Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

"It seems that being a leader is still good. The welfare of our hospital is only one pound of pork, and this is the same as your institute last year. Otherwise, I'm afraid there would not even be one pound of pork. Unlike your institute, the welfare is getting better every year!"

Shen Yulin looked at her husband's smug look, and there was a hint of sourness in her words.

"Okay, stop being jealous. Besides, this is because the machine tools and home appliances of the research institute earned foreign exchange this year, so the higher-ups allowed us to keep a portion of the profits, so this year's benefits are so high! It's not much more than you in previous years!"

Zhou Tian quickly responded that he didn't want his wife to say anything taboo.

In fact, the gap in status between leaders and workers is often reflected in some hidden benefits. When it comes to actual treatment, there is not much difference between the two.

Take the benefits distributed this time for example. Although the leaders do receive slightly more than ordinary workers, the technical backbone masters in the research institute and the factory receive benefits that are almost the same as those of the leaders.

These are the unspoken rules, and even the workers are aware of them.

"Hey, grandson, you're back. Is it the holiday?"

Just as the couple was talking, grandma came out of the house wearing a cotton jacket, looked at Zhou Tian with a loving face and asked.

"Grandma, the holiday doesn't start until tomorrow. Since the institute is distributing benefits today, I'm giving the workers half a day off so that they can take the benefits home and make everyone happy!"

As he spoke, Zhou Tian shook the meat in his hand.

"So many, grandson. Old man, come out quickly, why don't you help your grandson carry the things?"

When the grandmother saw the items in her eldest grandson's hand, she was slightly startled and quickly shouted into the house.

"I know, I'm here, why are you shouting?"

Grandpa's voice came from the house, and then he walked out of the house in slippers. Seeing the things in Zhou Tian's hand, he walked up and said, "You are carrying so many things, why don't you call grandpa? Come, grandpa will help you carry some!"

After saying that, he ignored Zhou Tian's attempt to stop him, snatched the fish and mutton from Zhou Tian's hands, and walked straight to the kitchen.

"Hey, Grandpa, please slow down, let me do it!"

Zhou Tian didn't have time to react. Seeing his grandfather carrying away the fish and mutton, he hurried forward and said with concern. You know, these things are not light. After all, his grandfather is old. He was really worried that if the old man was tired, it would be troublesome.

"You underestimate me, don't you? This little thing is nothing to me!"

Unexpectedly, when the grandfather heard what his eldest grandson said, he glared at him fiercely and quickened his pace towards the kitchen. Zhou Tian had no choice but to follow him helplessly after being glared at by his grandfather.

He had already brought back a lot of meat from the kitchen yesterday. Now, with the benefits from the research institute, this year's meat reserves are sufficient to support the whole family until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month without having to buy more. As for the remaining vegetables, the quantity is also enough for daily needs during this period.

After the grandfather and grandson roughly processed the meat, the family sat down to discuss what else needed to be prepared for the New Year.

After a long discussion, apart from sewing a few new clothes for his younger brothers and sisters and the children, the rest of the preparations were basically ready. As for the purchase of fireworks, Zhou Tian planned to let Zhou Hao take care of it this year.

Zhou Hao is already fifteen years old this year, and it is time for him to share the responsibilities of the family. Moreover, Zhou Tian also intends to gradually hand over various household affairs to him to train his ability to handle things. After all, he will be promoted to high school next year, and he is already at an age where he can be independent.

He didn't want Zhou Hao to develop the habit of having everything handed to him.

After making the decision, Zhou Tian told Zhou Hao about it while cooking at noon and asked him what he thought.

"Brother, I'm definitely happy with that. Buying fireworks is something I'd love to do!"

Hearing his elder brother's question, Zhou Hao responded excitedly without hesitation. After all, most boys have a special liking for fireworks, especially being able to personally choose and buy the fireworks they like, he was naturally very happy in his heart.

As for the independence mentioned by his eldest brother, he had no objection at all, because he firmly believed that his eldest brother would not harm him.

"Well, take this money. It's for buying fireworks for you this year. To be honest, I've neglected you a little in the past two years. You've been living on campus, so I've inevitably taken care of Xiaoyu and Xiaoting more, and I've paid less attention to you."

Seeing that his second brother was so sensible, Zhou Tian pretended to take it out from his pocket, but in fact he had an idea and took out ten five-yuan bills from the space and handed them to him.

"Brother, fifty dollars is a lot. You can't spend that much!"

Zhou Hao took the money, counted it carefully, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated. To be honest, he had never seen so much money before. Now that his elder brother gave him such a large amount at one time, he felt panicked and excited.

"Here, I've calculated the cost of fireworks. According to previous years' purchases, it will cost at least 20 yuan. As for the remaining money, consider it as a New Year's red envelope given to you in advance by Big Brother."

Zhou Tian looked at his second brother's excited face and couldn't help but smile and stroked his head a few times. He said no more and continued to teach his second brother cooking.

The next day, Zhou Tian came to the institute and first held a meeting with several vice presidents to review the problems encountered by the institute this year. He then discussed the duty arrangements and many precautions before and after the Spring Festival, especially the safety of fireworks.

Actually, Zhou Tian wanted to raise this issue last year, but because he was busy with the agricultural machinery project last year, the matter was temporarily put aside.

This year he plans to arrange for security personnel to be stationed in the community on duty during the Spring Festival. After all, the greening project in the community has been completed. If the workers gather together to set off fireworks, in case of unexpected situations, it is indeed necessary to take preventive measures in advance.

After the discussion, just as Zhou Tian was about to adjourn the meeting, Liu Yuan hurriedly walked in from outside, leaned close to Zhou Tian's ear and whispered a few words, which immediately made him feel something.

After the meeting, he returned to his office and called the Machinery Department directly to inquire about the relevant situation. Only then did he know the reason why the Machinery Department had summoned him to a meeting.

It turned out that in view of the fact that the institute earned a large amount of foreign exchange this year, the superiors decided to hold a work summary meeting before the New Year and invite the factory managers of all the factories in the city to attend the meeting to discuss how to promote better development of the factories and see if there are still opportunities to earn foreign exchange.

Among them, the Institute, as the leading unit in the city, naturally had to participate.

Although Zhou Tian felt a little resistant in his heart, since it was the decision made by his superiors, he had no choice but to agree.

In the morning, Zhou Tian re-inspected the workshops, electronics workshop and oxygen top-blown converter in the institute. After lunch, he took Zhang Mingzhi to the Machinery Department.

The meeting was held in the conference room of the Ministry of Machinery. Its main purpose was to summarize the industrial development status of the country last year, with a focus on the industrial field. Therefore, in addition to the personnel of the Ministry of Machinery, the directors of all factories in the city were present.

"Xiaotian, this way!"

As Zhou Tian and Zhang Mingzhi got out of the car, a familiar voice came from afar. Looking in the direction of the voice, they saw Secretary Yuan waving at them in front of the office building.

"Secretary Yuan, why did you come down?"

When Zhou Tian saw Secretary Yuan, he was really surprised. He walked up to him with Zhang Mingzhi and asked.

"The minister was worried that you wouldn't be able to find the way, so he sent me here to greet you two."

Secretary Yuan explained with a smile. Of course, the actual situation was just as he said. Although Zhou Tian came to the Mechanical Department quite often, he mostly went to Xie Yuanchang's office to report on his work. He was not very clear about the specific location of the conference room. Xie Yuanchang obviously knew this, so he sent Secretary Yuan to greet him.

After all, this work summary meeting is of utmost importance to the Institute and must not be absent!