Siheyuan, don't mess with me

But who would do something that has no benefits? Director Luo certainly would not agree and rejected it on the spot. He would either be a temporary official or have real power. There was no way!

At this point, things were getting tense, so Secretary Wang stopped them immediately and called Chen Zhiguo over to ask for his opinion! Otherwise, if you guys keep arguing here for a long time and Chen Zhiguo disagrees, it would be a joke!

So we put the dispute aside and consulted Chen Zhiguo first!

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"Little Chen, sit down! You kid, you didn't report such a big thing first, which put us in a passive position!" Secretary Wang called Chen Zhiguo a child at his age.

Chen Zhiguo smiled shyly, "I thought it was a simple matter, but I didn't expect it to be seen by reporters and reported! I really didn't know it was in the newspaper!"

"This is not a simple matter at all. It is a great thing that shows the new ideas and new outlook of our young working class in the new era. How can we treat it lightly? After seeing the report, the superior leaders also praised you for your spirit of not fearing sacrifice and daring to save people. They also asked us to organize ourselves and learn from your spirit of not fearing sacrifice! Go back and write a good article to write down your ideological journey. Tomorrow, we will hold a factory-wide meeting to commend you. You have to go on stage and tell all the workers about your ideological experience!"

"No, no, I just did something insignificant, there's no need to make such a big scene!" Chen Zhiguo's scalp went numb at the thought of giving a speech in front of all the employees in the factory, and he kept trying to stop it!

However, the factory leaders’ decision would not be changed, and this was also a great publicity opportunity, so it would not be cancelled due to Chen Zhiguo’s timidity. Chen Zhiguo could only agree with a headache, go back to write the manuscript, and send it to the secretary for approval before leaving get off work!

After Secretary Wang's talk, it was Director Yang's turn. "Xiao Chen, this time the factory leaders have decided to appoint you as the head of the production department, and to oversee the technical transformation of all the workshops in the factory!"

Speaking of promotion, Chen Zhiguo would certainly like it, but he absolutely does not want to be the head of the production department. It's not that Chen Zhiguo wants to be lazy. Chen Zhiguo also wants to show his talents in the steel mill, inject new vitality into the steel mill, and increase the production capacity of the steel mill!

However, Chen Zhiguo felt that he could not command those senior people. Even the old technicians in the technical department, Chen Zhiguo just smiled at them on the surface. He would ask them for advice when he didn't understand something, but he would never use his position as a section chief to command them to do their work. He couldn't command them!

Really, I just suffered because I was too young. What's the point of having a high position? They should ignore you, so what can you do? Fire them all?

During the design and production process of the seventh and eighth workshops, if it weren't for the help of Lao Shen, Wang Qiang, and Luo Xue, how could Chen Zhiguo be so busy alone? Those senior technicians didn't show off their seniority and didn't cause trouble for Chen Zhiguo. It was the section chief Li Yunshan who helped suppress them! Even before production started, the gossip in the section never stopped. Even if you manage everything, you can't control other people's mouths! In the later period, Chen Zhiguo simply stopped going to the technical department and worked directly in the seventh and eighth workshops, so that he wouldn't be bothered by them!

Therefore, Chen Zhiguo resolutely rejected Director Yang's suggestion. His teacher Li Guoqiang also suggested that he should keep a low profile for a few years and consolidate his foundation. Being young and starting from a high point is an advantage, but it is also a reality that there are no available talents under his command! Don't rush to the top when you see a little benefit in front of you. It is not a good thing to be too ambitious! If you insist on eating this piece of meat, you may break your teeth!

"Thank you for your kindness, but I am still young and have just graduated from school. I have no experience and need to study hard. It is difficult for me to be responsible for the transformation of the production technology of the entire factory. The factory director should not force me to do it!"

Chen Zhiguo firmly disagreed. What's the point of going there alone? No one can command him. He has to do everything by himself. He will be exhausted and can't do anything! Why bother to covet this position? It's unnecessary! Besides, if they pretend to obey and disobey, wouldn't it be uncomfortable for him? Why bother? Wait for a few years, and have a few capable generals in his hands. Only then will he have the strength to speak!

Chapter 178 Chen Zhiguo, I like you!

Director Yang also wanted to shut Director Luo up, so he proposed to give up his production department. His original intention was to make Chen Zhiguo a decoration. He didn't expect that Chen Zhiguo was so young and didn't have the impulse of a young man. Faced with temptation, he was not tempted! This made Director Yang embarrassed. No matter what, the level must be raised. He couldn't just not promote Chen Zhiguo if he didn't agree. If the superiors didn't agree, if Chen Zhiguo was promoted directly to the department, wouldn't his own steel rolling mill suffer? After all, Chen Zhiguo is talented. Such talents must be kept in hand. If they are released, they will never come back! And it's easy to make enemies if this matter is not handled well!

Director Yang, Secretary Wang and Director Luo looked at each other. This was an unexpected situation. He did not accept my suggestion. How should we deal with it? We are all together. The leadership's blame will not fall on me alone. We are members of a team. What do you think?

Secretary Wang shook his head. He had no choice. The positions he could offer were all empty talk and he would not let Chen Zhiguo accept them. If Secretary Wang dared to let Chen Zhiguo work in the trade union, the Women's Federation or other departments like that, not to mention what the workers below would say, he would not be able to bear the anger of the leaders of the Ministry of Industry alone!

Secretary Wang then turned his gaze to Lao Luo. Now let’s see whether Chen Zhiguo can accept Lao Luo’s suggestion.

Director Luo cleared his throat and said, "Xiao Chen, although you have only been in our steel mill for a short time, your achievements are obvious to all. However, at present, the steel mill is really one person per job, and there is no good position for you!"

"Thank you Director Luo and the factory leaders for their concern. The little achievements I have made are also achieved with the care and support of the factory leaders. This is by no means my own achievement. It is the achievement of the factory leaders and our workers together!"

Chen Zhiguo's words made the leaders present feel comfortable. This young man knows how to speak and is very humble!

Director Luo waited for a while, then continued, "Those who have made contributions should be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes should be punished. There is no order without rules! The factory leaders have also made a lot of arrangements for your position this time. Just now was Director Yang's suggestion. Now I'm telling you my suggestion, and I hope you can agree!"

"Thank you for your love and support!"

"We are still short of a deputy director in the logistics department. He is not busy at work. You can just take the title and be promoted to the rank of section chief. As for the positions in workshops seven or eight and the technical department, you can continue to do them. What do you think?"

Chen Zhiguo didn't expect that Director Luo would make such a proposal, nor did he expect that the leaders of the steel rolling mill would come up with different plans to promote him. He was so touched! However, Chen Zhiguo also felt that there must be something fishy about it, so he could only think about it slowly after he returned!

Being Li Huaide's subordinate is no problem. I am familiar with logistics, and I don't need to take care of things myself. That's great! "Thank you, Director Luo. I also want to learn from Director Li Huaide how to provide good logistics support for our workers!"

Chen Zhiguo agreed. Director Luo was happy in his heart. His first step was realized. Director Yang was relieved. It was finally arranged. It was really not easy. In fact, he was also worried. If Chen Zhiguo really agreed to go to the production department, how could he appease his confidant? Moreover, the production department was the top priority of the steel mill. He was also very worried about handing it over to Chen Zhiguo! Now there are no more worries!

What was agreed upon in the morning was announced in the afternoon. Not long after the afternoon work bell rang, the steel mill’s loudspeaker began broadcasting Chen Zhiguo’s appointment notice. Of course, the article in the People’s Daily was read first, and then Chen Zhiguo’s appointment notice was announced!

Now, the entire steel rolling mill was in an uproar. Some were amazed at Chen Zhiguo's rapid promotion, some lamented why such a good thing did not happen to him, and some were full of moral jealousy, thinking that Chen Zhiguo must have a backer and a background to be able to be promoted so unscrupulously and without regard for organizational discipline!

Society is like the rivers and lakes. There are all kinds of people and all kinds of life. You can see them all!

Right after the broadcast, Chen Zhiguo, apart from dealing with the congratulations from the deputy director of the workshop, Lao Shen, Wang Qiang, and Luo Xue, locked the door of his office and began to write the speech for the conference. This really made things difficult for Chen Zhiguo. If you asked him to write a technical article, Chen Zhiguo would not be afraid. But it is really difficult to write such a theoretical article, and one must be careful at all times not to say the wrong thing. This is very difficult and hard to write!

To this end, Chen Zhiguo asked Luo Xue to bring a pile of newspapers, and kept flipping through them, learning from them. He copied a lot of articles from all over the world and pieced them together. Chen Zhiguo finally completed the first draft. Before leaving get off work, he copied a copy and delivered it to Secretary Wang!

Secretary Wang was very satisfied with the neat handwriting. This is attitude. No matter how the article is written, this seriousness is worthy of praise! He did not delay Chen Zhiguo from get off work. He also knew that it would be difficult for a young man like Chen Zhiguo to write an article that was not practical. "Zhiguo, thank you for your hard work. Here is the speech. I will revise it for you and give it to you tomorrow!"

"Thank you, Secretary. My thoughts are still very immature. I hope to get your guidance!"

"You are the only one who knows how to talk! Go!" Secretary Wang waved his hand and drove Chen Zhiguo away. After reading the manuscript, he circled a few key points and handed it to the propaganda department to revise it! They are the masters of writing such articles. As for how long they have to work overtime at night, Secretary Wang doesn't care. That is the propaganda minister's business. He only wants to see the speech manuscript when he goes to work tomorrow morning. This is the reality of the officialdom. Those who are capable of talking will never do it. If you have done everything yourself, then what are the functions of so many departments and so many subordinates for?

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Today, there was a serious traffic jam at the steel rolling mill. Many workers who were leaving get off work surrounded the bulletin board at the main entrance. The crowd was so dense that the workers standing outside could not see what was written on the bulletin board. They were all listening attentively to what the people inside were reading and discussing!

"Wow, this is the People's Daily. Chen Zhiguo is really amazing. He can meet a reporter even when he saves someone. He is so lucky!"

"They risked their lives to get it. I heard that at that time, the child sank to the bottom of the sea, and Chen Zhiguo dived and searched the seabed for a long time before he rescued the child. If you were to go, would you dare to go down? Do you have the ability to search the seabed for that long?"

"I heard from Lao Wang from Workshop 4 that he was at the shore at the time. When the child was rescued, his face was as white as paper and his stomach was swollen like a ball, without any air in his body. Everyone said the child was beyond saving, but Chen Zhiguo refused to give up. He pressed the child and blew air into him non-stop, and only then did he snatch the child back from the hands of the King of Hell! Otherwise, the rescue would have been in vain. The doctor said that if it weren't for Chen Zhiguo, by the time they got here, the child would have already been beyond saving!"

"Really? Thanks to Chen Zhiguo for his ability and knowledge! Otherwise, it would be such a pity to lose such a good child!"

"It is right for him to be promoted. Not to mention what happened in Workshop 7 or 8, just the fact that he saved someone today was reported in the People's Daily. It is right for him to be promoted one level. This is a honor for us workers!"

"That's right, that's right, and our steel mill has also become famous! How great! Zhiguo, this kid is great." Only the senior employees and old workers in the factory dared to say this.

"That's true! This time our steel mill is also in the newspaper!"

"How old is he? He's already a regular student?"

"Why do you care how old he is? As long as he has the ability, it's fine. Look at you, you are almost 40 years old, and you are still working as a third-level worker? What's the use of being old? You are not as good as the young people." This person directly sprayed away the sour person!

"Look at what you said. Chen Zhiguo is a college student. How can he compare with a rough guy like us? This educated man is really better. Damn it, when I get home I will make my little bastard study hard. If he doesn't, I will spank him until his butt is bruised!" The people around were also talking about it, and most of them agreed!

"That's true. It's good to be educated. Chen Zhiguo has only been here for a short time, but the workshops 7 and 8 he runs organize study sessions every day. I heard that the first and second level workers there have no problem doing the work of third level workers. They are all looking forward to the exam in the second half of the year. They can get more than ten yuan a month. I want to transfer there too!"

"You're jealous, right? Didn't you say that at the beginning? You said that Chen Zhiguo was just a young man who only knew how to mess around. You didn't want to be transferred there, so you regret it now!"

"Don't you regret it? Didn't you go there?"

"Look at this photo. Chen Zhiguo looks thin, but he is really strong! Look at the boat being rowed, it's so fast! What are you talking about? Have you ever rowed a boat? If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. It will embarrass us old Yanjing men. Let me give you some popular science. Do you see this boat? How many people are on it? This is a large boat that can seat ten people. Generally, two people are needed to row together. Look at the photo to see if Chen Zhiguo is rowing alone. Look at the bow of the boat. Is it tilted up? Let me tell you, in this situation, the bow can only be lifted up when the speed is very high. Only in this way can the boat be at the fastest speed! If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. People will laugh at you for not having rowed a boat!"

"Who haven't rowed a boat before? When I was rowing, were you still breastfeeding?"

"Don't brag. We are all Beijing men. We don't talk nonsense. How about we fight to see who is better? This Sunday, let's meet at Beihai Park and see who will win."

"Sure! No problem! See you on Sunday, whoever loses will pay!"

"Okay! See you at Beihai Park at nine o'clock on Sunday!"

When Chen Zhiguo passed by, most of the eyes were on him. It was really uncomfortable to be noticed by others, but people in the crowd kept shouting "Chen Zhiguo, good job!"

"Chen Zhiguo, let me learn from you!"

"Chen Zhiguo, he's a real man!"

However, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "Chen Zhiguo, I like you!"

What the hell is this? Why are you hiding in the crowd and shouting? Are you ugly and a little inferior, and dare not express your feelings in person? At first, Chen Zhiguo kept signaling to the workers who were leaving get off work and responded to their warm greetings to him, but when this bold voice was shouted, Chen Zhiguo ran away. He couldn't stay any longer. What if he ran out and was surrounded? I'm not an adult yet! The workers behind him laughed. This is the real Chen Zhiguo, the Chen Zhiguo of our steel rolling mill. They are also proud to be Chen Zhiguo's co-workers!

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Chapter 179 Secretary, I donated all these!

Chen Dayong was not disappointed at all that his son Chen Zhiguo was on the same level as him. Instead, he was very happy. Now the family income has exceeded 200, and life is really comfortable! No one expected that in just half a year, his family would have undergone earth-shaking changes!

It is still better to be educated. Chen Dayong feels very fortunate for his decision to support his son's schooling. Isn't it that good days are coming? What are other children doing at the age of 17 or 18? What is our child doing at the age of 17 or 18? The difference is immediately apparent! If Chen Dayong likes to show off, this is enough for him to brag about for the rest of his life!

"Brother, are you going to get another salary increase?" Chen Xiaoli leaned over and whispered in Chen Zhiguo's ear.

"Yes!"

"Then can you buy me a skirt?" Chen Xiaoli looked at him with her cute eyes.

"Why did you think of wearing a skirt?"

Since she was little, Chen Xiaoli grew up wearing Chen Zhiguo’s old clothes. Wang Meihua altered the clothes that were too small for Chen Zhiguo and gave them to Chen Xiaoli. This was also a feature of that era. Only the oldest child in the family had new clothes to wear, and even the new clothes were not suitable. They were one or two sizes larger, because they could be worn for several years! Then the younger brothers and sisters could only wear the eldest’s old clothes! Chen Xiaoli was the same. She had always worn Chen Zhiguo’s old clothes when he was a child. It was only this year that things got a little better. She had new clothes to wear, but she had never worn a skirt!

"Okay! Brother will buy it for you!" Chen Zhiguo touched his sister's head lovingly. If you want to buy something, you have to buy three pieces, no, four pieces. You have to buy one for your mother too, otherwise she will be sad!

"The dress that Sister Gu wore the other day was really beautiful!" The style had not been chosen, but the white dress that Gu Yunshu wore that day was really beautiful. Chen Zhiguo vaguely remembered that Jiang Yuehua also asked Gu Yunshu, "Where did you buy this braid?"

Bragi is the transliteration of Russian, which means Russian dress, which was brought over by the old Russians at that time. Loose short sleeves, simple round neck, floral, plaid or stripes, with a cloth belt tied around the waist!

Due to the shortage of materials, there were almost no choices in varieties, styles and fabrics at the time. People's clothing was based on blue, gray, black and white, and women's floral dresses constituted the main line of people's clothing. The "Lenin suit" and "Bragi" popularized and passed down from the Russians became fashionable attire.

Simple attire, simple choice, simple life, people are looking for happiness in simplicity. Once it is passed on, it becomes very popular. Girls all want a braj skirt to become the most beautiful girl in summer!

Chen Zhiguo didn't listen carefully at the time, so he didn't know how Gu Yunshu answered. Forget it, I'll go back to the factory and ask Luo Xue. Girls are generally well-informed about these things! However, in Chen Zhiguo's eyes, this bra is just like that, it's just that there are no other styles to choose from now!

Sure enough, when Luo Xue heard that Chen Zhiguo was going to buy a braid for his sister, her eyes lit up and she said with a hint of sourness, "It's so good to be your sister. My elder brother is just a blockhead. He doesn't give in to me at all and even competes with me for everything!"

Chen Zhiguo couldn't respond to this. He loved his own sister. "When you buy clothes, take me with you! I want one too!"

Chen Zhiguo nodded, but suddenly realized that something was wrong. What Luo Xue said was ambiguous. What did she mean by "I want one too?" Did she want me to buy it? He was not afraid of spending money, but was afraid that Luo Xue would misunderstand him?

Chen Zhiguo was about to ask for clarification, but after seeing Chen Zhiguo nod, Luo Xue ran out of the office like a gust of wind. Chen Zhiguo could only give up and looked down at the manuscript sent by Secretary Wang. You know what, the dry manuscript written by Chen Zhiguo ended up in the hands of a professional writer. Chen Zhiguo felt ashamed of himself for writing this manuscript!

It has ideas and passions, and it is full of flowers. After reading it, a surge of blood rushed to my heart! Awesome! Really awesome!

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The originally scheduled factory-wide workers' meeting was not held on time because the leaders of the Ministry of Industry had to attend the meeting, so the meeting was moved to Saturday morning!

This made Chen Zhiguo, who was reading the manuscript, feel relieved. He was about to go to the workshop to take a look, but was notified to go to Director Yang's office. Chen Zhiguo was puzzled. Why did he always go to the office?

In Director Yang's office, Director Yang and Secretary Wang were chatting with a soldier. Sitting next to them was the mother of the child who was rescued in the park.

"Dad! It was him who saved Xiaoyong," the mother stood up.

"Oh! Young man, thank you for saving my grandson's life!" The man in military uniform was in his fifties. As soon as he stood up, a sense of pressure came over him, and he stretched out a pair of big hands to Chen Zhiguo! "I am Gao Dachuan, Xiao Chen, our whole family wants to thank you!"

Chen Zhiguo quickly held his hands with both hands. The first thing he felt was hardness, roughness, and calloused hands!

"Thank you!" It is really difficult to express my gratitude in words. Thousands of words can be summed up in one sentence! Even the strongest soldiers will lose their minds when they know that their loved ones are in trouble! They are not afraid of sacrifice, nor are they afraid of gunfire and rain of bullets. They can face life and death. That is their duty and they deserve the military uniforms on their bodies! But family is also their soft spot, the tenderness hidden deep in their hearts, and they are willing to protect it with everything they have!

Deep in his strong heart, he hides his love for his family. They have been in the military camp for a long time, and they have little time to reunite with their families. They already have a strong sense of guilt towards their families. When Gao Dachuan knew that his grandson was almost in trouble, he suddenly felt like he had survived a disaster! He rushed back overnight and guarded the child in the hospital for a day. After the child was fine, he came to thank Chen Zhiguo!

"This is what I should do. Even if I am not there, there will be others who will step forward. On that day, many people rowed over to help!" Chen Zhiguo replied modestly.

At this time, Secretary Wang stood up and gave a formal introduction to both parties. Gao Dachuan was the deputy commander of the Yanjing Military Region. He had four children, Xiangdong, Xiangnan, Xiangxi and Xiangbei, all of whom were in the army. The one rescued by Chen Zhiguo was the eldest son Gao Xiangdong's child, Gao Xiaoyong, and his mother was Hu Yuxiang!

Gao Dachuan had a military style and was quick to speak. He just sat down and chatted briefly about family matters. After learning about Chen Zhiguo's family situation, Gao Dachuan signaled the guard who had been standing behind him to go out. Soon, Gao Dachuan's guard and driver came up with a bunch of things. Hu Yuxiang also took out two envelopes from her bag. Gao Dachuan took them and handed them to Secretary Wang and Chen Zhiguo respectively.

"This is a thank-you letter, some cash, and some gifts. I know these are not enough to express our Gao family's gratitude to Zhiguo. In the future, if Zhiguo needs anything, you can come to me!"

Gifts are not important, this promise is very precious! Secretary Wang accepted the thank-you letter. Chen Zhiguo would never accept cash, which is not appropriate at all. Chen Zhiguo did not save the child for money!