Master Ma calmed down, picked up the welding gun and continued working.
Zhang Yu did not find a place to rest, but found a mask, squatted next to Master Ma, and watched the master operate.
Watching the master move smoothly and smoothly, Zhang Yu benefited a lot.
The welder skill bar finally fluctuated. As Zhang Yu kept watching, the skill bar took a big step forward.
Master Ma is also pleased with Zhang Yu's attitude towards serious study.
I feel that Zhang Yu has not given up on progressing in his craftsmanship because he is a college student.
Time slowly came to lunch break, and the two of them came to the canteen together.
Many workers recognized Zhang Yu on the road. Everyone gave Zhang Yu a thumbs up and said the same kind words.
Zhang Yu was also gentle and did not let any of the workers' words fall to the ground. He took them all back perfectly.
Let workers admire and respect Zhang Yu even more.
Zhang Yu took the food stamps given by the master and went to the window to order two dishes and five large steamed buns.
It is mainly for the master to eat. Zhang Yu is not engaged in physical labor now and consumes very little. The master has been busy all morning. This is the master's normal appetite.
"Zhang Yu, how are you feeling during your time at school?"
"Yeah~, it's pretty good. The two deans of our school accepted me as a disciple."
"I have been studying with them during this period. I have normal classes during the day and early morning assignments with the teacher in the evening. It has been a very fulfilling life."
"By the way, Teacher Zhao said that he will arrange for another welder master for me. It is estimated that he will be in place next week."
"Welder, are there welders in the university?"
Master Ma doesn't know much about this aspect. He always thought that universities are all about studying areas that ordinary people can't touch.
"Master, the university is not as otherworldly as you think."
"All skills are in line with society. Mechanical engineering has long been serving the construction of the motherland, so it naturally has to be in line with factories."
"Welding is an important part of machinery, so it is natural to learn it."
After listening to this, Master Ma felt that he had gained a lot more knowledge.
"By the way, I have something to tell you. After this year, I plan to retire."
"I am not young anymore, and I want to go home and pamper my grandson to enjoy his old age."
"In the future, if you miss me, master, just go and find me at home. We can sit down and have a drink and chat."
Zhang Yu was surprised after hearing this, and suddenly felt that the master's spirit seemed to be different.
It feels like the master is no longer as strong as before, but only the kindness that an old man should have.
"Master, have you really decided?"
"You want to retire, will the factory let you do so?"
"It's decided. I also applied to the factory, but the factory was a little reluctant, so what? I'm almost 60 years old, and it's time for me to retire."
"If I retire, I can make way for those who come after me. How can they make progress if I keep occupying them?"
Now that the master has decided, Zhang Yu is not going to persuade him anymore. After all, the master has been struggling for most of his life and it’s time to take a rest.
"You can make up your own mind, and I won't try to persuade you."
"After I retire, I am at home coddling my children. Now that I have nothing to do, I can take my fishing rod and go fishing in the Shicha Sea, and chat with the old men about the past. It is also good."
"Hahahahaha, you better understand the master!"
"Come to think of it, it's because of you that I want to retire."
"Ever since you went to college, I always felt that I was missing something. Slowly, I realized that I am missing you as my apprentice."
"No more tea for me, no one to listen to my chatter, so I feel quite lonely."
"One more thing, I originally wanted you to pass on my craftsmanship, but there is a high probability that you will not specialize in welding in the future. I am also a little frustrated."
"As soon as the two were combined, the plan to retire came into being."
"In the first half of my life, it can be said that I lived not for myself, but for work and the country. In the second half of my life, I don't want to be so tired. As you said, I can chat with my old man about the past and coax my children.
Fishing is also a beautiful thing in life."
Master Ma rambled on, his eyes turned red involuntarily, and his deep eyes seemed to be telling more words.
Zhang Yu felt very uncomfortable when he saw his master like this. He could only say that there are some things that he just can’t have both ways!
During the new morning sun, I missed a lot of the beautiful things that I should have, and I experienced a different kind of time.
There is an old saying, a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise.
Master Ma started chatting, and the room couldn't stop chattering.
Zhang Yu didn't feel annoyed, but felt that this was the master's way of expressing love and care.
Master Ma was talking, and Zhang Yu listened quietly. Finally, Master Ma stopped and quietly finished the steamed bun in his hand.
Zhang Yu tacitly agreed, picked up the lunch box and went to the faucet to wash it, then accompanied your master back to the workshop, picked up the tea vat and brewed a pot of strong tea for the master.
Somehow, there is no topic between the two of them.
Zhang Yu knew it was time for him to leave. Staying here would make the master uneasy and not conducive to the afternoon's work.
"Master, I'm going back first. Come to my dad's house directly after work on Sunday, and let us have a drink."
"Well, OK, I will definitely go there on Sunday."
Master Ma watched Zhang Yu leave the workshop and wiped his eyes involuntarily. At some point, his eyes were squinted by the sand and some liquid leaked out.
Zhang Yu left the steel rolling mill, stopped the car, looked back, and kept thinking about what the master said at noon.
The figure of the master kept reappearing in Zhang Yu's mind, from the first day Zhang Yu entered the factory to being slowly accepted as a disciple by the master, every detail of the past.
Zhang Yu sighed deeply and said that he had failed his master. Now that he has made a choice, he must go all the way.
When he becomes successful one day, Zhang Yu can proudly take his master and introduce him to others as his master.
I believe the master is also waiting for this day to arrive.
Zhang Yu rode his bicycle to the vegetable market and bought some vegetables and two kilograms of pork.
Zhang Yu should cook a good meal in the evening to nourish his family, especially Mengyi.
After returning home, Zhang Yu first carried his things into the kitchen, cut and prepared all the scrambled eggs and vegetables for the evening, then returned to the bedroom, found the books he had brought back, and slowly sank into the ocean of nothingness.
Time passed little by little, and Zhang Yu suddenly woke up. He had to pick up Mengyi. He quickly looked at his watch and found that it was almost five o'clock.
I threw away the books, ran all the way to the yard, pushed the car out of the yard, and didn't forget to close the door.
Riding a bicycle, I drove all the way and finally arrived at the school gate just one second before the end of school.
Zhang Yu loaded up the car and kept looking around the school, hoping to see Mengyi earlier.