"Isn't this good? I see you seem quite unhappy?" An Jingzhi asked.
"What are you so happy about? This meat is lean and fine, without any fat. Only the liver is okay. Mom will make you some liver soup later." Li Hongjuan quickly sliced the liver and chopped up all the pork. She planned to make pork, tofu and potato stew.
"This meat is so lean and has no fat or water at all. Luckily you like it, otherwise Mom wouldn't buy it."
An Jingzhi's body is full of oil and water, so he naturally doesn't crave fatty meat. However, Li Hongjuan always feels that lean meat is not nutritious and not tasty. Even if An Jingzhi says he wants to eat lean meat, she will at most buy pork belly.
Fortunately, the pork belly made by Li Hongjuan is also very delicious, and the twice-cooked pork and braised pork are neither fatty nor greasy.
The neighbors all knew that his family had good food, and some jealous people would say a few sour words, saying that his family wasted money, only cared about eating, and didn't know how to live at all.
There was no need for Li Hongjuan in this situation. Wang Caiping, who felt guilty towards An Jingzhi, simply scolded him back.
Ever since the misunderstanding was resolved, Wang Caiping and others who were among the first group to see An Jingzhi would come to visit him every now and then, and they never came empty-handed.
Whenever they think of An Jingzhi, a young man, working hard for his country in a foreign country, and they mistakenly think that he is a deserter and traitor, their consciences will be condemned.
So much so that whenever someone says something bad about An Jingzhi, they are always the first to rush up and scold him, even more active than Li Hongjuan, his biological mother.
An Jingzhi leaned against the door frame, helping Li Hongjuan with some things from time to time. The meal was ready, but An Guosheng had not come back yet.
Li Hongjuan asked An Jingzhi to move all the food to the table. "Why hasn't your father come back yet? What time is it?"
They asked the right person for help. An Jingzhi assigned them the task of polishing parts. If they had machine tools, it wouldn't be so troublesome and all the parts could be completed in a few hours. But the problem was that they didn't have such high-precision machine tools.
They can only rely on An Guosheng and other eighth-level workers to polish the parts one by one by hand.
"It will probably take a while. My dad is a bit busy lately."
Ever since they knew they were building an airplane, the old workers all worked at full capacity, working overtime as if they wanted to make all the parts immediately so that An Jingzhi could assemble the airplane and see with his own eyes the airplane they had put together screw by screw.
I was so busy that I didn’t even want to eat lunch or dinner, let alone go home.
Their steel plant often receives military orders. It should be said that most of the orders are military orders, and they are very sensitive to weapons.
At first they didn't know what they were doing, but after making more parts, they figured out some things. They would know sooner or later anyway, so An Jingzhi didn't rush and told them directly when asked.
However, this matter is kept secret for the time being, and only those within their organization know about it. Even Li Hongjuan cannot tell anyone.
"My dad has been very busy recently and probably won't be back at noon. How about this, Mom? You save the food that Dad wants to eat first, and then I'll bring it to him before you come back to eat."
Li Hongjuan muttered reluctantly, "What are you busy with? You don't even have time to eat." Having said that, she still got up and looked for An Guosheng's iron lunch box, which was filled to the brim.
"Just ride your bike over there and come back quickly," Li Hongjuan instructed.
An Jingzhi responded with an "OK", got on his bike, and quickly rode away.
The steel plant is very large, and if you don’t ride a bike, it might take 20 minutes just to walk there.
After An Jingzhi passed the checkpoint and came in, he happened to see An Guosheng still grinding screws. Not only him, but several other veteran workers were also concentrating on their work.
An Jingzhi knocked on the door gently, waking up several people who were immersed in their work.
Several people looked up as if awakened from a dream, and one person complained, "I thought it was someone else, you scared me."
An Jingzhi knocked on the door from a distance because he was afraid of scaring them. They all had work to do, and if he suddenly scared someone and dropped a file, the part would probably have to be re-polished.
"I'm sorry, fellow masters," An Jingzhi apologized. "Lunch time has already passed. Masters, please eat first. Take care of your health so that you can better contribute to the country. What do you think? Don't let the new product be completed and you don't have the chance to see it. Wouldn't that be a pity?"
Seeing that he was polite and took the initiative to apologize, and that the other party was the oldest among them, they didn't say anything else. Besides, the other party came to persuade them to have dinner.
"How can this body be so fragile?" Master Li muttered.
"Yes, Master Li's body looks very strong, but you can't ruin your body. I think you should all go and have dinner quickly, okay? Our work is urgent, but not that urgent. If you get exhausted, who will take over your work?" An Jingzhi said with a smile.
"No one else can do what you do. I have carefully selected these masters, and I dare not let them tire me out."
A hint of complacency flashed in Master Li's eyes. They have been working on their skills for a lifetime and are very confident in their work. He bluntly said that the barrels of guns and cannons used by soldiers in the past were all ground by them.
"Okay, okay, okay. I can't argue with you, brothers. Let's go eat. We don't have such a good son who would bring food here." Master Li looked at An Guosheng jokingly.
An Guosheng was not polite and replied with a smile, "Hey, who told you not to have such a good son?"
After everyone left, An Jingzhi put the food on the table beside him. An Guosheng devoured it immediately, "Why is it all lean meat today?"
An Jingzhi briefly explained a few words and then advised, "Dad, please help me persuade these old masters on a daily basis. Many of them are already old. We have to do this work, but we can't exhaust ourselves. Otherwise, how can I explain to the old leader?"
"What's the big deal? I think you're just young and haven't suffered much. We used to work day and night for five days and five nights, and you'd still be fine after a good night's sleep and enjoy everything you eat."
An Jingzhi looked disapproving, "Don't you think about how old you were before and how old you are now?"
An Guosheng was helpless. "Okay, okay, I'll help you persuade them. As for whether they listen or not, that's none of my business. Go back quickly. Isn't your mother still waiting for you to eat? I'm almost done eating and have to get back to work."
"Okay, I'll be leaving first. Dad, remember to take it easy, or I'll have the old commander transfer you away."
Regardless of An Guosheng's angry expression, An Jingzhi slipped away after finishing his words.
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