Courtyard Houses: The Great Masters of a Nation Hidden Within

The leader nodded: "Haha, that's right, that's right. You might have already used their stuff. Have you heard of that type N thermocouple?"

General Manager Guan was taken aback for a moment: "They invented the n-type thermocouple? I just got it recently, and it's really excellent. The temperature control during casting is superb. Haha, thank you for your guidance, boss."

The leader called to Secretary Zheng, "Come on, seeing is believing. Each of you should bring a few people with you, and we'll see for ourselves."

Just like the previous times, a large group of people followed behind the leader, heading straight for the Third Steel Rolling Mill.

Factory Director Yang was quite adept at handling these kinds of situations. Upon seeing the leader, he joked, "Leader, is there something good you've got your eye on this time? Haha."

The leader pointed to the side: "It's not something I'm concerned about, it's a matter for these comrades."

After General Manager Guan explained the whole story, Factory Director Yang looked through the materials, feeling uneasy inside—3Z-T1, 3Z-T2? I don't remember having those two models.

However, the style of this name is clearly the work of Old Chen and his apprentice. Besides, Old Chen is in charge of the technical aspects, so you can't go wrong by asking him.

So a large group of people flocked to Chief Engineer Chen's office. The leaders were used to it; they figured everyone would end up here eventually, and they might even have to deal with Gao Jianguo later.

Old Chen flipped through the materials and began to have doubts—these two items were clearly the same things Gao Jianguo had mentioned and that he had tinkered with himself. This kid had it easier than Old Chen when it came to naming things; he just named them T1 and T2.

No problem, just ask around in the group and you'll find out.

The office of Gao Jianguo's group was filled with people again.

However, Gao Jianguo had instructed Liang Jianguo and the others in advance, and as soon as they saw the name on the materials, they quickly retrieved the test records and samples from the warehouse.

Without further ado, let's proceed with the experiment as usual. Fang Xiufang and Liu Weiguo are already used to it.

As the test data came out one by one, the smiles on the faces of the comrades at the grassland tractor factory gradually increased.

When the final hardness test pressure time was over, the index matched the previously recorded data perfectly, and the excitement of the comrades at the Grassland Tractor Factory soared to its peak.

He then posed a crucial question: "Engineer Liang, Engineer Fang, Engineer Liu, what are the specific material proportions? Is the process complicated? Can it be mass-produced?"

They left Liang Jianguo and his team speechless on the spot. It wasn't that they were unwilling to reveal anything, but setting aside the confidentiality rules, they couldn't answer a single one of these questions.

Old Chen, having guessed most of the details, spoke up: "These two materials, were they prepared by Gao Jianguo?"

Liang Jianguo and the others nodded: "Yes, these materials were the result of Team Leader Gao's work during the trial production of thermocouple protection tubes, that is, when he was working on 3Z-591. Because they weren't as practical as 3Z-591, Team Leader Gao kept them as technical reserves. He was the only one who knew everything about them from beginning to end."

Upon hearing this, the leader thought to himself, "Just as I suspected, it was that kid's doing again."

Staff Officer Guan couldn't sit still any longer: "How could he not be suitable? He'd be perfect for our team! Where is Team Leader Gao? We have a ton of questions we want to ask him in person."

Old Chen spoke up again: "Gao Jianguo has been working himself to the bone lately, so he's taking the day off today."

Now even the leaders were worried: "Oh? Is he alright? Your factory leaders, you'd better protect our talent."

After hearing this, Director Yang felt a lump in his throat—you're the one who wanted to add more burdens, and you're the one who wanted to protect talent. Oh, Gao Jianguo works for our factory? Then it's alright.

Old Chen waved his hand: "It should be fine. I guess he's just been too mentally exhausted lately. The return air furnace, the thermocouple, 3Z-591, and now these two materials—he was in charge of getting everything done."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Now he's in charge of developing a new technology, so he's probably tired. He should be fine after a while; he's in good health."

Old Chen spoke casually, but the leaders, the people from the grassland tractor factory, and Staff Officer Lin were all dumbfounded—did Gao Jianguo have three heads and six arms?

Staff Officer Lin was an impatient man: "Director Yang, could you send someone for us? General Manager Guan and I can go directly to his house to take a look, okay?"

Old Chen was a little surprised: "Isn't that a bit much? You can come again tomorrow; he'll be off work by then."

General Guan exchanged a glance with Staff Officer Lin: "No, no, no, we should still go and visit him. Visiting a comrade who has taken leave is simply our duty."

Are you going there to visit him? Old Chen was too lazy to call them out, but then he thought that Gao Jianguo was probably alright, so it wouldn't hurt to entertain him. Besides, he was worried about Gao Jianguo himself—Gao Jianguo was all alone in Beijing, so it would be good for him to go and check on him.

All alone? Lou Xiao'e: What did you just say?

With everything settled, the department leaders felt relieved. They still had a lot of work to do, so they went back to the department first.

Before leaving, he quietly pulled Director Yang aside and whispered, "You'd better keep a close eye on Zhen Dong, that young man."

Director Yang understood immediately and nodded rapidly.

As soon as the leader left, Factory Director Yang immediately called over an employee who recognized No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, and the group headed straight for the courtyard house.

Gao Jianguo was playing with the children in the front yard when the deaf old lady passed by on her way back to the back yard. Seeing him playing with the children, she also came over to chat and play with them.

Just then, a large group of people rushed in through the gate. Some were in military uniforms, and some weren't. Before the children could figure out what was going on, someone pointed at Uncle Gao and said, "That's Gao Jianguo."

Staff Officer Lin and his men had been in a hurry all the way, going around in circles. They finally caught up with the main character, and several men in military uniforms rushed over to them.

The deaf old woman's eyes widened—was she about to arrest someone?

No matter who you are, arresting Gao Jianguo? No way! Ever since Gao Jianguo moved into the courtyard, he's been incredibly kind to the old lady.

The old woman was the kind of person who would actually step in if the sky were to fall. She jumped to her feet, spread her arms, and blocked several soldiers in front of her, fiercely protecting Gao Jianguo: "Who are you people! You want to touch Gao Jianguo? You'll have to get over me first!"

A group of kids swarmed around him, shielding Uncle Gao behind them, and a dozen pairs of eyes stared intently at the person who had entered.

Seeing that the old and the young all regarded them as bad guys, the newcomers froze on the spot, their faces extremely embarrassed.

Gao Jianguo also spotted them. Seeing Director Yang and Old Chen in the crowd, he felt relieved, but he couldn't understand why such a large group of people had come to him.

He quickly went to help the deaf old woman up: "Grandma, it's alright, it's alright. This is a leader from the factory who wants to talk to me. You should go back to your room and rest. I'm too busy to take care of you here."

Then he told the children in the yard to disperse.

Seeing that no one wanted to harm Gao Jianguo, the deaf old woman hunched over and slowly moved back to the backyard. The little ones scattered, leaving only two or three curious ones still peering over from a distance.

Gao Jianguo invited the group of people inside to sit down. Fortunately, he hadn't planned to do anything serious today; all the computer stuff was in the storage room.

After a group of people settled into their seats, before General Guan could even speak, Staff Officer Lin gave him a thumbs-up: "Comrade Gao Jianguo, you've truly mastered the art of uniting the masses, haha."