Proletarian internationalism is built on the notion of seeking truth from facts.
Only when you stand firmly,
insisting on seeking the truth from facts
can socialist modernization
move forward.
We can now enter university!
What has been undergoing, as a practice, is the only discussion we will have to examine the truth.
More practically, the core argument is to emancipate the mind.
Whether or not...
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Ep 18
Where is the money?
Didn't get it, am I right?
Well, Brother Yuan said
his factory is also very tight on money recently.
After this quarter,
they will give the money back.
He said the same thing last time.
You forgot?
Well, Brother Yuan said,
he will definitely give the money back this time.
He'd rather pay us next month
than give bonuses to his workers.
They are a state owned factory.
Their accounting is supervised by higher authority.
Not like ours.
So what?
State owned enterprises have the right to not pay debt?
Your kept calling him Brother Yuan, so intimate.
Did that bastard buy you over?
No, I didn't.
I did everything that I could. I've asked him a whole day before he was able to give me a guarantee.
He called the Bureau Chief of the 2nd Light Industry Bureau in my presence.
He said that they will definitely return the money to us next month.
If he still doesn't return us the money next time...
If he still doesn't return us the money next month,
I will go and stay in the home of the Yuan family. I will not barge.
Sibao, drink some water.
That, Sister-in-law.
Sister-in-law, don't busy yourself with that. I won't drink. I'm not thirsty.
That, Older Brother, I have other things to attend to. I will go off first.
There is improvement today.
Your performance is not bad.
What improvement did I make?
Sibao didn't handle that matter properly,
but you didn't raise you hands against him.
You didn't reprimand him too severely too.
Your performance is not bad.
With you resting inside the house,
I'll be too embarrassed to scold or beat up anyone.
I will not allow them to come to the house to discuss work matters in future.
Otherwise, you might feel perturbed
when you hear it.
Go, go and rest a little bit more.
I am going to look for Shigen to discuss some matters.
Didn't Older Brother Shigen said that
you are not allowed to go to the Brigade these few days?
The creditors have been here the last few days.
Shigen is afraid that I might do big talks because I love my honor, so he's been holding them off in front all this while.
I can't be hiding all the time. Right?
And there is this Sibao.
He can't do anything right.
He just know how to talk his way out of things. He even got me these sugar-coated cookies.
Hey!
Don't throw them away.
We are all living in the same village.
He is after all a relative within these five generations.
If you threw these away,
won't that hurt his pride?
I'm bringing it to our mother.
I feel angry just looking at them.
I would like to have some of these apricot blossom cakes. Is it okay?
Okay. If you want to eat, just go ahead.
You are laughing at me. I won't eat anymore.
In all honesty, I didn't laugh.
You did laugh. You're laughing at me for being a glutton, for being a good-for-nothing.
Bring them to your mother.
No, when you eat it, it is like our son is eating it.
If mother knows that you want to eat them, she'll surely keep them for you. I really didn't laugh at you.
I was thinking about other things, that's why I laughed.
What other things are you thinking about?
Eat this first. I will tell you after you've finished eating.
Quickly eat.
Is it nice?
- You have some too. - I'll eat, I'll eat, I'll eat. You eat first.
- Quickly. Quickly. - You have crushed them.
Good.
Here, I want to show you something.
I was laughing because of this just now. Look.
What?
You bring everyone back first.
Okay?
This is because the higher-up owe us money.
As soon as the account is settled, we will return the money to you.
Why have you come over here?
That group of creditors are here. If they see you now, they will eat you alive!
Section Chief Shen of the cement factory is also here.
I told them that you are not in the village. Can you go back quickly.
Sibao has just been to my home.
He has given me some reliable news. I can't keep on hiding from them.
Where are the people?
- Over there. - Okay. Okay.
I know.
I am also in a difficult position now that all of you are here. Isn't it so?
- Section Chief Shen. - Secretary is here. Secretary is here. - Section Chief Shen. - Secretary Dongbao.
Secretary Dongbao, you are back at a last. You are back at last.
Say, I have been here a few times this month.
If I am still unable to get the payment for the goods,
- I will be sacked by the factory. Don't you know that? - Me too. - Secretary,
you have finally shown yourself.
Take it that I am begging you. Okay?
Just pay whatever amount that you are able to pay.
- That's right, just pay a little. - You can't hide from us.
Section Chief Shen, I am not hiding from you.
I would not have come here if I were hiding from you.
We are all honest people. I will not say flowery words.
We are also waiting for the construction debt that is owed to us by the city's wire factory.
But do not worry. They have given us some reliable news today.
They will definitely pay back by next quarter.
As soon as it is paid, I will bring the money to you.
We can't wait for that long.
I understand your situation.
But you have to understand our situation too. We really do not have any money.
Let's not talk about this first.
That, Shigen and Four-eyed, go and make the arrangements.
Go and have some drinks with everyone.
- Let's have some drinks together. - No, no, no. Please let us not drink anymore.
I have just been discharged from the hospital.
Secretary, I just want the money now. Let's not take about drinking anymore.
Dongbao, don't drink anymore. I feel like throwing up ever time we talk about drinking.
Don't drink anymore.
Then why don't we do this?
I will tell you in a straightforward manner.
By next quarter, if I, Lei Dongbao, do not return the money to you,
all of you can move into my home to stay and have your meals there.
Okay?
This is what you said.
This is what I said.
- Believe him for once. - Looks like this is all we can do.
Four-eyed, go and make arrangement for everyone to have a meal.
- Okay. That .. let's go, Section Chief Shen. - Go first. Go first.
- Shall we let's have our meal? Okay? - Let's have our meal first. - So we'll settle it as such, Secretary.
Okay, okay. We are so sorry about it.
Secretary has already said so. There will be no problems. Let's go, everybody.
Secretary.
This is really not how you should continue doing things.
If the wire and cable factory does not return the money next month,
I reckon that this group of people will really move in to stay at your home.
If the wire factory still does not return the money,
I will bring Old Shen and the rest to go and stay in the home of that rascal Old Yuan.
It's not my turn to get the headache.
Only you have the mood to joke at a time like this.
Can you make some calculations?
See if we can take some out to pay them.
I can see that it is not easy for them to come here time and again.
Please don't ever believe them.
They have been here for a few days already.
Everything was fine and they didn't say anything. They only started to tell their stories when you came back.
I reckon that
all these are the ideas of Old Shen from the cement factory.
There is nothing wrong with Old Shen.
Paying back one's debt is the right and proper thing to do.
If only Sibao could have been persistent with his stand, we would have gotten the money back a long time ago.
Then take a look at this yourself.
This month, there are some difficulties with the collection of payment
of the brick factory and the prefabrication factory.
Only the rabbit fur Purchasing Station seems to be smooth sailing.
The entire village is depending on this bit of money.
It won't be so easy if you are thinking of paying our debts.
Over at the Purchasing Station,
is the Old Macaque still being honest?
It's a rare opportunity that old thing is calm for a few days.
- What is it? Has he gone to look for you again? - No.
Such a large village and we are all dependent on that little bit of income from the sales of the rabbit fur.
You must keep a close watch over it. Don't let anything go wrong with it.
Why don't we ask the Old Secretary back to help us? I think—
I would have used him if I could a long time ago.
Old Uncle, he's too old-fashioned.
It's still alright for him to take charge of the brick kiln.
But can he be involved in business?
Then why not we ask Secretary Xu to help?
If Secretary Xu come out to help us,
then the wire and cable factory would at least give due attention to this matter.
Such a big thing has already happened to his family.
Don't give him anymore worries at this time.
What you are taking about?
Hello. Hello, how are you?
He's here. He's here.
Please wait a moment.
Dongbao,
Secretary Xu.
Hello, Secretary Xu.
There is no rain on the mountain paths.
The bright green air has dampened the garments of the people (T/N from a poem of the Tang poet Wang Wei.).
This is a very quiet place.
Does it suit you then?
The heart is untroubled and the spirit pleased. This is very good.
It is well worth the long mountain path we had to walk.
It's good that it's very good.
Otherwise, given this is a rare time for you to ask me for anything, if I'm unable to do it well, I'm so not a friend.
Dongbao, do you come here normally?
How would I have the time to do so?
After you spoke to me on the phone, I went home to ask my wife.
It was my wife who found this place.
You are a refined person.
How would I know what you like?
She loves to read too. I asked her to help.
She even told me that you came down here to look for peace and tranquility. She told me to keep quiet.
Do not talk too much. Go and enjoy myself if there's nothing to discuss.
That...why don't we do this?
I'll go and get some earthworms for you.
Isn't there some fish baits here?
Just keep me company here and fish.
Wouldn't you find me bothersome?
Dongbao. How many have you fished?
Ten or more.
Eat lunch in our house later. Let Ping Ping cook for you. Her culinary skills are good.
Let's have a few drinks afterwards.
Secretary Xu, why don't I change your bait?
It's been half a day and you haven't caught anything.
Just like when Grand Duke Jiang fished, let those who are willing take the bait.
- Dongbao. Let me test you. - Go ask. - During spring,
which leaves here would turn green first?
Why must you test me about that?
- The leaves here are always green. - I didn't ask my question
strict enough. My lover always said
that when spring arrives in Jiangnan, all the leaves haven't budded yet.
The willow tree will bud first.
When you look at it from afar, a willow tree would look like light yellow smoke.
Those buds are all light yellow. So beautiful.
My lover is a very meticulous person.
Ping Ping would also frequently ask me which tree in our garden would blossom first.
How would I know?
If I'm unable to answer, she'll torment me.
Secretary Xu, did you and your lover fall in love freely?
Yes.
Me and Ping Ping too.
After getting married, our relationship is still very good.
It's way stronger than those who got married through matchmaking.
When we were just starting to date, I was still a very poor man.
Ping Ping is beautiful, and her family is a household with residence permit. She didn't look down on me.
She was the one who wanted me. It's as if she stuck herself to me so we'll get married.
After getting married, I promised to her that she'll be my only wife.
I will follow her in everything. At home, what she said is the final word. I listen to everything she said.
Dongbao.
You did better than me.
I also told my lover that.
But afterwards, I told her that a good man's aspirations are all over the country.
That I will be living with her in separate placed for a long time.
It's now too late to regret it.
Let's not talk about this anymore. I plan to get transferred back to Beijing.
We can't frequently meet anymore.
You're just leaving like that?
I still have a preschooler son in Beijing.
My son has lost his mother. As his father,
I can't use work as an excuse anymore.
Once I leave, just boldly go do
the things you want to do. Based on the trend, the policies of the country
will become more and more lively.
If there will be any changes, I will write you a letter.
- I'll listen to you. - You're my friend here.
If you have any problem, you can come to Beijing to see me.
In terms of giving ideas, I still can help you with it.
I also can help you understand a larger world.
If I want to see you next time, I have to go to Beijing already.
If you come, I'll forever be around.
Drink some water.
Chen Yuanping is a person that's capable
if used the right way.
If no one would restrict him and just allow him to let loose,
he'll also be hard to deal with.
I can see that. He's different from you.
Once I leave, Chen Pingyuan's attitude towards you will surely change.
You must always remember two things. One,
stay far away from his finger. He's not someone you can be in company with.
What's the second?
Don't give him a chance to break party rules.
Don't worry. I'm also a party member. I know what to do.
Ping Ping! Quickly come out! Look who's here!
Ping Ping!
Ping Ping, this is Secretary Xu that I frequently told you about.
- Secretary Xu, hello. - Hello.
Secretary Xu, this is my wife, Ping Ping.
Wife, I fished these...oh, wrong. Secretary Xu and I fished these together. Go and cleaned them.
Then make two more vegetable dishes. During lunch, I'll eat with Secretary Xu and have a few drinks.
That...there's a newly brewed tea inside. You two drink some first.
The dishes will be ready soon.
Thanks.
Secretary Xu, it's all thanks to you that my brother Xiao Hui
was able to enter Jinzhou Chemical Industry Factory.
My whole family is grateful to you.
It's just right for me to do that.
Go inside and sit then. I'll be done right away.
Don't stand here anymore. Please come inside.
- Dongbao. - You didn't make empty brags.
Sit down. Sit.
You're talking about my wife being pretty?
It's mainly that she has a good bearing. Especially when paired with you,
she's very suitable.
Good bearing? I must remember that term.
Later, I'll tell those people saying that I'm so crude and incompatible with Ping Ping.
I'll tell them that it was you who said it and shut all their mouths.
Dongbao. You must treasure the person in front of you.
When you do things from now on, be more careful.
Secretary Xu, don't worry.
With Ping Ping keeping watch of me, I haven't hit anyone for more than a month.
Taste the tea.
Da Xun, going to work?
Big Brother.
- Why do you guys look suspicious? Just spit it out. - Big Brother.
- After just a few days, you're bringing that college student trouble again?
We're here to thank him today.
Right...thank him.
You're a person that would never say thanks. What wind has blown here today?
Before, Little Song, kept giving us piles of repair requests.
Everyone was so busy working. We were originally have a lot of pent up frustrations.
Never thought that not only was work progress not delayed,
the workshop was able to produce more.
These people were rewarded today. This is all thanks to Little Song.
Hence, we all came here to thank Little Song.
- It's our treat. Let's go drink tonight. - Right.
- Master Huang, come tonight too. - Sure. - Brother Xun, you must come too.
We once had conflicts with Little Song before. Let's use this drinking session to resolve this barrier between us.
You come to mediate.
You've improved.
- But make it later. Let him sleep more. - No problem.
- Okay already. We'll get going now. Master Huang, see you later. - Okay. Okay.
Really never thought that you care a lot on my disciple.
What can I do? Who made him my buddy?
Little Song has exhausted himself too much lately. He already know every towers, tanks, and lines here.
I couldn't even call him when I woke up this morning. He's too tired.
Not only does he work during the day, he has to read books and do researches at night. He only sleeps for 3 to 4 hours a day.
Just looking at him and I feel tired.
- What? - Work request.
Why are you being so fierce? Come...
Come.
Comrades! Comrades
Warmly welcome Chief Engineer Liu in inspecting our No. 1 Workshop.
Everyone, go back to work.
We're old workers here. During usual work interaction,
no need to do such grand acts. Your No. 1 Workshop was able to fulfill your assigned task,
even exceeding the required amount, under the premise of
not increasing investment on raw materials, no overtimes, and no increase energy expenditure.
This clearly showed how your No. 1 Workshop
was able to upgrade flow efficiency by giving too much attention on maintenance technical skills.
I brought our colleagues from the reorganization office
to personally see the transformation details.
Refine this experience into principles and promote it into the whole factory.
The person in-charge of the technological transformation of No. 1 Workshop is Section 1's Team Leader Huang Guoxing.
Old Huang, come over here.
- Let us let him tell it to you in details. - Master Huang,
when No. 1 Factory set up its equipment, I said that you've perfectly mastered your technical skills.
- You probably have gotten better these past 2 years. - Chief Engineer Liu,
it was the newbie college graduate Song Yunhui who is in-charge of the section's technological transformation.
I'll go look for him and let him explain it to you.
Old Huang, you're being too modest.
Little Song is your apprentice.
- Weren't his skills developed by you? - No. No.
When Little Song arrived, it was indeed me who brought him to familiarize with the workshop's equipment principle and operations.
But in clearly understanding all the lines, towers, and tanks, understand how the fluid moves and flows,
was all through his hard work.
It was also Little Song who followed the lines and clearly discovered the leaks and damages here in the section.
And, he calculated the ratio of raw liquid material being loss. Then, he reiterated the importance of leading the repairs.
This decreased the number of times we have to stop production for repairs every month.
That's why, our workshop was able to increase our production.
This Song Yunhui is indeed a talent.
Where is he now? Go and get him.
- He's currently in the separation pump doing tests. - I'll go call him!
Chief Engineer Liu.
This Little Song indeed has perseverance and determination.
His performance here in the No. 1 Workshop is exemplary.
The main point is Master Huang was a good teacher.
The main point is you have led them well as their director.
Let's go and let Little Song tell us his train of thought in doing this technological transformation.
Okay. Okay.
Let's go.
Little Song, your idea is not extraordinary,
but you're able to make it realistic
and be catered to the situation of the No. 1 Workshop.
Are you familiar with the other models of equipment in other workshops?
I haven't been in the factory for that long.
I also won't dare say that I completely know about our workshop's situation already.
Don't even say other workshops.
It's already not easy.
Chief Engineer Liu, how about this? Let's ask Master Huang to discuss it further?
Let's end here today. I also am familiar with the situation of No. 1 Workshop now.
Let me be honest. If we are to increase to the high level of theories,
this kind of technological transformation isn't extraordinary.
But because it was adapted to local conditions, the effect was good.
Chief Engineer Liu, we focused on the upgrading of the workshop's production
because we're responding to the call of Factory Manager Fei.
How about this? Little Yu will stay behind.
His literary foundation is good. Turn your No. 1 Workshop's story of conserving energy to upgrade its production
into a news article and publish it in our factory's paper.
If the effect is good, I'll recommend it to the ministry.
That's great!
In behalf of all the laborers, we thank Chief Engineer Liu!
How have you been well during this period of time?
Besides feeling a little bored,
feeling that there is nowhere for me to expend my strength, feeling a little like I'm wasting time on useless activities,
and having no friends to chat with and could only talk to myself, everything else is fine.
Your contrasting statements are well said. Later, if you write them in your essay, I'm sure it will bring the house down.
Xiao Hui, since you were transferred to the workshop,
we do not have much chance to meet anymore.
But I have always been concerned about you.
I kept thinking about ways whereby I could help you.
The opportunity is here now.
What opportunity?
The propaganda essay.
The recent technological ugrade are obviously all due to your credit this time.
I want to dig out that shining light in you through my essay.
I will write you as being smooth and slick in establishing social relations as well as radiant in every direction.
It will be best if through my essay, the leadership will begin to pay attention to you.
And transfer you out of this workshop quickly.
No need, no need. I'm actually quite okay here.
- What is so good here? - Da Xun, what are you doing? - Do not talk.
Yu Shanqing, I heard everything that your said just now at the door.
You are still a real man. You still know how to help your classmate.
Look at what he's become now. Don't even talk about the three-shift system, he still has to read books every night.
Quickly transfer him out of the most basic level, which is akin to saving his life.
Of course.
Xiao Hui and I were best friends in the dormitory during our university time. This goes without saying.
At least, you still cherish the old friendship. The grudge between the two of us
is considered to have been written off at one stroke.
Didn't the two of you reconcile already? Why are you taking about this again?
Yu Shanqing,
you have to keep the promises that you made. Look at you now.
You are holding the appointment of cadre, sitting in an office. Even your safety helmet is different from ours, the workers.
If you do not help Song Yunhui,
it is really beyond justice.
Da Xun, what trouble are you up to in there? Come outside.
I'm not making any trouble. We're chatting.
We're chatting, Master Huang.
Come out.
Go quickly, go quickly.
Remember what I said, Yu Shanqing.
Is this person always
- talking in a loud voice, pointing at other people's noses— - Okay, okay, please don't be angry with him. Don't mind him at all
Da Xun's character has always been like this.
And regarding this report, write it in whichever way that you should be writing.
Right, right, right. I will not quibble with him. Xiao Hui, just wait to read the essay. Okay?
[Internal Reference Room]
[ No. 1 Factory No. 1 Workshop, Movable Workshop ]
[ Silence ]
After accepting his assignment, Min Zhongsheng
returned to his workshop and especially gathered the old technicians together for a big technological meeting.
Everyone proposed that in the Internal Department of the No. 1 Workshop —
Don't read anymore. Song Yunhui's name is not even on it.
Yu Shangqing is bastard! None of those young fair men is harboring good intentions.
Just all talk.
Okay, lower your voice.
Why should I lower my voice?
If he dared to write this way, why can't I talk about it? Yu Shanqing is looking for a beating!
Who is this Yu Shanqing fellow?
Who doesn't know that the technological transformation was due to Song Yunhui's credit?
Master Huang, you made yourself very clear that day.
This rascal is pretending that he doesn't know anything.
- Song Yunhui's name is not even in the report! - Enough! Beat him up!
- Da Xun! - Do not stop me, Old Huang!
Stand where you are!
Yu Shanqing treats you in this manner and you still want to protect him?
Song Yunhui, we are all colleagues from the same workshop.
We can't let those sitting in the office bully us like this!
I'm the one who allow him to write this way.
What did you say?
I am the one who allow Yu Shanqing to write the report this way.
Do not go and make trouble for him.
Are you sick? Why?
It has nothing to do with you. Don't get involved.
It has nothing to do with me? Is that right?
Song Yunhui, let me tell you this. I will never ever get involved in any of your matters ever again in future.
What are you still looking at? Go! Go!
Workers are like this, they speak straight from their heart.
Da Xun didn't mean anything like that.
I know that. I don't blame him.
Little Song,
everyone knows in their heart what you have done,
even though it is not written in the report.
I know that.
Thank you, Master.
Chief Engineer Liu!
Chief Engineer Liu, are you still going out to settle some work affairs?
It's really hard for you. You must take care of yourself.
- Do you have something for me? - It is nothing important.
The factory's report came out this afternoon.
I wonder if Chief Engineer Liu has read the report on the No. 1 Workshop?
- I've read it. - I've read it too.
It is obvious that the Leader has made comments on it.
I have benefited from it in many areas.
Which areas are you referring to?
That is...on the area concerning the thoughts on technological reforms.
It has much more depth than my previous essay.
It was Chief Engineer Liu who polished it up for me, isn't it?
It was Old Zheng from the Reorganization Section who corrected it for you.
I corrected it too. Why are you actually looking for me?
There's something that I do not understand.
That part concerning Song Yunhui,
why was it deleted?
It was deleted by me.
I can understand that you want your classmate to become famous.
All these things are also done by Song Yunhui. You didn't make any false reporting.
Which means that...
...it should have not been completely deleted. Right?
Do you know that Song Yunhui is really looking forward to this report very much?
Little Yu, when you write the report this way,
you are not helping Song Yunhui. You are hurting him.
Why?
Our Jinzhou is a state-owned enterprise. It is the priority enterprise of the Ministry.
There are tens of thousands of people in the factory. There are all kinds of different ideologies.
If you allow a child who is completely inexperienced in society to enjoy such great honor,
are you not hurting him?
Think about this carefully.
Chief Engineer Liu.
But ..but the entire report didn't even embody one tiny bit of Song Yunhui's contribution.
As far as he is concerned,
hasn't this gone a little too far?
The finer trees in the woods will be devastated by the wind.
I am also protecting Song Yunhui.
Furthermore, within the system of industrial modernization,
if one were to achieve a little results, it's all because of the collective efforts of the laborers in the industry
advancing together.
I'll go off first.
[Jinzhou Chemical Industry Library]
Who are you? What are you doing here?
I'm reading the auxiliary reaction of organic mixtures.
Stop trying to slip your way out of here! Who are you? Why are you here?
I'm Song Yunhui from No. 1 Factory.
I'm here checking some files.
How did you open this door? You picked the lock?
- I didn't! - How did you get in then?
I have... I have keys.
Where did you get it?
- Come with me to the Security Department. - I didn't do anything bad.
Jinzhou Factory is an important unit of the state.
Inside the file room are important chemistry data.
Since you casually entered here, don't think that you can easily escape.
Come with me to the Security Department to explain things, and I'll treat that as you surrendering.
If you dare come up with other evil ideas,
- I only need to shout and you're in big trouble! - Don't! Don't! - Then come with me to explain things!
- I'm just— - It's me who brought him in.
Secretary Shui?
Little Liu, still not going home at this late hour?
I just got off school from the TV university. I realized that I left something here, so I came back to get it.
When I arrived, I discovered that this door is open.
- I didn't expect— - Never thought that you'll frighten him.
Secretary Shui, I was--
His name is Song Yunhui. He's a college student that got assigned here this year.
Your father also knows him.
This guy has great desire to improve. For the No. 1 Workshop to have increased production
is all thanks to him.
It's late. Go home.
Leave him to me. I brought him in, so I should be the one to bring him out.
Okay?
- Okay. I'll get going then, Secretary Shui. - Okay.
- Don't forget to lock the door. - Okay.
Secretary Shui.
The auxiliary reaction of organic mixtures.
How long have you been reading this book?
Weren't you reading it with other resources?
I only started reading it a few days ago. But in between, I've finished reading organic chemical bonds
and salt-tolerant macromolecules.
In just a short time, you've read so many books.
You really can read ten lines in one look.
I actually have read these when I was still in school.
Right now, I'm just relating it to the actual situation in the workshop and is looking for specific manipulation and theoretical guidance
in a more focused manner.
Who gave you the key?
Secretary Shui,
it's my fault. Don't punish other people.
You've just been here not long ago, but you've quickly learned how to cover up for your colleagues.
No, Secretary Shui! This...
- This has nothing to do with him. I'm the mastermind. - It's fine if you don't want to say it.
I'm just casually asking.
Let's go. If we still don't go, the library will be arranging people to do night duty.
Okay.
With the work in No. 1 Workshop being so busy, you still persistently come here everyday to do research?
I want to quickly organize and completely understand the technical records of the No. 1 Workshop.
But there are a lot of master plans that can't be found in the Workshop.
I can only secretly enter the file room of the main factory.
How about this? I'll call Little Liu of the labor union tomorrow
and ask him to make you a library card.
Stop sneaking in and out every day.
Not only are you breaking the rules, you're even disturbing me from reading books.
Thank you, Secretary Shui.
But I can't.
Why not?
Our No. 1 Workshop follow the three-shift system. My duty time is not fixed.
This library is closed by 7 pm, and there are a lot of documents that they don't allow to be brought out.
It is indeed inconvenient.
What do you suggest?
You will continue to keep that key?
Piercing the wall to steal a light everyday, just like a thief?
I don't mean it that way.
I want to say...
Can the library change its rules too?
Accommodate the work and rest time of front line workers like me and adjust their open schedule?
This suggestion of yours...
...is also reasonable.
I'll think about it.
You kept sighing. Are you brokenhearted too?
You're the one who's brokenhearted.
You're abnormal today. You are quite tough-mouthed.
Did you eat iron dregs from the metal casting factory for dinner?
Are you the same with Baer Ear and the others,
not feeling comfortable if you don't fight with anyone for a few days?
Right. Quickly fight with me to relieve me of boredom.
If you don't want to fight, arguing is fine too.
I've used up my argument allocation for today. Go and find someone else.
Ha?
You've fought with someone today?
With whom? What's going on? For what reasons?
Where did you fight? Did you use force? Who won?
Why are you so meddlesome? Such a gossip.
I'm concerned about you.
Didn't you say this afternoon that you won't meddle with my affairs form now on?
You're remembering grudges now, is that it?
I'm already not angry and you still won't drop it, is that it?
Hurry and tell me. Who did you fight with? What's going on?
- First was in the library. - First was...
You had a first and second half fight for one night?
- Are you listening or not? - I'm listening.
You say it and I'll shut up.
I went to the library to read books. Around past 9, a lady came.
We scared each other.
What lady? What's her name?
I only know that her surname is Liu.
Long-haired and quite fair.
- She most likely is working in the library of the main factory. - Liu Qiming!
The daughter of Chief Engineer Liu. You got caught by her?
- She didn't insist to take you to the Security Department? - She did.
- But afterwards, Secretary Shui mediated and convinced her to leave. - Secretary Shui...
- Head Shui? - Yes.
He didn't ask you where you got your key and how you got in?
Don't worry. I didn't rat you out.
Why is Old Shui in the library in the middle of the night?
I told you before that someone is in the library's second floor reading books during the night, right?
- That person is Secretary Shui. - That Old Shui is something.
Those technicians and engineers kept saying that he doesn't know anything about technical skills.
At such an old age, he still goes to study at night?
When my father was still alive, he would say
that he isn't impressed with anyone in the factory, except Old Shui.
And then?
And then Secretary Shui told me that he'll get me a library card.
I then suggested that he adjust the opening time of the library to match the work and rest time of laborers.
Then...Secretary Shui seemed to be unhappy about it.
Of course he's unhappy!
Now, they're promoting the factory head responsibility system.
Head Shui now has no power in his hand. Will people listen to him?
You just have to mention things that shouldn't be mentioned.
Secretary Shui would study behind closed doors every night.
I don't find him as vulgar as you all said him to be.
Educated people are not vulgar anymore?
Isn't that Yu Shangqing an educated person? Why then does he keep maintaining a line between you two?
You have a letter.
It's from abroad.
You're something.
You even are pen pals now with a foreigner?
Don't make up things.
This was written by a student of mine. She's currently studying in the US.
A Chinese not writing in Chinese?
Fake foreigner.
I'm going to sleep.
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