Chapter 137 One Person's Enlightenment (3k)

Soon, the publicity department of the Third Steel Rolling Mill arranged to broadcast the good news about the promotion of the Technical Section to the Technical Department.

"The former First Research Office of the Technical Department was expanded to the Technical Department Research Office, with a deputy director level. The director of the Technical Department Research Office will continue to be Comrade Gao Zhendong, the former director of the First Research Office."

The ordinary workers in the factory don’t have any opinions on other things. After all, the technical department and the technical office are all doing those things, and it doesn’t have much impact on them.

However, there is only one person in it who they like to see and talk about with great relish.

That is Gao Zhendong.

This young man, who has either been heard on the air or appeared in notices on the wall in recent months, has become a great topic of conversation for them.

He is young, capable, has a lot to do, has a high salary, is good-looking, and has a legendary experience.

Some are envious, some are jealous, some are happy, some are fantasizing, and of course, there are more who regard him as a role model.

If the previously leaked news about the technical department's application for upgrading was the first shoe to drop, then this confirmed news of the upgrading is the second shoe. Aunts and uncles, start gossiping.

Not to mention the flames rising from the gossip furnace in the factory, when the news reached the technical department, most of the staff were jubilant.

Deputy Section Chiefs Zhao and Wu have been feeling anxious recently. They know they may be promoted, but they don't know whether their positions will rise, whether they will be transferred, or whether someone will be parachuted in.
It would have been fine if they hadn't known about the upgrade, but after knowing the news, they became anxious and worried.

Who doesn’t want to make progress?

The two of them went to see General Manager Chen more frequently than before. Unlike others, they knew that among the three deputy-section-level cadres, Gao Zhendong was the least worried. He even went to the Beijing Steel Factory to stay there and didn't care about this matter.

The opportunities for both of them were brought by others. As for whether this piece of pie will fall into their mouths, it is still unknown.

Mr. Chen only had one sentence: "Don't think too much, just work peacefully."

This is very uncomfortable. Does it mean that it will be okay if you don't think too much, or does it mean that it has nothing to do with you?
Now it’s okay, take off from where it is.

When the two received the news, the first thing they did was to congratulate each other, putting aside any work conflicts or competition for positions.

There is no need to argue. At least everyone has this step, and it is better to take two steps at once.

The two men discussed that when Gao Zhendong returned from the Beijing Steel Plant, they would definitely invite him to celebrate together. Firstly, it would help the three deputy directors to deepen their relationship, and secondly, they actually wanted to thank Gao Zhendong.

The two of them knew very well that without Gao Zhendong's efforts, they would probably have to waste time in the position of deputy section chief for an unknown period of time.

And if there is a possibility of fair competition between the two in the future, it is obvious that Gao Zhendong has no competition with them.

It is not a path, not a grade, not a level, and not a speed.

Therefore, Gao Zhendong must make good friends. Even if he doesn't speak, his master can still speak.

Even if other staff members did not get the positions, they were happy because the department was bigger and stronger, there were more positions, and they would have more opportunities.

Putting aside your own future, you can also contribute more to social development.

What? You said that with more people, the competition will be more intense and you are afraid you can't win?

Competition is fierce everywhere. Where there is less competition, there are fewer opportunities.

Otherwise, you can learn from that guy who can't do his job and keeps competing with young technicians who have just started working. But be careful not to hit a wall.

Of course, there are also those who don't feel anything, such as Lao Yuan, an old level 10 technician who had been picked on by Gao Zhendong a long time ago.

That was the only time, and this situation never happened again. The reason was that Old Yuan was too far away from Gao Zhendong's circle.

To them, it doesn’t matter whether they get promoted or not.

Forget it, there’s no hope, just destroy it.

When Sha Zhu in the cafeteria heard this, his face was full of joy. His thoughts were actually quite simple and straightforward: "My friend is awesome, so I'm happy."

He went to see the canteen director and asked if he could spend some money to buy some ingredients from the factory.

There was no way. By the time he got off work, all the oil spots at the food station outside had been scraped away.

The canteen director was a little surprised. It was an unspoken secret that the cook brought a small lunch box. Why did he have to spend money to buy something?

Sha Zhu did not hide it: "Director, well, Director Gao Zhendong lives in our hospital, and we are good friends. You see he has a happy event, I have to show my appreciation. I'm just a cook, what else can I show? I'll just cook a good meal. Director Gao doesn't need anything else."

When the director heard this, he was surprised! A new star, Director Gao Zhendong, the youngest deputy director.

We know that Gao Zhendong and Sha Zhu are really friends. When Director Gao comes to the cafeteria to get food, you can tell whether they are friends just by looking at the way the two of them communicate.

He waved his pen and said, "Okay, silly Master He, this kind of thing needs to be expressed. It's enough that you have shown your intention. I think Director Gao will be happy too. You are neighbors in the same courtyard, and your intention is very good."

He turned around and praised Sha Zhu: "Master He is very conscious. He paid for it with his own money. From now on, similar matters will be approved, and the money and goods will be cleared. No one will make a mistake." Sha Zhu was rushing home with the things and happened to meet Qin Huairu who was also getting off work.

Seeing Sha Zhu carrying something, Qin Huairu greeted him: "Hey, Sha Zhu, what are you doing? Is there a happy event at home?"

Sha Zhu perked up: "There is a happy event, but it's not in my family."

"Hey, Silly Zhu, are you so generous? You're giving such a big gift to someone else's wedding?"

Although the food was wrapped, the greasy smell still came through.

Sha Zhu leaned close to Qin Huairu and whispered, "Didn't Gao Zhendong get promoted to deputy director of the Technical Department? He's still at the Beijing Steel Plant and probably doesn't know the news yet. I was thinking, since I often eat at Gao Zhendong's restaurant, I have to show my appreciation for his promotion this time."

After saying that, he lifted up the things in his hand and said, "Look, I bought some ingredients at the factory and made a good meal. Let him have a taste."

Hearing that it was Gao Zhendong's business, Qin Huairu stopped teasing Sha Zhu: "Hey, you are really thoughtful. Director Gao's business should be celebrated."

Looking up, they were almost back in the yard. Qin Huairu said, "How about I help you? At least I can tidy up. Director Gao will be back from the Beijing Steel Plant soon. I'm afraid you won't be able to make it in time. He will have to wait on an empty stomach."

Sha Zhu's eyes lit up, but then he shook his head: "Forget it, just do your thing. Your family, young and old, are all counting on you to take care of things. I'll ask Yu Shui to help. She's home from school and she's free."

Qin Huairu thought about it and decided not to insist. As long as the meaning was conveyed, it was fine.

The two walked into the yard, and Xu Damao happened to come out of the yard. Seeing the two of them coming in together, he opened his mouth and said, "Hey, Shazhu, you..."

Before he could finish his words, Sha Zhu raised his finger and pointed it at his face: "Xu Damao, you dare to spit shit, I will make your face full of peach blossoms. Try it, try it."

When Xu Damao saw Sha Zhu's attitude, he didn't dare to continue talking. He knew that Sha Zhu really dared to take action and would never play tricks. He smiled awkwardly and left.

Walking out of the yard, Xu Damao glanced back, his eyes rolling around, not knowing what he was thinking.

Qin Huairu said "Pah" in the direction of Xu Damao and was about to go home.

Sha Zhu suddenly remembered that although he bought the ingredients, he still brought the lunch box back with him.

I've already brought it, I'll bring it tomorrow, we can't waste today.

Thinking about it, he called Qin Huairu and said, "Sister-in-law Jia, I brought some food back from the cafeteria today, but I won't be using it later. If you don't mind, take it back and feed it to the child."

If Gao Zhendong were here, he would definitely sigh and say, it turns out that the story of the little lunch box in the TV series started from here.

Qin Huairu was very happy when she heard this. There were four mouths to feed in the family, and her salary plus Jia Dongxu's pension was almost enough to feed them, but Jia Zhang's hobby was to spend money without knowing it.

The funeral expenses of Jia Dongxu, the contributions from everyone, and some donations later did add up to a certain amount, but the number was clearly dropping.

As for the matter of taking painkillers, to be honest, there is really nothing we can do about it. These are legal drugs sold openly and are not contraband.

She said that she needed to take this medicine because she felt pain all over the place. What could Qin Huairu do? She might even be accused by the neighbors of being unfilial to her mother-in-law for not even giving her medicine.

So Qin Huairu was trying to save every penny. When she heard Sha Zhu gave her a small lunch box, how could she refuse? Sha Zhu didn't make any messy requests, right?

The cook’s own lunch box is pretty good.

Qin Huairu took Sha Zhu's lunch box with a smile and said, "Thank you very much. Now, you can prepare all the main dishes. If you don't have time to prepare other dishes, I will go home and fry a plate of peanuts for you. It will be good for you and Director Gao to eat with your wine."

Sha Zhu was happy: "That's great, thank you."

If Gao Zhendong were here, he would definitely laugh at Sha Zhu: "Why are you thanking me? This is how you get to exchange your lunch box for peanuts in the future."

When Gao Zhendong returned home from Beijing Steel Plant, he saw He Yushui waiting at his door. As soon as he saw him, he greeted him cheerfully: "Brother Zhendong, my brother invites you to my house for dinner."

Gao Zhendong felt a little strange. Today was neither a festival nor a weekend. He wondered what Sha Zhu was doing. However, Gao Zhendong did not refuse.

If you are not active in eating, there is something wrong with your brain.

He locked his bicycle and followed He Yushui to Sha Zhu's house without even entering his own house.

When Sha Zhu told him the whole story, he was still a little dazed. I am a person working in Jinggang, but I am an official from heaven.

He was promoted to deputy director for no apparent reason? Although there were deputy directors this young in the company, he still felt a little secretly happy and proud.

In fact, what he didn't know was that the one who got promoted inexplicably was not him, but other people in the technical department.

He appreciated Sha Zhu's kindness. Anyone would be happy to have a friend to arrange such things for you.

When Sha Zhu specifically mentioned that the peanuts on the table were sent by Qin Huairu, Gao Zhendong's thoughts drifted away. What was happening in the yard was becoming more and more like what was on TV.

(End of this chapter)