Chapter 207 The Director's Treat
"I'll think about this matter when I get back..." Yang Dong said in a low voice after a moment.

It was obvious that Xu Qiang was taking advantage in this matter. He didn't have to spend any money, but just by providing the formula technology, he could earn half of the profits. It sounded a bit unfair.

But the current situation is that without technology, there is no way to make big money, and now the profit of fertilizer is getting lower and lower. It is very difficult for Yang Dong to support so many laborers in the village.

"I know this business requires a lot of investment, but how can you run a factory with less money?" Xu Qiang saw Yang Dong's hesitation and said, "In fact, your village has just been divided, why don't you just set up a joint-stock system? Whoever invests can come to work, and there will be dividends at the end of the year. Village Chief Yang, you are highly respected in your village, and you can definitely handle this kind of thing."

"Good idea!" Yang Dong nodded and said, "I'll hold a meeting in the village to see what they think. After all, we all believe in democracy, and we can't force people to do something."

"Yes, yes, yes! We must have democracy!" Xu Qiang laughed twice when he heard that.

Then, the two of them clinked their glasses together and drank them all...

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The next day when he went to work at the factory, Xu Qiang assigned the tasks and took the drawings drawn by He Yonghong to various workshops for processing.

This time, no matter which workshop Xu Qiang went to, he immediately became the focus of everyone's attention.

After handing the drawings to the workshop workers, several workshop leaders immediately pulled Xu Qiang to the dispatching room to drink tea and chat, with admiration on their faces.

However, Xu Qiang did not stay in the workshop for long. After the workpiece was processed, he went directly to the information department.

Just like in the workshop, the people in the technical department took the initiative to greet Xu Qiang after seeing him.

Ever since he was admitted to university, Xu Qiang felt that there were only good people around him. Some wanted to treat him to a meal, while others wanted to introduce him to a date. It was somewhat similar to when he was named a model worker by the factory, but now people obviously respected him more.

When Xu Qiang first came to the factory, he went to the workshop to process workpieces, but the workers ignored him. When he went to the information department to check information, he was almost blocked outside. But now, it has become easy for him to do anything in the factory. The difference in treatment before and after is so huge that Xu Qiang himself did not expect it.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for Xu Qiang. With the full cooperation of all workshops, Xu Qiang's R&D project is progressing smoothly.

In the reading room of the Information Department, Xu Qiang had just sat down when he saw Liu Siying walking in with drawing tools.

"Xu Qiang, congratulations."

After seeing Xu Qiang, Liu Siying immediately greeted him warmly.

"Haha, congratulations, I just received the notice yesterday as well."

"My dad told me, and I knew you would succeed." Liu Siying smiled and continued, "Now we are going to be classmates again. I hope you can give me more guidance in the future."

"It's not really a matter of advice. I just had good luck this time and performed exceptionally well. Actually, I haven't learned as much as you." Xu Qiang said modestly.

"You're too modest." Liu Siying smiled slightly and continued, "By the way, my dad said he wants you to have dinner at my house today, along with Secretary Liu from the labor union. You must come over early after get off work."

"Okay." Xu Qiang nodded.

Then, the two of them began to get busy with today's work.

Time passed minute by minute, and when Xu Qiang looked up again, he found that everyone in the reading room had left.

I looked at my watch and it was almost 6 o'clock. Half an hour had passed since I got off work.

At this time of day, Liu Siying would usually be working, but today she should have gone home early.

After packing up the drawings and tools, Xu Qiang also left the reading room.

After leaving the office building, Xu Qiang rode his bicycle and went directly to Liu Biao's house.

Xu Qiang had just walked to the door of Liu Siying's house, and before he could knock, the door was already opened.

"Xu Qiang is here, welcome, welcome, come in and sit down." The one who greeted Xu Qiang was Liu Siying's mother Zhao Xiufang. Zhao Xiufang was smiling at this time and wearing an apron. She was obviously cooking. After seeing Xu Qiang, she immediately greeted him in warmly.

"Hello, Xu Qiang." A middle-aged woman wearing black-framed glasses walked over and greeted Xu Qiang after entering the room.

"Xu Qiang, this is Sister Liu from our factory's labor union. She is also a student in the next class at our vocational school. Sister Liu's calligraphy is amazing. She used to win awards in our factory's calligraphy competitions." At this time, Liu Siying came over and introduced her to Xu Qiang with a smile.

At this time, Liu Siying seemed to have just returned home from a shower. Her hair was still a little wet and was simply tied up with a hairpin. She had bright eyes and white teeth, and was beautiful. Like her mother, she was wearing an apron, and was obviously helping with the cooking.

"Hello, Sister Liu. Nice to meet you." Xu Qiang immediately greeted her warmly. "Xiao Xu, I often see him. We are both students in the night school. I was the one who brought him the red flower at the last model worker commendation meeting." Secretary Liu smiled and continued, "I thought this young man was very talented at the time, but I didn't expect him to be so capable. He became a model worker at such a young age and was admitted to university. It's really amazing."

Secretary Liu's name is Liu Lianhua. He is now in his 30s and belongs to the third batch. He has beautiful handwriting, is very warm and friendly, and has good popularity in the factory. He has studied in the vocational industrial school for three consecutive years. Now his dream has finally come true and he has been admitted to university.

In recent years, there has been no age limit for college students in universities across the country, so even though she is now a mother of two children, Liu Lianhua can still realize her dream. From this point of view, Xu Qiang still admires her very much.

"I can't compare to Sister Liu." Xu Qiang smiled and continued, "It's really not easy for Sister Liu to get into university. In fact, I think Sister Liu was delayed in the past, otherwise she would have realized her dream long ago."

"Let's not talk about the past. We are now in a good time. The country has given me this opportunity. Otherwise, I would have regretted it for the rest of my life." Liu Lianhua sighed and continued, "Sometimes I dream about my student life. We studied and struggled together. We had ideals and beliefs. I never thought that more than ten years later, I would be able to enter school again..."

"Yeah, I didn't expect that I could get into college again after working for decades." Xu Qiang also said casually.

"Have you been working for more than ten years?" Liu Siying said with a smile at this time.

"Yes, yes, you are wrong. It took me only more than ten years to be admitted to university," Xu Qiang quickly added.

"Xiao Xu is so humorous." Liu Lianhua said with a smile.

"Bang, bang, bang!" Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door.

After the door opened, Liu Biao walked in carrying a bottle of white wine.

Speaking of which, Xu Qiang has drunk with Liu Biao more than once.

It first happened in the provincial capital. After the expert review meeting, Deputy Director Gao Zhiguo hosted a banquet for them at the guesthouse of the National Defense Science and Technology Office. At that time, Xu Qiang also helped Liu Biao block a lot of alcohol, but despite this, Liu Biao eventually drank to the point of being unconscious.

The second time was after the commendation meeting for model workers. The factory hosted a banquet for this year's model workers and superiors. At that time, the two of them clinked glasses frequently and drank happily.

This time, Xu Qiang became the guest of honor of the factory director Liu Biao, and Liu Biao naturally had to treat him to wine and meat.

"Hello, Director Liu." Upon seeing Liu Biao, Xu Qiang and Liu Lianhua immediately greeted him respectfully.

"You two can sit down. It's like being at home." Liu Biao smiled and turned to Liu Siying and said, "Xiaoying, wash a few more apples and take out any delicious food you have at home."

"Got it." Liu Siying responded, then turned and walked towards the kitchen.

Then, Liu Biao put down the bottle and started chatting with the two of them.

After a while, the food was served and several people sat down around the table.

"Xu Qiang, Secretary Liu, congratulations on getting into university. It's not easy. I hope that after you graduate, you can return to the factory and contribute to its future development." Liu Biao stood straight, raised his glass and spoke to the two of them.

"Okay." Xu Qiang also picked up the wine glass and said.

"We will study hard and serve the factory." Liu Lianhua said with a smile while drinking wine.

The next moment, the cups of several people clinked together.

As soon as Xu Qiang put down his glass, Liu Siying, who was sitting next to him, immediately picked up the bottle and filled Xu Qiang and his father's glasses.

"According to the regulations of our factory, after school starts, you have to go to Shanghai to study. There are already several students from our factory there." Liu Biao paused, then continued, "It's not easy to be away from home. Shanghai is my hometown, but I haven't been back for many years. You guys must help each other when studying and living outside. If you have any problems that you can't solve, you can contact the factory directly and we will help you solve them..."

Liu Biao’s meaning was actually very clear, he just hoped that they could take care of each other.

Especially his own daughter Liu Siying. As parents, they are naturally worried about his life outside. And this time they invited Xu Qiang and Liu Lianhua to dinner, actually hoping that the two of them could take good care of her.

"Thank you for your concern, leader."

"Don't worry, Director Liu. We will take good care of Liu Siying and make sure nothing happens to her." Xu Qiang immediately understood what Liu Biao meant and said seriously.

"Xu Qiang is such a good boy." Zhao Xiufang, who was sitting opposite, immediately smiled when she heard this and stood up to put a piece of meat into Xu Qiang's bowl.

Seeing this, Liu Siying also picked up a shrimp for Liu Lianhua who was sitting next to her.

"But there are still more than three months before your school starts. You must complete your project for me, as well as the renovation project of the chemical workshop. Don't wait for others to clean up your mess!" Liu Biao said to Xu Qiang with a serious face.

(End of this chapter)