Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1125 Finding the Problem
But if he had to stand on the side of Deputy Director Liu, he frowned.

No, no, he needs to think about it again.

Think about it carefully, you must not make any mistakes this time.

He had to gain a firm foothold in one fell swoop.

He glanced at everyone, then glanced at Zhang Yu who was busy on the machine. His eyes flashed, as if he had made some decision.

While Zhang Yu was busy checking the machine, several workers reached out to Secretary Lin, "Secretary Xiaolin, Secretary Xiaolin, come over here."

"What are you calling me for?"

"Come over here, and you'll know, right?"

Secretary Lin looked at Zhang Yu, making sure that he didn't need help right now, and then slowly walked over to the others: "What do you want me to do?"

Everyone is an acquaintance, and Secretary Lin is also a junior in the factory, so there are naturally no taboos among everyone.

This was also a big reason why Director Li chose him as his secretary, in addition to his outstanding work ability.

Everyone was acquaintances, so there was no point in hiding anything. One of the workers asked directly, "Secretary Xiaolin, who is this young man?"

Secretary Lin turned to look at Zhang Yu, and after confirming that he was still busy on the machine, he whispered, "Don't you all know that he is from Beijing, and his skills are top-notch."

"Is this true? How old is he? Even if he has been learning maintenance since he was a child, he can't catch up with those old masters. Can he really fix it?" Someone questioned Zhang Yu's age.

"What's wrong with being young? What does being young have to do with someone's ability? Besides, Director Li is not stupid. If the other person is really incompetent, he would not be treated so well." Secretary Lin defended Zhang Yu.

In fact, he had some doubts in his heart. After all, the other party was too young. The masters they had recently hired were all in their thirties or forties, and some were even in their sixties. So many of them couldn't fix the machine, but the other party, a young man under twenty years old, could really fix the machine.

But no matter what he thought in his heart, Secretary Lin still supported Zhang Yu.

In any case, ever since he became the secretary, he has been assigned to Director Li's side.

Only when Director Li lives well can he live better.

If Director Li loses, there is no way that Deputy Director Liu will let him, the director's secretary, go.

So now he can only hope that Master Zhang is really capable and will not let Director Li draw water with a bamboo basket - to be in vain.

Zhang Yu probably guessed that these people were talking about him, but he didn't care.

In the past two years, in addition to repairing machines for the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, he has also been invited to travel to many places. Every time he arrives at a new place, there are always some people who look down on him because of his age.

He has no control over this, after all, he is old.

All his attention was now on the machine. Looking at the machine in front of him, he frowned.

This time he brought the toolbox he had drawn, which was fully equipped with tools.

He opened the toolbox, took out a tool that fit his hand, and started to dismantle it. When Director Li came over again, the huge machine had been dismantled to only the core.

Looking at the spare parts piled up all around him, he was startled. If he hadn't known that his old comrade-in-arms would not lie to him, he would have almost fainted.

The ordinary workers who were originally discussing Zhang Yu also fell silent at this time.

They opened their mouths wide and watched Zhang Yu dismantle the machine as smoothly as it could be. The huge machine was like his toy, allowing him to dismantle it as he pleased.

Looking at the spare parts scattered all over the floor, and then looking at the workers who were eager to get closer to watch the fun, Director Li frowned and asked everyone to step back a little and not touch the parts.

No one wanted to retreat.

When Director Li asked, "Who will be responsible if parts are lost?", everyone stepped back, fearing that they would be used as scapegoats.

Not to mention that the machine was broken in the first place, who knows if it can be repaired? If the other party then blames the lack of parts, they won't be able to explain themselves.

Zhang Yu dismantled the entire machine, leaving only the core part.

He frowned. He had just checked almost all the parts. Many parts might have some problems, big or small, but none of them were the reason for the drop in the pass rate.

He stared at the core part in front of him without saying a word, causing Director Li and Secretary Lin to murmur in their hearts.

What's wrong with this machine? Can it be repaired? Give me a definite answer! I was so worried that my heart couldn't bear it.

Director Li wanted to ask, but Zhang Yu interrupted him with his hand: "Don't talk yet, let me take a closer look."

Director Li: “…”

He knew that Master Xiao Zhang was hired with the help of his old comrades, but he was after all a factory director, so he should at least give him some face in front of so many workers.

Zhang Yu ignored his thoughts and thought for a while. He fiddled with the core part of the machine and asked, "Has the machine made any strange creaking noises recently?"

Director Li looked confused. What "crunching" sound was that? He was a rough guy with only a few articles of literature and art, so how could he understand this?
He extended his hand to greet two old workers, and then said to Zhang Yu: "Master Zhang, these are old workers on our line. They have been here since the beginning of this production line. If you have any questions, you can ask them?"

Zhang Yu looked at the two old workers and then repeated the question.

The two old workers frowned, and one of them said, "I didn't notice the creaking sound. Master Zhang, you should have seen it too. This machine had been used for who knows how many years before it came to our factory. Even though we use it very carefully, this is the end of the machine. Over the years, it has made all kinds of noises, not to mention the creaking sound. It even makes clanging noises all day long."

Another worker nodded, indicating that was the case.

Zhang Yu nodded: "This machine has been in use for too long, and many parts are aging. You haven't done much routine maintenance, so it's inevitable that it will make noises. But don't you feel that the sound made by this machine is different from before?"

The two workers thought about it carefully, and the worker who was usually closer to the machine said, "Now that you mention it, I really remember a little bit. I remember that I did hear a lot of creaking sounds during this period, and the sound didn't seem to be like this before."

Another worker, who was farther away from the machine, shook his head to indicate that he couldn't remember.

Zhang Yu nodded to show that he understood, and then turned his gaze to a part that had been disassembled and placed aside.

Director Li took two steps forward, carefully avoiding the parts on the ground, and asked cautiously, "Can it be repaired?"