Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 247 College Entrance Examination Three Years Later (Subscription Request)
"Dad, Mom, I'm back!"

After Zhou Xianyang returned home, the first thing he did was to shout loudly; then he didn’t call out Zhou Fengnian, but he called out his two younger sisters.

"Brother, did you bring me something delicious?"

"Brother, how did you do on the exam?"

Zhou Linlin and Zhou Yiyi asked separately. Although the former was still young, she knew that her elder brother often brought her food.

Zhou Yiyi was sensible. She was only two years older than Zhou Xianyang and knew that Zhou Xianyang was going to take the college entrance examination today. This matter was very important to him.

"Does the exam matter to me? Of course I'll pass it!"

Zhou Xianyang picked Zhou Linlin up, then took out a piece of candy from his pocket and handed it to him, then asked, "Where are your parents?"

Zhou Yiyi replied, "Dad was called away by Uncle Pan, but before he left, he asked Mom and Aunt Gong to buy food for you, saying that he would cook for you personally to celebrate when he came back.
"By the way, brother, where are cousins ​​Xianzhe and Xianrui? How did they do in the exam?"

Zhou Xianyang shook his head and said quietly: "He didn't look very good when he came out, so I guess there is little hope.
But they don’t like studying anyway, and now they’re just worried about getting beaten.”

Although Zhou Xianzhe and Zhou Xianrui are one year older than Zhou Xianyang, they always followed Zhou Xianyang when they were young and did not look like older brothers at all.

It’s quite like the three brothers of the previous generation, the eldest and second oldest don’t make decisions and only listen to the youngest.

Zhou Xianyang started school a year earlier when he was a child and skipped a grade in elementary school, so after graduating from high school, he took the college entrance examination with his two cousins.

In fact, they only finished junior high school and took a half-time break in high school. They learned the real high school knowledge from Zhou Fengnian at home.

Half a year before the college entrance examination in 1977 or 1978, Zhou Fengnian took out several sets of textbooks, called the three Zhou Xianyang brothers home, and taught them personally.

Zhou Xiaomei was taught by Zhou Fengnian to go to college. She became the first college student in the Zhou family. Although she did not go to Yanjing University, she did go to the Normal University.

She originally wanted to give the job to her second sister-in-law, but was stopped by Zhou Fengnian. Even if the Shenzhou Computer Factory was profitable, there was no need to go into the factory at this time.

At that time, Zhou Fengnian was ready to let Zhou Jiaan resign, so how could he let his second sister-in-law take over the job?

What’s more, Zhou Xiaomei’s job is a warehouse manager.

Finally, this job was given to Zhou Yan's younger brother Zhou Hao, who had just returned to the city. He went there late and came back late as well, in 1977.

After I came back, I couldn't find a job, and happened to take over Zhou Xiaomei's warehouse manager position.

The salary was not low, thirty-seven yuan per month. The salary of a warehouse manager in other factories was at most twenty yuan. The Shenzhou Computer Factory had good performance and the workers' salaries were also high.

The most important thing is that jobs are hard to come by. Zhou Fengnian hasn’t asked Zhou Hao for money yet, but now there are people vying for a job that pays thousands of yuan.

After a while, Zhou Yan and Gong Lin came back with the vegetables.

When Zhou Xianyang saw this, he immediately smiled and walked forward to greet her, "Mom, I'm back."

"Have you finished your exams? Are you tired, Xianyang? If you are hungry, I will make you something to eat. I don't know when your dad will be back."

After seeing her son, Zhou Yan smiled gently and said, "If he doesn't come back later, let's have lunch first and don't wait for him."

More than two years have passed, and Zhou Yan is now 36 years old. Although she is no longer young, her temperament has become more gentle as time has passed.

But sometimes when she gets angry, she can be very majestic. She became the director of the Women's Federation of the machinery factory last year.

"Let's wait a while. Dad rarely cooks. If we miss this opportunity, it will be hard to come by again."

Zhou Xianyang shook his head and said that the most delicious dishes he had ever eaten were made by Zhou Fengnian, but his father was usually busy and rarely cooked, so it was Aunt Gong Lin who cooked.

"Then you have a lot to wait for. Ever since your dad became a reserve member last year, he has been getting busier and busier."

Zhou Yan suddenly thought of something and said to Zhou Xianyang, "Your dad asked Xianzhe and Xianrui to come to our house for lunch at noon. Go tell them. They may not be able to come in time for lunch."

"What's too late?"

Just as Zhou Yan was speaking, Zhou Fengnian came back.

After seeing Zhou Xianyang, Zhou Fengnian asked with a smile: "How did you do in the exam?"

"Just wait for the acceptance letter, Dad."

Zhou Fengnian immediately said, "Okay, you order the food for lunch today. By the way, where are Xianzhe and Xianrui?"

"I'll go call them first, so I don't get beaten so badly that I can't walk."

After Zhou Xianyang finished speaking, he ran out to call for help.

The college entrance examination is a rare major event for the Zhou family. Zhou Fugui said he would come today, but he called again yesterday and said that something happened at the fertilizer factory and he was delayed today, so he asked Zhou Fengnian to make something good for his three grandsons.

After a while, Zhou Xianyang came with the two families, but Zhou Weitian and Zhou Jiaan looked unhappy, obviously they had heard from their son that his grades were not very good.

I haven't finished writing yet, with large areas left blank. It's a wonder I can get into university.

It was a pity that their third uncle had been teaching the class in person for a few months, and even Zhou Jiaan, who was usually good-tempered, couldn't help but pick up a stick and hit him a few times.

When Zhou Xianzhe and Zhou Xianrui saw Zhou Fengnian, they bowed their heads with some guilt and greeted him, "Third Uncle."

"You are too embarrassed to see me? Raise your head!"

Zhou Fengnian smiled and said in a slightly serious tone: "It's not just going to college. When I gave you tutoring, I roughly guessed it from the way you two resisted.

Don't be depressed, I didn't go to college either, but I'm doing fine now; after dinner, tell me what you want to do, join the army, work, or do something else."

"But if you want to sneak around in the street, don't blame me for taking action."

Zhou Xianzhe and Zhou Xianrui quickly said: "No, Uncle San, how can we sneak out in the street?"

However, after hearing what Zhou Fengnian said, they felt much better; after all, Zhou Fengnian had put in a lot of effort in preparing for their college entrance examinations and had also taught them wholeheartedly.

But they just couldn't understand. They had never liked studying since junior high school. School was like torture to them. They would rather work than sit in the classroom.

"As long as we follow the right path, our family will definitely have a bright future. Big brother, stop staring and help me prepare lunch. I can't handle it alone."

Zhou Fengnian smiled and called Zhou Weitian and Zhou Jiaan over.

Although my second brother can’t cook, he can still wash vegetables.

At this time, going to college is not the only way out, it is just a better way to learn knowledge, broaden your horizons, and build strong connections.

But there are other ways to gain all three, so there is no need to be obsessed with going to college.

Zhou Fengnian didn't give Zhou Xianyang any strict orders. If he could pass the exam, he could go. If he failed, he could take other paths.

Anyway, Zhou Xianyang is only fifteen or sixteen years old, which is considered early; if he hadn't been smart enough to skip a grade when he was young, he should still be in high school now. While cooking, Zhou Fengnian suddenly said, "Brother, next year we may allow self-employed businesses, do you have any ideas?"

Zhou Weitian, who was cooking soup, was startled, then asked, "Self-employed business owner? What does that mean?"

Zhou Jiaan answered, "Self-employed individuals are private individuals doing business, which is similar to small vendors or small industrial owners."

Zhou Weitian asked in confusion: "Old Third, aren't you going to be criticized? Why is it open?"

"Policies will change. The people at the top have changed. How can they insist on keeping things the same as they were in the past? Individual businesses may be allowed next year."

Zhou Fengnian said slowly: "Brother, although the machine tool factory is still doing well, you don't have much future in it. Even if you become the deputy director now, you only make 60 or 70 yuan a month.
Consider starting your own business. My second brother is also considering starting his own business. His career as a workshop director has almost reached its limit. Although he can still be promoted, it is better for him to start his own business. "

Although the Hua Xia Machine Tool Factory and the First Electric Appliance Factory were both performing well, his elder and second brothers were afraid that it would be the end of their lives.

It's okay to continue to get promoted, but it's not necessary to be promoted to the position of deputy factory director in ten years or so; they don't plan to switch to government departments in the future, so it's better for them to start their own business early.

Zhou Fengnian thought so, especially his eldest brother Zhou Weitian, whose job as deputy director of the canteen was basically over.

"Old Third, I'll listen to you. When will I resign?"

After listening to this, Zhou Jiaan said decisively that he didn't know anything else, but the only thing he was sure of was that it would be right to listen to his younger brother.

Zhou Weitian also said, "Third brother, me too. Just give me a shout and I'll quit my job and follow you."

"Why would you want to follow me? I don't plan to resign. I can get a promotion anytime I want, but it's difficult for you to get promoted. And you don't have to resign, just stop working."

Zhou Fengnian smiled and said, "After dinner, go to my study and discuss the details. The policy won't be announced until next year, so we just need to make a plan first."

With the joint efforts of the three, lunch was quickly prepared, taking everyone's taste into consideration; their family had eaten together countless times since they were young, and their tastes had become almost the same.

Everyone who learned how to cook was taught by Zhou Fengnian.

After a period of private play and counseling, the three Zhou Xianyang brothers had fully recovered by the time they sat down to eat, and they even grabbed seats according to their favorite dishes.

Zhou Weitian and Zhou Jiaan were so angry that they slapped them in the face before they calmed down.

Taking advantage of the fact that the family's nanny Gong Lin was on holiday, Zhou Xianyang tasted a few bites and said with emotion: "Dad, uncle, it has to be your cooking skills. It would be great if I could eat it every day."

"Don't even think about it, unless you can do something similar to getting into college every day and exchange it for grades."

Zhou Fengnian laughed and said, "You two, it doesn't matter if you didn't get into college. Just come to me with similar good things or grades and make a request."

He was named a substitute member last year, so he is quite capable. As long as it is not illegal or criminal, he can handle most of the problems.

While eating, Zhou Weitian suddenly said, "By the way, didn't Dad say he was coming?"

Zhou Fengnian said: "The fertilizer factory is too busy, he has no time to come over, and he also asked me to make more delicious food for his three older grandchildren."

Zhou Xianzhe and Zhou Xianrui felt a little ashamed after hearing this. They knew that it was their grandfather who wanted them to go to college the most, but they could do nothing about it.

The old man thought that Zhou Fengnian, who only graduated from a technical secondary school, had brought their Zhou family to its current state.

What would happen if there were a few college students?
So after Zhou Xiaomei was admitted to university, Zhou Fugui kept talking about how his three grandsons and several granddaughters should all go to university.

"No matter how busy this old man is, how busy can he be?"

"Brother, don't underestimate our village's fertilizer factory. When the dividends are distributed at the end of this year, Dad will be the richest person in our family."

Zhou Fengnian thought for a moment and said, "At least tens of thousands can be shared!"

The fertilizer plant only started distributing dividends in the third year, so it has been exactly three years since the plant was built in 1975.

Zhou Weitian was shocked when he heard this and asked quickly, "Is Dad so rich?"

"Well, not less than a lot. Don't forget that the collective economy of the village was originally built on a proportionate basis with contributions from each household. Our family contributed the most, so we also got the most when dividends were distributed."

Whether it is growing mushrooms, greenhouses, or dividends from the mushroom chili sauce factory, they are all distributed according to the original proportions of each household.

The same is true for the fertilizer factory. In the past, work points were exchanged for dividends. That is, a portion of the dividends would be allocated in advance and distributed to people who did not contribute money but worked harder. It was basically equivalent to wages.

But in the end, the Zhou family still got the largest share, accounting for 7% of the village collective economy.

If the fertilizer factory makes a profit of 500,000 this year, the Zhou family will be able to get 35,000.

However, no one in the village was jealous. When the village collective economy was first developed, no one else showed up, and the Zhou family directly took hundreds of dollars.

Growing mushrooms, greenhouses, and fertilizer factories were all ideas suggested by Zhou Fengnian. The village branch and production team had informed all villagers of these in advance, in order to help them make money.

After hearing this, Zhou Weitian smiled and said, "Hey, the old man has become the richest person in our family without saying a word. I have to smoke a few more of his cigarettes during the New Year this year."

None of the three brothers are jealous.

Among the three of them, Zhou Jiaan, who has the least financial resources, has several thousand in savings. Zhou Fengnian, for example, has 40,000 in his passbook, but the couple doesn't care.

The biggest expense in the past two years was probably the renovation of the house after the earthquake two years ago. Zhou Fengnian renovated two courtyard houses and spent more than one thousand yuan.

A lot has happened in the past two years. Not only have many people Zhou Fengnian was familiar with passed away, but even the domestic economy has experienced some shocks.

The economy of most factories was in decline, and the educated young people who had gone to the countryside came back and tried every means to cram people into the factories.

There are too many people to be employed, wages are another expense, and the retired industry also needs to be appeased and paid pensions, which is also an expense.

If the factory's efficiency is poor, it will gradually stop making money.

In recent years, only factories such as the China Machine Tool Factory, Shenzhou Computer Factory, and Electrical Appliance Factory No. 1 have continued to export by relying on technological innovation, earning a steady stream of foreign exchange to subsidize the factories.

When these old acquaintances’ factories came to him for help, Zhou Fengnian would help whenever he could and try his best to provide guidance on technological innovation.

He is still the director of the Shenzhou Computer Factory, and this year the Shenzhou Computer Factory has become China's number one export factory.

According to Zhou Fengnian's original idea, technological innovation and performance optimization should be carried out every two to three years. This year, the third generation of Shenzhou personal computers was successfully developed.

Countries like China, Argentina, Argentina and France tried their best to catch up with the first generation of Shenzhou personal computers, but they were completely defeated by China's third generation Shenzhou personal computers not long after they announced their release.

The performance and functions have been greatly improved, and the price has only increased by three hundred dollars.

At the Spring Canton Fair, the product, along with a series of supporting equipment, directly won an order worth US$190 million.

Directly surpassing Huaxia Machine Tool Factory!
If Gao Zhiyuan had not been promoted, after hearing the news of the order from Shenzhou Computer Factory, he would definitely come to him, hold his hand and tell him how difficult life was at the machine tool factory.

(End of this chapter)