Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

Qin Huairu met Li Weidong on the road and told him a surprising news that Cuihua wanted to borrow crop seeds from him. Li Weidong was surprised and didn't expect Cuihua to have such an idea. Qin Huairu reminded Li Weidong to be careful to prevent Cuihua's trick. Li Weidong nodded to show that he understood, and mentioned that Han Zhizhi gave birth to twins, hoping that Qin Huairu could prepare gifts or visit to congratulate.

Qin Huairu was a little embarrassed about this matter. She was never willing to do anything for others, just because if she could get the support of He Yuzhu and his wife, it would be more beneficial to her position. Li Weidong saw her thoughts and said, "Since you are a big shot in the hospital, you should understand other people's views, right? If you can get the support of He Yuzhu and his wife, you will also win more support for you at the hospital meeting. So listen to me, prepare two sets of baby clothes for them, apologize sincerely, and ease the relationship."

Although reluctant, Qin Huairu nodded in agreement and suddenly brought up another matter: "Can you help Jingru find a job? She has been here for so long and can't always live with me. Even if I don't mind, people will gossip." Li Weidong remembered this at this time and agreed to help, and said that if Qin Jingru found a job, she would still need to live with Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu was very happy about this. She didn't care about other people's opinions. She just didn't want Qin Jingru to be too comfortable. She didn't want to work hard while Qin Jingru enjoyed life. On the other hand, for Qin Huairu, serving Li Weidong was a kind of enjoyment, not a demand. She didn't want Qin Jingru to be too comfortable. Maybe this was her selfishness, but also her rationality.

The next day, the two went to work separately, and Li Weidong still went to work at Jiefang Factory. However, as soon as he entered the door, Professor Su and his group came to meet him, congratulated him, and awarded him the honor of ninth-level engineer and a position as a design consultant. Li Weidong was very excited about this, but when he was asked to give a speech, he chose to convey a concept, calling on the new generation to be more confident and courageous to try, rather than blindly worship foreign things.

The speech was highly praised by the people present, and only Zhang Gong felt embarrassed and hateful. However, Professor Su appreciated Li Weidong's speech and took him to visit the production line of Jiefang Factory after the meeting. Although the production line was very simple, Li Weidong did not despise it, because he knew that in the near future, the 100-ton king would go from here to the world.

In the end, Li Weidong rejected Professor Su's invitation, thinking that he was just a junior high school student and did not have many ideas about the design of passenger cars. However, Professor Su thought it was already remarkable because others would not dare to speak out publicly even if they had such ideas.

The key to surpassing the international auto industry lies in innovation. In China, the development prospects of new energy vehicles are two-sided. On the one hand, due to the small number of fuel vehicles, the development resistance of new energy vehicles is relatively small, and it is not easy to cause waste of resources; on the other hand, battery and electric motor technology are not yet mature, which are not small challenges. Li Weidong has some knowledge of battery and electric motor technology, but he believes that in order to make Jiefang Factory switch to new energy vehicle production, a detailed design plan needs to be proposed. After Yu Li learned that Li Weidong was promoted to a level 9 engineer, she gave more support to his research.

After waiting for more than ten days, Han Zhizhi experienced a difficult delivery process, but because of her good physical condition and timely medical treatment, she recovered quickly. On the weekend when the children were discharged from the hospital, He Yushui returned to their courtyard because they were riding bicycles with Li Weidong and Yu Li. The neighbors had already received Sha Zhu's candy, and they came to the door early to wait because of the neighborhood. Members of the Yan family and the Liu family, as well as the deaf old lady who rarely went out, also came out to greet them with crutches. As an aunt, He Yushui naturally had to be there.

Just as everyone was looking at the four people who had returned excitedly, the deaf old lady stared at Li Weidong and asked, "Zhu Zi, have you decided on the names of the children? It doesn't matter what your daughter's name is, but you need to think carefully about whether your son's name will continue the family tradition."

Hearing this, Sha Zhu hurriedly said that he wanted to name the child. Han Zhizhi interrupted him anxiously and proposed to ask the most knowledgeable person to name the children. She did not agree with the deaf old lady's idea of ​​favoring boys over girls. Sha Zhu agreed with Han Zhizhi's point of view and said that he did not want to bear the naming fee. Although the deaf old lady claimed to be Sha Zhu's grandmother, she was not He Daqing's mother and could not absolutely control the family affairs.

Han Zhizhi suggested that Li Weidong, who had become a ninth-level engineer, a leader, should name the child, because engineers had a much higher social status than ordinary workers. Sha Zhu also agreed. After careful consideration, Li Weidong proposed the good names of He Xiangdong and He Meimei. Han Zhizhi was very satisfied with the proposal and agreed immediately.

Han Zhizhi did not think too much about Sha Zhu's opinion, and after marriage, she set two principles for Sha Zhu: one is that the wife is always right; the other is that if the wife makes a mistake, please refer to the first rule. Sha Zhu loves his children, especially his daughter, very much and does not even want to let go.

At night, the whole hospital fell into darkness, but there was still a faint light on in Li Weidong's house. Yu Li put on her coat and poured a cup of hot tea and placed it in front of his desk. After Li Weidong asked her to sit down, she asked if there was anything serious to discuss. Li Weidong said there was a serious problem, which was how to make Jiefang Factory produce a car. Yu Li told him that Jiefang Factory was an important manufacturing plant of the country, and the production plan was completely guided by the state-affiliated agencies. Li Weidong realized that his inference was correct and thought that his proposal was unlikely to be accepted.

Li Weidong believes that in order to change the decision of Jiefang Factory, he needs to make further achievements and enhance his influence. Although solar cells seem to be very high-tech, Bell Labs had already produced commercial products in 1954. Although the power was only 1 watt at that time, 60 years later, solar cells have become an important way to obtain energy. Li Weidong realized that obtaining energy through solar energy is not only low-cost, but also has little environmental pollution, which is very in line with the current national conditions.

Having made up his mind, Li Weidong threw down his pen, hugged Yu Li's waist, and said, "Dear, let's go and have a rest."

The next day, Li Weidong got up when the sun was high in the sky. He quickly brushed his teeth and washed his face, ate breakfast, and then completed the team clocking in. Then he rode his bicycle and left. Now, as a ninth-level engineer, he is responsible for the research and development of heavy trucks at Jiefang Factory. Since Jiefang Factory agreed to subsidize fifteen 100-ton trucks to the steel rolling mill, he can go to get off work at any time.

After leaving the steel mill, the sun was shining brightly outside. Although the pedestrians on the street were thin and plainly dressed, their faces were filled with vitality and spirit rarely seen in this era. In this era, everyone knew their goal: to build a poor and weak country into a rich and powerful country.

This task was both arduous and glorious, and the air was filled with a positive and enterprising atmosphere. Li Weidong was deeply infected by this atmosphere, and his enthusiasm was ignited, and his strength became greater.

In order to manufacture solar panels, he must master relevant physics knowledge. An ordinary person may need more than ten years of study to reach this level, but for Li Weidong, who has ten thousand times more experience, it may only take half a day.

He rode to the library, stopped and got his library card. "Look, that comrade who borrowed dozens of books at once is here again."

"Ahem, Comrade Li Weidong, our library has a rule that in order to ensure that everyone can borrow books, each person can only borrow a maximum of five books at a time."

“Is this a new rule?”

"It was just announced the day before yesterday." The librarian rubbed his cheek.

Because Li Weidong had borrowed all the books about cars before, this angered the old comrades who came to look for information.

“Can I read here?”

“There is no restriction on reading, as long as you don’t take it away.”

"Thank you then!"

Li Weidong looked helplessly at the hundreds of car books that had been borrowed for several months. Is it necessary to formulate new regulations?

Fortunately, there were fewer books about solar panels than about cars, and they could be found in the library. So he took his library card and followed the signs to the science and engineering books area. Most of the people there were old comrades wearing gray Mao suits and gray hair, and his work clothes made him stand out.

He found books such as "Principles of Optoelectronic Design" and "Circuit Structure" and quickly bought a large pile of them.

"Maxwell's Equations Explained in Russian" is very good and worth reading! When I was reaching for the book, a pretty face appeared opposite me.

"Driver Li, are you here to borrow books too? Physics books?" Ran Qiuye was surprised to see Li Weidong carrying a pile of books.

Li Weidong moved slightly, and the book under his armpit almost fell: "Come, help me get it."

"Oh……"

Ran Qiuye took the book and helped Li Weidong move it to the desk next to her. She looked at the thick pile of books and felt that it would take a long time to finish reading them.

Do experienced drivers still need to learn Maxwell's equations?

By the way, I seem to have heard that Li Weidong designed some good things for the steel plant’s fleet, so he’s probably going to make a new invention again.

Well, that must be the case.

She seemed to see a bright future in Li Weidong, a veteran driver. She was moved and felt that it was a blessing for the children to have such a teacher who loved learning and exploring knowledge.

Li Weidong didn't know how to start. If he didn't say anything, it would seem impolite; if he spoke, it would seem inappropriate.

He thought for a moment and said, "Let's watch it together."

Ran Qiuye came back to his senses from the embarrassment, sat down quickly, and picked up "People's Pictorial" to cover his face.

After a while, she realized that this was not good and put down the newspaper. Li Weidong smiled slightly: "Teacher Ran, there are many good articles in the picture magazine. You must want to copy them down and tell them to the children, right?"