Ants exploded, I opened a power plant to supply power to the world

Chapter 226: 225 Experts complete planning and land in Northwest Lancheng
As Zhetong's territory grows, and because employees have a strong sense of belonging and honor, the group headquarters has gradually become a "pilgrimage" place in the hearts of Zhetong people.

It might be a bit of an exaggeration to call it a “pilgrimage”, but Wang Shuqing felt an indescribable sense of pride as he looked at the neatly arranged rows of buildings in front of him, as well as the buildings of the research centers.

He is a member of Zhetong Electric Power and the "number one employee". Every brick and tile here has contributed to it by all of them.

When the car drove to the bottom of the office building, Lin Zhe was already waiting there.

Not to mention the other employees, even the leaders who came to inspect and visit would not receive this treatment. Lin Zhe went downstairs to wait personally.

Seeing his car appear, Lin Zhe went to meet it.

……

"Mr. Wang, I haven't seen you for a while."

"Yeah, wow, our group's headquarters is very nice. It covers a huge area and looks really spectacular."

Now that they are here, Lin Zhe will take Engineer Wang for a good look today.

Including several laboratories of the group, their specifications are all very high. Now as they are put into operation, they are gradually even able to squeeze into some professional rankings.

There is also a cluster of dormitory buildings that appear to be much larger than the residential area at first glance. These are the locations of Zhetong Electric Power's headquarters in Binhai.

It took more than an hour to complete the tour of the factory, and this was just a quick look.

Wang Shuqing is very proud from the bottom of his heart. He is really happy that the group is developing so well.

But after the stroll, it was time to have a meal. In order to entertain Mr. Wang, Lin Zhe specially asked the canteen to prepare a small meal and eat in a private room in the canteen.

Now the group's coastal factory area is similar to some famous universities. A "guest house" has been set up in the factory area. In fact, it is just some dormitories cleaned up and the double dormitories turned into a "hotel" that can accommodate single people.

Because employees from other branches would come to the headquarters from time to time to report on their work and participate in training, we didn’t even need to open a hotel when they came, as there would be people to entertain them within the group.

This is what happened to Wang Shuqing. After eating and drinking, he was sent to the reception dormitory building.

……

The next morning, Wang Shuqing came to the meeting room.

Although they basically didn't know the people inside, they obviously knew Wang Shuqing, the "number one employee", and as soon as they entered, someone came up to say hello.

Wang Shuqing was also curious, and someone next to him took the initiative to introduce him.

These are basically engineers and some senior technicians within the group, plus my own team for meetings.

Since these are the people, Wang Shuqing actually guessed something in his heart. This means the group is going to make another big move.

……

After sitting for a while, Lin Zhe appeared in the conference room.

As soon as everyone stood up, Lin Zhe stretched out his hand and motioned them to sit down, and then Lin Zhe spoke.

Following Lin Zhe's introduction, it turned out to be the same as what Wang Shuqing thought. The group was planning to expand into the northwest and build a power supply network in the northwest.

In the future, the power supply will be expanded to surrounding areas, but for now it will start from Jincheng. In addition, the rural power supply in these areas must not be left behind.

The purpose of calling everyone to this meeting is to plan this route map. From the perspective of practical work, everyone will discuss and plan a reasonable route.

……

Except for Lin Zhe, basically everyone present is a serious electricity expert, and each of them has practical operation experience. They discussed together and started working right away.

Compared with these people, Wang Shuqing is the least professional, but he has the most experience among them.

Not to mention if they were gathered together, even if they were taken individually, they would definitely be one of the top power expert groups in the country.

For more than a week, they discussed and consulted in the conference room during the day and worked out an initial route plan.

……

At Jincheng Zhongchuan International Airport, after landing, Lin Zhe seemed to have smelled the aroma of beef noodles.

After walking out of the airport and arriving in the city, Lin Zhe's first meal was naturally a bowl of authentic beef noodles.

Lin Zhe stayed in Jincheng for the next few days, busy with various procedures and approvals.

After all, investment in a line of this level requires official approval first.

After finishing all these, Lin Zhe also took some time to visit a small county in the northwest, Hexi County.

Since it was a private matter, Lin Zhe simply chose to "travel light" and did not bring Zhang Cheng and the others with him.

You can take a train alone to a city, and then take a bus to Hexi County.

……

The bus raised some dust along the way. Sitting in the bus and looking at the roadside, there were fewer green vegetation and more earth yellow, which is also the background color of the northwest.

The car didn’t shake too far and it took about an hour to reach the bus station in Hexi County.

As a small town in the northwest, it is even smaller than Lincheng. It can be seen from the old passenger center that there are many traces of the past. It is the kind of small town atmosphere that Lin Zhe likes.

After getting off the car and walking two steps outside, Lin Zhe saw a familiar face.

Li Pengyi was the "big brother" in their dormitory because he was the oldest among the four people.

After graduation, he chose to return to his hometown, which is the small northwestern city where Lin Zhe is today.

As the name suggests, he is quite righteous.

After receiving the news early in the morning, Li Pengyi was waiting nearby. When he saw Lin Zhe appear, he immediately smiled and walked up to him with a smile.

They don't do what they do on TV or in the movies, where they don't see each other for a long time and then give each other a big hug.

The two simply smiled and bumped fists.

"Long time no see. Why don't you come back to Binhai to meet up with us guys?"

"Hey, it's been busy. Besides, Binhai is the easternmost part, and we are in the northwest, which is quite far away."

When Li Pengyi said this, wrinkles even appeared at the corners of his eyes, and his dark and strong body showed that he worked frequently.

……

After leaving the bus station, Li Pengyi first drove Lin Zhe to the best hotel in the county to check in.

Originally, Li Pengyi wanted to book a hotel for Lin Zhe, but it had already been booked in advance.

After checking in, Li Pengyi took Lin Zhe directly to a local restaurant where they often ate.

"Let's just have a quick bite at noon, and then I'll welcome you to my house in the evening."

"Okay, after all these years, let me see if your drinking capacity has improved tonight."

With Li Pengyi, a local, Lin Zhe naturally tasted the most authentic Northwestern flavors here.

After dinner, Li Pengyi took Lin Zhe to see a few local scenic spots. "Hehe, it can't be compared with big places. Not to mention 3A, it's not even a national A scenic spot, just a provincial one. But this is also something we Hexi people should be proud of."

"Speaking of that, if you like it, don't worry about how many A's you have. I love even the small restaurant downstairs. If you don't like it, it's useless even if you have a dozen A's."

……

After strolling around, Lin Zhe said he needed to pick something up in the evening, so he went back to the hotel, and then they went to Li Pengyi's house together.

They had greeted each other early, and Li Pengyi's family had also prepared the meal.

Li Pengyi had known about Lin Zhe's Zhetong Electric Power Group before, and naturally had searched for it. This time, when Lin Zhe said he was coming, he also told his family.

When the family heard that Lin Zhe was coming, they started to get busy.

They also knew that Lin Zhe was the boss of Zhetong Electric Power. The size of that group could be found out by searching on the Internet. Not to mention the scale of operations, there were seven or eight thousand employees alone.

This is the most intuitive data. With seven or eight thousand people under him depending on Lin Zhe for their livelihood, he would be a big shot no matter where he is.

So Li Pengyi’s family also put out the best food, and this was basically the only dish they had during the Chinese New Year.

……

The community is not very new, but it is not bad, and Li Pengyi is just an ordinary family.

They took out the gift box that had been prepared long ago from the trunk and went upstairs together.

"You said you were coming, so you came. If you insist on taking something, I can't persuade you."

"Do you think you're the only one at home? I wouldn't bother to take it if you were the only one. Your uncle and aunt aren't here. It wouldn't look good if I came to your house empty-handed for the first time."

As he spoke, Li Pengyi opened the door and led Lin Zhe in.

It was a very warm family. Everyone in the living room looked over when they heard the noise at the door.

"Wow~ There are quite a few people from Li Pengyi's family today."

After saying this in his heart, Lin Zhe also handed over the gift box with a smile.

"Uncle and aunt, I'm here to bring you a little gift for my first visit to your house."

"Oh my, you are so polite, kid..."

When saying this, Li Pengyi's father did not realize his slip of the tongue. To be honest, he had never seen someone of Lin Zhe's status in his entire life. Now that such a person suddenly came to his home, he felt a little "awed and terrified".

Although he is my child's friend and a junior, I still unconsciously use the honorific "you" when speaking to him.

In addition to Li Pengyi's parents, there was also a girl here today, Li Pengyi's fiancée and her parents.

The two parents came here to discuss their children's marriage. Lin Zhe happened to come over. Li Pengyi's parents couldn't possibly chase him away, so they stayed here to eat together.

They were also very curious when they saw Li Pengyi coming back with a friend, mainly because of the attitude of Li Pengyi's parents, which were even more enthusiastic than towards them.

You know, as the girl's parents, they are naturally superior to the boy before they get married.

Originally, I was wondering how Li Pengyi's parents knew they were coming today. Was it because their daughter was angry that they made such a big scene as if they were having a New Year's Eve dinner?

I didn’t expect that there would be younger people coming over tonight.

After seeing the gift Lin Zhe handed over, they came to their senses and realized that this was Li Pengyi's college classmate, but they really didn't know what Lin Zhe did.

But he still stood up and greeted politely.

……

By the way, I glanced at the gift bag that Lin Zhe brought, but I didn't see clearly what was inside. I guessed that it was just two bottles of wine or something.

After everyone sat down, Li Pengyi opened the gift bag directly.

Apart from anything else, the things Lin Zhe bought must not be cheap, and there is no rule here that prohibits opening gifts in public. Opening them now is just the right time to let the two elders and myself "open their eyes", and by the way, I can also save face in front of my future father-in-law and mother-in-law.

"Dad, these are bought for you by Lin Zhe."

As he spoke, Li Pengyi took out two packs of cigarettes from the gift bag and placed them on the table.

When seeing these two packs of cigarettes, Li Pengyi's fiancee's father was not moved at all. He did not give Huazi cigarettes as a gift, but gave these two packs of cigarettes whose contents could not be identified. He guessed that they must be cigarettes that cost several hundred yuan a pack in their local area.

It didn't matter that he didn't recognize the cigarette, and he didn't recognize Li Pengyi's parents either, but the bottle of wine that was taken out right after made their faces change.

"Damn, Lin Zhe spent a lot of money, two bottles of Moutai, and they are limited edition Moutai."

As he spoke, Li Pengyi placed the bottle of wine directly on the table. The market price of this stuff is about seven or eight thousand per bottle. The total price of these two bottles is more than ten thousand, which is a lot of money for everyone present except Lin Zhe.

Li Pengyi's fiancee's father was also surprised. If this was true, then where did Li Pengyi's classmate come from? He was an ordinary citizen and could not ask him to do anything for him.

Isn't this a bit too exaggerated? He spoke with a hint of doubt.

"Xiao Lin, right? You young people don't know the importance of spending money on such expensive wine. Xiao Li, you can't be so generous when you get married. You have to live a down-to-earth life. Even if the conditions are better, you can't be extravagant, right?"

As he spoke, he reached out, took the Moutai and looked at it carefully.

"I've heard there are a lot of people selling fake wine online now, saying you can buy something that looks real for a few hundred yuan. You better keep your eyes open and don't be fooled."

After hearing this, Li Pengyi couldn't help feeling a little angry. His future father-in-law was not a bad person, but he was too talkative and liked to preach, and was a little too "snobbish".

Hearing his sarcastic tone with a hint of sourness, Li Pengyi spoke immediately.

"Uncle Liu, what are you talking about? This wine is placed here, not to mention hundreds of dollars. You can't even buy an empty bottle for hundreds of dollars."

"Yeah, Dad, what are you talking about?"

After hearing what Li Pengyi and his daughter said, he also spoke angrily.

"I just said a few more words, but you guys don't want to hear it."

……

This episode naturally had no impact on Lin Zhe. Anyway, the only person at the table who had any connection with him was Li Pengyi, so he just smiled and said nothing.

I have considered giving this as a gift. It would not be appropriate to give something too expensive, nor would it be good to give something cheap. I chose this one. Anyway, everyone in China knows this brand.

After putting the wine away, Li Pengyi took out something from the gift bag again, which was donkey-hide gelatin for his mother.

If this had been sent under any other circumstances, Li Pengyi's father would definitely not be willing to open it.

But today is dinner time, and Lin Zhe has definitely tried all kinds of wine. The best wine that ordinary people can offer, which costs several hundred yuan a bottle, may not necessarily be acceptable to him.

So with this idea in mind, Li Pengyi's father directly opened a bottle of Moutai to entertain Lin Zhe.

"Haha, Xiaolin, don't laugh at me. I don't have any good wine to offer you. I'll just use the wine you gave me to treat you. Haha."

"It's okay, uncle. Any wine is the same."

Listening to the conversation between the two, Li Pengyi's fiancée's father felt a pang of pain in his heart. What if the wine that cost more than 8,000 yuan a bottle was really opened? And it was not opened for the leader, but for the so-called classmates. Isn't this a waste of money?

ps: This is the only update today, and I will resume the normal two updates tomorrow! Thank you all for your support! (ps part of the word count is not included in the charge)
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