The day after he killed his enemy happened to be the weekend.
Early in the morning, Ning Dazhuang's family and Sun Zhengguo's family drove together to the Martyrs' Cemetery to pay their respects to Ning Qingyu.
Flowers and fruit have now been placed in front of the neat marble tombstone.
Because of the special era, Ning Dazhuang lit three cigarettes, stood upside down in front of the monument, and poured three cups of wine to pay homage to heaven and earth and his father.
After all this was done, the others began the formal worship ceremony. By the time it was Wang Guiying's turn, she was already sobbing uncontrollably.
She knelt before the grave and began to mutter intermittently.
"Qingyu, sob sob... Now you can rest in peace. Our Dazhuang... has personally avenged you, and the enemy was caught by your son-in-law himself, sob sob sob... Qingyu! All these years..."
Hearing Wang Guiying's tearful account, the people present couldn't help but tear up.
Even little Sun Shujie was frightened by the atmosphere and started crying as well.
Seeing his mother so grief-stricken, Ning Dazhuang couldn't bear it and had to step forward to pull her aside and comfort her.
"Mom, please don't do this. Your health is the most important thing. I believe Dad, if he knew in the afterlife, wouldn't want to see you like this. Look, all the children are crying from fright."
Hearing her son say this, Wang Guiying looked up and saw that all the children were indeed crying. So she quickly stood up, wiped away her tears, and forced a smile as she spoke.
"Yes, yes, don't cry. Today is a good day. We who are alive should be happy."
After the worship ceremony, everyone prepared to go back. Ning Dazhuang carried his youngest nephew, Shukang, and walked towards his car.
When Sun Zhengguo saw his son being taken away, he knew exactly what was going on.
Therefore, without saying a word, he drove straight to the Ning family's house.
After returning home, Wang Guiying didn't even pay attention to the children, and went straight to her room. It's unclear what she was going to do there.
Seeing that his mother-in-law was behaving strangely, Sun Zhengguo grabbed Ning Xiaowei and asked her a question.
"Honey, Mom's acting a little strange today, aren't you worried at all?"
"It's nothing. My mom has my dad's memorial tablet in her room. She just didn't finish talking earlier, so she's going to chat now." Ning Xiaowei knew her mother too well, so she quickly explained.
"This is possible?" Sun Zhengguo was speechless...
This mother-in-law's hobby is truly peculiar, bearing a striking resemblance to Jia Zhangshi's practice of summoning spirits.
Ning Xiaowei could tell from Sun Zhengguo's expression that he was definitely not thinking anything good.
So she said indignantly, "What do you know? This is a kind of spiritual sustenance, why is it not okay?"
“Okay, of course I’ll go. I didn’t say no, honey. Don’t be angry. Since Mom is busy and can’t get away, I’ll go help her kill the chicken.”
After saying that, before Ning Xiaowei could react, Sun Zhengguo walked towards the chicken coop...
Two days later, in the morning, Sun Zhengguo, who was at work, suddenly received a call from his department, asking him to come over.
After hanging up the phone, he didn't even think twice. He grabbed his briefcase and took a car to the Ministry of Machinery.
As soon as he arrived at the department, he "bumped into" Director Zhang of the Personnel Department.
"Director Sun, what a coincidence! I was just about to call you, but I didn't expect you to come."
As soon as the two met, Director Zhang was incredibly enthusiastic.
"Director Zhang, from what you're saying, you must know something. Could you tell me a thing or two? That way I'll be prepared," Sun Zhengguo replied politely.
In fact, he already had a general idea of the purpose of his trip.
This time, having developed a large machine tool on its own, and having participated in the capture of enemy agents, it's impossible for the higher-ups not to give any indication of their support.
What was Director Zhang's purpose in this chance encounter? Wasn't it to curry favor with him beforehand?
Now that Sun Zhengguo has asked, he certainly won't hide it.
"Director Sun, congratulations! I never expected that someone your age could accomplish such a great thing."
Director Zhang first offered a few words of flattery, then lowered his voice and said, "The higher authorities have decided to upgrade your Mechanical Research Institute to a department-level unit."
"What?" Even though Sun Zhengguo was somewhat prepared, this news still caught him off guard.
"Director Zhang, are you sure this isn't a bit...?"
"What's wrong with you? Unbelievable, isn't it!" Director Zhang smiled. "Director Sun, you have to believe in yourself. If it weren't for the age limit, the research institute would have been a department-level unit when it was first established."
"Then thank you in advance, Director Zhang. Your reminder has given me some time to prepare myself."
Director Zhang was very satisfied with Sun Zhengguo's words; his long wait had not been in vain.
"By the way, Director Sun, you should go to the Organization Department later. Minister Hong might want to talk to you," Director Zhang reminded him again.
"Okay, thank you, Director Zhang."
Sun Zhengguo also knew that reaching the level of a department-level cadre meant entering the ranks of senior cadres.
Every promotion or transfer now involves a meeting with the higher-level department; it's no longer the makeshift team of the past.
After a brief chat, Sun Zhengguo went to the third floor. This time, instead of looking for Minister Li first, he went to the Organization Department.
Sun Zhengguo had only met Minister Hong of the Organization Department a few times and had never dealt with him before, so he was a little unsure about this formal conversation, since he had never experienced anything like this before.
"Hello, Minister Hong."
Upon entering the office, Sun Zhengguo, though somewhat reserved, still greeted everyone very politely.
"It's Comrade Zhengguo, please have a seat."
Although Minister Hong was a member of the Standing Committee of the Ministry and held a high position of power, he also knew that the young man in front of him was not simple. He not only had Minister Li backing him up, but also Lai Zong's support.
Therefore, he didn't put on any airs and was very polite.
"Thank you, Minister Hong."
After Sun Zhengguo sat down, Minister Hong's secretary brought him another cup of tea, and then Minister Hong got down to business.
"Comrade Zhengguo, the higher authorities have decided to upgrade the administrative level of your Mechanical Research Institute from the division level to the department level. Therefore, on behalf of the organization, I am here today to have a formal talk with you..."
Sun Zhengguo felt helpless after listening to Minister Hong's long and rambling speech.
But this is the only way. Even if you don't want to listen, you have to pretend to be listening attentively, nod frequently to show that you are right, and express your determination when necessary.
Next, Minister Hong spoke about his job responsibilities and expectations, then about the Party Constitution and Party spirit, and finally about the problems and challenges...
It wasn't until the very end that Minister Hong produced the appointment letter and read out the appointment.
Of course, although the Mechanical Research Institute became a department-level unit, Sun Zhengguo could not be promoted to a full department-level cadre all at once.
This appointment only promotes him to the deputy director level and then makes him the acting director. It's estimated that he will only be able to remove the acting position when he is promoted to the director level.
However, to Sun Zhengguo's surprise, this time he not only received a promotion in administrative rank, but he also took on the additional role of deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the Mechanical Research Institute.
Sun Zhengguo was caught off guard by this arrangement.
Deputy Party Secretary? That means the research institute will also have a standing committee in the future.
"Ugh! Just thinking about it gives me a headache."
Sun Zhengguo couldn't help but feel a surge of complaints in his mind.
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