The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 244 A penny stumps a heroic man
In ancient times, we had a saying that all things are inferior, only reading is superior. Song Zhenzong even wrote a poem to encourage learning, which goes like this: Books contain golden houses and beautiful women.

When our people are hungry, they will try every means to fill their stomachs. When their stomachs are full, they will pursue a higher realm, from being a farmer in the morning to ascending the throne to becoming an emperor in the evening.

Reading is something that has been deeply rooted in the DNA of the Chinese people since ancient times. Only reading is the ladder to climb up.

When foreigners become rich, they think about pleasure and debauchery. But when we become rich, we think about buying land and property, reading books, and passing down poetry and books from generation to generation, which is the highest level of expression for a family.

Especially after the reform and opening up, a large group of people became rich, many of whom were illiterate nouveau riche. But later they had new pursuits. No matter how much money it cost, they wanted to get themselves an MBA certificate. No matter whether they really studied or not, at least they could give themselves a layer of education.

This year, the legal holiday for the Chinese New Year was only one day, and we had to prepare for work after the first day.

Liu Hua saw that the Jia family bought a shabby tricycle, and then Qin Huairu took the car to the factory and asked someone to clean it up, repair it and patch it up.

A tin shed was built, charcoal fire was placed on the cart, and tables, chairs, benches, etc. were prepared, and the Jia family's wonton stall was ready.

Originally, Banggeng was scheduled to study with Shazhu for one month, but it ended up lasting more than a month because Banggeng was a sly person and had not learned well. So Qin Huairu bought some things and came to visit him, and Shazhu and his wife didn't want to chase him away, so he had to study for a longer period of time.

It is said that two days ago, Banggeng tried to make Jia's wontons at home and received great praise from his grandmother, so Banggeng ambitiously started his dream of building his own Jia's wonton business empire.

Liu Hua asked Sha Zhu: "How do Banggeng's wontons taste?"

Sha Zhu shook his head: "I don't know, I haven't tasted it. They didn't ask me to taste it, and I didn't want to try it. This kid is a mess. I guess it's not good enough, or it may be very bad."

"Didn't Jia Zhang think it was delicious?"

Sha Zhu said disdainfully: "What good things has Jia Zhang eaten? As long as it's meat, she thinks it's delicious."

It was after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month that Banggeng set up his stall for the first time. Shazhu had already been there for more than ten days. During these ten days, he did not go to He's stall to help, but stayed at home to take care of the young master every day.

When he set up the stall on the first day, people in the courtyard paid quite a lot of attention to him. Almost everyone knew that Banggeng was a person who could never get enough of eating and was not good at anything.

But when he came back on the first day, he saw Banggeng was in high spirits, probably because he made some money. Jia Zhang was in the yard, so proud that she looked at this one as shabby and that one as poor, with a very arrogant attitude.

Liu Hua did not pay too much attention to it because he did not have the time. A year's plan begins in spring, when everything flourishes. If a good foundation is not laid at this time, work in the following year will be difficult.

He and Professor Li carefully prepared a scientific research plan and planned to apply for scientific research funding from the school.

However, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. When the plan was submitted to the academy, it was discounted by 30%. The academy had to coordinate management. In addition to them, there were many other semiconductor projects waiting to be funded. All the funds could not be given to one project team. Liu Hua and Professor Li argued with reason, and in the end, the school only allocated half of the original plan. It was not that we did not work hard, but that the enemy was too strong.

Dozens of project teams are competing for funding. If they are not satisfied with something, they will curse their colleagues and leaders. Scientists are willing to risk their reputation for the sake of their own research projects.

Even though they only approved half of the funds, the scientific research funds obtained by their supercomputer project team are far ahead of other majors.

Director Huang looked at the indignant Professor Li and comforted him helplessly: "Professor Li, there is only so much money allocated from above, and everyone needs funds. You have already taken so much. If you still fight for it, everyone will be against you."

"But what can we do with this little money?" Professor Li said angrily, "I guess we will run out of money before July."

"You should spend sparingly, and save money for a long time." Director Huang forced a smile. "From what I know, the funds in the Materials Department may not be used even until May. They are waiting for the rice to cook, saving some money, doing an experiment, and if it fails, everything will be gone. They have to wait until next year to save money again. Their pockets are tighter than ours."

"If this continues, anyone who uses the supercomputer will have to pay me." Liu Hua said with a smile: "We have worked hard to develop a supercomputer, and everyone wants to use it. Those who plant trees will enjoy the shade, so at least you have to pay for the water."

"If you use the computer at our school, you don't have to pay. If you use it outside, you have to pay." Director Huang explained, "But now the supercomputer is under the management of the Supercomputer Office. The money collected belongs to the school, so the school still has to coordinate the management."

Liu Hua, who could only persuade Professor Li, who was angry, to think positively: "Look at the bright side. At least we can get some funding from Factory 798. There is also some funding from Seagull that can be used for supercomputers. This is an advantage that other majors don't have."

"This is the only way." Professor Li said with a wry smile: "I'll go find Factory 798, and you go find Seagull. Try to scrape as much as you can."

"It's mainly 798. The funding from Seagull is not only for us, but also for the Department of Physics and Chemistry."

On the second day of the second month, when the dragon raises its head, there is good news from the physics and chemistry departments. The new abrasive paste developed by the chemistry department has made great progress in hand-polishing lenses. Now, the effect of hand-polishing lenses is no less than that of Zeiss hand-polished lenses.

"The baby is crying and the milk is coming. The uncle is coming when he misses his mother's family." Liu Hua said with a smile, "I am planning to fly to Shanghai in two days and talk to the people at Seagull Factory to get more funds. That's the good news you gave me."

"We don't know how much funding you can ask for, but one thing is for sure, the proportion of funding cannot be changed." The professor of the Department of Physics said seriously, "Our funding is already tight this year, and we are counting on the Seagull Factory to give us a little more money to support one of our projects."

"Don't worry about that. Old Liu sticks to his word." Liu Hua said with a smile, "I said how much it was before, and it's how much it is now. I won't argue with you about trivial matters. If you want to argue, I'll settle it with Seagull Factory."

So Liu Hua flew to Shanghai three days in advance. This trip was not specifically to extort money from the Seagull Factory, but mainly for the avionics layout of the Y-10. Money was just a small incidental issue.

(End of this chapter)