Siheyuan: Return to the Era of Prosperity

Chapter 14 Statistics
We arrived at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill with ease.

Shen Zhiyu met Uncle Hong at the security department. He was one of the colleagues who helped bury Shen Deming and his wife.

He seemed very happy to see Shen Zhiyu, and he was also very sad about the death of his old friend. However, his ability was limited, and he could not support his old friend's child, so he could only watch him drop out of school.

However, the factory held a meeting the day before yesterday and gave Shen Zhiyu a cadre post, which made them, the security officers, very happy. Everyone was grateful to Li Yumin for making the suggestion and felt that he was a good leader.

As a member of the security department, in this special period, sacrifice is inevitable, and it is glorious to sacrifice for the country. But after they are glorious, they are also happy to have better care for their families. This is not contradictory.

"Uncle Hong, good morning!" Shen Zhiyu took the initiative to step forward and greet him.

Uncle Hong Wenyuan said happily: "Good morning. Seeing you, little guy, reminds me of the glorious past. You are here to report, right? Which department are you assigned to?"

Shen Zhiyu smiled and explained: "Uncle, I was assigned to the production technology department."

Hong Wenyuan casually called over a security guard and said to him, "Xiao Zhao, take my nephew to report to the Production Technology Department."

"Okay, Chief." Xiao Zhao agreed happily.

Xiao Zhao brought Shen Zhiyu to the Production Technology Department. Under the other party's guidance, Shen Zhiyu came to the office of Section Chief Huang Zhengsong to complete the entry procedures.

"Chief Huang, I'm Shen Zhiyu, and I'm here to report to you." Shen Zhiyu said respectfully.

Huang Zhengsong raised his head and looked at Shen Zhiyu, then said, "Comrade Shen Zhiyu, the Human Resources Department has already notified us, and your documents have been issued. Give me your registration card, and then sign here. It will be considered as a successful registration, and you will be a member of the Production Technology Department from now on."

"Thank you for your care, Chief Huang." Shen Zhiyu said quickly.

Huang Zhengsong said calmly: "No need, almost everyone in our production technology department has left the title, and we are just a few cadres, so we should take care of each other."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Chief, if you have anything to do in the future, please let me know and Zhiyu will do his best." Shen Zhiyu said.

"Our production technology department is divided into the technology department and the production department. The technology department is composed of technical personnel, while the production department is more troublesome, with a lot of things to do. It requires a lot of patience to do this job well. Zhiyu, from today on, you will be a full-time production statistician." Huang Zhengsong said.

"Yes, Chief Huang."

"Go find Wu Bingyan, the head of the Statistics Section. She will assign you specific tasks. As long as you work hard, the organization will not forget you. You are still young and you will have a bright future."

"Okay, Chief Huang."

Huang Zhengsong is very good at winning people's hearts. Shen Zhiyu has experience in official circles in his previous life, so he would not be fooled by his empty promises, but he expressed his loyalty to the section chief.

After leaving the section chief's office, Shen Zhiyu went straight to the statistics department.

The Statistics Department is located in an office of less than 20 square meters. There are four desks in the room, three of which are occupied by people, two women and one man.

After Shen Zhiyu pushed the door open and walked in, he asked softly, "Hello everyone, I am the new statistician Shen Zhiyu."

A tall androgynous woman in her 30s stood up and pointed to an empty desk. “Hello, I’m Wu Bingyan, the head of the statistics department. This is your desk.”

"Hello, I'm Mi Surong, a statistician." said a chubby girl with small eyes, about 1.5 meters tall.

"Hello, my name is Pang Yuanming, and I'm also a statistician." A tall and handsome man about 20 years old introduced himself.

"Captain Wu, if you have any work, please assign it to me." Shen Zhiyu said as he placed notebooks and other things on the table.

"Pang Yuanming, take Shen Zhiyu with you to familiarize yourself with the product statistics and attendance work processes first. Shen Zhiyu, you will be responsible for all statistical work and attendance supervision for the entire factory's product production in the future." Wu Bingyan instructed the two.

"Okay, Chief Wu, I will teach Shen Zhiyu before I leave." Pang Yuanming promised. Shen Zhiyu was a little confused. Where was Pang Yuanming going?

"I will be joining the army in a few days, and you will be responsible for the statistical work from now on." Pang Yuanming explained further.

Seeing his excited look, Shen Zhiyu also felt a desire to visit the army, but when he thought about his own situation, he gave up this unrealistic fantasy.

"Brother, this is the job responsibility of our statistics department, would you like to take a look?" Pang Yuanming said to Shen Zhiyu.

Looking at the two thin pieces of paper, Shen Zhiyu knew that the country currently did not attach much importance to statistical work.

You have to know that in later generations, the regulations of any company would be as thick as a book, but now they are only two pages, which feels a bit like a joke.

Having just arrived at a new unit and before he became familiar with the work, Shen Zhiyu was not prepared to express his own opinions. He followed the crowd and did not want to stand out.

Firstly, although he studied mechanical manufacturing, he was just a jack of all trades and was far inferior to the technicians in the steel mill.

Secondly, if you are not familiar with the job but still try hard to make a presence, you may easily make a fool of yourself or even get into trouble.

The most important thing for him at present is to follow the procedures, familiarize himself with his job responsibilities and the production process of the steel rolling mill workshop, and then make a work plan based on the actual situation, instead of pretending to know everything and making a fool of himself.

Shen Zhiyu put his duties on the table, took out a few candies from his pocket, and distributed them to the three people in the office. He said a little embarrassedly, "Everyone, have some candies. Originally, on the first day of work, I was going to treat you three to a meal outside, but unfortunately, I am short of money, and I have to take care of my younger brothers and sisters after get off work, so I can only treat you three to a meal in the company cafeteria."

"Brother, you're welcome!"

"I'm not picky." Mi Surong said with a smile.

Wu Bingyan acted a bit like a section chief and didn't say anything, but she was still very happy about Shen Zhiyu's offer to treat them, which showed that this person was not unsociable.

The morning ended with Shen Zhiyu asking for advice.

As soon as the bell rang, the four of them went to Sanzao together.

The chef of Sanzao is none other than Sha Zhu. Although he looks ugly and has bad breath, his cooking skills are excellent, so most of the cadres in the government go to Sanzao for meals.

Shen Zhiyu did not see Sha Zhu in the cafeteria, but that was understandable. Qin Huairu had not yet started working at the steel rolling mill, so how could a master chef like Sha Zhu come out to serve meals for people? That was the job of a kitchen helper and an apprentice.

The four people from the Statistics Section had a delicious meal of stewed vegetables and steamed buns made from two-grain flour, then returned to the Statistics Section comfortably to start their afternoon work.

As soon as the bell rang, Shen Zhiyu stood up from his chair, packed up his things and prepared to go home.

Although it was the first day that everyone met, they were all familiar with Shen Zhiyu's situation. They knew that he had to go home to take care of his younger siblings, so no one made fun of him.

When Shen Zhiyu returned home, the fire had been lit and the rice was served. He only had to stir-fry a simple dish. His younger brothers and sisters asked him about his work with curiosity.

Shen Zhiyu told them some unimportant things and warned the three of them to study hard and try to get into technical secondary school.

The four brothers and sisters lived a poor but warm and happy life.

After dinner, the three were sent to study while Shen Zhiyu went to wash the dishes.

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(End of this chapter)