After returning from the ministry, Sun Zhengguo first went to the propaganda department to give some instructions to Section Chief Cai before returning to his office.
Not long after, the institute's loudspeaker suddenly blared.
Announcement:
"Comrade Chen Lianshan of our institute has made remarkable achievements in the research and development of this new machine tool by daring to fight and innovate. He is hereby commended."
"In addition, after deliberation by the Party Committee of the Ministry, Comrade Chen Lianshan was awarded the title of Advanced Individual, a certificate of commendation for scientific and technological progress, and his technical level was promoted to Level 8 Engineer."
"We hope that everyone will take Comrade Chen Lianshan as an example, learn from his hard-working spirit, and contribute their greatest strength to socialist construction."
"..."
The broadcast was still going on, and Chen Lianshan, who was in the laboratory, stood there listening quietly.
After the announcement was broadcast three times in a row, Chen Lianshan finally came to his senses and stood there grinning foolishly.
"Lianshan, stop standing there like an idiot. Hurry up and go to Director Sun to thank him in person."
"Oh, Mr. Chen, you go ahead with your work, I'll be right there."
After saying that, Chen Lianshan straightened his clothes and walked outside.
Watching Chen Lianshan's departing figure, Chen Wanchun felt extremely envious.
"Old Wu's two apprentices have both achieved great success. Should I take on an apprentice too?"
At this moment, Chen Wanchun was pondering in his mind which of the rising stars in the institute was more suitable.
Actually, there are several good young people in the institute, and Zhou Weimin can be considered the first choice.
However, his current path is clearly leaning towards the administrative system, and the two are not on the same page.
Zhang Yucheng was actually alright, but Chen Wanchun knew in his heart that his path was the same as Zhou Weimin's.
After much deliberation, Chen Wanchun felt that Zheng culture was the most suitable.
This young man is energetic, highly educated, and a classmate and friend of Sun Zhengguo, so he can help out in the future...
"It's him. I'll try to sound him out when I have time and see what he thinks."
...
Achoo!
Zheng Wenhua, who was engrossed in his work in the office, suddenly sneezed for no apparent reason.
At this time, he was unaware that Chen Wanchun had already set his sights on him and was preparing to take him as his apprentice.
If they knew, they would probably be very happy!
After all, there's a huge difference between having someone to mentor you and not having one, and besides, Chen Wanchun is a senior engineer, more than capable of teaching him...
at the same time.
In Sun Zhengguo's office, the two brothers were drinking tea.
Carefully setting down the teacup, Chen Lianshan seemed a little embarrassed. "Chief, how come all the credit is mine this time? I think you deserve the most credit."
Sun Zhengguo then put down his teacup and smiled indifferently.
"Senior Brother Chen, I appreciate your kindness, but what's rightfully yours can't be taken away from me. Besides, you know my current situation; no amount of merit will help me now. I'll just have to slowly build up my seniority!"
"..."
After exchanging a few words, Sun Zhengguo handed over the notices and rewards to Chen Lianshan one by one.
"Senior Brother Chen, the rewards are all here. When you have time, you should go to the department yourself to exchange your engineer certificate. Your salary will definitely be adjusted accordingly."
"Okay! Thank you for your expertise. I'll treat you to lunch tomorrow. I hope you'll join me then."
"Senior Brother Chen is treating, I'll definitely be there. Oh! Right, I almost forgot the important matter."
As he spoke, Sun Zhengguo took out the blueprints he had prepared beforehand and handed them to Chen Lianshan.
"Senior Brother Chen, these are the machine tools we plan to produce next. I'll need your help to make the arrangements. You're familiar with the process, so I won't go into details."
"Okay, Director, I'll make the arrangements right away."
After finishing his sentence, Chen Lianshan grabbed the blueprints and hurriedly walked out.
Sun Zhengguo glanced at his watch; it was almost lunchtime. He was about to call Chen Lianshan to finish his meal before making the arrangements, but Chen Lianshan was nowhere to be seen...
Soon, a bell rang outside. Sun Zhengguo tidied up the documents on his desk, then calmly grabbed his lunchbox and left the office...
After getting his food, Sun Zhengguo found a quiet spot in the cafeteria to sit down and eat.
Soon after, Zhou Weimin also brought over the food, and the two sat together, eating and chatting.
"Weimin, I'm afraid we'll have to wait a bit before we talk about taking photos. I'm quite busy this weekend. I'll let you know when I have time."
"It's alright, anytime is fine, I'll wait for your instructions."
"..."
The two were chatting when Chen Wanchun, carrying a plate of food, forced his way in.
"Gentlemen, you don't mind if I, Old Chen, join in the fun, do you?"
Seeing this, Zhou Weimin quickly moved aside, his meaning all too clear.
Sun Zhengguo put down his chopsticks and looked at Chen Wanchun with curiosity.
"Old Chen, is there something you want to say?"
"Hehe! Director Sun really understands me."
After saying that, Chen Wanchun looked around before lowering his voice and speaking.
"Director Sun, I'm planning to take on an apprentice, and that's why I wanted to ask for your opinion."
"Ask for my opinion?"
Sun Zhengguo couldn't understand what Chen Wanchun meant, but after thinking about it again, he seemed to understand something.
"Old Chen, you wouldn't be thinking of taking Weimin as your apprentice, would you? If he agrees, I have no objection."
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant," Chen Wanchun hurriedly explained.
"Director Sun, Director Zhou is someone you personally trained, almost like an apprentice. Why would I steal him? I'm talking about someone else."
"Oh!" Sun Zhengguo suddenly became interested and wanted to guess which lucky person was chosen by Chen Wanchun.
"Old Chen, don't tell me yet, let me guess."
Immediately afterwards, Sun Zhengguo began to ponder in his mind who could possibly catch Chen Wanchun's eye.
Zhou Weimin, who was sitting next to him, also became curious and started to speculate.
Soon, Sun Zhengguo went through all the technicians in the institute in his mind, and finally thought of one person.
"Chief Chen, the person you're talking about wouldn't happen to be my old classmate, would it?"
"Director Sun is amazing! You guessed it right away. What do you think?" Chen Wanchun smiled and nodded, giving a thumbs up.
"Old Chen, this is a good thing, I fully support it. How about I ask around for you later?"
"Alright! Then I thank Director Sun. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but I'm just envious of Old Wu! Both of his students are so outstanding, so... I'm also planning to take on a disciple and train him."
Chen Wanchun originally wanted to compete with Professor Wu to see who had the better apprentice, but then he thought of the prodigy Sun Zhengguo.
His competitive spirit vanished instantly, and he swallowed back the words he had intended to say…
After finishing their meal, Zhou Weimin took over Sun Zhengguo's lunchbox.
Sun Zhengguo didn't mince words, which reminded him of his time at Tsinghua University.
Back then, when I was studying under Professor Wu, I was also responsible for preparing lunch every day.
Such a fine tradition cannot be lost with me!
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