dognovel Chapter 36 Comparison is the thief of joy.
Chapter 36 Comparison is the thief of joy.
The third day after the defense.
Professor Zheng was reviewing materials in his office when Xiao Wang from the mailroom knocked on the door and came in, holding a document in his hand.
"Professor Zheng, the official document from the ministry has just arrived."
Professor Zheng took it and saw that the cover was printed with the red lettering of the First Ministry of Machine Building Industry, and the signature was stamped with a bright red official seal.
He opened the document and scanned it from top to bottom.
Then he took off his reading glasses and looked at it again.
"This kid..."
Professor Zheng put down the documents, leaned back in his chair, and the expression on his face was hard to tell whether it was one of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion) or 得意 (déyì, a feeling of pride).
He picked up the phone on the table and dialed the institute's internal line.
"Xiao Chen, come to my office."
Chen Weiguo was explaining a vibration analysis concept to Zhou Mengxue at his workstation when he received the phone call. He told Zhou Mengxue, "You can look at it yourself first," and then turned and walked towards Professor Zheng's office.
He wondered to himself, "What does the professor want with me now?"
As he pushed the door open, Professor Zheng shoved the official document in front of him.
See for yourself.
Chen Weiguo looked down and saw a bright red banner.
The document is short, but every sentence carries weight.
"After careful consideration, it has been decided to designate Comrade Chen Weiguo, a sixth-level fitter at Yanjing Machinery Factory and a student in the Yanjing Industrial Secondary Vocational School's advanced training program, as a candidate for cross-training of young technical backbones at the ministerial level."
"The training program is as follows: First, the technical position at Yanjing Machinery Factory will remain unchanged, and the employee will continue to serve as the deputy head of the military industry group; second, the training courses at Yanjing Industrial Secondary Vocational School will continue as originally planned; third, the employee will simultaneously serve as an in-service research fellow at the Second Research Office of the Precision Machinery Research Institute of the First Ministry of Machine Building; fourth, starting from the date of this notice, the employee will audit three core courses at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Tsinghua University every week."
"Upon receiving this notice, all units should immediately provide all necessary facilities for Comrade Chen Weiguo's study and work, and shall not obstruct or delay him for any reason."
"This document is copied to: Yanjing Machinery Factory, Yanjing Industrial Vocational School, Precision Machinery Research Institute of the First Ministry of Machine Building, and Department of Mechanical Engineering of Tsinghua University."
After reading it, Chen Weiguo looked up at Professor Zheng.
"Professor, this..."
He couldn't continue.
This document is of a very high standard.
It spans three systems: factories, schools, and research institutes, while also taking into account both front-line production and basic scientific research.
The ministry issued an official document to develop a special training program for a 23-year-old level-six fitter.
He had never even heard of such a thing.
"Stop with this and that."
Professor Zheng smiled, a rare occurrence. "You convinced all five people in your defense. After Zhao Jishi returned, he specifically reported to the ministry, saying that you, as a promising talent, cannot be cultivated through the conventional means and must be handled as a special case. The document you hold in your hand was specially tailored for you by the ministry."
Chen Weiguo clutched the document in his hand, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
When I first joined the factory, I was harassed by Director Qian and almost had to start as an apprentice.
Deputy Factory Director Liu sabotaged him behind his back, saying that he had a complicated background and unclear origins.
When I was writing that coating process plan, the technical staff said, "What are you doing, a level six worker, making inventions?"
What now?
The ministry issued a special official document to itself.
Tailor-made training programs.
Any one of these four organizations would be a place where countless people would fight tooth and nail to get in.
He alone crossed four.
"You should be secretly happy, kid. We haven't seen this kind of treatment in years."
Professor Zheng took the documents back and put them in the file folder. "I'll have the personnel department handle the formalities. I'll give you the schedules for the three courses at Tsinghua later. You can manage your time yourself, so don't neglect any of them."
In less than half a day, the entire research institute knew about it.
Xu Zhenbang was the first to rush over, take the document, and look at it again and again.
"Holy crap, a ministerial-level young technical backbone cross-training candidate? Chen Weiguo, you better confess, are you the long-lost son of some leader in the ministry?"
Chen Weiguo was amused by him: "Get lost. If I had those connections, would Director Qian have held me back from processing the paperwork?"
"That's outrageous treatment!"
Xu Zhenbang slammed the documents on the table. "I've been working at the institute for almost ten years, leading seven or eight projects, and I'm still just a regular research assistant. And you, you've only been here a few days, and the ministry has already tailored a training program just for you? A joint training program with four units? Auditing classes at Tsinghua University? What kind of god-like treatment is this?!"
Several researchers nearby also gathered around.
The mechanics analyst took the document, glanced at it, and gasped, "Wow, Brother Chen, if you take this document out, you can walk sideways in the entire machinery industry and no one will dare to stop you."
Old Sun, who works in structural design, also came over for a look and exclaimed, "I've worked in this institute for fifteen years and seen plenty of official documents, all of them assigning tasks and pushing for progress. This is the first time I've ever seen a training program tailored specifically for one person."
Ma Wenbin sat in the corner and didn't come over.
But he kept his ears perked up and listened to everything they said.
His expression was priceless.
The program was jointly offered by four institutions, with Tsinghua University students auditing the classes.
He graduated from Yenching Institute of Technology, but after three years in the institute, he still hadn't been promoted to a permanent position.
Comparing yourself to others will only make you miserable.
Ma Wenbin lowered his head, pretending to look at the documents, but his pen remained stuck on the paper for a long time without writing a single word.
Zhou Mengxue sat at her workstation, listening to the entire office discussing Chen Weiguo.
Auditing classes at Tsinghua University?
Three core courses?
Even as a genuine Tsinghua University student, she has to fight for a spot in these classes.
Chen Weiguo, a student in a vocational high school continuing education class, was actually granted permission by the ministry to audit the classes?
And it's not just one subject, it's three!
What does this mean?
This means that the ministry believes he is qualified to receive formal education at Tsinghua University.
Zhou Mengxue bit her lip; she had to learn from Senior Chen.
Not only do we need to learn optical technology, but we also need to learn this indomitable spirit.
When Zhou Mengxue was leaving get off work in the evening, she walked up to Chen Weiguo's workstation.
"Senior Chen, about what I told you about having dinner at my house last time... are you free today? My parents have been saying they want to thank you in person. Last time the meal was too rushed, and they feel like they didn't treat you well enough."
Chen Weiguo thought for a moment.
When I last went to the Zhou family for dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Zhou were indeed very polite.
But he could also tell that the elderly couple genuinely wanted to thank him.
"Alright, tonight it is."
Zhou Mengxue's eyes lit up immediately: "Okay! I'll go back and tell my parents first!"
She quickly packed her things, grabbed her bag, and ran off.
Chen Weiguo watched her run away and shook his head.
This girl has become much more lively after spending these few days at the research institute.
She's a completely different person from the girl who was determined to die by the river back then.
……
After the get off work bell rang, Chen Weiguo tidied up the materials at his workstation, said goodbye to Professor Zheng, and rode his old bicycle to Zhou Mengxue's house.
As soon as they arrived at the door, Mr. and Mrs. Zhou came out to greet them.
"Comrade Chen has arrived! Please come in, please come in!"