In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

Grandpa Lin asked, "Xingbang, are you planning to stay an electrician forever? Don't you have any thoughts about changing jobs?"

Wang Xingbang shook his head and said, "Forget it. I know my own limitations. I wouldn't be good at anything else. On the contrary, I'm very good at being an electrician, and the work is easy. There's no need to change jobs."

There was no way to force this, so Grandpa Lin had no choice but to give up. He then said to Wang Xingguo, "Xingguo, remember to go to the hospital at your workplace tomorrow. They've arranged for two specialists to come and check everyone's health. Go and see if there's anything wrong with you."

Wang Xingguo nodded in agreement. In fact, this was arranged every year, but there was no specific time. In any case, the annual physical examination was indispensable.

To put it bluntly, the people working here are the backbone of the organization, and the company has always attached great importance to their health.

Li Xiuping brought out the dishes and called everyone to wash their hands before eating. The group quickly got up and went to wash their hands with the children.

The meal was filled with a joyful atmosphere, especially the children, who seemed to have endless things to talk about, chattering away all night long.

However, Wang Xingguo genuinely enjoys this lively atmosphere, especially with his children, who have all grown up and become very sensible, which gives him a great sense of accomplishment.

The next day, Wang Xingguo arrived at his workplace and began his workday.

We first held a seminar, temporarily shelved some research projects, and focused our efforts on tackling the most pressing project at hand.

This approach of concentrating resources on major tasks is effective; at least the data for the new rocket launcher is very impressive, and with this achievement, one can apply for research funding.

After finishing my work, it was already 10 a.m., and the physical examination proceeded as scheduled.

After a thorough examination, Wang Xingguo was found to be in good health with no major problems, though minor ailments were to be expected.

As people reach middle age, they inevitably develop some minor health issues, but as long as they are not serious problems, it's fine.

After the inspection, Wang Xingguo went to have lunch. Qiao Guodong was in charge of his meals, and his daily diet was very balanced and healthy.

At a certain point, you can no longer make your own decisions. It doesn't mean you can eat whatever you want, but rather you have to follow advice and make reasonable dietary arrangements to regulate your body.

After lunch, Wang Xingguo started looking at the documents. He has a lot of documents to process every day, and the most numerous are those applying for funding and reporting on project progress.

Sometimes, when Wang Xingguo is away for a few days, a huge backlog of documents will accumulate waiting for him to process, and many of them require his approval, even the deputy director does not have the authority to handle them for him.

After processing the documents, Wang Xingguo went to the Science and Technology Commission, found Director Yan of the Finance Bureau of the Logistics Department, submitted the report on the latest research results, and applied for the allocation of research funds.

After reviewing the report, Director Yan said somewhat awkwardly, "Director Wang, in principle, this funding should be allocated to your department. However, the current budget has already exceeded its limit, and we simply cannot allocate this money. Could you perhaps allocate it to you next month?"

Wang Xingguo frowned, somewhat dissatisfied, and said, "Director Yan, this won't do. We can't wait that long. We're counting on this money to get started. Without this funding, how can we procure the necessary supplies, and how can we continue to improve and test this weapon?"

Director Yan said helplessly, "Director Wang, I can't help it. The finances are tight right now. You should understand our difficulties, shouldn't you? If I had enough funds, I wouldn't delay your allocation. Don't you agree?"

Wang Xingguo didn't believe Director Yan's nonsense. This guy always blocked their conventional equipment department's funding. Once or twice was one thing, but if it happened too often, Wang Xingguo would definitely not be happy.

Without saying a word, he turned around and left the Finance Bureau, running to Li Zhong's office to complain.

After listening to Wang Xingguo's story, Li Zhong also looked helpless.

He sighed and said, "Xingguo, it's not that Director Yan is deliberately making things difficult for your company. It's just that our finances are really tight right now, and we really can't come up with the money for you at the moment. We'll allocate it to you next month."

Wang Xingguo's eyes widened, and he said with a look of indignation, "Grandpa Li, cutting our funding is one thing, but now you're even delaying the allocation of funds. Isn't that a bit too much?"

Li Zhong looked at Wang Xingguo with a helpless expression and said, "There's really no other way. It's not that I'm targeting your company, but we genuinely don't have the money right now. As soon as the funds arrive next month, I'll arrange for the finance department to allocate the money to you. Please understand, okay?"

With things already said to this extent, what else could Wang Xingguo say?

He left the logistics department, seething with anger, and after returning to his headquarters, he convened a meeting to report on the situation.

Everyone was a little angry after hearing this, but there was nothing they could do. After all, the logistics department wasn't refusing to provide the funds; they were just delaying it until next month.

Wang Xingguo sighed and said, "It's getting harder and harder to get this money. Even the ministry is dragging its feet like this. You can imagine how difficult things will be in the future."

Huang Dinghua asked, "Sir, how do we solve this funding gap?"

Wang Xingguo rubbed his forehead and said with a wry smile, "Old Huang, you're asking me? I don't know what to do either."

Deputy Director Liu tapped the table lightly with his fingers, pondering how to solve the problem. After a while, he spoke with some difficulty: "Director Wang, how about we suspend the rifle project I'm working on for a while? Let's solve this rocket launcher project first, since we can only get more funding if we achieve results."

Before Wang Xingguo could even speak, the others began to object.

"Deputy Director Liu, this rifle project is nearing completion; it absolutely cannot be halted!"

"Exactly! Stopping other events is fine, but the rifle event absolutely cannot be stopped. Otherwise, when the event resumes later, it will take much longer to make up for it, and all the previous efforts will be wasted!"

Huang Dinghua sighed, "If only we could borrow money, we could keep the project going and keep moving forward."

Everyone fell silent. They had strict regulations that prohibited the use of external funds for research and development; doing so would be a violation and would result in punishment if discovered.

However, Huang Dinghua's words reminded Wang Xingguo, who asked, "Everyone, can you help me think of any research institutes that have sufficient funds and we can borrow some money from them? Anyway, we can pay them back after the funds arrive next month, and we can just pay some interest."