4 Chapter 4 Director

　　ChapterIV,lessthantheSecretary

 

　　Hittheironstove,thefirebear,

 

　　Thesledgehammerliftsthesweatandsteams.

 

　　Whentheawlfinallyhasafront,

 

　　AppointedtheSecretary.

 

　　Whatistheupsanddownsoflife,

 

　　Godisinterestedinpracticingheroes.

 

　　--Inscription

 

　　1,Iamwillingtodothemosttiredwork-hebecameiron

 

　　"Thereformandrectificationmovementhasbeencarriedoutinamorein-depthandsolidmannerthroughoutthecountry,defendinganddevelopingthefruitfulresultsoftheproletarian'CulturalRevolution'...Theproletarianrevolutionarylinehasbecomemoredeeplyrootedintheheartsofthepeople,andtheparty'sproletarianpolicieshavebeenbetterimplemented.Thestruggle,approval,andreforminthefieldofconstructionhaveachievednewresults...Thegreat,glorious,andcorrectCommunistPartyofChinahasexperiencedasharpandcomplicatedclassstruggleandthestruggleoftwolinesofstruggle,andhasgrownstrongerandstronger..."

 

　　Inthebighorn,theeditorialof"RedFlag"magazinewasplayed.Thesongof"Dongfanghong,SunLisheng"lingeredintheear.Thiswasthebeginningof1973inZhangzhou,andreturnedtoYuGuiting.

 

　　Forthestumblinghome,forthesickfather,hegaveupthefutureofthetroopsandreturnedtotheoriginalpoint.

 

　　TheGrandCanal,whichseemstobemorevicissitudesoflife,isstillsurroundedbythe“CulturalRevolution”andtheeconomicdepression.

 

　　Thewindissteepandchilly,countlessstreets,bluebrickbungalows,whiteashpaved,brushedwithslogans."Deeplydiggingholes,accumulatinggrain,notseekinghegemony","therouteisaclass,theoutlineoftheproject","tounite,striveforgreatervictory"...Everysloganisfullofpoliticalenthusiasmofthetimes.

 

　　Thathomeismoreembarrassingthantheoriginal.

 

　　Adilapidatedhouse,threepeoplestumbled.

 

　　Dadcoughsandcoughsalldaylong,andhegetsalotofmoneyandtakesmedicineforalittlemoney.YanZhihuiwasobligedto"help"onthestreet,nottogetpaid,andnotto"servefood."Mysisterismarriedandlefthome.Theyoungerbrotherwenttoworkinthebathhouseandlivedinthebathroomashedidinthepast.

 

　　Guitingresumedasleepylifewithherparents.Thewallsareallblack,therearenowindowsinthenorthandsouth,andthereisasmallwindowonthewestwall.Itcanpenetratesomelight...Thereisnosurplusinthetank,nosurplusinthehouse,home.Notevenacompletecup...

 

　　Eatingisstillaproblemfacingthisfamily.

 

　　Theleaderofthefinancialandtradesystemheardthathewasback,foundhim,said,Guiting,backtotheorganization,willingtodoit.

 

　　Guitingshookherheadandsaid,Istillwanttopedicure.

 

　　Peopledon'tbelieve,theydon'tbelieveinkilling.Ifyoustillwanttopedicure,whyshouldyougotobeasoldier?!

 

　　"TheXiaonanmenPhotoGallerylacksamanager.Doyouwanttomanagethatbooth?"

 

　　Guitingstillshakesherhead."Idon'twanttobeanofficial."

 

　　However,theleadersaidthathewouldnotlethimgotopedicure.Heisnotawkward.

 

　　"Ican'tpedicure,Iwilldothejobwiththehighestamountoffood."

 

　　Thefoodisatahighpoint,andthewholefamilyhasfoodtoeat.

 

　　Ironingisthemosttiringactivity,withthehighestamountofgrainineachtypeofwork,and45poundsofgrainpermonth.

 

　　Thepersonwhotransferredthearmyaskedhim,go?

 

　　Hesaid,Iamgoing.

 

　　YuGuitingwasarrangedtotheCangzhouElectronicEquipmentFactory.

 

　　Hewenttothemosttiredblacksmithworkshopandbecameahitiron.

 

　　Intheworkshop,aredstovewasburned.Theironpiecesburnedred,andtheywereclippedandplacedonthecuttingboard.

 

　　YuGuitingpickedupthe18-poundsledgehammer,andthemastertookthehammerandpointedtoit.

 

　　Hey,hey,makeakitchenknife,makeanaxe,makeashovel...orapartofthemachine.

 

　　ThebiggestspecialtyofYuGuitingisadaptation.

 

　　Hewasmixedinthepileofworkers,dressedinacotton-paddedjacket,tiedwithatwineinhiswaist,andtheclothesweredottedwithalittlebitofahole-theironstar.

 

　　Ifyouhaveajob,youwillhaveasledgehammer,leaveyourlifeandgohometotakecareofyourfather.

 

　　Earnmorefoodandworry,Guitingfeelsgood.

 

　　Thefathercan'tlivewithouttheeldestson.Everytimeheishospitalized,hemustbetakencareofbyGuiting.Nooneelsecanwait.

 

　　YuDianqingistoobadtoserve.

 

　　Forexample,hospitalization,inthewardofhisward,thegroundmustbespotless,thefrontiswipedclean,thepeoplecominginbehind,cannotseethefootprints.Thewindowglassmustberubbedlikenoglass.Heeats,doesnoteatinthebowl,hehastoeatinthepotty-aftereatingandthenpeeing,aftertheurineiswashedandeat,youdonotrelyonhim,hewillfinddeath-YuGuitingintheward,notcarryingFatherupstairsanddownstairstocheck,istowipethefloor,wipetheglass,brushtheurinal-YuDianqingisnotanormalpatient.

 

　　2,house,house,finallynolongersleepwithparents.

 

　　Theacquaintancemetandshookhisheadathim."GuiTing,Iknewthatyouwouldgototheiron,itwouldbebettertoletyougotothepedicure."

 

　　Intheeyesofthepeople,theGuitingoftheironisnotmuchstrongerthantheterracottaGuiting.

 

　　Butpeopledon'tknowthatGuitingisnolongertheGuitingofthepast–frompedicuretomilitary,hehascompletedthemostimportantgrowthinlife.

 

　　Thenurtureofthemilitarylifemadehimbecomewillingandirony.

 

　　Disciplineisstrict,theprohibitionisforbidden,thefiercenessisvigorous,andthesecondisnotafraidofdeath.Thesemilitarycharactershavebeencastinhisbones.

 

　　Inparticular,contactwiththetopofthemilitaryhasallowedhimtogetmoreexerciseinhisabilitytoadaptandwork.

 

　　ThesteamingbathhouseandtherigorousinteractionofthenorthernXinjiangenvironmenthavegivenhimastrongbodythattranscendstheaverageperson.

 

　　Inhisyouthfulandhealthybody,therearebrightredbloodflowing,andthewolfmilkofthesoldiersisalsoflowing.

 

　　Hewasunabletofindtheexitofyouth,andhehadjustgivenhimachanceto"power".

 

　　Althoughheisplayingiron,heisdifferentfrompeople.

 

　　Heissunny,optimistic,firm,andcomfortable.Moreover,heiscleanandrefreshed.

 

　　Whenhewasworking,hewasdirtyandbroken.Whenhegotoffwork,hewashedhisfaceandputonhisgreenuniform.Thegreenuniformusuallyhadawhiteshirt.Themilitaryuniformisold,andthewhiteshirtisold,butpeopledon'tknowhowtolookextraordinarilycool.

 

　　Walkingonthestreet,youhavetosaythatheisplayingiron,andnoonebelieves.

 

　　Whentheforgingtimeisnotlong,catchupwiththeelectronicequipmentfactory.

 

　　Atthattime,thehousingwasalldividedbyunits,andtheworkerswererankedsenior,sothehousecouldbreakthehead.

 

　　Thereareatotalof11houses,andthereare56peoplewhowriteapplications.Thefactoryspeciallysetupasub-districtcommittee,whichwaslinedupaccordingtohousingdifficulties.No.1,No.2,No.3...Finally,tensuiteswerefixed,andtherewasonesuiteleft,andwhohadadispute.

 

　　Thedifficultsituationisalmostthesame,andeveryonehasobjections.WhatshouldIdo?

 

　　Asurveyofthewholefactorytoseewhoisthemostdifficultone.

 

　　Finally,itwasfoundthatGuiting’shousingwasthemostdifficult.

 

　　Fordecades,Yujiahasbeenrentingahouse,movingfromtheeasttothewest,movingfromthewesttotheeast,andthereisnofixedplace.Rentingahouseisalsoacheapone.Generally,yourentaroom.Whenyouaregood,bringasmallkitchen.

 

　　Afamilycrammedintoahouseandcouldn'tsleep,andGuitingsleptformanyyears.Afterhegottowork,hesleptinthebathhouse.

 

　　Later,adeputymanagerwhoworkedatafoodservicecompany,livedinCangshiStreet,hadtotransferaway.HetoldGuitingthatyourhomeissodifficult,Ihavetoleave,andyouwillmoveinandlive.

 

　　ItwasanadobehouseatNo.14CangshiStreet.Itwasawestwingroom.Therewasasmallpieceoflandinthemainroom.Itwascoveredwithsuchahut.Therewasnowindowinthenorthandsouth,andasmallwindowwasopenedinthewestwall.Inthehutong,whenthesunisgood,itcanbeabitofaglory.

 

　　Inthisway,whenpeoplemovedoutofthehouse,theGuitingfamilymovedinandmovedinandsneakedintothenight.

 

　　Thisisapublichousethatwas"grabbed".ThepeopleoftheHousingAuthorityhavealsolookedforitmanytimestoletthefamilymoveout.YuDianqingwasafraidofscaring,andtheofficer’sjobwasoncescared.Butthereisnoway,althoughthisroomisnarrowanddark,andthereisnoplaceathome,itcanonlybe"slammed"here.

 

　　Thisistheonlywestwingofahouse.Itisabigentrancetothedoor.Itisafewyearsoldathome.

 

　　WhenIcamebacktoGuitingasasoldier,Ilivedinthissmallgrasshouse.

 

　　WhenGuitingwasmarried,therewasnoroomathome.Themarriedsisterhadvacatedhertwobungalows,wentouttofindahousewithhermother-in-law,andloanedhimtoliveforthreedays.

 

　　Whenshewenttotheelectronicsfactorytodividethehouse,Guiting’sdaughterwasalreadyoneyearold.

 

　　Thereisasetofownhouses,whichissomethingthatGuiTingcan'teventhinkabout.

 

　　Therefore,thefactoryhadtodividethehouse,andhedidnotwritetheapplication.

 

　　Whenthefactoryinvestigated,itdiscoveredthehousingdilemmaofGuiting.

 

　　Guiting'sparents,andGuitingthree,threegenerationsoffivepeoplefellasleepontheshop.Inthemiddle,thereisn'tevenaplacetopullthecurtains-therearenosuchhousingdifficultiesinthewholefactory.

 

　　Inthelasthouse,peopleunanimouslyagreedtogiveittotheGuiting.

 

　　ThehouseisinthenorthoftheSouthRingRoad,themachinetoolfactoryisdiagonallyopposite,theredbrickbungalow,oneandahalf,thisisthefirstsetofownhousesownedbythefamily.

 

　　Oneoftheinsideswasthebedroomoftheparents,andtheotherhalfoftheroomwassleepinginGuiting.ThethreeofGuitingfinallystoppedsleepingwiththeirparents.

 

　　3,lethimbetheworkshopdirectortotryit,whentheawlisfinallyexposed

 

　　Therearemorethan500employeesintheelectronicequipmentfactory.Themaintenanceworkshopisaveryimportantworkshop,anditisalsoadifficultproblemforthefactoryleaderstohaveheadaches.

 

　　Thedirectoroftheworkshopfailed,theworkerstookamomenttomove,therewasajob,theworkshopdirectortookthelead,everyonefollowed,andtheworkshopdirectorhadsomethingtodo,andeveryonewassittingandplaying.

 

　　Ichangedafewworkshopdirectorsandcouldnotcurethem.

 

　　Once,therewasanemergency,andIneededtoworkovertimetorepairtheequipmentatnight.Theworkshopdirectorinformedelevenworkers.Asaresult,hewenttothenightandtheothersdidnotgo.

 

　　Thefactoryleaderwasalsoangry,andhewashandedovertotheendoflife,tooembarrassing,andreplaced.

 

　　Onthesecondday,whenIwenttowork,thegeneralpartyofthefactorypartyhadameetingwithninegeneralcommitteemembers.Itwasnecessarytoexempttheworkshopdirectorfromanewone.

 

　　Youmentionone,Imentionone,andallarerejected.Negotiatetodiscuss,cannotfindtherightperson.

 

　　GeneralSecretaryDongShirongsaid,IknowapersonnamedYuGuiting,nowintheforgingworkshop,lethimtry.

 

　　OtherbranchcommitteesalsosawtoomuchGuiting,andsomedidnotrecognizeit,andtheydidnotagree.

 

　　"Isthattheiron-claddemobilizedsoldier?Thethree-leggedsquatsdon'thaveafart.Whentheymeet,theydon'ttalk.Howcanhemanagetherepairshop?Hehasnotechnologyandnobusiness."

 

　　Atthattime,Guitingwenttoworkintheworkshop,gotonthebusandwenttothehospitalafterwork,andsawthefactoryleadersdidnotspeak.

 

　　Heworkedintheblacksmithworkshop,andatthecornerofthefactory,exceptforafewpeopleintheworkshop,heandotherpeopledidnotdealatall.

 

　　DongShirongsaid,wecan'tfindtherightpersonnow,andwecan'tdoitinYuGuiting.Lethimtryit.Ifyoucan,youcan'tdoitanymore.

 

　　Sobeit.

 

　　Didnotthinkaboutit,andtalkedwithGuiting,Guitingdoesnotwork.

 

　　Hedidn'twanttobeanofficial.Whenhewasanofficial,hecouldn'ttakecareofhisfamily.Oncehewasanofficial,hewasabletotakethelead.

 

　　Areyouapartymember?

 

　　Yes.

 

　　Itisthepartymemberswhogotothepartyschooltostudy.

 

　　Afteramonthoftrainingatthepartyschool,Guitingwillbehonestafterreturning.

 

　　Hebecamethedirectoroftherepairshop.

 

　　Therepairshopissixtyorseventy,verymessy.

 

　　YuGuitingwentthere,anddidnotknowwhatevillawwasmade,butinthreeorfourmonths,everyonewasobedient.Themasterdidnotblink,thelittleworkersdidnotsting,andtheybecamewhite-facedandclean.

 

　　Whatmakesthefactoryleadershappyisthatthemachineisbrokenanditisnotdifficult.Eventheequipmentthathasbeenbrokenforseveralyearsinthefactoryhasbeenrepaired.

 

　　Afterhalfayear,therepairshopbecamearecognizedadvancedworkshop.

 

　　Guitingalsolettheleaderslookateachother.

 

　　Oneday,thefactoryleaderswereinformedthattheninegeneralbranchmemberswenttothecollectivetraining,andthecompanydidnotlead.

 

　　Halfamonth,nooneisinchargeoftheline,havetofindsomeonetoleadthisfactory,peopleunanimouslydecidedtoletGuitinghost.

 

　　GuiTingsaid,let'sgo,butIhavetoopenameetingtopubliclyannouncethis.

 

　　Inthisway,YuGuitinghostedforhalfamonth,everythingwassmoothandorderly.

 

　　4,didnotdream,becameadeputydirector

 

　　Whentheleaderscameback,theyallenjoyedit:no,thisisapersonaltalent.

 

　　Thephilosophersaidthatgoldalwaysshines.

 

　　ThecommonpeoplesaidthatHuaiCaiislikeapregnancy,andonedayitwillberevealedsoonerorlater.

 

　　Guiting,whowas"floating",showedasmalledgeinfrontoftheopportunity.

 

　　Afewmonthslater,hewaspromotedtotheheadofthepoliticalworkdepartment.

 

　　Inthefollowingyear,in1976,thefactorydecidedtopromotehimasthedeputysecretaryofthepartybranch,andthereportmaterialsweresenttothesecondorganofthecompetentauthority.

 

　　Onthisday,thefactoryleaderinformedhimthattheorganizationdepartmentwaslookingforhimtotalk,andhequicklywent.

 

　　Thepersoninchargeoftheorganizationdepartmenttoldhimthatafterresearchinthecity,hewasappointedasthedeputydirectoroftheMunicipalSecondLightBureau.

 

　　YuGuitingsatinachairanddidn'tfeelguiltyforalongtime—alittlebitofareturn.

 

　　Isn'titthedeputysecretaryofthenewspaper?Howdidyoubecomeadeputydirector?

 

　　Peoplesaythatthisisadecisioninthecity.Theyareonlyresponsiblefortheconversation,andthespecificsituationisnotclear.

 

　　"Canyoubeadeputydirector?"Guitingaskedsillyly.

 

　　Peopleturnedhiseyes,andsaid,isthisnotaneuropathy?Howmanypeoplearerushingwhentheyarenot.

 

　　"Areyouapartymember?"

 

　　"Yes."

 

　　"Subjecttotheorganization'sdecision."

 

　　Guitinghasnothingtolose.

 

　　Hedoesn'twanttobeanofficial.However,hedidnotwanttobeanofficial,andsuddenlybecamethedeputydirectoroftheSecondLightBureau-evenadreamhasnotbecomeadeputydirector.

 

　　Thisyear,hewas27yearsoldandbecametheyoungest"lessthanthedirector"oftheSecondLightBureauofZhangzhouCity.

 

　　Lifeisreallyarollercoaster.

 

　　ThesixdeputydirectorsoftheSecondLightBureauarealmostalltheoldcomradeswhoparticipatedintherevolutioninthewaryears.The27-year-oldislessthanthedirectorintheireyes.

 

　　However,this"child"soonshowedhisunusualness-duediligenceontheworkoftheincharge,properdisposal,honestyandintegrity,andrigorousandsophisticated.

 

　　GuiTingisyoung,daretotakeresponsibility,notafraidofthings,theolddirectorsareunwillingtodothework,arewillingtohandhim.

 

　　Atthattime,someofthecadreswereleft,andtheworkstylewasveryarbitraryandrude.Thecityopenedtheconference,andtherewasnonoseandnofacetoshakethepeoplebelow.Theseoldmeninthebureauareafraidoftraining,andnoonewantstogotothemeeting.Ononeoccasion,thecityinformedthemeetingthatitwasnecessarytohaveaheadtothemeeting.Thedirectorwenttotheheadandwantedtosendadeputydirectortoreplaceit,butwhoeversentitwasshirked.Finally,theolddirectorevensaidthathetooktheorderandpushed"lessthanthedirector".

 

　　Becauseitwasatemporarycatch,Guitingwasalreadyfiveminuteslatewhenhearrivedatthevenue.Thedeputydirectorofthemunicipalpartycommitteeandthedirectoroftheworkoffice,whoisfamousfortheirtemperandlovefortraining,ismakingabigThunder,andadeputydirectorofabureauofstupidtraining:"...thenoticerepeatedlystressedthatthetopleadersshouldcometothemeeting,whynotlisten!YoucomeWhatareyoudoing?Gobackandaskyourtopleaders!Whatareyoudoing?!..."

 

　　Seeingthedirectoroftheworkofficesweepinghiseyes,YuGuitingtooktheinitiativetostandupfromthechair:"Director,Iwillgoback.ButIcan'tchangepeoplewhenIgoback,becausetherearenootherdirectorsathome."

 

　　Atthismomentwheneveryonewassnoringandtheatmospherewasnotdaretocomeout,YuGuitingtooktheinitiativetostandup,andthecouragewasnotsmall.Everyonetookhiseyesandstaredathim.

 

　　Thedirectoroftheworkofficeglancedathimandpressedthefire,saying,youshouldsitdownfirst.

 

　　YuGuitingsatdown.

 

　　"Doyouknowwhatwillhappentoday?"

 

　　"Know."

 

　　"IstheLord(liao)?"

 

　　"TheLordgotit.Isn'titafixedvalue?IsitaleaderorIreport?"

 

　　Atthattime,itwasaplannedeconomy,anditwashardtopushdownthetaskandsettheindicators.

 

　　AleaderofthePlanningCommissionbegantosendfigures,howmuchtheannualoutputvalueshouldreach,andhowmuchthequarterlyoutputvalueshouldreach...Finally,askhim:"Isitfinished?"

 

　　YuGuitingsteadilyrepliedlocally:"It'sdone."

 

　　Inthisway,YuGuitingpassedapassandalsopassedthecustomsfortheolddirector.