That's really cunning!
Chu Yu refused to believe that he couldn't win over this person.
"Mr. Robert, the New Year is just around the corner. I have two bottles of fine wine here. Would you be interested in having a glass?"
Robert's eyes lit up. His second uncle always served him baijiu (Chinese liquor), but he couldn't get used to Moutai at all!
I remember the first time he drank baijiu, he threw up immediately. After that, he was afraid of baijiu. But Shu Aiguo always said that Chinese people use this kind of liquor to entertain guests, and that when in Rome, do as the Romans do. He told him to drink more and get used to it.
God knows how much Robert hates spirits; he simply can't stand it.
Chu Yu actually said she wanted to drink red wine, how could Robert not be happy!
In his excitement, he drank a couple more cups, and with more alcohol came more talk. As he talked more, Chu Yu noticed some flaws in his words.
"Did he just say something about heat sensitivity...?"
Chu Yu didn't quite understand these technical terms either, but Xibao had plenty of knowledgeable employees. She called the employees over and had them hide under the windowsill to eavesdrop on her conversation with Robert.
Whether Robert wanted to say it or not, he was drunk.
With his abilities, even a few words he utters in his sleep would be enough for Xibao to use for a long time.
Sure enough, Robert relented, and one of the employees excitedly muttered, "I think I understand what he means—thermal sensitivity—not strong sensing, is there such a technical term?"
This employee never went to university. He started learning to repair machinery from his master when he was 14, and by the time he was 18, he had surpassed his master. Last year, when Shu Aiguo was recruiting mechanical engineers, he hired several university graduates, but he was also exceptionally hired.
Originally, those college graduates looked down on this young apprentice, thinking that he was young, had no diploma, and must have gotten the job through connections.
The apprentice was not discouraged. He often read books in silence and followed the college students to learn. After a few months of learning, he actually defeated several college students in a technical assessment. From then on, these college students treated him with great respect and never dared to look down on him again.
The young apprentice lacked theoretical knowledge and didn't know any professional terminology, but the college students understood it.
Is that right?
A college student was scribbling on a machine blueprint, and a young apprentice added a few strokes with a pen.
"This should be the case. If we change the settings here, we should be able to change the current situation where the machine frequently has problems. Perhaps, after the modification, the machine's performance will far exceed that of the original."
Both of them were quite excited. Foreigners' ideas were indeed advanced. If Robert was willing to teach them, they would definitely learn even better.
But Robert refused, so they had to crawl through it themselves!
The two of them scribbled and drew, repairing the machine overnight.
Robert drank three bottles of Chu Yu's red wine and felt a little embarrassed. After all, in China in the 1980s, wealth was not a thing, so how could he be so embarrassed to drink three bottles of Chu Yu's red wine?
Robert wanted to fix the machine secretly so he wouldn't have to hide from the eager employees tomorrow.
As soon as they got closer, they saw light coming from inside the window.
He pressed his face against the glass and saw a group of young people pointing and arguing around the machine, their necks turning red from the heated argument, yet none of them would back down.
At that moment, Robert felt inexplicably ashamed.
They sold the abandoned production line to China at a high price, but didn't give China any technology. They wanted to use technology to strangle China.
Robert visited China on business trips many times. At first, like many foreigners, he looked down on China, thinking it was backward and backward, and that the Chinese people were very old-fashioned.
However, after several encounters, he had to admit that his opinion of Chinese people had changed.
The Chinese were different from what he had imagined. They were hardworking and ambitious, full of enthusiasm and willing to delve into things. They knew nothing, but they used their passion to light up Robert's heart.
The door was suddenly pushed open, and several young people turned around at the same time, seeing old Robert standing at the doorway in the distance.
The room was silent until old Robert shrugged and chuckled:
"Don't tell me you're working overtime voluntarily? You Chinese are terrifying. It's just a little problem with the machine, and you're all stuck here, rubbing against it instead of sleeping?"
He spoke humorously, and the college students who understood laughed. The young apprentice couldn't understand English, so old Robert stepped forward, stared at the design he had drawn, nodded, and after a while picked up a pen and changed a few lines on it.
The young apprentice's eyes lit up. "I see! I knew something was off before!"
Old Robert laughed heartily, “I teach at the university, and my students have a very good foundation and are very intelligent, but they don’t have your kind of studious spirit… Their eyes are a bit dull, they lack enthusiasm for things, and even more so, they lack this kind of dedication. To be honest, you Chinese are really different.”
The next morning, just as Chu Yu got up, Shu Aiguo rode his bicycle to her doorstep, excitedly shouting:
"Chu Yu, it's done! It's done!"
Chu Yu rubbed her sleepy eyes, "What happened?"
"The machine is fixed! Not only did Old Robert fix the machine, he also took those young engineers on as apprentices, saying he would train them to become the pride of China's future!"
Chu Yu smiled. Robert was a man of ideals. Influenced by the United States, many countries were unwilling to help China with technology. However, engineers who possessed these technologies, if they had great love, would abandon their prejudices like Robert.
In Beijing, all houses have heating, but in Shanguan Village, there is no heating. In this poor and remote place, it gets especially cold inside when the northwest wind blows.
Chu Yu was wearing a thick down jacket and down pants, but she was still shivering from the cold.
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