When Sun Zhengdong got home from get off work that day, he immediately told Sun Zhengguo the good news.
"Big brother, Ji Guo and I both advanced today."
"Good, very good. This promotion to intermediate worker will make it much easier to get housing in the future," Sun Zhengguo praised with a smile.
"Hehe!" Sun Zhengdong chuckled and said, "Big brother, actually I should thank you."
"Thank me?"
Seeing Sun Zhengguo's puzzled expression, Sun Zhengdong quickly explained.
"Big brother, you don't know, there's an acquaintance among the examiners this time. He should have gone easy on me and Brother Jiguo."
"Oh! Who is it?"
Sun Zhengguo also went through it in his mind, but he had too many acquaintances in the Ministry of Metallurgy and couldn't remember who it was for a moment.
"Brother, it's Zhao Guoping, the one who used to follow you around. He's also one of the examiners today. The questions I drew were all the simplest ones."
"That Zhao Guoping!"
Sun Zhengguo smiled. He hadn't expected to get anything in return for his good deed back then, but the other person still remembered it!
"Okay, I understand. But you still need to study hard in the future. Don't let these external factors make you complacent."
Fearing his cousin would become arrogant, Sun Zhengguo finally gave him a warning.
"Understood, brother."
Sun Zhengdong is an honest kid. He does whatever his older brother says. Once you call him "big brother," he'll be your older brother for life. You can't go wrong by following your older brother.
Wang Aifang was also very happy tonight. Just thinking about what Lin Wencui had told her filled her heart with warmth.
Who wouldn't be envious of Yan Bugui's two former houses in the front yard?
The only drawback is that, given her family's situation, it might not be easy for her to secure two rooms; at most, she could only get the side room.
"Oh well, let's leave it to fate!"
Wang Aifang shook her head helplessly, secretly regretting it in her heart.
The next morning, Sun Zhengguo was still the same as always, running around trying to be an examiner.
Meanwhile, a major event was taking place in the steel rolling mill: the assessment of Level 8 workers.
Normally, an 8th-level worker assessment isn't anything special, but the steel rolling mill takes it very seriously!
Since Sun Dajiang left, the steel rolling mill has not produced a single Grade 8 worker, which has become a laughing stock in the industry.
After much painful reflection, Director Yang, determined to save face, made thorough preparations for today's assessment, determined to remove the "bastard" label no matter what.
"Secretary Chen, how are the preparations going? Has Engineer Wang given his consent?"
Inside the office, Director Yang was still making a final 'effort'.
"Don't worry, boss. Engineer Wang has already agreed, but in the end, it still depends on their abilities. If the workers being assessed are completely incompetent, there's nothing he can do in front of everyone."
Secretary Chen reported the facts truthfully.
“Alright, as long as he goes easy on us, I think someone should be able to pass the Level 8 worker exam,” Factory Director Yang said confidently.
The factory has paid a heavy price for this assessment. If no one passes the Level 8 worker exam under such lenient conditions, they deserve to be called a bastard.
At 8:30 a.m., the assessment officially began. To show his importance, Director Yang personally came to the platform, hoping to get his wish.
Today's first assessment started in the fitter workshop, and there were only two people participating in the assessment: one was a master craftsman surnamed Ma, and the other was Yi Zhonghai.
Half an hour later, both of them passed the theory test. The next step was the practical test, which depended entirely on their skills, although there was an element of luck involved.
For example, right now they are drawing exam questions. Master Ma drew a part of medium difficulty, which is considered lucky, but not very lucky.
Yi Zhonghai, however, was incredibly lucky, drawing the easiest part, which is truly enviable; he could easily be called a lucky guy.
Whether it was truly a stroke of incredible luck or not, only Yi Zhonghai himself knows.
Because he had known the examiner, Engineer Wang, since before the founding of the People's Republic of China, they knew each other well.
After drawing their questions, the two began working on them. Master Ma was quite skilled; although the questions were difficult, he worked on them effortlessly.
Meanwhile, Yi Zhonghai is also doing a good job. The difficulty has been lowered now. If he still can't do well, then he might as well not take the exam at all.
Director Yang and the other leaders watching from the sidelines were also very excited.
"Section Chief Zhang, I think the two senior colleagues are doing a good job. You're an expert, what do you think?"
When asked this question by Director Yang, Section Chief Zhang was also dumbfounded. How could he tell? Could he possibly distinguish it with the naked eye?
However, since the leader asked, of course we couldn't say that. Section Chief Zhang isn't stupid; he knows exactly what the leader wants to hear.
"Director Yang, the two masters are skilled. I think they have a good chance in this assessment. Let's wait and see."
"Hahaha!"
Seeing the leader laughing heartily, Director Zhao of the fitter workshop certainly wouldn't let such an opportunity pass him by.
"Director Yang, these two masters are the backbone of our workshop. Judging from their performance today, they may both pass." Director Zhao began to take credit.
"Director Zhao, this is also thanks to your team's excellent leadership. If they pass the assessment this time, you, as the director, will deserve a lot of credit!"
Director Yang gave a slight hint, but he didn't specify what the contribution was; it was all up to the individual to understand.
"Thank you, Director Yang. This is all thanks to you, leader."
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Half an hour later, because Yi Zhonghai's part was relatively easy, he had successfully completed it and handed it to the examiner.
The examiner took the parts and measured them carefully. The parts had some minor flaws, but they were still passable. It all depended on the examiner's opinion.
Engineer Wang saw the evaluation report, pretended to ponder for a while, and then put a checkmark on it. To make it more convincing, he said to the two examiners next to him.
"Although this part has a minor flaw, its overall quality is still excellent. It's definitely usable. The workers here have a tough job, so I've approved it. Now, I wonder about you two...?"
Upon hearing this, the two examiners, though unaware of any foul play, did not object and, one after the other, ticked off the evaluation report.
With this, Yi Zhonghai successfully advanced and has now joined the ranks of Level 8 workers.
After Yi Zhonghai succeeded, Master Ma also completed the parts. After inspection, they were found to be completely qualified, and were many times better than the previous one.
Since Yi Zhonghai was able to advance, there's no reason why Master Ma shouldn't. Engineer Wang isn't stupid enough to suppress him, after all, the steel mill has also paid tribute to him.
"Clap clap clap...!"
When the results were announced, the audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.
Factory Director Yang never expected that today would not only be a great start, but also a double success.
With such good results as a foundation, we believe that there will be more good news in the next assessment.
As the highest-ranking leader present, Director Yang would certainly step forward to offer praise and encouragement.
Yi Zhonghai and Master Ma both expressed their gratitude and said they would work hard in the future to strive for even greater achievements.
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