Reborn in 1985, starting from a machine factory

Sun Dengke took a long breath:

"Good news, Chen Mo. I urged you to finish the manuscript. You've really done a great job this time."

"What's going on, Section Chief Sun?"

"Look at this!" Sun Dengke slammed the factory newspaper heavily on the table.

"It's unprecedented for three of your articles to be published simultaneously in one factory newspaper."

"With special approval from the leadership, a 14-inch BJ brand television set was made a model for our Beiyang Heavy Industry to learn from."

"You!"

"Buzz!"

Sun Dengke's voice echoed in Chen Mo's mind. The words clearly reached his ears, but he could not hear them clearly.

TV set!

A TV worth four or five hundred yuan was awarded to me by my boss because of this trivial matter?

Even if Sun Dengke said it, Chen Mo still felt it was unbelievable.

"Section Chief Sun, you're not joking, are you?"

What kind of manuscript do you need this time?

"A joke?" Sun Dengke's eyes widened. "Do I look like I'm joking?"

"Which leader awarded this prize?" Chen Mo asked tentatively, glancing at the beads of sweat on Sun Dengke's forehead.

"It was specially approved by the factory director's office. Which leader are you referring to?" Sun Dengke said.

The other three engineers in the office had been keeping an eye on the door. When they heard Sun Dengke's words, they exchanged a quick glance and nodded slightly.

Sure enough.

Chen Mo does indeed have a close relationship with the factory director's office.

Such unprecedented good fortune kept happening to him.

It wasn't enough to quickly promote workers; even things like televisions were given away for free.

not simple!

Chen Mo paid no attention to these people; his attention was entirely on Sun Dengke.

This is a television set!

A village might have at most one or two of these things, and everyone loves them.

A smile unconsciously spread across his face and reached the corners of his mouth, impossible to suppress.

"Section Chief Sun, where do I pick it up?"

"Oh. I almost forgot about the important matter." Sun Dengke slapped his forehead.

"Write an acceptance speech now, we need it this afternoon."

"Do we have to write this too?" Chen Mo turned his head.

"Suit yourself." Sun Dengke leaned back in his chair. "Anyway, I'm not the one giving the speech this afternoon."

"No, please!"

"I'll write it now."

Chen Mo took out a pen and some manuscript paper.

Suddenly, he turned his head and said, "Thank you, Section Chief Sun. Without your guidance, I would never have been able to publish so many articles at the same time."

"It's all the result of your own hard work."

Section Chief Sun smiled and said, "Write it quickly!"

...

A few hours.

The three articles were published simultaneously, and the winner received a television set.

The news spread like wildfire.

The news spread quickly within Beiyang Heavy Industry.

At 1:40 p.m., the entrance to the third production department was completely blocked.

Not only people from Production Department 3, but also people from Production Departments 1, 2, 4, and 5 came over.

The podium was a makeshift arrangement of several tables.

Even before work hours started, countless eyes were fixed on the person on the podium.

The man stood in the middle, with the propaganda minister and Section Chief Sun standing to his left and right.

The 14-inch television set, adorned with a red flower, was placed in front of him in the most conspicuous position.

Sun Dengke had finished speaking, and now they were just waiting for this person to speak.

Chen Mo gripped the microphone, looking down at the sea of ​​people below the stage, which made him feel somewhat lost.

Many people, many eyes!

These gazes made him feel inexplicably empty inside, and he unconsciously reached out, wanting to hold onto something.

Realizing something was wrong, he quickly pulled it back.

"Um... this..." Chen Mo lowered his head, avoiding the gazes of the audience:

"Born in Beiyang, this... grew up in Beiyang, on this fertile land of Beiyang, that... my ancestors worked hard and irrigated the rice with their sweat."

"At Beiyang Heavy Industry, countless predecessors inspired me to improve, study diligently, and strive for self-improvement..."

"good!"

Chen Mo couldn't hear his own voice; the sound of the loudspeaker and the cheers of the crowd below blended together.

Everyone was clapping, the applause was thunderous, even louder than when the gantry milling machine was fully open.

Sun Dengke patted his shoulder hard, almost as if he wanted to tie the TV to his body.

Several foremen and directors wanted to come forward, but they were pushed aside by the workers who came forward to join in the celebration, and they couldn't get any closer to Chen Mo.

Two shift leaders even lost their shoes, not knowing where they were, and only managed to find one by the time they started work in the afternoon.

Chen Mo was also ignited. He looked at the television in front of him and was delighted no matter how he looked at it.

Even during his afternoon work hours, he still stole several glances.

...

5:30!

The ringing of bicycle bells echoed through Jianshe Village.

It continued until the sixth time, when finally the door in front of me opened a crack.

Chen Fen poked her face through the crack in the door: "Who is it?"

Before she could finish speaking, she recognized Chen Mo.

The little girl pouted and said, "Second brother, where did you borrow another bicycle from? Come straight inside! I'm doing my homework!"

"Open the door!" Chen Mo said with a smile in his eyes.

"Sigh!" Chen Fen sighed like an adult, then opened the door.

"Huh? Second brother, what's this?"

Chen Fen suddenly noticed something on the back of Chen Mo's bicycle: a huge gray cardboard box with strange patterns drawn on it and the word "BJ" written in the upper left corner.

The pattern looks familiar, but I can't quite place it.

"Guess!" Chen Mo almost couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.

A flash of inspiration!

Chen Fen jumped three feet high!

"I know, I know! This is a television. I saw it at my grandma's house, and it looks exactly like this picture."

"Oh, you recognize me?" Chen Mo parked his bicycle.

"Is it really a television?" Chen Fen stared at Chen Mo with wide eyes, her expression one of surprise and delight.

Chen Mo nodded.

Chen Fen turned around abruptly: "Mom, Mom, my second brother bought a TV."

"The television, second brother."

The noise prompted Li Guihua to leave her room, and even Chen Gang, who was recovering from his injuries, was not exempt.

They all looked at Chen Mo, while Chen Fen darted to the back of the bicycle and gestured with her hands toward the cardboard box.

"A television, this is a television, Mom."

"I saw it at my grandma's house, I can't be wrong."

"A television?" Li Guihua repeated, unconsciously taking a few steps forward.

With a smile on his face, Chen Mo unloaded the cardboard box from the back seat and placed it in front of the house.

Watching Chen Mo cut open the cardboard box, revealing a black television set inside.

Li Guihua reached out and gently touched it; it felt very smooth, like a wet cotton oil soap.

"Second brother, where did this come from?"

She couldn't help but speak up.

Chen Gang also stepped forward, but he didn't dare to touch it; he just squeezed the foam that had just been taken out.

"It's a factory award," Chen Mo said as he continued unpacking.

"The factory will award this?" Li Guihua asked with some doubt.

"Mom, I told you before, I'm an engineer, and I'm highly trusted by my superiors."

"You just won't believe me, you won't even take your medicine properly!"

"Oh, so the engineer dares to lecture me?" Li Guihua said.

"Um... Mom, you know what I mean." Chen Mo didn't look up.

"You really need to take the medicine! Don't worry about the small amount of money."

As he spoke, he took out the instruction manual inside and handed it to Chen Fen.

"Third brother, take a look."

Before Chen Fen could unfold it, Li Guihua reached out and snatched it from her hand: "She's only a few years old, what could she possibly understand?"

"What if we lose something so valuable?"

"mom!"

Chen Fen shouted in dissatisfaction and stomped her foot.

"Third brother, listen to me, we're not playing this game." Li Guihua pulled Chen Fen to her side.

From the moment they started talking, the mother and daughter's eyes never left the television.