Chapter 114: Completing the Mission
"This..." Aunt Wen hesitated. On one hand, she felt that Aunt Wei was right, but on the other hand, she felt that Comrade Lin Yuanshu was not that kind of person.
Aunt Wei argued vehemently, "If you had a mother-in-law like that, and someone spoke up for her, would you be happy or think they were wrong to help you? Comrade Lin Yuanshu isn't the kind of person who doesn't know what's good for him."
Aunt Wen answered without hesitation, "Of course I'm happy. If my neighbor had spoken up for me when my mother-in-law bullied me back then, I would have remembered it for the rest of my life."
Aunt Wei smiled with satisfaction, "That settles it then. I argue with Old Zhou's wife every day, keeping her from bothering Comrade Lin Yuanshu. If Comrade Lin Yuanshu knew about this, he would definitely thank me."
Aunt Wen touched her chin thoughtfully, "I know what to do."
Seeing that Aunt Wen was interested, Aunt Wei didn't continue. Lin Yuanshu's task for her was to distract Old Zhou's wife, not to argue with her. So as long as the neighbors joined her in making things difficult for Old Zhou's wife, it would be considered as helping her complete the task.
Under Aunt Wei's scheming, Zhou Ma lived a life of misery. Whenever she planned to go to Lin Yuanshu's house, the neighbors would start gossiping. They said she was there to freeload and take all of Lin Yuanshu's good stuff to her own house, that she was deliberately making things difficult for Lin Yuanshu and couldn't stand seeing her daughter-in-law doing well, and that Zhou Dafu was incompetent and couldn't control his wife, making her a troublemaker at her daughter-in-law's house, and so on.
It's one thing to pretend you don't know if they talk about it behind your back, but they insist on saying it to your face, which makes Zhou Ma very unhappy.
She often argued with her neighbors over these gossips, but since no one helped her, she couldn't win the arguments and could only go home in a huff.
If she really went to Lin Yuanshu's house, wouldn't that be agreeing to what they said? This puts her in a dilemma, where going or not going is also problematic.
Seeing this, Zhou Dafu reprimanded, "You just need to take care of our family. Go to Lin Yuanshu's house less often in the future. We've already separated the family. Unless it's something important, don't bother the young couple. This is a crucial moment for my promotion. You can't affect my reputation."
Zhou Ma didn't care about reputation, but he couldn't afford to be. After all, Old Wei next door had also joined the project to build an acetaminophen production workshop and was quite valued by Lin Yuanshu. If he didn't perform better, Old Wei would catch up with him.
Zhou's mother said indignantly, "That's my youngest son's home too, why can't I go there! Besides, they're just talking nonsense, I'm not the kind of person they're talking about."
Zhou Dafu couldn't help but frown. He really couldn't go against his conscience and say that his wife wasn't that kind of person, and that the neighbors' gossip wasn't all nonsense.
Even his superiors knew about the gossip surrounding his family and told him to keep an eye on his wife. What could he do in that situation? He could only comply.
He didn't bother with small talk with Zhou's mother; he went straight to threatening her, saying, "My mother's house is also my house. I think you'd be a good fit to go to my mother's house and take care of her for me."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ma's confidence vanished instantly. She didn't want to go to the countryside to earn work points and be scolded by her mother-in-law every day. She muttered to herself, "Fine, I won't go. Who cares about going? Even if my second daughter-in-law begged me to go, I wouldn't go."
She meant well for the family, but no one understood her. Why did she want to manipulate Lin Yuanshu? Wasn't it all for the benefit of the family?
They've really misunderstood my good intentions. They'll regret it sooner or later, and then they'll have nowhere to turn for help!
Sister-in-law Xue was unaware of Zhou Ma's thoughts. She was overjoyed to see her father-in-law lose his temper with her mother-in-law, as she could now boast to Lin Yuanshu. If it weren't for her help, how would the neighbor ladies have known that Zhou Ma was planning to go to Lin Yuanshu's house?
Lin Yuanshu originally wanted Aunt Wei to cause some minor trouble for Aunt Zhou so that Aunt Zhou wouldn't have time to look for her. However, he didn't expect Aunt Wei to have such a great influence on Aunt Zhou, which directly prevented Aunt Zhou from coming to see her for more than half a year.
It's true that only older women can deal with other older women.
During the past six months, Lin Yuanshu was not idle. He worked with three pharmaceutical factories to establish an acetaminophen production workshop. This task sounded simple, but it took a full six months. One reason was the complicated process of material allocation, and the other was the complex process of acetaminophen debugging.
This is different from the previous renovation of the sulfadiazine production workshop. This is to build an acetaminophen production workshop from scratch, so the process is more complicated.
During this period, Team Leader Ye also completed research on improving the production process of contraceptives and successfully submitted the research results.
Without Lin Yuanshu, Team Leader Ye would have been able to submit his research findings much earlier, but the results wouldn't have been this good.
The team leaders at the research institute are all eyeing Lin Yuanshu covetously, eager for him to complete the Ministry of Health's mission and return to the institute. They also want Lin Yuanshu to assist in completing their research projects.
Although Lin Yuanshu was in charge of the pilot work of three pharmaceutical factories, due to subtle differences, such as factory environment, personnel cooperation, and factory resource allocation, the progress of the three pharmaceutical factories was different. Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory was faster, while the other two pharmaceutical factories were close behind.
When the Minister of Health learned that Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory was able to produce qualified acetaminophen tablets, he was very pleased. So he took the core cadres of the Ministry of Health to inspect Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory. This was also his achievement, and he could not afford to make any mistakes.
When Director Qian learned that the Minister of Health was coming, he immediately made preparations to welcome him. A red banner with black characters was hung at the entrance of the pharmaceutical factory, which read, "Reporting our work to the leaders and producing good medicine for the people."
Lin Yuanshu was also pulled by Factory Director Qian to the gate of Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory to receive the Minister of Health.
Standing at the gate, she felt a sense of déjà vu about this scene; she seemed to have welcomed the deputy director of the Chemical Industry Bureau in the same way before.
Lin Yuanshu and the others did not have to wait long before a car pulled up in front of Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory. The Minister of Health got out of the car, accompanied by several middle-aged cadres.
Factory Director Qian quickly went over and said with a sincere smile, "Welcome, leaders, to the pharmaceutical factory for guidance. With your support and care, all the staff of the pharmaceutical factory have lived up to your trust and completed the task of establishing the acetaminophen production workshop ahead of schedule. The daily output of the acetaminophen production workshop in the pharmaceutical factory is now..."
As they walked, Director Qian explained the general situation of the acetaminophen production workshop to the Minister of Health.
Upon hearing this, the Minister of Health nodded in satisfaction. The fact that Director Qian was so familiar with the situation in the acetaminophen production workshop showed that Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory truly valued it. Allocating the pilot unit quota to Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory was not a mistake.
The minister smiled and praised, "You've done an excellent job, much better than I expected. With such capable leaders like you at the pharmaceutical factory, I feel much more at ease and it saves me a lot of worry. If every pharmaceutical factory could treat every production workshop with the same seriousness as you, how could our pharmaceutical industry not prosper, and the medicines that the people use would be much more reassuring..."
Factory Director Qian was a little embarrassed by the praise. He didn't know he was so capable. It was his first time being the director of a pharmaceutical factory, and there were many things he didn't understand. He was still learning as he went.
He was very excited to receive the approval of the Minister of Health, which at least proved that his efforts were in the right direction and that he would definitely be able to make the pharmaceutical factory develop better and better.
The minister first praised Factory Director Qian, then Deputy Factory Director Mao, and then Lin Yuanshu and others, emphasizing that everyone who saw it should receive a share and that no comrade should be left out.
Director Qian and others had a good impression of the Minister of Health; they all felt that the Minister of Health was very easygoing.
The minister followed Director Qian and others into the acetaminophen production workshop and toured part of the acetaminophen production process. Because it takes several days to produce a batch of acetaminophen tablets, they could not tour the entire acetaminophen production process in a short time.
After touring the acetaminophen production process, they went to inspect the produced acetaminophen tablets.
Factory Director Qian handed over the test data of the acetaminophen tablets to the minister. The data recorded the results of raw material inspection, intermediate product inspection, and finished product inspection, ensuring that the produced medicine was qualified.
After reviewing the data, the minister patted Director Qian on the shoulder and said, "This data is very clear. It includes data from raw materials to intermediate products to finished products. It's obvious that it was written by Comrade Lin Yuanshu. You've done a great job in this regard. Ensuring the quality of medicines is more important than pursuing production efficiency."
Lin Yuanshu immediately replied, "Thank you for your recognition, Minister. We will continue to promote and develop this strength."
Seeing that there were no major problems with the acetaminophen production workshop at Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory, the minister returned to the Ministry of Health after having lunch at the factory.
After seeing off the Minister of Health and his entourage, Director Qian breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the members of the temporary team and said with a smile, "We can be considered to have passed the inspection. The Minister of Health has approved it, so I don't think the others will have any objections. Thank you for your hard work during this period. It was only because of this that Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory was able to complete the task so quickly. I had previously applied to the Ministry of Health for relevant rewards for promoting the development of the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, in accordance with regulations. The Ministry of Health has approved it, and the rewards will be sent by Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory. You can collect them from the logistics department when you leave."
Lin Yuanshu blinked and deliberately said loudly, "Thank you so much, Director Qian. I heard that this reward is not easy to apply for, and the procedures are quite complicated."
Factory Director Qian instantly understood Lin Yuanshu's meaning, waved his hand dismissively, and said with an upright expression, "You have contributed so much to Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory, so I should do something for you too. It's just that the procedures are a bit troublesome, but it's nothing serious."
Upon hearing this, the other members looked at Factory Director Qian with gratitude. After all, no one would complain about a reward, and they said from the bottom of their hearts, "Factory Director Qian, we are very happy to cooperate with you this time, and we hope to continue to cooperate with you next time."
Factory Director Qian laughed heartily and said, "I do hope to cooperate with you, but unfortunately I don't have the power to speak. If there is another good opportunity like this next time, I would appreciate it if you could put in a good word for Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory. Hongguang Pharmaceutical Factory will definitely not let down the Ministry of Health's trust, nor will it let you suffer any losses."
The members unanimously replied, "No problem, it's just saying a few nice words! It's just something that comes naturally."
There are very few organizations willing to apply for awards related to promoting the development of the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry on their behalf. They would rather cooperate with this kind of pharmaceutical company than with other pharmaceutical companies.
Factory Director Qian couldn't hide his joy. Although the application process for the award was troublesome, it was worth it to win over these Ministry of Health officials. It was Lin Yuanshu who had given him the idea.
Thinking about this, he subconsciously glanced at Lin Yuanshu beside him.
Lin Yuanshu noticed the look in Director Qian's eyes and smiled slightly at him.
The two exchanged a smile, everything understood without a word.
She was happy to help Director Qian with such trivial matters because it caused her no loss and easily won him favor.
Incidentally, on her birthday, Director Qian and Deputy Director Mao gave her a very generous gift: pharmaceutical-related materials and some revolutionary readings—it couldn't be more dignified.
Fortunately, she hadn't misunderstood, so she wasn't disappointed. On the contrary, she was very satisfied with this generous gift. Although she worked at the research institute and had no shortage of books on pharmaceuticals, those books couldn't be taken home. Therefore, she was particularly pleased with the materials given to her by Director Qian and Deputy Director Mao.
As the sun rose and set, the day passed in the blink of an eye. Before leaving get off work, Lin Yuanshu went to the logistics department, showed his identification, and received his reward.
The envelope contained five industrial coupons and two large unity bills.
From today's perspective, this reward isn't much, but from the perspective of this era, it was quite a reward; five industrial vouchers were enough to buy a radio.
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Author's Note: I'll also be updating a little later tomorrow, but I'll try to update six times a day. I feel sleepy after taking my medicine. [heart][heart]
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