Comfortable life in Siheyuan

The weather was getting colder, and Liu Qingshan got up early this morning. He might have not slept well the whole night because of the unfamiliar environment. Thinking about what happened yesterday, he finally remembered what was going on.

This is the machine repair factory, the one where people are made of iron and food is made of steel. There is also a cook named Nan Yi, a tragic character Ding Qiunan, a widow Liang Ladi who has had a difficult life, and a villain Cui Dake who has not appeared yet.

Just then, Dr. Ding came over with a lunch box.

"Mr. Liu, you didn't have breakfast this morning, right? I brought you some cornmeal porridge. If you don't mind, have some." Ding Qiunan said with a smile.

Isn't she always said to be an iceberg beauty? Why doesn't she look like one? She smiles quite warmly!

"Thank you, Doctor Ding. I'm really worried about this. How can I be dissatisfied? I almost had to eat dirt in the past two years."

"Then you eat it first. There are some pickles on it."

"Thank you so much. I won't be polite to you."

Liu Qingshan was really hungry at this moment, so he took someone else's lunch box and started eating.

Ding Qiunan finally realized that Liu Qingshan was eating from his own lunch box, and his face was flushed.

"Mr. Liu, did you go to university in Beijing?"

"Yes, I went to college at Beigang and graduated this year."

“Was the college entrance examination difficult for you back then?”

"It's okay for me, I think it's quite simple." Liu Qingshan's words sounded a bit Versailles.

"I graduated from a medical college. Actually, my biggest dream is to get into university."

"The difference between a technical secondary school and a university is not that big. You are now a technical secondary school graduate, and you are considered a high-level intellectual in our country. You have already been converted to a full-time employee. I, a college student who just became a full-time employee, am not as good as you are now."

"That's different. I want to go to university to continue my studies. Doctors need to learn. Here, what I encounter and face every day are all the same. Many of the things I learned before have not been encountered for a long time. If I don't use them often, I will forget them. I don't want to stay in this place anymore."

Liu Qingshan finished his porridge, thought for a moment and said, "Does this factory need a doctor like you?"

"What they need is a professional nurse. If I encounter a serious illness here, I can only send the patient to the city. I can't do anything."

"Indeed, there is no point in going to college. After you finish your studies, your life will be the same. You should go to a big hospital and practice more with your teachers. Only in this way can you grow."

"Yes, I don't want to stay in this dead-end infirmary. I want to go to the hospital."

"So how was your work in the past few years? You're the only one here, and you can't leave even if you want to!"

"I have been an advanced worker for two consecutive years."

"That will definitely not let you go, so forget it."

"Why? I just want to make progress. Is that wrong?"

"That's right, but you want to go to college. Who can do the job here better than you? Let me say a compliment. You are pretty. No one is willing to leave you unused and replace you with someone who is not as good as you!"

"Then what should I do? I don't want to waste my whole life like this!"

Liu Qingshan saw that it was getting late, and then said, "I'm going to work first. I'll help you think of a solution later. Don't think too much."

After saying that, Liu Qingshan went out to the technical department. Liu Qingshan quickly entered the working state. The factory specially arranged several technicians to learn from him. He was not stingy and did not hide any of his advice.

Liu Qingshan arranged several technicians in the factory to arrange the disassembled parts in order, which made the work much faster.

At lunchtime, Director Cai from the factory office came running over with a sweaty face and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Liu, I didn't give you the meal ticket. It's my fault. My fault."

"It's okay. Doctor Ding brought me some porridge this morning. But luckily you came in time. If it were a little later, I would have no food to eat."

"Come on, it's time to rest now, let's go eat first."

After talking, they went to the cafeteria together.

Factory Director Liu Feng also came over to say hello.

After a busy day, I finally fixed the broken machine before leaving get off work. It took me half a day to find the fault.

"Mr. Liu, you are really a timely help. I will definitely report this to my superiors. The factory will also reward you." Factory Director Liu Feng was overjoyed.

"Director, you are too polite. Several technicians and masters have helped a lot. I can't handle it all by myself." Liu Qingshan also mentioned everyone's contributions and shared the credit equally.

"Let's go to the canteen to eat. I'll treat you today. Mr. Liu, please don't think it's too shabby!"

"Director, as long as you don't drink, you can eat anything." Liu Qingshan said worriedly.

"I won't drink today. I'm counting on you to teach them more tomorrow. You guys should learn more from Engineer Liu. This is a good opportunity. Engineer Liu is willing to teach you. When you see Engineer Liu in the future, you have to call him teacher. Do you understand?"

"Got it!" x2!

"We are all brothers in arms, it's only natural, there's no need to be so formal."

"Good! Mr. Liu is still very conscious. It's just that there is no wine, otherwise I would have toasted you a glass."

"No, you don't have to be polite. Let's just have a simple meal."

……

When I turned back to the infirmary, Ding Qiunan was still waiting there.

When I entered the infirmary, I saw another person there. I looked carefully and saw that this was Chef Nan.

"Mr. Liu, this is our factory's chef, Nan Yi."

"Hello!" Liu Qingshan stretched out his hand and shook hands with him.

Liu Qingshan looked at the two of them and thought they didn't look like a couple. Maybe they hadn't started yet.

"Mr. Liu, what did you say this morning about thinking of a solution? How's that going?"

"You don't have to leave here. The jobs assigned to college graduates nowadays may not be as good as yours. Many college graduates are assigned to remote areas where there are only a few patients all year round, but those places also need doctors. You are much better than them, and you can build the country anywhere."

"Yeah, Qiunan Machine Repair Shop is pretty good too."

"You can read more medical books when you have time. If you have questions, you can go to school and look for your own teachers. You can also improve. There is no need to go to university."

"I..." Ding Qiunan was speechless for a moment.

"You are already better than many people. You can go to the countryside and see that people are willing to do anything to get a job in a factory.

An incident happened in our factory two years ago. A female member of a commune that was cooperating with us, who came to deliver something, went straight into the factory leader's office in order to get into the factory. As soon as she entered, she took off her clothes, which scared the leader so much that she almost jumped out of the window.

There was another one who was also from the infirmary. A member of the commune team sent a pig to the factory. At first, the pig said it was not feeling well and went to the infirmary for a check-up. Our doctor found that there was nothing wrong with them, but he insisted that he was sick. Later, he picked up a small stone and swallowed it, insisting that our factory had done a bad job. In the end, he stayed in the factory to do odd jobs.

You are now a cadre after all, and your salary is enough to support your family. You should just find someone to marry and stop thinking about those things. Your biggest problem is that you have too many thoughts. Go borrow some medical books to read, distract yourself, and don't think too much."

"Yes, Qiu Nan is already better off than most people just being here. Life in the countryside is so difficult nowadays. If you want to go to college, what will happen to your parents if you are assigned to a remote area?"

"I...I need to think about it carefully. I'll go back first. Goodbye, Mr. Liu."

"Qiu Nan, I'll see you off." Nan Yi chased after him with a pig-like face.