Sheng Di originally wanted to invite Du Juan to lunch, but Du Juan refused, saying that since she came to the factory, she should follow the factory rules and eat in the canteen.
Sheng Di knew Du Juan well and knew that she had a stubborn temper and that it would be difficult for others to change some things once they were determined, so he gave a few words of advice and then drove away.
After Sheng Di left, the manager and Aunt Sheng were relieved. Sheng Di suppressed them like a mountain, and seeing him was like a kid meeting the King of Hell.
Sheng Di is the general manager of Shengjia Industry. To them, they are like God, and they can be fired at any time for any reason.
"Du Xiangli, let me take you to dinner." Aunt Sheng said with a smile.
"How about I treat you two to dinner, as a way of welcoming Du Xiangli?" the manager asked tentatively.
Du Juan shook her head, then smiled and said: "Manager, Aunt Sheng, you two don't need to call me Xiangli, just call me by my name. Just treat me as an ordinary female worker in the spinning mill."
The manager and Aunt Sheng smiled bitterly in their hearts: Auntie, it's easy for you to say, who dares.
Although the women sitting in the office all have backgrounds, that background cannot be mentioned. Firstly, they are not from the right background, and secondly, they are completely different from Du Juan.
The president personally arranged the work for Du Juan, and the general manager came to visit him immediately.
The female workers in the factory all have lunch in the workshop, and someone brings meals to the workshop. There is also a small canteen for Aunt Sheng and several office workers. The manager eats at a restaurant outside every day.
I don't eat in the factory at all.
Although the lunch meal is simple, it is also nutritious and delicious. The most important thing is that it does not cost any money.
"Eating without spending money?" Du Juan was a little surprised.
"Of course, this is the welfare package given by the factory to us managers. Unlike those female workers, each of us has two steamed buns and a bowl of vegetable soup. We have to pay for it." A woman smiled contemptuously.
He held his head high, apparently forgetting his previous ugly appearance in front of Sheng Di.
Hearing this, Dujuan couldn't eat anymore. It was a heavy job for an adult. Even though she was a female worker, how could she be full with only two steamed buns and a bowl of vegetable soup for lunch?
These "managers" who have nothing to do can eat well without paying for it, while the female workers who really work to make money for the factory eat pig and dog food at a high price.
"What's wrong? Is the food not delicious? If you want something to eat, just tell us and let the canteen cook it for you alone." Aunt Sheng asked hurriedly when she saw Du Juan holding the chopsticks motionless.
"No. The food smells quite delicious." Du Juan said with a hurried smile.
She ate rice and vegetables. There were four dishes at noon, including a bowl of soup. The dishes were braised lion's head, stir-fried vegetables, shredded pork stir-fried with winter bamboo shoots, roasted goose, and the soup was shrimp and winter melon soup.
These meals are indeed nothing to Du Juan. Whether it was at her godmother's place or with Lu Ming, the food was much better than this. Not to mention the luxury of accompanying her to a banquet.
But Du Juan knows that she has entered another society. In this society, she now eats the best. Du Juan has seen a lot of the world since she was so old, but the life of such a professional woman is still beyond her.
expectations.
She has some expectations and some fears about the society she is about to enter. She doesn't know if she can adapt to such a life.
Although she had said before that as long as she could get out of that fire pit, she would be willing to live in a slum, wash clothes every day, and have a simple meal.
But it's easier said than done. She is used to living a luxurious life. Now there is such a huge gap. Can she really adapt?
If you can, you can do it yourself. Du Juan encouraged herself secretly.
She was furious in her heart. Even if her life was ten times worse than now, she still had to live strong. She couldn't cry and look back to Lu Ming for help, right?
If those women knew what she was thinking, they would even want to strangle her to death. They did not know how much they paid a painful price, suffered humiliation, and completely gave up their self-esteem in exchange for this position and this kind of life.
You, a young girl, still have to grit your teeth to live such a comfortable life? Who do you think you are? You are out of your mind.
Du Juan wanted to go to the workshop again in the afternoon, but Aunt Sheng stopped her firmly and told her that the workshop was indeed dangerous. Female workers who entered the workshop were not allowed to have long hair. Hair caught in the machine could kill people, so they had to cut their hair short.
Enter the workshop.
Du Juan gave up after hearing what she said. After all, this was a safety rule in the factory and she didn't want to violate it.
In the afternoon, Aunt Sheng began to dutifully introduce to her all aspects of the factory, including the working conditions and living conditions of the female workers. After hearing this, Du Juan felt her heart twitch.
She could not have imagined that the situation in the factory would be like this. Dozens of female workers were crowded into a large room, living on the same bunk floor, with no shelter from each other. If they wanted to use it at night, they could do it in the clean bucket on the ground. There were no
There is no privacy at all, and of course changing clothes is done in front of others.
Although Aunt Sheng said that they are all women anyway and they are not afraid to look at each other, Du Juan still can't accept it. Is it too cruel for a girl to change her clothes in front of many women?
Not only do I not have any cosmetics, I don't even have any decent clothes when I'm in the flower season. I rush around like a bee at work all day long, and after get off work, I sleep unkempt.
How is this the way people live?
"Our place treats female workers the best. This is what the president said. Other factories treat female workers like slaves. They beat them at every turn and scold them at every turn. If they don't do well, they either deduct wages or refuse to pay them.
Meals, even slaps, and corporal punishment are commonplace." Aunt Sheng said with a wry smile.
Of course Du Juan didn't know these things, but she believed that Aunt Sheng's words might be true. She had vaguely heard about the tragic experiences of female factory workers, who were no different from slaves. Many female workers were actually owed debts to the King of Hell by their families.
Sold to a factory by his parents to pay off debts.
"Du Xiangli, you look like a lady at first glance, but actually this place is not suitable for you." Aunt Sheng advised tactfully.
She still hoped that Du Juan would give up and find a job elsewhere. With such an ancestor here, she was also frightened and worried that something would go wrong.
"Aunt Sheng, I was also a child from a poor family when I was young. I can endure hardships." Dujuan smiled, and suddenly there was a trace of tears in her eyes.
Yes, she had the same fate as those female workers who were sold to the factory. She was also sold by her family, but instead of being sold to work in the factory, she fell into the hands of her godmother and fell into another pit of fire.
Because she was a beauty when she was a child, her godmother would take her in. If her facial features were worse, she might be a miserable female worker in a factory now.
Of course, if Lu Ming hadn't paid a high price to redeem her life, her future might not be better than that of female workers in the factory. Those who have grown up on a diet of youth may not be able to survive past the age of blooming flowers if they don't meet a good person.
Similarly, those female workers who could not work in the factory had no choice but to live on the streets as the cheapest prostitutes. In the end, they were poor and sick, or died of freezing or starvation, without a good ending.
Life is full of hardships, especially for women in the old days. They are lucky to have a full stomach, wear warm clothes, not seek long life, live safely through middle age, have their own home and have their own children.
"Aunt Sheng, is it true that the factory can't spend any money to improve the food and housing conditions for the sisters?" Du Juan asked.