Han Aimin

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Han Aimin (韩爱民)
Alias(es)	Teacher Han 730
Gender	Male
Affiliation	985 Factory; its middle school and vocational school 880 1032
Occupation/Role	Physics teacher at the 985 Factory Middle School; mathematics teacher at the 985 Factory Vocational School 847 1032
First Appearance	Chapter 730

Background / History

Han Aimin formerly worked and lived at the 985 Factory. After being laid off, he drifted from place to place; upon returning to 1987, he resolves not to lose his position or repeat that life, seeking to change both his own future and his family’s fate 730 770.

Following a fall that leaves his elbows and knees painfully injured, Han wakes surrounded by anxious colleagues at the factory school. The familiar setting, including his former colleague Zhong Jianyu and the factory’s schoolchildren, makes him question whether he has returned to the past rather than awakened from a dream 730 880.

He learns that his eldest sister’s husband, Huang Haishan, faces a serious workplace crisis: a damaged cannon or broken hook during transport could cost Huang his anticipated cadre appointment. Though initially disoriented and injured, Han puts aside his teaching duties and heads to the final-assembly workshop and rear-mountain firing range to help investigate 801 847 1032.

The 985 Factory is undergoing a transition from cannon production toward civilian goods, including automobile wheels, mufflers, metal fuel tanks, and hydraulic pliers. Han navigates this changed workplace through his longstanding connections with its workers, teachers, and his extended family 880 1012.

Personality

Han is strongly family-oriented. His immediate response to his apparent return to 1987 is to prevent Huang Haishan from suffering a career-ending regret, even while unsure whether his surroundings are real 847 921.

He is determined and proactive, treating his second chance as an opportunity to alter the future rather than passively accept it. His concern extends to his nephews, whom he regards as part of his responsibility as an uncle, in return for the care his sisters once gave him 730 1032.

His initial confusion also reveals a practical side: he has forgotten parts of the old cannon-delivery process, including the required test firing, and accepts Zhang Shengbing’s more sensible offer of a motorcycle ride instead of walking to the rear mountain 845 880.

Skills

Teaching

Han teaches physics at the factory middle school and mathematics at the vocational school 847 1032.

• Is addressed by colleagues and students as “Teacher Han” 730.
• Temporarily neglects his scheduled teaching duties when Huang Haishan’s crisis demands his attention 847 1087.
• Maintains ties with the factory school community, including his nephew Jun Jun 880.

Familiarity with the 985 Factory

Having worked and lived at the factory before, Han recognizes its people, school, workshops, and surrounding environment upon returning to 1987 880 1032.

• Knows the final-assembly workshop and rear-mountain test-firing range connected to cannon delivery 880 1217.
• Understands the stakes of Huang Haishan’s possible failure to secure cadre status 801 1012.
• Reconnects with familiar workers and teachers while investigating the cannon incident 880.

Relationships

• Huang Haishan — Han’s eldest brother-in-law and his eldest sister’s husband. Huang’s damaged-cannon incident motivates Han’s attempt to change the family’s future; his prospective cadre appointment is at risk 801 1032.
• Zhang Shengbing — Han’s second brother-in-law and a factory worker. He helps Han locate Huang and offers to take him to the rear-mountain firing range on his Jialing motorcycle 880 1032.
• Zhong Jianyu — Former colleague, mentor, and older-brother figure. A transferred military cadre serving as a political teacher at the factory middle school, Zhong is among those concerned after Han’s fall 730 880.
• Liu Pingping — Factory child, colleague, and childhood classmate of Han’s third sister. She teaches English at the factory middle school and shows concern for Han’s condition 880 1032.
• Jun Jun — Han’s eldest sister’s son and Han’s nephew. Han sees him participating in the factory school’s broadcast exercises and considers him part of his responsibility as an uncle 880.
• Chen Chen — Han’s second sister’s son and Han’s nephew. Because Chen Chen began first grade at six, Han helps look after him alongside his other nieces and nephews 730 880.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Return to 1987

After falling and awakening at the 985 Factory, Han confronts the possibility that he has returned to 1987. The experience gives him a chance to avoid the layoff and wandering that defined his later life 730 801.

Huang Haishan’s Cannon Crisis

Han learns that Huang Haishan may lose his path to becoming a cadre after a cannon is damaged during transport. He goes first to the final-assembly workshop for information, then seeks Huang at the rear-mountain test-firing range 880 1032 1217.

Choosing Family Over Routine

Despite being hurt from his fall and expected to teach, Han prioritizes helping Huang. Zhang Shengbing’s motorcycle ride enables him to reach the firing range rather than attempt the long journey on foot 847 880.

Notable Quotes

“Second brother-in-law, you go ahead and get busy. I’ll go to the rear mountain to find my eldest brother-in-law.” 880

“I walked.” 880