Lai Jiayi was quite capable in certain aspects of her work. After all, she made her living with the gift of gab, so in a short time, she had struck up conversations with some people from the main factory and successfully formed a small circle.
"Let me tell you, the First Branch Factory recruited more than a thousand workers again this year, including nearly a hundred college graduates. In a few more years, the First Branch Factory will be the main factory."
"Would I lie to you about that? Everyone at the First Branch Factory was promoted by General Manager Ma himself. Who promoted you? If it were you, who would you use?"
"You and I are about the same age. I probably won't even make it to fifty before I have to retire on medical grounds and move to the sidelines. Anyway, I'm not going to play second fiddle to those youngsters."
But she was not the only fence-sitter in the organization.
Lai Jiayi occupied a spot at the First Branch Factory and worked for Niu Hongzhang with perfect peace of mind. Unexpectedly, others were placing bets on both sides as well, and within a few days, they leaked the news to Lu Zhizhang.
Lu Zhizhang found Li Ye and said gravely, "Li Ye, Old Niu has seized on certain people's mentality this time. Some people are already getting ideas. You'll be going to D School for training this month, and someone may take the opportunity to stir up trouble."
Li Ye was not nearly so tense. He merely smiled faintly. "Having ideas is useless. They need to act. Expecting a bunch of schemers to join forces and accomplish something big would be less realistic than expecting an old sow to climb a tree by herself!"
Lu Zhizhang smiled