Chapter 161 Inside Information
"Of course, no problem!" Xu Qiang said with a smile, but after seeing the strange looks from the people around him, he immediately added, "We are all young people of the new era, and we need to live with vigor. I can teach anyone in our class who wants to learn to dance, but let me make it clear first, this is limited to the dance hall in our factory, and not anywhere else."

Xu Qiang reacted quite quickly. If he had directly agreed to Lin Yueying, then their relationship would have been confirmed. But if Xu Qiang was willing to teach all the students in the class to dance, that would be another matter.

"That's great. I'll sign up too." said a boy next to him.

"I want to learn too..." said another female student.

Suddenly, the whole classroom became noisy again.

At the last factory dance, Xu Qiang became famous with just one dance. Several students in the class saw him at the time, especially his breakdance, which really shocked everyone present. It was also the first time for them to see a dance that was even cooler than disco, so they were naturally very impressed.

Later, Xu Qiang danced with Liu Siying, which made many people jealous, but no matter what, Xu Qiang did remind those young students and gave them a good opportunity to interact with the opposite sex.

But Xu Qiang would not attend any dances other than those organized by the factory, because this was a very risky thing these days.

With the arrival of the substitute teacher, the people surrounding Xu Qiang dispersed. Liu Siying seemed to want to ask Xu Qiang something, but she stopped herself and returned to her seat...

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"Don't you have something to say to Xu Qiang? Why did you just leave?"

After the evening self-study, Liu Siying and Lin Yueying were walking home together, and Liu Siying asked with a smile.

"He's been surrounded by people, how can I have a chance..." Lin Yueying frowned slightly and continued, "He is now a big celebrity in the factory. Everyone wants to talk to him. In fact, it's nothing great. He was just selected as a model worker. He hasn't been promoted to a regular employee yet and he only has a junior high school education. He is far worse than me..."

"You can't say that. Xu Qiang is still very capable. He has made great contributions to the factory this time, so there should be no problem for him to be converted to a regular employee. As for his academic qualifications, he ranked first in the class last time, which shows that he has a good foundation. If he works hard, he may be able to get into university..." Liu Siying said.

The people who complain about the goods are the ones who buy them. The smart Liu Siying can naturally see through her best friend's little thoughts.

"Are we still good sisters? Why do you only boost other people's morale when you talk..." Lin Yueying said with some dissatisfaction.

"Haha, I'm telling the truth." Liu Siying smiled upon hearing that, and then said, "But he certainly can't compare to you. Your family conditions are so good, your father is a leader in the factory, and you have a higher education than him. No matter how you look at it, Xu Qiang is marrying above his station."

"That's more like it." After hearing what Liu Siying said, Lin Yueying turned from worry to joy and said, "Actually, I don't mean that. I just have a little crush on him..."

"I understand. We are all ambitious young people and we should learn from and encourage each other." Liu Siying said with a smile.

"Siying, you should be fine for this TVU exam, right?"

"It's hard to say. In fact, I have been away from campus for almost two years. There are many things I need to learn again. The college entrance examination is not an easy thing..." Liu Siying said with a frown.

Even though Liu Siying was an excellent student in school, she is still not completely confident about the college entrance examination.

After all, anything can happen in the college entrance examination, and the admission rate of domestic universities has always been very low.

Last year in 1979, a total of 468 million people took the college entrance examination, and the final number of admissions was 28, with an admission rate of only %.

You have to know that it was not long since the country resumed the college entrance examination. Including many of the old three classes, those who could take the college entrance examination could be regarded as elites. But even so, only a few could go to college. It was truly like a huge army trying to cross a single-plank bridge!
"I think you should be about the same. You are a technical secondary school student. Our factory is so big, and it is also a key military enterprise in the province. There are not many people with your high education..." When Lin Yuying said this, her tone was a little envious. She continued, "I wish I could have such high grades as you. If I could get into university, I wouldn't want to stay in this mountain valley for even a day. Shanghai is better. You can get everything you want. There are more things to eat and play than here..."

"I think you will be fine. As long as you work hard, you will definitely pass the exam."

"Don't comfort me, I know what I am capable of." Lin Yueying bit her lip and continued, "But if you really get into college, we will have fewer opportunities to meet. What if I miss you?"

"We can write letters. Besides, I heard that the management of the study classes in Shanghai is very relaxed. As long as you can pass the monthly and quarterly exams, you don't have to attend classes every day. Then I will take a leave and go back to the factory and bring you some delicious food." Liu Siying said.

"That's great!" "Even if I study in Shanghai, I still have to continue working in the factory. I'm the team leader of the technical department, and I have to complete some research and development projects for the factory every year, so I still have to take time out to work in the factory." Liu Siying pondered for a moment, and then said: "Going to college is an opportunity for me to improve, but work is still the most important. I still feel a little overwhelmed when I am developing some projects now. I hope that if I can go to college this time, I can learn more useful things..."

"If I go to college, I will have fun. Only fools study every day." Lin Yueying disagreed and said, "In this mountain village where we live, there are only a few acquaintances going back and forth to work every day. It's too boring."

Young people all yearn for prosperity in their hearts. For the old factory workers, they are content to settle down here, enjoy the comfort and are very content. But for young people, they are full of yearning for the prosperous world outside. It is normal for them to have dreams at this age.

"Actually, you don't have to worry. The factory will be relocated in a few years," said Liu Siying.

"Are we really moving? Didn't you say last time that your superiors didn't agree?" Lin Yueying said in surprise.

The news that Shengli Machinery Factory was going to relocate to Fuzhou had already spread in the factory two years ago.

At that time, the factory also submitted an application to the higher authorities, but because the country had not yet started relevant policies, the application was ultimately rejected. Everyone in the factory knew about this.

"My father told me a few days ago that the relocation application submitted by our factory in April this year has been approved by the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building, but there is still a lot of preparatory work to be done in the early stage. In addition, we need to communicate and coordinate with the FZ Municipal Government, mainly regarding the site selection and land of the new factory. It is estimated that we have to wait for a few years..." said Liu Siying.

"Really?" Lin Yueying said excitedly.

Lin Yueying naturally believed Liu Siying's words. After all, his father was the factory director and he could get some inside information first.

"The factory leaders have held a meeting to discuss this matter. Didn't your father tell you?"

"My dad has been going out drinking every night these days and goes to bed as soon as he comes back. My mom even had a fight with him about this. It's so annoying." Lin Yueying said helplessly, "If I can really move to the city, I will definitely apply for a single dormitory. I don't want to live with my parents anymore."

"You..." Liu Siying smiled and shook her head when she heard that.

Afterwards, the two walked back home together...

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The next morning, after Xu Qiang went to work, he cleaned up as usual and then continued to review his lessons.

Around nine o'clock in the morning, the factory sent someone to inform Xu Qiang to go to the office building for a meeting.

Although Liu Biao had informed him yesterday that he would attend a meeting, Xu Qiang did not expect it to happen so soon.

But after just a little thought, Xu Qiang understood Liu Biao's intention.

Liu Biao obviously wanted to strike while the iron was hot and take advantage of the fact that Xu Qiang's project had just been successfully tested in the province to ensure that the construction of his chemical laboratory would be approved smoothly. Otherwise, after the momentum had passed, there might be some variables when holding a meeting to discuss this matter again.

It has to be said that the old ones are the most experienced. Liu Biao is indeed good at seizing opportunities when doing things. For Xu Qiang, this is also a rare opportunity. If he can convince the leaders present at this meeting, he will have a modern chemical laboratory with complete facilities, which will allow him to give full play to his talents.

Moreover, Xu Qiang had other purposes in mind for fighting for this laboratory from Liu Biao.

Since there are no other chemical experts in the factory except himself, once the construction of this laboratory is completed, he will undoubtedly have the absolute right to use it. In other words, this laboratory belongs to him alone.

With the help of advanced equipment and instruments inside, Xu Qiang can not only conduct experiments for the factory's military projects, but also privately conduct some experiments on daily chemicals and dye products for his own peat field, so as to develop more and more profitable civilian products.

This was actually one of the important reasons why Xu Qiang had to cling to the Victory Machinery Factory. Otherwise, with the money currently earned from the peat field, it would take a long time to earn enough money to set up a chemical laboratory.

Moreover, some chemical raw materials cannot be purchased by individuals, but through Shengli Machinery Factory, these chemical raw materials can be easily purchased. Moreover, as a military enterprise, it can also obtain some high-end equipment that ordinary state-owned enterprises cannot obtain. This will undoubtedly allow Xu Qiang's technological research and development to achieve twice the result with half the effort...

(End of this chapter)