“Deputy Section Chief Liu, let’s make this clear first. My family doesn’t have much money, and these two rooms aren’t very big, so the rent has to be cheap.”
After much deliberation, Yan Bugui, realizing he couldn't sway the powerful, finally accepted the suggestion; the only remaining issue was the rent.
"How about this? Since your family is also having difficulties, we'll charge you 7 yuan a month for these two rooms. What do you think?"
“That’s too expensive, Deputy Section Chief Liu. These two rooms aren’t very big, and the lighting isn’t good either. How about this…”
"..."
It must be said that Yan Bugui was indeed shrewd; he managed to reduce the housing price to 6 yuan per month in just a few rounds.
But no matter how shrewd he was, he couldn't have foreseen that in just over 20 years, these employee housing units would become privately owned.
The house he rented could never be allocated to an individual, and this time he probably really missed out on tens of millions of dollars. Of course, that's a story for another time.
After Yan Bugui's matter was dealt with, Deputy Section Chief Liu asked Lin Wencui to go up and say a few words before finally adjourning the meeting.
After watching the show, Sun Zhengguo and the others didn't linger and returned to the courtyard.
The next day, Yan Bugui's family began their move. The two small rooms were so tiny that they couldn't fit many of their belongings in, so they had to leave them outside temporarily.
There wasn't even room to put your feet down inside, which made the children extremely resentful.
In the end, Yan Bugui said, "If you want to stay, then stay; if you don't want to stay, then find somewhere else."
Upon hearing this, several children chose to succumb to reality, including Yan Jiecheng, who had been arguing the loudest.
Meanwhile, the two rooms vacated by Yan Bugui's family made a group of people in the compound eager to get a share of the profits.
But who would let such an opportunity slip by?
Lin Wencui had already prepared a backup plan: as long as Sun Zhengdong passed the Level 4 worker exam, he could take over the two rooms.
Therefore, no matter how much these people try, it will all be in vain in the end.
Time flies, and more than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, Sun Zhengguo had already delivered the remaining machine tools.
He is now focusing on manufacturing parts for his second precision machine tool, and progress is going smoothly. This time, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he will be manufacturing 10 machines simultaneously.
After such a long period of construction, the new workshop has also added two self-produced precision machine tools, giving it a certain production capacity.
However, the current production is low, only about 10 units per month.
However, the higher-ups are already very satisfied with this output and are continuing to increase investment, hoping to make it bigger and stronger.
The machine tools sent to the Northwest base have perfectly demonstrated its capabilities.
According to those experts, with such a high-precision new machine tool, there is nothing that cannot be manufactured as long as there are blueprints.
Actually, it's a bit premature for them to say these things. They'll probably only have the confidence to say such things once Sun Zhengguo's large machine tool is built.
With the high praise from experts, the country now attaches great importance to Sun Zhengguo and once even sent guards to protect his personal safety.
However, Sun Zhengguo found it troublesome and finally showed off his skills, which made his superiors give up on the idea.
However, for his own good, his superiors provided Sun Zhengguo with a pistol, just in case.
During this period, nothing major happened in the courtyard house, except for two pregnant women who were about to give birth and Yan Bugui.
This old geezer is always so bored. At first, he would come to see Sun Zhengguo every few days, all about getting back into school.
Sun Zhengguo was also tireless, repeatedly trying to fool them, and the two of them just kept going like that, treating it all as a pastime.
Later, when he got bored at home, he opened up a second front and started collecting scraps.
Although this line of work doesn't earn much, you can still make 3 or 2 cents a day.
Yan Bugui felt that this thing was practically free, so he enjoyed it and worked on it with great enthusiasm.
...
That afternoon, Sun Zheng'an was in the workshop asking Chen Lianshan for technical advice, as usual, accompanied by Zheng Wenhua and several others.
With the new assessment season approaching soon, Sun Zheng'an decided to give it a try and aim for the level 13 technician designation.
As for the others?
They must have had the same thought, which is why everyone studied very diligently.
Just then, Sun Zhengguo suddenly ran in from outside and said anxiously.
"Zhengan, you need to go to the Sixth People's Hospital right away. Mom just called and said Yu Li is about to give birth."
Upon hearing this, Sun Zheng'an ran out without even saying goodbye.
"Slow down, I'll go again tonight and bring you food then." Seeing his younger brother running so fast, Sun Zhengguo quickly gave him instructions.
"Okay, bro."
Watching his younger brother's departing figure, Sun Zhengguo shook his head and prepared to leave.
"Chief, I want to ask you something." Seeing that Sun Zhengguo was about to leave, Chen Lianshan quickly came over and said.
Sun Zhengguo stopped and looked at Chen Lianshan with some curiosity. "Senior Brother Chen, what's the matter? Just say it!"
"Director, I'd like to participate in this assessment as well. I wonder if I'm up to the task?"
Chen Lianshan wanted to take the exam, of course, to become an engineer.
Sun Zhengguo felt that he was still lacking in experience and had no outstanding achievements to show for it.
It's important to understand that although there seems to be only one level difference between a Level 10 technician and an engineer, the gap between them is like an insurmountable chasm that most people may never be able to cross in their lifetime.
"Senior Brother Chen, in addition to recommendations and theoretical knowledge, the assessment of engineers also takes into account your past performance. This last point is the most important."
After saying this, Sun Zhengguo left the workshop, leaving Chen Lianshan to figure out the rest himself.
Even after Sun Zhengguo had walked away, Chen Lianshan was still pondering those words.
To be honest, he didn't have any outstanding achievements to speak of. The reason he was able to become the section chief was because of Sun Zhengguo's influence.
Like him, Sun Zhengguo also started as a level 10 technician.
He's now a Level 4 engineer, but he's never taken an assessment. What did he rely on? His grades, of course!
Having figured this out, Chen Lianshan was not discouraged and decided to work hard to improve his skills so that he could achieve success naturally.
In the evening, Sun Zhengguo returned home half an hour early to start preparing dinner for his family.
After he finished cooking dinner, people who had been to work started to come home one after another.
"Hey! Zhengguo, why are you cooking dinner today? Where is everyone else?" Ning Xiaowei, who was the first to arrive home, asked curiously.
"Oh! Yu Li is about to give birth. The rest of the people have probably gone to the hospital. Let's eat quickly, we still need to bring them food later."
After hearing Sun Zhengguo's explanation, Ning Xiaowei nodded and quickly stepped forward to help.
Soon after, Sun Zhengdong and his wife returned home. When they heard that Yu Li was about to give birth, they didn't waste any time and quickly ate their meal.
After finishing their meal and packing their things, the group hurriedly headed to the hospital.
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