Ji Xia was getting a little impatient. "You know exactly what I'm going to do. I don't have time to waste on you. If you don't apologize, get out now!"
Liu Xiangyuan had been respected throughout his life and had never suffered such humiliation. He was already old, yet he was still bullied by a little girl.
He heard that Ji Xia was a girl from the countryside, and he looked down on her. "Xiao Qin, does your grandfather know that you married a daughter-in-law like this?"
Qin Xiao held Ji Xia's hand and said, "Mr. Liu, I'm willing to accept the loss. If you lose, apologize to my wife openly and shake hands with her jokingly. This shows that even though you are old, you still have a broad mind. My wife may not hold it against you for my sake.
But now, you're acting like a deadbeat. I believe if my grandfather knew about this, he would support my wife and wouldn't want to be around you anymore."
Everyone could hear the threat in Ji Xia's voice. Even if Ji Xia didn't say it explicitly, Xie Renjie and Kong Shizhong looked at Liu Xiangyuan with some bad eyes. Yes, they had been following in the footsteps of the Russians. Was there something wrong with the level of technical personnel in the domestic steel industry, or was there some other reason?
They also remembered what Liu Xiangyuan said at the dinner table before they came, as well as the bet they made before. If it was someone else, not Ji Xia, would he have given up after being hit by Liu Xiangyuan? There would never be a new type of steel like today.
It turns out that it was not that they were afraid to fight or take risks, but that there was an obstacle in front of them, and this obstacle was the person they had always regarded as a role model and respected as a leader.
Suddenly, a surge of anger arose.
Xie Renjie was the first to turn against us. "Boss Ji, it's just an apology. If you don't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it. Justice is in the hearts of the people. Hearing an apology won't make us gain any weight, so there's no need to get angry about it."
When Kong Shizhong heard this, he was like, wow, Xie Renjie, you are really fast. Not wanting to be outdone, he said, "Yes, Mr. Ji, you are so magnanimous, so don't make a fuss about it.
I'm Kong Shizhong, the director of Bing Steel. I just heard that your father came to our factory to test this kind of steel. I wasn't the one who received him at the time, and by the time I found out, the matter was already ruined. I'm so sorry, I apologize!"
Kong Shizhong and Xie Renjie's words seemed to be an attempt to mediate, but in fact they were belittling Liu Xiangyuan and praising Ji Xia, which immediately made Liu Xiangyuan and his grandson very unhappy, and made Liu Zhuangzhi extremely ashamed.
Thinking back to the past, these people had tried to curry favor with his grandfather, wanting to carry his grandfather's shoes. Now that they saw that Ji Xia had become a little more capable, they began to step on his grandfather and praise Ji Xia.
But in fact, Liu Zhuangzhi was wronging these people. They were also the factory directors of a large factory with thousands of employees. If it were not for the technology and to produce steel with good performance, who would be willing to condescend to them?
To put it bluntly, we can only say that Liu Xiangyuan, a technical person, is not pure and likes to take credit, which forces his leaders to do so.
"Director Kong, Director Xie, have you forgotten how my grandfather helped you in the past? Also, what was your attitude towards my grandfather before? Why are you turning against him so quickly now?" Liu Zhuangzhi was so angry that he was talking without thinking.
Kong Shizhong and Xie Renjie looked very unhappy. They were made to sound like villains. God knows how frustrated they must be as factory directors. If they were not too old, they would have wanted to switch to other jobs and become technicians.
The two looked at each other, both feeling uncomfortable.
Liu Xiangyuan knew that if he left like this today, he would really not be able to survive in the entire steel industry. In the end, he had to ask Ji Xia to give him a way out.
"Little girl, I admit that you have some ability, but can you tell me where you got this molten iron formula?" Liu Xiangyuan said meaningfully.
This is a suspicion that Ji Xia got the formula from abroad, and the only thing left is to nail her to the spy pillar. Although she has recruited many foreign agents to deal with her, it does not mean that she will allow Liu Xiangyuan to throw a basin of dirty water on her again.
Qin Xiao's face turned pale. "Mr. Liu, you are old now. You should be more careful with your words!"
After saying that, he glanced at Liu Zhuangzhi without any hesitation, and the threat in his eyes was very obvious.
When Liu Xiangyuan saw this, he felt angry, furious and scared. He didn't expect that Qin Xiao would disregard his identity for a woman.
"Mr. Liu, just because you don't have the ability yourself doesn't mean you can't prevent others from becoming capable, right? Is it that difficult to trial-produce new high-performance steel? The Europeans can do it, so why can't we? Are we just stupid?"
Ji Xia shook her head and said bitterly, "No, it's the existence of some people who are hindering development and blocking the way for technicians. Originally, I didn't want to say it, but now you have to force me to say it. It's people like you who are hindering the development of our steel industry!"
Yes, it is not that the steel workers are incompetent, nor is it that their leaders are incompetent, but that some people are hindering the development of the country's steel industry.
People like Xie Renjie, Yang Baoguo and Kong Shizhong were so moved that they burst into tears. God knows how much pressure they have been under. The production capacity cannot keep up, and the technology cannot be broken through. They are the ones who take the blame every time. Apart from Ji Xia, who else can understand their difficulties!
Liu Xiangyuan looked pale and shaky. He was careless. He didn't expect that this little girl, although young in appearance, had a great ability to see through people's hearts.
"So, Director Yang, as you can see, a small trial production can produce a new type of steel. It's actually not that difficult.
I hope to give our technicians room to develop freely. Therefore, during this factory renovation, I built a pilot workshop where they will conduct trial production. I believe that if foreigners can do it, we can do it too!
As soon as Ji Xia finished speaking, Xie Renjie took the lead in applauding, and the others followed suit a little later, clapping and cheering loudly.
Liu Xiangyuan stumbled over and walked up to Ji Xia. "The Yangtze River's waves behind push the waves ahead. I never thought that in my old age I would still see a rising star like you in the steel industry. I was narrow-minded before, Comrade Ji Xia, I sincerely apologize to you!"
Ji Xia moved to the side to let Qin Xiao out.
Liu Xiangyuan was puzzled at first, but Xie Renjie reminded him and he remembered. He said to Qin Xiao, "Xiao Qin, your grandfather and I are old acquaintances. You didn't even tell me when you got married. I ended up offending your wife."
Qin Xiao was not going to take the blame for this. He said, "My grandfather also knows that I'm getting married. He likes my wife very much and even asked me to bring her back to visit him. I didn't expect that my grandfather didn't inform you. It's our fault!"
Ji Xia didn't expect that Qin Xiao, a soldier, would speak so reservedly. Isn't this clearly telling others that you said you and my grandfather are old acquaintances, but my grandfather doesn't take you seriously.
Liu Xiangyuan also heard that it was useless to try to make friends now, so he apologized to Qin Xiao, "Xiao Qin, our two families have dealt with each other before. It's not worth it to make such a big bet. I will apologize to you!"
Compared to his apology to Ji Xia, Liu Xiangyuan's apology to Qin Xiao was obviously not as sincere.
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