Siheyuan: Steel Mill Engineer

Chapter 47 Low-key
"Doctor Zhou, Doctor Zhou?"

"Ah?" Zhou Qianqian looked up at Huang Quanyou who was standing in front of her.

"Why are you here again?" Zhou Qianqian said impatiently.

"I have a headache, so I came here to let you check if I'm sick." Huang Quanyou sat on the chair opposite in a shameless manner.

"You are not sick. I have told you many times that you should not go to the infirmary all the time unless you have nothing to do. You are delaying other workers from seeing the doctor." Zhou Qianqian glared at Huang Quanyou and said.

"Hey, I just saw you were in a daze, what's wrong?" Huang Quanyou changed the subject directly.

"Huh? What's it got to do with you? And if you don't leave, I'll call the security department." Zhou Qianqian said angrily.

"Okay, okay, I can leave." Huang Quanyou said and went out.

However, Huang Quanyou frowned as he left the infirmary. He couldn't understand why Dr. Zhou, who was fine before, suddenly became like this. However, he had noted down some of the contents of Zhou Qiqi's newspaper.

"It seems to be related to this newspaper and the man during the New Year. I have to ask around." Huang Quanyou muttered and left.

"Mom, I suddenly feel like I'm useless." Zhou Qianqian said aggrievedly.

"Silly girl, no matter how outstanding he is, he is still your partner. He will be your husband and the father of your children in the future. As long as he is devoted to you, why would you feel wronged?" Zhou's mother said, touching Zhou Qianqian's head.

"My boyfriend was in the newspaper today, and now people all over the country know him," said Zhou Qianqian.

"Yeah." Zhou Qianqian felt very aggrieved.

"The newspaper said that after he started working, he had the courage to innovate and manufactured combine harvesters and rotary tillers. He also invented fertilizer production equipment, making significant contributions to the country. There will be more public announcements later, and if nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely be commended at the end of the year," said Zhou Qianqian.

"Just because of this?" said Zhou's mother.

"Xixi? What's wrong with you?" Zhou's mother asked with concern as she looked at her daughter's condition.

Zhou Qianqian is a proud person, but after what happened at school last year, she has become a little unconfident. Now seeing Yang Zhenyu's achievements, the little self-confidence she has left seems to have been hit.

"Really? I didn't know about this. What's going on?" Zhou's mother said with her eyes wide open. It would be an honorable thing to be in the newspaper.

After returning home at night, Zhou Qianqian was also in a daze, and seemed to be mentally and physically devastated.

"But I feel like I'm not worthy of her," Zhou Qianqian said.

"He must have had this invention a long time ago, but he never told you about it. I think he was afraid of irritating you. This shows that he is sincere."

"We women will get married sooner or later, and a man as outstanding as Xiang Zhenyu is even more precious. You should hold him in your hands and be a good wife. Live a good life with him after marriage. This is much better than your wishful thinking. Besides, I don't think my daughter is unworthy of others." Zhou's mother said.

"Why did you suddenly have this idea?" asked Zhou's mother.

"My boyfriend seems to be getting more and more powerful. If that's the case, am I still worthy of him?" Zhou Qianqian muttered to herself.

"You can just wait for his diploma to arrive, and then choose a date to get married. By then, you will be able to get to know him better, love him, take care of the house for him, and let him work hard on his career outside without worry. Then you can give birth to a big fat boy, and that will be perfect."

"Mom." Zhou Qianqian called out shyly.

"What's the big deal? It's only a matter of time. Your marriage has already been decided. You should think more about him now." Zhou's mother said. "I understand." Zhou Qianqian nodded.

Yang Zhenyu didn't know what happened to Zhou Qianqian. If he knew, he would at most say, "You are blinding your mind. What a mess of thoughts you have."

When he returned to the alley after get off work, Yang Zhenyu found that the compound seemed a little different at this time, and people seemed to be more enthusiastic than before.

As he walked all the way to the gate of the compound, his mouth almost froze from smiling. Whenever he saw someone greeting him, he would smile and nod, regardless of whether he knew the person or not. Just nod.

"Zhenyu is back. I read today's newspaper. You really gave our dean face."

The person I saw when I entered the room was still Yan Bugui, who was fiddling with flowers and plants at this time.

"Teacher Yan, please don't say that. That was just a preliminary announcement. There will be two more announcements later. It won't count until the final result is reached." Yang Zhenyu said modestly.

Although he felt that this matter was basically a done deal, he couldn't brag about it everywhere, so it was better to keep a low profile.

"You're being too modest. It's been reported in the newspapers, so how can it not be true?" Yan Bugui said with a smile.

"Well, I don't feel at ease." Yang Zhenyu shook his head.

"Okay, I won't chat with you anymore. I have to go home, otherwise my aunt will be worried again." Yang Zhenyu pushed the cart and left.

While having dinner in the evening, Yang Zhenyu looked at the food on the table. He knew that his aunt also knew about the incident in the newspaper, so she made so many delicious foods to celebrate.

"Zhenyu, do you think you can win this award?" asked an old lady.

"It shouldn't be a big problem. If the first prize is announced, then my chances are slim. However, for the second prize, my chances are still very high. I just don't know what the final result will be."

"No matter what, it is a great honor for Zhenyu to be featured in the newspaper this time. In all these years of the steel rolling mill, no one has ever been featured in the newspaper. If he can really win this award, the factory will definitely publicize it with great fanfare." Yi Zhonghai said.

"It's better to be low-key. It's not good to be too high-profile." Yang Zhenyu said with a wry smile and shook his head.

"This is a good thing. It has made a contribution to the country and must be publicized with great fanfare." Yi Zhonghai shook his head and said.

"I know it's a good thing, but I still like to keep a low profile. After all, I'm still young," said Yang Zhenyu.

"Well, that's true. I've only been working for a short time, so it's not good to be too high-profile. However, it's not a big problem. Young people are more motivated to work hard," said Yi Zhonghai.

"Okay, let's not talk about this. I just need to do my own job well. I won't think about other things. Anyway, the leaders of the factory are thinking about it." Yang Zhenyu said helplessly.

"When will your diploma arrive?" asked the aunt.

"It should be soon. My graduation certificate was mailed out before the New Year." Yang Zhenyu said.

Many things are really slow these days, especially during the Chinese New Year. Even registered mail becomes very slow due to traffic and other reasons.

And this is different from later generations. There was no Internet back then, so even if you wanted to check something, there was nowhere to go. Therefore, many things had to be based on the graduation certificate.

(End of this chapter)