Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

"Mr. Chen? Why are you in the steel mill?" Seeing Chen Jun walking towards him behind Tan Linshu from the technical department, with Tan Linshu turning back from time to time to introduce something to Chen Jun, Yi Zhonghai became more and more confused and couldn't help asking.

"Master Yi, Master Qin...you work in the same workshop..." Seeing Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu, Chen Jun's face showed no enthusiasm. Instead, he kept a certain distance and answered.

Tan Linshu, who was standing by, must have heard it too, and immediately asked, "Mr. Chen, do you know Master Yi?"

"He is a senior fitter, one of the few in the steel mill."

Chen Jun nodded: "Master..."

"Master Yi and Master Qin are neighbors of the same courtyard as Wang Dong and me, so they must know each other."

When Yi Zhonghai heard Chen Jun's answer, a huge wave of emotion immediately rose in his heart.

Tan Linshu is not only the head of the technical department of the steel rolling mill, but also the only engineer in the steel rolling mill. However, Chen Jun calls Tan Linshu "Master" in front of everyone, which means that Chen Jun not only entered the steel rolling mill, but also entered the technical department. Maybe he will be able to pass the engineer exam someday.

Even if he fails to pass the engineer exam, working as a technician in a steel rolling mill would give him the status of a cadre, and his status would be higher than his own.

He couldn't even handle Wang Dong, the kitchen manager in the steel mill, and now there was another person, Chen Jun, a cadre in the technical department of the steel mill. It would be even more difficult for him to realize his dream of suppressing Wang Dong's family in the courtyard.

Chen Jun's next sentence directly proved Yi Zhonghai's guess.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu looking at him in shock, Chen Jun continued to explain to Yi Zhonghai: "Didn't I graduate from university?"

"I happened to be assigned to the technical department of the steel rolling mill for internship. My son Dongzi knew Section Chief Tan, and with his help, Section Chief Tan became my master."

"Master Yi, Master Qin..."

"From now on, we are all co-workers in the same factory. I hope you will take good care of me."

Yi Zhonghai heard the sense of distance in Chen Jun's series of answers, and also felt Chen Jun's dissatisfaction with himself. He said a few words casually and took Qin Huairu, who was still shocked, back to his workstation.

After Tan Linshu took Chen Jun out of the workshop, Qin Huairu whispered to Yi Zhonghai: "Master..."

"Didn't Mr. Chen go to college? Why does he need an internship to work in a steel mill?"

"I remember that I was a cadre after graduating from university."

"Chen Jun is just an intern. He must have offended someone somewhere. Maybe Wang Dong will be in trouble too."

"But I think you seem to be very afraid of her."

Yi Zhonghai rolled his eyes at Qin Huairu and said, "Are you an intern in the technical department an apprentice in our workshop?"

"Is there any difference?" Qin Huairu asked with a frown.

In his eyes, neither interns nor apprentices are formal employees of the steel mill.

Even though Chen Jun had been to college, his current status in the steel mill was not as good as that of a formal worker like himself, although he was only a first-level fitter in the steel mill.

Yi Zhonghai was so amused by Qin Huairu's funny logic that he quickly reminded her, "It's fine if you say this to me, but don't tell anyone else."

"Apprentices in the workshop are indeed not as good as regular workers. They only get 18 yuan a month and can be fired at any time in the factory."

“But the interns in the technical department are different.”

"Although I am an intern, I am still a cadre."

"Do you know how much intern Chen Jun earns a month?"

"At least 40 yuan, which is higher than the salary of a third-level fitter in the workshop."

"When he becomes a technician in the technical department of the steel mill, his minimum salary will be fifty yuan a month."

"If I can pass the engineer exam, my monthly salary will be higher than mine."

"Section Chief Tan of the Technical Department is the only engineer in our steel mill. In addition to the salary of a section chief, he also receives an engineer subsidy, which is at least 180 yuan per month." "Chen Jun was able to get into college, and now he has found such a good master like Section Chief Tan. He is very likely to pass the engineer exam in the future."

"Not only will my salary at the steel mill go up, but I might even be able to become deputy director of the technical department, or even director of the technical department."

"Section Chief Tan is the former section chief of the technical department and the only engineer. He will definitely have the hope of becoming the deputy factory director in the future."

"If he gets promoted and Chen Jun passes the engineer exam, she will have the final say in the technical department of the steel mill sooner or later."

"Moreover, the Technical Department is responsible for the technical problems of each workshop. Every workshop director dares not offend the people in the Technical Department."

"I don't care about others, but you must not offend Chen Jun. Otherwise, he can make the workshop director give you a hard time with just one word. Do you understand?"

Hearing this, the mocking expression on Qin Huairu's face was replaced by jealousy at some point.

Yes, it's jealousy.

I have been working in the steel mill for five or six years. I used all kinds of means and paid a huge price to become a first-level fitter in the steel mill, and I receive a monthly salary of 27.5 yuan.

As a result, this little girl Chen Jun was paid just 40 yuan a month as a salary right after entering the steel mill, and she also had a higher status in the steel mill than herself. Even the workshop director had to give her face. The feeling of aggrievedness in her heart was simply indescribable.

There is a saying that jealousy breeds hatred.

When a person's jealousy reaches its peak, it will directly turn into hatred.

Qin Huairu is such a person.

Before, he thought that since he worked in a steel mill, he must be the most prestigious woman in the entire courtyard.

As a result, after Yu Li got married, she used Wang Dong's connections to gradually gain a foothold in the kitchen. Although she was not an official or a chef, the salary she received every month was not much less than her own.

What's more, since she works under her man, she will not be wronged and will also have a very leisurely life.

For a time, Yu Li's popularity in the steel rolling mill overshadowed her.

Soon after, Huang Longfei’s wife appeared.

Using the kitchen as a lever, he became a clerk in the logistics department just two years after entering the steel rolling mill, with a monthly salary two yuan higher than his own.

Now even this girl Chen Jun has stepped on his head.

As soon as he entered the steel rolling mill, he received a salary nearly twice as high as his own, and had a higher status than his own. Even the workshop director did not dare to offend them easily.

Although he agreed to Yi Zhonghai's words, he already hated Chen Jun in his heart. He secretly swore in his heart that he would find an opportunity to take revenge on her. It would be best if he could make her lose her job at the steel mill and never be able to raise her head in Siheyuan again.

Yi Zhonghai did not realize that something was wrong with Qin Huairu.

Just a few simple reminders and start working.

The workshop today is not the same as it was a few years ago.

At that time, I was the only level 8 fitter in the entire workshop, and there were no level 7 fitters. All high-precision parts depended on me, and the workshop director did not dare to offend me easily.

Today, the workshop has three level eight fitters, including myself, and four level seven fitters.

Others are rushing to make the high-precision parts that I am unwilling to make.

If you don't work hard, the workshop director won't care whether you are an eighth-level fitter or not. He will make things difficult for you and punish you if you deserve it.

Yi Zhonghai was a man who cared a lot about his reputation and he would not allow himself to be punished in the workshop no matter what.

As a result, he is much busier now than he was a few years ago. (End of this chapter)