The Fiery Era: Becoming an Industrial Giant

Chapter 46 Something always has to be done.

"Zhiqiang!"

After getting off work, Guo Yuting happily pushed her bicycle home.

However, as soon as she entered the front yard, she saw Zhou Zhiqiang carrying a sewing machine into the storeroom. Guo Yuting asked curiously, "Zhiqiang, what are you doing carrying the sewing machine?"

“I promised my neighbors that we would lend them our sewing machines when we have free time at home, so I moved mine to the front yard first.”

As Zhou Zhiqiang spoke, he moved the sewing machine to the storage room, wiped his sweat, and continued, "You don't like outsiders going to the backyard, so I moved the sewing machine to the front yard so they won't come to the backyard."
The storage room just needs tidying up. Aside from the scrap metal, I'll sell everything else another day.

He not only doesn't sell scrap metal items, but he also buys more of them.

The rest is pretty useless; it's just old, broken wooden furniture, all made of ordinary wood. Keeping it takes up space and serves no purpose.
Even if you chop it up and burn it as firewood, it's a loss. It's better to sell it and buy more firewood.

He's just a lowly deputy section chief; he'd be lucky to become a section chief in two years. He has no chance of getting involved in this kind of thing.

He should speak professionally in his area of ​​expertise. If he's afraid of even that, he'll really be a slacker for the next decade or so.
He now knows he is not a biological son of the Zhou family, but others do not.

To outsiders, Zhou Zhiqiang was a farmer, and a farm laborer at that.
Previously, the Zhou family did not own any land; they were driven away by landlords and fled to Beijing as refugees.
What is he afraid of?
After thinking about this, Zhou Zhiqiang felt that he had to set some goals for himself, otherwise he would waste his life if he just drifted along for more than ten years, even if he had a cheat code.

"What are you thinking about?"

Guo Yuting saw her husband, after moving the sewing machine, suddenly stand in the storage room in a daze, so she went over and nudged him, asking, "Why are you suddenly standing here?"

"Nothing, I just remembered something."

After regaining his senses, Zhou Zhiqiang smiled and said to his wife, "I suddenly feel a little motivated."

"Power? What kind of power?"

"Of course it's the driving force for development. Your husband will probably be very busy in the future, and he might even become a high-ranking official!"

Zhou Zhiqiang felt that it was inappropriate to say it that way, so he changed his words and continued: "The main thing is to make a lot of contributions; promotion is secondary."

"I believe in you, Zhiqiang. You can definitely do it."

Guo Yuting said with a smile, having long forgotten the few words she muttered when she first saw Zhou Zhiqiang.

Now, Guo Yuting's mind is entirely focused on Zhou Zhiqiang. In their private life as a couple, Zhou Zhiqiang makes some excessive demands, and Guo Yuting grits her teeth and agrees.

"By the way, Zhiqiang, as you told me before, I exchanged the sewing plane ticket, bicycle ticket, and watch ticket today. These are the tickets I got back."

As Guo Yuting spoke, she took out a stack of coupons: 91 jin of coarse grain coupons and fine grain coupons, 5 jin of sugar coupons, 3 jin of pastry coupons, 3 jin of meat coupons, and 15 Class B and Class C tobacco and alcohol coupons.

Their family suddenly became wealthy; these tickets were enough for them to live a carefree life for a month, even if they ate whatever they wanted.

Zhou Zhiqiang took the ticket, glanced at it, and smiled, "Thank you for your hard work, Yuting. I'll take you to eat Peking duck on Sunday."

Guo Yuting smiled and squinted, "How about we skip the roast duck? This is the perfect time for hot pot. Let's go to Donglaishun for some hot pot!"

"Okay, you decide." Zhou Zhiqiang wasn't picky about food and would eat anything, especially since hot pot was indeed a good choice for winter.

After cooking the mutton in the clear broth hot pot, you can add a pot of noodles to the rich mutton soup and finish with a bowl of soup to fill your stomach. This is considered a perfect way to eat in this era.

Guo Yuting then remembered something else and said happily, "By the way, Zhiqiang, the plan you told me about last time has been published in the newspaper. The director said I'll be one of this year's outstanding individuals."

"Really? That's wonderful! You truly are my wife!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhiqiang immediately picked Guo Yuting up in a princess carry, brought his face close to hers, and said, "Yuting, you did so well, you deserve a good reward tonight."

"How disgusting! Shameless!"

Upon hearing this, Guo Yuting blushed and playfully scolded him. Although she often prided herself on being a young person with aspirations in the new era, she still felt hot all over after hearing her husband say these words.

"Hahaha"

Zhou Zhiqiang smiled and carried Guo Yuting to the backyard. They were in their own home, and there was no one else around, so a little romance didn't matter.

After dinner, the young couple couldn't resist going back to their room to rest.

Although it was supposed to be a rest day, the physical work was even more tiring than when we were working.

Afterwards, Guo Yuting was so tired that her eyelids were drooping. She had ridden her bicycle for a long time today and went to two colleagues' homes to get tickets, so she fell asleep not long after.

However, Zhou Zhiqiang was in high spirits.

He had previously made up his mind that if he was just drifting through life before he transmigrated, and he was still drifting through life after he transmigrated, then what was the point of coming here?

Besides, it's one thing to lack the ability, but he clearly has the [Collection and Deduction Assistant], and it would be a bit of a waste to waste its use.

Moreover, each time he received the results of a deduction, he could also receive a reward. The reward for the new alloy steel furnace process he received last time had greatly boosted Zhou Zhiqiang's spirits and made him more clear-headed.

This is a great opportunity that shouldn't be missed.

This time, Zhou Zhiqiang, unusually, did not lie in bed to rest and sleep afterward, but instead got up and went to his study.

There are many books in the study, all left by his father-in-law, Guo Linhua. They are half miscellaneous books and ancient texts and half specialized books on mechanical engineering, and most of the mechanical engineering books are in foreign languages.

Fortunately, the original owner had studied it for a while in college, otherwise he wouldn't have understood it at all.

Zhou Zhiqiang plans to continue his research and development. Since he is at Dafeng Machinery Factory, he wants to leverage the factory's advantages and try to contribute something to this era.

Agricultural machinery is also an indispensable part of the development of heavy industry. After all, agriculture is the cornerstone of industry, and without the support of agriculture, industry simply cannot develop.

Zhou Zhiqiang read for more than an hour in the study, until his hands and feet were so cold that they became numb, before he finally made up his mind.

Let's start with a small hand tractor!

(End of this chapter)