Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 126 New Factory Confirmed Mission (Subscription Request)
"Brother Bai, what's the matter?"

Zhou Fengnian asked, he originally thought it was a matter of production line or technology.

He also thought about going there when he had time, after all, the Electrical Appliance Factory was very generous to him.

Bai Kang said a little embarrassedly: "Yujie has really moved out now, and lives nearby. When I came here to handle the paperwork, I remembered that Brother Zhou also lived here, so..."

"Are you really moving out?"

Zhou Fengnian was surprised. Suddenly he found them talking outside the door, so he stepped aside to let Bai Kang in. Then he handed him a cigarette and asked curiously:
"Brother Bai, doesn't Comrade Yujie have a child? If she moves out, what will happen to the child?"

The last time he saw Bai Yujie's child at Bai Kang's house, she was a very cute little girl with a chubby face.

"Send her to the nursery during the day. She was in the nursery before, too. She can learn some things there in advance, but before, my aunt went to pick her up. Now Yujie picks her up herself after get off work."

After hearing this, Zhou Fengnian suddenly remembered that some nurseries were different, just like preschool classes in later generations.

The caregivers there are all educated, and it is difficult for children from ordinary families to be assigned there.

“It sounds like there’s no question, just why did the father and daughter quarrel like this?
Brother Bai, it would be great if you were here. With your good temper, you would definitely be able to persuade them."

Zhou Fengnian shook his head and said casually that he had seen that Bai Yujie had a very strong character, which she had not shown much in front of him before.

He thought Bai Yujie was a gentle person, but now he sees... Tsk tsk, how can someone who worked in the Women's Federation be gentle?

"Oh, don't flatter me, Brother Zhou. I was there at the time, but I didn't dare to interrupt. You said two balls of explosives collided, who would dare to go up there?"

Bai Kang sighed and shook his head, "I won't say anything more. I'm destined to be a hard worker. Yujie called me to move early in the morning. Now she's going to handle the paperwork, so I have to go and help."

"Let me help you too. Brother Bai, wait for me to go back and talk to you."

Zhou Fengnian went back and said something to his elder and second brothers, then rushed back and went to help with Bai Kang.

Friendships should be maintained as long as they are maintained, since it only takes a little effort.

"Brother Bai, Comrade Yujie, the deputy factory director, can't be assigned to a tube building? Why did she come to a place like this? Of course, I'm not saying this place is messy."

Zhou Fengnian finally explained that Nanluoguxiang has many courtyard houses, but the people living there are not bad.

Those who rent here are not working-class families, and all of them have good backgrounds. Those with bad backgrounds or those in the "five black categories" will not be accepted by the street office or neighborhood committee, and will not rent to them even if they have money.

It just doesn't match Bai Yujie's identity as the factory director. If it weren't for the independent courtyard house, almost no cadres would live here.

Unless they are lower-level section-level cadres who are waiting in line for housing allocation.

"There are no more tube-shaped buildings. Now we have to wait in line for a long time, and most factories are unwilling to build tube-shaped buildings. If our factory is not profitable, we have to build buildings to reward employees, otherwise I don't want to approve tube-shaped buildings."

Bai Kang couldn't help but grin.

Zhou Fengnian asked in confusion after hearing this: "Why is this?"

"As soon as the plan to build tube-shaped buildings came out, half of them were allocated. This unit wanted a few, that department took a few, and the leaders of the higher-level departments also wanted some."

Bai Kang sighed and said, "We originally planned to build the tube building according to the number of people the factory needed, but half of the building materials were gone before they were even delivered."

"This"

"Forget it, let's not talk about it; don't let this matter out, or I'll be in trouble."

Bai Kang suddenly realized that he had said too much, but fortunately Zhou Fengnian was not a talkative person, otherwise it would be bad if it got out and would definitely cause dissatisfaction among the workers.

"Don't worry, Brother Bai. I'm not a talkative person."

After Zhou Fengnian finished speaking, he automatically skipped the topic and started talking about other things.

Soon Bai Kang brought Zhou Fengnian to another large courtyard. There were two carts parked at the gate with some furniture on them.

Zhou Fengnian looked around and said, "This place is not far from my home. If Comrade Yujie needs help, she can walk to my place in a few steps."

"It's not far from the machinery factory, and it's convenient for Yujie to go to work. I'm sorry to bother you, Brother Zhou. If you have any questions in the future, please contact me."

Bai Kang said a few words, then walked up to the cart driver and said, "Hey, buddy, I'll give you fifty cents to help move these furniture to the west wing in the front yard."

"Oh, you have a lot of furniture, fifty cents won't do, eighty cents is enough."

"You're still charging 80 cents for just these few items? How about you just unload them and I'll carry them myself."

"No, fine, I'll do as you say, fifty cents!"

Bai Kang politely took out 50 cents and handed it over. The driver and the coolie saw that they had received another 50 cents and immediately said with a smile: "Comrade, you can take a rest. We will take care of everything."

I earned 1.3 yuan in the morning, and if I took two more jobs in the afternoon, I would earn a lot more than before.

Then the two men untied the ropes and moved the furniture in one by one. Bai Kang went in first to get the key and opened the door.

Zhou Fengnian also followed him in and put the furniture in place. He couldn't just sit around and walk around. He had to contribute a little so that his trip would not be in vain.

But suddenly someone outside shouted, "Hey, comrade, why did you open the door of this room? And move furniture in?"

Bai Kang walked out and said, "Comrade, this house has been rented out. The key was given by the neighborhood committee. The tenant is going through the formalities and will be here soon."

"Rented out?"

The middle-aged man with glasses who was shouting saw Zhou Fengnian and asked, "Comrade, do you live in Lao Luo's place?"

"Yes, Mr. Luo and I work in the same factory. The last time I came back, I saw you and Mr. Luo playing chess at the corner."

"Oh, what about Lao Luo? I haven't seen him for a while."

"Engineer Luo has applied to go to the northwest to assist in construction. He will probably be back in a few years."

Zhou Fengnian paused after he finished speaking and asked, "Comrade, what do you want to talk to Engineer Luo about?"

"It's okay, it's okay. If this doesn't go well, I won't play chess with him. I still miss him a lot."

The middle-aged man with glasses waved his hand and said with a smile: "Since you are the tenant arranged by the neighborhood committee, you can go ahead and do your work. If you need anything, just let me know."

After saying that, he turned around and left back to his room.

Bai Kang sneered after seeing this scene, turned his head and whispered: "Brother, this guy is interesting. He said he needed help but he ran faster than anyone else.
If you really ask him for help, he will probably negotiate terms with you and ask for some benefits or something."

"Brother Bai, you are really good at judging people."

Zhou Fengnian suddenly remembered, isn’t this the courtyard with four entrances and exits? He hadn’t met these people for more than a year and he almost forgot about it.

He didn't expect Bai Yujie to live here, but Bai Yujie was a deputy factory director and would probably move out soon.

How long can the conflict with my family last? I might move back home in half a year.

When Zhou Fengnian and Bai Kang were arranging the furniture, a few people went outside to inquire about the matter. When they learned that it was a tenant arranged by the neighborhood committee, they dispersed.

After almost arranging all the furniture, Bai Kang took a breath and said, "Brother Zhou, thank you so much today. I came to say hello, but I dragged you over to work."

"It's nothing."

Zhou Fengnian didn't feel tired at all, and then asked, "Let's go find Comrade Yujie now?"

"Well, I guess she's almost done with her work."

After Bai Kang finished speaking, he stood up and walked outside with Zhou Fengnian. After locking the door and leaving the courtyard, he rushed to the neighborhood committee.

However, before he walked out of the alley, he ran into Bai Yujie walking towards him.

When Bai Yujie saw Zhou Fengnian, she asked with some surprise on her pretty face: "Brother, why is Comrade Fengnian here too?"

“Fengnian lives nearby.”

Bai Yujie sighed and asked, "I know, I was asking you why you called Comrade Fengnian to come over to work on his day off." "It's okay, Comrade Yujie, I came here to help."

Zhou Fengnian interrupted, "From now on, we are still alley neighbors. I'm in Compound No. 90. If you have any problems, just come find me there."

He has more and more acquaintances in Nanluoguxiang, and both his brother and sister-in-law's families have settled down in Nanluoguxiang.

Now there is another Bai Yujie.

Zhou Fengnian saw that the two of them still had something to say, so he said, "Brother Bai, Comrade Yujie, if there is nothing else, I will go back first.

If you have any problem, come to No. 90 compound and call me."

"Okay, thank you for troubling you today, Comrade Fengnian."

Bai Yujie smiled and thanked him. Since there were outsiders present, she did not call Fengnian directly, but added the title of comrade.

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When Zhou Fengnian returned home, he smelled the aroma of meat as soon as he entered the front yard.

At this time, the bone soup is bubbling with an enticing aroma, and all it needs is some chicken to enhance the flavor.

When he arrived at the backyard, Zhou Fengnian immediately saw Zhou's father teasing his grandson. He had never seen such a smile on his face many times.

Father Zhou also saw Zhou Fengnian. After putting his grandson down, he stood up and asked, "What have you been doing, San'er?"

"My friend moved nearby, so I went to help him. We'll have to deal with each other more often in the future."

"A friend has moved in? Why don't you invite him to your house for dinner?"

Father Zhou immediately said that he felt a little distressed when he saw the rich ingredients in the kitchen just now. The food for this family dinner was too expensive.

It wouldn't be a big deal if I were entertaining friends, and my third son's friends would definitely be helpful to him.

"I just moved here. I have things to do, Dad."

Zhou Fengnian also came forward and sat on the chair, holding his eldest nephew in his arms, and then said: "Dad, I want to discuss something with you."

"What's the matter?"

"Let's spend the New Year in the city. You and mom can take little sister with you, and I'll spend the New Year here."

"What kind of talk is this? How can I not go back home for the New Year?"

After hearing this, Zhou's father was a little unhappy. He was just the third son. If the eldest son had said this to him, he would have retracted his slap.

"Dad, it's okay to go back, then where do you think Zhou Yan and I should live?"

After Zhou Fengnian asked, he paused for a few seconds and continued, "And Zhou Yan's belly is getting bigger and bigger. By the time of the Chinese New Year, she will be eight or nine months pregnant. If there is a bump..."

"Go away, stop talking nonsense!"

Zhou's father stopped him with a grim look on his face. He didn't like talking about his eldest grandson.

But Zhou Fengnian was right. There was no room for him to stay at home, and his daughter-in-law couldn't handle the pregnancy.

I can't just leave my daughter-in-law in the city and let my third son go back alone.

There was no chance to choose. Father Zhou sighed and said, "Okay, let's spend the New Year in the city this year. I'll talk to your mother when I get back."

"Okay, I will definitely arrange everything for you when the time comes."

Zhou Fengnian said with a smile: "In fact, you should have celebrated the New Year in the city a long time ago. The city is much more lively than the countryside. I will take you around the city when the time comes."

Father Zhou pointed and said with a smile: "He only knows how to say nice things, just like your elder brother."

"Dad, what did you say about me?"

Zhou Weitian suddenly poked his head out of the kitchen and asked loudly.

Father Zhou was shocked by this question and scolded angrily, "I'm just cooking for you, why are you so troublesome?"

".I just heard you calling me."

Zhou Weitian muttered and retracted his head.

Zhou Fengnian laughed twice, then handed his nephew to his father, and went to the kitchen to give instructions.

There was another round of instructions and scolding in the kitchen, but soon the aroma of food wafted out again.

That one and a half kilograms of meat can be used to make four meat dishes, a pot of pork bone and chicken soup and four vegetarian dishes.

When the meal was placed on the table, Zhou's mother began to feel distressed about how much this meal would cost!

However, Zhou's mother's distress was quickly dispelled by the laughter at the dinner table.

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Near the end of the year, most of the planned task orders have been completed.

Even if there were sudden orders, they were quickly handled by the various workshops, and some workers began to slack off and chat.

Even the workshop director can't do anything about this, since he didn't assign any work to the workshop.

However, the machine tool workshop and the tenth workshop are still working in full swing.

Both workshops produce machine tools, and the demand for CNC machine tools is huge, so they have no time to rest.

Even if one extra unit is produced outside the plan, it can bring a lot of materials and benefits to the factory.

Although Zhou Fengnian would definitely be transferred to the new machine tool factory, as long as he was a member of the factory, he had to seek benefits for the factory.

Focusing on the CNC machine tools that produce unexpected results can be considered the benefit Zhou Fengnian left for the machinery factory.

Otherwise, Zhou Fengnian could just leisurely draw the blueprints, and then arrange for people to inspect the workshop, and this year's mission would be completed successfully.

"Mr. Zhou."

Just as Zhou Fengnian was coming to the machine tool workshop from the tenth workshop, he suddenly ran into Assistant Zhao who was beside Deputy Director Gao.

After finding Zhou Fengnian, Assistant Zhao stepped forward and said, "Mr. Zhou, Deputy Director Gao wants to see you. No one answered the phone call to your office, so I came to see you."

"what's up?"

"It seems to be a ministry matter. I still need to go to the driver team to arrange a car."

After listening to this, Zhou Fengnian temporarily put down his work of inspecting the workshop and turned to walk towards the factory office building.

However, as soon as he arrived at the factory office building, Zhou Fengnian saw Gao Zhiyuan waiting for him downstairs.

"Director, what's the matter?"

"The ministry called, Fengnian, and asked us to go there immediately."

After Deputy Director Gao finished speaking, he leaned in and whispered, "It may have something to do with the new factory. It's about time to prepare for next year's plan.
Thank you for reminding me last time, Fengnian, we will continue to take care of each other in the future."

Zhou Fengnian understood as soon as he heard it. Gao Zhiyuan had been using his connections to get himself a job at the new machine tool factory.

They will still be comrades in the future. Zhou Fengnian has no plan for this. On the contrary, it is much better than adapting to a stranger.

Zhou Fengnian said with a smile, "Haha, Director, let's work together to develop our new machine tool factory into the best in the country."

(End of this chapter)