"There will be a certificate." Du Xiaodi responded.

"That's it?" Feng Xiaochen said. However, after thinking about it, what else can I do besides this? At best, one can send a large teapot with a big "prize" written on it, or a few towels, a thermos, etc. The rewards in this era are nothing more than that.

After 40 years, if it is such a national technician competition, it is not uncommon for the winner to get a prize of tens of thousands of yuan.

Before Feng Xiaochen could finish his feelings, Du Xiaodi buried his head low and added: "Also, the top 20... can go to Riben to study for a year."

"Go to study for a year!" Feng Xiaochen was shocked. This was an unexpected big reward. It seems that the several ministries and commissions that organized this competition were really courageous, and it could be regarded as a reform thinking.

The early 1980s was the era when China fully learned the West. There were countless inspection teams sent by various regions and departments abroad. Of course, a kind of mentality of curiosity and comparison is not ruled out. The inspection is just a cover. Going abroad to see and buying some foreign goods may be the more important purpose of most inspection teams.

However, regardless of the motivation, these inspection teams objectively promoted China's process of learning from the West. Even some behind-the-scenes articles such as "Going to Germany to investigate three or two things" opened a window to the Chinese people who have been closed for many years to see the world.

Several ministries and commissions jointly organized a welder competition, and sent the winners ranked in the top 20 to study for one year. This is definitely a big deal and is of great help to improve the technical level of the national industrial industry. Those who can enter the top 20 must have solid technical skills and outstanding understanding. When they stay in the top 20 for a year, they will definitely be able to bring back advanced operating technology and industrial production concepts. The impact is not limited to the welding technology, but will spill over to all production links.

If not only welders do this, but other types of jobs do this, then hundreds, thousands of skilled workers trained in developed industrial countries can return to their respective units and become hundreds, thousands of modern industrial seeds, which will take root and sprout and grow into a dense forest.

"So, you went to the capital for the opportunity to study in Japan?" Feng Xiaochen asked.

Du Xiaodi's face was hotter than before, and she whispered: "No, not, my master said, this is considered to bring honor to the factory. However, it would be great if I could go to Niben to study. I heard that Niben's welding technology is much better than ours..."

"This is unquestionable." Feng Xiaochen said, "The technology of the Riben people is not falling from the sky, but is learned from the entire Western world. Our country has been away from the world trend for too long, and we don't know many things abroad. If you can stay in Riben for a year, you should be able to open your eyes."

"I think so too." Du Xiaodi felt less embarrassed. She did have such a strong desire, hoping to have the opportunity to see what heights foreign welding technology has reached. However, such a wish is not convenient to be expressed publicly, otherwise it will be easily criticized by others. Now that she has already made it clear, she no longer hides it, but asked Feng Xiaochen curiously: "Director Feng, have you been to Riben?"

"Well..." Feng Xiaochen nodded instinctively, but then shook his head quickly. Of course, he had been to Jiben in his previous life, and it was not even an exaggeration to say that he was a Japanese man, but he had never been to this life. He replied with a concealment: "I haven't been there, but because of work, I have dealt with Japanese man a lot. Just a few days ago, I had a fight with two Japanese man at Pinghe Power Plant."

"Try war?" The little girl's eyes were wide open, and she didn't care about being shy. She just stared at Feng Xiaochen, waiting for him to explain how she would fight with foreign guests.

Feng Xiaochen smiled and said, "Of course it's not a fight, it's just a negotiation."

Then, he told Du Xiaodi about the Pinghe Power Plant, and there was something that was inevitably boasting about it. What was naturally the result was the little girl's autumn waves that were flooded with worship. After listening to what Feng Xiaochen said, Du Xiaodi echoed: "The Japanese people are so bad. My master hates the Japanese people very much. He said that if there is no good thing in Japan, China should not be friendly to Japan."

"This..." Feng Xiaochen hesitated for a moment, and then said, "This is also a bit extreme. There are no eternal friends or eternal enemies among countries. As two powerful countries in Asia, Japan and China cannot accommodate two tigers in one mountain, and there must be conflicts of interest between each other. But at present, Japan and China need to seek international voice. China needs to introduce Japan and Beijing to achieve its own modernization, so there is room for cooperation between the two countries. In recent years, we have introduced many Japanese and Beijing equipment and technologies, and some Japanese and Beijing experts have also come to China to help China carry out modernization. We should be welcoming and cooperative in this regard.

In addition, the country is a country, and individuals are individuals. The country of Japan is worthy of our vigilance, but there are still many good people among the Japanese people. If you have the opportunity to study at Japan, you may meet many good Japanese masters there. They will sincerely impart their skills to you. Do you think they are good people or bad people?"

"If I can teach me skills sincerely, of course I will be a good person." Du Xiaodi replied.

"That's right. If you have the opportunity to study, don't develop a rebellious mentality because of national hatred. This is contrary to the original intention of the country to send you out to study." Feng Xiaochen reminded him like a leader. In his opinion, Du Xiaodi's skills are so good that it should be very promising to get a ranking in the competition, and he will be able to get the opportunity to study abroad. If you bring emotions in your studies, it would be a pity for this opportunity.

"I understand." Du Xiaodi nodded desperately and said, "Director Feng, don't worry, I will not let your expectations down."

"Uh..." Feng Xiaochen was choked all of a sudden, and he agreed to flirt with girls. How did the leader report to the young worker? Why did he let down the leader's expectations? Do I have such a good face?

"Xiaodi,... Actually, you don't have to talk to me like this. I'm no two years older than you, and you don't have to call me Director Feng. Just call me my name." Feng Xiaochen stammered.

Du Xiaodi burst out laughing, turned her eyes to the dark field outside, and said to herself, "I don't know what you are called, why do you call it..."

"Have I told you?" Feng Xiaochen was stunned and remembered that he was so cool that he had never even introduced himself. He only knew what Director Feng was, what name you were, and what unit you were the director. He didn't know anything about WeChat ID and mobile phone number. You are flirting with a girl!

Hey, when did I say I wanted to flirt with this little girl? I am still a pure boy who doesn’t understand the charm, okay?

"My name is Feng Xiaochen. Feng is two points of water and the character "Ma", and Xiao is the character "serious" next to the character "叶". Chen is just like removing the character "叶" in the morning... I work in the Metallurgical Bureau of the State Economic Commission, and the phone number is Bureau 28 5431..." Feng Xiaochen said as if he was talking in his mouth.

"I can't remember so much..." Du Xiaodi said with a tense face, her eyes still looking outside, but her lips were slightly twitching. If the lip expert was asked to interpret it, she could read out that she was chanting a string of numbers: 28th game 5431.

The train was moving forward at a constant speed in the dark. At dawn, it arrived at a large station. The dispatcher guided the train into a fork and stopped. Li Guoxing, Shang Jinglun and others jumped out of the sleeper car and trotted to the clamp truck. They saw Feng Xiaochen and Du Xiaodi untied their safety belts and climbed down from the clamp truck with difficulty. Shang Jinglun and Li Guoxing strode forward to support Feng Xiaochen, while Du Xiaodi was supported by Quan Jiancai, Ou Guisheng and others.

Sitting on the cold steel structure and blowing the night breeze all night, Feng Xiaochen and Du Xiaodi were both young, and they felt stiff at this time. Everyone helped them into the sleeper car and let them eat two bowls of hot noodle soup. The two of them recovered.

"It's really not easy. The car was very cold last night. You guys suffered!"

Li Guoxing looked at the two of them's dry faces blown by the wind and said repeatedly.

"It's okay, the night wind is blowing, it's quite cool." Feng Xiaochen said with a smile.

"Oh, this is just young. If it were my age, I would have been paralyzed." Li Guoxing sighed, and then he turned to Du Xiaodi and asked, "Master Du, you have monitored all the way, there is no problem with the welding point, right?"

"It's absolutely fine!" Du Xiaodi replied.

"That's great. Master Li and Master Du's skills are really amazing!" said Li Guoxing.

Feng Xiaochen asked, "Director Li, how long are we going to stop here?"

Li Guoxing said: "It is estimated that it will be 12 hours. When you were eating noodles just now, I went to the webmaster to call the department. The department said that the expert responsible for flaw detection had already taken the train, but it was probably too late to get here. Now the route is freed and there is no need to hurry up. I'm just waiting here to finish flaw detection before making the next decision."

"Oh, then..." Du Xiaodi said a little, then quickly covered her mouth with her hands and stopped talking.

Feng Xiaochen understood what Du Xiaodi meant, and he said: "Xiaodi is going to Beijing to participate in the welder competition, and the competition will be tomorrow. If we wait for 12 hours before leaving, it will be too late."

Li Guoxing waved his hand and said, "No need to wait any longer. The ministry has contacted Suishan Shipyard and asked them to send three experienced welders to come over. If there is any problem with welding, they can deal with it. After the flaw detection, there is no need for anyone to guard the clamping beams. You both have worked hard. As soon as there will be a passing bus, you can hurry up and go back to the capital." (To be continued.)

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