Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

If it weren't for the intervention of his eldest son, Zhang Renkang would have almost been ready to unlock the door. Hungry Sisi didn't care about them. Since she was hungry, it was time to eat. When Lou Xiao'e, with a rosy face, hugged Sisi, unbuttoned her clothes and fed her, Zhang Renkang's eyes widened with greed.

Lou Xiao'e looked at Zhang Renkang while feeding her baby and said lovingly:

"Renkang, come home with me tonight?"

Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"I have to go back first. I have already discussed it with my father. He will entertain me in the evening in the name of discussing business."

“I will go home by myself then.”

Lou Xiao'e pouted and said dissatisfiedly

"We haven't seen each other for more than a year. Can't you stay at home and spend the next few days with me?"

"Besides, our son has not known what his father looks like for more than a year."

"I'm not trying to persuade you to stay, so can I just let you spend some time with us, mother and daughter?"

Zhang Renkang looked at his breastfeeding son and Lou Xiaoe with a guilty look on his face, and sighed and said

"I try my best"

"Xiao'e, the country is completely different now than before you left."

"If I don't have a legitimate reason and someone reports me when I go back, we may never meet again in this life."

Lou Xiao'e shed two lines of tears silently. Zhang Renkang came over and gently hugged her, leaning on his shoulder, and whispered

"I just miss you so much, I don't know how to tell my child where his father is."

Zhang Renkang said softly

"Wait a few years, ten years at most, and our family will be reunited. By then, nothing can separate us anymore."

Lou Xiao'e nodded, and Zhang Renkang just held Lou Xiao'e and quietly enjoyed their time together.

When the sound of Lou Huaijin and Tang Gong talking and laughing came from the corridor, Zhang Renkang stood up, straightened his clothes, looked at Lou Xiaoe lovingly, smiled, and sat on the chair opposite Lou Huaijin. Lou Xiaoe smiled at Zhang Renkang, then hugged Sisi and whispered,

"I'll wait for you at home tonight"

Then he went out with the child in his arms.

After Lou Huaijin and Tang Fu came in, Tang Fu excitedly said to Zhang Renkang

"Deputy Director Zhang, the workmanship of this Western machinery is much better than what we have seen produced in other places."

“Although it is only light industrial equipment, from the perspective of detail polishing, their heavy industrial machinery and equipment are not much worse.”

"I saw a loading and unloading device in Mr. Lou's workshop. Its performance is at least half as good as the common equipment in our country. I asked about the price and it's basically the same."

……

Zhang Renkang could see that Tang Fu was very excited, as if he had seen a rare treasure. Unlike Zhang Renkang who was only interested in the improvement in production efficiency brought by the machinery, Tang Fu saw the huge changes that the introduction of such a batch of machinery and equipment would bring to the progress of the entire domestic industrial system. The simplest way was to use reverse imitation. As long as the imitation was successful, the entire productivity would also bring about huge changes. If the industrial standards could be unified, then the domestic industrialization development could at least double or even more.

Lou Huaijin said with a smile

"It seems that Engineer Tang is very satisfied with these equipment?"

Tang Fu nodded and said

"Well, Mr. Lou, I wonder if you can help us purchase some of the machinery and equipment we need? If you can, it will be a great help to the domestic industrialization development."

Lou Huaijin did not answer, but smiled and looked at Zhang Renkang and said

"Director Zhang, since you said you can represent the country, do you know the conditions I mentioned?"

Zhang Renkang said softly

"Boss Lou, as long as you can help us open up channels for purchasing Western equipment, I will go back and talk to my superiors about this and I will definitely give you a reply. How about that?"

Lou Huaijin nodded, took out a piece of paper from his pocket and said with a smile

"This is my home address. How about I host a dinner at home tonight to entertain Director Zhang?"

"First of all, we are old friends, and secondly, there are some things that are best explained to us."

Zhang Renkang took it silently, nodded and said

"Okay, I will definitely attend the banquet tonight."

……

"What? Let you go to the banquet by yourself?"

Wang Fang stood up in surprise and looked at Zhang Renkang and Tang Fu. They had obtained permission from the country to contact Lou Huaijin today, and the higher-ups also gave Zhang Renkang's team some power to negotiate with Lou Huaijin. So Zhang Renkang brought Tang Fu with him to try to contact Lou Huaijin, and to let Tang Fu inspect the equipment and technology of Louji Plastic Factory for reference.

Zhang Renkang said softly

"Engineer Tang has visited Lou Huaijin's factory today. Tell us what you think."

Tang Fu said with a little excitement

"From a technical perspective, similar Western equipment is at least two to three generations ahead of our domestic mainstream equipment. According to Mr. Lou, the equipment we visited in the factory today is not the most advanced."

"If we introduce them into China, even if we can copy half of the equipment, it will at least double the improvement of domestic industrial development."

"I think it would be best if we could use the Lou family's name to help us open up procurement channels."

Zhang Renkang glanced at Wang Fang, then turned to Tang Gong and said

"Don't say anything like this is ahead of the mainstream in our country. Engineer Tang, please work hard tonight to prepare a basic investigation report. Choose your words carefully. After you finish, let Captain Wang take a look at it. Captain Wang and I will go to the office to contact the domestic team tomorrow."

"I will listen to the Lou family's request tonight and consult with the country tomorrow."

Wang Fang had already explained his identity at the office, and Zhang Renkang also knew that he was an observer placed here by the country, so there were some things that he had to let him know and win his support, otherwise he would not be able to explain it clearly when he returned.

Wang Fang nodded and said

"Okay, I agree."

"Just your safety"

Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"I'm just going there to eat, not to do anything else"

"Besides, if the Lou family is sane, they won't choose to offend us. At most, our cooperation will fail, but they won't do anything irrational."

Seeing that everyone agreed, Zhang Renkang stood up and said:

"Engineer Tang will be responsible for writing today's inspection report. Translator Li should start preparing. You should translate the various newspapers and information that we have asked you to collect in the past few days for us to study when we come back, and be ready for translation work during the negotiations."

"Captain Wang, you must continue to be more vigilant of the surrounding area and be prepared to contact the office for support at any time."

"Comrades, although we are not fighting with guns now, this mission is more important than any other battle. It is the key to whether we can improve our industrialization level and enhance our national strength."

"Everyone, the country and the people are waiting for our victory. For the red flag to fly high and for the country to be strong and the people to be rich, let's do our best."

Zhang Renkang's mobilization made the blood in the three people's veins begin to boil, and the pride and faith engraved in their bones burned up.

Several people stood up and looked at Zhang Renkang and said seriously

"For victory, for a strong country and a prosperous people, we will go through fire and water without hesitation"