In the evening, the Sun family was having dinner in the main room of their courtyard.
Having not eaten at home for two consecutive days, Sun Zhengguo was currently having a few drinks with his grandfather, talking about recent events.
"Zhengguo, Zheng'an got a house today. I heard it's not far from here. Do you want to go check it out tonight?"
"No, Grandpa, let's go on the weekend! I'm a bit busy these days, and I have to deal with the leaders' inspection tomorrow. I don't have the time."
"That's fine. Anyway, they're not in a hurry to move. Yu Li is almost out of her postpartum period, so we can talk about it then."
As Grandpa spoke, he took another sip of wine, the slurping sound drawing disgusted looks from the two little ones beside him.
Both of them had tasted the liquor with chopsticks; it was incredibly spicy, and the two little ones really couldn't understand it.
Why did my great-grandfather look like he was enjoying something so awful?
Isn't the Arctic Ocean appealing?
Adults don't know what's going on in a child's mind; they just keep eating and chatting.
After dinner, Grandma and Ning Xiaowei cleaned up the dishes together. Zhou Weihua, because of her pregnancy, is now considered a protected animal.
Next up is everyone's favorite activity: watching TV.
Speaking of televisions, it's impossible to keep such a high-end item a secret; almost everyone in the courtyard knows about it.
But knowing about it is one thing, but it also depends on connections; very few people have actually come to see it.
Besides the Chen family, the He family, and the Liu family, only Xu Damao and his wife are left.
These people only come occasionally to see something new, and they are all very self-aware and know their limits, so they don't come often.
Shortly after the TV was turned on, people started coming over.
However, everyone tacitly agreed to quietly sit down and watch from a stool, without making a fuss.
The crowd dispersed around 9 p.m.
After closing the main door, Sun Zhengguo and his wife returned to their room, washed their feet, took off their clothes, and went to bed.
Sun Zhengguo was about to do something bad, but Ning Xiaowei stopped him.
"Jung-guk, no, I might be pregnant again?"
Are you sure?
Sun Zhengguo asked calmly, his face showing neither joy nor sorrow, as if he had long been accustomed to such things.
"Although there's no reaction yet, I didn't get my period last month, so it's probably true."
Ning Xiaowei is now a seasoned veteran, and she doesn't blush at all when she talks about these things; she remains very calm.
"I'll take you for a checkup after I'm done with this! Sigh~! Another year of being a monk, what a sin!"
Sun Zhengguo sighed deeply, withdrew his hand from his sensitive area, and looked utterly dejected.
"Hehehe! Just bear with it and it will pass. Go to sleep!" Ning Xiaowei said with a smile.
Then, like soothing a child, she patted Sun Zhengguo's chest to lull him to sleep.
The two drifted off to sleep peacefully in harmony.
...
The next morning, Sun Zhengguo didn't even go to the research institute; he went straight to the No. 1 Steel Rolling Mill.
At this moment, the factory gate was already bustling with activity, with people sweeping, watering, and hanging banners in preparation for the arrival of the department leaders.
Sun Zhengguo, of course, didn't care about any of that and went to the workshop immediately to check on the machines.
Inside the workshop, Zhao Guoping was directing the technicians to conduct the final checks.
When he saw Sun Zhengguo arrive, he quickly ran over.
"Director, you've arrived very early. But please rest assured, I've checked all the machines and I guarantee they're perfectly in good working order."
"Okay! Very good, Guoping, you relax too, I'll just take a look around."
After saying that, Sun Zhengguo looked around and checked some key points.
After finding no problems, he stopped and talked with a few technicians for a while, then waited for his supervisor to arrive.
Just after 9 a.m., a group of people stood at the factory gate, ready to welcome the department leaders.
Of course, Sun Zhengguo was also there, as were Zhao Guoping and others.
After all, they are the key personnel in developing the machine, so not a single one of them can be missing.
Soon, seven or eight cars drove up from not far away. Zhao Guoping frowned slightly when he saw this, and asked Sun Zhengguo in a low voice.
"Director Sun, why are there so many people here?"
"Not surprising. I guess there are other leaders from steel rolling mills who are also coming to see for themselves."
"I see."
Zhao Guoping nodded and then fell silent, as the leaders' motorcade had stopped and they began to get out of the cars one after another.
Looking at the leaders getting off the car, Sun Zhengguo immediately recognized that the leader was Minister Wang from the Ministry of Metallurgy, along with Vice Minister Bai and others.
Following behind were Director Wu of the Second Steel Rolling Mill, Director Yang of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, Director Tang of the Iron and Steel Research Institute, and others. No wonder so many vehicles came.
After getting out of the car, Minister Wang and his entourage first shook hands with Director Gao and greeted him, then left the other cadres and went straight to the R&D personnel.
Upon seeing this, Sun Zhengguo quickly stepped forward and extended his hands.
"Hello, Minister Wang, welcome to inspect our work."
"Hello, Comrade Zhengguo, it's been a few years since we last met, hasn't it? I want to thank you this time for helping our Ministry of Metallurgy so much."
"Minister Wang, you're too kind. It's all my pleasure."
...
After shaking hands, Minister Wang went to greet the other personnel involved in the research and development.
At this moment, Vice Minister Bai also came over, and Sun Zhengguo stepped forward in a friendly manner to shake hands and offer a welcome speech.
"Hello, Vice Minister Bai, welcome to inspect our work."
"Hello, Comrade Zhengguo! You're really something, as fast as ever. From project initiation to product launch, it didn't even take a year."
And during this time, I heard you had other achievements. To be honest, I'm now kicking myself. I wish I could…
Sun Zhengguo felt a little embarrassed when he heard Vice Minister Bai bring up the old matter again.
However, he quickly covered it up and changed the subject.
"Vice Minister Bai, you haven't seen the finished product of the new machine yet, have you? I'll tell you all about it later."
"Okay, okay."
...
After the welcoming ceremony, Director Gao led the group directly to the workshop.
Upon seeing the two brand-new machines in the workshop, the group of leaders quickly stepped forward to take a closer look.
In particular, several knowledgeable factory managers kept asking questions.
Sun Zhengguo patiently answered their questions one by one, and also explained the differences between the new and old machines to the leaders.
Of course, no matter how well you talk, it's useless; you only know if it's a mule or a horse when you put it to the test.
"Distinguished leaders, I've said quite a bit, and you all have a general understanding now. Why don't we turn it on and test it out, and see how the finished product is?"
Seeing Sun Zhengguo's confidence, Minister Wang smiled and then waved his hand dismissively.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's turn it on! It'll be a good opportunity for us old folks to see what's going on."
With Minister Wang's approval, Factory Director Gao waved his hand, and the workers, who were already prepared, filed in one after another, wearing brand-new work clothes.
Then, according to their respective positions, they stood in different locations and waited for the power-on command.
Seeing that the workers were all ready, Sun Zhengguo didn't delay and immediately shouted.
"Power on."
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