Back to the 80s Machinery Factory

Chapter 383 Is this our Cultural Committee in the newspaper?!
Although Chen Luyang also wanted to go.

But he returned to the dormitory late to report for duty, and many things were still unpacked.

So he asked Tao Runze for leave and spent the afternoon tidying up his things in the dormitory.

After tidying up his things, Chen Luyang changed his clothes, walked to the newsstand by the roadside, and asked:

"Hello comrade, do you have today's daily newspaper?"

"Have!"

A newspaper printed with ink was handed to Chen Luyang.

Chen Luyang quickly flipped through the newspaper, then her eyes lit up!

In the lower left column of the third edition, the words "The Provincial Machinery Factory's Automobile Maintenance and Repair Center in Pian'ercheng Officially Opens, the First Automobile Maintenance and Repair Center in China Opens!" were printed in bold black letters on the newspaper.

Chen Luyang quickly scanned it.
It not only listed the location of the repair center, but also included photos.

The photo is a bit small, though.
The photo is a bit blurry.

Moreover, the main character in the photo is Zhang Guoqiang, who is seriously repairing a car, while he himself is just a passerby in the background.

but!

This photo perfectly captures the facade of the car maintenance and repair center and the professionalism of its technicians.

The news report also detailed the repairs done to the taxi company.

Chen Luyang looked at the Pian'er City Daily in her hand with joy, her heart feeling as if the sun was shining on a field, spacious and bright!
This is the first newspaper he ever read in Pian'er City; he must keep it carefully as a memento!
Just as he was about to take out his money to buy the newspaper,
Suddenly, Chen Luyang's pupils contracted, and the cold sweat on his back almost soaked through his clothes!
Grass……

He quickly reread the news article carefully.

Fortunately, the reporter was quite thorough and didn't include the 9 yuan cost of the car repair in the report.

Otherwise, if Wang Li's taxi company found out that the newspaper price was 9 yuan, but the invoice said 12 yuan.

Although he might not be reported, he's still a minor troublemaker.

"I'll have to be more careful in the future."

Chen Luyang let out a breath, her heart pounding.

The repair center is still in its early stages, so we're trying to avoid problems as much as possible.

Are you going to buy it or not?

The old lady at the newsstand couldn't help but start yelling.

"Buy, give me 10 servings... no, 12 servings."

"12 servings? What do you need so many for?"

"I'm useful."

Chen Luyang chuckled as he took out his money, counted the newspapers, rolled them up, and held them in his hand.

I had to tell my parents about the big news of my car maintenance and repair center opening, like it was in the newspaper.

If Mom sees that I'm in the newspaper again, she'll be very happy.

It's a pity that the provincial capital doesn't sell the City Daily.

If she mailed a copy back herself, Chen's mother might have to ask Old Tian for it again.

Instead of tormenting Old Tian, ​​why not just buy 10 portions and mail them all home so Mom can enjoy them to her heart's content!
As for the remaining two copies, I kept one as a souvenir and mailed the other to Chen Jinyue.

In short, everything was arranged perfectly! No problems!

……

In the afternoon,

Chen Luyang sent the daily newspaper back to the provincial capital via express registered mail.

at the same time,

At the West Railway Station Square, which is not so far away,

Jiao Long and other workers from the auto maintenance and repair center also happily gathered together to read the newspaper.

"Master! You look really good in this photo!"

Zuo Zhuo had a towel draped around his neck, and his hands were still oily. He bent over and leaned in to read the newspaper.

When Zhang Guoqiang saw the photo in the newspaper, his face was full of smiles.

Look at this reporter, how come he's such a good photographer?!
With so many people around, he only gave himself a close-up shot.

But as the words were about to come out, Zhang Guoqiang regretted it:
"Hey! Why are you taking pictures of me, reporter? I'm just a worker, why don't you give Director Chen a shot instead!"

Upon hearing this, Tan Rensong and Liu Kangwen rolled their eyes so hard they almost reached the sky.

"Alright, Guoqiang, Director Chen isn't here. No matter how nicely you speak, he won't hear you!"

"Exactly, they're being cheap and yet acting innocent."

Zhang Guoqiang listened with a smug look to the brothers' jealous tone and said:

"Old Lu, with such great news about the opening of our new factory, shouldn't we send a copy of the newspaper back to the factory?"

Zhang Guoqiang was holding his breath.

Previously, he had been suppressed by that bastard Lao Yue to the point that he could barely survive in the workshop.
Now we've arrived at Pian'er City.
He was not only a key technical expert, but he also made it into the newspaper, and his face in the photo was even bigger than Chen Luyang's!

He practically wanted to fold the newspaper into a paper airplane and throw it back to the provincial machinery factory.

Let those bastards... and most importantly, let Old Yue see!

How capable I am!!!
"Send it! It has to be sent!"

Director Lu nodded immediately.

“Send 3 copies to the factory…and the rest, buy 10 more copies and send them to Director Chen’s home.”

"Ten servings?" Zuo Zhuo's eyes widened.

"These photos are almost all of my master. It's not appropriate to put them on the director's door."

Although everyone in the machine factory knew that Chen Luyang had a habit of pasting photos on the gate as door gods.

But the figures in this photo are too small.

What can you see if you stick it on?
Director Lu was still very thoughtful: "Whether or not to put it up is a matter for the director's family."

Whether we buy it or not is up to us.

"We still need to think about what we should think about."

Jiao Long said, "Okay! I'll go buy 13 servings."

Zhang Guoqiang yelled, "Buy two more! Mail them to my house!!!"

……

Although the Jinba Auto Repair and Maintenance Center in Pian'er City is a milestone for many people!
But now the country is changing and developing at an unprecedented pace, with new changes, new information, new ideas and new creations being produced at an astonishing rate.

In this social torrent that surges forward like the Yellow River,

The Jinba Auto Repair and Maintenance Center is like a small column on the third page of the Pian'ercheng Daily, something that people just glance at casually, without even remembering the title, and then move on.

Nevertheless, many observant people still took the time to carefully read through the day's Pian'ercheng Daily.

In the outer hall of the library, several economics students were sitting at a long wooden table, reading newspapers.

People, you know...

No matter where you are in the world, whether you are young or old, male or female, everyone has a burning passion for gossip!

After Chen Luyang recounted her glorious achievements in class during the day, some people took it to heart and started casually flipping through newspapers in the library.

As I flipped through the pages,

Suddenly, Gao Xiaolin, who was "grabbing everything," slapped Zhao Lixin, the "weather vane" beside her:

"Look at this, isn't it our Cultural Committee?"

Gao Xiaolin started as a counter clerk in a state-owned store and has a loud voice.

Her shout caused half the students in the outer hall to turn around and glare at her, seemingly complaining that she had disturbed their quiet study environment.

Gao Xiaolin smiled apologetically at everyone and pushed the newspaper in her hand towards Zhao Lixin.

Zhao Lixin and a few other classmates curiously gathered around. In the photo from the Pian'ercheng Daily, Chen Luyang, wearing a white shirt, stood behind the maintenance workers and talked to someone. His serious and earnest expression was completely different from the talkative and cheerful literature and art committee member in the classroom during the day.

Although Chen Luyang's figure is very small in the photo and not very clear.

However, based on the outline, figure, and facial features, it is almost 100% certain that it is him!
Then I looked at the newspaper headline:
"The Provincial Machinery Factory's Automobile Maintenance and Repair Center in Pian'ercheng is officially open for business, marking the opening of the first automobile maintenance and repair center in China!"

"Good guy..."

"It really is our Cultural Committee...!" Zhao Lixin exclaimed in surprise.

"I thought he was joking, but I didn't expect it to be true!" Feng Tiesheng looked at the newspaper in shock.

Several people huddled together, studying a tiny piece of newspaper no bigger than the palm of their hand.

After studying it for a while, Sun Legen suddenly asked in confusion:
"This car maintenance and repair center... can't be a capitalist economy, can it?"

He used to slaughter pigs and spent every day in the market.

I'm quite sensitive to terms like market economy and capitalist economy.

"What capitalist economy? Look at the title. It's the provincial machinery factory's automobile maintenance and repair center in Pian'er City, a state-owned enterprise," replied Han Zhihui, the film projectionist.

"At this age, with this ability and skill, he could be a township head back in our hometown," Feng Tiesheng remarked.

"..."

Upon hearing this, the real People's Commune Secretary and the real Village Brigade Party Branch Secretary, who were standing nearby, fell silent.

It's not that a car repair center could impress them much, it's just that Chen Luyang is too young!

You're saying he's only that old...

If he were 28, everyone would accept it, but the key is that he's 19!
Thinking back to when they were that age, they didn't know what to do.

The most frustrated person here is the chubby Zheng Zhe.

Chen Luyang is only one year older than him.

But his achievements and accomplishments have far surpassed his own.

"...We don't even know what the economy is yet, but other countries are already developing their economies."

When the students of Economics Department (1) saw the small face of Chen Luyang in the newspaper photo, they almost all couldn't help but sigh.

Indeed, there are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding.

They originally thought that getting into Peking University would be a great honor for their ancestors... but little did they know that before they could even bring honor to their ancestors, they had already fallen behind.

Chen Luyang is already independently managing the car maintenance and repair center, and he's actually making money from it...

As a result, they were still clueless about what 'economy' even meant.

The key point is that this repair shop isn't your average bicycle repair shop, but a car repair shop!

The library suddenly became unusually quiet.

At this moment, Chen Luyang was unaware that he had unwittingly stepped out of the radio broadcast as a model figure, placing a foot on the heads of these students.

The elation and excitement of everyone being admitted to Peking University gradually subsided.

A few defiant eyes also quietly lit up.

……

Chen Family Courtyard
"JunJun, wake up!!"

Accompanied by Grandma Feng Jiuxiang's shouts,

Junjun rolled over on his uncle's luxurious 2-meter by 1.3-meter kang (heated brick bed), one leg curled up on the quilt, his buttocks sticking out, and slept soundly.

"Get up or your mom will beat you!"

Feng Jiuxiang didn't hear Sun Junjun get up for a while, so she came over to take a look and saw Junjun sleeping in with his little monkey bottom sticking out.

"I told you to go to bed earlier last night, but you wouldn't listen and insisted on playing."

While muttering to herself, Feng Jiuxiang pulled Junjun's pants over and began to put clothes on her little grandson.

Junjun was half asleep when Feng Jiuxiang dressed him, his little arms being grabbed by his grandmother and stuffed into his clothes.

"This child is just like your uncle!"

"I can't get out of bed once it's time to go to school."

As Feng Jiuxiang dressed Junjun, she kept muttering to herself.

"It would be better if he were like his uncle. His uncle went to Peking University, and he's still sleeping in here."

The eldest sister, Chen Lihong, walked in and quickly woke Junjun up.

Since Chen Luyang started school, Junjun has temporarily moved into his room to sleep.

No more squeezing onto the kang (heated brick bed) with Dad and Mom.

I washed my face and brushed my teeth.

Junjun and Xiaoling drank their fill of the milk delivered by Baiyan Milk Powder Factory, and then each carried their schoolbags and went to school.

"Sigh, this child is growing up so fast."

As Chen's mother cleared the dishes, she sighed, "I wonder if my second son is eating well in Pian'er City, and whether he can enjoy the food."

"Who wouldn't say that? I used to find the second son incredibly annoying, but now that the little brat isn't home, I feel so empty. I don't even know who to yell at."

As Mr. Chen tidied the table, he sighed.

This big family can be really annoying when they're in a bad mood, so I just want to find a quiet place where no one is around.

But now that the annoying one is gone, I feel a little empty inside.

Mr. Chen looked at Mrs. Chen, a deep and tender emotion flashing in his eyes.

It is said that young couples become companions in old age.

When the children grow up and start their own families, the old couple may be the only ones living in this little courtyard.

"Pfft..." Chen's father suddenly chuckled.

"What are you laughing at, you silly old man?" Chen's mother looked at Chen's father suspiciously and put the bowl in her hand into the cupboard.

“Isn’t it fun living with you? What are you laughing at! I like you because you’re good-looking!” Mr. Chen said to Mrs. Chen like a child.

"You old codger! The older you get, the more unreliable you become!"

Caught off guard, Chen's mother was sprayed with spittle in her ear. She wiped her face with utter disgust and said:

"Your teeth are no good, you should go to the hospital to get them fixed. You're spitting everywhere when you talk."

Mr. Chen awkwardly shut his mouth.

These past few days, road construction has been underway in front of the provincial machinery factory, and the entire factory area is covered in dust and dirt.

Every day there's clanging and banging, and piles of cement and materials are stacked along the roadside.

A few days ago, Chen's father, Old Jin, and a few other old friends went out to eat. They weren't careful while walking at night and tripped over something, tripping and falling.

Fortunately, Old Chen is usually in good health and has a layer of fat to protect him. Although he fell, he was not seriously injured anywhere except that half of his front tooth was knocked out.

It doesn't hurt, but there's a hole in it. Not only does it make it hard to speak, but it also makes it easy to spit out saliva.

"Come with me." Mr. Chen glanced at Mrs. Chen.

“Chen Dazhi, how old are you? Getting a tooth filled isn’t a big deal, why do you need someone to accompany you?” Chen’s mother said helplessly.

Mr. Chen continued to look at her with his small eyes, revealing his half-broken tooth as he looked at her.

"How did I end up with you..."

Chen's mother muttered, "Alright, alright, I'll take you!"

Mr. Chen grinned, and the two of them quickly finished tidying up the house. They were just about to leave to ride their bicycles to work at the factory.

Chen's mother took a mask out of her pocket and put it on Chen's father's face without saying a word.

"It's very dusty outside, don't inhale it, wear a mask."

As if coaxing a child, Chen's mother put a mask on Chen's father, then took out another mask for herself and put it on before the two of them went out one by one.

(End of this chapter)