Scholars in the courtyard

"General Manager Yang, Director Ran, and all comrades, on behalf of the elders and folks of Pengcheng, I welcome you."

Before the food was served, Secretary Li on the side could not wait to stand up and hold the wine glass, and the two dimples on the cracked mouth were very conspicuous.

When Yang Xiaotao saw it, he immediately stood up, "Secretary Li, you are a revolutionary predecessor. If you are so polite, I, a junior, dare not drink."

"Ah, hahahaha"

Secretary Li laughed and said, "I was wrong. You are a guest from afar. On behalf of the host, I toast you a glass!"

Yang Xiaotao reached out to hold the bottom of the other person's glass, and the glass was a centimeter lower. He gently touched it, "Secretary Li, you are polite."

After the two finished speaking, they raised their heads and the bottom of the glass was empty.

"Okay, okay, General Manager Yang is young, polite, and he is even more generous when drinking. He is really worthy of being a leader of the younger generation."

Secretary Li was delighted to see Yang Xiaotao so generous.

Yang Xiaotao waved his hands repeatedly, "Secretary Li, you are not worthy of this position, you are not worthy of this position."

"If your words are spread out, it will put me on fire."

"Hey, young people should have the vigor of young people."

Secretary Li disagreed, and then looked at everyone and said, "General Yang's deeds are inspiring our workers."

"From the initial steel mill worker, he gradually became an eighth-level fitter. To be honest, which master craftsman is not over 30 years old these days?"

"Then he made tractors from steam engines, and then diesel engines, tractors, tricycles, trucks, and..."

Immediately, Secretary Li began to count the things Yang Xiaotao had done, from small to large, like the back of his hand.

Yang Xiaotao just kept a modest smile, smiling from time to time, nodding, or shaking his head, looking very happy but not proud, and anyone who saw him would have a good impression.

Hearing Secretary Li flattering his son-in-law, Ran's father felt that the stool was a bit painful.

He was not good at communication here. He could sit for a whole day to do research, but he couldn't sit for a quarter of an hour here.

He just drank a little symbolically.

Of course, this was also related to his alcohol tolerance.

Captain Lin, who accompanied him, admired Yang Xiaotao's performance.

Many people have the vigor of young people.

But there are not many young people who can be so mature.

Moreover, the achievements of this person are still so dazzling.

"Mr. Yang, Director Ran, I'll have another glass."

"Thank you all for your presence."

Secretary Li drank a glass of wine, and the people around him immediately helped to fill it up.

Looking around, he picked up the wine glass and was about to get up, but Yang Xiaotao quickly stopped him, "Secretary Li, Uncle Li, if you do this again, I won't dare to drink this wine."

"We can sit here because we have the same passion for revolutionary construction and the same goals."

"We are like-minded revolutionary comrades."

This statement by Yang Xiaotao not only did not make Secretary Li angry, but made him even more delighted, and he even reached out to climb Yang Xiaotao's arm, "Okay, well said."

"We are revolutionary comrades with the same ideas, well said."

"I am the elder brother who is persistent, brother Yang, this glass of wine, I will punish myself."

After saying that, he drank a glass.

Yang Xiaotao picked up the wine glass, "How dare I let my elder brother drink alone, I will drink with one."

As he said that, he also drank a glass.

"Good!"

"Boss Yang, you are great."

A group of people at the dinner table immediately cheered.

Taking advantage of this time, a group of people also raised their glasses and followed.

In an instant, the room became lively and the atmosphere was set off.

It's like this at the table. Who is really generous and who is fake can be seen after two drinks.

At this time, Secretary Li's face is full of joy.

Through the brief contact with Yang Xiaotao, the names between the two sides changed again and again, and the changes showed their respective attitudes.

Everyone is smart.

He believes that Yang Xiaotao knows his intention.

And this dinner is for discussing things.

If the other party is unwilling, it is just a formal dinner.

As a secretary, he has shown his courtesy and given face to the machinery factory.

As for whether the machinery factory gives him this face, it is not up to him to decide.

After all, Yang Xiaotao's status is not lower than his.

Even in the city of Beijing, the leaders he contacts are not comparable to him, a secretary from another place.

He even heard that Mr. Huang and Mr. Xia of the First Ministry of Machinery treated him as their "own son".

What's more, the machinery factory is now a unit directly under the headquarters, and it is the apple of Mr. Chen's eye.

The status is so different that one can only see the other party's mood.

And now the other party, through the change of address, made him realize that the other party should agree.

How could he not be happy?

In these years in Pengcheng, he has worked hard to build it up, but a good cook cannot cook without rice.

It is not easy to develop.

Even in agriculture, it has only improved after the introduction of high-yield corn and tractors in the past two years.

And both of these are related to the young man in front of him.

"Brother Yang, try it quickly. This is our Pengcheng's famous honey three knives. This is a genuine Pengcheng snack."

Secretary Li said enthusiastically, and Yang Xiaotao nodded immediately, "I have eaten this, it is very delicious."

"Really? Then you must have never eaten this."

Secretary Li pointed to the large 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. This peculiar shape not only made Yang Xiaotao curious, but also Ran's father looked fresh.

"This is called Yang Fangzangyu."

"This fish is the local mandarin fish, and the meat on it is mutton."

"Put this mutton together with the processed mandarin fish, add seasoning, and cook it. The taste of fish and mutton can be mixed together. This dish is also a representative of Pengcheng."

Secretary Li said while asking Yang Xiaotao and Ran's father to start.

Yang Xiaotao signaled Ran's father to start first. Ran's father knew the occasion and did not hesitate. He picked up the chopsticks and ordered a piece of fish meat. Yang Xiaotao started to eat.

Soon, everyone started to taste.

"Good, this has the aroma of tender lamb and the freshness of mandarin fish. It is a famous delicacy!"

Yang Xiaotao put down his chopsticks and praised, "Brother Li!"

"I also thank the comrades in Pengcheng on behalf of the comrades in the machinery factory."

"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 lightly and immediately picked up the wine glass, "Cheers to build a better future together."

"Cheers!"

At the next table, seeing Yang Xiaotao's ease, Hao Pingchuan couldn't help but put down his glass and said to Xiaobo with emotion , "That's the skill."

"Speak to people in a human way and to ghosts in a ghost way."

"People like us will never learn it in our lifetime, but some people are born to do this."

Xiaobo put down his chopsticks and nodded, "That makes sense."

Wang Hao beside him licked the fish meat on his lips and then lowered his voice and said, "Are you two talking about Mr. Yang?"

Hao Pingchuan immediately glared and frowned, "What nonsense, I'm talking about Zheng Chaoyang."

Xiaobo also corrected lightly, "I'm talking about our Director Yu."

"Ah?"

Wang Hao felt that they were lying, but he had no evidence.

Because according to his understanding, these two people are indeed very similar to Mr. Yang.

In the afternoon, Ran's father and Captain Lin left the guesthouse and went to the station.

"Director Ran, we have been traveling these days, why don't we take a rest for a night, anyway, there are ready-made."

Captain Lin looked at Ran's father and remained silent after he came out, and took the initiative to speak.

After listening to this, Ran's father looked at Captain Lin, then nodded, "Okay, let the comrades rest for a night, and we will set off again tomorrow."

"Okay!"

Captain Lin smiled. He had seen what a large capacity was at the wine table just now.

Yang Xiaotao accepted everyone at the dinner table. In the end, if Secretary Li had not restrained himself, he would have been lying on the table with the other people.

Even so, he was drunk and had to think for a while before speaking.

At this moment, everyone left, leaving space for the two.

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 earlier, was arranging accommodation for everyone.

The auto repair center itself has vacant dormitories, and the gas station next to it also has some dormitories, so it is no problem to take care of the people of the Seventh Ministry of Machinery.

After everyone arranged their accommodation, Yang Xiaotao led Wang Hao and the other two back.

"Dad, stay here tonight. Let's go to Quancheng together tomorrow. There is also a gas station there. Then we can go back to Sijiucheng together."

When they arrived at Ran's father's residence, Yang Xiaotao sat on the bed next to him. The two of them lived together tonight.

"Okay!"

Ran's father responded.

The room was silent for a moment, and then Ran's father began to ask about this matter.

He could see that the other party obviously wanted to ask for help and wanted to build a good relationship with Yang Xiaotao.

He wanted to remind Yang Xiaotao to be careful and not to be easily blinded by power, but he didn't know how to start.

Seeing Ran's father's embarrassment, Yang Xiaotao said, "Dad! In fact, apart from eating and drinking, everyone's goals are the same."

"I talked a lot with him. Many of his goals are centered around building Pengcheng and improving people's livelihood."

"And these are consistent with the ideas of our machinery factory, so we can just start cooperation."

After hearing what Yang Xiaotao said, Ran's father continued to ask, "How does your machinery factory cooperate with them?"

"A lot."

Yang Xiaotao picked up a cup and poured water into it, handed it to Ran's father, and poured another cup for himself, "For example, this auto repair center can take on more business in the future, and the products of the machinery factory can be transported by rail to complete the integration of sales and maintenance."

"And we can provide technicians to support local factories with some technology, and the products produced by these technologies can be provided to our machinery factory for use."

"The advantage of this is that we can concentrate resources on other things."

"And the influence of the machinery factory."

"Influence? Your machinery factory still lacks influence?"

Ran's father was surprised. Now he felt that he was in the city of Sijiu or outside.

The influence of the Red Star Machinery Factory was louder than their Seventh Ministry of Machinery.

Even this influence is not enough.

"It is lacking, very lacking."

"And it is even more lacking outside the Forbidden City."

Yang Xiaotao said firmly, "Dad, sometimes influence represents strength."

"Only with strength can you have the right to speak and persist."

The next ten years.

That will not be easy.

In this case, if you want to continue to develop, you must have a wide network of people and have the courage to speak.

He doesn't want to miss the opportunity for development because of this reason.

Especially seeing that several "ungrateful people" around him seized the opportunity and rose rapidly, while they missed the opportunity in vain.

One step slow will lead to slow steps.

So over the years, he has used the platform of the machinery factory to continuously involve various fields.

Machinery, agriculture, steel, chemistry, military industry, pharmaceuticals, etc., 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 this 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 Yang Xiaotao's voice.

Without too much desire for power, he does not need to be a high-ranking official with a high salary.

Without too much greed, he does not need to be a rich man on the list.

There is no so-called ambition to open a single page of the family tree.

He just wants to do what he can.

Little by little, he wants to achieve everything.

When he leaves this world, he will look back and see the red flag flying high above the top of the world's nations.

Then, he will be satisfied.