He was no longer the clueless graduate he had been just a moment ago.
Over the past few years, he had poured his heart and soul into expanding the business and managing the factory, undertaking numerous tasks.
Building housing, while sounding simple, was by no means an easy undertaking.
He dared not imagine how much it would cost to build dormitory buildings for the employees.
While their factory was currently profitable, constructing dormitory buildings for the employees might lead to a temporary halt in the factory's development.
What Su Xiaotian said was, naturally, true.
Su Xiaotian had actually considered this matter for a long time, just as she had been consistently considering how to solve the employees' retirement issues.
She genuinely wished to make money, but while doing so, Su Xiaotian also hoped to enable her employees to live as good a life as possible.
She understood even better that current investments were for greater future returns.
"I'm not joking, Director Lei. Our factory's current performance is quite good, and building dormitory buildings should be feasible."
"However, how this should be done still requires Director Lei to come up with a plan."
"I didn't make this decision rashly. Our priority is still to expand the factory for development, but we also need to let employees feel the warmth of the factory so they can dedicate themselves to it wholeheartedly."
"Besides, building dormitory buildings is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Even if we start planning after the New Year, just applying for land, going through approval procedures, and so on, will likely take until the end of the year."
In other words, the earliest they could start building dormitory buildings would be a year later.
Su Xiaotian had calculated based on the factory's current profits. In a year's time, the factory's development would be sufficient to support the construction of a dormitory building.
"Little Boss, I understand!"
Director Lei finally confirmed the truth of Su Xiaotian's words and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
The little boss was indeed ambitious, but her idea was undeniably sound.
For the factory employees, this was truly unexpected joy. Su Dan Fiction Network.
Their factory was different from the state-owned factories in Beijing.
Most of the employees in state-owned factories were locals from Beijing, who had their own housing there. Even if it was a bit tight, it wasn't to the point of being unable to settle down.
But their food processing factory was different; its employees came from all over the country.
Although there were some locals from Beijing, they absolutely did not exceed thirty percent of all employees.
This meant that most employees did not have housing in Beijing and could only live in the factory's communal dormitories.
If the factory built dormitory buildings, even if each person had a one-bedroom apartment, it would be considered settling down.
"Director Lei, many of our workers have shed blood for the country and the people. We cannot let them feel disheartened!"
Besides the first batch of educated youths settled in the factory, many of the workers settled later were demobilized soldiers recommended by Dong Yuanzhong.
These demobilized soldiers had dedicated their youth and blood to the country, and some even bore physical scars.
Su Wu had gone to join the army, and Su Xiaotian admired and respected soldiers even more. Naturally, she hoped for a better future for these people.
Lei Gaocao nodded, a hint of emotion on his face.
He had initially thought that the little boss started the factory just to make money, never expecting her to have such an idea.
The factory workers were truly fortunate. If they could have housing in the future, all their benefits would be no different from those of state-owned factories.
"I'll go find some people later to see if we can get a piece of land near the factory," Su Xiaotian said with a smile.
She believed that if she shared this idea with Dong Yuanzhong, there would certainly be preferential policies.
Getting a plot of land should not be a major problem.
After all, her factory could be considered a model factory for supporting the military.
It had solved the employment problems of many demobilized soldiers, allowing them to live a good life. Dong Yuanzhong had praised this several times.
Dong Yuanzhong, who came from a military background, was very protective of the soldiers who had served under him, and even doted on the soldiers under his former subordinates.
He had always been committed to solving the issue of benefits for demobilized soldiers, but currently, it was indeed difficult.
The Su family's development in recent years had been good, solving many problems for demobilized soldiers. Dong Yuanzhong was always grateful, even saying that it would be great if there were more entrepreneurs like the Su family.
Su Xiaotian pondered whether to discuss this matter at Dong Yuanzhong's home before returning to Nanling Village or after returning from Nanling Village.
"Little Boss, after the New Year, I will start working on this matter and ensure it is handled perfectly," Lei Gaocao replied after some thought.
As the factory director, he was more familiar with the factory's situation than Su Xiaotian, the boss.
He believed he could come up with a feasible plan.
However, this plan could not be presented at the moment.
Before the New Year, the entire factory's main focus was on accelerating production, and he, as the factory director, also prioritized accelerating production.
Only when the factory developed well could more people benefit.
Su Xiaotian had great faith in Lei Gaocao's abilities and firmly believed that he would handle the tasks she assigned perfectly.
With a few days left before returning to Nanling Village, Su Xiaotian temporarily stayed at the factory.
One reason was to show that she was with the workers, and the other was to accompany Qian Xiaobei, helping her adapt to the work at the farm.
Lei Gaocao's efficiency was commendable. Within three days, he had distributed a box of fruits to each factory worker.
Moreover, Lei Gaocao handled it meticulously. Each box of fruits contained pears, apples, and some oranges and bananas, which was quite presentable.
Su Xiaotian was very satisfied with the fruits Lei Gaocao procured for the workers.
This was not the era of abundant resources like in later generations, where anything could be obtained.
In this era, resources were still scarce, and obtaining so many fruits was not easy.
Su Xiaotian also confirmed that the price of this box of fruits was the wholesale price in the market.
Lei Gaocao, although he liked money, still adhered to the bottom line of "a gentleman loves wealth and obtains it righteously."
At the very least, so far, everything Lei Gaocao had done had a bottom line; he only took the money that belonged to him.
Su Xiaotian did not fear her subordinates loving money, but she feared them loving money without a bottom line.
Fortunately, Lei Gaocao was a person with a bottom line!
As the boss, Su Xiaotian also received a share of the factory's benefits. Su Xiaotian did not plan to take these fruits home.
Besides giving some to Su Laoda and his wife at the farm, she left the rest at the factory, which was good for entertaining guests occasionally.
One day, after finishing her work, Su Xiaotian planned to visit the farm.
Just as she was about to leave, Lei Gaocao's secretary informed her that someone had come to visit the little boss.
Su Xiaotian truly did not expect anyone to come to the factory to see her.
She had originally planned not to meet them, as factory matters were handled by Lei Gaocao.
As someone dedicated to living a leisurely life, Su Xiaotian's greatest wish was to live comfortably!