Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 81 The machine tool personnel arrived, Yang Ruoxi and Wang Xinyi

After moving, Li Weidong called the Ministry of Industry to ask when the engineers would arrive, and then called the military to ask when the research institute would be fully staffed, because the machine tool would arrive tomorrow and the project was about to officially start, so all the personnel had to be present.

The Ministry of Industry replied that engineers would arrive as early as tonight and as late as tomorrow morning. The military replied that personnel would be fully staffed by tomorrow morning. Upon hearing the news, Li Weidong returned to the research institute and led his students in cleaning the area where the new machine tool would be located, preparing for its arrival tomorrow and ensuring it would be operational upon arrival.

Then I went back to the dormitory, and printed out the engine drawings that I had promised to Director Wang from the space, and brought them back to Director Wang when I was ready to receive the machine tool.

The next morning, the convoy carrying the machine tools from the steel mill arrived. Li Weidong led the convoy into the research institute and directed the soldiers and students to unload the machine tools from the trucks and install them.

During the installation period, the 15 engineers promised by the Ministry of Industry had also arrived, but Li Weidong did not have time to arrange for them, so he had to ask Team Leader Wang to take them to the dormitory. Unexpectedly, Team Leader Wang came back a while later and brought them all over.

Li Weidong said to Squad Leader Wang, "Didn't I tell you to take them to the dormitory? Why did you bring them directly to the research institute?"

Squad leader Wang said, "They heard it was a machine tool from the research institute and they were installing it, so they came to see if there was anything they could do to help."

Li Weidong walked over and spoke a few words to the engineers from the Ministry of Industry, then continued to direct the installation of the machine tools. Several engineers sent by the Ministry of Industry also joined the installation team.

After a while, Zhou Xiaolin came to Li Weidong and said that the people sent by the military had also arrived. Li Weidong directly asked Squad Leader Wang to take them to the dormitory to settle down.

After a while, Squad Leader Wang came over with a group of people, including Zhou Xiaolin. Li Weidong asked in confusion:
"Squad Leader Wang, what is this?"

Squad Leader Wang said, "These are people assigned to our research institute by the military. They heard that our machine tools have arrived, so they came to help."

Li Weidong nodded after hearing this, but said nothing. He also didn't pay much attention to Zhou Xiaolin in the crowd, thinking that she was there to help. After getting acquainted with the personnel sent by the military, he continued to devote himself to the installation of the machine tool.

They had lunch at the research institute, which was brought by the security guard. The machine tool was not installed until eight o'clock in the evening. Li Weidong asked the students who had been busy all day to go back to the dormitory to rest.

Then he brought the engineers sent by the Ministry of Industry and the personnel sent by the military to the dormitory. He first distributed housing to the engineers and asked them to put their luggage there. Then he went to the meeting room prepared by Li Weidong yesterday and held a small meeting together.

At the beginning of the meeting, Li Weidong asked everyone to introduce themselves.

The first to start were the seventh-level engineers from the Ministry of Industry.

"Hello everyone, I'm Gao**, a level 7 mechanical engineer."

"My name is Qi**, and I'm a level eight engineer."

"I'm Zhong**, a level eight engineer."

"I'm Zhang**, a level 8 engineer."

……

Soon, the military dispatched people arrived. A woman, about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, with a face comparable to Zhou Xiaolin and a cold and elegant temperament, stood up and said:
"Hello, comrade. My name is Yang Ruoxi. I hold the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and have been appointed as the head of the personnel department of the institute."

After Yang Chunxi finished speaking, he sat down.

Then a beautiful woman of about twenty-six or twenty-seven stood up and said:

"Hello everyone, my name is Wang Xinyi, I hold the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and I have been appointed as the head of the Institute's Finance Department."

……

Everyone continued to introduce themselves, and Li Weidong listened. "Hello, comrades. My name is Zhou Xiaolin, a second lieutenant, and I've been appointed secretary to the director."

Zhou Xiaolin stood up and said. Li Weidong looked at Zhou Xiaolin in surprise, but said nothing and continued to listen to the introductions.

After a while, everyone had finished their introductions.

Li Weidong stood up and said, "Okay, now that everyone has been introduced and has gotten to know each other, let me tell you about your next tasks.

First, Chief Yang's Personnel Department. Their primary mission is to transfer the organizational affiliations of all personnel from the Institute to ours. Whether they're seconded from the Ministry of Industry or the military, once they come to ours, their organizational affiliations must be transferred.

Because our institute has a special nature, you should inquire with the military about whether you need to be assigned a military position. Do you need to sign a confidentiality agreement? After all, our institute was jointly established by the Ministry of Industry and the military, so you should be mindful of this aspect.

There's one more thing. There's only one chef in the kitchen right now. His name is Nan Yi. His background isn't very good, but he's a good person and cook. I coaxed him over from the machine repair shop... um... seconded him. If his organizational connections aren't easy to handle, forget it. I'll compensate him with salary and benefits later. You should arrange the kitchen staff and make sure they're fully staffed. They were previously borrowed from the Guards Regiment's kitchen squad."

Yang Ruoxi nodded to show that she understood.

"Then, Chief Wang's Finance Department. First, you will record the ranks of the institute's personnel and determine their salaries and benefits. Then, we will consider the institute's funding. You will apply to the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of the Military for funding for our institute."

Wang Xinyi, head of the Finance Department, also nodded.

"And then, engineers, I'll assign your responsibilities tomorrow. While completing your work, try to train as many students as possible so they can grow as quickly as possible. I'll also give lectures every night, so feel free to ask me if you have any questions.

Okay, does anyone have anything to add?"

Everyone had just arrived and didn't know much about the situation at the institute, so they all shook their heads.

"Then let's all go back and have a rest. We've all been exhausted from the long journey. We'll start formal work tomorrow. Let's adjourn the meeting!" said Li Weidong.

Everyone stood up and left, and Zhou Xiaolin also stood up with everyone.

Li Weidong quickly said, "Comrade Zhou Xiaolin, please wait a moment. I have something to talk to you about."

Yang Ruoxi and Wang Xinyi exchanged a glance, then gave Li Weidong a strange look. Without saying anything, they left the meeting room. Everyone else followed suit.

After they left, Li Weidong said to Zhou Xiaolin, "Linlin, why did you come to the research institute? And you became my secretary."

Zhou Xiaolin said, "I don't know either. The military sent me a document this morning transferring me to the research institute."

Li Weidong thought for a moment and decided it must have been Chief Yang who had done him a favor. He silently remembered the favor. He smirked at Zhou Xiaolin and said, "Linlin, I think the Chief arranged this specifically because we're getting married soon. Come here and give me a kiss. We can't let the Chief down!"

Zhou Xiaolin blushed instantly when she heard that, and said shyly, "No, Brother Dong, you're being a hooligan. I'm not going to pay attention to you." Then she ran out the door.

When Li Weidong saw Zhou Xiaolin running away, he also became playful and shouted to Zhou Xiaolin: "Little girl, just obey me! I will kiss you." Then he pretended to chase Zhou Xiaolin from behind.

After hearing what Li Weidong said, Zhou Xiaolin became even more embarrassed and ran out of the meeting room.

Li Weidong also ran out of the meeting room. As soon as he walked out, he saw a leg shadow attacking his face.

"Fuck!"

(End of this chapter)