Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 22 Special Steel

The next day, Li Weidong had his meal as usual and went to work at the steel mill.

After arriving at the steel mill, I first went to the workshop to check on the progress of equipment improvements, and then returned to my laboratory.

When he arrived at his laboratory, the security squad leader handed Li Weidong a new camera, saying that it was sent by Director Wang.

As soon as he entered the laboratory, Li Weidong started working. He turned on the camera and the furnace to start the experiment of making special steel.

Special steel, also known as special steel or special steel, refers to steel products that have special physical and chemical properties or special uses due to their special composition, structure, and production process. It is a branch of the traditional steel industry. It is opposite to ordinary steel, but the uses of the two are quite different.

Special steel is made by adding more alloying elements during the smelting process and employing specialized production and processing techniques. Its chemical composition, microstructure, and mechanical properties surpass those of standard steel. Its higher grain complexity allows for a wider range of applications, including automotive, machinery, chemical, shipbuilding, railway, aerospace, and defense industries, all requiring high-quality steel.

Melting steel is a relatively boring process.

Li Weidong also had enough patience. After all, it was just an experiment, so what was the point of doing it without patience?

After all, Li Weidong calculated the ratio, which needed to be produced and tested for strength to see if it could meet the strength requirements and whether the ratio needed to be improved.

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Li Weidong spent the entire day, except for lunch, in the lab, working on the special steel. By the end of the day, he had successfully created a special steel that met the strength requirements. After compiling the experimental data, Li Weidong was off.

When Li Weidong returned to the front yard of the courtyard, he saw Dazhuang Mao and the others playing the game of "Eagle Catches Chicken" in the front yard.

Li Weidong stopped and watched for a while. Seeing Damao and the others playing carefree, their innocent smiles also infected Li Weidong, and a smile appeared on his face.

In his previous life, Li Weidong was an ordinary person, constantly struggling to make a living. Born during wartime, his mother took him into hiding as a child, avoiding the Japanese invaders. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was sent to school. Furthermore, his mental age in his previous life was already 23, so it was impossible for him to have the same innocence as Damao and the others.

Li Weidong was sighing, and Damao and the others also saw it. Li Weidong was looking at them with a smile and ran over.

"Hello, Uncle Weidong!"

"Hey, hello to you too!" said Li Weidong.

"Uncle Weidong, do you want to play Eagle Catches Chicken with us?" asked Damao.

"Haha, no, no. Go ahead and have fun. I'll take you fishing and catching rabbits this weekend." Li Weidong laughed. He pulled out a handful of candy from his pocket and gave it to Damao and the others.

"Thank you, Uncle Weidong." Damao took the candy and thanked Li Weidong.

Li Weidong waved his hand and prepared to return to the backyard. Suddenly, Li Weidong saw the broken tiles on the wall and subconsciously asked:

"Da Mao, where's your mother?"

"His mother is here. What do you want from her?" Liang Ladi's voice came from behind.

Li Weidong looked back and saw Liang Ladi just entering the yard. He subconsciously looked at Liang Ladi's pants. They were not the same pair he wore yesterday. He also came back very late yesterday, so there was definitely no time to mend them!

Liang Ladi saw Li Weidong's gaze and rolled his eyes at him. He walked up to him and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "What's the matter? Didn't you see enough yesterday? You came to me today because you want to see it again?" Li Weidong said awkwardly, "No, no."

"Tell me, what do you want from me?" He rolled his eyes at Li Weidong again.

"Um, well, I just want to ask Sister Liang to make two sets of clothes for me. Yes, two sets of clothes." Li Weidong didn't know what was going on, so he quickly found an excuse.

"Okay, come with me, I'll measure your size." Liang Ladi said and went into the house. Li Weidong hurriedly followed.

After entering the house, Liang Ladi took out a ruler and began to measure Li Weidong's size.

After taking the measurements, Liang Ladi said to Li Weidong, "I've got the measurements. Do you have any cloth? Bring it over and I'll make it for you."

"Um, I haven't bought it yet, but I have the ticket. How about you go buy it, Sister Liang? I have to work during the day and don't have time!"

"Forget it, I'll go buy it with you this weekend. If you don't like it, you won't blame me!"

"No, no." Li Weidong said embarrassedly.

"That's it! By the way, Weidong, did my legs look good last night? Do you want to see them again? Call me sister and I'll show you again, how about that?" Liang Ladi said to Li Weidong with a charming smile.

"Um, well, Sister Liang, I'm still sitting down to eat. I'll go back first. Let's go buy cloth this weekend." Li Weidong said helplessly and ran out of Liang Ladi's house. Only giggles could be heard from behind.

Li Weidong returned home and realized he was being teased. Didn't he want to save face? But facing such a fierce woman, Li Weidong could only give in. Of course, this was just the first time. Next time, he would definitely let her know how powerful she was.

After a moment of random thoughts, he went to the backyard to check on the construction team's progress and chatted with Captain Li. They said it would be finished by tomorrow. Li Weidong looked around and was very satisfied with the team's work. After a while of chatting, the team went home.

Li Weidong started cooking. After dinner, he thought about work and his room. He would finish it tomorrow. The day after tomorrow was the weekend, so he would go to the Trust Store to buy some furniture. There should be antiques there, so he would take a look.

Hmm! It seems like there's a lot going on this weekend! I'm taking Da Mao and the others out to play, going cloth shopping with Liang Ladi, and also furniture shopping.

After thinking about it, Li Weidong came up with an idea. First, they would go buy cloth together, then buy furniture. After buying the furniture, he would find a few old men to lead them and have them follow Liang Ladi back. He would take Damao and the others out to play. He silently gave himself a thumbs up!
Li Weidong was just about to go to bed when there was a knock on the door.

When Li Weidong opened the door, he saw Wang's wife and Dazhuang and the other three children standing at the door. He quickly welcomed them in.

Unexpectedly, they knelt down as soon as they entered the house.

Li Weidong saw this and quickly helped her up, saying, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing? Aren't you shortening my life?"

"Brother Weidong, I am a rough man with little education, and I don't know how to thank you. From now on, you are our family's great benefactor, a great benefactor." Wang's sister-in-law said with a sob.

The three children also kowtowed to thank me repeatedly. Li Weidong helped them up and said, "Why are you thanking me? We are all from the same compound. I am doing this for these three children. They are all very well-behaved. I hope they can grow up healthily, study hard, and become useful people in the future."

Mrs. Wang nodded desperately with tears in her eyes.

It took Li Weidong a while to comfort the three women and send them back. Then he washed up and went to bed.

(End of this chapter)