Siheyuan Shangpeng

Nothing happened that night. The next day, Shang Peng continued to work, do research, eat, and go home. His family members were relieved to see that Shang Peng did not seem to be abnormal.

In a blink of an eye, the day to receive the supplies arrived. Li Huaide took Shang Peng to the Jinmen Wharf early in the morning. Shang Peng felt helpless. They had agreed to arrive in the evening. Li Huaide woke Shang Peng up early in the morning. Because the steel rolling mill did not need to send vehicles to transport the supplies, the two of them drove to the Jinmen Wharf.

It was only 11:30 when they arrived at the dock. Shang Peng wanted to find a restaurant to eat. Li Huaide took Shang Peng to a restaurant with a plaque of Huifanglou. They walked into the restaurant and found a table to sit down. Li Huaide introduced it, "Huifanglou is a halal restaurant, but in recent years..."

At this time, a voice came over: "Hey, Director Li, Xiaopeng, I didn't expect to see you two here. Are you here for dinner too?"

The two turned around and saw that it was He Daqing and a stranger walking towards them.

Both of them stood up and greeted each other. He Daqing said to Li Huaide, "Director Li, if you want to treat me, why don't we just meet by chance and share a table?"

Li Huaide laughed and said to He Daqing, "You are so good, Old He. You left without coming back to visit. Of course it's better to share a table with me. Come, sit down! Sit down! Shall I introduce you?"

He Daqing sat down with the visitor and pointed at Li Huaide and Shang Peng and introduced them to the man, "This is Director Li of the Red Star Steel Mill in Sijiu City. I used to be his cook. This is a technician at the steel mill. Shang Peng is also my nephew. They are not outsiders.

Director Li, this is our Douban factory’s Secretary Sun who is also the director.”

Li Huaide and Shang Peng stood up and shook hands with Director Sun. Director Sun smiled and said to Li Huaide, "You are Lao Yun's son-in-law, right?"

Li Huaide replied respectfully: "Yes, do you know my father-in-law?"

Director Sun still smiled and said, "We are old comrades. I am old now, so I stepped down to escort Xiao He."

Before Li Huaide could speak, He Daqing said, "What are you talking about, Mr. Sun? Don't I have to listen to your instructions? If you don't decide, I can't do it well."

Li Huaide understood immediately that this was the senior who had been protecting He Daqing. He was a veteran. Although he was now the director of a small factory, he retired on his own and he still had many comrades in high positions. Besides, this factory was not a small one. Shang Peng meant that this factory could earn a lot of foreign exchange a year.

Li Huaide followed He Daqing and said, "Director Sun, what are you talking about? I envy Old He for having a leader. It's not like me who has to take the lead in everything every day. Old He has it easy."

After saying that, several people laughed together. Director Sun himself knew what he was here for. He basically didn't care about the factory's affairs. If you, He Daqing, need me, just let me know. If you don't need me, I'll be happy and free.

However, He Daqing was no fool and did not take others seriously. He could not ask for advice on everything, but he would definitely ask Director Sun for advice on important matters. The two of them discussed things together, and soon Director Sun became familiar with He Daqing, and the two of them were able to cooperate quite happily.

After laughing, Li Huaide asked, "Director Sun, are you here in Tianjin for business?"

Director Sun said, "Yes, the first batch of bean paste has been processed and we are preparing to ship out a batch. People outside are in a hurry to buy it, so we need to test the sales first and then prepare for the next order."

He Daqing said to Shang Peng: "Speaking of this, Director Li, I want to talk to Xiaopeng. What about the machine you promised me? Now we are still making it manually. The productivity can't be improved at all. We are anxious looking at the orders!"

Shang Peng then remembered that he had to get machines for He Daqing's factory. He had been too busy for a while and had forgotten about it. He quickly said to He Daqing, "Uncle, this is my fault. I had a task some time ago. I will definitely get it for you when I return. Can you please tell me how much you need to produce per month?"

He Daqing looked at Director Sun, who frowned. Shang Peng also saw Director Sun's expression and quickly explained: "Director Sun, don't get me wrong, I... Hi! We are not outsiders, let me be frank, I am in charge of the machines in your factory, I have been busy making a batch of equipment recently and it has been delayed. I asked you how much production you want in order to see how many machines you need. If I make less for you, won't it be a waste of time!"

"Your machine must be working well? Don't you even need to test it?" Director Sun became even more unhappy when he heard this.

Shang Peng didn't know what to say at this time. He had the ability to make it directly, but others didn't believe it. Machines are usually considered successful after a series of processes such as design, production, testing, and then putting them into use. Shang Peng basically omitted the intermediate processes and completed them in one step, so he also forgot that the intermediate processes were necessary.

Shang Peng was about to say something, but Li Huaide spoke up: "Director Sun, although Xiaopeng is young, he is already a double ninth-level engineer in machinery and materials recognized by the Ministry of Industry. Since Xiaopeng has promised to make machines for your factory, he will definitely make them well. You don't have to doubt it." Li Huaide didn't care whether Director Sun knew his father-in-law or not. This was obviously questioning Shang Peng's ability. For Li Huaide, who was already tied to Shang Peng, this was questioning the entire steel mill and the vision of the two people above. No matter who it was, he would fight back.

He Daqing saw that something was not right and quickly said, "Mr. Sun, don't worry. Xiaopeng had already promised to help our factory director make machines before I came to a factory. It's my fault for not explaining it clearly."

Director Sun seemed to suddenly remember something and asked Shang Peng, "What was your name?"

Shang Peng said with a puzzled look: "Shang Peng!"

Director Sun's expression changed immediately, and he said to Shang Peng with an apologetic look: "Young comrade, I'm sorry. I was anxious and didn't understand the situation. I apologize." After saying that, he stood up and wanted to bow to apologize.

Shang Peng quickly stood up and supported Director Sun, saying, "No, Director Sun, you are embarrassing me. I can't stand it."

Li Huaide and He Daqing were also confused, but they quickly stood up and supported Director Sun.

Director Sun saw this and stopped insisting. He sat down, and everyone sat down as well.

Director Sun sighed, "I really didn't expect Comrade Shang Peng to be so young. If Director Li hadn't mentioned that he was a double-grade ninth-level engineer, I would have thought he was just a person with the same name. I'm so ashamed, so ashamed!"