Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 13 The attention of senior leaders
When Li Weidong left the steel mill, Director Wang and Secretary Zhang of the steel mill also went straight to the Ministry of Industry.

The two of them sought to meet with the senior leader of the Ministry of Industry.

That was the senior leader who was later conquered by He Yuzhu's cooking skills.

The two were received by the leader without waiting.

Before the two came over, they had already called to explain some of the situation. Otherwise, the leader would not have had the time to meet with them immediately.

Li Weidong's three-page list of equipment and materials was also placed in front of the leader's desk.

After seeing the items on the list, the leader calmed down and said to the two of them seriously, "You two may not know the specific situation of Comrade Li Weidong very well. He will be working at the steel mill in the future, so I need to tell you the truth.

Comrade Li Weidong is known as a super genius that is rare in a century at Harbin Institute of Technology. He is even listed in the cabinet. He has participated in many important scientific research projects.

Being a level seven engineer is nothing at all. Comrade Li Weidong’s true genius lies in the fact that he has achieved remarkable results in many fields.

He has in-depth knowledge of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and even the emerging fields of computers and integrated circuit boards.

In addition, materials engineering, steelmaking, civil engineering, and aerospace are his main areas of study and research.

He always has extremely creative thinking. In many highly confidential R&D projects he has participated in, he has extremely outstanding insights, which have greatly promoted the development of many projects and helped the projects avoid many detours.

In addition, the military research and development department also pays attention to Li Weidong. Comrade Li Weidong also has the ability and qualifications for weapons research and development.

Although he is now from the Ministry of Industry, he is involved in too many fields. Once he achieves further results in other fields in the future, it will definitely attract the attention of other departments.

So you must make good arrangements for Li Weidong, as well as other work.

So that our Ministry of Industry will not miss out on such talents.

Moreover, Li Weidong is not alone. He has very deep connections at Harbin Institute of Technology. He has close relationships with many chief engineers, and even has a teacher-student relationship with them. He is a star figure at Harbin Institute of Technology, and there are a lot of younger students who admire him.

In the future, we can attract more talents to the Ministry of Industry.

At the same time, you must fully support Comrade Li Weidong's work. If you have any needs that are difficult for you to meet, you must contact me as soon as possible.

As for the confidentiality of Comrade Li Weidong's research and development process, you don't need to worry. I will have the security personnel from the Ministry of Industry take charge."

The senior leader said a lot, which also made Director Wang and Secretary Zhang further understand the importance of Li Weidong.

At the end, the senior leader said somewhat helplessly, "If it weren't for Comrade Li Weidong's request to be closer to home, he really wouldn't have been assigned to the steel mill. Instead, he would have come directly to the Ministry of Industry to lead the R&D department. Perhaps this is the quirk of geniuses, always different from others."

Director Wang and Secretary Zhang looked at each other and nodded seriously. They knew the hidden meaning of what the leader said.

If one day Li Weidong becomes unhappy at the steel rolling mill and runs away to another department, they will be in great trouble.

"Big leader, do you have any instructions for our future work?" Secretary Zhang asked.

"There's nothing else to do. Try to avoid having irrelevant people disturb Comrade Li Weidong's work." After the leader said this, he signaled the two to leave.

As for the materials on the list, they will be delivered to the steel mill as soon as possible.

Others may not know, but the top leaders are very clear about the importance of carbon fiber materials.

This is a new material that various industrial fields are working hard to overcome. It has been almost a hundred years since the discovery of carbon fiber.

However, no one has been able to truly extract stable carbon fiber materials, nor has anyone found the right process to mass-produce carbon fiber materials that can be used for industrial purposes.

However, everyone is extremely optimistic about the prospects for the use of this material.

Even the various sects are willing to spend a lot of money to conduct research in this area.

The flower-growing family started very late and has made almost no progress in this area. Li Weidong was the first to propose the development of carbon fiber materials, and looking at the items on the list, it seems that there have been some results.

We have entered the stage of trial research and development, which is a good start.

It doesn’t matter if you fail. Every success is accumulated from repeated failures.

It is nothing for a large industry ministry in a flower-growing country to support such research.

Once successful, it will surpass the West and will shock the entire Blue Planet.

Of course, confidentiality is even more important, and the top leaders are not confident in handing it over to the steel mill.

Arrange security work according to the standards of confidential scientific research projects.

When necessary, he would also send people to secretly protect Li Weidong's safety.

When Li Weidong worked in Harbin before, he didn’t have to worry about safety.

But it is different now.

Once Li Weidong attracts the attention of hidden spies, he will be in danger at any time.

But there is no need for that now. It would be fine if we don’t send anyone. Once we send someone to secretly protect Li Weidong’s safety, it will put him in danger.

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When we returned to the courtyard, the engineering team led by Captain Li had already arrived.

When Li Weidong returned home, he saw that the crumbling windows and doors were being dismantled, and someone was checking the condition of the tiles on the roof.

Li Weidong took a look and, including Captain Li's words, there were a total of nine people, and a large number of tools were also brought with them.

Li Weidong was very satisfied with this efficiency.

Seeing Li Weidong coming back, Captain Li also stepped forward and said, "Materials will be delivered later. I also checked the condition of the house. There is no major problem with the structural strength. It only needs simple reinforcement. In addition, your main house also needs partitions, which can further support the structural strength of the main house.

There is no need for too many tiles on top, there are just some cracks in some places, so just replace some tiles and do further waterproofing.

There are no problems with the main beams either. We can just repaint them when the time comes. Once the renovation is complete, it will be indistinguishable from a new house."

Captain Li introduced the basic situation of the house from a professional perspective.

The result was similar to what Li Weidong had found, so he handed it over to Captain Li with confidence.

"Captain Li, you can decide what to do. Starting tomorrow, I will go to work at the steel rolling mill. I will also ask someone to prepare meals for everyone every day." Li Weidong said with satisfaction.

"What about the steel pipe?" Captain Li asked.

"I have also discussed the steel pipe issue with the factory, and it can be delivered tomorrow," said Li Weidong.

Captain Li was a little surprised by Li Weidong's connections, but he didn't say anything. He nodded and said, "Leave the work to me. Don't worry, I'll ensure the quality."

At this moment, in the backyard, several aunties in the yard were watching the busy construction team.

Even Qin Huairu was among them.

When she saw Li Weidong, an inexplicable emotion flashed in Qin Huairu's eyes.

Not only did I have to pay compensation, but my mother-in-law was also detained.

At this moment, she didn't know how to face Li Weidong. When she went to see Jia Zhang today, she scolded Li Weidong from beginning to end.

However, this time Jia Zhang learned her lesson and only scolded Li Weidong, not daring to involve his parents.

Afraid of being detained for a while.

People like Jia Zhang are the typical example of someone who won't cry until he sees the coffin.

Even though he was squatting inside, he threatened to make Li Weidong pay when he got out.

He even asked Qin Huairu to tell Jia Dongxu not to let Li Weidong go.

The hatred between the two families has become even deeper.

The result of the handling of Jia Zhang was also announced this morning.

At the police station, you will be detained for fifteen days.

The street officials also came to the courtyard in the morning to inform them that, considering that Jia Zhang's behavior of insulting the martyrs was relatively minor and that he had compensated Li Weidong with 100 yuan, he was given a lighter punishment.

After Jia Zhang is released from the detention center, he will undergo a month of education and ideological transformation, and will also have to sweep the streets for a month.

Let the people in the courtyard convey the results of the handling to everyone in the compound, and ask everyone to jointly supervise Jia Zhang's future words and deeds.

The punishment imposed by the street was neither light nor severe.

Naturally, the Jia family did not dare to have any objection to this.

This settlement was considered good. Li Weidong did not pursue the matter to the end, otherwise Jia Zhang would not have been detained but directly sent to participate in the western construction.

Li Weidong immediately put this matter behind him.

He went out with a bag, just for show.

Not long after, Li Weidong came back with a lot of vegetables, meat, and a chicken.

His hands were full of lush green water spinach, a bag of white flour weighing fifty kilograms, a large piece of meat, mostly fat, a slaughtered hen, and some eggs.

These things were all taken out by Li Weidong from his personal space.

But he also went to the supply and marketing cooperative to see what the cooperative had before he took it out.

Many people in the hospital were shocked when they saw that Li Weidong brought back so many things.

There was a lot yesterday, and even more today. I won’t be able to live like this in the future.

But everyone lived their lives behind closed doors, and at most they were jealous for a moment, but didn't say anything.

When I returned to the backyard, the three aunts came over after smelling the scent.

"Weidong, why did you buy so much food?"

The third aunt came over and looked at the food in front of her.

"The house will be renovated soon, and this is for the construction team."

Li Weidong said with a smile.

"Weidong, as an elder, Auntie, I have to say something."

"Even if you have money, you can't be so wasteful. The construction team is made up of men who do rough work. Just prepare some coarse grains for lunch every day."

"You bought all this meat, don't you plan to live on it in the future?"

"You've just graduated and don't have a job yet, so you can't spend all your savings."

The third aunt said this with a serious face.

Although the third aunt and Yan Fugui are both calculating and thrifty.

However, the concern for Li Weidong at this moment was real.

"Thank you for your concern, Auntie. I know there will be enough food and I won't starve."

"As for a job, I've already found one and will be going to work early tomorrow morning."

Li Weidong said.

"Okay, as long as you know what's going on."

Seeing this, the third aunt didn't say much.

Anyway, as a neighbor, she felt that she had given enough reminders.

"Third Aunt, I have something I want to trouble you with."

Li Weidong said.

"We are all neighbors, and we should help each other. What's the big deal about whether it's a bother or not?"

"Just ask if you have anything to say."

The third aunt said with a smile.

The reason why she agreed so readily was also selfish.

If you help Li Weidong, you might even be able to get some food.

Li Weidong could see through the little tricks in Third Aunt's mind.

But he didn't take it to heart.

Everyone in the courtyard is calculating. If you calculate one by one, life will be so tiring.

"I'm going to start work tomorrow, so I'm afraid I won't be able to entertain the construction team at noon. I'll have to trouble Auntie San to help make lunch for them."

"I'll prepare the ingredients, and you just need to cook them when the time comes."

"In return, your family will have lunch with the engineering team. How about that?"

Li Weidong said.

Hearing this, the three aunts were shocked.

This job is like pie in the sky.

"Okay, cooking is simple, just focus on your work."

The third aunt said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)