20: This factory is too humane!

University diploma!

When they heard these words, Lao Zhao and the others' smiles instantly froze on their faces, like puppets.

"What? Is this request very difficult?"

Li Mubai raised his eyebrows.

Old Xiao also chimed in:

"The minimum requirement for new hires at our factory now is a university degree."

Hearing this, Lao Zhao immediately understood that getting into the factory was likely impossible.

At their age, they had to support their elders and raise their children.

How could they have the time and energy to study?

Even if they had time, at their age, their minds couldn't compare to young people.

Even with diligent study, the probability of them obtaining a university degree was very small.

In short, it was simply unattainable!

The other party just didn't want to take them in.

"Good, good, good!" Lao Zhao said three times in a row.

Since you, Mr. Li, are so ruthless, don't regret it in the future…

Then he snorted coldly and left with a resentful look in his eyes.

The workers who came with him, seeing their backbone leave without looking back, hesitated for a moment before quickly following suit.

"Boss, aren't we being too ruthless? Lao Zhao is a petty person; will he retaliate against us in the future?"

Old Xiao keenly sensed the resentment in the other party's eyes, so he reminded him.

"If I didn't say that, with Lao Zhao's personality, he would very likely retaliate against you. I am young and strong, so I am not afraid of his revenge."

Li Mubai said, his gaze falling on Old Xiao.

"It's you. You don't live in the county town, I'm afraid he might take his anger out on you on the way."

Upon hearing this, Old Xiao immediately understood.

His old eyes couldn't help but well up.

His boss was truly too good to him, even considering this point for him.

Is there such a good boss in this world?

In this life, he feared that even working like an ox or horse would be difficult to repay!

Actually, the factory employees have dormitories.

Li Mubai rented a private house in the county town as employee dormitories.

He had also invited Old Xiao to move in, so he wouldn't have to bother commuting every day.

The most important thing was that the county town was closer to the hospital.

If Old Xiao's wife had any problems, she could be sent to the hospital for treatment in time.

However, this suggestion was rejected by Old Xiao.

According to him, bringing his wife would cause trouble for the company, and besides, he was not used to city life.

After sending them away, production continued.

With people in the factory, Li Mubai no longer had to personally work on the line; everything proceeded smoothly and methodically.

He spent most of his time in the office, either drinking tea or taking a nap, or checking various technologies in the System Store.

Although he currently had an income of nearly 400,000 yuan, he couldn't spend this money lavishly.

The reason was simple: this money and the exchange points in the system were one and the same.

As long as he used the money, the corresponding amount of exchange points in the system would also decrease.

And the various technologies in the System Store started at a minimum of several hundred thousand to millions.

His nearly 400,000 exchange points were truly not worth mentioning.

In short, he was still considered a pauper at the moment.

Mass-producing steel and selling it to the secret department where Zhao Zhenghua worked to accumulate exchange points was his most urgent task at present.

In the afternoon, the scorching sun outside the factory was like fire, making people's skin ache.

Inside the factory, it was peaceful, without any noise.

This was Li Mubai's rule.

From twelve noon to two-thirty in the afternoon, this was designated as meal and rest time, during which factory members could arrange their time as they wished.

As long as they could report for work on time at two-thirty in the afternoon, that was fine.

Li Mubai was lying on the long chair in the office, enjoying his afternoon nap.

The electric fan beside him hummed, and the cool breeze blowing from it made him feel comfortable and relaxed.

Just then, a knock-knock on the door broke the serenity.

Li Mubai opened his eyes, slowly sat up, and rubbed his temples with his hand.

Being disturbed while sleeping soundly was indeed not a pleasant experience.

"Please come in."

After a moment, Li Mubai finally said towards the door.

Click.

The doorknob turned, and a figure appeared at the doorway.

Li Mubai looked up.

It was the guard responsible for the factory's security.

"Boss, someone is looking for you outside."

Li Mubai frowned. Why was someone looking for him again?

In the morning, it was Lao Zhao's group. Who was it this time? Was it them again?

"Is it the same group from this morning?"

"No."

The guard shook his head: "It's a young woman, wearing glasses and a long dress. She looks refined, like a student."

Upon hearing this, Li Mubai, who had just taken a sip of tea, immediately spat it out.

When the guard mentioned this person, a figure immediately appeared in his mind: Ruan Xiu.

A Yingbei doctoral student, with long hair like a waterfall, delicate willow-leaf eyebrows, wearing black-rimmed glasses, and skin as white as snow, so delicate it seemed it could break with a touch.

Even with the glasses, they could not conceal her fairy-like beauty.

She actually came so quickly!

On that day, after verifying her identity, Li Mubai transferred five thousand yuan to her card.

Later, the two parted ways.

Although she was close to graduating, she was still a doctoral student, and there was still some time until she received her degree certificate.

He had originally thought she would at least wait two months to come.

He didn't expect her to come today.

Thinking that such a talent was about to be taken into his fold, Li Mubai immediately asked the guard to bring her to the office.

The guard saw that his boss seemed very happy, so he didn't dare to delay and quickly trotted to the main gate.

Before long, Ruan Xiu, in a black long dress, stood at the office doorway.

"Miss Ruan, please come in and sit."

Li Mubai smiled warmly.

After Ruan Xiu sat down, she suddenly looked puzzled: "Mr. Li, doesn't our factory engage in production?"

Other factories, at this time, were working overtime to produce, fearing insufficient output.

However, Li Mubai's factory was in a dormant state.

If it weren't for the fact that the other party had directly advanced five thousand yuan in salary without a word, she would have thought this was a company with no orders and on the verge of bankruptcy.

Li Mubai chuckled, pouring a cup of tea for her: "Miss Ruan, you don't know. Twelve o'clock to two-thirty in the afternoon is my designated rest time. So there's no one in the factory right now."

Ruan Xiu's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

One must know that other factories wished their employees were like machines, working non-stop, and would never offer such benefits.

But here with Li Mubai, they even had an afternoon nap.

This was too humane!

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little fortunate that she had chosen Li Mubai's factory back then.

This was truly a wise choice.

Otherwise, in the future, at this time, she would probably still be working hard.

"By the way, why did you come so early? Aren't you supposed to graduate in two more months?"

Li Mubai asked while adjusting the fan, pointing the airflow towards Ruan Xiu.

As soon as she entered, he noticed the slight beads of sweat on her forehead and her flushed cheeks.

It was clear she was hot.

"I had nothing to do these past two days, so I thought I'd come over early to get familiar with the environment."

Ruan Xiu smiled faintly, and two dimples immediately appeared on her snow-white cheeks, looking very cute.

The two talked for a while.

Before long, the unique roar of the machines suddenly sounded.

Work time had arrived...