Back to the 80s Machinery Factory

Chapter 529 The Tragic Second Male Lead

Chen Luyang frowned: "Why is it too short? Is the machine malfunctioning or are the staff not keeping an eye on it?"

Huang Pingtao hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "On the one hand, when we were rushing to finish the work last October, the temperature controllers of several vulcanizing machines were aging and the temperature fluctuated greatly; on the other hand, we were short-handed, and everyone worked around the clock for those few days. When the shifts were changed, the records were not kept in detail. As a result, we messed things up and the time was off by two or three minutes."

"In just two or three minutes, the car was shaking like that?" Chen Luyang pressed.

"Director, rubber is just that delicate," a technician interjected.

"If the time is longer, the material will be harder; if the time is shorter, it will be softer. A difference of a few degrees in hardness may not be noticeable on a test bench, but it will be fully exposed when a real car is driven on the track and brakes suddenly after tens of kilometers."

Chen Luyang nodded and said in a deep voice, "Can the equipment be repaired?"

Huang Pingtao sighed: "It can be repaired, but the thermostat needs to be replaced. However, there are no spare parts in the warehouse before the New Year."

“Then let’s dismantle it at the brother’s workshop,” Chen Luyang said decisively.

"Let's ensure the quality of materials for the new car first, and then we'll figure out how to make up for it after the New Year."

Huang Pingtao's eyes lit up, but he still hesitated: "Director, isn't this too risky? What if our other workshops use it..."

Chen Luyang raised her hand to interrupt:
"Doesn't the heat treatment workshop also have temperature control equipment?"

"Let's go to their workshop and pick out one or two ovens that aren't in use right now, take off the temperature controllers and replace them with ours. We'll get new parts for them after the New Year."

"I'll contact the heat treatment workshop. The car exhibition is the top priority for the entire factory. Right now, all resources have to give way to the car exhibition."

Those words sent a shiver down everyone's spine. With the director backing them up and leading the charge, it felt completely different!
"it is good!"

Huang Pingtao's inner strength suddenly surged: "When I go to work during the day, I'll take a few brothers to borrow parts."

Chen Luyang looked around and saw that the workers were so sleepy that their eyelids were drooping, but they were still gritting their teeth and staying awake. She couldn't help but say:
"Stop staying up, everyone. Turn off the machines and go back to sleep."

Someone laughed and teased, "Director, you're so considerate."

"Don't give me that!" Chen Luyang waved his hand.

"What I'm heartbroken about is the car!"

"They're all so sleepy they're practically dripping with exhaustion, who has the energy to work during the day!"

As he spoke, he casually grabbed a bamboo broom from the doorway and, like herding ducks, swished it in front of everyone with a "whoosh":
"Hurry up and get out of here! Go back to sleep! If you dawdle any longer, I'm really kicking you out!"

"Let's go! The director has spoken; if we don't leave now, we'll really get a broom!"

Amidst the laughter and chatter, people gradually dispersed from the workshop, leaving behind the quiet hum of machines under the lights and the rustling of the broom in Chen Luyang's hand.

Seeing that the workshop had quieted down, Chen Luyang checked all the machines and then yawned, feeling extremely sleepy.

I went back to the office, flopped onto the sofa, and took a nap.

I was busy all day yesterday, and I even stayed up all night working on materials. If I don't get some sleep soon, I'll be so tired during the day that I'll be a complete idiot.

I slept straight through until it was time for my shift.

Just tidy yourself up a bit.

Chen Luyang first handed the research materials to Lin Lu, the factory director's secretary, and then went to the factory hospital.

To his surprise,
Cao Qinghang, who should have been a weak patient, was standing in front of the window, silently lost in thought.

On the contrary, Xiao Wu, who had patted his chest and vowed to take good care of the patient, was lying sprawled on the bed, fast asleep with his mouth open.

Hey……

Chen Luyang couldn't resist and raised her hand to give the big butt a hard "smack".

Xiao Wu screamed and woke up from her bed.

Upon seeing Chen Luyang, Xiao Wu instinctively threw a pillow at her and angrily cursed:

"What the hell are you doing?! You scared me half to death!"

Chen Luyang, hands on her hips, scolded with exasperation, "How dare you say that!"

"I asked you to take good care of Engineer Cao, and what did you do? You came here and slept like a log, as if you couldn't be woken up even if you were struck by lightning! What were you thinking?!"

Xiao Wu quickly sat up straight.

"Engineer Cao, when did you wake up? Why didn't you call out to me!"

“I called out,” Cao Qinghang said softly.

"You're sleeping like a sow, I can't wake you up."

Xiao Wu blushed immediately.

He scratched the back of his head and said apologetically, "I've just been working too hard lately... Um, I'll go to the cafeteria and get you some porridge."

Watching Xiao Wu leave, Cao Qinghang asked Chen Luyang, "Is Xiaohua really in Pian'er City?"

Chen Luyang nodded: "Yes. It's true. When the repair shop first opened, she came to help out and worked as a telephone operator for a while."

"But after the National Day holiday, they disappeared again."

In an instant, Cao Qinghang's expression showed disbelief, longing, and the overwhelming pain that had been suppressed for a year bursting forth.

But when it came to the words, he only sighed softly.

"I see."

Chen Luyang looked at Cao Qinghang with some concern: "Engineer Cao, what are your plans next?"

A glimmer of light flashed in Cao Qinghang's eyes, but it was quickly swallowed up by struggle and helplessness.

"As long as she's doing well, that's all that matters."

If it were someone else, or if it were Chen Luyang...

Knowing that her partner was in Pian'er City, she would definitely rush there without hesitation to find him.

However, Cao Qinghang carried an extremely heavy burden.

As the core figure in the research and development of automobiles at the machinery factory, anyone could leave, but he couldn't.

Looking at his gaunt and emaciated appearance, Chen Luyang felt sorry for him.

"Mr. Cao, when you fainted yesterday, the doctor said you were severely overworked and needed to pay attention to nutrition and avoid overexertion."

"Uncle Hao even asked you who your parents are and whether you should tell your family. I kept it a secret for you."

Cao Qinghang smiled, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "Thanks, brother."

Seeing Cao Qinghang's pitiful second male lead appearance, Chen Luyang couldn't hold back any longer:
"Mr. Cao, I have a place to stay at my repair shop!"

"Come to Pian'er City when you're done with your work. Everyone's working together here, and life here is actually quite warm and cozy, no worse than in the factory!"

Although there are so many people, it's not impossible to find someone.

When Cao Qinghang actually arrived,
Chen Luyang contacted several newspapers, casually wrote a news article, published a picture, and put Cao Qinghang's photo on it.

When Jiang Xiaohua sees this, I don't believe she won't come!
"talk later."

Cao Qinghang's voice was soft, but before it could reach Chen Luyang's ears, it was broken by Xiao Wu's loud voice.

"The porridge is here!"

The millet porridge at the factory hospital is famous!
It smells amazing when it's simmered.

If you don't come here for a medical check-up, you won't even be able to get a meal.

"Xiao Chen, I got you one too!" Xiao Wu handed over the lunchbox.

Chen Luyang's eyes lit up immediately.

He overslept this morning and didn't go to the cafeteria for lunch.

I'm starving right now.

"Where did you get this lunchbox from?" Chen Luyang asked, puzzled, as she took the lunchbox.

"Daxin gave it to me," Xiao Wu said while drinking his porridge.

"Yesterday afternoon, Daxin heated up the leftovers from our lunch and brought them to the hospital. These are all Daxin's lunchboxes."

"Daxin is quite particular!" Chen Luyang couldn't help but exclaim. They barely ate any of the huge meal they had yesterday before coming over.

Thankfully, Daxin was thoughtful enough to bring them food.

After the meal, the hospital originally wanted Cao Qinghang to stay for two more days for observation.

However, Cao Qinghang also said...

His daily work consisted of sitting and calculating and drawing.

Neither side nor the other remained motionless; sitting or lying down was the same as resting.

Chen Luyang and Xiao Wu couldn't hold him back either, so they could only escort him back to the workshop.

After arranging things for Engineer Cao, Chen Luyang turned around and went to the car assembly workshop.

At this moment, the machine tools in the assembly workshop were roaring and sparks were flashing. The workers were either squatting or standing, busy with their own tasks.

Upon seeing Chen Luyang enter the workshop, a familiar figure immediately came to greet him.

"Director Chen!"

"Uncle Zhang?"

Chen Luyang looked at Zhang Guoqiang, who was dressed in work clothes, with surprise.
"Why are you here? Isn't the factory on holiday? Aren't you supposed to come to work these days?"

Zhang Guoqiang chuckled and said, "I'm used to working, I can't stand staying at home. So I came to the workshop to help out."

finished,

Zhang Guoqiang, looking as if he had never seen anything like it before, said to Chen Luyang:
"This workshop is huge... It can hold so many people and so many machine tools."

Chen Luyang was also filled with emotion: "That's right, I didn't realize how big our factory was before, but now that I'm back, it's really enviable."

finished,

The two stood side by side in the workshop, looking inside with envy.

See to the end,
Old Jin couldn't help but speak up: "Hey nephew, why are you acting like it's your first day in the factory? What's so interesting about this workshop? It's just sheet metal and wheels."

Chen Luyang said with a touch of sadness, "Uncle Jin, you don't know, some things can only be understood after experiencing them."

“Yes! Only through experience can one truly understand.” Zhang Guoqiang nodded slowly and profoundly.

Old Jin: ...Damn, what's wrong with me?

Before Old Jin could even start cursing, Zhang Guoqiang asked:
"Director Chen, can't we ask the factory to transfer half a workshop's worth of people to help out?"

Chen Luyang said sadly, "Don't even mention it, I've already made suggestions to the factory director several times."

"He wouldn't even give it to Uncle Jin, let alone anyone else."

Upon hearing the first part of the sentence, Old Jin felt a warm glow in his heart, as if he were someone of importance.

But the next second, he raised an eyebrow and immediately exploded.

"What do you mean 'even I can't bear to part with him'? So you think I'm the ballast of the factory? Are you treating me like a king or a burden?"

Chen Luyang quickly waved his hand and explained repeatedly, "Oh, no way! I meant Uncle Jin is a key member."

"The factory manager said you're a key talent and he wouldn't dare move you!"

Old Jin finally managed a weak hum, put his hands behind his back, and turned to leave.

Although Zhang Guoqiang said he was there to help, the production line in the workshop was very well-organized, with someone operating every link and step.

Others stand on the sidelines, lamenting that their talents have no place to be used and can only watch from the sidelines.

Fortunately, Chen Luyang was also there for a visit to the workshop. The two of them walked back and forth in the workshop, one after the other, just like leaders on an inspection tour.
Walk back here, then walk back there!
As they walked, Chen Luyang and Zhang Guoqiang didn't feel tired, but Hao Fengchun really couldn't take it anymore.

“Hey Chen and Zhang, you two are standing here like you’re on a parade, walking around and around until I’m exhausted.”

"If you two really have nothing to do, why don't you go to the fusion workshop and help Xiao Cao and the others with their work?"

Chen Luyang chuckled.

Then, in a mysterious manner, he led Hao Fengchun aside and took out several blueprints from his pocket.

"What is this?" Hao Fengchun looked at Chen Luyang with suspicion, wondering what he was going to do.

"Uncle Hao~" Chen Luyang shamelessly pleaded:

"I have something to discuss. These are the blueprints for some parts that our repair shop has drawn up. Could you have your workers make a few of them for us?"

Hao Fengchun was taken aback.

"What's this? Blueprints?"

"Yes, the blueprints."

Chen Luyang unfolded the blueprints for Hao Fengchun to see.

No wonder this man is hailed as the "King of Mechanics Diagrams"...

Chen Luyang never expected that even during these few days of preparing for the final exams, Zhang Nan could still draw a new set of blueprints!

Chen Luyang was even less polite!

Anyway, it's winter break now, and the vocational school students have all gone home.

simply!

Chen Luyang took the blueprints back to the machine factory and went straight to the point, asking the factory to manufacture a part for him.

Hao Fengchun recognized it at a glance: "Is this a combination of a general-purpose clutch pressure plate and friction plate?"

Chen Luyang gave a thumbs up: "That's why you call me Uncle Hao! He's really insightful."

"These are drawings made by our junior engineers from Peking University. Please take a look."

Upon hearing the words "Peking University junior engineer," Hao Fengchun's face immediately turned serious.

But as he looked at it, a look of doubt appeared in Hao Fengchun's eyes, and he pointed to a spot on the drawing and said:

"This location...something doesn't feel right."

"Logically, friction pads should have a certain margin, and the data should be between 0.6 and 0.8, but the drawing on his paper only shows 0.4."

"This way, the pressure can be applied more firmly, reducing slippage."

"But the wear and tear will accelerate exponentially. Before long, all the parts will have to be replaced, and the car will start to shake violently when you press the clutch."

As Chen Luyang listened, she couldn't help but give Hao Fengchun a thumbs up in her heart!

You have to admit they're frontline engineers and supervisors from the machinery factory!

No need for prototyping or trial assembly; just a glance at the drawings is enough to identify potential problems!

Having stated the problem,
Hao Fengchun was still somewhat uncertain.

"Could this be a new technology in Pian'er City? Or does this young engineer from Peking University have his own reasons?"

After all, the blueprints were drawn by a junior engineer from Peking University.

The engineers from Peking University are definitely more skilled than them!
Chen Luyang quickly interjected, "This Peking University is indeed Peking University. But the junior engineer title was temporarily bestowed upon him by me."

Hao Fengchun: ? ? ?
Chen Luyang smiled shyly.

He's just a junior engineer, isn't he?
All the blueprints for the repair shop were drawn by Zhang Nan himself; if he's not an engineer, then who is?
Hao Fengchun looked at the blueprints in his hand, a troubled expression on his face.

"Xiao Chen, this job is not easy."

"Right now, all the machine tools and workstations in the factory are rushing to supply parts for the vehicles to be exhibited, and the quotas are fully booked."

"If you ask me to insert a test piece at the last minute, it will disrupt the plan. What am I supposed to say when people ask about it?"

Chen Luyang said shamelessly, "Uncle Hao, you're not right about that."

"Our factory's vehicles are constantly being upgraded and we are always striving for progress. Holding onto common parts is also an important means of upgrading and innovation."

“Making a sample now is to pave the way for the future. If the factory really investigates, I can explain things to you.”

(End of this chapter)