Back to the 80s Machinery Factory

Chapter 554 His eyes were practically red with smugness.

Half an hour later, Chen Luyang returned with the eye drops.

It really hurts my eyes.

wipe.

I don't know what happened, but my eyes are really red.

Don't even mention looking at things, it's so damn uncomfortable.

These past few days, Chen Luyang has been holed up in the repair shop, looking like a half-blind man with his eyes wide open, completely listless.

Just today, Chen Luyang complained that his mouth was tasteless and asked Sun Hongjun to fry some peanuts for him to satisfy his craving.
Suddenly, a long horn blared from outside the courtyard.

"Beep—beep—!"

Everyone was taken aback, thinking it was just a large truck passing by, but the sound grew closer and closer, eventually stopping right in front of the repair shop.

Immediately afterwards, dust billowed up at the main entrance.

A brand-new Jinba car turned in first, its body gleaming in the winter sun.

A small, boxy truck followed behind, its exhaust puffing out white smoke in the cold wind.

"Director Chen! The car is here!"

As soon as Li He shouted, Chen Luyang jumped up from the stool.

He rushed out in a few steps.

Although the provincial machinery factory had arranged before the Lunar New Year to transfer all the cars and trucks allocated by the factory to the repair shop in Pian'ercheng after the Spring Festival.

But the vehicles need to be transported from the provincial capital, which requires a lot of attention.

The car was driven directly by drivers from the factory's test drive team. They escorted it all the way south from the provincial capital, a journey that took several days, before finally arriving in Pian'er City.

Moreover, the vehicle also carried a stack of documents and a pile of spare parts, all of which had been repeatedly checked by the factory.

But small trucks are different.

Small trucks are bulky, and there's a risk of something going wrong on a long trip, so the province simply uses flatbed trains for transport.

A few days ago, it was transported to the West Station on a freight train. The repair shop then sent someone to pick it up and found a dedicated driver to drive it back to the shop from the station.

Looking at the two cars, Chen Luyang's eyes turned even redder.

"My little darlings... I've finally been waiting for you two to arrive."

Chen Luyang trembled as he stroked the car body, almost wanting to kiss it.

Zhang Nan also ran out excitedly.

This was the first time he had ever seen a car from a machinery factory.

"It's so beautiful..."

Zhang Nan glanced at the car, adjusted his glasses, and couldn't help but admire and sigh.

"How could it not look good? It was designed by an Italian engineer that our factory specially hired!" Li He said proudly.

Wow……

Zhang Nan's eyes widened.

This was the first time he had ever seen Italian engineers' designs up close.

Would you like to sit down?

Chen Luyang squinted, looking like a suspicious person as he spoke.

Zhang Nan nodded frantically.

Then Chen Luyang pointed with his large hand and said casually:
"Jiao Long, get in the car and take your brother Nan for a spin!"

"okay!"

Jiao Long jumped into the car with a flourish, and fiercely stroked the steering wheel with both hands!
That's awesome!

This is the most advanced car in the entire factory!

So many people want to drive but don't have the chance!
And so, Sun Hongjun happily took Zhang Nan with him, stepped on the gas, and sped off around the repair shop.

Once they went out, they went around and around again.

Round and round!
I circled the area until almost dark before returning.

"Did you enjoy it?" Chen Luyang asked.

Zhang Nan nodded frantically!

"Would you like to sit again?" Chen Luyang asked again.

Zhang Nan nodded again without hesitation.

“Okay! Then let’s take a bus back to school the day after tomorrow!” Chen Luyang said without hesitation.

what? !

Zhang Nan was stunned for a moment.

"Is it okay if I drive to school?"

Isn't this too high-profile?

Chen Luyang waved his hand, his red eyes revealing a dashing look.

"Great! Why wouldn't it be great!"

"This is what we do; driving to the school is the right way. We need to give teachers and students confidence!"

Ok? !

Zhang Nan couldn't understand it at all.

The phrase "matching one's major" is quite accurate.

But what does it mean to give teachers and classmates confidence?
Chen Luyang simply smiled knowingly.

In the first semester, my general-purpose parts were causing quite a stir; half of Peking University knew that a freshman was tinkering with parts.

But listening is one thing, watching is another!
If you don't let people see your car, how will they know what you're actually doing?

Besides, he can't exactly carry a bag full of spare parts to an exhibition.

The best way was for him to drive the machine factory's car directly to school.

This not only highlights his key research area but also immediately connects auto parts with cars.

Besides, who is he anyway!

He's Chen, who has appeared in the school magazine, on the radio, spoken on the podium, and written and translated original works!
When he appears, can he be treated the same as ordinary students?

The thought of returning to school in a car, under the spotlight of everyone...
Chen Luyang's fingertips trembled with excitement!
When the day came to return to school, Zhang Nan felt like she was in a dream as she sat in the car.

Every time I went back to school before, I would carry big bags and small packages and squeeze onto the bus, until my shoulders and hands were numb from the pressure.

Today I can finally throw all my stuff in the car and go back to school easily. It feels so surreal!
The driver, Li He, was so excited that his eyes practically sparkled.

He's always longed to go to university!!!

Especially Peking University.

He had previously considered going to the Peking University library to read books, but Chen Luyang nipped that idea in the bud.

He finally got this opportunity; he had defeated the Red Army and Jiao Long to secure the driver's position.

Of all these, the one that looks most carefree and anticipated is the red-eyed sun.

Once inside the car, Chen Luyang sat comfortably, fully enjoying the ride in the new vehicle.

Seeing the relaxed Chen Luyang, Zhang Nan couldn't help but nervously remind her:
"Xiao Chen, the school doesn't allow outside vehicles to enter freely. Will our car be allowed?"

Chen Luyang said confidently, "Senior brother, don't worry! With me here, there's no car that can't get in!"

Sure enough, the car arrived at the school gate.

The car was stopped by the gatekeeper and the old man in the mailroom, who refused to let them in!
Chen Luyang opened the car door, got out, took out his student ID, and said with a serious expression:

"Sir, this vehicle is a joint bus used by the Department of Mechanics and off-campus experimental sites. It carries equipment for transporting to the labs. We'll drop off the equipment and then come out."

A bus!?
The old man in the mailroom looked at him suspiciously, then glanced at the license plate.

This was the first time he had ever heard of a joint bus service between the school and external experimental sites.

At this moment, Zhang Nan quickly got off the bus and took out her student ID from her pocket to hand to the old man.

He wasn't very good at lying, so he simply stood aside and waited for Chen Luyang to handle the situation.

Don't say~
With the two student IDs displayed, and seeing how serious and articulate he was, they actually seemed quite convincing. "Where's your ID?"

The gatekeeper glanced at Li He and shouted.

Li He immediately pulled out his work ID from the repair shop and said:

"Hello sir, I'm from the repair shop. I'm here to deliver something to the school today."

The old man in the mailroom carefully checked Li He's work ID. Although he had some doubts, there was nothing he could do.

Chen Luyang was incredibly famous last year!
In particular, the campus radio broadcast Chen Luyang's exemplary deeds several times.

They're talking about a collaboration between students and repair shops, about industry-academia-research partnerships.

Now, upon inspection, all three individuals' identification documents match.
The old man in the mailroom waved his hand:

"Go inside! Come back quickly."

"Okay, thank you, sir!"

Chen Luyang happily jumped into the car, and the car sped off into the campus.

Although it's only the beginning of the semester, there are already quite a few students on campus.

The car slowly drove into the school.

Just past the corner of the teaching building,
Chen Luyang saw seven or eight people ahead of her, carrying large and small bulletin boards and rolls of red paper banners.

One of them was carrying a large white wooden board on his shoulder, on which were written in calligraphy the words "New Semester Message" and "Study Diligently, Unite and Make Progress." It swayed back and forth, looking quite heavy.

"Slow down, let me check!"

Chen Luyang, her eyes still aching, wiped the car window and looked out!
Sure enough, these are all old acquaintances!
My old neighbors from the student council, and my brothers from the arts and culture department!
Accompanied by a car horn beeping,

Several students from the arts department instinctively moved to the side of the road to make way for the car.

But that little car just seemed to be blind.
You fucking start driving already?!
Huh? No way.

I just followed them slowly, the car wheels swaying back and forth.

Finally, Yu Xia from the Literature and Art Department got fed up with Bang Dang.

They need to get these posters to the cafeteria entrance and hang them up in the teaching building before the official start of the semester.

These rolls of Xuan paper and paint boxes were heavy enough on their own.

In addition, it was cold, and their fingers were almost frozen from carrying it all the way.

This piece of junk car just keeps following them, it's so annoying!
Just as Yu Xia and the others were about to turn around, glare angrily at the car, and offer a few words of condemnation,
He bumped right into Chen Luyang's big face through the car window!

"Chen Luyang! It's you?!"

Yu Xia exclaimed in surprise.

Then, all the other students from the arts and literature department looked over.

"Oh, so that's who's being so annoying! It's you!!!"

The Minister of Arts and Literature spoke with a mixture of joy and surprise.

Where did you get this car?

Chen Luyang grinned and rolled down the car window, sticking his head out. "It's my repair shop's car, how's it?! Cool, right?!"

Yu Xia scolded him irritably, "Fine, you drove into the school and then deliberately dawdled behind us, were you just messing with us?"

Chen Luyang looked aggrieved.

"Oh dear, I was just worried that you had too much stuff in your hands, and if the car rushed past you, it would give you a fright!"

Yu Xia spat at him: "Give me a break, I think you just came here on purpose to show off. Look at your eyes, they're practically red with embarrassment."

wipe……

Chen Luyang paused, then instinctively reached out to cover her eyes.

"Alright, hurry up and drive away, don't get in our way!"

The Minister of Arts and Literature waved, signaling Chen Luyang's car to go first.

Chen Luyang has already driven here, so why should they have to walk?

Where are you going with all this stuff?

Yu Xia: "Let's go to the cafeteria."

Chen Luyang said casually, "Then stop carrying them. Put them in my car and I'll transport them for you!"

Everyone was stunned when they heard Chen Luyang's words.

These days, cars are still a rarity. Even if people have seen government jeeps or coal trucks, they only glance at them from afar. Few students would actually dare to load their own things into them.

Moreover, at that time, students valued frugality and believed that they should carry what they could carry themselves, while relying on a vehicle was seen as laziness.

So when they suddenly heard Chen Luyang's suggestion, they were quite hesitant, looking at each other, unsure whether to agree.

Seeing everyone's half-hearted expressions,
Chen Luyang got out of the car briskly and reached out to take the wooden board.

"Don't just stand there, put it in the car quickly, it's much faster than you carrying it."

As he spoke, he stuffed the wooden board into the trunk of the car, and then casually took the roll of Xuan paper that Yu Xia was holding and put it in the back seat.

Seeing his decisiveness, the Minister of Arts and Literature was delighted.

"You're a true friend! We won't stand on ceremony then."

Seeing their director get out of the car to help carry things, Li He and Zhang Nan quickly got out of the car as well, helping to stack the remaining paint boxes and banners into the car one by one.

Although there was already luggage for two people in the car, fortunately, the car had a large capacity and could hold a lot of things.

After squeezing in and out, they actually managed to get everyone, including their belongings, seated.

It was the first time for several students from the Arts Department to ride in a car. After settling in, they couldn't help but reach out and touch the interior of the car, and then wiggle their bottoms to feel the seats.

"This car is really nice!"

"Wow, this is even softer than the wooden bed in our dorm."

"Yes... Once the car door is closed, all the wind outside is blocked, it's like being inside a house."

Chen Luyang listened with amusement and couldn't help but boast again:
"Absolutely! The exterior and interior of this car were designed by Italian designers; it's incredibly stylish!"

He even patted the steering wheel with his hand, adding with great enthusiasm:
"This style is everywhere in Milan, Italy! It's a rare sight here."

"Really?"

A girl from the arts and literature department spoke up excitedly, her eyes sparkling.

"I've only ever seen this place name in Reference News."

Chen Luyang continued to spout nonsense: "Not to mention Milan, even the square outside the Rome train station is full of these little cars, all shiny and bright."

As he spoke, he deliberately raised his hand to gesture:
"They parked in rows, and when the sunlight shone on them, they were like mirrors, so dazzling that you couldn't open your eyes!"

The students from the Literature and Art Department were dumbfounded, practically conjuring up the scene in their minds.

"That would be so impressive..."

One of the students from the arts department couldn't help but speak up.

"I don't know when our country will be able to have rows of cars parked there."

"Quickly! It won't be more than a few years." Chen Luyang sighed.

"The streets will be full of cars, it'll drive you crazy."

……

Li He sat in the driver's seat, carefully driving around the campus.

Inside the car, he looked at the school students with envy.

Outside the car, the students looked at him with envy.

In this day and age, there aren't many people who can actually drive a steering wheel.

Being able to drive a car onto the Peking University campus is extremely rare.

Every glance they exchanged could be described as a two-way exchange.

With the help of a car, a journey that used to take twenty or thirty minutes can now be completed in just a few minutes.

The car stopped at the entrance of the cafeteria.

The crowd rushed down, carried out the rolled-up banner and propaganda board, and quickly leaned them against the wall at the entrance of the cafeteria.

(End of this chapter)