That night, Xu Qiang drank a lot of wine at Liu Biao's house. In the end, Liu Biao and Zhao Xiufen walked Xu Qiang out of the corridor.

"Take good care of Xiaoying in the future. If there is anything, send a telegram to Lao Liu." Zhao Xiufang assured.

"I understand, Auntie." Xu Qiang said, turned and left.

"Old Liu, do you think Xu Qiang will stay in Shanghai in the future?" Seeing Xu Qiang leave, Zhao Xiufang asked Liu Biao next to her, "It seems that our daughter is in love with him..."

"Need I say more?" Liu Biao snorted, and then continued: "Xiaoying asked him to send us a message, don't you understand what that means? This guy has long had a crush on our daughter, but he certainly doesn't dare to say it in front of me."

"Actually, if that's the case, it's great. Xu Qiang is already such a great expert, and even Minister Zhang thinks highly of him. If he can work in Shanghai in the future, we can transfer our daughter there..."

"Don't think it's so simple. The more you think so, the more worried I am." Liu Biao paused, then continued, "In fact, I have long seen that this kid will not be an ordinary person in the future, but I didn't expect him to climb so fast. If he continues like this, he will be a great figure... In the future, he may not be interested in our Xiaoying..."

"But I think he treats Xiaoying very well. Xiaoying also wrote in her letter that she is very happy studying and working with Xu Qiang every day, and her classmates are all very nice to her. Besides, I feel that this child is very sentimental and should be sincere to our Xiaoying..."

"Just because he is sincere now doesn't mean he will always be like that in the future." Liu Biao shook his head and continued, "What kind of place is Shanghai? It's a world of pleasure. Once someone gains power, they will have to endure many temptations. For example, Xu Qiang has money, power, and good words. There are always good girls around him. If he is fickle, his relationship with Xiaoying will not last long..."

Men understand men best.

What’s more, Liu Biao is such a smart person.

Just as he said, the better Xu Qiang is doing now, the more worried he is about the relationship between Xu Qiang and his daughter.

So even though Xu Qiang has always been very caring towards Liu Siying, Liu Biao has always maintained a very cautious attitude towards their relationship. He neither encourages nor expresses his opinion explicitly. To put it bluntly, he takes it one step at a time and immediately steps in to stop the loss if any signs are not right.

"Oh..." Zhao Xiufen sighed softly when she heard her husband say that.

"Just wait and see. If he can continue to be so good to Xiaoying until she graduates from college, I will agree to their relationship!"

After Liu Biao finished speaking, he turned around and returned home...

……

After dealing with Wang Yongsheng's affairs, Xu Qiang did not stay any longer and prepared to go directly to BJ.

Xiao Gangpao and others rode motorcycles and sent Xu Qiang to the train, then slowly left.

Two weeks had passed since the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building notified Xu Qiang to go to BJ.

If the department punished him or even removed him from his position as project leader because of his late arrival, Xu Qiang would have no way to deal with it.

But even so, Xu Qiang did not feel any regret, because in his opinion, with the chemical technology he mastered, he could be successful in business even without getting into the system. But if he watched his best friend die without saving him, he would probably regret it for a long time, or even feel guilty for the rest of his life.

As for this trip to BJ, according to Xu Qiang's estimation, it should be because Minister Zhang is willing to let him take over the 8702 project. After all, Xu Qiang has made a lot of efforts for this, including publishing more than academic papers. Each paper is very valuable. With the level of those experts in the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building, it should be possible to see that there is absolutely no problem with Xu Qiang's research level and attainments in explosives.

Once the ministry arranges him to take over this project, Xu Qiang will have the capital to put forward conditions. When talking with Minister Zhang before, Xu Qiang had already proposed to establish a chemical laboratory in Shanghai. I believe the ministry has already considered this matter. As the project leader this time, Xu Qiang must implement this matter as soon as possible.

But before arriving at the ministry, all this was still unknown.

It takes two days and one night to get from Fuzhou to BJ. Fortunately, Xu Qiang bought a sleeper ticket at a high price, so the journey was relatively comfortable.

While Xu Qiang was lying on the train berth thinking about the new project, BJ, Zhang Zhen and several department leaders had just walked out of the PLA General Hospital thousands of miles away. Now it has been three months since the major accident of the 8702 project. During this period, Zhang Zhen and several department leaders came to the PLA General Hospital many times to visit the seriously injured Professor Xu Yuanming and arranged for special personnel to guard him hours a day.

Deep down, Zhang Zhen still hopes that Professor Xu Yuanming can recover as soon as possible and continue the follow-up work of Project 8702, but it seems that there is no hope now.

Although Professor Xu Yuanming is no longer in danger of death and is gradually recovering, due to severe head injuries, missing left eyeball, and severe concussion, his consciousness has not yet fully recovered and he is even unable to take care of himself. It is obviously impossible for him to work in this state.

According to the doctor, in the most optimistic scenario, it will take at least a year before he can get out of bed. As for whether he can fully recover his consciousness, it is still unknown. It may take three to five years, or even more than ten years. It is impossible to determine it at the moment.

"It seems that Professor Xu can no longer work. The doctors are not optimistic about his complete recovery. The only way is to perform a craniotomy, but the risk of this operation is too high. Professor Xu's family members do not agree, so this is the only way for the time being..."

Sitting in the car returning to the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building, General Office Director Guo Tiemin looked solemn as he spoke to Zhang Zhen who was sitting next to him.

"Old Xu is so pitiful..." Zhang Zhen sighed and said, "Life is unpredictable, but we must stick to the project he left behind. We can't let Old Xu's efforts end in vain..."

"Yes."

"By the way, hasn't Xu Qiang reported to the department yet?" Zhang Zhen suddenly asked.

"I asked someone to notify him half a month ago, but he never came. I even sent someone to Shanghai last Monday, but they came back yesterday and said they didn't find him. He is now living in the School of Mechanical Engineering, and we don't know where he has gone..." said Guo Tiemin.

"Huh? What's going on?" Zhang Zhen was stunned when he heard that.

"I heard that Xu Qiang had gone to Changzhou before to provide technical support to township enterprises there, but he had left a long time ago. Later, the school guard said that a young man from Jiangxi had come to the school to look for Xu Qiang, and Xu Qiang left with that young man. They don't know what happened specifically."

"Jiangxi? Isn't the 9304 factory where Xu Qiang worked before in Jiangxi? Is there something wrong with his family?" Zhang Zhen said with a frown.

"That should be the case. As far as I know, Xu Qiang's father died in the line of duty, leaving his mother alone in the village..." Guo Tiemin paused, then continued, "But this kid is too outrageous! He clearly received the notice, but he didn't come. In my opinion, this kid is too proud of himself, thinking that he has achieved some results, so he is sticking his tail up to the sky! If he is not punished, there will be no way to control him in the future!"

It was obvious from Guo Tiemin's words that he was very dissatisfied with Xu Qiang.

You must know that the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building is the highest administrative department of the country's military industry. All its subordinate enterprises, regardless of size, can be summoned at will and dismissed at will, with very strict discipline.

There has never been a situation like Xu Qiang where he was slow to respond to orders from his superiors.

Although Xu Qiang did make great contributions to the country in the research and development and mass production of aramid paper, he is not ranked high in the history of the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building. There are many experts with higher qualifications and greater fame than him, but none of them dared to ignore the call from the superiors like him.

"Xu Qiang might have encountered some problems at home and had to return home. We don't have to dwell on this matter." Zhang Zhen said lightly after hearing this.

"But he went to Changzhou to provide technical support to township enterprises before. This is simply not doing his job properly!" Guo Tiemin frowned slightly and continued, "And this is also a violation of regulations. How can our national defense technology be used to support the development of township enterprises? It is basically a waste of talent, so I think this matter must be investigated strictly!"

"Our department has been promoting military-to-civilian projects in military-industrial enterprises across the country. Xu Qiang is helping township enterprises, so there is nothing wrong with that." Zhang Zhen pondered for a moment, then continued, "In addition, Xu Qiang is currently a college student, so he has the freedom to do so. As long as it does not involve leaks, this is actually a good thing..."

"But I heard that Xu Qiang took a lot of money when he went to Changzhou this time. He is so young but he smells like money. I think there are big problems with his personal qualities and thinking. If we don't train and reuse people like him, we may end up..."

"There are some things that you may not like, and I may not like them either, but we must respect the objective laws of social development and not look at some problems based on personal preferences!" Zhang Zhen's face turned serious, and he continued, "Everyone in capitalist countries is full of money, but their technology is indeed much more advanced than ours, which shows that they have many advantages. What we need to do is to improve our ideas and concepts, take the essence and discard the dross. Nothing can be viewed with a single standard, and we must consider many aspects before we can make a conclusion!"

"Yeah." Hearing what Zhang Zhen said, Guo Tiemin nodded.

"Xu Qiang is still young, and there is still a lot of room for him to be trained in the future. We must be patient with him." Zhang Zhen pondered for a moment, and then said: "Besides, the 8702 project he is about to take over is very important, and the difficulty and risk of research and development are also very high. It requires full commitment to ensure safety and success, so what we have to do is to eliminate interference from more aspects as much as possible for him, so that he can go into battle lightly and without distractions!" (End of this chapter)