The Fiery Era: Becoming an Industrial Giant

Chapter 87 The Section Chief is Leaving [Requesting Monthly Tickets]

“My home is nearby, No. 63 Nanluoguxiang. Oh right, I forgot to tell you and Brother Xiaojun about this.”

Zhou Zhiqiang remembered and said, "This is a bit far from our factory. It takes half an hour to ride a bike. It used to be my father-in-law's house, but now it's just my wife and me living here. This is my wife, Guo Yuting."

"But Tian Dong, what are you doing here? Didn't you say you were going home to inform the old village chief?"

Zhao Tiandong said somewhat embarrassedly, "I sent a message home to inform my family and also sent four yuan. Yesterday, I went to the logistics department to inquire about renting a house, and they immediately issued me a note. So today, I plan to come to the street office to inquire about renting a house."

"Oh, right, Zhiqiang, let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Mao Pingping."

Zhao Tiandong had originally planned to go home today, but he didn't expect the logistics department to approve his application so quickly. He felt it was because of Zhou Zhiqiang; otherwise, why would the logistics department bother with a temporary worker like him?

After discussing it with Mao Pingping, Zhao Tiandong decided to rent a place to stay and sent money and letters home.

However, after sending the money, he only had a little money left. Fortunately, Mao Pingping gave him 1.5 yuan, otherwise he might not have been able to pay the first month's rent.

Once Mao Pingping had come closer, Zhao Tiandong quickly remembered to introduce the person and greet her: "Hello, sister-in-law, I'm from the same village as Zhiqiang. This is my girlfriend, Mao Pingping."

Mao Pingping, who was standing nearby, also bowed slightly to greet them. Upon seeing this, Guo Yuting smiled and said, "Hello, Comrade Tian Dong, Comrade Pingping, come and visit us at home sometime. Zhiqiang often talks about you at home, saying you study hard and diligently at the factory."

Zhao Tiandong felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this. Although he had also tried his best to learn the skills, he was still not as diligent as Wu Xiaojun.

Remembering what Zhao Tiandong had just said, Zhou Zhiqiang asked, "Tiandong, are you planning to rent a place in Nanluoguxiang? Why not near the factory? Nanluoguxiang isn't very close to our factory."

Zhao Tiandong scratched his head and said, "Brother Zhiqiang, I'm fine with living anywhere. The main thing is that my master lives in Nanluoguxiang. If I live here, I can look after him in the future."

Now that I know you, Zhiqiang, also live in Nanluoguxiang, there's even less of a problem here.

"You're a good kid. You're doing well in Nanluoguxiang. I'll have someone to look after you in the future."

Zhou Zhiqiang said with a smile, "It's perfect to run into you. How did things go with your business? If everything's settled, come with me to the bank, and I'll get the money for you."

Guo Yuting, who was standing nearby, said, "Comrade Pingping, please come in and sit for a while. They'll be back in a bit after they finish their business."

Upon hearing this, Mao Pingping glanced at Zhao Tiandong and then nodded in agreement: "Then I'm sorry to bother you, Sister Yuting."

Guo Yuting said with a smile, "There's no trouble at all. It's usually just Zhiqiang and me at home. You can come visit more often in the future."

Upon hearing Guo Yuting's words, Zhou Zhiqiang first took Zhao Tiandong and the other person to their house to familiarize themselves with the place, and then took the passbook and led Zhao Tiandong to the bank.

Hearing that Zhao Tiandong would be living nearby, Zhou Zhiqiang felt quite pleased.

Zhou Zhiqiang chatted with Zhao Tiandong for a while along the way, and considering his meeting with Mao Pingping earlier, he thought the girl was quite nice.

After Zhao Tiandong gets married, Zhou Zhiqiang plans to ask Mao Pingping to take care of Guo Yuting.

Guo Yuting's maternity leave was much longer than Zhou Zhiqiang's. At that time, Zhou Zhiqiang was often away from home, and he was a little worried about Guo Yuting, who was heavily pregnant, being alone at home.

If Mao Pingping could help out at home, Zhou Zhiqiang could work at the factory with peace of mind.

Otherwise, with Guo Yuting heavily pregnant, it will be difficult for her to even squat down to start a fire, and she will have trouble preparing three meals a day.

They would pay Mao Pingping five or six yuan to come and help look after things at their home. They would tell others that the two families were on good terms and that she was visiting. As long as Zhao Tiandong and his wife didn't tell anyone, there wouldn't be any problems.

Upon returning, Zhou Zhiqiang handed the money to Zhao Tiandong, telling him to keep it safe and not lose it.

Two hundred yuan was no small sum, and Zhao Tiandong trembled slightly as he received the money. After receiving the money, Zhao Tiandong and Mao Pingping sat at Zhou Zhiqiang's house for a while, chatting about wedding matters, before getting up to say goodbye and leave.

They have already completed the formalities with the street office for the house they rented in Nanluoguxiang. It is located in the No. 79 compound, which is a three-section compound with a large number of people.

Zhao Tiandong rented the east wing of the front yard, a room of about 30 square meters, which was enough for the couple to sleep in.

He was lucky; just two days after the space became available, Zhao Tiandong came to rent the room with a note from the factory.

If it's in a few more days, it will definitely be separated by the subdistrict office.

Now that he has borrowed a large sum of money, Zhao Tiandong plans to buy some second-hand furniture; his family can't provide much support, and Mao Pingping can only bring over ten yuan and a quilt as dowry.

Fortunately, in two months, Zhao Tiandong will definitely be able to become an apprentice, and then life will be much better.

Mao Pingping felt that with her father's teaching skills and Zhou Zhiqiang's care, Zhao Tiandong would definitely be more than just a first or second-level worker.

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After starting work on Monday, Zhou Zhiqiang went to the factory and first gathered the people in his department to arrange work.

This has become the norm; it's arranged almost every day. If there are no new arrangements, they just announce that it will be the same as yesterday's work.

After glancing at the documents sent by the factory office, Zhou Zhiqiang said to the people in the technical department, "We have another rural assignment today. Who's it this time, Ping Yanchang? It's your turn, right?"

After seeing Ping Yanchang nod, Zhou Zhiqiang continued, "Take three people with you to Hongtou Town in Fangshan. It's not a short distance, so be careful."

I'll write you a note later. If you can't make it in one day, then rest in a nearby town. Don't travel at night.

Ping Yanchang nodded after hearing this and said, "I understand, Section Chief."

Zhou Zhiqiang continued, "The others should continue to carry out maintenance and inspection of the workshop and provide process production training according to the previous layout. If there are any problems, please report them to me in a timely manner."
Section Chief, is there anything I can help you with?

Just as Zhou Zhiqiang was finishing explaining the task, he suddenly saw Lü Yi peeking out of the door and called out to him.

However, Lü Yi shook his head and said, "It's nothing, you go ahead and make the arrangements. There's a meeting at the factory later, I'll be waiting for you to go together."

"Let's go then. I've made most of the arrangements. Let me know if there are any problems."

After saying that, Zhou Zhiqiang waved for everyone to get to work, while he picked up a pen and paper and walked toward Lü Yi.

After walking up to Lü Yi, Zhou Zhiqiang casually remarked, "The meeting started quite early today, an hour earlier than usual."

"I have something important to announce, and Zhiqiang, I'm leaving today."

Lu Yi sighed and said that he hadn't done anything else since he arrived this morning. After packing his things, he went to the leader's office to report to the leader before returning to the technical department to wait for Zhou Zhiqiang to go to the meeting together.

"After the public-private partnership, he worked at Dafeng Machinery Factory. It's a bit strange that he suddenly left."

“Hey, Brother Lü, strictly speaking, you haven’t left. The branch factory is the Dafeng Machinery Factory, and the main factory will be the Dafeng Agricultural Machinery Equipment Factory in the future. Your branch factory is the real Dafeng Factory.”

"Get lost, is that how you calculate it? Haha."

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