Chapter 255 Let’s Be Neighbors with Platoon Leader Gao

As the knowledge of lasers spread, the name ZhenDong Gao also gained some fame in the international academic community for the first time.

As for C language and other things, no one has yet thought of the two Gao Zhendongs together, just like when most Chinese people see a foreigner who works in high-energy physics and a foreigner who works in computers, even if both are named Tom, no one would think of the two Toms as the same person.

With all this news outside, Gao Zhendong received congratulatory calls from the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Foreign Affairs Department on his first day at work, and both calls came through the confidential channel.

The meaning is almost the same. I am pleased to hear that Comrade Gao Zhendong has made major achievements in the scientific and technological front and has enhanced our country's prestige and reputation both in the East and the West internationally. I would like to use this telegram to congratulate Comrade Gao Zhendong and hope that Comrade Gao Zhendong will forge ahead and achieve even greater success in his future scientific research work!
Gao Zhendong was in a good mood after receiving the congratulatory message. He was newly married to Lou Xiaoe and his scientific research results were spread all over the world. If he was not happy now, when would he be?
Just when Gao Zhendong was overjoyed, the phone rang.

Gao Zhendong picked up the phone and it was Zheng Liangshu's voice: "Zhendong, this is Liangshu. I have been transferred to Jingcheng Steel Plant. The formalities have been completed. One of my main responsibilities is the workshop you told me about last time. I will bring a few people over this afternoon to visit you."

It seems that his communication with Director Tan and Deputy Director Fan of Beijing Iron and Steel Plant at Gao Zhendong's wedding was very effective. Within a few days, he had been transferred there and got what he wanted.

Gao Zhendong first congratulated Zheng Liangshu on the phone. As for why he came here, one could probably guess that he wanted to see if there was any project that Gao Zhendong was too busy to handle.

However, urea steel was originally produced in the Beijing Steel Plant and then sent to the Third Steel Rolling Plant for rolling. So as the person in charge of this workshop, it was normal for him to visit the researchers of urea steel at the Third Steel Rolling Plant after he had just taken office. Others probably would not think about the things in his mind.

At the same time, Xie Jianye was going through the registration procedures.

He has been transferred from Haihekou, from a small factory to a big one. His original unit was very straightforward. If someone had the ability to be transferred from a warehouse keeper in a small factory in Haihekou to a projectionist in a large factory with tens of thousands of employees in Beijing, his original unit would not believe him if he said he had no connections in Beijing.

Xie Jianye has always been popular. If we block him at this time, we will offend a lot of people, which is not worth it.

In that era, if you wanted to transfer, you had to find a unit to accept you, and your original unit had to release you. Generally speaking, if the original unit didn't release you, the new unit wouldn't accept you. There were many people who were stuck in this matter.

Unlike Gao Zhendong’s previous life, he could just say “The world is so big, I want to go and see it” and leave.

Xie Jianye was no blockhead either. At Gao Zhendong's wedding, he took the time to chat with Deputy Director Li and Director Yang for a long time, and at least they became familiar with each other.

So when I came to handle the formalities that day, I did not disturb Gao Zhendong. It would be too embarrassing to trouble Platoon Leader Gao for such a small matter.

The head of the human resources department knew his background and gave him the green light all the way. He was very enthusiastic and it went so smoothly that Xie Jianye didn't have to use more than a few packs of the Peony in his bag.

It was the right decision to come here, Xie Jianye thought.

The director of the Personnel Department personally handled his registration. After that, he did not let him leave. Instead, he asked him to wait in the office for a while, and then went out with his documents.

Xie Jianye was confused, but he was not worried. All the formalities were completed and he was an employee of the steel mill. At this point, even the factory director could not fire him without any reason, even if he had to pay compensation!
The workers at that time were so tough.

He sat upright, waiting quietly.

The director of the personnel department took his documents and found Deputy Director Li: "Deputy Director Li, the person you asked me to keep an eye on has arrived and the documents have been completed. Do you have anything else to tell him?"

Deputy Director Li took it and took a look. It was Xie Jianye, no doubt about it. He handed the document back to the Director of Personnel Department and said, "Go back and ask him to wait for a while."

After saying that, he left the office and went to Director Yang.

"Director Yang, Gao Zhendong's comrade, the one we met at the wedding, Xie Jianye, has arrived and has completed all the formalities."

In fact, it was Director Yang who asked Deputy Director Li to pay attention to this matter. For Old Li, for Gao Zhendong's sake, he had done everything he could to the best of his ability.

Director Yang nodded and said, "Old Li, please go ask him if he needs a place to live. If he does, there are two empty rooms in the courtyard where Gao Zhendong lives, in Gao Zhendong's front yard. Give them to him."

Deputy Director Li was a little stunned. This treatment was too good. Although it was not as good as Gao Zhendong's three adjacent east wing rooms, it was a world of difference compared to other people who had just arrived in Beijing.

No, it's normal to give preferential treatment to Gao Zhendong, but to give preferential treatment to his comrades as well? I don't understand.

Seeing that Deputy Director Li didn't understand, Director Yang added: "If he wants it, he can only take these two rooms. Do you understand now?"

Old Li is also a shrewd man. He thought about Xie Jianye's identity and the place where he stayed before joining the work, and he suddenly came to his senses.

He pointed to the top of his head: "What does the higher-ups mean? Or what does that mean? Gao Zhendong's comrade-in-arms, young and strong, in his prime, the two of them even lived in the same tunnel, a life-and-death friendship?"

Director Yang smiled and said, "Well, I'm glad you understand. Sometimes, it's not convenient for the people over there. It's safer to have someone like him who is absolutely his own in the yard."

Deputy Director Li nodded: "Yes, that's the point. I'll do it right away."

After saying that, he left Director Yang's office and headed straight for the Personnel Department. Xie Jianye was still waiting, not showing any sign of impatience. At this time, a man walked in from the door and greeted him with a smile: "Hello, Comrade Xie Jianye, nice to see you again."

He turned around and saw that it was Deputy Director Li, the manager of Gao Zhendong's wedding. The two had a lot of dealings on the wedding day.

He stood up quickly: "Hello, Director Li!" He thought to himself, Zhendong has a lot of connections. I just went to the job and even alarmed the deputy director. Needless to say, it must be that Deputy Director Li gave a heads-up to the director of personnel and came to inform him.

Deputy Director Li smiled and said, "Comrade Jianye, please sit down."

The two of them sat down, and Deputy Director Li spoke first: "Jianye, do you have any difficulty finding housing this time?"

"Comrade Xie Jianye", "Comrade Jianye", "Jianye", Lao Li said these three sentences three times in a row, and immediately brought Xie Jianye closer.

But this matter is not important. What is important is what Xie Jianye just heard? Housing?

He never dared to think about this. He was already satisfied to be able to transfer here. As for housing, his wife got a single room in the unit, which was enough for him to cope with, at least before giving birth to the baby.

Even Gao Zhendong didn't take the initiative to help him with the house issue, which shows that there must be difficulties.

But he didn't expect that when Deputy Director Li arrived, he asked him if he needed a house, which made Xie Jianye a little bit unbelieving of his ears.

Is this the treatment in a Beijing factory with tens of thousands of employees? It’s so heartwarming!

It was indeed very inconvenient for the couple to live in a single dormitory at the company. He nodded and said, "Director Li, we do have some difficulties with housing."

Deputy Director Li interrupted him immediately: "It's difficult, right? Then let's do this."

This is interesting, “some” becomes “very”.

Old Li spoke very quickly, as if he was afraid that Xie Jianye would start to speak in his own style in the second half of the sentence.

After all, people who come from the army might think this way. If they are asked to speak out about promoting the style first, the subsequent work will be difficult.

Xie Jianye was stunned. What does this mean?
He asked tentatively, "Director Li, has the factory considered this?"

Deputy Director Li nodded and said, "Yes, there are two empty rooms, but there are only these two. There is no choice for the others. The house is not far from the factory, so you may as well go and take a look. If you are willing, I will give it to you."

Xie Jianye said nothing, and without even thinking about whether the house was good or bad, he agreed immediately: "I do."

Two! This alone can make Xie Jianye put aside all his doubts. Even if it is broken, so what? I am a grown man. I may lack some money to build a new house, but to repair a house, isn’t it okay to have hands?
Deputy Director Li nodded with satisfaction: "That's good, the house is at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, you should be able to find it."

This address, why does it sound familiar? Xie Jianye tried hard to recall, and suddenly remembered Gao Zhendong's house number.

It turned out to be Platoon Leader Gao's home! It was definitely not a coincidence that they assigned me there.

This matter was definitely not arranged by Platoon Leader Gao. If it was him, he would have told me long ago and would not have played dumb with me. But why did the factory arrange it this way when it was not him?
Looking up, he found that Deputy Director Li was looking at him with an inexplicable smile. Xie Jianye seemed to understand a little bit.

"Is it because of Platoon Leader Gao?" he asked.

Deputy Director Li nodded: "Yes, that's why. You are comrades who have shared life and death together. Living in the same yard, you can take care of each other."

This time Xie Jianye almost understood everything. It was all thanks to Platoon Leader Gao. Although he did not make the arrangement, the factory made such an arrangement because of him.

He vaguely knew that Platoon Leader Gao had done a lot of remarkable things, but he never expected them to be so remarkable that the factory had already taken the initiative to consider his safety issues.

He couldn't help but stood up and saluted: "I guarantee to complete the mission!" At this time, in addition to the excitement of getting the house, he also felt excited about taking on the heavy responsibility.

Putting these things aside, it is also a good thing to be in the same yard with Platoon Leader Gao.

For him, this approach is his strongest commitment.

Seeing his response, Deputy Director Li smiled. It seemed that Comrade Xie Jianye was also a smart man. He understood many things without being explained.

He nodded to Xie Jianye: "Okay, I understand. Go to the logistics department to handle the formalities. I have already made the arrangements."

(End of this chapter)