Chapter 16

"Ring, ring, ring..." A series of bell sounds rang out, signaling the start of the lunch break.

Lin Qiangsheng put down his pen and stretched his back.

He walked to the other end of the room, where three rows of engine casing molds were placed—cylinder block shells, cylinder head shells, and crankcase shells. These casting molds were all sand molds, which were made from wooden patterns by the mold workers.

In the mold workshop of a large engine manufacturing plant, the molds were arranged in positions corresponding to their numbers. However, when it came to handling these molds, a crane from the workshop ceiling was used. The scene was grand and orderly.

For the manufacturing of other engine components, some molds were made of sand, some of aluminum alloy, and others of wax.

Currently, the Jiang'an Auto Factory was in its early stages, lacking such good conditions. There was no expensive aluminum alloy for molds, and transportation relied on manual carts.

Zou Xue walked in and said to Lin Qiangsheng, "Qiangsheng, it's time to eat. Go get your meal quickly?"

Lin Qiangsheng turned and smiled, saying, "Sure, Sister Zou, I'll go right away."

The two of them took their lunch boxes from the desk drawers. At this time, others had also arrived, and they all went to the western construction site to get their meals.

The lunch was very rich, to give everyone more energy for work. After the factory manager and the director discussed, they decided to provide a dish for everyone every noon, while the rice had to be brought by themselves.

Today's dish was braised pork, and Lin Qiangsheng got a serving, then moved to his father's side.

Father and son sat down in front of a pile of bricks. As Lin Qiangsheng mixed his rice, he asked, "Dad, how many more months until the factory is completed?"

Lin Xiangrong took a sip of water from his water bottle and said, "The foundation is almost done, and the walls will be up soon. It should be completed in three months." As he spoke, a hint of happiness appeared on his sun-tanned face.

Now, on the construction site, Lin Xiangrong was the leader of the workers. Over the past two months, he had worked alongside everyone, sweating together. He was also responsible for coordinating the site, managing materials, ensuring safety, and overseeing meals.

Lin Xiangrong had earned the first place in the line for meals. The workers usually addressed him as "Boss Lin."

Lin Qiangsheng took a bite of his meal, looking at his father's tired face, dust-covered cheeks, and deeper crow's feet.

His eyes moistened, almost shedding a tear.

Lin Qiangsheng turned his head and wiped his face with his arm, swallowing the food and smiling, "Great! When the time comes, the mold workshop won't be a workshop anymore; it will be a mold workshop. All kinds of molds for car parts can be fully prepared."

Lin Xiangrong nodded happily and said to Lin Qiangsheng, "Good, son, eat more. Is there enough in your bowl?"

Seeing his father about to give him some of the dish, Lin Qiangsheng quickly smiled and dodged, saying, "Dad, you eat. I have enough. There's still egg soup, I'll get a bowl later, and I'll be full."

Lin Xiangrong smiled and nodded.

After finishing his meal, Lin Qiangsheng got a bowl of egg soup, which made him feel a bit full. The meat dish had been quite generous.

After a while, some workers finished their meals and went home to rest, while others found a place on the construction site or in the workshop to take a nap.

Father and son returned home and took a nap. When Lin Qiangsheng woke up around one o'clock, his father had already gone to the construction site.

Lin Qiangsheng strolled to the mold room and saw that everyone had arrived except him. He scratched his head and approached the girls with a grin.

Zou Xue and the others were handling the newly made crankshaft. Lin Qiangsheng smiled and asked, "Sisters, didn't you go home to sleep?"

The girls gave Lin Qiangsheng a look, and Zou Xue laughed, "Not like you, who sleeps so soundly." She pointed to his eyes.

Lin Qiangsheng wiped his eyes and said with a smile, "We need to rest well to make molds. If we don't rest well, we can't do a good job!"

Zou Xue hummed and turned back to continue handling the parts.

Lin Qiangsheng looked and said, "Good, the rough crankshaft is like this. After rolling and grinding, it will be a usable crankshaft."

The girls listened happily, smiling and continuing to watch Lin Qiangsheng.

Chen Bing, standing nearby, also said, "I didn't expect making a crankshaft to be so simple."

Lin Qiangsheng smiled and said, "Don't think it's simple. We don't know if our crankshaft is durable. This is a material issue, which we can't solve!"

Chen Bing was surprised and said, "Our crankshaft is so shiny, what could be wrong with the material?"

Lin Qiangsheng said, "If the material is soft, the crankshaft will deform; if it's hard and brittle, it will break easily."

Chen Bing understood and said, "Oh, isn't this the problem we often encounter when repairing cars?"

Lin Qiangsheng nodded and said, "Yes! Our materials, whether in formula or process, are really not up to par! Even the Soviet Union is far ahead of us in this aspect!"

Zou Xue asked, "How can we solve this? Won't the crankshafts we produce also be prone to breaking?"

Lin Qiangsheng shook his head and said, "We can't solve it. We'll have to wait and see. If the factory sells well, perhaps funds will be allocated to research the metal materials for the crankshaft."

Everyone nodded, thinking that was the only way.

With the help of manpower and resources, Lin Qiangsheng and his team quickly made the crankshaft mold and then tried to produce the transmission mold.

The gears for the transmission were assigned to the gear factory for production.

The gear factory was a large and powerful factory, and it had been decided early on to entrust them with the production of the car gears.

Qin Qidong was responsible for the coordination. The city's gear factory was a major and old military unit, and others couldn't get their attention. The industrial bureau chief had some influence.

Speaking of their city, it had a complete range of industries, with almost all types of industrial equipment being produced. This laid a good foundation for the development of the car factory.

Of course, these factories were large, old, and had a lot of national tasks. A powerful person was needed to mobilize them, and fortunately, they had Qin Qidong!

More than a month passed, and it was mid-September.

Around 8:00 AM on this day, the workers of the car factory lined up in two rows, all beaming with joy and cheering enthusiastically.

In the middle, there were five Jeta cars in black, white, red, blue, and yellow, all adorned with large red flowers, ready to leave the factory!

Zhao Hongbo and the leaders of the grain and oil company, among others, were radiant. They had been personally notified by Director Qin Qidong to come and pick up their cars.

"Congratulations! You are our car factory's first customers!" Director Qin Qidong's face was full of smiles as he loudly congratulated them.

"Congratulations to you too, Director Qin! You have really worked hard! Under your leadership, our province's car manufacturing plant has really taken off! Look at how prosperous the car factory is now! Hahaha... Our camera factory also welcomes Director Qin's visit and guidance!" Zhao Hongbo greeted with a smile, loudly praising.

"Yes, yes! Director Qin is really busy, but he has really made the car factory a success!" The manager of the grain and oil company, Xu Yanchang, also smiled and said.

The leaders of the other units also joined in the congratulations, shaking hands with the leaders.

Director Qin Qidong and the leaders of the car construction team warmly exchanged words with Zhao Hongbo and the others, congratulating each other. Amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the people, they got into the cars they had chosen.

The five cars of different colors started, and the gentle engine hum was not noisy.

At this moment, Lin Qiangsheng felt a slight relief in his heart as he watched the cars drive out of the factory gate.

He ran to the factory gate, and many others followed, all watching the cars drive away.

These were the cars produced by the car factory, the cars produced by their factory, the cars they had produced with their own hands!

At this moment, Lin Qiangsheng felt a surge of pride and pride in his chest, as if it was about to burst out and soar into the sky! He believed that the workers felt the same.

Lin Qiangsheng took a deep breath and shouted loudly, "Great!"

"Great!!!"

The workers instantly shouted together, their voices filled with enthusiasm and pride!

The shouts soared into the sky, reaching the clouds, very high, very high!

Page flip AD starts

Page flip AD ends