not a small amount, it's better than other factories ."
"How can we compare? We are a chemical factory. We work several years less than other factories. Many people in the factory retired at the age of 50 this year."
"Not disabled, right?"
Yi Jinru retired two years ago, but she had not reached the legal retirement age. Although she worked in a chemical factory, she was not a special worker, so she should have retired at least at 50. However, the current pension is given by the factory, as long as the factory agrees.
In order to make room for one's children, early retirement is a very common phenomenon nowadays.
"For the sake of my children. The salary in the factory is high and everyone has their own job. Who wouldn't want to come in? It was a pity when your mother left. Her job could have been sold for at least 1,000 yuan."
"Don't talk nonsense. My dad is still working in the factory. It's embarrassing to sell your job for money."
Selling jobs actually means selling top-level positions. Now that Yi Jinru is gone, someone else should be arranged to work in the factory. It cannot be her original position. As for where to go, she can either wait to be arranged or take the initiative to communicate with the Labor Department.
Erhua is a large factory, and the Human Resources and Labor Department is divided into the Personnel Department and the Labor and Wages Department. The Personnel Department is in charge of cadres, and the Labor and Wages Department is in charge of workers. This means that if you want to get a good job, you have to go through one more hurdle.
"That's right. Uncle Nan is now the technical leader of the factory. He has the final say on technical issues. The factory can have no one else, but he can." Duan Phthalic Anhydride lowered his voice and said, "I heard that Uncle Nan is a registered expert in the department and may be transferred to the department at any time."
"Haha, don't spread such gossip. What's the big deal if he goes to the ministry? He's still a technician."
Nan Yi never expected to take advantage of Nan Huaiqiu. Not to mention that he didn't want to do so subjectively, but even objectively, there was no such thing as advantage to take advantage of. If Nan Huaiqiu moved up any further, he could at most be transferred to a large chemical plant to be a deputy director in charge of technology.
Domestic chemical technology lags behind the rest of the world, and also lags behind Nan's Shiva Chemical Group, a rising star. The only thing worth Nan Yi's attention is the market, but chemical industry is the top priority, and the market cannot be given to outsiders at all.
If you want to get into the market, you have to go the joint venture route. But when it comes to joint ventures, it’s hard to say who will suffer.
If Lord Shiva enters the country one day, and suppose the relationship between Nan Yi and Lord Shiva is exposed, because of Nan Huaiqiu, Nan Yi can only make concessions and can forget about taking advantage.
Nan Yi is not a comprador and does not need to sell foreign equipment into chemical systems through "powerful people" to make a profit from the price difference. Instead, once the embargo is tightened, domestic companies may ask him for help in buying equipment.
"That's right, Uncle Nan is devoted to technology and doesn't know how to seek personal gain, otherwise he would have been the deputy factory director a long time ago."
"It's better not to say such things." Nan Yi said with a slight frown.
Nan Yi didn't want to take advantage of Nan Huaiqiu, but he also didn't want to bring trouble to Nan Huaiqiu. As Nan Huaiqiu's son, if he talked about this topic with others here and was heard by others, it would cause unnecessary trouble for Nan Huaiqiu.
"Okay, okay, let's stop talking about other things." Duan Benxuan agreed and nodded behind Nan Yi, "That girl is new, her name is Hua Xiangrong, she is a league cadre, my buddy likes her, do you think there is a chance?"
“No chance.”
"You haven't even looked at anyone, how can you say there's no hope?" Duan Benxuan said unwillingly.
Nan Yi patted Duan Benxuan's shoulder with sympathy, and said earnestly: "She is not the same kind of person as you. To put it bluntly, if you want to pursue her, it's like a toad wanting to eat swan meat. You can't get it, and even if you get it, it may not be a blessing."
Duan Benxian asked suspiciously: "Do you know her?"
"She is a classmate of one of my friends."
Nan Yi saw the admiration and determination in Duan Tan's eyes and held back what he wanted to say. It was totally unnecessary to analyze the pros and cons with that crazy guy.
In the worldview of the crazy fans, being a spare tire may be a kind of happiness. A smile from the goddess can make them sweet for half a year. If the goddess asks them to borrow money, the medical expenses prepaid for their parents can be refunded with both hands.
Ignoring the infatuated Duan Tanyan, Nan Yi continued to eat mouthful by mouthful. He had no idea whose enamel basin Duan Tanyan took in his hand belonged to. He saw it clearly when he rinsed it just now. The edges and curled corners of the enamel basin were all washed clean, and there was no oil when it was filled with clean water. It was most likely a woman's.
He had to finish eating quickly and clean the enamel basin.
The battle was over in three minutes and twenty-five seconds. Nan Yi picked up the enamel basin and rinsed off the residue under the faucet. Then he went to the food window and called a fat aunt in charge of the cafeteria "sister". He asked for some detergent, got some hot water, and washed the enamel basin inside and out. Only then did he stop.
Duan Tanxian walked back to his seat with the enamel basin, glancing at Hua Xiangrong's table from time to time, and had not even finished half of the rice in the basin.
"Do you still live at home?"
"If I don't live at home, where else can I live? Who in the factory dares to covet my house?"
Duan Tanxian's tone was a little unclear, and it seemed that there was a story about his house.
The property rights of the houses in the Erhua staff housing compound belong to the factory. Those who are not employed by the factory must vacate the house. Duan's house is the same as Nan's, both of which are expert buildings with particularly high configurations. If someone really asks Duan's family to vacate the house, it is justifiable in terms of regulations but not in terms of personal relationships.
Duan Benxuan is the child of a martyr and deserves to be taken care of. Besides, his mother is still alive. Which idiot in the factory could have stirred up a hornet's nest?
Nan Yi remembered that the head of the Housing Management Section, Lao Qian, was a shrewd man. He would not do such a thing, but might instead set a trap for others.
"Are there new people in the Housing Management Department?" Nan Yi asked meaningfully.
"A new deputy section chief came in the year before last."
"oh……"
That's not surprising.
"I……"
Nan Yi was just about to say goodbye to Duan Tanxian when he saw a group of people walking in from the cafeteria gate. The person walking on the far right in the first row was Nan Huaiqiu.
At this time, Nan Huaiqiu's eyes had already swept across Nan Yi's face. Nan Yi had to sit for a while and wait to see if Nan Huaiqiu would come over. He didn't know who was next to Nan Huaiqiu, so it would be inappropriate to rush over and say hello.
Nan Huaiqiu just said a few words to the person next to him, and then walked towards Nan Yi.
"Nan Yi, why are you here?"
Nan Huaiqiu spoke at a slow pace and his voice sounded very gentle. This was the fourth time Nan Yi heard Nan Huaiqiu speak. In the Nan family, only Yi Jinru had the right to speak. Nan Huaiqiu had no status in the family and could only be a taciturn person. Nan Yi, who rarely went back to the Nan family, rarely had the opportunity to hear Nan Huaiqiu speak.
"Dad, I came to the club to play table tennis." Nan Yi stood up and said.
"Oh, I need your help with something."
"Dad, you tell me."
"Please help me change some US dollars."
"You are going abroad?"
"Yes, we are going abroad to inspect equipment." Nan Huaiqiu said, adjusting his glasses.
Nan Yi thought for a moment and said, "Just let mom talk to Liu Zhen about this matter. She is in charge of all the household accounts."
Nan Yi was giving Nan Huaiqiu a big face and giving him a small face.
Yi Jinru of the Nan family has the final say , and Liu Zhen of the Xiaonan family has the final say. Nan Yi and Nan Huaiqiu are brothers in distress, so Nan Huaiqiu will feel more balanced, and this gives Nan Huaiqiu a lot of face.
Nan Huaiqiu's pockets are cleaner than his face. Nan Yi dares to guarantee that all the money Nan Huaiqiu has on him is no more than five dollars. If he wants to exchange it for US dollars, he has to go back to Yi Jinru to get the money.
The Nan family had everything they needed. Nan Yi would provide all the appliances in the old house to the Nan and Liu families, so Yi Jinru didn't expect Nan Huaiqiu to bring big items home from abroad. Since there was no demand, the money Nan Huaiqiu could get from Yi Jinru was very limited.
By then, Yi Jinru might just ask Liu Zhen for a few dozen dollars. Once they go abroad, Nan Huaiqiu won't be able to buy anything he wants, which would be embarrassing.
“Uh…” Nan Huaiqiu was stunned for a moment, then said embarrassedly: “Can you lend me some of your own money?”
"Dad, don't talk nonsense. I don't have any private money. I have some money on me, but it's all counted. I have to report it when I get home. If there's a mismatch in the amount, Liu Zhen won't let me off easily."
"Well... forget it. I still have to go and have dinner with my guests." Nan Huaiqiu said disappointedly.
"Oh, Dad, take care."
Looking at Nan Huaiqiu's leaving back, Nan Yi had a sly smile on his face.
