Since the arrival of their child, the Sun family has been filled with joy. The first thing Sun Zhengguo does when he gets home is to hold his son and play with him.
Lin Wencui no longer had to think about Sun Dajiang every day, but instead poured all her love into her grandson.
Despite their advanced age, the grandparents are still very active, taking care of their great-grandson every day.
Yu Li and Sun Zhenghong like to stay in the courtyard when they have nothing to do, helping with whatever chores they can and taking care of their little nephew.
A month later, Ning Xiaowei, who had completed her postpartum confinement, chose to return to work, and the child was officially handed over to her grandparents and Yu Li for help.
Wang Aifang had also finished her postpartum confinement, and her second uncle and aunt returned to their hometown with peace of mind, since they needed someone to care for them in the countryside.
The above are all family matters, and the machine tool modification project led by Sun Zhengguo is also gradually coming to an end over the past month.
Many technicians from other provinces have learned the modification techniques and have begun to return one after another.
Seeing that there was still some finishing work left, Sun Zhengguo handed it over to Chen Lianshan, wrote a report himself, and went straight back to the Ministry of Machinery to report to the minister's office.
"Hey! Our hero is back, come and sit down."
As soon as I entered the office, Vice Minister Li greeted me warmly.
"Vice Minister Li, you flatter me. I've come here today to report on the progress of this mission."
"Okay, you go first."
Sun Zhengguo didn't stand on ceremony and, after sitting down, began to explain the details of the mission.
After he finished speaking, he took out a detailed report and handed it to Vice Minister Li.
“Vice Minister Li, what I said may not be comprehensive enough. This report is more detailed. Please take a look.”
"Um!"
Vice Minister Li took the report but didn't rush to read it; instead, he put it aside.
"Comrade Sun Zhengguo, you have done a very good job in this mission. Rest assured, the ministry will report your merits truthfully."
"Thank you, Vice Minister Li."
"No need for thanks, this is all thanks to your own efforts and has nothing to do with me. But I would like to ask, what are your plans for the next step?"
Sun Zhengguo pondered this topic for a moment, then asked a counter-question.
"That depends on how the ministry arranges it. If it requires the modification of precision machine tools and large machine tools, I will start preparing for the research. If it wants to study CNC machine tools, then I will start collecting data."
"hiss!"
Sun Zhengguo's outrageous remarks made Vice Minister Li gasp in shock.
In fact, the ministry had already held a meeting to study this issue, which was to continue to focus on the development of ordinary machine tools, since there are still many machine tools such as planers, grinders, and drilling machines waiting to be upgraded.
But to his utter surprise, Sun Zhengguo chose the most difficult option.
"Comrade Sun Zhengguo, I hope you will take this issue seriously. Regarding what you have said, I can make it clear that we will not receive any support from Mao Zedong whatsoever. You should also be aware of the current international situation. If you take on this task, you will have to rely entirely on yourself."
Vice Minister Li spoke in a serious and methodical manner.
Because he's never one to make empty promises; if he can't help, he simply can't help, and he'll make those clear upfront.
“Vice Minister Li, thank you for telling me the truth, but I still stand by my opinion, and I am fully confident that I can complete this mission.”
"Okay, you go back and start preparing. I need to report to my superiors because there aren't many of these machine tools in China, and we can't afford to lose them. This matter requires approval from our superiors."
"Okay, Vice Minister Li, I'll go back and prepare."
After Sun Zhengguo left, Vice Minister Li went to Minister Duan's office. The two discussed it for a while and came up with an idea.
It turns out that Minister Duan planned to include the work arrangements for the subordinates in his report to his superiors to see their reaction.
"Vice Minister Li, this matter needs to be addressed promptly. Arrange for someone to write a report immediately and try to deliver it to the General Office this afternoon. The rest is up to fate."
"Okay! I'll arrange it right away."
Sun Zhengguo didn't know how the two bigwigs discussed things, because he had already gone to the First Machinery Factory.
Precision machine tools and large machine tools are not like cabbages on the street, which you can see everywhere.
Apart from some military and research units, there were also some at the First Machinery Plant.
If Sun Zhengguo couldn't visit the military industrial units for the time being, he could only come to the First Machinery Plant to take a look.
In the office of the First Machinery Factory, Director Li was looking at last month's production report. When he saw the series of ever-increasing numbers, he couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.
The surge in industrial output is entirely due to this machine tool upgrade.
"Knock knock knock!"
A knock on the door interrupted Director Li's thoughts, so he put down the report in his hand and called out, "Come in."
Upon seeing the visitor, Factory Director Li stood up and greeted them warmly.
"Mr. Sun, I was wondering why the magpies were chirping so much today. It turns out a distinguished guest is coming. Please have a seat."
"Director Li, you're too kind. I've come here on business today, and I hope I haven't bothered you."
After exchanging pleasantries, they shook hands, and finally Sun Zhengguo sat down while Director Li began to make tea.
Only after the tea was brewed did Director Li begin to ask questions.
"Mr. Sun, we're old acquaintances, just tell me what's on your mind."
"Director Li, the ministry is preparing to take action on precision machine tools and large machine tools. I'm just here to test the waters."
"What? Engineer Sun, you're not kidding, are you? Do you have a big expert like Da Mao helping you?"
"Forget it! You know what kind of relationship we have with Da Mao now. This time, we'll do it ourselves."
Upon hearing this, Director Li finally understood what it meant. Although he found it hard to believe, he still chose to believe it.
"Mr. Sun, to be honest, we don't even have a single complete blueprint for these machine tools. What do you think we should do?"
"What?" This time it was Sun Zhengguo's turn to be surprised. "What do you do when they break down normally?"
"What should we do?" Factory Director Li said angrily.
"We hire these foreign geezers at high prices to come and do the repairs, provide them with good food and drinks, and then treat them like thieves. What can we do?"
After listening to Director Li's words, Sun Zhengguo fell into deep thought. Originally, he had only planned to modify the machine tool.
However, given the current situation, it would be more valuable to remanufacture these machines, thus avoiding dependence on others.
It seems that the goal needs to be changed this time. Developing our own precision machine tools and large machine tools is imperative.
Thinking about all this, Sun Zhengguo didn't bother to chat with Director Li any longer, since the factory didn't have any blueprints anyway.
"Director Li, what you just said has given me some inspiration. I would like to go back to the ministry first and report some new developments to Vice Minister Li."
"Okay, Mr. Sun, since you have something to do, you can go ahead and do your work."
After exchanging greetings, Sun Zhengguo didn't linger at all, got on his bike, and quickly returned to the Machinery Department.
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