Chapter 44: Start from Childhood



The keys are keyboard-like, but smaller. Each key has a spring underneath, which also serves to conduct electricity. Underneath the keycap is a metal contact point; pressing down on the key requires this point to contact a metal ring on the motherboard to complete the electrical contact process. There's also a rubber pad in the middle for basic waterproofing and current insulation.

It's a bit bulky. But that's just how it is. If you want it to be smaller, you'll have to wait for the next generation. This generation is just for practice anyway.

There are two domestically produced units, one with voice control and one without. There are two export-quality units, one with voice control and one without.

The only difference between domestic and foreign products lies in the material of the plastic. Everything else is pretty much the same.

Take these five calculators to the factory and find Section Chief Shen to take a look.

This person tested the machine and then called the factory manager, after which he was told to go to the conference room.

Xing Baohua wasn't involved in this meeting. Although he was told to wait in his office, he went to Su Ya's office instead.

He happened to see Su Ya reviewing her lessons with the textbooks he had bought for her.

"Is there anything you can't do?" Xing Baohua asked as she walked over.

"So many!"

"Tell me what it is." As she spoke, Xing Baohua leaned closer to her, the two of them standing very close.

Because the door was not closed, neither of them knew someone had come in.

There was a knock on the door. The two looked up and saw Hou Liwei standing in the doorway, tapping the same spot where he had knocked earlier.

Su Ya was a little flustered. It wouldn't look good if people saw her and Xing Baohua cuddling so intimately. But she didn't know that Hou Liwei still harbored feelings for her.

Hou Liwei also looked at the couple with resentful eyes.

The atmosphere froze slightly, but Xing Baohua broke the silence by asking, "What do you want? If not, get lost."

"you……"

"What do you mean 'my'? Can't you see I'm doing serious business?" Xing Baohua said this in a grand and righteous way, as if this was serious business.

On the other hand, it is indeed a serious matter. What's wrong with tutoring? Suya is going to take the college entrance exam. Is there anything more important than this?

But in Hou Liwei's eyes, these words were sarcastic.

Not only did he steal his reserved girlfriend, but the two of them were cheek to cheek, their intimate behavior was outrageous. It wouldn't be excessive for them to be arrested and locked up for a few years.

Hou Liwei suppressed his anger and remained calm.

He remembered every single thing Xing Baohua had done to him. It was just that the time wasn't right yet.

"The factory manager is having a meeting. Su Ya is going to give a statement. There are official documents to be posted." After saying this, Hou Liwei turned and left.

After Hou Liwei disappeared, Su Ya quickly slapped Xing Baohua's arm again and said, "Don't do this in the office anymore. How can anyone live like this if people see it?"

"So what if you see it? Can't a couple stand together?" Xing Baohua said.

"You!" Su Ya was so angry that she hit him again, grabbed the notebook and pen from the table, and ran out.

Su Ya arrived at the conference room, where leaders were already entering one after another.

They were all high-ranking leaders in the factory; even the workshop director wasn't qualified to come.

The small meetings were all attended by leaders of the factory's Party Committee.

These five leaders make important decisions in the factory. The most common of these is personnel transfers.

Factory Director Li, along with two deputy factory directors and the Party Committee Secretary and Deputy Secretary, attended the meeting. Before the meeting, Director Xue distributed calculators to everyone, letting them play around with them for a while. Some calculators had English announcements, while others had Chinese announcements. The meeting room was filled with sounds like "1+1=2" and "Reset to zero."

Only a few people in the factory knew about the research and development of this thing; the other factory leaders had never even heard of it.

Shen Jie, the head of the purchasing department, happened to be listening nearby and assumed that the purchases were made by the purchasing department.

I don't understand why the factory needs to hold a meeting. Small-batch purchases don't require a factory committee meeting. But if it's a large-scale purchase involving a large sum of money, then it's worth considering.

Each leader was speculating about various ideas.

"This thing is called a calculator. It's nothing new. What you see here are two versions. One is the export version, and the other is the domestic version," Factory Manager Li explained.

No one else spoke; they all knew that the factory manager's words were just a prelude.

"This thing was developed by our factory itself," said Factory Director Li.

"Ah!" several leaders exclaimed in surprise.

When did this happen? There's been no news at all. Also, our machinery factory produces large machines. When did it become an electronics factory?

If the factory next door produced this, I wouldn't be surprised at all. But this is a machine factory! Isn't this a bit of a departure from our core business?

"The fifth workshop was renovated to make room for this. It's an export version specifically for manufacturing. You can see its quality and functionality. If it becomes popular overseas, it will bring our factory a lot of foreign exchange," Factory Director Li said loudly.

"This was developed by our factory's chief engineer, or rather, a senior engineer." The one who asked the question was a deputy factory director.

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