Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

After more than a month of preparation, the embroidery factory finally officially started operation on October 10. The name is Daqianmen Embroidery Factory. Xu Huizhen believes that Daqianmen is a beautiful business card, which is easy to remember and understand, and will surely spread all over the country in the future.

The factory has been renovated and looks brand new.

On this day, Director Wang mobilized the people in the area to beat drums and gongs to celebrate the opening of the embroidery factory.

The scene was filled with firecrackers, gongs and drums, singing and dancing, and it was extremely lively. The mayor and district chief personally came to the scene to cut the ribbon for the groundbreaking ceremony.

The mayor delivered an enthusiastic speech, highly praised Han Qingqiu and Xu's dedication, and praised the vigorous work attitude of the cadres of Qianheyan Street. At the same time, he also conveyed the high attention and support of the municipal party committee and government to the work of the embroidery factory. Finally, he hoped that the relevant personnel would continue to work hard and contribute to socialist construction.

Xu Huizhen, the factory director, also spoke. She first thanked Comrade Han Qingqiu for donating his ancestral technology for free, and thanked leaders at all levels, from the mayor to the district head, for their strong support and full trust in the factory construction.

Finally, on behalf of all the employees of the embroidery factory, she expressed that they should work hard and make the embroidery factory bigger with full working spirit and active working attitude, do their best to contribute to the socialist construction and contribute their youth and strength to improve the living standards of the people.

Xu Huizhen's speech was clear and comprehensive, with a sonorous and powerful voice and high morale. Everyone present applauded enthusiastically. The mayor was very satisfied to see that Xu Huizhen was young, calm and unhurried, and had no stage fright when speaking.

In order to help the embroidery factory open up sales as soon as possible, the mayor also brought managers from the Friendship Store and major shopping malls, as well as heads of foreign trade and export departments.

Xu Huizhen led them into the sample room, where samples of embroidery made recently were displayed. Han Qingqiu explained the meaning and selling points of each embroidery.

The person in charge of sales was called Cheng Xiao, a retired soldier who was a very decent person. He also took the opportunity to leave his contact information with relevant personnel and get to know them, laying the foundation for future sales work.

The managers of the various shopping malls were all experts in the business world and were very sensitive to new things. Since they were called by the mayor, they had to give him face and signed orders one after another, which was considered a good start for the embroidery factory. The employees present applauded warmly.

Xu Huizhen also specially invited a photographer from the photo studio to take a group photo for everyone, first taking photos of the leaders and then taking photos of all the workers.

She said: "I will have people record every step of today's process. If our factory grows bigger one day in the future, everyone present here will have made an indelible contribution. I want to record the support of all the leaders today in history. Every one of us is a veteran of the embroidery factory. If the factory makes money in the future, we will also give everyone material rewards."

These words fully mobilized everyone's work enthusiasm, and everyone had a smile and hope on their faces. They also gave enough face to the leaders, who also gave high praise to Xu Huizhen's work.

At noon, He Yuzhu prepared a working meal of four dishes and one soup for the leaders. Xu Huizhen said, "Dear leaders, our embroidery factory has just been established and the funds are tight. We cannot invite you to eat at a big restaurant, so I invited Master He to prepare a working meal for you. Master He's ancestors were imperial chefs, and his cooking skills are very good. If the factory makes money in the future, I will treat you to a big meal again."

Although it was a work lunch, Xu Huizhen was not stingy. The four dishes were braised fish, Dongpo pork elbow, oyster tofu soup, and conch meat with cucumber. The staple food was steamed buns. This was considered a good dish in this era.

The portions were large and plentiful, and with He Yuzhu's cooking skills, the leaders were very satisfied with the meal.

With the experience from the last time, Mr. Xu was more motivated to write articles. He followed the same method and wrote another press release based on the grand opening of the embroidery factory, titled "The Grand Opening of the Daqianmen Embroidery Factory".

After the news was published, Mr. Xu was in the limelight again. He generously took out his royalties and gave two taels of wine to everyone who came to the tavern to drink. Mr. Niu praised him, "Mr. Xu is generous and a real man in Daqianmen!"

Teacher Xu smiled and said, "It is better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone! It is truly happy when everyone is happy. I don't have Xu Huizhen's ability to run a factory and solve work problems for everyone. I can only use my own expertise to cheer for everyone."

Niu Ye said: "Teacher Xu is right. It's just like singing an opera. When you sing a certain part, there must be applause."

As a result, Xu Huizhen's reputation in the Daqianmen area continued to rise.

When walking on the street, people often greet her enthusiastically. Some aunties and grandmas also hold her hand and say, "Director Xu, my daughter is so-and-so, and she works in your factory. Thank you very much for running the embroidery factory and giving her a job. You treat her like a donkey, and I won't say anything." Why do these people in Daqianmen like to chat like this?

Xu Huizhen said helplessly: "Auntie, there is really no heavy work in our embroidery factory. It is definitely more comfortable than the donkey in the production team." The auntie laughed so hard that she shook with laughter.

Unexpectedly, because Xu Huizhen successfully opened an embroidery factory, the system rewarded her with a 100-yuan watch, a Shanghai brand. You have to know that the cheapest watch in this era costs yuan, so this is really a considerable income.

Xu Huizhen first took out 88 yuan and asked Cai Quanwu to sell it to Qianjin, and sold it for yuan. There is no need to rush for the rest, we can think about it later. You have to eat one bite at a time and earn money bit by bit.

Everything in the embroidery factory was proceeding according to plan. Director Li arranged for a deputy director to come in, named Fan Xuejiang, probably because he didn't want Xu Huizhen to monopolize the power. Xu Huizhen was happy to have a leisurely time, and all the specific work was left to him.

Because most of the factory workers were female, many of them had breastfeeding children at home, so a small nursery was built in the factory. An auntie would watch over the children and make sure they didn't cry or make a fuss. If they had pooped or peed, their child would have to clean up. If they had breastfeeding children, they could bring them to the nursery, and Xu Jingli was sent to the nursery. There was no other choice, so Yingzi also went to work. She worked as an accountant and trained new workers part-time.

Wang Lijuan and Qian Fangfang were both squad leaders. Xu Huizhen's cousin Wu Chengfang lived in the factory because she lived far from home. There were two other girls like her, so Xu Huizhen cleaned up a room and used it as a dormitory for them. Wu Chengfang could have lived in Xu Huizhen's house, but Xu Huizhen had a secret and didn't like having too many people at home. This was the only arrangement.

Xu Jianmei gave the job to her brother Xu Jianmu, because men were not suitable to work in the embroidery factory. Cai Quanwu asked around for job changes and finally found out that there was a female worker in the furniture factory who took over her father's job. The furniture factory was not suitable for women either. Finally, the two families discussed and exchanged jobs. Because the furniture factory was a state-owned unit and the embroidery factory was just a street-run factory, Xu Jianmei also gave the other party a subsidy of 150 yuan.

In any case, Xu Jianmu moved from the countryside to the city, which was a great thing for the Xu family.

On this day, Xu Huizhen met someone she didn't want to see on the road. Guess who it was.