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Wang Yingxue stood there, stunned.

Seeing her expression, Ye Wenxi quickly added, "You don't need to do it at the clothing store, you can do it at home."

Wang Yingxue was even more confused: "But my family doesn't have a telephone."

"Just install one, that'll do."

"Ah—?" Wang Yingxue's mouth was open, and she couldn't close it for a long time.

"I'll leave it with you for now. Help me make some phone calls, and I'll tell you who to call and what to say later. Ask about their interests; it's a preliminary screening. Write down the ones they're interested in, and I'll talk to them in more detail later."

Ye Wenxi paused for a moment, then said, "I've already spoken to the logistics and purchasing department. They'll install it at your house as soon as the new order comes through. If your mother has any emergencies, she can contact you."

Wang Yingxue lowered her head, twisting the hem of her clothes with her fingers, unable to speak for a long time. In Wang Yingxue's opinion, this was Ye Wenxi's way of helping her.

She can make calls at the clothing store if she needs to; she only needs to come over for an hour or two each day, which will save her the cost of installing a telephone.

"Wenxi, you...you just want to help me, don't you?" Her voice was strained.

Ye Wenxi lowered her head, and the corners of her mouth curved slightly.

"You're overthinking it. I admit, installing a phone in your home would be convenient for you and your daughter. But that's not the point." Ye Wenxi lowered her voice. "Hiring isn't that simple. We're not in the city center, and the people we hire aren't military dependents; they're temporary workers with limited mobility. Just that alone will deter many people from applying."

"Moreover, my requirements are not low, and all I can offer is a better salary and benefits, so we need to cast a wide net in advance to train technicians. One or two hours a day is simply not enough."

Ye Wenxi paused, glanced around, and leaned forward: "This can't be done in advance at the garment factory. I haven't reported it to the military region yet; it's a pre-planned operation."

She raised her hand and secretly gestured, "It's best if you do it from home."

Wang Yingxue listened and felt that every word made sense. But in her opinion, these were words Ye Wenxi had said to her specifically to comfort her.

She rubbed her hands together, her mind racing with the same thought: Am I worthy? Am I worthy of being treated like this? Giving me a job, teaching me things, and now even installing a phone at home.

Ye Wenxi reached out from beside the table and took her hand.

"I'm serious. Installing the phone was just something I did on the side. Once I'm done with this and your mom's feeling a bit better, I'll give the phone back to you."

Wang Yingxue nodded and accepted the matter.

"Xiaoxue," Ye Wenxi called softly.

Wang Yingxue looked up and met her gaze.

"Even if I did it on purpose to help you, so what?" Ye Wenxi looked at her. "Everyone has difficult times. No one is in need of help."

She let go of his hand, pointed to the logo of the clothing company on the wall, and then they held hands, forming a circle.

"Look at this. It was designed with that in mind: if one person can't stand steadily, they'll have to hold each other up."

Wang Yingxue followed her gaze, stared at the sign for a few seconds, and her eyes welled up with tears. She nodded without saying a word.

"Keep working on the statistics I gave you. Go home. Come back if you need anything else."

"Thank you, Moon-hee."

Ye Wenxi smiled and got up to see her to the door.

Zhang Yunxia leaned closer and whispered to Ye Wenxi, "Are we starting to get ready?"

"Yes." Ye Wenxi nodded. "If we don't prepare now, it will be too late. The clothing company is developing much faster than I expected. If the film sponsorship is secured, the shortage of technicians will be even greater. We need to get the training school up and running as soon as possible."

Ye Wenxi wants to set up a vocational training school, which is the same principle as preparing land and planting vegetables in advance.

She has already screened out the qualified high-standard technicians in the military region.

The garment company has strict standards, requiring not only excellent workmanship, but also a strong sense of responsibility, meticulousness, and a low rework rate.

Although most of the women in the family compound know how to use sewing machines, very few of them are qualified as technicians.

At this rate, it will be difficult for the military region to recruit suitable technicians within two months. Unless someone can quickly learn and improve to meet her standards.

But Ye Wenxi felt that instead of waiting for things to fall into his lap, he should do it himself by cultivating the soil and watering the plants.

This suggestion originated from Li Yanyu.

Since Li Yanyu took over training and quality, everyone has stopped calling her by her name and started calling her "Teacher Li".

She had the most contact with "new recruits," and many of the military wives in the compound who wanted to join the garment factory privately sought her out to learn.

Li Yanyu had mentioned to Ye Wenxi, "Teaching them one by one is too slow. If there were a large class, I could train them from scratch. If I trained one class, that would be a large group of technicians."

This was exactly what Ye Wenxi was thinking: there's a limit to the talent pool in military compounds, a bottleneck.

She can't rely entirely on the military region. She needs to gradually open up opportunities for external recruitment. She needs to support her own people.

As lunchtime approached, Wenxi actually headed towards the cafeteria. It was lunchtime today. She was going to have lunch with Lu Weidong.

Ye Wenxi was walking forward when he suddenly heard a familiar voice behind him:

"Sister-in-law? You've gone to see the chief of staff again."

She turned around and saw Wang Hao walking towards her in his military uniform. His shoulder insignia had changed; he was now a deputy battalion commander. Wang Hao had almost fully recovered and was able to do light training.

Wang Hao leaned in and said in a disrespectful tone, "You two, the food at the garment company is so good! I want to go eat there too, why do you have to stick with him like this?"

"How do you know the food at the clothing company is good?" Ye Wenxi immediately grasped the key point.

"Huh?...I..." Wang Hao hadn't finished speaking.

Ye Wenxi then asked, "Did Ding Jiahe pack it for you?"

Wang Hao chuckled and didn't deny it: "I've only eaten it twice. It was that roast chicken. My son, Xiao Ding, said it was especially delicious, so he brought it over for me to try."

"Oh my, 'our family'?" Ye Wenxi smiled and glanced at him sideways. "You're talking about the two of us, but once you and Xiao Ding get married, won't you become conjoined twins?"

"Don't worry, I'm not going to be like the Chief of Staff," Wang Hao assured, patting his chest as he spoke.

Just as Ye Wenxi was about to reply, she felt someone kick Wang Hao hard from the side, making him stumble.

"What are you saying about me?" Lu Weidong appeared beside him at some point.

Wang Hao was kicked and staggered forward two steps. When he steadied himself and looked back, Lu Weidong was standing there with no expression on his face, but his eyes were not friendly.

"Chief of Staff, why do you walk so quietly?" Wang Hao rubbed the spot where he had been kicked, grimacing.

"If there's a sound, I won't be able to hear you muttering to me." Lu Weidong rolled his eyes at him.

"Ouch, with this old injury and a new one, you have to make it up to me with lunch today." Wang Hao said, leaning closer to Lu Weidong.

Lu Weidong raised his foot to kick again, but Wang Hao dodged to the side, saying, "Why do you, a leading cadre, always resort to violence?"

Lu Weidong: "I'm using my feet."

Wang Hao ran to the side while shouting, "Sister-in-law, do something about him! Chief of Staff, you owe me a meal."

Ye Wenxi sighed, "I kind of miss the time when he was paralyzed and couldn't move."

"Me too." Lu Weidong withdrew his foot. "Now I want to kick him whenever I see him."