As times change, people's nostalgia might not be as strong.
While contemplating, Su Xiaotian had already taken her position in the private room.
As the true boss, Su Xiaotian did not stand on ceremony and directly took the seat of honor.
Su Ciliang and Yu Guanghui sat on her sides, while others followed suit according to their respective positions and ranks.
Duan Hongyuan, who was accompanying them and had the least presence, naturally took the seat at the very end.
Duan Hongyuan was already quite emotional about this.
As a mere office clerk, he would never have been included in such an occasion before. He never expected that after meeting the young boss today, he would be promoted.
Before Duan Hongyuan could fully process this, Su Xiaotian spoke.
"Director Yu, there's one more thing I need to discuss with you!"
Just as Yu Guanghui was thinking of introducing some key personnel from the factory to Su Xiaotian, he heard her speak first.
"Young boss, please tell me your arrangements." Although Yu Guanghui was a little taken aback, as a professional employee, he maintained his composure.
This factory, to put it plainly, was Su Xiaotian's private property, and she could dispose of it as she pleased.
Not knowing Su Xiaotian very well, Yu Guanghui had already prepared himself for the possibility that Su Xiaotian might casually interfere with production and operations.
"I think this young man, Duan Hongyuan, is quite good. I plan to have him follow me for a while, and if it works out, he will become my assistant. What do you think, Director Yu?"
Su Xiaotian's words were in a questioning tone, but in reality, Yu Guanghui knew that this was essentially decided.
However, the young boss did not state it definitively, using the word "future."
"Of course, it's possible. Apart from his lower academic qualifications, Duan Hongyuan is good in other aspects." Yu Guanghui cast a meaningful glance at Duan Hongyuan as he spoke.
He truly did not expect that Duan Hongyuan would be favored by the young boss in just a few hours.
Duan Hongyuan was thrilled.
He hadn't expected that the young boss's mention of Assistant Duan was serious. Although he didn't know what the position of assistant entailed, being the young boss's assistant was undoubtedly a promotion.
Su Xiaotian nodded and said, "His Mandarin is quite good."
This one sentence made everyone present feel a bit awkward.
Most of them were locals, and even if not from Licheng, they were from surrounding areas like Rongcheng. Their accents were quite heavy when they spoke.
Even Yu Guanghui's Mandarin was not very good.
In the past, they didn't feel any inconvenience when doing business.
After all, people who came to Licheng for business generally understood some local dialects.
But now, with Su Xiaotian's comment, it made them instantly feel that not speaking Mandarin was wrong.
"Young boss, you can't say that. Although our Mandarin isn't perfect, it doesn't hinder business discussions!"
The person who spoke was a man in his thirties. Although he didn't look over forty, he already showed signs of being greasy.
Duan Hongyuan had introduced this person as Xiang Ying, the sales department manager.
Although he was only a middle-level cadre, he was a person with real power.
However, Su Xiaotian had been observing him, and this person was the one who most disdained Su Xiaotian.
His eyes had revealed his contempt and dislike for Su Xiaotian more than once.
Hearing Xiang Ying's obvious provocation towards Su Xiaotian, Su Ciliang's brows furrowed.
How had he not noticed before that there was such an inconsiderate person in the factory?
He had interacted with this person quite a bit before, and he was a very capable individual in terms of business.
Little did Su Ciliang know that the local ideology of valuing sons over daughters was quite severe, leading many to believe that only sons could inherit the family business and provide for their old age.
Although Su Ciliang had repeatedly emphasized back then that he was only managing the factory temporarily and that the boss was someone else.
But now, seeing that Su Xiaotian was a young girl, Xiang Ying couldn't help but look down on her.
Su Xiaotian played with the cup of water that the waiter had just poured, saying nothing.
"Manager Xiang, you haven't even had a drink yet, why are you drunk? Did you have a couple of drinks on your way out for sales this morning?"
Su Xiaotian mused that Yu Guanghui was indeed good at handling things, still covering for his subordinates at this moment.
Xiang Ying was about to say something more when someone tugged his sleeve, stopping him.
"Director Yu, I currently have no intention of interfering with the factory's operations, production, or personnel matters. However, I believe that for future business, we should look towards a more distant and broader market. What do you think?"
Su Xiaotian did not like Yu Guanghui's conciliatory approach, but since Yu Guanghui was the factory director, he had to maintain outward peace at this moment. Therefore, Su Xiaotian did not say much, merely hinting at it.
"Yes, young boss, you are right. I have also been thinking recently that we should open up the domestic market and not be limited to just these few coastal cities."
Su Xiaotian nodded, "Assistant Duan's academic qualifications are indeed a bit low. I plan to start a pilot program for on-the-job training with Assistant Duan."
On-the-job training?
Upon hearing these four words, everyone was stunned.
What was on-the-job training?
How had they never known about on-the-job training?
When people were hired into the factory, they were naturally expected to work wholeheartedly. Did they need on-the-job training?
"Young boss, what do you mean?"
"In recent years, avenues for learning in one's spare time, such as night school and correspondence courses, have become increasingly common. I recommend Assistant Duan participate in this year's unified examination. If anyone else in the factory wishes to take the exam, the factory must also support them and not obstruct them!"
Su Xiaotian understood at this moment that Licheng was indeed Licheng, very different from the capital.
If she didn't emphasize it, these leaders from the factory might not only not support them in their studies but might even hinder them.
After all, in factory work, those with higher education had their positions, and those without education also had their place.
"Director, this might not be appropriate. We hire people to work for the factory's development. If everyone focuses their energy on studying, can they still concentrate on contributing to the factory?"
The person who spoke this time was the director of the factory office, named Yi Tianliang, who was Duan Hongyuan's direct supervisor.
Su Xiaotian did not answer directly but turned her gaze to Yu Guanghui.
She wanted to see how Yu Guanghui would respond.
Yu Guanghui's mind was racing, trying to figure out how to answer without making the atmosphere tense and, at the same time, satisfying the young boss.
At this moment, Yu Guanghui was inwardly complaining. They all seemed fine on a normal day, but at such a critical juncture, they were all one after another dropping the ball.
The young boss had only mentioned two things, and they all jumped out to object.
Had they all forgotten that the real boss of this factory was this young girl in front of them?
In fact, these two people were not ignorant of the fact that the young girl was the boss; they simply felt that such a young girl was not worthy of being their boss, nothing more.
"Young boss, what you say makes sense. We will hold a meeting to discuss this matter later."
Then, Yu Guanghui gave Yi Tianliang a warning look.
Yi Tianliang did not take Su Xiaotian seriously, but he had some respect for the factory director, who held great power within the factory.
Upon receiving the director's look, he naturally dared not speak out of turn anymore.