The Fiery Era: Becoming an Industrial Giant

Chapter 25 The Secretary Welcomes
"Going out again~"

After hearing Zhou Zhiqiang's words, Guo Yuting's face fell immediately, and she lost all interest in talking to Zhou Zhiqiang about her colleagues at the hospital.

Compared to medical staff, those in the logistics department in the hospital have some spare time, so Guo Yuting chatted and gossiped with her colleagues.

Today, a capitalist's daughter came to their hospital. I heard she had a grand entrance and sent two or three doctors to consult on her case. The hospital has been talking about this all day.

When Guo Yuting got home, she excitedly shared the news with Zhou Zhiqiang. However, before she could finish speaking, she heard that Zhou Zhiqiang was going on a business trip to the countryside.

This immediately put Guo Yuting in a bad mood and she couldn't continue speaking.

"There's no other way; the situation has come to this, and I have no choice but to go."

Zhou Zhiqiang smiled and comforted him, "However, the more I do, the more credit I will receive, and the faster I will be promoted in the future."

"Once my salary level goes up, I'll be able to save up enough money to buy you a villa with a garden."

Guo Yuting felt much better after hearing the last sentence, but she still scolded, "It's not that easy. I heard that capitalists live in houses that cost tens of thousands."

In fact, you can't buy a garden villa for 10,000 or 20,000 yuan. Guo Yuting only remembered that her father spent more than 3,000 yuan to buy a courtyard house. The garden villa was so much bigger than her family's courtyard house, so it should cost 10,000 or 20,000 yuan.

"It's only ten or twenty thousand. When I become a level three or four engineer, I'll earn more than two hundred a month. I'll save up that much quickly."

Zhou Zhiqiang said with a smile, "I'll definitely make sure you live in a villa in the future. I'll probably be busy with a project soon, and once it's finished, I'll not only be promoted to a full-time position, but I might even get a two-level promotion."

There are strict regulations governing the promotion of workers and technicians, but there is one exception: those who have made significant and exceptional contributions.

If Zhou Zhiqiang can lead his project team to successfully develop a new alloy, it would be a significant step forward for the development of China's heavy industry.

The new alloy can be used in fighter jets, tanks, various related weapons, and the aviation field.

Being promoted to a regular position and then two ranks is equivalent to a three-rank promotion, which qualifies as a major achievement.

Zhou Zhiqiang is only twenty-one years old and has barely worked for a year. Winning three levels in a row is quite good.

If he gets promoted three ranks every year, he won't be able to get promoted in five years.

After Zhou Zhiqiang finished saying a few sweet words, he had Guo Yuting completely charmed. The young girl hadn't experienced much sweet talk before, and the corny pick-up lines from later generations were quite effective at winning her over.

After a harmonious night.

The next morning, Zhou Zhiqiang didn't cook at home. He went out to buy some food, ate quickly, and then rode his bike to the countryside.

Hongshu Township is a bit far, so Zhou Zhiqiang has to ride fast, otherwise he won't arrive until the afternoon.

Fortunately, he was strong and healthy, and was in his youth.

The bicycle wheels hardly stopped; except for being questioned by two militia teams, Zhou Zhiqiang was almost constantly riding his bicycle.

About four or five hours later, Zhou Zhiqiang finally arrived at Hongshu Township, just after lunchtime.

Upon arriving at the township government, before the gatekeeper could even question him, Zhou Zhiqiang handed over his letter of introduction and identification: "Hello, I am a technician sent by Dafeng Machinery Factory in Sijiu City to provide support. I am looking for your Secretary Liu."

After the security guard at the township government finished looking, he immediately said to Zhou Zhiqiang, "Wait a moment, I'll go and call our Party Secretary."

After the gatekeeper finished speaking, he ran into the township government building and soon returned with Secretary Liu to the gate.

"Is this Technician Zhou? We've already received your factory's notification." Secretary Liu quickly stepped forward and shook hands, saying, "Our township only has one tractor and one rice threshing machine. If that breaks down, the eight or nine villages below won't be able to use them."

"By the way, Comrade Zhou, have you eaten?"

The tractor that broke down was the most valuable one in their village, so as soon as they heard that someone who could repair it had arrived, Secretary Liu immediately came out to greet him personally.

Previously, Secretary Liu had some complaints about Dafeng Machinery Factory, and the people they sent directly broke down the most valuable agricultural machinery in their township.

However, after hearing that Dafeng Machinery Factory had sent their college graduate technicians again, Secretary Liu regained his hope.

At that time, college students were like the pride of heaven, highly regarded everywhere, especially in the countryside.

Zhou Zhiqiang waved his hand and said, "Don't rush about the meal. Take me to see the machinery first. Oh, and Secretary Liu, what about the others in our factory?"

Secretary Liu quickly said, "They're still in the warehouse, Technician Zhou, I'll take you there now."

Soon, Secretary Liu led Zhou Zhiqiang to the warehouse where the tractors were parked.

Zhao Jiabao and his group were also there. When they saw Zhou Zhiqiang arrive, they quickly came forward and said all at once, "Zhiqiang, thank you for coming over."

“Zhiqiang, we fixed it according to the problems found during the inspection, but who knew that it would suddenly start smoking as soon as we turned it on after the repair.”

"Yes, yes, we definitely fixed it, but..."

After listening to what the others said, Zhou Zhiqiang nodded and said, "There might be some other problems that we haven't been able to detect yet. Let me take a look first. Tell me about the places that were detected before."

Zhao Jiabao and Tian Weiguo from the maintenance team then told Zhou Zhiqiang about the repair procedures they had been working on over the past two days.

After listening, Zhou Zhiqiang also started looking at the tractor in Hongshu Township.

After checking each part, Zhou Zhiqiang even disassembled the casing to inspect all the possible problems before finally standing up with a sigh of relief.

More than an hour had passed by then, and repairing a tractor was no easy task.

Secretary Liu, who had been waiting nearby, had already smoked three or four cigarettes. When he saw Zhou Zhiqiang stand up and clap his hands, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked anxiously, "Technician Zhou, how is it? Can you fix it?"

"No problem, I just checked it out. There are quite a few broken parts, but they can all be fixed."

Zhou Zhiqiang patted the tractor and said, "It's been used too frequently. The clutch is worn out, and the fasteners in the transmission connection are loose. I didn't notice the radiator was clogged when I repaired it before. I felt something was wrong, so I checked it."

There are quite a few problems, but they can all be dealt with in emergencies, and it will be able to run for a while. However, it would be best to replace some parts.

"Secretary Liu, I've fixed it for you first. The rest can be replaced and fixed once you buy the parts or our factory can manufacture one for you."

That way it can last much longer, but you still need to be careful not to use it too frequently. It's best to use it intermittently, and the machine should at least rest for a day.

After hearing Zhou Zhiqiang say that he could fix it, Secretary Liu quickly said gratefully, "Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say, Technician Zhou. I'll definitely tell them to use it sparingly in the future."
"Oh, right, Technician Zhou, I've already asked someone to prepare lunch. You can all come and eat together later."

Zhou Zhiqiang nodded and smiled, "Okay, then I'll trouble you, Secretary Liu."

After Secretary Liu left, Zhao Jiabao and the others began to re-examine the tractor. Based on what Zhou Zhiqiang had just said, they also found the places they had overlooked.

After getting up, he couldn't help but praise Zhou Zhiqiang.

(End of this chapter)