After Sun Zhengguo left with his wife and children, Wang Aifang finished washing the dishes and returned to the main room.
Inside the main room, Sun Zhengdong was holding his child and chatting with his grandparents.
"Zhengdong, I have some news for you. Your aunt came over after get off work today. She said that once Li is out of confinement, your mother will come and stay for a while."
Wang Aifang, who had just entered the house, asked curiously after hearing what her grandfather said.
"Grandpa, why is only Mom here? Why isn't Dad coming?"
“Your dad still has work to do in the village and can’t get away. Your mom isn’t here for a visit either. She’s mainly here to help us take care of the kids. She’ll go back home once the two kids can walk.”
After Grandpa explained it this way, the young couple understood. It meant that Yu Li would have to go back to work after her postpartum confinement, and then the baby would definitely need someone to take care of it.
The grandparents already have two children, so they called the mother from the countryside to help them in case they couldn't manage.
The couple had no objections to this arrangement, since there was no one else available at home, and it was a last resort.
At this moment, Wang Aifang suddenly remembered something even more important, so she asked.
"Zhengdong, I heard there's going to be a level 4 electrician exam soon. Have you signed up for it?"
“I reported it! What’s wrong?” Sun Zhengdong said casually.
"Are you confident about winning?" Wang Aifang asked nervously.
As for why he was nervous?
Lin Wencui had already told her the truth: as long as Sun Zhengdong passed the Level 4 worker assessment, she could help him get a house soon.
Although they have a place to live now, it is ultimately not their own house.
Seeing his wife's nervousness, Sun Zhengdong didn't pay any attention to it and answered truthfully.
"Honey, don't worry, my master said there's at least a 70-80% chance of success."
Wang Aifang felt a little relieved after hearing this, but she didn't tell the truth to avoid putting pressure on her husband.
The next morning, Sun Zhengguo didn't go to work at the research institute. Instead, he went directly to the Machinery Department to meet up with two engineers who were also examiners.
When they met, the two engineers did not act superior because of their age; instead, they took the initiative to greet each other.
"Good morning, Engineer Sun. You're the chief examiner today, and we're just here to assist you."
"Yes, Mr. Sun, this is today's schedule. Please take a look and see if there are any changes so I can call and notify you in advance."
"Good morning! Engineer Zhang, Engineer Wang, you don't need to be so polite. As senior colleagues in the department, I should learn more from you. If there is anything I am lacking, I hope you can point it out to me."
"If someone treats me with respect, I will treat them with even greater respect," Sun Zhengguo replied politely.
After speaking, Sun Zhengguo took the itinerary and looked at it. He thought the arrangement was quite good. The units that needed to be inspected were all one after another, so there was no need to take unnecessary detours.
"Engineer Zhang, Engineer Wang, I think it's a good idea, let's set off now."
"Wait!" When Engineer Zhang saw that Sun Zhengguo was about to leave, he quickly stopped him.
"Mr. Sun, are you planning to ride your bike there?"
"Otherwise what?" Sun Zhengguo asked, puzzled.
Wang, the engineer standing next to him, smiled and said, "Sun, just park the car properly, and another car will come to pick us up in a bit."
"Mr. Sun, here's the situation: every year when it's time for performance reviews, each unit sends a car to pick us up. If you don't take it, they're not happy about it!"
After hearing their explanations, Sun Zhengguo suddenly realized that this was a disguised attempt to curry favor, hoping that they would show leniency later.
Damn it, our company doesn't even have a car, isn't that going to offend people?
"What if the company doesn't provide a car?"
"Mr. Sun, you don't need to worry about that. The leaders of these companies are very shrewd! They will take full responsibility."
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As the three were talking, the car from the first stop, the machine tool factory, arrived.
Sun Zhengguo didn't stand on ceremony and got into the car directly. With a car available, who would ride a bicycle?
The car drove smoothly and arrived safely at the machine tool factory, where Director Qiu warmly welcomed them.
However, Sun Zhengguo noticed that the way Director Qiu looked at him was always strange, like a resentful woman in her boudoir blaming her husband for never coming home.
That look reminded Sun Zhengguo of Director Li from the machinery factory, who had looked at him the same way back then.
Through this connection, Sun Zhengguo immediately realized the crux of the problem: it was his own fault for not arranging the new machine tool production workshop to be located in the machine tool factory.
You have to understand, this machine tool factory is the real deal, what about that machinery factory? At best, it's a hodgepodge, it's not even worth mentioning.
But it was too late to say anything now. Sun Zhengguo could only pretend he didn't understand and start assessing the senior workers in the factory.
But as soon as the assessment began, Sun Zhengguo knew that trouble was brewing.
Why do I say that?
Because the assessment for senior technicians takes too long, if this continues, it will take at least ten days to visit all the units in Beijing.
In the end, Sun Zhengguo had no choice but to call Chen Lianshan and explain some things to him, entrusting him with the temporary management of the research institute.
After finishing the phone call, Sun Zhengguo returned to the assessment.
Sun Zhengguo was very rigorous in his assessment, but at the same time he was also a little bit humane, and he would go easy on people when it was not important.
For example, in theory exams, if someone does poorly, he'll turn a blind eye.
But when it comes to practical application, if it doesn't work, it simply doesn't work; there's no room for compromise.
Those who came to participate in the assessment were all senior technicians, and they all understood the principle that a small mistake can lead to a huge error, so no one had any complaints.
Time flew by, and the first round of assessments was completed. The remaining Level 8 worker assessments would have to be held in the afternoon.
If this trend continues, the three of them will only be able to visit this one factory in a day. The efficiency is so slow that Sun Zhengguo can't stand it.
At lunchtime, Sun Zhengguo raised this issue at the dinner table.
"Engineer Zhang, Engineer Wang, today's assessment is far too slow. How long will it take to complete the assessments for all the subordinate units?"
Upon hearing this, the two people who were eating put down their chopsticks at the same time, with Zhang Gong speaking on their behalf.
"Mr. Sun, according to past practice, it usually takes about half a month. The machine tool factory is a large factory, which is why it is so slow today."
"I see."
Sun Zhengguo thought about it silently for a moment, and he also had an immature idea in his mind, wondering if it was appropriate.
"Zhang, Wang, how about this: we group together all the units with fewer people to be assessed. Would that be faster?"
“Mr. Sun, this is a good idea. If you need it, I’ll call this afternoon to arrange it,” said Mr. Wang, who was in charge of this matter.
"Then I'll have to trouble Engineer Wang."
After finishing their business, the group started drinking and chatting. To show his hospitality, Director Qiu invited a few people to join them for drinks.
In the end, Sun Zhengguo was completely unharmed, while those other people were nowhere to be found.
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