Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 157 Finished Product!

A few days later, the warm winter sun gently sprinkled on the earth.

Li Xu drove the car and took Xia Xiaohe and Xia Xiaomiao to the countryside.

Along the way, the trees on both sides of the road lost their green color, leaving only bare branches, swaying gently in the breeze.

In the fields, you can occasionally see a few yellow cows grazing leisurely. In the distance, farmhouses are scattered around, with curls of smoke rising from the chimneys, outlining a quiet and peaceful rural picture.

It is worth mentioning that Xia Xiaomiao is worthy of being a genius praised even by Ye Ruida. He has now learned all the knowledge in junior high school.

In terms of mathematics, he has even participated in high school mathematics competitions. If he continues at this pace, he will probably be able to win a provincial first-place medal in mathematics competitions by the time he graduates from the third year of junior high school.

Li Xu was of course pleased about this. He felt like an old father who had been silently devoting himself for a long time and finally waited for the fruits of his labor to bear.

Although Xia Xiaomiao had good grades, what made Li Xu even happier was that this kid did not become a nerd because of his good grades.

This can be seen from the fact that when Li Xu drove the siblings back, Xia Xiaomiao kept talking about anime goddesses.

And recently he has become obsessed with "Dragon Race".

Inside the car, Xia Xiaohe was a little worried. Acting like an older sister, she lectured Xia Xiaomiao seriously, "You should focus on studying and stop being so distracted."

Perhaps it was because Xia Xiaomiao had entered the rebellious phase of adolescence, she actually retorted seriously: "Relaxation should be done in moderation, and work and rest should be balanced. We study to live, and we can't put the cart before the horse."

Before Xia Xiaomiao could finish her words, Xia Xiaohe knocked her on the head and said unhappily, "You're so talkative."

Li Xu, who was driving in front, couldn't help but burst into laughter, and his hearty laughter echoed in the car.

After sending the brother and sister back to Xieyang Township, the path in the village was a bit bumpy, and the dirt beside the road exuded a rustic atmosphere.

Li Xu did not delay, just had a simple lunch and went back.

After Li Xu left, Xia Xiaomiao sat on the threshold of the main hall door, playing with a game console that Li Xu had given him.

The yard was swept clean, and the sunlight poured in unreservedly, covering the entire yard with a layer of golden gauze.

At the corner of the wall, a few unknown wild flowers trembled slightly in the cold wind, trying to show vitality.

Xia Xiaohe sat down next to Xia Xiaomiao, looked at the game he was playing, and then said seriously, "You must study hard."

Xia Xiaomiao nodded without turning her head and said, "Don't worry, sister. Don't think I'm playing games. I know my own position very well."

Xia Xiaomiao is now in the second year of junior high school because she skipped a grade, and her height has also grown.

Long hair was still popular at that time, so Xia Xiaomiao cut her hair short on the sides and left her bangs long.

Xia Xiaohe fiddled with Xia Xiaomiao's hair and said, "You have dandruff all over your head, and you don't know how to wash it."

Xia Xiaomiao raised her neck, chuckled, and suddenly asked, "Sister, how are Peking University and Tsinghua University?"

As soon as this topic came up, Xia Xiaohe's face suddenly lit up. She cast her gaze towards the rolling hills in the distance, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously began to rise. Then she chuckled, "That's a place that will definitely not disappoint you."

Then her expression suddenly grew serious, and she said to Xia Xiaomiao, "You have to work hard too. Don't forget who gave you this game console while you're studying in the city. No matter how high you fly in the future, you must never forget it. Do you understand?"

Xia Xiaomiao was stunned by his sister's sudden seriousness. He felt a little scared for no reason and lowered his head to play games to relieve his emotions. Then he said, "Of course I know."

But Xia Xiaomiao was no longer in the mood to play games. Suddenly, he looked up at Xia Xiaohe and asked, "Sister, what kind of person is Brother Li Xu?"

It wasn't strange that he asked such a question. After all, the time he spent with Li Xu was too short. Moreover, when he was younger, he looked at Li Xu from a child's perspective, so his understanding was not very comprehensive.

I think that now that my sister has entered Peking University and Tsinghua University, and often follows Brother Li Xu around, she will understand him better.

Xia Xiaohe smiled. "Look at his name. The word 'Xu' in 'Li Xu' means rising sun. He's like the rising sun, warm and full of vitality. He also illuminates others. It's not that he deliberately burns himself to illuminate others, but he illuminates others just by standing there. Do you understand?"

Xia Xiaomiao showed an expression that seemed to understand but not quite, but still nodded seriously.

He didn't plan to continue playing games at this point. Just as he was about to turn off the game, he muttered nonsensically, "Oh, sister, if Brother Li Xu is so good, then you won't have a lot of rivals in love, right?"

Xia Xiaohe's eyes widened immediately, and then she slapped Xia Xiaomiao on the head mercilessly: "What love rival!"

Hearing this, Xia Xiaomiao showed a relieved expression, "No love rival? No love rival, that's good!"

Then, he was beaten by Xia Xiaohe.

……

This winter vacation went by quickly.

Once you are busy with things, your rhythm will become tight and your sense of time will become less sensitive.

So when I got away from the tedious things, I was shocked to find that so much time had passed.

Li Xu has been busy since the winter vacation.

On the one hand, he had to keep an eye on the progress in the capital. His two good brothers, Ye Ruida and Lei Yinbing, would bring him one or two pieces of good news every once in a while.

On the other hand, it is not an easy task to put the express lockers developed by Lei Yinbing into mass production.

Li Xu did not act blindly, after all, he had an old man to ask for advice on this road.

Anyone may treasure something for themselves, but his father will definitely teach him everything he knows on this point.

Li Xu had no doubt about his father's ability. After all, his father's company was engaged in similar business.

That day, Li Xu went home early and prepared dinner.

When his father came back, he thoughtfully served him some brewed tea.

Li Yuqian sat on the sofa, took the teacup and took a sip with an expressionless face, then commented: "The water temperature is too high, and there are too many tea leaves. When making tea, the hotter the water, the better. It depends on the tea leaves."

Li Xu secretly complained in his heart, just drink tea, why make so much trouble, it's really troublesome.

But with an obedient expression on his face, he said, "Okay, Dad, I'll learn the classics of tea from you next time I have time. By the way..."

Li Xu got straight to the point and said, "Dad has a question I want to ask you."

Li Yuqian felt very comfortable, a feeling that would be difficult for people without children to understand.

Especially when you are older, when your children ask you for advice on something, it shows that they recognize you from the bottom of their hearts.

"Your dad will always be your dad." It feels good only when the son says it in person.

Li Yuqian nodded and said, "You go ahead."

Li Xu sorted out his thoughts briefly before speaking, "Well, my team and I are preparing for an entrepreneurial competition. We've designed a delivery cabinet and now need to find a contract manufacturer. I'm not sure how to get started."

Li Yuqian pondered for a moment and asked, "What are the core components of your product?"

Li Xu thought about it and introduced their products to his father in the simplest language.

After listening to this, Li Yuqian silently picked up the teacup and took a few sips, as if he was thinking seriously. After a while, he put the cup down, looked at Li Xu with some approval, and said, "Very good. When you encounter a problem, you don't blindly work in isolation, but consult someone who truly understands the subject. Then today I will teach you a good lesson."

Li Xu immediately acted as if he was listening attentively.

Li Yuqian adjusted his posture slightly and said, "The core logic is to use the least amount of money, the fastest time, and the most stable quality to turn the blueprint into a usable express delivery cabinet."

Li Xu nodded repeatedly.

Li Yuqian continued, "The next thing you need to consider is finding a factory. And finding a factory needs to be considered separately. First, where is the main cabinet produced? Where are the core components inside it produced? I'll give you the answer directly. For the outer shell, go to Ning City. Ning City is an expert in metal processing. Throw the design drawings over and they can directly stamp out the cabinet body, which is one-third cheaper than manual welding. But be sure to find someone knowledgeable to watch over there to prevent them from using scrap metal as good quality."

Li Xu blinked and wrote down what his father said.

Li Yuqian then added, "Next are the core components. Actually, I think you should know where is the best place to solder the circuit board."

Li Xu, reminded by his father, said without hesitation: "Is it Huaqiangbei?"

Li Yuqian nodded and said, "Huaqiangbei is full of people working with chips. I can find a small factory that can solder circuit boards and make some to test the waters first."

In fact, Li Yuqian has many cooperating manufacturers. He helped find manufacturers to produce Li Xu’s last scientific research competition.

But this time Li Yuqian wanted to train Li Xu, so he encouraged him to find it himself.

Li Xu was also happy to do it himself.

So for the next period of time, Li Xu ran back and forth between those cities with industrial advantages.

This experience not only allowed him to gradually complete the puzzle pieces of the smart express locker, but also allowed him to summarize a lot of useful experience.

For example, you can make scraps into detachable modules, just like Lego blocks. If any part is broken, you can just replace it without scrapping the entire cabinet.

For example, the card reader needs to be hybrid, adaptable to campus cards and also equipped with a microelectronic system to cope with future upgrades.

Apart from the cabinet, other places are saved wherever possible, for example, a resistive screen is used, which can save a lot of money compared to a capacitive screen.

These components can be upgraded slowly, and there are currently no similar competitors.

In addition, this smart express locker is only a small part of their smart campus solution.

When this project is finally implemented, it will definitely be able to defeat other works.

And Li Xu didn't have to wait too long for this day.

……

The festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival has not completely dissipated. The streets and alleys are still decorated with lights and firecrackers and confetti are gently fluttering in the wind.

But Li Xu had already hurriedly embarked on his journey back to the capital.

At this moment, the sky in the capital is as blue as a crystal, and the sun shines on the earth with a hint of winter coolness.

Several intelligent functions of the project have reached critical time points, and someone must take charge of the overall situation.

Not long after Li Xu returned to the capital, others arrived one after another.

Although there is still some time before the start of school, the campuses of Peking University and Tsinghua University are already full of vitality. In front of the library and on the paths, people holding books and having heated discussions can be seen everywhere. Excellent people are always so self-disciplined and enterprising.

A dozen days later, a courier truck slowly drove into the entrepreneurship base.

Downstairs in the company's office building, everyone gathered there with great anticipation, tightly surrounding the smart express locker sample that was only the size of a password cabinet.

Lei Yinbing squatted down and connected the core components to the computer with a focused expression to carry out the final debugging.

Xue Xue, who was standing next to him, also squatted down, staring at the sample machine intently. She couldn't help but ask, "Why is it so much smaller than I imagined?"

Liu Yunfei stood aside and explained with a smile: "This thing can be combined. If you want, it can be any size you want."

At this moment, Lei Yinbing quickly typed in a string of code and decisively hit enter. Then a confident smile appeared on his face. He closed the computer and said firmly, "It's done. There should be no problem."

After saying that, he unplugged the cable.

Li Xu nodded slightly, with a hint of anticipation in his expression: "Then it's time to witness a miracle."

He picked up the simulated package with a sticker and barcode, pointed it at the built-in barcode scanner on the device and scanned it. There was a crisp "beep" sound, and one of the two doors on the express cabinet popped open with a "click".

Li Xu put the experimental package in and gently closed the cabinet door.

After a while, An Duoduo's phone dinged and received a text message. She jumped up excitedly and held up the phone to show everyone.

Then, An Duoduo took a deep breath, took out her campus card, and swiped it lightly on the card reader. The cabinet door opened in response.

Seeing this scene, even Lei Yinbing, who had succeeded many times in the laboratory, couldn't help but wave his arms and shouted, "Yes!"

The others were so excited that their faces turned red, and they couldn't contain their inner joy and started applauding.

Applause echoed in the air.

Xia Xiaohe stood in the crowd, her cheeks slightly flushed with excitement.

This was the first time she had experienced such a fulfilling moment, and the emotion was particularly strong.

She couldn't help but look at Li Xu, who was surrounded by everyone. She recalled the time she had with her brother and was moved. She lowered her head and murmured softly, "He really is like the sun..."

After the excitement, Li Xu quickly calmed down and turned to An Duoduo and said, "By the way, Duoduo, try entering the verification code again to see if you can open it. Our system operates in dual mode. If you don't have your campus card with you, you can still open it by entering the verification code."

An Duoduo nodded vigorously and repeated the experimental steps again. After entering the SMS verification code, the cabinet door opened again.

Seeing this scene, everyone's anxious hearts were finally put at ease.

Ye Ruida smiled and joked, "I think we should celebrate tonight. How about this, I'll treat you and Li Xu will pay the bill."

Everyone burst into laughter and cheered.

Li Xu also smiled, but quickly put away his smile and turned serious: "Everyone, don't be too happy yet. Although we have overcome the technical difficulties, there is still one problem that remains to be solved."

Hearing this, Lei Yinbing was the first to react and frowned: "You are talking about the courier company, right?"

Li Xu nodded and said seriously, "That's right. We can put aside the small express delivery companies for now, but we must win over Tongdafeng and the Post Office. Without the support of these six express delivery companies, our cabinet is just a cabinet."

However, compared with promoting the smart campus construction plan to Jinchuan University, this smart express locker has only advantages and no disadvantages for the express company, and the negotiation difficulty should not be too high.

Before Li Xu could continue speaking, Tang Qiaoning volunteered with anticipation on her face: "Li Xu, I'll go! I'll go talk to them!"

Before Tang Qiaoning finished speaking, Xia Xiaohe suddenly said with a firm look in her eyes, "Li Xu, I think I can do it too!"

Li Xu's eyes swept across the faces of the two girls one by one, and he smiled slightly: "Okay, then you will each be responsible for three of the six express delivery companies, and see who can take them down first."

(End of this chapter)