Reborn in the ’80s as a Group Favorite Bigshot – Chapter 31

Chapter 31: Gu, the Academic God, You’re Amazing!

After fiddling for about ten minutes, Gu Yue finally stopped what he was doing.

“The parts of this oil press are broken, two of them need to be replaced.”

“Will it work after replacing them?” Song Chu asked.

Gu Yue nodded, “Yes, I can fix this machine, don’t worry.”

“Then check everything thoroughly. Write down or draw the parts needed. I’ll have someone go to the county town to buy them tomorrow.” Song Chu trusted what he said.

Gu Yue smiled and said, “No problem, I’ll draw them for you directly.”

He spent the whole afternoon studying this type of oil press. He memorized all the structural components. Having studied it in practice again, he could draw it with his eyes closed.

Song Chu didn’t stand on ceremony with him either, “Gu, the Academic God, how long do you think these three oil presses will last before they’re retired?”

Gu Yue estimated in his mind, “The one outside is better. With some repairs, it can last two or three years. These two, after replacing the parts, probably a year or so.”

Mainly because the machines were a bit old, many parts were severely worn and couldn’t keep up.

“How about modifying them based on their original design? The book I gave you has an upgraded version of this oil press. You can try incorporating your own ideas.” Song Chu discovered that this guy’s talent in mechanics was truly remarkable.

Even if someone who specialized in oil presses came, they wouldn’t be able to master a new model as quickly as he did.

Gu Yue became interested, “I can try, but it will require replacing many parts.”

“It’s okay. We can buy them outside. If not, we can contact a machinery parts factory and have them custom-made.” Song Chu expressed her full support.

Seeing her like this, Gu Yue was also motivated, “Alright, once I’ve figured out the upgraded version, I’ll draw the necessary parts.”

“Do you know anyone at the machinery factory?” he asked.

Song Chu shook her head, “I don’t.”

“But that’s easy. We can just go and find someone, and then we’ll know them.” She said confidently.

Gu Yue chuckled, “I actually know someone at the Provincial Machinery Factory. If the modified parts require high-level technology, we can try contacting them.”

He had flipped through the book Song Chu gave him. There were several more advanced oil presses in the back. He felt that the County Machinery Factory might not be able to produce what he needed.

Song Chu’s eyes lit up. She raised her hand and patted Gu Yue’s shoulder, “Gu, the Academic God, you’re amazing! I’ll leave the repair and improvement of these machines entirely to you.”

“I’m helping you, right?” Gu Yue asked with a smile.

Song Chu guessed what he wanted, “Don’t worry, you can read any book in my laboratory’s library.”

“Deal!” Gu Yue liked Song Chu’s straightforwardness.

Both oil presses needed new parts. Gu Yue had memorized everything. He had nothing else to do today.

So, he used his psychic power to go to Song Chu’s space laboratory to read. He was quite responsible, focusing on books about oil presses.

Song Chu also went in to look at books on oil pressing and animal husbandry, as well as some records she had collected and made in the past.

The two sat side by side on the library chairs, quietly flipping through books, creating a peaceful atmosphere.

Both of them had very sensitive psychic power. After an unknown amount of time, they sensed movement outside and came back to their senses.

Song’s Second Sister-in-Law had brought them food: stir-fried snake meat, stir-fried eggs, and stir-fried cabbage.

Because they had plenty of oil now, and also because Gu Yue was there, Tang Feng was generous with the oil when cooking today. The food tasted quite good.

Song Lao Er （Song’s Second Eldest Brother） bragged while eating, “Mom’s snake meat is too tough. Her heat control is still lacking.”

“The eggs aren’t tender enough, they’re a bit dry.”

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“……” Song Chu was speechless, “You should stop. If Mom hears you, she’ll definitely beat you when you get back.”

This guy had only been learning from Old Zhao （Zhao Di） for two days and was already criticizing everything. He was showing off too much.

Song Lao Er （Song’s Second Eldest Brother） thought of his mother, and his skin tightened, “Ahem, don’t tell Mom.”

Song Chu smiled meaningfully, “That depends on your performance.”

“……” Song Lao Er （Song’s Second Eldest Brother） felt that his little sister’s smile was not well-intentioned. He realized he was in a difficult situation.

Song Lao Si （Song’s Fourth Eldest Brother） also chuckled, “Second Brother, don’t offend me in the future, or I’ll definitely tell Mom.”

Song Lao Er （Song’s Second Eldest Brother） slapped him, “Don’t learn bad habits. Go away.”

It was bad enough being threatened by his little sister, but Lao Si （Fourth Child） just needed a beating.

The three of them joked around, which lifted Gu Yue’s mood as he ate with them.

People in the village used to say that these three were problematic and extremely annoying. Now it seemed that wasn’t entirely true. At least their sibling relationship seemed good.

Actually, he completely misunderstood. The three of them used to do their own thing. They barely spoke to each other in a day.

After dinner, Song Lao Er （Song’s Second Eldest Brother） and Song Lao Si （Song’s Fourth Eldest Brother） continued to press oil. They could exchange it for food and other necessities, so they were very motivated.

Gu Yue and Song Chu continued to use repairing the machines as an excuse to go inside and read.

After more than an hour, Tang Min walked in with his hands behind his back.

Song Chu and Gu Yue sensed him and immediately returned to their normal state.

“Eldest Maternal Uncle, you’re here.” Song Chu walked out of the room and brought him a chair.

She brought another chair and placed it at the door. Gu Yue slowly walked out and sat down.

Tang Min smiled and first expressed concern for Gu Yue’s health, then asked about the machine repairs.

When he heard from Gu Yue that the oil presses could be used after replacing a few parts from the county town, he was completely relieved.

After chatting for a while, he took out a piece of paper from his shirt pocket and handed it to Song Chu, “The list of people going up the mountain and working is ready. The ones circled in red are the ones I and a few cadres selected. See if it’s okay.”

Song Chu took the list and looked it over. Among the nine people going up the mountain, besides the three young men who usually hung out with her fourth brother, the other six were hardworking people.

Besides the burly man who asked her about the oil pressing workshop, three of her cousins （mother’s side） and two of her cousins （father’s side） were included, meaning one person from each of her Uncle’s （mother’s side） and Uncle’s （father’s side） families.

It was clear that they weren’t really interested in the mountain, but rather supporting her work. Fortunately, the people from both families weren’t as troublesome as her own family, otherwise, it would have been a real headache.

The women selected for work were all hardworking women from the village. Her Eldest Sister-in-Law was not chosen, as expected.

Although everyone was excited at the oil pressing workshop earlier, many families calmed down when they got back to the office and wanted to wait and see. After all, she had never been reliable before. This was within her expectations.

But after this, everyone’s enthusiasm would definitely increase a lot. She liked to take things step by step. Otherwise, she would have just forced people to work.

“This list looks good. They can come with me to the mountain tomorrow afternoon.” Since Song Chu had chosen to raise pigs, she would continue to do so. She would continue to cut pigweed in the morning and wouldn’t have time.

She added, “After work in the afternoon, the three women can also come to work.”

11:30 to be continued~~