According to the test plan given by Fang Hanmin, the waste palladium carbon catalyst recovery and treatment test was completed in only three months. This was within Fang Hanmin's expectation, because this technology had been quite mature in his previous life. For Fang Hanmin, the purpose of conducting this experiment was not to explore any new technology. He just wanted to use the experiment to allow his technicians and workers to gain some perceptual understanding of this technology.
After the test, the two assistants handed the compiled data to Fang Hanmin. The test results in front of them were basically consistent with what he expected. He asked Guo Peng and Wan Cheng to prepare a waste catalyst recovery and treatment device based on the test results.
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One morning in early September, Factory Director Yuan called Fang Hanmin and said he had something to discuss with him. Fang Hanmin put down what he was doing and hurried to Yuan's office.
"Sit down." Director Yuan's expression was slightly solemn.
Seeing that the leader was so serious, Fang Hanmin felt that something had happened, but he couldn't ask directly, "Director Yuan, may I ask you...?"
"As for your fiancée's job transfer, I asked several friends to no avail. Finally, I contacted Deputy Director Wen of the Municipal Education Bureau. He gave me a reply yesterday afternoon."
Fang Hanmin thought this was a good thing, and he couldn't wait to ask: "Oh, what did the leader of the Education Bureau say?"
"They did agree that your fiancée would be transferred to work in the education system of Shuangling City, but within two years no middle school in the city would be staffed."
"There is no establishment in urban middle schools, Director Yuan, what does this mean?"
"Deputy Director Wen means that they agree to transfer your fiancée to work in the city, but she cannot enter the urban middle school."
"I agreed to be transferred, but I can't enter the middle school in the city. What should I do?" Fang Hanmin felt that Deputy Director Wen's words were just unsaid and a complete lie. His mood instantly fell to the bottom.
"It's not entirely a lie. Deputy Director Wen said that several middle schools in the suburbs have establishments. I would like to ask if your fiancée is willing to teach in a suburban middle school? If you don't want to go to a suburban middle school, you have to wait until two years later."
"This..., I can't say for sure!" Fang Hanmin felt helpless and frustrated.
"Well, let's discuss it with your fiancée later and see what she thinks? However, whether she is willing to teach in a suburban middle school or has to wait for the establishment of an urban middle school, you must tell me the result of the discussion, because Deputy Director Wen Still waiting for me to reply to him."
"Okay, no matter what the result is, I will report it to you. Director Yuan, you have troubled me with my affairs. I really don't know how to thank you!" Fang Hanmin said sincerely.
"Don't say that things haven't been done yet. Even if your fiancée is successfully transferred to teach in an urban middle school in the future, there is no need to say thank you to me. In order for you to work with peace of mind, this is what I should do." Factory Director Yuan told the truth. .
Because Song Yuping's office did not have a phone, it was obviously very inconvenient for Fang Hanmin to discuss the transfer with Song Yuping over the phone. Returning to his office, he immediately wrote a letter to Song Yuping during working hours, notifying Song Yuping of the situation discussed by Director Yuan, and asked the attendance clerk, Sister Chen, to help send the letter as soon as possible.
After all, they were only over a hundred kilometers apart. Song Yuping received a letter from Fang Hanmin on the morning of the third day. After reading the content of the letter, Song Yuping had a hard time making a choice. I was transferred to a suburban middle school in Shuangling City to teach. How far is the suburban middle school from the city? Is it convenient to commute to and from get off work? Do you live on campus or can you go home every day? These are concrete questions.
Because she didn't want other teachers to hear her discussing the transfer, Song Yuping couldn't use the phone number in the Academic Affairs Office next door to contact Fang Hanmin. During the lunch break, she went outside the school to call a public phone to discuss the matter with Fang Hanmin.
Song Yuping asked some specific questions that came to her mind. Not to mention that Fang Hanmin didn't know the answers to these questions. Even Director Yuan, who was helping with the work, didn't know the situation in suburban middle schools. After some hesitation, Song Yuping decided not to go to suburban middle schools.
Fang Hanmin reminded: "I won't go to a suburban middle school, but you have to know that urban middle schools will not be established until two years later. What will you do in the meantime?"
"If the suburban middle school is too far from the city, I may have to live on campus and can only go back to the city on weekends. Moreover, once the urban middle school has established its establishment in two years, I may need help to be transferred back to the city. That means having to rely on connections twice. I might as well wait for the establishment and then ask someone to help me transfer after two years. At worst, I will run to the city every weekend during this period."
Fang Hanmin agreed with Song Yuping's choice. He believed that Song Yuping's analysis was very reasonable. Whenever you ask for help, you will always owe a favor. Even if Director Yuan is very generous and willing to help, asking for help will at least cause some trouble for the responsible person. .
In the afternoon of the same day, Fang Hanmin told Factory Manager Yuan the results of their discussion. Old Yuan expressed his understanding, "Your fiancée has thought very carefully. If the suburban middle school is far away, commuting will be very inconvenient. If you live on campus, you can only go back on weekends." Home is not much better than the current situation, and it is indeed meaningless.”
"Director Yuan, please tell the leaders of the Education Bureau that once the urban middle schools have establishments in two years, they must not forget us."
"Don't worry, I will tell him. Um, is your wedding date confirmed?"
Although he did not discuss the wedding date with Song Yuping, when Factory Director Yuan asked again, Fang Hanmin felt uncomfortable and continued to prevaricate, "We have discussed it and initially set it around May Day next year."
Director Yuan thought thoughtfully, "I'll have to prepare a house for you around May Day next year. I told Lao Zhou last time. I don't know if he takes it to heart. I'll ask him now."
In front of Fang Hanmin, Lao Yuan dialed the number of Deputy Factory Director Zhou's office, "Hello, this is Lao Yuan. I want to ask, how are you preparing for Fang Hanmin's housing problem that I told you last time?"
"Director Yuan, you know how tight housing is in our factory. After you told me last time, I started looking for a house and visited every corner of the factory's residential area, but I didn't find a decent house. "
"It doesn't have to be very good. As long as you have a slightly larger house, it doesn't matter even if it's a little dilapidated. The factory can repair it."
"There are no dilapidated houses. All the potential has been tapped out in the past few years."
"What should we do? In my opinion, the factory must solve the housing problem for Comrade Fang Hanmin!" Lao Yuan gave a death order.
Lao Zhou was the deputy director in charge of logistics. He couldn't push back on the tasks assigned to him by the top leader of the unit. After thinking for a moment, Lao Zhou seemed to have an idea, "Director Yuan, if you want to say this, I will There is a way."
"Tell me, as long as there is a way, I can do anything."
"There are several warehouses in the single dormitory building in the factory. We can squeeze the items in the warehouses together and maybe free up a room for Fang Hanmin."
"How big is the area of the vacated house?"
"It's estimated to be about forty square meters."
"Hmm----," Director Yuan nodded helplessly, "Under the current circumstances, this is all we have to do. Ask the logistics department to prepare some building materials, find a few carpenters and bricklayers, and tidy up the house. Separate a bedroom, a living room and a kitchen.”
"That's no problem, it's just..." Lao Zhou seemed to have something to hide.
"It's just what? If you have something to say, just say it. Don't hesitate."
"Director Yuan, there are many young people applying for housing in the factory to get married and start a family! Not only are there dozens of unmarried couples working as dual-employees at the Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory, but there are also older young people older than Fang Hanmin. If they know about the factory After solving the housing problem for Fang Hanmin, they will definitely come to me to ask for a house. How will I reply to them then?"
Director Yuan said angrily: "What's not easy to answer? Everyone knows the situation in the factory. If anyone compares with Fang Hanmin, just ask them how much they contributed to Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory?"
After putting down the phone, Director Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Hanmin, you finally have a house. Although the house is not very good and the area is not wide enough, we should solve the urgent need first and improve it step by step in the future."
Fang Hanmin was sitting opposite Lao Yuan. He heard clearly what the two leaders said on the phone, "Director Yuan, I'm really sorry for causing you so much trouble because of my personal affairs."
Lao Yuan said meaningfully: "It doesn't matter. You young people are the future of Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory. Helping you solve your difficulties is equivalent to laying the foundation for the future of Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory. This is what we should do."
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Before eight o'clock on Friday morning, Fang Hanmin had just finished cleaning the office. The phone on his desk rang. He picked it up. Before he could speak, he heard the other party announcing his home address, "Hanmin? I'm Lu Hui. I'm ready." I’m going to Shuangling City today to inspect the market, and I’ll take a bus to the city soon, and I’ll probably arrive before noon.”
"Do you need me to pick you up at the station?"
"You can go to work with peace of mind. You don't need to be picked up. It's not my first time in the city. After getting off the bus, I'll find a hotel to stay in and use this afternoon and the day after tomorrow to inspect the market. Let's meet tonight and get together. ,what do you think?"
"Okay! Let me treat you. We must have a drink this time."
"It doesn't matter who invites you. Please invite Yu Dongmei too. Among our classmates, you two are the only ones in the city. We haven't seen each other for such a long time. It's a rare trip to the city. Let's reunite the three of us." Lu Hui is a person who attaches great importance to friendship.
Since breaking up with Yu Dongmei, Fang Hanmin has cut off contact with her. He hesitated: "We two big men are drinking, is it appropriate to call her here?"
"The three of us are classmates, what's inappropriate? Last year I went to the city to visit you, so didn't I also call her here?" Lu Hui never knew that Fang Hanmin had a relationship with Yu Dongmei.
"Oh, yes, then call her." Fang Hanmin looked a little embarrassed, "You have her phone number, you can call Yu Dongmei."
"It's not convenient for me to make phone calls when we get to the city. There is a phone number in your office. How nice would it be if you informed her!"
It was not that he was unwilling to contact Yu Dongmei. After experiencing the breakup, Fang Hanmin believed that Yu Dongmei must have a grudge against him and was afraid that the other party would not give him face.
