"Comrades! I've finished writing it."
With Sun Dahe handing in his exam paper, the first round of written tests came to an end.
The result was self-evident: they passed this stage with flying colors, and then the actual operation began.
"Comrade Sun Dahe! Now we'll move on to the hands-on exercise. Please use a saw to cut this piece of wood into the dimensions we need within the allotted time."
Alright! Another easy question. Sun Dahe glanced at the size requirements, took a measuring tape, drew a line, picked up a saw, and got to work quickly.
Needless to say, this level was no problem at all, and I successfully obtained the Level 1 Carpentry skill.
Just when Sun Dahe thought that was the end of the day, the examiner continued.
"Comrade Sun Dahe! Since you joined the group with prior experience, according to regulations, you can take the assessment again. I wonder if you are willing to take the Level 2 carpentry assessment."
"I am willing to accept it."
Faced with this opportunity that was presented to him, Sun Dahe, unless he was stupid, would know how to respond.
So, the second round of assessments began immediately. Sun Zhengguo watched his second uncle's performance with great interest, and occasionally chatted with Director Li.
The second round of assessment wasn't much harder than the first, and Sun Dahe, being an experienced carpenter, naturally had no problem with it.
Soon, the second round of assessments ended, and Sun Dahe passed successfully.
Just as he was wondering if there would be a third round, the examiner in charge of the assessment gave him the answer.
"Comrade Sun Dahe! We know that you should have the skills of a Level 4 carpenter, but this is your first time taking the assessment, so you can only go this far. You can take the rest next year. We hope you can understand."
"I understand, I'm quite satisfied with this. Thank you for informing me, examiners."
Sun Dahe was not discouraged; on the contrary, he was very satisfied. The 36.3 yuan earned by a second-level carpenter had exceeded his expectations.
At the same time, the examiner's words were deliberately said to Sun Zhengguo.
This was to make him understand that they weren't deliberately making things difficult, but rather that they had shown their utmost sincerity. However, rules are rules, and they couldn't violate them.
"Mr. Sun, what do you think of the efficiency of our factory's logistics department?"
While processing the carpentry certificate, Factory Director Li asked Sun Zhengguo for his opinion again.
"Director Li, your factory's logistics are truly impeccable and worthy of our research institute's learning. Today's trip has been truly worthwhile."
When a wise person speaks, it's immediately clear. Director Li and Director Zhang understood the meaning, and that was enough.
Now that the assessment was over, Director Li didn't intend to get involved in what followed, so he took his leave.
Sun Zhengguo originally wanted to leave, but then changed his mind and stayed to accompany his second uncle to collect the labor protection supplies. Only then did the two of them go to the finance department.
"Zhengguo, what are we doing here?" Sun Dahe asked, somewhat puzzled, when he saw the sign hanging on the office wall.
"Second Uncle, you need to register your technical level certificate here, otherwise you'll still only get 18.5 yuan per month next month."
"Oh! By the way, not only that, there's someone we know here too!"
After Sun Zhengguo's reminder, Sun Dahe suddenly remembered that his niece seemed to work here.
Sure enough, when Sun Zhenghong saw his elder brother arrive, he was initially happy, but then he saw his second uncle following behind. While he was happy, he was also a little puzzled.
"Second Uncle, if you wanted to see me, you could have just asked my eldest brother to let you know. Why did you come all the way to the factory? Is something the matter?"
Seeing this, Sun Zhengguo remained silent, intending to let his second uncle do as he pleased.
Sun Dahe knew his nephew wanted to tease his niece, but as an elder, he knew it was inappropriate.
So he took out his new work permit and carpentry certificate and handed them to his niece.
"Zheng Hong, now that my second uncle has joined our factory, I'd like to trouble you to help with the registration."
"Second Uncle, this...?" Sun Zhenghong was incredulous and quickly took the document to check it.
"Alright! Second Uncle, I didn't expect you to not only get a job at the factory, but also become a Level 2 carpenter. Your credentials are fine, give them to me!"
After speaking, Sun Zhenghong opened the filing cabinet, took out the logistics ledger, and then filled in his second uncle's name and his technical level in the carpentry group column.
After completing the registration and putting down the ledger, Sun Zhenghong smiled and handed the documents to Sun Dahe.
"Second Uncle, congratulations! You'll be able to get your Level 2 worker's salary next month."
Sun Dahe smiled and nodded, accepting the documents without saying anything in thanks. They were all family, and saying too much would only make them seem distant.
After the document registration was completed, since it was during working hours, Sun Zhengguo didn't plan to chat for long. Instead, he gave his sister a task.
"Zheng Hong, to celebrate my second uncle starting his job today, I'm treating everyone to lunch. Please tell my cousins at the machinery factory to come to our canteen for lunch."
"Alright! Bro, I guarantee I'll get the mission done."
After finishing his business here, Sun Zhengguo sent his second uncle back to the logistics department before returning to the research institute.
However, when he went back, he didn't use the side door. Instead, he walked around from the outside before carrying a bag back to the research institute.
The bag contained ingredients, of course, so as soon as he returned to the research institute, he took it to the kitchen.
Of course, these were all side jobs, and he couldn't be too stingy, so he specially prepared two extra pieces of meat as a reward for Sister Zhang and He Yushui.
After finishing all that, he returned to his office.
Perhaps he had been too busy lately, or perhaps he had genuinely forgotten, so as soon as Sun Zhengguo returned to his office, he began drawing machine tool blueprints.
But what he didn't know was that Vice Minister Bai, who was in the Ministry of Metallurgy at that moment, was still talking about him.
"Secretary Hu, it's been seven or eight days, why haven't we heard anything from Sun Zhengguo yet?"
"Sir, you can call and ask. Can't you even give Director Sun this much face?"
Secretary Hu was unaware of the situation, which is why he asked this question.
But Vice Minister Bai knew that this time he had a bit of scheming involved.
Sun Zhengguo might not understand at first, but as soon as he made a phone call to Li Datou, he was exposed.
Therefore, Vice Minister Bai strongly suspects that Sun Zhengguo is deliberately keeping him out of the loop.
Seeing that Vice Minister Bai was still hesitating, Secretary Hu suddenly thought of someone.
"Sir, I heard that Director Sun has a good relationship with Deputy Director Wang of the Iron and Steel Research Institute. Should we ask him to inquire about it for us?"
"No, no, Wang Lefeng is the kind of person who is very single-minded. He can do research, but if you ask him to deal with interpersonal relationships, he won't even listen to you."
Vice Minister Bai hurriedly rejected the suggestion, but Secretary Hu's words provided him with a good idea, so he asked again.
"Secretary Hu, is Comrade Zhao Guoping from the First Technical Section here?"
"Section Chief Zhao should be here! It seems he didn't go to the factory today."
Secretary Hu wasn't entirely sure either, so his answer was somewhat ambiguous.
"Okay, go check. If he's there, have him come over and tell him I need to talk to him."
"Yes, boss."
After saying that, Secretary Hu left the office and walked downstairs to the technical department.
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