Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

The next day at work, as soon as Director Gao entered the office, he called the Ministry of Metallurgy.

"Hello! Is this Deputy Minister Bai? I'm Gao Guoshun, and I want to report some good news to you."

"Really? There's good news again! Is there any new progress in repairing the machine?"

Deputy Minister Bai's voice came from the other end of the phone, and it could be heard that he was in a good mood.

"Hehe! A leader is a leader. You guessed it before I even said anything. Yes, yesterday afternoon, Technician Sun from our Metallurgical Department personally repaired another machine. Otherwise, how can we say that a leader has good vision!"

Director Gao was beating around the bush, but he actually just wanted to find out whether Sun Zhengguo had joined the Ministry of Metallurgy.

"Haha! Director Gao, you are not being honest! Are you trying to take advantage of others again? I'm telling you, it's impossible. Just give up on this idea..."

The two talked on the phone for about ten minutes, and Director Gao had completely given up and simply stopped thinking about it.

Deputy Minister Bai, who was sitting in the office of the Ministry of Metallurgy, was also thinking about something at this moment.

"Boom boom boom!"

The knock on the door interrupted Deputy Minister Bai's thoughts, and he subconsciously shouted "Come in".

After getting permission, a young man wearing glasses walked in and then gently closed the door.

"Leader, you are looking for me."

"Secretary Hu, I asked you to arrange Sun Zhengguo's matter last time. What progress have you made now?"

It turned out that the young man wearing glasses was Deputy Minister Bai’s secretary—Secretary Hu.

"Leader, I have already communicated with the school, and Professor Wu has also made arrangements. We are just waiting for the start of the school year and Sun Zhengguo to get his diploma, and then he can be assigned here."

"Ok!"

"You better keep a close eye on them and make sure no one else gets the job. Also, we changed the level 12 technician we assigned to you last time to level 11 technician."

"Okay! I'll go to the HR department to make the arrangements."

Secretary Hu received the instructions and turned around to leave.

"and many more!"

"Why not just upgrade him to Level 10 technician in one go? As for engineer? Just wait until he joins the department and then he can take the exam himself!"

Even Secretary Hu was a little uneasy at this. Deputy Minister Bai was a person who would not easily change his decisions. What happened today?

"Are you surprised? This is not my style."

What could Secretary Hu say? He could only nod.

"It's all Gao Guoshun's fault. He raised the price so high and promised him the position of section chief. If we didn't show some appreciation, what would we do if this guy didn't come?"

Secretary Hu then realized that there were so many stories behind this. No wonder Deputy Minister Bai changed his decision twice.

"Leader, you are bold and courageous. This is called recruiting talents without any restrictions."

"Hahaha!"

Deputy Minister Bai was very pleased with Secretary Hu's flattery and burst into laughter.

Sun Zhengguo didn't know yet that, because of Director Gao's intervention, he was promoted twice, and now his salary was almost the same as that of the deputy section chief.

But even if he knew, he wouldn't care. Does Sun Zhengguo need that little money?

As a cheater, he just wants to say that I am not interested in money and there is never any money in my bag.

At noon three days later, the same group of people were still present in the canteen of the First Steel Rolling Mill, but this time everyone was drinking casually and no one was competing in drinking.

Through the investigation over the past few days, Professor Wu has already checked out all the machines in the factory, including some drawings, and he also made backups of them.

Sun Zhengguo and Chen Lianshan also achieved great results. Not only did they draw the blueprints, but Sun Zhengguo also repaired six of the seven broken machines in the factory.

The one that was not repaired was a machine from the Anti-Japanese War period and was really not worth repairing. After discussing with the factory, we simply gave up on it.

Professor Wu and his colleagues will go to the Second Steel Rolling Mill tomorrow, so today's meal is euphemistically called a farewell dinner.

"Professor Wu, thank you very much for your strong support this time. The six new machines have greatly increased the efficiency of our factory. Come, let me toast you all again."

Director Gao raised his glass and expressed his sincere gratitude.

"Director Gao, you are too polite. We are all contributing to the country. I suggest that we toast together!"

Of course everyone had to give Professor Wu face, so they finished the glass of wine together.

After finishing the glass of wine, Director Gao suddenly remembered something.

"Technician Sun, there is one more good thing I forgot to tell you?"

Sun Zhengguo, who was eating, immediately put down his chopsticks when he heard about himself and looked at Director Gao in confusion.

"This morning, Deputy Minister Bai called me and asked me to inform you that you should report to the Ministry of Metallurgy as soon as you graduate. Your entry level has been readjusted to Level 10 technician."

Director Gao did not keep Sun Zhengguo in suspense and told him the good news directly.

Chen Lianshan on the side was stunned. He had also worked for many years, but only now was he getting the salary of a level 12 technician. However, as soon as Sun Zhengguo joined the company, he got the salary of a level 10 technician. There was really no comparison.

Professor Wu just looked indifferent. With the abilities of his students, people would be vying to hire them everywhere. Such a salary could not reflect his value.

"Why is this? Wasn't it set at level 12 before? Why was it suddenly changed to level 10?"

Sun Zhengguo asked doubtfully.

"You should thank me for this! Remember when I promised you the position of section chief, Deputy Minister Bai was afraid that you would leave! So I had no choice but to change the technician level, also to retain talent."

Sun Zhengguo didn't expect that it was because of this reason. In order to thank Director Gao, he immediately toasted Director Gao with a few glasses of wine.

Director Gao was so angry that he shouted, "You repay kindness with enmity!"

After lunch, before leaving, Director Gao did not forget his promise and gave bribes to several people.

"Professor Wu, this is a small gift from our factory. Please accept it. This one is a reward from the Ministry of Metallurgy, and we are also entrusted to deliver it. Please accept it at the same time."

None of them were polite. It was the payment for their hard work, so they felt justified in accepting it.

Sun Zhengguo and Professor Wu were relatively better off, as they both regarded money as dirt. However, Chen Lianshan, who was standing aside, had already laughed so hard that his mouth reached his ears.

You know, after repairing the first machine a few days ago, the factory rewarded me with 100 yuan and some tickets, and this time it is a double reward. You can imagine that the reward here must be quite a lot.

On the way back, Sun Zhengguo followed Professor Wu and prepared to ride towards Tsinghua University.

"Zhengguo, you don't have to go to school today. Everyone has been working for a few days. Go back and rest early. Just treat it as a half-day holiday. Tomorrow morning, we will meet directly in front of the second steel rolling mill."

"Okay! Mr. Wu, take care, I'll go home first."

After greeting Professor Wu, Sun Zhengguo, in a happy mood, immediately turned the car around and drove towards the courtyard.