Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Su Zhongguo said: "If you don't want to be the leader, just come back. No one will say anything to you."

Su Yanwu said: "Our Su family doesn't have a tradition of deserting."

Su Zhongguo glared at Su Yanwu and said, "Then what were you yelling about just now?!"

Su Yanwu said: "I just want to talk to you guys. Nothing else."

Ding Huawei warned, "Jie Kuang will be here soon. Be humble when you ask. Don't act like a father-in-law. Be careful that Jie Kuang will ignore you!"

Su Zhongguo nodded in agreement and echoed, "That's true."

A little after four o'clock in the afternoon, Yan Jiekuang and Su Zihui came with their three children. As soon as they entered the courtyard, Yan Jiekuang and Su Zihui greeted Ding Jinan, Gu Ruoxue and Miao Huiping. Su Yanwu came out of the study and called Yan Jiekuang away.

Looking at the backs of Yan Jiekuang and Su Yanwu, Su Zihui asked, "Mom, what's wrong with my dad?!"

Ding Jinan shook his head and replied: "I don't know either?!"

Su Zhongguo and Ding Huawei also came out at this time. Su Zhongguo said, "Xiaohui, don't worry. Your father went to see Jie Kuang because he wanted to ask him something."

Ding Jinan followed up by saying, "Xiaohui, your father hasn't had a good night's sleep for several nights since he was demobilized. Let him talk to Jie Kuang!"

Entering the cross courtyard, Su Yanwu led Yan Jiekuang into the pavilion, asked Yan Jiekuang to sit down, and asked straight to the point: "You know about my transfer, right?!"

Yan Jiekuang nodded honestly and replied, "I heard it from Xiaohui."

Su Yanwu continued, "After I changed jobs, I was assigned to the Sijiucheng Machinery Repair Factory as the factory director and bookmaker."

Yan Jiekuang asked, "Dad, you haven't been cheated, have you? How come I have never heard of this factory?!"

Su Yanwu said: "After the storm, it was formed by five machinery repair factories and a heavy machine tool factory. Now there are more than 2,000 registered employees."

Yan Jiekuang understood instantly that this factory was newly established to accommodate the returning youth. Yan Jiekuang hesitated for a few seconds and said, "Dad, it's not easy to be the factory director."

Su Yanwu nodded silently and said, "You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are until you run a household. This newly established factory has no foundation. Now it relies entirely on the maintenance business of various units in the city. You also know that each unit has its own maintenance workshop or team. The days when we need to find a machine repair shop are very few. Now the main profit of this factory is to repair and maintain the vehicles of various factories."

Yan Jiekuang asked: "Dad, what do you mean by telling me this?!"

Su Yanwu said: "I would like to ask you for some advice on how to take this factory to the next level."

Yan Jiekuang said with some embarrassment: "Dad, you really think too highly of me. How could I have such ability?!"

Su Yanwu said, "It's already this late, and you're still hiding things from me, right?! I'm telling you, if you don't give me any advice today, you won't be able to take my daughter home today."

Yan Jiekuang was dumbfounded. He never thought that his father-in-law, who usually looked like a gentleman, would act like a rogue today. Yan Jiekuang said, "I can give you an idea, but whether it works or not is none of my business."

Su Yanwu urged impatiently: "If you have something to say, say it now! If you have to fart, fart now!"

Yan Jiekuang said: "If you want to survive better, first of all, your factory must have products to sell."

Su Yanwu said: "I know this, but I don't know what kind of products are suitable for the factory to produce?!"

Yan Jiekuang said: "The current production capacity of bicycles is already in excess. Your factory cannot produce electrical appliances. Then you can only make something else, such as cars, motorcycles or machine tools."

Su Yanwu said: "This factory has a poor foundation. It is not realistic to manufacture cars. Motorcycles are also very dangerous. Machine tools can be produced. But even if they are produced, they cannot be sold! Isn't this a waste of money?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Big ones won't work. Can't we make small ones? For example, small hardware tools." Then Yan Jiekuang looked at Su Yanwu and asked, "Dad, you don't think you don't know what small hardware tools are?!"

Su Yanwu immediately showed an embarrassed expression on his face and asked, "Jie Kuang, do you have any drawings in this regard?!"

Yan Jiekuang sighed and thought to himself, "It's really hopeless! Let's all perish together!" Yan Jiekuang was silent for a while and said, "Dad, listen to my advice. You should just retire! Working in a factory is not suitable for you." After that, Yan Jiekuang stood up and walked past Su Yanwu.

Su Yanwu looked at Yan Jiekuang's back with a skeptical look on his face, muttering, "Am I really that bad?!"

Yan Jiekuang returned to the middle courtyard, adjusted his mentality and walked to Su Zihui's side. Su Zihui asked: "Have you finished talking to my dad?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "We're done. I advise our dad to retire."

"What?!" Su Zihui was stunned, with a surprised expression on her face, and asked: "Why did you persuade him to retire?!"

Yan Jiekuang told Su Zihui what he had just talked about with Su Yanwu. Su Zihui sighed and said, "You are right. It is better for him to retire." Then he asked, "Is there no other way?!"

Yan Jiekuang shook his head and said, "This factory was established to accommodate the returned educated youth. It is a hodgepodge. If you want to make this factory really alive, you must have someone who understands technology to be the factory director. He must change the entire factory's industry with his own strength. Otherwise, in ten years at most, this factory will be closed down."

Su Zihui asked: "What if you become the director of this factory?!"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and asked, "Do you think your man would be so stupid as to take over such a mess?! Besides, our family doesn't lack these little things. Why should I bother myself with troubles?!"

Su Zihui asked, "You are asking for trouble. Why do you want to start a company with the Lou family?!"

Yan Jiekuang said: "The purpose of opening a company is to make money. I only invest money, and other things are done by others. To put it bluntly, I am a hands-off boss. If you ask me to do it myself, forget it. To be honest, I am not suitable for industry."

Su Yanwu, who was walking to the Moon Gate, happened to hear the conversation between Yan Jiekuang and Su Zihui. After listening to Yan Jiekuang's words, Su Yanwu fell into deep thought.

Ding Jinan saw Su Yanwu standing by the Moon Gate in a daze, walked over curiously and asked, "What are you thinking about?!"

Su Yanwu came back to his senses and said, "I was thinking about what Jie Kuang said. I suddenly felt that I was not suitable to be the factory director. I plan to think about it carefully. If it is really not suitable, I plan to push this appointment."

Although Ding Jinan is usually quiet, she has a wide circle of friends. Su Yanwu had heard some rumors before he changed his job. To be honest, Ding Jinan really didn't want Su Yanwu to be the director of this factory. She also persuaded Su Yanwu. Su Yanwu, who had just changed his job, was planning to make a big splash in the local area and didn't listen to Ding Jinan's advice at all. But today, Ding Jinan didn't expect that her man would listen to her son-in-law's advice. If Ding Jinan had known earlier, she would have brought Yan Jiekuang over to persuade Su Yanwu. Ding Jinan said: "As long as you think about it. No matter what decision you make, I support you."