Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

But since Wu Mei had spoken, Xiang Shaodong couldn't say anything more.

Ultimately, everyone is serving the leader, but Yang Jianguo is the most crucial one.

It may be difficult for me, but I must make sure my superiors are satisfied.

"Then I'll take him away, don't be angry."

Hearing Wu Mei say this, Xiang Shaodong shook his head bitterly, "I'm not angry, it's all for the sake of serving the leaders... It's just that without her, my workload would probably increase many times over."

"Then you'll have to work harder. Like you said, it's all for work."

Xiang Shaodong smiled wryly and remained silent, then got up and walked towards the public office area. "Xiao Lu, come here for a moment."

With a face that conveyed peace and prosperity and a gentle temperament, Lu Hong walked into the office and said, "Director."

"Well, there's something I need to tell you. The minister is short-handed these days, and you'll have to go and help out. Is that alright?"

"……no problem."

Lu Hong was very surprised, never expecting that she would be selected by a high-ranking leader.

Where is Yang Min, the chief secretary, now that I'm here?

"Secretary Yang has other work arrangements. You will temporarily assist the senior leader. Further arrangements will be announced later."

After Wu Mei finished giving her instructions, Lu Hong nodded and replied, "Okay, I will follow the organization's arrangements."

"Yes, that's the attitude we need to have."

Wu Mei smiled with satisfaction and led her into the minister's office. "Leader."

"Well, sit down."

Yang Jianguo is reviewing the latest research progress; his 'controlled nuclear fusion' project has made a new breakthrough.

According to data, the four improvement plans for ultra-high strength composite steel, if successful, will yield crucial solar shields.

A tokamak device, also known as a toroidal device, is a magnetic cage consisting of a toroidal closed magnetic field.

Plasma cannot exist without magnetic field lines. No matter how high the temperature and energy are, it can only rotate and move along the magnetic field lines in the magnetic cage. By design, the core of the magnetic cage should be able to withstand a temperature of 5 million degrees Celsius, and then decrease from the center to the outside.

When the device reaches the outermost perimeter, the temperature of the closest part of the device will drop to below 100,000 degrees Celsius, while the outermost shell can be kept at around 300-500 degrees Celsius by a water cooling system.

The design itself is sound; the challenge lies in the 'isolation shield' between the outer casing and the device.

The magnetic cage needs to be able to operate normally, be sturdy enough, have a long service life, and take into account a variety of other characteristics. Japan, the United States and Europe have conducted relevant experiments.

Last month, Japan successfully achieved a temperature of 2 million degrees Celsius using a large tokamak device.

Although it was only a brief 12 seconds.

This result is already ahead of the rest of the world, and its achievement could bring about revolutionary changes in the field of nuclear fusion research.

Yang Jianguo had read the other party's academic report, but he hadn't had time to think about it in depth, compare it with his own technology, or see if he could gain any inspiration from it.

He's been incredibly busy lately.

It's unclear when it started, but administrative work has become an increasingly important part of his time, especially during this elder election, which Yang Jianguo devoted himself almost entirely to.

To be honest, when he returned to the Ministry of Works and got back to work...

Yang Jianguo belatedly realized that he had unknowingly strayed from the right path, and that his current achievements and job were all for the purpose of better showcasing his talents.

Nowadays, some people have put the cart before the horse, neglecting their own duties and wasting more energy on 'useless' things.

But Yang Jianguo couldn't bring himself to ignore the chaos and injustice he witnessed.

I never expected that these people would sit on the corpses of their ancestors, on the prosperous era paved with their blood, and commit all sorts of evil deeds, abuse their power, and seek personal gain.

He wished he had a guillotine so he could chop up all these parasites with a swift stroke.

Chapter 774 A Mountain of Pile-Up, Lu Hong's Panic

"Lu Hong, come here for a moment."

The review team was formally established, with Vice Minister Cui leading the investigation, and Yang Jianguo also devoted his time to this important task.

After careful consideration and reverse engineering, he believed that the 'sun cover' proposal had a chance of success.

Therefore, Lu Hong was asked to reissue her revised plan to the working group, and the experiment was carried out according to this new plan.

Once the materials are ready, the next step is to formally build the first truly controlled nuclear fusion reactor in human history.

It is not the previous tokamak device, but a complete, operational, and truly mature controlled nuclear fusion reactor.

"minister."

"Put this..."

Yang Jianguo handed over the document bag, but then saw the simple white rope wrapped around it and suddenly changed his mind, "Forget it, I'll go myself."

As Yang Jianguo got up and walked towards the administrative office at the end of the road, he didn't see the disappointment on Lu Hong's face.

When they met Xiang Shaodong, he was buried in a pile of documents that were half a person's height, working non-stop.

"Old Xiang."

"Jianguo, what brings you here?"

Although they live on the same floor, they are both extremely busy and rarely have the chance to meet unless something important happens.

"Here comes the document for you."

Yang Jianguo handed him the file folder, and looking at the mountain of documents on the table, joked, "Have you stirred up a hornet's nest?"

Taking the file bag, Xiang Shaodong smiled wryly: "I just stirred up a hornet's nest. I spent a week in the lab, and when I came back, my desk was piled high with files."

This familiar description reminded Yang Jianguo of the fear of being dominated by piles of documents.

"You need to get help from your subordinates; how long would it take you to finish this job on your own?"

I have it~

Hearing this, Yang Jianguo turned his head and asked, "Where?"

Xiang Shaodong's expression was strange. He pointed outside and said, "It's in the second to last room at the end of the corridor, outside the cubicle inside."

The second to last room has a partitioned section; that's my office.

Oh ~

At this moment, Yang Jianguo finally remembered that he had 'borrowed' his capable assistant.

Now, she is his temporary personal secretary.

"There's no one else in the office who can help. How about I bring him back to you?"

Yang Jianguo was just joking. Personnel transfers are no joke, and besides, it wouldn't be convenient for his work if everyone around him was involved.

He wasn't very familiar with Lu Hong yet, but at least she had the approval of Wu Mei and Xiang Shaodong. There weren't many people who could gain the approval of both of them at the same time.

Seeing his insincere expression, Xiang Shaodong knew he wouldn't be able to get his good assistant back.

Alright, let's find some new talent from outside and train someone new.

Training new talent is not easy, but it's better than having no one to use...

“I know there are plenty of talented people in the office. You should train a few more new people to avoid any unexpected problems.”

"Where would I get so much time?"

Xiang Shaodong also wanted to, but reality didn't give him the time. The workload he had arranged every day was overwhelming, so he had no time to train new administrative staff.

In a research lab, supervising a few graduate students is fine, but here...

Forget it, let whoever wants to manage it manage it. If Yang Jianguo hadn't insisted on making him the director, he would have quit right now and buried himself in his lab never to come out again.

“You can’t think like that. You’re the one who has to take care of this family.”

As the business expands and the number of people increases, the number of reliable individuals remains the same. It won't be easy to gradually reach Yang Jianguo's side.

Some people spend their entire lives working at the grassroots level.

There are local factors involved, as well as systemic issues, and changes cannot be made overnight.

Besides, Yang Jianguo isn't omnipotent and can't manage everything.

"Let's build the power station first!"

Hearing him suddenly say this to himself, Xiang Shaodong thought he was encouraging himself, "Jianguo, this time it'll definitely be fine, let's work together."

"it is good."

Yang Jianguo smiled and nodded, pointed to the document and said, "Take a good look," before leaving the room.

When Yang Jianguo returned to his office, he inadvertently saw Lu Hong behind his desk. The young woman was typing away on the keyboard with a dejected look on her face, clearly preoccupied with something on her mind.

"Little Lu."

"Ah~ Minister, I'm here. Please feel free to give me any instructions."

Walking around the table to her side, Yang Jianguo stared at the table on the screen and asked, "Is this a summary?"

"Yes, it's almost the end of the quarter, and there's not much time left until the end of the year. A lot of data hasn't been matched up yet, so I'll help with some of it since I have some free time."

She shouldn't have had to do these tasks after being seconded.

But Lu Hong couldn't resist her colleagues' pleas, and besides, she had just arrived and there wasn't much work that required immediate action; she was already quite adept at these tasks.

So, I actually agreed to it without really understanding what was going on.

"Hmm~"

Yang Jianguo smiled and nodded, said "Do a good job" and went into his office.

After everyone left, Lu Hong stood there in a panic, calling out, "Sister Mei, Sister Mei..."

Running over to Wu Mei, Lu Hong asked worriedly, "Sister Mei, did I do something wrong? Is the boss angry? I feel like his expression is off."

Wu Mei continued threading the needle, replying without looking up, "You're overthinking it."

"No, I just saw the boss's face darken; he must be angry."

"What should I do? I just got here and I've already angered my boss. What will people say if they find out?"

"Why can't I control myself and take on these jobs when they're clearly not my responsibility?"

"Won't the boss send me back because of this?"

Seeing her so anxious and on the verge of going crazy, Wu Mei could only sigh helplessly and put down her work.

"okay."

Wu Mei glanced at her with her eyelids raised and complained helplessly, "Young people just can't keep their composure. Our boss is different from other leaders; he hates nothing more than deception and superficial projects."

"What I like most is a good comrade like you... who is observant, hardworking, and good at uniting colleagues."

"So stop overthinking it. If the boss really changes his attitude, it's for some other reason, and it has nothing to do with you."

After Wu Mei said that, Lu Hong's heart, which had been in turmoil, finally settled down, but she still asked a few more questions out of concern.

What are the boss's preferences? What does he usually like to drink? What are his lifestyle and work habits?

Although everything about him had already spread throughout the workplace, who knew better than Wu Mei whether those rumors were true or false?

Chapter 775 Discussion, Witnesses

He knew that she wouldn't be able to settle down unless she got some information from him.

Wu Mei then told her about a few of the boss's hobbies.

I'm not picky about tea; I can drink both broken tea leaves and Da Hong Pao. I generally don't drink alcohol unless it's a happy occasion or I have good news at work.

I rarely smoke anymore, but occasionally I'll have one with my old colleagues when we go down to the workshop.

They are strict at work, but they don't let personal feelings get in the way. If you make a mistake and get scolded, you just have to correct it and do it well.

Don't let your mind wander; it will only affect your work efficiency and you'll get scolded even more severely.

On the contrary, if you correct your mistakes and do things well, your boss will immediately praise you for being capable.

Wu Mei was actually trying to comfort the young girl. It's not easy to hear praise from the boss; she hadn't seen many of them over the years.

If she were a researcher, she might get a few more smiles.