Back to the 80s Machinery Factory

Chapter 413 Go ahead and cry, I know nothing.

"I think so too!"

Zhang Guoqiang's words also came through, his voice filled with genuine emotion.

"Not to mention places far away, just in our own machine factory, there aren't many workshop foremen better than you!"

"...No, you're just praising me, I really mean it."

Chen Luyang's voice carried a slight hint of doubt.

"I'm afraid you won't take it seriously!" Tan Rensong's voice rang out in the darkness.

"Director Chen, even though you've only been back for one day, I feel like I've accomplished more in this one day than in the past month."

A machine tool that costs several hundred yuan, I bought it without hesitation.

The issue of spare parts that had been bothering everyone was addressed by Chen Luyang, who went out to find someone to draw up the blueprints and make contact.

Even the money that wasn't enough in the accounts was covered by Chen Luyang himself taking money from his secret stash.

Just these three things alone, he handled them more openly than most people.

Chen Luyang was a little embarrassed: "I came back in a hurry this time, and I was a bit rushed. I've put some pressure on everyone."

"No, no, that's not what I meant," Tan Rensong quickly explained.

Anyway, I just feel that working with you... is pretty good.

In the darkness, Chen Luyang finally smiled with relief.

"I'm glad everyone's doing well! I also feel great working with everyone!"

As they chatted,

I felt quite refreshed after a while, even though I was feeling tired and groggy.

Jiao Long asked curiously, "Director, can you tell us what Peking University is like? Is it tiring to go to university?"

Li He also came over and asked, "Yes, Director, we've never been to university. Can you tell us about it?"

“Sure!” Chen Luyang said, “Peking University is huge, and it even has a big lake.”

"Is it the same as the ditch in our factory?" Sun Hongjun asked.

"It's quite different. Our river is long, but his is a big lake. It's so beautiful. In the morning, many students read books and memorize vocabulary by the lake."

……

Chen Luyang spoke very seriously.

At first, everyone was happy to hear it.

However, the older brothers, such as Director Lu, Zhang Guoqiang, Tan Rensong, and Liu Kangwen, are getting on in years and their energy levels are not as high as those of the younger generation.

I fell asleep while listening.

Not to mention Zhang Guoqiang's snoring, one snoring sound after another.

Jiao Long, Li He, and Sun Hongjun listened attentively.

Listening to the end,
Jiao Long sighed softly, "Going to university is really great."

Li He also chimed in with a sigh, "Yes, it's really great to go to university."

Sun Hongjun, as if expressing a similar wish, said, "I wish we could all go to university too."

Chen Luyang said, "Go!"

The night seemed to brighten up in an instant.

Chen Luyang said, "Go ahead if you want! As long as it doesn't affect the work of the repair center, I'll give you my full support!"

"Really, Brother Chen? We can take the college entrance exam too?" Jiao Long's voice was filled with disbelief.

"Why can't you?" Chen Luyang chuckled.

"If I can get into... well, you guys can definitely do it too!"

Chen Luyang said, "If you really want to go to university, I'll help you find materials. Peking University may not have much else, but it certainly has a lot of books."

"Besides, all my classmates are good at studying, so you can ask them if you have any questions."

They talked about it until late into the night.

Early the next morning,
Chen Luyang, carrying the official seal, application report, and money, led Director Lu and Sheng Haisen to the scrap yard again.

In the scrap yard office, Section Chief Wei was pouring hot water from a thermos into a teacup.

Seeing Sheng Haisen and Chen Luyang,
Section Chief Wei greeted him with a smile, "Oh, Haisen's here! This must be Director Chen, right?"

"Section Chief Wei, hello." Chen Luyang handed over the stamped document with a smile.

"I am Chen Luyang from Jinba Auto Maintenance and Repair Center. I have come here today specifically to complete the procedures for equipment recycling."

Section Chief Wei took the document, glanced at it, and nodded: "The lathe model is a Soviet-made T616. The equipment is classified as 'disassembleable components' when it is scrapped, and it will be included in our station's recycling management according to the procedure. The main body of this machine is fine and can be repaired and used. The country is now advocating making the most of resources and running factories in a frugal manner, so I support your kind of reuse."

Sheng Haisen grinned: "Lu Yang and his repair shop rely entirely on their bare hands to operate! Once this machine tool is brought back, it can be put to use immediately."

Section Chief Wei chuckled: "Then it's settled. The recycling price will be based on the scrap steel market, 66 yuan per ton. This whole machine weighs a little over five tons, so it'll be 330 yuan. A transfer voucher will be attached. Your unit will arrange the transportation itself; we won't deliver it."

As he spoke, Section Chief Wei added, "Your unit needs to provide its own cranes and flatbed trucks for this kind of large equipment. I also suggest that you ask someone you know for help with unloading to avoid any mishaps on site."

Chen Luyang immediately nodded: "I'll trouble you with the paperwork. I'll arrange for someone to dispatch a vehicle for transportation right away."

Section Chief Wei stamped, signed, and filled out the form in one smooth motion.

Finally, I would like to add one more piece of advice:
"The machine is a scrapped asset and should not be included in your company's fixed assets. Just list it under 'Reused Equipment' and remember to create a maintenance record file afterward."

"Understood, we have the equipment department's records." Chen Luyang took the documents and put them away carefully.

Although the equipment in the repair center is not as good as that in the machine factory.
However, when the factory transported equipment to the repair center, it still provided a crane truck with anti-skid chains and jack ropes.

In less than half an hour, the three pieces of equipment were steadily hoisted onto the truck and swayed all the way back to the repair center.

……

It took more than three hours to finally put the things away that night.

Gas lamps swayed precariously from the beams, and inside the factory, steam and cooking smoke mingled with the aroma of stewed cabbage and vermicelli, rising together.

The iron pot was bubbling away, and next to it was a plate of freshly sliced ​​cooked beef shank. The table was piled high with steamed buns, pickled radishes, flatbreads, and cornbread, making it look like it was Chinese New Year.

"cheers!!!"

"Today's meal is to thank one person!" Director Lu stood up happily, pointing to the crowd while holding up his wine jar.
"—Red Army soldier! Without him, we wouldn't have such a sumptuous meal!"

Everyone at the table looked at Sun Hongjun, who was sitting by the stove.

"Yes! The Red Army cooked a huge feast for us yesterday, but we were too busy to eat much. Today we've brought back all this good stuff, so we must celebrate properly!"

"Thank you, Red Army soldier!"

"Jun'er, you've worked so hard!!!"

……

A group of people stood up, raised their glasses, and happily toasted Sun Hongjun.

Sun Hongjun, his face flushed, shyly raised his glass and said:

"It's my duty, it's what I should do."

After everyone finished drinking, Chen Luyang smiled and said:
"Today, everyone in our repair center, from top to bottom, has one person to thank!!!"

"Brother Sheng!!!"

Chen Luyang put her arm around Sheng Haisen's shoulder, her gaze even more intense than when she looked at Chen Jinyue.

"Without Brother Sheng, our repair shop wouldn't be where it is today, and we wouldn't have any machine tools! If this information had gotten into anyone else's hands, it would have been circulating and making money long ago. Brother Haisen is feeding us without even taking the food himself!"

"Brother Sheng, that's a great benefactor to our repair shop!"

"Let's all fill our glasses and toast Brother Sheng!"

cheers!!!!
"Alright, alright, stop flattering me!"

Sheng Haisen blushed deeply at the toast and quickly stood up to raise his glass.

"I was just delivering a message, why are you all making it sound like I've done something meritorious?"

"Why not!"

Zhang Guoqiang said, "We had incredible luck this time, but who knew you would be the one to carry that luck for us!"

"Oh, you people..."

Sheng Haisen waved his hands repeatedly, "If you keep praising me like this, I won't be able to drink any more of this wine."

"That won't do!" Chen Luyang shoved Sheng Haisen back into his seat, his voice turning stern.
"If you don't drink today, we won't let you leave."

"that is!"

"We have to force him to drink it!"

"Brother Sheng, you can't hide!"

……

Night had fallen. The gas lamp flickered slightly, casting a golden-red glow on the corner of the wall. Inside, the heat and smoke mingled, like steam billowing from a steam engine.

Zhang Guoqiang couldn't hold his liquor; he was snoring on the table after only a few drinks.

Although Director Lu has a high alcohol tolerance, his small physique is not ideal.

While they were drinking, Li He and a few other young men swayed out of the doorway, leaning against the doorframe, to pee.
While urinating, I could hear Director Lu muttering to himself:

"Don't pee under my wall! My wife will beat me up later."

……

At the dinner table,
Chen Luyang was also a bit drunk.

"Brother Sheng."

He looked up and smiled at Sheng Haisen, who was sitting next to him and was already a little swaying from drinking, "Let's have a drink by ourselves."

Sheng Haisen lifted his head from under his arm, his eyes still a little unfocused:
"Drink...still drinking! Chen Luyang, did you get everyone drunk just to deal with me?"

"How could I dare?" Chen Luyang nudged his wine cup towards him. "Let's have a proper drink between brothers."

Sheng Haisen raised his wine cup and gently tapped it against his. "Alright, then it'll be solid."

The two of them tilted their heads back and downed their drinks.

After finishing this cup, Chen Luyang was feeling a bit weak.

In a daze,

Sheng Haisen put his arm around his shoulder and said, "Xiao Chen, you look just like my brother. Every time I see you, I'm reminded of my brother."

Chen Luyang chuckled foolishly.

"Brother, what are you saying? I am your brother."

"I have an older sister, but no older brother. If you don't mind, you can be my brother!"

finished,

A slightly drunken Chen Luyang, her face flushed, grinned at Sheng Haisen and shouted out in a daze:

"elder brother!"

Sheng Haisen's body trembled, he froze for two seconds, and his eyes immediately reddened.

"...Haisen!"

He looked at Chen Luyang, his voice hoarse, as if he were squeezing out two words from his lungs.

then,

Sheng Haisen suddenly grabbed Chen Luyang and hugged him tightly, his arms like iron clamps, holding him firmly.
With a "choke" sound,
Sheng Haisen buried his face in Chen Luyang's shoulder and burst into tears.

Chen Luyang was confused and didn't know what was going on, so she patted Sheng Haisen on the shoulder.

"Brother, why are you crying! It's a wonderful holiday."

This slap completely unleashed Sheng Haisen's emotional floodgates.

He cried harder and harder, wailing incoherently.

"Haisen... I'm so sorry! You've suffered for me."

Chen Luyang was amused.

"Brother, look at you, you've had too much to drink, you don't even know your own name anymore."

He gently patted Sheng Haisen on the shoulder.

But Sheng Haisen cried more and more sadly, as if he wanted to cry out all the emotions in his heart.

He kept calling out "Haisen, Haisen" under his breath.

Chen Luyang began to sense that something was wrong.

its not right!
Sheng Haisen had previously told him that it was his brother who was imprisoned.

In an instant, a thought flashed through my mind.

My dear old man...

Could it be that my own mother, the detective Ms. Feng Jiuxiang, was actually right?

So the younger brother really went in for the older brother?
This time, Chen Luyang didn't dare to utter a sound.

He let Sheng Haisen hug him and cry loudly, snot, tears and drool all over him.

Chen Luyang is a bit of a germaphobe, but at this moment she didn't dare to move an inch.

Let's pretend we're drunk.

I didn't hear anything.

I don't know anything.

I didn't understand anything!

Close your eyes,

Chen Luyang tilted her head to the side and stiffened her neck.

He leaned on Sheng Haisen's shoulder and fell fast asleep.

Go ahead and cry!
You can cry all you want, I'll go to sleep.

He cried for an unknown amount of time, then felt himself growing heavier and heavier.

Dead heavy.

He looked up, his eyes red and swollen from crying, his emotions and feelings at their most intense.
Looking up, he saw Chen Luyang with his mouth open, fast asleep on top of him, completely drunk.

Even the most capable person is still a nineteen-year-old teenager, with a pure and innocent look on their face.

Sheng Haisen subconsciously took off his overcoat and wrapped it tightly around Chen Luyang's body.

"Don't get cold..."

……

Before dawn the next day, there was already movement inside the house.

Director Lu was the first to wake up.

He rubbed his temples as he slowly sat up from the table. The floor was littered with beer bottles, as if a battle had taken place.

"Ouch, my back..."

He grumbled as he got up, picked up his teacup, and tried to pour some hot water.

As a result, he drank all the hot water in the thermos last night, so he went to the kitchen to boil some more.

As soon as he moved, the people in the room gradually woke up.

"belch……"

Chen Luyang woke up groggily, and when he burped, he still smelled of alcohol.

Zhang Guoqiang had just returned from urinating outside. As soon as he entered the house, he couldn't help but open the window and shout:
"Jiao Long, Li He, pick up those empty bottles on the floor, the room smells rotten."

Instantly, sunlight streamed in through the window, bringing with it a cool, dry scent that instantly invigorated the senses.

Sun Hongjun remained committed to his primary task of cooking, washing his hands and heading straight into the kitchen to prepare breakfast for everyone.

Breakfast was simple; I had steamed buns again.

Hearing the pot lid slam shut in the kitchen,
After Chen Luyang finished tidying up the factory with everyone, she looked around.

Where is Brother Sheng?

Jiao Long brushed his teeth and turned around to say, "Brother Sheng left a long time ago, before five o'clock."

gone?

Chen Luyang felt a little uneasy when she heard that Sheng Haisen had left.

This person... should at least eat a hot meal before leaving.

What's the rush!
"Oh, right." Chen Luyang remembered something.

"Uncle Lu, where is Jiang Xiaohua?"

Since returning, Chen Luyang has felt like something is missing.

"Xiao Jiang went home for the holiday," Director Lu said. "That young lady took leave these past two days, saying she wanted to go home to celebrate the holiday with her parents."

Chen Luyang: ...Damn it!

Ok.

"Director Chen, is this Xiao Jiang the one who's dating Xiao Cao?" Director Lu asked gossipy, crowding around to inquire.

Chen Luyang had nothing to hide from Director Lu, so she told him directly.

(End of this chapter)