After the prosperous Spring Festival, Lin Zhenhua did not wait for Xiaofang to return to school, so he hurriedly embarked on the journey again, this time, his destination was Shanghai.

"Is it Manager Lin? I am Wang Baoxing, a guard soldier of the Thruster Station, our Director Liu has a meeting today, and I can't come to pick you up, so let me pick you up and go to the base to rest first. ”

Outside the Shanghai railway station, a handsome young man in a navy uniform saluted Lin Zhenhua and introduced himself.

"Thank you, Xiao Wang." Lin Zhenhua shook hands with Wang Baoxing, then pointed to the three people who followed him, and said, "These three masters are all here with me." This is Master Sun Changyuan, this is Master Peng Gang, and this is Master Yang Wenyong, Master Peng's apprentice. ”

Wang Baoxing hurriedly stepped forward and saluted several workers one by one, making Sun Changyuan and others scramble and thank them.

A minibus with a local license plate drove over, and Wang Baoxing took everyone into the car and closed the door. The minibus made a U-turn, drove out of the train station, and headed for the base of the Naval Research Institute on the outskirts of Shanghai.

Including Lin Zhenhua, the four people from the Hanhua factory were all in Shanghai for the first time. Lin Zhenhua naturally didn't have too much surprise at the bustling scene on the street, but Sun Changchang and the others kept looking out the window and exclaimed from time to time. Fortunately, there are more places on the minibuses, so everyone can occupy a window.

"Master, Shanghai is much more prosperous than our Tanzhou." Yang Wenyong said to Peng Gang with emotion that he has now been officially sent to Peng Gang as an apprentice, and he is only driving a universal milling machine at present, and he will be transferred to a CNC milling machine depending on the situation in the future.

Sun Changyuan said: "Of course, Shanghai is the largest city in China. ”

"How did I hear that Yanjing is bigger than Shanghai?" Yang Wenyong asked.

"No, it should be that Shanghai is bigger than Yanjing. You see, the things we usually buy are the best made in Shanghai, and I haven't heard of them made in Yanjing. Sun Changyuan said.

Peng Gang retorted: "Lao Sun, it's not right for you to say this, Yanjing is the political center, a place where the Party Central Committee stays, and it is not engaged in industry. ”

"Master, have you ever been to Yanjing?" Yang Wenyong asked Peng Gangdao.

Peng Gang shook his head: "I'm just a small worker, how can I have the opportunity to go to Yanjing." Just this time I came to Shanghai, or it was the blessing of Manager Tollin. You see, such a good thing as a business trip to Shanghai usually gets our workers. ”

Yang Wenyong said angrily: "Of course, you should be here, master, this time we are here to do things, not to go shopping." ”

Lin Zhenhua had been sitting in the front row chatting with Wang Baoxing, and when he heard Yang Wenyong's words, he smiled and turned around and said, "Everyone, don't be impatient, we have a shopping group." Finally, I will arrange a day for you to visit Nanjing Road and buy some Shanghai goods. ”

"Great!" The three workers in the back row cheered together.

The minibus drove out of downtown Shanghai, through a large rural area, and finally into a compound where naval soldiers stood guard at the door.

This courtyard is extremely inconspicuous from the outside, but the long fence that cannot be seen at a glance makes people think about it infinitely. After entering the courtyard, everyone's eyes suddenly opened up, only to see a wide boulevard leading into the distance, on both sides of the avenue, are scattered buildings.

Some of these buildings are ordinary bungalows, some are small buildings with three or four floors, and some are workshops with a single floor up to more than ten meters. The buildings are spaced very widely, showing that the owners of the buildings don't care about the land at all.

Unlike the local factories, all the trees and hedges here are meticulously trimmed. The white ash on the trunk of the tree is strictly the same height, and from a distance, it is all in a straight line. This uniform style seems to imply that the visitor is a world of militarized management.

The minibus drove along the main road for a while, then turned into a family area, and finally stopped in front of a three-story red brick building, such a small building, there are seven or eight buildings around, and two rows of green trees are planted on the side, cleverly separating the small building from the other buildings in the family area into two spaces.

Wang Baoxing said to Lin Zhenhua: "This piece is called Xiaohonglou, where division-level cadres of our base live. Director Liu lives in the house on the left side of the first floor. ”

"What, Director Liu won't let us live in his house, right?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

Wang Baoxing said: "Of course not, we have a guest house, and Director Liu has already arranged your residence." It was Teacher Qin who asked me to bring you home first, saying that I would pick you up first, and then send you to the guest house. ”

While speaking, Qin Ying had already come out of the small building. In the few months since she returned to Shanghai, Qin Ying has completely recovered the costume of Shanghainese, wearing a well-fitting floral padded jacket, which sets off her plump figure, and looks quite a bit of Yongrong, and she is no longer the female statistician in work clothes in the past.

"Xiaolin, as well as Master Sun and Master Peng, you are all here, welcome." Qin Ying greeted everyone warmly, and it seemed that her surname was much more cheerful than in the past.

"Master Qin!"

"Mrs. Liu!"

Sun Changyuan and Peng Gang respectively used a past title, and after shouting, they both felt that something was wrong, but they couldn't say what was wrong. People are already from Shanghai, and it seems wrong to use the name of a small place like Hanhua Factory.

Lin Zhenhua stepped forward generously and shouted, "Teacher Qin is good." ”

A smile bloomed on Qin Ying's face, and she said with disgust: "What Teacher Qin, it's better to call Sister Qin." Look at Master Sun and Master Peng, they don't see anyone else. ”

Yang Wenyong stood behind everyone, wanting to squeak but not knowing what to say. Qin Ying saw him at a glance and asked in a fuss, "Whose child is this, Master Sun, Master Peng, it doesn't seem to be the child of the two of you, right?" ”

Lin Zhenhua pulled Yang Wenyong to the front with a smile and said, "Wenyong, this is Director Liu's lover, you can call her Aunt Qin." ”

"Aunt Qin is good." Yang Wenyong shouted obediently.

Qin Yingle said: "What a handsome young man, Xiaolin, who is he?" ”

Lin Zhenhua said: "This is a young worker of our Hanhua Company, named Yang Wenyong, and now he is apprenticed with Master Peng." He is a reserve talent that we have focused on cultivating, and this time, I brought him to Shanghai to open his eyes. ”

Qin Ying let everyone into the house. Liu Xianghai's home is very large, with a living room of more than 40 square meters, and a set of artificial leather sofas. The owner seemed to be worried that the artificial leather would wear out over time, so he laid a crocheted cover on the sofa surface. The rest of the furniture in the house looks a little older, but the texture is very good, and it looks very high-end.

"These are the pieces of furniture in my house from the past." Qin Ying saw that Lin Zhenhua was lighting up the furniture, so she explained with a little pride, "During the ten years of turmoil, it was occupied by the rebel leaders, and now it has been returned to us." This set of sofas is newly bought, Xiang Hai became the director, there are more people at home, and there is no set of sofas that are too unshapely. ”

"Is Director Liu usually busy?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

Qin Ying smiled: "Xiaolin, I can warn you, don't ask Xiang Hai to be Director Liu for a while." He told me a few days ago that if you dare to call him Director Liu, he won't help you and ask you to go back to the Qinghua Hall to open a letter of introduction. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." Lin Zhenhua hurriedly said, "Sister Qin, you also know, if the letter of introduction from the Qinghua Hall is useful, I won't come to Lao Liu's back door." I know that this matter makes Lao Liu quite difficult, but there is no way, we in Jiangnan Province really can't solve it by ourselves. ”

"It's okay, Xiang Hai said, Xiaolin is his friend, and Hanhua Factory is his maiden home, he will try his best to do your business." Qin Ying said.

A few people sat down on the sofa, Qin Ying served everyone fruits, and chatted with everyone for a few idle days, Liu Xianghai finally came back.

"Is Kobayashi here?" Liu Xianghai was still outside the door, and the voice came in first. This way of speaking was rare when he was a carpenter in the past, and it is estimated that after becoming the director, he was confident enough, and he spoke unconsciously a little more domineering.

Lin Zhenhua and others stood up together to greet Liu Xianghai.

Liu Xianghai, who was dressed in military uniform, strode into the door, handed the bag in his hand to Qin Ying, and took off his hat, Qin Ying hurriedly caught it.

"Lao Liu!" Lin Zhenhua held back his strength and shouted.

"Hey! Kobayashi! Liu Xianghai happily responded, stepped forward, and shook hands tightly with Lin Zhenhua, "Okay, you Xiaolin, not bad, it's still the same." ”

Lin Zhenhua withdrew his hand, shook it, and said: "Comrade Liu, I want to remind you, you are now a division-level cadre, can you not be as strong as a wooden molder?" ”

"Hahahaha." Liu Xianghai laughed, turned around and greeted Sun Changyuan, Peng Gang and others respectively, forcing people to call him "Lao Liu" instead of his position. As for Yang Wenyong, there is no human right in this kind of situation, Liu Xianghai patted him on the shoulder and praised "This kid is good."

Everyone sat down again, and Lin Zhenhua had the opportunity to take a serious look at Liu Xianghai.

Compared with a few months ago, Liu Xianghai's mental outlook is obviously much better, and his eyebrows are full of spring breeze and pride. However, he seems to have more wrinkles than before, and the bags under his eyes are becoming more noticeable. When he was working as a woodmaker, his hair was still black and oily, and now he can faintly see some silver strands.

"What, Lao Liu, are you busy at work?" Lin Zhenhua asked with concern.

"Very busy!" Liu Xianghai nodded and said, "There are endless meetings and endless documents." Alas, let's not talk about me yet, but let's talk about you. ”

Lin Zhenhua said: "We have already told you in the letter, that is, we need to ask you to help contact a company with a large free forging machine to help us process several sets of molds." ”

"Aren't Yan Yuan and their forging machine enough?" Liu Xianghai asked, "I remember that you have a good relationship with Xiao Yan, and the last time he came to Shanghai for a meeting, he talked to me about you." ”

Lin Zhenhua was holding back his thoughts, last year, Yan Yuanhe of Changhong Factory coaxed to dig Populus euphratica to work for him, who knew that in the blink of an eye, Populus euphratica became Liu Xianghai, and the wood model worker became the director of the research institute, two levels higher than Yan Yuanhe. I don't know how embarrassed Yan Yuanhe was when he met Liu Xianghai during a meeting.

"Lao Yan's forging machine, the pressure is only 1,000 tons, not enough, we have calculated, our mold, at least 2,000 tons of forging machine to forge, if you can go to the Jiangnan shipyard 10,000 tons of machine to come up, then it will be more enjoyable."

(To be continued)