Chapter 155 Chapter 155 The Rooster Becomes a Hen
Professor Wang kept talking, and turned to Qi Yu'an and the others, "Tell me, we all come from farming backgrounds. What's wrong with raising chickens? Chickens are so noble. Without chickens, can you eat meat?"
Professor Wang's eyes were burning, as if he really wanted to hear the three people answer this question.
Qi Yu'an was rarely speechless, and Jiang Xi was also stunned for a moment.
If she remembered correctly, Qi Yu'an said he would bring her to meet a professor from National Tsing Hua University. Is this what professors from National Tsing Hua University look like?
Jiang Xi felt as if he had accidentally walked into the scene of a quarrel and dispute mediation, but he didn't know how to respond.
Zhou Jiangang's eyes widened and his CPU was about to burn out. He felt that everything that happened today was too magical. This is the Shanghai Stock Exchange. It not only has a unique monetary system, but also has some incomprehensible humans.
Jiang Xi couldn't help but look at Qi Yu'an, asking what was going on.
Qi Yu'an gave her a helpless look in return. The correspondence between him and Professor Wang was quite normal. Professor Wang was indeed an expert in the field. Every time he wrote back to him, he had very unique insights, and Qi Yu'an could learn a lot from him. However, he didn't expect Professor Wang to be like this.
Now that no one answered, Professor Wang clapped his hands, flipped his hat off, and threw it to the ground. He said to Wang Yu, "Hmph, I think you have no taste. What's wrong with raising chickens?"
He still fumed about his son not letting him raise chickens: "Let me tell you, chickens are much more capable than humans!"
Professor Wang stared at Qi Yu'an and the others and said, "Did you know that hens can turn into roosters?"
Qi Yu'an, Jiang Xi...ah?
Zhou Jiangang gaped. This was the first time in his life that he had ever seen the legendary professor. Are all professors like this? Jiang Xi couldn't bear to look at it and looked at Qi Yu'an. What's the problem? Qi Yu'an looked innocent. I don't know either.
The three people were stunned. Professor Wang smiled with a hint of pride and spoke eloquently, "Let me tell you, chickens are very smart. There's one thing you may not know: if a chicken coop is filled with only hens, in order to reproduce, the hens will automatically change their genes and become roosters."
What? Zhou Jiangang couldn't help but ask, "Is there such a thing? A hen can turn into a rooster?!? Wang, Professor Wang, you are kidding, right?"
Professor Wang raised his eyebrows and said, "Humph, I'm just kidding you guys. What do you think? If you think it's a joke, then it's a joke. Anyway, I want to raise chickens!"
Professor Wang threw down a sentence, and Wang Yu's face almost wrinkled up. "Dad, I beg you, please stop making trouble. Can't you be like other old men and play chess when you have nothing to do? Or go to the park."
Professor Wang turned around and snorted, interrupting Wang Yu. "I won't play chess with that bunch of people. They're all blockheads, incredibly stupid, terrible chess players, and they always regret their moves. It's a complete waste of my life to play chess with them!"
Wang Yu couldn't argue with his father. Looking at the three visitors, Wang Yu decided to change the subject: "Comrade Qi Yu'an, why are you here today?"
When asked, Qi Yu'an put aside his previous chaotic sighs and said calmly, "Actually, we came to see Professor Wang today to ask you something."
Professor Wang said, "What's the matter? You are my pen pal, different from other idiots. Tell me."
Wang Yu, who was mocked and called a fool by his own father...
Zhou Jiangang… I don’t know why, but I always feel like he was shot by an arrow. He’s not one of the fools, right?
Jiang Xi...Jiang Xi automatically blocked this sentence.
"Actually, Comrade Jiang Xi wants to ask you for help." Qi Yu'an looked at Jiang Xi and said.
Professor Wang glanced at Jiang Xi, then at Qi Yu'an with an interested look. "No wonder you came to see me today. I've been asking you to come to see me, but you never did. Now you're here because of this little comrade. What's your relationship with this little comrade?"
Facing Professor Wang's teasing, Qi Yu'an remained calm and said, "Comrade Jiang Xi is my partner."
Professor Wang: "So that's how it is. I was wondering, you two had a chemistry, but after all this time you're together. You're young and quick on the ball, but you're smart and decent looking, so it's only natural that you've found such a good partner. Unlike some people who spend their days fussing about everything, meddling in everything, and bustling around without knowing what they're doing, and in the end, they don't even have a partner."
Once again, Wang Yu was secretly ridiculed by his own father Ming Chao for not being able to find a partner...
Although it seemed as if he wasn't being targeted, he felt like he'd been shot in the back as well, like Zhou Jiangang, who also had no partner... Jiang Xi smiled and said, "Hello, Professor Wang. I came to see you today to ask you something. I'm planning to open a fermented brine factory and need to buy a vacuum tumbling machine. I didn't expect that only one factory in Shanghai has it, and it's incredibly expensive. So, I wanted to ask you, can we make our own vacuum tumbling machine?"
Now it was Professor Wang's turn to be surprised. His eyes widened. "You, young comrade, have quite a few ideas. You're so bold to build a machine yourself!"
Jiang Xi tentatively said, "Actually, it's because the vacuum tumbling machine is too expensive. The factory told me that one machine would cost around 50,000 yuan, which is about the price of a used car."
"This price is far beyond my budget, so I asked Comrade Qi Yu'an again. He said you once told him that the technology used in the vacuum tumbling machine is actually not complicated. So I thought of asking you, is it possible for us to build a vacuum tumbling machine ourselves?"
When he heard the 50,000 yuan, Professor Wang slapped the stool and stood up suddenly, but he forgot that his foot was injured, so he cried out and had to sit down again.
Wang Yu was extremely anxious and frantically supported Professor Wang: "Dad, have you forgotten how your leg became lame? You insisted on competing with other kids to see who could jump higher. Can you please stop using up your old arms and legs?"
Zhou Jiangang felt a little sympathetic towards Wang Yu. So that's how he got hurt. Is this professor trustworthy? Zhou Jiangang was worried.
Professor Wang was helped by his son and sat down again, still a little angry: "What kind of thing is this? How dare you ask for 50,000 yuan? The cost of all that stuff is only a few thousand yuan at most."
"Those foreign factories are taking advantage of the fact that we don't have the ability to produce those things right now, so they charge such high prices. In fact, as long as we have the materials, we can produce those things! It's not as mysterious as they say!"
Jiang Xi's eyes lit up. "Really? Professor Wang, I actually think so too. I always feel aggrieved when I pay this kind of money. It's not a question of how much money it is, but it's simply not worth the price."
"But those foreign manufacturers think that we can't make it in China, so they deliberately sell it at such a high price. Because we can't buy it in our own country, we have to go abroad to buy it, and that's why they charge us so much."
"But I just thought, we have to fight for this. We have so many talented and ambitious people in China, including great people like Professor Wang. Can't we create it ourselves? Why should we hand it over to others to be slaughtered?"
Professor Wang slapped the handle of his chair again. "You're right. How could we possibly let them slaughter us? I know how to make this, and the ingredients are simple. If you let me make it for you, I can make it for you once the ingredients are ready!"
Jiang Xi was overjoyed: "Whatever materials you need, we can find them right away. Let's not waste time trying to prove ourselves, but make them ourselves and show those foreigners that they can use the machines they want without paying a high price."
Professor Wang nodded and said, "Okay, I'll help you build it. Let's prove ourselves and show those foreigners how powerful we are!"
Wang Yu's face wrinkled even more. Jiang Xi and Qi Yu'an looked quite steady, but the ideas they came up with were even more imaginative and more exciting than his father's.
"Dad, you're already over sixty, why are you still building machines? Besides, that machine hasn't been built in China yet. How long will it take you to finish this?"
Professor Wang pointed at Wang Yu and said, "Look at yourself! Look at yourself! Are you still my son? Do you have any courage at all?"
Wang Yu sighed, "It's not that I'm heartless, but Dad, your body really can't take it anymore. You fell a few days ago, and falls are dangerous for older people. Now you're going to build some kind of machine, and your safety is not guaranteed. What should I do if something happens to you?"
Jiang Xi immediately said, "Comrade Wang, don't worry. Since I asked Professor Wang to help us build the machine, I will definitely make proper arrangements for Professor Wang's life."
"Our factory is in Changfeng County, only a few hours' drive from Shanghai. We have a truck that can take Professor Wang there. We will also provide him with meals and good accommodations."
"Although our brine factory is still under construction, the chicken farm has been built. We can also free up a room in the chicken farm to serve as Professor Wang's dormitory. We can also assign someone to take care of Professor Wang."
Before Jiang Xi could finish, Professor Wang interrupted him: "You have a chicken farm there?"
Jiang Xi said: "Yes, in order to ensure the supply of raw materials for the brine, we also opened a chicken farm."
Professor Wang was so excited when he heard this that he wanted to stand up immediately. However, thinking of his injured leg, he leaned on the chair and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier that you have a chicken farm? I'll leave now! Let's go now!"
Professor Wang has wanted to raise chickens for a long time, and he couldn't wait to hear about the chicken farm. He has been particularly interested in raising chickens recently, especially after seeing the theory that hens can turn into roosters. Professor Wang wanted to experiment and see if any of the chickens would mutate into roosters if a chicken coop was full of hens.
Wang Yu frowned and looked miserable. Jiang Xi repeatedly assured him, "Don't worry. Professor Wang is the treasure of our factory. We will take good care of him. If you are worried, you can go back to Changfeng County with us."
In the end, Wang Yu also decided to follow Jiang Xi back to Changfeng County. Professor Wang originally wanted to leave immediately, but it was too hasty and Jiang Xi couldn't arrange a car to pick him up, so the few of them agreed to leave for Changfeng County tomorrow.
Qi Yu'an stayed alone to talk to Professor Wang, while Jiang Xi and Zhou Jiangang left first. They still had things to do. Besides, they couldn't understand Professor Wang's theories on mechanical engineering, so it would be awkward to just sit there and have a conversation.
After leaving the house, Zhou Jiangang was still a little worried: "Director Jiang, can Professor Wang be trusted?"
Jiang Xi said, "Employ people with confidence, and don't employ them if you doubt them. Besides, didn't Professor Wang just talk a lot about machine manufacturing? Even though I didn't understand it, I could tell he was very professional."
Jiang Xi was still a little worried at first, but after listening to the conversation between Professor Wang and Qi Yu'an, she was relieved.
After hearing what Jiang Xi said, Zhou Jiangang gradually felt relieved. He was right, capable people would have some strange tempers, he knew that.
Zhou Jiangang couldn't help but sigh, "I never thought our factory could actually manufacture such an expensive machine. If we manufacture it and sell it to others, wouldn't we make a lot of money?"
Jiang Xi said, "We still have to focus on our own business. Besides, the reason why this machine is not mass-produced in China is partly due to technical issues, and partly because Chinese factories don't have such a high demand for this machine, and there wouldn't be a large market for it if it were produced."
"That machine at the factory we visited today hasn't been sold yet, has it? The high price is one reason, but it's also because people can definitely find a way to replace it."
"Like us, aren't we trying to make it ourselves? If we can't, we can just keep pickling it. Since we all think that way, others should think the same. So even if we make it, it won't be easy to sell."
Jiang Xi concluded, "Besides, we're still in the trial stage of making machines, so let's focus on the braised pork business."
Zhou Jiangang nodded: "Well, you are thoughtful. I will listen to you. But, where are we going now?"
Jiang Xi was a little happy when he mentioned this, and said with a smile: "Let's go buy a house now."
What? Buying a house? Just said he wanted to build a machine, and now he wants to buy a house. Zhou Jiangang felt like today was a roller coaster. Houses in Shanghai must be quite expensive.
In order to buy a house, Jiang Xi took Zhou Jiangang to Liang Jie's house.
At this moment, Liang Jie's house was filled with the aroma of food. Liang Jie had already gotten off work, and because Jiang Xi was coming, Liang Jie was preparing meals with Sun Xiuping.
Sun Xiuping's face was flushed, and she was humming a little tune. When she heard that Jiang Xi was coming, she was extremely happy. While cutting vegetables, she said to Liang Jie, "Xiao Jiang is finally back in Shanghai. I haven't seen her for so long, I missed her so much."
Liang Jie deliberately teased Sun Xiuping: "Mom, you like Director Jiang so much. You've said this several times. You keep talking about her all day long. I'm getting jealous."
Sun Xiuping said as a matter of course: "Xiao Jiang is so hardworking at such a young age, and he has even made a name for himself. Who wouldn't like such a capable and hardworking young person?"
Sun Xiuping put the cut vegetables on the plate and looked at Liang Jie: "Don't be jealous. Besides, she has helped our family so much. If it weren't for her, who knows what our family would be like now."
"Now I've arranged such a good job for you. You have to treat her well today. When she comes later, you should be more enthusiastic."
"This is the first time Comrade Xiao Jiang has come to our house for dinner. Every time we called her before, she said she was busy. This time we finally have the opportunity to entertain her. You have to behave well and don't let her think we are neglecting her."
"And your dad, why hasn't he come back yet? I told him that we have distinguished guests coming today and asked him to come back early, but he just takes his time. It was fine when he was young, but he gets slower and slower as he gets older. If you're in a hurry to do something, he'll be so slow and leisurely that it'll drive you crazy. I don't even want to talk about him..."
Sun Xiuping never stops talking, especially when she mentions Liang Guangzhi, she will talk about him from his youth to his old age, and even the most obscure things can be dug up by Sun Xiuping.
Liang Jie was really impressed by her mother, but she knew Sun Xiuping's temper. She didn't have any bad intentions, just a little impatient.
Moreover, when she was confused before, Sun Xiuping didn't dare to say a word at home. It was because she slowly came over that Sun Xiuping returned to her previous self. Liang Jie was also happy to listen to Sun Xiuping's chatter. Her mother's nagging meant that she was in a good mood, and a good mood was better than anything else. Liang Jie understood this deeply.
Liang Jie smiled and said, "I know, Mom, I was just kidding. How could I be jealous of Director Jiang? I will definitely treat Director Jiang well. But Mom, you have to change your address. When Director Jiang comes later, you can't call her Little Jiang anymore. You have to call her Director." Sun Xiuping was surprised: "How come Little Jiang is the director now?"
Liang Jie replied, "Yes, didn't Director Jiang mention opening a chicken farm before? Now the chicken farm is getting bigger and bigger, and he wants to open a brine factory later."
Sun Xiuping couldn't help but sigh: "Xiao Jiang, oh no, Director Jiang is really capable. If you can meet her, work hard and learn more from her."
Liang Jie said, "Don't worry, Mom. I really cherish this opportunity and will do my best."
Liang Jie had looked for a job before, but no one wanted her. Liang Jie already knew that it would be difficult to find a job given her current situation, let alone such a good job. Liang Jie would cherish it without Sun Xiuping telling her.
Liang Guangzhi opened the door and came in, putting the things on the table. Liang Jie came out of the kitchen and saw Liang Guangzhi: "Dad, you're back."
Liang Guangzhi smiled and said, "I'm back. We have a distinguished guest coming today, so I came back early."
Sun Xiuping poked her head out of the kitchen and asked, "Why didn't you come back earlier when you knew we had guests? It's already so late. Did you watch them play chess on your way back?"
Liang Guangzhi was hit by the words and didn't dare to say anything for a moment. Liang Jie had no way to make amends for her father.
Sun Xiuping sighed, "I knew you were such a bad person. It's already this late, and you still have time to watch others play chess. You can't tell the difference between important and unimportant things. Fortunately, Xiao Jiang is fine."
"Oh, no, Director Jiang hasn't come yet. If she comes and you haven't come back yet, what will you do? Oh, I've been telling you for years, but you never listened to me..."
Because of Sun Xiuping's nagging, Liang Guangzhi smiled helplessly at Liang Jie. He knew he was in the wrong and did not retort, but the atmosphere was very warm.
Liang Guangzhi's face no longer had the dejection it had before, but he was cheerful again. His daughter got a new job and had come out of the haze of the past, and his wife no longer hid and cried all day long like before.
The gloomy atmosphere in the house was swept away, and the sun was shining all day long, and Liang Guangzhi's mood also relaxed.
When Jiang Xi and Zhou Jiangang arrived, Sun Xiuping was placing a fish on the table. Seeing Jiang Xi, Sun Xiuping quickly greeted him, "Xiao, Director Jiang, you're here."
Jiang Xi smiled and said, "Auntie, you don't have to call me Director. I'm here for dinner. Just call me Little Jiang. This is Zhou Jiangang, Comrade Zhou, also an employee of Wu Ji Zao Lu. He came to Shanghai with me this time."
Jiang Xi briefly introduced Zhou Jiangang, and Zhou Jiangang said to Sun Xiuping: "Hello, Auntie, my name is Zhou Jiangang, you can just call me Xiao Zhou."
Sun Xiuping smiled and said, "Okay, Comrade Xiao Jiang and Comrade Zhou, the food is ready. You must be hungry, so eat first."
Sun Xiuping took a few deliberate glances at Zhou Jiangang, and sighed in her heart, this comrade is tall and looks very strong, and he also gives people a sense of security.
Liang Jie came out with a bowl of soup, and Sun Xiuping hurried to take it: "Oh, it's so heavy, how can you hold it up with one hand? Where's your dad? Why doesn't he help? Your hands are not good, what if you fall?"
After she finished speaking, Sun Xiuping realized that she had said something wrong, but Liang Jie acted as if she didn't hear it. She was used to it. Besides, for her, this matter was a fact and she didn't have to refuse to face it.
Liang Jie smiled and wanted to continue bringing the soup to the table, but soon the weight in her hand lightened. It was Zhou Jiangang.
Zhou Jiangang took the bowl of soup from Liang Jie and said to her with a smile, "Comrade Liang, where is the soup?"
There were no extra words, but Liang Jie felt particularly comforted.
From the first moment she saw Zhou Jiangang, he seemed not to notice the empty sleeve on her side and was very kind to her. The most valuable thing was his attitude, as if he was facing a normal person, which made Liang Jie feel relaxed from the bottom of her heart.
Liang Jie smiled at Zhou Jiangang and said, "Thank you. Put it on the table."
Sun Xiuping also said to Zhou Jiangang: "Thank you, Comrade Zhou."
Comrade Zhou looked tall and strong, but he was actually very thoughtful. Sun Xiuping couldn't help but look at Zhou Jiangang a few more times. Looking at her daughter's attitude towards Zhou Jiangang, Sun Xiuping had a vague idea in her mind.
Zhou Jiangang didn't know what Sun Xiuping was thinking, so he just smiled and responded: "Nothing, just serving dishes. Are there any more dishes? I'll go help."
Liang Guangzhi had already blocked the kitchen door: "How can we ask the guests to help? I'll serve it, I'll serve it."
Sun Xiuping smiled. "You should have gotten up a long time ago. It took you so long to remember. You're always so slow. I don't know how you get things done at work. The food is almost cold before you even come to the kitchen."
Liang Guangzhi touched his nose and said, "I got up a long time ago, but you are all in the kitchen, and the kitchen is so small that it's not easy for me to go in."
Sun Xiuping looked disgusted: "It's time to eat, why are you still touching your nose? Go wash your hands quickly, otherwise I'll ask you to serve the dishes and make them dirty."
The old couple often bickered. Liang Jie stuck out her tongue at Jiang Xi and whispered, "That's just how they are. Don't take it to heart."
Liang Jie is always serious when working in the store, but she becomes particularly lively when she gets home, and her expression of sticking out tongue looks particularly playful.
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