Liu Biao admitted from the bottom of his heart that Xu Qiang had strong technical ability.

But another point is that there is no so-called invincible general in this world.

Xu Qiang himself is sometimes too radical and arrogant in doing things, so if he encounters some setbacks in project research and development, his previous style of doing things will bring him a lot of trouble, and even have very terrible consequences.

After all, in this world, there are not many people who are willing to help others in times of need. The vast majority of people are jealous of talented people in their hearts. If someone performs too well, it is actually an anti-social behavior in itself.

"Master, I have remembered your words and will pay attention to them in the future," said Xu Qiang.

In fact, Xu Qiang has always had a very strong character. He had suffered a lot in his previous life. He could have become more tactful, allowing him to be at ease in this era and environment.

But Xu Qiang now has other ideas, or he is proud of his talent. Since he has a lot of "technical cards" in his hands, he naturally has the confidence to do more things that seem radical to outsiders, so that he can rise quickly in a short period of time. After all, he wants to live a different life after living a new life. Otherwise, if he develops as stingily and smoothly as in his previous life, it will be neither fun nor meaningless for him.

However, when facing Liu Biao, Xu Qiang always behaved very obediently and modestly. After all, Liu Biao was not only his former leader and master, but also very likely his future father-in-law. In order to make him feel at ease to hand his daughter to him, Xu Qiang needed to conceal his edge for the time being.

"Yeah." Sure enough, when Liu Biao heard Xu Qiang say this, a satisfied smile immediately appeared on his face.

At the following dinner, the two families sat together in a very joyful atmosphere. Xu Qiang kept pouring wine for Liu Biao, and Liu Siying kept picking up food for Xu Qiang's mother. They talked and laughed with each other.

After eating and drinking, Xu Qiang and Liu Biao chatted for a while. Seeing that the time was almost up, he said goodbye and left with his mother.

Liu Biao and his family of three sent Xu Qiang and his mother to the gate of the community before turning around and leaving.

"Qiangzi, tell me, how far has your relationship with Xiaoying developed?"

On the way home, mother Zhang Fenglan asked her son.

"We have an okay relationship, we are classmates, and we will take care of each other outside..."

"What do you mean by an okay relationship? I think that girl really likes you. The way she looks at you is different... I can't hide this from my mother." Zhang Fenglan had a bit of joy on her face, and then said, "You are quite convinced. She is the daughter of Director Liu. We can't marry her. I didn't even dare to think about it before, but I didn't expect you to be so successful..."

"Your son is not bad, right? I am also a college student now, and I have also won the National Science and Technology Progress Award..."

"Those awards are useless. When your father was working, he often won awards in the factory, such as the Hundred Days Award, Safety Award, and Outstanding Employee Award. But in the end, he didn't even get a permanent job..."

Zhang Fenglan is not well educated. She has no idea how high her son's current social status is. She doesn't understand things like technology and her thinking is still very conservative.

So in her opinion, the honors Xu Qiang has currently received are not much different from those his father had received back then. The biggest difference is that her son's current job has been converted to a permanent one, which means he has a stable job, and he has also been admitted to university. As for the rest, they are insignificant.

As for the fact that her son Xu Qiang was involved with the factory director's daughter, that was what made Zhang Fenglan most excited.

You know, in Zhang Fenglan's eyes, the factory director Liu Biao is an absolute "big shot". When her husband was alive, a word of praise from the factory director Liu Biao would make her happy for a long time. In fact, not only Xu Qiang's father, but Liu Biao has a high prestige in the minds of all the employees in the factory. He is also the biggest leader that these employees who have lived and worked in the mountains for many years can come into contact with.

So one can imagine how shocked Zhang Fenglan was when she thought her son would be related to Director Liu in the future.

"Winning awards is still useful. Mom, don't forget that I'm a model worker in the factory."

"A hundred model workers can't get such a good girl." Zhang Fenglan shook her head and said, "Xiao Qiang, you must be good to Xiao Ying in the future. Such a good girl is hard to find even with a lantern. This is the blessing of our family for generations. If you break up with her, Mom will not forgive you!"

The mother, who usually has a weak temper, could say such harsh words. It can be seen that she really likes Liu Siying and can't wait to let her son marry her home.

"Don't worry, Mom." "In the future, you should buy Xiaoying whatever she likes to eat. Our family is not short of money now. You don't have to send money home. Just spend it all on Xiaoying. If it's not enough, I still have some savings..."

"Really." Xu Qiang laughed when he heard that, and then said to his mother: "Don't worry, mom, when I graduate from college this time, the first thing I will do is to marry Liu Siying home. I will keep my word."

"Well, that's good enough." It was only at this time that Zhang Fenglan showed a satisfied smile.

Afterwards, the mother and son returned home.

That night, both mother and son spent a sleepless night. Xu Qiang was thinking about the research and development project after the new year, while his mother Zhang Fenglan was thinking about arranging a wedding for her son in the future, with a smile on her face from time to time...

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On the night of New Year’s Eve, the entire factory was bustling with activity.

From nightfall, there was a continuous sound of fireworks and cannons. Many people wore brand new clothes and set off fireworks and cannons outside. The brilliant fireworks made the factory area look like daytime.

Compared with previous years, Shengli Machinery Factory had very good performance last year, and bonuses doubled. At the end of the year, the factory also changed the ways to distribute money and benefits, and it was not based on performance but on the number of people. Almost everyone got a lot of money and things.

There was no such thing as year-end bonuses back then, and salaries were fixed. In previous years, the factory would just give out small benefits like calendars and towels, and everyone was already content. But this year, fish, noodles, rice, apples, and toilet paper were given box after box and bag after bag, in addition to all kinds of "ingenious" overtime bonuses, performance bonuses, safety bonuses, etc., all of which were spent from the factory's "secret treasury", so that in the end, every household in the factory received various benefits that were at least several times higher than their salaries, allowing everyone to live a prosperous year with peace of mind.

In fact, not to mention the third-line enterprises in Jiangxi, even if the state-owned enterprises are included, there are only a few that can have higher income than Shengli Machinery Factory, and all these changes have only occurred in the last two years.

However, people forget about him now. Xu Qiang, who had carried out technical transformation of the chemical workshop and developed a new military battery production line in order to keep the factory's orders, has begun to be forgotten by people in the factory. Although some people still mention Xu Qiang occasionally, in the hearts of most people in the factory, Xu Qiang is more like a passer-by who once shone but eventually disappeared from sight.

However, Liu Biao is still the same Liu Biao. He is the "god" of this factory. As long as he can continue to serve as the factory director, the employees and leaders under him will have a very solid sense of security.

So starting from the first day of the Lunar New Year, there was an endless stream of people who took the initiative to wish Liu Biao a happy new year, but Liu Biao never accepted any gifts.

Just as Xu Qiang had stayed at home for a few days and was preparing to return to Shanghai after the fifth day of the New Year, he unexpectedly received a large number of distinguished guests.

Ji'an's 9345 Chemical Plant, 9399 Standard Parts Spring Factory, 9509 and 9519 Wood Processing Plants, and 9355 Chemical Plant, all of which were factories that Xu Qiang had supported in military-to-civilian technology under the arrangement of the provincial bureau, sent representatives to the Shengli Machinery Factory to visit and thank the factory director Liu Biao and Xu Qiang.

At the 9345 Chemical Plant in Ji'an, Xu Qiang provided their factory with the formula and production process of White Rabbit Milk Candy, and made technical improvements to the production line, which enabled their factory to quickly turn losses into profits. Last year, the "Big Jade Rabbit" milk candy they produced was immediately favored by local consumers after it was put on the market, and in a very short period of time, it occupied most of the market share of high-end candies in the entire Jiangxi Province. The products produced were in short supply, and the net profit last year was as high as more than 170 million yuan, which is a considerable amount for a small factory with only a few hundred people. Correspondingly, the wages of the factory employees also quickly doubled. At the same time, it was commended by the provincial bureau and became a model of military-to-civilian conversion of Jiangxi's third-line enterprises.

As for the 9339 Forging Plant, Liu Siying's proposal for the production of civilian products was bicycle bases. The springs produced by this plant are of very good quality. The production of this kind of product also brings into play their factory's technical expertise, and the benefits achieved last year were very good.

In addition, for the wooden floors jointly produced by Factory 9509 and Factory 9519, Xu Qiang specially provided the formulas of nitrocellulose lacquer and polyurethane paint for curing the wooden floors. However, the current domestic production of these two types of paints is very small and they are basically unavailable for purchase, so they can only be made by themselves.

Now their factory's wooden flooring products have begun to enter the Shanghai market, and their excellent product quality has been highly praised by customers.

In addition, several other companies also achieved good results after receiving Xu Qiang's advice and technical assistance. So after finishing their factory affairs on the fifth day of the Chinese New Year, they all came to Shengli Machinery Factory to visit Xu Qiang and the factory's Liu Biao.

When Xu Qiang went to various factories in Jiangxi to provide technical assistance, he was actually just doing his job and completing the tasks assigned by his superiors. He did not expect any reward, but people are kind-hearted. Xu Qiang's timely assistance solved their urgent needs and made them grateful.

Another very important point is that Xu Qiang's current status is no longer what it used to be. He is the person in charge of a national key project and also the director of the Shanghai Institute of Chemical Industry. So no matter from which aspect, if these small factories want to obtain more and better technology in the future, they must rely on Xu Qiang and are willing to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with him.

For Xu Qiang, the sudden arrival of these small factory representatives is also an opportunity for him. You know, chemical industry is a very large industry. If Xu Qiang wants to produce some high-end products in the future and build his own chemical business empire, he must have a large number of professional suppliers.

Given that these companies have the corresponding raw material purchasing and production qualifications, as well as the transformation to the civilian product market, Xu Qiang can fully use them for his own purposes and gradually train them to become the key raw material suppliers he needs... (End of this chapter)