Chapter 134 Technical Exchange Conference...
After the penicillin improvement project was completely completed, Lin Yuanshu's project team was disbanded.
Her project team was different from the other team leaders' project teams. It was a temporary project team formed to complete the project tasks assigned by the Ministry of Health. Therefore, once the project team completed its tasks, it ceased to exist.
Although the team members were reluctant to part with Team Leader Lin, they had no choice but to follow the arrangements made by the institute's leadership. They felt that working with Team Leader Lin was truly easy, and if they had a choice, they would like to continue working with Team Leader Lin.
After all, Team Leader Lin was incredibly stable; even if the project didn't go smoothly, she wouldn't vent her anger on them.
Moreover, when encountering problems, Team Leader Lin would proactively find solutions instead of simply instructing them to solve them.
Hong Shuang'er held Lin Yuanshu's hand, looking at him with reluctance, and whispered, "Team Leader Lin, you must include me in your next project. I'm willing to do logistics work for you for the rest of my life."
The thing she regrets most right now is that Team Leader Lin doesn't have any fixed team members, and she doesn't even have the chance to join.
Tang Dasi also said from the side, "Team Leader Lin, thank you for the opportunity. I will not let you down. I will definitely do a good job in guiding the pilot units and will not let you down."
Seeing this, Fang Ren and the others also moved closer to Lin Yuanshu, saying all sorts of nice things. They wanted to maintain a good image in front of Lin Yuanshu so that they could have the opportunity to cooperate with him again.
Like Hong Shuang'er, if Lin Yuanshu hadn't gone easy on her, she would never have been able to join in.
Hong Shuang'er was thus pushed out from the others, but she did not give up. She tried her best to squeeze back in and reappeared in front of Team Leader Lin, wanting to curry favor with him. It was not shameful at all; others would have a chance to do so!
Lin Yuanshu maintained her composure, chatting with everyone with a smile for a while to express her reluctance to part, and then watched as the team members left one by one until she was the only one left in the office area.
She put all the documents on her workstation into the filing cabinet. The project team was disbanded, but the office area was still her office area. Without her consent, Director Huang would not arrange for employees to come over.
Lin Yuanshu is not in a hurry to go to Director Huang to accept new project assignments. She has finally completed the previous project assignment and wants to rest for two months before taking on new challenges.
Although she didn't work overtime every day while completing the previous project, she was always tense and unable to relax completely, which is why she wanted to take a break.
Of course, her two-month break doesn't mean she'll stay home and not go to work. Rather, she plans to assist other project teams in completing their tasks. This way, she can rest and also strengthen her relationship with the other team leaders—a win-win situation.
Regarding which specific project team to assist, she did not express her own opinion, but left the decision-making power to Director Huang and Deputy Director Liu.
She listens to whoever is better, aiming to offend neither side and remain neutral.
Logically speaking, she has cultivated a "high-yield strain" and improved and simplified the purification process. Her research results are fully qualified to be published in medical journals, and she should be preparing to submit her manuscript now.
However, penicillin is a strategic resource, and its improvement technology is not allowed to be publicly disclosed. All information and data about penicillin improvement projects are only available to internal personnel.
Therefore, she was unable to publish papers and share her improvement experiences like other researchers.
On the bright side, this also reduces her workload, preventing her from losing hair from writing papers.
Fortunately, the newspapers in Beijing publicized the Dongfanghong Research Institute's project team's improvement of the penicillin production process and the penicillin pilot units, so her research results did not go completely unnoticed in Beijing.
A month passed in the blink of an eye. Her current job is mainly to assist Team Leader Qiao in completing project tasks. Team Leader Qiao is Director Huang's man. In the end, Deputy Director Liu was unable to overtake Director Huang and was suppressed by him, unable to cause any trouble.
The best news for her was that the Ministry of Health approved her application for promotion to associate researcher, which was submitted by Director Huang, and she has now officially become an associate researcher.
As for other rewards, she won't receive them for now; she'll probably have to wait until the pilot units complete the industrialization verification. After all, the rewards for her research results are linked to the progress of their promotion!
Hong Shuang'er and Fang Ren also received research achievement awards. They were both promoted from interns to assistant researchers. They recently came to thank her.
Fang Ren was promoted because of his outstanding performance in the penicillin improvement project, while Hong Shuang'er was promoted because she completed two project tasks, and the combined effect was considered.
Time passed day by day, and although her other rewards had not yet arrived, her birthday was approaching.
The day before his birthday, Lin Yuanshu and Zhou Xiangyang rode their bicycles to the slaughterhouse to buy pork. If they had gone to buy it the next day, they would have missed it, because the slaughterhouse usually only had pork available in the afternoon without requiring a ration coupon.
Tomorrow is a special day, as it is both her birthday party and a celebration of her becoming an associate researcher. She did not hold a banquet, mainly because doing so would be too high-profile and would easily attract reports from envious people.
So she only invited her family and her husband's family to dinner, and she wasn't sure if anyone would show up uninvited.
After all, her birthday wasn't hidden; with a little effort, it could be found out.
She always liked to have a backup plan. To avoid someone showing up uninvited tomorrow and not having enough food for her, she specifically dragged Zhou Xiangyang to the slaughterhouse to buy meat.
If there are many people tomorrow, we'll cook the meat. If there aren't many people, we'll let her parents take the meat home to eat. No matter how we cook it, the meat won't go to waste.
As for chicken, duck, fish, pork belly, and vegetables, they will have to wait until tomorrow morning to buy them at the market and black market. After all, her family doesn't have a refrigerator, and if they buy them today, they won't keep them fresh until tomorrow.
She'd never mistreat herself, no matter who she treats poorly. She'd definitely have a good meal on her birthday, since she only gets one birthday a year!
When Old Hu from the slaughterhouse saw Lin Yuanshu and Zhou Xiangyang, he quickly wiped his hands on his apron to remove the pig's blood. With a smile on his face, he said, "Comrade Lin Yuanshu, it's been a long time since I've seen you. My wife told me that you've become an associate researcher. Your promotion is really fast."
He remembered that when he first met Lin Yuanshu, she was just an ordinary female worker. In just a few years, she became an associate researcher. He couldn't imagine what position Lin Yuanshu would hold in a few more years!
Lin Yuanshu smiled slightly and said in a serious tone, "It's all thanks to the trust and promotion of the leaders that I was able to become an associate researcher. Are you and the team leader free tomorrow? If so, you can come to my house for a casual meal."
Old Hu is someone worth winning over, after all, she was able to achieve pork freedom in the 1970s thanks to Old Hu's help, which allowed her to buy pork without ration coupons.
Upon hearing this, Lao Hu immediately broke into a bright smile and replied without hesitation, "Of course I'm free. My wife and I will definitely come to your house tomorrow."
Even if he's not free, he'll find a way to make himself free tomorrow, as it's a good opportunity for his lover to get closer to Lin Yuanshu.
Lin Yuanshu pondered for a moment, then said with a smile, "By the way, could you please call Comrade Zhou Moli? If she's busy, that's fine."
Old Hu readily agreed, "Sure, no problem, leave it to me. What kind of meat do you want to buy today?"
Lin Yuanshu turned to look at Zhou Xiangyang, since Zhou Xiangyang was the one who cooked, and the decision-making power was in Zhou Xiangyang's hands.
Zhou Xiangyang had already decided what kind of meat he wanted to buy, so without thinking, he said, "Two pig's trotters, three catties of minced meat, four catties of pork spine..."
Old Hu memorized the amount of meat Zhou Xiangyang needed, then took the burlap sack Zhou Xiangyang handed him and went to the cutting room to get the meat.
Not long after, Lao Hu came out with a burlap sack containing freshly slaughtered pork and returned it to Zhou Xiangyang.
Lin Yuanshu looked extremely serious and said solemnly, "Thank you so much. It's always a hassle for you when I come here."
Old Hu waved his hand dismissively, "It's no trouble at all. If it weren't for your help, my wife wouldn't be able to continue being a team leader. We're just helping each other out."
He was more than happy that Lin Yuanshu would bother them. Bringing trouble meant that they would stay in touch and their relationship would remain as good as before. His wife was able to catch the eye of Deputy Factory Director Mao because of her good relationship with Lin Yuanshu!
Otherwise, with so many employees at Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory, how could Deputy Director Mao have noticed a mere team leader!
Lin Yuanshu chatted with Lao Hu for a while longer before leaving the slaughterhouse with Zhou Xiangyang.
Meanwhile, at the Dongfanghong Research Institute, Deputy Director Liu had a verbal altercation with Director Huang in the conference room due to a disagreement. Unable to win the argument, he stormed out of the conference room.
After returning to his office, Deputy Director Liu no longer concealed his disgust for Director Huang. He cursed Director Huang for being shameless, abusing his power for personal gain, and bullying others. He had no sense of shame whatsoever.
Lin Yuanshu could have assisted his people in completing the project, but Director Huang shamelessly snatched that opportunity away.
Seeing this, the assistant whispered to comfort him, "At least Team Leader Zhuang is one of our people now, and Comrade Lin Yuanshu has also assisted us in completing the project tasks, so we're not really at a disadvantage."
Deputy Director Liu raised an eyebrow and said irritably, "What is this? It's just self-deception..."
The assistant immediately shut his mouth. He had kindly tried to comfort Deputy Director Liu, but he was forced to endure Deputy Director Liu's anger. Being Deputy Director Liu's assistant was really too difficult.
Deputy Director Liu took a deep breath, trying to regain his composure. He said to his assistant, "Go and fetch Team Leader Zhao for me now."
The assistant said excitedly, "Okay, I'll go right away."
He didn't want to face Deputy Director Liu's anger alone; it was better to have someone else take the blame.
Seeing his assistant's excited expression, Deputy Director Liu was speechless. He waved his hand, signaling the assistant to leave quickly.
A dozen minutes later, Team Leader Zhao walked into Deputy Director Liu's office, looking extremely apprehensive, and said, "Deputy Director Liu, is there anything you need to tell me?"
After all, his assistant had reminded him that Deputy Director Liu had lost his temper in the office and that he should be careful.
Deputy Director Liu sat in his chair, his hands clasped together, his chin resting on his hand, looking at Team Leader Zhao with a complex expression. He said, word by word, "Ten days from now, the Vice Minister of Health will organize a technical exchange meeting for the pharmaceutical industry. All the pharmaceutical research institutes in Beijing will participate, and each institute will have two exchange slots. I have decided to send you to participate."
Team Leader Zhao stroked his chin and truthfully expressed his thoughts: "The Ministry of Health organizes a technical exchange meeting every year. I have already participated in this year's technical exchange meeting, so there is no need to participate again. It would be better to give this spot to other comrades who have not been there before."
Deputy Director Liu patiently explained, "This technical exchange conference is different from the last one. Director Cao from Xiangcheng Pharmaceutical Industry Research Institute will also be attending this technical exchange conference. Schistosomiasis is now spreading widely in Yueyang and other places. The higher-ups have instructed Director Cao to establish a schistosomiasis prevention medical team to prepare to go deep into the epidemic area. Therefore, Director Cao plans to select two comrades to accompany him at this technical exchange conference. This is a great opportunity. If I didn't have some connections with Director Cao, I wouldn't have been able to find out such confidential information."
Team Leader Zhao thought for a moment and said uncertainly, "I heard before that the Pharmaceutical Industry Research Institute in Xiangcheng has developed nitrothionine, which can treat schistosomiasis."
Deputy Director Liu nodded and said slowly, "That's right. As long as you can join the schistosomiasis prevention medical team and go to the epidemic area, even if you don't do anything, you can still get some recognition."
Team Leader Zhao gasped, his expression becoming incredibly excited. "Thank you, Deputy Director Liu, for this opportunity. I will do my best to perform well in front of Director Cao and strive to join the schistosomiasis prevention medical team. But speaking of which, who is Director Huang planning to send? I'm worried that I won't be as experienced as the veterans on Director Huang's team."
He still has self-awareness; knowledge is something you either have or you don't, and you can't fake it.
Deputy Director Liu's lips curled into a slight smile, and he said confidently, "I will find a way to get Director Huang to send Comrade Lin Yuanshu to participate..."
Before Deputy Director Liu could finish speaking, Team Leader Zhao interrupted, "That won't do. I'm not confident that I can surpass Comrade Lin Yuanshu. After all, she's not only younger than me, but also more capable at work."
"Please calm down and let me finish. Going to the epidemic area is not a game. The environment there is harsh, mostly remote rural areas and water towns. Comrade Lin Yuanshu may not be willing to go, and even if she wanted to, it wouldn't matter. Director Cao prefers to work with male colleagues, so he will give priority to male colleagues. Even if Lin Yuanshu is more capable than you, she will not have an advantage in front of Director Cao," Deputy Director Liu said confidently.
Team Leader Zhao suddenly realized, "No wonder you wanted Director Huang to send Comrade Lin Yuanshu. So that's what you were thinking! Looking at it this way, Comrade Lin Yuanshu is indeed the most suitable candidate. She doesn't have any connections and couldn't possibly find out about Director Cao. Besides, it's quite dangerous for a young and pretty girl like Lin Yuanshu to go to the epidemic area. Director Cao must have those concerns..."
Deputy Director Liu stood up, walked up to Team Leader Zhao, patted him on the shoulder, and said in a firm tone, "I hope you won't let me down."
Upon hearing this, Team Leader Zhao felt a chill run down his spine. He swallowed hard and solemnly assured them, "You've put so much thought into me; if I couldn't do the same, wouldn't I be utterly useless!"
Meanwhile, Zhou Xiangling returned home and called Gouzi back from outside. She said to Gouzi, "Don't play around outside anymore. Come with me to the department store later and see what to give your second aunt. Be a little sweeter in front of your second aunt and say that you specially chose the gift. Don't be a silent type. Learn from Ruyi, who is as sweet as honey."
The dog looked disdainful and said confidently, "I don't want to fawn over my second aunt like you do, like a lapdog. No matter how powerful my second aunt is, I don't care."
He felt that his second aunt was biased and only liked Ruyi. She never gave him a kind look. He was sure that, just like Dazhuang said, his second aunt was worried that his maternal grandparents would give him the family property, so she deliberately treated him like this.
Zhou Xiangling's expression was incredibly complicated. She smacked Gouzi on the back of the head hard and said with exasperation, "You really don't know any better. If your second aunt liked you, you would have avoided many detours in the future. Thanks to your second aunt, I was able to get a permanent position, and you would have food to eat. My son and I wouldn't have been kicked out of Beijing."
Now, my sister-in-law looks down on this canteen odd job. She plans to go to work in the workshop of Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory after Ruyi is old enough to go to daycare. The factory leaders will probably give her an apprenticeship position because of Lin Yuanshu.
That's why she was able to get the canteen job, and successfully become a permanent employee, and transfer her household registration back to Beijing.
Unfortunately, her timing in coming to Beijing was unfortunate. Not long after she arrived, Lin Yuanshu moved out of his house, which resulted in her not being very close to Lin Yuanshu, unlike the relationship between Lin Yuanshu and his sister-in-law.
If Lin Yuanshu knew what Zhou Xiangling was thinking, he would definitely say that her relationship with Sister-in-law Xue was just so-so, and that it was all because Sister-in-law Xue shamelessly came over.
Even after being beaten, he still said defiantly, "I don't need to rely on my second aunt. I can live a good life on my own."
It doesn't hurt at all; he's not afraid of pain.
Zhou Xiangling grabbed Gouzi's ear and said forcefully, "I don't care what you're unhappy about. When you're in front of your second aunt, you have to behave well and not make her angry. If you dare to disobey me, then don't acknowledge me as your mother anymore and go back to your Cao family."
She had never thought about remarrying, but now she was starting to consider it. She felt that Gouzi wasn't very bright and worried that he wouldn't be able to support her in her old age. She thought she needed to find a cultured man to have children with so that the children would be smart, like Lin Yuanshu.
Gouzi rubbed his hot and red ears and said reluctantly, "I know, I won't make my second aunt angry."
At worst, he'll just avoid his second aunt after he gets there. He won't go near her; he can't afford to offend her, so he'll just avoid her!
Zhou Xiangling had no idea what Gouzi was thinking. After seeing Gouzi give in, she took him to the department store.
The next morning, Zhou Xiangyang carefully got out of bed and went to the market alone to buy groceries.
Although Lin Yuanshu told him last night that he should remember to wake her up in the morning so they could go to the market together to buy groceries.
But he thought it was Lin Yuanshu's birthday today and wanted Lin Yuanshu to sleep a little longer, so he didn't wake Lin Yuanshu.
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