The Black Sea Shipyard is the only aircraft carrier assembly plant in the former Soviet Union. All Soviet aircraft carriers were assembled from here, including the Kuznetsov, now Russia.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, it lost the Black Sea shipyard and Russia no longer had the ability to build an aircraft carrier.

At the personal level, Ukraine, which has no demand for aircraft carriers at all, cannot build aircraft carriers by itself, is powerless and does not need to support a huge team of engineers. Even those engineers are extremely precious wealth, and this is the reason why the small temple cannot accommodate the big Buddha.

Grolev had no intention of surprise at all. He just sighed, but Gao Yang was a little surprised because he knew that since the collapse of the Soviet Union, scientists and engineers who even had problems in life have been recruited by countries in the world with demand and ambition, and China has indeed collected a lot of talents from it.

"Sir, I'm a little curious. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, many countries in China, South Korea, and recruit talents like you with high treatment. Why didn't you leave?"

The old man turned around and looked Gao Yang, then he twisted back, smiled bitterly, and said in a deep voice: "I am Ukrainian, I don't want to go anywhere."

The car fell into a brief silence, but not long after, the old man smiled bitterly again: "I'm sorry, I think I lied out of self-esteem. Well, if I could choose again, I would definitely leave Ukraine. My ideals, my efforts, my dead father, my wife, my son and daughter, everyone hoped that I could be an engineer, not drive a taxi here. I once chose loyalty to this country. But my loyalty can only make me a taxi driver. I think. This is fate. I used to be a respected engineer with a future, but now I drive a damn taxi here! Drive this damn taxi!"

The old man was excited again. He unconsciously raised his voice and said excitedly: "Gentlemen, I have experienced the disintegration of the Soviet Union! The motherland I planned to give everything for is gone, I became a Ukrainian, okay! Now I have to face these things again. I watched my country be fucked by others again! But I can't do anything. I have to drive this damn taxi to support my family, because I don't have enough pension for food and often can't send it to me!"

The old man was a little out of control because he suddenly started to cry as he spoke. After wiping his tears, he parked the car on the side of the road, and quickly wiping his face randomly while trembling, "I'm sorry, I'm a little too excited, please don't get out of the car. This place is too dangerous, we'll leave immediately. Let's leave immediately."

Grolev said softly: "It's okay, sir, you can take a break here."

The old man buried his face on the steering wheel, his shoulders shrugged and sobbed, "It's all ruined, once again, everything is going to be ruined."

After staying for about three minutes, the old man raised his head, picked up a towel to wipe his face with a car wipe, and wiped it with a self-deprecating smile on his face, and shook his head and said, "Sorry, I'm a little too excited, so you can see an old man full of complaints crying here. Oh, I can only say sorry."

Gao Yang whispered: "It's okay, sir, we understand you, please don't be ashamed of this. In addition, I must tell you that there are too few people who understand what your country will face, and wise people in this world are always lonely."

The old man shook his head, wiped his hand with a clean white towel, stretched out his hand to Grolev and whispered: "I'm very happy to meet you. Thank you for listening to an old man's complaint. My name is Nikola Yashkov."

Grolev whispered: "You can call me Yuri, it's great to know you, Mr. Yashkov."

"My name is Peter, and I'm glad to know you, Mr. Yashkov."

Gao Yang reported the pseudonym on his passport, which was also the pseudonym he always used in Ukraine, and shook hands with Nikola.

Nikolas forced a smile and whispered: "Sorry again to both of you, now we will continue on the road."

After the car started again, Gao Yang whispered: "Mr. Yashkov, can I ask why you didn't go to other countries when the Soviet Union collapsed? I think the most suitable position for you should be an engineer, not a taxi driver."

Nicholas smiled bitterly and said, "Fate, this is fate. I was still young at that time, less than forty years old, and I was in my prime. I was already a senior engineer at the Black Sea Shipyard at that time, but many people left, but I didn't. Because I was regarded as the hope of the Black Sea Shipyard, they left me a position. Although I was not as good as the treatment of going abroad, I still wanted to stay.

At that time, many people had fantasies that the Black Sea Shipyard could survive even if it was built for civilian ships. But later it turned out that these were fantasies. We were fooled. In 1995, the aircraft carrier was handed over to the Black Sea Shipyard for full disposal. But what could it be done? We couldn't finish it. That year, our old captain Marklov retired. The Black Sea Shipyard was getting worse every year. We had no job to do, and we relied on the seller's foundation to pay the employees' salaries. Although the meager salary was small, we could still barely make a living until when there was nothing to sell and the employees' salaries could not be paid, I could only retire early, and that was 2,000 years."

Waving his hand, Nicholas sighed: "The Americans fooled us. Seeing the aircraft carrier that I had spent half my life was first dismantled into an empty shell and finally towed away as scrap iron. My heart was broken. I lost my job and couldn't afford to retire. It was not as good as watching my own efforts being towed away as scrap iron. Fortunately, the aircraft carrier was reborn. No matter what, it was better than staying in the dock and rusting.

The Black Sea Shipyard has nothing, why don’t I leave? Because I am valued, gentlemen, it’s not good to be valued sometimes, and I can’t bear to leave either. My family, everything I have in Ukraine, how can I leave easily?”

Gao Yang nodded gently, but before she could express her opinion, Nikola smiled bitterly again: "Sorry, sorry, I lied again. I have said too much of this kind of rhetoric over the years, so that habits have become natural. In fact, where can I go? I haven't worked for a long time, and my professional knowledge has not been used. I am already out of date. Just like the Black Sea Shipyard, we are out of date together. China and South Korea have trained their own engineers. They no longer need us old men, at least not as needed as before. Now the new engineers have richer knowledge and use new machinery and equipment. Yes, the new people build new ships in the new shipyard, and the old people accompany the old shipyard and the old ship to decay together. This is the outcome of us."

It was so sad that Gao Yang couldn't help but start to feel uncomfortable. He said in a deep voice: "Don't say that, every engineer is a precious asset."

Nicholas smiled and said, "Thank you for your comfort, but this is really fate. In 1992, a Chinese invited me to China, but I didn't go because I think the Black Sea Shipyard needs me more. Unfortunately, if I missed that opportunity, I would never have the chance again. Who would look at an engineer who has not done any actual work in 20 years? Is there any?"

Gao Yang could not answer Nicholas's question because he knew nothing about the area of ​​the question.

Unable to hear Gao Yang's response, Nicholas smiled and said, "I was forced to retire, but my pension was not enough for food. My wife was sick, so I came to drive a taxi. The money I earned from driving a taxi is much more than my pension. Speaking of which, I started working in this industry in 2003, and I have been eleven years. In fact, I should thank this profession and thank this car for providing me with a job."

Gao Yang couldn't help but say, "Do you don't have children?"

Although he knew that he had different ideas about elderly care, Gao Yang still asked his questions.

Nicholas smiled and said, "Yes, he just passed the professional engineer exam last year and became an engineer. I trained my son to be an engineer, so I used the money I earned from renting. He became an engineer at the age of 27 last year, but he is much better than I did back then."

After saying that, Nikola sighed again: "When I talked about it, my mood got worse again. My son became an engineer but could not find any job. Ukraine could not provide him with job opportunities. He had been looking for a job for a long time. Moreover, in the current situation, he might not be able to give him any job opportunities for a long time. He wanted to drive a taxi like me. After being scolded by me, he now gave up this idea. I hope he can go abroad to find opportunities and maybe find a job that suits him, but this is very difficult and difficult."

After thinking seriously, Gao Yang said to Nikola: "Mr. Yashkov, I have an offer. I hope you can consider it. That's right. We are outsiders. We need a reliable driver to take us to many places. Compared to your colleagues, I think you are very suitable. What do you mean?"

Nicholas hesitated for a while and said, "You want to charter a car? Well, this is OK, there is no problem, but I have to ask what the price of chartering a car is now. If you also need to use a car at night, the price will be higher. The situation is not good now and the price has risen. I don't know if you can accept it."
Chapter completed!