Qin Huai Ru also hid money. Although she always complained to others about how she couldn't make ends meet, she actually stashed away some money. She would only use it when she couldn't extort any more.
Before, she could always get money from He Yu Zhu by pretending to be pitiful. She never spent any of her own money. Actually, this time, she could have paid the five yuan tuition fee for Bang Geng.
However, Qin Huai Ru still wanted to get some money from Jia Zhang Shi. Only for Bang Geng's matter, Jia Zhang Shi would be willing to give money. For anything else, don't even think about getting a single cent from her. This was because Jia Zhang Shi also relied on Bang Geng to support her in her old age.
Qin Huai Ru succeeded in squeezing three yuan out of Jia Zhang Shi.
Ran Qiu Ye had dinner at Yang Xuan's house. He Yu Zhu and Yang Xuan walked Ran Qiu Ye home.
Teacher Ran's bicycle could only be pushed.
"Yang Xuan, we also need to find a way to buy a bicycle. Next time we go to the high-ranking leader's house, can we ask him for a bicycle ticket?" He Yu Zhu asked.
Yang Xuan shook his head: "You're silly. You can get a bicycle ticket on the black market. If you can buy something with money, it's nothing. Such a valuable favor should be used at the most critical moment."
He Yu Zhu thought for a moment and nodded: "Actually, even if I had a bicycle ticket, I can't afford it right now."
He Yu Zhu was robbed of all his money by Bang Geng last time and only paid back the money he owed Yang Xuan last month. On the other hand, Yang Xuan had received two months of engineer's salary in a row. Originally, Yang Xuan was supposed to give it to his parents. But Zeng Wen Fang asked Yang Xuan to keep it for future use in finding a girlfriend.
Yang Xuan is only 16 years old now. Even if he wants to find a girlfriend, he'll have to wait at least two years. With Yang Xuan's current salary level, it's easy to find a girlfriend.
"Teacher Ran has a bicycle. We walk every time we go out, which makes Teacher Ran have to walk with us too." He Yu Zhu said.
Yang Xuan smiled: "Don't worry, I'll buy one back when I get a bicycle ticket. You can borrow mine when you need it."
"Did Factory Director Yang promise to give you a bicycle ticket?" He Yu Zhu asked.
"Not yet. But I'll ask Factory Director Yang for a bicycle ticket when the technical renovation is completed." Yang Xuan said.
After moving the technical renovation site to the warehouse, the space became much larger, and there was more manpower. The progress was indeed much faster.
"Master, come and try this. See if you can process this workpiece according to this blueprint." Yang Xuan said to Zhou De Min.
"Okay." Zhou De Min nodded.
Zhou De Min was a level-five machinist. Actually, his skills were not much worse than Yi Zhong Hai, who was a level-eight machinist. It's just that he joined the factory later and was only assessed as a level-three machinist when his skill level was assessed. He was assessed for promotion every three years. He has now been promoted to level five. The next assessment will be next year. Unless something unexpected happens, he should be able to be promoted to level six. At this rate, it shouldn't be a problem to be promoted to level eight machinist before retirement.
After all, Zhou De Min's skills are there.
Zhou De Min frowned when he saw the parameters on the blueprint: "Yang Xuan, I can't process this with this precision!"
"Master, the precision of this machine can handle this. You can just operate it the same way you usually do." Yang Xuan said.
Zhou De Min was a little nervous. He operated the machine carefully, slowing down the speed to less than one-tenth of its usual speed. It took him several hours to process the part.
"How do you feel?" Yang Xuan asked.
"It's too difficult! I'm afraid that if I make a slight mistake, the workpiece will be scrapped." Zhou De Min said worriedly.
They measured the part comprehensively and found that all the parameters were within the standard.
"It's qualified!" Tao Shao Ping said excitedly to Yang Xuan, "Is our technical renovation completed?"
Previously, Yang Xuan said that if other machinists could also process workpieces with such high precision requirements using the machine, then the technical renovation would be considered a success.
Yang Xuan shook his head: "Not yet. This efficiency is too low. It took my master, who's skilled, several hours to do this. This won't do. We need to reduce the difficulty of operation. We should try to make it so that even level three or four machinists can process it smoothly."
Tao Shao Ping said: "Engineer Yang, actually, you don't need to set the standard so high. The Ministry doesn't need many parts for this project, and we don't usually process so many high-precision parts. So there's not much point in raising the precision too much."
Yang Xuan nodded: "I know. But if our processing capabilities are improved, we'll definitely have more high-precision tasks in the future. By then, won't our factory be more valued? Will our welfare and wages be raised a little?"
Tao Shao Ping nodded: "That's true."
Although the technical renovation hadn't yet met Yang Xuan's requirements, the processing precision at this time was already sufficient to process the high-precision core parts Yang Xuan needed. Yang Xuan could now process various high-precision workpieces according to his technical renovation plan.
It can be said that his technical renovation project was getting closer and closer to success.
In the first workshop, Qin Huai Ru glanced at Yang Xuan's original workstation.
Now that the machine has been moved, the place is empty.
"First Uncle, I'm feeling a little unwell today. I want to go home early." Qin Huai Ru said.
Yi Zhong Hai frowned: "You'll soon be finishing your three-year apprenticeship. If your skills are up to par, you can be assessed for your skill level. How can you be like this?"
Qin Huai Ru nodded: "I understand. I'll practice and improve my skills seriously in the future."
Qin Huai Ru didn't even bother to ask Guo Zhu Ren for leave and left the steel mill directly.
She wasn't feeling unwell at all. The reason why she went home early was that she wanted to deliver Bang Geng's tuition fee to Ran Qiu Ye before she got off work and take the opportunity to talk about something.
Ran Qiu Ye was surprised to hear that Bang Geng's mother had come to pay the tuition fee. The previous night, when she went to visit the courtyard, Qin Huai Ru was still emphasizing how poor she was.
"Teacher Ran, after you left, I thought about it carefully, and I think I should still pay the tuition fee. I can't delay the child's education. I managed to scrape together five yuan after a lot of effort." Ran Qiu Ye handed several dime coins, even some one-cent coins, to Ran Qiu Ye.
Ran Qiu Ye felt that the five yuan felt heavy. She suddenly thought that Qin Huai Ru was a decent person. A widow working alone to support three children and a mother-in-law, she didn't remarry and it wasn't easy for her.
Just as Ran Qiu Ye was thinking about how to comfort this strong woman, Qin Huai Ru continued: "Teacher Ran, there's something I want to talk to you about."
"What's wrong? Just say it. If I can do it, I will definitely help you." Ran Qiu Ye said.
"All these years since Bang Geng's father passed away, Comrade He Yu Zhu has been helping our family selflessly. I've become dependent on him too. You might think I'm too selfish. But I really can't live without him..." Qin Huai Ru talked for a long time, basically saying how important He Yu Zhu was to her and how dependent she was on him. She hoped that Ran Qiu Ye would give up on He Yu Zhu.