107: Mr. Hao's first day at work

"Big Brother, why did you suddenly come back today?" Liu Xiaoman asked, happily holding her brother's hand.

"I missed you, so I came back," Liu Xiaolin said, also happy to see his sister.

"Hmph, I don't believe you missed us. You must have come back for something," Liu Xiaoman said, as she knew her brother quite well.

Liu Xiaolin reached out with his right hand and messed up Liu Xiaoman's hair vigorously, saying, "I came back just to mess up your hair!"

"Oh, Big Brother, you're so annoying!" Liu Xiaoman shouted angrily.

"Alright, you two stop messing around, hurry up and come eat," Hao Xiuhua said, happy to see her son and daughter getting along so well.

The family of three started eating and chatting again.

"Are you going to rest at home tomorrow?" Hao Xiuhua asked.

"I plan to go to Jiangnan Machinery Factory tomorrow to take a look. Do you want to come with me?" Liu Xiaolin said, "I think you're quite bored alone at home, so why not just go back to work at the factory? There will be people there to talk to and keep you company, and eating lunch in the cafeteria is also good."

When Liu Xiaolin entered the door just now, he saw his Mom sitting alone in the yard, which made him feel very sad. Since his Mom's health hadn't been very good, she hadn't gone out much. The last time she went to the supermarket, she even had a low blood sugar episode. If she was always alone at home, no one would know if she had a problem. It would be better to go to work at the factory. Firstly, everyone could look out for her if something happened, and secondly, it was their own factory, and it was better to have a family member watching over it, even if she couldn't do anything, it was better than no one watching.

Hao Xiuhua thought for a moment and said, "Actually, that's fine. My health is much better than before now. Besides occasional low blood sugar, everything else is fine. Working at the factory shouldn't tire me out, so I'll go with you to the factory tomorrow to take a look."

Liu Xiaoman said with a smile, "Mom, you haven't worked for more than two years, have you? Won't you be a little excited?"

"Excited about what? It's not my first day of work," Hao Xiuhua said with a chiding smile.

"Got it, my Mom is the best," Liu Xiaoman said, her mouth as sweet as if it had been smeared with honey.

The night passed without incident...

After breakfast the next day, Liu Xiaolin drove Hao Xiuhua straight to Jiangnan Machinery Factory.

Zhang Shifu, the security guard, was both surprised and happy to see Liu Xiaolin, who hadn't shown up for a long time. "Oh, isn't this General Manager Liu? What brings you to the factory today?"

"Hello, Zhang Shifu, I brought my Mom to take a look," Liu Xiaolin said with a smile.

"Isn't this Accountant Hao? It's been several years since I last saw you. Is your health better?" Zhang Shifu was an old-timer at the factory and quite familiar with Hao Xiuhua. He knew she had gone home to recuperate because her health wasn't very good back then. The old employees in the factory still called her Accountant Hao according to the old habit.

"My health is much better, thank you for thinking of me. Zhang Shifu, look at you, you've always been in such good health," Hao Xiuhua said kindly.

"I live and eat at the factory every day, and I don't have any worries, so my health is okay. Haha," Zhang Shifu laughed heartily.

"Then you should get back to work, we'll go in first," Liu Xiaolin said with a smile.

"Go ahead, go ahead, everyone will definitely be very happy to know you're here," Zhang Shifu said as he closed the door.

Liu Xiaolin was leading Hao Xiuhua towards the office when they ran into Zhao Rui coming from the opposite direction.

Zhao Rui had seen Liu Xiaolin's car drive in from the office window and hurried out to greet them.

"General Manager Liu, Auntie Hao, you're here!" Zhao Rui said enthusiastically.

"Yes, we came to take a look," Liu Xiaolin said, looking at the clever Zhao Rui. The more he looked, the more he felt he had chosen the right person.

"Come into the office quickly and sit down to rest for a while. I'll pour you some water," Zhao Rui said, leading Hao Xiuhua into the General Manager's office. It was as clean and tidy as before.

"Zhao Rui, please notify the middle and upper-level cadres to go to the conference room. Let's have a temporary meeting," Liu Xiaolin instructed.

He couldn't spare the time to handle the work at Jiangnan Machinery Factory himself. Letting his Mom come and participate would put everyone at ease. It was better to officially announce this decision at a meeting. After all, this was a very important personnel change.

Soon, everyone gathered in the conference room.

Wang Shengjun was very happy to see Hao Xiuhua. "Accountant Hao, it's been a while since I last saw you. Your health is much better, right!"

"Yes, yes, my health is much better, that's why I came to see everyone today," Hao Xiuhua replied with a smile. She was also used to everyone calling her Accountant Hao.

Others were a little surprised to see Liu Xiaolin bring Hao Xiuhua to the factory.

"Everyone, because I have established a new drone workshop in Huaao City to research and manufacture the latest drones, I am unable to spare time for Jiangnan Machinery Factory. So, for a while, I fully entrusted the factory to Deputy Factory Director Wang. However, considering that Uncle Wang is getting older, it's not good for him to be so overworked. Therefore, I discussed it with my Mom and decided to let her come back to work at the factory and take over my position as General Manager," Liu Xiaolin said.

Only then did everyone understand the purpose of Liu Xiaolin's visit.

Everyone thought this approach was understandable. After all, it was their own factory, and having a family member as the General Manager was the most correct choice.

"Accountant Hao is coming back to work? That's great! No, I should call you General Manager now!" Wang Shengjun was the first to express his support.

Of course, everyone else also expressed their welcome.

"Welcome, General Manager Hao. You'll have to work hard from now on."

"Yes, General Manager Hao will have to worry and work hard for the factory from now on."

Seeing everyone welcome her so enthusiastically, Hao Xiuhua clasped her hands together and said, "I'm not very familiar with our factory's new products, so I'll have to ask everyone to help me out."

"General Manager Hao, you used to do financial work and understand cost accounting and so on. Compared to General Manager Liu, you have more advantages in managing Jiangnan Machinery Factory," Li Wei said with a loud voice and a smile. When she spoke, there was a buzzing echo in the office.

Hao Xiuhua smiled to herself: This Li Wei, her voice is still so loud.

"Xiaolin is young and energetic, I definitely can't compare to him in that aspect. Fortunately, with everyone's efforts, the factory is now on the right track. I'm just coming over to enjoy the shade," Hao Xiuhua said. This sentence not only praised her son but also praised everyone.

Everyone was naturally happy. The young General Manager Liu left, and the smiling General Manager Hao came. Everyone still had to roll up their sleeves and work hard.

At noon, Liu Xiaolin ate lunch with Hao Xiuhua in the cafeteria. As the factory's performance got better and better, the food in the cafeteria also improved.

Hao Xiuhua ate the fish-flavored shredded pork and steamed pork with rice flour and thought they tasted very good. Having food without having to cook it herself, working was indeed much better than staying at home.

"If I had known the food in our factory cafeteria was so good, I should have come to work earlier," Hao Xiuhua said with a smile.

"It's not too late to come to work now!" Liu Xiaolin said casually, but his mind was on the live broadcast in the evening.