After arranging matters in Hong Kong, Xing Baohua will have a short period of free time.

Nothing much, I need to go home and oversee production, and also take care of the solar-powered phone issue.

We also need to arrange for the High-Tech Zone Preparatory Group to allocate a piece of land to build a memory chip factory.

Samsung provides the technology, but the financial burden falls entirely on Xing Baohua.

The most important thing is to resolve the issue of the power plant.

Power plants are easy to set up, the problem is energy! We can only buy it at high prices.

If you're going to build one, build a large unit. Don't be stingy and get a small one; it won't be enough later on.

Fly directly from Hong Kong to Shandong and then back to central Shandong.

After taking Suya home and leaving the gifts he had bought as a filial offering, he went home to stay.

It's worth mentioning that the father-in-law did not resign from his original job and return home.

It seems that Xing Baohua's electric bicycle plan will not be needed for the time being.

After having a meal at home, the old man was very happy, but you could still tell from his eyes that he had a lot on his mind.

Xing Baohua didn't ask anything during the meal, and the old man didn't say anything either. Anyway, they finished the meal in a very harmonious manner.

When Xing Baohua returned, many people knew, and his phone kept ringing as he was constantly busy answering calls. After he finished, he came to the living room and sat on the sofa to have tea with the old man.

"Director Li, should we suspend operations?"

"What?" Xing Baohua was also startled by his father's words and subconsciously blurted out a sentence in a foreign language.

Although Director Li's time is almost up, this is not a matter of retiring early.

Seeing that his father didn't understand, Xing Baohua repeated, "What's the reason?"

"It's still because we don't have money. I don't know what's wrong with the bank. They said they're going to tighten some kind of control and demand that the factory pay back the loans from years ago, or they'll freeze the factory's accounts. The factory's expenses are so high, where would we get the money to pay back the loans? Sigh! Plus, some people in the factory are unhappy that Director Li has been holding onto his position for so long, so they've complained to the higher-ups."

After the old man finished speaking, he also sighed.

Xing Baohua nodded and said, "That's fine, as long as he hasn't made any serious mistakes. It's a good thing to suspend his work and let him rest for a while."

After saying that, he suddenly looked at the old man in surprise and hurriedly asked, "We won't let you take over, will we?"

“The bureau talked to me, and they seemed to have this idea? I said I couldn’t do it, and that I should just stay in charge of the technical aspects,” Mr. Xing said.

"They want to use you as a pawn again, Dad! You should just retire on medical grounds! Even I can't save this factory." Xing Baohua shook his head and said, not expecting to encounter this mess again as soon as he returned.

"We can't just stand by and watch the factory go downhill, whether we have guns or not," the old man said with a sigh.

“Dad, Director Li is a very capable person. Do you think you can surpass him? He got you to that position, probably hoping I would help you out? To be honest, I really can't help. You know pretty much how complicated the machinery factory is inside now!” Xing Baohua said.

The old man nodded, and Xing Baohua continued, "You don't have the ability to turn the tide, and neither do I. If you don't step down now, they might force you to take over, and if something happens to the factory, they'll pin it all on you."

This guy went to great lengths to analyze the situation for the old man, trying to persuade him to get out of that hellhole.

Let the government deal with its own affairs! The fact that someone as capable as Director Li has been suspended speaks volumes.

This suggests that Director Li's era may be coming to an end; his time is almost up, yet he's still causing trouble. Now, it's unclear whether they're going to investigate his financial affairs. If they find nothing, it will dishearten many people.

Xing Baohua offered the old man a few words of advice, grabbed two bottles of red wine from the house, and got up to leave.

The driver took him to Factory Director Li's house. Xing Baohua knocked on the door, and Factory Director Li's wife opened it. She called out, "Auntie," and asked if Uncle Li was home.

Aunt Li was hesitating whether to let Xing Baohua in when she heard Factory Director Li say from the living room, "Oh, it's Xiao Xing! Let him in!"

After Xing Baohua entered, he placed the red wine on the coffee table, took out a pack of foreign cigarettes, and handed it to Factory Director Li, saying, "Uncle Li, I just got back. My dad told me about you. Are you feeling any pressure?"

"I'm getting old and blocking the way!" Factory Director Li said with a hearty laugh.

"Can't we wait a few months?" Xing Baohua was really puzzled. Normally, they should just wait for Director Li to arrive before arranging for someone to take over.

If they keep ostracizing Director Li like this, his loyal subordinates will definitely cause trouble.

"What a pity, I haven't finished my move yet," said Director Li, taking a drag on his cigarette.

“It’s good that you can get out of this situation. You were just temporarily looking after things for someone else. Now that they don’t want you anymore, what can you do? Uncle Li, take a break for a while and come help me,” Xing Baohua said.

"Let's talk about it later! After all these years, there's still some affection between us." Director Li said, then changed the subject and asked, "What happened to the power and water outage at your factory?"

"It's a long story. I offended someone for no reason. But it's all over now! They were a bunch of people who would ruthlessly turn on their own people for the sake of performance." Xing Baohua felt a surge of hatred when he thought about it.

“If you can handle this well, it means you’ve grown up and have your own circle of connections. You see, I can’t really help you much,” said Director Li.

"If you become my deputy factory director, I won't have to worry about anything at home. I can just focus on R&D and sales. There's too much of that other messy stuff!" Xing Baohua said.

After a few more words, Xing Baohua took his leave.

After leaving, he didn't go home but went to Liu Haibo's place.

It wasn't too late, so the two of them stopped at a small barbecue restaurant at the end of the alley to eat and drink something casually.

Our family's accountant, Xiaobo, is still living with her sister. Although we gave Xiaobo a studio apartment, she doesn't live there.

We just went out for a casual drink and a chat, with my sister-in-law and Xiaobo joining us.

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