Linyi machine family home, the home of Rui Jinhua, an old fitter in the assembly workshop.

"Dad, you can retire from illness and go to Pujiang with your mother. Xiaokai has no one to take now, and Pujiang costs almost 300 yuan to hire a nanny, which is equivalent to half a month's salary for me. You two are also so old, and if you retire from illness, there will be a lot of money a month. Wouldn't it be nice to come to me, and it's a big city again, and by the way, it helped me again?"

A young man of 27 or 8 years old was persuading Rui Jinhua. Beside him, there was a young woman with a 2-year-old child in her arms, and her face was full of anticipation.

"I'm not old yet, I'll retire now, people will say. Rui Jinhua lowered his head and smoked a cigarette and said sneeringly.

The young man who persuaded him was his son Rui Wensheng, who worked in an agency in Pujiang. The woman next to Rui Wensheng is his wife Zeng Fang, and as for the child Zeng Fang is holding in his hand, it is naturally the Xiao Kai that Rui Wensheng said, that is the son of Rui Wensheng and his wife, and the grandson of Rui Jinhua.

"There are so many people who are sick and retired now, how can anyone say it?" said Rui Wensheng.

"Yes, Dad, it's your own business to handle illness and retire, what's the matter with others? Besides, you also have arthritis, so it's easy to go to the hospital to get a certificate. Zeng Fang also persuaded him.

There is no way, as Rui Wensheng said, the two of them have to go to work, no one is watching the children, and the price of hiring a nanny is really distressing, so they have to come back and move the old man to help. Rui Jinhua's wife is idle at home and can go to Pujiang with her children, but her wife is worried that after she leaves, Rui Jinhua will not take care of herself alone. Rui Wensheng and his wife were in a hurry, so they thought of persuading their father to retire from illness so that they could go to Pujiang with their mother.

Regarding going to Pujiang, Rui Jinhua is a hundred unhappy. He once went to live with his son with his wife for a few days, but he found that he was not used to eating Pujiang food, living in a house as big as a pigeon cage in his child's house, and not understanding the neighbors around his child's house. Some people say that Pujiang is a big city that everyone yearns for, but he thinks that the river is the most livable place in the world.

Of course, the most important point is that he will not tell his son: he likes to work as a fitter and does not want to go to the boring days of teasing his grandson so early.

However, now that the child is in trouble and wants him to come and help, what reason does he have to refuse?

"There is a new director in the factory, who is a real worker. Now the factory has taken over a lot of business, and some of the big work on assembly is still pointing to me. Just like the last time I went to Nishino to repair an imported grinder, I changed someone else, and the factory director was not at ease. At this time, if I retire from illness, won't I tear down the factory table?" Rui Jinhua said patiently to his son and daughter-in-law.

Rui Wensheng sneered: "Dad, I don't know what the hell it was like two years before the first machine? Even if there is a new factory director now, what hope can there be? It is a matter of course for you to retire from illness, how can it be regarded as dismantling the factory? You are not the only fitter in the factory, why don't they let you retire from illness." ”

Rui Jinhua said: "Wen Sheng, you can't say that. Our new director is still very good. There is also our new assistant to the factory director, who is younger than you and has a lot of energy. The last time I went to Nishino to repair the grinder, he came back and gave me a bonus of 200 yuan. ”

"Isn't it just a 200 yuan bonus?" said Rui Wensheng, "and I don't give you 200 yuan every month." You have such good skills, and your salary is only more than 300 a month, which is about the same as the salary of a nanny in Pujiang, what do you mean by what you do? ”

"Our wages are low because Zheng Guowei and his team made the factory bankrupt in the past. The new director said that when the financial situation of the factory improves, he will give everyone a general salary adjustment. Rui Jinhua said.

Rui Wensheng said: "Even if it's a general tune, how much can you get to 400, or 500?"

Rui Jinhua didn't have much confidence, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "It's not easy to say this, what if it happens......"

Rui Wensheng said: "Dad, I put this sentence here, if your factory director can give you a salary of 500, I will not persuade you to go to Pujiang." It's a big deal, Xiaofang and I gritted our teeth and asked a nanny to take Xiaokai at home, anyway, it will be a year or two, and Xiaokai should go to kindergarten. But if you don't get 500 wages, what's the point of staying in the factory, why don't you come to us and enjoy the bustling life of the big city, right?"

Rui Jinhua was about to say something when he heard someone outside the house shouting, "Is Master Rui at home?"

"It's here!" Rui Jinhua responded, and hurriedly got up to open the door to greet him, because he heard that it was Meng Pingzhong, the director of the assembly workshop, who was asking questions outside the house.

Meng Pingzhong entered the door with a smile, Rui Wensheng also recognized him, and hurriedly shouted "Uncle Meng" respectfully, and let his children call Meng Pingzhong grandpa. Meng Pingzhong praised the child for being smart or something, and then took out a form from his pocket, handed it to Rui Jinhua, and said, "Master Rui, you hurry up and fill in this form, this is a great honor." ”

"What kind of table?" Rui Jinhua and the second monk couldn't scratch his head.

Rui Wensheng stood next to his father, stretched out his hand to take the form for his father, and looked at it, and the head of the form read "Linhe No. 1 Machine Tool Factory 'Linji Master' Registration Form".

"Uncle Meng, what kind of watch is this, what is the name of 'master craftsman'. Rui Wensheng asked.

Meng Pingzhong said with a smile: "This is a matter that has just been decided in the factory, and 20 of the most skilled workers will be selected in the whole factory and awarded the honorary title of master craftsman." Here in our assembly workshop, Master Rui is recognized as the top fitter, if he can't be rated as a master craftsman, I don't know who else dares to evaluate. ”

"Isn't that what it means to be a technical expert? My dad used to take a technical expert, and you see, there are several awards hanging on the wall. Rui Wensheng said disdainfully. Although he is a junior, because he went to college and now works in Pujiang, he is still a small official, so he does not have so many scruples about Meng Pingzhong.

Meng Pingzhong shook his head: "This is different, a technical expert is a technical expert, and a master craftsman is a master craftsman, not the same thing." ”

"Whether it's the same thing depends on whether it's affordable. Rui Wensheng said, "Now the units on the other side of the Pujiang River are very pragmatic, and everything is linked to the economy." ”

Meng Pingzhong was vague in front of him, in fact, in order to shake off the burden at this time. He said with a smile: "Wen Sheng can say this, the factory evaluates this temporary master craftsman, which is directly linked to economic interests." Let me tell you, the factory has decided that all those who have been rated as a master craftsman will be given a special allowance of 1,000 yuan per person in the factory. ”

"1,000 yuan!" Rui Wensheng said in surprise, "Is this a one-time distribution, or is it divided into many months?"

Meng Pingzhong said proudly: "Wen Sheng, you misunderstood, what I said is that there is a special allowance of 1,000 yuan every month. ”

"This ...... , how is this possible!" Rui Wensheng jumped up. If the one-time reward of 1,000 yuan is still within the range he can imagine, the monthly allowance of 1,000 yuan simply subverts his three views.

Rui Jinhua's current salary is more than 300 yuan, and if we add an allowance of 1,000 yuan, wouldn't he have a monthly salary of 1,300 yuan? Rui Wensheng's unit in Pujiang is also quite good, and his monthly salary is 7 or 800 yuan. He said that his father couldn't make much money when he retired from illness, because his salary was more than double that of his father, which gave him the confidence to speak.

But who would have thought that Linyi Machine would have such a big deal and could raise a worker's salary to 1,300 yuan.

"Director Meng, you're not joking with me, are you? A special allowance of 1,000 yuan a month, this ...... This is too high, how can people believe it?" Rui Jinhua was also frightened, and his mouth trembled a little when he spoke.

Meng Pingzhong showed an expression full of envy, jealousy and hatred, and said, "This is right. At today's meeting, Director Zhou said that you are the pillars of our machine and our core competitiveness. You should have heard about it, a few days ago, Assistant Tang talked about a cooperation with Xiyun's 432 factory in Chutian, and in the future, our factory will renovate machine tools for machinery companies across the country.

Director Zhou said, you are the baby of the factory, no matter how high the allowance is, you should set the standard of 1,000 yuan now, and maybe it will be increased in the future. However, he also said, I hope you cherish the title of master craftsman, make more contributions to the factory, and bring more apprentices to teach their unique skills to young people, and train a group of middle craftsmen and young craftsmen for us. When the machine takes off, everyone will have a better life. ”

"This is absolutely no problem!" Rui Jinhua couldn't hide the ecstasy in his heart, he said with a smile, "In fact, it doesn't matter how much allowance is given, the key is that the factory can have this meaning, which means that the factory really values us people." What else do we have to say, in the future, this old life will be sold to the factory. ”

"Haha, Master Rui, don't say that, your life is worth a lot. Meng Pingzhong said.

Meng Pingzhong left, Rui Jinhua looked at his son and daughter-in-law, and said apologetically: "Wensheng, Xiaofang, look...... , the factory lifts me up like this, if I ......"

"Dad, don't say it. Rui Wensheng hurriedly interrupted his father's words and said, "Actually, I want to invite you to Pujiang, but I am also worried that you will be wronged in the factory. Now it seems that our new factory director is really a person who does a big business, you are so valued, how dare I ask you to go to Pujiang. You and your mother just stay by the river, Xiao Kai's matter, Xiao Fang and I will find a way to solve it by ourselves. 300 yuan for a nanny, we can afford to hire a babysitter. ”

"We'll pay for the babysitter!" Rui Jinhua said proudly.