These days, An Guosheng goes out early and comes back late. Every day when he comes back, he has a gloomy face and sighs.
An Jingzhi poured a cup of hot water and walked over to An Guosheng and asked, "What's going on, Dad?"
"I heard a few days ago that you were seconded for half a day. Is it related to this matter?"
An Guosheng was silent for a moment before saying, "It's definitely related to this matter." Anger flashed across his face. "Didn't our planes previously come from abroad? One of them happened to be damaged. Fortunately, the pilot was skilled, so we were able to get through it safely. But the plane can no longer fly and needs repairs."
"Originally, we had dedicated maintenance personnel helping with the repairs, but those damned maintenance personnel kept asking for all sorts of delicious food and fish all day long, and they wouldn't stop. They kept saying they weren't in good condition and couldn't fix it, and that we had to wait a few days. But there were only a few planes, and each one had a mission. How could they wait?"
After listening for a while, An Jingzhi finally understood that the country's scientific and technological development was too backward. The broken plane he bought from someone else had not been repaired by the other party.
But after these people came, they had to serve them carefully like their ancestors, and would go on strike if they were dissatisfied at the slightest.
It just so happened that a few days ago, an airplane needed maintenance, and the maintenance workers insisted on eating steak from the United States, but where could the country get them steak from there in the short term?
After working for most of the day, I got the most tender local beef and made steaks for them. But they were not satisfied, so they said they were not in good shape, missed their hometown, and could not repair the plane.
The people above were angry but there was nothing they could do. Later, someone came up with an idea. Hadn't An Guosheng and other eighth-level workers participated in the manufacturing of K49?
Although most people didn't know, there were still some people who knew about it, so they invited them through Chen Hongjiang.
But when it comes to building airplanes, they are just assistants, doing the work of making parts, and most of the time they follow An Jingzhi's orders. How could they repair airplanes?
For several days in a row, there was no progress at all.
The K49 is still under intensive production, so for the time being they can only use the old planes they bought previously.
After hearing this, An Jingzhi felt helpless and asked, "Why didn't anyone come to find me?" If he had come to find this matter, wouldn't it have been resolved long ago?
An Guosheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Aren't you still busy? Commander Chen definitely doesn't want to disturb you, otherwise he wouldn't have let us go."
It really couldn't be repaired, and everyone in the maintenance base was so anxious that they got blisters on the corners of their mouths.
An Guosheng himself was also anxious, mainly because he couldn't stand the arrogant look of those foreigners. Not only did they eat and drink their food, but they also went on strike at any time.
When they went to repair the plane, people stood by with their arms folded, laughing at them and pointing fingers while they were doing the repairs.
The people at the base glared angrily, but they didn't dare to take action. If they didn't, others might help them repair it. But if they really took action, there would be nothing they could do.
"I've been working on this job, but it doesn't stop me from repairing the plane." An Jingzhi said helplessly, "Look, after all this time, I've even delayed my mission."
"It's because so much time has been wasted and there has been no progress that I'm anxious. Otherwise, I wouldn't tell you." An Guosheng said.
An Jingzhi stood up and said, "Then I'll go with you tomorrow. Forget it, I'd better call the old leader first."
An Guosheng quickly stood up and asked uneasily, "Will it delay your business?"
An Jingzhi waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Dad. I know what's going on."
Li Hongjuan came out of the kitchen with the dishes and didn't see An Jingzhi. She asked, "Where is our son? It's almost time for dinner, why is he running out?"
"He said he had something to talk about and was going to make a phone call. Let's wait for a while. He should be back soon." An Guosheng didn't know how to explain in detail to Li Hongjuan.
Arriving at his office, An Jingzhi dialed that special number. The call was picked up immediately before the ringing lasted two seconds.
"Is there anything I can help you with?" Chen Hongjiang asked bluntly.
"Old leader, why didn't you come to me if you wanted to repair the plane?" An Jingzhi asked.
"Did your father tell you? I told him everything. He didn't tell you to avoid distracting you, old man." Chen Hongjiang scolded.
"Don't blame my dad. I guess he told me that because the leaders of the base were too anxious, repairing a plane won't waste time. But it would be a crime if it delayed the soldiers on the front line from performing their mission." An Jingzhi took the initiative to propose.
"How about this, I'll go there with my dad tomorrow morning."
Even though we have his blueprints, the plane still can't be repaired. It must be said that there is a shortage of talent in China at present.
Chen Hongjiang was silent for a moment before he said helplessly, "Okay, I didn't want to bother you, but now we can't do anything about that plane. Those damn foreigners are just eating and drinking and doing nothing, and we can't offend them to death. Isn't that infuriating?"
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The round trip took about 20 minutes. An Jingzhi knew that Li Hongjuan and the others would definitely be waiting for him to eat, so he pedaled his bike very fast on the way back.
When I got home, the old couple was still sitting at the dinner table waiting.
After a few brief explanations, the family finished their dinner and went back to their rooms to rest.
After breakfast yesterday morning, An Jingzhi and An Guosheng came to the aircraft maintenance base.
There are planes parked everywhere, some in use and some retired.
After walking a few steps, they saw Chen Hongjiang. The other party obviously saw him too, so they quickened their pace and moved forward.
"You're here so early, come on, I'll take you there."
"Old leader, why are you here too? My dad knows the way, he can take me there." An Jingzhi said a little embarrassedly.
"Do you think I want to come? Aren't I afraid that something might happen to you here? You are our secret weapon, I have to keep an eye on you." Chen Hongjiang said in a low voice.
As they walked, he introduced An Jingzhi, "This is a flight test base and an aircraft maintenance base. Although it's not as big as the place we went to last time, it's still quite big."
He pointed to a nearby warehouse and said, "There are a lot of scrapped planes piled there. We'll take down the usable parts and put them over there. If you need any parts later, you can look over there to see if there's anything useful."
He saw An Jingzhi's gaze fixed on a small western-style building with five buildings, and he explained with anger on his face.
"That place was built specifically for foreign experts to live in. We were afraid they would think we were neglecting us, so we built a small Western-style building and furnished them with everything like they would in foreign countries."
"To put it bluntly, our leaders don't live as well as they do."
Chen Hongjiang was indignant. "But they treat us like fools. Because we are hospitable, they think we are easy to bully. Just wait, when our aircraft is put into production, we won't have to rely on these bastards anymore." He became more and more angry as he spoke.
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