Siheyuan, Shazhu: I have both parents in this life

Chapter 200 Let's try two different car models first.
Xiaoman and Hao Dandan were only placed in a specially designated area for storing and borrowing technical documents after signing a stack of confidentiality documents.

In the reading room, which is over 100 square meters, the only sounds are the rustling of pages turning and the scribbling of pens on paper.

Once they went inside, no one looked up; everyone was focused on the documents in front of them.

The administrator guided the two to a place to sit down and gave each of them a set of materials, the simplest kind, as the administrators were experienced by now.

Nobody reads the more complex parts of the materials, not because they don't want to, but because they can't understand them.

He Yuzhu took the time to translate some of the technical terms for them, which allowed the engineers to barely understand the materials with the help of a dictionary. Otherwise, they wouldn't even know what they were talking about if they had just figured it out on their own.

After Xiaoman and Hao Dandan glanced at the materials, they were a bit overwhelmed. They had studied foreign languages ​​related to politics and economics, and they didn't recognize any of the vocabulary words on the list. Even if they could guess what they were, they didn't know what they were used for.

The administrator had been watching the two women the whole time, and just by looking at their expressions, he guessed what was going on. Then he handed them two lists of technical terms.

"Who translated this? Such a high level of translation, why would we need to translate it?" Xiaoman wrote her question on a blank sheet of paper, not wanting to disturb others.

"This was done by our factory manager in his spare time. He has more important work to do, so how could he possibly be translating documents all the time?" The administrator took the pen and answered Xiaoman's question, which was also Hao Dandan's.

The two women nodded and then began to concentrate on translating.

When Xiaoman got home that evening, she asked He Yuzhu, "Brother Zhu, I now realize that technical translation work is not easy."

"It will get better gradually; everyone is like this at the beginning."

"Hmph, after getting your professional terminology list, I feel like I wasted my university years. It turns out you're the hidden genius."

"We studied different things. I majored in engineering, but you didn't study this."

"I don't care, you have to find a way to help us."

He Yuzhu turned and went into the house. Xiaoman followed behind him with the child in her arms. Under Xiaoman's surprised gaze, he took a large backpack from a box in the corner and put it on the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Here, this is the help I'm giving you."

"How come I didn't know there was such a big backpack in our suitcase?"

“How long has it been since you’ve looked through your boxes? I brought them back a couple of days ago.”

"Oh." Xiaoman, unsuspecting, shoved her son into He Yuzhu's arms and anxiously looked inside the backpack.

He Yuzhu took his son and gave him a big kiss on the cheek.

"Dad, it hurts, I won't kiss you." He Yaozu looked unwilling, then used his little hand to cover his face between He Yaozu's and He Yuzhu's faces.

"Hehe, you still complain about being prickly even without a beard, you just don't want me to kiss you."

"Prick, don't kiss, fly." He Yaozu said in a childish voice. He was afraid of being pricked before, and it was a subconscious reaction.

He Yuzhu gently tossed his son into the air and then caught him steadily.

"Hehehe, hehehehe." He Yaozu laughed excitedly.

"Brother Zhu, be careful!" Xiaoman said without turning her head as she flipped through the pile of books. This wasn't the first time the father and son had done this, but she still had to remind them.

"understood."

After a while, Xiaoman glanced at the books and exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Zhu, where did you get these professional books? I don't think we can buy them here. This is even more complete than our school library!"

"Some of them were brought back from Hong Kong, and some were obtained with the help of others," He Yuzhu said, half-jokingly. He had bought them all from outside, including all-English versions, Japanese-English versions translated by Xiao Rizi, and Chinese-English versions from Hong Kong.

If it weren't for the fact that back in the early days after liberation, when everyone was learning traditional Chinese characters, Xiaoman really wouldn't have been able to cope with the bilingual (Chinese-English) system.

"Oh, it's a pity I didn't have time to shop around when I went to Hong Kong, otherwise I would have gone to the bookstore too." Xiaoman was a little disappointed.

"Will have the opportunity next time."

"With these books, Dandan and I can save a lot of time. But could you ask the engineers at the factory to explain the basic mechanical theory to us? Otherwise, the translation will definitely be ambiguous."

"No problem, I'll tell you when I get to work tomorrow."

"That's great." Xiaoman came over and hugged He Yuzhu.

"Mommy, hug me!" He Yaozu called out as he saw Xiaoman coming over.

"Let your dad hold you, Mom needs to study."

"Daddy, fly!" Seeing that Xiaoman wouldn't hug him, He Yaozu could only ask his father to play with him.

"Okay, let's fly." This time, He Yuzhu held his son and performed airplane maneuvers such as diving, pulling up, and flipping.

He Yaozu was laughing so hard he almost choked, so He Yuzhu quickly stopped.

He Yuzhu put the child to sleep at night. Xiaoman read until very late and was eventually forced to rest by He Yuzhu.

The next morning, when they arrived at the factory, He Yuzhu had all the engineers called over and then formally introduced Xiaoman and Hao Dandan.

The applause was thunderous; it was as if a savior had arrived!

Then He Yuzhu also assigned a task: to learn from each other and translate the data on Toyota's 'Land Cruiser' in the shortest possible time. As military jeeps, the Russian GAZ-69 was really too ugly.

People still remember this car because it was originally called 'BJ', and it was renamed 'Land Cruiser' after the second generation.

Because everyone was focused on new technologies and no one paid much attention to car models, everyone started working on the 'Land Cruiser' after He Yuzhu singled it out.

Then the original BJ210's subsequent research and development was directly stopped, and the research and development team was directly changed to the B Auto South China Leopard Project Team. He Yuzhu's requirement was to produce a prototype vehicle within six months. In addition to normal production, all the factory's resources were tilted towards this project team.

After the task was assigned, the couple got busy, and He Yaozu is now sleeping with his uncle at his grandparents' house.

Although He Yuzhu did not participate in research and development, he traveled around to steel mills, rolling mills, and universities to recruit recent graduates.

He Yuzhu had only one requirement: to ensure the quality of food for the R&D team.

This sparked a small craze in the factory, with everyone striving to improve their technical skills, squeeze into project teams, and earn rewards.

Liu Shunde was forced to beg and plead everywhere he could, traveling to meat processing plants, farms, and communes on the outskirts of Beijing to follow the procurement team.

During this time, Liu Shunde also did something else: he actually found a chef with excellent culinary skills.

Finally, the procurement staff, unable to meet their targets, came to Liu Shunde to complain, and Liu Shunde had no choice but to comply.

A few days later, Liu Shunde somehow learned that He Yuzhu was the real expert in procurement, so he went to He Yuzhu and complained like a wronged wife.

He Yuzhu looked at the deputy factory director, who was in his forties, with amusement and said, "Old Liu, if you didn't know better, you'd think your wife was giving you a hard time at home."

"Factory manager, please help me. I've done my best with the task you assigned me."

"Okay, I got it. Wait for my message."

"Thank you, director!"

"You can't skip the places you need to go yourself. Don't think that just because I'm helping you, you can relax."

"Yes Yes."

Then He Yuzhu drove the factory's BJ210 out for a while. He went to the warehouse that he had previously borrowed from the street office, but found it was still empty. He turned around and drove back to the factory.

After returning, he first called Wang Hongxia to confirm the warehouse situation.

Who is Wang Hongxia? Just by hearing her name, she knew that He Yuzhu was going to bring back supplies again. Although more than a year had passed since the disaster, supplies were still scarce, so she made her request.

"Zhuzi, whatever you make, leave some for us. Auntie needs some too."

"Let me see, I'll let you know when the time comes."

"Okay, I'll be waiting."

"it is good."

The reason we used the street office's warehouse is because there are hardly any people there. The car factory doesn't have any warehouses outside; they're all inside the factory area.

Two days later, in the early morning, He Yuzhu went to the warehouse and released a bunch of corn, soybeans, peanuts, pork, chicken and fish. The produce in his space hadn't been touched for a long time, except for occasionally taking some out to eat at home.

He didn't return until almost dawn, and on the way back he bought a bunch of breakfast items: fried dough sticks, steamed buns, soy milk, and tofu pudding.

Luckily, he had a pot in his storage space, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to carry it, there are so many people in his family.

Xiaoman woke up and found him not beside her, which made her a little panicked.

When I saw him come back with breakfast, I asked, "Brother Zhu, when did you go out?"

"Not long after, I wanted to get some exercise today, and when I went out, I was attracted by the aroma of breakfast."

"Oh, take it to the main house. There's no way the three of us can finish eating so much."

"I originally bought it from FamilyMart."

"it is good."

After breakfast, He Yuzhu went to the factory and told his assistant, "When Director Liu arrives, have him come to my office."

"Okay, director."

When Liu Shunde arrived at the office, his assistant went to find him. Upon hearing that the factory director was looking for him, Liu Shunde was overjoyed and ran to He Yuzhu's office.

"Factory manager, have you heard anything from your side?"

"Take three trucks to ***, there's a warehouse there. After you bring them back and weigh them, settle the accounts and give me the money, receipts, and purchase orders." He Yuzhu tossed him a key.

"Three trucks?"

"What, is there a problem?"

"No, no, you're the best, factory manager."

"Hurry up, the meat won't keep well, get it into storage immediately." "What price should the factory manager use?"

"Let's raise it by 20% above the market price. We can't let them help us for nothing."

"it is good."

Liu Shunde took the keys and ran off excitedly.

More than two hours later, Liu Shunde knocked on He Yuzhu's office door with a file bag in his hand.

"Is the matter done?"

"Factory manager, everything has been put into storage. The money, invoices, and corresponding purchase orders are all in there. The settlement has been made according to the price you mentioned."

"Leave it there."

"Factory manager, your friend is amazing! Everything he has is the best."

"Okay."

"Can we do that in the future?"

"We'll see. Do you think that's just soil from the ground?"

"Understood, understood. I'll head out now. You're busy, Factory Manager."

Afterwards, He Yuzhu got another batch of supplies for the street office. As for Lao Zhao, he couldn't get any. Did they expect him to supply the whole city? He Yuzhu couldn't afford that.

Before they knew it, it was almost the end of 1963. One day, close to New Year's Day, Li Limin, the deputy factory director and head of the South China Leopard project team, excitedly ran over to find He Yuzhu.

"Factory manager, factory manager, it's done, it's done!"

"What's done? Speak slowly."

"It's all done, the engines, both four-cylinder and six-cylinder engines are done."

"Really? Let's go take a look."

"well!"

Upon arriving at the test workshop, Li Limin instructed the engineer to start the engine. He Yuzhu listened to the roar of the engine and a smile appeared on his face.

"Engineer Mu, what is the power output of these two engines?"

"Factory manager, this engine is a 4L inline 6-cylinder gasoline engine that can output a maximum of 140 horsepower. It's very powerful and can even be installed on a truck without any problem."

Engineer Mu pointed to the larger engine and then went to the smaller one, explaining, "This engine is a 2L 4-cylinder engine, capable of producing a maximum of 90 horsepower, which is sufficient for most small cars."

"It's best to leave the truck manufacturing to the truck factory. When can we get it assembled?"

"The parts for both models are almost finished, and we should be able to test drive them before the new year."

"Okay, then I'll wait until the New Year to ride in our new car that we built ourselves. I'll recommend you guys for credit then."

"Okay!" the entire project team shouted in unison.

"We'll have an extra meal tonight: pork and cabbage stew with glass noodles, and plenty of steamed buns!" He Yuzhu waved his hand.

"Thank you, factory manager!" This time it turned into cheers, and the sound was even louder.

"Alright, I won't keep you from getting back to work. Keep it up!"

"Yes."

He Yuzhu only made a brief appearance at the canteen that evening before leaving. He still held considerable authority in the factory, and many workers remained quite reserved around him.

Xiaoman has now integrated into the team. She has also taught herself a lot of mechanical knowledge. She even read through all the books He Yuzhu used in vocational school. Feeling that it wasn't enough, she goes to the library every weekend to borrow some professional books.

This made He Yuzhu feel a little ashamed, since he was the one whose major was more relevant.

Of course, he wasn't idle either. The information he brought back wasn't just about automobiles, but also about electronics. He Yuzhu submitted a report requesting the purchase of vehicle-mounted radios.

Even back on the Korean Peninsula, the US was already able to achieve short-to-medium range wireless communication. Ten years have passed, and there's supporting data available. There's no reason why China can't do it.

After some coordination by the city, a letter was sent to him to Factory 109.

Factory 109 was quite welcoming to He Yuzhu. Because of their background, the person in charge at Factory 109 knew a little about He Yuzhu and knew that the batch of documents was related to him.

After some investigation, He Yuzhu learned that portable shortwave radios had existed for a long time, but had not been upgraded because their functions were sufficient.

However, the people on the 109 side didn't understand why the vehicle was installed. They felt that while the vehicle could be maneuverable, it couldn't go to many places. Of course, their main consideration was military use.

He Yuzhu briefly explained the scope of use, which is basically two types: military and police. He Yuzhu also described some scenarios in actual applications.

Factory 109 immediately became interested; it was extremely useful.

They don't actually produce this, but making a few samples is no problem.

In the end, He Yuzhu didn't ask for too much—two front desks and ten vehicle-mounted units—and agreed to deliver them before the end of the year.

The engine had just been successfully tested when He Yuzhu went to urge delivery the very next day.

When I got there, I found out that the equipment had already been assembled and was just waiting for He Yuzhu to pick it up.

The power is much greater than the original, because the vehicle itself can be equipped with a battery, it's just a matter of installing one more, the model is dual-purpose 63-1.

He Yuzhu glanced at the size and thought it was a bit big, but it didn't matter since the car hadn't been finalized yet, so they could always find a place to put it.

"Director He, is the size okay for you?"

"should be no problem."

"That's good. During use, could you please record the data for us so we can make improvements?"

"no problem."

When will your car be developed?

"It will be soon. You'll be able to take it for a test ride then."

"Haha, okay, we'll remember that."

"I'll go first. I need to send this back so they can see if there's anything that needs to be changed."

"Goodbye, Director He."

"goodbye!"

He rushed back to the factory with his load and immediately delivered two sets of equipment to the testing workshop.

He hadn't told the project team about this beforehand, and the project team's chief engineer was puzzled when he saw the two things the factory manager had brought over.

After He Yuzhu gave a brief explanation, the chief engineer understood the purpose. The vehicles they were developing were originally two types: one for military use and one for police use. Of course, the police vehicle could also be used for civilian purposes.

After consulting with other engineers and technicians, they assured He Yuzhu that there was no problem and that they had a place to install it.

"Then it's up to you guys."

"Don't worry, factory manager."

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the first B-class South China Leopard-1 was assembled. He Yuzhu was the first to test drive it because no one in the factory was as skilled as him. He had outmaneuvered all the other drivers in the factory to win this opportunity.

The South China Leopard-1 is military green, 4.7 meters long, 1.8 meters wide, and weighs 2 tons. It is equipped with a 4L six-cylinder engine, a shortwave radio, four-wheel drive, three-speed manual transmission, and a convertible top (with a tarpaulin optional). Other equipment can be attached to the chassis, and the maximum speed can reach 130 km/h.

After driving the car around the test track on various road conditions, He Yuzhu was quite satisfied. The only thing he was not satisfied with was the seat, which was too hard and made his buttocks numb from the bumpy ride.

After they came out, He Yuzhu said something that left everyone speechless. These days, few people can afford to ride in a car, so who cares about this, especially since it's military-grade?

Of course, the factory staff still tried to make some improvements, since the factory manager had brought it up.

On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the first B-class South China Leopard-2 was assembled. This time, He Yuzhu didn't try to take it; he disliked the car's power.

The South China Leopard-2 is military green, 4.3 meters long, 1.6 meters wide, and weighs 1.2 tons. It is equipped with a 2L four-cylinder engine, a shortwave radio, four-wheel drive, and a three-speed manual transmission. Its maximum speed can reach 120 km/h.

After the test drive, apart from the slightly weaker power, it basically met the design requirements. The seats have been modified quite a bit this time, because this car is for civilian use, and the factory knows that many leaders may need to ride in this model of car in the future.

Once the car was built, how could He Yuzhu not show it off? The very next day at work, He Yuzhu called Lao Zhao.

"Vice Mayor Zhao, do you have a moment?"

"Zhu Zi, tell me what's wrong. It's almost New Year's, so don't cause me any more trouble."

"Look at what you're saying, do you think I'm that kind of person?"

"I think that's you. Just get to the point. I'm very busy."

"Could you please take some time out of your busy schedule to visit our factory?"

"Inspection tour, what's so interesting about your factory?"

"You'll see when you get here."

"No, I'm about to have a meeting."

"You'll regret it if you don't come!"

"It would be weird to believe you."

After hanging up the phone, Lao Zhao went straight to the conference room. While the meeting was in session, Lao Zhao started to wonder what this kid was up to. Thinking about He Yuzhu's past actions, he felt that refusing him might have been a bit hasty.

(End of this chapter)