Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

He Daqing had just finished dealing with his family affairs when something happened at the steel mill.

At work that day, He Daqing was leisurely drinking tea in the office when suddenly the phone beside him rang.

He Daqing picked up the phone, and Director Yang's voice came out: "Master He, come to my office. I have something to talk to you about."

After hearing this, He Daqing packed up his things and went to Director Yang's office.

When he arrived at the office, he found Li Huaide, the old secretary and others inside.

After greeting everyone one by one, He Daqing looked at Director Yang.

Director Yang said with a smile: "Master He, Labor Day is coming soon. Every year at this time, we will recommend several city-level model workers to the city. This time, our factory has recommended three people, including you."

"In the end, the city only selected you. Congratulations, Master He. You are going to represent our Red Star Steel Rolling Mill to accept the award in the city. How about that? Are you excited?"

When He Daqing suddenly heard this, he was a little stunned.

He had only been at the steel mill for a few years, and he was awarded the factory's model worker last year. How could he be selected by the municipal department this year? There was no news of this before.

"Director Yang, this is inappropriate. How can I receive such an honor when I have only been here for a short time? There are so many people in our factory who have made greater contributions than me and have worked there longer. If everyone knew about this, wouldn't it be detrimental to unity?"

He Daqing still has some self-awareness, and he himself feels that he is not worthy of this honor.

Director Yang smiled and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, no one will say anything. This is the result of careful consideration by everyone, and the city has also conducted a strict investigation."

"Since you came to our steel mill, you have not only successfully changed the spirit of our entire canteen, but also worked tirelessly to lead everyone in storing various ingredients, opening up access to seafood, and solving the major logistical problems for tens of thousands of employees at our Red Star Steel Mill."

"Now many companies envy the treatment of our steel mill, which is inseparable from your contribution. In addition, you also successfully participated in the state banquet mission in the big house last year. These are irreplaceable."

"I heard that when the investigators were investigating in our factory, everyone was praising you, especially in the kitchen. You were simply their idol!"

At this point, Director Yang couldn't help laughing.

Li Huaide said at this time: "Master He, since the higher authorities can choose you, it proves that it is not wrong. You should know that we used to report it every year, but we were not selected, so we did not tell you in advance, otherwise if we were not selected, everyone would feel embarrassed."

"We applied for the three of you this year with a try-it attitude, and surprisingly you were selected. This means that the higher authorities have recognized your contribution. This is something worth celebrating for you and our steel mill."

After the explanations from these two people, He Daqing finally understood that there were these reasons.

Since the matter has been decided by the higher-ups, He Daqing is of course happy to accept it. After all, this is an honor that many people dream of.

"Thank you Director Yang and all the leaders. It is because of your care that I have been able to achieve these results. Your contributions are indispensable."

What Director Yang and Li Huaide wanted to hear was what He Daqing said. This is a question of attitude.

Whatever achievements are made, they must be partly attributed to the leadership. Without the wise decisions of the leadership, there would be no current results.

After He Daqing expressed his attitude, Director Yang and everyone present were very satisfied.

Afterwards, several people enthusiastically told He Daqing about the preparations that should be made next and some things to pay attention to when receiving the award.

When He Daqing came out of Director Yang's office again, it was almost lunch time.

He Daqing did not intend to publicize this matter, and the steel mill would only announce the praise to the whole factory after he received the reward.

So for the next period of time, He Daqing continued to go to get off work and back in a low-key manner. Even his biological son Sha Zhu didn't know that his father was about to become a model worker at the municipal department.

It was not until the day before May 1st that He Daqing came to Director Yang's office again.

Director Yang said seriously: "Master He, come early tomorrow morning. We will take a car to the city's conference room for a meeting. You just need to dress neatly when the time comes."

"This is the speech I asked the factory's publicity department to write for you. Take it home and read it, then memorize it. If you are asked to speak tomorrow, you should speak according to what is written in this manuscript."

After Director Yang finished speaking, he took out two handwritten speeches from the table and handed them to He Daqing.

He Daqing took the manuscript and roughly looked through it. This was definitely a model speech of this era. It was almost 1,000 words long, and the thank-you speech alone took up a whole piece of paper. There were a few personal thoughts in the middle, and at the end there was another long paragraph of summary and thanks.

However, living in this era, he does not want to be stubborn and touch the bottom line of some rules. The best way is to follow the crowd, not stand out, and keep a low profile.

After thanking Director Yang again, He Daqing returned to his office with the speech.

Although reading this article is a bit complicated and makes my scalp tingle, some of the content is indeed worth learning from.

For example, the order of expressing gratitude is very particular. You can't just thank whoever you think of. There are also rules about who goes first and who goes after and what words to use. After all, the former city is considered the imperial city under the feet of the emperor. Some say that a brick thrown down can hit a large number of officials.

In the afternoon, He Daqing carefully read the speech several times and memorized the general content.

After get off work in the evening, when he returned home and was having dinner, He Daqing told his family that he was going to attend the city's model workers conference the next day.

After hearing this, Sha Zhu's eyes widened and he said in shock, "Why? Dad, you have only been at the steel mill for a short time, how come you are the model worker of the factory and now the model worker of the city? I have worked like a workhorse for the steel mill for more than ten years, but I can't even get an outstanding employee. Isn't this too unfair?"

He Daqing was so angry at Sha Zhu's words that he slapped him on the head and cursed: "With your careless appearance, you still dare to dream of being an excellent employee? If you were not my son, I would have fired you long ago! You can still be so arrogant in the kitchen now, so you can be happy."

This rebellious son felt that it was unfair even before anyone else objected. How could a son be jealous of his father?

He Daqing felt that he absolutely needed to go to Liu Haizhong for advice in the future and discuss some experiences in educating his son. Otherwise, he would be angered to death by people like Sha Zhu before he died of old age.