Master, That's My Wife and My House! - Chapter 29

“Xiao Chen, why are you only arriving now!” Lin Xiaoyi, the head of the technical department, greeted Chen Feng immediately upon seeing him at the factory gate.

Chen Feng was taken aback. He didn’t have a watch either. Could he really have gotten the time wrong and been late?

“Section Chief, I…I’m not late, am I?” Chen Feng asked, somewhat puzzled. There were still quite a few workers arriving around him, so he shouldn’t be late.

Lin Xiaoyi immediately said, “I didn’t say you were late. Someone is waiting for you in the factory manager’s office. They’ve been waiting for you for ages.”

Chen Feng looked bewildered and asked curiously, “Section Chief, who is it?! Who came to the factory director’s office to wait for me so early in the morning? I haven’t offended anyone!”

Lin Xiaoyi was both amused and exasperated, then said, “You go first! Also… sister-in-law, you should come along too! It’s not good for you two to make your sister-in-law worry.”

Lin Xiaoyi’s words made Chen Feng feel a little uneasy. Lin Xiaoyi was the head of the technical department, and for him to call a worker’s wife “sister-in-law” was not a big problem, but the two were more than thirty years apart, which was a bit exaggerated.

Lin Xiaoyi urged the two of them on. Although Chen Feng didn’t know what was going on, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk with Lin Youwei toward the factory director’s office.

The three arrived at the factory director’s office. Before Chen Feng even entered, he heard laughter coming from inside. The factory director chuckled and said, “Our factory’s goal has always been to provide supporting services for the Wanhuai Coal Mine. This is all we should do, it’s all we should do.”

Chen Feng followed Lin Xiaoyi into the factory director’s office with a puzzled look on his face, and then saw a familiar face, Wu Wenhua, the head of the electromechanical department of Wanhuai Coal Mine.

With a broad smile, Wu Wenhua immediately stood up the moment he saw Chen Feng, quickly walked over, grabbed Chen Feng’s hand, and said excitedly, “Brother! Thank you, thank you so much! If it weren’t for you, I would have died down in the well.”

“Huh!?” Chen Feng was stunned for a moment, then realized that Wu Wenhua’s ordeal had actually happened? And his self-rescue device had even made it in time to save Wu Wenhua’s life.

Wu Wenhua, deeply grateful, pulled Chen Feng along and recounted the events of the previous night in detail.

“Looking back now, I’m still terrified. If anything had gone wrong, I would have been caught in the crossfire too,” Wu Wenhua said with lingering fear. Then he looked at Chen Feng and said, “Brother, it was your self-rescue device that saved me and Old Chen. You are truly my savior!”

Chen Feng quickly said, “Section Chief Wu, you’re too kind. I’m glad that what I made can be of use, which means it’s meaningful.”

“It’s very meaningful, but I still have a suggestion for you, brother,” Wu Wenhua said with a smile.

Chen Feng asked with a puzzled look, “Please feel free to give your opinions.”

Wu Wenhua said solemnly, “Brother, listen to me calling you ‘brother’ all the time, and you still call me Section Chief Wu. Aren’t you treating me like an outsider?”

Chen Feng was both amused and exasperated. “You’re not my wife either! My wife is standing right next to me.”

“I’m used to it, Brother Wu!” Chen Feng wasn’t stupid. Wu Wenhua had already put it this way, which meant he wanted to get close to him. If the leader wanted to get close to you, and you still acted arrogantly, wouldn’t that just make things difficult for yourself?

At this moment, Wei Xinghai, the factory director of Wanhuai Machinery Factory, said, “Xiao Chen, you did a great job. The self-rescue device is very much in line with the characteristics of coal mine safety. The factory must reward you!”

Chen Feng’s eyes lit up, and he said, “Director Wei, there’s no need to reward me. I’m just a technician in the factory, and this is what I should do. Besides, my wife and I will be getting our own rooms soon. If I take any other rewards, my coworkers will have something to say.”

As he spoke, Chen Feng took Lin Youwei’s hand. Lin Youwei had gotten used to it recently. Although she was still a little shy about being held in front of others, she was at least not flustered and shook off Chen Feng’s hand.

Factory Director Wei exclaimed in surprise, “Xiao Chen is already married?! Yes, yes, the factory is allocating housing soon, and since you and your husband are both employed, you’ll definitely be given priority. So…!”

Factory Director Wei thought for a moment, then said to Lin Xiaoyi, “Old Lin, could you talk to the factory office and say that Xiao Chen has made significant contributions to our factory and Wanhuai Coal Mine? When allocating housing, please raise his rank and give him a larger apartment.”

Lin Xiaoyi nodded immediately. Anyway, he had already been allocated housing. It wouldn’t hurt to sell one to Chen Feng. As for the workers below who were unwilling, then go and rescue a section chief from the Wanhuai Coal Mine!

Wu Wenhua only noticed Lin Youwei at this moment and immediately said, “This is my sister-in-law! Sister-in-law, thanks to your Chen Feng, otherwise I would really be dead.”

Lin Youwei was not good at talking in front of strangers, so she could only blush and say, “It’s all thanks to Section Chief Wu’s great fortune.”

Wu Wenhua laughed and looked at Chen Feng, then said, “Brother, are you interested in coming to our Wanhuai Coal Mine?”

Upon hearing this, both Wei Xinghai and Lin Xiaoyi’s eyelids twitched. It was true that Chen Feng was a worker at Wanhuai Machinery Factory, but Wanhuai Machinery Factory was a supporting factory of Wanhuai Coal Mine. In fact, Wei Xinghai had previously worked at Wanhuai Coal Mine, but after getting older, he was transferred to the machinery factory as a leader.

If he were an ordinary worker, he might not be willing to be transferred from Wanhuai Machinery Factory to Wanhuai Coal Mine, because although Wanhuai Coal Mine offers better benefits and higher pay, the work underground is really tiring, and most people might not be able to endure it.

But Chen Feng is different!

Since Wu Wenhua, the head of the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Department, personally recommended him, it goes without saying which department he would go to afterward. He would definitely go directly to the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Department.

The electromechanical department at the mine and the technical department at the Wanhuai Machinery Factory are somewhat similar; both are administrative departments, meaning they are management positions. And which is more important, a management position at the Wanhuai Machinery Factory or a management position at the Wanhuai Coal Mine? It’s obvious, even a fool would choose.

Chen Feng was also in a dilemma. To be honest, he also wanted to go to Wanhuai Coal Mine, but the housing allocation here hadn’t been finalized yet. If he really left… going to Wanhuai Coal Mine, it was uncertain when he would be able to get housing.

The main issue is the allocation of rooms, which is something that has been happening recently. We can only go out for a total of half a month, and it would be a pity to leave.

Thinking of this, Chen Feng had an idea and immediately said, “Section Chief Wu, I am willing to go to Wanhuai Coal Mine.”

Everyone had an “I knew it” look on their faces, but then Chen Feng suddenly changed the subject, saying, “But I can’t just go like this. I’ve almost figured out the safety features for the conveyor belt you mentioned before. How about this… give me a month. After a month, I’ll bring the whole set of equipment to Wanhuai Coal Mine and report to you. I wonder if that’s okay?”