Li Shaozhong and his group finally returned home. They had been away for over two months, and everyone was homesick. Yan Xiheng, Qin Zongye, and Ling Xuan all returned home after arriving in Nangang. After being away for over two months, they had to go back to see their parents and elders.
Li Shaozhong also returned home without stopping.
Zhang Hanwu drove to pick up Li Shaozhong. When Li Shaozhong got home and got out of the car, he saw his wife and eldest son waiting at the door to greet him.
When Li Jingyi saw his father, he ran up to him and threw himself into his father's arms, which were open to welcome him.
Li Shaozhong picked up his son and kissed him twice, "Son, do you miss your daddy?"
Li Jingyi nodded and said, "Yes, I miss my dad every day."
Li Shaozhong kissed his son twice more, then quickly walked over to Ye Shuning, holding him in his arms. He put his arm around his daughter-in-law's shoulders and said excitedly, "Wife, I'm back."
Ye Shuning smiled and said, "Welcome home. Come in, take a shower and rest first. Dinner will be ready soon. Big brother and Jingyu will be back soon."
The three of them returned to the room together. Li Shaozhong went to the bathroom to wash off the dust on his body and then went to see his younger son and daughter.
The two little guys have grown a lot after not seeing each other for more than two months. At this time, the two children were awake and stared at the stranger who suddenly appeared with their eyes wide open.
The child was too young and had no memory, but Li Shaozhong might have a familiar aura to them, so the child did not cry when Li Shaozhong picked up his little daughter.
Li Shaozhong looked at his little daughter, who was so happy that he kissed her twice. He was pleasantly surprised to see that the child not only didn't cry but actually smiled. "Xiao Ning, look, our daughter still recognizes me."
Ye Shuning smiled and said, "Maybe you have a familiar aura on you. Otherwise, how can we say that we are connected by blood? If it were someone else, she would have cried a long time ago. This little girl should only be held by our family members, and no one else should think about it."
Li Shaozhong held his daughter for a while, and without favoring one over the other, he picked up his youngest son.
Holding his fair and tender little son in his arms, Li Shaozhong sighed, "It's so good to be home. When I'm away, I miss home every day. I can't sleep well without you by my side."
Ye Shuning saw that her husband had lost a lot of weight. "You've lost so much weight. You must not be eating well outside. I have to nourish you well when I get home. How was it? Did everything go well this time?"
Li Shaozhong said, "Thanks to the information you looked up for me earlier. At first, the people from the other manufacturer acted quite condescending, but I pointed out a few shortcomings in their equipment and immediately put them down. They were looking down on me at first, but then Smith kept asking me for a solution, and I was foolish enough to tell them. If they're sincere, I might consider it, but trying to get something for nothing is impossible."
Ye Shuning said, "They may think we are backward and look down on us, but they will eventually be surpassed by us. The center of the future world will be in the East."
Li Shaozhong put his son down and hugged Ye Shuning. He smelled the fragrance of his wife, nuzzled her temples, kissed her twice, and said, "Did you miss me?"
Ye Shuning hugged her husband's waist and leaned against his chest, murmuring, "Of course I miss you. I feel uneasy without you by my side. I feel relieved that you're back safely."
Li Shaozhong touched his wife's silky long hair and looked down at the person he had been thinking about day and night, and his heart finally felt at ease.
Because there were children around, the two of them didn't dare to be overly intimate. They just hugged each other for a while, and the eldest child, Li Jingyi, was still at his father's legs, pulling at his father's pants and trying to climb up.
Li Shaozhong had no choice but to pick up his son, pinched his little face and scolded him with a smile: "What a troublemaker."
The little guy didn't know that his father disliked him for being in the way, and he happily hugged his father's neck and kissed Li Shaozhong on the face.
Although he was disturbed by his son, Li Shaozhong was very happy about his son's closeness and kissed his son twice. The child felt that this was a sign that his father liked him and was very happy.
Ye Shuning watched the interaction between the father and son with a smile. She then told him about what happened a few days ago and said, "Brother Zhong, if you want to go to Haizhou, I support you. If you have other ideas, we can discuss it."
Li Shaozhong frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "Haizhou Automobile Factory is a large state-owned enterprise. Its internal organization is huge and complicated, and some of its machinery is relatively old. There are many problems in all aspects, and it is difficult to manage. If someone with no qualifications like me were to be appointed as deputy factory director, you can imagine that not only would it be difficult to carry out my work, but some people might also think that I have taken their position and am trying to hinder them.
This is why, after two years at a petrochemical plant, I moved to a newly developed oil field. I really don't like to engage in intrigue and scheme; I prefer to be down-to-earth and work on technology.
Back then, I was still too young and took many things for granted. In this society, relationships often determine a person's success. That's why so many people waste so much time scheming and neglecting their jobs.
If I really go to work as the director of Haizhou Automobile Factory, I will not be the deputy director. I want to have absolute control, otherwise I might as well not do it.
Just like you said, we have the technology and can develop the automobile industry independently. Why should we pay a huge price to acquire other people's backward technology?
This is a big game, however, and requires the full support of the government. After all, other auto parts manufacturers must also follow suit, so that we can achieve localization of auto manufacturing and minimize imports, unless some things are truly impossible to produce.
And I really don't want to leave you and the children. Our children are still too young, and I don't want them to lack fatherly love. When Jingyu was a child, his eldest brother was rarely at home, and I don't want our three children to experience the same childhood as Jingyu. "
Ye Shuning almost understood what her husband meant. "If you want to go to Haizhou, of course the children and I will follow you. The garment factory here is already on track, and Zhao Qing and his team can almost take over. We can just hand it over to them."
But I heard from my eldest brother that the joint venture between Haizhou Automobile Factory and foreign companies is inevitable, and I'm afraid we can't change anything. The main reason is that we are not strong enough at the moment.
At least by participating in the negotiations, you can secure more rights for our country. At a critical moment, you can also let the other party know that we have more advanced technology than them."
Li Shaozhong frowned and said, "It is clear that the conditions are not yet ripe for us to build our own automobile manufacturing plant. We have invested a lot of money in the chemical fiber plant we built, so how can we invest so much money in building an automobile factory at present?
It's no wonder the country wants to pursue joint ventures. Lacking both capital and technology, development requires sacrifice. Currently, many are still groping in the dark, exploring a suitable path for development.
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