novellhall Chapter 126 is simply wishful thinking.
Chapter 126 is simply wishful thinking.
Led by Zhao Zhengang, Qiao An arrived at the broken-down machine.
At this point, the side of the machine had been disassembled, revealing the internal components.
Qiao An squatted down and looked closely, tapping here and bumping there.
They look completely unprofessional.
Unable to contain himself any longer, Wei Xiangjun spoke sarcastically, "Chief Engineer Zhao, isn't your machine tool factory behaving too shamelessly? You, a mere eighth-grade worker, can't solve the problem, so you send this woman to take the fall?"
"Deputy Director Wei, please speak properly," Zhao Zhengang said, suppressing his temper.
"I'd like to speak properly, but look at the kind of person she's brought! Does she think this is some kind of junk that she can just smash up and fix? Even if you're out of options, you can't just resort to any remedy."
"Excuse me, what's your educational background? Where do you work? What's your skill level?"
Wei Xiangjun lowered his head and asked Qiao An.
Qiao An didn't even look up. "I've never been to school. I work in the police station's canteen now, and I'm not even a junior worker."
"Zhao Zhengang! Look at this! Is this acceptable?" Wei Xiangjun raised his voice, "Having a woman who knows nothing messing around with this is worse than just declaring the equipment scrapped!"
"Even if you're going to hire an expert, at least hire someone decent."
Just as Zhao Zhen was about to retort, Huo Jiyun, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore.
You can look down on him, but what about looking down on Qiao An?
I'm sorry, I need to ask her husband if he agrees first.
"Deputy Director Wei, please watch your words. My wife is here to help you solve your problem, not for you to insult her!"
"Who...who do you think you are..."
Before he finished speaking, Huo Jiyun took out his military officer's ID card.
Wei Xiangjun squinted at it.
Northwest Army... Regiment Commander!
This regimental commander is so young, and he's a highly decorated soldier in the Northwest Army.
He immediately deflated.
When the Northwest Army came to Beijing to report on their work, he met with Wu Yingguo, the commander of the Northwest Army.
That's a living devil.
It is said that his subordinates all crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
The young regimental commander in front of me must be a killing god on the battlefield.
"So it's Commander Huo."
Xu Zhengqiang knew Huo Jiyun.
His second-class merit award was approved by himself.
"Commander Huo, I've heard so much about you." Xu Zhengqiang shook hands with him at this moment.
"He went home to visit family and even helped us destroy the enemy's headquarters, capturing so many spies. What a great achievement! What a great achievement!"
Huo Jiyun said coldly, "I am a soldier, this is what I should do."
"Yes, yes."
"As expected of Commander Wu's soldiers, their awareness is truly high."
Xu Zhengqiang laughed it off, trying to ease the tense atmosphere from before.
He knew exactly how much Wu Yingguo valued Huo Jiyun.
Upon learning of Huo Jiyun's injury, Wu Yingguo made three consecutive phone calls to the provincial party committee, instructing them to take good care of Huo Jiyun.
That's why the province sent doctors to examine Huo Jiyun during his hospitalization.
Ordinary people don't get this kind of treatment.
Wei Xiangjun chuckled and took a step back. The fact that Director Xu was so polite to him must prove that Huo Jiyun had a background he didn't know about.
It's best not to provoke such a young regimental commander.
"Chief Engineer Zhao, I've found the problem."
Upon hearing Joan's voice, everyone looked in the direction of the machine.
Qiao An stood up and rubbed her lower back.
"Chief Engineer Zhao, you have modified it very well, but after all, they are parts from two different countries. The size and fit are different, so problems will inevitably arise over time."
"One link of the chain inside broke. Luckily you stopped in time, otherwise the chain fragments would have fallen into the gap below, and the whole machine would probably have been ruined."
Qiao An's words gave Zhao Zhengang a glimmer of hope: "You mean it can be fixed?"
"Even if it's repaired, it can only last for two months at most. You must bring in new equipment within two months."
Zhao Zhengang gave a wry smile upon hearing this; their equipment application had been submitted for almost half a year and they still hadn't seen a trace of it.
Even if the Party Secretary went to Beijing in person, it would probably be impossible to resolve the issue in two months.
Yu Linzhou thought the same thing as Zhao Zhengang, and he looked at Xu Zhengqiang.
Of everyone present, he held the highest official position. If the provincial authorities could put in a good word for him, there might be a chance for things to turn around.
"Director Xu, you see, we really have no other choice. Pingjing keeps refusing to approve it. What are we going to do in two months?"
Xu Zhengqiang stood with his hands behind his back and pursed his lips. He wasn't just a nobody as the office director.
The machine tool factory's application was perfectly normal, but the delay in approval by Pingjing must mean they've offended someone.
He wouldn't risk his future for a machine tool factory.
"Maybe Pingjing is just too busy, or they can't get the new equipment to work? You should urge them a bit more."
"Besides, if this equipment can be repaired once, it can be repaired a second time. In any case, we can't delay the military's construction schedule."
Upon hearing this, Qiao An felt that Xu Zhengqiang was truly unreasonable.
"Director Xu, this machine was assembled from parts from two different countries, so it's not compatible. As it continues to run, the original parts are wearing out badly. I can fix it this time, but next time, I can tell you very clearly, even if the King of Heaven himself came, he wouldn't be able to fix it."
Xu Zhengqiang had been the office director for several years, and no one had ever dared to speak to him like that.
Just as he was about to criticize, he saw Huo Jiyun standing silently beside Qiao An.
His expression was like that of a guard dog watching over the house, his gaze aggressive.
Xu Zhengqiang cleared his throat.
"Then... let's try to get the new equipment approved in the next two months."
"This is your machine tool factory's own business. If you don't take it seriously, do you expect others to?"
This sentence extinguished Yu Linzhou's last hope.
Seeing Yu Linzhou and Zhao Zhengang's frustrated expressions, Qiao An felt humiliated.
The two grown men stood there, speechless, choked by the words.
Zhao Zhengang, in particular, clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned bluish-white.
She's the kind of person who can't stand seeing good people being bullied.
Putting others aside, Zhao Zhengang is a very pure person. He is wholeheartedly devoted to research and thinking about how to make this country stronger.
Qiao An decided to help Zhao Zhengang.
"Chief Engineer Zhao, how about this? I'll fix this piece of equipment first, and then I'll bring the design drawings to you after the New Year. We won't need approval from Beijing anymore; we can just get the equipment made within two months, right?"
"What?"
Zhao Zhengang stared wide-eyed, as if he had heard something utterly unbelievable.
If he was so shocked, then Wei Xiangjun must have been even more astonished.
"Young man, have you lost your mind? Do you know how many components and parts are needed to install a guide rail like this?"
"Of course I know." Joan's lips curled up slightly.
Equipment of this caliber was a piece of cake for her; the blueprints and data were etched into her mind.
Moreover, considering this era, she probably had to simplify the design considerably.
"He doesn't even bother to think before he talks big," Wei Xiangjun scoffed.
It takes two months for everyone in their research lab to come up with the design drawings for such a guide rail installation device.
Qiao An actually dared to make a boast that he could independently research and produce a finished product in two months.
That's wishful thinking!