Chapter 86 Staying in the Provincial Capital
After the banquet in the evening, Liu Biao entered the room with the help of Xu Qiang.

"Hahaha!" After changing into slippers, Liu Biao laughed out loud, obviously in a very good mood.

"Director Liu, have some water." At this time, Xu Qiang got a cup of hot water and handed it respectfully to Liu Biao.

"You performed very well today!" Liu Biao took the water cup, took a sip, and then said to Xu Qiang with approval.

"Thank you for the praise, leader."

"I really didn't expect you to be so capable. You were able to convince those provincial experts. This is really amazing." Liu Biao looked at Xu Qiang with a bit of disbelief, and then he said, "When we return to the factory, I will definitely help you get a permanent job and try to get you into the technical department of our factory!"

"That's great!"

Hearing Liu Biao say this, Xu Qiang's eyes suddenly lit up and his mood instantly became excited.

Speaking of solving the issue of farmers' conversion to non-farmers, it was something Xu Qiang had agreed on with Liu Biao before. Now that the task has been completed, of course Liu Biao has to fulfill his promise.

But Liu Biao now wants to transfer himself to the technical department, which is not an easy task.

You should know that those who can currently enter the factory's technical department basically have a high level of education, either technical secondary school students or college students, and the starting point is the thirteenth level of technical salary, which belongs to the cadre establishment.

Although there are technical school students from our factory who enter the technical department, they are very few and most of them just run errands and do odd jobs in the department and cannot participate in the research and development of new technologies in the factory at all.

However, at that time Xu Qiang did not even have a technical school diploma, so it was basically impossible for him to enter this department. But now that the factory director had given the green light, maybe he could really get in.

Although Xu Qiang has now adapted to the job of a front-line worker, he had always worked in a laboratory in his previous life. Entering the technical department is naturally like a duck in water. He can give full play to his talents and make more contributions to the factory.

"But don't be happy too soon. After all, you only have a junior high school education. I still need to discuss this matter of entering the technical department with other leaders. After all, the factory has its own regulations, and I, as the factory director, cannot break the rules." Liu Biao said after thinking for a while.

"That doesn't matter, I will always remember your kindness!" Xu Qiang said quickly.

"Help me to the bed... I drank a little too much today..." Liu Biao said after putting down the water cup.

"Okay." Xu Qiang stepped forward and helped Liu Biao up from the sofa, then slowly walked to the bed.

"Director Liu, I have a small request..."

"What request?"

"I have finally made the trip to the provincial capital, so I would like to ask for leave from you so that I can stay in the provincial capital for more time and buy some things..." Xu Qiang said.

"That's easy!" Liu Biao smiled and continued, "If you want to take a few days off, just tell me. I won't deduct your salary!"

Liu Biao was obviously in a good mood at this time. For him, at least hundreds of thousands of project funds had been secured, and everything on Xu Qiang's side was a small matter.

“Well…” Seeing that Liu Biao was drunk and his eyes were a little vague, Xu Qiang swallowed his saliva and said, “Then I’ll take care of him for half a month… No, a month!”

Who doesn't want a paid vacation? Now that Liu Biao is drunk and happy, Xu Qiang will not miss this opportunity.

"Nonsense!" Liu Biao sobered up instantly after hearing this, and said to Xu Qiang with a stern face: "Don't try to be smart with me, kid! I'll give you two days off, but you must report to the factory the day after tomorrow morning!"

"Okay, okay!" Seeing this, Xu Qiang nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice. It seemed that the old man was drunk but his mind was clear, much smarter than Xu Qiang thought.

"sleep early."

After Liu Biao finished speaking, he lay down on the bed. After a while, he began snoring like thunder...

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The next morning, Xu Qiang and Liu Biao left the guesthouse and prepared to return to the factory.

Because he had asked for leave, after Xu Qiang sent Liu Biao to the train station, he turned back to the provincial capital.

This time when he left the factory, Xu Qiang had more than 200 yuan on him, which was definitely a huge sum of money in that era, so to be on the safe side, he only left more than 30 yuan in his trouser pocket and put the rest into the sewn pocket of his underwear, which he generally did not take out easily.

As the saying goes, a poor home makes a rich journey. Considering that there are only two days of vacation, Xu Qiang naturally has to choose a good place to stay first.

Nanchang Hotel is located in the middle section of the broad and prosperous Bayi Avenue in NC City. It is located in the economic and cultural center of NC City and is one of the best high-end business hotels in the area.

With a letter of introduction from the factory, Xu Qiang booked a guest room. The minimum cost for a day's stay here was five yuan, and the most expensive room was as high as 38 yuan, which was almost equivalent to an ordinary citizen's monthly salary.

Although Xu Qiang has not yet reached the standard of a millionaire with an annual income of 10,000 yuan, he is definitely a rich man compared to ordinary people.

After getting the room key, Xu Qiang temporarily left the hotel and began to wander around the city of Nanchang.

The department store is a landmark building in Nanchang these days. It is adjacent to the Overseas Chinese Friendship Company and is currently the most prosperous area in the entire Nanchang.

Entering into the department store, it was crowded with people at that time. The bright shopping mall counters were filled with all kinds of goods. The aisles between the counters were much wider than they are now. In the summer, the fans overhead were whirring, making shopping a pleasure.

There are a lot of people here and a wide variety of goods, and almost all daily necessities can be bought here.

In the home appliance area on the second floor, the crowd was even larger. There were not only common radios, but also many imported home appliances, mainly Japanese brands, such as Sanyo Hitachi and Panasonic TVs, and Sharp tape recorders. In the eyes of ordinary citizens, these are all very luxurious home appliance brands.

However, for Xu Qiang, his most important task this time was to purchase some chemical supplies and tools, especially instruments used for production and inspection. However, to his disappointment, although there were many kinds of goods here, including some large electronic products, he did not find a single chemical instrument for sale after visiting the entire department store.

In fact, this is a very normal thing. Department stores mainly sell civilian products that are in great demand among ordinary citizens. Such highly professional instruments are usually ordered directly by companies from manufacturers and are rarely sold on the market.

After walking around for a whole morning, Xu Qiang still couldn't find a place that sold chemical equipment and raw materials. After all, he was unfamiliar with the city, and the things he wanted to buy were unpopular, so it was normal that he couldn't buy them.

Despite this, Xu Qiang had another plan.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Qiang was waiting at the gate of the Chemical Industry Design Institute on time.

"Xu Qiang!?"

Cao Liansheng, who had just got off work, was pushing his bicycle to the gate when he saw Xu Qiang walking towards him and immediately shouted in surprise.

(End of this chapter)