On his way to the Ministry of Metallurgy, Sun Zhengguo felt as if the sky was high enough for birds to fly and the sea was wide enough for fish to swim.
After so many years of schooling, he was finally about to enter a new field and realize his ambitions. He pedaled his bicycle like a whirlwind, and his face was always beaming with a happy smile.
"Clang clang clang!"
Pedestrians on the road heard the bicycle bell and saw the speed, so they quickly moved aside, afraid that they might accidentally have a close encounter with the bicycle.
"You're crazy! Are you rushing to be reincarnated?!"
Hearing someone cursing on the street, Sun Zhengguo realized that he was riding his bicycle on the main street. He quickly slowed down and calmly rode towards the Ministry of Metallurgy.
At the main gate of the Ministry of Metallurgy, a young sentry blocked Sun Zhengguo's way.
"Comrade! Please show me your identification."
Sun Zhengguo, who had been stopped, then remembered that the Ministry of Metallurgy was a ministerial-level unit, and not just anyone could enter it. He quickly took out his letter of introduction and handed it over.
"Comrade, hello, I am a newly assigned college graduate, and this is my letter of introduction."
The sentry took the letter of introduction, examined it carefully, and only after confirming its authenticity did he allow them to pass.
Upon entering the Ministry of Metallurgical building, Sun Zhengguo, unsure of where to report for duty, inquired with someone and subsequently arrived at the Personnel Department on the second floor.
"Knock knock knock!"
In the office of the deputy director of the personnel department on the second floor, Deputy Director Jiang was drinking tea and reading the newspaper when he suddenly heard a knock on the door and casually called out.
"Come in!"
A young girl walked in, followed by a young man. Upon closer inspection, it was none other than Sun Zhengguo.
"Deputy Director Jiang, this is Comrade Sun Zhengguo, who has just been assigned to our Ministry of Metallurgy. Because of your special instructions, I brought him here to you."
"Okay! I understand. You can go out now. I'll take care of the person."
After receiving instructions, the young woman left the office. Only after she left did Deputy Director Jiang greet her warmly.
"Comrade Sun Zhengguo, please sit down. Don't be shy. I'll take care of the formalities for you right away."
Sun Zhengguo wasn't someone who was clueless about social etiquette. Judging from Deputy Director Jiang's attitude, someone above must have put in a good word for him.
"Thank you, Director Jiang."
"He's the deputy director, you can't call him that wrong."
Deputy Director Jiang corrected him with a smile.
He was secretly overjoyed. He would have liked it even without the word "deputy," but as someone in the system, it was fine to use it when no one was around, but if someone with ulterior motives heard it, it would inevitably cause trouble.
"Hey! It was bound to happen sooner or later!"
"Haha! No wonder Vice Minister Bai values you so much. Not only are you highly capable, but you also have a charming way with words. Not bad, not bad. If you need anything in the future, just come to me."
In his excitement, Deputy Director Jiang revealed everything, and Sun Zhengguo realized that it seemed Deputy Minister Bai was treating him quite well, and he would definitely visit him when he had time.
"Director Jiang, have a smoke."
Sun Zhengguo took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes and handed one to Vice Minister Jiang.
Deputy Director Jiang happily accepted it, placed it on the table, and continued filling out the forms.
A few minutes later, Deputy Director Jiang, who had finished filling out the forms, put down his pen, tidied up the documents, and then spoke seriously.
"Comrade Sun Zhengguo, given your special circumstances, you have been assigned a Level 10 Technician upon joining the company. If you wish to be promoted to Engineer, you will have to rely on your own assessment. Do you understand?"
"Thank you, Director Jiang, I know all that."
"Okay! The specific start date will be from the beginning of the year, because you have been working for a long time and we can't exploit your labor."
Sun Zhengguo nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that this was another of Vice Minister Bai's doing.
"Alright, now we just need to wait for the materials to be filed. We're colleagues now. Your work permit will be delivered to you shortly. You've been assigned to the Technical Section 1 of the Technical Department, and I'll take you there right now."
"Thank you, Director Jiang."
Sun Zhengguo wasn't stupid; there was a big difference between having someone deliver it and not having anyone deliver it.
This was to show that he had someone backing him up, and that it was Deputy Director Jiang who went personally. Anyone who wanted to mess with him in the future would have to think twice.
After the two left the office, Deputy Director Jiang called over the young woman who had led the way and instructed her to complete the filing procedures.
After explaining their situation, the two went downstairs to the Technical Section 1 and found the section chief, Huang Guangcheng.
"Section Chief Huang, this is Sun Zhengguo, a college graduate who was just assigned here. You should know him. He has been assigned to your section. Please make arrangements for him."
"Welcome, welcome! Comrade Sun Zhengguo, I've heard a lot about you."
Section Chief Huang stood up and warmly shook hands with Sun Zhengguo.
"Section Chief Huang, you flatter me. I still have a lot to learn from you senior colleagues."
Sun Zhengguo responded enthusiastically.
On the way here, Deputy Director Jiang had already told him that Section Chief Huang was the only Level 8 engineer in the Ministry of Metallurgy, while Section Chief Chen of the Second Technical Section was a Level 9 engineer.
These two engineers are the typical incompetent fools Professor Wu mentioned, completely useless. They also seem to be opportunistic. Based on this alone, Sun Zhengguo should be wary of them in the future.
After exchanging greetings, Sun Zhengguo offered cigarettes and they sat down to chat.
Sun Zhengguo also took the opportunity to sized up Section Chief Huang.
Section Chief Huang was probably in his forties, slightly balding, and wearing old-fashioned glasses. His hooked nose was particularly unpleasant to look at.
After chatting for a while, Deputy Director Jiang had something to attend to and left first.
"Comrade Sun Zhengguo, although you are temporarily working with Professor Wu, you have now officially joined the Ministry of Metallurgy. I will arrange an office for you first!"
After Deputy Director Jiang left, Section Chief Huang made arrangements for Sun Zhengguo.
"Then thank you very much, Section Chief Huang."
"Don't be so polite, after all, you'll be part of our department from now on!"
After the two finished speaking, Sun Zhengguo followed Section Chief Huang to the office next door.
"Everyone, please stop for a moment, let me introduce myself."
Upon seeing the section chief arrive, the two men and one woman in the office all stopped what they were doing and turned their gazes toward Sun Zhengguo.
"This Comrade Sun Zhengguo is a college graduate who was recently assigned here. He is now a Level 10 technician in our Technical Section 1."
"ah!…"
Seeing the surprised expressions on his colleagues' faces, Section Chief Huang was very satisfied.
Actually, there's a problem with his introduction. Section Chief Huang didn't mention a word about Sun Zhengguo's many contributions, which easily leads to speculation.
Sun Zhengguo, who was standing next to him, could also see that this Section Chief Huang was definitely up to no good and had already stirred up a lot of hatred for him as soon as he arrived.
Think about it, some of them have been working for several years and are still level 12 technicians. Why do you get to come in and start taking advantage of us? How can we not feel resentful?
However, Sun Zhengguo ignored all of this. Anyway, he wasn't working here for the time being, so why should he care?
Next, Section Chief Huang introduced several of Sun Zhengguo's colleagues.
Sun Zhengguo nodded perfunctorily a few times, and didn't even remember their names.
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Section Chief Huang then spoke insincerely.
"Comrade Sun Zhengguo, we don't have any extra offices, so please make do and sit here for now!"
Sun Zhengguo glanced at the desk in the corner, his expression unchanged, and nodded.
After the arrangements were made, Section Chief Huang left first, leaving only a few people in the office staring at each other, not knowing what to say.
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