"Sister! You're eavesdropping on me and brother-in-law?"
Yu Zhou, with a pained expression, never imagined his sister's 'tigress' of a wife would have a habit of eavesdropping. This was truly courting disaster.
"Brother-in-law!"
A pitiful Yu Zhou turned his gaze to Lin Haichao, his meaning quite clear.
This person is now part of your family, so can't you control her for me?
Unfortunately, Lin Haichao immediately put on an indifferent, hands-off expression, looking helpless and even a little gleeful.
Yu Zhou felt like punching him right in the face at that moment.
Unsurprisingly, Yu Zhou was disciplined.
His own sister was quite the slap-happy woman, her hits stinging terribly.
Yu Zhou once again experienced the fear of his childhood, this woman was simply toxic.
In the evening, the family had a harmonious reunion dinner. Yu Xiao, who hadn't yet started to dislike her brother after returning, was quite happy despite having resorted to violence twice that day.
Yu Zhou even had the illusion that perhaps his sister had a dual personality. One face for others, another occasionally shown to him, and yet another for himself – a face that was both beautiful and ferocious.
It was often the most chilling one.
The arrival of Yu Xiao and her husband made the little dumpling the happiest. For some reason, the little dumpling hadn't inherited her mother's delicate features, nor Yu Zhou's handsomeness, but instead had her aunt's oval face.
Though they didn't see each other often, Yu Xiaoyu had always favored her aunt.
This was because whenever her aunt visited, she would bring him lots of delicious food and great toys.
As a foodie, attracted by a few snacks, Yu Xiaoyu even made the brave decision to sleep with his aunt that night.
This hurt Yu Zhou, as the little dumpling still refused to sleep alone with his father.
The next day, Yu Xiao and her husband accompanied Yu Zhou on a tour of the dried fruit factory.
Unsurprisingly, the scale of the dried fruit factory didn't particularly impress the couple.
However, Yu Zhou's management style truly stunned them.
"The management is so strict, and things are like this all of a sudden. Has nothing gone wrong?"
Lin Haichao was somewhat incredulous. He had already understood that Yu Zhou could develop a factory well.
He had not only achieved results with sunflower seeds but had practically created a new category of convenience foods.
One could say that if he continued like this, making money was inevitable, but even so, the sudden strictness in management was something he had truly not anticipated.
He had been a state-owned enterprise employee before, and Yu Xiao had been one too.
They naturally knew how difficult it was to implement such management.
Yet, the dried fruit factory had achieved it at this time, and during working hours, not a single person was slacking off, nor had anyone left the factory premises.
"As long as the money is right, all resentment can be smoothed over."
"The wages I give them are much higher than before the reform. Combined with the full attendance bonus and the incentive structure, no one has a problem with money."
"There were one or two incidents at the beginning, but they gradually disappeared. Almost everyone is now full of drive."
Yu Zhou spoke with a touch of pride.
It wasn't that it had anything to do with his management skills, but rather that it was extremely difficult for anyone to reverse this situation.
Whether an enterprise is thriving and vibrant can be seen in the industry and is a very important aspect.
Only when everyone starts working with full enthusiasm will the entire enterprise develop dynamically.
What is the biggest drawback of the public big-pot-of-rice system? Isn't it the iron rice bowl, where everyone is guaranteed a living regardless of performance?
Shenanigans at the factory happened almost daily, whether it was arriving late, leaving early, or directly drawing a salary without working, these were normal in those enterprises.
In such enterprises, everyone's spirit gradually faded. Who would spend their days thinking about development or making money?
It was natural for one or two people not to have such thoughts, and it wouldn't affect the overall situation.
But if the majority thought and acted this way, then even if you had a leader capable of turning things around, the final outcome would be dismal and end in failure.
A factory can never be saved by just one person. Yu Zhou's approach this time was a combination of financial incentives and institutional reforms, and it was showing initial results.
The biggest reason for this was not his superior skills, but rather that the factory was not large to begin with, and he had utilized the wave of layoffs and the fear it instilled.
If it were a large factory with thousands of employees, even with immense talent, attempting to reverse the situation would likely end in failure.
"Financial incentives plus regulations? But these are not very effective for those large enterprises either."
"Even so, I can't help but look at you in a new light!"
With a meaningful glance at Yu Zhou, Lin Haichao's heart began to stir.
So many things were revealed in the details.
Ever since arriving at the dried fruit factory, Lin Haichao had seen a thriving enterprise.
Under these circumstances, he could confidently say that given time, it would be no difficult task for Yu Zhou to develop this dried fruit factory.
This situation had greatly exceeded his expectations.
"Manager! Manager!"
"It's bad! Deputy Factory Director Liang is looking for you, saying he has something important to discuss!"
Suddenly, as Yu Zhou was showing his sister and brother-in-law around the factory, the voice of the office director appeared from behind.
"Something important?"
Yu Zhou was also taken aback. When his second sister and her husband had returned, Yu Zhou had already instructed them to handle things themselves unless it was truly important.
After all, Yu Xiao and Lin Haichao only returned once a year, and their visit dates were not fixed.
As family, Yu Zhou felt obligated to entertain them well, and spending some time was only natural.
Yet, even so, Liang Xiaohai was still frantically looking for him, which indicated that something had indeed happened, and it wasn't a minor issue.
"Third brother, if you have something to do, go ahead. We'll have the office director show us around."
Lin Haichao was very considerate. Seeing Yu Zhou's situation, he immediately said.
He didn't know what the matter was, but seeing how anxious Yu Zhou was, it was likely not a small issue.