The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 367 Think of a solution
As Liu Hua served food to his cousin-in-law in the private restaurant, he said with a smile, "The Manchus, when they entered the pass, didn't play any positive role overall. However, they became more proficient in the enjoyment of eating, drinking, and having fun than the Han people, leaving us far behind."

“Yes.” Liu Feifei said with a smile, “But no matter how much the Manchus studied food, drink and entertainment, they were still building on the foundation laid by their predecessors. They were just surpassing their predecessors.”

Just then, Sha Zhu knocked on the door and came in. He had finished his work and was wearing a brand-new chef's uniform, looking very refreshed.

Since this guy got married, Han Yufeng has kept him very clean and tidy. A clean and tidy chef makes the food more appetizing for the guests.

Sha Zhu, holding a wine glass, said, "Old Liu, thanks for coming."

"Absolutely, we've been neighbors for twenty or thirty years." Liu Hua raised his glass: "How's business?"

"No, it won't work. I haven't made a name for myself yet." Sha Zhu shook his head. "You know more people, so if you have any banquets in the future, just bring them here, and I'll give you a discount."

"Of course." Liu Hua nodded. "I'll bring you here for any business banquets I have in the future. By the way, let me introduce you. This is my wife's distant cousin. She's from Hong Kong and she's here in Beijing for a visit."

Silly Zhu smiled and raised his glass to Rosamund Kwan: ​​"I think I've seen you before, but I can't remember. You look familiar."

Liu Feifei laughed and said, "How could you not recognize her? She's a movie star. You've probably seen her in movies before."

"I'm blind," Sha Zhu said self-deprecatingly. "I'm just a cook. I feel a sense of familiarity when I see ingredients, but I don't have the artistic talent to appreciate movies."

Liu Feifei said with a smile, "After we finish eating, I'll have you and my cousin take a picture together. We can hang it on the wall of your restaurant. That would be an honor."

"That's great! I'll have someone hire a master photographer from the studio; I guarantee the photos will turn out beautifully."

When her cousin came to visit, Liu Feifei dropped her job. She now works in finance at the company and although she has taken an accounting course and obtained a certificate, Liu Feifei's role is more symbolic than practical.

Liu Feifei took her cousin sightseeing in Beijing. Some people said, "Where in Beijing can you find water to play in? You think the Three Lakes are a joke?"

Professor Li dragged Liu Hua over. The supercomputer was in its final experimental stage, and Professor Li was under a lot of pressure, so he dragged Liu Hua over to share the burden. It turned out to be quite useful. As soon as Liu Hua arrived, he took on 60% of the work, relieving Professor Li's tense nerves.

The night before the acceptance test, Professor Li had a heart-to-heart talk with Liu Hua: "This is the last time I will be the chief engineer. I will not participate in the next generation of supercomputers. My body can't take it, and my mind can't keep up. This time, a lot of the work was done by the students. They are capable of taking on important responsibilities, so I hope that you will be the chief engineer of the next generation of supercomputers."

Liu Hua shook his head: "Since you say the students are already capable of taking on important responsibilities, why doesn't the chief engineer select from among them?"

"Shouldn't there be a mature and reliable person in charge of the work?"

Liu Hua said with a smile, "The two of us can still contribute some of our remaining energy. It shouldn't be a problem for us to serve as consultants. We can help these kids get started and give them a boost so they can become successful as soon as possible. Our country's scientific and technological development cannot always rely on the old folks to shine."

Liu Hua continued, “A leader once asked me what a great technological explosion in our country should look like. I said that the chief engineer should be no more than 45 years old, and the researchers below should be around 25 years old. So don’t always think that being mature and steady is an advantage. Technological development needs a vibrant force, which requires a joyful and leaping imagination.”

"I know you have a point, but I'm afraid the leadership won't agree." Liu Hua said seriously, "It's just that you're afraid of taking responsibility, right? If the two of us sign a joint guarantee, I don't believe there's anything we can't do."

The test on the second day was a success. The floating-point operation speed exceeded 30 billion, surpassing Japan's supercomputer and becoming the world's number one.

The newspapers naturally wrote extensively about it, with Liu Hua and Professor Li's names appearing on the front page of major newspapers without ever leaving the page. This is equivalent to being on the trending topics list for days in the internet age, where nothing can remove them.

The higher authorities organized many meetings and invited the two of them to participate. Liu Hua only attended one summary meeting at headquarters and declined the rest of the meetings. Professor Li was not so leisurely. He traveled all over the country to share his experience, because it was not only Tsinghua University that wanted to develop supercomputers. Other places also wanted to catch up and surpass them.

Two of the four major projects have now been completed, and several months have passed since the last time Liu Hua delivered his report to the public. So, Liu Hua has come up with some more substantial results.

Volkswagen's engineers were utterly astonished by Liu Hua's research achievements. They hadn't even fully digested what he had presented last time, and now he had something new, which was completely unexpected.

When Liu Hua returned from Shanghai, he brought back another five million yuan in research funding. It can only be said that Volkswagen is incredibly generous.

Volkswagen also felt that Liu Hua was incredibly valuable. In the past, research in these areas would have taken hundreds of millions of dollars to achieve anything significant, but now, with less than 30 million dollars, they had already made such great progress. They felt it was necessary to further deepen their cooperation with Liu Hua.

Rosamund Kwan was having so much fun in Beijing that she forgot all about home. One day, she came to Liu Hua with a newspaper in her hand and asked, "Brother-in-law, is this person in the newspaper you?"

These newspapers are from seven or eight days ago, so their popularity has already subsided.

"Yeah, what's so surprising about that? Aren't you in the newspapers in Hong Kong all the time?"

Rosamund Kwan said admiringly, "How can my newspaper compare to yours? Mine is an entertainment publication, which is basically just for people to comment on things and have fun. Your newspaper is different. I asked my sister, and it's very valuable."

How could this newspaper lack substance? It begins with "People's Daily," which speaks volumes about its depth.

Rosamund Kwan said enviously, "Even if I win an Oscar in my lifetime, I'll never be on this newspaper. Brother-in-law, you're different. You're bringing honor to your family."

Liu Hua joked, "Keep it down, keep it down. Anyway, this isn't the first time I've been in this newspaper, don't make a fuss."

Rosamund Kwan asked curiously, "Brother-in-law, you must be a big shot, right? If I want to develop my career in mainland China, can you help me find some opportunities?"

Liu Hua was now in a dilemma. He didn't know anyone in the film industry. Protecting Rosamund Kwan wasn't a problem, but the problem was that this wasn't the era of capitalism, and sometimes money wasn't so easy to use.

But I couldn't just make empty promises when I told Rosamund Kwan about the promising future of mainland China.

Liu Hua could only bite the bullet and say, "I'll try to think of a way for you."

(End of this chapter)