A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

While the two bigwigs were discussing what reward to give to the technical department staff, Jiang Xia pretended to be dizzy, used the IV stand as a crutch, and walked out of the factory office.

As Li Huaide passed by the deputy factory director's office, the "beep beep" sound of the IV stand hitting the ground startled him from his deep thoughts.

Li Huaide looked up and saw Jiang Xia, then waved.

"Jiang Xia! Wait a minute."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia stopped in his tracks and simply turned around and walked into his office.

"Deputy Factory Director, you wanted to see me?"

Li Huaide was somewhat surprised to see Jiang Xia walk in directly.

"Haha, I didn't realize you had any guts. I thought you'd turn around and run away."

Then, Li Huaide got up and helped Jiang Xia sit down in the chair opposite him.

He even personally poured Jiang Xia a cup of tea.

"Jiang Xia, do you remember the first time we met?"

Jiang Xia nodded, "I remember, you drove us from school and prepared a welcome dinner for us. I think you even bought a roast duck."

"Haha, it's rare that you still remember. I always buy that roast duck whenever an educated person comes to the factory."

"Nothing special, I myself am uneducated, but I respect educated people. Only with education can we build steel mills and build a new China!"

At this point, Li Huaide became quite excited and even spun around.

"Ah, what a pity. Three people came in, and now you're the only one left!" Li Huaide sighed, seemingly deeply moved.

Li Huaide's eyes gleamed as he stared intently at Jiang Xia. "Jiang Xia, tell me, don't people always want to climb higher?"

“Yes, you are a capable person, you don’t care about these things!” Before Jiang Xia could answer, Li Huaide seemed to be answering his own question.

"Even when Secretary Lin invited you, you didn't go to the Ministry of Machine Building. You're a smart person; as a commoner, you can't go, you absolutely can't go!"

Jiang Xia didn't interrupt rashly, but listened quietly to Li Huaide's ramblings.

"Knock Knock Knock!"

There was a knock at the door, and Wang Kui stood there smiling at the two of them.

"Jiang Xia, it's time to go. You're still not well, so don't go running around."

Li Huaide slapped his forehead. "Right, right, I still need to rest properly. It would be troublesome if a minor illness turned into a major one."

"You haven't gone to the courtyard house to pick up your new place yet, have you? You'll be staying at the guesthouse for the next few days. I've already made the arrangements."

As he spoke, Li Huaide handed over the key.

Jiang Xia smiled shyly: "Thank you, but my master just said that I need to go home with him for a while."

"Take it. If you want to work overtime again, it'll be a place to go." Li Huaide stuffed the keys into Jiang Xia's hand without saying another word.

"Come on, help this kid back."

Wang Kui maintained his smile, seemingly unfazed by Li Huaide's slightly commanding tone. He walked over to Jiang Xia and said:

"Yeah, you're quite the 'good young man' these days. Get well soon, the old folks are watching how you behave!"

"Let's go!"

Wang Kui helped Jiang Xia up, and the two walked out side by side.

Li Huaide was left with his chin in his hand, seemingly lost in thought.

Jiang Xia followed Wang Kui out of the office building. Just as they reached the top of the stairs, they heard Wang Kui seemingly talking to himself:

"Li Huaide, male, 49 years old, dropped out of Liuwan Junior High School. When he first entered the steel rolling mill, he was a furnace intern."

Wang Kui winked at Jiang Xia and continued speaking softly.

"At that time, there was a young female staff member in the logistics department of the steel rolling mill. Although she was not particularly attractive, anyone who paid attention knew that her father was a high-ranking leader."

"He had many suitors, including many eloquent individuals and outstanding young talents from within the department."

"Unexpectedly, the flowers were ultimately planted on Li Huaide, who seemed to be nothing but mud."

"Do you know how he did it?" Wang Kui shook his head in amazement.

An intern furnace operator rose through the ranks to become the deputy factory manager. Aside from some kind of extraordinary talent, Jiang Xia believed he couldn't have achieved that.

But Li Huaide did it.

Nothing more than enough to lick.

Li Huaide truly took the "sycophant" behavior to the extreme.

Every day before dawn, Li Huaide would stand guard on the route the female cadres took to work, just to deliver a steaming hot breakfast.

If it rains, he prepares an umbrella well in advance and personally escorts the female staff member to the office, not caring at all that he gets soaked.

Li Huaide would occasionally find an excuse to bring snacks and candy to the female staff member's office.

With a monthly salary of 28 yuan, he dared to spend 25 yuan on female cadres.

These sycophantic behaviors had a huge impact on the simple and honest female cadre.

A man who completely disregards his dignity and pride lowers himself to the dust just to win the heart of the one he loves.

Who could have done that back then?

Isn't this true love?

In just six months, Li Huaide became the son-in-law of a high-ranking leader.

With her own abilities and the help of her family, she rose through the ranks and became the deputy director of the steel rolling mill.

After telling the story, the two returned to the clinic.

"So you understand now?" Wang Kui stared into Jiang Xia's eyes.

"Huh? Brother Wang, are you going to make me a simp too?" Jiang Xia asked in shock.

"A simp, a simp, in the end he'll have everything?"

"Simp?" Wang Kui pondered the new term, then suddenly grinned, "Hey, you know what, it's really apt!"

After saying that, he put on a stern face and reached out to give her a light tap on the forehead.

"What are you thinking about! I've told you so much, and you're really just taking it as a story?"

"Yeah, otherwise, do you really want me to say that this kind of person is terrifying, willing to do anything to achieve their goals?"

"Or are you suggesting I stay away from him to avoid being used as a pawn, like that Zhao Dezhu?"

Wang Kui didn't answer him, and stood there blankly for a while.

"Where's your gift? I haven't seen it yet."

Jiang Xia rummaged through his bag and pulled out the file folder. Wang Kui held the photo in his palm and examined it carefully.

"That's right, it's in the gentleman's own handwriting."

"Keep this safe. With this comment, you'll have a protective charm."

"What I was saying just now was to make you understand that everyone in this factory has their own path to walk. Yang Youning has his, Li Huaide has his, and so do I."

"I just hope you won't get too involved in these petty squabbles, and don't forget the expectations your master has for you!"

At this point, Wang Kui stopped in his tracks.

"Go in yourself. The drawings you made yesterday are with me. I'll send someone over later."

Jiang Xia nodded, without asking how the blueprints ended up with him.

As Wang Kui walked away, Jiang Xia suddenly called out, "Wang Kui! Is my master traveling with you?"

Wang Kui stopped walking, without turning around, but turned half of his face to the side, with a slight upturn at the corner of his mouth.

"Wang Kui, is this the road you're taking?" Jiang Xia called out again as Wang Kui continued walking.

The five-star red flag flutters in the wind~~

"How loud the victory song is!"

"Sing about us~~~"

At this point in the song, Jiang Xia lowered his voice.

Now, Wang Kui turned around completely, grinning from ear to ear.

"Singing praises to our beloved motherland, as we march towards prosperity and strength!"