Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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What's even more impressive is that He Yuzhu has already solved all the solutions that I previously thought were technically impossible to achieve.

After opening his mouth, Engineer Meng finally managed to say, "This can already be designated as a new lathe."

Faced with the undeniable facts, even as an engineer, he could only admit that He Yuzhu's new lathe was truly deserving of its name.

Director Zhu asked the others, "Do any of you have any objections?"

Everyone shook their heads. If even the most skilled engineer, Engineer Meng, had no objections, how could they possibly have any?

Director Zhu said, "Since no one has any objections, let's conduct a technical verification of the new lathe and draft a report."

He Yuzhu then reiterated the changes he made and how he made them.

Then the staff recorded the information, compiled it into a report, and Director Zhu and all the members of the investigation team signed it.

Before leaving, Director Zhu said, "Comrade He Yuzhu, just wait for the good news. It can now be confirmed that the lathe you have developed is the most advanced in our country, and even in the world."

He Yuzhu said happily, "Thank you, Director Zhu."

"You're too kind, it's what I should do."

After Director Zhu paused for a moment, he said, "And Comrade He, have you ever thought about changing your work location? I think it's a waste of your talents for you to work in this machinery factory. You should come to a place where you can give full play to your abilities."

He Yuzhu was dumbfounded. Was this guy trying to poach him right in front of him?

"I feel great working here."

Director Zhu said earnestly, "I think you can only fully utilize your abilities if you come to our institute."

Chapter 299 You did this on purpose, didn't you?

Lu Xiaomi, who had previously had some doubts about He Yuzhu's abilities, has had her perception completely shattered today.

Previously, I thought He Yuzhu was just boasting, but I didn't expect that today the group from the research institute would have already affirmed He Yuzhu's abilities.

They invented the most advanced lathe.

Looking at him again, I saw a hint of respect in his eyes.

He Yuzhu turned his head and suddenly caught sight of Lü Xiaomi's admiring gaze. He smiled at her.

Lu Xiaomi's pretty face flushed slightly, and then she didn't look at his old face again.

After seeing them off, He Yuzhu also finished his intense work for a while and finally got to relax.

With nothing much to do while sitting in the office, I called Lü Xiaomi in and asked, "Do you know how to play Chinese chess or Go?"

"I know a little bit."

"Go get a Go set, let's play a game between the two of us."

"Oh, it's still during working hours."

"Playing chess with me is also like going to work."

"Ok."

Considering how skilled He Yuzhu is, I might as well play with him for the next round.

Lü Xiaomi thought that since she had achieved a ranking in the city competition, she should give way to her superior. However, in the first game, Lü Xiaomi lost a large group of dragons.

"I didn't expect you to be so good at Go."

"Oh, not at all. I'm excellent at everything I do."

Lü Xiaomi thought He Yuzhu would say something modest, but she didn't expect him to be so boastful.

He gritted his teeth and told himself that he had to put in 12% effort to show He Yuzhu how powerful he was.

But in the second game, he still lost by more than 10 points.

After it was over, Lü Xiaomi, her eyes bloodshot, shouted, "Again!"

"It's time to leave work."

"I refuse to believe it will happen again in the next round."

In the third game, Lü Xiaomi was still utterly defeated, and in anger, she threw down the chess piece in her hand.

She turned and left in a huff.

However, when Lü Xiaomi went to work the next day, she was no longer angry and was able to work normally.

He Yuzhu received a call from a high-ranking leader, who praised He Yuzhu highly on the phone.

He Yuzhu was so happy that he chuckled.

The next day, the top leader came to inspect again with a large entourage.

It wasn't surprising that they were able to produce lathes before, since they were all imitations.

As long as you have the blueprints, any factory can easily replicate them.

This time, however, He Yuzhu raised the difficulty level several notches, modifying and upgrading the existing lathe.

If it were just minor modifications, that would be fine. But He Yuzhu's changes were too significant, large enough to alter the precision of the entire product.

It can be said that a new generation of lathes has been developed based on the existing ones.

"Comrade He Yuzhu, this new machine tool is our secret weapon. You must control the scope of its dissemination."

He Yuzhu said, "Not many people in the factory know about this now, only a few people do."

"We must keep this a secret. There's one more thing: since you have the capability to produce lathes, the production of the new machine tools will also be entrusted to you."

"Yes, I promise to complete the mission."

Of course, it's not that the machinery factory was the only production unit. He Yuzhu had already prepared the technical data, and the inspection team took the complete set of drawings with them when they left.

Before leaving, the high-ranking leader said, "I congratulate you. I'm so happy for you. Just wait for the good news. I've applied for a military medal for you. As for what rank you'll be awarded, that's up to the higher-ups to decide."

"Ah!" He Yuzhu hadn't expected such a good thing to happen.

The senior leader patted him on the shoulder and said, "Keep up the good work, and I hope you can develop even better products."

After seeing off the senior leader, He Yuzhu asked Lü Xiaomi to gather people in the conference room.

After everyone was seated, Lü Xiaomi wanted to leave, but He Yuzhu asked him to stay.

“We haven’t paid much attention to confidentiality before, but the production of this new machine tool will be subject to confidentiality. Everyone here is a veteran and is familiar with the confidentiality regulations, so I won’t say any more. From today onwards, you cannot discuss or disclose information about the new machine tool to anyone.”

Everyone nodded in agreement, and He Yuzhu simply gave these instructions without thinking it was a big problem.

Then continue working as usual.

Unbeknownst to him, the Ministry of Machinery was bustling with activity because of the report he had submitted.

However, this was the first time in history that such a thing had happened. Previously, they were still working hard to absorb the technology they had just learned, but now their own domestic unit had upgraded and transformed the existing machine tools.

A minor change would have been fine, but a complete upgrade was carried out, increasing the machining precision by an order of magnitude.

This means that more refined parts can be produced, which will have a significant positive impact on all aspects of society.

After all, lathes are the foundation of all industry; with advanced lathes, more advanced mechanical equipment can be produced.

Two days later, Director Zhu came over in person, and He Yuzhu welcomed him into his office.

"Comrade He Yuzhu, I've come to congratulate you today."

He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, thinking that everything was fine after the superiors' review.

"Where does joy come from?"

Director Zhu became serious and said solemnly, "Comrade He Yuzhu, you also know that the new lathe is classified."

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "I have already made adjustments to the plan. The production of new lathes will be done in a separate workshop, general-purpose parts will be produced in a large workshop, and small workshops will only produce specialized parts, which will then be assembled."

"That's good."

Director Zhu continued, "In view of this, your reward cannot be made public, but the due reward will not be reduced."

Director Zhu then opened his bag, took out a property deed, and said, "This is a small villa that we confiscated before, located in Jiudaowan. I'm giving it to you as a reward."

"A small Western-style house?"

Director Zhu nodded, somewhat envious, and said, "There are small gardens in the front and back, a basement, and a three-story building above ground."

He Yuzhu was quite surprised. Housing is still quite tight now, with an average of less than 5 square meters per person. Even high-ranking officials have various requirements and generally do not live in such detached villas in a high-profile manner.

Even if it's distributed by a higher-level leader, you still need to be mindful of the impact.

A simple and frugal life is the mainstream value; focusing on eating, drinking, and indulging in pleasures is a crooked path.

"Would this house be suitable for me?"

"If there's anything inappropriate, this is a reward for you, so please accept it without worry."

In addition to the house as a reward, there was also 500 yuan in cash, and then a receipt was handed over.

He Yuzhu signed the document, confirming that he had received the house and cash.

He thought the rewards were over, but then Director Zhu took out a small red brocade box and a certificate.

Director Zhu opened the brocade box, inside which was a medal gleaming with gold:

"After deliberation by higher authorities, it has been decided to award Comrade He Yuzhu a second-class merit."