Chapter 196 Consider using Little Fatty as a biological weapon unless absolutely necessary. ...
There was no concept of thick soles in the 1970s. Although high heels existed during the Republic of China era, they had a certain thickness at the front and back of the foot, which was probably only worn by actors on stage.
High heels have disappeared from the market as they've been marketed as a luxury item. In the past, thick soles were mostly made of wood, multi-layered cloth, or leather, but now most shoes have rubber soles or plastic soles.
Rubber is expensive, so most of the rubber used to make shoe soles is only a thin layer. If, as Li Jianzhi said, so much rubber were used to make thick soles, that would be incredibly wasteful!
Li Jianzhi: "I want a pair of soft slippers with thick soles. They don't necessarily have to be as thick as platform shoes, just something that's thick enough."
He gestured to indicate a size, "Ideally, the feeling of stepping on it should be like stepping in poop, I need a pair of poop-feeling slippers."
"It needs to be soft, lightweight, and have a certain thickness."
In the future, "walking in poop" slippers will also become a popular description. It doesn't mean that they actually feel like walking in poop, but rather that they are very soft.
Li Jianzhi prefers slippers that are slightly thicker so that they won't get soaked by water when taking a shower. These slippers are also great for wading through water.
Qin Xiangxiang: "..."
Comrade Xiao Qin remained silent for a while, then said, "Then you should 'think about it'."
"Did you choose me as your wife because you're particularly good at 'thinking things through'?"
Li Jianzhi chuckled: "This isn't an unreasonable request. I know rubber is expensive and hard to come by. We can study ways to improve plastics."
Qin Xiangxiang frowned: "Plastic is hard and heavy! Last year, you were the one who said that plastic sandals were too hard and uncomfortable to wear!"
Li Jianzhi: "Yes, so let's make an improvement. Your factory has a professor of polymer materials. Isn't it a waste of his talent to use him to teach pig farming? Why not let this professor research and develop a new material foam sole that is soft, lightweight, and elastic? I think this is a very likely idea to be achieved."
“Don’t you have some dealings with agricultural machinery factories, rubber factories, and chemical plants? You have the materials and machinery, so give it a try.”
Qin Xiangxiang: "I don't understand what you're saying."
"So you should go to math, physics, and chemistry classes."
Li Jianzhi continued to suppress his laughter and persuade, "So, think about it, if you don't learn the knowledge from books, you won't have imagination, and then you won't be able to enjoy life."
"You need to know a little bit about math, physics, and chemistry to better enjoy life and make more comfortable demands."
Qin Xiangxiang: "You understand our family, right?"
"Let's learn together, let's understand together, okay? We're a couple, we're of one mind." Li Jianzhi coaxed his wife to learn math and physics. "Trust me, you'll fall in love with math just like I do."
Qin Xiangxiang: "..."
When her son returned, Qin Xiangxiang said loudly:
"Little Fatty Li! Your dad says he wants to eat your cooking!"
The chubby boy's eyes lit up: "Mom, I'm here!"
Li Jianzhi pulled his wife away: "Wife, we must sign a principle of peaceful coexistence. We will not use Little Fatty as a biological weapon unless absolutely necessary."
Qin Xiangxiang had no choice but to go to Shen Wenbo and ask him to research soft slippers. She also said, "The rubber factory, the agricultural machinery factory, the chemical plant... these are all our textile factory's sister units. If you need anything, just contact them and say you are from our textile factory."
Shen Wenbo was stunned. How could someone conduct research at a textile factory?
And there are so many sister units as well.
Qin Xiangxiang said, "Our textile factory has a lot of scraps, which are all things that everyone likes. We can exchange them with other factories, bartering and helping each other."
Qin Xiangxiang was also quite curious: could they really develop a practical, soft slipper? And one that felt like walking on poop?
It's hard to imagine what it would feel like to walk in these shoes.
"Okay, Director Qin, thank you for your trust. I will try my best." Shen Wenbo perked up. He felt that his future life was incredibly fulfilling. He was going to teach the workers and prepare to research new material slippers. Great, excellent!
Once Shen Wenbo gets into work, he's like a madman, and he's becoming more and more used to his identity as a textile factory worker. He even calls himself a textile factory technician when he's out in public.
In this era, workers had the highest status, and textile factories were places that veterans were eager to go. They were well-paid and popular wherever they went. Everyone liked the scraps and flawed fabrics from textile factories.
“When a university professor goes to a rubber factory, they might not even take me seriously. But now that I say I’m from a textile factory, they’re really polite to me and show me all the machines.” Shen Wenbo went to the nearest rubber factory to see their machines, including internal mixers and vulcanizing machines. He also learned a lot from them about their practical experience in processing polymer materials under high temperature and pressure.
Shen Wenbo visited various factories and went through various trials. After experiencing failures such as oven explosions, burning, and uneven foaming, he accidentally created a foam sandal that felt like walking on clouds.
These rough-hewn shoes are as light as a sponge, soft and bouncy, breathable and odor-free. They won over everyone in the factory as soon as they were developed.
"These shoes are so comfortable!"
"A textile worker who doesn't want to make shoes is not a good worker."
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The rubber factory workers also learned the relevant technologies through these collaborations and were extremely grateful to the textile factory and Professor Shen.
Professor Shen also expressed his deepest gratitude to Qin Xiangxiang.
Qin Xiangxiang was relieved that this time it wasn't their textile factory that rushed to make shoes. It was mainly the rubber factory that opened up production lines and received a large number of orders. To thank the textile factory for its support, they sent a lot of slippers with a "walking on clouds" feel and rubber soles.
"Director Qin, thank you so much for sending technicians from your textile factory to solve our rubber factory's problem! Our two factories are like brothers and sisters! They are factories of friendship!"
This is truly going against the natural order, haha, the textile factory sent people to the rubber factory to solve technical problems.
Qin Xiangxiang carried several pairs of shoes back home and threw them at her deadbeat husband, saying, "I got the slippers you wanted."
Li Jianzhi was hit all over with shoes—his daughter's shoes, his son's shoes—and he chuckled, "So I was right, wasn't I?"
"You have a point."
Although she only admits now, Qin Xiangxiang went to listen to Shen Wenbo's math, physics, and chemistry classes whenever she had free time. Of course, she didn't go there with the intention of attending classes. Rather, she found that as the factory director, going to listen to math, physics, and chemistry classes was simply the best way to slack off!
I'm sitting there, who knows if I'm listening to the lecture or just slacking off, daydreaming, or wandering off into my own world?
However, Shen Wenbo explained things very vividly. In order to make it easier for people with poor foundations to understand, he deliberately used a lot of everyday examples, integrating mathematics, physics and chemistry into the daily lives of ordinary people, so that people could discover and be aware of the mathematical, physical and chemical knowledge around them, and answer their questions.
Furthermore, Shen Wenbo's teaching focuses on practicality. He even bought a set of "100,000 Whys" at his own expense, using the interesting content to explain the "why" in the books.
Qin Xiangxiang sighed, "Because the lecture was so interesting, I actually understood it..."
Qin Xiangxiang, being from a big city, had a slightly higher level of education than the others. Shen Wenbo also made a point of catering to those with lower levels of education, using the simplest language and examples to explain things. As a result, Qin Xiangxiang easily learned a lot.
This is probably what 'natural influence' means.
Moreover, by learning physics principles such as the lever principle, the factory's technicians modified a batch of labor-saving sewing machines. Master Liao loved listening to Shen Wenbo's lectures. She used to like to tinker with machines and pester Shen Wenbo with questions, turning her own experience into rules and principles.
Shen Wenbo was also annoyed by her persistence, and even joked with Qin Xiangxiang, "How about we go and grab another physics professor?"
Qin Xiangxiang said, "Professors aren't like dumplings being dropped into a pot; you can't just catch them whenever you want."
After becoming the factory manager, Qin Xiangxiang realized that everyone around her was a drama queen! A complete drama queen! Making all sorts of unreasonable demands! Unreasonable demands!
Now it's actually her, the factory manager, who's repelling all sorts of unreasonable demands from unfortunate employees.
Li Jianzhi: "Wife, I made you a science test paper when I was bored on the warship. Let's do some questions to warm up."
Qin Xiangxiang: "...You're crazy."
What kind of serious military personnel would do math and physics on a warship?
Li Xiaopang said gloatingly, "Dad, you teach Mom math and physics problems today, and I'll make steamed buns for the family!"
"Okay, you make the steamed buns." Li Jianzhi smiled slightly: "After you finish making the steamed buns, Little Fatty, it's your turn."
“Dad never favors one over the other, so I’ve also assigned you a mixed Chinese and math problem.”
Fatty: "?!?!?!?!"
"Where's Sui Sui?!"
"SuiSui has one too! A picture-based question and answer game for three-year-olds!"
Li Xiaopang: "You devil, Mom, why did you choose my dad as your husband?"
Qin Xiangxiang: "I've entrusted this to the wrong person."
Li Jianzhi: "I understand some comrades' complaints, but it's okay. In our team, what do we do when soldiers are not convinced? If they are not convinced, we just train more."
"The chubby warrior will be rewarded with two test papers."
Qin Xiangxiang: "You made me learn math, physics, and chemistry, shouldn't you learn something too? Li Jianzhi, you should also learn to operate the sewing machine and mend Little Fatty's pants (-) crotch."
Li Jianzhi: "..."
"I'm afraid my height isn't suitable for operating a sewing machine."
Qin Xiangxiang: "Absolutely no problem, you don't need to worry. Our factory workers can make height-adjustable sewing machines, and we'll custom-make one just for you."
Li Jianzhi: "..."
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