60s: I have a store

Chapter 266 Business trip
Zhou Yimin went to work as usual today, but when he arrived at the office, someone told him, "Section Chief Zhou, Section Chief Wang asked you to go to his office when you come back."

Zhou Yimin was a little surprised when he heard this, but he still responded: "Okay, thank you!"

After a while, he arrived at Section Chief Wang's office and knocked on the door politely.

Although he has a good relationship with Section Chief Wang, he still has to do what he should do in his official duties and does not want to be criticized for such a small matter.

"Come in!"

After Zhou Yimin walked in, he joked, "Chief Wang, you are a busy man, how come you have time to think of a nobody like me!"

"Boy, Director Hu has a task for you. I hope you won't refuse?" Wang Weimin said seriously.

Zhou Yimin saw that Wang Weimin was serious and no longer had the joking spirit he had at the beginning, so he asked, "Director Hu, what task did you give me?"

"Tell me about it, I don't know if I can finish it."

If it can be completed, it doesn’t matter. But if it cannot be agreed, then I’m sorry.

Wang Weimin explained: "The ministry is building a factory in Tianjin that specializes in producing rice cookers, and they want you to provide technical guidance."

After hearing this, Zhou Yimin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "So that's what happened. I was shocked. I thought it was a big deal."

Going on a business trip is also a good choice. You have to know that you need a letter of introduction from your company to go anywhere now, otherwise you can't go anywhere. It's a good opportunity to go and take a look, and it's also good to treat it as a trip.

"For you, it is indeed a good thing. However, Director Hu was reluctant to let you go at first, but he compromised in the end. Director Hu also specifically instructed you not to be tempted by the conditions offered by the factory in Tianjin and you must return to the steel plant." Wang Weimin said.

He also had his own selfish motives and did not want to lose a capable person like Zhou Yimin, so he never had to worry about not being able to complete the tasks assigned by his superiors.

Other departments in the purchasing department are not so lucky and they all envy themselves for having an employee like Zhou Yimin.

The three section chiefs had often wanted to second Zhou Yimin to provide support. This kind of talk was just to fool people who had just entered society. For a veteran like Wang Weimin, he would definitely know that it was like a dog hitting a meat bun, and there would be no return.

Zhou Yimin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Could he still move to Tianjin and settle down? His grandparents were here!

"Chief Wang, tell Director Hu that I will definitely come back. After all, my family is in Beijing."

Also, in the future, housing prices in other cities will be many times higher than that in Tianjin. Now, just wait patiently. When the spring breeze blows all over the ground, it will be your time to show your talents.

After receiving Zhou Yimin's assurance, Wang Weimin himself was relieved, but he couldn't say it out loud. Then he said, "With your assurance, Director Hu will definitely be relieved."

"When do we leave? What car do we take?" Zhou Yimin asked.

I just hope we don’t have to go there by truck, otherwise it would be really uncomfortable.

Today's trucks have no shock absorption at all, and sitting in them for a long time is like torture. Although Sijiucheng is only more than 100 kilometers away from Tianjin, it is now like the past. As long as there is no traffic jam, you can get there in an hour or two once you get on the highway.

Nowadays, most people take the national highway. There are few expressways there, and the road conditions are not very good. It takes basically half a day to drive more than a hundred kilometers.

"Captain Li from the Transportation Department will go to Tianjin to bring back some seafood and give you a ride." Wang Weimin shattered Zhou Yimin's fantasy as soon as he opened his mouth.

Wang Weimin added: "We will leave the day after tomorrow. You don't need to come to the factory tomorrow. Go back and pack your things."

In fact, getting seafood was just a side job. Li Feng’s most important task was to bring Zhou Yimin over.

Zhou Yimin didn't expect to actually go by truck, but luckily it was Captain Li who was driving, and Captain Li's truck had a place to lie down in the back, so at least he didn't have to sit all the time. "Okay!" Zhou Yimin said.

After being away on business for a few days, he would go back to the village to tell his grandparents, for fear that they would worry. He also wanted to see how the cellar was being dug.

After saying that, Zhou Yimin left the office without returning to his own office and left the steel plant directly.

He rode his bicycle towards Zhoujiazhuang.

After returning home, I saw my grandfather directing people how to dig a cellar.

When the old man saw Zhou Yimin coming back, he didn't even bother to give him instructions and asked, "Yimin, are you back? Have you eaten? Didn't you ask your grandma to cook some millet porridge for you?"

Rice porridge is a porridge made with millet as the main ingredient. Millet porridge has a protective effect on the gastric mucosa, has a light taste and fresh fragrance, is simple to make, and is good for the stomach and digestion.

In the north, millet is one of the main foods, and many areas have the custom of eating millet porridge for dinner.

The millet in the house was brought back by Zhou Yimin.

In the past, the two old people would definitely not be willing to use fine grains as staple food, but now, the family has everything they need and can cook whatever they want.

The people who were digging the cellar swallowed their saliva when they heard about millet porridge. Although people in Zhoujiazhuang can basically have enough food to eat now, eating enough and eating well are two different concepts. They almost forgot what fine grains taste like.

Zhou Yimin said: "Grandpa, I have already eaten and I am not hungry now."

I am a person who enjoys life, how could I possibly let my stomach suffer?

"Okay, then let grandma make you a big meal later." said the old man.

Zhou Yimin asked, "Grandpa, how is the cellar going?"

"We have just started the construction. It will probably take another day to complete the digging." said the old man.

Zhou Yimin nodded. He knew nothing about the cellar, so he just took a look and almost forgot about the main business. He then said, "Grandpa, I have to go to Tianjin on a business trip in two days. I don't know how many days I will be gone yet. Can I tell you in advance?"

"Why are you going on a business trip to Tianjin for no reason?" the old man asked puzzledly?

Zhou Yimin replied: "Tianjin is building an electric rice cooker factory, and the leaders asked me to go there to provide technical guidance."

Anyway, this is not confidential information that needs to be kept confidential. There is no problem even if you tell your family members about it, and it will also stop them from worrying.

The old man couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. You know, this is a good thing. The leaders above value their grandson, otherwise they would not let him go on a business trip.

"Okay, okay, okay! Great! Be careful."

Telling this to others will bring him honor.

How many times has his grandson made him proud since he came back? In Zhoujia Village, which old man doesn't envy him? They all say that his family has a good feng shui.

Some people suggested moving the Zhou family's ancestral tomb to a new place, so as not to always bring prosperity to the Zhou family. The old man immediately criticized such suggestions.

(End of this chapter)