Siheyuan: Craftsmen of a Great Country

The canteen of the Ministry of Industry is naturally higher than that of the steel rolling mill, both in terms of grade and the level of the cooks.

Their cook is a level five cook.

When Malotov came here before, Tao Yuan also had an idea for him and wanted to be seconded temporarily.

But at that time, this person happened to be sent abroad, so he used He Yuyu recommended by Jiang Chen.

When a group of three people arrived at the canteen, the cook immediately came forward and said, "Chief, the canteen is ready and ready for cooking and cooking at any time."

Vice Minister Zhou looked at the time: "Wait a little longer. The road is slippery because of the thick blood. It will take some time for Comrade Peicheng to arrive."

The cook nodded: "Okay, chief."

A few people sat down in the small canteen, and the cook immediately brought a stove with charcoal fire and placed it between them.

The chill in the room immediately decreased a lot.

Vice Minister Zhou put his hand on the stove to warm the fire: "I have nothing to do, let's talk about home affairs."

"Xiao Jiang, how many people are there in your family now?"

Jiang Chen said: "Couple, me and my mother! My mother is still in my hometown now. After the Chinese New Year, I plan to bring her to Sijiu City."

Seeing that Jiang Chen didn't mention anything about his father, Vice Minister Zhou didn't ask: "Well, the family should stay together so that we can take care of each other."

"Your mother shouldn't be old, right?"

Jiang Chen nodded: "I am 37 years old this year. I got married when I was 16 and had me when I was 17."

While chatting, the topic shifted to Wen Wan Luo Xue and her daughter.

Deputy Minister Zhou said: "Lori left early. The life of an orphan and a widowed mother is not easy."

Jiang Chen thought: How difficult is it for them to live? This is not better than 95% of the people in the country.

Of course, he wouldn't say this.

Tao Yuan, who was next to him, smelled something strange: "Luo Xue is still young, otherwise it would be much more convenient to recruit a son-in-law and have a man at home to take care of her."

"But Comrade Wen Wan has good conditions and is not too old now. She can actually consider finding another one."

Vice Minister Zhou glanced at Tao Yuan with some displeasure, then turned to Jiang Chen and said;

"Xiao Jiang, are you 20 this year?"

Jiang Chen nodded: "Well, I just turned 20 this year."

Vice Minister Zhou said: "Well, at the age of 20, it's time to think about lifelong events. When we were your age, we had children, right, Lao Tao?"

Tao Yuan could only nod: "Ah, yes, yes, Vice Minister Zhou is right."

"When I had a child, I was only 18 years old. I was still a child."

Vice Minister Zhou smiled and said: "Yes, people got married early at that time. Now it's a little later, but you should still have a family at the age of 20."

"Speaking of this, I remembered that I took a break a while ago to visit Wen Wan's house and found that Luo Xue is very fond of you."

"How about it? I'll go find Wen Wan and tell you. I'll make sure you can do both."

This isn't just making things up, it's just putting pressure on me.

Since Vice Minister Zhou was paying attention to this matter, Jiang Chen didn't want to believe that he didn't know about Liu Yue.

Knowing Liu Yue's existence and still saying this to her face can only explain two problems:

He is very optimistic about Jiang Chen.

He hopes Jiang Chen and Luo Xue will get together.

Especially at the critical stage when No. 3 Steel Plant hopes to have its machine tool research and development project settled in its own factory, Vice Minister Zhou took the initiative to mention this, and the meaning is self-evident.

He has no reason to object to machine tool research and development projects, and will even strongly support them.

But whether we can settle in the No. 3 Steel Factory is up to you, Jiang Chen.

Tao Yuan obviously also wanted to understand this and looked at Jiang Chen with a frown.

Jiang Chen slowly said: "Mr. Zhou, Luo Xue and I have only worked together for a while. We don't know each other well enough. There's nothing we like or dislike about each other. At most, we just have a bit of a good impression."

"It's just a little bit of possessiveness hidden deep in the heart of a child when he sees a nice thing. It doesn't even count as liking it."

Vice Minister Zhou frowned and said:

"If it was brought up, it might be the situation you mentioned. But Wen Wan told me this personally, so it's not just as simple as good impression or possessiveness."

Luo Rui was his favorite apprentice, so he was very concerned about Luo Rui's daughter.

Jiang Chen was silent for a while: "Now I just want to work hard and turn what I have learned into productivity to benefit our people."

Vice Minister Zhou was a little confused: "Xiao Jiang, what's going on with you? As the old saying goes, when you start a family, you must first start a family and then start a career. If you want to shirk, you can find a better reason."

"Luo Xue is well-behaved and sensible. She is pretty. The key is that she is from a good background. Why do I feel like you are not satisfied yet? Although you have good conditions, you can't be too picky."

He bites the word "originality" very seriously.

It seems to be hinting that Jiang Chen, that Liu Yue, has a far worse background than Luo Xueke.

Although it was before the establishment of the new world, at least your origin cannot help your career.

Jiang Chen waved his hand: "It's not that I'm dissatisfied with Luo Xue, it's just that feelings cannot be forced."

Even after talking about it for this reason, Jiang Chen still expressed his intention to refuse.

Vice Minister Zhou asked: "Xiao Jiang, tell me, what are you thinking?"

Jiang Chen didn't speak.

He didn't dare to say what he really thought in his heart.

Having said it out, Vice Minister Zhou was determined to get angry and refuse to say anything, and he might even get involved in it.

Seeing Jiang Chen didn't speak, Vice Minister Zhou became a little unhappy: "Okay, okay, I don't care about you young people's affairs."

After saying that, he turned aside angrily and stopped talking.

Like an old child.

Jiang Chen thought to himself, if you are too lazy to care, don't say this.

In your position, what would you do if you opened your mouth to let others do it?

In other words, Jiang Chen is a time traveler, and if he wants to be replaced by someone else, he may have to agree to it.

But think about it, a deputy minister of the Ministry of Industry personally pulls the strings, that is a great honor, and you can't ask for it.

Plus Luo Xue was pretty good, and there were a few people who were willing to refuse.

But after overhearing the chat between Liu Yue and Luo Xue that night, his affection for Liu Yue increased even more.

In fact, Vice Minister Zhou was not as evil as Jiang Chen thought.

When I went to Wen Wan's house before, I knew that Jiang Chen didn't seem to have much feelings for Luo Xue.

A daughter who loves his apprentice the most, and an outstanding young man whom he is quite optimistic about. He hopes that these two people can get together.

Since something was asked of him now, he took advantage of the situation to talk about it.

It's best if a wish can come true, but it can't be achieved.

It's not like Jiang Chen would put his personal feelings into the establishment of a machine tool research and development project in public just because of Jiang Chen's refusal.

He still distinguishes between public and private affairs relatively clearly.

Tao Yuan looked at Vice Minister Zhou and then at Jiang Chen.

I feel a little complicated.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally said: "Yes, yes, Vice Minister Zhou has thought it through. Let them handle this young man's affairs by themselves."

But I felt that it was too obvious to take sides at this time, so I turned to Jiang Chen: "Xiao Jiang, Vice Minister Zhou is right about one thing. When you start a family, you must first get married and start a career."

"If you get married early and your family is stable, you can work more peacefully and make greater contributions."