When Wang Guoqiang, the director of the steel plant, saw the gatekeeper leading a young man over, he guessed that this was Huang Jianjun and greeted him warmly: "You must be Comrade Huang Jianjun, right? Not bad, not bad, you look upright and are also warm and kind."
Fang Hui, holding the thank-you letter and banner, approached Huang Jianjun and said with a smile, "Yesterday was too rushed, and I didn't have time to properly thank you. I came here today to give you this thank-you letter. I'm truly grateful to you for saving Nuonuo!"
Huang Qinqin found it somewhat amusing to see her second brother looking so flustered. Usually, her second brother was carefree and seemed fearless, but now that Fang Hui had thanked him, he was actually blushing.
This was the first time she had ever seen her second brother blush.
Seeing the steel plant director and other leaders watching, Huang Jianjun not only blushed but also became somewhat afraid to speak. Although he was usually quite bold, he was only 19 years old and had never experienced anything like this before.
He stammered, "Actually...actually...I didn't do anything. Anyone else would have gone up and asked me about it."
However, Huang Jianjun didn't say anything about not needing to be thanked, because he knew that receiving a thank-you letter would at least prove that he had impeccable political credentials, which would be beneficial for his future promotions and housing allocation.
“Yes, yes, we’re not afraid to admit it when we do good deeds. Come on, the publicity department colleagues are here too, how about we have them take a picture for you?” the steel plant manager said, seizing the opportunity.
Colleagues in the Publicity Department: ......
What happened to be here too? It was clearly the factory manager who specifically told them to bring their camera. There was only one camera in the entire steel plant, and they wouldn't usually take it out casually.
Didn't you see they're covered in sweat after running over? The two people from the publicity department were furious but dared not say anything; they could only silently take pictures of them.
Fang Hui and Huang Jianjun held up the banner. The steel plant director stood next to Huang Jianjun and called out to Huang Qinqin, "Is that Jianjun's sister? Come over here and take a picture together."
Huang Qinqin quickly waved her hand and said, "No need, no need, factory director, you can take the pictures. I'm not involved, so I won't take any."
Seeing this, the factory manager gave up trying to persuade them and signaled to the publicity department colleagues that they could start filming.
After sending the thank-you letter and taking photos, Fang Hui patted Huang Jianjun on the shoulder and said, "Then I'll be going now. Comrade Huang Jianjun, do a good job. I have high hopes for you."
Huang Jianjun guessed that Fang Hui said this on purpose in front of the factory director. After all, he was the director of the Revolutionary Committee. If he said he thought highly of him, the factory might give him preferential treatment in the future because of him.
Then, with a grateful look, he said, "Thank you, Director Fang. I will do my job well!"
Seeing that Huang Jianjun understood his intention, Fang Hui nodded in satisfaction, greeted the steel plant director, and turned to leave.
Seeing that Fang Hui had left, Huang Qinqin said that she also had things to do and would not disturb him any longer, so she also left.
Inside the office, Huang Jianjun, the steel plant manager, said in a friendly tone, "You just started today, right? How are you doing in the workshop?"
"I'm adapting. Everyone is easy to get along with, and I'll learn to keep up with the factory's work pace as soon as possible," Huang Jianjun replied tentatively.
Seeing that he was a little nervous, the factory manager didn't intend to say much and just asked him directly: "Would you like to learn from the fitter in the workshop?"
However, you are currently a full-time employee in the workshop with a monthly salary of eighteen yuan. If you are willing to become an apprentice with the fitter, your salary will be less, only fifteen yuan a month. After all, as an apprentice, you can do less for the workshop than others.
However, if you complete your training and officially become a level-one fitter, your salary will be thirty yuan. You can go home and think about it before answering me.”
"I'm willing!" Huang Jianjun was so excited when he heard the factory director's words that the letter of thanks in his hand was crumpled up.
Huang Jianjun understood that although his wages seemed to have decreased now, in the long run, being a fitter would definitely be more promising than being an ordinary worker in the workshop.
If Fang Hui hadn't happened to send him a thank-you letter, this good thing would never have happened to him, so he didn't need to think about it at all and would definitely have agreed.
The factory manager nodded in satisfaction and said to him, "Okay, I understand. Come directly here when you start work this afternoon, and I'll talk to Master Chen. You can go back to the workshop now."
Huang Jianjun nodded and was about to leave when he turned around as if he suddenly remembered something, and turned back to the factory director.
He handed the banner to the factory manager and said, "Factory manager, please keep this banner in the factory. I am also a part of the steel factory, and this banner is actually a gift to the steel factory."
I believe that every worker in the steel mill would help someone in need. Therefore, placing them within the factory is more suitable.
"Since you put it that way, then let's keep this banner in the factory. I'll hang it in our auditorium later so that others know that the workers in our steel plant are all ambitious young people!"
The factory manager was even more pleased with Huang Jianjun's sensible attitude. He had initially wondered if it was worth it to give him the opportunity to become Master Chen's apprentice just because of a thank-you letter, but now it seemed so.
After all, while good character is important, it's difficult to succeed if you're not quick-witted. Who doesn't like someone who is both capable and sensible?
Back in the third workshop, Huang Jianjun could barely contain his excitement. Other workers nearby noticed and asked him gossipy, "Why did the factory manager call you over? Is something good happening? You're smiling so happily."
Huang Jianjun said vaguely, "It's nothing. I just helped someone out yesterday, and he came to give me a thank-you letter today, so I'm quite happy." After saying that, he didn't care whether they believed him or not, and started working again.
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After leaving the steel mill, Huang Qinqin rushed to the market to see what vegetables were still available. She had spent quite a while at the steel mill, and she was worried that the market might be empty.
Fortunately, she had good luck today; when she arrived, there were still quite a few vegetables left. She spent two cents on a large portion of pork liver, five cents on two kilograms of Chinese cabbage, and two cents on some goji leaves, planning to make a pork liver and goji leaf soup later.
Then Liu stewed some pork liver with Chinese cabbage. Although it wasn't as delicious as stewed pork with Chinese cabbage, at least it had some meat in it.
Back at the entrance of the residential compound, Huang Qinqin saw Chen Ermei acting suspiciously again. Huang Qinqin instinctively felt that Chen Ermei was waiting for her and was very curious about what she wanted. This person, whom she had never known before, had been blocking her way time and again these past two days.
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