21: Even if it is a foreign company, it is no more than this, right?

It's two-thirty. Let's go, I'll show you around the Steel Factory.

Li Mubai stood up, smiling as he extended the invitation.

Ruan Xiu nodded.

Then she also stood up and followed Mu Bai's steps out of the office.

As the Steel Factory started operations,

the previously quiet environment began to grow noisy.

From time to time, shouts could be heard within the factory.

Those were the newly recruited university students in the factory, shouting about work-related matters.

The roar of the machinery was immense.

If they didn't shout loudly like that, people standing a little further away wouldn't be able to hear them at all.

Just as they reached one of the production lines,

someone greeted him with a beaming smile:

"Brother Li."

Li Mubai smiled and nodded at him, then reminded him:

"Be careful, don't get burned."

The newly pressed steel plates were very hot and could only be left aside to cool down quietly.

If they came into contact with water, they might crack directly.

Only when the temperature was not so high could normal temperature water be used to cool them down.

"Understood."

The university student nodded solemnly.

It was well known in the factory that Li Mubai valued production safety more than steel itself.

Because not long ago,

a newly arrived student, out of curiosity, reached out and touched a freshly produced steel coil.

As a result,

the student's hand was directly scalded.

In the end,

it was Li Mubai who paid for the student to go to the hospital and also gave the student a compensation fee.

From then on,

Li Mubai held meetings every now and then, making everyone understand the importance of safe production.

Therefore,

this university student also dared not joke about this matter.

Ruan Xiu, observing the situation from the side, felt increasingly confident about the Steel Factory.

From the smiles on these workers' faces, she could tell that they were willing to do this job.

This indicated that Li Mubai treated them very well, and the work was also very easy.

Otherwise,

these people would definitely not have such expressions.

She had also visited other factories before to observe.

The workers in those other factories were like robots, with dull, numb expressions on their faces.

Few people had smiles on their faces.

And those factories were true assembly lines.

Those workers dared not slack off in the slightest, only repeating single tasks endlessly.

But Li Mubai's factory was different.

She looked at these workers, their expressions relaxed, with a sense of ease on their faces.

Aside from the sweat on their foreheads,

these people seemed to genuinely enjoy this job.

And these workers' hands were not busy at all.

They could even chat with others while working.

This was because this production line was not like the assembly lines in other factories.

Most of the production lines here were automatic, with very few people needing to operate them.

Even if there were,

it was only when some changes occurred in the production line, requiring manual adjustment.

Other than that,

the presence of workers was very low.

It could be said that

such work didn't even require much manual labor.

So the work content of these workers was very simple, very easy, practically making money while lying down!

Seeing this,

Ruan Xiu couldn't help but look forward even more to working here.

Li Mubai had told her before

that her job content would be different from others.

Although she might still be on the production line, she felt that such a production line had no pressure at all!

Li Mubai led Ruan Xiu through the production line, explaining things as they went.

Although the Steel Factory had expanded outwards, it was still not very large.

It was only about half the size of a football field.

So the two of them quickly finished touring the entire factory.

On their way back to the office,

Ruan Xiu saw another astonishing sight.

The workers in the factory were actually holding soda in glass bottles.

When she entered the factory,

she hadn't noticed any convenience stores around.

How did these sodas get here?

And the soda in these bottles seemed to have crushed ice in it.

Even if they were bought from outside, given the temperature inside the factory, the ice should have melted by now.

But these sodas clearly looked like they had just been taken out of a freezer.

Watching these people drink cold soda,

Ruan Xiu also felt her mouth dry and her throat involuntarily swallowed.

Li Mubai turned his head, just noticing this scene, and asked with a smile:

"Are you thirsty?"

Ruan Xiu was a little embarrassed by the question, but she couldn't say no.

She did feel thirsty.

"Follow me."

Li Mubai said, then walked forward.

Ruan Xiu didn't understand why, but she could only follow.

Before long,

the two arrived at the lounge.

Pushing open the lounge door, Li Mubai walked in first.

Ruan Xiu followed close behind.

As soon as she entered, she was stunned by what was in the corner.

In the corner of the lounge,

there was actually a long freezer!

Now she finally knew where the iced sodas in the workers' hands came from.

They were taken out of this freezer, of course.

She had been to other factories before.

None of those private factories had such benefits.

Currently,

only state-owned factories or foreign factories in the country had such welfare.

And this small Steel Factory actually had such benefits.

It truly was an eye-opener!

While Ruan Xiu was still in shock,

Li Mubai had already walked to the freezer and opened it.

A blast of cold air immediately rushed out.

The hairs on Li Mubai's arms stood on end, and a chill spread through his arms.

However,

in this scorching heat, this chill not only didn't make one uncomfortable but instead made one feel inexplicably comfortable.

"Do you want cola or coconut milk?"

Li Mubai turned to ask.

The stunned Ruan Xiu finally reacted.

She was about to say something when she saw Li Mubai shake his head and said again:

"Never mind. Come over and pick for yourself."

Upon hearing this,

Ruan Xiu walked over.

"Take a look, what do you like to drink?"

She followed Li Mubai's gaze and looked into the freezer.

The next second,

her eyes widened, her cherry-red mouth slightly open, and she was petrified on the spot.

She could hardly believe her eyes.

In this freezer,

there were all kinds of sodas and drinks.

Cola, coconut milk, orange juice, grape juice... there were even several domestic sodas.

This was practically a convenience store.

No, even a convenience store,

the variety of drinks in it wasn't as much as what was in the freezer before her.

Just as she spotted a bottle of grape juice and bent down to get it,

she suddenly noticed

a flash of green light entering her vision.

She subconsciously looked up and suddenly saw

a huge watermelon lying quietly at the other end of the freezer.

"Watermelon!"

Ruan Xiu could no longer control herself and immediately exclaimed.

Her eyes were wide, almost falling into the freezer.

She truly couldn't believe the scene before her.

Having soda and various drinks was one thing.

Now even watermelons had appeared.

If it were just one,

she might not have cried out.

The key was, she saw that there was more than one piled up in the freezer.

There were at least five or six!

You know,

this stuff wasn't cheap.

A large watermelon cost nearly ten to a dozen yuan.

In an era where the average person's salary was four or five hundred yuan, few people would be willing to buy this to eat.

And now,

a row of them had appeared in the freezer!

Ruan Xiu immediately thought to herself:

"A Steel Factory, these benefits are too exaggerated!"

"Even a foreign company wouldn't be much better, would it?"