"Mr. Yang, Director Ran, and all comrades, on behalf of the folks in Pengcheng, I welcome you."
Before the food was even served, Secretary Li stood up impatiently and held the wine glass. The two dimples were very conspicuous beside his split mouth.
When Yang Xiaotao saw it, he stood up immediately and said, "Secretary Li, you are a revolutionary senior. If you are so polite, I, a junior, will not dare to drink."
"Ah, hahaha..."
After hearing this, Secretary Li quickly smiled and said, "I was wrong. I am a guest from afar. On behalf of the owner here, I would like to toast you all!"
Yang Xiaotao stretched out his hand to hold the bottom of the other party's glass. The wine glass was a little shorter, and touched it lightly, "Secretary Li, you're welcome."
After the two of them finished speaking, they raised their heads and the wine glasses bottomed out.
"Okay, okay, Mr. Yang is young, well-mannered, and even more heroic when he drinks. He is truly a leader of the younger generation."
Secretary Li couldn't help but be happy when he saw Yang Xiaotao being so generous.
Yang Xiaotao waved his hands repeatedly, "Secretary Li, I can't do it, I can't do it."
"If your words get out, it will put me on the fire."
"Hey, young people must have the vigor of young people."
Secretary Li disagreed, and then looked at everyone and said, "Mr. Yang's deeds inspire our comrades workers."
"From the initial worker in the steel rolling mill to the eighth-level fitter step by step, to be honest, which master these days is not in his thirties?"
"Then there are tractors made from steam engines, diesel engines, tractors, tricycles, trucks, and..."
Immediately, Secretary Li began to count the things Yang Xiaotao had done, from childhood to adulthood.
After hearing this, Yang Xiaotao just kept a modest smile, smiling, nodding, or shaking his head from time to time. He looked like he was enjoying it but not proud, and anyone who saw it would have a good impression.
Hearing Secretary Li patting his son-in-law on the side, Ran's father felt that the stool was a bit piercing his butt.
He is not a person who is good at communication here. If he is asked to do research, he can sit still for a day, but here, he cannot sit still for even a quarter of an hour.
He only drank a token amount of the wine just now.
Of course, this is also related to his drinking capacity.
However, Captain Lin, who accompanied him, admired Yang Xiaotao's performance very much.
Many people have the energy of youth.
But there are not many young people who can achieve this kind of maturity.
What's more, this man's achievements are still so dazzling.
"Mr. Yang, Director Ran, I'll get another drink."
"Thank you for your visit..."
Secretary Li drank a glass of wine, and the people around him immediately helped fill it up.
He looked around, then picked up the wine glass and was about to get up, when Yang Xiaotao quickly stopped him, "Secretary Li, Uncle Li, if you do this again, I won't dare drink this wine."
"We can sit here because we have the same enthusiasm for revolutionary construction and the same goal."
"We are even more like-minded revolutionary comrades."
What Yang Xiaotao said not only did not make Secretary Li angry, but made him even more happy. He even reached out and climbed onto Yang Xiaotao's arm, "Okay, that's good."
"We are revolutionary comrades who share the same ideals. That's right."
"Brother, I am persistent. Brother Yang, I will punish myself with this glass of wine."
After saying that, I drank a glass of wine.
Yang Xiaotao picked up the wine glass and said, "How dare you let me drink alone? I'm with you."
As he said that, he drank the same cup.
"good!"
"Well done, Mr. Yang."
A group of people at the dinner table immediately cheered.
At this moment, a group of people also raised their glasses and followed suit.
Instantly, the room became lively and the atmosphere was heightened.
It's like this at the wine table. Who is really generous and who is fake can be seen after just two drinks.
At this time, Secretary Li was even more excited, with joy on his face.
Through the brief contact with Yang Xiaotao, the terms of reference between the two parties changed again and again, and behind these changes, their respective attitudes were expressed.
Everyone is smart.
He believed that Yang Xiaotao knew his purpose.
And this wine table and dinner is just for talking about things.
If the other party doesn't want to, it's just a formal dinner.
As a secretary, he was polite and courteous, which gave the machinery factory face.
As for whether the machinery factory will give him this face, that's not his decision.
After all, Yang Xiaotao's status is not lower than his.
Even in Forty-Nine City, the leaders he came into contact with were more than he, a foreign secretary, could match.
He even heard that Mr. Huang and Mr. Xia from the First Machinery Department treated him as their 'own son'.
What's more, the current machinery factory is a unit directly under the headquarters, which is Mr. Chen's pet peeve.
There is a huge disparity in status, and one can only look at the mood of the other party.
But now the other party made him realize through the change of title that the other party should have agreed.
How can you not be happy?
Over the years in Pengcheng, he has worked hard to build it, but it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
If you want to develop, it is easier said than done.
In terms of agriculture, it has only improved in the past two years due to the introduction of high-yielding corn and tractors.
Both of these are related to the young man in front of me.
"Brother Yang, try it quickly. This is our famous Mi Sandao in Pengcheng. This is an authentic Pengcheng snack."
Secretary Li said enthusiastically, and Yang Xiaotao nodded immediately, "I've eaten this before, and it's very delicious."
"Really? Then you must have never eaten this."
Secretary Li pointed to the big plate that had just been served next to him. There was a fish in it, and there was a square piece of meat on the fish. Not only Yang Xiaotao was curious about this strange shape, but even Father Ran also found it strange.
"This is called Yang Fang hiding fish."
"This fish is local mandarin fish, and the meat on it is mutton."
"Put the mutton together with the processed mandarin fish, add seasonings, and cook it to mix the taste of the fish and the mutton. This dish is also a representative dish of Pengcheng."
As Secretary Li said this, he asked Yang Xiaotao and his father to take action.
Yang Xiaotao signaled Ran's father to go first. Ran's father knew the occasion and did not hesitate. He picked up his chopsticks and ordered a piece of fish before Yang Xiaotao moved his chopsticks.
Soon, everyone started to taste it.
"Okay, it has the aroma of crispy mutton and the tenderness of mandarin fish. It is indeed a famous dish!"
Yang Xiaotao put down his chopsticks and praised, "Brother Li!"
"On behalf of the comrades of the Machinery Factory, I would like to thank the comrades of Pengcheng."
"I hope that in the future, we can unite as one, cooperate sincerely, and build our beautiful home together."
"good!"
Secretary Li patted the table gently and immediately picked up the wine glass, "Let's cheers to build a better world together."
"cheers!"
On the table next door, seeing Yang Xiaotao's ease, Hao Pingchuan couldn't help but put down his cup and sighed to Xiaobo, "This is what I am capable of."
"Tell people what they say when you see them, and tell ghosts when you see ghosts."
"People like us will never be able to learn in a lifetime, but some people are born to eat this kind of rice."
Xiaobo put down his chopsticks and nodded, "That makes sense."
Wang Hao next to him licked the fish meat into his mouth, and then lowered his voice and said, "Are you two talking about Mr. Yang?"
After hearing this, Hao Pingchuan immediately stared and frowned, "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm talking about Zheng Chaoyang."
Xiaobo also corrected him calmly, "I'm talking about our Director Yu."
"ah?"
Wang Hao felt that they were lying, but there was no evidence.
Because according to his understanding, these two people are indeed quite similar to Mr. Yang.
...
In the afternoon, Ran's father and Captain Lin left the guest house and headed to the station.
"Director Ran, we have been busy traveling these past few days. Why don't we take a night's rest? Anyway, we have everything ready."
Captain Lin watched Ran's father remain silent after he came out, and then he spoke proactively.
Father Ran glanced at Captain Lin after hearing this, and then nodded, "Okay, let the comrades rest for a night, and we will set off again tomorrow."
"good!"
Captain Lin smiled. At the wine table just now, he had seen what it means to be massive.
Yang Xiaotao refused to refuse anyone at the dinner table. In the end, if Secretary Li hadn't restrained himself, he would have joined several other people on the table.
Even so, I was still in a daze after drinking, and I had to think for a while before speaking.
At this moment, everyone left, leaving space for the two of them.
Let them chat privately.
The two came to the gas station, and the cars were parked outside the auto repair center.
Niu Jun, who came back early, is arranging accommodation for everyone.
The auto repair center itself has spare dormitories, and the gas station next to it also has some dormitories, so there is no problem in taking care of the people in the Seventh Machinery Department.
After everyone had arranged their accommodation, Yang Xiaotao led Wang Hao and the others back.
"Dad, stay here tonight. Let's go to Quancheng together tomorrow. There's a gas station there as well. Then we'll go back to Sijiucheng together."
Arriving at Ran's father's residence, Yang Xiaotao sat on the bed next to him. The two of them would live together tonight.
"OK!"
Ran's father responded.
There was silence in the room for a moment, and then Ran's father began to ask about what happened this time.
He could see that the other party was obviously asking for help and wanted to have a good relationship with Yang Xiaotao.
He wanted to remind Yang Xiaotao not to be easily blinded by power, but he didn't know how to speak.
Seeing Ran's father's embarrassment, Yang Xiaotao said, "Dad! Actually, everyone has the same purpose when it comes to eating and drinking."
"I talked a lot with him, and many of his goals revolved around building Pengcheng and improving people's livelihood."
"And these are consistent with the philosophy of our machinery factory, so we can just start cooperation."
After hearing what Yang Xiaotao said, Ran's father continued to ask, "How can your machinery factory cooperate with them?"
"A lot."
Yang Xiaotao picked up the cup and poured water, handed it to Ran's father, and poured another cup himself. "For example, this auto repair center can take on more business in the future. The products of the machine factory can be transported by rail to complete the sales and maintenance integration."
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"We can also provide technical personnel to support local factories with some technologies, and the products produced by these technologies can be provided to our machinery factories for use."
"The benefit of this is that we can focus our resources on other things."
"There is also the influence of the machinery factory."
"Influence? Your machinery factory still lacks influence?"
Ran's father was surprised at how he felt now, whether he was in Sijiu City or outside.
The influence of Hongxing Machinery Factory is louder than their Seventh Machinery Department.
This level of influence is not enough.
"It's lacking, it's very lacking."
"And outside the Forty-Nine City, there is even more shortage."
Yang Xiaotao said firmly, "Dad, sometimes influence means strength."
"With strength, you can have the right to speak and be unwavering."
The next ten years.
That's not easy.
In this case, if you want to continue to develop, you must have a broad network of contacts and have the toughness to speak.
He didn't want to miss the opportunity for development because of this reason.
Especially when I see a few "white-eyed wolves" around me seizing the opportunity and rising rapidly, but they missed the opportunity in vain.
A slow step will lead to a slow step.
So over the years, he has used the platform of the machinery factory to continuously involve himself in various fields.
Machinery, agriculture, steel, chemistry, military industry, pharmaceuticals, etc., and even computers are involved.
The purpose is to lay the foundation for future development.
The purpose is to have a legitimate reason for development.
And now, he wants the right to speak.
In this way, he can use his own efforts, the advantages of rebirth, and the abilities given by the system to change the world and make the country stronger.
This is what Yang Xiaotao feels like.
He doesn't have much desire for power, and he doesn't need to be a high-ranking official, well-paid, and a superior person.
He doesn't have much greed, and he doesn't need to do anything to be rich.
There is no so-called ambition to open a single-page genealogy.
He just wants to do what he can.
Little by little, realize everything.
When he left this world, he looked back and saw the red flag flying high above the top of the world's nations.