A few days later, the back room of the Chen family was tidied up, and the couple moved in.
Gradually, the matter was forgotten, and everyone seemed to have accepted the fact, and no one caused any trouble.
This time, Yan Bugui was very honest and became a coward, not daring to report it again.
He was afraid of angering the Sun family and being kicked out of the courtyard, which would be a loss for him.
...
That day, several large trucks arrived at the research institute. When Zhao Guoping saw the trucks coming in, he took a delivery slip and went upstairs to the director's office.
"Chief, the truck has arrived. I'd like to trouble you to sign this delivery note to confirm its arrival."
"Yes! Sit down, Guoping, it's nothing."
Sun Zhengguo took the delivery slip, glanced at it briefly, signed his name, and handed it to Zhao Guoping.
"Guoping, once all the parts have been delivered to the No. 1 Steel Rolling Mill, you can start installing them. I'll go there tomorrow after I've finished dealing with things at the institute."
"Yes, Director."
Zhao Guoping stood up and respectfully accepted the delivery slip with both hands.
To be honest, he felt very reluctant to leave the research institute today.
He has benefited greatly from following Sun Zhengguo these past few months, and his skills have improved rapidly.
But there's no other way?
Zhao Guoping knew in his heart that he did not belong here, and it was already quite remarkable that he had been able to receive guidance for so long.
"Director, thank you for taking care of me all this time."
As he spoke, Zhao Guoping took two steps back and bowed deeply.
"Go ahead, go ahead! Don't get so sentimental. It's not like we'll never see each other again. Like I said, if there's anything you don't understand, you can come to me anytime."
"Thank you, Director. As long as you don't find me bothersome, I'll definitely come to visit often, hehehe!"
Zhao Guoping chuckled, genuinely happy this time.
After all, such opportunities are rare, and not everyone can gain recognition.
After he left, Sun Zhengguo did not go downstairs to watch, but instead signed some documents.
Time flew by, and it was already past 10 a.m. when Zhang Yucheng hurriedly walked in from outside.
"Director, I just came back from the ministry. This is the approval document for the new factory site, which still needs your signature for confirmation."
"So fast."
Sun Zhengguo took the document but did not sign it immediately. Instead, he skimmed through it.
After reading it, Sun Zhengguo stood up and then gave instructions.
"Yu Cheng, go and inform Deputy Secretary Li, Deputy Director Zhang, and Director Zhou that we're going to the site to take a look."
"Yes, Director."
Before long, several leaders from the future branch factory arrived one after another.
After exchanging greetings, the group of five, including Zhang Yucheng, left the research institute and headed towards an open space nearby.
Upon arrival, Zhang Yucheng took out a pre-prepared planning map for the group to view and compare.
Sun Zhengguo pointed to the planning map and said to the group.
"Look, this is where we are now. We've also reserved a space here for future expansion of our research institute."
"And this is the new factory we're building. It's a large area, almost entirely surrounded by open space, so expansion will be easy in the future. You all take a look; if there are no problems, you can sign off and start construction immediately."
After listening to Sun Zhengguo's story, the others followed behind, nodding in agreement from time to time.
In fact, the land had been surveyed many times, and the group of people were quite familiar with it.
This time, coming back again is just a formality.
Li Shengli was the first to speak up, "Director Sun, I have no problem."
“I’m fine with it too,” Zhang Huaibei quickly added.
Zhou Weimin nodded and smiled, saying, "Then I have even less of a problem."
"Alright, since everyone's okay with it, let's sign it when we get back!"
After saying that, Sun Zhengguo and the others started walking back. It was just a formality anyway, and now that they had reached a consensus, there was no need to keep making things complicated.
On the way back, Sun Zhengguo considered that the new factory was about to start construction, and that a person in charge would definitely be needed at that time.
So he turned his attention to Li Shengli and the others, wondering who would be suitable to go.
It's obvious that Li Shengli and Zhang Huaibei are not suitable, so the only one left is Zhou Weimin, since he has the least seniority.
"Weimin, once the new factory starts construction, I plan to transfer you to be in charge. What are your thoughts?"
"Director, I have no objection."
"Um!"
There was no surprise in Zhou Weimin's answer, but there were some things that Sun Zhengguo had to make clear.
"Weimin, due to work requirements, once the new factory starts construction, you will no longer serve as the office director. You should be mentally prepared!"
"I understand, Director. You can arrange for someone to take over when the time comes."
Zhou Weimin spoke without any change in expression, as if he had expected it all along.
Because from the day he was appointed as the deputy director of the branch factory, this outcome was already predetermined.
Unlike Li Shengli and Zhang Huaibei, he cannot manage both.
Listening to their conversation, Zhang Yucheng felt a little expectant.
If the position of office director becomes vacant, who is the most likely candidate?
As expected, Sun Zhengguo did not drag his feet on this issue and turned to look at Li Shengli.
"Old Li, the position of office director is about to become vacant. Do you think someone would be suitable to fill it? After all, time waits for no one, and it's better to figure it out sooner so that the handover can be completed sooner."
Upon hearing this, Li Shengli, the old fox, smiled and turned to look at Zhang Huaibei and his nephew, his eyes seemingly pointing something.
"Director Sun, I think Secretary Zhang is quite good. He has the administrative rank of section chief and has been learning from you for so long. He is fully capable of serving as the office director."
Li Shengli knew how to take advantage of this readily available favor. Since no one was making arrangements for him, why should he play the villain?
At this point, Zhang Huaibei also realized that it was time for him to step forward and say a few words.
"Director Sun, Old Li, Yu Cheng is qualified, but isn't he too young?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Zhengguo couldn't help but laugh. Speaking of youth, who is younger than him?
To be honest, this promotion of Zhang Yucheng was just part of his compensation to Zhang Huaibei, since the branch factory still needed him to keep things running.
However, since Zhang Yucheng was his secretary, he couldn't say much, so he just gave Zhou Weimin a wink.
Zhou Weimin also knew Sun Zhengguo's thoughts. As one of the standing committee members of the research institute, he was also qualified to say a few words.
“Deputy Director Zhang, you are mistaken. Our institute has always been young, from the director to the standing committee members. I think Secretary Zhang is quite good and can be of great use. I support him.”
Well! Before the Standing Committee meeting even started, four members had already given their support, so Zhang Yucheng had no choice but to accept it.
The group had only been putting on an act, and now that their purpose had been achieved, Zhang Huaibei no longer maintained a humble demeanor, and bowed to thank them on behalf of his nephew.
"Thank you all for your strong support. If Yucheng becomes the office director, I will have him treat you all to a meal."
"You're too kind."
...
Zhang Yucheng was secretly delighted. This promotion was very important to him. Even if he could get through two years smoothly, he would be promoted to deputy director level without a doubt.
Due to time constraints, the group returned to the research institute but did not immediately convene a standing committee meeting; instead, they scheduled it for the afternoon.
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