Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

After reporting to his old boss, Director Yang returned to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill from the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry. The first thing Director Yang did when he returned to the factory was to call He Yuzhu to his office. When He Yuzhu arrived at his office, Director Yang said kindly, "Director He, you really made me look good in front of the minister this time."

"This is all thanks to Director Yang's good leadership." He Yuzhu said modestly, and then asked: "Director Yang, what did the minister say after reading the report I wrote?"

"The minister was very happy after reading your report. He asked me to take you to his house this weekend. He wanted to see with his own eyes what kind of person could write such a bold report?" Director Yang said with a smile.

"What, the minister wants to see me?" He Yuzhu said in shock.

"The minister not only wants to see you, but also wants to eat the Sichuan cuisine you cook. The minister is from Sichuan Province. I specifically told the minister that you not only understand the steel industry, but are also a first-class Sichuan chef. The minister immediately asked me to take you to his house this weekend. He wants to talk to you and then try your Sichuan cuisine." Director Yang explained. "Director He, you have to prepare well these few days. Don't let down your guard over the weekend."

"Don't worry, Director Yang. I will perform well when the time comes and will never let you lose face in front of the minister." After hearing what Director Yang said, He Yuzhu finally understood why the minister wanted to see him. It turned out that he wanted to eat the Sichuan cuisine he cooked. So He Yuzhu patted his chest and said.

"That's fine. Don't forget to prepare some seasonings when you go back, so that you don't find out that the seasonings at home are not complete when you are cooking. Just wait for me at home on the weekend, and I will drive with the driver to pick you up."

"Okay, Director Yang, do you have anything else to tell me? If not, I'll go back first."

"It's okay, you can go back."

He Yuzhu walked out of Director Yang's office, thinking back to what Director Yang had said and guessing that the minister he was going to meet this weekend should be the big leader that Director Yang took He Yuzhu to meet in the TV series. This big leader was He Yuzhu's benefactor, but he didn't expect to meet this big leader so early in this life. It seemed that the butterfly's wings did change some things.

He Yuzhu packed the seasonings he had just prepared over the weekend into a cloth bag. Considering that he would not be able to get back in time at noon, He Yuzhu prepared lunch in advance so that He Yuzhu could just heat it up and eat it at noon.

He Yuzhu prepared lunch and came to the main room. "Xiao'e, Director Yang wants to take me to meet a leader today. I probably won't be able to make it back at noon. I have prepared lunch in advance. You just need to let Yushui heat it up at noon."

"Brother He, just go ahead and don't worry about the family."

"Okay, then I'll go first." After saying that, He Yuzhu carried the cloth bag that was going to hold the seasoning and walked towards the gate of the courtyard. He felt that Director Yang and the driver should be here soon, so it would be better to wait for Director Yang at the gate.

He Yuzhu came to the gate of the courtyard with a cloth bag and happened to meet the third uncle Yan Bugui who was guarding the gate. He Yuzhu smiled and greeted Yan Bugui: "Third uncle, you are taking a rest here."

"It's okay now, just sit here and rest. Director He, where are you doing?" Yan Bugui asked curiously when he saw He Yuzhu carrying a cloth bag.

"Our factory director arranged for me to go with him to do something, so I came to the gate early and waited, so that our factory director wouldn't have to go in and call me when he came." After saying that, He Yuzhu walked out of the gate carrying a cloth bag and stood on the street.

Just as He Yuzhu predicted, Director Yang arrived at the gate of the courtyard in a jeep not long after. After the jeep stopped, Director Yang said from inside the jeep, "Director He, you must be getting impatient. Come on in the car."

He Yuzhu opened the car door and sat in the back seat. After he sat down, he said to Director Yang who was sitting in the front seat: "I just got here a while ago too. Director Yang, I'm ready. Let's go."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Director Yang turned to the driver and said, "Xiao Liu, you drive."

He Yuzhu looked at the layout inside the jeep curiously. To be honest, this was the first time he worked on a car in his life. Looking at the jeep with a very simple interior in front of him, he could only say that the interior of the jeep of this era was really not that good. Of course, it was also related to the country's priority development of the truck industry. Suddenly, an idea flashed through He Yuzhu's mind. Yes, there was basically no civilian automobile industry in the country now. Why didn't he manufacture civilian cars based on truck technology? So He Yuzhu became more and more excited the more he thought about it.

Director Yang, who was sitting in the front row, turned his head and saw He Yuzhui looking excited. He thought He Yuzhui was excited because it was his first time riding in a car, so he said with a smile: "Director He, is this your first time riding in a car? I was even more excited than you when I rode in a car for the first time. It's a pity that our country can only produce trucks at present, and cars like the one I ride in have to be imported from abroad." After saying this, Director Yang had a sighing expression on his face.

"Director Yang saw through it at a glance. This is really my first time riding in a car." He Yuzhu saw that Director Yang had misunderstood, and did not correct him. Instead, he continued to follow what Director Yang said.

"By the way, Director He, I remember that our truck repair shop is replicating America's truck. How is the progress now?"

"Director Yang, we have successfully copied the engine and have also solved the problem of the steel for the car body. The biggest problem at the moment is the rear axle, but it should be solved soon. As long as the rear axle problem is solved, we can try production."

"What problems did you encounter in the production of the rear axle?" Director Yang immediately became interested when he heard it.

"We have copied a whole vehicle before, but the rear axle gears we processed were not strong enough and would break when the vehicle was fully loaded." He Yuzhu truthfully told Director Yang about the problems encountered in the copying process of the Dodge truck.

"I hope you can solve the rear axle problem as soon as possible and complete the Dodge truck replica work as soon as possible."

Afterwards, Director Yang talked to He Yuzhu about some production issues in the steelmaking workshop. Suddenly, the jeep stopped. Director Yang took a look and said with a smile, "We've reached the gate so quickly."

A security guard came to the car window, saluted Director Yang, and said, "Comrade, please show me your ID."

Director Yang handed his work permit to the security guard, who took a look and saluted, "Hello, boss. This is your permit. Please keep it." Then the security guard handed Director Yang's permit back to him. "Director Yang, the boss has already greeted us. You can go in directly." The security guard waved to the other security guards at the door, and the door was pushed open.

The driver, Xiao Liu, started the car and slowly drove into the gate. After a while, Xiao Liu parked the jeep in front of a villa. It was obvious that Xiao Liu was not here for the first time. Director Yang turned to He Yuzhu in the back seat and said, "Xiao He, get off the car. We have arrived." Director Yang and He Yuzhu had a pleasant chat on the way here, so Director Yang directly changed He Yuzhu's name to Xiao He. After that, Director Yang opened the car door and walked out. "Xiao Liu, you should go back first and come to pick me up after 3 pm."

He Yuzhu got out of the car and stretched his stiff body. Director Yang smiled and said, "It's hard for you, Xiao He. It's a bit uncomfortable for you to sit in a car with your height."

"It's okay, Director Yang, let's stop standing at the door and go in."

Director Yang and He Yuzhu knocked on the door of the old leader's house. A kind-looking woman opened the door for Director Yang. "Director Yang, you are here." After the woman greeted Director Yang, she found that Director Yang was not alone. There was a tall and handsome man standing behind him. The woman immediately asked, "Director Yang, who is this person behind you?"

"Madam, this is the director of the logistics department of our factory. His name is He Yuzhu. You can call him Little He. The leader wants to meet him, so I brought him here. Little He, this is the wife of my old leader. Say hello to the lady quickly." Director Yang enthusiastically introduced He Yuzhu to the leader's wife.

"Hello, Madam." He Yuzhu greeted the madam with a smile.

"Young man, you are really tall." The boss's wife looked at He Yuzhu and said with a smile, "Director Yang, please come in quickly and don't just stand at the door."

"Okay, ma'am, where is the leader?"

"The leader is reading in the study. Please sit here for a while. I will call him later."

After a while, the leader and his wife came to the living room together. Director Yang and He Yuzhu hurriedly stood up when they saw the leader coming out. After the leader saw He Yuzhu, he looked at him carefully, then smiled and said, "This must be Comrade He Yuzhu. I didn't expect him to be so handsome."

"Hello, leader. He is the He Yuzhu you want to meet. The report I gave you was written by him." Director Yang said hurriedly.

"Stop standing and sit down." The big boss immediately sat on the sofa. After seeing the boss sit down, Director Yang and He Yuzhu followed suit.

"Xiao He, I read the report you wrote. It's very well written. I heard from your Director Yang that you have just started working in the steel industry not long ago. Then how do you know so much about the steel industry?" the leader asked kindly.

"Leader, you are right. I have indeed just started working in the steel industry. Previously, I was in charge of logistics. It was only after Director Yang was transferred to our factory and gave me the task of building the steelmaking workshop that I started reading books related to steel."

"You have such a deep understanding of the steel industry just by reading books. You must have a strong learning ability." The big boss exclaimed as he flipped through the materials.

He Yuzhu smiled and said modestly: "Minister Wu, you are too kind. I just like reading books more."

In the subsequent conversation, He Yuzhu gradually learned that this big leader was the head of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry. His surname was Wu, and everyone respectfully called him Minister Wu. As the communication deepened, Minister Wu appreciated He Yuzhu more and more. He found that this young man was not only knowledgeable, but also quick-witted and had unique and profound insights on many issues.

Minister Wu asked curiously, "Xiao He, where did you learn these advanced ideas from?"

He Yuzhu scratched his head and replied with a smile: "I usually like to go to the library to borrow books and newspapers about industrial development. There are many introductions to foreign advanced technologies. I wrote them down, and then combined them with my own thinking and understanding to form some of my current views."

After hearing this, Minister Wu suddenly realized something. He said with emotion: "So that's why you have so many fresh ideas. You are really young and promising!"

The two continued to chat happily, and He Yuzhu told Minister Wu all his views on the future development trend of the steel industry. After listening to him, Minister Wu was deeply inspired and couldn't help but sigh: "Xiao He, your views are very forward-looking. If we can develop according to your ideas, I believe that our country's steel industry will definitely make greater progress."

At this moment, He Yuzhu glanced at the clock in the corner and found that it was almost 11 o'clock. He stood up and said, "Minister Wu, I'm sorry to bother you for so long. I have to go and prepare lunch."

Minister Wu smiled and waved his hand, motioning He Yuzhu to sit down, and then said with emotion: "Xiao He, chatting with you really benefited me a lot. Time passed so quickly, and it feels like we haven't talked enough. But since you are going to prepare lunch, I look forward to your cooking skills. I hope your cooking skills are as good as your talent."

He Yuzhu said confidently: "Don't worry, Minister Wu, I will never let you down." After that, he got up and left the living room and walked towards the kitchen.