Chapter 687: Restored to Original Position

Time flew by, and it was March 1968.

Over this past year or so, He Yuzhu had polished this group of children until every one of them had become a talent.

They could drive all kinds of cars, weld circuit boards, and handle a Computer with ease.

It was unbelievable, but the lazy He Yulu had actually become the most skilled among them at using a Computer. Currently, He Yuzhu was having her participate in the production of a game console.

At the same time, good news came from Man Yatou's Laboratory—the first large-scale Integrated Circuit commercial Computer had been created.

What level was it at? It was roughly the level of the Intel 8086 from He Yuzhu's past life.

This achievement directly shocked the scientific community.

Just then, an appointment letter came down, and He Yuzhu became the steel factory's Factory Director once again.

As soon as he took office, he made the executive decision to transition to producing civilian automobiles.

A month later, recruitment began, and they hired ten thousand people at once.

Over the past year or so, the Yan family had mocked He Yuzhu quite a bit.

Especially Yan Bugui, who would sourly remark every time he saw him: "Zhuzi is impressive! Retired at such a young age, and the whole family retired too!"

Now that He Yuzhu had been restored to his original position and started large-scale recruitment, the Yan family finally began to catch on—it turned out he had laid out his chess pieces long ago.

The last time He Yuzhu arranged for people to enter the factory, he had invited a lot of trouble.

This time he changed his approach: he quietly trained his own people into talents, so that when the factory recruited, it had no choice but to use them.

Liu Guangfu and Yan Jiekuang also went to the recruitment office to sign up. Once they heard there was an exam, they both lost their confidence.

Yan Bugui sighed and lamented at home: "Yang Ruihua, this He Yuzhu... do you think he predicted today would come a long time ago?"

Yang Ruihua rolled her eyes at him irritably: "I told you long ago that the He Family wouldn't fall, but you insisted on going against them. Are you happy now? We could have gone to the He Family to talk and get Jiekuang into the factory. Now? I think it's unlikely. This recruitment is for all of Si Jiu Cheng; even if they hire ten thousand people, there might not be a spot for our child."

Yan Jiekuang chimed in from the side: "Mom, why don't you go beg Shen Guizhi? You two haven't had a falling out. If you let her whisper in his ear, maybe I could get into the factory."

Yang Ruihua glared at him: "I don't have that much face! You and your father offended the He Family completely, and now you want me to go beg for help? I won't go!"

At Liu Haizhong's house, the Second Aunt was also pleading: "Old man, go talk to He Yuzhu and get our Guangfu hired. The neighborhood office said that if he can't get into the factory, Guangfu will have to go to the countryside."

Liu Haizhong shook his head: "We've done plenty of digging at the He Family during this time. Now that he's the Factory Director again, what's the point of us trying to curry favor at the last minute? Besides, this recruitment requires an exam. Our Guangfu has been hanging around the streets for over a year, he doesn't know a thing, he won't get in at all."

Seeing that he couldn't count on his parents, Liu Guangfu turned and walked out in a rage, bumping into Xu Damao as soon as he stepped out.

Liu Guangfu cursed irritably: "Xu Damao, you damn well ruined my whole family!"

Xu Damao's eyes darted around, and he smiled: "Come, come, come, I'll treat you to a meal, calm down."

The two entered a nearby small restaurant. As soon as Liu Guangfu sat down, he started: "Xu Damao, it was all you egging our family on to go against the He Family. Now it's a mess, He Yuzhu is the Factory Director again, and we can't even pull strings."

Xu Damao curled his lip in disdain: "Pull strings, my ass! Didn't you see? He Yuzhu has been training his group for a year and a half, all in preparation for this exam. Before, we all thought he was a fool, taking a bunch of kids to learn driving and math, not knowing what he was fussing about. Now I realize he knew he could be Factory Director long ago, and these skills are exactly what the recruitment exam is testing."

Liu Guangfu gritted his teeth: "Xu Damao, you better be careful too. I think your job showing movies won't last much longer either."

Xu Damao took a sip of wine dismissively: "I haven't done anything wrong, what can he do to me?"

Liu Guangfu sneered: "You think he doesn't know about you messing around with young girls in the village?"

Xu Damao glared: "I'm a bachelor, so what if I mess around with young girls? Is it against the law?"

Liu Guangfu sighed, his voice filled with dejection: "I'm such a failure. I hung around with Liu Yahui for ages and got nothing out of it; in the end, I still have to go to the countryside!"

Xu Damao patted his shoulder: "Guangfu, actually the countryside isn't bad. When you go to the countryside, don't just sit idle, find a village girl and get married locally, isn't that pretty good? What's so great about being in the city?"

Liu Guangfu cursed: "Damn you, why aren't you staying in the countryside?"

Xu Damao spread his hands: "I am staying in the countryside right now, and I think it's pretty good. The people there treat me like an intellectual."

Seeing his smug look, Liu Guangfu felt angry. His eyes darted around, and he said with a smile: "Damao, do you know? That Xie Xiaolan of yours married a Cadre from the district. I heard he's a section chief, and the baby is almost born."

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao slammed the table with a "slap": "Liu Guangfu, you damn well love to rub salt in the wound, don't you?"

Liu Guangfu picked up a piece of food unhurriedly: "Xu Damao, it's not that I'm talking about you, but you definitely can't have children."

Xu Damao's face turned green, and he gritted his teeth: "I can definitely have children! You just wait, in a month I'll bring back a virgin bride."

Liu Guangfu laughed heartily: "How come I heard that Xie Xiaolan's pregnancy might be fake?"

A look of unease flashed across Xu Damao's face, and he immediately cursed: "Don't you go spouting nonsense! If I'm not mistaken, Yan Jiefang's kid must have told you that, right? That time was absolutely real! I saw her bleeding... if it hadn't been for that time... the miscarriage, my child would be several years old by now!"

On the He Family side, there was more good news—Chen Xueru's illness had been cured by Jiang Mei's Siqiang.

This news was even more explosive than He Yuzhu becoming Factory Director again. Jia Zhangshi spread it everywhere, and within a few days, the whole of Nanluoguxiang knew about it.

Actually, this was a rumor He Yuzhu had intentionally let out. Zhao Yingzi had taken the initiative to tell Jia Zhangshi, describing the healing process as something mystical and miraculous, and Jia Zhangshi added her own embellishments as she spread it all over Nanluoguxiang. The title of "miracle doctor" suddenly spread throughout the entire Dongcheng, and Jiang Mei's Siqiang suddenly became a celebrity, with the number of people lining up for his appointments multiplying exponentially.

After Yi Zhonghai finished delivering food to the Deaf Old Lady, he sat beside her and pondered for a long time before asking: "Old Lady, analyze this for me, is Chen Xueru's illness real or fake?"

The Deaf Old Lady squinted her eyes and said unhurriedly: "Treat the fake as real, and the real becomes fake. Xueru getting sick to avoid a disaster—that is what a smart person does."

Yi Zhonghai nodded, "Looking at it now, this kid He Yuzhu is really not simple. He seems to have calculated everything. He knew about the factory's expansion a year and a half ago and trained his own people into talents—this move is high, truly high!"

The Deaf Old Lady smiled: "He didn't even need to calculate it; there must be someone behind him."

Yi Zhonghai was stunned, then suddenly realized: "Could it be that for the past year and a half, the higher-ups intentionally let him stay out of these personnel struggles?"

The Deaf Old Lady waved her hand: "This is just between us; don't go talking about it outside."

Yi Zhonghai nodded: "Understood."