Chapter 1020
The Turning Point of Destiny
Chapter 1020 The Turning Point of Destiny
Lin Hao didn't take helping Ma Shouchang too seriously.
But sometimes fate always meets unexpectedly. A month after this incident, the two met again.
"Zhou Bing~kun!" Ma Shouchang looked at Lin Hao in surprise.
"Then, who is that?" Lin Hao shouted in disbelief: "Ma Shouchang!"
"Bingkun!" When the factory director saw Lin Hao calling him by his name, he quickly stepped forward to support Ma Shouchang, then winked at Lin Hao and said,
"Did you call him Ma Shouchang? This is my old leader, at least he should be called Shouzhang (intentionally misspelled), he is the vice president of the military academy!"
Ma Shouchang waved his hand generously and said:
"It's okay. Don't listen to your factory manager. You can call me whatever you want. Besides, names are there for people to call me!"
"Besides, the vice-president position is a thing of the past. It's no longer a thing of the past. They should all stand aside now!"
"What do you mean by stand aside?" At this time, the city leaders also came to join in the fun, and said to Ma Shouchang with a smile: "It's almost time to return to the team!"
Then he looked at Lin Hao curiously, then looked at Ma Shouchang and asked, "Do you know each other?"
"This is what happened. Some time ago, I went to the bathhouse and fell without paying attention. I broke my leg!"
"It was him! He was the one who sent me to the hospital!" Then he smiled and pointed at Lin Hao and said:
"He was worried that I would freeze on the way, so he asked his friend to find a blanket to cover me and escorted me all the way to the hospital. I was so touched!"
"How is your leg?" Lin Hao asked, looking at his leg.
"It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. Fortunately, I was sent to the hospital in time. The doctor said it was not a big problem and I can walk now!"
A few old acquaintances chatted for a while and then turned the topic to Lin Hao, who then talked about his tractor improvement.
Everyone then suddenly realized that they came to the tractor factory today for this very reason, but they did not expect Lin Hao to be so young.
After Lin Hao's explanation, he took everyone to the factory's test site and began to test the performance of the weight-reduced tractor.
The Dongfanghong 75 crawler tractor has a cast iron body and a power of 75 horsepower.
However, due to production process problems, the engine power only reached 51.5kW at this time, which means the actual power is only 70 horsepower, and its own weight is 6.5 tons.
So half a year ago, after completing the simplification and improvement of gear shifting, Lin Hao used his mechanical knowledge to reduce the weight of the Dongfanghong tractor without affecting its mechanical performance.
I completed my first weight loss three months ago, losing 500kg. Then I worked hard for another two months and lost another 300kg.
Today's tractors have been reduced in weight to 5.7 tons, and their performance has been greatly improved. After all, they have been reduced by 800 kilograms. As the weight has been reduced, the performance has naturally improved.
If we want to continue to lose weight, the current industrial level has reached its limit, unless the industrial level is raised to a higher level.
Of course, another way is to increase the engine horsepower, but this is the problem that Lin Hao is going to solve next.
At this time, in addition to Ma Shouchang, there were also senior executives of the tractor factory, the technical department where Lin Hao worked, and a senior leader from the city, all of whom were looking at the two tractors in the test field. They were each towing a rotary tiller, and one was as fast as the wind in the mud.
Well, swift as the wind is just a metaphor. To Lin Hao, it is still as slow as a snail, but it is indeed much faster than before, and the work efficiency is visible to the naked eye.
The other tractor was as steady as a rock, performing stably and slowly as always.
The top executives of the tractor factory were all beaming with joy. This was a great political achievement; their factory had actually successfully improved the tractors.
Such good news must of course be reported quickly, so people were immediately arranged to report it step by step.
At this time, Lin Hao was naturally surrounded by a group of bigwigs, who all gave him a thumbs up and praised him:
"This must be Xiao Zhou! Young and promising~!"
"You have made outstanding contributions. Keep working hard and keep going~!"
Lin Hao did not feel embarrassed at all in response to the compliments from these big guys and accepted everyone's compliments generously.
"Thanks to the encouragement from the leaders, the improvement of the tractor today is inseparable from the support of the superiors and the Party..."
After a round of flattery, Lin Hao waved his fist and continued with an ambitious look:
"Next, I will continue to work hard to improve our Dongfanghong tractors, make good use of this platform, and build better mechanical equipment for the motherland..."
Lin Hao's impassioned speech won full recognition from his superiors.
Ma Shouchang, who had been observing Lin Hao, nodded unconsciously in affirmation.
But he was still a little curious. He had investigated Zhou Bingkun's background and found out that he was just a child from an ordinary working-class family.
My own academic performance is not very good. Although I am a junior high school student, I only finished the first year. Strictly speaking, I am a dropout.
In terms of academic performance, he was far behind his older brothers and sisters, but at this time, Zhou Bingkun spoke clearly and logically, and he could quote from classics fluently.
Ma Shouchang looked at Lin Hao thoughtfully, wondering when to test him.
After everyone had their meal in the cafeteria, they went over everything again and saw Lin Hao's next plan to improve the engine. Naturally, everyone supported it.
After everyone left, Ma Shouchang said to Lin Hao:
"By the way, you left in a hurry last time. You must come to my house for dinner tonight. Thank you for your help!"
"Leader, that's not necessary. It's just a small thing that can be done easily. There's no need to make such a fuss!" Lin Hao shook his head and refused.
"It's just a small matter for you, but for me, it's no less than saving my life. The doctor said that if you had brought him here late, he might not have recovered in three months, let alone a month."
"Besides, I'm not just thanking you. I also want to thank the two guys who helped push the cart that day. I heard they were also your friends. They also helped me, so I should thank them!"
"That's fine!" Then Lin Hao pretended to be helpless and said, "I can't argue with you anyway, so I'll just do as you wish!"
"I'll call them after get off work this afternoon!" Thinking that he didn't know where Ma Shouchang lived, Lin Hao quickly added, "By the way, where do you live?"
"Okay, I'll send someone to pick you up this afternoon!" Ma Shouchang said after thinking for a while.
Lin Hao had no objection, in fact he felt somewhat emotional. He had not wanted to have much contact with them, but he did not expect that they would still get together.
However, Lin Hao maintained the same attitude. He did not take the initiative to make friends, nor did he blindly refuse. He left this opportunity to the future Zhou Bingkun and his two childhood friends.
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After get off work, Lin Hao returned to Photon Film and told his family that he would not be back for dinner, and then found Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao.
When the two heard that the old man they rescued that day wanted to treat them to a meal, they refused without a second thought. It was not a big deal and they had forgotten about it long ago. Fortunately, Lin Hao persuaded them that the old man really wanted to treat them, and finally the two agreed to go together.
But they didn't expect that they would take a car and come to the villa where Ma Shouchang lived. Suddenly, they both wanted to back out.
Fortunately, Lao Ma and Secretary Qu did not show off their power and were quite approachable to ordinary people. They also thanked them for their help, which dispelled their concerns.
During the meal, seeing how approachable they were, the two drank a lot of red wine and, under the guidance of the district secretary, talked about their respective work.
Ma Shouchang also turned the topic to Lin Hao, but Lin Hao tried to push the blame, saying that his brothers and sisters encouraged him to study on his own, and that he couldn't stop studying just because he was not in school. This was how he got away with it.
Then Lin Hao directed the conversation to other directions, while Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao talked about many problems of the sawmill in a daze.
After this lively chat, Lin Hao managed to dispel Lao Ma's doubts, so the thank-you banquet was a great success for both the host and the guests.
However, Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao, unlike Cao Debao, did not touch other people's things.
It was already nine o'clock in the evening, and Ma Shouchang asked the driver to take them back to Photon Film.
Sitting in the car, Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao drank a lot of red wine and were already dizzy.
I only heard Xiao Guoqing muttering:
"Fried eggs, preserved eggs, roast chicken, and pickled duck, hehe~!"
Sun Ganchao was not much better, and blurted out: "There are also salmon, caviar, and canned fruit!"
"It's canned lychees, black bread, and Russian sausage!" Xiao Guoqing continued.
"The key is this wine, it's red wine, made from real grapes!" Sun Ganchao was still talking drunkenly.
Lin Hao said with a smile: "So what you mean is that you have drunk that kind of wine before, which is not made from grapes?"
"Drink shit, I've never drunk wine before!" Xiao Guoqing was a little confused, shook his head and said, "Don't mention it, the aftereffect is quite strong!"
Then he said with envy and emotion:
"Have you noticed? The dining area of the Ma family today is as big as my entire home!"
"Comparing people to others will make you die, and comparing goods to others will make you throw them away!" Sun Ganchao was dazed and said unwillingly: "Such a luxurious house, how can there be such a big difference between people!"
Lin Hao discovered that the two brothers were a little envious of Ma Shouchang, and their ideas seemed to have changed a little, but he didn't know whether it was good or bad.
After thinking about it, Lin Hao felt that he couldn't let them go from one extreme to another. While the two were still sober, he said in a serious tone:
"Catch up, Guoqing, you are wrong, that house does not belong to Lao Ma and his family!"
"It's not theirs?" Xiao Guoqing and Sun Ganchao were a little surprised, and then asked curiously: "If it's not their house, whose house is it?"
Lin Hao then explained: "I heard it's an industrial university, the house of an overseas professor!"
Lin Hao glanced at the driver and guided him, "Driver, am I right?"
The driver couldn't help but glance at Lin Hao, and then explained:
"The professor's family has returned to their hometown. The organization has arranged for Ma Shouzhang and Secretary Qu to live there temporarily. When they return, the organization will arrange new accommodation for the two Shouzhangs. As for the house, it will be returned intact!"
"Then why don't they live in their own houses?" The two were still a little curious.
The driver saw the two men chattering for a long time and knew what they were thinking, so he couldn't help but say:
"From the time they started the revolution to now, the two leaders have never owned a house of their own. They have no private property!"
Sun Ganchao and Xiao Guoqing were speechless. In their limited concept, not having a house of their own meant not having a home of their own and being like a rootless duckweed.
But it is true that Lao Ma and his family live well, which is enviable, and they also want to live a better life.
This thank-you banquet finally changed the two people. Now they were no longer confused as before, but were thinking about how to live a good life.
Lin Hao felt that this was not bad. In the original drama, the endings of these two people were not very good. It is a good thing to be ambitious.
At that time, guiding them to attend night school is always better than being illiterate. Their future development potential will be much greater, or they will have more choices.
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On the other side, at a cave construction site in the mountain city, a group of people came out of the cave and discussed the reason for the water leakage in the cave.
"Master Zhou, what happened?" the team leader asked quickly.
"The mountain is hollowed out, there is no way it is groundwater!" Zhou Zhigang looked up at the mountain and said confidently:
"I guess it must be the water accumulation layer on this mountain!"
"Is there any solution?" the team leader asked carefully.
"There must be a way. Find some dry cement and plug all the leaks. That will solve the problem!"
"But it's hard to say what will happen in the future!" Zhou Zhigang said with some concern.
"What do you think?" Although the team leader had some small thoughts, he still respected senior workers like Zhou Zhigang.
"If you want my opinion, it's to solve this problem completely!" Then he pointed to the leaking hole in the cave and said:
"Get a few thicker electric drills and drill through all the leaks, draining out all the water from the waterlogged layer!"
"Buzz~!" As soon as Zhou Zhigang finished speaking, it immediately aroused heated discussion among everyone. Drilling through the water layer is dangerous, and there may be a risk of landslides.
"Master Zhou!" the team leader said hesitantly:
"We don't know how much water there is up there. If it leaks, what if something goes wrong~!"
Seeing the team leader's hesitant expression, Zhou Zhigang said seriously:
"Just in case, if something really happens now, it's a good thing, we will find a way to solve it immediately!"
"Think about what's inside. If something goes wrong after the cave is built, there will be nothing we can do about it. Do you understand the loss?"
The team leader was shocked. If something really happened, it would be no small matter. He immediately put away his lazy thoughts and said to everyone:
"Master Zhou is right. National defense projects cannot be ignored. We cannot leave hidden dangers for national defense projects. Get the electric drill and dig a drain hole!"
After three days of hard work, all the leaking points were drilled through, and the accumulated water layer above was also drained out, and the crisis was temporarily averted.
At this time, the leader who heard about this also rushed to the scene and found the person in charge and asked:
"What's the situation now? Is it still leaking?"
"As expected, the water layer has been opened up and all the water inside has been drained out!" The on-site person in charge immediately reported:
"Master Zhou's judgment and handling are completely correct. In fact, we can use dry cement to seal the roof!"
(End of this chapter)