A foreign city, dear you

Cao Xueqin was waiting for Manager Yao.

Cao Xueqin’s idea is that if possible, he should try to say goodbye to every employee, even though such a farewell would be difficult and sad.

If you can't give employees stable jobs, at least you can give them the most basic respect.

These employees are workers, they are human beings. They should be told the truth and deserve an apology from their boss instead of being simply laid off without any reason.

During these four days, Cao Xueqin's main job was to talk to employees and say goodbye to them.

I have already talked to two employees, the next one is Manager Yao.

Manager Yao is the project manager and has also been working at Tongxin Factory for nearly five years.

At the beginning, the project manager Zhang Gangan threatened Cao Xueqin with quitting his job, but Cao Xueqin was not afraid of the threat. He just went along with Zhang Gangan and asked him to leave. He had to leave without giving him the chance to come back.

After Zhang Gangan left, Cao Xueqin recruited Manager Yao.

Manager Yao has been working at Tongxing Xin Factory for five years.

Now, Manager Yao also has to face the problem of finding a new job...

Just as Cao Xueqin was thinking, he heard a knock on the door. It was Manager Yao.

Cao Xueqian said, "Please come in."

*

It was the last afternoon of November.

The Tongxin factory is almost deserted.

Cao Xueqin really did say goodbye to every employee. If he couldn't talk and say goodbye to them one by one, he would talk and say goodbye to them one by one.

Many employees left after receiving their wages and compensation; some returned to their hometowns, while others looked for other jobs.

He was no longer their boss, and they were no longer his employees.

Everything in Tongxin Factory has become the past of everyone who has stayed here.

In the process of talking with so many employees, Cao Xueqin was moved by the simplicity and kindness of many of them.

Most people registered on the form printed by Yin Xiaoxiao. They all said that Cao Xueqin was a good boss who would not treat his employees unfairly, and that they felt at ease working for him.

Yin Xiaoxiao said that she would keep the form. She said she would take a photo of it and keep it. When it was really needed one day, she would contact those brothers and sisters...

Cao Xueqin's conversations with employees went smoothly, but there were exceptions where one or two employees expressed dissatisfaction and anger.

For example, the day before yesterday, there was an employee named Wu who had worked at Tongxin Factory for more than a year.

As soon as he came out of Cao Xueqin's office, his expression changed instantly and he said angrily: "What a lousy factory! It collapsed just like that. Isn't this harming people?"

There were a few other people in the office at the time, including Yin Xiaoxiao. When they heard this, they all responded to Wu in unison: "How did I harm you? What did I harm you about? I let you get several months' salary for nothing, and you're still not satisfied?"

Wu was a little confused. How did he suddenly cause public outrage? He quickly shut up.

Cao Xueqin also heard what the employee surnamed Wu said, but he did not care about what that employee surnamed Wu said. He felt that it was normal for employees to have some emotions in this situation. He was also mentally strong and would not be unable to withstand a word of venting from an employee. However, he did not expect that other employees would defend him so much, which moved him deeply.

Now, Cao Xueqin himself is about to leave and leave this office forever.

He packed up some personal belongings that he thought he might still need, put them in a simple canvas bag, and walked out of the deputy general manager's office that once belonged to him.

There was no one in the other offices, except for the business office, where there was only one person left - Manager Han.

Cao Xueqian greeted Manager Han: "Manager Han, aren't you leaving yet?"

Manager Han looked up and smiled, "Boss Cao, you go first. I'll be the last one to go."

"Let's go together. I'll take you with me."

"No, I can go by myself."

"Okay, I'll go first, and we'll keep in touch."

"Eh."

……

Cao Xueqin left the Tongxin Factory and got on a Kuga. When he looked up, he saw the big words "Tongxin Precision Products Factory" again.

Cao Xueqian then remembered why Manager Han hadn't left yet, because he still wanted to take down the sign;

Cao Xueqian also understood why Manager Han insisted on staying and being the last one to leave, because he was afraid that when he took the cards down, he would see it and feel sad...

Goodbye, Tongxin Factory.

There are countless goodbyes in life, but some goodbyes are impossible to see again.

Cao Xueqin drove his Kuga out of Xuhui Industrial Park, feeling sad that the Tongxin factory was no longer in this industrial park.

After leaving the industrial park, we came to Yujin Road and arrived at a traffic light intersection.

The red light was on and Cao Xueqin stepped on the brakes.

Out of boredom, Cao Xueqin opened his phone and clicked on the circle of friends with a flashing red dot. The first thing he saw was Manager Han’s circle of friends, which was posted one minute ago.

Manager Han provided two pictures, both of which showed the "Tongxin Products Factory" sign. One was still hanging on the factory gate, and the other had been taken down from the factory gate.

Manager Han's copywriting is:

"Six years ago, it was me who hung this sign on the gate and covered it with red silk; now, it is also me who took it down from the gate and placed it in this corner..."

Without more words, that ellipsis hides too much generosity and sighs from Manager Han...

I just posted it on Moments, so I haven’t seen any comments yet.

Cao Xueqin did not comment either, as commenting would only add to the sadness. With the removal of the sign, Tongxin Factory officially disappeared. It only took ten years from its establishment to its bankruptcy.

The green light came on and Cao Xueqin continued to drive forward.

The traffic is rolling, the world is rolling, there are so many vicissitudes and changes.

*

This was the first day of December, and Cao Xueqin originally wanted to sleep in, but Cao Lanshan had to go to school and Ye Lian had to get up early, so Cao Xueqin got up too.

After Cao Lanshan went to school, Cao Xueqin also followed Ye Lian to go jogging.

From today on, he can provide Ye Lian with 24-hour full-time companionship.

As usual, they first ran around Anbao Middle School, and then came to Shahong Park, running circles on the outer track of Shahong Park.

While running, Cao Xueqin talked to Ye Lian about some things that happened during his conversations with the employees in the last few days at Tongxin Factory.

Ye Lian listened quietly and asked questions when she didn't understand.

After Cao Xueqian finished speaking, Ye Lian said, "Fortunately, most of the employees are reasonable. At first, I was worried that you would be besieged by the workers."

Cao Xueqian laughed: "Do you think it's that bad?"

"Haven't you heard about labor disputes in many factories or companies?"

"Then we don't exist. I usually respect them and regard them as the owners of Tongxin Factory. I am also very sincere when I talk to them. Moreover, our compensation is real and not perfunctory."

"That's right. People are all made of flesh and blood. They can see what kind of boss you are, so they trust you very much and even want to follow you."

"Yes, Yin Xiaoxiao and the others wanted to follow me. Am I not the same as them now? Tongxin Factory closed down, so I am unemployed, right?"

"Yes, Tongxin Factory closed down. Among the shareholders, you have the greatest impact. Xiao Maobing and other shareholders all have jobs outside. Although Cheng Yufei is unemployed now, Han Yumo makes a lot of money. What about you? You are unemployed, and I can't make any money."

"I don't know if Xiao Maobing has a job. Mingding Company has also closed down. I don't know if he has found a new job."

"He deserves it. He is not satisfied with the money he earns from a good factory. He has been making trouble and making you and Cheng Yufei feel discouraged. Otherwise, the factory might not have reached this point."

"Forget it, let's not talk about him anymore. I have finally figured out who he is. I won't have anything to do with him again."

"Yeah, that's the same with Jian Xiqi. I was wrong about them. They are such a weird couple. They are unreasonable."

Cao Xueqin did not respond and remained silent for a while.

"Are you still sad?" Ye Lian asked.

Ye Lian was also very sad when Tongxin Factory went bankrupt.

It took ten years for a factory to grow up with great difficulty, but I didn't expect it to go bankrupt so soon.

Once the factory closed down, not only did Cao Xueqin lose his job, but he also no longer received dividends every year.

However, Ye Lian was a person with very low material desires. He felt that his family could survive no matter what, so although he felt sorry, he did not think it was a disaster.

But Ye Lian knew that Cao Xueqin was different. He had managed Tongxin Factory for five or six years and had poured a lot of emotion and effort into it. He must be more sad and reluctant.

When Cao Xueqin saw Ye Lian asking this, he smiled. He never brought his work emotions home. No matter what he experienced outside, whether it was smooth or not, he was always cheerful in front of his family.

Cao Xueqian said: "I'm not sad. I just remembered the circle of friends that Manager Han posted yesterday, and I thought that Manager Han must be very sad and reluctant."