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

Wang Xingguo's words stunned everyone, because they thought it was too far-fetched!

But what they didn't know was that this was actually feasible!

Because Wang Xingguo knows a lot of people!

Putting aside the network of contacts he's built up over the years, the parents of the people he used to help care for have all returned to high positions, and one of them might even be the head of some research institute.

With such a network of connections at his disposal, Wang Xingguo was naturally able to leverage them to his advantage.

After much discussion, everyone concluded that three research institutes should have relatively abundant funds.

Wang Xingguo excitedly went to check the information of these three research institutes. Given his rank and organizational position, he was able to apply for access to information that others could not.

And sure enough, the head of the Sixth Research Institute was an old acquaintance of Wang Xingguo, Staff Officer Tan, who used to work at the Malan base and has now been promoted to Major General and serves as the director of the Sixth Research Institute.

The head of the research team at the Sixth Research Institute was a young man named Liu Weiguo who went to support the border regions in response to Wang Xingguo's call. His father, Professor Liu Anhua, was the team leader.

After Liu Anhua was exonerated, he arranged for Liu Weiguo to return to the capital. In fact, the father and son visited Wang Xingguo twice, so they could be considered to have some connection with him.

Wang Xingguo laughed heartily. It was all obtained effortlessly, as they were all people in his own network. Borrowing some funds temporarily shouldn't be a problem.

So Wang Xingguo started making phone calls. He first called Director Tan of the Sixth Research Institute to discuss the matter. Director Tan and Wang Xingguo had a very good relationship. In the past, when Director Tan was drinking in Malan, Wang Xingguo would always have a share.

Upon hearing Wang Xingguo's purpose, Director Tan hesitated to make a decision and consulted with Liu Anhua.

Finally, they gave a reply: their Sixth Research Institute did indeed have funds in its account because a batch of scientific research equipment was under research and procurement.

However, they cannot make the decision to lend money to the Conventional Equipment Department. In principle, the research institute agrees to this, but Wang Xingguo needs to apply to higher authorities and go through the process to obtain approval before they dare to lend the money to the Conventional Equipment Department.

Wang Xingguo naturally had no objection. This should have followed the proper procedures. Otherwise, if a private individual lends public funds to others, it would be considered embezzlement, which would be a completely different matter.

So Wang Xingguo submitted another application and called the heads of various departments to explain the difficulties faced by the Conventional Equipment Department and the situation that the money could be returned after the allocation was made next month.

With repayment guarantees in place, the application was approved step by step. Once the application was finally approved, the Science and Technology Commission's Finance Bureau would directly transfer the funds borrowed by Wang Xingguo and his team from the corresponding funds to the Sixth Research Institute's account the following month, thus completing the repayment procedures.

In this way, the problem is solved.

Wang Xingguo breathed a sigh of relief, because several projects were at a critical juncture, and if they were to stop, it would take much more time and money to pick them up again later.

Now everything is fine, the problem is solved, and their research can continue without interruption.

After working on this matter for several days, Wang Xingguo was exhausted. He returned to the General Equipment Department and announced the good news to everyone, winning enthusiastic applause.

Seeing the group of researchers cheering and jumping for joy, Wang Xingguo was also very happy, because he knew how passionate these guys were about their projects!

With the funds arriving the next day, Wang Xingguo instructed them to continue their work while he went to other research institutes, begging and pleading for sponsorships.

For example, the shells used in new rocket launchers require the latest types of gunpowder for testing. Because these new gunpowders are not mass-produced, the biggest problem isn't price, but rather the difficulty in obtaining them!

Wang Xingguo went to great lengths, begging and pleading, visiting research institutes one by one to secure these resources for his regular equipment division.

They also need to go to various military regions to seek funding and strive for some military funds to help them develop conventional weapons and equipment.

Despite his young age and high position, he seems to be enjoying great success.

In reality, Wang Xingguo is under a lot of pressure, and his work is really not easy.

But there was no other way; he used to be just the head of a small department, and all he had to do was to do his job well.

Now that he's in charge, he's responsible for the entire company. He faces pressure and responsibility, and he has no choice but to bite the bullet and take on the task.

It's just complaining about being poor!

Anyone can do that!

After a month of running around, the Conventional Equipment Department not only achieved results on two key projects, but Wang Xingguo also visited various military regions and secured a special fund.

Although it's not a lot, it can at least make up for part of the funding gap. Their budget has been cut too drastically, leaving them in a bit of financial straits.

Fortunately, in addition to the funding, Wang Xingguo also managed to secure some supplies for everyone, which boosted morale after they were distributed.

Grandpa Lin has been watching Wang Xingguo's work closely these days and has been keeping a close eye on his movements.

He must say he was very pleased, feeling that Wang Xingguo had made great progress, had the ability to stand on his own, and was becoming more and more mature, stable, responsible, and dependable.

That day, Wang Xingguo returned home, and Wang Yueyue turned her face away when she saw him.

Wang Xingguo chuckled twice, ran to his daughter's side, and said ingratiatingly, "Daughter, are you still angry with Daddy? Don't be angry anymore. Daddy has apologized to you so many times, please forgive Daddy, okay?"

Wang Yueyue snorted coldly, still turning her head to the side and ignoring him.

Wang Xingguo sighed helplessly; he had indeed made a mistake.

He had promised Wang Yueyue he would celebrate her birthday, but he broke his promise.

There was nothing he could do. It was Wang Yueyue's birthday more than half a month ago, and he had already bought her a birthday present, but he missed it because he was begging for food in the military area.

In reality, it's about getting support from the military region. A military region can allocate hundreds of thousands or even millions of yuan, which is enough for their conventional equipment department to support a research project for half a year.

So he had his own difficulties and missed his daughter's birthday.

It is said that Wang Yueyue cried because she didn't see him on her birthday.

So Wang Xingguo felt very guilty and kept trying to coax the girl, but he still hadn't managed to win her back.

Li Xiuping smiled and shook her head. That's just how her husband is sometimes; he can be a bit silly. Actually, her daughter has already forgiven him.

She simply enjoyed being coaxed by her father, which is why she pretended to be angry so that Wang Xingguo would coax her every time he came home.

She's a grown girl now, yet she's still so childish. The thing is, this doting father is particularly susceptible to this, it's a case of one willing to give and the other willing to receive, so there's nothing her mother can do about it.

Qiao Guodong stood to the side and, seeing the smile on Wang Yueyue's face, couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

He found Wang Xingguo to be a really interesting leader, as he always presented a different face to different people, which was quite amusing.