Li Shaozhong knew his wife had a special fondness for buying a house, so he smiled and said, "If you like buying a house or building a house, it's up to you. Every time I hear you talk about future development, I feel a sense of urgency. I wish I had more of me, because there are so many things to do, and I feel I can't do it all.

I'm relatively confident that our team is overseeing the initial infrastructure construction for the smelter. However, I must personally oversee the subsequent equipment installation and commissioning. Otherwise, I'd be worried.

I'm just worried that the timeline for negotiations will conflict with Haizhou's."

Ye Shuning knew that when her husband was negotiating with Phil Company in Country F, they wanted to use their obsolete equipment to fool her husband. Fortunately, her husband demonstrated his very professional knowledge in smelting and aluminum alloy casting during the negotiation, which made the people from Country F no longer dare to underestimate him.

She was aware of her husband's concerns. "When the time comes, we'll focus on the negotiations in Haizhou. We'll just have to wait a little longer with the smelter. Negotiations in Haizhou can't be conducted every day, but we should be able to find time. Don't worry, we'll ask someone to find a domestic expert in smelting right now, and we'll hire him from Gaoxin."

Li Shaozhong said, "Thankfully, we were well prepared. I negotiated with Phil Company and secured their most advanced equipment. Their melting furnaces and aluminum casting machines are among the most advanced in the world. Other equipment like the spectrum analyzer, refiner, mixing equipment, and charging equipment are also very advanced. To prevent them from using shoddy equipment, I had to help install and debug the equipment."

When I was planning to build the smelter, I did a lot of research. If we had precision machine tools, we could make most of this equipment ourselves. Although the international environment is better now, Western countries still impose a strict blockade on our country in some areas. They still won't sell us precision machine tools because they're too valuable."

Ye Shuning sighed and said, "Yes, precision machine tools can be said to be the mother machines of industry. If you want to build an engine factory in the future, you must have advanced precision machine tools, otherwise it will be difficult to produce high-standard engines. Even if we have the technology, it is difficult to produce precision machine tools with the current domestic industrial level. We must find a way to get a batch of precision machine tools."

Li Shaozhong shook his head and said, "Even as Nangang residents, we can't buy precision machine tools. However, it might be possible if we use the names of other countries. We'll discuss this later."

Ye Shuning thought about it and said, "We can create a fake identity and pretend to build a factory in Country Y. Then, have my cousin and Second Brother Qin contact some of their friends abroad to help purchase a batch of precision machine tools. We can find more people, make separate purchases, and ship them to Country Y in batches. Or, we can have my cousin actually build a factory in Country Y under the name of a Nangang resident. Even if it costs more, it'll be worth it as long as we can buy the precision machine tools."

Li Shaozhong thought his wife's idea was feasible. "Then let's discuss it with my cousin and A-ye when we get back. But when the precision machine tools are shipped back to China, are you planning to put the equipment in the research institute?"

Ye Shuning nodded. "This is the only way. Otherwise, the equipment won't be able to leave Country Y. But it's a risk worth taking."

Li Shaozhong said: "Wife, I support you, let's act together when the time comes."

The two of them drank while discussing how to get the equipment back without any problems. Because they were worried about important things to do tomorrow, they ate a lot of food and only drank one glass of red wine each.

The next day, Li Shaozhong and Ye Shuning drove to the China Merchants Group.

The director of the Merchants Group personally received Li Shaozhong and his wife. They were very welcoming of their investment and factory construction in Haizhou, and after careful consideration, they offered very favorable policies.

The two sides had a very harmonious discussion and finally decided on the investment plan. The next step was to select a site for the factory.

The next day, Li Shaozhong and his wife were accompanied by someone to look at the land. In the end, Ye Shuning circled a piece of land of more than 100 mu. Even if they didn't need so much land in the future, they could transfer it.

After buying the land, the next step is to build a factory. However, the preliminary preparations are also very complicated, so there is no need to rush. Anyway, the land has been purchased and the agreement has been signed, so Haizhou is not worried about Ye Shuning and others withdrawing their investment.

After discussing the investment, Li Shaozhong asked his wife to rest at home, and he went to Haizhou Automobile Factory to find Lu Haifeng.

Ye Shuning did not rest at home, but prepared to go to the shopping mall alone to buy things.

There were so many things missing from the house, and many rooms had not been decorated yet. Ye Shuning called Haisheng Garment Factory and asked them to send a car to pick her up and take her to the mall.

With the help of the driver, Ye Shuning bought a lot of things, including sheets, quilt covers, quilts, towels, etc., as well as some small decorations. After the car was full of things, Ye Shuning went home. The driver helped to move the things into the house, and Ye Shuning asked the driver to go back and she packed her things herself.

When Li Shaozhong returned home at noon, he saw a pile of things in the living room. His wife was sitting on the sofa sorting them out.

Li Shaozhong said, "Wife, did you go out to buy things? How did you buy so many things? How did you bring them back by yourself? Why didn't you let me pick you up?"

Ye Shuning said as she packed her things: "I asked Haisheng to send me a car, and the driver helped move these in."

Li Shaozhong heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. "Don't go out alone in the future. You must have someone to protect you."

Ye Shuning said, "I always go to crowded places, and I have a driver to follow me, so it's no problem. How are the negotiations with Director Lu and the others going today? Have you decided when to start the negotiations?"

Li Shaozhong shook his head and said, "How can it be that fast? It will be next year at the latest."

Ye Shuning frowned, "Why are you taking so long?"

Li Shaozhong said, "Country D needs to conduct more investigations and assessments. The initial phase wasn't formal negotiations, just an exchange of information. I'm helping prepare that information today. It seems the smelter might not have officially started negotiations by the time they installed and debugged their equipment. That way, there won't be a conflict in timing."

Ye Shuning said, "The smelter's plant and other infrastructure have been divided into several engineering teams and should be built quickly. The equipment will probably be installed in two or three months, so it seems your schedules won't conflict."

Li Shaozhong looked at the things on the floor and began to help his wife clean them up.

Ye Shuning simply cooked two bowls of beef noodles. After the couple ate, Ye Shuning washed all the bedding they had bought in the washing machine that afternoon. Li Shaozhong helped to dry the sheets and quilt covers in the yard. It looked very lively.

Li Shaozhong arranged some decorations according to his wife's instructions and hung those that should be hung on the wall, and the room became much warmer.