"Ah Qiu—"

Chen Qing sneezed, wondering who was thinking about her.

She just filled out the forms numbly.

Lei Songyue also pulled her, Xi Gaomin, and Wang Weiqiang together for a small meeting.

The main discussion focused on the participation of this year's model workers and technical representatives in the capital conference.

Chen Qing was flipping through the documents when he suddenly spotted a familiar face.

—Mu Luge.

He Yuxiang's subordinate in the original novel.

"What contributions did Comrade Mu make?"

Lei Songyue explained: "When you were pregnant a few years ago, she submitted a proposal to improve the equipment in our garment factory. Over the years, our factory has maintained contact with her. After the reform and opening up this year, she took the initiative to ask us if she could be transferred to our garment factory. She has already upgraded our weaving equipment, increasing the speed by 20%, and the speed of the sweater weaving machine has also increased by 20%. As for ironing equipment, we import them from abroad, but she is currently researching and can roughly replicate them. She is very capable."

Chen Qing remembered that in the original novel, Mu Luge was good at pretending.

I never thought I'd be able to do serious research now.

"The factory will recognize her as an outstanding employee. As for her selection for the national level, we'll keep her information for now and make a final decision later."

Lei Songyue agreed.

Chen Qing continued reading and discovered many unfamiliar faces, which she questioned Lei Songyue about one by one.

I discovered that my factory is full of talented people.

Wang Weiqiang became increasingly nervous as he listened. He had recently heard that Xi Gaomin was going to become the factory manager of a branch factory.

Xi Gaomin has worked very hard in recent years, and knowing that Chen Qing doesn't like socializing, he took the initiative to take on most of the diplomatic work, making him Chen Qing's right-hand man.

She was transferred to be the branch factory manager, which was considered a lateral move.

Next, the position of Party Secretary will become vacant.

He didn't know who would win, but he was certain he had no chance.

Not only did he have no chance, he also felt that his position as deputy factory director might be in jeopardy...

Over the years, he has always worked in a disciplined and orderly manner, doing whatever Chen Qing assigns him. While not perfect, he has achieved a 70-80% completion rate, but compared to the talented people in the factory, it seems nothing special.

Other factories tend to suppress employees, hoping they'll stay firmly in their positions without moving. But Shengxia Sports Apparel Factory always seems to set up branch factories, and every department wants to be full of talented people, because that counts as a performance indicator.

If your department has many talented people, you'll be praised by Chen Qing, receive some rewards, and a promotion is possible.

But he hasn't accomplished anything remarkable over the years.

Wang Weiqiang was very flustered.

Chen Qing noticed Wang Weiqiang's expression but offered no words of comfort, though he certainly wouldn't discard Wang Weiqiang like a worn-out shoe.

After all, there's an old saying: even if you don't have great achievements, you still have worked hard.

That describes Wang Weiqiang.

While Chen Qing was busy with various year-end matters, He Yuan was invited to Shen Yaopeng's office.

Shen Yaopeng, with his extensive network of connections, had just received news that He Yuan had returned. He also learned about He Yuan's activities over the years through internal channels: "How have you been these past years?"

He Yuan instantly recalled the path he had walked over the years.

In previous years, when I stepped into various bases, the surrounding smell was basically that of engine oil, and I was surrounded by dense instruments and equipment. In the main control room, there were many signal lights and oscilloscopes. In the main control room, he directed the work time and time again, recorded the experimental results, calculated various results, until success was achieved.

Life in China may be monotonous, but it is also inspiring. Everyone is looking forward to achieving their goals and working together as one. He Yuan was deeply inspired and worked hard as well.

Having received a good education since childhood, He Yuan was more deeply influenced by new ideas after being criticized. The patriotic education that ran deep in his bones made him repeatedly do experiments regardless of the consequences, and he gradually became the one who took on a leading role in the base.

After going abroad, his faith remained unchanged, but compared to his hard work in China, He Yuan was more like a machine for completing tasks abroad.

He only felt a little pleasure when he tricked foreigners into giving him money to buy gifts. But he couldn't bear the endless daydreaming and made a fierce resistance. He met with people from the embassy and foreigners and showed them his research results.

People in China were horrified, while foreigners were overjoyed.

From that moment on, He Yuan took the initiative.

Even though his identity was cleared, the long-standing ingrained thinking of the leaders, including He Yuan's deep-seated fear, made it difficult for him to do anything against his own beliefs. Everyone was also used to He Yuan's strength and compliant personality.

It wasn't until he revealed his rebellious side that many people realized he had completely changed.

Several groups of people negotiated with He Yuan. Initially, they were subordinates of the same gang, but He Yuan refused.

He only began to negotiate when someone he admired sent someone to negotiate with him.

The outcome of the negotiations was that he must currently complete the goals set by the organization, and there would be corresponding rewards, including the ability for him to return to his home country.

It wouldn't be easy to get him to go abroad and establish such an important position.

Everyone really trusts him and doesn't want to replace him at all.

Because nothing is more reliable than someone whose heart is always with his wife.

and……

Chen Qing is an important figure in the national strategic plan, so we can't bully He Yuan too much. If we accidentally trigger the bad elements within Chen Qing, it would be a real loss!

In the following years, He Yuan carefully studied aerospace technology abroad and took the opportunity to apply for his own patents.

Now that he's back in China, He Yuan's old house will be returned to him, and he will have the right to mobilize national resources to build his own team, because he has the technology in his hands.

He Yuan concluded: "Not bad."

Shen Yaopeng felt that he must have suffered hardships, but the results were enormous. Thinking of Chen Qing's illustrious military achievements, he sighed and said, "Do you know what I thought of when I saw your report?"

"What?"

“It’s written everywhere outside, ‘We are not only life partners, but also revolutionary comrades. I want to walk this road with you.’ You and Chen Qing are true revolutionaries. You haven’t seen each other for years, but you can still take care of each other. This shows that my judgment was indeed very good.”

Shen Yaopeng was once again proud of his good judgment.

When he retires.

He was determined to act as a matchmaker.

He Yuan: "..."

The first half of what he said was quite agreeable, but I'll skip the last sentence.

Seeing his speechless expression, Shen Yaopeng burst into laughter and asked, "How long do you think it will take us to catch up with foreigners?"

"Fifteenth Five-Year Plan"

He Yuan believed what the leader said.

Shen Yaopeng calculated the time: "I may not live to see that day."

He Yuan did the math: Shen Yaopeng is now fifty-seven years old, and there are still fifty years until 2030: "It is indeed quite difficult."

Shen Yaopeng suppressed the urge to swear: "You really don't know how to speak properly. You should learn from your wife."

"She has excellent eloquence." He Yuan had always thought Chen Qing was very smart: "She built a large garment factory, provided many jobs, and helped many people. She's really impressive." (End of Chapter)