Chapter 651 Demonstration
After eating and drinking their fill, everyone in the laboratory put down their bowls and chopsticks, with satisfied expressions on their faces, but a hint of concentration still lingering in their eyes.
Xiao Zhang wiped his mouth and stood up first: "There are still a few details on my circuit diagram that haven't been marked yet. I can go back and finish them after dinner."
Xiao Li beside him also nodded: "I have to check the size chart of the folding structure again to avoid any problems tomorrow."
For a moment, several people expressed their desire to return to the laboratory to complete the remaining "finishing tasks".
"Hey, sit down." Li Chongguang waved his hands quickly and pushed everyone back to their seats.
"Everyone's been exhausted for three days, their eyelids are almost glued together, what's the point of this?"
He pointed to the completely dark sky outside the window and said, "There's no rush to finish this work. Let's get back to it tomorrow when we're fully rested. It'll actually be more efficient."
Zhou Yimin chimed in, "Section Chief Li is right. Look, Xiao Zhang's eyes are bloodshot, and Xiao Li's hands are still trembling slightly. If they force themselves to work now, what if something goes wrong? Wouldn't all their previous efforts be wasted?"
He picked up an empty bowl on the table and tapped it gently. "R&D requires precision, not physical effort or time. This night won't make a difference. Everyone, go back and get a good night's sleep so you can be in top shape tomorrow to finish the finishing work."
Everyone looked at each other, knowing in their hearts that Li Chongguang and Zhou Yimin really loved them.
For the past three days, everyone has been on edge, their nerves in a state of high tension. Now, after being persuaded like this, the tension has relaxed, and fatigue has come over them like a tide, and the desire to work just now has faded.
"Well... okay." Xiao Zhang yawned, his voice filled with fatigue.
"I really can't hold on any longer. I almost fell asleep while eating just now."
"Me too. My arms and legs almost don't belong to me anymore." Another researcher said with a wry smile, rubbing his shoulders.
Everyone didn't insist too much and cleaned up their dishes and said goodbye to Zhou Yimin and Li Chongguang.
"Section Chief Zhou, Section Chief Li, let's go back first and come back early tomorrow morning."
"Drive slowly and be careful." Zhou Yimin and Li Chongguang waved with a smile.
Watching everyone walk out of the cafeteria in twos and threes, heading home, Li Chongguang breathed a sigh of relief and said to Zhou Yimin, "You must have a solution. Otherwise, these stubborn people will have to stay up until late tonight."
Zhou Yimin smiled and said, "They want to get things done, but they also need to balance work and rest. Okay, let's go."
They knew that if everyone got enough rest tomorrow, the finishing work on the small dryer would be completed smoothly.
The next day, at dawn, Li Chongguang hurried to the factory on his bicycle.
There were very few pedestrians on the street, and only the hot steam from the breakfast stalls lingered in the slightly cool air.
He was so preoccupied with finishing the small dryer that he pedaled a little harder than usual, thinking, "I have to get there early today to finalize those details."
But when he pushed open the door to the research lab, he froze in his tracks. The lab was already bustling with activity, the glow of the desk lamps appearing exceptionally bright in the morning light.
Xiao Zhang was lying on the table, carefully marking something on the circuit diagram with a red pen, and the tip of the pen made a rustling sound as it scratched across the paper.
Xiao Li and two colleagues gathered around the prototype, holding rulers in their hands, measuring the gap at the folding point bit by bit, and whispering to each other from time to time.
Lao Wang squatted on the ground and put insulating tubes on the wires with quick and careful movements.
"You... are here so early?" Li Chongguang asked in surprise. He thought he would be the first to arrive, but unexpectedly he was the last one.
Xiao Zhang raised his head, a look of fatigue on his face, yet his excitement was hard to conceal. "Chief Li, you're here. We wanted to finish the remaining work as soon as possible, so that the prototype can meet the standards by the morning."
He pointed to the markings on the blueprint and said, "I've raised the safety threshold of the circuit a bit to ensure it's foolproof."
Li Chongguang felt a warm feeling in his heart. He quickly walked to the prototype, looked at everyone busy at work, and rolled up his sleeves to join in.
He picked up a screwdriver and retightened the loose screws on the outer casing, and checked the sensitivity of the temperature control knob again to ensure that the temperature at each level was accurate.
The laboratory was quiet and orderly, with only the sound of tools colliding and occasional whispers.
Everyone was concentrating on the task at hand, as if pouring all their energy into this tiny dryer.
The sunlight filtered through the window, slowly climbing onto the tabletop and illuminating the serious expressions on everyone's faces.
At this moment, Li Chongguang glanced at the wall clock and saw that the hour hand was pointing to eight o'clock.
He suddenly remembered something and stopped what he was doing and said to everyone, "You guys go ahead and do your work. I'm going to go to Director Hu's office and tell him the good news."
Everyone nodded, and Xiao Zhang said with a smile, "Section Chief Li, go quickly. Director Hu must be waiting."
Li Chongguang wiped the oil off his hands, walked quickly out of the laboratory and headed towards the office building.
His steps were brisk, his heart filled with joy and anticipation, as if he could already imagine Director Hu's surprised expression when he heard the news.
The hard work of the past few days has paid off, and they finally delivered a satisfactory answer.
Li Chongguang jogged all the way and soon arrived at the door of Director Hu's office.
He straightened his slightly messy clothes, took a deep breath, and knocked on the door.
"Come in." Director Hu's steady voice came from the office.
Li Chongguang pushed the door open, an uncontrollable smile on his face. He quickly walked over to Director Hu's desk and said excitedly, "Director Hu, good news! We've finished our small dryer prototype! All the tests have passed the standards!"
Director Hu was reviewing documents. Upon hearing this, he paused with his pen and looked up at Li Chongguang in surprise: "What? It's done?"
His face was full of disbelief. You know, the previous two developments of solar water heaters and air fryers took a lot of time, but this time it was so fast.
"Yes, Director Hu, we basically completed it yesterday, and we completed the finishing work early this morning. Now the performance of the prototype is very stable." Li Chongguang said excitedly, speaking much faster than usual.
Director Hu put down his pen, stood up, and a surprised smile appeared on his face. "Good boy, this time the speed is really fast, much faster than the previous two times!"
He took two steps in the office, unable to conceal his excitement. Then he looked at Li Chongguang and said anxiously, "Why are you still standing there? Take me to see it!"
Li Chongguang finally realized what was happening. He hadn't expected Director Hu to be even more anxious than he was. He quickly said, "Okay! Director Hu, please follow me."
With that, Li Chongguang turned around and led the way, with Director Hu following closely behind. The two of them walked quickly towards the research laboratory.
Along the way, Director Hu kept asking Li Chongguang about the details of the prototype: "How fast does it heat up? Is it easy to fold?"
Li Chongguang answered them one by one quickly.
Soon, the two arrived at the research laboratory.
Everyone in the lab was busy doing their final checks. When they heard footsteps and looked up, they saw Director Hu approaching. They all stopped what they were doing, stood up, and greeted him respectfully, "Hello, Director Hu!"
Director Hu smiled and waved his hand: "Everyone has worked hard. Don't be shy. Let me see your results."
His eyes were already impatiently drawn to the small dryer prototype in the center of the laboratory.
The small silver-gray dryer was placed on the long table. The outer shell was smooth and shiny, and the nylon connecting straps at the folding part looked strong and flexible. The three knobs on the control panel were neatly arranged, exuding a sense of sophistication.
Director Hu took a few steps forward and touched the outer shell. It felt cool and metallic. He turned to look at everyone, his eyes full of anticipation. "Quick, show me how it works."
Everyone looked at each other and waited for Li Chongguang to speak.
At this moment, Xiao Zhang, who had been in charge of the circuits, stepped forward. He was usually very courageous, and at this moment, he looked at Director Hu with shining eyes: "Director Hu, can I borrow your coat?"
Director Hu was stunned for a moment and looked down at the dark blue khaki jacket he was wearing. This was a new work jacket he had just received a few days ago. The material was thick and the stitching was fine.
Although he felt a little strange, he didn't think much of it. He just thought that he needed a piece of clothing as a prop for the demonstration, so he unbuttoned his clothes, took off his coat and handed it to Xiao Zhang: "Take it."
Xiao Zhang took the coat, said "Thank you, Director Hu", turned around and walked out of the laboratory quickly.
This time, Director Hu was a little confused.
He watched Xiao Zhang's back disappear at the door, then looked at the only old cotton-padded jacket left in his hand, and felt a little uneasy.
Although there is still a cotton coat to wear, the one he just took off is his newest one. What is Xiao Zhang going to do with it?
It can’t be... He was just about to ask Li Chongguang.
Li Chongguang saw his confusion and quickly stepped forward to explain, "Don't worry, Director Hu. Xiao Zhang did this because he wanted to use your cotton clothes to demonstrate the effect of the dryer. This way it will be more intuitive."
When Director Hu heard this, he swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
He frowned slightly, and had a bad feeling in his heart, but since the words had been said, it was not easy to regret. He could only patiently look at the door quietly, waiting for Xiao Zhang to come back.
Less than two minutes later, Xiao Zhang came in holding the dark blue coat.
But at this moment, the coat had completely changed. The originally crisp fabric had become wet and was still dripping water. It was obvious that it had been soaked in water.
When Director Hu saw this scene, he felt so distressed that the corners of his mouth twitched.
He stared at the wet new coat and muttered to himself about Xiao Zhang eight hundred times, "This kid, why does he have to get his clothes so wet when he just wants to demonstrate?"
I’m afraid this new dress will be deformed after being soaked like this!
He secretly regretted that if he had known Xiao Zhang was going to do this, he would never have lent him the new clothes.
The laboratory was quiet. Everyone could see the pain on Director Hu's face, and even his breathing became lighter.
Xiao Zhang seemed unaware of this and quickly walked to the dryer, opened the top cover, carefully put the wet coat in, then closed the cover and pressed the "medium temperature" button.
With a slight hum, the dryer started running, and warm air soon flowed out of the air outlet.
Director Hu looked at the buzzing machine, then looked at his new coat that was "suffering" inside, and could only sigh helplessly.
As long as the dryer really works, one piece of clothing is nothing.
With a slight hum, the dryer started running, and warm air soon flowed out of the air outlet.
Director Hu looked at the buzzing machine, then looked at his new coat that was "suffering" inside, and could only sigh helplessly - forget it, as long as this dryer really works, a piece of clothing is nothing.
Xiao Zhang stood beside the dryer, his eyes fixed on the temperature indicator on the control panel. He explained to Director Hu, "Director Hu, we're on the medium setting, at 55 degrees. This temperature dries clothes quickly without damaging the fabric."
He pointed to the air outlet on the side of the machine and said, "There's a filter here that can filter out lint and dust on clothes, so the clothes will be cleaner after drying."
Director Hu's eyes fell on the observation window of the dryer, and he could vaguely see the cotton clothes inside swaying gently with the air flow.
He was still thinking about his new clothes and couldn't help asking, "How long will it take for these to dry?"
"Your cotton coat is thick, so it will take about 40 minutes." Xiao Zhang said, picking up a stopwatch from the side and pressing it.
"I'll keep track of the time and make sure it's ready on time."
Time passed minute by minute, and the laboratory was so quiet that only the faint sound of the dryer could be heard.
Li Chongguang stood beside Director Hu, occasionally whispering a few words about ideas for subsequent production.
Director Hu looked at the stopwatch and the dryer from time to time, and the pain on his face was gradually replaced by curiosity - could this small machine really make a wet cotton coat dry and fluffy?
20 minutes later, Xiao Zhang opened the air vent of the dryer, and a stream of moist hot air rushed out.
He leaned in to smell it, nodded, and said, "The humidity has dropped a lot. It seems that the air circulation in the duct is quite smooth."
Then he closed the vent again and said, "Let it dry for a while longer so the inner layer can dry out completely."
Director Hu looked at the cotton-padded jacket in the observation window. The fabric that was originally tightly stuck together seemed to slowly stretch out and was no longer as heavy as when it was first put in.
He quietly reached out and touched the outer shell of the dryer. It was just slightly warm, not hot. He nodded secretly in his heart, thinking that the safety feature was quite good.
When the stopwatch pointed to 40 minutes, Xiao Zhang pressed the stop button.
The humming sound of the machine stopped abruptly. He waited for more than ten seconds to let the heat inside dissipate a little before slowly opening the lid.
A warm breath like sunshine immediately spread out. He carefully took out the cotton coat from inside and shook it.
The cotton coat that was originally wet and heavy now became light and fluffy. The dark blue fabric regained its crispness, and even the wrinkles on the corners of the coat were smoothed out.
Xiao Zhang handed the cotton coat to Director Hu and said, "Director Hu, please check if it's dry."
Director Hu took the cotton-padded jacket and felt it warm and dry to the touch. He touched it over and over again and found that there was no trace of moisture inside and out. Even the thickest cuffs and collar were dried to perfection.
He sniffed it again. There was no musty smell, but instead a light, dry, crisp scent. His previous heartache instantly vanished, replaced by surprise. "Wow, it's actually dried this well! It hasn't warped at all, and it's even more comfortable than if it had been sun-dried!"
Xiao Zhang smiled proudly: "This is because we use constant temperature technology, which will not cause local overheating, so it can protect the shape of the clothes. And you see,"
He pointed to the surface of the cotton coat and said, "There's no lint at all. The filter is working."
Everyone looked at the dry cotton coat in Director Hu's hand and smiled with satisfaction. They didn't expect the effect to be so good.
(End of this chapter)
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