Siheyuan, don't mess with me

"Okay, right there!" Chen Zhiguo nodded and agreed!

"Mr. Chen, please think about it. The terrain there is indeed a little high! It is really inconvenient to go to and from get off work!" Li Jianshe said hurriedly. These bungalows were the first to be built in the early stage of the factory construction. There is no problem with the quality. They are tall and spacious red brick and tile houses! In the later stage, after the buildings on the flat ground were built and all the personnel in the entire factory area were in place, except for those with families, employees with large families chose to continue living in the bungalows! Families like three or four people, those with some positions all choose to apply to live in buildings. Of course, the factory has prepared a lot of houses, and they will try their best to meet the requirements of employees. After all, far away from the city, they come to the mountains with their families. They may live in these mountains for the rest of their lives. It is not too much to arrange a comfortable residence for them!

Everyone wants to live in a building, but Chen Zhiguo does the opposite. Of course Li Jianshe wants to persuade him!

"Huihui! Where do you want to live?" Chen Zhiguo turned to look at Ma Huihui.

"Zhiguo, we can live wherever you say. You are the one who makes the decision on these matters!" Ma Huihui said in a tone as if she was the head of the family and she was the one who made the decision!

"Mr. Chen, why don't we go up and take a look first? You can make the decision after you see the house!" Hu Weijun suggested!

"Okay then! Let's go check out the house first!"

There are two ways to go up the mountain. One is to walk. The whole bungalow is in the shape of a "non-" character, with rows of bungalows on both sides and a road in the middle. Two straight steps paved with bluestone are the two vertical bars of the "non-" character, and in the middle of the vertical bars is a cement road, spiraling up in a zigzag shape. When Chen Zhiguo and his friends went up to see the house, they definitely did not climb the steps, but took a GAZ jeep!

As several people got in the car, the jeep began to roar up the mountain. "The engine of your car is not well maintained, and there is a problem with the left wheel hub. Check it out when you have time!" Chen Zhiguo suddenly said to the driver!

"Mr. Chen, do you also study cars?" Li Jianshe asked, turning his head. At that time, the leaders all liked to sit in the passenger seat. Chen Zhiguo, Ma Huihui and Hu Weijun all squeezed in the back seat, and Chen Zhiguo sat in the middle seat!

"I have a car like this myself, and I've disassembled it many times! For a car like this, you can tell what's wrong by listening to the sound!" Chen Zhiguo said indifferently, but Chen Zhiguo's words made Li Jianshe's eyes light up.

In fact, there is not much difference in the time spent driving and walking up the stairs. After turning dozens of times, the jeep stopped steadily. Because it was the last row, there was a large open space with paved concrete, so parking and turning around were very convenient!

The house that Chen Zhiguo wants to see is here, on the right hand side when you come up!

The bungalow on the right is not open-style. There is a wall made of red bricks between the house and the bluestone retaining wall, with a moon gate in the middle! An iron gate was installed!

Pushing open the iron gate, there is a 1.5-meter cement road in the middle. The open space on the right side can be seen as a vegetable garden by the owner before, but now it is deserted! There is also a pressurized well next to the wall at the entrance, which is very convenient for water use. Chen Zhiguo has good eyesight and can see that there is also a pressurized well on the opposite wall. It is really considerate that two wells can be dug. But think about it, such a large mountain has been hollowed out, and digging two small pressurized wells is not an easy task!

On the left hand side is a row of bungalows with eaves, so you don’t need to bring an umbrella when you visit on a rainy day. This is also Chen Zhiguo’s favorite. You can put out a lounge chair and a small tea table, enjoy the mountain breeze, drink tea, and enjoy the scenery!

For moisture-proof reasons, the foundation of the house was built very high, and the whole house was three steps above the concrete road! Chen Zhiguo casually pushed open a room. This house was well built, about 50 square meters, with a wall in the middle, dividing it into two rooms!

Chen Zhiguo took a general look and said to Ma Huihui, "Huihui, is this okay for our new home?"

Ma Huihui answered without hesitation, "You decide, I'll listen to you!" Ma Huihui didn't care how simple the house was, but Chen Zhiguo's words, our new home! What was there to hesitate about? Even if it was just a thatched hut, Ma Huihui would agree!

Hearing that Ma Huihui had no objection, Chen Zhiguo smiled and said to Li Jianshe, "Director Li, I'll choose this place. It's very quiet here and I like it very much!"

"Okay! Since you like it, Mr. Chen, then choose this place. However, Mr. Chen, no one has lived here for a long time, and we have arranged for someone to clean it up. If you have any requirements for the room, we can clean it up together!"

Chen Zhiguo took a look at the five houses and asked, "Can the innermost room be converted into a shower room and toilet? Is it easy to discharge the wastewater?"

"It's easy. Wastewater discharge is very simple. When we built this place, we buried pipes in advance, just to prevent the wastewater from polluting the groundwater source!"

Chen Zhiguo nodded. Since the water can be drained, there will be no problem with the toilet and shower room! "The second room here, clean it up and make it a room for Huihui! The middle room is directly connected to form a large open space. I plan to use it as a study. Can you prepare a desk and a drafting table for me?"

"Of course!" Li Jianshe replied quickly.

"This one will be my room, and this first one will be the kitchen and dining room. Oh, and I'll install a heating system. I'll draw the plan and pay for it myself. And later I'll think about what furniture I need, and I'll pay for it as well!"

Hu Weijun didn't dare to agree and could only look at Li Jianshe, "Okay! Mr. Chen, just tell me if you have any requests! Only when you live comfortably can you be happy at work!" Li Jianshe certainly hoped that Chen Zhiguo would spend the effort to clean up the room, so that it would show that Chen Zhiguo planned to stay here for a long time. If he didn't make any requests, Li Jianshe would have to worry about whether Chen Zhiguo wanted to stay for a while and then leave!

Chen Zhiguo went around again and drew a sketch of the home in his mind, including a shower, toilet, simple solar energy (a large iron can painted black), heating pipes in each room, and a small boiler. In addition to the bookshelf, large drafting table, two recliners, and small tea table that Chen Zhiguo needed, which needed to be made by carpenters, other things such as beds, tables, chairs, benches, and large wardrobes can be equipped in the factory warehouse! After all, it was a whole relocation at the time, and you can't ask the employees to move all the furniture from their homes! The factory has prepared basic household appliances. The style may not be good-looking, but the materials are solid and there is no problem using them for decades!

Of course, Chen Zhiguo took the trouble to tidy up the house, mainly because he wanted Ma Huihui to live more comfortably. She gave up the superior life in Yanjing and accompanied him to this isolated place deep in the mountains without hesitation, so he should take good care of her!

"Zhiguo, we are already in the south, why do we need heating in winter? Is it very cold here in winter?" Ma Huihui asked puzzledly. Heating the kang and the stove are very common in the winter in the north, but this is the south, so Chen Zhiguo's operation is rare! Of course, he turned on the heating because he was afraid that Ma Huihui would not be able to adapt to the cold winter here!

"I don't know if it's cold, but I want to be prepared. If it's cold, it will take time to make it now. It's better to make it in advance. Even if we don't need heating, it's convenient to use hot water, right?" Chen Zhiguo couldn't explain how cold the winter in the south is, because he had never been there! But as a northerner, the request for a local heater is not abrupt and easy to understand!

"Mr. Chen, it will take at least a week to clean up a room like this. I'll have to ask you to stay in our guesthouse for a while!"

"It's okay, I asked for too much and caused trouble for Director Li!" Chen Zhiguo passed out cigarettes. He was very touched that a big director was so concerned about his affairs!

"What's the big deal? Making Mr. Chen feel comfortable is the greatest affirmation of our work!"

A few people continued to chat for a while before they drove down the mountain. "Mr. Chen, since you have experience with this jeep, we have another one like this in our warehouse, but it has a problem and can't start. I thought if Mr. Chen can fix it, I would let him drive it, and it would also be convenient for him to go to get off work!"

The interior of the GAZ car is actually very simple, without any important parts. It can be said that with the CNC machine tools now available, Chen Zhiguo can even make an engine by himself! Therefore, Chen Zhiguo happily accepted the olive branch handed over by Li Jianshe and planned to go and have a look tomorrow!

The guesthouse here is not far from the office building, and they are all in the same area. Chen Zhiguo and Ma Huihui were arranged in the two innermost rooms. However, no meals are provided here. Chen Zhiguo still goes to the cafeteria for lunch. Hu Weijun has already delivered the meal tickets and other things!

The two of them simply tidied up and washed up in the room. It was a very tiring day and they had been busy all day. But it was too early to go to bed now. They had to wait until at least 5:30 to finish dinner before they could go to bed, otherwise they would be hungry in the middle of the night!

"Let's go out for a walk?" Chen Zhiguo suggested.

"Sure!" Shopping is very attractive to every woman, especially with Chen Zhiguo by her side. In this unfamiliar environment, especially after Chen Zhiguo said that she was his fiancée, Ma Huihui really felt how wise her decision to follow Chen Zhiguo was! Isn't this what you want? Ma Huihui wanted to buy some delicious food and some good wine to celebrate!

But before leaving, she still held Chen Zhiguo's hand and asked, "Is what you said true?"

"What's not true?"

"That's right, that's what you said in the factory director's office!" Although Ma Huihui's face was flushed and her fair skin was dyed red, she was straightforward and stared at Chen Zhiguo, waiting for his answer!

Chen Zhiguo raised his lips slightly, and said with a hint of sarcasm, "What? Don't you believe what I said?"

Looking at Ma Huihui’s anxious expression, he said, “I’ll stamp your certificate!” and pulled Ma Huihui into his arms. . . .

After a long while, "How is it? Do you believe it now? Are you still worried?"

"You bad guy, you only know how to bully me!" Although Ma Huihui was scolding Chen Zhiguo, she felt sweet in her heart!

Chapter 331: Onboarding!

The entire office area is a small community. Chen Zhiguo and Ma Huihui walked together. Because it was working hours, they could see many elderly people and children chasing and playing around! Most of the young people were working in the factory!

The entire office area is not large, but it has everything you need! Basic living facilities such as hospitals, schools, kindergartens, supply and marketing cooperatives, cinemas, and cultural centers are all there!

Walking into the supply and marketing cooperative, Chen Zhiguo found that the space here was very large, and the shelves were filled with various items of various kinds. He looked around curiously, secretly lamenting the scarcity of materials in this era, and at the same time, he was very surprised by everything in front of him.

Chen Zhiguo took a brief walk around the supply and marketing cooperative and noticed that it seemed to be a comprehensive store. Grain, oil and other commodities that were originally supposed to be sold by the grain station were now sold here. This made him realize that in this era, the supply and marketing cooperative was not only an important place for supplying daily necessities, but also the first choice for people to shop in their daily lives.

However, despite the rich variety of goods provided by the supply and marketing cooperative, it was not friendly to Chen Zhiguo. Since he did not have the corresponding tickets, he could not buy anything. He touched his pocket helplessly, remembering that he still had the bills from Yanjing on him, but these bills were of no use here. He could not help but frown and fell into a dilemma.

Chen Zhiguo scratched his head and thought about how to solve the current problem. Ma Huihui saw his confusion and comforted him softly: "Don't worry, we can find a way to get some money back." She suggested going to the market first to see if anyone is willing to exchange some local tickets.

So Chen Zhiguo and Ma Huihui walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative and began to look for other ways to get the tickets they needed. They walked along the street, paying attention to the people and things around them, hoping to find a way to solve the problem.

"Go to the movies?"

"Okay!"

The two of them walked to the cinema excitedly, but were turned away. It was the old man who played chess in the square in front of the cinema who told them that the cinema here is open on Monday, Wednesday, Friday nights and Sundays. Young people are at work during the day, so who would come to watch a movie! And there are only so many people here, who would watch a movie every day? Chen Zhiguo then realized that it was no wonder that when he and Ma Huihui were strolling here, the old men and women looked at them strangely. It turned out that all the young people of their age had gone to work in the factory!

After this experience, the two of them no longer wanted to continue shopping and turned around and strolled back to the guesthouse!

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Without Ma Huihui by his side, Chen Zhiguo found himself a little uncomfortable. He tossed and turned at night. He entered the space and practiced meditation with the white fox and the red fox. Only then did he get through this boring night!

The white fox was quite resentful. The owner hadn't come in for a long time and hadn't seen it for a long time! When she saw Chen Zhiguo, she pounced on him and circled around his legs. Chen Zhiguo stroked her for a long time before she calmed down her resentful heart!

After Chen Zhiguo's house halfway up the mountain is renovated, Chen Zhiguo plans to release the white fox and the red fox. With only two people at home, it is inevitable that there will be times when one person is home alone. It will be better to have them accompany him!

At 8:30 in the morning, Chen Zhiguo took some drawings and Ma Huihui to the factory office first. "Hello, Director Hu!"

"Hello, Mr. Chen!"

Hu Weijun quickly stood up from his chair, picked up the cup and was about to pour tea for Chen Zhiguo, "Director Hu, don't be busy, I'll go to Director Li after I say a few words! I came here to give you some drawings!"

Upon hearing this, Director Hu put down the cup in his hand and took the drawing handed over by Chen Zhiguo. Chen Zhiguo drew the heating pipes, small boiler, bookshelves, desks, and drawing tables in his study! These furnitures need to be made by carpenters. The other furnitures are in the warehouse. When the house is repaired, Director Hu will arrange to move them there! As for pots, pans, and other things, Director Hu arranged them all by himself, so that Chen Zhiguo would not have to worry about it himself!

After explaining the situation to Director Hu, Chen Zhiguo went to Li Jianshe's office. It was obvious that the previous work arrangement for him was no longer suitable. Yesterday, Li Jianshe said that he would go back to hold a meeting to discuss giving him a new position!

"Mr. Chen, please take a seat!" Seeing Chen Zhiguo knocking on the door and coming in, Li Jianshe put down the pen in his hand, quickly stood up and greeted him. Hu Weijun, who followed Chen Zhiguo in, began to pour tea for Chen Zhiguo!

"Mr. Chen, yesterday afternoon, we held a factory committee meeting and unanimously approved that you should serve as the deputy director of our factory's technical department and concurrently the director of the CNC workshop. Mr. Chen, the important task of CNC machine tools is now handed over to you!"

Yesterday afternoon, after Li Jianshe arranged Chen Zhiguo's housing, he held a temporary factory committee to discuss Chen Zhiguo's work arrangements. Before Chen Zhiguo reported for work, Li Jianshe only planned to arrange him as a technician in the factory, at most a deputy section chief, but he didn't expect Chen Zhiguo to be so explosive. Not only is he young, but he is also a designer of CNC machine tools and a deputy department-level cadre! This made Li Jianshe difficult. The positions in the factory were all one person per job, and Li Jianshe couldn't set up a department specifically for Chen Zhiguo, and there was no such establishment!

The final result of the discussion was that the secretary made room for a deputy director of the technical department who was not yet of retirement age to be transferred to the union as a vice chairman of the idle position. The benefit was that his rank would be upgraded by half a level, becoming a full director. After working in the union for a year or so, he could retire! I believe this deputy director would not have any complaints!

In this way, the Technical Department vacated a deputy director position to accommodate Chen Zhiguo. Otherwise, we can't let Chen Zhiguo, a technical talent, work in the trade union! If this is reported to the superiors, the entire team will be scolded!

However, Li Jianshe's main concern was to get Chen Zhiguo to help him train a group of people who could skillfully operate CNC machine tools. No one could guarantee how long Chen Zhiguo could stay in Factory 817, so while Chen Zhiguo was in the factory, he had to speed up the training. Therefore, at the meeting, Li Jianshe removed Huang Zhiyong from his position, sent him to logistics, and let Chen Zhiguo serve as the director of the CNC workshop. This was the position that Li Jianshe finally wanted to arrange for Chen Zhiguo!

Chen Zhiguo also understood Li Jianshe's meaning and gladly accepted Li Jianshe's arrangement. As for Ma Huihui, it was easy to arrange for her. She would be a technician in the Technical Department in name only and would just have to follow Chen Zhiguo on a daily basis!

"Mr. Chen, today is Thursday, and you still have to go through the entry procedures. Especially since our factory entry inspection is very strict, why don't you just wait until all the procedures are completed and officially start work on Monday?"

"No problem! By the way, Director Li, can you help me?"

"Don't call me the factory director. I'm older than you. From now on, just call me brother! What's the matter? Tell me!"

Chen Zhiguo scratched his head in embarrassment, "Brother Li, can you lend me some bills first? I can't buy anything without them!"

"Ouch! This is really my fault. I didn't expect it!" Li Jianshe slapped his thigh, turned around and took out a manila envelope from the drawer of his office, "This is a gift from me as your brother. Take it!"

Whether it is borrowing or returning, a relationship can only last long if there is give and take! Chen Zhiguo took it without hesitation! I will repay him in other ways when there is a chance!

"Engineer Chen, I have already notified everyone yesterday that the car I told you about yesterday is in the logistics warehouse. I will let Lao Hu take you to see it later. If it is repaired, the car can be yours to drive!" Li Jianshe thought very simply. Anyway, the logistics department had been repairing the car for such a long time and it still couldn't be repaired, which meant it was scrapped. If Chen Zhiguo could really repair the jeep, he would not only earn a favor from Chen Zhiguo, but also get a car for free. Chen Zhiguo could not stay here forever, and the repaired car belonged to the factory. If this matter was done well, it would be killing two birds with one stone!

"Brother Li, I already call you brother, so you can just call me Zhiguo from now on. You can also call me Xiao Chen, but don't call me Engineer Chen anymore, I don't like it!"

"Good! Good!"

After chatting with Li Jianshe and Hu Weijun for a while and smoking a cigarette, Chen Zhiguo followed Hu Weijun and left. After all, Li Jianshe was the director of a large factory with nearly 10,000 employees. It was impossible for him to do nothing but chat with him. A lot of things were delayed yesterday. Chen Zhiguo tactfully said goodbye and left!

"Engineer Chen!" Hu Weijun was interrupted by Chen Zhiguo just as he opened his mouth, "Brother Hu! From now on, just call me Zhiguo, and don't call me Engineer Chen. I've made you call me old!" Chen Zhiguo's joke brought the two people closer together!

"Zhiguo, have you prepared the photos?"

"Yes, do you want one-inch or two-inch ones?" Chen Zhiguo had specially prepared the one-inch and two-inch photos required for joining the company before coming. He had changed his work badges very quickly in the past two years and had to change his photo every time, so he simply took a lot of photos at once and put them in the space. Ma Huihui had just joined the company not long ago and had some photos left, so there was no need to take new ones!

Chen Zhiguo gathered all the necessary documents and photos, followed Hu Weijun to the Personnel Department, and together with Ma Huihui, filled out several forms. The entry procedures were basically completed. All that was left was for the Personnel Department to take the documents to the leader for signature!

"Come on, Zhiguo, I'll take you to the logistics department. First, let's take a look at the furniture, and second, let's take a look at the jeep!"

"Thank you for your help, Brother Hu! I'll treat you to a drink when the house is fixed!"

"That's a must. I've been running so much for your house!" Hu Weijun really cared about Chen Zhiguo's affairs. He arranged for logistics workers to renovate the house as soon as he got to work in the morning. He had to continue running around later. The heating, bathroom, and even Chen Zhiguo's custom-made furniture all had to be arranged by him as the factory manager!

Unlike the steel rolling mill, the logistics department here is managed by him as the chief steward, so in terms of power, Hu Weijun is no weaker than Deputy Director Qian who is in charge of production and Deputy Director Wang who is in charge of safety!

There are several types of warehouses in the logistics department, some for production and some for logistics support. The locations of the warehouses are also different. There are people standing guard at the production warehouses, and such warehouses are not under the management of Hu Weijun! The management of the life support warehouse is not so strict. It is locked with a big lock. Of course, it is not completely unsafe. This warehouse is in a large courtyard. In addition to the warehouse, many logistics departments have offices here, including a fleet, which is divided into a transportation team and a maintenance team. There is a housing management department, which is also divided into several departments, an electrician class, and a repair team. Hu Weijun brought Chen Zhiguo here, and someone immediately came to greet them!

Chapter 332 Do you want to rub the engine by hand?

"Director Hu, I have already arranged for the repair team to go up and do the work. Do you have any other tasks to arrange?"

"Zhiguo, this is Liu Jun, the head of the Housing Management Section!" Hu Weijun pointed at a thin man who was walking over and introduced him.

"Chief Liu, this is the technical support sent by our superiors to our factory. Chen Zhiguo is now the deputy director of the Technical Department and concurrently the director of the CNC workshop. This is Comrade Chen Zhiguo's fiancée, Comrade Ma Huihui, a technician in the Technical Department!"