“Yes!”

“How many are there, and how long will it take? Did you bring the blueprints?”

Liu Qiangjun took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Chen Zhiguo. Chen Zhiguo took a look and found that the part was quite complicated and required extremely high precision. Judging from the material, it was the high-hardness steel that he had just produced. Chen Zhiguo guessed that after having this high-hardness steel, they might want to replace the original parts, otherwise these parts would not be processed locally. There were too many technical masters in those places, and they didn’t need Chen Zhiguo at all!

“There are ten in total, but you only have two days. We need to subtract the time for our return trip, so I can only give you 48 hours! Is that okay?”

“Sure!” It’s something we have to do, even if it makes us die of exhaustion!

Soon, the warehouse where Chen Zhiguo taught was placed under martial law. Four fully armed soldiers began their duty. A military truck covered with canvas also drove into the warehouse, and then the door of the warehouse was closed tightly!

Liu Qiangjun and Fan Jie took turns accompanying Chen Zhiguo, and from the beginning until the ten parts were processed, Chen Zhiguo never left the machine tool for a single step, his hands and eyes never stopped!

After processing one, they would inspect it, and if it was qualified, they would put it on the truck! Chen Zhiguo worked without sleep, and the two of them stayed by his side, not saying a word, just watching Chen Zhiguo busy on the machine tool. When Chen Zhiguo finished a part, they would come forward to inspect it and move the next part embryo to Chen Zhiguo. It was such a simple job. In the whole warehouse, there was only the mechanical friction sound of the machine tool, which was monotonous and boring!

At this time, Chen Zhiguo had entered a very mysterious state. This batch of parts required very high precision, and the high-hardness steel billets used were very difficult to process. Chen Zhiguo was fully focused, with only machine tools and parts in his head. Everything else was automatically ignored by him. He entered a very wonderful state, which is what people often say is the unity of man and machine, and he is achieving the unity of man and machine!

Only when the last part was completed did Chen Zhiguo wake up from this state and hand the part to Liu Qiangjun. Although he knew it was qualified, he still waited until Liu Qiangjun nodded to him before he wanted to straighten his numb waist. His waist was sore at first, then it felt like it was going to break, and later he simply lost all feeling!

For 36 hours, Chen Zhiguo stood in front of the machine tool without moving, except for drinking a few glasses of water and not eating. He just kept working! In fact, Liu Qiangjun told Chen Zhiguo that he had reserved time for rest in 48 hours, but Chen Zhiguo forgot about it while working and just kept working on the machine. Seeing Chen Zhiguo’s obsession, Liu Qiangjun and his colleagues did not remind him. After all, their time was very tight, and any savings would be a good thing. Moreover, they did not believe that Chen Zhiguo could keep working!

If you simply stay up late, browse the phone, and read novels, you can last 36 hours. Some people also boast that they can gamble in a casino for three days and three nights without sleeping. Regardless of whether it is possible, it is all stimulated by adrenaline, and after a long time, you will definitely be close to sudden death!

What I’m saying here is that if you stay up late, there will definitely be times when you are not focused. You will definitely use methods such as going to the bathroom, drinking tea, coffee, and smoking to keep yourself alert. It is impossible for you to be focused all the time!

During these 36 hours, Chen Zhiguo never stopped working, his eyes were fixed on the parts, and his mind was highly concentrated. If Chen Zhiguo had not been practicing meditation and his brain nerves had not been developed strong enough, he would have collapsed long ago!

Liu Qiangjun didn’t expect Chen Zhiguo to work continuously at first. Even the most skilled master craftsman needs to rest and relax before continuing after working on a part! But Chen Zhiguo worked continuously from the beginning. At first, he thought that Chen Zhiguo was young and healthy, and Chen Zhiguo was in a very good state of processing, so he didn’t dare to disturb him, for fear that if he disturbed him, Chen Zhiguo would not be in such a state! He could only wait for Chen Zhiguo to want to rest and adjust himself!

But they never waited for Chen Zhiguo to rest, and as time went by, they became more and more afraid, fearing that Chen Zhiguo would not be able to get up if he rested due to fatigue. At that time, it would be even more troublesome if the parts were not completed in time! So in the later stage, Liu Qiangjun and the other two looked at Chen Zhiguo in fear, fearing that Chen Zhiguo would suddenly faint while working, or something else would happen! This caused Chen Zhiguo to continue to produce parts without eating or drinking, and Liu Qiangjun did not remind him to rest! It’s not that he didn’t want to, but he didn’t dare to interrupt!

When Chen Zhiguo wanted to straighten his back, he felt dizzy and fell to the ground! Chen Zhiguo had been concentrating on the operation. His strong mental power gave him strong support and made it easier for him to indulge in it. The accuracy of the operation was very high and very subtle. However, the continuous high intensity and long-term work made Chen Zhiguo’s brain automatically block the pain in his body until his mental power was exhausted. In this way, all the adverse reactions caused by the limit of his body were exposed, and Chen Zhiguo could not bear it all at once!

The warehouse door was opened, Chen Zhiguo was carried out, and then Lao Hu, who rushed over, arranged for someone to send him to the hospital. After Liu Qiangjun and Lao Hu briefly explained the situation, they drove away in a hurry with the precious parts! Their time is precious, Chen Zhiguo saved them 12 hours, not for them to waste!

When Chen Zhiguo woke up from his coma, 24 hours had passed. He opened his eyes in a daze and said, “Wake up, Zhiguo wakes up!” This was Ma Huihui’s voice. Why was she here?

Soon, Jiang Yuehua, Jiang Yuechen, Gu Yunshu, Ma Huihui, and Luo Xue’s faces appeared in Chen Zhiguo’s sight. “Where am I?”

“You’ve been in the hospital for a whole day and night!” Jiang Yuehua replied.

“Zhiguo, how are you, are you feeling better?”

“Director, are you feeling better?”

Chen Zhiguo turned his head. At this moment, his whole body was stiff and sore. It hurt when he moved! But he still had an urgent problem to solve, “Help me up?”

“What do you want to do?”

“Help me up,” Chen Zhiguo said in a heavier tone, almost unable to hold back!

“Oh!” Jiang Yuehua and Ma Huihui helped him up from the bed, one on each side. If he didn’t move, he would not know that his body was no longer his own. It was stiff, numb, and very painful!

“Why do you want to get up?” Jiang Yuehua asked with concern.

“I want to go to the toilet!” Chen Zhiguo could no longer hold it in, and tried to pull out the needle in his hand with trembling hands. No wonder he couldn’t hold it in. He didn’t drink much water while working. He must have had too many IV drips in the hospital!

“Can you move? Can you go to the toilet like this? You can’t even stand!” Jiang Yuehua grabbed Chen Zhiguo’s hand, bent down and took out a urinal from under the bed, “Use this!” This was provided by the hospital, and Lao Hu personally arranged everything, including the single room and all daily necessities. Otherwise, the family members would have to buy these things in the ward themselves!

Not only Chen Zhiguo was dumbfounded, but the other girls were also dumbfounded. They had never experienced such a scene! Seeing Chen Zhiguo gritting his teeth, “You all go out first, and come in after it’s over!” Since Jiang Yuehua had taken it out, she must help with this! If she backed down, how would Chen Zhiguo look at her in the future!

But she said it very proudly. After the other girls left, Jiang Yuehua began to hesitate. As a grown-up girl,

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After all, Chen Zhiguo was a patient, and Jiang Yuehua did not hesitate too much. She just treated herself as a nurse and Chen Zhiguo as her patient, and helped Chen Zhiguo solve his problems!

Afterwards, Jiang Yuehua helped Chen Zhiguo clean up, and then Chen Zhiguo lay down with peace of mind. There was no other way, he was really too tired, and the most important thing was that he felt dizzy. This was because he had consumed too much energy. The consequence of this kind of excessive use was dizziness and drowsiness. Soon Chen Zhiguo fell asleep again, and Jiang Yuehua stayed by his bed, looking at him carefully!

With sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, he was still as handsome as ever, though a little thin. Jiang Yuehua took advantage of Chen Zhiguo’s deep sleep to quietly smooth out his frown!

Chapter 197 Bustling Ward

After Chen Zhiguo’s embarrassing problem was solved, several girls came in again. After the threat was lifted, Chen Zhiguo had the energy to chat with them!

“You are really capable of hard work. You worked for 36 hours without rest. Do you really think you are made of iron?” They all knew about Chen Zhiguo’s situation. What could they say? They were both moved and distressed! Contributing to the country is a good thing, but working day and night is harmful to the body!

“It’s okay, you’ll recover in two days!” Chen Zhiguoqiang said with a smile.

“Hmph! Let’s see if you dare to fight like this next time?” Ma Huihui said. Chen Zhiguo naturally had a hard time answering this question, but he had an answer in his heart. If necessary, he should fight! Compared with the soldiers who faced life and death on the battlefield, what was his little thing? It was too insignificant!

“Okay, let’s not talk about Zhiguo. Zhiguo is also doing this for the overall situation! Now that he’s awake, let’s arrange shifts and take turns to take care of him! Don’t crowd around him. Let Zhiguo have a good rest and recover soon,” Jiang Yuehua, as the eldest sister, had to step up to make arrangements.

Soon, two people formed a group, Jiang Yuehua and Jiang Yuechen were responsible for the daytime, Ma Huihui and Gu Yunshu were responsible for the night. As for Luo Xue, Jiang Yuehua sent her away, “Go back and work hard. Zhiguo is not here, so you should work harder!” Luo Xue was alone and weak, and could only leave with grievance!

“Is it okay for you two to be on duty at night? Do your families agree?” Jiang Yuehua asked Ma Huihui and Gu Yunshu.

“Can’t we just go to your house and sleep there?”

“Okay, as long as you get their consent. If not, just tell me earlier,” Jiang Yuehua made this arrangement mainly because there are fewer things to do at night and they can rest. There are more things to do during the day, such as doctors checking, nurses giving injections and changing IV bottles, and also making meals for Chen Zhiguo!

Jiang Yuehua and Jiang Yuechen soon regretted their decision. People came one after another to see Chen Zhiguo, including people from the Ministry of Industry, the Design Institute, the First, Second and Third Steel Rolling Mills, and also the parents of Chen Zhiguo’s students!

Fortunately, Chen Zhiguo was staying in the hospital affiliated with the Second Steel Rolling Mill, and was given a single room. The room was quite spacious, otherwise it really could not accommodate so many people!

The first people to come visit were the students’ parents. After a brief conversation and telling me who I was, they all left. It seemed that these people had agreed to come in waves on time!

Some of the gifts were two pounds of eggs, some were two cans of canned food, and some were two packages of snacks. Chen Zhiguo wanted to refuse them, but he couldn’t do anything now. Jiang Yuehua and Jiang Yuechen were okay in dealing with people, generous and enthusiastic, but if they were asked to return the gifts brought by these guests, it would be really difficult for them!

Chen Zhiguo nodded helplessly and decided to just accept it for now. It was all out of kindness, and he would just have to return the favor when he had the chance in the future!

Before the two men had finished packing up the gifts, Lao Jiang arrived. “Yuehua, Yuechen, why are you here?”

“Uncle, I came to see Chen Zhiguo. We were classmates in college!”

“Okay! Okay!” Old Jiang laughed for no reason! This made Chen Zhiguo roll his eyes. “You old man, I’m lying down and can’t move, and you still say okay? How is he related to Jiang Yuehua and her sister?”

Knowing that Chen Zhiguo was confused, Jiang Yuehua explained to Chen Zhiguo that Lao Jiang and Jiang Yuehua’s father were brothers within the fifth degree of mourning, so it was normal to call him second uncle!

Chen Zhiguo lamented, this old guy will have a reason to exploit me in the future!

Deliberately ignoring Lao Jiang’s foxy smile, Chen Zhiguo let Lao Jiang and Jiang Yuehua chat, pretending to be deaf and dumb and ignoring him! But this old guy was too cunning, and he figured out the relationship between them in a few words!

Fortunately, the person who broke the impasse arrived soon. Before he arrived, Lao Hu’s loud voice was heard, “Zhiguo, you finally woke up. This was so scary!”

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Lao Jiang inside, “Why are you here?”

“Why, this hospital is run by your family? Can’t I come to see Zhiguo?” Lao Jiang and Lao Hu seemed to be natural enemies, and they would fight as soon as they met!

“You are right. This is the hospital affiliated with our steel mill,” Lao Hu smiled proudly.

“The conditions are just average, Zhiguo, go to one of our affiliated hospitals. Look at what kind of room Lao Hu arranged for you. He’s so stingy!” Lao Jiang was always thinking about how to attack Lao Hu.

“Old Jiang, stop trying to sow discord here. I don’t believe that your hospital has better conditions than mine!”

“If you don’t believe me, come and stay with us for two days!”

“Just try it, if you don’t try, you are too cunning, Old Jiang.” Old Hu reacted at the critical moment.

“What are you making so much noise for? Don’t you know this is a hospital? How is Zhiguo? Why are you making so much noise here!” Then a group of people appeared at the door of the ward. Lao Jiang and Lao Hu immediately made way for him!

The first person to come in was Minister Wang Liye, followed by Chen Zhiguo’s teacher Li Guoqiang, Director Lu Mingjie of the Design Department, Director Wang Yutian of the Design Institute’s Office, Minister Wang’s secretary and others followed behind carrying gifts!

“Comrade Xiao Chen, you are such a workaholic! It’s good to work hard, but you also have to take care of your health!”

Minister Wang walked to Chen Zhiguo’s bed and stopped Chen Zhiguo from getting up!

“Thank you for your concern, Minister. I’m fine!”

“You said you were fine, but the person fainted,” Li Guoqiang said angrily.

“I’m wrong, teacher. I was doing it so well that I forgot to take a break. I just thought about the urgency of time and had to finish it quickly!” Chen Zhiguo admitted his mistake quickly. The person who cares about him the most is his teacher, no one else!

“You, you!” Li Guoqiang was distressed and angry! Young people don’t take care of themselves at all. What if they develop a chronic disease?

But looking at Chen Zhiguo lying on the hospital bed, Li Guoqiang couldn’t bear to blame him. It was all for national construction. This kind of behavior should not be discouraged, but should be strongly supported and promoted!

“Are you from the Jiang family?” Wang Liye saw the Jiang Yuehua sisters standing aside.

“Hello, Uncle Wang!” “Hello, Uncle Wang!”

“Do you know Chen Zhiguo?” Wang Liye pointed at Chen Zhiguo.

“They are all my students. Jiang Yuehua and the others are in their senior year and need an internship, so I arranged for them to follow Chen Zhiguo!” Li Guoqiang helped explain!

“Okay, let’s work hard with Zhiguo! We can learn from each other!”

As they were talking, more people came in: Director Yang, Director Luo, and Li Huaide walked in!

When Minister Wang Liye saw Lao Yang, his face immediately darkened. As a trusted and beloved general, Lao Yang’s recent performance was really beyond words, it was a bit too bad!

As the saying goes, one step wrong leads to all steps wrong. Now the Third Steel Mill is far behind the other two steel mills. How can such performance satisfy Minister Wang!

The Ministry of Industry is not a one-man show led by Minister Wang. It requires democracy. Many old comrades have expressed their dissatisfaction with Lao Yang, which is a headache for Minister Wang!

Lao Yang also knew his situation. After saying hello, he stood aside obediently. He didn’t say anything. Lao Luo and Li Huaide who followed him could only stand aside silently!

Seeing so many people squeezed into a small ward, even the nurse had a hard time getting in to hang up the drip, “Okay, let’s all go back to work! Zhiguo, you can rest assured. Only when you are healthy can you work better!”

Minister Wang started to drive people away. He came here just to express his condolences. The head of the army called him yesterday and expressed his apologies and gratitude!

Liu Qiangjun and Fan Jie really couldn’t stay because of the mission, and the leader had to give them an explanation, otherwise it would be a bit inhumane! In addition, Chen Zhiguo worked overtime to complete the mission. In the end, the mission was completed and he fainted from exhaustion. The army leader was deeply moved and had to express his condolences, but at present he had a mission to complete and could only entrust Minister Wang to do it for him!

After Minister Wang repeated the army chief’s words to Chen Zhiguo, he asked him to rest assured and recuperate. Then he waved his hand and left with a group of people!

Li Guoqiang said a few more words to Chen Zhiguo before leaving!

After these big guys left, not only did Chen Zhiguo breathe a sigh of relief, but Jiang Yuehua and her sister also breathed a sigh of relief!

“What should we do?” Jiang Yuehua pointed at the gifts spread all over the floor and asked.

There was already a pile of gifts before, and more gifts were brought in later! Chen Zhiguo took a look and said, “First, divide the fruits. Give half to the medical staff here, and you can divide the rest among them!”

“What about the rest? Take it back?”

“No, when you are discharged from the hospital, send it to the street office and ask them to send it to the welfare home!”

“Aren’t you going to keep any of these?” Jiang Yuehua was referring to the milk powder, malted milk, etc. that Minister Wang and his team had brought over. These were all in-demand goods!

“Leave a few cans for my grandparents, and don’t keep the rest!”

“Okay! I’ll listen to you!” Jiang Yuehua and her sister sorted out the gifts and put everything that could be stacked together, otherwise no one would be able to stand in the room!

By the time the room was cleaned up, it was almost noon, “You guys should go eat!”

“Wait, it will be ready soon!” The condolences sent by several units included fruits, but there are really not many varieties of fruits available for purchase now. Most of the fruits brought were apples. Only Minister Wang brought a bunch of small bananas, which was already rare enough!