A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Du Changyuan, from the repair workshop, was pacing back and forth in the workshop with his hands behind his back.

Yi Zhonghai picked up a part and walked over to him: "Director, is it convenient for us to talk?"

Hey, this old guy called me director! Du Changyuan was thrilled.

When Yi Zhonghai is in a good mood, he usually calls him by names like "Xiao Du" or "Changyuan." When he's in a bad mood, he calls him by his full name.

Du Changyuan nodded reservedly: "Master Yi, what's the matter?"

"Um, Director, could you please take a look at this part and see if it's made well? My old eyes can't see the blueprints very clearly anymore."

"Oh, you can't see clearly! Then let me help you~~~!" Du Changyuan suddenly looked behind Yi Zhonghai, his voice sounding as if he had choked up.

"You figure it out yourself first, my stomach isn't feeling well!" Du Changyuan said, then stuffed the part back into Yi Zhonghai's arms.

Then, clutching her stomach, she ran off and disappeared in a few turns.

Yi Zhonghai was a little confused. Why did his stomach suddenly hurt?

Unable to resist his apprentice's persistent pleas, he even tried to use his old reputation to come and try to reconcile with Du Changyuan.

After all, half a month's salary is a huge expense for anyone!

After all, Du Changyuan only verbally threatened punishment; he hadn't even submitted today's work report yet. There's still room for improvement!

I just wanted to casually bring up a topic to lure Du Changyuan aside so we could talk, but Du Changyuan ran away halfway through.

So they're avoiding me now?

Just as Yi Zhonghai was about to get angry, a commotion arose behind him.

Looking back, I saw that it was Jiang Xia leading a group of people straight to the workshop.

Wow, what a grand display!

Jiang Xia walked in front, followed by Ma Zhendong and Ma Weihong, with four tall men bringing up the rear.

There was also a burly man among them.

Yi Zhonghai was alarmed. Had this kid brought people to settle scores? The punishment had already been given, how could this happen!

This is truly a lack of martial ethics!

The coworkers standing nearby also looked at Yi Zhonghai with strange eyes.

Liu Yongfu even put down his goggles and began to mock, "Haha, everyone says that after beating the young one, the old one comes along."

"Xiao Jiang is even more aggressive; he brought the entire department here."

"Some people are probably scared out of their wits!"

A young man following behind him casually chimed in, "Master, isn't Engineer Jiang's master our chief engineer? Why isn't he inside?"

Liu Yongfu slapped him: "Idiot! Who is General Manager Li? If Xiao Jiang were to bring him here, some people would be scared to death!"

"Hehehe~"

"Hahaha~~"

The atmosphere in the workshop immediately relaxed, and everyone started to laugh.

Only Yi Zhonghai and his apprentice turned pale.

As Jiang Xia and his group approached, everyone quieted down. They pretended to be busy, but their eyes were fixed on the people in question.

Everyone was ready to watch the drama unfold.

Closer, only 5 meters left!

3 meters!

1 meters!

2 meters!

5 meters!

Huh? Why are we getting further and further apart?

Everyone watched with regret as Jiang Xia and his group brushed past Yi Zhonghai and headed straight for a workbench in the far corner.

As Jiangxia approached, Yi Zhonghai held his breath and gripped the parts in his hand tightly, bracing himself for the expected storm.

To everyone's surprise, Jiang Xia actually went around her and politely said, "Excuse me, I'm sorry to bother you!"

Yi Zhonghai's first reaction was, "This guy is really polite."

After the group of people passed, Yi Zhonghai exhaled heavily from his mouth, having been holding his breath.

All the strength seemed to have been drained from my body, and I barely managed to hold onto the pliers next to me to avoid falling to the ground.

"It's gaining momentum!"

Yi Zhonghai narrowed his eyes, feeling regret for his actions for the first time.

"Dongxu!"

"Dongxu!"

Yi Zhonghai called out several times, but when no one answered, he struggled to lift his head and search for Jia Dongxu's figure.

I looked around, but nobody was there?

My gaze shifted down one space, and I found it!

Squatting huddled under the workbench, trembling slightly, wasn't that his good apprentice, Jia Dongxu?

At that moment, Yi Zhonghai felt that his apprentice was truly like a lump of mud.

Jiang Xia led the group directly to the workbench where the five pillars were busy working.

He was completely unaware of the immense pressure he had placed on Yi Zhonghai. As for his politeness just now, it was merely a casual remark.

"As you can see, this is the main part of the device that uses atmospheric pressure to lift groundwater."

"Add a water pipe here, and it will be complete!"

The five pillars were mostly finished. Jiang Xia gathered them together, arranged them according to the blueprints, and explained them to the group.

Ma Zhendong, being an experienced engineer, quickly spotted the problem.

"Jiang Gong! Everything else is fine, but this check valve is a delicate piece of work. Perhaps the precision wouldn't be enough for large-scale machining?"

He picked up the valve and gestured with it.

"Won't this prevent the water from being pumped out?"

Jiang Xia smiled and took out two pieces of rubber: "It's okay! Atmospheric pressure will help. We thought about this problem at the time, and we'll use this as a substitute when mass-producing."

Ma Zhendong suddenly realized.

After Jiang Xia assembled the parts, he asked Liu Changfu to personally weld a few joints.

A simple hand pump well is now complete!

Next, it's time for a practical test.

There's only one small well in the steel rolling mill, near the transport team's station. Drivers occasionally use it to wash their vehicles. They don't drink it; the well water tastes bitter.

Just then, Wang Tiezhu, who was anxious, ran over to check on the production of the water sprayer. A group of people threw the hand pump and accessories onto the truck and rushed off to the transport team.

When they arrived at the well, they discovered that the water level had dropped drastically, and the iron pipe they brought was not long enough.

Wang Tiezhu ran back to the workshop and pulled Liu Yongfu and his apprentices and their descendants over.

After welding the pipe, Liu Yongfu also welded a bracket for it.

Once everything was ready, everyone waited for Jiang Xia to give a demonstration.

"Put the piston back in place first, then add water!"

Jiang Xia picked up a military green water bottle and poured some water into the well. Ma Weihong and the others watched nervously.

The well was quickly filled with water, and under everyone's watchful eyes, Jiang Xia pressed the handle hard.

The piston inside the wellbore moved upwards, expelling the air from the pump pipe. This produced a series of sounds.

"Snoring! Snoring~~"

Before Jiangxia could even press the well a few times, water was already bubbling up from the wellhead.

"It's done!"

Ma Weihong clasped her hands together, her face full of excitement as she watched the flowing water.

As Jiangxia continued to pressurize, the water at the wellhead shot out, forming a water jet.

Wang Tiezhu, who was watching from the sidelines, was caught off guard and got splashed in the face.

Jiang Xia quickly stopped and apologized to Wang Tiezhu profusely.

Wang Tiezhu was still clicking his tongue in amazement when he heard that water came out after just a few presses of the handle.

You know, normally when you just need to fetch water to wash your car, the well rope has to go down at least 4 meters to get water.

Every time I wash the car, it takes up most of the day just to fetch water.

"Xia, can I try this?"

Wang Tiezhu casually wiped the water droplets from his face; he still couldn't believe that the water had come out so quickly.

Jiang Xia took a step back and made an inviting gesture.

Wang Tiezhu couldn't wait to walk up to it, grab the handle, and then press down hard.

*Splash!* Another water jet shot out.

Compared to Jiang Xia's thin arms, Wang Tiezhu's powerful arms, honed from swinging plates, were much stronger.

This caused the water to spray further than before.

Wow! It can shoot that far!

Wang Tiezhu paused for a moment, then pressed the handle even harder.

Now, it's not just a jet of water, but a continuous stream of water.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle~~

In the heat of the moment, Wang Tiezhu exerted too much force, causing the wellhead of the hand pump to shift upwards slightly.

The water rushed into the air and then drifted down.

It seemed as if a light rain had begun to fall.

Sunlight filtered through tiny water droplets, creating a magnificent rainbow in the air.

"It's so beautiful!"