Siheyuan: Security Office of Wude

"The factory will temporarily reserve these houses for the workers' families to live in. After the training is over, the workers can return and continue to live there. If a worker is retained in the steel mill due to outstanding performance, the steel mill will rearrange the houses for him. The houses here will also be arranged for other workers in the machine repair factory."

"Then how will the wages and subsidies be calculated at the steel mill?"

"Your salary and allowances will still be paid according to your level in the machine repair factory. In addition, each worker who participates in the exchange study will receive a two-yuan study allowance. If you perform well in the steel mill, the steel mill will also give you due rewards. Comrade Liang Ladi, do you need me to report your name?"

The workshop director knew that it was not easy for Liang Ladi, a widow, to raise four children. He asked those questions mainly because he wanted to earn more money to take care of the children.

"Yes, thank you, Director."

"It's okay, I just reported my name, no need to thank me"

"I have to thank you. If you need my help later, I will definitely not hesitate. Now I will go back to work, Director."

"Okay, let's go back."

After saying goodbye to the workshop director with a smile, Liang Ladi walked back with her head down, counting on her fingers.

"If the salary and subsidies don't decrease at the steel mill, the development opportunities there will definitely be greater than at the machine repair factory. I just don't know what kind of housing the steel mill will arrange for me. Will it be smaller than the one I live in now? I'll have to see what the situation is when the time comes. If the house is not too bad, I'll have to perform well and find a way to stay there. I heard that the treatment at the steel mill is good and there's more meat to eat. Even if I'm a welder all my life, I can still let Damao and his friends eat more meat."

While Liang Ladi was calculating her future, Ding Qiunan heard about the exchange and came to the office of the logistics department.

Because the scale of the machine repair factory's medical room was too small, Ding Qiunan was the only licensed doctor, and the medical room did not even have a separate director. The entire medical room was affiliated with the logistics department and was directly managed by the logistics department.

However, Ding Qiunan, the most beautiful girl in the factory and the only doctor in the factory, has some face, and the logistics department basically does not interfere in the affairs of the infirmary. Usually, everyone is in charge of their own affairs.

Ding Qiunan raised her hand and knocked on the door. The voice of Chen Yuanzheng, the head of the logistics department, came from inside.

"Which one?"

"Chief Chen, I'm Ding Qiunan from the infirmary."

"Doctor Ding, please come in."

Ding Qiunan pushed the door open and saw that although the head of the logistics department, Chen Yuanzheng, had an impressive name, he was a thin middle-aged man wearing a pair of glasses. His temperament was somewhat similar to Yan Bugui.

"Doctor Ding, you never come to see me for no reason. You must have something to tell me today."

Ding Qiunan pursed her lips. She was cold and not good at socializing, but the news she heard today made her feel a little restless.

"It's like this, Chief Chen. The broadcast just said that there are 60 people who can go to the steel mill to participate in the exchange and study this year. I would like to ask if I, as a doctor, can participate in this study?"

Everyone wants to climb up the ladder, and Ding Qiunan is no exception. He has been working as a doctor in a small machine repair factory all his life, and his prospects are really limited. Although he can also work as a doctor in a steel rolling mill, the factory is bigger and has more opportunities.

"It's a good thing that Dr. Ding wants to learn. The factory director said during the meeting that all factory workers can sign up, but he didn't say that the infirmary can't. I can put Dr. Ding's name up first, but whether he will be accepted depends on the factory director's opinion."

"Excuse me, Chief Chen. I...I'll go back first."

After Ding Qiunan left, Chen Yuanzheng shook his head and sighed:

"Although the matter is not big, but I asked someone to do something for me without any gifts or words of praise. This Doctor Ding is really as cold as the rumors say. He is really bad at dealing with people. I don't know when he will learn a lesson for this."

Having said that, Chen Yuanzheng still reported Ding Qiunan's name.

The workshop directors quickly handed over the registration list of their workshops to the section chief, who then handed it over to Director Zhang.

Which workers should be allowed to participate in this exchange and study is also something that Director Zhang needs to consider. It is common for some of the workers who come from the branch factories to exchange and study and have outstanding performance to be retained by the main factory. The key is that this also involves Director Zhang's own future promotion, so things become a lot more complicated.

If Director Zhang is determined to stay in a small place like the machine repair factory for the rest of his life and does not expect to be promoted, then he will arrange for some people with poor skills who are not valued by the steel mill, or those who have good skills but do not obey his management. In this way, even if these people are asked to leave by the steel mill, the machine repair factory he manages will not suffer much loss and can continue to develop steadily.

But Director Zhang is still hoping for a promotion, so the level of the workers he brings in must be good enough, otherwise the leaders of the steel mill will think that his level is not good enough, which is a problem.

If he successfully entered the steel mill, he had no foundation in the steel mill. If he had a group of workers he brought from the machine repair shop around him, that would be a good thing. At least he would have people he could use when something went wrong.

After careful consideration, Director Zhang selected a group of workers with strong skills and relatively honest and obedient people and reported them to the steel rolling mill.

Director Zhang estimated that a high percentage of these workers would eventually be retained by the steel mill. If they stayed in the steel mill and he himself failed to enter the steel mill, the machine repair factory would lose a group of excellent technical workers, and the future would be even more difficult. Director Zhang was taking a gamble for his own future.

Soon, the list of people who would go to the steel mill for study and exchange was finalized and announced at the machine repair factory and posted on the notice board of the machine repair factory.

The workers who made it to the list were overjoyed, while those who failed to make the list were filled with regret.

Liang Ladi smiled when she saw that she could go to the steel mill to study.

At the same time, Nan Yi rushed into the infirmary in a hurry.

"Qiu Nan! What's going on? Why didn't you tell me you were going to the steel mill?!"

Chapter 291 Ladi, have you found a man?

Ding Qiunan was reading a book and was startled by the sound of Nan Yi's intrusion. He put down the book and frowned, looking unhappy.

"Nan Yi, why did you suddenly barge in? Didn't I tell you to knock on the door before entering the infirmary?"

Nan Yi had come to question with great momentum, but after being asked back by Ding Qiunan, his momentum instantly weakened.

"Qiu, Qiu Nan, don't be angry. I was just too anxious."

"Hmph!" Ding Qiunan snorted and put down the book in his hand, his expression still not relaxing, "What's the matter? Tell me."

Nan Yi's intrusion just now made so much noise that Ding Qiunan was startled and didn't even notice what Nan Yi said.

"Qiu Nan, I just heard that you were going to the steel mill for exchange and study, so I wanted to come over and ask what's going on."

Nan Yi's palms were sweating. Actually, he didn't care much about this matter.

After all, he was just a cook, so going to the steel mill to exchange and learn had little to do with him. It wasn't like learning from a state-owned restaurant, so he didn't pay attention to it at first and didn't sign up.

As a result, one of his disciples was very curious. After hearing the list of exchange students was announced, he took a look and found that Ding Qiunan was also on the list. Out of concern for his master and future master's wife, he immediately went back and told Nan Yi about it.

Nan Yi also became anxious after hearing this.

Although he and Ding Qiunan were dating, they had not obtained a marriage certificate or even got engaged, and their relationship was not stable. If they really broke up because of something, it was not impossible.

Ding Qiunan is going to the steel mill to study this time. On the one hand, she may come into contact with many young men with better conditions. On the other hand, if Ding Qiunan is retained in the steel mill because of her excellent performance, then Nan Yi and she will be separated.

Even though there is no such thing as a long-distance relationship now, Nan Yi knows that long-term separation between two people is very detrimental to their relationship.

Nan Yi had mentioned the idea of ​​getting a marriage certificate to Ding Qiunan twice before, but Ding Qiunan rejected it both times.

Because their relationship was not stable, Nan Yi became even more worried when the variable of "exchange and study" appeared, fearing that his relationship with Ding Qiunan would drift apart, so he hurried over.

"It's nothing. I applied to the factory for an exchange and study trip to the steel rolling mill, and the factory approved my application. It's that simple."

Ding Qiunan's cold and direct reply made Nan Yi choke, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.

Ding Qiunan's application for exchange study is positive and not something that cannot be tolerated by law. Nan Yi is just Ding Qiunan's partner and has no right to interfere in this matter.

After hesitating for a moment, Nan Yi said with some entanglement:

"Qiu Nan, I'm worried that you'll go to the steel mill. We'll be apart for a month or two. If you run into any danger, I won't be able to protect you right away."

Nan Yi still wanted to save face, so he didn't dare to say directly that he was worried that Ding Qiunan would change her mind after going to the steel mill. Wouldn't that make him look like he had no confidence in himself and was mean? Nan Yi was too embarrassed to say

But even if he didn't say it, Ding Qiunan understood his thoughts

After staring at Nan Yi's eyes for a long while, until Nan Yi was sweating profusely, Ding Qiunan retracted his gaze, picked up the book on the table, and continued to answer in a cold tone while flipping through it:

"I went to a steel mill, working in the factory every day. My co-workers went in and out with me. What kind of danger could there be? You think too much."

Nan Yi: '...'

Ding Qiunan said so, Nan Yi really didn't know what else to say

He clearly felt that Ding Qiunan had become more distant from him, and wanted to say something to restore their relationship, but Nan Yi was not as slick-tongued as Xu Damao, and he was so anxious that he was sweating all over but couldn't say a single nice word. In the end, he could only leave dejectedly.

Nan Yi returned to the kitchen. The people in the kitchen wanted to ask him how he and Ding Qiunan were doing, but seeing Nan Yi's expression, no one spoke. They gave each other hints with their eyes, but no one wanted to offend Nan Yi when he was obviously in a bad mood.

After half a day of confusion, after lunch was over and the cafeteria was cleaned up, Nan Yi pulled his apprentice Dabao to ask:

"Dabao, is there any way to get Qiunan to stop participating in that exchange program?"

Although the people in the kitchen didn't ask what was going on, they could guess what was going on after seeing Nan Yi's expression. Dabao replied helplessly: "Master, who goes to the exchange and who doesn't is decided by the factory leaders. What can I do?"

"Doctor Ding will only be gone for a month or two, so you don't have to worry too much."

"If you really miss Dr. Ding, why not ask where she lives after she passed away? Then you can go visit her every weekend. That would be a little more tiring."

Nan Yi's heart was slightly moved after hearing this, and he thought to himself: "Yes, Qiu Nan went there for exchange and study. She should work hard in the factory. She won't be kidnapped in the factory. As long as she is well taken care of on weekends, others won't have that opportunity. I will visit her every weekend from now on, and this month will pass quickly."

Nan Yi made up his mind and felt relieved. As for the fact that he had to travel back and forth every weekend, he didn't feel tired at all.

Nan Yi and Ding Qiunan have not been dating for long, and Ding Qiunan has a cold personality, so the two have not made much progress. Now is the time when Nan Yi is most attracted to the cold Ding Qiunan, so what is this little hardship to him?

After get off work, Liang Ladi returned home with a smile on her face, and her daughter Xiuer ran over, calling her "Mom".

Liang Ladi put down the things in her hands and picked up Xiu'er: "Xiu'er, have you been good today? Did you listen to your brother?"

Damao ran over and said, "Mom, Xiu'er is very sensible. She even helped grandma wash clothes today."

Liang Ladi, a widow, had to take care of four children. Although it was hard, fortunately the children were sensible and not as troublesome as the eldest son of the Jia family. After hearing this, Liang Ladi kissed her daughter's face and praised her, "Xiu'er is really sensible."

After saying that, he put his daughter down and said, "Da Mao, take your brothers and sisters to play for a while. I have something to discuss with your grandma."

"Hey"

Da Mao responded and took his three brothers and sisters outside to throw sandbags. Liang Ladi went into the inner room. Her mother-in-law, Old Lady Shen, was sewing shoe soles in the room. Her hands were quite skillful and there were two pairs of finished soles beside her.

Liang Ladi walked over, put the needle and thread and shoe soles in Old Lady Shen's hand aside, then took her hand and said:

"Mom, I have something to discuss with you."

"Lady, have you found a man?"

Chapter 292 Ding Qiunan Refuses to Get in the Car

Is this what a mother-in-law should say to her daughter-in-law?

Liang Ladi was stunned for a moment, then said with some embarrassment: "Mom, what are you talking about?! I don't want to find a man!"

Old Mrs. Shen sighed, took Liang Ladi's hand and said seriously: "Ladi, Mom is here to visit you. It's really not easy for a woman like you to take care of Damao and several other children. I can't make much money by sewing shoe soles, so I still have to find a man to take care of you and help you."

Old Mrs. Shen is quite open-minded and can persuade her daughter-in-law to remarry, but this is probably also forced by reality.

Liang Ladi, a level 5 welder, earns a decent salary. Her family is not in dire straits, but they are definitely not wealthy either. Their children are still young, so the expenses are relatively small.

In a few years, the child will gradually grow up and reach the stage of being a teenager, eating the old man out of money. The child eats a lot and grows fast, so the clothes need to be replaced every one or two years. The life pressure at that time will be not light.

In the Siheyuan plot, Jia Zhang was able to prevent Qin Huairu from remarrying. In addition to her conservative thinking and wanting Qin Huairu to work hard for the Jia family all her life, it was also because she did not face real survival pressure.

Because Yi Zhonghai is supporting her. Yi Zhonghai is counting on Qin Huairu to take care of him in his old age, so it is impossible for him to completely abandon the Jia family. Then Jia Zhangshi has no worries and can torture Qin Huairu in any way she wants.