Siheyuan: Steel Mill Engineer

Chapter 138 Welfare
"It would have been great if this car had come out a few years earlier. It would have been much more comfortable to drive it to the battlefield." Secretary Xiang said happily while driving.

"This car is a prototype. The mass-produced cars may not reach this level, but overall it will not be bad. It depends on how the production workshop goes." Xie Xiaocheng said.

"There will definitely be no problem. Once you have made the prototype car, there will definitely be no problem in mass production." He said to Secretary Xiang.

On the other side, Yang Zhenyu and a few others looked at each other in bewilderment. Secretary Xiang was really impetuous. He went to test drive the car himself so quickly.

"This car has not yet undergone a collision test. Secretary Xiang's impetuous personality is really hard to describe in words," said Yang Zhenyu.

"What is the collision test?" Director Yang asked curiously.

"It's to test the car's anti-collision ability. In the event of a car accident, can our car be saved? At what level of car accident will our car lose safety? All these have not been tested yet."

"How do you test this thing?" Director Yang asked curiously.

"It's just a simple experiment to test the impact resistance of various parts. I haven't figured it out yet. I'll think of a solution later. There's no rush anyway." Yang Zhenyu explained.

At present, there is no system for new car collision tests in the world. Western countries do have less perfect collision tests, but they have not yet formed a system, let alone in China.

"Okay, since you are the one leading this project, we will not be responsible for this matter." Director Yang nodded.

At noon, after a simple meal in the cafeteria, the group came to the road outside the factory.

At that time, there were no highways in the country, and vehicle performance could only be tested on ordinary roads. The only thing we could do was to choose a road section with few people and then conduct tests. As for more tests, coordination with superiors was needed.

In order to test the jeep named No. 1, the factory leaders and the engineering department were busy until the end of the year.

"It's the end of the year again. I wonder what kind of benefits the factory will give out this year."

"Yes, our factory is getting better and better, and the benefits are getting better every year, but I don't know what we will give out this year."

"It would be nice if we could give out some meat, but unfortunately there are so many people in the factory that it's impossible to give out meat. It would be nice if we could give out some flour."

"That's right. There are so many people in our factory. Even if each person eats two taels of meat, that's four to five thousand kilograms. Where can we get so much meat?"

"White flour is also very good. My family hasn't eaten white flour for a month."

"Lao Zhang, your eldest son has reached the age of adulthood, right?"

"Here we are. I don't know when our factory will open a branch. I'll see if I can get the boss in then. That way, the pressure at home will be much less."

"Yes, this little brat is eating me to death. Even if we are workers, we can't handle it with so many children."

These days, people believe that there is strength in numbers, and every family has many children. If you have few, you will be laughed at.

On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, workers began to receive benefits.

On the day when the workers received their benefits, they lined up according to the order of the workshop, and everyone began to receive their benefits in an orderly manner.

This year's welfare includes bonuses and food coupons. Every worker was extremely happy after receiving them.

Although I didn't get the physical object, it's the same as having the tickets. Although the year-end bonus is not much, it can buy a lot of things. The most valuable things are the tickets.

The main factory with over 10,000 employees did not receive all their supplies in one day. They only received all their supplies around 4:00 p.m. on the 28th. And the cadres like Yang Zhenyu had to wait until the end to receive their supplies.

As deputy chief engineer and R&D director of various projects, Yang Zhenyu naturally received more rewards and tickets of various kinds, enough for him to use during the New Year period.

"Why does the factory give you so much this year? It's more than last year." Zhou Qianqian was surprised when she saw the various tickets that Yang Zhenyu brought back.

"Only a small part of these are from the factory. The majority are rewards from the superiors. This year's project was done very well, and the superiors recognized it very much, so they gave me a little more reward. This year, our family can have a big year." Yang Zhenyu said with a smile. "Since you joined the factory, every year has been a big year?" Zhou Qianqian said, rolling her eyes.

"It's all thanks to our superiors." Yang Zhenyu said happily.

"I'm thinking of going back to work after the New Year, what do you think?" Zhou Qianqian looked at Yang Zhenyu.

"Why do you suddenly want to go to work?" Yang Zhenyu looked at Zhou Qianqian curiously.

Their family is not short of money, so it doesn’t matter whether Zhou Qianqian goes to work or not. The factory also arranged for her to take a short-term unpaid leave, which is equivalent to a long vacation.

"Taking care of children at home is actually quite boring. I think it's better to go out to work. Besides, I always feel that there are no good people in this compound." Zhou Qianqian said.

"Okay, now that Zhiyuan has been over 100 days old, you can go to work. But what about your son's meals?" Yang Zhenyu asked.

Yang Zhenyu's son was finally named Yang Zhiyuan.

"After the 15th day, the baby will be four months old. He can eat some rice porridge by then. I will feed him with milk in the morning and I will come back for lunch at noon. He can eat rice porridge at other times. It's not a big problem." Zhou Qianqian said.

"Okay, but it will be more difficult for you." Yang Zhenyu hesitated for a moment and finally agreed.

"It doesn't matter whether it's hard or not. At least I can ride a bike and it won't waste too much time. Besides, everyone is going through this now." Zhou Qianqian said with a smile.

"Then I'll buy you a bicycle after the New Year so it will be convenient for you to ride." Yang Zhenyu said.

"No need. Why buy so many bicycles? I don't ride them usually, so one is enough. You won't be back at noon, so I can just ride back. It's not like I haven't ridden before." Zhou Qianqian shook her head and said.

"This..." Yang Zhenyu hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed.

"Don't worry, it's okay. Our conditions are much better." Zhou Qianqian said with a smile.

These days, how many people want to move to the city, how many people want to work in factories, and how many people are hovering between life and death.

"Okay, I'm sorry to trouble you." Yang Zhenyu nodded.

"Guess who I saw today." Zhou Qianqian asked, changing the subject.

"Who?" Yang Zhenyu asked curiously.

"Ms. Jia Zhang, the one from the Central Courtyard, came here early this morning. Could it be that she has already taken a vacation?" Zhou Qianqian said.

"That shouldn't be the case. The factory has arranged a unified holiday for today. Even the branch factory shouldn't take the holiday early. Especially the apprentices, they must take the holiday with their master." Yang Zhenyu said with a frown.

"Could it be that Jia Zhang is up to something weird again?"

It’s not Yang Zhenyu’s fault for having this idea, but this Jia Zhang can really cause some trouble.

It's been a year since she joined the factory. God knows what she has come up with.

"That shouldn't be the case. How can she still cause trouble after entering the factory?" Zhou Qianqian asked curiously.

"Hey, if it was someone else, that definitely wouldn't happen, but it's hard to say about this Jia Zhang. I'm afraid this guy might have caused some trouble in the factory?" Yang Zhenyu laughed.

"Let's not talk about them. Go buy some things tomorrow. Even though my aunt bought a lot, we have to buy some too. Otherwise, we'll be laughed at." Zhou Qianqian said.

(End of this chapter)