Reborn in 1985, starting from a machine factory

"Tell me about one thing at a time!" Li Guihua put down her chopsticks.

When did you see Liu Yue?

"It happened this morning. I was thinking of going to the bookstore to buy some books when I ran into him. We even chatted for a bit," Chen Mo said.

"It was also a coincidence that the standard parts processing plant was contracted by her uncle."

"I originally wanted her to take me to her uncle for a meal, to help him make connections."

"As a result, she said..." Chen Mo took a bite of rice.

Chen Rui tapped Chen Mo's hand with her chopsticks: "What's the result? Stop eating, tell me!"

"Hey!" Chen Mo looked up from his rice bowl. "She said, how should I introduce you to the old man?"

Chen Mo pointed to himself with his chopsticks: "That's me!"

"I'm talking about Chen Mo, an engineer at Beiyang Heavy Industry and a major shareholder of Hongxing Antenna Factory."

Chen Rui frowned, her eyes squinting almost to the point of being invisible.

Even Li Guihua's eyes looked strange.

"What's wrong?"

Why is everyone looking at me like that?

Chen Rui glanced at Li Guihua, and Li Guihua nodded.

"How can you talk like that?" Chen Rui snapped.

"What you mean is similar to what Liu Yue said!" Chen Mo said, leaning back in his chair.

"Oh?"

"She told me to come back and ask my mom if it would be okay to talk to her uncle like this!"

"This guy," Chen Mo shoveled another mouthful of rice, "Let's see what happens this afternoon. We know him, so he should be able to get a discount!"

"You just want a discount?"

"That definitely can't be free. I heard his aunt was so upset she had to be hospitalized twice..."

Suddenly, Li Guihua stood up: "Rui Rui, do you have any suitable clothes? Give me one."

"This outfit won't do!"

"Sister-in-law, everything I moved in here a few days ago is in the house, take a look!" Chen Rui looked up.

"Auntie, what's wrong with my mom? Why did she suddenly change her clothes?"

Chen Rui slurped up some rice and said, "Guess!"

"You just mentioned heavy snow, what's wrong with heavy snow?"

"Yesterday I went to deliver an antenna, and she said she was free. I'll definitely ask her to help look after the new factory in the future."

"This girl has guts and dares to take charge, but she probably doesn't know much about what's going on in the factory. Aunt, could you mentor her?"

"This afternoon, I'll take her with me to see the new factory."

Chen Rui's eyes held a complex expression: "Xiao Mo, weren't you a good student when you were in school?"

"It'll do!" Chen Mo stretched his body.

"Some men aren't late bloomers, they just don't know how," Chen Rui said, shoveling rice into her mouth. "It's snowing heavily this afternoon, so we can't go. If we go, things will get complicated!"

"Why?" Chen Mo asked, puzzled.

"Da Xue has been a self-employed individual for several years, and she's best at bargaining."

"Second brother, come get a pair of glasses sometime. You know everything about the factory, and you're an expert on the technical stuff!"

"Why are you so clueless about some things?" Chen Rui tilted her head and stared at Chen Mo.

Chen Mo avoided eye contact: "Auntie, we need to save money quickly and buy a big piece of land."

"I have a new product direction!"

"hehe!"

"Yeah?"

Chen Rui scooped a few grains of rice into her mouth.

...

Xicheng Standard Parts Factory!

The white plaque, with its black characters written in calligraphy, has long since faded.

An elderly man dressed in a Zhongshan suit and leaning on a cane stood guard at the door.

Liu Yue was wearing a light yellow coat in the afternoon. She was helping the old man when she saw Chen Mo get off his bicycle. She tilted her head and winked at Chen Mo!

Chen Mo strode forward: "Director Liu, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

He stretched out his hand.

The old man's throat moved, and just as he was about to speak, Liu Yue grasped Chen Mo's hand.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Chen!"

The old man turned his head: "You know him?"

Liu Yue's eyes were full of laughter as she nodded, "Yes, sir!"

Then, she waved to Liu Guihua: "Auntie, is this Chen Mode's older sister?"

The aunt smiled and said, "Little girl, you have such a sweet tongue. I'm her aunt, you can just call me aunt!"

Liu Yue nodded.

Chen Mo approached the old man and said, "Grandpa, Liu Yue helped me a lot when I was at the hospital! We got to know each other after a while!"

"I see!" The old man lifted his cane forcefully. "Come on, let's talk inside."

"Why!"

Chen Mo responded and, together with Liu Yue, helped the old man up, one on each side.

The old man's face, which had been wrinkled, suddenly brightened: "How long have we known each other?"

"Not long, sir, only about a month!"

"The main problem is that I haven't had much luck this year; people around me are always getting sick," Chen Mo replied.

"Liu Yue, this young girl, is quite skilled in medicine... and very attentive! She took care of her aunt when she was hospitalized!" the old man said.

"Absolutely!"

"I heard from her uncle last time that when you give a cat a shot, the cat will curse at you!"

"Hahaha!" The old man couldn't help but laugh out loud: "That cat, I know it, I gave it to Xiaoyue."

"Chen Mo, if you can't speak properly, then don't speak!" Liu Yue stuck her head out and rolled her eyes at Chen Mo.

"Sir, you have no idea, even in this situation, Xiaoyue dared to give me acupuncture!"

"Good, young people get to know each other quickly by playing around and fooling around!"

Upon entering the office, the old man slumped into a chair.

Unlike Chen Rui's office, this office was surrounded by sofas, and even the desk was dark red, with a fragrance that seemed to waft up close.

"Chen Mo, you're from the Red Star Antenna Factory, your antenna is really good!"

At this moment, Chen Rui stepped forward with the antenna in her arms: "Boss Liu, I brought you one."

"Thanks!" The old man scanned the antenna, his gaze landing on Chen Mo. "What are your plans now?"

"At this stage, we are mainly focusing on antennas, and we expect things to go well for the next year and a half."

"We're planning to do something else next."

"Don't tell me what the factory is going to do!" The old man tapped his cane. "Tell me, what are you planning to do?"

"Xiaoyue said you're an engineer from Beiyang Heavy Industry."

What are your personal plans?

Chen Mo blinked: "Grandpa, you mean me?"

He pointed to himself.

The old man nodded slightly.

"Ahem!" Chen Mo cleared his throat. "I'm preparing for night school entrance exams. I'm not an engineer yet, I'm an assistant engineer!"

"If I get into night school, I can get rid of the word 'assistant'."

"My aunt and my..." Chen Mo suddenly grinned, and Chen Rui withdrew the two fingers that had pinched him.

"She was focused on the antenna factory, trying to save enough money as quickly as possible to buy a large piece of land."

"This is the era of reform and opening up, for the sake of the country..."

"Thump!"

"You little rascal, save your slogans for the mobilization meeting," the old man said bluntly.

"Grandpa, we still need to keep the slogans!" Chen Mo said with a smile.

"I want to build a factory. Both heavy and light industries have many drawbacks!"

"I want to make products that the people truly need!"

Chen Mo's gaze instantly hardened.

"Night school doesn't seem to have anything to do with these things!" The old man raised his head and looked directly at Chen Mo.

"Grandpa, it's different! If Xiaoyue can learn acupuncture, I can't stop learning too!"

Everyone in the room was watching Chen Mo, and Li Guihua even felt a pang of anxiety for him.

"Good eye!" The old man turned his head and looked at Liu Yue.

Liu Yue lowered her head, her face flushing slightly: "We're friends, sir, could you give me a discount?"

"Yes, sir, how much are you prepared to pay?" Chen Mo looked around.

"You name your price. Xiaoyue knows that our factory is just trying it out; it's not a big deal."

"It's mainly his aunt who gets angry easily. If she sees a few screws missing, she feels like she's lost a lot of money," the old man said.

"No, sir, I wanted to say one thousand or two thousand..."

"Deal!" The old man turned his head.

"Um?"

"No, no, no!"

"Five thousand!"

"I won't keep the workers for now, please take good care of them, sir."

"Hehe, how about this! Xiaoyue, you can have half of the factory, take it and play with it," the old man said.

"Grandpa, I don't have time for that. I'm busy saving lives!" Liu Yue said earnestly.

"And you? What do you think?" the old man asked Chen Mo.