Back to the 80s Machinery Factory

Chapter 232: Striving for a New Era: Rising from the Foreign Guest Hotel???

As soon as Du Han left, the four team leaders in the workshop knocked on the door and walked in together.

In addition to submitting excellent collective materials at the end of the year, the workshop must also promote advanced workers and outstanding workshop workers.

Chen Luyang had made it clear at the beginning that he would not participate in the evaluation, and at the end of the year the candidates for evaluation would be selected from the working group with the highest production efficiency.

Therefore, Comrade Dong Mangui once again deservedly became a candidate for advanced worker.

However, there were differences of opinion on the selection of outstanding workshop workers.

Chen Luyang smiled and looked at Dong Mangui: "Old Dong, you have to think about this carefully. Under normal circumstances, excellent workshop workers are also selected from your group. If you give up and regret it later, I won't help you."

Dong Mangui smiled and said, "Think it over, I won't regret it!"

"Although our group achieved the best results, the workshop results belong to everyone. We can't take on everything."

Chen Luyang really didn't expect Dong Mangui to have this awareness.

"As for the outstanding workshop workers, do any of you team leaders have any recommendations?"

Huang Pingtao and the other three looked at each other.

"Director, the four of us think Comrade Xiang Guowu is a good fit."
"Xiang Guowu?" Chen Luyang raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect that these four team leaders would choose Xiang Guowu.

Huang Pingtao said, "Director, Comrade Xiang Guowu has outstanding work achievements and a strong base of support among the masses. He has spearheaded the research and development of several components that are being developed in collaboration with the Feisheng workshop. After much deliberation, we have decided to recommend Comrade Xiang Guowu as an outstanding workshop worker."

When it comes to capability, Xiang Guowu is one of the most capable people in the workshop.

Although everyone has selfish motives and wants to fight for this spot.

But Xiang Guowu was so outstanding that the four team leaders unanimously decided to recommend Xiang Guowu as an outstanding workshop worker.

"Okay. Then let's choose Guowu." Chen Luyang had no objection. After all, they were all from his workshop. Since everyone agreed, he would not object.

In the workshop,
When Xiang Guowu heard that Chen Luyang asked him to be an excellent workshop worker, his eyes widened.

“Did he really agree???”

Xiang Guowu really couldn't even imagine it!

As soon as Chen Luyang took office, he took sick leave and stayed at home for more than a month.

After everything in the workshop was sorted out, he ran back to work in a depressed mood.

If these things happened to someone else, let alone rewarding him, it would be good enough if he wasn't given a hard time!
And he can still give himself excellence? !
Huang Pingtao smiled and patted Xiang Guowu on the shoulder.

"You, hurry up and write the materials in the next two days."

"The director said you must write more. Don't just write a page or two like Du Han did when he wrote the Records of the Grand Historian. Write down every detail of your work achievements!"

Xiang Guowu stared at Chen Luyang's office in a daze.

With a nervous mood, Xiang Guowu took his materials and walked into Chen Luyang's office.

Yo?
Rare visitor!

When Chen Luyang saw Xiang Guowu, he enthusiastically invited Brother Xiang into the house to sit down.

Although Chen Luyang has not been here for long, many people come to talk to him.

A while ago, several worker cadres who had submitted applications to join the Party and were preparing to become full Party members came to him one by one to report on their thoughts.

In addition, there were people who asked for leave because of family matters, those who had conflicts with their coworkers and came to him to complain, those who secretly reported that workers from other groups had stolen tires... There were all kinds of trivial matters.

But it was the first time Xiang Guowu came to his office.

"Director, this is the material I wrote. Please take a look first."

Xiang Guowu handed him the materials somewhat awkwardly.

Although these were his own materials for the application, they were under the management of Chen Luyang after all, and the contents of the materials still had to be reviewed and approved by the director before they could be submitted.

"Let me see."

Chen Luyang took the materials and subconsciously looked at the number of pages... eight pages.

Hey!
I’ve written quite a bit!

At a glance, Chen Luyang could tell that the material was written by Du Han.

The writing style is exactly the same.

"Okay, it's well written. Let's report it." Chen Luyang finished reading the materials and returned them to Xiang Guowu.

"How's the work in the workshop going lately?" Chen Luyang took the opportunity to chat with Xiang Guowu about family matters.

"Well done." Xiang Guowu was a little reserved.

He now has complicated feelings towards Chen Luyang.

The young director in front of me looked cheerful, but he had many tricks and abilities.

I used to be at odds with him, and even though I came back to work, we never had a good chat. Now it feels a bit awkward to sit down and talk to him face to face.

Xiang Guowu feels awkward, and so does Chen Luyang!
But as long as you are not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed.

Chen Luyang acted as if nothing had happened and chatted with the elder brother about family matters in a friendly manner. He also asked about how the pickled vegetables at home were.

When talking about sauerkraut, Xiang Guowu became interested and enthusiastically shared his experience in pickling sauerkraut.

The two chatted for more than ten minutes before ending the conversation in a very harmonious atmosphere.

After sitting in the office for a day, Chen Luyang walked out of the workshop for a routine inspection.

To be honest, Chen Luyang is not a germaphobe. His mother and sister clean the house, so he is actually a dull person.

As long as he can deal with it generally, he can tolerate it.

However, after the last provincial year-end safety inspection and comparison, Chen Luyang did feel that the workshop was a bit messy.

During the two days of inspection, the workshop was very clean, with towels, brushes, brooms, water tanks and everything else arranged in an orderly manner.

The machines, tires, and tools are all in their designated places.

As a result, as soon as the inspection team left, the workshop became chaotic again.

In addition, the rubber workshop had a strong smell, and after walking around it, I felt uncomfortable no matter how I looked at it.

"The hygiene of this workshop needs to be improved." Director Chen looked thoughtful.

The workshop's technology has improved, staff has been added, tasks have been assigned, and management should indeed be strengthened.

But he still had to think about how to strengthen it.

By the way, last time Ma Shanbiao from the security department made a big promise to him, promising to give him a mobile red flag to hang, but it hasn’t been delivered yet.

Being idle is also idle.

Chen Luyang simply ran to the main building, ready to exchange feelings and walk around with the colleagues from various departments of the main building.

As a result, as soon as I entered the building, before I could go to the security department to get the red flag, I was invited by a young clerk from the factory party committee to the office of Dai Ning, the full-time deputy secretary of the party committee.

"Congratulations, Director Chen!"

Chen Luyang was completely confused. "Secretary, what are you congratulating me for?"

"The province has issued a document approving you as this year's provincial Socialist Youth Activist."

Chen Luyang was shocked. "I was named a socialist youth activist?"

"Yes, a young workshop director, assistant engineer, and professional English book writer, each of these achievements is truly remarkable!" Dai Ning smiled.

"What about the certificate? Are there any medals or anything?" Chen Luyang asked anxiously.

If he could get a certificate back, his mother Feng Jiuxiang would be so happy! Maybe then, his certificate could even be hung on the wall, mixed in with Lao Chen's certificate and Junjun's "Three Good Students" certificate.

"I don't have your certificate." Dai Ning said gently.

"At the end of this month, the Provincial Party Committee will hold a provincial commendation conference. All outstanding collectives and individuals in the province are invited to attend. You will be able to receive your certificate then."

"The Provincial Party Committee has called and informed us that you, as a representative of socialist youth activists, will give a speech. Drawing on your own experiences, you will share with young comrades across the province how to get things done and become successful."

Chen Luyang: “…”

It’s a good thing, but what kind of work and success am I talking about?
Could it be something like "From failing the college entrance exam to soaring to the top"?

Or maybe it’s “The stick makes a good son, and I was inseparable from the soles of the shoes during those years”?
Or is it the whole “new era of struggle rising from the Foreign Guest Hotel”?
The key point is that I haven't made much progress in the foreign guest hotel...

After taking on the task assigned by Secretary Dai, Chen Luyang had no mood to chat.

After returning to the workshop, I began to prepare the content of my speech at the provincial commendation conference.

While he was working on his speech in his office, a new round of fierce competition for advanced job producers began in the machinery factory.

The opponent of the fight is still the old rival that the factory loves to see!
Chen Dazhi and Jin Dakui.

In the end, Comrade Jin Dakui was defeated again and missed the opportunity to become an advanced worker of the factory, so he could only suffer the consequences alone.

So, in this cold winter.

The already fragile friendship between Chen Dazhi and Jin Dakui was shattered into pieces once again.

We can only wait until the beginning of spring after the Chinese New Year for it to recover and restart on its own.
夜晚
Chen's mother rummaged through boxes and drawers to prepare clothes for Old Chen and Little Chen to wear to the provincial commendation conference.

This time, the Chen family made a big splash again.

Not only did Lao Chen participate in the provincial commendation conference as an advanced worker in the province.

Xiao Chen even attended the provincial commendation conference as a socialist youth activist and gave a speech!!!

After hearing the news, Feng Jiuxiang was so happy that she couldn't sleep for several nights and felt happy every day.

"This dress doesn't look quite right either. I remember you looked so smart in this shirt before, but why doesn't it look so good today?"

Chen's mother took out a shirt from the closet and kept gesturing in front of Chen Luyang.

From time to time, I would ask him to put it on and walk around to see the effect.

"I think there are wrinkles? I'll just wash them away and they'll be fine."

Chen Luyang looked down at his clothes and talked to his mother.

"Maybe. Mom will wash it for you tomorrow and see the effect after it dries."

"Come on, try this one..."

"Okay, Mom!"

……

On the edge of the kang next to them, Chen Dazhi sat darkly like a small mountain, looking at the mother and son with an unpleasant look.

The big kang where he and Chen's mother usually slept was now piled with Chen Luyang's sweaters, shirts and torn coats.

Covered up his tape recorder!

"Just have something to wear!" Father Chen couldn't help it.

"It's not like I'm naked!"

"It doesn't matter what you wear!"

Chen Dazhi angrily threw the small vest on the tape recorder onto the chest of drawers next to him, and then puckered his son's shirt to express his strong dissatisfaction.

In the past, this was my treatment. Feng Jiuxiang prepared clothes for me piece by piece for attending the commendation conference!
This year, however,

Feng Jiuxiang threw him a shirt that he usually didn't want to wear and asked him to wear a work uniform over it.

Then she threw him alone on the kang and turned around to start choosing clothes for her baby.

Chen Dazhi said a few words sourly.

unfortunately,

His opinions were like small stones thrown at the foot of Changbai Mountain. Not even a sound could be heard. They were simply silent.

Although there was a fire in the house and water on the stove.

But it was the coldest time of the year after all, and after Chen Luyang put on and took off her clothes several times, she got goose bumps and sneezed twice.

Seeing this, Chen's mother lifted the cotton jacket covering Chen Dazhi's legs and put it on her son.

"Hey hey hey! I'm covering it!"

Chen Dazhi was caught off guard when his little cotton-padded jacket was taken away, and he felt a little aggrieved and angry.

"Don't we have a quilt?" Chen's mother said impatiently.

"You're already grown up, not a child. You're cold, but you don't know how to cover yourself with a blanket! You're so stupid!"

Chen Dazhi couldn't stand it any longer: "If you two want to try on clothes, go outside! I'm sleepy and I want to sleep!"

As he said that, Chen Dazhi stood up and stretched out his arm to pull the lamp cord.

But before its claws touched the string, it was slapped back by Chen's mother.

"It's not even seven o'clock yet, why are you so sleepy?"

Mother Chen glared at Father Chen fiercely: "My son and I are choosing clothes, don't make trouble!"

"If you're tired, go find a place to sleep, or go to the cellar and clean up the vegetables!"

After saying that, Chen's mother ignored him and continued to weigh clothes for her baby.
Father Chen gritted his teeth in anger, but there was nothing he could do.

In the end, he could only hum and fall stubbornly on the kang, facing the wall with his back to the mother and son, expressing his strongest protest.

Chen Luyang stood on the ground wearing a small cotton jacket, letting his mother take the few clothes he had and try them on him.

"Just be clean and tidy. Everyone's dressed similarly, so who would care what I'm wearing?"

Chen's mother disagreed: "Why not?! This is a provincial commendation meeting, what a grand occasion, with so many leaders and newspaper people watching from below, how can you not dress smartly?!"

"Yes! There are so many leaders and representatives there, and I am just a socialist youth activist. Not many people pay attention to me." Chen Luyang felt that Chen's mother was thinking too complicatedly.

There are so many outstanding representatives from all walks of life at the province-wide commendation conference. Which one of them is not a talent in their industry?

As an activist, I am just a small wave in the river, not worth looking at.

"Why is no one looking at him? My son is so handsome, everyone should take a few more glances!" Mother Chen took another shirt and tried it on him.

"With so many people attending the conference, how many get to speak? It's so rare for you to get to speak on stage! Even your father doesn't have this honor!"

Chen's mother's casual words made Chen's father, who was pretending to be asleep, very angry.

"What the hell, I don't have this honor?!"

Chen's father sat up with a jerk, his face flushed, and retorted, "As a veteran comrade who was recognized at the provincial commendation conference, my achievements are all earned through blood and sweat, and my responsibilities are within my grasp. I can only express them a few words to others. What is there to brag about?!"

"Working hard and down-to-earth, contributing more to the factory and society is better than anything else!"

"I don't even want to speak!"

Chen's mother poured a bucket of cold water on him: "If you want to speak, it's up to others to let you do it!"

"You're so full of yourself daydreaming, talking about this and that. I don't believe that if the province gave you a chance to speak, you'd still dare not speak up!"

(End of this chapter)