Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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He placed the medal in He Yuzhu's hand, then picked up the certificate and solemnly handed it to He Yuzhu again.

"Thank you, leader. I will definitely continue to work diligently and strive to develop more advanced machinery and equipment in my position."

Director Zhu nodded, offered a couple of words of praise, and then asked, "What have you thought about what I told you before?"

"what!"

Director Zhu said, "Didn't I tell you before? I'd like to invite you to work at our research institute."

"this..."

He Yuzhu hadn't forgotten what Director Zhou had mentioned before, but he had never considered going to work at the research institute.

As the saying goes, it's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. Although the machinery factory now has five leaders, they all respect Comrade He Yuzhu's opinions, and so far no unpleasant incidents have occurred.

He Yuzhu still carries weight in the machinery factory.

If you want to do research, you have all the workers in the factory to help you. Just give the order and someone will take care of everything.

But if you go to a research institute, it's a place where seniority matters, and if you only graduated from junior high school, you'll definitely be at the bottom.

Director Zhu thought He Yuzhu would gladly go, but he didn't expect him to take it so lightly.

He said anxiously, "He Yuzhu, you still don't quite understand. Don't think we're just an ordinary research institute; we're a department-level unit."

"what!"

He Yuzhu was genuinely surprised, considering that the steel rolling mill was only at the level of a department director.

I never expected that this research institute and the steel rolling mill would be at the same level.

Come to think of it, it makes sense. It's not like the 80s or 90s anymore, when research institutes were everywhere.

The research institute led by Director Zhu is a research institution directly under the administration of a ministry.

The main research area is the entire mechanical field, and there is also the responsibility of guiding the technological upgrading and transformation of various factories.

Director Zhu said, "He Yuzhu, as long as you come to our institute, I will set up a research group for you. You will be initially appointed as a deputy director level, and as long as you have research results, it will be easy for you to be promoted further."

He Yuzhu is currently only a section-level cadre in a street factory.

They are among the lowest-ranking cadres, below the section chief level are clerks, just the threshold for entering the cadre ranks.

If he were to join the research institute, Director Zhou would immediately offer him the待遇 of a deputy division chief. Given his inventor abilities, it would be quite easy for him to come up with several new inventions in the future.

With these qualifications, it's easy to rise to the level of a division chief or deputy director-general.

Of course, the terminology is different for engineers, but they can all be converted into administrative ranks.

The lowest-level engineer's monthly salary is 102 yuan, which is about the same as He Yuzhu's salary.

"Director Zhu, I actually think it's quite good for me to stay at the steel rolling mill. The working atmosphere here is great, and there are many workers who can help me."

"Don't reject it right away. Think about it more. You can better utilize your intelligence in the research institute."

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "How about this, we set up an experimental base in the machinery factory, and we can help manufacture any equipment you need for experiments."

Director Zhu rolled his eyes. All the units under the ministry were his partners, and each of them had higher technical capabilities than He Yuzhu's machinery factory.

No company would refuse the production requirements I issue, and there's no point in having another machine factory.

I was interested in He Yuzhu as a person, not the factory.

Despite several attempts to persuade him, He Yuzhu remained adamant about staying at the machinery factory and refused to work elsewhere.

"Okay, let's talk about this later."

"Thank you for the good news, Director Zhu. Today I'll personally cook a few dishes, and we'll have a good drink together."

Director Zhu came here today for two reasons: first, he wanted to win over He Yuzhu and poach his people; second, after eating the dishes cooked by He Yuzhu himself, no other dishes tasted as good anymore.

In the kitchen of the private canteen, He Yuzhu was directing the kitchen helpers to prepare ingredients.

Lü Xiaomi stood at the door, somewhat hesitant.

He Yuzhu glanced over and saw that it was her standing there, so he walked over and asked, "Is there something you need?"

"It's nothing serious, it's just..."

Director Zhu should actually be called Director Zhu, as he is of a much higher rank than the leaders of the machinery factory. Their statuses are incomparable, so all five of them had to accompany him.

As He Yuzhu's secretary, Lü Xiaomi is a girl, so she won't be sitting at the table later.

Lu Xiaomi came over wanting He Yuzhu to prepare an extra meal for her, as she didn't want to eat in the cafeteria.

After all, He Yuzhu usually eats in the cafeteria, and she wanted to eat there more often while He Yuzhu was cooking for her.

He Yuzhu had already guessed Lü Xiaomi's plan, but he still pretended to be confused and asked:

"What do you want to say? How am I supposed to know what you're up to if you don't tell me?"

"I think..."

Lu Xiaomi suddenly felt like a beggar, but she was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

"You're driving me crazy! Just say what you have to say!"

Lü Xiaomi could already hear the amusement in He Yuzhu's words. She glared at him with her almond-shaped eyes and shouted, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?"

"What are you talking about? What do you mean I did it on purpose? I don't understand."

Lu Xiaomi stomped her foot in anger and said shyly, "Just make some extra when you're cooking later, and give me a portion."

After saying that, he added, "I'll give you the money later, so I won't eat your food for free."

He Yuzhu suppressed a laugh: "Okay, this is easy to handle, but as you know, my chef level is the highest, level 8, so this dish won't be cheap."

Lü Xiaomi retorted, "I'll give you as much as you want."

Seeing that he was about to get angry, He Yuzhu decided to stop teasing him and nodded, saying, "I'll have someone deliver it to you when it's ready."

Lü Xiaomi then gave a soft hum and returned to her room.

Later, He Yuzhu personally cooked some dishes, picked out a little of each, put them in a lunchbox, and then had the kitchen helper deliver them to the secretary's office.

As Lü Xiaomi ate the delicious food, she felt conflicted. How could such a good man have gotten married and had children?

After Director Zhu had eaten and drunk his fill and rested for a while, he was then put into a jeep.

When He Yuzhu returned to his office, Lü Xiaomi knocked on the door and came in, holding a few cents in her hand.

"Here you go."

He Yuzhu just smiled at her and said, "You really brought the money."

"We must clearly distinguish between public and private matters."

"I thought we were already friends!"

Lu Xiaomi was about to say who was her friend, but then she remembered that He Yuzhu had hugged her and carried her on his back last time.

"Does this mean we're friends now?"

"Is not it?"

"OK then!"

He Yuzhu said, "Since we're friends, why bring up money? You should save it for your dowry."

"you..."

Just as the two were flirting, someone in a room in the south of the city received the latest intelligence.

"Do you want us to kidnap and arrest Director He of Limin Machinery Factory?"

Chapter 300 Kidnapped

"Limin Machinery Factory? Is there such a factory in Beijing?"

The man in the Zhongshan suit said, "It's the Limin Machinery Factory that used to sell braised meat and electric fans."

"Oh, now that you mention it, I remember. Wasn't that a small factory on the street? It only had a few hundred people."

Zhongshan nodded and said, "It's a newly established factory. We just gathered information about them a few days ago, but because they only accept unemployed youths from the streets, there are no of our people in the factory."

A man reeking of foul odor asked, "Did the intelligence report say why we're arresting him?"

The man in the Zhongshan suit wrinkled his nose before saying, "Could you wash up next time you come? The intelligence indicates that this machinery factory seems to have a new type of machine tool. We need to arrest and interrogate this Factory Director He."

"What can I do? The job I'm assigned is to shovel manure. Even after washing, it's still the same. If you get used to the smell, you won't find it so bad."

The bespectacled man sitting in the corner then asked, "Why not just arrest his family and threaten them? Why arrest him directly? Or you could have that vixen seduce him."

“These methods are too slow. The higher-ups have ordered us to find out the technical parameters of the new lathe and its inventor as soon as possible.”

"In that case, let's prepare to take action."

He Yuzhu had no idea that someone was now paying attention to him; he still thought the machine tool matter was highly confidential.

In order to continue eating his home-cooked meals in the future, Lü Xiaomi reluctantly accepted that He Yuzhu was her friend.

From now on, their relationship will not only be that of superior and subordinate at work, but also that of friends in private.

After Lü Xiaomi left, He Yuzhu realized that he had not been able to utilize his strengths at all.

In this day and age, work skills are of little use when it comes to pursuing girls.