Men are like money used on the road, some are expensive and some are cheap.
This was Chen Xueru's biggest feeling during her three-day wedding vacation.
This rough man is worthy of driving a big train, he is really capable of tossing things around.
early morning.
The Sun Also Rises.
Chen Xueru felt sore all over.
I wanted to stay in bed like a rough guy, but after thinking of my sister-in-law's advice, I dragged my tired body out of bed.
She doesn't want to be a lazy woman!
I put on my clothes rustlingly, picked up the cotton mat that fell on the floor, threw it into an enamel basin, took it to the bathroom, and soaked it with water first.
The last time they washed the cotton mat, the strange looks from Qin Huairu and Liu Lan made Xiao Chen so embarrassed that she no longer dared to carry it to the central courtyard pool.
Then he went into the kitchen and got busy.
After adding water to the black iron pot, she struck a match and lit the pot on the stove. Miss Chen suddenly remembered something, hurriedly opened the lid of the pot, put a grate inside, took three large white steamed buns from the cupboard and put them in. Then she relaxed tone.
The rough man has a big appetite and can eat two big steamed buns at one time!
After finishing her work in the kitchen, Miss Chen returned to the bedroom and sat in front of the dressing mirror, applying perfume.
At this time, Li Aiguo woke up and stretched comfortably.
Hearing the noise, Miss Chen ran over and took his arm: "You wake up, get up, wash your face and brush your teeth, and eat soon."
Li Aiguo sat up from the bed, pulled Chen Xueru into his arms, gave him a sip, and then started working with his big, rough hands.
"Oh, I can't do it this morning." Chen Xueru blushed and pushed the rough man away with a heartbeat.
"Just kiss, nothing else." Li Aiguo said seriously.
Chen Xueru retreated in small steps and rolled her eyes cutely: "Kissing is not enough, we have business today."
A man's mouth is a liar.
Yesterday morning we started with kissing, and ended up not getting out of bed all morning.
Miss Chen is a smart girl and will never be fooled again.
Li Aiguo then remembered that he was going to his teacher's house in the morning.
I could only suppress my interest, get dressed, and go to the main room.
After he finished washing, Da Ma Jin Dao sat at the table, and Chen Xueru had already served the food.
White flour steamed buns, a plate of braised tofu, a plate of fried vegetables, and the staple food is stick noodle porridge.
Li Aiguo picked up a piece of tofu with his chopsticks and squinted his eyes in enjoyment.
"Xue Ru, your cooking skills are progressing very quickly."
"Thanks to Aunt Liu for teaching me a lot these days." Chen Xueru was praised by the rough man, and her heart felt as sweet as drinking honey.
She sipped the stick noodle porridge and suddenly asked: "Your teacher seems to be of a high level?"
"Teacher Liu Guozhang has now been promoted to the position of deputy director of the Railway Research Institute. His rank should be one level higher than the director of the steel rolling mill."
The railway system is not the same as the local system, and it is really difficult to compare Li Aiguo.
"Then what gift should we give? How about I go back to the tailor shop and help him make a Chinese tunic suit, but I don't have time."
Chen Xueru suddenly became nervous when she heard this.
"Don't worry, I've prepared the gift." Li Aiguo comforted Chen Xueru, then lowered his head and concentrated on cooking.
This guy munched on two large white steamed buns and finished a large bowl of stick noodle porridge. Then he wiped his mouth and returned to the back room, putting the neat drawings into a canvas bag.
After a moment of effort, Chen Xueru also packed up.
The two of them went out and pushed their bicycles outside.
Just walked to the middle courtyard.
They saw Qin Huairu and Liang Ladi standing in front of Nanyi's house arguing.
There were many people surrounding him.
Everyone was holding their rice bowls, watching the quarrel and eating, which was particularly delicious.
Daqing is treating other people's quarrels as food.
Xu Damao and Liu Lan, who always love to join in the fun, are also among them.
Li Aiguo paid no attention to these trivial matters and was about to leave while pushing his bicycle, but was stopped by Xu Damao.
"Patriotic brothers, this time the Jia family has met their opponent!"
"What's going on?" Li Aiguo stopped.
Liu Lan came up and looked at Chen Xueru enviously: The little girl is not old, but her voice is quite loud.
Xu Damao didn't notice his wife's jealousy, and said with joy: "You haven't been wandering around the courtyard in the past two days. Maybe you don't know that the Jia family has been very close to Nanyi in the past few days, especially Qin Huairu. From time to time, So I went into Nan Yi's house to help."
"Liang Ladi appeared out of nowhere. She seems to be Nan Yi's old friend. She has been running to Nan Yi's house these days."
"The two of them couldn't agree on a few words, so they started to quarrel."
After Li Aiguo understood, he almost laughed out loud.
Things are simple.
The Jia family wanted Nan Yi to become the second fool, but Nan Yi was Liang Ladi's favorite.
There is a natural conflict between the two.
While the two were chatting, the quarrel in front of Nan Yi's house escalated again.
Now that Jia Dongxu is still here, Qin Huairu is still relatively reserved.
As for Liang Ladi, a woman who dared to kick a male worker's crotch and pick cherries, Qin Huairu was no match for her, and she was quickly beaten until her face turned red.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Jia Zhang also joined the fighting group. She rushed up and pointed at Liang Ladi's nose and cursed: "You are a little widow, and you don't feel ashamed to go to men's houses all day long!"
"My little widow has no husband. It's better than those who have husbands and hook up with other men." Not to be outdone, Liang Ladi retorted with her chest raised.
"You little bitch, you can't live without someone to take care of you."
Mr. Jia Zhang has never suffered such a loss. His triangular eyes are slanted, his mouth is wide open, and he is about to spit out fragrance.
"Sister-in-law of the Jia family, you promised me that we can't curse in the future." Seeing that the situation was not going well, Yi Zhonghai quickly stopped her.
The swearing words came back to her stomach again, and Jia Zhang's face turned red and her neck was thick from holding it back.
He hiccupped and almost fainted.
If she had known better than to curse, she would not have gone back to the courtyard.
Although the food in the countryside is a little harder and the living is a little rough, you can curse people casually and feel happy!
Jia Zhang turned off the fire.
The first round ended with Liang Ladi winning.
She looked at Nan Yi proudly: "Nanyi, take out your dirty clothes, I will wash them for you today!"
"No, no, we are neither relatives nor friends, so how can I let you wash it!" Nan Yi had not yet taken a liking to Liang Ladi, so he naturally disagreed.
"You are so ungrateful!"
Nan Yi's words directly penetrated Liang Ladi's heart.
No matter how fierce she was, her heart ached like a knife when she was rejected in public by the man she liked.
"Huh, shameless woman." Jia Zhang took the opportunity to add insult to injury.
Liang Ladi glared at Nan Yi resentfully, stamped her feet, and ran away with tears in her eyes.
The melon-eating crowd gradually dispersed.
Li Aiguo and Chen Xueru also continued to rush to Liu Guozhang's house.
Yi Zhonghai did not leave immediately, but went into Nan's house and started chatting with Nan Yi.
First, he expressed concern for Nan Yi, and then pretended to be unintentional and said, "Master Nan, I heard that Master Liang is a young widow?"
"Yes, she has three children. Master Liang is a nice person, but I am not interested in her." Nan Yi thought that Yi Zhonghai was trying to pull a string, so he quickly explained.
Yi Zhonghai nodded quickly: "It's boring, that's right. She has three children. If you get married in the future, the family will definitely not be peaceful."
"Look at Xu Damao from our compound. He married Liu Lan, a young widow. He only raised two children. The couple quarreled all day long."
He emphasized his tone: "If Liang Ladi comes to cause trouble again, just tell me that as a master, it is my duty to maintain the peace of the courtyard."
Yi Zhonghai seems to care about Nan Yi, but he has his own plans.
If Nan Yi marries Liang Ladi, it will be difficult to support three children. How will he provide for him in the future?
in addition.
Liang Ladi does not seem to be a fuel-efficient lamp, and it is difficult to be controlled.
It's okay for Nan Yi to get married, but it's best to marry a woman that Yi Zhonghai likes, such as the naive woman in the fitter workshop.
When Nan Yi heard this, his heart felt warm.
The master of this courtyard is really a nice person.
The other side.
Li Aiguo took Chen Xueru to Liu's house on his bicycle.
Along the way, Chen Xueru was complaining about Liang Ladi.
As a woman, she can better understand how much courage it takes for Liang Ladi to shamelessly come to her door.
"Don't worry, Nanyi will not be able to escape Liang Ladi's clutches sooner or later."
Li Aiguo turned his head and saw her little face wrinkled together, smiled and comforted her a few words.
Riding in a flurry of wind and fire, it didn't take long to reach the place.
After getting off the bicycle, before knocking on the door, Mrs. Fang heard the sound of the wheels and opened the door.
"As you know, Lao Liu likes ancient books. A while ago, those people from the locomotive depot came and all the gifts they gave me were returned by Lao Liu."
After Mrs. Fang said hello to Chen Xueru, she took the brown paper bag containing the ancient books and led them into the small courtyard.
Li Aiguo had been to Liu's house several times, and he was not reserved. He looked around and saw no sign of Liu Guozhang.
Mrs. Fang helped pour the tea and said apologetically: "Today is the weekend. He was supposed to be waiting for you at home, but he had something to do at the institute and went there early in the morning."
Li Aiguo knew that Liu Guozhang would be very busy after becoming the deputy director of the Railway Research Institute, but he did not expect that he would be so busy.
"The job is tight, and teachers now have great responsibilities."
"Just wait, I'll call you and ask when I'll be back." Mrs. Fang's eyes were poisonous, and she could tell at this moment that Li Aiguo wanted to see Liu Guozhang for something.
She asked the two of them to sit down, opened the door of the next door, and went in to make a phone call.
After a while.
Mrs. Fang pushed open the door and sighed: "I guess I won't be able to come back today."
Hearing this, Li Aiguo asked in surprise: "Is the teacher so busy?"
"Don't mention it. Ever since he became the deputy director, he has been working overtime in the institute all day long. He once didn't come back for more than a month. I tried to persuade him several times to pay attention to his health, but he became anxious with me."
"That seems to be the teacher's temperament. Before the liberation, the teacher led people to organize activities and worked until midnight to make propaganda slogans. Even I, a little carrot, was captured by his old man."
When Li Aiguo mentioned the past, the resentment in Mrs. Fang's heart quickly disappeared.
The reason why she broke through family obstruction and married Liu Guozhang.
Wasn't it just that he fell in love with the desperate energy in him?
A few people chatted for a while.
Chen Xueru chatted with Mrs. Fang for a while. Li Aiguo remembered the drawings and stood up to leave.
"Master's wife, I still have something to discuss with the teacher, so I won't stay here any longer."
"Go ahead, let's get down to business. Just bring your wife over here from time to time."
Mrs. Fang is not the kind of person to care about things.
He stood up and went into the house and took out a wooden box.
Stroking the box, she had a sad look on her face. After hesitating for a moment, she handed it to Chen Xueru.
"When you got married, I was in poor health and couldn't attend. This is my wedding gift to you."
Chen Xueru felt that the things in the box were a little unusual, and raised her head to look at Li Aiguo.
After receiving Li Aiguo's affirmative look, she slowly opened it.
Inside the box is a round white jade pendant.
One side of the jade pendant is embossed with a standing rabbit, and the other side is embossed with the seal character "Mao".
The upper part of the round pendant is engraved with an outline, forming a pair of Kui dragons playing with pearl buttons. The texture is fine, the color is moist, translucent and smooth.
Li Aiguo is now also a veteran in the antique shop, and he can tell at a glance that this jade pendant is extraordinary.
Although Chen Xueru didn't understand jade, she realized this when she saw Li Aiguo's solemn expression.
"Teacher, it's too valuable. I can't accept it." She closed the box and handed it to Mrs. Fang.
Mrs. Fang took her hand, patted it and said, "This jade pendant was passed down to me by my old grandmother. It is worn by women but not men.
Lao Liu and I originally had a daughter, but the situation was chaotic at that time, and your teacher and I were arrested.
He could only leave his daughter with relatives and go to the northwest to join the organization. "
More than ten years have passed since the incident, but now that she mentions it, Mrs. Fang still has a deep sadness on her face.
Tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, she wiped her tears and continued: "Finally, after we were liberated, we returned to the capital to find our daughter, but found that the relative and her family had already died in the rebellion. If my daughter was still alive, , about the same age as you."
"Just keep this jade pendant. It will help me fulfill my wish."
Chen Xueru is a kind girl. After learning about this sad past, she held the box tightly in her hand and nodded heavily to Mrs. Fang: "Teacher Mrs. Fang, I will be your goddaughter from now on!"
"Good boy!" The sadness on Mrs. Fang's face gradually dissipated.
Out of Liu's house.
Chen Xueru held the box and was still thinking about Mrs. Fang's daughter, feeling a little heavy.
"Brother Patriot, my godmother's daughter is really miserable, at such a young age."
She is also married now and will soon be a mother. She can understand Mrs. Fang's feelings very well.
"Yes, so we can only prevent the same thing from happening to future generations by working hard and making the motherland more prosperous and stronger."
Li Aiguo stopped and looked determined.
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Consider the importance of dump trucks.
After Li Aiguo sent Chen Xueru back, he got on his bicycle and went straight to the Railway Research Institute.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Superior leaders realized the importance of railway transportation and put research on railway technology on the agenda.
to this end.
The former Beiping Railway Technology Research Institute was taken over and transformed, and a Railway Technology Research Institute was established in Tangshan, under the leadership of Jiaotong University.
Later, the Beijing Railway Technology Research Institute and Dalian Railway Technology Research Institute were successively established.
By the year 1950.
In order to further concentrate our efforts and focus on railway technology, we purchased 400 acres of land in Qingtayuan (near Beijing Railway Management Institute) in Beijing, relocated personnel and equipment from Jingcheng, Tangshan, and Dalian to Beijing, and established Railway Research Institute.
The Railway Research Institute is directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Railways and has a very high level.
The security officers standing guard at the door were all armed with live ammunition.
They were far away. When they saw Li Aiguo approaching on his bicycle, the security officer became alert and gestured to him to step aside: "Comrade, it is forbidden to trespass on the post. Please show your identification."
Li Aiguo squeezed the car brake, with his feet hanging on the ground, he took out his work ID from his coat pocket and handed it over.
"My name is Li Aiguo, and I'm here to visit Deputy Director Liu Guozhang."
The security officer took the certificate and looked Li Aiguo up and down. He felt that this young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes did not look like a bad person.
"Have you made an appointment?"
"That's not true. I'm Deputy Director Liu's student." Li Aiguo smiled helplessly.
"Sorry, comrade, we can't do it without an appointment."
The security officer handed back the certificate and was about to turn away Li Aiguo. Not far away, the black-faced captain who had been staring at this side came over.
"Wait a minute, Xiao Wang, this person is left to me."
"yes!"
The black-faced captain looked warm: "Comrade, what does the teacher Liu you are talking about look like?"
"He has a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows, and he likes to breathe heavily when he walks. This is because he was seriously injured in activities before liberation."
Matching the man's features, the black-faced captain's face suddenly became eager: "Wait a minute, I'm going to hang up with Deputy Director Liu now."
After returning to the post and answering the phone, the black-faced captain felt frightened when he heard Deputy Director Liu's excited voice.
Although Deputy Director Liu is not the top leader of the Railway Research Institute, due to his seniority and profound background, he has had great power since he joined the Railway Research Institute.
Although they could keep the young man out according to the rules and regulations.
but.
How can there be no humanity and sophistication!
"Comrade Li Aiguo, Deputy Director Liu is waiting for you in the office. Please come with me."
Under the guidance of the black-faced captain, Li Aiguo entered the Railway Research Institute.
Because it is newly built.
Whether it is the buildings or the landscape in the compound, they are much more beautiful than the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, and they will not look outdated even in future generations.
This shows that the country attaches great importance to railway construction.
After Liu Guozhang put down the phone, he returned to work.
Looking at the various data on the file, I couldn't help but frown.
It has been two months since he took over the position of deputy director, but the work situation has not yet opened up.
The research of each affiliated research institute is in trouble, and the first research group directly under it has no results.
Go on like this.
It is a trivial matter that one's reputation is affected, and one fails to live up to the expectations of one's superiors.
It's not that Liu Guozhang's work ability is not good, but that the level of domestic basic industry is lagging behind these days.
Railway technology is very demanding on the industrial level. Most of the technology could only be imported from Big Brother.
It is easier said than done to be self-reliant now.
A knock on the door was heard.
Liu Guozhang then closed the documents and rubbed his face vigorously to make himself look less tired.
As a teacher, I really don’t want to embarrass myself in front of students.
"It's Captain Zhang, thank you."
"Boss, you're welcome."
After seeing off the black-faced captain, Liu Guozhang moved Li Aiguo to the sofa, picked up the iron-shell tea bottle, and poured him a cup of tea.
I also specially pinched a handful of tea leaves.
"Teacher, you are changing a shotgun for a cannon."
Li Aiguo looked around the office. It had wooden floors and a vermilion desk. Although the furnishings were not luxurious, they had an indescribable sense of majesty.
Liu Guozhang put down his teacup, leaned back and placed his hands on the armrests of the sofa, with an indescribable tiredness on his face.
"The greater the responsibility, the greater the pressure. When I was doing activities, I didn't feel this way. At that time, I only knew that I would risk my life."
He seemed to remember something, straightened up and looked at Li Aiguo: "Let's not talk about this anymore, how is your work recently?"
"I worked on a case with Lao Niu from the Ministry of Armed Forces a while ago, and I just recently returned to the crew group." Although Liu Guozhang was of high rank, Li Aiguo still did not reveal the details.
"I saw this case on the internal reference. It was a pseudonym. I didn't expect it to be your kid."
Liu Guozhang thought it was Liu Feng's case, and he suddenly became more energetic: "You can drive a train and handle cases. You are an all-rounder."
"Hehe, this is all taught by the teacher."
Li Aiguo unceremoniously picked up a pack of white cigarettes from the table.
He took out one and handed it to Liu Guozhang, then lit one himself.
After taking two deep breaths, he opened the canvas bag and took out a drawing.
"Teacher, I took advantage of my free time to tinker with a little gadget. Please give me some advice."
"drawing?"
Liu Guozhang picked up the drawing suspiciously and looked at it carefully.
At first, his expression was a bit disapproving.
But after taking two glances, his expression suddenly changed. His eyes were fixed on the drawing and he could no longer look away.
"The self-unloading of cargo is realized through the method of hydraulic self-unloading and rollover."
Li Aiguo smoked a cigarette and said slowly: "The last time I drove a coal truck, I saw temporary workers risking their lives by climbing to the top of the truck to unload coal. I thought at that time that if they could unload coal themselves, they wouldn't have to take risks anymore. , that’s why we designed this dump truck.”
"Snapped"
A big slap hit the drawing, and Liu Guozhang shouted "OK" three times in a row.
He stood up excitedly and looked at Li Aiguo: "Aiguo, it seems that you have taken my teachings into your heart. Those of us in the organization should always keep the people in our hearts no matter where and whenever, and care about the people's concerns. , think what the people think."
"Although this kind of self-unloading side-turning carriage is not technically difficult, it is of great significance. Once used, it will not only save a lot of time in unloading coal, but also avoid casualties."
The more Liu Guozhang talked, the more excited he became.
Once a dump truck is manufactured, it will be a big achievement.
However, whether it is feasible still needs to be verified by professional researchers.
After all, Li Aiguo is a train driver, and studying these things is just a personal hobby.
Liu Guozhang was a vigorous and resolute person.
Immediately, he put Li Aiguo aside, picked up the phone and dialed the internal number.
After a while.
Five researchers wearing blue and black tunic suits entered the office.
One thing they all have in common is that they all wear glasses as thick as the bottom of a beer bottle.
Among these people, Li Aiguo also saw an old acquaintance - Dong Qingfu, the former engineer of Sifang Factory.
After not seeing each other for a while, Dong Qingfu has become thinner and has more wrinkles on his face.
Liu Guozhang held a short meeting on the spot and pointed to the drawing.
"This is the work of one of my students. Take a look and see if it's feasible."
Dong Qingfu also recognized Li Aiguo at this moment. He looked at the tea in front of Li Aiguo and said with a smile: "Director Liu, your student is not Comrade Li Aiguo, right?"
"how do you know?"
Dong Qingfu said with a smile: "I have dealt with Comrade Li Aiguo before. The sandbags on the train are the masterpieces of Comrade Li Aiguo."
As he spoke, he no longer cared about Liu Guozhang and picked up the drawings to read.
As a professional researcher, Dong Qingfu's professional quality far exceeds that of Liu Guozhang.
"Although the structure is not complicated, the concept is quite exquisite! This is simply amazing!"
"Li Aiguo, I said at the beginning that it would be a real loss for you not to engage in research."
Liu Guozhang knew Dong Qingfu.
This old researcher has a very stubborn temper and is not popular in the Sifang Factory.
Out of love for talent, he personally went to Sifang Factory and transferred Dong Qingfu to the Railway Research Institute.
After a period of contact, Liu Guozhang finally understood why Sifang Factory did not want to see Dong Qingfu.
This person is like a stone in a latrine, smelly and hard.
He has a high level of self-sufficiency and never looks down on anyone.
Sometimes even if he, the director, said something wrong, he would be criticized by Dong Qingfu in person.
To be praised so highly by Dong Qingfu, could it be that his student is really talented in railway research.
While several researchers were studying the drawings.
Liu Guozhang walked up to Li Aiguo, took out a Chinese cigarette and threw it at him: "Aiguo, have you ever thought about working in a research institute?"
Li Aiguo took the cigarette, stood up and said, "Teacher, I am not from a major. The reason why I was able to come up with these inventions is because I was inspired by the difficulties I encountered and the things I came into contact with while driving a train.
If I left my job as a train driver, I probably wouldn't even be qualified to be an assistant to Engineer Dong. "
Li Aiguo did not belittle himself.
The researchers of this generation have very strong personal abilities.
Because there were no computers and the calculation speed of the abacus was too slow, the mental arithmetic ability of the researchers could compete with the most powerful brains of later generations.
The most important thing is that being a researcher in a research institute is not as interesting as driving a big train.
Liu Guozhang nodded: "That's right. The two inventions you made are not technically difficult, but the ideas are so clear. If it weren't for the staff who have been working on the front line for many years, they would never have thought of it."
"Teacher, this may be called coming from labor and going to labor."
The two were chatting.
The first research team has already studied the drawings.
Researcher Dong Qingfu took the drawings and said excitedly: "Director Liu, this set of dump truck drawings is so perfect, especially the design level of the hydraulic pump, hydraulic cylinder, hydraulic valve, frame, and workbench, which is far beyond Our regular designs.”
Liu Guozhang did not have a professional background. He waved his hand and said: "Old Dong, I would like to ask you whether it is feasible to dump and roll over the carriage."
"Of course it's feasible! It's absolutely feasible! It's absolutely feasible!" Dong Qingfu said excitedly.
Liu Guozhang immediately decided: "Okay, now you write the project plan immediately, and when the institute holds a project review meeting, ask several institute leaders and senior engineers to study it together."
"Yes! I'll do it now"
Dong Qingfu's expression turned strange when he was halfway through speaking.
He pulled Liu Guozhang aside and said in a low voice: "Director, should we find a place to manufacture the dump train car first? After the experiment is successful, we can submit the project to the institute for review."
Liu Guozhang also understood now, nodded and said: "Old Dong, you are very thoughtful."
"Director, I also see that you are a practical person." When the words came to his lips, Dong Qingfu wanted to slap himself.
Why don't you open any pot and lift it?
Liu Guozhang was not as stingy as he thought.
At this point the decision was already made to decide where to build the first prototype.
There are not many places in Beijing suitable for manufacturing prototype cars.
His eyes couldn't help but fall on Li Aiguo.
Li Aiguo also felt puzzled at this time.
The drawings have been submitted.
The research institute only needs to produce prototype cars according to the drawings, so what else does it have to do with him?
"Patriot, please come with me for a walk."
Liu Guozhang ordered the researchers to continue studying the drawings and took Li Aiguo out of the office.
It was mid-morning at this time.
The two of them strolled along the concrete path leading outside.
A breeze came out, and the big trees on the roadside made a rustling sound.
Liu Guozhang greeted passing researchers from time to time, and chatted with Li Aiguo from time to time.
"Patriot, you have solved my urgent need this time."
"Teacher, are things going bad here?" Li Aiguo frowned slightly.
Liu Guozhang introduced the current situation of the Railway Research Institute.
"After problems occurred with the SS1 electric train in Zhuzhou, we launched several new projects one after another, but none of them achieved the results we deserved."
Li Aiguo pondered for a moment and persuaded: "Teacher, we have a weak foundation and cannot compare with others. We cannot rush for a while and adopt a strategy of walking quickly in small steps."
"Short steps. That's a bit interesting."
Liu Guozhang nodded slowly and suddenly said with a smile: "Look, you gave me a big treasure this time. I should have thanked you, but now there is one more thing I need your help with."
"Teacher, just say it."
"I remember that the maintenance workshop at your Qianmen Locomotive Depot is the largest and most well-equipped in the Beijing Railway Bureau."
"That's true. The Qianmen Locomotive Depot was the main locomotive depot in the capital before liberation. It even manufactured train carriages."
Li Aiguo gradually understood this and took the initiative to say:
"Teacher, I have a good relationship with Chief Xing of the Maintenance Department, and I can help you connect."
(End of chapter)
