Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

Liu Jingjun was silent. He knew what Jiang Feng meant by getting together, and he also wanted everyone to have something to eat and drink. He smiled self-deprecatingly, thinking that he would suffer, but his son could not bear it, so he nodded.

Seeing that Uncle Liu was in a bad mood, Jiang Feng took out more than ten candies from his pocket and put them on the table: "Uncle Liu, didn't you see Maomao? You can give these candies to me later. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

There is no such thing as entertaining guests for dinner now, it's all the same, with a big pot meal. Jiang Feng returned to the yard, parked the car, and went to the He family. He Yuzhu was at home teasing He Xiao, Yu Shui was reading a book, and sister-in-law was at home sewing and mending, she was very good at operating the sewing machine. Since sister-in-law got married, the family has not gone out to buy ordinary clothes.

At dinner time, He Yuzhu told Jiang Feng that he would go to the boss's place to cook tomorrow, and Director Yang said that he wanted him to go as well. Jiang Feng thought about it and didn't know what it was about. He thought it was just asking about the mechanics at most. He nodded and didn't take it seriously. He just followed the director and listened to his instructions.

At 9 o'clock the next morning, Director Yang's car arrived at the courtyard. He Yuzhu and Jiang Feng were dressed neatly, got in the car and drove away. Yan Fugui watched from behind as they all got into the car.

Soon the whole courtyard knew that He Yuzhu often went out on weekends, and he had been picked up and dropped off by car several times. But why did Jiang Feng follow him? Was he going to make a fire? Everyone in the courtyard started to discuss it.

After hearing the news, Yi Zhonghai didn't dare to target the He family and Jiang Feng anymore, as he had lost his position as the master. What the deaf old lady had said last time was half completed by Yan Fugui, but the real big deal was still to come. He rolled his eyes twice, stood up and walked towards the backyard.

When he arrived at the deaf old lady's house, he told her what had just happened. The deaf old lady squinted her eyes and thought about it, but she couldn't figure out why Jiang Feng followed He Yuzhu out to cook. However, this was a rare opportunity, so he could go to his house to win him over and see what the attitude of the man from Zhuzi's family was.

He said to Yi Zhonghai: "Let him go, who knows what he is going to do, but do you think it is your factory director who is looking for him? Otherwise, if an outsider invites He Yuzhu, he will not bring Jiang Feng with him."

Yi Zhonghai didn't see the car either. If he had seen it, he would definitely recognize it. He nodded and said, "It might be. Jiang Feng is now on an equal footing with Zhang Jiacheng in the factory. It's possible that the factory director is looking for him. Maybe he will go to pick up Zhang Jiacheng. It should be a technical matter."

"That's right. Don't worry about it. You go back first. I'll go around and see what the Zhuzi family's attitude is. It's rare that both of them are out."

Yi Zhonghai looked at the deaf old lady, said nothing, got up and went back to the house. The deaf old lady drank some water in the house, got up, turned around twice, opened the door and walked out.

He Yuzhu and Jiang Feng arrived at the door of the big leader. This was Jiang Feng's first time here and there was a guard standing in front of the door. After making a phone call, Director Yang came out and greeted the two to go in. After going in, He Yuzhu went straight to the kitchen. He had been here several times and was very familiar with the place.

Director Yang took Jiang Feng into the room where the senior leader was sitting. Director Yang stepped forward and said, "Leader, Jiang Feng is here."

The leader looked Jiang Feng up and down, with a hint of envy in his eyes, and said, "Hello, Comrade Jiang Feng, please sit down. Let's sit down and talk."

"Hello, leader." Jiang Feng greeted him first, then sat down on the sofa. The leader waited until the secretary served tea before speaking, "Comrade Jiang Feng, I asked you to come here today to ask you how the production of the machinery produced independently by the factory is going. Do you have any other ideas? Just one machine is not enough to scale up."

Jiang Feng sat up straight and looked at Director Yang. Director Yang nodded, and Jiang Feng spoke: "Leader, the factory can now process and install lathes by itself. The main problem is that there are not enough skilled workers. The new workshop has not been built yet. At present, we are using the R&D workshop and adopting the method of old employees training new employees. We are training a group of new workers. We hope that when the workshop is built next year, a group of skilled workers will be on duty immediately.

We have other ideas. Section Chief Zhang is leading us to study the drawings of the rolling mill. We have some ideas. The main problem is that we lack technical personnel. We estimate that we can develop another machine before the Spring Festival."

The big leader nodded and said, "It's good to have an idea, but one is not enough. We need to speed up the progress. I have also heard about the converter in the factory. The furnace body is still under construction. It will be enough to have Master Wang leading it.

Your focus should be on research and development, and you should strive to come up with data on two or three machines by the end of the year. Even if you can’t produce them right away, once they are developed, they can be put into the machinery factory. Just one or two machines is too monotonous.”

After Jiang Feng heard what his boss said, his mind started to work rapidly. Shouldn't he ask Zhang Jiacheng for help with such mechanical matters? Why did he ask me alone? However, he didn't know that in the eyes of some people, once the situations of several parties were summarized, the things he did seemed transparent.

The big boss looked at Jiang Feng and said, "Comrade Jiang Feng, don't worry, just do it boldly. Director Yang and I will support you if you have any problems. I have a gift here, and someone asked me to bring it to you."

After that, he went to the study, took out an envelope, handed it to Jiang Feng and said, "Put it away first and read it when you get back."

Jiang Feng was puzzled. Who would write to me? If someone could pass the letter to me through a senior leader, he must be of high status. He didn't know anyone of this level. He stood up and took the letter with both hands. Then he heard that he had to go back and read it. He asked, "Leader, who wrote to me?"

The leader's eyes showed seriousness, and he said to Jiang Feng: "You will know when you go back and read the letter."

Jiang Feng could only bury his doubts in his heart. The big boss and Director Yang also talked about some things in the factory. Jiang Feng could only sit aside and agree with them from time to time.

After a while, the secretary of the big boss came to inform that it was time to eat. The big boss stood up and walked towards the restaurant. Director Yang and Jiang Feng followed behind him. There were several dishes on the table. The big boss really had a special liking for Sichuan cuisine, including Dongpo pork elbow, twice-cooked pork, shredded pork with fish flavor, mapo tofu, and an egg soup.

The big boss asked the two to sit down, and said to the secretary: "Please invite Master He over to eat together today."

The secretary went out to call for someone, and a woman who looked to be in her forties also came in. Director Yang stood up and called out "Madam". Jiang Feng also quickly stood up and called out. The boss's wife stretched out her hand and pressed him down, saying, "Everyone, sit down. You guys talk about work. I didn't come out. Zhuzi is here again today. Old Wang is in for a treat."

The big boss also smiled and said, "You sit down too. I'll ask someone to call Zhuzi, and we'll eat together later."

As he was talking, He Yuzhu came in and greeted the big boss and his wife. The big boss quickly said, "Hurry up and sit down. I can't wait any longer."

The secretary took it and came over. They poured a glass of wine for each person. The leader took a piece of twice-cooked pork and ate it. He said to He Yuzhu: "This is the taste. Zhuzi, your cooking skills have improved again."

When it comes to cooking, He Yuzhu is not behind anyone else. He opens his mouth and says, "Big leader, as a chef, I can only think about these things. Only when my cooking skills improve can I better serve the people."

"Zhu Zi is right. Only by doing our job well can we better serve the people. Come, let's have a toast to what Zhu Zi said."

Several people quickly stood up, picked up their glasses, and drank a glass with the leader. He asked them to sit down, and they slowly started to eat and drink.

After lunch, the four of them drank a bottle of wine. After the leader gave instructions, Director Yang arranged a car to take He Yuzhu and Jiang Feng back first. He Yuzhu held a can of malted milk given by the leader's wife and asked him to take it back for He Xiao to drink. When leaving, the leader took Jiang Feng's hand and said, "Comrade Jiang Feng, go back and read the letter and think about it carefully. Don't be afraid. If you have any ideas, let Guowei tell me at any time. You can also come to me."

Jiang Feng nodded and got in the car. After a while, they returned to the courtyard. He Yuzhu put the can in his shoulder bag, but was still seen by the third uncle when he entered the courtyard. Fortunately, Jiang Feng was covering for him and took him to smoke a cigarette. He Yuzhu hurried into the house. After Jiang Feng came in, he took a look and found nothing wrong. He said something and went back to the house.

After entering the house, Jiang Feng took out the letter from the big boss. On it were several vigorous brush strokes, "To Jiang Feng". He opened the envelope with scissors and took out a piece of letter paper. There were only two lines of words on it: If it is beneficial to the country, I will not avoid it because of good fortune or misfortune. Signed: Mr. Wu.

Jiang Feng knew the meaning of the poem, but the signature made him stunned. He never thought that it was a letter from the gentleman. Jiang Feng's mind was blank and he stared at the letter. When he came to his senses, he quickly put the letter on the table.

Looking at the letter on the table and thinking about what he said to the big boss today, Jiang Feng is not stupid. He is just a small person with selfish thoughts. How could he not understand that his little tricks have been seen through.

This letter not only represents that Jiang Feng has entered the eyes of the top people, but also is an encouragement to him. The older generation of revolutionaries all held this idea and fought one after another, which led to the day when the Chinese nation stood up. This is also a kind of inheritance that future generations will remember.

Jiang Feng sat at the table without moving for the entire afternoon, with his facial expression changing constantly. Jiang Feng compared the sizes of the letter paper and the envelope, and decided to put the letter in a frame, intending to keep it as a family heirloom.

I have made up my mind. I have never met him, but I have received his kindness. I am a lonely man, and if I can help China enter modernization ahead of time, the worst that can happen is that I will hide away.

Jiang Feng walked out of the house, looked up at the sunset, put away his thoughts, went to He's house to get the lunch box and prepared to eat. He couldn't tell He Yuzhu about this, nor anyone else, as it might be of great use in a few years.