Siheyuan: Craftsmen of a Great Country

The two chatted for a long time and discussed some other arrangements.

Until noon, we went to the canteen of the Ministry of Industry to have dinner.

During the meal, Zhou Xinjian said: "The new management of Sansteel Group has already been selected."

"A department-level cadre also knows a lot about industry."

Jiang Chen said: "This is a good thing. Sansteel Group is finally no longer leaderless. Representative Tao has been very busy during this period."

"It would be really bad if we tire out Representative Tao again."

There was nothing wrong with Tao Yuan's attitude and ability, but the key was that he was not a professional, so he was helpless about many things, so he had to ask professionals for advice, which would not be efficient.

If the efficiency is not high, you have to invest time and work day and night.

Even an iron man can't bear it.

Zhou Xinjian said: "This person is good at everything, but he is relatively strong and likes to put everything under his control."

Jiang Chen began to think about the meaning of these words.

Zhou Xinjian specifically chose a meal time to talk about this matter, which showed that this was only a private communication and not an informal work communication.

This is a work matter, there is nothing that shouldn't be said, but why did it happen at the dinner table?

That can only mean that this is not communication, but a reminder.

It can be seen from this detail that this new manager is probably not that easy to deal with.

But it doesn't matter to Jiang Chen. He is about to leave anyway: "It's good to be strong. If you don't have any character, how can you manage such a big factory?"

Zhou Xinjian just smiled and did not continue talking about this topic.

At this time, Jiang Chen didn't realize how difficult this person was.

After eating at the Ministry of Industry, Jiang Chen went home directly.

At noon today, my uncle and aunt went to Sijiucheng to see their daughter-in-law.

The matter of picking up the station was left to Zhang Huajun and Lou Xiao'e, but he had to accompany them.

Before I entered the house, I heard my aunt's voice coming from inside the house: "As expected of Sijiu City, this city is so big, it might be as big as ten of our villages."

"And this house is so densely packed. How many people can live here?"

Then my uncle's voice came: "My hair is long, my knowledge is short, please stop saying a few words."

Apparently they were afraid that their future wife would see them clearly.

Zhang Cui said: "Who says it's not the case? When I first came here, I didn't even dare to go out, for fear that I wouldn't be able to find my way back."

"I didn't even dare to go shopping for groceries. I had to thank Xiaoyue and He Yuyu for taking me out a few times before I became familiar with it."

Jiang Chen raised his legs and entered the house: "Uncle, aunt, you are all here."

The uncle said, "Xiaochen, why are you back? Didn't you go to work?"

Jiang Chen said: "Come on, you guys are here. I asked for leave this afternoon. I'm coming back to stay with you."

The uncle said: "Oh, we are all family members. Why did you come back to accompany us? You delayed work."

Jiang Chen waved his hand: "It's okay. I'm the leader. They will do it when things are arranged. I don't have to worry about it."

"Besides, Xiaoyue helps me manage the factory, and I'm just a hands-off shopkeeper."

My aunt said: "He is the leader, so he is needed to do things."

"It's just our little army that works hard."

The uncle glared at the aunt fiercely: "I asked you to speak less, so you can't hear me, right?"

In fact, my aunt is not a bad person, but she doesn't speak clearly and just speaks with her mouth.

Zhang Cui changed the subject: "What shall we do for dinner later? Or go out to eat?"

Xiaoyue and He Yuyu are not at home, and there is no one to cook.

In other words, no one can cook well.

My uncle and aunt came from afar, so naturally I wanted to treat them to something good.

Jiang Chen said: "I'll go buy groceries later, and let Xiaoyue go home early to cook."

The uncle said: "Oh, don't go to so much trouble, just eat whatever you want."

Jiang Chen said: "That's because you haven't tasted Xiaoyue's craftsmanship. This girl is good at cooking. Let's try it later."

The uncle said: "Okay, I just think it's too troublesome."

Zhang Huajun asked: "Are you busy at home recently? Didn't the village ask you to go to the blast furnace to make steel?"

The uncle said, "I'm not looking for him. Xiaochen said hello. How could they dare to look for him?"

"It's just that before we left, the blast furnace was already being dismantled. It was said that the earthen blast furnace would no longer be used to make steel, so we could concentrate on production."

They didn't read the newspapers and didn't know about converter steelmaking.

Jiang Chen said: "Now our country has a new way of making steel. It is fast and efficient. There is no need for a small blast furnace to make steel."

"Food is the most important thing for the people, so it is better for the people to return to the land."

The uncle said: "Who says it's not the case? The earthen blast furnace requires so many people, and it only takes two days to smelt a furnace of steel, which is not much."

"It's better to plant crops and solve the problem of food."

Aunt suddenly asked: "Xiaochen, is your car comfortable to drive?"

Jiang Chen glanced at his aunt and nodded: "Yes, it's convenient."

Having a car is naturally a lot more convenient, but as for comfort, there’s really not much to say about it.

Compared with later generations of cars, the gap is not that big.

Auntie said: "I heard that Xiao'e's father gave you that car? He is so kind to you. He gave you such an expensive car as a gift."

The uncle frowned and was about to curse.

What her aunt meant in her words was that Lou Zhenhua did not leave the car to his son-in-law, but gave it to Jiang Chen instead. She was a little confused.

You must know that this car is really not cheap. They have never seen so much money in the countryside.

It's okay for others to say so, but as Zhang Huajun's mother, she lets it go.

Without Jiang Chen, Zhang Huajun wouldn't even have a chance to come to Sijiu City.

Without Jiang Chen, there would be no such thing as Zhang Huajun and Lou Xiaoe.

So my uncle was unhappy.

As a mother-in-law, he is quite protective of Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen laughed: "Yes, yes, shareholder Lou is really good to me."

Lou Xiao'e said: "Brother Chen saved our family's lives. Not to mention giving him a car, we are also willing to give all our family property to Brother Chen."

"I believe Xiaojun won't have any objections. After all, without Brother Chen, the two of us don't know each other at all."

Lou Xiao'e was very smart and naturally understood the meaning of her aunt's words.

She didn't know her aunt well and thought she was simply unfriendly to Jiang Chen.

Therefore, the tone of speech is relatively strong.

The uncle's expression changed slightly, and he began to worry about the future relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Aunt said: "I didn't say I wouldn't give it away, so..."

Jiang Chen smiled and waved his hand: "My aunt just speaks more directly, but she is actually a very nice person."

"This is called being outspoken. Say what's on your mind directly so there won't be any misunderstandings, right aunt?"

Auntie nodded: "Xiaochen still understands me, and I didn't hurt you in vain."

Jiang Chen's interruption relieved the atmosphere at the scene a lot.

After chatting for a while, Jiang Chen got up to buy groceries and brought Liu Yue Luoxue back.

It's okay to skip work occasionally.

Anyway, he is the leader, so he has many reasons to take people away.