Seeing that Gu Zhiyuan didn't speak, he looked up and saw that everyone was looking at them.
Several factory leaders also rushed over upon hearing the news. They were all at the workshop entrance when they saw several young employees from the design department surrounding Gu Zhiyuan with expressions of admiration. They smiled.
"It seems that Comrade Gu is quite capable! He's only been in the design department for a few days, and he's already made everyone aware of his abilities!"
"Old Lin, you're getting old, but your eyesight isn't! You still have that same sharp eye as when you were young—"
"It seems our AO3 project can proceed smoothly!"
...
Standing behind him, Mr. Lu had a smile on his face, but his eyes couldn't help but look at his son, Lu Kai, who seemed calm but was actually disappointed.
After glaring at him, she turned around and echoed the others.
Lu Kai was brought back to his senses by his father's glare, and regained his usual arrogance.
When several factory leaders asked Gu Zhiyuan some questions about the project, he stepped back behind Gu Zhiyuan and pretended to listen attentively.
He would humbly ask a few questions from time to time, which earned him the approval of the factory leaders.
Putting everything else aside, Lu Kai's magnanimity is quite good among young people.
Some people who were on good terms with Lu's father joked, "Old Lu, it's true that like father, like son! Your second son has inherited your character and temperament!"
Mr. Lu smiled slightly: "My second son, although his technical skills are not as good as the newcomer, Comrade Gu, he has grown up in our factory and naturally his heart is with our machinery factory. As long as our machinery factory is doing well, he is happier than anyone else!"
Following up on Lu's father's words, someone praised Lu Kai a few more times, and for a moment everyone was in a good mood. The previous worries and undercurrents seemed to disappear all at once.
When Gu Zhiyuan made his move, he immediately intimidated everyone in the design department, as well as the factory leaders.
For a time, no one offered any more suggestions about Gu Zhiyuan's leadership of the new project.
Needless to say, the design department is another story.
Lin Feng has now become Gu Zhiyuan's number one fan. If Gu Zhiyuan hadn't politely declined, he would have wanted to become his apprentice on the spot.
The other young designers were also impressed, and even Li Chao, after hesitating for a few days, took the initiative to ask to join Gu Zhiyuan's group.
It's worth noting that Gu Zhiyuan's team, in addition to drawing, would set aside an hour after get off work each day to selflessly pass on some of the techniques he had learned from the books given to him by Xu Ningyan—techniques that were suitable for the times and not too outrageous.
The young people who get into the design department aren't stupid. They can learn new things, and it's obvious that what they've learned has greatly helped their work. Everyone is convinced of their abilities.
Lu Kai, after auditing the class once, also took the initiative to join. Regardless of his thoughts about Gu Zhiyuan, he was more willing to humble himself than others to learn new skills.
In a short time, the atmosphere in the design department changed. Everyone not only learned Gu Zhiyuan's skills, but also stopped keeping their own special skills to themselves. Instead, they started sharing their knowledge and skills with each other.
Seeing this, Lin's father and other veteran designers were naturally very pleased.
After another busy half month, Gu Zhiyuan broke down the A03 project into several sub-projects and assigned them to various departments. This was both a work assignment and an assessment of their learning outcomes.
He can finally relax a little.
Sun Zhou has already found a house for himself. It's on Ping'an Road, not far from the department store. It's a small, detached house with three main rooms, two storage rooms, a kitchen, a well, and a vegetable garden that the family has cultivated.
There was a small outhouse in the corner, which was small but complete.
It's perfect for families with few members.
The neighbors on the left and right are all people I know well.
This family originally lived with an elderly couple. Their only son was in the military, and their daughter-in-law was about to give birth while she was with the military. They heard that she was pregnant with twins, and they were worried that one person wouldn't be able to take care of them. So, the elderly couple went to the military base to help take care of their daughter-in-law and their eldest grandson.
They won't be back anytime soon. This house is their home, and they're worried that if no one lives there for a long time, the house will fall into disrepair.
They just want to find someone who is diligent and clean to rent their house.
Their furniture and other belongings were left behind, and the rest of the miscellaneous items were all packed up and locked in a storage room.
People who rent their houses only need to bring their bedding and luggage to move in and move in.
Many people wanted to rent their house, but the elderly couple refused after seeing the people.
It wasn't until they saw Gu Zhiyuan and exchanged a few words that the elderly couple relented.
The rent was paid in one lump sum for a year, at fifteen yuan.
If they wanted to continue renting, they left their son's address and name, so they could just transfer the money directly to him.
These past two days, the elderly couple cleaned up the yard, gave the keys to Sun Zhou, and went to their son's military base with bags and packages.
After receiving the keys, Sun Zhou diligently cleaned and renovated the yard again, and now it's just waiting for people to move in.
In the nearly one month that followed, Xu Ningyan only came to the county town once. Seeing that Gu Zhiyuan was so busy that he could barely squeeze in time to eat, she didn't stay long and returned to the Tuanjie Brigade.
Before Gu Zhiyuan went back, he made a phone call to the commune and asked someone to pass on a message to Xu Ningyan, saying that he would be going back on Saturday and moving on Sunday, and that Xu Ningyan should make preparations in advance.
When Gu Zhiyuan returned to the Unity Brigade, Xu Ningyan had already packed all her things.
She would occasionally return to stay in this courtyard; it was her last resort, so naturally she couldn't give it up.
I left only bedding and clothes here, just in case.
As for furniture, I chose a few lightweight items; I don't need beds or anything like that.
The food and other items were also packed up. Some of them were put directly into the space, and the rest looked like quite a lot.
When Gu Zhiyuan returned and told her that the small courtyard there was fully furnished, with pots and pans, it was practically move-in ready, Xu Ningyan felt even more at ease.
It was almost dark when Gu Zhiyuan arrived. The two of them quickly ate something and rested, as they had to get up early the next morning to move.
Early in the morning, the brigade leader and his men arrived with an oxcart to help.
Although they were reluctant to part with him, they thought that Xu Ningyan was still one of their team members, and they would have to come back from time to time for work.
Looking around, they saw that only a few pieces of furniture were missing from their house, while the bedding and other items were still there. Xu Ningyan also instructed them to help look after the yard and their private plot, which made them feel even more at ease.
They readily agreed but never mentioned it.
Of course, the lackeys will have to be brought along. There's a yard over there, so we'll just dig a dog hole in the yard wall for them to go out. That'll do.
All the goods were loaded onto the oxcart. Amidst the reluctant gazes of the brigade leader and the others, Xu Ningyan, with her arm around her lackey, sat on the cart, slowly watching the familiar scenery recede into the distance, until it disappeared from sight...
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