When we walked to the welding workshop, the door was open, and the open space near the door was full of people. Yi Shui was wearing denim work clothes, and Er Ya was also there, standing on the big drum.
A row of long tables formed the referee's seat, with the factory director, workshop director, senior welder, and two cadre-looking people sitting there.
Sparks were flying on the high platform set up in the middle, and two people stood facing each other, one was a little woman wearing orange overalls, and the other was an old man wearing a Chinese tunic suit.
It’s understandable that Xiaoben’s engineer turns out to be a woman. No wonder she is so petty.
"I asked him what he was doing with his Chinese tunic suit inside out yesterday. It turned out he was here to pick up some kid!"
Mother said something unpleasant, but she was smiling happily. Tie Jun and Erya didn't dare to smile, and looked at Lao Tie on the high platform stupidly.
Both brothers know that Lao Tie's Mao suit is a treasure and he will never wear it unless it is an important occasion. That's why Lao Tie is so awesome. He dares to wear a Mao suit even more than welding.
However, Lao Tie has an outstanding capital, which is his good craftsmanship. Looking at Bingcheng and the whole country, Lao Tie is also the best, and his salary is much higher than that of the factory director.
"Master's wife, why are you here?"
Xiao Shui had just come down to pour some water for his master when he saw Tie Jun and the others, but their eyes were full of gray and blue, and only the three of them were wearing colorful clothes.
Before my mother could reply, the factory director's secretary turned over and said with a smile: "Auntie Tie, the factory director invites you to come to the referee's seat."
Following the secretary's gaze, she saw that not only the factory director, but also the director in charge of industry was also there. My mother quickly waved her hand.
"That's the referee's bench. What am I going to do? Thank you, director. We can just watch from the side. We don't dare to cause trouble for you."
"Auntie Tie, if you don't go over, the factory director will definitely come over to invite you in person. Look, he's here!"
Sure enough, Director Xu, who was wearing glasses, came over and without saying a word, he pulled Tiemu and walked back.
"Sister-in-law, come and cheer for my brother. If we win this competition, our factory will hopefully get more than 6 million foreign trade orders!"
"More than 6 million?"
Tie Mu was stunned. She looked up at Lao Tie and nodded. She wanted to cheer him on. She wanted to witness her husband's victory with her own eyes, just like she did twenty years ago.
When my mother got on the referee's bench, everyone stood up and shook hands with her. Tie Jun was very proud of his mother. It was her mother who used her thin body to support Lao Tie's undefeated backbone.
The two people on the stage had stopped the welding torch, and Lao Tie was preparing the tools seriously. Erya didn't know why her father was so nervous, and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Shui, what's going on?".
"Flat, vertical, horizontal, and upward, the four welding methods have been compared. Now we are waiting for the secret weapon they brought!"
"Secret weapon?"
"Well, it's said to be a new type of material. It's as thin as paper. With a shake of your hand, the welding gun can penetrate it."
"Holy crap, can that old guy do it?"
Perhaps, this was the biggest challenge Lao Tie had ever encountered in his life. Tie Jun also saw that he was nervous, and became anxious in his heart. He blurted out without even thinking.
"What are you talking about? When will Master fail to do it? Let me tell you, as long as the little devil can do it, Master can definitely do it too!"
Tie Jun swallowed and avoided Xiao Shui's angry and disgusted eyes. Several workers also turned around with the same expression.
Let me go, Lao Tie is the golden cudgel, the sea-fixing needle of heavy machinery. This is my father. I ask what's wrong. Why are you so anxious?
Tie Jun just thought to himself that the looks in the eyes of those workers were too scary, and he really didn't dare to be tough.
But then again, Lao Tie wouldn’t be able to fuck a woman from a small island country, right?
"You deserve it, hee hee hee!"
Seeing her eldest brother deflated, Erya snickered, then leaned back in disgust and leaned towards Xiao Shui.
Damn it, what did I do? I just said something to Lao Tie, but why are they all treating me like this? Tie Jun was very depressed.
"I'm coming!"
Following the shout, Tie Jun turned around, and two little devils, also wearing orange overalls, ran into the workshop, each carrying a password box.
I walked to the referee's table and opened the lockbox. Inside each box were two very thin steel plates. The referees inspected them with solemn faces.
It was really thin. Although it was not as exaggerated as Xiao Shui said, Tie Jun could guess what kind of challenges Lao Tie would go through through the expressions on the faces of the old workers.
Tie Jun couldn't help but look at Lao Tie worriedly again. Unexpectedly, Lao Tie was smiling, smiling like a teenager, sunny and confident.
The little woman from the island nation was also laughing, but she was smiling triumphantly. As far as she knew, old haters like them had never seen this new material before, so how could they win over her?
But if she had seen how Lao Tie trains his disciples, she would definitely not underestimate the enemy so much or be so presumptuous, because it was like a devil's hard training.
Lao Tie once said, "His grandma's genius, bullshit, it was all made with sweat and blood."
After checking the materials, they were sent to the high platform. Lao Tie held them one in each hand and looked at them for a while, then raised them above his head.
"I said to my fellow workers, this is my first time seeing this thing. I don't know what the point of welding such a thin thing together? Just for the competition?
But since they brought it, why don’t they call it a secret weapon? Then we can’t embarrass the Chinese workers. It’s just two pairs of underpants, and I’m going to make it have only two legs today!”
The workers screamed, and the translator put the translation into the ear of the island's female engineer. The woman's face turned from white to gray, and then started to turn purple.
"start!"
The factory director waved his hand, and the two men laid out the steel plates and started welding. The workers immediately became quiet and did not dare to let out any air. There were only flying sparks, flashing and flashing.
Five minutes later, the baffle in front of the woman suddenly tilted and hit Lao Tie's arm. The audience exclaimed, but Lao Tie did not move at all and continued to weld while holding the baffle.
Erya didn't dare to look at it and hid behind Xiao Shui, her palms were sweaty. Tie Jun was also startled. He vaguely felt that it was a kid below and kicked the baffle to the bottom.
After a few more minutes, the chain reaction of the baffle started. The fallen baffle tilted and made a creaking sound. The female engineer from the island country screamed, and the welding gun penetrated the plate.
"oh oh!"
The workers in the audience started cheering, and the factory manager shouted: "Why are you making noise? I'm not done yet!"
As for Lao Tie, he was like an old monk in trance, welding the last edge steadily. It was thundering, raining and windy outside, but it had nothing to do with him. There was only one thing in Lao Tie's mind.
That is to connect the two pairs of pants that are not pants in front of you tightly together. They should be flat and smooth, with no solder joints and no niggas.
The female engineer from the island country was stunned and wanted to reach out and lift the baffle that was pressing on Lao Tie's arm.
"No, thanks!"
The sparks stopped, and Lao Tie smiled and pushed the baffle back into place.
"Your true master!"
The female engineer bowed deeply, and Lao Tie hurriedly returned it, "I don't dare take it!" and handed the board back to the referee's seat for a look.
"Sister-in-law, take a look too!"
The director put the steel plate in front of Tie Mu, who gently stroked the welded part of the steel plate and said with a smile: "I knew it, my man can do it!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Laughter started immediately, and the director nodded towards the factory director. Just as the factory director stood up, Lao Tie spoke again.
"Workers, the Prime Minister once said that friendship comes first and competition comes second. We have won the respect of our partners, and that is enough!"
In the end, without announcing who was the first, Lao Tie walked down the platform with a smile, his Mao suit straight and unstained.
“We workers have the power!
Hey!
We workers have the power!
Busy at work every day!
Hey!
Busy at work every day!”
Da Ya beat the big drum and started singing. The workers immediately followed, and the singing was so loud that it reached to the sky!