After the meeting, Lin Wanqiu deliberately kept Shen Nian'an behind. Looking at the tears glistening in her son's eyes, she felt a mixture of heartache and relief. She stepped forward, gently patted her son's shoulder, and said, "Nian'an, I know you've worked hard these past few days. The six million yuan investment wasn't an impulsive decision; it was carefully considered. I believe in your abilities and the future of this technology. However, I also want to remind you that during the project's progress, you will definitely encounter various difficulties and challenges. You must remain calm and rational, communicate promptly when problems arise, and don't try to shoulder everything alone. Your father and I will always be your strongest support."

“Mother, I understand.” Shen Nian’an nodded, the tears in her eyes gradually fading, replaced by a determined light. “Don’t worry, I will definitely work diligently and steadily to advance the project. I will report any problems to you and Father in a timely manner, and I will also actively communicate and coordinate with various departments.”

Shen Tingzhou also came over and said, "Nian'an, the funding is in place. Now it's up to you to execute. During the project's progress, focus on teamwork and give full play to the strengths of the R&D and production teams. At the same time, pay attention to the balance between work and rest, and don't overwork yourself. Health is the foundation of everything."

“Yes, I understand, Father,” Shen Nian’an said.

In the days that followed, Chen Nian devoted himself wholeheartedly to the project. He first signed a purchase contract with the equipment supplier, confirming the delivery date and installation and commissioning time of the equipment. Then, he led the R&D team and the technical staff of the production department to develop a detailed production line modification plan, and carried out the orderly transformation of the existing pastry production line and pickle production line.

During the production line renovation, Shen Nian'an spent almost every day in the production workshop. Dressed in blue overalls and wearing a safety helmet, he worked alongside the workers. From disassembling and installing equipment to connecting pipes and debugging lines, he personally oversaw every step to ensure the construction quality met requirements. The workshop was filled with the roar of machines and flying dust; sweat soaked his clothes, and his face was covered in oil, but he didn't care at all, his eyes only focused on the anticipation of the project's early completion.

However, the project's progress was not without its challenges. During the installation and commissioning of the nanomaterial precision feeding machine, technicians discovered that the equipment's feeding speed was mismatched with the production line's operating speed, resulting in the nanomaterials not achieving the expected level of uniformity in mixing with the flour. This greatly alarmed Shen Nian'an, who immediately convened an emergency meeting with technical experts from the equipment supplier, as well as the company's R&D and production technicians, to discuss solutions.

The meeting lasted from afternoon until late at night, with everyone sharing their opinions and proposing various solutions. Some suggested adjusting the production line's operating speed, others suggested modifying the equipment's feeding procedure, and still others suggested adding a buffer device between the equipment and the production line. Shen Nian'an listened carefully to everyone's opinions and then, drawing on his professional knowledge, conducted an in-depth analysis and demonstration.

“Adjusting the production line’s operating speed would affect production efficiency, so it’s not feasible,” Shen Nian’an said. “Modifying the equipment’s feeding program would require rewriting the software, which would take too long and wouldn’t meet the requirements. Adding a buffer device would be feasible, but it would increase the equipment’s footprint and production costs. I think we can optimize the pretreatment process for nanomaterials, making them into nano-suspensions, and then conveying them to the mixer synchronously with the flour through a dedicated conveying pipeline. This would not only improve the uniformity of mixing but also ensure that the feeding speed matches the production line’s operating speed.”

Everyone agreed with Shen Nian'an's suggestion. Therefore, Shen Nian'an led his R&D team to immediately begin developing the nano-suspension. After numerous experiments, they successfully developed a nano-suspension with strong stability and good dispersibility, solving the problem of the mismatch between the equipment's feeding speed and the production line's operating speed.

Similar problems were encountered during the debugging of the microcapsule dispersion homogenizer. The uniformity of microcapsule dispersion in pickled vegetables consistently failed to meet expectations, resulting in poor preservation of some pickled vegetable samples. Through repeated observation and experiments, Shen Nian'an discovered that the problem lay in the mixing process of the pickled vegetables. Traditional mixing methods could not ensure uniform dispersion of microcapsules in the pickled vegetables, easily leading to agglomeration.

To address this problem, Shen Nian'an optimized the mixing process for pickled vegetables. He changed the traditional unidirectional mixing to bidirectional mixing and increased the frequency and duration of mixing. Simultaneously, he added an appropriate amount of natural dispersant during the mixing process, further improving the uniformity of microcapsule dispersion. After numerous experiments, the uniformity of microcapsule dispersion in the pickled vegetables finally met the expected requirements, and the preservation effect of the pickled vegetables was significantly improved.

While overseeing the project, Shen Nian'an also made sure to take care of his younger sister, Shen Nianxi's, studies and life. Shen Nianxi is twelve years old and a first-year student at a prestigious middle school in Beijing. She has loved dancing since childhood and is currently learning ballet, about to participate in a provincial dance competition. Shen Nian'an knows his sister takes this competition very seriously and has put in a lot of effort, so whenever he has time, he visits her at the dance school to cheer her on.

That afternoon, after finishing her project work, Shen Nian'an deliberately left work early and drove to Shen Nianxi's dance school. In the dance studio, Shen Nianxi, dressed in a pink ballet tutu, was practicing pirouettes under the teacher's guidance. Her figure was light and graceful, her movements beautiful, like a butterfly fluttering in the air. Sunlight streamed through the glass windows of the studio, bathing her in a golden glow.

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