Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

Just a few days after He Yuzhu held the full-month banquet for his three sons, on July 7, the Masses Daily published a report on the first batch of domestically-made trucks leaving the factory in Xiaguo. The report wrote: "The truck drove to the assembly workshop amid the enthusiastic applause of the people. At this time, the engineering and technical personnel of the factory's design department and process department immediately rushed over, hugged the front of the truck, and listened to the sound of the engine turning. When the sound of the engine turning gradually stopped, the crowd laughed triumphantly again."

After reading the report in the Mass Daily, He Yuzhu immediately took the newspaper to the maintenance workshop of the Transportation Department to find Li Yang and said excitedly: "Teacher Li, come and take a look at this news."

Li Yang took the newspaper and read it, and said excitedly: "Team Leader He, this is big news. Our Xia country has gotten rid of the history of not being able to produce trucks independently. Classmates, just yesterday, the first batch of trucks produced by our country's workers were successfully assembled and put into production at the Northeast Automobile Factory."

The students then cheered happily.

After the students finished cheering, Li Yang continued, "Students, we must also work hard to complete the imitation of Dodge trucks as soon as possible and make Beijing Sijiucheng the second automobile production base in our country. What do you think?"

"Okay." The students said in unison, and then they started the intense work of replicating the truck.

Li Yang said to He Yuzhu: "Team Leader He, based on the current progress, if everything goes well, we can try to assemble the first engine by next month at the latest." His tone was filled with excitement and anticipation, and his eyes were shining.

Hearing this, He Yuzhu showed a surprised expression on his face. He widened his eyes and said excitedly: "Really? Teacher Li, the production and processing of the first engine will be completed so soon? This is really good news! I didn't expect that we would progress so quickly. It's great!"

However, Li Yang frowned slightly, with a trace of worry in his eyes. He looked at He Yuzhu, sighed and said, "Although we have made some progress, there are still some parts that have not been processed. However, according to the current plan, we should be able to complete the production of all engine parts by the end of this month. Once all the parts are ready, we can start trying to assemble them. After the assembly is completed, the engine needs to undergo a series of tests. What I am worried about now is whether the performance of the first engine we imitated can meet expectations? After all, we have never participated in the design of gasoline engines before, let alone engine manufacturing and production." After saying this, a trace of melancholy appeared on his face.

He Yuzhu patted Li Yang on the shoulder and said, "No matter what, as long as it can be produced, even if the performance is not good, we can improve it bit by bit. If the lifespan is not good, we can find a way to increase the lifespan; if the power is not good, we can find a way to increase the power. In short, as long as the problem from zero to one is solved, it will be much easier to go from one to two."

Li Yang scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "Team Leader He is right. I am being too picky again."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Li Yang suddenly came to his senses. He realized that he had been too focused on details and perfectionism and neglected the more important thing - making the product first.

He Yuzhu smiled and comforted him, "Teacher Li, it's okay. After all, you are a teacher. You probably want to do your best to do one thing. Although I haven't received a high level education, I have learned a truth since I was a child. The hardest part of cooking is often learning it first. As long as you learn the dish, even if it doesn't taste so good at first, as long as you practice more and study hard, you will be able to make it well one day."

He continued, "It's the same with ours. Let's not worry about whether this engine will work or not. Let's get it out first. As long as the first gasoline engine we produce works, we'll be successful, and everything else will be easy."

"Besides, even if the first engine can start and work normally, it does not mean that we will immediately start large-scale production. You have to know that our ultimate goal is to replicate the truck. The gasoline engine is only the first step in our work. It is useless to just replicate the gasoline engine on the truck. Before the entire truck is produced, we still have plenty of time to optimize and adjust the engine's performance."

"Of course, it would be better if the engine can work smoothly, so that we can apply for more technical support from higher authorities, and then the imitation of our trucks will be smoother."

Li Yang nodded, his eyes gleaming with determination, and he said, "I understand, Team Leader He. Thank you for your reminder, I will pay attention to it in the future."

"Teacher Li, come on, I believe we can definitely replicate the truck." He Yuzhu said confidently.

After He Yuzhu finished talking with Li Yang, he walked out of Li Yang's office and went to the parts processing area of ​​the maintenance workshop. He found Zheng Laoguai who was concentrating on processing parts. This time, Zheng Laoguai was not obsessed like last time. When he felt someone coming behind him, he casually said, "Wait a moment, I will finish processing this part soon. If you have anything to say, wait until I finish processing this part."

He Yuzhu stood quietly by the side, watching with interest as Zheng Laoguai continued to carefully process the parts. About five minutes later, Zheng Laoguai finally finished the work at hand and breathed a sigh of relief. He picked up the towel hanging around his neck and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said easily: "Okay, the parts are processed, now you can tell me what's going on." While speaking, he did not forget to carefully examine the parts that had just been processed.

He Yuzhu raised the corners of his mouth, showing a friendly smile and replied: "Master Zheng, I don't actually have anything special to discuss with you, I just wanted to come over to visit you."

When Zheng Laoguai heard the voice, he immediately turned to look at He Yuzhu, with an embarrassed and apologetic look on his face, and hurriedly explained: "Oh, I'm so sorry, Team Leader He, I didn't realize it was you who came to visit. I just thought it was the students led by Teacher Li who came to see me. If I knew it was you, Team Leader He, I would never let you wait so long. Please forgive my negligence!"

He Yuzhu smiled gently, expressing his understanding and comforting him: "It's okay, Master Zheng. I really appreciate and agree with your serious, responsible and focused attitude towards work. Don't feel guilty about it. By the way, Master Zheng, are you busy now? If not, let's go outside the workshop and chat for a while?" His tone was full of affinity, which made people feel warm.

"I'm not busy. I just finished processing a part. It's a good time for me to go out and take a break and get some fresh air." Old Monster Zheng said cheerfully.

Old Monster Zheng followed He Yuzhu to the shade of a tree outside the workshop. "Team Leader He, what do you want to talk to me about?" Old Monster Zheng asked curiously.

"Master Zheng, come and have a cigarette first. I remember you seemed to smoke." After saying that, He Yuzhu took out a cigarette box from his pocket, took out a cigarette and handed it to Zheng Laoguai.

Old Weird Zheng took the cigarette handed to him by He Yuzhu, put it under his nose and sniffed it first, "I've heard a long time ago that the cigarettes smoked by this leading cadre are not ordinary. Today I smell it and it is indeed extraordinary. Today I finally have a chance to try it." After saying that, Old Weird Zheng took out a match from his pocket, lit the cigarette, and then took a delicious puff.

"Master Zheng, if you like this cigarette, I will give you a few after I distribute this month's cigarette coupons." He Yuzhu said with a smile.

"How can I feel embarrassed about that!" Old Monster Zheng said he was sorry, but the expression on his face betrayed his true thoughts.

"It's okay. I don't smoke anyway, and I basically give away the cigarette coupons I get every month."

"Then I won't be polite." Zheng Laoguai said with a smile.

"Master Zheng, you have been here for more than a month, right?" He Yuzhu said to Master Zheng.

Zheng Laoguai nodded: "Yes, time flies. It's been more than a month since I came here."

"Master Zheng, how do you feel about the time you have been in our factory?" He Yuzhu asked.

Zheng Laoguai smiled and said, "Not bad, the people here are easy to get along with, and the working environment is good. And during the time I worked with Teacher Li, I learned a lot!"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "That's good. Actually, I came to chat with you today just to ask you about your views on engine imitation. After all, you are an experienced master and have been involved in engine parts processing for a long time."

Zheng Laoguai waved his hands modestly: "No, no, I'm just an ordinary old man, how dare I talk about my opinions. But since you asked, I will tell you my thoughts."

He Yuzhu said quickly: "You are too polite, just say it."

Zheng Laoguai thought about it seriously and said slowly: "I think the biggest problem with replicating the engine is that the workers' technical level is not high enough. Although everyone is working hard, the processing of engine parts mainly depends on me and Master Hu, and it is the first time for both of us to process these parts, so the processing is relatively slow. In addition, there is still some gap between the materials we use to process the parts and the materials used in the original engine, but these problems are minor and will not affect the engine replica work. Overall, the engine replica should be relatively smooth. I think after completing the processing of all parts, we can try to assemble it."

He Yuzhu nodded in agreement. "You are right. The level of our maintenance workshop workers is not high. However, when the truck is successfully copied, there will be more skilled workers to manufacture it. This problem will be solved at that time. As for the material problem you mentioned, it is even simpler. The first batch of trucks has been successfully rolled off the production line at the automobile factory in the northeast. When we really start manufacturing trucks, we can ask them for help. Master Zheng, based on your experience, can the engine assembled from the parts you process work properly?"

"Of course it can. But there is one thing. We are replicating the original engine, and that engine has been used for quite a while. All parts have different degrees of wear and tear. These two conditions combined may result in a larger error in the parts. Therefore, the performance of the engine assembled with these parts may not be as good as the original one."

"Master Zheng, I feel relieved after hearing what you said. Okay, Master Zheng, I have learned enough and I have to go back to work."