Chapter 4082: Glorious Years

Master Zhao was a bit embarrassed by what Zhang Shouye said. He waved his hand and said, "I said a hero shouldn't dwell on past glories. Principal Zhang, please don't mention these things."

Su Xinghui said, "Master Zhao, no, this must be mentioned. You need to let these young people know how glorious you were back then. Only then can you cultivate their sense of honor for this profession!"

Master Zhao still waved his hand and said, "Forget it, don't mention it, don't mention it."

Su Xinghui said, "No, Master Zhao, I think we shouldn't have this class today. The effect won't be good anyway. Why don't you tell them about your glorious history today? Let them cultivate a sense of honor so they will study more seriously in the future!"

Weng Jingyao also said, "That's right, Master Zhao. You should tell them about your glorious history; otherwise, these young people won't know how glorious you were back then."

Wu Hetong, the Director of the Education Bureau, also chimed in, "Master Zhao, please tell us. We want to hear it too."

Master Zhao hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll pour out these old stories. I just hope everyone won't laugh at me."

Su Xinghui took the lead in applauding. Zhang Shouye hurriedly called for the other students in the workshop to gather around and listen to Master Zhao tell his stories from the past.

Everyone stood around Master Zhao, waiting to hear his stories. Master Zhao was not stage-frightened. Just kidding, he had even been to places like the Great Hall of the People and had shaken hands with national leaders; what kind of scene hadn't he seen?

Master Zhao thought for a moment, cleared his throat, and said, "Since the leaders asked me to speak, I will speak. My name is Zhao Tiezhu, and I am sixty-nine years old. I was an orphan when I was young, so I didn't go to school much. In 1956, when I was seventeen, I entered the Ding Hongxing Machinery Factory in our Linshan City as an apprentice. That year, I was finally able to support myself."

There was a look of nostalgia on Master Zhao's face. The past is always nostalgic and makes one sigh.

"At that time, my master was also an eighth-grade worker. That year was the first year Linshan implemented the eight-grade wage system. An eighth-grade worker was the highest-level worker. He was also designated as an eighth-grade worker that year, the first one in our Ding Hongxing Machinery Factory."

"You might not know how awesome an eighth-grade worker was back then. At that time, even the factory director had to respect him. He could walk sideways in the workshop, and no one dared to provoke him. Back then, my apprentice salary was only 13.82 yuan, but how much was his monthly salary? 131.76 yuan, almost ten times mine."

"What is the concept of 131.76 yuan? This salary was higher than our factory director's. At that time, a person's monthly food expenses were only 10 yuan. His salary was enough to support more than a dozen people, so his family ate meat every day. You can't imagine how envious everyone was of him." ===== CHAPTER 4084 =====