Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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After Qin Huairu finished speaking, she turned around and ran away. What bad luck today! She got tricked by He Yuzhu.

I was furious, but I couldn't talk to anyone about it, so I could only accept my bad luck.

He repeatedly wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, trying to comfort himself by thinking of it as if he had been bitten by a dog.

When I got home, the lights were already off. I groped my way to wash up and go to bed, but I couldn't fall asleep for a while as I lay down next to Jia Dongxu.

I couldn't help but compare Jia Dongxu and He Yuzhu.

Whether in terms of physique or family background, from professional ability to social status, Jia Dongxu can be said to be completely defeated.

She deeply regretted it; if she had married He Yuzhu back then, wouldn't she have been able to live a happy life?

As she drifted off to sleep, Qin Huairu was surprised to find that her wish had come true; she had returned to 51 and was marrying He Yuzhu.

Before they knew it, they were in the bridal chamber, where they spent a sleepless night with He Yuzhu.

Then she instantly woke up, opened her eyes, and saw Jia Dongxu lying next to her.

The room was pitch black, and Qin Huairu's mood was just as dark.

He Yuzhu was indeed in a great mood and very happy. Lü Xiaomi thought it was because of her, and she was all smiles all day long.

The air conditioner was assembled smoothly. After testing it, He Yuzhu made a drill bit and drilled a hole in the wall of his office before installing the air conditioner.

The power was turned on, the air conditioner was turned on, and then there was a loud bang that startled Lü Xiaomi.

Seeing that the air conditioner had stopped working, he smiled and asked, "Is the air conditioner broken?"

He Yuzhu said, "It's not the air conditioner that's the problem; it's the wiring that's faulty, and the fuse blew."

Lu Xiaomi was still somewhat doubtful, so He Yuzhu went to the electricity meter, replaced the fuse, and checked the wiring, discovering that the wiring simply could not withstand such a large current.

He Yuzhu hadn't had time to test the power before, assuming that a 1.5 square millimeter wire would be enough to power the air conditioner.

It seems we need to replace the wiring.

He Yuzhu used two wires as one to reconnect the wires, and then turned on the air conditioner.

Several leaders were waiting inside the room. It took three or four minutes for cool air to blow out of the air conditioner.

"The wind is actually cool?" Lü Xiaomi said with some surprise.

Xu Xiaomei was also surprised and reached out to test it: "It really is!"

Factory Director Shen nodded and said, "That's good, it will be cooler in the summer from now on."

He Yuzhu looked at the electricity meter installed separately in the room. It was an old-fashioned mechanical meter with a disc at the bottom that was spinning wildly.

"This battery drains way too fast."

How fast can the battery drain?

He Yuzhu said, "We didn't measure it before, but judging from this speed, it uses several kilowatt-hours of electricity per hour."

"What? So high?"

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "This air conditioner is equivalent to the electricity used by a lathe."

"Oh? Then I can't afford it."

He Yuzhu said, "Turning one or two air conditioners is fine, but if every leader turns on the air conditioner, we simply won't have enough electricity."

He Yuzhu was in a dilemma at this time. He hadn't considered the power consumption issue before and was only thinking about making the air conditioner first.

Now that it's been made, I realize I can't afford it.

It works in the factory, but it won't work at home.

In residential areas, people didn't have many household appliances back then. They just installed light bulbs, which consumed relatively little electricity. But this air conditioner, which consumed a huge amount of electricity, would be a different story if it were connected.

It simply can't handle the load; it will trip the circuit breaker immediately.

Last summer, many households used electric fans, which caused the voltage in that area to be unstable. The speed of the electric fans fluctuated, sometimes going up and sometimes down, and sometimes they would even stop.

It can't even power an electric fan, let alone an air conditioner that consumes such a huge amount of electricity?

He Yuzhu was thinking of inventing a refrigerator after he finished making the air conditioner, but he didn't think about the matching circuit problem.

Then it dawned on me that these two inventions could only be used in a machine factory, since there was a separate circuit and a huge transformer that provided power to the machine factory.

Forget about housing in residential areas; it's more cost-effective to just buy ice.

Factory Director Shen said, "Since the power consumption is so huge, we can't install an air conditioner in every office."

The main problem is that this will have too much impact and the workers will have complaints.

At first, the group was quite happy, thinking they could finally use air conditioning, but it turned out to be a huge electricity hog.

After discussing it, the group decided to set up a slightly larger office and work together in one office during the hottest time of the year.

Although it's a bit crowded, it's also cooler.

He Yuzhu thought that the matter was now completely resolved.

The next day, Director Zhu came to his door and asked, "Comrade He Yuzhu, I heard you developed an air conditioner?"

"This has been around for decades abroad, and I just did it based on the information I found," He Yuzhu said modestly.

"Take me to see it."

He Yuzhu also refused, and led Director Zhu and several others into the office, saying:

"Air conditioning has been developed, but it's too expensive to use; it consumes less than a few kilowatt-hours per hour."

"What? So high?"

He Yuzhu nodded, he hadn't expected the power consumption to be so high.

The main problem is that the air conditioners used by hospital nurses are all small, consuming less than one kilowatt-hour of electricity per hour for cooling.

Even in winter, the heating function should not be used beyond two degrees Celsius.

Little did I expect that the air conditioner I made would consume so much electricity and be so noisy.

However, due to limitations in materials, it is unlikely that improvements can be made in a short period of time.

"A few kilowatt-hours is fine, but this is an air conditioner."

Feeling the cool temperature inside, Director Zhu wasn't too surprised by the power consumption.

This surprised He Yuzhu, but he quickly figured it out.

If you've never experienced an air conditioner that only consumes one kilowatt-hour of electricity before, having a working air conditioner in this era, no matter how high its power consumption, is acceptable, since there's no other way.

Director Zhu said, "People can tolerate high temperatures, but some advanced equipment cannot withstand high-temperature environments, do you understand?"

He Yuzhu asked, "You mean using air conditioning to cool down some equipment?"

Director Zhu smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, some special equipment cannot withstand high-temperature environments. You know, some air conditioners used in China consume more electricity than yours."

He Yuzhu hadn't considered this issue before. Indeed, some experimental equipment cannot withstand high temperatures, as high temperatures can burn out electronic components.

Such sophisticated instruments and equipment would then be unusable.

He Yuzhu believed that he had made a failed air conditioner based on his own needs.

After Director Zhu explained it this way, he realized that other air conditioners consumed more electricity than the one he had invented.

Director Zhu asked about the other parameters, and He Yuzhu directly showed him the data.

Unfortunately, He Yuzhu's writing was very irregular, and even Director Zhu couldn't figure it out after just one glance.

He asked, "How many of these do you produce?"

"Including this one, there are three in total."

Director Zhu said, "I'll dismantle this one too, pack it up and take it away, and then produce 10 more."

"what!"

"Didn't I tell you that this is very energy-efficient? These 10-plus units are all for equipment use. I'll test them when I get back and see if I need to add more."

He Yuzhu had no choice but to agree, and arranged for people to load the truck and remove the one that had already been installed.

About an hour later, they saw Director Zhu and his party off.

I had just sat down in my office when the phone on my desk rang. I quickly picked it up and heard Director Li's voice.

"He Yuzhu, do you even respect me as the street director?"

"Director Li, what are you saying? I'm just one of your soldiers. I'll do whatever you tell me to do."

"Then why didn't you report to me that you produced air conditioners?"

He Yuzhu immediately groaned inwardly, realizing he had completely forgotten that the street office was his superior authority.

But Director Zhu has already taken all three air conditioners away.

He quickly came up with a reason and complained, "Director Li, you have to stand up for me! The air conditioners were just finished yesterday and haven't even been tested yet, and today Director Zhu and his men have taken all three of them away."

"What do you mean?"

"Just now, Director Zhu brought his men over, loaded all the finished air conditioners onto a truck and drove them away without paying a single penny."

"What? This is too much! You just wait!"

Then a busy signal came through the microphone.