Chapter 2777
The Fatty Who Was Fooled
Chapter 2777 The Fatty Who Was Fooled
As news spread that the Logistics Department, the Third Ministry of Machine Building, and the Ninth Ministry were collaborating on the research of a new type of aircraft, other ministries also called to explore the possibility of cooperation.
This left Yang Xiaotao, Li Hongfeng, and the others both amused and exasperated.
However, what these people said also makes a lot of sense.
There are nine machine departments, plus the logistics department, making a total of ten.
Besides the Ninth Ministry, the other ministries that have clear cooperation with it are the First Ministry of Machine Building, the Second Ministry of Machine Building, the Third Ministry of Machine Building, the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building, and the Logistics Department.
Oh, and we should also include the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building. They'd agreed on this a long time ago to collaborate on something called a pager.
Of course, all of the above are directly related. In addition, the Fifth, Sixth and Ninth Ministries of the Ministry of Machinery Industry also cooperated in manufacturing helicopters. So, in a sense, they were also cooperating.
As for the Eighth Ministry of Machinery Industry, they don't get involved with these people; they just do their own thing.
Adding the foreign trade department, which I frequently visit recently, there are exactly nine departments in total.
Even when Old Chen called Yang Xiaotao, he joked that he could work at that desk in the Ninth Department.
That way, I won't have to go to the office.
This made Yang Xiaotao feel ashamed, and he made up his mind that he would resolutely hand over future cooperation matters to his subordinates and resolutely not show his face himself.
For this reason, since finalizing the aircraft design project, Yang Xiaotao has devoted himself to the research institute, spending his free time there even when he's reading.
Li Hongfeng, Lao Hong, and others were happy to see this happen, and even took the initiative to take over their daily work in order to keep Yang Xiaotao in line and prevent him from causing any more trouble.
They're already incredibly busy, and then you start nagging them, taking on even more work.
This is aircraft design work.
Have you forgotten how exhausted you were during the last White Horse fighter jet battle?
That work, that feeling of being rushed, is something those who participated in it will never forget.
Yang Xiaotao was naturally pleased with the "kindness" of Li Hongfeng and Lao Hong.
Not only can you escape from your busy daily work and devote yourself to research at your own pace, but you can also use this time to improve your academic credits and strive to unlock computer proficiency as soon as possible.
Although reading books earns credits more slowly and in smaller amounts.
But this is the only reliable way to obtain it.
Unless you design something during this period and gain a lot of credits, thus reaching 5,000 at once, you still have to proceed step by step.
Inside the research institute, in the director's office.
Yang Xiaotao sat at his desk flipping through computer books, while Liu Lixue was organizing materials on a table placed by the door.
Because Yang Xiaotao's office location changed frequently, she and Lou Xiao'e were forced to separate.
Lou Xiao'e was stationed in her office in the office building, so she came here so that any issues could be dealt with quickly.
The fact that the two of them only saw each other a few times a day led to them nagging Yang Xiaotao a lot in private.
'He's clearly alone, yet he occupies two offices; even high-ranking officials don't get this treatment.'
While mentally criticizing Yang Xiaotao, Liu Lixue piled the documents heavily on the table, then got up and went into the room.
As soon as he entered, a warm smile appeared on his face. He walked to Yang Xiaotao's desk and said, "Director Yang, this is what we just organized. Please take a look."
Yang Xiaotao put down his book, rubbed his swollen eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "Is there anything important?"
This book is a bit of a headache. Although the memory from the pager has given him some understanding of computer knowledge, he still finds it difficult to comprehend purely theoretical things.
In particular, there is not much research in this area in China, and most of the materials are translated from foreign sources.
Yang Xiaotao wasn't sure if this thing was counterfeit, after all, it had a history of such issues.
Unfortunately, these are all the shows available now, so we'll just have to make do with what we have.
Upon hearing Yang Xiaotao's words, Liu Lixue glanced at the titles of the books on the table and quickly said, "The two on top are more important and need your review."
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaotao picked up the two documents.
The top document concerns helicopter manufacturing; it was likely sent by Li Haonan.
Yang Xiaotao glanced at it and saw that most of the content was about the progress, with only the later part mentioning the need to allocate some alloy materials.
Yang Xiaotao thought for a moment, then wrote "agree" on the back and signed his name.
Then I picked up the second document, which turned out to be a summary document about semiconductor production.
This must be a summary from Elder Ye.
Remembering the previous request, Yang Xiaotao opened the document.
After watching for only a short while, his brows furrowed.
The production figures on the document have indeed increased significantly, but they have not met the previously planned requirements.
Yang Xiaotao read on patiently, and sure enough, there was an analysis report following.
This report provides a detailed investigation into semiconductors, starting with data on the initial raw material, quartz sand, from mining to transportation costs, processing consumption, and finally, the finished product.
The results were also listed at the end of the investigation.
In the current situation, increasing production would require costs far exceeding those of building a new processing plant.
And that was the final opinion given by Elder Ye.
"Build a new factory!"
Yang Xiaotao frowned as he spoke, then looked at Liu Lixue and said, "Xiaoxue, call Li Lei and ask him to come over."
Liu Lixue nodded, quickly walked to the side to pick up the phone, and while she did so, Yang Xiaotao casually flipped through the other documents.
After Liu Lixue finished her call, Yang Xiaotao had also roughly reviewed the documents and then began processing them.
"Director Yang, Factory Director Li will be here shortly."
Yang Xiaotao nodded, and Liu Lixue waited on the side.
Within minutes, Yang Xiaotao signed the document and then handed it to Liu Lixue.
As I walked out of the office carrying a stack of documents, before I could even distribute them, I saw someone walking towards me with a smile on their face.
But when he saw her, the smile on his face quickly disappeared, and then a hint of unease appeared.
"Secretary Liu, is Director Yang here?"
The chubby boy stammered a bit and avoided looking at the other person.
He went to Hong Kong and witnessed its openness, but he still felt that the people there weren't his type.
So after returning home, he increasingly felt that the woman in front of him was his type.
Although he was bullied a lot when he was a child, and although he is still a little afraid of them now, and still gets nervous in front of them, this feeling gives him a kind of 'longing', which he sometimes doesn't understand why.
"Minister Yang is busy inside."
Liu Lixue didn't have any special feelings for Xiao Pang. If she did, it was just the care a sister would show to her brother. So she spoke to him more casually, unlike when she was with other comrades, when she had a warm and friendly expression.
"okay."
After Little Fatty finished speaking, he immediately walked inside.
Seeing the other person's happy expression, Liu Lixue quickly grabbed his clothes. Xiao Pang took two steps forward and felt his collar being pulled. He stopped and took two steps back.
"You're all all smiles, what good news is it?"
Little Fatty quickly straightened his clothes, not daring to hide anything, and hurriedly said, "We've made progress with the game console, so I came to report to Director Yang."
"What's there to be nervous about?"
Liu Lixue immediately asked, explaining that she was getting a little tired of playing the game console at home and only became interested when she was with Lou Xiao'e, so she was really looking forward to the new game console from the research institute.
"Once the card insertion connection is finished, come over and tell Director Yang that we can proceed to the next step."
Little Fatty spoke proudly, but Liu Lixue didn't understand these questions at all. However, she knew what Little Fatty and the others cared about most, so she asked, "How much longer will it take you to finish this?"
"I heard that the photocopier has already made its third version, and it should be officially put into production in about half a month." Upon hearing Liu Lixue say this, Xiao Pang's face showed a bit more urgency.
Although he doesn't like making money for others and is rather laid-back, he can't resist the competitive spirit of his colleagues at the research institute.
In this environment, he couldn't slow down even if he didn't want to.
"Half a month? That fast?"
Little Fatty asked in surprise, and Liu Lixue nodded hurriedly, "That's fast? They can't wait to finish it right away."
"I heard it myself, that Director Yang said he would give them awards."
"How could they not be fast?"
Little Fatty looked conflicted after hearing this, then nodded vigorously, "We can make it in half a month."
"Really?"
Liu Lixue drawled out her words, looking quite suspicious.
Little Fatty seemed to be stimulated when he heard this, "We have already overcome the most difficult hurdle. Next, it will be similar to the new era of game consoles. It's just a matter of redesigning it. The principles are already available."
"As long as we speed things up, we'll definitely be able to make it."
Liu Lixue withdrew her suspicious gaze and nodded vigorously, "If that's how you see it, then that's for the best."
"When the time comes, let Director Yang give you an award as well."
"Really?"
Now it was Little Fatty's turn to draw out his words, but Liu Lixue had also experienced the 'hardships of society,' so how could she be fooled? She glanced at Little Fatty and said, "If you don't go in soon, Director Li will be here soon!"
Little Fatty then remembered his business and hurriedly walked inside.
Meanwhile, Yang Xiaotao, who was inside the house, could clearly hear the conversation outside through Xiaowei.
He mentally complained about Liu Lixue, thinking she was getting more and more outrageous, daring to openly 'threaten' people under his name, which was outrageous.
Half a month? That's too slow.
Ten days is more like it.
bang bang
A knock sounded on the door. Yang Xiaotao composed himself and said, "Come in!"
Little Fatty pushed open the door, his face serious.
"Minister Yang."
Yang Xiaotao nodded, then gestured for the door to close.
Little Fatty quickly went over and closed the door, then sat back down on the stool.
"What good news? It's like drinking honey."
When Little Fatty heard these somewhat familiar words, he almost didn't realize what they meant, and then immediately repeated what he had just said to Liu Lixue.
Yang Xiaotao nodded from time to time, and then said after Xiaopang finished speaking, "In that case, the progress of this game console will be greatly accelerated."
Little Fatty nodded with a smile, "Yes, yes, we think we can finish it in another half month."
"Half a month, or even October, isn't too slow."
"However, it would be better if it could be faster, so that it would look better in the report."
Yang Xiaotao spoke casually, which piqued Xiaopang's curiosity. He had overheard Liu Lixue talking about the photocopier research institute outside, and Liu Lixue had told him about the two-week timeframe, but now it seemed that the timeline was not quite accurate.
"Minister Yang, how much time do you think would be appropriate?"
"Ah, it's alright. You don't need to rush. Just take it one step at a time and make sure you don't make any mistakes."
Yang Xiaotao didn't give a specific time, but even so, it made Xiaopang feel very uncertain.
I came here full of excitement, bringing good news, hoping to hear encouragement from Director Yang and celebrate with my colleagues at the research institute when I got back.
But now, what joy could he possibly have?
Later, when Yang Xiaotao asked about his family situation, he answered subconsciously, his mind not on the matter at all.
After leaving the office, Xiao Pang went straight back to the research institute.
When Wang Kun, Liu Yongqiang, and the others saw that Xiao Pang looked a little off, they quickly asked him what was wrong.
Then, after Little Fatty finished recounting what had happened, the previously excited crowd suddenly felt immense pressure.
Soon, after a period of silence, the crowd erupted.
And all of this was started by Liu Lixue and Yang Xiaotao, who each sat comfortably at their own table.
In the evening, Yang Xiaotao walked out of the research institute with his hands behind his back and happened to run into Li Hongfeng walking towards the cafeteria.
"Old Li, I'm telling you, you eat in the cafeteria all day long, don't you ever go home to see your wife?"
Yang Xiaotao made a joke, but Li Hongfeng looked at him with displeasure.
Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao quickly explained, "Don't be rude to me. I'm still young and energetic. Let's skip the cot."
Li Hongfeng snorted coldly, "Didn't I tell you?"
"Say what?"
Yang Xiaotao was taken aback.
"I'm going to be a grandfather."
Yang Xiaotao opened his mouth, then remembered that Li Hongfeng had mentioned to him last month that his wife was going back to help take care of the children.
Thinking of this, Yang Xiaotao smiled awkwardly and quickly said, "Look at you, you're almost a grandfather, and you're still so petty."
"Be magnanimous; have the tolerance of a prime minister."
Before Yang Xiaotao could finish speaking, Li Hongfeng raised the jar.
Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao took off running. Li Hongfeng shouted irritably, "He's a grandfather, not a maternal grandfather."
Yang Xiaotao ran a long way away, then laughed heartily, "That was bound to happen sooner or later."
Li Hongfeng was so angry that he put his hands on his hips. How old was his daughter? This brat!
Zhao Gang, carrying a jar, walked over from behind. Seeing the two arguing, he went up to ask what was going on.
After listening to Li Hongfeng finish speaking, he laughed and looked at Yang Xiaotao, saying comfortingly, "It's okay, he'll be a grandfather too."
Not far away, Yang Xiaotao opened his mouth, but remained silent for a moment.
"I think this guy's just bored. Why don't we find him some work to do?"
After Li Hongfeng finished speaking, Zhao Gang quickly shook his head, "No, no, please don't."
"That's not finding work for him, it's finding work for ourselves."
Li Hongfeng opened his mouth to listen, and then nodded in agreement.
And so, they slept on cots, getting a week's leave to go home and reunite with their families, and only then did they complete their mission.
If we add a little more...
Do you still want a home?
The two ignored Yang Xiaotao, who was not far away, and walked side by side toward the cafeteria.
"Old Li, news came back from Dengzhou last time that the autumn harvest is coming soon, and the farmers need to go back to harvest."
"I've heard about this; the only option is for the Second Ministry of Machine Building to adjust the plan."
The two walked and talked about work, completely leaving Yang Xiaotao aside.
After the two left, Yang Xiaotao also came to the car, and then rode his bicycle back to the courtyard.