Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 239 License (jasonn+)

Han San glanced at the time and said, "Alright, hurry up and get this done. Install the machine in this room, install the stove in this room, hurry up and get it done, all you do is show off."

The young man smiled and beckoned people over, then turned around and shouted, "Boss, why is there a refrigerator and washing machine here? Where do you put them?"

Han San laughed, glanced at Xiao Wei, and said, "Is he a chatterbox? His future wife will be driven crazy by him."

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "Let's go, put the refrigerator in the kitchen, and let's put the washing machine in the dining room first? Where should we put it?" He turned to ask Xia Maosheng.

Master Chang said, "Why put it in that room? It's inconvenient for water and drainage. Just put it in the kitchen and cover it up with something. Come on, this thing needs a pipe. Let me see if I can get you a hot water line."

The group walked towards the kitchen together. Chen Hui looked around and asked, "Then we can't seal off this door anymore, can we? The students will have to walk back and forth during their internships, won't they?"

Xiao Wei said, "Let them walk from the outside. It's only a few steps, a few dozen or a hundred meters. It's too chaotic for them to walk back and forth."

Chen Hui nodded: "That's true, there are dozens of people."

Xiao Wei turned to Master Chang and asked, "Grandpa, can this gate be made automatic?"

Master Chang turned his head and looked at it, saying, "It can be modified. The motor is installed in the heated shed, so it should be high enough. You all need to find a place to buy the rails; we don't have any here. After the modification, this shed won't be able to park large vehicles anymore, and small vehicles will have to be extra careful going in. We'll need to weld a ladder to the very back, which will take up some space."

Xiao Wei said, "Then let's change it. It's too much trouble to keep pushing the gate back and forth all day. This warehouse can just be left empty, since there aren't any cars here."

Chen Hui said, "Why aren't there those cars? The three of us plus this Hiace would make four."

Xia Maosheng said, "You're not usually here, so we'll talk about it when you get here. When you come, park the sea lions inside the factory; you can get them in from the other side anyway."

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "Then why don't you drive here in the summer and take a bus in the winter? Besides, isn't it tiring to drive all this way back and forth?"

Chen Hui curled his lip and said, "They actually excluded me. You just wait, you'll see I come here every day. I'm going to reserve a spot here."

Xiao Wei said to Master Chang, "Let's do it this way. You can convert this warehouse into a storage room, and we'll use it as a storeroom."

Upon entering the kitchen, one of Master Chang's apprentices was busy welding a sink, worktable, and stove frame out of steel plates. Since it was convenient, he simply used steel plates to make everything. Not only was laying bricks in the dead of winter too strenuous, but the finished product might not be as durable as steel plates, and it certainly wouldn't look as good.

Master Chang went over to take a look at his apprentice's work, pointed at it and said, "There is a difference between steel welding rods and iron welding rods. With steel welding rods, you just need to do a few dots, you don't need to burn them into a pile. Yours is too thick, so the finished product won't look good."

The apprentice blushed and nodded.

Master Chang walked around the room twice, gesturing and saying, "Put the washing machine here. I can connect the pipes here, making it convenient for water supply and drainage. The refrigerator can be tucked in this corner. The workbench can be made here, and then another workbench can be connected from the sink and turned to here. Is that okay? That should be enough."

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, you can arrange it."

Master Chang said, "It's the dead of winter, there's nothing we can do about it. If it were summer, we could have fixed it properly, but it's not very good now. The drainpipes can only be run above ground at both ends, which doesn't look very nice."

Xiao Wei said, "It's okay, it's fine, as long as it works."

Master Chang said, "I'll walk along the ground from the section that comes out of the wall, and weld a horizontal partition on top so you can put things there. From here, I'll try to keep it as close to the wall as possible."

His apprentice said, "Master, if you want to make a slit up there, you have to make a live one, otherwise you won't be able to change the pipe later."

Master Chang nodded and said, "It's alright, just weld a hinge on it, it's simple."

As they were talking, a woman at the door spoke up: "What are you busy with?"

Everyone turned around and looked over; it was Sister Li from the Labor Bureau.

Sister Li smiled and said, "This renovation is quite extensive! I just went inside this old building, and you guys are really fast; all the equipment is installed. What's this all about?"

Xiao Wei said, "We're changing the drainage system; this room will be used as a kitchen from now on."

Sister Li glanced at it and said, "Have you moved in yet? The house looks all tidied up and nicely decorated. I was even thinking of staying here myself, haha."

Xia Maosheng walked over and asked, "Sister Li, is something the matter?"

Sister Li handed the brown paper document bag to Xia Maosheng and said, "I've got your licenses back for you. I just happened to be passing by, so I brought them over."

Xia Maosheng took the file bag and said with a smile, "Thank you, thank you, this is a great help."

Sister Li smoothed her hair and said with a smile, "Don't mention it. What are you preparing for the opening?"

Xiao Wei said, "The food factory will start trial production soon. The school needs to work on the GG first. We plan to work on the GG for two months before and after the New Year, and then school will start on April 1st."

Sister Li asked, "Why is it taking so long? Longcheng is such a small city, does GG really need to play for two months?"

Xia Maosheng said, "We're planning to recruit students from all over Northeast China. Oh, Sister Li, this is Boss Han from Fengtian Guanyuan, our business partner. He brought in teachers from eastern Guangdong to run a pastry class, the first of its kind in Northeast China, so we're just recruiting from all over the region. Since we're recruiting anyway, we thought we'd bring the chefs and pastry chefs along too." He turned to Han San and said, "This is Sister Li, the office director of the Labor Bureau."

Han San and Sister Li shook hands.

Sister Li was a little confused, and after a while she said, "You guys, you've made such a big deal out of this! Did you talk to Director Wang?"

Xia Maosheng said, "Not yet. I'm thinking of working on it first, and then telling him if it works out. I'm afraid it might be embarrassing if it doesn't."

Sister Li smiled and asked, "How do I get the certificate? Will certificates from other provinces and cities be recognized by those from Longcheng?"

Xia Maosheng pointed at Chen Hui and said, "My buddy's dad found someone to help him get a stamp from the provincial labor department. You guys will issue the certificate, and then you just need to go over there to get it stamped and have it officially stamped."

Sister Li's face turned red, and she said, "You bunch of troublemakers, why didn't you say anything about such a big thing? You're acting like nothing happened. I'm going back to the station. I need to tell Director Wang about this and contact the department in advance." She turned and left in a hurry.

Xia Maosheng and Xiao Wei were speechless. Han San said, "You guys are really something. I thought you had everything sorted out with them. This is such a big deal, and you haven't said a word."

Xia Maosheng scratched his head and said, "What's wrong? It's just getting another stamp."

Han San laughed, took out a cigarette and offered it to the people, saying, "This is a political achievement, you know? The municipal labor bureau and the provincial department have cooperated to be at the forefront of the country in employment training guidance and have achieved outstanding results. Just for this one achievement, your Longcheng bureau chief can be promoted to the provincial department. This is nothing."

(End of this chapter)