In her article, Wen Ruan wrote that steel plants may be facing three major bottlenecks: first, insufficient talent reserves; second, insufficient technological development; and third, insufficient transformation of social benefits. Therefore, she suggested that the development of steel plants today should no longer be based on "burying themselves in work" as in the past, but should involve continuous exchange and learning, strengthening talent training, continuously improving independent innovation capabilities, and improving product quality.
Finally, she said that the steel plant has already taken this solid step and is making efforts in all aspects. All the plant's leaders, cadres, and workers are working together to seize opportunities, prepare for breakthroughs, strive to overcome existing technical difficulties, and produce a batch of high-value-added, high-tech steel products to continuously increase the domestic market share of steel. She expressed her confidence in the steel plant's future and her high expectations for its future development.
Everyone stared in amazement at the article in their hands. The steel plant was recently facing a debate between the "new" and the "old," with a stalemate between two factions led by Deputy Director Guo, who insisted on maintaining the existing model, and Director Wen, who sought to break through technological limitations. The current steel plant director seemed to simply want a peaceful retirement, and even appeared to be leaning towards Deputy Director Guo.
Perhaps this article can break the deadlock. The group pondered.
Suddenly, Yao Cui, who had previously clashed with Ye Xiaofan, noticed that the article was signed Wen Ruan. "Ah! I remember now!"
“Last week, Secretary Song took leave for his wedding, and we were curious about what the bride looked like. Just then, a relative of mine who works at the Public Security Bureau came to visit and said that their Deputy Director Song Jianshan’s family was having a wedding soon and had taken a few days off, so they weren’t so busy. I overheard that the Deputy Director’s family also had the surname Song and was also having a wedding, so I asked him if he had a son named Song Yan.”
"That relative said he couldn't remember his name, but he knew that his deputy had two sons, one was an officer in the army and the other was a cadre in a steel plant."
As she spoke, Yao Cui excitedly slapped her thigh. "I just realized it! That's exactly who our Secretary Song is talking about!"
This caused a stir among the crowd, who all wondered what Song Yan's family did for a living, thinking that it would be difficult for an ordinary family to raise a child with such an air of refinement. They never expected that his family had such a powerful background.
“What else? What else!” Yao Cui interrupted as the group began to discuss.
"I also heard that Secretary Song and his wife were betrothed when they were children. Apparently, it was arranged on the spot when Director Wen saved Director Song!"
Yao Cui shook her head with a regretful look. "Although it was an arranged marriage, I have to say that Secretary Song was quite lucky. Director Wen's youngest daughter is, needless to say, very beautiful. Just those few days when she came to deliver meals to the director, she captivated all the men in our factory. When they finally found out that she was Secretary Song's fiancée, they were still amazed for a long time."
"But I never expected that Secretary Song's new wife is not only beautiful, but also talented and insightful; her articles have even been published in the newspaper." He then pointed to Wen Ruan's name in the newspaper.
This drew gasps of amazement from everyone. No wonder Secretary Song was so excited just now. It seems that what people said about arranged marriages being undesirable is not necessarily true. Secretary Song has really struck gold.
The men present were even more frustrated, lamenting that they had never met a partner whose parents were both cadres, and who was beautiful and talented.
The group engaged in a lively discussion, but Ye Xiaofan remained silent, her face ashen. She had taken leave to care for her ailing mother and was unaware of the events unfolding at the factory, let alone that Song Yan had just gotten married last week. It's worth noting that Ye Xiaofan had fallen for Song Yan at first sight when he was first assigned to the factory after graduation. Ye Xiaofan felt a pang of resentment.
Yao Cui, standing nearby, glanced at Ye Xiaofan's expression, which was full of disdain, but she didn't utter a word of provocation. The two were both propaganda officers and had never gotten along. In addition, Ye Xiaofan was good-looking, and many male colleagues fawned over her, which she had long resented.
When Song Yan arrived at Wen's father's office, he found the head of the technical department and several technicians there.
Seeing Song Yan's hurried footsteps, she thought something had happened and quickly asked what was wrong.
"Director Wen, have you read today's newspaper?" Song Yan asked directly. The others around him also looked at Song Yan with questioning expressions.
Mr. Wen said somewhat embarrassedly, "Oh, I know. Ruan Ruan's article came out today. We just sat down and haven't had a chance to discuss it yet. We should talk about work during working hours."
Mr. Wen said modestly to the person next to him, "Oh, my daughter, Wen Ruan, for a while, she was worried about me working overtime and brought me food every day. She was deeply moved by the atmosphere of unity in our factory in terms of production and construction. Without considering her own abilities, she insisted on submitting an article to the newspaper, saying she wanted to write an article about our steel plant. But who knew she would be so lucky and actually get accepted."
"Song Yan probably saw it and was anxious to let me see it too. Young people just can't keep their tempers up," Wen's father said, feigning a reproachful expression.
Zhang Weidong, the head of the technical department, smiled and waved his hand repeatedly: "Director Wen, please don't say that. Secretary Song is a well-known reliable person in our factory. It's not something an ordinary person can do. It just shows that the young couple has a good relationship. Besides, it's about our steel factory, so we have to take a good look." The others also became interested and nodded in agreement.
Song Yan found the newspaper that the propaganda department had delivered that day and handed it to Wen's father. Wen's father was shocked when he saw it and could not believe that such an article was written by his daughter. Moreover, the ideas in it were very well-organized. Wen's father looked serious and handed it to Section Chief Zhang next to him. After everyone read it, they started a heated discussion.
In just one day, Wen Ruan's article had been circulated among almost everyone in the steel plant, and even on the way home from get off work, people were still discussing its contents.
Song Yan was eager to go home, and Wen's father followed along, preparing to go to the Song family together.
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