The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 175: Maturity and Steadiness
I don't know how Ma Yushan did it. I saw him going in and out of the office many times today. Anyway, after get off work, the drawings in the safe in the office have been transferred to the armory of the Security Department. There are people on duty there 24 hours a day, and they are fully armed and carry live ammunition. It is the safest place.

However, what puzzled Liu Hua the most was how Ma Yushan did it. He didn't figure it out anyway. Not only did he not figure it out, but no one in the entire office noticed it. Even until the end of the get off work day, no one knew what had happened. Either he was a leader or he was very capable.

Today Liu Hua was on guard and left hidden tricks in the safe and his own desk to see if it was just a thief's doing or if it was intentional.

On the way home from get off work, Liu Hua didn't notice anything unusual. He nodded, but he was extremely nervous. However, it seemed like he was scaring himself.

The next day, when Liu Hua went to work, he took the gun from the drawer with him. Liu Feifei was surprised: "What are you doing with this thing?"

"Someone moved my drawer yesterday." Liu Hua said cautiously: "You know, the things I design now are the most advanced in the world. I'm just afraid that someone is eyeing them."

"That's very dangerous." Liu Feifei said anxiously: "Why don't we call the police."

"I've already reported this to my superiors." Liu Hua smiled and said, "I bring this thing with me for self-defense. If you know how to use it, you'd better bring it with you."

Liu Feifei shook her head. Liu Hua thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you take two days off and go to our security department for some training, and bring some with you in the future."

"I should be fine."

"You never go too far wrong."

Liu Feifei nodded: "Then I will take a leave today and go to your factory tomorrow."

Liu Hua thought about it again and said, "Forget it, you'd better not come to our steel mill. You can just take a leave today and go to my father's bureau to receive training. It's not eye-catching there."

After work, everything was normal, and then Li Huaide called me to his office for tea.

"Last night, the security department was particularly concerned about your office." Li Huaide said seriously, "But for now, no abnormalities have been found."

"This thing can only protect against thieves for a thousand days." Liu Hua shook his head: "I'm not making a fuss. If someone had gone through my things, they wouldn't have put the matchbox back to its original place."

"This matter must be taken seriously." Li Huaide said seriously: "The converter you designed has been evaluated by the superior unit. It is the most advanced in the world. According to my father-in-law, the higher-ups are already preparing to use this technology to do something, so it must not be leaked."

"I'm sure I won't tell."

Li Huaide nodded: "I asked you to bring a gun for self-defense, did you bring it?"

"Yes." Liu Hua smiled and said, "Just in case, I asked my wife to take a day off today and go to my dad for training. She will also take charge in the future."

"You have considered it comprehensively to prevent the enemy from jumping off the wall." Li Huaide also took out a Type 54 rifle from his desk: "Even I carry one with me, and I will never give the enemy any chance to take advantage of me."

"Also, my father-in-law said that the relevant department secretly provided you and your wife with two security guards." Li Huaide said with a smile: "This is a treatment that I don't even have."

"If you are envious, you can apply for two as well." Liu Hua said jokingly, "I see that you will have two guards with you. How can you find Liu Lan?"

"If you hadn't mentioned this, we would still be friends." Liu Hua continued to design the steel rolling mill. He knew a little about the development history of steelmaking, but he really knew nothing about steel rolling mills.

In this situation, he could only turn to the system for help. After careful selection, he chose a 1,700 mm strip steel continuous rolling mill, which included continuous cold rolling, continuous hot rolling and cold rolled silicon steel sheet technologies.

There is also an extra-thick plate rolling mill technology. Liu Hua originally thought that this was the technology researched by my country in Wuyang as shown at the beginning of the information. Unexpectedly, it included all the technologies of Xiaorizi, Hans and my country in the 1990s.

The two technologies directly cost Liu Hua 6,000 points. He previously built two converters and rolling mills, which restored 3,000 points. Later, when steel mills across the country were rebuilt, he would be able to restore tens of thousands of points, so Liu Hua did not feel bad.

Following the previous converter process, Liu Hua first made a sample, wrote a design plan, and then handed it to Li Huaide.

It took Li Huaide three days to finish reading it, because he understood it. He had been studying it recently. It was because he understood it that he read slowly and carefully. It was also because he understood it that he became more and more frightened the more he read it.

After reading the plan, Li Huaide couldn't wait to ask his secretary to invite Liu Hua over. When Liu Hua arrived, the tea was already brewed.

After taking a sip of tea, Li Huaide said excitedly: "Hua Zi, isn't your plan a little too..."

Li Huaide hadn't thought of the adjective yet. He gestured a large distance with his hand, and finally said, "Too much of a leap."

"Leap forward?" Liu Hua shook his head. "Aren't these all things of the same origin? At this stage of development, such products should appear."

"Is it really possible?"

Liu Hua spread his hands and said, "Is it difficult? There is no problem with the materials. We also have no problem with the various supporting engineering machinery and parts. What we lacked before was just the determination to research and develop and the idea. As long as we have enough strength, I can guarantee that you will be able to use the new rolling mill by the end of this year."

After getting the guarantee, Li Huaide walked around the office like a headless fly with his fists clenched. He stopped after a long while and looked at Liu Hua, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say.

After a pause, Li Huaide organized his words and said, "Once this plan is completed, domestic steel mills will probably look up to us as the most respected."

Liu Hua nodded but didn't say anything. Just this nod made Li Huaide so excited that he didn't know how to vent.

The two of them looked at each other in silence and could only drink tea to ease the awkwardness. After the cup of tea was finished, Li Huaide personally picked up the thermos and poured water for Liu Hua.

"You carry out the preliminary preparations first, and I will report to the superiors."

Liu Hua shook his head: "It's still just the planning stage. I want you to wait until all the operating concepts are clear and in a systematic form before you report to the higher-ups. That way you'll be more confident."

Li Huaide thought for a moment and slapped the table: "Okay, I lost control this time and got a little excited. You are more mature and prudent."

Liu Hua scratched his head and pointed at himself: "Me, mature and steady, are you complimenting me? I should be at the age of being full of vigor and enthusiasm, do the words mature and steady have anything to do with me?"

(End of this chapter)