Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 79 Engagement
"Uncle Zhou, Auntie, please come in. Xiaobai, nothing happened. I just played a joke on her." Li Weidong quickly welcomed Zhou Zhennan and his wife in and explained.

Professor Lin and his wife also stood up to welcome Zhou Zhennan and his wife in.

Li Weidong saw Zhou Zhennan and his wife coming, and then said to Zhou Zhennan, "Uncle Zhou, I'll notify the shopkeeper to serve the dishes."

Zhou Zhennan said, "Dongzi, wait a moment, someone else is coming."

Li Weidong was a little confused. Who else was coming? After a moment's thought, "Oh, it might be Zhou Zhenbei." Then Li Weidong joined Zhou Zhennan and his wife in chatting with their teacher and his wife.

After they chatted for a while, the door opened again and Zhou Zhenbei walked in. When everyone saw that it was Zhou Zhenbei, Li Weidong stood up and welcomed him in. Before he could sit down, the door opened again, and then Li Weidong saw Minister Wang from the Ministry of Industry and Commander Chen from the Military Department come in together.

Li Weidong hurriedly went to welcome the two leaders in. After they were seated, Li Weidong asked, "Two leaders, how did you find time to come here?"

At this time, Commander Chen from the military said, "Weidong, you're engaged, how can we not come and see you? Besides, Zhennan is my old subordinate. Your acquaintance with Xiaolin is also due to my contribution. I can be considered your matchmaker."

Minister Wang also said, "Weidong, the Ministry of Industry is your family after all, why didn't you notify me?"

Li Zidong quickly explained, "I actually thought about notifying the two leaders, but I was worried that they were busy with work and didn't have time. Besides, this was just an engagement, so I didn't notify them. We definitely have to notify the two leaders when we get married, and they can't not come."

Chief Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, my boy, when you get married, I will definitely give you a big red envelope to satisfy you."

Minister Wang also laughed and said, "Weidong, don't worry, we will definitely come when you get married."

Li Weidong also smiled and said, "Thank you, both leaders."

Minister Wang suddenly said, "Weidong, Lao Chen and I have discussed this with our superiors, and they have approved it. We will handle this matter promptly. You should get married as soon as possible. After all, your project is very important and will probably take a long time. With a wife to take care of you, you can devote yourself to the project with peace of mind."

Li Weidong nodded and said, "Okay, Chief, we will get married as soon as possible and will definitely not delay the progress of the project."

Li Weidong turned to Minister Wang and said, "Minister Wang, how are our carbon fiber bicycles going?"

Minister Wang said, "Weidong, why do you think of asking this? The factory has been built and a batch of products have been produced, but the sales in foreign stores are not ideal."

Li Weidong said, "This morning I came to Fengze Garden and booked a private room. I ran into Lou Zhenhua and chatted with him. I found that he has strong business skills. I thought of our carbon fiber bicycles. What do you think about having him sell them overseas?"

Minister Wang thought for a moment and said, "That's fine, but is this person trustworthy?"

Li Weidong said: "In fact, I feel that Lou Zhenhua is quite patriotic, otherwise he would not be the first to participate in our public-private partnership.

"Another plus is that it started from scratch and has grown to this size, so he must be a very capable person. To leave him sitting idle is a loss to our country. We can't give up on him just because of his background. After all, our country has just been established and there is a lot of work to be done, so we urgently need a lot of talent."

Chief Chen said, "Old Wang, I think Weidong is quite right. We can't deny a person just because of his background. We still need to verify whether this person is loyal to the country."

Minister Wang thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll ask someone to ask him tomorrow if he's willing to contribute to the country." Li Weidong said, "No need to wait until tomorrow. He'll probably be here soon. I told him I was getting engaged this morning, and he said he'd come over to congratulate me. I was planning to go to the Ministry of Industry tomorrow to ask you about it, but I didn't expect you to come today."

"Okay, Weidong, you talk to him later. It's really not convenient for Lao Chen and I to contact him. When the time comes, just say that we are your elders and we will observe him as well." Minister Wang said.

Li Weidong nodded and agreed.

Just as he finished speaking, the door opened and Lou Zhenhua came in carrying a few gift boxes.

"Mr. Li, congratulations!" Lou Zhenhua said with a smile.

Li Weidong also quickly stood up and welcomed Lou Zhenhua in.

"Mr. Lou, you are too polite. Why did you bring something with you?" Li Weidong also said with a smile.

"It's just a small token of my respect! I wish you two will be together forever and grow old together." Lou Zhenhua said with a smile.

"Thank you, Mr. Lou, thank you for your blessing," Li Weidong said
"Boss, I asked my friend today, and he said that they are in urgent need of talents like you. This job requires frequent business trips to sell some items to foreign gangs. Do you think it is convenient for you?" Li Weidong said to Lou Zhenhua again.

"That's convenient. Thank you so much, Mr. Li. I'm so bored at home that I'm almost sick of being idle." Lou Zhenhua said gratefully.

"Okay, Mr. Dong, let's make it a deal. I'll have my friend send you the documents and product information tomorrow. You can take a look at it and arrange for the product sales as soon as possible."

"Okay, no problem. I'll wait at home all day tomorrow." Lou Zhenhua said excitedly.

After the two finished talking about work, Li Weidong introduced everyone to Lou Zhenhua. When introducing Minister Wang and Chief Chen, he said that these two were my elders and they knew I was going on a blind date, so they came to see me.

After everyone got to know each other, Li Weidong went to call the shopkeeper and asked him to serve the dishes.

As everyone was chatting and laughing, Li Weidong and Zhou Xiaolin's marriage was finalized, and the wedding date was set for next weekend.

After dinner, everyone left. After Li Yudong sent Minister Wang and Chief Chen away, he also sent Zhou Zhennan and his wife, Zhou Xiaobai, and Lou Zhenhua away. Then he returned to the camp with Zhou Zhenbei, Zhou Xiaolin, the teacher, and his wife.

The institute's dormitories were completed today, and Li Weidong planned to move in with the students tomorrow. The new machine tools from the steel mill would be delivered the day after tomorrow, so if they didn't move tomorrow, they wouldn't have much time left.

After thinking about the things that needed to be arranged for the next day and the day after tomorrow in the dormitory, Li Weidong washed up and then lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

The next day, Li Weidong was up at dawn, had breakfast in the cafeteria, and then stopped the students who were about to go to work. He told them about the move and asked them to pack their belongings and prepare to move into the institute's new dormitories. Then Li Weidong returned to his temporary dormitories and packed his belongings, also preparing to move.

(End of this chapter)