sbdcsierra Why are they still chasing after him in Chapter 16?
Why are they still chasing after him in Chapter 16?
The workers present crowded around to examine the bearing, and they were all extremely indignant.
"I heard that the universal milling machine in Workshop 5 also has a problem."
"What 'Big Brother'? This is ripping us off..."
Yi Zhonghai's tone was complicated: "They're taking advantage of our ignorance! The old man was right, if you fall behind, you'll be bullied."
"Quiet down, everyone. What's the use of talking about this now? The most important thing is to solve the problem first!" Section Chief Ma looked at Zhang Chengfei. "Chengfei, can you repair this lathe?"
Section Chief Qian thought to himself, "You were the one who started cursing first, weren't you?" But he didn't dare say it out loud... Putting aside the fact that he needed the other party's help, this old man was very careless.
It is said that he had a dispute with their factory director, Mr. Feng, and punched Mr. Feng's table, cracking it!
Zhang Chengfei nodded: "Yes. Just remove the parts that are installed backwards and reinstall them. As for the bearings, you can lubricate them and use them temporarily, or you can replace the bearings to solve the problem once and for all."
As for how to proceed? That depends on the steel mill's decision. After all, the goods belong to them; they are only offering friendly assistance.
After pondering for a while, Section Chief Qian finally decided to fix it and make do with it for now. It wasn't that he didn't want to solve the problem once and for all, but all the parts for this machine had to be imported, and not only was there not enough time, but money was also a problem.
In these times of great need for reconstruction, those who are particular about their living conditions want to save the country some money and make do with what they have.
Having received confirmation, Zhang Chengfei got to work. He lubricated the bearings and removed the faulty parts, reassembling them.
After finishing, I put the lathe back together step by step, exactly as it was before.
Once everything was set up, someone restarted the machine, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief the moment it started running smoothly.
The worker in charge of the machine took the blank and processed it. After finishing, he took out calipers to measure it and exclaimed, "Boss, the precision of this part meets the standard!"
Upon hearing this, the crowd was first excited, and then angry.
The lathe, which had always only produced substandard parts, met the required standards after Zhang Chengfei's repair. This proves that what Zhang Chengfei just said was entirely correct.
The machine tools that the Russians sold us at a high price were indeed deliberately sabotaged by them!
The crowd erupted in another round of grumbling. The workshop foreman walked up to Zhang Chengfei and gripped his hand tightly: "Technician Zhang, you really solved a huge problem for us today. You're a great hero to our workshop!"
Zhang Chengfei smiled faintly: "I wouldn't call myself a hero. I'm already very fortunate to have managed to keep my job."
Section Chief Qian: "..." Why are they still chasing after him to kill him?
It was nearly midnight when the work in Workshop 3 was finished. Just as the bell rang to signal the end of the workday, Section Chief Ma said he wanted to treat Zhang Chengfei to dinner.
"You invited Chengfei, but not me?" Sister Xie said with a smile. "I've been delayed by you all morning too."
Section Chief Ma suddenly felt his heart skip a beat. He didn't dare look at the other person's face anymore and turned his head to say, "It's not like I asked you to stay. After you bring Xiao Zhang back, you can leave on your own."
Old Tian, a level 15 technician from the machinery factory standing next to him, was speechless: "Section Chief, are you talking to me? You're talking to Section Chief Xie, why are you looking at me?"
Section Chief Ma: "..."
Zhang Chengfei chuckled silently.
In the end, Section Chief Ma still treated Sister Xie to dinner. The group went to the No. 1 canteen of the steel rolling mill. They arrived early, and there weren't many people queuing at the food windows.
Xu Damao was originally at the front of the line, arguing with Sha Zhu, who was making preparations for the meal at the window.
Upon seeing Zhang Chengfei appear, he immediately waved his arms and shouted, "Dafei, Dafei, come here, cut in front of me!"
Upon hearing this, the people behind immediately began to complain, with some saying, "Xu Damao, are you out of your mind? Why are you letting people cut in line?"
They also said that if you want to be a good person, you should give up your spot to the other person and go to the back of the line yourself.
Xu Damao sneered at them, "What do you know? See this guy? He's a new cadre, a top student from the Mechanical Engineering Department, and also my brother!"
Sha Zhu poked his head out of the window: "Xu Damao, what nonsense are you spouting? Didn't you just meet Dafei yesterday? You didn't even exchange a single word, how did you become brothers?"
"What's it to you? We're brothers anyway!"
"You're a big egg! Just yesterday you got punished by Zhang Erya for causing trouble." Sha Zhu grinned mischievously. "I know, you're just trying to get close to her third uncle to avoid trouble from Zhang Erya, right?"
"You're talking nonsense! Do you think I'm afraid of an old widow?" Xu Damao was about to curse the old hag, but then he remembered that Zhang Erya's third uncle was there, so he changed his words at the last minute.
The two bickered back and forth, and although Zhang Chengfei didn't know why they called him Dafei so familiarly, he watched with great interest.
He found it amusing, and then a worker behind him couldn't help but say, "Hey, Sha Zhu, hurry up and start getting your food, don't waste time."
He Yuzhu slammed the large ladle he used for serving rice down with a loud bang: "What's the rush? All the dishes haven't been served yet!"
Seeing his apprentice Ma Hua and the fat man bring over a large pot of stir-fried cabbage, he said they could start and then asked Zhang Chengfei what he wanted to eat.
The people behind him were all eyeing him covetously, and Zhang Chengfei reaped a wave of disdain. Then, he looked around at everyone and said loudly, "Don't misunderstand, everyone. I just came over to say hello to a friend. I didn't mean to cut in line."
After saying that, he casually walked to the very end of the line.
After thinking it over, everyone realized that from beginning to end, whether it was Xu Damao asking for a queue or Sha Zhu asking for a lunchbox, this person had indeed not stepped forward, so they were relieved and began to mutter that Xu Damao and He Yuzhu were no good.
Zhang Chengfei stood at the very end of the line. Not long after, he heard Xu Damao and Shazhu arguing again.
Xu Damao said He Yuzhu was taking revenge on his own, and only gave him half a spoonful of food. Sha Zhu retorted that the portion was always this much; take it or leave it, or get out! Stop wasting everyone's time.
"If you waste one minute, there are at least thirty people waiting for their food. You've wasted half an hour of everyone's time. Can you, Xu Damao, take responsibility for that?" He Yuzhu said righteously.
Xu Damao slunk away with his lunchbox, while Zhang Chengfei smacked his lips, thinking, "Someone else is responsible again? Is this how people talk at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill?"
Soon, the group from the machinery factory finished getting their food and sat down at three tables.
Because Zhang Chengfei was a newcomer, Sister Xie pulled him to sit next to Section Chief Ma. Just as the three of them started eating, Section Chief Qian from the steel rolling mill and the director of the third workshop came over carrying several lunchboxes.
"Section Chief Ma, Technician Zhang, thank you so much for your help today... Here, this is a stir-fry we just bought. How does it taste?" Section Chief Qian placed four aluminum lunch boxes on the table and opened them one by one.
Stir-fried pork, stewed tofu, stir-fried eggs with chives, and a cold black fungus salad.
These are all rare and expensive dishes. Section Chief Ma exclaimed, "Wow, Section Chief Qian has really gone all out! What, is he trying to make Xiao Zhang take the blame, and is he trying to be polite first and then resort to force?"
Section Chief Qian's face turned green...