Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

"Uncle, you can actually go to the Trust Store and have a look. The items there are second-hand, but at least they don't require tickets. If you're lucky, you can even find something that's about 80% to 90% new."

"Hey, Yan Jiecheng and I went to look, but we didn't find the bike we liked, so we came to ask you."

Li Tianyi said he had no choice but to say, "I'm sorry. By the way, which girl is Yan Jiecheng talking about?"

Yan Bugui glanced at the middle courtyard and said, "Keep the noise down. It's really unlucky to live here. I have to be so careful when talking about my wife. It's like being a thief."

"It's the Yu family not far from here. Her name is Yu Li. She works in a textile factory."

"That's right. If you can earn money as a couple, the burden on your family will be much lighter."

"Okay, I won't chat with you anymore. I need to go back to the courtyard."

After saying goodbye to Yan Bugui, Li Tianyi came to the courtyard to busy himself with his own affairs.

Soon it was the day to start work. Early in the morning, sounds could be heard from the courtyard, including fetching water, cooking, and children crying. When the time was almost up, people walked out of the courtyard gate in twos and threes and headed towards the steel mill.

After sending his younger sister off, Li Tianyi came to the steel rolling mill. At this time, Section Chief Zhang had already arrived at the office. After all the technical department staff arrived, Section Chief Zhang called everyone together to start a meeting.

Because today is the first day of work, the technical department staff must be on standby at all times. If any machine in the workshop breaks down, they need to repair it in time.

Section Chief Zhang sent technicians to patrol the workshops, while Li Tianyi returned to his office. He had to organize the drawings he had drawn previously and finish writing the application report, which he would hand over to Section Chief Wang at the Ministry of Industry in the afternoon.

Not only the technical department, but other departments were also holding meetings to emphasize matters in production. As for the cafeteria, Sha Zhu came to the cafeteria with his arm in a sling today.

Everyone in the cafeteria was confused when they saw Sha Zhu's behavior. Usually Sha Zhu was the king of the third cafeteria, so how could he stand being talked about? He started to yell at him, and everyone in the cafeteria didn't dare to say anything.

Sha Zhu sat down on his recliner irritably, not knowing what he was thinking. The others secretly glanced at him while they worked.

After lunch, Li Tianyi said something to Section Chief Zhang, then rode his bike to the Ministry of Industry.

He found Section Chief Wang and handed the report to him. Section Chief Wang attached great importance to Li Tianyi and immediately took him to his office.

An hour later, Section Chief Wang looked up in shock and asked, "Engineer Li, is what you said in your report true?"

"Chief, this is my estimate, but I believe that if it is built, the output can only be more, not less."

Section Chief Wang stood up excitedly and walked around the office twice. "Well, you and I will go find Deputy Minister Zhao and ask him to take a look."

Li Tian nodded slightly, then followed Section Chief Wang to the big boss's office.

At this time, the big leader, Deputy Minister Zhao, was reviewing documents. When he heard the secretary say that Section Chief Wang and Li Tianyi had arrived, he quickly let them in.

Li Tianyi has been silent for the past few months, and his superiors have not urged him. After all, scientific research takes several years or even more than ten years. All the scientists and engineers in China are immersed in a project, and it may take several years to produce results.

He thought it would take at least a few years for Li Tianyi to produce results this time, but he didn't expect that he would come again after only a few months.

Regarding the last tractor, the minister adopted Li Tianyi's suggestion and communicated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This tractor can actually be exported overseas to earn foreign exchange for the country.

Therefore, the superiors established a new tractor factory in the south, which was specifically responsible for export. According to him, the first batch of tractors has been delivered and there are many follow-up orders.

The superiors were very happy. If Li Tianyi were not too young, his rank would have been promoted this time. Later, another superior said to keep it at a low level for now, after all, he was too young, but the treatment he deserved should be increased.

So after the New Year, I had planned to ask him to come over, but I didn’t expect that he would come here by himself today.

Section Chief Wang took Li Tianyi into the office. After greeting the leader, Section Chief Wang handed the report in his hand to the leader.

The senior leader took the report but did not read it immediately. Instead, he looked at Li Tianyi and said, "Xiao Li, I was planning to look for you. Fortunately, you came today. Now I want to inform you of something. The superiors have decided to raise your salary to the same level as the section chief based on your contribution to the country. At the same time, this time the engineer exam will no longer limit your length of service. You can pass the exam at the level that you are capable of."

Li Tianyi immediately stood up excitedly, "Thank you for taking care of me, I will definitely live up to your expectations of me, and I also thank you, the great leader."

The big boss smiled and waved his hand, asking Li Tianyi to sit down. Section Chief Wang next to him looked at this scene with envy. His own engineer level was just like this in this life. If he worked hard, he could at most move up one level. But Li Tianyi was still so young, and his future was limitless.

"Xiao Li, what surprise have you brought to the department this time?" The senior leader teased Li Tianyi with a smile. Li Tianyi smiled embarrassedly and said, "Sir, please take a look. This is the result of my efforts over the past few months."

The leader nodded, and then began to look through the report. As time passed, the leader's expression became more and more serious. After finishing reading the report, the leader raised his head and looked at Li Tianyi seriously, "Xiao Li, are the data in this report accurate?"

"Commander, I can guarantee that this data has been strictly calculated and will definitely meet expectations."

"What about the subsequent drawings?"

"I locked the drawings in the office safe."

The big boss was relieved, "Xiao Li, you go back first, I need to report this matter to the minister."

"It's just the end of the Chinese New Year, and you've brought us a big surprise. If this project is really successful, Xiao Li, you have to be prepared to take on more responsibilities."

Li Tianyi knew what this meant, but did not say anything. Instead, he walked out of the office with Section Chief Wang.

After saying goodbye to Section Chief Wang, Li Tianyi did not return to the steel mill. There was still an hour before the end of get off work, so he decided to pick up Xiaoxue and take her home.

When she arrived at the hospital, Xiaoxue had already handed over the work to her colleague on duty and was waiting to get off work. She was very happy to see Li Tianyi.

When it was time to get off work, the two rode their bikes out of the hospital. When passing by the market, Li Tianyi and Xiaoxue went in to buy some vegetables and meat.

When he got home, Li's mother was already cooking dinner. Seeing her son and daughter-in-law carrying a bunch of things, she quickly called Li's father to take them.

While eating, Li Tianyi asked his mother to make bacon out of the meat they bought today, so that it could be stored for a long time. The things the family bought for the New Year had not been eaten yet, and this time Li Tianyi bought the meat purely because he thought it was good.