The technical school held a commendation meeting for the top three comrades.

The first place winner was Master Guo Fangzheng from Lantian Steel Rolling Mill. It was obviously expected by everyone that he could get the first place.

After all, everyone in the entire X city knows that Master Guo has outstanding skills. If there is any technical work that the nearby factories cannot solve, they have to ask Master Guo to come.

As for the second one, it was indeed beyond people's expectations - Wei Shuqing, the only female student in the whole class.

At first, several male workers who had always looked down on Wei Shuqing felt a little embarrassed.

They are skilled workers, and craftsmanship is king. Whoever has the best craftsmanship has the right to speak.

The third one was a very young man named Lin Changhai. He was also a dark horse in this competition. He won the third place in this training as a junior worker.

"It seems that the young are truly formidable. Of the three comrades we've commended, two are under 30 years old, and one is a woman. That's incredible! Xiao Zhou, you did a great job this time!"

The technical school leader in charge of presenting the awards laughed out loud and said that now they could at least get a quarter of the space in the provincial newspaper, and if they were lucky, they might even get a front-page headline.

Teacher Zhou, who was in charge of the training, said modestly, "Teacher, I didn't do anything wrong. It was mainly because the students this time were very motivated. Especially the second-placed comrade Wei and the third-placed comrade Lin, who were so eager to practice that they even ate and slept!"

"No wonder these two comrades are so skilled at such young ages! They're incredibly diligent!" the leader said with a smile, personally handing the second-place winner a thermos and the third-place winner a briefcase. "Both comrades, keep up the good work when you return. I can't wait to see you recognized as Model Workers in the newspaper!"

"Don't worry, leader, we will work hard!" Wei Shuqing said with a smile.

When word of Wei Shuqing's second-place finish in the training spread back to Red Star Steel, her mentor, Master Wang, was even more excited than he himself. He went straight to Director Zhao and said, "Director Zhao, Shuqing's second-place finish in the training is a real honor for our factory! You have to reward Shuqing!"

Director Zhao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I knew this news a long time ago."

As he spoke, he took out a newspaper. The article reporting on this training was right there on the most eye-catching front page, taking up a full half of the paper.

Among them, the photo of Wei Shuqing, the only female comrade in this event and the second place winner, was hung in the newspaper as an illustration.

"This time, our factory is really proud of itself!" Director Zhao said with a smile, "Shuqing's senior worker exam must be arranged as soon as possible. With her skills, becoming a senior worker should be no problem by then."

"This kind of reward system is not acceptable in the factory. Our Shuqing became a senior worker based on her own abilities. How can this be considered a reward? In my opinion, she should be promoted to team leader."

Master Wang argued with reason, fearing that his apprentice would be wronged.

Director Zhao made the decision immediately: "Okay, I'll do as you say. From now on, Comrade Wei will be the leader of Group 6. Comrade Wei will receive an additional five yuan on top of his senior worker salary."

A senior worker earns forty-five yuan a month, plus five yuan, which makes fifty.

Nowadays, few men who work hard can earn this much salary.

So, when Wei Shuqing returned to the factory to report, she gloriously became the leader of Group 6.

Master Wang told her the news with a smile: "Shuqing, you must work hard. You have always been diligent and hardworking. We who learn technology value these two qualities the most. You have a bright future!"

Although Wei Shuqing is a female disciple, she does beautiful work, so she has always been Master Wang's most valued disciple.

"Don't worry, Master." Wei Shuqing smiled and handed Master Wang the Shanghai Vanishing Cream and soap she brought back from the province. "In the future, my Group 6 will definitely be even better than your Group 1. Just wait and see."

Master Wang smiled lovingly: "Okay, then I'll wait. You, kid, are buying things recklessly again. Don't spend money like this in the future."

"What do you mean by a waste?!" Wei Shuqing pushed the things back. "This is for Master's wife. It smells so good. Go back and let Master's wife try it."

Wei Shuqing brought a total of five portions of vanishing cream. In addition to giving one to Mrs. Wang, she gave one to Sister Zhao, one to Wei's mother, one to her sister-in-law, and one for herself.

Sister Zhao couldn't let go of the vanishing cream and quickly scooped some to rub on her hands: "It smells so good! Things from the provincial capital are really good. You can't buy such good vanishing cream in the department stores here."

"If I had known you liked it, I would have brought a few more boxes." Wei Shuqing said this sincerely. After all, it was not easy for anyone to go to the province.

Sister Zhao quickly shook her head: "This box alone is enough to cost you money. As a householder, no one would be willing to waste money like this. It's not cheap, is it?"

"One dollar each." Wei Shuqing smiled. "Not too expensive."

"One dollar is not expensive. I have to use it sparingly. I absolutely won't use it unless it's an important occasion!" Sister Zhao said, and happily went back to the house with the vanishing cream.

Wei Shuqing hurried back to her home. After a month of training, she still missed her family very much.

When she returned home, Wei's mother was stewing chicken. The aroma filled the house and was so delicious that it could make your eyebrows drop.

"Mom, where did the chicken come from?" Wei Shuqing asked in surprise.

Mother Wei smiled and handed Niu Niu to Wei Shuqing: "This chicken was brought by Xiao Wang. He said he wanted to eat chicken and begged me to stew it."

Although it was said that Dr. Wang wanted to eat chicken, Wei Shuqing and her daughter knew what was going on.

This was clearly Wang Chenan's way of expressing his gratitude. Doctor Wang has always been a particular person.

Although he hadn't seen his mother for nearly a month, Niu Niu still happily snuggled into Wei Shuqing's arms, babbling and looking extremely happy.

Wei Shuqing's heart melted at the sight of her son's adorable appearance. She hugged the child and kissed him again and again. After a moment of adoration, she finally remembered something: "Where's Niuniu?"

"Niuniu is asleep in there." Mother Wei smiled lovingly, obviously treating Niuniu as her own child. "Hurry up and wash your face and change your clothes. You've been traveling so long, you need to rest."

Wei Shuqing responded while opening the things she brought back from the province: "Mom, look what good things I brought you!"

In addition to vanishing cream, she also bought rare items such as White Rabbit milk candy and cream biscuits.

Mother Wei looked at these things and kept muttering: "You child, you really don't know how to live!"

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