Siheyuan, don't mess with me

Chen Zhiguo came out of the space early in the morning, feeling refreshed! He had breakfast with several girls. Just as Yan Bugui started his sweeping job at school, he knocked on the door of Li Guoqiang's office!

"I'm here! Sit down first and wait for me!" Li Guoqiang was busy flipping through several documents. After reading them, he put them aside and spoke.

"You've passed the exam. I've already talked to the school. At the end of this semester, you can graduate smoothly after submitting a graduation thesis! Don't make it public at the school for now. Keep the dormitory for now. You may need it later. My teaching duties here will also have to wait until the end of this semester! Your current task is to familiarize yourself with these documents and run back and forth with me. By the way, can you drive?"

Li Guoqiang just asked casually, but he didn't expect Chen Zhiguo's answer, "I learned it a long time ago. My father is an experienced driver. If he hadn't been injured in the Korean War, he might still be driving in the army!"

"Oh! Then your father is a hero!"

"No, he is just an ordinary soldier!" Chen Zhiguo replied modestly.

"Let's go and test your driving skills. If you are good enough, you will be my driver and assistant, and you will drive back and forth with me every day!"

Li Guoqiang has a driver, but recently his driver fell ill. Li Guoqiang can drive himself, so he did not ask the department to assign him a new driver. He is not used to working with someone he is not familiar with!

But he doesn't drive often, and he has too many things to do, so he is always not focused enough. If Chen Zhiguo drives, then while he drives back and forth, Li Guoqiang can rest in the car!

Li Guoqiang's assigned car is a Soviet-made Volga sedan, which looks like a new car. "This is because the leaders in the department saw me running back and forth every day, and my previous Willys Jeep always had problems, so they bought me a new car!" As he said this, Li Guoqiang threw the keys in his hand to Chen Zhiguo!

Chen Zhiguo certainly had never driven such an old car model, but a manual transmission car was not difficult. After a simple adaptation, Chen Zhiguo began to drive around the campus skillfully. Chen Zhiguo also understood why Li Guoqiang asked Chen Zhiguo if he could drive. The steering wheel had no power assistance, and the brakes and clutch were very heavy. For Chen Zhiguo, it was a piece of cake and very easy, but for Li Guoqiang, it was a very physically demanding job. People who do not have a certain physical fitness will have sore legs and arms after driving a trip!

Li Guoqiang watched Chen Zhiguo steering the wheel with one hand and turning it easily. He then thought about how he drove himself, using both hands to turn the steering wheel vigorously while also stepping hard with his feet. It took a lot of effort to change gears. It was no exaggeration to say that every time he got out of the car, his legs were weak and he could hardly lift his arms!

Looking at Chen Zhiguo's relaxed appearance, Li Guoqiang sighed that Chen Zhiguo is young and has good physical strength!

So Chen Zhiguo became Li Guoqiang's assistant and driver. When there were classes at school, he would send the teachers over and attend the classes. When the teachers were in the office, he would study with them and help with some trivial matters. When he returned to the Ministry of Industry, when the teachers were in the office, he would also study. When the teachers went to the grassroots level, he would also follow them to study!

The only inconvenience is that every night, after sending the teacher home, Chen Zhiguo either parks the car at school or at the Ministry of Industry and walks home. Comparatively speaking, it is more convenient to park the car at school!

It's not that you can't drive home, but there's no need to do so. Why be so high-profile? Who are you showing it to? There's no other benefit except to arouse others' jealousy. Therefore, Chen Zhiguo is very low-key every time he goes home. In addition to taking some of the output of the space home, the rest is stored in the space!

The vegetables and food in the space are much better than those outside. The texture and taste are quite good. Chen Zhiguo has no intention of disposing of them outside and keeps them for his trusted people to eat!

Only Chen Dayong knew about Chen Zhiguo's early graduation. He did not keep silent and just waited until Chen Zhiguo got his diploma before saying anything!

Chapter 68: First Day at the Ministry of Industry

The building of the Ministry of Industry is a square rectangle. The design institute where Li Guoqiang works is right next to the main building. It is a four-story annex, which is also a square Su’s architectural building!

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The director of the design institute has been on sick leave, so the entire design institute is run by the deputy director Li Guoqiang! Chen Zhiguo can only be considered an intern, and his actual job is Li Guoqiang's driver and assistant!

At the gate of the annex building, Chen Zhiguo parked the car, carried a large bag of documents and followed Li Guoqiang into the building. It was his first time here and he was still unfamiliar with the environment. As soon as he entered the lobby, two middle-aged men came to greet him!

"Dean Li, good morning!" The leader with black-framed glasses greeted Li Guoqiang, and the younger one following behind him also stepped forward to take the package from Chen Zhiguo's hand!

Chen Zhiguo took a half step back and didn't let him get started. Li Guoqiang waved his hand, "Zhiguo, come on!"

"This is the office director of the design institute, Wang Yutian! That's Zhang Chengjie from the office!" Li Guoqiang was not polite. He was the boss here now. "This is my student from Yenching University of Science and Technology. He is following me to run errands. Director Wang, please help him with the formalities later!"

"Got it, Dean Li!" The group went straight up the stairs. Li Guoqiang's office was on the second floor, the old courtyard's office was on the east side, and his office was on the west side. It was an office of more than 40 square meters. In the huge office, there was a large desk, bookshelves, genuine leather, and a solid wood coffee table. There was also a small door next to the desk, which looked like a lounge!

Wang Yutian was very skilled. Li Guoqiang had just sat down to process the documents when he brought over the brewed tea. Chen Zhiguo was watching from the side. This was also a subject that he needed to learn well!

. . . . . .

Wang Yutian's office was not far from the stairwell, and was three doors away from Li Guoqiang's office. Chen Zhiguo saw that apart from one room marked as a conference room, the other two rooms had no signs!

"Xiao Chen, is it okay for me to call you that?" As Li Guoqiang's butler, he is actually the deputy director of the design institute's office, and the director is the liaison to the president!

"Director Wang, just call me Xiao Chen. If we weren't at work, I would call you uncle!"

Wang Yutian’s office is not big, it is a suite, but it has two doors, one can lead out from the large office on the side, and the other leads directly to the corridor!

Zhang Chengjie followed in, made a cup of tea for Chen Zhiguo, and added some hot water to Wang Yutian's cup. Then he whispered something to Wang Yutian and turned to leave the room!

Wang Yutian took a sip of hot tea. As the office director, he did some trivial and complicated little things, all for the sake of enabling the leader to work better!

"Xiao Li, how come you are only seventeen years old?" Wang Yutian took over Chen Zhiguo's resume and realized that the boy was so young.

"Director Wang, I..." Chen Zhiguo was about to explain, but was interrupted by Wang Yutian, "From now on, when no one is around, just call me Brother Wang!"

"Brother Wang," Chen Zhiguo readily followed suit. Just before leaving Li Guoqiang's office, Chen Zhiguo specifically asked Li Guoqiang. As a teenager, Li Guoqiang could understand what Chen Zhiguo said and was happy for his progress!

"Lao Wang, you're the first person I met when I arrived at the design institute!"

To be able to be Li Guoqiang's confidant, it is natural to have a good relationship with him, "Brother Wang, I skipped grades in elementary school and middle school. Although I am a junior this year, I have passed the graduation exam. Now I am studying with the teacher!"

Wang Yutian's initial impression of Chen Zhiguo was that he was a graduate that Li Guoqiang had found at school, and that he was a graduate with connections in his family, so he asked Li Guoqiang to take care of him!

In this situation, it is not just a simple care, this is Li Guoqiang training Chen Zhiguo! The difference is huge, and the degree of intimacy is also different!

Since they are all family, Chen Zhiguo did not hide it from Wang Yutian, "Brother Wang, I have a few problems that need to be solved now!"

"Go ahead, it's okay!" As the chief steward of the design institute, the resources at his disposal can be said to be very abundant. Of course, since it was their first meeting, Wang Yutian also wanted to make things clear!

"Brother Wang, I don't have a driver's license yet. I need you to help me figure out the procedure. Also, I want to buy a bicycle so that I won't be so busy in the morning and evening!"

"A driver's license is easy to get. When you have time, take a one-inch photo for me and have a few more developed. Your pass and work badge should have it. As for bicycles, they are not necessary. The car team has four bicycles. These vehicles are for the convenience of drivers to serve the leaders. Also, our design institute has several empty rooms on the top floor, which are reserved for comrades who need to work overtime at night to rest temporarily. I will clean up one room for you to rest temporarily. This leader must rest well when driving!"

What Wang Yutian said is correct. When the leader works overtime, the driver and secretary have to accompany him. However, the leader can rest in the car, but the driver needs to drive on the road. This rest is necessary and very normal!

One morning, in addition to filling out several forms in Wang Yutian's office, Chen Zhiguo also rode his bike out to take photos, and it was expedited. Zhang Chengjie accompanied Chen Zhiguo to the car class to pick up the bicycle. He also has a desk in the car class, but it is estimated that he will not come. The car class is on a small second floor next to the annex building. There are several large open iron doors below, and several vehicles under repair are parked inside!

"This is the small vehicle fleet of the Ministry of Industry, and our small vehicle team is also here!" Zhang Chengjie introduced as he walked, "Everyone is responsible for his own area, and there will be no cross-management! The small vehicle team is arranged here for the convenience of maintenance!" Zhang Chengjie was afraid that Chen Zhiguo didn't understand, so he explained it again!

The team leader of the small car team was not there. The deputy team leader, who was Li Guoqiang's previous driver, was in the hospital. There was only an aunt in charge of logistics in the entire office. "Chief Zhang, you are here!" When the aunt saw Zhang Chengjie coming, her face was full of smiles. This was the boss of her boss's boss!

"Squad Leader Wang, isn't he here?" Zhang Chengjie asked. When you come here to do something, you must ask the person in charge.

"Captain Wang, maybe he went to the main building?" the aunt said hesitantly.

"Oh! I saw that the new car from the design institute is not there either? What's the matter? Does it need repair or something?" Zhang Chengjie's words made the old lady dare not answer and she could only remain silent!

"This is the newly transferred comrade, Comrade Chen Zhiguo. He is temporarily responsible for driving for our Liyuan." Zhang Chengjie introduced Chen Zhiguo. Chen Zhiguo would inevitably come here in the future, so he should be familiar with her to avoid misunderstanding. As for who the auntie was, Zhang Chengjie didn't remember her at all and was too lazy to introduce her. Zhang Chengjie continued to say that the small car team was under the management of logistics, but logistics was managed by the second department of Zhang Chengjie's office.

"Okay, I remember our car class has four bicycles, do you have the keys?"

"There are only two car keys here!" The aunt quickly opened the drawer and rummaged around inside for a while before she took out two car keys!

"Chief Zhang, I haven't ridden this bike for a long time. I'll go clean it first!"

"You wipe it first! I'll come over before I go to work this afternoon!" Zhang Chengjie didn't stay long and left with Chen Zhiguo.

"Zhiguo, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you!" Zhang Chengjie explained.

"It's okay, I just came here to get to know the place!" Chen Zhiguo would not speak at this time. He was just here for an internship, so why would he do something like pointing fingers?

"This Lao Wang is the driver of the old dean and the squad leader of the small car class. After the old dean fell ill, he also followed and ran around!" Zhang Chengjie was embarrassed to say that Lao Wang went out to do personal things, so he could only say this euphemistically, because Lao Wang was not there, and Li Yuan's original driver was also in the hospital. It is reasonable for Chen Zhiguo to be in charge of the small car class, but Chen Zhiguo would definitely not do this. His attitude just now has made it clear. I know where the door is? Don't look for me if you have nothing to do! This made Zhang Chengjie feel relieved. If Chen Zhiguo went back young and energetic and reported to Li Guoqiang about the chaos in the small car class, Lao Wang and Li Yuan would not care. The old dean's current situation is very clear, and he will definitely retire in the second half of the year. At this time, to deal with Dean Wang's confidants, that is the work of a fool. If the superiors know about it, they will also say that you are politically immature!

This cannot be handled, and the only ones who can handle it are his own people. Zhang Chengjie is also distressed. He can't do anything about it, but he will still be held responsible if something goes wrong. Today's scene was also performed for Chen Zhiguo to see!

Fortunately, Chen Zhiguo did not accept the challenge, so Zhang Chengjie's efforts were in vain. Instead, Chen Zhiguo's impression of Zhang Chengjie was lowered! Doing this to his own people, trying to use him as a gun, is a bit too much!

The whole morning passed in a busy manner. When Li Guoqiang and Chen Zhiguo were reading documents, there was a knock on the office door. "Leader, you are so busy that you forgot to eat lunch!" Wang Yutian stood at the door with a smile.

Li Guoqiang looked at his watch, "Really, time flies when I look at the documents!" Li Guoqiang closed the documents in his hand and walked out. Chen Zhiguo followed behind him and saw Wang Yutian holding the key to lock the door. Then he remembered that this was what he should do, and he was very grateful to Lao Wang. He didn't notice these subtle details, but he was able to learn them naturally through some methods, such as lunch and dinner time, opening and locking the door, etc.!

Chen Zhiguo looked at his bare arms. In order to keep a low profile, he did not wear a watch. It seemed that as a qualified assistant, he knew nothing about the leader's management of time. Chen Zhiguo planned to have a serious talk with Wang Yutian after lunch. Many things required Wang Yutian's guidance!

The canteen of the Ministry of Industry is very large, with a separate small second floor. The lower floor is the staff canteen, and the upper second floor is where the leaders have their meals. Chen Zhiguo followed Li Guoqiang up to the second floor. The second floor was different from the empty first floor. There were private rooms on the second floor, and the specifications of the rooms were also different. Li Guoqiang walked into a private room that was four or five rooms away from the first room on the east end. As soon as he walked in, the door of the private room next to it opened, and several people walked out!

Chapter 69 Seamless steel pipe, I am familiar with this!

Seeing several people coming in, Li Guoqiang looked at the one standing in the front and asked, "Director Liu, what are you doing?"

"President Li, isn't there an expansion plan for the steel rolling mill to build two new workshops? Our Planning Department has approved it a long time ago, but the Design Department has been slow to review the design plan. Director Yang came over today to ask about the situation. These are all production matters, and they are all urgent!"

"This plan has not been reported to me yet, so I don't know the details yet!" Li Guoqiang was disgusted by someone coming over so blatantly to question his work! And he was a subordinate, how could he be so arrogant?

The design institute is divided into several departments. The Planning Department and the Design Department are the two most important departments of the design institute!

The Planning Department is responsible for the establishment and approval of new projects to be launched in the new year by the subordinate units of various industrial ministries!

The Design Department is responsible for the design and review of new projects, as well as the review and approval of some projects designed and constructed independently by subordinate units. It is also responsible for the renovation of old projects!

Without their signatures, no project can proceed! Regarding the design aspect, if it is a major national project, the ministry can take the lead and the design department can participate! For ordinary projects, the design institute designs, and the workshop construction of subordinate units is usually designed by their own manufacturers, and the design department is responsible for review. Otherwise, all projects have to be designed by the design department, and they will be exhausted and unable to complete them!

It can be said that without the planning department, you can't do anything, but the design department tells you how to do the project! Without their acceptance signature, you can't even think about production!

These are the two powerful departments of the design institute, and Director Liu is the director of the Planning Department, a direct descendant of the old dean. With the old dean around, Director Liu acts very arrogantly and can even do something like blocking the door of his superiors!

Of course, the old dean also supported this. After he retired, Director Liu was his political successor. The old dean wanted to make Director Liu the vice dean before he retired. Therefore, Director Liu urgently needed achievements to show himself! Moreover, he always had the old dean's support behind him, and it was normal for him to be arrogant! It was not surprising that he did such a thing!

Director Liu was not embarrassed at all, nor was he respectful at all. Instead, he said casually, "Director Li, this project of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill is quite urgent. Can Lu Mingjie design and review it faster?"

"Regarding work matters, you should discuss it with Director Lu. I don't know the specific situation, so how can I help you?"

"Doesn't Lu Mingjie always follow your instructions? Can't you just say hello to him?" Director Liu still had a commanding attitude.

"You know Lu Mingjie listens to me. I am his superior, so of course he has to obey the leader's command. You are also my subordinate, so why do you seem to be ordering me around? Obey the leader's orders, have you remembered this rule? Get out now, you are so disrespectful. Who gives you the courage to talk to me like that?" Li Guoqiang's voice became louder. This was where the leaders of the Ministry of Industry came to have lunch. If such a voice got out, it would be exactly what Director Liu was thinking!

Director Liu had always seen Li Guoqiang as a gentle and gentle man who spoke slowly, so he thought he was an honest man who was easy to bully. Today, he happened to come to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill to ask for help, so Director Liu wanted to bully Li Guoqiang in front of the leaders. This would not only make Li Guoqiang lose face, but also increase his own prestige! And he could also help Director Yang get the job done! Killing three birds with one stone, very nice!

But in the end, things did not develop according to his imagined script at all, and all his plans were disrupted! However, Director Liu was not a rookie in the officialdom. He knew that it would be difficult for him to turn things around today. He immediately cut his losses and whispered, "Dean Lin, I'm sorry, I was too impatient! I didn't pay attention to the working method!"

"What are you talking about? I think you did it on purpose. Who gave you the courage to reveal the leader's whereabouts?" This accusation is a bit too much.

"President Li, you misunderstood me! I just saw that it was lunch time, so I brought Director Yang here to have a working lunch!"

"Just eat well. Who allowed you to come here to report to me? Is this your job? Or do you want to be my home? The home of the design institute? How urgent is the matter? Is it extremely urgent? Director Yang, answer me, if I don't sign, will your steel mill be unable to survive? Answer me?"

Li Guoqiang's rank is half a level lower than Director Yang's. One is a deputy director and the other is a director. But in terms of real power, of course Li Guoqiang is more powerful. Director Yang hesitated and dared not answer. If he answered, he would offend people. But how could he not offend people by doing this? People who play both sides are the most unpopular people!

"Aren't you anxious? Didn't you beg Director Liu to come to me? I've given you this opportunity, so tell me clearly what you're anxious about!"

"This time we are launching a workshop to produce seamless steel pipes, so of course we hope it can be done as quickly as possible?" Director Yang made up his mind and could only stand aside!

Seamless steel pipe is a kind of economical cross-section steel, which plays a very important role in the national economy and is widely used in various sectors such as petroleum, chemical industry, boilers, power stations, ships, machinery manufacturing, automobiles, aviation, aerospace, energy, geology, construction and military industry.

Li Guoqiang didn't know much about this aspect and didn't know how to evaluate his production plan for a moment.

At this time, a voice came from the door. "Please make way!" The secretaries of leaders at all levels who were gathered at the door of the room, hearing the first-hand information so that they could report back! Hearing the voice, they quickly made way.

The one who hurried over was Lu Mingjie from the Design Department. He was the first to know that Director Liu was coming to force the emperor to abdicate. He did not step forward immediately, but sent someone back to get the information of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill!

"Leader, it's not that I don't approve, but the technology of the seamless steel pipe selected by the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill is too old, and the production efficiency is too low!" After saying that, Lu Mingjie handed the information in his hand to Li Guoqiang!

Li Guoqiang took a look and realized that he really didn't understand the production technology of seamless steel pipes. How could he evaluate the workshop construction design drawings?

"This is a copy of the production design of Yan Steel Plant No. 1, without any changes!" Chen Zhiguo whispered in Li Guoqiang's ear.

"Oh! How did you know that?"