Yi Zhonghai's Siheyuan

Early the next morning, Yi Zhonghai got up early because he had to go to the factory to apply to Director Yang for the ninth-level engineer exam.

After breakfast, Yi Zhonghai rode the bicycle that Xu Damao had returned yesterday to the steel mill. Along the way, he met Xu Damao. They greeted each other and then walked towards the steel mill.

Steel rolling mill, in Yang Aimin’s office, “What? Brother Yi, you want to take the exam to become a level nine engineer?” Yang Aimin asked in surprise.

After Yi Zhonghai arrived at the steel rolling mill, he found Director Yang and told him that he wanted to take the assessment to become a level nine engineer, which is why Director Yang asked the above question.

Yi Zhonghai: "Director, yes! I feel that I have been to school and have some knowledge of mechanical things. You can let me sign up and give it a try."

Yang Aimin: "Brother Yi, this is not a joke. There are only two engineers in our factory now! How about you study for a while first?" Director Yang still didn't believe that Yi Zhonghai could pass the engineer exam.

Yi Zhonghai: "Director Yang, please trust me just once! You know what kind of person I, Yi Zhonghai, am. I never lie."

Yang Aimin still looked thoughtful! He tapped his fingers on the table while thinking. After a long time, Director Yang looked up and said to Yi Zhonghai, "Okay, brother Yi, I understand. You go back now and I will send someone to notify you when the time comes."

After receiving Yang Aimin's reply, Yi Zhonghai left the office and returned to the workshop to continue working.

In the third canteen, Sha Zhu was still busy processing ingredients and preparing to make the big pot meal for lunch. During this period, Sha Zhu was despised by everyone in the canteen.

There is no other reason. It's just that this idiot Zhu brought a lunch box with him, but he was caught by the security department. Every time he packed several lunch boxes back with him, he never shared them with everyone in the cafeteria.

It is conceivable that after Sha Zhu was punished for eating alone, everyone in the cafeteria looked at him with contempt. There were many people who took advantage of the situation.

During these few days, Sha Zhu got used to the cold stares of the cafeteria aunties and cooking chefs. He changed from a cafeteria monitor who had the final say to his current status as an apprentice.

Sha Zhu felt so regretful in his heart. He used the leftovers and lunch boxes from the factory to feed Qin Huairu's ungrateful family. However, when he thought of Liu Fangfang, he felt excited again.

The letters that Sha Zhu and He Yushui sent to their father these days have received replies. In the letter, He Daqing said that Sha Zhu and his sister had never replied to him for decades, and wondered if they still hated him. In addition, he might not be able to go back to attend Sha Zhu's wedding, so he mailed 200 yuan to express his thoughts as a father.

Sha Zhu felt more confident after receiving the 200 yuan from He Daqing.

After Yi Zhonghai left, Yang Aimin picked up the office phone and called the senior leader of the Ministry of Metallurgy to tell him about Yi Zhonghai's plan to take the engineering exam. The senior leader said that he could let Yi Zhonghai give it a try. It would be better if he passed, but it didn't matter if he didn't, he could just treat it as a test.

After getting the approval from the top leader, Yang Aimin helped Yi Zhonghai sign up and then notified Secretary Chen to tell Yi Zhonghai that he had signed him up for the engineering exam which would be held three days later.

Three days passed in a blink of an eye. During this time, Yi Zhonghai had been studying the techniques and books of engineers of this era in the small wooden house in the system space.

This morning, Yi Zhonghai had just arrived at the steel mill when Director Yang arranged for him to go to the Metallurgical Department to assess the engineers.

There were 6 engineers from the Metallurgical Department who came to take the examination. Yi Zhonghai took the examination preparation documents to the examiner and entered the classroom.

The first test was drawing and calculation, which Yi Zhonghai was good at. After half an hour, Yi Zhonghai finally finished drawing a mechanical internal drawing and a three-dimensional drawing of the parts. He handed it to the examiner and walked out of the classroom.

In the afternoon, the test came to manual operation, which not only tested the fitter but also other types of work. It took Yi Zhonghai about 3 hours to finish, and the examiners announced on the spot that he passed.

After Yi Zhonghai left the examination room, Yang Aimin walked up to him and asked him how the exam went. Yi Zhonghai nodded.

When Yang Aimin learned that Yi Zhonghai was confident about his exam, he was excited for a long time. He is an engineer! The steel rolling mill has produced another engineer.

After the two talked for a while, the big boss came over with the secretary.

The senior leader said, "Congratulations, your Red Star Steel Rolling Mill has produced a new engineer, adding another capable person to the cause of our motherland."

Yang Aimin: "Big leader, thanks to you, I made up my mind to give Master Yi this opportunity."

The big leader waved his hand and said to Yi Zhonghai, "Master Yi, we meet again. Comrade you always bring me surprises."

After that, he invited Yi Zhonghai and Yang Aimin to have dinner at his home. At the dinner table, the leader talked a lot about the current situation and his judgment on the industry.

The big boss said, "Our country's industrial level is weak, and many places are lagging behind. It has only gradually come out of this with the help of Big Brother in recent years! What does Master Yi think of this?"

Yi Zhonghai recalled the history of his enmity with Big Brother and said, "I think that while others are helping us, we should also independently research and develop our own core things. Only in this way can we get rid of our dependence on Big Brother. We can also have a say more often."

The big boss nodded slightly to signal Yi Zhonghai to continue. Seeing the big boss's signal, Yi Zhonghai spoke again, "We should learn from Big Brother's advanced technology as well as the advanced technology from the United States and Europe and get what we think is useful from here."

The big boss said, "Master Yi, what you said makes sense. We need to improve our core technology and cannot blindly rely on others."

At this time, Yi Zhonghai told Director Yang and the top leaders that he wanted to develop a lathe, and told them that he would hand over the parts drawings to Director Yang tomorrow.

After listening to Yi Zhonghai's ideas, the leader said to Yang Aimin, "It's a good thing to have ideas and abilities. Xiao Yang, you should give Master Yi more convenience."

Yang Aimin quickly expressed his support for the leader's statement. After the three of them finished their meal, Director Yang and Yi Zhonghai returned to the steel rolling mill. The two said goodbye to each other, and Yi Zhonghai rode his bike to the courtyard.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he knocked on the gate and Yan Bugui stood up to open the gate! He said hello to Yi Zhonghai and went back. During this period of time, Yi Zhonghai had been going out early and coming back late, and he was used to it.

Yi Zhonghai would usually give some money to Yi Suwan, telling her that if she didn't wait for him to come back after 6 o'clock, she could take five cents and go to Yan Bugui's house for dinner. When Yi Zhonghai returned home, he saw Yi Suwan still reading seriously.

Yi Suwan looked up and saw her father coming back. She quickly put down her books and told Yi Zhonghai about her school life. Yi Zhonghai smiled and told Yi Suwan to study hard and have fun when it was time to play...