The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 451 Barrier
Liu Hua saw on the internet that Taiwanese military media reported a news item, which reprinted a NATO report saying that China was test-flying two new aircraft, a fighter jet and an armed helicopter.

Taiwanese media used a very sarcastic tone to mock that all our weapons would be wasted, while they possess advanced aircraft like the F-16, which could easily defeat everything.

Now our aircraft engines have been improved, avionics systems have been improved, and radar systems have been improved. Except for the PL-15, which is missing a dual-pulse engine, it can easily outperform fighter jets from twenty years ago.

"Teacher, do we really have new planes?" Liu Hua's student asked curiously. "Our J-8 is too outdated, and the JH-7 is also a bit lacking."

Liu Hua smiled and said, "If you change your research direction and start studying avionics systems or radar systems from now on, I can tell you the truth."

Considering the amount of effort I've already put into 3D printing, it would be a huge loss to switch course and follow Zhang now, especially since it's all based on a rumor.

The student could only shake his head helplessly: "Then it's better if I don't know."

Liu Hua nodded: "That's it. You just need to have full confidence that our country has the ability to deal with any crisis. As for whether it's a new aircraft, you will definitely be able to see it when the country is willing to let you see it."

"I just feel like I'm holding my breath," the student said indignantly. "These big Americans are always bossing us around. We either protest or abstain. When will we be able to stand up straight and speak for ourselves?"

By this time, the other students in the lab had also gone there and listened to their conversations.

Liu Hua said with a smile, "You have to admit that our current strength is not as good as that of the great Americans, right?"

The students nodded, and Liu Hua continued, "If we don't stand tall, we naturally can't say anything strong. That's why we're so focused on developing the economy right now."

The students shook their heads again. Liu Hua explained, "It's because once we have money, we will develop our military strength, our diplomacy, and our technology. Once we are all strong, we won't need to protest, and the Americans will have to look after us."

"is it possible?"

Liu Hua nodded: "Maybe in twenty or thirty years, at a meeting of the United Nations, we can shut the Americans up directly, because they can't offer any constructive opinions anyway."

The students laughed, but they couldn't believe that we would be so arrogant in twenty or thirty years; it seemed like a fantasy.

"Alright, that's enough for today. Time to relax and get back to studying and researching." Liu Hua clapped his hands. "Our super-large metal 3D printer is waiting upstairs."

"Teacher, what kind of organization needs such a big machine?"

Liu Hua said with a smile, "It's that unit you were curious about earlier. In the future, airplanes will be printed in one piece, without any rivets, so that radar won't be able to see them."

The students who were sitting and preparing for the research were stunned. Everyone seemed to be frozen in place for three or four seconds.

Then, as if they had been injected with adrenaline, the student who had just been gathering inside information let out a wolfish howl: "The super-large 3D metal printer must be successful within three months. I said it, and no one can stop us."

This was a simple expression of their patriotism. Liu Hua was too embarrassed to discourage them, so he just threw them a stack of documents, which were an analysis of the difficulties of ultra-large 3D metal printers.

With the help of this document, it should be no problem for them to produce an ultra-large 3D metal printer within three months.

When Liu Hua returned home that day, Liu Feifei flew back from Hainan again. This time she was all smiles, and Liu Hua jokingly said, "So, your son finally found a suitable partner?"

"He just took a liking to him." Liu Feifei said with a smile, "Professor Yuan recently took on a graduate student, and your son took a liking to him at first sight."

"That's great. It always sounds better to fall in love freely than to go on a blind date."

Liu Feifei stared at Liu Hua: "We were set up on a blind date back then, so what, you're not satisfied now?"

“Those were those days, and now is now.” Liu Hua shook his head: “Now, if a young man talks about going home to find a blind date, people will laugh at him. But in another twenty or thirty years, blind dates will definitely become the mainstream again.”

“You don’t say a word about your son’s major life events, but you talk endlessly when it comes to social issues,” Liu Feifei said with dissatisfaction. “You’re a completely unqualified father.”

Liu Hua was a little afraid to speak because his wife's menopause was delayed.

Fortunately, someone helped take the heat, and her distant cousin also came back. She was just thinking of flying to the mainland to find some peace and quiet after filming the movie, but unfortunately, she was destined not to find peace and quiet.

Rosamund Kwan is probably annoyed by that Lau. Admittedly, Rosamund Kwan is rich now and her net worth is a small fortune, but she is still not as rich as Lau.

Lau continued to spend money to pursue her, but unfortunately, Rosamund Kwan was no longer the same person she used to be. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her a powerful businesswoman, and those methods of deceiving young girls would only seem childish to her.

However, she couldn't afford to offend Lau, so she simply hid in the mainland. In the mainland, no matter what Lau did, she had to be somewhat wary of him.

He originally wanted to find some peace and quiet, but after his son's marriage was settled, Liu Feifei started worrying about her own marriage.

Forced to deflect, Rosamund Kwan could only say, "Sister, I'm just your cousin, and a distant one at that. You should worry about your own siblings."

"They're doing well at work and have harmonious families, why should I care about them?"

Sometimes, you have to admit that there are differences between people. As Liu Hua became more and more successful, Liu Feifei's relationship with her younger brother and sister became more and more distant.

It wasn't that Liu Feifei was materialistic or snobbish, but rather that her younger brother and sister felt ashamed whenever they saw their older sister and brother-in-law, so they rarely visited her and only kept in touch during holidays.

After her parents passed away, Liu Feifei visited her younger brother and sister's home quite frequently, thinking that these were the only two people she had left. They were siblings from the same mother, and she should try to strengthen their relationship.

Unfortunately, after visiting many times, I noticed that neither my younger siblings nor their families felt comfortable interacting with Liu Feifei.

Over time, Liu Feifei realized that a rift had formed between her and her younger siblings, a rift that frequent visits could not bridge. She couldn't very well tell Liu Hua, "Don't be so successful. You're too successful, and I can't get along with my younger siblings anymore."

So he simply let things take their course. When good things happen, he won't forget his younger siblings, but he won't go to their homes to cause trouble as often as before.

(End of this chapter)