Reborn in 1985, starting from a machine factory

"Director Liu, you've been working hard lately, this is a reward from the factory!" Chen Rui pushed a stack of money to Lao Liu.

Old Liu's gaze swept over the money, then he slightly raised his eyes: "Thank you, Factory Director!"

He grabbed the money in his hand, not daring to count it, but just putting it in his pocket, and felt inexplicably at ease.

"Factory manager, I'll head back now!"

"No rush!" Chen Rui said. "Director Liu, I'd like to appoint a deputy factory director. Would you be interested?"

Upon hearing this, Old Liu paused.

His head was lowered, so his expression was not visible.

After a while, he slowly took the money out of his pocket, put it back on the table, and then turned around.

"Director Liu, perhaps I didn't explain myself clearly. I didn't mean for you to replace Factory Director Zhou," Chen Rui said.

"We plan to start the evening shift and hire another batch of people!"

"You'll be in charge of the night shift, which is a tough job. I don't know if you're interested?"

Old Liu turned his face and stared at Chen Rui.

Chen Rui said calmly, "Director Liu, you have long been capable, and Factory Director Zhou has also recommended you."

"If you think it's okay, you can start organizing once the staff arrives tomorrow."

"We definitely believe you, but we don't know what your opinion is?"

"At that time, you and Director Zhou can take turns working two shifts, which will reduce his pressure."

Old Liu shook his head: "Director Chen, I don't understand what you're saying. I'm short of money, but I need to ask Director Zhou."

"Over the years, people have come and gone in this factory; too many of them have been slippery!"

Chen Rui smiled and pushed the money forward: "Go ahead, take the money with you. If it doesn't work out, bring the money back to me!"

Old Liu glanced at Chen Rui, then finally grabbed the money and walked out of the office.

Chen Mo didn't speak until the office door closed, then asked, "Do you think Lao Liu will ask Zhou Rui?"

Yes!

Chen Rui continued counting the money.

"Second brother, everything's in chaos right now, you can't just sit around doing nothing!"

"Salaries are not transparent, and supervisor responsibilities are unclear."

"To put it bluntly, there's definitely some waste of personnel; it's all money!"

Chen Mo shook his head: "Aunt, now is the time for reckless expansion, and nothing should be taken too seriously."

"When the expansion reaches a certain level, talented individuals will naturally emerge."

"Anyway, I'm not worried. I've already taken the money!" Chen Rui said nonchalantly. "If we can't deliver the goods, I don't know who will suffer!"

"We'll talk about the rest later!"

Chen Mo stood up: "Director Chen, could you please issue me a slip? I need to collect a few antennas to give as gifts!"

"several?"

"Go deliver this to Director Wu of the neighborhood office, and deliver one more!"

"Uncle, Aunt, Daxue, Factory Director, Secretary Liu, I'll go deliver them."

"What about Grandpa and Uncle?"

"Ha, before I was suspended, I had to consider my family's reputation."

"I've already been suspended, what face do I need to save?"

"I'll just pass by my uncle's house so he can see me delivering something to someone!" Chen Mo said.

"Go ahead, go ahead!" Chen Rui handed Chen Mo the receipt: "Are you going home for dinner tonight?"

"We'll see!" Chen Mo took the order.

...

My uncle and his family live in the city.

Although it is also a self-built house, it is completely different from the kind in Jianshe Village.

A three-story building.

The bottom floor consists of storefronts, which were rented out early on to people selling clothes, while they live upstairs.

Chen Mo parked the car.

The red star antenna on the vehicle attracted a lot of attention.

Several middle-aged men even approached him: "Young man, where did you buy this?"

Chen Mo smiled and said, "I was scrambling for it at People's Park yesterday, uncle. You didn't manage to get any?"

"Oh dear, there are so many people, I even lost one of my shoes in the crowd." The middle-aged man slapped his thigh.

"Are you selling this? I'll add ten yuan for you?"

"No!"

"This is for my uncle!" Chen Mo said, pointing upstairs.

"Old Li, someone's looking for you. Your nephew's here to see you!" The middle-aged man suddenly raised his voice.

The upstairs window moved, and then my uncle glanced out the window.

"Come down quickly, your nephew has brought you something nice!"

The window is closed.

Chen Mo took out cigarettes from his pocket and handed them to a few middle-aged men: "Uncles, are these antennas really that hard to buy?"

The middle-aged man took the cigarette: "That's right!"

"That young man talked a good game, but he only sold fifty sets at the beginning!"

"Old Sun outside the front gate got one, it's incredibly amazing!"

"We started putting the TV by the door yesterday."

Another person chimed in.

Suddenly, the stairwell door opened, and my uncle and aunt came downstairs.

Chen Mo smiled and said, "Uncle, Aunt."

"I'll send you an antenna!"

My aunt glanced at the antenna: "Then I'd better ask how much this antenna costs!"

"Old Li, what do you think?"

The eldest uncle looked somewhat embarrassed: "Chen Mo brought things over, what are you doing?"

"Is it a gift, or to pay off a debt?"

"I don't think this thing is worth a hundred dollars!" Auntie raised her head.

"Hey, Lao Lan, what do you mean?"

The middle-aged man suddenly became interested: "Would you sell this for a hundred dollars?"

"Hmm?" Aunt turned her head.

Another middle-aged man also came forward and stroked the packaging.

"Uncle, I'm not selling it, it's a gift for my uncle!"

"This thing will be made soon, and you can buy it for forty-five each."

"You look familiar!" The middle-aged man tilted his head.

"Who are you to that kid shouting in the square?"

"It's my brother!"

Do you have access to this antenna?

Chen Mo shook his head repeatedly: "Uncle, the factory doesn't have any stock either."

"Here you go, Uncle, take the antenna!"

My aunt frowned: "What nonsense is this?"

"Old Lan, your nephew has really made something of himself! You know what happened yesterday at People's Park Square, right?"

The middle-aged man said, "Thousands of people are vying for this antenna."

"This?" Auntie pointed incredulously at the antenna.

The middle-aged man nodded: "They've even fought over these things!"

"If you sell it, I'll pay a hundred dollars right away."

"Not for sale!" the eldest uncle suddenly exclaimed.

"I won't sell it for any price!"

"Hey, Lao Li, that's not fair of you. Isn't it still Lao Lan who calls the shots?" The middle-aged man grinned wickedly.

"No!"

"The money was a loan to my nephew, and this antenna was a gift from him. I said I wouldn't sell it, and I won't buy it!"

My aunt tilted her head to the side and asked, "Old Li, what do you mean?"

"It doesn't mean anything!" The eldest uncle raised his head and looked directly at his aunt.

"snort!"

"Chen Mo, you said you were the one who gave me the antenna, when are you going to pay me back?"

"I'll return it right away!" Chen Mo reached into his pocket, easily pulled out twenty ten-yuan bills, and handed them to his aunt.

"Auntie, I borrowed one hundred, I'll return two hundred!"

"You and my uncle have known each other for so many years, there's no need to fuss over such a small thing."

"It's all my fault as the nephew!"

The middle-aged men strained their ears, afraid of missing any details.

As the aunt-in-law, she brought gifts when her nephew visited.

Let's not even talk about anything else, surely there should be a mouthful of water?

Even now, the downstairs neighbors are pressing for debt repayment, and they won't even let us into our house!

Tsk tsk tsk!

Auntie gritted her teeth; those two hundred yuan felt like a resounding slap in the face.

What worried her even more was that Old Li actually accepted the two hundred.

"Here you go, Chen Mo, this is yours!"