Let’s not mention the exclamations of the neighbors for now.
"My dear, what are you doing? You've spent all your money on chicken, meat, eggs, and fish. What are you going to eat in the future?" Yan Bugui said with a distressed face.
"Isn't it that Jie Cheng is about to start working? To celebrate, our family spent a pound of meat stamps, and Jie Cheng bought the rest with his own money!" the third aunt replied.
"If you have money, you can't spend it like this. It's just in time for the Chinese New Year, and you have to count the days. You've eaten everything today, don't you think about the future?" Hearing that he was not spending family money, the third uncle became obviously calmer.
"Dad, I will also start to earn a salary in the future. Let's have something good to eat!"
"Dad, hurry up and start eating, I'm already hungry!"
"Yeah yeah,"
The three little guys are heartless, it's good that they can eat delicious food now.
"Xie Cheng, work hard when you get to the steel rolling mill. When I see Matchmaker Liu in a few days, I'll ask her to introduce you to someone."
The old couple had discussed this, and they didn’t know if Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li were introduced by the matchmaker, so they couldn’t just come to them on their own.
What should I do if I am treated as a street kid?
Is this considered a hooligan?
"When I arrange a partner for you, you will be able to establish a career and start a family, and you will also be able to settle my worries."
"Eat first. If you don't eat, Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang will fuck you!"
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Early the next morning, get up, exercise, wash up, and eat.
Yan Jiecheng went out and followed the largest flow of people to report to the steel rolling mill.
It takes more than 20 minutes to walk from the Siheyuan to the steel rolling mill. There are too many people and I don't see anyone I know.
We arrived at the gate of the steel rolling mill and waited for Zhang Xin. The two of them made an appointment to report together. Yan Jie was the only one in the class and they were assigned to work in the third steel rolling mill.
Some are assigned to work in ministries and commissions, in various machinery factories, maintenance factories, food factories, and textile factories. In short, the arrangements are based on allocation and personal wishes.
Both of them chose the steel rolling mill because it was close to home.
Just as I was having a cigarette with the old gatekeeper, I saw Kai Xin arriving there too.
He is also wearing a brand-new Chinese tunic suit and carrying a military green schoolbag. It seems that this is standard equipment for newcomers. Workers also pay attention to face.
"How long has it been since the solution was completed? Are you in a hurry?"
"It didn't take long. I just arrived. Let's go. I've found out everything."
Following the caretaker's instructions, we came to the office building.
This is an old two-story office building, where various logistics units of the steel rolling mill work. It is decorated with promotional slogans with the characteristics of the times.
"Comrade, how do I get to the Personnel Department?"
"Go up to the second floor and turn left."
"Thank you"
The two people took out their letters of introduction and went to the Human Resources Department. In such a large factory, few people came to the Human Resources Department and explained their intention.
A deputy section chief, a young woman in her thirties who still had an attractive appearance, received the two people.
"I've heard a long time ago that two talents are going to be allocated. I've been waiting for you to come over for a long time! Just call me Sister Wang."
No wonder someone can be the deputy section chief. If you can speak, you can speak more.
"Sorry to trouble you, but we need you, Section Chief Wang, to do the onboarding process for us in person."
The salary for technical secondary school graduates, grade 16 technician, is 37 yuan.
"Yan Jiecheng, Kaixin, you two have been assigned to the technical department. I will take you there in a moment and show you your work clothes first."
As two newcomers to the workplace, they just do whatever their boss tells them to do.
"It's all up to you."
The two of them received two sets of clothes, two pairs of gloves, a piece of soap, and a towel. If they wanted to share a house with each other, they would definitely not be able to live in a dormitory.
I was brought to the Technology Department by Section Chief Wang,
"Gong Liu, you have a new member of the technical department. This is Yan Jiecheng. I'm sorry. They all graduated from technical secondary schools majoring in mechanical manufacturing. You need to train them well."
"This is Liu Gong, the chief of the technical department. Study hard with Liu Gong, and you will be a technical master in the future!"
"I'm leaving first. If you need anything, come to me. I'll let Liu Gong make arrangements for you."
Liu Gong looked to be in his fifties, with gray hair and a pair of glasses. He looked like he was engaged in technology and research.
I will first arrange a desk for you, and then arrange specific work after you are familiar with it.
The technical departments are all responsible for:
1. Assist in formulating and improving technical operating procedures.
2. Assist in formulating and modifying process operating procedures.
3. Assist in formulating product quality measures and plans.
4. Implement the spirit of standardized management issued by superiors, and train operators to improve production technology levels.
5. Participate in and formulate factory and branch overhaul plans and process improvement measures for each process.
6. Report and summarize product quality and economic indicator status to superior supervisor.
Yan Jiecheng's first day of work was spent reading information and getting familiar with various machine tools and equipment in the steel rolling mill.
There are machine tools from various countries and ages.
At noon, I went to the cafeteria to exchange for meal tickets for the steel rolling mill. The standards were similar to those in the school cafeteria.
When we arrived at the legendary No. 1 canteen where Sha Zhu worked, there were indeed quite a lot of people eating. The queue for food was very long, so there were many people we saw here.
Most people in the courtyard eat in this canteen.
Even if you don't expect Shazhu to take care of you and pick up more dishes, it's enough if you can avoid being pushed around.
I saw the elder Yi Zhonghai and Mr. Li from the courtyard eating in the cafeteria. Qin Huairu packed a lunch box full of vegetables and went home to eat.
Here are two steamed buns with noodles, potatoes, eggplants, and free soup. The dishes made by Shazhu's apprentice Ma Hua are an honest boy and don't mess around much. The big pot dishes made by Shazhu taste pretty good, and the steel rolling mill is better than at home.
It's made with oil and water.
No wonder Xu Damao came to the No. 1 cafeteria to look for him when he was beaten by Silly Zhu.
The afternoon's work passed with familiarity.
On my first day at work, I made an appointment with Liu Shitou and Huzi for a drink. Both of them had been working in the steel rolling mill for three years, and Liu Shitou could be transferred to a full-time job immediately.
Huzi also became an apprentice for a year, studying with his father in the workshop.
Both of them had good prospects. Three years passed by in a hurry, and the three of them got together several times a month.
Liu Shitou's Liu Meimei was already married, but Liu Shitou got drunk and never mentioned it again.
Although Huzi did not drink and eat meat every day after working, all the money he earned was used to supplement his food. He was even bigger than Yan Jiecheng who practiced martial arts.
Three people got together, and two people taught Yan Jiecheng various hidden rules of the steel rolling mill.
Who is in the same faction with which leader in the factory, who is the brother-in-law of the factory, who is related to whom, and each leader has hobbies. These are various issues that need to be paid attention to in the steel rolling mill.
There are also various gossips such as Xu Damao likes to go to the countryside to watch movies to find widows, Silly Zhu and Qin Huairu have broken shoes, which boy likes which female colleague, Wang Lili is a flower in the steel rolling mill and many people like her.
As the factory gets bigger, there are people and things to do.