The train driver in the courtyard

at dusk.

The residents of the courtyard house gradually returned to their homes.

Everyone had already heard about Jia Dongxu cleaning the toilets, and they all gathered together and whispered among themselves.

"Jia Dongxu actually reported Liu Haizhong, he's a real scoundrel!"

"That's right. Why can't things be resolved within the compound? Why do you have to write anonymous letters to the supervisory committee?"

"We should stay away from this kind of person to avoid being framed by him." Xu Damao was particularly happy and stood by the pool as soon as he returned, shouting loudly.

"Xu Damao, you bastard, you want a beating, don't you?!"

As soon as Jia Dongxu entered the courtyard, he saw Xu Damao making fun of him. He stood up and was about to punch Xu Damao, but Yi Zhonghai stopped him.

"Dongxu, keep a low profile for now."

"Master." Seeing Yi Zhonghai's stern face, Jia Dongxu could only helplessly return home.

Now his only backer is Yi Zhonghai.

Qin Huairu also learned of this news. As soon as Jia Dongxu returned, she immediately stood up and asked, "Dongxu, why did you report Second Uncle?"

"I didn't do it!"

"How did they find that newspaper?!"

Jia Dongxu had always found it strange that the anonymous letter was clearly not written by him, so how could the newspaper match it?!
"Huai Ru, where did Xu Damao find the newspaper?" Jia Dongxu asked, grabbing Qin Huai Ru's arm.

"I was getting potatoes when Xu Damao rushed in and snatched the newspaper away."

"So, Xu Damao switched the goods halfway! Well, Xu Damao, you bastard, you're framing me."

Enraged, Jia Dongxu stormed out of the house and grabbed Xu Damao by the collar.

Xu Damao was talking enthusiastically when Jia Dongxu suddenly turned around and pulled him off the pool, almost causing him to fall.

"Jia Dongxu, stop trying to pin this on me. Me, reporting Second Uncle? Let everyone tell me, is that even possible?" Xu Damao almost burst out laughing after figuring out the reason.

Yan Jiecheng chimed in, "Everyone knows Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao are close, why would he report them?"

Nan Yi, who rarely gets involved in these matters, said: "Jia Dongxu, you've gone too far."

Jia Dongxu believed he had uncovered the truth, but seeing that the residents didn't believe him, he was anxious and didn't know what to do.

Seeing Liu Haizhong come in, he quickly ran over.

"Second Uncle, Xu Damao framed you. You should go and tell Director Liu right away."

"Xu Damao framed me?" Liu Haizhong laughed loudly after hearing this, shook his head, and went straight home.

Jia Dongxu: "."

He felt extremely frustrated.

Jia Dongxu had never suffered such injustice in his life.

In the past, he was caught because he had actually done something wrong.

Now look what's happened, they've been unfairly blamed.

"It wasn't me, it definitely wasn't me!"

"If I report my second uncle, may I be childless for life, may I be castrated, and may I die a horrible death. I swear to God!"

Jia Dongxu continued his tantrum: "I'm telling you this right now, if I find out which bastard framed me, I'll kill him. If I don't kill him, I'm not human."

Jia Dongxu pointed to the sky and swore an oath, which frightened the residents so much that they hid far away, afraid of being affected.

After trying to persuade him for a while without success, Qin Huairu had no choice but to call an older woman, and together they pulled Jia Dongxu into the house.

An older woman knows Jia Dongxu well.

Judging from his expression, it was clear that Jia Dongxu probably hadn't actually done this, and he was filled with confusion.

Back home, an older woman saw Yi Zhonghai leisurely sipping tea and sighed, saying, "Dongxu has been wronged quite a bit. I wonder which heartless bastard framed him."

"Pfft." Yi Zhonghai almost choked on his tea and coughed several times. An older woman quickly brought him a towel to help him clean up.

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai was in a bad mood, the older woman asked suspiciously, "Old Yi, did you do this?"

“You guessed right.” Yi Zhonghai took the towel and nodded as he wiped the table.

"How could you do such a thing!" the middle-aged woman exclaimed in shock.

"If Jia Dongxu can frame me, why can't I frame him?" Yi Zhonghai said with a gloomy face, throwing the towel on the table.

The older woman knew that Yi Zhonghai, despite his outwardly generous demeanor, was actually a petty and narrow-minded person.

Using such vicious methods to deal with Jia Dongxu is simply outrageous.

Seeing that she didn't understand, Yi Zhonghai tapped his fingers on the table: "I originally planned to deal with Liu Haizhong and Li Aiguo, but I didn't expect Li Aiguo to be able to bring down Director Yang. So I had to back down and push Jia Dongxu out."

"Dongxu is your apprentice! We were even planning to have him take care of us in our old age."

"That's precisely why we need to teach Jia Dongxu a lesson."

As soon as these words came out.

The older woman finally understood Yi Zhonghai's true intentions.

Nobody likes having a stepfather unless they're desperate.

The reason why Sha Zhu's father was scared away by Yi Zhonghai was because Yi Zhonghai also wanted Sha Zhu to take care of him in his old age.

The same reason why Jia Dongxu has only been a first-level worker for so many years.

It should be noted that Yi Zhonghai is a level seven master craftsman, so it would be very easy for him to promote Jia Dongxu to level two worker. However, he has been suppressing Jia Dongxu all these years.

"Originally, I thought that after Jia Zhangshi was driven away, Jia Dongxu would naturally become our son."

Unexpectedly, this guy had no intention of doing that at all.

This time he's cleaning the toilets. Without my support at the factory, he'll probably be kicked out sooner or later. Hehe.
To tame a dog, you have to give it a good beating and starve it for a while, so it learns who its true master is.

Seeing the sinister smile on Yi Zhonghai's face, the middle-aged woman couldn't help but shiver.

"I'm going to cook."

Yi Zhonghai poured himself another cup of tea, sipping it while squinting his eyes with smug satisfaction.

This was the most meticulously planned operation he had undertaken in recent years.

Now, not only has Jia Dongxu been put in a difficult situation, but he has also been made to mistakenly believe that Xu Damao was responsible. Shifting the blame is simply too perfect.

"So, the one who really framed Jia Dongxu was Yi Zhonghai?" Inside the Li family's house, Chen Xueru got goosebumps all over after listening to Li Aiguo's analysis.

"It's just my guess." Li Aiguo handed a blueprint to Chen Xueru: "Honey, do you think this kind of clothing can be made?"

Chen Xueru initially thought Li Aiguo was tinkering with mechanical equipment again, but upon taking a look, she discovered that it was actually a blueprint for a strange set of clothes.

It looks like workwear, but it's a bit different. The neck and sleeves are tight, and the shoulders and elbows are thickened.

"What is this clothing?"

"Special clothing for riding motorcycles. Try to make a sample of it."

As a cycling enthusiast, Li Aiguo had long admired the motorcycle teams of later generations.

Now that we have the opportunity to organize a motorcycle team, we still need to get standard equipment like riding gear.

It will come in handy during long-distance training exercises.

"The clothes are just a bit odd, nothing too difficult to make. My dad just got a new batch of sturdy fabric, I'll take it to him tomorrow to take a look."

As a tailoring expert, Chen Xueru instantly understood how to sew the cycling clothes.

"Brother Aiguo, shouldn't we take a break?"

Chen Xueru's face turned red.

Li Aiguo stood up, grabbed her slender waist, and threw her onto the bed.

Sprawled out on its back.

The night was quiet.

The next day, the steel rolling mill held a meeting, requiring all factory leaders, workshop leaders, and workers to attend.

At the meeting, Deputy Factory Director Li publicly announced the decision to deal with Jia Dongxu.

As Jia Dongxu's mentor, Yi Zhonghai made a self-criticism on the spot, saying that he would do his best to help Jia Dongxu improve his ideological awareness and ensure that Jia Dongxu would not hold everyone back.

The Party Secretary, who rarely makes public appearances, also made a statement: "Our Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill and Qianmen Locomotive Depot are cooperative partners and should help each other. Anyone who dares to do such messy things and undermine unity will be dealt with severely."

Deputy Factory Director Li then took the floor: "Comrade Liu Haizhong has been wronged this time. Considering his excellent performance recently, I hereby announce that Comrade Liu Haizhong will receive a verbal commendation."

Liu Haizhong has turned misfortune into blessing this time. With this praise, his chances of getting a better score in next year's promotion exam are much higher.

The workers congratulated Liu Haizhong.

Although it was just verbal praise, it was given in front of all the factory workers, so it was still an honor.

In particular, Liu Haizhong's apprentices became even more excited when they saw that their master was making progress, and expressed their desire to learn from Liu Haizhong.

"Keep a low profile, keep a low profile. We're just workers, we have to do our jobs honestly."

Deputy Factory Director Li concluded by saying, "From now on, if we discover anything similar, we will deal with it one by one. If anyone has any objections, they can speak to me directly. Let's not do this sneaky thing."

After the meeting, everyone, who had been holding it in for two or three hours, rushed to the toilet.

When they saw Jia Dongxu cleaning the toilets, the employees who usually didn't get along with him started teasing him.

Xu Damao's voice was the loudest: "Hey, isn't this Jia Dongxu, the first-class fitter? No, no, no, he should be Jia Dongxu cleaning toilets now."

Jia Dongxu couldn't hold back any longer and grabbed a manure scoop, rushing towards Xu Damao.

"You little bastard, have a spoonful of my food."

Xu Damao didn't expect Jia Dongxu to have switched to bio-chemical equipment; how could he possibly swallow this stuff?

He was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he ran away as fast as he could, forgetting about going to the toilet.

Xu Damao left the restroom, growing angrier the more he thought about it.

Jia Dongxu used to bully him, and now that Jia Dongxu has become a cleaner, he's still bullying him!
Xu Damao's eyes lit up, and he ran to the sanitation team to report Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu was a key person to be monitored, and the team kept a close eye on him.

Upon learning of the conflict with the workers, the team leader criticized Jia Dongxu for not even being able to clean the toilet properly, which made Jia Dongxu so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Dongxu, who was squatting and sobbing at the toilet door: "Dongxu, you haven't eaten yet, have you? Here, your master saved you a cornbread."

"Master." Jia Dongxu took a bite of his cornbread, feeling deeply moved.

At this moment, she could no longer hold back and burst into tears: "Master, you are the only one in this world who is the best to me."

"Good boy, it's good that you know." Yi Zhonghai patted Jia Dongxu on the shoulder.

Perhaps it won't be long before it's all settled.

Li Aiguo learned of this around noon.

Chen Xueru went to the tailor shop in the morning and asked Chen Fangxuan to make her a cycling outfit.

Although it can't compare to cycling clothes of later generations, it has a five-pointed star embroidered on the front, so it looks quite decent.

"What kind of clothes are these?" Xu Damao was going to show a movie in the countryside that afternoon. Seeing the cycling jersey, he asked, and then enthusiastically started talking about things at the factory. When Li Aiguo heard that Jia Dongxu and Xu Damao had clashed again, he immediately realized that Xu Damao was in trouble this time.

Yi Zhonghai set a trap for Xu Damao, and given Jia Dongxu's temperament, he would definitely try to make things difficult for Xu Damao.

"That bastard Jia Dongxu is a brainless idiot. I, Xu Damao, am a well-known upright man in the surrounding villages. Even the young girls in the countryside know that. Why would I need to frame Jia Dongxu?"

Xu Damao also felt very frustrated and didn't want to have to be wary of the manure spoon every time he went to the outhouse.

"I feel like Jia Dongxu is really wronged this time. Wasn't it him who wrote the anonymous letter?"

Seeing that Xu Damao was also suspicious, Li Aiguo shook his head: "I don't understand. Jia Dongxu and Liu Haizhong shouldn't have any deep-seated hatred, right?"

Upon hearing this, beads of sweat rolled down Xu Damao's neck and into his collar under the scorching sun, making him shiver.

"I saw with my own eyes that the newspaper the Jia family used to wrap potatoes had a hole. But what if that newspaper wasn't Jia Dongxu's at all? Or was it switched beforehand?"

The thought pierced my mind like a needle.

"Who in the compound hates Liu Haizhong the most? That coward Jia Dongxu wouldn't dare."

Yi Zhonghai's face, which always wore an air of "fairness," suddenly appeared before my eyes.

When Liu Haizhong was being promoted to work group leader, the old man smashed an enamel mug at the gate of the courtyard.

"Jia Dongxu was punished by having to clean toilets, and Yi Zhonghai became his only support."

They're using me like a knife!

Xu Damao was absolutely furious.

He's always the one playing others, but now he's the one being played by Yi Zhonghai.

"Yi Zhonghai, could it be that Yi Zhonghai wrote the anonymous letter and framed Jia Dongxu?!"

"Don't make things up without evidence." Li Aiguo put away his cycling jersey, turned around, and went inside.

Xu Damao thought about it more and more and felt that Yi Zhonghai was the most suspicious.

"You bastard Yi Zhonghai, you're really heartless. You even framed your own apprentice and then pinned the blame on me."

"If Jia Dongxu knew the truth..." Xu Damao was initially a little angry, but after thinking about it again, he couldn't help but get a little excited.

The compound will definitely become lively then.

Xu Damao turned and went into the house, where he told Liu Lan about it.

"Yi Zhonghai is so evil!" Liu Lan was also surprised.

"I'll go tell Jia Dongxu right now, there's definitely going to be a good show."

Liu Lan stopped Xu Damao: "Are you stupid? Without evidence, how can Jia Dongxu believe you? Didn't you see that even the patriotic brothers didn't stand up?"

"That's true. Jia Dongxu is an idiot." Xu Damao paused after carefully considering Jia Dongxu's intelligence.

Liu Lan looked at him and said, "Don't worry about this. We just need to live our own lives."

Xu Damao gave a perfunctory reply, but he was determined to find an opportunity to expose it.

For no other reason than to avenge being played.

Let's see what Jia Dongxu's expression was after he found out he had been framed by Yi Zhonghai.

Li Aiguo tried on the cycling jersey but felt that the hips were a bit wide, making it inconvenient to move around, so he took it to a tailor shop to have it altered.

Back at the studio, I had the riders report their height and weight, and then ordered a batch of cycling clothes.

This money can be included in the expenses of this cycling trip and can be paid through the company's accounts.

Busy until noon, Deputy Factory Director Li arrived at the Qianmen Locomotive Depot workshop under the pretext of delivering motorcycle parts.

"Nephew, I'm so sorry, what a mess this is."

Deputy Factory Director Li also brought several hundred kilograms of watermelon, which Li Aiguo had the wild car experts distribute to the apprentices who were busy in the workshop.

"Uncle Li, you're too kind. This matter has nothing to do with you. On the contrary, I should thank you for finding out the truth and clearing my name." Li Aiguo stood up and poured some Gao Sui tea for Deputy Factory Director Li.

"Nephew, oh dear, I really have to thank you properly this time." Deputy Factory Director Li took a sip of tea, his heart filled with excitement.

Because of this incident, Director Yang was hospitalized due to illness, which meant he had achieved a partial victory.

"This is all thanks to Uncle Li's dedication to public service, which has been recognized by our superiors." Li Aiguo nodded with a smile.

"Yes, yes, yes, wholeheartedly devoted to the public good!" Deputy Factory Director Li laughed twice and patted Li Aiguo on the shoulder: "Don't worry, your uncle owes you a favor."

Li Aiguo did not refuse.

Deputy Factory Director Li is like a more advanced version of Xu Damao; he can be particularly useful at times.

Deputy Factory Director Li was also very pleased. He then visited several other leaders of the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, first apologizing and then sending them a batch of supplies.

He was always addressed as "brother" by his superiors, and the leaders in the section all praised Deputy Factory Director Li for his competence.

This made Li Aiguo look at him with new respect.

Even without this incident, it's likely that Director Yang would have had a hard time defeating Deputy Director Li.

"This is the only motorcycle left. Once it's assembled, we can have an off-road training race tomorrow." Li Aiguo returned to the workshop, looked at the pile of parts and the frame, and stroked his chin.

"Wild car expert, get to work."

"coming."

****
Early morning is the busiest time in Beijing, with streets filled with hurried pedestrians.

Some walked, some rode bicycles, and they huddled together, rushing towards the factory or workplace, without even having time to appreciate the scenery along the way.

Today is an exception.

Passersby stopped in their tracks as they passed the entrance to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

"What the hell is this?"

"It looks like a motorcycle, doesn't it?"

"So many."

Thirty motorcycles were neatly arranged, their imposing presence and the riders wearing helmets and riding gear attracting the attention of passersby.

Red flags were displayed on the trucks behind.

"The First Cross-Country Training Race Around the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway by Hongxing Motorcycles from Qianmen Locomotive Depot"

Section Chief Xing went to great lengths this time, mobilizing the entire publicity department.

Colorful flags fluttered, drums thundered, and firecrackers crackled. (None)

There were also photographers from the Railway Daily taking pictures nearby.

As the crowd grew larger, Section Chief Xing gave Li Aiguo a wink: "Aiguo, say a few words."

Li Aiguo stood at the front on his motorcycle and did not refuse. He started the motorcycle and first did a few special moves, which drew rounds of applause.

Only then did he take the metal horn from Zhao Shuya.

"Everyone, today is the day of the training race held by the Hongxing Motorcycle Team of Qianmen Locomotive Depot."

As the team leader, I thank everyone, young and old, for coming to support us.

Our motorcycle team riders will uphold the principle of "friendship first, competition second," and compete with unity, awareness, and the spirit of the railway!

Li Aiguo stopped the throttle, stood on the slowly moving motorcycle, and assumed a standing posture: "Now, I declare the training race officially open!"

A round of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.

Although the onlookers didn't know what a training exercise was, the acrobatic-like movements immediately captivated them.

"Wow, this motorcycle is amazing. It can even run while someone is standing on it."

"It's much better than 'Happiness 520'."

"Let's go!" Li Aiguo raised his wrist to check the time, then waved the flag down again.

Thirty motorcycles, lined up in neat formation, left the Qianmen Locomotive Depot and passed through streets, receiving continuous applause wherever they went.

The streets hadn't been this lively in a long time, and more and more people were gathering on both sides of the road.

Li Aiguo and the Qianmen Locomotive Depot don't need to announce anything now; the people attracted by the motorcycle training race will find out for themselves.

"I heard that this training race covers a total distance of more than 4000 kilometers."

"Wow, riding a motorcycle that far? This motorcycle is really durable."

"Where is this Red Star motorcycle manufactured?"

"It seems to have been manufactured by the Qianmen Locomotive Depot itself."

"I never imagined that the Qianmen Locomotive Depot could manufacture motorcycles."

The news quickly spread throughout the capital.

Just as the leaders of the First Ministry of Machine Building arrived at their office, the deputy director of the Jinan Bicycle Parts Factory knocked on the door and came in to report on the field training race held by the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

Jinan Bicycle Parts Factory has always wanted to produce motorcycles, and for this purpose, it once spent a lot of money to purchase the Czech Jawa 50 motorized bicycle for imitation.

However, the Czech Jawa 50 motorized bicycle has relatively low specifications.

It was equipped with only one air-cooled single-cylinder gasoline engine with a cylinder displacement of 55mL.

It's not really a motorcycle; it's more like a motorcycle-bicycle (if that's the case).
Upon learning that the Qianmen Locomotive Depot had developed its own twin-bar motorcycle, the Jinan Bicycle Parts Factory got interested and sent many leaders to Beijing to do the work.

The deputy factory director said urgently, "Sir, the training race has too much of an impact; it will interfere with our factory's motorcycle production plan! Should we try to stop it?"

The leader frowned and glared at him: "Stop them? The whole capital knows about this training race now, what makes you think you can stop them? Besides..."

He slammed his fist on the table and emphasized, "Whether the Red Star motorcycle belongs to the Ministry of Railways or our First Ministry of Machine Building, it's everyone's asset! You have such divisive ideas, go back and write a self-criticism!"

The deputy factory director turned pale and quickly nodded before leaving.

After the door closed, the leader rubbed his temples and muttered to himself, "Perhaps in the very beginning, we should have left the Red Star motorcycle at the Qianmen Locomotive Depot..."

He pondered for a moment, then picked up the phone and connected with Teng, the leader from the Ministry of Railways.

"Old Principal, I heard that one of your maintenance depots held a motorcycle race. This is the first time such a thing has happened in the country. Congratulations!"

After receiving the call, Leader Teng immediately understood the First Ministry of Machine Building's intentions and said with a smile, "Comrade Aiguo likes to tinker with some novel things, and we old comrades should support him."

"Yes, yes, yes, I was your student back in the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University. I still want to learn from you now. Don't worry, I will definitely support young people in carrying on our cause."

After hanging up the phone, Leader Teng laughed: "That Aiguo guy actually got Lao Zhao to back down."

At this moment, the assistant pushed open the door and came in to report on the work done recently.

"After the John Bull family signed the agreement with us, we sold three more railway early warning systems. The Little Yi family purchased both the railway network and the railway early warning system."

"The first payment for these orders has already been transferred to the foreign trade department's account."

Each order represents a huge amount of foreign exchange. Leader Teng instructed, "We must pay close attention to the training of our dispatched personnel to prevent any mishaps."

"Yes!" The assistant wrote it down in his notebook and then reported, "After signing the agreement, Xiao Yi's purchasing representative wants to meet with Comrade Li Aiguo."

"Hmm? What was that purchasing representative's name again?"

“Sadamu”.

(End of this chapter)