Courtyard House: The Road to an Industrial Power

On the day of the college entrance examination, Lin Weidong was already ready at dawn.

Zhao Xiulan cooked eggs and millet porridge for her son.

Before even leaving the house, Zhao Xiulan repeatedly told her, "Don't be nervous, just do your best. Your parents believe in you."

Lin Jianjun personally escorted him to the examination hall, patting him on the shoulder: "Go for it, no matter the result, you will always be your parents' pride."

Lin Weidong nodded. The "College Entrance Examination Success Buff" triggered by the system boosted his mental clarity to the maximum. The knowledge he had accumulated in the past formed a complete system in his mind, and even the most complicated test points were clear at a glance.

The exam went exceptionally smoothly.

He excels at reading comprehension and composition in Chinese, challenging math problems, and comprehensive application problems in physics and chemistry.

In particular, for the last bonus question on aerospace mechanics in the physics exam, he combined the "Engineering Mechanics Knowledge Base" unlocked by the system and came up with three solutions, completing all the questions half an hour early and submitting the paper with ease.

When I walked out of the examination room, Lin Jianjun was already waiting at the door.

Seeing his son's relaxed expression, he finally felt relieved: "How did the exam go?"

"No problem, just play your best," Lin Weidong replied with a smile.

After the college entrance examination, Lin Weidong did not rest.

He went with his father to the steel rolling mill to provide on-site guidance to workers on adjusting equipment parameters and optimizing processing procedures for the previous production of precision machine tool parts.

After his adjustments, the efficiency of parts production was further improved, and the pass rate stabilized at over 99%, completely eliminating the factory's worries.

Looking at the monitoring data, Director Yang excitedly grasped Lin Weidong's hand: "Weidong, you are truly a hero of the steel rolling mill! We'll reserve the position of head of the technical department for you after you graduate from university!"

Days passed by, and the day for the release of college entrance examination results finally arrived.

That morning, staff from the neighborhood committee personally visited the home, carrying a bright red admission notice, their faces beaming with smiles.

"Jianjun, Xiulan, congratulations! Weidong got into the Mechanical Engineering program at Harbin Institute of Technology! He's the top science student, that's amazing!"

"What? Number one!"

Lin Jianjun and Zhao Xiulan were so excited they couldn't speak; their fingers trembled as they received the admission notices.

The red cover, emblazoned with the words "Harbin Institute of Technology Admission Notice" in large gold lettering, is particularly eye-catching.

The news spread like wildfire throughout the entire Hongxing Courtyard. Neighbors flocked to the Lin family to offer their congratulations, crowding the entrance with laughter and cheers.

"Dongzi is amazing! Harbin Institute of Technology! That's a national key engineering university!"

"First place! This is the pride of our neighborhood! Who knows, maybe they'll be able to build airplanes and rockets someday!"

"The Lin family is truly blessed to have raised such a promising son!"

Sha Zhu, carrying wine and meat, squeezed through the door shouting, "Jianjun, Weidong! You guys have really brought honor to our institute! We have to celebrate properly today!"

Qin Huairu also smiled and said, "My daughter should take Weidong as her role model, study hard, and get into a good university in the future!"

On the other side of the courtyard, the faces of Yi Zhonghai, Yan Bugui, Xu Damao, and others were extremely grim.

Yi Zhonghai sat in his house, listening to the laughter outside, when the purple clay teapot in his hand fell to the ground with a "clatter" and shattered into pieces.

He had always wanted to be the most prestigious person in the institute, but now, Lin Jianjun was a senior engineer, Zhao Xiulan was the deputy director of the street office, and Lin Weidong had even been admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology. The Lin family's glory completely overshadowed his, making him insanely jealous, yet he was helpless.

Yan Bugui stood on the outskirts of the crowd and said, "It's just good luck. The courses at Harbin Institute of Technology are so difficult; it's not even certain if I can graduate."

No one paid any attention to his sarcastic remarks; everyone gathered around the Lin family to offer their congratulations, making him feel extremely awkward.

That afternoon, Director Yang and other leaders of the steel rolling mill held a celebratory banquet for Lin Weidong.

Factory Director Yang delivered a speech, praising him as "the pride of the steel rolling mill and a pillar of the nation."

That evening, the system's mechanical voice echoed in Lin Weidong's mind: [Host has achieved phenomenal success in the college entrance examination, gaining admission to a top engineering university, laying the foundation for a technologically advanced nation. Rewards: "Basic Supersonic Wind Tunnel Experiment Program," "Precision Manufacturing Process Manual," and "Intelligence +3!"]

A cool breeze rushed into his brain, and Lin Weidong felt his mind become sharper, gaining a deeper understanding of aerospace and precision manufacturing.

At this moment, Sha Zhu quietly walked up to him and lowered his voice, saying, "Wei Dong, I have something to tell you. Yi Zhonghai has been contacting me a lot lately, saying he wants me to take care of him in his old age and that he'll leave his property to me after he passes away. Do you think that's reliable?"

"Brother Zhu, to be honest with you, if you're only after his house, I think it's unnecessary."

"With your skills in cooking Tan family cuisine, you'll have plenty of opportunities to make money in the future."

"Yi Zhonghai is a wicked and scheming man. Getting too close to him will only lead to your downfall."

At this moment, Sha Zhu's daughter, He Nannan, came over with her short legs, hugged He Yuzhu's legs, and said in her childish voice, "Daddy, hug me."

"Okay, Daddy's here to hug you!" he said, picking up his daughter.

"Since Wei Dong has said that, then I'll reject him when the time comes."

Just as Sha Zhu was about to leave with his daughter in his arms, Lin Weidong suddenly said, "Didn't you ever have any doubts about Uncle He's departure?"

"So many years have passed without a letter or a visit?"

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu immediately thought of He Daqing and said somewhat unhappily, "I don't want to mention that person. Since he's gone, let's just consider him dead."

"I think you'd better find some time to go to Baocheng and see him. You're married now and have children, so he should know about it no matter what."

"Moreover, I think there must be something fishy about Uncle He's departure."

Lin Weidong explained, "Okay, I'll consider it."

Lin Weidong brought this up because he was about to go to university in Harbin and might not be coming back often.

If He Daqing's affair is not exposed, he is worried that He Yuzhu will still be tricked by Yi Zhonghai. At that time, He Yuzhu may be able to withstand Yi Zhonghai, but with the deaf old lady involved, he may compromise.

When He Yuzhu got home, he told Qin Huairu and He Yushui what had happened.

"Zhu Zi, I think you should take the rainwater with you and go take a look."

He Yushui, standing to the side, also said with a sob in her voice, "I also want to ask him why he left back then, and why he wouldn't see us when we went to Baocheng."