Back to the 80s Machinery Factory

Chapter 439 Officially Listed!

Chen Luyang glanced around the classroom and said:

"We've talked so much, how about we do a little quiz?"

"If you were in charge of leading foreign guests to buy some things at the foreign guests' store, what would you say?"

A commotion arose in the audience, with someone muttering, "Isn't this what they teach in the textbook?"

At that moment, a boy in a white shirt stood up abruptly, his face showing a serious expression.
"I'll try!"

The classroom fell silent for a moment.

The boy cleared his throat and recited the poem in a straight, upright manner:
"Let's go to the friendship store to buy some articles of daily use."

A soft chuckle rippled through the classroom.

Chen Luyang also laughed, raised her hand to suppress her laughter, and said:
“Your English is fine, and the words are all correct—but if a foreigner hears what you’re saying, they’ll probably think you’re going to buy military supplies.”

The audience burst into laughter.

He continued, "'Articles of daily use' is too formal a translation; textbook English just sounds like a Chinese-to-English translation."

"If you want to sound more natural, you can say—"

He wrote on the blackboard:

'Let's drop by the Friendship Store, I'll help you find what you need.'

'We can check out some local stuff there, they have gifts, tea, and crafts.'

“See, this is much more friendly. ‘Drop by’ sounds casual, ‘check out’ is an everyday expression, and ‘stuff’ is much more appropriate than your constant use of ‘articles’.”

As he spoke, the people below the stage quickly picked up their pens and copied down what was on the blackboard.

Chen Luyang turned around, put the chalk back on the shelf, and asked the boy to sit down.

Seeing that the classroom atmosphere was starting to pick up, Chen Luyang smiled and glanced around the lecture hall:
"Here's another question: If a foreigner asks you for directions, how should you answer?"

This time, a girl in a blue sweater in the back row stood up, her voice not loud but very clear:

"If you walk along this street for about five minutes, you'll see a big white building on your left. That's the post office."

A chorus of "Eh!"s rippled through the classroom. The speaker was steady, the sentences flowed smoothly, and everyone understood.

Chen Luyang squinted at her, smiled, and nodded.
"This sounds familiar..."

He blinked: "Have you read my 'Practical English Communication Handbook'?"

The girl smiled a little shyly: "...I've seen it, I borrowed it from a classmate."

Chen Luyang laughed: "I knew it! That's the sentence I wrote on the 'Asking for Directions' page!"

Everyone laughed.

He nodded: "Very good, very practical! But—"

He paused for a moment, then raised his hand to gesture: "You just said the word 'building,' but your pronunciation wasn't quite right. It was 'build-ing.' Be careful to make the 'd' lighter, and don't use your tongue too much."

He wrote several commonly mispronounced words on the blackboard:

He said, "Actually, whether our pronunciation is standard or not is not the most important thing now. As long as you can express yourself and make people understand, that's fine. But if you want people to hear you more naturally, you can gradually improve your pronunciation."

He looked up at everyone, then picked up the chalk again and added:
"For example, these are also very common when speaking—"

He wrote and spoke simultaneously:
It's right around the corner.

'You can't miss it.' (Very conspicuous)
'Go straight and you'll see a red gate, that's the entrance.'

“These words sound much more humane than if you just ‘turn left at the intersection.’”

Some students started clapping and whispering excitedly.

Chen Luyang put down the chalk and summarized with a smile:

"You see, these words and sentences are actually not difficult."

"The difficulty lies in daring to speak up and not forgetting everything from the textbook when you actually encounter a foreigner."

……

"Wow, this person is actually quite good at it."

Below the podium, Shen Fei, Yu Xia, Ma Tieli, and the others were almost mesmerized by Chen Luyang's spirited lecture.

"With such a son around, what great things cannot be accomplished!"

Shen Fei looked on with a sigh!
"From now on, for any events, we won't need to beg and plead with everyone to find someone; we can just bring out Chen Luyang!"

“Yes!” Ma Tieli wholeheartedly agreed.

"We finally have a safety net."

“Yes!” Shen Fei was about to express his feelings when someone next to him objected.

"You two, stop talking, I can't hear the lecture anymore."

Shen Fei and Ma Tieli immediately shut their mouths and sat quietly in their seats.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the student leader with glasses discovered something incredibly strange.

Damn it...

Is Chen Luyang covered in eyeballs or something?

Every time he raises the camera.

No matter how awkward his angle of view was, or how serious Chen Luyang was when he was lecturing.

Even if Chen Luyang was turned around and writing on the blackboard!!!
As soon as the camera shutter clicks~
Chen Luyang would always strike a rather dashing pose, with a humble yet composed gaze and a confident smile as she looked at the camera.

Not only is his camera presence amazing, but...
Each photo features a unique and stylish pose.
Anyone who didn't know better would think he had posed beforehand, waiting to have his picture taken!
"I don't believe it...!"

The man with glasses frowned slightly.

Undeterred, he raised his camera and snapped, "Click, click, click!"

Chen Luyang is elegant, composed, and confident!
Jie Jie Jie!

As a good-looking young person of the new era, who has been featured in mainstream media and newspapers many times, and has lectured to many people on various stages.

Being able to accurately locate the camera and always present your best self to everyone is a basic behavioral quality.

A good lesson should not only benefit those who attend it.

The person giving the lecture should also gain something from it!
So what if I got a few nice photos!
After the lecture, a group of people were reluctant to leave and gathered around him to ask questions.

Chen Luyang answered each question patiently, one by one.

After finally seeing off the last student who asked a question, Chen Luyang sprinted towards the Youth League Committee like a 100-meter dash.

After much pleading and persuasion, I finally managed to get my negatives back from the boy with the glasses.

Once the news report is released,
He mailed the newspapers and negatives home to make his parents, sister, brother-in-law Junjun, and the old hen at home very happy!
……

Early Sunday morning.

Chen Luyang got up, washed her face, brushed her teeth, and even took out some Gala oil to carefully moisturize her facial skin!

Looking at the large mirror in the boys' dormitory...

He's fucking handsome!
With that kind of image and temperament, it would be a waste not to take more photos of him.

Today is a big day as the repair shop is officially designated as an off-campus experimental site for the Department of Mechanics at Peking University.

As the person in charge, he absolutely has to make sure it's all done properly!
I walked out of the dormitory and arrived at the school gate.

In the biting cold wind,
Yu Xia and Xiao Yanjing were already waiting at the station.

Yu Xia was alright; the young girl was considerate and wrapped herself up tightly.

The little guy with glasses simply tied a scarf around his neck, with a camera hanging outside the scarf, and his ears were red from the cold.

"Senior sister and senior brother!"

Chen Luyang quickly ran over, taking three steps at a time: "Were you waiting long?"

The little boy with glasses sneezed: "It's alright, it's alright." Yesterday,

When Chen Luyang went to ask Xiao Yanjing for the film, she begged and pleaded with him to come to the repair shop to take the film today.

This is a major event in the experimental research of the Department of Mechanics, so the Youth League Committee should at least send someone to report on it.

Perhaps Chen Luyang was too talkative, which annoyed the Youth League Committee.

Perhaps it was the collaboration between the Department of Mechanics research projects and the Department of Economics students that brought about a slight hint of interdisciplinary development.

In the end, he actually managed to persuade the Youth League Committee to send Yu Xia from the Arts and Literature Department and Xiao Yanjing from the Youth League Committee to witness the unveiling ceremony.

The three had just met when, within minutes, they saw Zhang Diancai and Lin Qiming also walking out of the campus.

In the past few days, the repair shop has cleaned up the small room on the second floor and set up a few simple beds for the students to rest on.

Zhang Nan and his colleagues are busy at the repair shop every day, and they simply sleep there at night.

Lin Qiming went back to school alone to pick up Zhang Diancai so they could go to the repair shop together.

As soon as the group got off the bus, they saw Li He and Jiao Long standing with their hands tucked in in front of the bus stop sign.

"Director Chen, Teacher Zhang!"

Upon seeing Chen Luyang and his group, Li He and Jiao Long immediately came to greet them happily.

"What are you doing here?" Chen Luyang asked in surprise.

"Director Lu sent us here to pick you up!" Li He said excitedly.

"Director, everything at the factory is ready, just waiting for you to come back!" Jiao Long said happily.

"You've worked hard, brother!"

Chen Luyang patted Li He and Jiao Long on the shoulder, making an inviting gesture, and led Zhang Diancai and his group toward the repair shop.

Ok?
Yu Xia and the boy with glasses raised their eyebrows slightly behind them.

You know what, it was like suddenly, in that instant,

Chen Luyang took a big step forward, her stance becoming more stable.

Not only did he stand shoulder to shoulder with Zhang Diancai, but he even moved slightly forward, displaying the posture of a host welcoming a guest.

Out of complete trust in Director Lu,
In this collaboration, besides signing the agreement, Chen Luyang also...
All the work, liaison, and transportation of experimental equipment were all completed by Director Lu and Zhang Guoqiang.

Including today's listing ceremony,
Chen Luyang, as the person in charge, was completely unaware of the repair shop's arrangements for today.

He just goes along with whatever Director Lu does.

Just do it!

Just as they were about to reach the repair shop, Jiao Long suddenly ran a few steps and rushed towards the repair shop ahead, seemingly to deliver a message.

As soon as we turned the corner,

Chen Luyang and the others heard a loud "bang," followed by a series of crackling firecrackers, creating a lively and bustling scene!
Red paper scraps flew into the sky and then fell to the ground.

It's so lively!
Several young people, who enjoy lively activities, immediately perked up upon hearing the sound of firecrackers.

Chen Luyang, Zhang Diancai, and the others covered their ears with their hands. Before they had taken more than a few steps, they saw Director Lu, with a wrinkled face, come out to greet them with a smile.

"You've finally arrived."

"The happy occasion has been prepared long ago, just waiting for you two to return and hang the plaque~~"

"Teacher Zhang, welcome, welcome! Let's go inside!"

After warmly shaking hands with Zhang Diancai, Director Lu naturally walked behind Chen Luyang and accompanied the group towards the repair shop.

As everyone stepped into the repair shop's yard, their eyes lit up!
At the entrance of the repair shop, a newly installed horizontal bar was hanging, with red ribbons tied on both sides, and a plaque with gold lettering stood upright on it.

On either side of the plaque hung two banners with white backgrounds and red characters:
"Joint university-enterprise practice, integrating work and study to cultivate talents"

"Standardized components and universal parts will help propel the wave of modernization."

In the corner of the yard where tires are usually piled up, there are now several chairs, an old desk covered with a red cloth, and a thermos, an enamel mug, and melon seeds and snacks.

Zhang Guoqiang and the other repairmen were all dressed in neat blue work clothes today, and their faces and hands were clean.

Zhang Nan and several of her students were also waiting there early, their faces still showing disbelief as they looked at the setup in front of them.

At first, they thought today would be just like any other day: the two sides would shake hands, meet, sign the agreement, and then clap their hands and that would be it.

Who knew that Director Lu and his team would prepare like it was Chinese New Year!
While the students were excited, even more excited than them was Brother Sun Hongjun, who held a "highly respected position in the martial arts world"!
Great... It's good that they've arrived!
Sun Hongjun stared intently at Zhang Diancai, like a weasel eyeing a fat chicken.

Is this a human being?
No.

This is a mobile God of Wealth who costs 100 yuan per month!!

Neighbors heard that the repair shop was going to be busy today, so people came early in the morning to reserve a spot.

A number of people stood around, including regular customers who frequented the repair shop, shop owners from the factory area, and elderly people who had heard rumors and came to watch the spectacle.

Basically, they were all "spies" and "forces" planted and deployed by the Land Forces near the West Railway Station.

Everyone chatted as they waited to see this rare event of a university coming to hang a plaque.

After the first wave of welcoming firecrackers had finished,

Director Lu glanced down at his watch and asked Chen Luyang in a low voice, "Director Chen, do you think it's alright for us to start this ceremony now?"

Chen Luyang readily nodded: "I'll do whatever you say."

Director Lu smiled and agreed, then walked to the gate of the repair shop, cleared his throat, and enthusiastically introduced the shop to everyone:

"Thank you to all the neighbors for your support and patronage!"

"Today is a big day for our repair shop!!"

"From this day forward, our repair shop will be officially designated as an off-campus experimental site for the Department of Mechanics at Peking University!"

"under!!"

"Please welcome Professor Zhang Diancai from the Department of Mechanics at Peking University, and Director Chen Luyang from our Jinba Auto Repair and Maintenance Center to jointly unveil the plaque!"

"Everyone applauds and welcomes!"

Clapping sounds! Clapping sounds! Clapping sounds!

The neighbors watching the spectacle applauded enthusiastically, with the repair shop and Zhang Nan's group giving the loudest applause!
Chen Luyang and Zhang Diancai greeted each other with smiles and stepped forward, each pulling on a rope.

The red cloth fell down in a flash, revealing a gleaming golden plaque!
A burst of applause and cheers erupted in the courtyard, followed by a string of firecrackers exploding, and the smell of gunpowder filled the air.

"That's quite a spectacle!"

The boy with glasses snapped away, never expecting the scene to be so festive.

"Yes... I never expected him to actually succeed."

Yu Xia clapped her hands and spoke in disbelief.

Just a few days ago, Chen Luyang asked me to inquire about any research topics related to discarded parts in the Department of Mechanics.

In just a few days, it transformed into an off-campus experimental site.

I could never have dreamed it would be this fast.

As the firecrackers finished popping and crackling, a faint smell of gunpowder lingered in the air. Director Lu clapped his hands and cheerfully shouted:
"Everyone, stop standing there and come inside!!"

"The Red Army has been busy all morning, preparing a big table of good wine and food. We should all be happy today!"

"Is there any more food?"

Xiao Yanjing and Yu Xia perked up.

Chen Luyang didn't mention that meals would be provided when we arrived!

“Of course there are!” Sun Hongjun waved.

"Stewed sauerkraut and pork ribs, braised ribbonfish, and meatballs that I chopped myself!"

"I also fried ten egg pancakes! They were fried in lard, and the outer layer was super crispy."

(End of this chapter)