Master, That's My Wife and My House! - Chapter 36

“Xiao Chen, you’d better go there right away! I heard Section Chief Wu sounding quite anxious on the phone; I wonder what happened,” Lin Xiaoyi said to Chen Feng after finding him in the office.

“Okay, I’ll be right there.” Chen Feng nodded, packed his things, and then rushed to the Wanhuai Coal Mine.

Upon arriving at the Wanhuai Coal Mine, Chen Feng was not stopped at the entrance this time. The security personnel recognized Chen Feng, as Wu Wenhua had specifically instructed them to let him through directly whenever he came to the mine.

Chen Feng nodded to the security personnel as a greeting, and then proceeded to the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Department, to Wu Wenhua’s office.

Knock knock!

Chen Feng knocked on the door.

“Come in,” came Wu Wenhua’s voice from inside the office.

Chen Feng pushed open the door and entered. He saw Wu Wenhua staring intently at a document and said, “Brother Wu, I heard you wanted to see me.”

Wu Wenhua looked up and saw that it was Chen Feng. He immediately smiled and said, “Brother, come on in. Sit down and let’s chat.”

Chen Feng sat down and then asked, “Brother Wu, I heard from Section Chief Lin that you needed to see me urgently, so I rushed over. What is it?”

Wu Wenhua laughed heartily and said, “Great news!”

“Good news?” Chen Feng looked puzzled, unsure of what Wu Wenhua meant by “good news”.

Wu Wenhua then asked mysteriously, “Brother, tell me the truth, is there someone in your family?”

“Yes.” Chen Feng nodded.

Wu Wenhua slammed his hand on the table and said, “I knew it! Brother, you’re not being fair. Why didn’t you say you had family members at home earlier?”

Chen Feng asked blankly, “You didn’t ask?”

“Now, let me ask you, what about your home…?” Wu Wenhua raised an eyebrow.

Chen Feng didn’t hide anything and said directly, “I have a lot of family members. My parents are still alive, I have an older sister, an older brother, two younger brothers, and a younger sister.”

Wu Wenhua was stunned by what he was said. After a moment of confusion, he asked, “What do they all do?”

“A farmer! Eight generations of poor peasants, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to get a recommendation and go to a vocational school!” Chen Feng said with a smile.

Before the college entrance examination was reinstated, getting into school wasn’t based on grades, but on your social class and how “red” you were.

Chen Feng had always lost because of his family’s connections, but this time he turned the tables. His family was genuine eight generations of poor peasants, so wealthy that they were practically bleeding from their commune. As a result, he received a recommendation from the commune and was able to attend a vocational school.

The reason he only went to a vocational high school… can only be attributed to his ignorance in his past life. He knew that graduating from vocational high school was the fastest way to start working and earning money, so he chose vocational high school. Chen Feng was so stupid that he wanted to slap himself twice.

Wu Wenhua seemed to have a fried CPU, unable to recover for a long time. After a moment, he asked in confusion, “Didn’t you say there were people at home?”

Chen Feng suddenly realized and chuckled awkwardly, “Brother Wu, are you talking about that kind of person? I don’t have any of those people in my family. They can all be found out.”

Wu Wenhua shook his head in surprise and said, “That’s not right! It’s really strange. If that’s the case… I don’t understand this commendation.”

Wu Wenhua showed the document in front of him to Chen Feng. The document was titled “Methods for Commending Comrade Chen Feng of Wanhuai Machinery Factory, Comrade Jiang Rong of Mining University, and Comrade Wu Wenhua of Wanhuai Coal Mine”.

“Don’t look at the skin, look at the inside!” Wu Wenhua said immediately.

Chen Feng opened the document and read it from beginning to end. The more he read, the more alarmed he became. No wonder Wu Wenhua asked if anyone was home. This… exceeded the limit.

Whether it’s a reward or a punishment, there are generally standards; this is called clear distinction between rewards and punishments.

From Wu Wenhua’s perspective, the commendation document from the city is reasonable. After all, as a leader, Wu Wenhua risked his life to rescue his fellow workers, so no commendation is too much.

Therefore, the city’s commendation of Wu Wenhua was given the highest honor, recognizing him as a hero who saved lives. The city will learn from him, report to higher authorities, and the mining bureau will also provide relevant rewards.

Next up is Jiang Rong. As a participant in the creation of the self-rescue device, Jiang Rong was awarded the title of scientific research hero. Her chemical oxygen-generating self-rescue device will be recommended as a model scientific research achievement and may be promoted nationwide in the future.

Chen Feng raised an eyebrow. To be honest, this commendation went a bit too far. First of all, it completely attributed his own achievements to Jiang Rong, and he himself had nothing to do with the research on the self-rescue device.

But Chen Feng wasn’t in a hurry. Instead, he continued reading. Wu Wenhua nodded silently beside him, having already read the document.

I thought that Chen Feng would at least ask what was going on, even if he didn’t get angry. But I didn’t expect Chen Feng to be so patient and not change his expression at all. He is a promising talent.

Chen Feng was unaware of Wu Wenhua’s inner thoughts and continued flipping through the documents. When he saw his section, he couldn’t help but feel a jolt in his heart.

The commendation decision stated that he had little to do with the development of the chemical oxygen self-rescue device, but emphasized that he was the one who proposed the concept of the self-rescue device, and also linked Wu Wenhua and Jiang Rong together, and then proposed to award him the title of municipal model worker.

Chen Feng’s mind was racing. To be honest, his contributions and role in the self-rescue device were downplayed, and it was hard to say that he could even be compared with Wu Wenhua and Jiang Rong.

After all, one of them was saving lives, and the other was developing a product, while he… was he trying to find an adhesive?

But it’s hard to say that Chen Feng was dissatisfied with the result; in fact, it could be said that the result far exceeded his expectations.

Under normal circumstances, I might receive a commendation from the factory at most, and perhaps the Wanhuai Coal Mine might give me some rewards, but that would be about it. Becoming a municipal model worker is definitely out of the question.

Now, although his contributions have been downplayed and the profits have been shared, the benefits he has received are completely different.

This was a title given to a municipal model worker in the 1970s, which brought many benefits to him.

“Brother, have you finished reading?” Wu Wenhua asked.

Chen Feng nodded slightly, and Wu Wenhua continued with a smile, “Any ideas?”

Chen Feng smiled and said, “I’m a little flattered. This reward is… beyond what’s expected.”

Wu Wenhua nodded, then said slowly, “That’s right, it is indeed a bit over the top, especially for you and Jiang Rong. To be honest, under normal circumstances, you would definitely not receive such an award, even if your contributions are worthwhile.”

Chen Feng nodded to indicate that he understood. Many things are like that: they don’t weigh more than two ounces on the scale, but once they’re on the scale, they can weigh a ton.

But whether or not it’s put on the scale isn’t up to ordinary people like you. Clearly, someone has put this matter on the scale, and given it a high price.

Wu Wenhua chuckled and said, “At first I thought it was because you had connections at home that you pulled some strings at the crucial moment, but now it seems… it was Jiang Rong from the Mining University who pulled the strings.”

Chen Feng laughed and said, “It should be. Professor Jiang is from the capital. I think she has a good relationship with the dean of the Chemistry Department of the China University of Mining and Technology. It’s normal that she can get in touch with him.”

Wu Wenhua nodded with a smile and said, “Okay, you’ve finished reading the documents. Now, I have something to ask you, and you need to give me a definite answer. You can’t be vague.”

Chen Feng roughly guessed what Wu Wenhua wanted to ask, but still said, “Brother Wu, please ask! I’ll answer any question you have!”

Wu Wenhua smiled and said, “Actually, this question is simple. It’s just that you’re planning to receive the model worker award from Wanhuai Machinery Factory or Wanhuai Coal Mine?”