Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 338 Changes after returning home
It was already dark when we left the train station.

Zhou Fengnian knew that there was more than one car waiting to pick them up outside. Before returning, they had already informed the office of their arrival time, so he turned around and said to all the members of the special task force.
"Comrades, you have worked hard during this period. Have a good rest after you go back today, and report on your work tomorrow. Jianye, come with me. I will take you home first."

"Okay, Uncle Zhou."

After Zhou Fengnian finished speaking, He Cai said to Ding Chengping and other members of the working group, "Team Leader Zhou, we will go back first and see you tomorrow. Thank you for your hard work during this period, Team Leader."

Zhou Fengnian said with a smile: "It's not hard for me to be the team leader at all. It's hard for you guys to run around outside."

"You can't say that. Everyone in the working group knows the contribution of Team Leader Zhou."

Ding Chengping didn't like flattery, but he had to admit that Zhou Fengnian made the greatest contribution in this working group.

The most difficult factory to reform in CC City is the FAW Automobile Factory, which has more than 300 supporting parts factories and is also related to smelting factories.

To exaggerate a bit, revitalizing FAW is equivalent to revitalizing the entire city's industry; after all, there are very few cities whose industry develops by building factories. It is basically the "Detroit" of China.

Now Zhou Fengnian not only revitalized FAW by himself, but also helped them promote the reform of other state-owned factories. It can be said that without Zhou Fengnian, this "test paper" would not have been so successful.

"Haha, let's stop flattering each other and just report truthfully tomorrow. Let's go back and spend time with our family tonight."

Zhou Fengnian said with a smile, and then walked out of the train station with the working group.

The office sent seven vehicles, enough to take all of them back.

Zhou Fengnian and Luo Jianye got into a car and said to the driver, "Comrade, let's go to Qianmen Street first."

When Luo Jianye heard that he was being sent home first, he thanked him: "Thank you, Uncle Zhou."

Zhou Fengnian said with a smile: "It's too formal to say these things. Have a good rest during the New Year. There are still many tasks to be done after the New Year. Don't complain about being tired when the time comes."

"No, Uncle Zhou, just give me some instructions."

Luo Jianye smiled and said that he now felt that Zhou Fengnian treated him better than his own father.
After arriving home, Luo Jianye got out of the car and said goodbye to Zhou Fengnian. He knew it was very late and Zhou Fengnian must want to be with his family, so he didn't offer to go in and sit for a while.

Fortunately, he brought the key with him before going out, so Luo Jianye unlocked the door and went home directly. Now most of the locks have been replaced with interior door locks, which is much more convenient.

However, the noise of the door still woke up the people in the house. When Luo Jianye walked into the backyard, Luo Dechang and his wife and Li Nianhua all woke up and turned on the lights.

The only person who could unlock the door at this time was Luo Jianye.

Li Nianhua was the first to come out. He hadn't seen his grandson for almost a year. He was excited and stepped forward and said, "Jianye, you're finally back."

Luo Jianye also said excitedly: "Grandma, I'm sorry for being out for so long."

"You went there to do the right thing, there's nothing to be sorry about."

Luo Dechang hadn't seen his son for a long time, so he was a little happy at this time, but he was able to suppress his expression in his heart and said, "Mom, let's go into the house first. It's cold outside..."

"Okay, come inside quickly."

Li Nianhua quickly said that although she often went to Zhou Fengnian's house to kill time during this period, she still missed her grandson.

After entering the house, he poured water for Luo Jianye and asked him questions like whether he was hungry.

After asking about each other's well-being for a while, Luo Dechang finally asked, "Jianye, what did you gain from this trip?"

"Dad, I learned a lot. Uncle Zhou taught me a lot. He said that I am fully qualified to graduate with my current knowledge and I can study for his graduate degree directly after graduation."

After taking a sip of hot water, Luo Jianye sighed and said, "But Uncle Zhou is really hardworking. He is busy with various things during the day, and gives me lectures at night. After the lectures, he does research again.
I am a young man, but I can't stand up to him."

Talking about this, Luo Jianye felt a little ashamed. Many times, he followed Zhou Fengnian around during the day, and when he went back to attend classes at night, he was so sleepy that he couldn't concentrate on the lessons.

Then Zhou Fengnian stopped him from running away and asked him to stay in the factory to study and research.

There were even a few times when I woke up in the middle of the night and saw the light on in Zhou Fengnian's study.

Luo Dechang snorted and said, "He is so much younger than me, but he has achieved what he has today by working hard. Even if Fengnian was in the army, he has achieved more than me just by his perseverance."

"Jianye, follow him and learn well. This is the last help your grandfather left for you."

Hearing Luo Cheng's name, Luo Jianye nodded firmly and said, "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely study hard."

Luo Dechang nodded and said, "By the way, Fengnian is back now, right? Do you want to visit him tomorrow?"

Li Nianhua was about to say something when Luo Jianye spoke up first: "Dad, tomorrow might not be possible. Uncle Zhou has to report on his work. He just came back tonight."

Luo Dechang nodded and said, "Oh, that's true. Go ask tomorrow afternoon. If you have time the day after tomorrow, go the day after tomorrow. There are only a few days left before the New Year."

"Okay, I'll ask Xian Yang tomorrow afternoon to see if Uncle Zhou is free the day after tomorrow."

When Zhou Fengnian returned home, he alarmed the whole family, but they were not awakened. Although it was late, the two daughters were still watching TV in the living room.

Seeing Zhou Fengnian coming back, the two daughters excitedly ran over and hung on him, but the next second Zhou Fengnian said with a stern face

"It's so late and you're still not asleep. What are you hiding here watching TV for? Are you going to do whatever you want while your mother is asleep?"

Seeing Zhou Fengnian's stern face, Zhou Linlin betrayed Zhou Xianyang without hesitation: "It was Big Brother who turned on the TV for us."

"Brother? Zhou Xianyang? Is this bastard at home?"

"My eldest brother has been at home recently, and my sister-in-law is also here, on the second floor."

As soon as Zhou Fengnian heard this, he knew that Zhou Xianyang had secretly moved in while he was away. Although the young couple could cook for themselves, they definitely enjoyed having someone to take care of them.

They have a full-time nanny and cook at home, so this lazy son must have come here just to take it easy.

What's more, this is the cadres' living area and is close to the Bai family.

As he was talking, Zhou Xianyang appeared from the stairs and said, "Dad, don't listen to them. This girl said she didn't know how to turn on the TV, so I helped her turn it on."

Zhou Fengnian turned around and said, "Why are you hiding? Go get me a glass of water!"

"okay!"

Zhou Xianyang knew that the matter was over when he heard this, so he hurried downstairs, poured a cup of hot water for Zhou Fengnian, and then asked

"Dad, is the matter over there over?"

"Well, it's over. I have nothing to do next. By the way, I brought back a lot of good things. You can make a few more trips tomorrow and share them with your uncle, second uncle and two aunts."

Zhou Fengnian pointed at the suitcase and said that Yang Tianbing had really found him a lot of high-quality mountain products and medicinal herbs, as well as a tiger skin, but these things were too ostentatious, so Zhou Fengnian didn't want them.

He was quite tempted and would be fine to accept it, but there was no need to. He was either in the office or the research institute all day, so the tiger skin would not give him much opportunity.

"Wow, it's so heavy. You must have brought back a lot of good stuff."

Zhou Xianyang heard the words and went over to open Zhou Fengnian's suitcase. The briefcase was filled with documents, which he did not touch.

There were also other bottles and jars, and quite a few brocade boxes.

"Dad, is this a health pill?"

Zhou Fengnian said, "Well, the efficacy of the medicine is much better than before. One pill every three days should be changed to one pill every five days. When you deliver the medicine, remember to mention that each person should have two bottles."

"Two bottles per person isn't enough. That's far from enough."

"You youngsters don't have it. I'll give you the prescription another day and you can prepare it yourself."

Zhou Fengnian casually said that he was so busy in the Northeast, and his family was growing, so how could he possibly accommodate them all.

After hearing this, Zhou Xianyang counted and found that there was indeed a portion missing for him and several of his cousins.

"Dad, how about we open a pharmacy of our own? We can even prepare your pills in the future."

"Whatever you think, you will do. I will give you all the prescriptions tomorrow, and you can prescribe them yourself."

Zhou Fengnian scolded, saying that in this era of development, everyone in the family is very busy, and Zhou's father is almost seventy years old and still goes to the fertilizer factory every day.

Although the Zhou family has many people, when they really need to use their resources, they find that the relatives are not enough. Forty years ago, their family was still an outsider in Hongjia Village and had few relatives.

"Come over and talk. Have you recently taken over the first electrical appliance factory?"

"Yes, but now it is no longer called the Electric Appliance Factory No. 1. It has been renamed Feiyang Electric Appliance."

Talking about this matter, Zhou Xianyang became very motivated. He now wanted to build up Feiyang Electric Appliance Factory and make it as big as FAW Automobile Factory.

"Feiyang Electric? The Feiyang in The Wind Rises and the Clouds Fly? That name is too ordinary. You should read more literature books." "Why should I read that stuff? You're just complaining all day long. I might as well wash a couple of dishes if I have that time."

When he said this, Zhou Xianyang glanced at his sister Zhou Yiyi again, and then continued

"Only those young people who follow the trend like literature and art, don't you think so, Dad?"

He had never seen any literary books on Zhou Fengnian's bookshelf since he was a child. Although Zhou Xianyang wanted to surpass his father in his heart, he had to admit Zhou Fengnian's foresight.

However, if even Zhou Fengnian doesn't like it, then it is definitely useless.

When Zhou Yiyi heard her elder brother insulting her favorite literature, she immediately grabbed Zhou Fengnian's sleeve and said anxiously, "Dad, you should deal with my elder brother. He insulted literature."

"Hey, Yi Yi, you are wrong this time. Our dad really doesn't think highly of literature and art."

"Please don't talk nonsense and cause me trouble. If I don't touch you, I don't touch you. If I look down on you, I look down on you. Do you know how much trouble this word of yours can cause me?"

Zhou Fengnian sighed and said that those engaged in literature and art have revived, and they have considerable power when united.

"Even if you don't like it, don't say it. You keep yelling like a lion. If you keep going like this, you will be caught by hunters sooner or later."

After hearing this, Zhou Yiyi pulled Zhou Fengnian unhappily and said, "Dad"

Zhou Fengnian waved his hand and said, "Forget it, forget it. Let's talk about your electrical appliance Feiyang Electric Appliance. How is it going?"

"It's definitely good. Uncle Bai has disclosed your identity to the Industrial Bureau. They have taken good care of me in every aspect. There are no troublemakers in the factory, and production has already started."

Zhou Xianyang said happily, it must be said that his identity as a father is quite useful.

Many institutions in the factory have been withdrawn, and all power has been returned to the factory director. In addition, some welfare institutions that were originally under the charge of Feiyang Electric Appliance Factory are also being discussed for withdrawal and to be taken over by the district government.

Unfortunately, we had to go on holiday just a few days after work started, and we owed a lot of wages.

However, Zhou Xianyang promised that he would pay it in full in the future, not a penny less; and the debt of customs salary was also a helpless move, as he only had a few hundred thousand, which was enough to pay three months' salary.

But the Electric Appliance Factory No. 1 owed five months’ wages, which together with customs duties amounted to half a year’s wages. This was a matter of the previous factory directors.

Zhou Xianyang can only guarantee that workers will receive wages within three months of starting work after the New Year. He also has to develop new products, hire researchers for help, etc., all of which require money.

Although he had asked for hundreds of thousands of dollars from his grandfather, Zhou Xianyang still felt that the situation was a little uncertain and he might have to ask for more from his family after the New Year.

He knew his father's salary and thought that the family didn't have much money, maybe tens of thousands at most.

But Zhou Xianyang was surprised when his mother told him some time ago that there was still more than 200,000 yuan in the family. If he didn't know what kind of person his father was, he would have suspected that the money was embezzled.

This wealth doesn't look like something that a regular cadre would have saved.

".It was the supply and marketing cooperatives that were not very cooperative. They had no intention of helping with promotion at all, and were unwilling to accept our price cuts. They just said, "If you want to sell, sell. If you don't want to sell, get out."

Where is the attitude of serving the people?"

Zhou Xianyang complained, apparently he had hit a big snag in the supply and marketing cooperative a few days ago.

"A supply and marketing cooperative and a state-owned restaurant. God is the boss and they are the second. You should have gotten used to it by now."

After Zhou Fengnian put down his cup, he continued, "Did you go to the wireless communications factory?"

Zhou Xianyang quickly explained: "I found it. I didn't say it had anything to do with you, I just said I would make some concessions, and Director Zhao agreed."

"Let's go back after the New Year. I want to replace Director Zhao."

After Zhou Fengnian finished speaking, he stood up and planned to go back to the house to rest: "As long as you don't break the law or violate discipline and take care of the interests of the workers, you can develop as you like. I will support you."

"what?"

Zhou Xianyang was stunned when he heard this. This was the first time he heard that his father wanted to support him. Although there were two conditions, he would definitely not break the law!
He was not allowed to ride in a car when going to school before, and he was not allowed to reveal his connections; when he started his own business, he was not even asked to help. What happened today?
"Dad, why do you suddenly want to help me? Were you drunk before you came back?"

"No need to pull it. Help me put my things away and let your two sisters go back to bed. It's already late."

After Zhou Fengnian finished speaking, he went upstairs to rest.

After everyone left, Zhou Xianyang realized that his father had really decided to help him.

"Haha, that's enough, dad has spoken, so stop watching and go back to sleep."

After Zhou Xianyang laughed for a while, he went forward and turned off the TV. There was only one channel on late at night, and after twelve o'clock, the TV was completely silent.

Although Zhou Yiyi and Zhou Linlin wanted to continue watching until midnight, Zhou Fengnian had spoken, so they had to reluctantly go back to their room to rest.

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The next morning, after Zhou Fengnian had a leisurely breakfast at home, he packed up and went to report.

Many factories are now on holiday, and each department has finalized the number of people who will stay behind, officially entering the countdown to the Chinese New Year.

However, Zhou Fengnian cannot relax yet. He will have to be busy for at least two days before he can relax.

Just when Zhou Fengnian was about to go out, Zhou Xianyang followed him with a bun in his mouth: "Dad, wait for me."

Zhou Fengnian turned his head and asked, "Huh? What are you doing with me? Didn't your mother ask you to go home with her today? Don't you want to see your grandpa?"

"That's for the afternoon. I'll go pick up Grandpa in the morning and send Hong Sanqiang back."

Zhou Xianyang then said: "Please take me to the station on the way."

"Is that on the way? It's ten kilometers away."

Zhou Fengnian said unhappily, “Come on.”

After the father and son got in the car together, Zhou Xianyang was quiet for a while, then asked, "Dad, what did you mean by replacing Director Zhao yesterday?"

Zhou Fengnian said casually: "He is not good at doing things. He forgets the basics when he sees small profits. He is good at doing small things, but he keeps delaying my big things. Are you familiar with him?"

It would be irresponsible for Zhou Fengnian not to remove him for such a small profit and delay his development for several months.

The Shenzhou Computer Factory also stabilized, and Zhou Fengnian planned to transfer Pan Heng to the Wireless Communications Factory as the factory director.

"No, I've only met him once, why should I be familiar with him?"

Zhou Xianyang quickly said that he was just asking casually to see if Zhou Fengnian was like before and was unwilling to talk to him.

But now it seems that he has really changed and I am willing to even talk to him about this kind of thing.

When they arrived at the station and Zhou Xianyang got off, Zhou Fengnian rolled down the window and asked, "If there's nothing else, I'll leave."

"It's okay, go and do your work."

Hearing Zhou Xianyang say this, Zhou Fengnian signaled the driver to drive.

I have to report to my leader today, and there are still some reform matters that need to be finalized and summarized.

After coming out of Zhonghai, it was already dark.

Zhou Fengnian looked at the sky. He didn’t expect there would be so many things to do today. Fortunately, after the report, he had nothing to do.

He doesn't need to worry too much about the reform of state-owned enterprise factories next year. He just needs to be responsible for technological development next year.

Computers are already advanced enough to make foreign computer companies gasp for air, and the scientific research and technical team is strong enough.

I have never relaxed in the field of semiconductors. Every time there is a new breakthrough, I have the opportunity to move on to the next round of research without taking a break for two days.

Moreover, the country has invested heavily in this area, and many universities have opened specialized disciplines.

Robots do require Zhou Fengnian's attention. In the coming year, he will raise the level of industrial robots to a higher level and then develop more special robots.

But there is another point, that is, Zhou Fengnian has been researching aerospace engines for a year.

Zhou Fengnian has already upgraded all five related abilities to level nine, and has some ideas. Next, he can try to manufacture them.

Aerospace is related to many fields. If Zhou Fengnian has the ability, he will definitely help.

But he still has a family to take care of.

Now he has figured it out. His ability alone is really limited. He needs to help his family and relatives develop so that he can mobilize more resources.

(End of this chapter)