Chapter 2648
A Gift from 9 Parts
Chapter 2648 A Gift from the Nine Departments
Night falls.
Yang Xiaotao saw Ran Qiuye returning, followed by children who had come back from school.
When the whole family is together, it's lively again.
But after the excitement, Yang Xiaotao felt a pang of heartache looking at his exhausted wife.
He also considered letting Ran Qiuye settle down in the courtyard house and be a stay-at-home wife, just like most working-class families, where the man earns money outside and the woman takes care of the children and the elderly, becoming the woman behind a successful man.
Especially now that the children are growing up and the elderly are getting weaker, they need someone to take care of them at home.
But whenever he tried to express that meaning, he felt ashamed.
Why should others sacrifice their careers and give up their dreams to fulfill their partner's wishes?
Yang Xiaotao couldn't say those words, at least not with such confidence and composure.
Therefore, he could only give himself more time to handle household chores so that his loved one could have more time to rest.
In addition, there's more.
So when Ran Qiuye woke up the next day, her face was rosy and her spirits were high; she even seemed to be full of energy.
In contrast, Yang Xiaotao had dark circles under his eyes, and when no one was around, he kept rubbing his lower back and sucking in air.
Luckily, we have a heated kang bed at home; if it were a wooden bed, it would probably have fallen apart long ago.
After entrusting Dudu to the care of the village elders and taking Duanwu and the others to school, where he chatted with the former principal for a while, Yang Xiaotao finally rode his bicycle back to Beijing.
When Yang Xiaotao arrived at the Ninth Division, it was almost noon, just in time for lunch.
In the cafeteria.
Yang Xiaotao had just sat down with his lunchbox in hand.
Li Hongfeng and Liu Huaimin sat down on either side of each other and ate without saying a word.
Yang Xiaotao was baffled by the two men. After taking a couple of bites and finding that they still weren't saying anything, he put down his chopsticks and asked, "What's going on here, you two?"
Liu Huaimin then swallowed the steamed bun and asked, "Are you refusing to attend the banquet?"
Li Hongfeng added, "Did they also hang up on Old Chen?"
Yang Xiaotao immediately understood what was going on, so he bent down, picked up his chopsticks, and started poking around. "What happened? You all know now?"
"But let me make it clear, I hung up on Secretary Guo, not Old Chen."
"Hehe, what's the difference?"
Liu Huaimin sneered, while Yang Xiaotao lowered his head and continued eating.
Seeing this, Li Hongfeng continued, "Old Chen came yesterday, saying he came specifically to 'invite' you and apologize to you."
patter
Yang Xiaotao slammed his chopsticks on the table, looking terrified. "Really?"
"Nonsense! Of course it's true."
Liu Huaimin said with certainty, and Yang Xiaotao's expression changed. He quickly looked at Li Hongfeng on the other side.
"Really?"
Li Hongfeng nodded. "Really."
"Wow~~"
Yang Xiaotao was speechless.
He just said it in a fit of anger, and besides, it's no big deal if I don't go.
Why did they come to our door specifically?
Please?
I can handle it.
Seeing Yang Xiaotao's expression, Li Hongfeng said irritably, "Can't you be a little more mature?"
"You can't just say you won't go to such an important occasion."
"Fine, you've got personality, you're impressive."
"Then Old Chen came. You'd better think about how to back down now."
Yang Xiaotao sat on the stool, unable to eat anymore.
Liu Huaimin and Li Hongfeng exchanged a glance and smiled knowingly.
"Alright, I've already assured Old Chen, along with Lao Li."
"We will definitely participate this time, even if we are in a corner, we will persevere until the end."
After Liu Huaimin finished speaking, he put away the empty lunchbox, patted Yang Xiaotao on the shoulder, and then left.
Li Hongfeng also stood up, and then patted Yang Xiaotao on the shoulder, saying, "If I were you, I would call Old Chen right away."
After saying that, he left.
Yang Xiaotao sat on the stool in a daze for a while, until he came to his senses and realized that something was wrong.
These two seem to have planned this together; there's definitely something fishy going on.
Wow
Yang Xiaotao suddenly stood up and quickly walked out.
in the office.
Yang Xiaotao held the phone, his expression simple and honest.
"Commander, my name is Yang Xiaotao."
"Ah, I just wanted to report to you on our work. After arduous efforts, we have developed a new type of radar."
"What? Tell Boss Peng?"
"No, no, no, I need to report this to you."
After Yang Xiaotao hung up the phone, he reached out and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Although neither of them mentioned the banquet, they both tacitly understood that this matter had been accepted.
After hanging up the phone, Yang Xiaotao inquired about the new radar.
Liu Lixue quickly explained the current situation.
"Director Yang, after you made the parts yesterday, the workshop organized workers to imitate them based on your ideas. Last night, Engineer Chen and Engineer Shen each made one, and they were tested this morning."
"The test results were all good, and we have basically completed the task."
Yang Xiaotao, holding a water glass, nodded after hearing the report.
"What did Director Gu and Director Wang say?"
"Director Gu said that this method is excellent, and we can try to improve it in the future when we encounter this situation."
"Director Wang conducted an on-site assessment and concluded that the components produced in this way could achieve more than 90% of the design. However, the exact extent of the achievement will depend on the actual results."
"By the way, they boarded a plane back to Jinling at noon today, saying they wanted to go back and test it out, and then we'd see what happens."
After Liu Lixue finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao knew in his heart that this method was ultimately a shortcut and could not fully meet the requirements. To fully meet the standards, a CNC machine tool would be needed.
But these CNC machine tools...
Thinking of this, Yang Xiaotao shook his head.
Thinking about this is one thing, but actually doing it is another.
After learning about the situation, Yang Xiaotao didn't go to the research institute, but instead stayed in his office processing documents.
Even with Li Hongfeng and Liu Huaimin sharing the burden, Yang Xiaotao still had a lot of documents gathered.
It's at least more than when I worked in the machine factory.
It was also thanks to Lou Xiao'e and Liu Lixue's help in organizing things that we were able to manage. Otherwise, if he had to do everything himself like Liu Huaimin, he probably wouldn't have been able to do anything else.
Time flies, and soon it is the end of September.
The festive atmosphere began to build, and the whole country prepared for the celebrations, with good news of gifts being sent from all over the country.
Red flags have been hung again in the streets and alleys of Beijing, the streets are spotless, and people seem more energetic. (Nine Departments)
Yang Xiaotao also received a lot of good news about "gifts" in his office.
What about the Yanzhou Steel Plant's output exceeding 10,000 tons? What about the machinery factory producing engines with improved performance? What about the pharmaceutical company's total sales exceeding one million?
While it's possible that some genuinely wanted to present a gift, Yang Xiaotao believes it was more about grabbing attention.
Yang Xiaotao had nothing to say about this.
After all, that's the general environment. If people below don't do it this way, wouldn't they seem 'unconventional'?
Even their headquarters has to offer something substantial as a 'gift'.
This year's gift is the new radar from the 14th Research Institute.
Its full name is 'RP-26 radar'.
This is a significant technological breakthrough, something to be proud of.
Moreover, the actual items had already been delivered to the Ninth Department two days ago, and the people who accompanied them were still Gu Suo and his group, who were also thinking of participating in the parade organized by the Ninth Department.
If the headquarters is like this, one can only imagine how it is for the people below.
But doing this every year feels somewhat 'biased' and has lost the true meaning of presenting a gift.
In the office, Yang Xiaotao put down the phone, his face full of helplessness.
This is Liu Dehui from Quancheng Automobile Factory. The content of his call is the same as other factories: he wants to offer a 'gift'.
Now that Great Wall Motors has been established and its new car production line has begun, the first batch of cars manufactured has become the "dedicated vehicles" for the Shandong region, which is also a form of local support for the company.
However, Liu Dehui was worried that the cars he made would not have a market, so he thought he would take this opportunity to send a few over to make a public appearance.
Yang Xiaotao did not refuse, after all, that's what the Shanghai automobile factory did back then.
The 'special cars' used to welcome foreign guests today are theirs.
It's not wrong for Quancheng Automobile Factory to want to take this path.
When the car company was first established, the goal was to sell to the public, so participating in this "gift" can increase exposure and might even bring some "unexpected" benefits.
After hanging up the phone, Yang Xiaotao prepared to continue with today's tasks.
Yang Xiaotao hadn't finished processing the documents when the security guard called to say that Boss Peng's car had already passed through the gate.
Yang Xiaotao quickly got up and called Li Hongfeng and the others to come downstairs.
As soon as I got downstairs, I saw President Peng get out of his car with a serious expression.
"President Peng!"
Yang Xiaotao stepped forward to greet him, and General Peng nodded, then stood aside and said directly, "I'm here to take a look at your radar."
Yang Xiaotao thought to himself, "As expected. If it were anything else, I doubt President Peng would have bothered with it."
He nodded and said, "The new radar is at the training ground and is currently being tested."
President Peng nodded, "Let's go take a look."
"it is good."
After saying that, Yang Xiaotao led his men toward the training ground.
At this moment, Director Gu and Wang Qing, among others, are making intensive adjustments at the training ground.
They brought two sets of radar equipment this time, one set to be presented here as a gift, and the other set to be installed on the aircraft.
It is currently waiting to be installed in the Baiju workshop.
Amidst everyone's busy work, they saw Yang Xiaotao leading the way over, and they quickly stopped what they were doing to greet him.
Yang Xiaotao stepped forward and made way for him. "Comrades, please stop for a moment. General Peng has come to visit you all."
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze to the old man beside Yang Xiaotao. He had a buzz cut and exuded an air of authority, yet upon closer inspection, he seemed strangely approachable.
"Peng, this is Director Gu of the Fourteenth Institute, Comrade Gu Qingshan!"
Yang Xiaotao introduced him to Director Peng, and Director Gu straightened his back and said, "Hello, sir."
Mr. Peng nodded and extended his hand, "Hello! Thank you for your hard work."
“No hard work, just serve the people.”
Director Gu was extremely excited.
"This is Comrade Wang Qing, a key member of the radar research team."
"Hello, Chief."
"Hello, Comrade Wang Qing, you are a woman who is just as capable as any man."
"You flatter me, sir."
"Who is this"
After Yang Xiaotao finished introducing everyone, President Peng walked up to the radar and reached out to touch it.
He nodded from time to time.
Seeing Peng's expression, Yang Xiaotao nodded to Wang Qing, who immediately understood and stepped forward, "President Peng, this is our latest radar technology."
"The entire radar design referenced ideas from the United States, but all the components were made by ourselves."
"More than half of the device components use semiconductors, which saves space, reduces weight, and enhances performance."
"Moreover, we have adopted multi-band detection technology, which will greatly improve the detection range."
"According to our preliminary tests, the new radar has a detection range of up to 100 kilometers."
"It is more than three times more effective than the radar currently used by Baiju."
Wang Qing's confident words pleased Peng Zong, Yang Xiaotao, and others.
"One hundred kilometers? That's a significant improvement."
Mr. Peng was very pleased to hear this and looked at the radar in front of him.
This was the first time Yang Xiaotao had heard Wang Qing give such a detailed introduction to the performance of the new radar.
When the 14th Research Institute first presented the design plan for the new radar, it was said that the new radar would be far superior to the current radar, by at least three times.
Yang Xiaotao was shocked when he heard about it, and he went to great lengths to learn about the situation of radar in China.
Leaving aside the radar of base stations, let's take the radar on aircraft as an example. The best radars are basically imitations of the Soyuz RP-21.
Most of these devices are equipped on J-6 and J-7 fighter jets, and their detection range is only 20 kilometers, with an error margin of over 500 meters.
Furthermore, the radar currently used by the Baiju and J-8 aircraft, although re-examined by the 14th Research Institute, is actually a copy of the radar captured from US aircraft. However, some components still need to be made by ourselves.
In this respect, we cannot compare with the United States, so the detection range is only about 30 kilometers.
Therefore, when the 14th Research Institute proposed to research a new type of radar, not only Yang Xiaotao supported it, but also President Peng was very concerned.
This is also why Yang Xiaotao had the Ninth Department supply a large number of semiconductors.
After Wang Qing finished explaining the situation, President Peng nodded repeatedly, "Good, well done."
"Now that airplanes are going faster and performing better, we need even more eyes that can see further."
"With this radar, our aircraft's combat effectiveness can be greatly enhanced."
"The comrades from the Fourteenth Institute did a great job."
"The comrades in the Ninth Department are also quite good."
President Peng praised him by name, and the applause from the audience was continuous.
Yang Xiaotao clapped his hands, but he had a feeling that President Peng's purpose in coming this time was not just this.