Siheyuan: My wife is Xu Huizhen

Xu Xiaomei took advantage of He Yuzhu's inattention, pulled her hand away, glared at him, and turned away.

He Yuzhu smacked his lips. He still has a temper!

Drinking strong tea did not help me sober up, instead I fell into a drowsy sleep.

After waking up, I found that there was an extra blanket on my body. The only person who could enter the room was Xu Xiaomei. It seemed that she still cared about me.

The next day, Director Niu came with three technicians, and the two sides started cooperation. He Yuzhu also took out the drawings he had drawn, and then they directly copied a copy.

Next, one person is selected to inspect the existing technical staff and then confirm what parts the machine shop can produce. The rest are produced by the machine shop.

After such a long period of observation, He Yuzhu found that there were two best apprentices, one named Zhang Peng and the other named Liu Tao.

When I take the two of them with me and help them make the key parts, I will explain them carefully.

I was in the workshop that day, teaching them a lesson, when Xu Xiaomei came to the workshop door and shouted, "Director He has a call for you."

"Coming."

He Yuzhu agreed first, then took off his gloves, turned around and left the workshop.

I returned to the office and picked up the phone: "Hello, this is He Yuzhu."

"Master He, I'm Xiao Zhang from the steel mill."

"It's Secretary Zhang. What's the matter?"

"Master He, this is the case. Director Yang has returned. You asked before that he should give you a call when he returns."

He Yuzhu slapped his head and realized that Director Yang was not there at the time and that was indeed the message he left.

I wanted to ask Director Yang Yang for some support, but the current situation has changed a lot.

However, if we can get mid- to senior-level workers from Director Yang, it would be icing on the cake and would also speed up the production of machine tools.

"Okay, then please ask Secretary Zhang to arrange it. I need Director Yang's help with something."

"No problem, can you check the time at 4pm?"

"Of course, I'll be there on time."

He Yuzhu put down the phone and went back to work. In the afternoon, he arrived at the steel mill some time earlier.

I chatted with Secretary Zhang for a while, and then was invited into the office.

After Secretary Zhang brought the tea, Director Yang asked:

"Master He, I heard that your street has a machinery factory that can produce lathes?"

It was no surprise that Director Yang knew there was a machinery factory on the street, but He Yuzhu was still surprised that he knew about the production of lathes just after returning.

"I didn't expect that even you knew about it. We can indeed produce lathes."

Director Yang looked at He Yuzhu carefully, and seeing that he did not show any signs of guilt, he said after a moment:

"I really didn't expect that you could actually open a machinery factory."

Director Yang's words were somewhat emotional. After all, it would be impossible for others to accomplish such a task.

Not only have dozens of apprentices been trained, but any master can be asked to independently reverse-engineer, draw blueprints, complete verification, and smoothly produce. This would be difficult to do without a team.

He Yuzhu completed it quietly. After he came back, he heard about this matter from other channels and then called Director Niu to verify it.

The other party swore that the rumors Director Yang heard were all true.

This made Director Yang look at He Yuzhu with even greater respect.

In any industry, reaching the top requires 10 times the effort of an average person.

It is surprising that He Yuzhu can become a first-level cook at such a young age.

What is even more surprising right now is that he actually has a talent for machinery that far exceeds that of ordinary people.

“I never thought I could do this.”

Director Yang then asked about some details and what happened with Li Huaide last time.

He Yuzhu had already said that he would not tell anyone else, but when Director Yang asked, there was no need to keep it a secret for Li Huaide.

Director Yang didn't say much, just said: "Since you can produce lathes, why don't we cooperate?"

He Yuzhu asked: "I wonder how you want to cooperate?"

"We are certainly short of lathes, as well as other machine tools."

He Yuzhu said: "No problem, we can cooperate in production."

We can actually cooperate with the Beijing Machinery Factory in production, and of course we can also cooperate with the steel rolling mill.

He Yuzhu is currently in need of mid- to senior-level technicians, and only by cooperating with the steel rolling mill can he have enough manpower.

Director Yang said, "Okay, we can produce some of the more critical parts, and then you can assemble them."

The main business of a steel rolling mill is still the production of steel. Although it also has various machine tools, they are not their main business.

He was not interested in producing machine tools for sale, so there was no need to ask He Yuzhu for the drawings and equipment.

The two parties only need to cooperate to produce some lathes, and the steel rolling mill can purchase a batch.

He Yuzhu discussed the matter of the lathe with Director Yang, and then took out the prepared list to purchase raw materials.

Director Yang signed and handed the list to Secretary Zhang to arrange. It was just a small matter.

He Yuzhu is now relieved. With the stable supply from the steel rolling mill, he no longer has to worry about the steel and other raw materials he needs.

The next day, He Yuzhu went to the street to report to Li Hongying.

"So we are currently cooperating with three large factories: the heavy machinery factory, the machinery factory, and the steel rolling mill?"

"Yes, in fact, we mainly produce some minor parts, and the large number of core components are still handed over to them for production."

"That's good. The production of lathes is not our main goal. After all, our strength is still not enough. As long as we have new machine tools, we will still focus on the production of diesel engines."

Li Hongying saw clearly that the machinery factory had been established too recently and it was indeed a bit too far-fetched to start machine tool production at this time.

After all, except He Yuzhu, the other workers only have the strength of level 2 workers, and there are simply not enough workers to produce.

This is the reality. If He Yuzhu is expected to produce a lathe by himself, it will take at least 7 to 10 days.

Only by cooperating with the three large factories can the production scale of the machinery factory be expanded rapidly.

"In this case, we need to speed up the construction of the factory."

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "Now we can have a new machine tool every three days or so, which means that within a year, we can expand the number of machine tools to more than 100."

The main lathes produced cannot be supplied only to themselves, but also have to be distributed to the three companies. This speed is not slow already.

He Yuzhu secured cooperation on the lathe and then began to study other machine tools.

This time with an assistant, things are much faster. A lot of work can be handed over to the assistant and I just need to keep track of the progress.

The milling machine was developed in a short time. After testing, Director Niu of the machinery factory confirmed that it was in line with the original design and was produced in cooperation with the lathe.

He Yuzhu's focus has been placed on the machinery factory, and he only visits the cannery occasionally. However, He Yuzhu is still responsible for the sales of canned food, and this has not changed.

In the blink of an eye, 57 years have passed, and the machinery factory has undergone earth-shaking changes. There are now 150 machine tools of various types and more than 300 skilled workers. Of course, many of them are apprentices, but there are already people with intermediate-level technician capabilities.

Looking at the calendar of January 58, He Yuzhu couldn't help but sigh. It can be said that starting from this year, the days ahead will be difficult.

"Why are you sighing? Is there something wrong?" Xu Xiaomei asked as she came in with documents.

Of course, she still stood opposite He Yuzhu as before and did not cross the desk.

"Come over here and I'll tell you."

"No way!" Xu Xiaomei said, biting her lip.

She has mixed feelings about love and hate for her underground brother-in-law He Yuzhu. Her sister gave birth to a son for He Yuzhu, but he always tries to take advantage of her.

He would hold my hand whenever he got the chance, and sometimes even put his arm around my neck. No one knew what he was trying to do.

But I can't tell these things to my sister, let alone anyone else.

But my job requires me to be with He Yuzhu every day, so I can only grit my teeth and try my best not to let him succeed.

He Yuzhu didn't say much. He took the form, looked at it, signed it and gave it to her.

But Xu Xiaomei didn't leave and was still standing there, so He Yuzhu asked:

"Is there anything else?"

"I have something to do tomorrow so I need to take a day off."

He Yuzhu said: "What's going on tomorrow?"

Xu Xiaomei shook her head and didn't want to explain the reason: "Just tell me if it's accurate or not!"

"Then come over here and tell me what's going on."

He Yuzhu waved for her to come over to him.

Xu Xiaomei shook her head and looked at He Yuzhu with some resentment.

He Yuzhu was very happy and said with a smile: "Come here for a moment, I won't eat you."

Xu Xiaomei had no choice but to move slowly around the office and stand next to He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu took her little hand, played with her slender fingers, and asked, "What are you going to do tomorrow when you take a leave of absence?"

Xu Xiaomei was already used to him holding her hand, and he rarely did anything else. But she felt bad, and said angrily:

"I'm going on a blind date tomorrow."

"You are not allowed to go." He Yuzhu's words were somewhat harsh.

"I'll go." Xu Xiaomei pouted.

"If I say you can't go, then you can't go."

"Why do you care who I am to you?"

"What do you think? Your sister asked me to watch you and tell you not to associate with those questionable people."

"Then I'll ask my sister if I can't go on blind dates anymore."

He Yuzhu asked: "Who introduced him to you? What does the boy do? How old is he?"

"You can't control it."

He Yuzhu raised his hand and threatened: "If you say that, I will enforce the family rules."

He Yuzhu educates his children by spanking them. If Xiu'er is disobedient, He Yuzhu will press her on his knees, then raise his hand and spank her little butt hard.

Although He always raised it high and dropped it gently, Xiu'er was still young and was very scared every time. She would be much more obedient after being taught a lesson.

Xu Xiaomei had seen He Yuzhu beat Xiu'er several times, so she certainly knew what He Yuzhu meant by family rules.

I couldn't help but say, "If you dare to hit me, I won't do it anymore."

"This is outrageous. You have connections in the factory. Do you want to quit?"

Before He Yuzhu finished his words, his raised hand quickly dropped down, and of course landed on Xu Xiaomei's buttocks.

Xu Xiaomei's pretty face blushed and she wanted to dodge, but her hand was held by He Yuzhu and she couldn't break free at all.

"You bad guy." Xu Xiaomei said shyly.

He Yuzhu said: "Then are you still going to the blind date?"

Seeing He Yuzhu raising his hand again, Xu Xiaomei shouted, "You bad guy, why don't I go on a blind date?"

He Yuzhu asked: "Who introduced you to this blind date?"

"Then don't worry about it, but I have to take a day off tomorrow."

"What are you asking for leave for?"

"I won't tell you. Anyway, I've invited you."

Xu Xiaomei exerted force to pull her hand free, then picked up the documents, turned around and ran out of the office.

He Yuzhu was very surprised. Xu Xiaomei had a bad temper and didn't have many friends. He hadn't heard anything happening in Siheyuan recently, so why did she want to ask for leave?

But she didn't want to say it, and He Yuzhu was too lazy to think about it anymore.

After work, He Yuzhu left the office on time and saw Xu Xiaomei going out wrapped in a coat.

Seeing He Yuzhu wearing his coat and hat, Xu Xiaomei was a little surprised and asked, "Why do you have to leave work on time today?"

As the person in charge of the factory, He Yuzhu could not possibly follow a normal work and rest schedule. He always had to wait until most people had left and made sure that everything was fine before leaving the factory.

Since this factory is newly built, I have to do many things myself, which makes me feel uneasy.

"Why can't I get off work on time?"

Then He Yuzhu looked at the snow still falling and said, "We can't ride the bike today. Let's go together."

Xu Xiaomei snorted, turned around and walked out.

It was okay in the factory as there were workers clearing the snow, but outside the gate, the snow on the road was half a foot thick, making it very difficult to walk.

Xu Xiaomei staggered from side to side, taking one step forward and one step back. He Yuzhu asked, "Don't you want me to hold you up?"

"No way." Xu Xiaomei slapped away the hand that He Yuzhu extended, but she was not paying attention, her foot slipped, and she sat down in the snow with a plop.

He Yuzhu laughed out loud, then reached out to help him up and said, "Why are you so bad-tempered? Did it hurt when you fell?"

Xu Xiaomei didn't want He Yuzhu to help her, so she pushed away his outstretched hand, turned over and tried to get up by herself.

"It's because you're mad at me, otherwise I wouldn't have done that."

Xu Xiaomei was crawling while talking, but the ground was slippery and she slipped again, this time falling directly to the ground.

He Yuzhu became even happier and burst into laughter, then went to pull her.

Xu Xiaomei shrugged her face, feeling very annoyed, but she was already scared of falling after falling twice in a row.

This time he did not refuse He Yuzhu's help. He struggled to stand up, and the two of them relaxed.

"Look at you, you're covered in snow."

Xu Xiaomei glared at He Yuzhu and said, "Isn't it all your fault? Otherwise, I wouldn't have slipped."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and brushed the snow off his body.

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault. You said that from childhood to adulthood, when have you not blamed others? Have you never done anything wrong?"

"I just blame you. What did I do wrong? If you hadn't distracted me by talking, I wouldn't have slipped."

He Yuzhu sighed and didn't say anything more to her. The Xu sisters were all like this. No matter what happened, it was always someone else's fault and they had never made any mistakes.

He Yuzhu knew from a young age that when he argued with them about this topic and there was no chance of winning, the other party would refuse to admit that they had done anything wrong.

He Yuzhu reached out to pat the snow behind her, but Xu Xiaomei quickly twisted her body to avoid being patted by He Yuzhu and said:

"I'll do it myself."

However, Xu Xiaomei lost her balance and was about to slip again. In panic, she reached out to grab things and then fell into He Yuzhu's arms.

I don't know how it happened that Xu Xiaomei's little mouth hit He Yuzhu's lips directly.