Reborn in 1977

Chapter 452 Assembly Complete

January 9th, Monday, the first day of the twelfth lunar month of the Ding Si year.

Driving school of Yunhu First Passenger Transport Company, training ground.

Chen Fan drove a large Jiefang truck, like a seasoned driver, weaving through the test site with the most standard route.

Xia Yuping sat in the passenger seat, clapping her hands with sparkling eyes, "You're amazing! Have you really never driven a car before?"

Chen Fan didn't even turn his head, smiling as he said, "How is that possible? I practiced in the machinery factory a few days ago. They have both small and large vehicles. I even learned auto repair there. Coming here today is just a formality."

Xia Yuping's adoring gaze didn't change at all, "That's still amazing. I heard that learning to drive a small car takes at least three months, and learning to drive a large passenger bus even takes two years. But you learned to drive all types of vehicles in just a few days. Didn't you notice their expressions just now? They looked like they'd seen a ghost. It's hilarious, ha ha ha ha…"

Chen Fan finally turned his head to look at her, saying helplessly, "So I'm a ghost, huh?"

Xia Yuping's expression stiffened, and she quickly said, "I didn't mean that."

Chen Fan laughed, "I know, I'm just kidding."

Xia Yuping stole a glance at him, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that he didn't seem angry.

Chen Fan drove the car through the checkpoints, feeling helpless in his heart.

Director Yang had arranged for him to learn driving at the driving school of the First Passenger Transport Company, saying that it was the earliest and best driving school in Yunhu, and that the instructors were all top-notch, ensuring that he would learn quickly.

Chen Fan thought to himself, since he already knew everything, it was just a formality to come and get a license, so it didn't matter which driving school he went to, and he didn't decline.

But as soon as he got here, he saw Xia Yuping, who was smiling like a flower.

Only then did he remember that it seemed like her family had people throughout the entire Yunhu public road transport system. Could this be considered walking right into a trap?

If he had known, he would have gone to the bus company's driving school. At least there would have been a layer of separation, and she wouldn't have received the news so quickly.

Then, as long as he acted quickly and got his license in one day, wouldn't he have perfectly avoided this?

But now, he could only endure it.

Several Luwan Delicatessen stores were also making money by renting other people's land, not to mention that Xia Yuping had always been nice to him. What else could he do?

He drove around for a long time, then drove out onto the road for a while, and finally drove back, marking the end of the exam.

Watching Chen Fan jump out of the car, the instructors on the side were dumbfounded.

"He passed everything on the first try!"

"More than that, his auto repair skills are even better than mine. That GAZ truck that had been out of commission for half a year was fixed by him."

"When I first saw Director Xia's kid come over, I thought we were getting a well-connected person. The machinery factory had made arrangements, and Director Xia's daughter was personally escorting him, afraid that we'd let someone who would cause trouble out. With this skill, there's no need for arrangements. He could just come and get his license directly."

"Stop talking nonsense, let's discuss what kind of license to give him."

The driver's licenses of this era were different from the ABC licenses of later generations. It was just a small red booklet with basic information and a table of permitted vehicle types.

Whichever driving condition was met, a stamp would be placed on that vehicle type.

(Permitted Vehicle Types)

Generally speaking, students would start by learning to drive small cars, and those from production teams would even start with tractors, then slowly take exams and add permitted vehicle types.

But looking at Chen Fan's performance today, he passed all vehicle types on the first try. Moreover, Director's daughter personally came to escort him, so it wasn't good to hold him back.

Some people didn't even take the exam and still got their licenses. At least he took the exam and passed everything with excellent scores.

In addition to vehicle types, drivers were also divided into three levels.

The first level was the normal "Driver", then the slightly lower level was "Probationary Driver", and finally "Student Driver".

According to regulations, after learning to drive and passing the exam, one would receive a "Student Driver" license and had to follow an experienced driver for a period of time before being promoted to "Probationary Driver", who could drive under the supervision of a senior driver, and finally obtain a "Driver" license.

Again, Director's daughter was here, and besides, Chen Fan's skills were better than many experienced drivers.

In the end, the instructors discussed it and picked up a brand new, official driver's license, closing their eyes and stamping it ten times.

That's right, Chen Fan had even taken the tractor and bus exams to avoid trouble!

Although he didn't know what the use of taking them was, Xia Yuping had come, so how could he waste such a good opportunity?

Otherwise, how could the instructors have been so stunned?

When Chen Fan drove the large Jiefang back and walked in front of the instructors, he finally received his hard-earned driver's license!

(Driver's License Information)

There were no private driver's licenses at all now. All driver's licenses had to list the service unit. Chen Fan filled in Yunhu Machinery Factory.

He was very clear about this. He would put whoever gave him the benefits on the license and would never let the Sanitation Department use the benefits given by the Machinery Factory.

Unless the Sanitation Department approved another motorcycle for him.

But now that he had a car, motorcycles were useless, so he could only sigh with regret for the Sanitation Department.

Chen Fan happily put the driver's license in his pocket. At this time, the instructor opposite him said, "The driver's license must be reviewed every year. Although with your skills, it's just a formality, you still have to be present, otherwise the license will expire, and it won't be good if you run into trouble."

Hearing this, Chen Fan immediately nodded repeatedly, "Thank you, Master, I'll remember."

Then, he took out the Zhonghua cigarettes with filters that Director Yang had given him and handed one to each of them.

Although they were "superior" automobile instructors, they didn't often smoke Huazi cigarettes, let alone those with filters.

Some people had never even seen them before.

China's earliest filter-tipped cigarettes were the Huazi cigarettes produced by the Shanghai Tobacco Factory in 1959. It was precisely because of the imported filters that Huazi later surpassed the then top brand Feima and became a top-notch cigarette.

In comparison, the filter-tipped Magnolia cigarettes that he had swiped from the Sanitation Department director were slightly inferior.

Of course, compared to the vast majority of cigarettes on the market, filter-tipped Magnolia cigarettes were also very impressive.

In other words, anything with a filter tip was rare these days.

The instructors got the Huazi cigarettes and were reluctant to smoke them, all clipping them behind their ears and smiling from ear to ear.

Chen Fan took the driver's license and planned to go back.

Xia Yuping still followed him closely, "Xiao Fan, it's almost noon, let's eat before you go back."

Chen Fan said apologetically, "I still have to go back to the machinery factory. We're assembling a car today, and I have to go back and watch."

Xia Yuping pouted, a little sullen, "Okay."

After a pause, she raised her head again, her face full of smiles, "You're so amazing, not only can you write articles and practice medicine, but you even understand cars."

Chen Fan chuckled awkwardly, "I learned it all from reading books. You can do it too if you read more."

Xia Yuping was so frightened that she quickly shook her head, sighing, "I'm really not cut out for studying. Even with the study materials you gave me, I only scored less than 300 points and barely got into a junior college."

As she spoke, she raised her head to look at him, "If it weren't for you, I might not have been able to go to college."

Chen Fan waved his hand, "No, no, I think you and Lin Liwen are both very smart. It's just that you've been away from school for too long and are a bit unfamiliar with studying. Once you get into university, you'll quickly regain your previous state and make rapid progress."

Although she knew Chen Fan was comforting her, Xia Yuping was still very happy.

She and Lin Liwen had only managed to get into Jiangnan University's vocational college thanks to the self-study series of mathematics, physics, and chemistry that Chen Fan had given them, as well as the study plan he had personally created for them, which was already an extraordinary performance plus a bit of luck.

But compared to the achievements of the students from Lujiawan, which even alarmed the leaders of the Provincial Education Commission to come and investigate in person, there was simply no comparison.

At this time, the two had already walked to the entrance of the driving school. Chen Fan glanced at the Shanghai sedan parked next to him and said to her, "I have to go back to the unit now. I'll go to the health department to see you another day."

"Oh."

Xia Yuping pursed her lips, then took out a woolen scarf from her挎包 bag, held it out to him, looked at him with a slightly apprehensive expression, and smiled, "Xiao Fan, happy birthday."

Chen Fan looked at the scarf, then at her, feeling a particular headache. He would rather build another car than receive a gift from a girl.

But in this situation, it wouldn't be good not to accept it.

He could only take it with both hands, said "Thank you," and then smiled, "There's a question I have."

Seeing him accept it, Xia Yuping was immediately overjoyed, and then she heard his words, and couldn't help but stare at him with wide eyes, "What question?"

Chen Fan raised the scarf in his hand, "Why do girls always like to give woolen scarves as gifts?"

Xia Yuping's face immediately stiffened, "Ah?"

Then she quickly asked, "Did anyone else give you a scarf?"

This was an idea she had been thinking about for a long time. Who was the brainless person who had the same idea as her?

Chen Fan said nonchalantly, "Yeah, several. A few of my apprentices, and a few friends, either give scarves or hats. My closet at home is almost full."

Hearing this, Xia Yuping was immediately a little frustrated.

Chen Fan raised the scarf again and shook it, smiling, "But I still want to thank you. I'll go find you guys for dinner in a couple of days."

Saying that, he waved his hand and said goodbye to her.

Xia Yuping looked at the departing car, and resentfully puffed out her cheeks, "Next year I'll give woolen pants, and see who else is like me!"

……

Chen Fan returned to the machinery factory, and as soon as he walked into the auto repair workshop, he saw a large group of people gathered inside.

Someone with sharp eyes saw him and immediately shouted, "Teacher Chen is back."

In just over ten days, the people at the machinery factory had also started calling him Teacher Chen.

Firstly, it was because Chen Fan, as the "health consultant," had officially taken office. He took the time to give several training sessions to the doctors at the factory hospital, which convinced all the medical staff. When they heard that people from Lujiawan were calling him Teacher Chen, they also followed suit.

Secondly, it was because in this auto repair workshop, almost everyone from top to bottom had received his guidance, so naturally they also started calling him Teacher Chen.

Chen Fan waved to them and quickly walked over.

At this time, the crowd had already dispersed to both sides, revealing two "brand new" cars.

Chen Fan's eyes lit up immediately, "The cars are assembled?"

Master Zhou stood in place, hands on his hips, and laughed loudly, "It's been half a day. If they weren't assembled yet, we'd be laughed at."

Chen Fan asked as he walked, "Have you test-driven them yet?"

Factory Director Yang took two steps forward, looked at him and smiled, "Have you got your driver's license yet?"

He had originally thought about helping to call the driving school to say hello, asking the experienced instructors to help out a bit more, and try to get Chen Fan his license as soon as possible.

But he didn't expect that in just over ten days, Chen Fan had already learned all the content needed for the driver's license test in the factory, and even controlled various types of vehicles with ease.

So going to take the test today was just a formality. Judging from Chen Fan's appearance, he should have already gotten his license.

Chen Fan didn't hesitate, took out his driver's license and waved it, revealing eight teeth, "Look here."

Factory Director Yang nodded with satisfaction, then turned sideways and pointed to the brand new car, "Come on, we're just waiting for you to test drive it."

The others around didn't have the slightest dissatisfaction either, and they all continued to retreat, giving Chen Fan space.

Chen Fan didn't decline either, quickly took a few steps over, and first walked around the two cars.

One is a GAZ-69. From the outside, it looks almost unchanged compared to the prototype car.

It is still a truck head and a square carriage, but the details are far superior.

The exterior of the car body is composed of two colors, green and beige. Green is the metal part, and beige is the awning.

Originally, the GAZ-69, like the BJ212, had a very poor wind and rain protection effect. If you drove it out in heavy rain, it would rain lightly inside the car.

So Chen Fan made changes to the entire carriage part. Not only did he add sealing strips to the joints of the metal plates, but he also removed all the original soft-top awnings, first made a layer of metal carriage, and then covered the metal with a layer of awning, so that it would hardly be windproof and rainproof.

Moreover, even the car doors were modified. The original car doors were very thin, and even the glass was fixed. The current car doors are almost the same as the off-road vehicles of later generations. Not only are they thicker, but they are also equipped with car window cranks, which can raise and lower the glass.

As for the interior, it is even more different from the original car.

If the original GAZ-69 interior is compared to a beggar version, then the current one is a luxury version.

The center console is die-cast from a whole piece of thin aluminum plate, and then covered with a layer of brown leather, and below is a whole piece of wood veneer, brushed with piano lacquer, which shines under the light.

The steering wheel is also a wood-grain structure, which looks high-end and feels very textured.

The seats are Chen Fan's "independently designed" "car single sofa", which can slide back and forth, and the back can be adjusted in three levels.

Especially the back row, which is completely a whole household three-seater sofa, divided into three seats by three seat belts, and filled with springs and palm, so you won’t get tired after sitting for a long time.

Chen Fan nodded with satisfaction, temporarily skipped the Volga next to him, and opened the door of the GAZ-69 to get in the car.

First feel the seat under your butt, the elasticity is just right, very comfortable.

Then adjust the seat, then pick up the key on the center console, insert it and start the engine.

The original GAZ-69 had to use a crank to insert into the front of the car to start, but Chen Fan disassembled the Volga engine, repaired it and installed it on the GAZ car, so naturally the electronic ignition system was also moved over.

With the roar of the engine, everyone around quickly continued to retreat.

Then Chen Fan controlled the car and drove forward steadily.

Watching the GAZ car drive out of the workshop, everyone ran and followed behind.

When they arrived at the entrance of the workshop, they saw Chen Fan driving the car in circles, and also lowered the car window and gave them a thumbs up. Factory Director Yang took the lead in applauding with excitement on his face.

In an instant, applause thundered and cheers resounded through the sky.