Reborn in 1981, the first to get rich start with dairy cows.

Chapter 174 Qiu Xiaoqin's Birthday

Shen Dong couldn't refuse Zhang Jianguo's request, so the two went to the county office together.

Qu Liang was somewhat surprised to see the two of them walking over together, as he remembered that Shen Dong had asked him about the glass factory.

Unexpectedly, the two ran into each other after not seeing each other for a few days, and they seemed to get along quite well!

"Director Zhang, Director Shen, are you looking for Secretary Chen?"

"Yes, is Secretary Zhang free right now? I have some work I'd like to report," Zhang Jianguo explained in a low voice.

"I'm free, but I have a meeting in 20 minutes!"

"Okay, please inform Secretary Qu."

The two were invited inside, and Chen Jianghe also put down the documents in his hand.

He glanced at the two of them first, then asked with a smile, "Why did you two agree to come together? Old Zhang, it's been a while since you've been here."

"Hi, Secretary Chen, as you know, the glass factory has been troubled by the yield rate and output. I was too embarrassed to come and see you. But I just happened to run into Director Shen, and he helped us solve the problem. I was so happy that I came to congratulate you, Secretary."

"Oh? Is that so!" Chen Jianghe immediately sat up straight. "Tell me more about it."

"Director Shen, why don't you introduce us?"

"Please do it!"

Zhang Jianguo did not refuse and recounted what had happened that day, as well as the conclusions that Engineer Li had drawn.

As expected, even Chen Jianghe, who was highly skilled in his work, was shocked.

This was also Shen Dong's goal.

The same thing can have a different impact depending on whether you tell it yourself or someone else does.

If Shen Dong had told Chen Jianghe this, Chen Jianghe would have just thought it was impressive. But now that Zhang Jianguo had finished speaking, Chen Jianghe had already silently thought "awesome" several times.

The way she looked at Shen Dong was different now.

"I knew you were capable, but I never expected you to surprise me like this again. Just how many secrets are you hiding?"

Chen Jianghe nodded at Shen Dong and let out a hearty laugh.

Qu Liang sat outside the door and heard Chen Jianghe laughing heartily. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. His eyes darted around and he turned to pour water.

"I only helped a little; the key is that the glass factory's craftsmen are very skilled," Shen Dong said modestly.

"It's all thanks to you, kid. Nobody can take that away from you. You're still so young; being overly modest isn't a good thing."

Shen Dong then revealed a shy expression.

"Director Zhang, Director Shen, have some water!"

Qu Liang walked in carrying two water glasses.

"By the way, Xiao Liang, could you check with the Pixian mine to see if you can increase the supply of glass raw materials? The glass factory is planning to expand production, and there's a significant shortage."

Expanding production?

Qu Liang only had a question mark in his mind, but still replied, "Okay, I'll go and coordinate it right away."

As a secretary, don't ask questions that your leader won't tell you; be careful with your words and actions.

Since the leader had spoken, even though he was very interested in the content of their conversation, he still made the call.

Chen Jianghe's arrangements dispelled their concerns, and they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

One of the purposes of coming here today is to solve the raw material problem.

It would be ridiculous if we improved our skills but then ran out of raw materials.

After a few days apart from Zhang Jianguo, and after numerous experiments, Engineer Li finally confirmed the feasibility of the entire plan.

However, the total output is not as optimistic as Shen Dong's estimate; Engineer Li estimates that it will eventually reach 13,000 bottles.

Of course, this is on the premise that the raw materials can keep up.

Zhang Jianguo said that Secretary Qu had not given any information, so after the production was temporarily increased to 5,000, 1,000 bottles could be given to Shen Dong.

Shen Dong agreed without hesitation.

Thirty thousand bottles a month! Even if we don't need them now, we can still store them up.

Having resolved one of the problems on his mind, Shen Dong finally felt a sense of relief.

However, he was soon troubled by a new problem: Qiu Xiaoqin's birthday was coming up.

Before Qiu Xiaoqin joined the company, Shen Dong had visited her home, and the two had left an impression on each other. Therefore, when she joined the company, Shen Dong paid special attention to her household registration book.

At that time, there were no ID cards, so a lot of information was on the household registration book, including the date of birth.

Shen Dong wrote it down and marked it on the calendar at home.

Sure enough, Shen Min woke me up this morning.

"Brother, is it your wife's birthday soon?"

"Oh? Really? How did you know?"

Today is Sunday, a rare day off, so Shen Dong slept in a little longer.

"Didn't you write it? I saw it marked on the calendar: five days to go, so I flipped through and found it was my sister-in-law's birthday."

Fortunately, Shen Min reminded him, because Shen Dong had almost forgotten.

"I didn't expect my sister-in-law's birthday to be so close to mine."

"Hehe, it seems that it really is..." Shen Donggang responded, then suddenly thought of how terrible the situation at home was at this time last year.

At that time, Shen Fang was already seriously ill and bedridden. It was Shen Min's birthday, but for her family at that time, there was no need to celebrate the birthday of a 14-year-old girl, so it passed by naturally.

So the siblings' birthdays last year passed by in a rather hasty manner.

Thinking of this, Shen Dong's throat tightened, and he said in a dry voice, "Xiao Min, I'll give you a proper birthday celebration this year."

What kind of birthday do you celebrate when you turn fifteen?

"So what if you're fifteen? I'll celebrate your birthday every year from now on."

Shen Min smiled and didn't take Shen Dong's words seriously.

This is because birthdays are generally not taken seriously in rural areas. Apart from the first birthday and the twelfth birthday, other ages are not important.

Besides, it's a girl's birthday that's even more easily overlooked.

Regardless of how others celebrated his birthday, Shen Dong still made careful preparations.

By today's standards, eggs and new clothes would be considered high-end, but Shen Dong certainly wouldn't do that.

Cake and flowers are his trump card.

To deal with today's girls using methods from the next century would be a complete annihilation.

However, Shen Dong had never done this before, so he still needed to practice at home.

"Xiao Xing, do me a favor, I'll give you a dollar."

"Brother Dong, I can help too. Let me do it. Xiao Xing can't do it!" Shen Hui hurriedly stepped forward when he heard about this good thing.

Shen Xing tried to pull Shen Hui away several times but couldn't, and became extremely anxious, constantly calling out from behind, "Brother Dong, I can do it! I'm great!"

Shen Dong's eyes darted around, and he said, "Then you two do it. Whoever does it well gets a dollar, and whoever doesn't do it well only gets fifty cents."

Having found two eggs to whip up, all that's left is to knead the dough.

Shen Dong is prepared to do this himself.

Sure enough, it wasn't long before Shen Xing and Shen Hui were too exhausted to continue, and they both rubbed their wrists and complained bitterly.

"What's wrong, you two young heroes? You're already exhausted after just a short while? Looks like you were just bragging. I think I'll go find Shanwa; he's definitely more skilled."

"Brother Dong, we didn't say no, we just... we just want to take a break!"

"Yes, let's take a break. We're rested now!"

Spurred on by Shen Dong, the two boys immediately started fighting again.

Whether they were willing or not, Shen Dong didn't know, but anyway, both of their faces were already scrunched up like bitter gourds.

Shen Min chuckled to herself.

She originally wanted to do this job, but Shen Dong refused.

Looking back, I'm glad I didn't let her do it, otherwise she would be the one crying now.