Chapter 265: I’ll Back You Up
The Chemical Research Institute is in the west of the city in Jiangcheng, some distance from the military factory.
Qin Hengzhi glanced at Lu Qiaoge and noticed that this girl seemed even more radiant.
He curved the corners of his mouth and said to Lu Qiaoge, “Director Zhong called me. The plastic product you need for packaging instant noodles and seasoning packets has been developed. Let’s go see the results…”
Lu Qiaoge was delighted. “So fast. Director Zhong and they are really amazing.”
Qin Hengzhi smiled faintly. “In many domains, our country’s talents are no weaker than those abroad. We also have many technologies that are now at world-leading level…”
Lu Qiaoge hadn’t known much about this history before; it seemed like most accounts focused on what happened after the reforms and opening up. Now, living in this era, she realized that even in the 1970s, our country had many scientific and technological achievements at world-leading level, including military, synthetic biotechnology, hybrid rice that would be promoted nationwide next year, medicine and pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, and more—all results independently completed under Western technological blockade.
Lu Qiaoge felt that protecting development was actually very important too.
She turned to look at Qin Hengzhi and said meaningfully, “Many hands make light work!”
She understood this reason all too well.
Qin Hengzhi nodded, well concealing the trace of contemplation in his eyes.
At yesterday’s factory department meeting, someone mentioned Lu Qiaoge from the food factory—right in front of him.
They said Lu Qiaoge’s personal ability was indeed outstanding, but ideological work needed to be done at this time.
They emphasized collective spirit and team awareness.
No individual heroism.
He happened to be at the meeting, but before he could speak, Director Hao unceremoniously refuted it.
He understood Lu Qiaoge. Although they hadn’t been together long, it felt like he had known her for a long time.
How smart was Qiao Ge? She had ability, but did she shoulder everything herself?
In the end, it was nothing more than emotional targeting.
That person was none other than Deputy Director Lin Junfeng.
He felt this man had been off lately, so he quietly investigated.
Now Old Lin was at the hotel with matters to attend to, and then Old Lin’s wife Yu Rui was living at Lin Junfeng’s home.
She had no choice but to move in.
Because Lin Junfeng’s current wife Wei Sixin, the deputy director of the cultural palace, had taken the child downstairs to the hotel to shout for people.
She had completely gone all out.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, Yu Rui had to go with her.
Deputy Director Lin lived in the leaders’ dedicated residential area. After all, they were all high-level cadres, so their treatment couldn’t be the same as ordinary workers. There were all three-story houses, all respectable people, so there was almost no conflict. The Lin family was also very quiet. It wasn’t certain if the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had quarreled, but judging by Deputy Director Lin’s conduct, there was clearly a problem at home.
So he was transferring anger to Lu Qiaoge?
What a thing!
After the meeting ended, Qin Hengzhi stopped Lin Junfeng who was about to leave and said sharply, “Deputy Director Lin, my partner helped your family find your long-lost younger brother, and you’re clearly unhappy, even suspected of settling personal scores publicly. Is it because your younger brother coming back means one more person to share the family property with you, or one more to divide your parents’ love for you?”
Lin Junfeng was naturally furious with shame.
But Qin Hengzhi didn’t give him a chance to speak.
“Your younger brother’s matter also involved me—why aren’t you targeting me? Is it because you bully the weak and fawn on the strong? Deputy Director Lin, this is my final warning: mind yourself and don’t reach too far!”
This was Qin Hengzhi’s warning to Lin Junfeng.
Thinking of this, Qin Hengzhi told Lu Qiaoge about yesterday’s meeting.
Lu Qiaoge widened her eyes, looking just as expected. “See, see, I said he had a problem. That day when he spoke to his younger brother, he was belittling me.
That Lin Junfeng—I analyze he’s suffering right now. On one hand, he doesn’t want his younger brother staying at the military factory in his way; on the other, he doesn’t want his younger brother going back to Beidu with his parents. What kind of thing is that? So selfish. What, does he want Older Brother Lin Jun’an to be homeless? This person’s thought is the one with the big problem.
I heard that Older Brother Lin Jun’an hasn’t gone to his home even now. Think about it—if he truly treated Lin Jun’an as his own younger brother, how could Lin Jun’an not go to his home?
Zhou Li told me that Wei Sixin visited her and her husband, all smiles on her face, looking very friendly, but that expression revealed a sense of superiority, just like saying, heh heh Zhou Li, you got lucky and married the right person, now following him to fly up the branch and turn into a phoenix.
Let me put it this way: if my family’s Xiao Si got lost and then was found now, my older brother would hold Xiao Si and bawl. I saw Old Lin cry, but I didn’t hear him bawl.
So with these two clearly dismissive attitudes, how could someone as sensitive as Older Brother Lin not see it?
I also heard from Zhou Li that Lin Jun’an is now busy with work at the handicraft factory and not planning to go back to Beidu with his parents. Then his three older sisters are coming to see him…”
Pausing, Lu Qiaoge asked, “What are his three older sisters like?”
Qin Hengzhi shook his head. “No contact, I don’t know.”
Then he said word by word, “Qiao Ge, just boldly do what you want to do. You have enough freedom, enough space. Even if you don’t need me, I’ll always back you up as your support.”
Lu Qiaoge’s eyes curved into a smile.
This feeling of being unconditionally protected was really nice.
She said softly, “Okay!”
Qin Hengzhi’s expression softened even more.
The two soon arrived at the Chemical Research Institute.
Director Zhong was clearly familiar with Qin Hengzhi, but he was a very serious old man who didn’t talk personal matters at work.
He directly led the two to the laboratory.
Sure enough, as per Lu Qiaoge’s requirements, packaging bags for sauce packets and seasoning packets had been made. Their equipment was very complete, and they had even sealed them.
At the current level, this was already ahead.
But actually, the research institutes now were all very poor. But if results could be converted into money, their days would be better.
Efforts would be rewarded.
But this couldn’t be put that way—some old scientists were truly content with poverty.
He enjoyed the richness of his spiritual world, so Lu Qiaoge didn’t mention money; mentioning money was vulgar. Guaranteeing the product could earn foreign exchange was the greatest return.
It was just that to bring a bag of instant noodles to market, there was still a lot of work to do.
But if the whole system strongly supported it, that would be easy.
Lu Qiaoge and Qin Hengzhi left the research institute.
There was still plenty of time, and now Lu Qiaoge was relatively free.
So Qin Hengzhi said, “I’ve ordered the wooden board, with ‘Mo Bei Pilot Work Preparatory Office’ written on it. Mo Bei is the collective name for the northern and Mongolian lines. There’s our military factory’s base there, but I removed the water radical from ‘Mo’, making it Mo Bei, also representing that the work needs some confidentiality. First get the sign made, then we’ll go to the neighborhood committee north of the city…”
