Song Yuping originally planned to stay with Fang Hanmin for two weeks. By mid-August, she had stayed here for more than ten days. Before she went back, she wanted to treat Fang Hanmin's female colleague Xiao Min to a meal and express her gratitude to Xiao Min.
Fang Hanmin thought this was a good idea, but was afraid that Xiao Min would not appreciate it.
"Tell her clearly that this matter has nothing to do with you. It's Song Yuping who wants to get to know her. I don't think she will refuse."
The next morning, after finishing the most important work at hand, Fang Hanmin dialed the internal phone number of the attendance clerk's office in the second workshop, "Xiao Min, this is Fang Hanmin."
"Chief Fang, what are your orders?"
"I want to convey something to you on behalf of someone else. Someone wants to invite you to dinner. I hope you won't refuse." Fang Hanmin said seriously.
Xiao Min smiled, "You always speak very straightforwardly, what's going on today? If you want to invite me, just tell me directly, why are you beating around the bush? Convey it to others, who are you representing? But I want to tell you clearly, I won't go! "
"Look, I knew you would refuse, so I didn't invite you. But the person who asked me to send the message sincerely invited you. If you refuse, they will be sad." Fang Hanmin said in a contrived manner.
"Okay! Stop playing hide and seek with me. Who is that person you are talking about? Why should I accept an invitation from someone I have never met?"
"She is the lady who lives in your dormitory, my schoolmate Song Yuping. She wants to get to know you."
"Hey, I'm still an alumnus. Why don't you just tell me your girlfriend? Why don't you dare to admit it? She wants to get to know me. Is it necessary?" Xiao Min always had a hint of this in his heart. An indescribable feeling.
"Whatever you say, a girlfriend is a girlfriend. She will go back in two days. She wants to meet and have a chat with you."
"What's going on with you two? Which song is this song from?"
"Don't say that. We haven't reached the stage of being a couple yet. In fact, nothing has happened. Song Yuping thinks you are a very nice person. She wants to make friends with you, so just give her some face."
Fang Hanmin said it for such a reason. If Xiao Min refused again, it would be unkind, "Okay."
At around six o'clock in the evening that day, Fang Hanmin and Song Yuping arrived at the appointed restaurant in advance. They chose a secluded seat by the window. After a while, Xiao Min arrived as promised.
Song Yuping stood up and went forward to greet Xiao Min, shaking hands with Xiao Min formally, "Welcome!"
"You are too polite. We will have many opportunities to meet in the future. Why do we have to come to such an occasion? Section Chief Fang said that you will go back in two days. Isn't it too early to leave school?" Xiao Min looked very affectionate. look like.
"Ladies, please sit down and talk." Fang Hanmin reminded loudly.
After sitting down, Song Yuping explained: "Although there are still 18 or 18 days until school starts, the teacher will return to school on the 223rd, and I have to go back to my parents' house, so the time is almost up. Before I leave, I want to Let’s meet you.”
Because he knew the preferences of Xiao Min and Song Yuping, Fang Hanmin had already ordered the dishes. After a while, the dishes were all served. Fang Hanmin filled the cups in front of the three of them with beer. He first suggested, "For our dinner tonight, Let’s get together and cheers!”
Xiao Min looked at the beer in the cup and felt a little embarrassed, "I won't drink it."
Just as Fang Hanmin was about to persuade him to drink, Song Yuping realized that the other party might be unwell or was afraid that it would be difficult to explain to his family when he returned home after drinking, so she interrupted him and said, "If you don't want to drink, don't drink."
"Then I'll replace the bar with water."
Song Yuping nodded in agreement, picked up the cup and said: "According to Fang Hanmin, you are of the same age and I am one grade below him, so I have to call you eldest sister. Fang Hanmin should feel lucky to have such a good colleague like you. I I bother you here again and again, and you provide me with the convenience of accommodation, Sister Xiao, thank you for taking care of us!"
Xiao Min picked up the water glass and clinked it with Song Yuping, "Section Chief Fang is the technical elite of our unit. With the factory director taking care of him, who can we do? You are here to visit relatives, not to disturb me. My dormitory is usually empty. Isn't it a common thing for you to provide accommodation convenience? I'm embarrassed to say thank you!"
"Xiao Min, although we are colleagues, Song Yuping's mood is understandable. She always feels that she has caused you trouble and insists on expressing her gratitude to you in person. You can accept this."
"Since Section Chief Fang said so, Yuping, I accept your wishes, but don't be so polite to me in the future."
"Thank you on the one hand, and on the other hand, I also want to take this opportunity to get to know Sister Xiao and make friends."
"Oh, I haven't read much. I heard that you are a college graduate and now a middle school teacher. I feel honored to be friends with you! Uh, what are your next plans? You can't live in two places separately, right? "
Fang Hanmin responded: "We can't talk about separation between the two places now. We haven't reached that stage yet. In the future, I want to transfer her to work in the city. Before the official transfer, maybe we will temporarily separate for a period of time after marriage."
"Yes, find a way to transfer here and try to end the separation as soon as possible. Chief Fang, you have to apply for housing in the factory in advance. Housing is too tight now. If you don't apply until then, it will be difficult for the factory to find a house for you."
"Director Yuan said the same thing. I reported to him this morning and he asked me about this issue and asked me to greet him in advance."
Xiao Min was surprised, "Director Yuan has even considered this for you? Section Chief Fang, you have a very high status in the eyes of the director! With Director Yuan's attention, no matter how tight the housing supply for employees of Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory is, he can still I’ll find a way for you.”
"I hope so, otherwise I will settle down in a single dormitory."
"No, the single dormitory is only about ten square meters. How can you two live there? I think Director Yuan will be able to find a place for you."
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The expected life of the palladium-carbon catalyst used in the second workshop was originally due to expire at the end of July. Fang Hanmin notified relevant personnel of the second workshop in mid-July to conduct regular monitoring of the performance of the palladium-carbon catalyst. The results showed that the conversion of raw materials was not discovered until mid-August. The rate began to gradually decrease, but the selectivity was still at a stable state.
In late August, after receiving a report from monitoring personnel, the raw material conversion rate of the hydrogenation reduction post had dropped by 10%, and the selectivity had also dropped significantly. After a comprehensive analysis of the performance indicators, Fang Hanmin decisively requested that the post be stopped immediately and replaced. catalyst.
This is the first time that the hydrogenation and reduction position has independently replaced the catalyst. Although Fang Hanmin no longer needs to demonstrate in person, he is still a little worried about the operation of the workshop workers. For two whole days, Fang Hanmin has been staring at the hydrogenation and reduction position in the second workshop. , supervise and guide the operations of employees.
Replacing the catalyst is a relatively delicate task, not only because the catalyst is very expensive, and a little carelessness will cause serious waste, but improper operation will also have a negative impact on the performance of the catalyst.
An employee who was familiar with Fang Hanmin joked with him, "Chief Fang, are you worried about our operations? If all the leaders in the factory were as serious and responsible as you are about their work, our Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory would be much better than it is now!"
"It can't be said that the nature of work of each department is different. Our technical department is in charge of this aspect of work. It is the first time for your position to replace the catalyst. I went to the site to have a look. I am neither worried about everyone's operations nor for It shows how strong my sense of responsibility is. In their respective positions, everyone performs their duties and does their job well, which means they have fulfilled their responsibilities."
"Chief Fang, when you were in the second workshop, some people looked down on you. Now that you look back, what do you think of those people?" This kind of statement is a bit meant to sow discord.
Fang Hanmin smiled calmly, "We are all colleagues in the same unit. I don't have any special opinions about them. In fact, some people look down on me now, but it has no impact on my work and life."
"Section Chief Fang has a lot of experience, and he is not as experienced as those villains." This is true.
Fang Hanmin warned the employees present to focus on work and not to talk about things that have nothing to do with work during working hours. Even if they are eight hours away, they should not talk about others behind their backs.
The work of replacing the catalyst was completed in only two days. On the morning of the third day, after personally guiding the hydrogenation reduction station of the second workshop to be put back into operation, Fang Hanmin left with peace of mind.
When he walked to the door of the workshop, he saw a lot of granular substances scattered on the ground. Fang Hanmin could easily identify that these black particles were the spent catalyst that had been replaced yesterday. He looked up and saw several employees working in pairs more than ten meters away. , carrying the woven bag and walking towards the warehouse. Maybe the woven bag was not tightly sealed or damaged, and the spent catalyst was scattered all over the place.
Fang Hanmin quickly caught up with the employees in front, "Stop!"
Several people stopped and turned around, "What's wrong?"
"Didn't you notice again? A lot of materials were scattered on the workshop floor and along the road. Check to see if the packaging bag is broken or for other reasons."
"What's the big deal if you sprinkle a little bit of scrap material that's been replaced from the equipment? Is it worth all the fuss?"
Fang Hanmin was somewhat familiar with this voice. Looking sideways, he knew the person who said this, "It turns out to be Master Lai." He ignored Lai Qingyuan and asked the others, "Who is in charge here?"
Someone replied: "Master Lai is our leader."
"Hey, Master Lai has become the leader. Congratulations! However, your job is not very good!"
"Compared to Section Chief Fang, I'm not a leader, I'm just a leader. You just like to find faults. What's wrong with us?"
"Didn't I just say that? From the workshop to the road, you scattered materials all over the floor. How can you work like this?"
"Isn't it just a little bit of waste? Judging from your seriousness, it seems that we have made a big mistake." Lai Qingyuan didn't take this matter to heart at all.
"You...," Fang Hanmin shook his head, "Waste is also valuable! Do you know the value of this waste?"
"If the workshop leader hadn't asked us to send it to the warehouse, I would have thrown it into the trash can. How would I know its value!" Lai Qingyuan said nonchalantly.
"Okay, I'm telling you now, check whether the packaging bag is damaged, and you should work carefully. Don't waste any of these waste materials!"
Fang Hanmin was still uneasy. After giving some instructions to Lai Qingyuan and the others, he went to the workshop office and found the two leaders of the second workshop and asked them to strengthen the collection and storage of spent catalysts. "I have said before, replace it." The spent catalyst is still of high value. Collecting it, keeping it properly, and recycling it will further reduce product costs on the current basis."
"We did exactly what you requested and designated a dedicated person to be responsible for collection and storage."
"I just came out of the workshop and saw a lot of waste catalyst scattered on the workshop floor and on the road. I heard from the employees that Lai Qingyuan was responsible for this work. I haven't been in contact with Lai Qingyuan for four or five years. Maybe he has changed for the better. I don't want to comment. I don’t have any prejudice against Lai Qingyuan as a person, nor do I deny his progress, but his attitude towards this work really makes me unable to compliment him.”
