Nitpicking

"Aunt, there are guests at home"

Seeing that the two women, one big and one small, were so absorbed in the young handsome guy that they didn't notice that she was back, Shen Ziyao had no choice but to remind them.

Shen Yu then noticed that her niece was back and said with a smile: "Yaoyao is back."

Then, noticing that his niece was looking at the only guest in the house, he introduced: "This is our fellow villager Chen Jie, he is from the provincial capital of Xx Province. If it weren't for his help today, the trouble in our store would not have been so easy to solve."

Shen Ziyao was not interested in the fellow villager, and focused on the help her aunt had mentioned to solve the problem. She asked anxiously: "What happened in the store? Who is causing trouble? Have you called the police?"

Shen Yu explained: "Today a young girl came to the store and said that she bought our Kuixing brand Walkman, but it broke after less than two days of use. After putting the tape in, it bumped and bumped when it was turned, and the tape was damaged. She asked us to pay for it."

Shen Ziyao frowned slightly. Although she believed in the technology she had given, with the current manufacturing technology, no one could guarantee whether there were any defective products. So she hurriedly asked: "What happened next?"

Shen Yu said with anger on his face: "The young girl's Walkman is not our Kuixing's at all. I can tell without asking professionals to look at it. The Walkman is just a collection of scrap parts assembled together, and then installed with a Kuixing shell. Of course I don't recognize it.

The girl was pretty, but what she did was not pretty. She actually called three or five of her buddies and shouted that if we didn't pay compensation, they would stop us from doing business. ”

Shen Ziyao also got angry when she heard this, and said angrily: "Isn't this blackmail? Call the police and arrest them."

Shen Yu said helplessly: "I also wanted to call the police, but a few of them walked out of the store directly, held a sign outside our store, holding the broken Walkman, and when they saw people entering the store, they shouted that we were profiteers, that our products were not good, and that we would not compensate them. We didn't have a single customer in our store during that period of time."

After that, she looked at Chen Jie gratefully and said, "In the end, it was Chen Jie who came to our store to buy a Walkman. When he saw their shameless behavior, he gave them a good scolding. Then he took their Walkman and compared it with the one in our store to the onlookers. He also used reason and evidence to expose their behavior of using fake goods to cheat people out of money, saying that they were extorting money and that he would call the police and have them arrested."

After hearing this, Shen Ziyao understood what was going on and asked, "In the end, he just said that these people were gone like this."

Shen Yu glared at Shen Ziyao: "What do you mean he left? Comrade Chen Jie defeated them with his professional knowledge. I decided to hire Comrade Chen Jie to work as a technician at our Kuixing Company."

My aunt and the professionals in the store said they would not leave, but Chen Jie's professional knowledge could persuade them to leave. Shen Ziyao felt that something was wrong, so she walked over and thanked Chen Jie with a smile: "Comrade Chen, thank you for helping my aunt. Comrade Chen, which school do you study in? Let's write a thank-you letter to the school tomorrow to thank your school for training a student with excellent character and academic performance and a strong sense of social responsibility for the society."

Chen Jie didn't mention anything about inviting him to work as a technician at Kuixing Company. Chen Jie didn't seem to notice it. After listening, he smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Comrade Shen. But I graduated a long time ago. The school is not famous. It's just an ordinary technical secondary school. The salary of the assigned job is too low, so I came to Beijing to live with my relatives and hope to find a job in Beijing."

Shen Yu clapped his hands: "Your ability is no worse than the college students our company recruits with high salaries. Come to our Kuixing company and you will get the same treatment as college students, 500 a month, and bonuses for good work."

Chen Jie said embarrassedly: "This is not good. After all, I only have a technical secondary school degree and I get the same salary as college students. I'm afraid they will have objections."

Shen Yu said: "We are a private company. We have the final say on how to pay wages. Anyone who has any objections can resign."

Shen Ziyao secretly felt lucky that she had found a partner to run the company. Otherwise, with her aunt's obsessiveness, the company would not last long even if it had the best products.

"Comrade Chen, nowadays people want to work in a large state-owned enterprise. If you are willing, I can introduce one to you."

Although Shen Ziyao suspected Chen Jie, she couldn't accuse him without evidence. But she was so polite to drive him away, and her aunt and cousin grabbed her arms. She took a deep breath. Is this Chen Jie a human or a ghost? How to treat him? She thought she should ask a professional.

"Aunt, I'm a little tired. I'll go back to my room and rest for a while. You can call me when it's time for dinner."

Shen Ziyao called her bodyguard Lin Nan to consult her, but before she could speak, Lin Nan expressed his opinion: "Comrade Shen, the appearance of Chen Jie is a bit suspicious. I suggest that we keep her under our watch. Otherwise, we don't know what the person behind her will do. With Chen Jie, we can follow the clues and catch all the forces behind him."

This arrangement is correct, but Shen Ziyao is still worried about the safety of Shen Yu and Zheng Yuan. Lin Nan replied: "I will report to the higher-ups right away. Don't worry, they will protect Comrade Shen Yu and her daughter."

Shen Ziyao also knew that the higher-ups would protect Shen Yu and her daughter, but there was no absolute possibility in the world. If something happened, she would not even be able to find a place to cry. It seemed that it was more important to develop the bulletproof vest as soon as possible.

After thinking it over, she sent Lin Nan out to watch over her and started drawing again. It was the blueprint of the bulletproof vest she was researching this time. She studied materials in her previous life and had personally participated in the upgrading of bulletproof vests. The bulletproof vests of later generations were more advanced, such as bulletproof, radiation proof, sun and rain proof, constant temperature all year round, and smart terminals. If any abnormality is detected in the human body, an alarm will be immediately sent to the owner.

However, such high-end bulletproof vests cannot be produced now. Only bulletproof vests with single bulletproof function can be produced. However, compared with the bulletproof vests used now, it is lighter, thinner and more breathable. The current bulletproof vests weigh at least 4000 grams, and the one she developed, a one-piece bulletproof vest with full body protection, weighs only the weight of a piece of clothing, less than 500 grams, and is softer than the current bulletproof vests. It can protect the whole body, unlike the current bulletproof vests which are generally just bulletproof vests.

Not to mention that the new bulletproof vests do not require daily protection, they just need to be cleaned with a special cleaning fluid and kept neat and clean.

The fiber strength of this bulletproof vest is too high and requires high precision, so ordinary cutting machine tools cannot process it at all. Only high-end precision machine tools can be used. I don’t know whether the machine tools of military industrial units can meet her requirements.

"Yaoyao, Xiao Liang is here, please come out."

Shen Ziyao was absorbed in drawing when she suddenly heard Shen Yu say that Liang Lin was here. She put down her pen, rubbed her eyes and neck, and stood up to go out.

Lin Nan hurried in and collected all the drawings she had made and the waste papers, and put them in a safe. After confirming with Shen Ziyao that the waste drawings could not be used, she destroyed the waste papers.

After doing all this, Lin Nan locked Shen's bedroom again, and then sprinkled a handful of imperceptible dust at the door, and then hurriedly followed Shen Ziyao.

"Brother Liang, you are here. Have you eaten?"

Shen Ziyao's words made Liang Lin's mouth curl up, and he replied softly: "No, I haven't seen you for a long time. I came to see you when I had time."

With Chen Jie present, Liang Lin spoke cautiously and reservedly, although he didn't know where he came from. He actually came here to talk to Chen Ziyao about something, but he had to wait until they were alone before he could tell her.

Although his words were very ordinary, they made Shen Ziyao smile. Liang Lin was her first and only friend in this world, and he had helped her a lot. She was naturally happy that he could come to see her.

"Really? To thank you for coming to see me, I decided to cook for you myself."

Liang Lin asked with a smile: "Are you planning to cook for me yourself to make up for the few big meals you owe me?"

Shen Ziyao raised her eyebrows: "Why not?"

Liang Lin said hurriedly: "It's my pleasure, do you need my help?"

Shen Ziyao asked back: "Don't you know how to cook?"

Liang Lin: "Didn't you say that I should develop a hobby to cultivate my sentiments and relieve stress? So I learned how to cook."

Shen Ziyao's eyes curved. Finally, she had a friend to talk to her about things other than work. She said happily, "Okay, thank you very much."

Then she looked at her aunt: "Aunt, I'll go to the kitchen and add a dish for everyone."

Although Shen Yu felt sorry for her being busy, she didn't refuse her when she saw her cheerful look. Zheng Yuan was quite happy. She cheered: "Cousin, you finally have time to cook. I want to eat your Beijing-style shredded pork and Kung Pao chicken."

Shen Ziyao agreed immediately. She had been busy all the time and had little time at home, so she had even fewer opportunities to cook. When she had time, she would naturally satisfy the little girl's appetite.

"Sister Shen, is Liang Gongan Comrade Shen's boyfriend?" Chen Jie asked after Shen Ziyao and Liang Lin left, and then he sighed: "The two have a great relationship!"

Shen Yu smiled but said nothing. To be honest, she didn't know how to treat Liang Lin now. Liang was a good person, good-looking, and his parents were easy to get along with, but he was busy with work and dangerous. Shen Ziyao was also busy with work and was often not seen. For this couple to live together, one of them had to take care of the family. Alas! She sighed, so why is there nothing perfect in the world?

“Sister Shen, you are so lucky to have such a filial niece like Comrade Shen, and such a lovely daughter like Yuanyuan.”

Shen Yu also felt that her current life was very happy. When she was about to ask Chen Jie about his family situation, Chen Jie suddenly had a stomachache and wanted to go to the bathroom. Zheng Yuan immediately said, "Brother Chen, I'll take you there. Our bathroom is outside. Alas, it's really inconvenient. Let Mommy change it and install it in the room, but she didn't want to destroy the overall beauty of the courtyard."

Zheng Yuan kept nagging like a little adult, and Chen Jie just echoed her twice. As soon as he walked out of the room, he looked towards the kitchen, and saw the backs of Chen Ziyao and Liang Lin wearing aprons, you cutting vegetables while I was washing them, but he looked away after just one look.

But Zheng Yuan discovered it. She chuckled secretly. Her cousin was a great beauty. It was no surprise that Brother Chen liked her. However, if Brother Chen was smart, he would know to please her cousin. She would see how they performed and then decide who to help. It was really good to have a great beauty cousin.

In the kitchen, Liang Lin was cutting meat. His knife skills were pretty good. The slices of meat were cut into even thicknesses and arranged neatly on the cutting board. It was hard to believe that this was done by human power. Shen Ziyao was really amazed by what she saw.

Suddenly, Liang Lin called out: "Yaoyao"

Shen Ziyao asked hurriedly: "What's wrong?"

Liang Lin mixed the meat slices with starch and said, "Zheng Jiawang is coming to the capital."

Shen Ziyao turned her head in surprise and asked: "Who?"

Liang Lin said again: "Zheng Jiawang!"

Shen Ziyao was a little puzzled: "Isn't he disabled? Why did he come to Beijing? And he has always looked down on the mainland, what is he doing here?"

Chen Ziyao asked several questions at once, but Liang Lin did not show any impatience and answered patiently: "He is a businessman, and businessmen are all profit-seeking. Now that the mainland economy has produced several high-tech electronic products that are selling well all over the world, he naturally wants to see if he can take advantage of this bonus. In addition, the Zheng family is struggling in Hong Kong, and it is difficult to get their business back from the hands of several major families. He does not have the strength to expand overseas, so he came to the mainland to look for opportunities."

Chen Ziyao was anxious: "Zheng Jiawang is a complete profiteer. He only came to the mainland to make money and doesn't care about the development of the mainland. Who knows, he might come up with some bad ideas to cheat people. We must not cooperate with him."

Liang Lin comforted: "Don't worry, it won't happen."

Although the operation was somewhat difficult, there was a solution. Liang Lin didn't want Shen Ziyao to be unhappy, so he didn't tell her.

Chen Ziyao discovered that no matter what problems she encountered in life, they could all be solved by Liang Lin. With such a friend around, she felt extremely at ease.

The aunt at home had already prepared several dishes for dinner, and the two of them each made one dish. Shen Ziyao made shredded pork with Beijing sauce, and Liang Lin made kung pao chicken.

At the table, these two dishes were very popular. Everyone had some confidence in Shen Ziyao's cooking skills, but Liang Lin's cooking skills were surprisingly good. Shen Yu ate them and sighed again in his heart, if only Liang Lin was not a police officer, or if he was not so busy at work, what a good guy he would be.

After dinner, when only the family was left at home, Shen Ziyao told Shen Yu and Zheng Yuan about Zheng Jiawang's coming to the capital. Shen Yu and Zheng Yuan were surprised at first, and then horrified. Zheng Jiawang was not Zheng Yan. His methods were ruthless. If he came, he would never let them go.

Shen Yu turned around the room anxiously, and suddenly said: "Yaoyao, Yuanyuan, let's go out of town and hide for a while, and come back after Zheng Jiawang leaves, okay?"

Zheng Yuan also thought so. Although that man was her dad, she was not really familiar with him. Her feelings towards him were only fear. Seeing their expressions, Shen Ziyao finally nodded. She was going to the military industrial unit to borrow equipment and she didn't know when she would be back. She was really worried about letting them face Zheng Jiawang alone in the capital, so it was better for them to hide away.

Finally, Shen Yu decided to go to Z City, the provincial capital of her hometown, XX Province. Shen Ziyao then told them that she was going on a business trip and her return date was uncertain. Although Shen Yu regretted that her niece could not return home with her, as long as she was not in the capital, Zheng Jiawang could not hurt her.

Shen Yu was very quick. She called her partner Li Wenxuan that night and asked him to help arrange the direct sales store she managed. Then she asked for leave from school for Zheng Yuan. She packed her luggage quickly and bought a train ticket back home the next morning, leaving the capital earlier than Shen Ziyao.

When Chen Jie came to Shen's house the next day, the door was locked. When he went to the store again, the staff said that Shen Yu and the others had returned to their hometown. Not to mention the job he had promised, they couldn't even find the people. Chen Jie had to report to his superiors, and the first step of contact failed temporarily.

The fat man paced back and forth angrily. Because he was walking too fast and his body was too strong, his feet could not support himself. If Chen Jie hadn't supported him, he would have almost fallen on his back.

After he stood firm, he gritted his teeth and said, "You continue with the original plan and wait for Shen Yu and the others to come back."

After Chen Jie left, the fat man used a one-yuan coin to tell fortunes. The front side meant good luck, and the back side meant bad luck. He told fortunes three times and they were all back side. He angrily threw the coin against the wall, but he never expected that the coin would bounce back and fly directly into his face.

The fat man was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, his face pale and he kept repeating: "It's over, it's over!"

He just wanted to get rich, so he became a spy for the US intelligence department, but he never thought of losing his life for the United States. But now he can't get away even if he wants to, and he regrets it.

Meanwhile, Shen Ziyao and the people from the research institute had already chartered a minibus and were heading to a mountainous area in the northwest. China's infrastructure was not as complete as it would be in later times, so many roads, except for the main roads which were paved with asphalt, were mostly dirt roads. Not only were they bumpy to drive on, but passing vehicles also created a lot of dust in the air, so Shen Ziyao and her friends didn't dare to open the windows no matter how hot it was, and there was no air conditioning in the car, so the dozen or so people in the car were all sweating through their clothes.

"Oh, we've been in the air-conditioned room for so long that we can't stand the heat anymore. We've never sweated so much in temperatures like today before."

A researcher was fanning himself with a file bag and sighing, and then another person followed up: "Yes, in the past, when I went out in the summer, no matter where I went, I always put a folding fan in my bag. Now that my workplace and home have air conditioners, I have changed this habit. Now it's so hot, and I don't even have a fan."

Zhao Ke laughed out loud at the complaints of several people and asked them: "Are you complaining about whether your living conditions have improved or deteriorated?"

A researcher in his forties on the bus replied: "Of course it's fine. Didn't you notice that they are complaining but actually showing off?"

After saying that, he also sighed: "You don't know, a few days ago my wife's distant cousin in Taiwan came back to visit her relatives, and she saw that our family and the neighbors' families all had air conditioners on all day long. She was very envious. Her family is well-off and they bought air conditioners a long time ago, but buying one doesn't mean they dare to turn it on. The electricity bill is at least a few hundred, and at most thousands a month. Even if their family has a good income, they dare not be so extravagant. She asked my wife if the electricity bill in the mainland is very cheap."

The researcher laughed and continued, "My wife told her that we use the air conditioner as much as possible and don't have to pay for electricity. You didn't see how surprised she was. She thought that companies in mainland China offer good treatment and reimburse electricity bills. But after my wife explained solar air conditioners to her, she was shocked."

Finally, the researcher showed a proud look on his face: "Humph, you don't know, when she first came to my house, she looked down on everything. But after seeing our pagers, mobile phones, and air conditioners, her expression was so shocked. She definitely didn't expect that our mainland would have such advanced high-tech products."

Other researchers have also talked about how foreigners in the country, as well as some fake foreigners who forget their ancestors after going abroad, are shocked by the mainland in recent days.

"Humph, foreigners are fine, but those fake foreigners will come back crying one day."

Others followed suit and began to criticize those who wantonly belittled their own country in order to please foreigners, but Shen Ziyao just looked at the scenery outside the car window and smiled. What they said had already happened in later generations. People who tried every means to immigrate abroad later wanted to change their nationality back when they saw that the country had become rich and powerful. However, Chinese nationality is not something that can be obtained just by wanting it. I don't know how many people regretted it.

If Chen Ziyao were to say it, it would be just two words: You deserve it!

"Hey, Lao Wang, look over there, are they building a solar power plant?"

As the car headed west, they actually saw a solar power plant. The scale of the plant looked quite large. The desolate Gobi deserts over there were all covered with photovoltaic panels, stretching as far as the eye could see.

"You see, the Northwest has abundant solar energy resources, so the country chose this area as a pilot to promote solar power generation."

Almost all of these people have participated in the research and development of solar power generation technology. Seeing that the country attaches so much importance to it, they are naturally very happy. They really hope that the country will quickly popularize solar power generation. In that way, the country will save a lot of coal, and the saved coal can be used to produce a lot of steel.

They didn't reach their destination until seven o'clock in the afternoon, but they could only take a car to the foot of the mountain. They had to change to the military factory's car to go up the mountain. Fortunately, it gets dark late in the northwest, so at seven o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was still high, so they didn't have to worry about walking at night.

After seeing off the young soldier who drove the bus to bring them here, the few of them got on a military truck led by the young soldier from the military factory. Although the road was bumpy and dusty, at least there was breeze as in the car, and they were no longer stuffy as in the bus.

"Oh, we should have opened the windows when we were on the bus. We were exposed to the heat and sweat all the way in vain."

Others thought the same thing, but it was too late to regret. Fortunately, they soon arrived at the military factory. Although the factory was located deep in the mountains and forests, the buildings were sturdier than many factories outside.

The one who received them was Xiao Ran, the director of the military factory. This time, he received a message from above that researchers from the research institute wanted to borrow the high-end CNC machine tools of the military factory. Several military factories refused after hearing this. High-end CNC machine tools are treasures. They usually take good care of them and are very careful when using them themselves. How could they be willing to lend them to others? Xiao Ran has a good relationship with Old Qin. He learned from Old Qin that Shen Ziyao was going to develop CNC machine tools in the future, and that the low-end CNC machine tools developed in China some time ago were partly due to Shen Ziyao's contribution. He agreed to lend the equipment without saying a word.

Borrowing a few devices is nothing. If Shen Ziyao's next research and development is successful, it will be an upgrade. Their factory will first establish a good relationship with the developer. When the machine tools are developed in the future, their factory will definitely get priority use qualifications.

"Mr. Chen, welcome, welcome to our factory. It's like being at home. If you need anything, just tell me. I promise to arrange it for you."

Xiao Ran was a former soldier and liked to speak directly, which just suited Shen Ziyao's personality. Scientific research was already very brain-intensive, so where would she have the time to play games with others that could only be understood but not explained?

After thanking Director Xiao, they were led by his secretary to the dormitory arranged for them. Although the conditions were simple, with no air conditioning and no electrical appliances such as televisions, it was enough to be able to sleep. They came here to work, not to travel.

But they suffered at night. In the deep mountains in summer, the thing that is most lacking is mosquitoes. Except for a few people who brought mosquito nets, the others were miserable. They did not sleep well the whole night. The exposed parts of their bodies were all covered with mosquito bites, which were painful and itchy. In addition, the buzzing of mosquitoes in their ears at night was too noisy, making people irritated and unable to sleep all night. Shen Ziyao was one of them. She did take some floral water, but the mosquitoes in the mountains were too strong, and the floral water was useless.

After waking up with a face full of lumps, several researchers were a little depressed. Zhao Ke rubbed the lumps on his face to relieve the itchiness and suggested: "Let's go find Director Xiao later and ask him if he can have someone bring us a mosquito net. Otherwise, let alone work, we will be eaten by mosquitoes first."

Chen Ziyao replied: "I know the formula for a mosquito repellent. The herbs used are very common and can be found on this mountain. Let's take some time to collect some, so we won't be afraid of mosquito bites at night."

This recipe was given by a senior in the research institute in the previous life, so that researchers would not have to worry about mosquito bites wherever they go.

After working together for so long, everyone knew that Shen Ziyao was not the kind of person who spoke nonsense. Since she said it, everyone believed her and did not mention the mosquito net again.

But Xiao Ran himself brought it up. When he saw their fatter faces, he blamed himself and said, "It's my fault. I forgot to prepare mosquito nets for you. I'll bring them to you tonight."

Shen Ziyao refused and mentioned the mosquito repellent. Xiao Ran sighed: "The saying that knowledge is power is really true. It's better to read more. No problem can be difficult for you."

Now that the matter was resolved, everyone moved to the factory with various instruments and materials. The CNC machine tool was in the factory. This factory was specially vacated for them by Xiao Ran. When Shen Ziyao found out, she couldn't help but thank him.

But when they arrived at the place, they were told that there was something wrong with the CNC machine tool and it stopped working. Shen Ziyao hurried over to check it out, and together with two members of the project team, the three of them tinkered with the machine tool for a while. Shen Ziyao wrote another set of codes, and the machine tool finally worked.

When the operator Master Jiang tried it, he found it was even better than before. His dissatisfaction with the machine tool that had been lent out immediately disappeared. Talented people are welcome wherever they go, and Master Jiang even wanted to poach them.

Xiao Ran also wanted to poach people, but he understood that talents like Chen Ziyao were destined to belong to the research laboratory, and their military factory could not keep them, so he didn't try to poach them. However, he now had higher expectations for domestic high-end CNC machine tools.

Now that the machine tool has been debugged, Shen Ziyao and the others started working. Then Xiao Ran, Master Jiang, and the people from the military factory finally witnessed the magical skills of this group of intellectuals in staying up late. They could even stay up later than them. Since these people came, the lights in the factory have never been turned off.

"If you soften the carbon fiber a little bit, it will be strong enough, but not soft enough."

After ten days, they finally made a piece of material for a bulletproof vest. After testing, it was already very good, but Shen Ziyao was still not satisfied. She said, "The bulletproof vest I want should be as soft and comfortable as underwear. This one is too abrasive to the skin."

Listen, this is too picky, isn't it? But what can they do? They can only keep working overtime. Their hard work pays off. When they finally made the bulletproof vest, it attracted a lot of attention. After the experiment on the playground of the military factory, it attracted a lot of attention again. The experimental result was delivered to the hands of the number one leader as quickly as possible.

Without mentioning these, let's just say that Shen Yu, who was far away in City Z, was originally shopping with Zheng Yuan in the mall. As she was walking, she unexpectedly saw a familiar figure, a person she would recognize even if he turned into ashes.

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