A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Whether it's about saving face or not, it's not something the master chefs consider.

After all, these veterans had only one goal: to prostrate themselves on the ground and wipe away the humiliation from their motherland.

When Team Leader Wen said that this thing was figured out by domestic steel rolling mills on their own, a bunch of red envelopes appeared on his head.

It's a bit pathetic. Even Buddha himself, touching his own head, would probably feel ashamed of himself for not being as good as him.

As Xiao Jiang walked in, Team Leader Wen immediately stood up and shook hands with him.

"Everyone, let's be frank, we really need a machining center here, could you please help us make another one?"

"The consumption of production machine tools will be provided by our logistics department!"

"Those who participate at the same time will also receive a reward from the team!"

Upon hearing this, Li Huaide smiled with a hint of schadenfreude.

Yang Youning gave him a potsticker-shaped slap, and was just about to get up and express his opinion.

Team Leader Wen gestured with one hand down and continued, "At the same time, our commander has stated that the logistics department will provide a batch of military supplies, including grain, canned goods, and various kinds of meat."

Everyone at the steel mill swallowed hard. Yang Youning, ignoring Li Huaide's attempts to pull him back, stood up and patted his chest, promising to complete the mission assigned by the army.

We don't need it~~

Before he could finish speaking, Li Huaide delivered a kidney strike, leaving Yang Youning gasping for breath in pain.

Jiang Xia secretly cheered; this simpleton forgot his identity as the factory director as soon as he saw the soldiers.

If you openly refuse the subsidy, what will your coworkers think of you?

Oh well, he's just a "brainless" person after all, and he has intermittent episodes of his illness, so Jiang Xia has gotten used to it.

"Team Leader Wen, I need several types of special steel. Not to mention tungsten alloy, here's the usage of various alloy steels. As long as these materials arrive, my steel rolling mill can produce finished products within a month!" Jiang Xia took over the conversation, diverting the attention of the others.

"One month!"

"Correct!"

"The faster the materials arrive, the faster the production schedule will be. Oh, and don't forget about that set of diamond cutting tools!"

Team Leader Wen beamed with joy. After three years of trial and error and exploration, and getting the finished product in just one month, any normal person would know how to choose.

"No problem, the supplies will arrive on time tomorrow morning!"

He then stood at attention and saluted.

"Rest assured, our steel rolling mill produces exactly what the people need!"

Well, the people's army is still the people, right?

"Thank you! By the way, Comrade Yang Youning, now that you're in the local area, you should think more about the comrades there. Although everyone is having a hard time, we can still provide logistical support!"

As he spoke, Team Leader Wen added a few more strokes to a certain list.

"Let's add 10% first."

Mission accomplished, the logistics team left in a flurry of activity.

Only a few elderly people with gray hair and a middle-aged man lagged behind.

The middle-aged man extended his left hand to Jiang Xia: "Hello comrade, I am the Dean of Education of a certain engineering college. I have a favor to ask, but I don't know if I should say it?"

Jiang Xia's eyes lit up, and he grabbed it with both hands, shaking it vigorously a few times: "May I ask your surname?"

"Uh, no need for formalities, my surname is Zhu. Sorry, I can only offer my hand."

"It's okay, it's okay. Are you tired? Have a cup of tea and talk slowly. I'm fine!"

"Um, a few colleagues and I would like to observe the assembly process at the machining center. The assembly methods for such precision instruments must be special, right? I think this would be helpful for us..."

"Sure! No problem! I'll answer anything you know!"

Teacher Zhu was a little flustered in the face of the enthusiastic Jiang Xia, after all, this kid always had a stern face when facing Team Leader Wen.

"Uh, our security clearance level might not be high enough, so we were thinking..."

"No problem, I'll talk to them. We're short-staffed at our steel rolling mill, so it would be great if you could come and help. Do you have a place to stay? Should the factory arrange it for you?"

"No need, there's a guesthouse in the logistics department. Thank you so much, Teacher Jiang!"

What? He called me teacher!

Jiang Xia looked as if she had drunk a whole bottle of baijiu (Chinese liquor), her face turning bright red.

"I can't accept that title, I can't accept it, being a teacher or anything like that~~~~"

"No! I deserve it. A master is a teacher! This machining center is even more complex than the one in our institute! I'll leave the next two days in your care!"

Seeing that Jiang Xia readily agreed to the middle-aged man's request, several elderly men behind him also came forward to greet him.

"Jiang, this is Engineer Liu from a certain department..."

"Professor Jiang, I'm Professor Sun from a certain college..."

"I have a question about deep hole machining with machining centers and would like to ask you for your advice..."

As these comrades introduced themselves, Jiang Xia's mouth gaped wider and wider. Wow, amazing people!

They are all awesome people!

Could these two be the designers of "63"?

Good heavens, what day is it today!

After exchanging pleasantries, Jiang Xia saw off these future prominent figures.

Jiang Xia, with soft, unsteady steps, returned to the conference room and downed the herbal tea in one gulp.

"What a huge loss!"

Li Huaide, who was huddled with Yang Youning and looking at the support list sent by the logistics department, looked up and asked, "What's wrong? Did you underreport the amount of materials to the logistics department?"

"No, I just forgot I was supposed to take a picture."

"It's nothing, Li Huaide. You have that Shanghai brand photo, and you're not exactly good at taking pictures anyway, so just give it to this kid. Let him take his time taking pictures!"

Yang Youning didn't even look up, and gave orders to Li Huaide.

Li Huaide didn't object: "Okay, I'll take you home after work. By the way, your master is coming to your place today, right?"

"Yes, my master's wife said she hasn't seen Grandma in a long time and wants to go see her. She also said she has something important to discuss." Jiang Xia rested her chin on her hand and smiled.

That one-armed middle-aged man called me teacher!

The designer of "63" also calls me teacher!

Hearing Jiang Xia's reply, Li Huaide's smile grew wider and wider: A family banquet! This is definitely a family banquet! This camera gift is well worth it!

When the little guy takes another step forward, I, Li Huaide, will... hehehehe~~

The meeting room fell silent for a moment, everyone lost in their own thoughts.

"Hey, wait a minute. Uncle Yang, didn't you say you didn't need the subsidy? Why are you staring at the list and grinning like an idiot?"

Jiang Xia, remembering his own "turtle-like" appearance, snapped out of his reverie and glanced sideways at Yang Youning.

"Can't you tell that I'm acting with this piece of cake?"

"By the way, Li Huaide, you son of a bitch, you're taking revenge on someone for personal reasons. Can you hit someone in the kidneys? Didn't we agree to step on their toes?"

"Damn, your legs are so long, I can't reach them! I'm leaving, I'm too lazy to argue with you, I have a lot of things to do at the pump factory."

Li Huaide nodded smugly to Jiang Xia and slipped away very quickly.

Jiang Xia stopped Yang Youning, who was about to chase after them: "No, Uncle Yang, aren't you usually very excited when the team is mentioned? You seem to be ready to give your heart and soul. Why would you think of acting with Uncle Li?"

"Hey, you've never been in the team before, go ask Wang Kui if you don't understand!" Yang Youning scoffed.

Tsk, so what if you've been in the team? Once I get the Big Thunder out, I'll go stay there for a couple of days!

Jiang Xia remained indignant as he continued to seek out Old Liu to resolve the issue.

That's why the older generation is so experienced; they solved Jiangxia's predicament with just one word.

Flux!

Sure enough, when the circuit board coated with flux went through the wave soldering machine again, the annoying rat tail was gone.

Jiangxia's transistor computers have a promising future!

Satisfied, Jiang Xia sat in the Yellow River Jeep and curiously inquired about logistics from Wang Kui.

"Hey, do you know what those two departments in the team are that are disliked?"

"What?"

"If you haven't cursed out the logistics and military police, you can't say you've ever worked on the front lines."

"That Team Leader Wen used to be in the disciplinary squad, I think." Wang Kui turned the steering wheel to avoid the crowd in front of him.

"Oh, so he has both?"

"Hmm, Old Yang is still too soft-hearted. It's my turn now... hehehe..."