Chapter 47 Assessment
The scene finally ended and several people escorted Section Chief Yu out of the compound.

Yu Zhiyuan accompanied Yu Weijun, who was pushing a bicycle, to the entrance of the alley.

"I'm sorry to make you laugh, but this is how our compound is."

"What a joke, it's quite interesting. Don't forget to go back and tell Zhiqiang about my sister."

Yu Zhiyuan nodded.

"Okay, go back now. It's so cold."

Yu Zhiyuan walked back slowly, and when he reached the door he heard Yan Bugui's voice.

"No, what's the matter with the pillar? You can't tell me yet."

"What could be the matter? I just came here to have a meal. What are you thinking about?" Shazhu was so depressed.

"A security chief comes to your house for dinner, is that okay?"

"It's really nothing, believe it or not."

Sha Zhu was about to go home, and turned back to say, "Uncle, take your Erguotou back. I'm afraid I'll have diarrhea if I drink it."

Yu Zhiyuan couldn't help but chuckle.

Liu Haizhong also went back to pick up the remaining half bottle of Xinghuacun.

Yan Bugui was holding a plate of peanuts, holding a glass of Erguotou, and holding Liu Haizhong.

"Lao Liu, no, come to my place and we can drink some more!"

Liu Haizhong ignored Yan Bugui and went out to the backyard.

Yan Bugui touched his nose and said helplessly: "I'm going home to sleep too."

"No, Third Uncle, when you go back, you're going to drink your Erguotou with these peanuts, right?"

"This plate of peanuts is enough for an extra dish for dinner tomorrow."

Yu Zhiyuan and Yang Zhiqiang finished cleaning up Sha Zhu.

"Why did these two people come here just by smelling the scent?"

"If anyone in our courtyard farts in bed, everyone in the courtyard will know. It doesn't matter. Okay, I'm going home too."

When Yu Zhiyuan got home, he told Xuemei about this as a joke.

As February approaches, the Spring Festival is approaching.

Every household in the courtyard began to show their talents, adding furniture and food to their homes and cleaning up the house.

Yu Zhiyuan lives in a new house, and the house is tidied up by the old couple, so he is not that busy.

That means taking turns queuing up with Zhiqiang to buy various New Year items.

Soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil. If you go late, you will have to order early the next day.

The same goes for various snacks and melon seeds and candies.

Shopping during the New Year at this time is like going to war. If you are slow, you won’t even be able to grab the ginger.

Compared with last year, Yu Zhiyuan felt much more relaxed this Spring Festival.

The father-in-law and his wife and Xuemei were responsible for frying, stir-frying and deep-frying, while Yu Zhiyuan and Zhiqiang were responsible for adding things to the family's vegetable cellar.

Qiaoqiao is responsible for making trouble and eating.

There is no need to bring Xuemei back to Fangshan on the second day of the Chinese New Year.

During the Chinese New Year, Yu Weijun brought his sister Yu Lixia to visit our home, and it seemed that the two of them were getting along well.

You can tell how happy my mother-in-law is from the size of her smile.

Yang Zhijun also sent back a large package from the Northeast, including half-worn military uniforms, new military shoes, and some Northeast specialties.

This year, Yu Zhiyuan and Qiaoqiao really gained a few pounds.

It was after the 15th that I was reluctant to send the old couple back to Fangshan.

Yu Zhiyuan will have to wash Wenwen's diapers again from now on.

Yu Zhiyuan looked at Qiaoqiao who was teasing Wenwen and decided to give her some of the work.

As March begins, workers throughout the factory are working hard to prepare for the upcoming assessment.

So much so that when Yu Zhiyuan was dreaming, his mind was full of various parts and the difficulties encountered during repairs.

It's like being possessed by a demon.

This is a big hurdle. Once you pass it, the road will be much easier.

Of course, the salary will be much higher.

March 15th is the day for the assessment of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

Early in the morning, Yu Zhiyuan gathered in front of the administrative building.

There are really few people this time, not even one from level seven to level eight.

There are only five people ranging from six to seven.

There were only about 30 people in groups of four or five. There were quite a few in groups of three or four, about 200 people.

There are only about forty people who have taken Yu Zhiyuan's maintenance fitter assessment.

After everyone was seated, I started answering the theoretical exam paper.

There are more than ten sheets in total, including mechanical drawings, measurement questions, and all aspects of mechanical maintenance.

Fortunately, it was just some ordinary lathe repair and maintenance, and consumable parts issues.

It seems that steel rolling equipment will be added at level 5.

It took me a whole morning to finish the questions.

Yu Zhiyuan's wrists felt sore from writing.

After collecting the test papers, Yu Zhiyuan was notified to gather at the equipment warehouse at 1 p.m., and then he and everyone else left the administrative building and returned to the workshop.

While drinking tea, Yu Zhiyuan told his master the content of the theoretical exam in the morning, as well as his own process and understanding of answering it.

After lunch, the master asked Yu Zhiyuan to take a nap next to the heater as he would be more tired in the afternoon.

It was almost one o'clock when the master woke up Yu Zhiyuan and asked him to carry his lunch box and gather at the equipment warehouse.

When Yu Zhiyuan arrived at the place, he saw that there were several fewer people. It seemed that his theoretical exam results in the morning were not ideal, so he would not take the exam in the afternoon.

After entering the warehouse, each person was assigned to an area.

Repair tools and measuring tools are placed there.

Yu Zhiyuan carefully checked several machine tools and took notes.

First, find the consumables that need to be replaced on the parts rack at the door and take them back to replace them. Then measure and adjust some lathes that need precision adjustment. This is a delicate job that requires a lot of patience to adjust.

After adjusting the lathe that needed precision adjustment, Yu Zhiyuan stood up and breathed a sigh of relief.

Then I heard someone shouting at the door: "Everyone, bring your lunch boxes and come over to get your food."

Yu Zhiyuan looked at his watch and it was already six o'clock. The workers in the factory should have gone off work.

After dinner, Yu Zhiyuan smoked a cigarette before going to his work area to make some final repairs. He disassembled the machine, found the damaged parts, found the drawings, and searched for them on the parts rack.

The part is then measured.

If there is a deviation from the dimensions on the drawing, you have to turn the parts yourself to make them meet the standards.

All completed and waiting for inspection by the assessment master.

It was already ten o'clock in the evening when we came out of the equipment warehouse, and there were still a dozen workers who had not completed the assessment.

When Yu Zhiyuan reached the factory gate, he saw his bicycle parked at the gate. He looked through the window and saw Yang Zhiqiang chatting with two comrades from the security department.

After knocking on the window, Yang Zhiqiang saw that it was Yu Zhiyuan, so he said hello to the two people from the security department and walked out.

Yu Zhiyuan didn't want to talk either, so he sat on the back rack and let Yang Zhiqiang go home.

After entering the courtyard, he didn't even have the energy to chat with Yan Bugui. He went straight home, drank some water, ate something, and went to bed.

Yu Zhiyuan was awakened by his son's pee. He touched his half-wet autumn clothes and kissed him helplessly.

Son, you are really great.

When I saw that it was seven o'clock, I quickly got up, put on my clothes, and changed my son's diaper that was hanging on the radiator. Then I let Qiaoqiao, who was reading outside, come in to look after her brother.

After Yu Zhiyuan finished washing up and came out, he saw Yang Zhiqiang feeding the chickens with food and water before he spoke.

"It's too difficult. I have to do everything myself and find everything myself. It's tiring for me. I guess I can pass it."

Yang Zhiqiang shared the same sentiment and said, "If you want to get a high salary, you don't have to endure this hardship. It's good enough if you pass. I heard that many people who passed the Level 4 assessment said they had no chance and would try again next year."

After having a pleasant breakfast, we gathered at the gate of the compound and headed for the steel rolling mill.

Looking at Liu Haizhong who was walking in front with a proud look on his face, I guess he had passed the seventh-level fitter qualification.

When he arrived at the workshop, he reported the assessment results to his master and Director Guo, and returned the industrial coupons he had borrowed last year to the director before going back to work.

Only the list of promoted first, second and third level workers was announced that afternoon.

When I returned to the courtyard in the afternoon, there were obviously a few happy neighbors. It seemed that some of them had passed the test.

It was not until noon the next day when Yu Zhiyuan was getting lunch that he saw the list of maintenance fitters who had passed the assessment.

There are less than forty people, which shows how difficult it is.

In the afternoon, Yu Zhiyuan was called to the administrative building, filled out information, took a photo to re-apply for a work permit, and then went to the personnel department to re-fill in his salary information.

After completing these procedures, I was taken to the maintenance workshop.

The maintenance workshop is obviously larger and taller, with trenches, hoists of various sizes, forklifts, and rails.

The newcomer was taken to the workshop meeting room, where a brief meeting was held and he was asked to come on time tomorrow and then be assigned to work with a master.

This is obviously a level higher than the fitter workshop.

The second fitter workshop doesn’t even have a meeting room.

(End of this chapter)