Chapter 133 Soft-hearted

This one portion alone is worth 50,000.

"My hands are shaking as I hold it."

He held the documents to his chest, as if he were holding a child.

"There's no time to lose. I'll go arrange the follow-up right away. You can keep these two bottles of wine for now. We'll drink and celebrate properly after everything's over. Let's invite Director Yang too."

"Okay, no problem. This time we should thank you. With this money, everything the factory does will be much easier from now on."

Li Jianguo's words made Deputy Director Zhang feel somewhat embarrassed.

He stood at the doorway, took half a step out, and then pulled his foot back.

There's something I forgot to mention.

"What?"

"This plan involves a large sum of money. It's unlikely that we'll give it all to you."

"What?"

Li Jianguo was a little depressed.

His brows furrowed.

"Didn't we agree it would just be the three of us? What's going on—"

Seeing that Li Jianguo was not happy, Deputy Director Zhang quickly explained.

"Such a large sum of money, I'm a little nervous. I'm afraid I'll make a mistake. Of course, I have to tell the higher-ups. Once I do, everyone will know."

He rubbed his hands together.

"Director Yang agreed to this as well. We were both too busy to tell you. We're really sorry..."

Deputy Director Zhang gave an awkward laugh.

To put it bluntly, this whole thing was thanks to the information provided by Li Jianguo. Now he probably won't get much money, so it's no wonder he's unhappy.

At this point, getting angry won't help.

Li Jianguo glanced at him with a hint of annoyance.

"Alright. Every penny earned is a penny earned. Whether it's spent on me or on someone else, it makes little difference."

He paused.

"But I definitely won't help with this again if it happens again."

He was half-joking and half-seriously.

Deputy Director Zhang nodded earnestly.

"Don't even mention you, I won't get involved next time. This one time alone is enough to terrify me. I'm really not cut out for this."

After saying a few words, Deputy Director Zhang quickly left.

The footsteps echoed in the corridor for a while, then faded into the distance until they disappeared.

A minor incident.

Li Jianguo didn't take it too seriously.

Continue to torment those engineers.

The project is large-scale, and there aren't enough engineers in the two factories.

I submitted a report to the higher authorities, and they transferred a group of outstanding interns from the college to help.

These people come to work, but they also come to learn.

As the project leader, Li Jianguo personally went to pick up the interns on the day they arrived.

A Jiefang brand truck was parked at the factory gate.

There were about twenty students, both boys and girls, standing in the carriage. They were wearing cotton-padded coats and hats, their faces red from the cold. As soon as the train stopped, they jumped off. Their feet crunched on the snow.

Li Jianguo is now a legend.

Everyone in the mechanical engineering department at school knows him.

The students followed their teacher to the factory gate. Looking at the somewhat shabby and shabby place, they felt a little disappointed.

Seeing Li Jianguo leading a group of people out of the factory, that bit of disappointment vanished instantly.

"Jiang Min, is that your boyfriend?"

"Wow, Director Li is so handsome!"

"Jiang Min, how lucky you are to have such a man."

Jiang Min came with two girls from her dormitory.

As soon as Li Jianguo appeared, they started shouting. They nudged each other, chattering like sparrows.

Jiang Min lowered her head in embarrassment.

Blushed.

Her face turned red to the roots of her ears.

Li Jianguo's gaze swept across these young faces one by one.

When he saw Jiang Min in the crowd, his originally serious face suddenly broke into a gentle smile.

Just like that.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"Director Li smiled! He looks so handsome when he smiles!"

"How can someone be so handsome and capable!"

A few girls huddled together, chattering away.

However, there are very few girls.

These days, not many people can get into university, and even fewer study mechanical engineering. Girls are practically a rare breed. This situation didn't change much over time.

There aren't many girls who genuinely enjoy tinkering with these things.

Of course, there are also those who do a good job.

The dozen or so boys who came all looked at Li Jianguo with eyes full of admiration the moment they saw him.

That look in his eyes was like a believer seeing a Bodhisattva.

"Welcome everyone to our factory."

Li Jianguo spoke.

The sound wasn't loud, but everyone could hear it clearly.

"I know you are all excellent students at school and study very hard. I invited you here today in the hope that you will contribute to the construction of our country to the best of your ability."

He paused.

His gaze swept across everyone's face.

"Later, everyone will register their majors and areas of expertise with Officer Cui. After that, we'll assign tasks and you'll work under your respective mentors. I hope you can all learn something during this time."

"The development of our motherland cannot be separated from the efforts of young people. Those who performed well in this project will be given job opportunities later. The project I'm working on has always been a top priority in the national plan. It needs many people, and it also needs everyone to have a solid foundation..."

Li Jianguo's words were not particularly flowery.

It simply introduces the upcoming goals, directions, and what needs to be done.

This simple conversation energized the students like they were on steroids.

"Don't worry, Director Li, we'll definitely do our best!"

A boy shouted. His voice cracked.

"We all want to be like Director Li, contributing to the country!"

Another boy chimed in.

"It's great that what we've learned can be put to use! We will definitely study hard and work diligently!"

Everyone took turns expressing their determination.

His face was radiant. His eyes shone like light bulbs. He couldn't wait to get to work.

Seeing them like this, Li Jianguo felt a little emotional.

People are so naive these days.

Speaking of dedication, I feel so proud.

He smiled and asked Cui, the clerk in charge of miscellaneous tasks, to take the person inside.

The clerk, surnamed Cui, was in his forties, short and stout, and walked with a limp. Looking at these capable people, he felt incredibly proud.

The experts have been incredibly busy lately, and their tempers have flared up. They're also overwhelmed with miscellaneous tasks, running around like crazy. Finally, some people have come to share the burden, and the pressure has eased considerably.

"Xiaomin, come here."

Li Jianguo suddenly spoke up.

He called Jiang Min to his side.

Everyone's eyes immediately turned to Jiang Min.

Of the students who came, only a few knew about their relationship. Just the two girls beside her. Now, seeing Li Jianguo calling Jiang Min, several boys who were interested in Jiang Min were giving her strange looks.

They acted as if Li Jianguo had defiled their goddess.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Jiang Min walked somewhat shyly to Li Jianguo's side.

"I'm here to work too."

She said in a low voice.

Head down, looking at his toes. He was wearing black cotton shoes, covered in snow.

"I'll just go with Yuanyuan and the others in a bit. No need for special treatment."

She was afraid that he would give her special treatment and she wouldn't be able to fit in with her classmates.

Jiang Min is a bit stubborn.

Seeing the determination in her eyes, Li Jianguo thought for a moment and decided to give up.

I won't give you special treatment.

He looked at her.

"However, the conditions here aren't very good. I'll arrange a single room for you. I'm the project manager, so I still have that authority."

Li Jianguo still couldn't bear to see his woman suffer here.

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Min quickly shook her head.

"I don't want a single room."

She looked up at him.

"I can live with Yuanyuan and the others. It's fine if a few girls live together, and we can chat in the evenings."

Jiang Min always got along well with everyone at school. She didn't like being the one who was different.

"Don't worry about me. I can handle any environment. No matter how bad the factory is, it can't be worse than our school dormitory. There are eight people living in one room in our dormitory."

Li Jianguo had visited their school.

Although I didn't go into the dormitory, I knew from what they said how bad it was.

Dorms these days are nothing like the four-person rooms with bunk beds, desks underneath, and balconies we had back then. Now, eight people live in one room with just a desk in the middle. It's drafty in winter and leaks in the summer.

The environment is quite harsh.

Of course, living in a tenement courtyard nowadays isn't much better than living in a dormitory.

For example, in the old man's courtyard house, the whole family was crammed into one small room. You could hear every single movement at night. It was even more cramped than a school dormitory.

But for Jiang Min, her family was well-off. It was indeed a bit pitiful to let her stay in the dormitory.

Jiang Min gently tugged at his hand, her tone slightly coquettish.

Just like that, it quickly loosened again.

"Don't give me special treatment. I want to be the same as everyone else, doing the same job and living in the same dorm. Since I studied this major, I want to do something worthwhile."

Seeing the look in her eyes, Li Jianguo's heart softened.