Chapter 162

"For my eldest grandson's wife."

The deaf old lady looked at the child carefully and sat for a long time before leaving.

The house was finally quiet. Qin Huairu could take care of Xiaobao by herself. Plus, Xiao Jingru got home from school early, so she didn't have to worry about Qin's mother doing housework or cooking.

Li Zhiguo was finally liberated and returned to his previous life, but he couldn't rest yet. He had to go to the steel mill in a few days to finish the small invention that he wanted to give to the Ministry of Agriculture.

There is something else. Winter is coming, and with the addition of a new member to our family this year, our lives will be getting better and better.

But tomorrow is Sunday, so give yourself another day to rest. Only by combining work and rest can you live a long life.

It was almost evening when Sha Zhu came back. He knew at noon that Sister Qin would be discharged from the hospital and he didn't need to cook for her, but he still brought her chicken soup.

"Silly Zhu, you are already an adult, you should find a wife as soon as possible."

Li Zhiguo patted his brother on the shoulder. Having said that, Sha Zhu's journey to becoming single was not so smooth.

No matter where the standard is set, I guess it can't be much worse than Bai Guafu and Xu Huizhen. This is difficult.

"Hey, I'll take my time to look for it. I can't just settle for less."

Sha Zhu is not worried at all now. First of all, his family has enough houses and no burden. He also has a younger sister who is studying and it doesn't cost much.

He can also go out to ride a tricycle to earn money on Sundays, and he has saved a lot of money from this month's salary.

"Okay, by the way, you can help in the kitchen when I host the full moon banquet, so I won't ask your father to come back and annoy others."

Li Zhiguo had made an appointment with the chef in advance and asked Yan Bugui to help with the preparations. With the help of his two brothers Dongxu and Damao, he could just take advantage of the situation and have it easy.

"Okay, my cooking skills are different now. I'm a master chef."

Sha Zhu stayed for a while and then left to go back to cook for his sister. Now that his father was gone, he could completely relax and do whatever he wanted at home without worrying about being scolded.

It's just that an old man likes to talk about some profound truths all the time. It's annoying to hear it too much.

……

After Li Zhiguo had his meal, he took out a book from home and started reading it, thinking of a name for Xiaobao. Once he had decided on one, he would go to register the baby's household registration. With the addition of a new member to the family, the ration would increase next month.

"Jingru, turn on the radio!"

"Okay, brother-in-law!"

Xiao Jingru has grown taller in the past two years and has become more skillful in her work. After turning on the radio, she came over to massage her brother-in-law's shoulders.

"Have it!"

Suddenly Li Zhiguo's eyes lit up and he thought of Xiaobao's name.

He originally wanted to name Xiaobao "Sicong" or something like that, but he felt that it was too high-profile, out of touch with the people, and would easily disappoint his father.

Finally, I had an idea and came up with the word "Chaoyang", which means I stand with the masses.

Moreover, going out from Dongzhimen, today's Dongjiao District will be the future Chaoyang District. It is estimated that it will have to be renamed in the next few years. As the largest district in Beijing in the future, it is of great significance.

Immediately, he wrote the three big words "Li Chaoyang" on the notebook.

"Li Yueyang? Brother-in-law, is this my nephew's name?"

Little Jingru leaned on her brother-in-law's shoulder and looked at him, thinking that the name was nice.

"Ahem... Jingru, can you please study harder? This is Chaoyang, don't just recognize half of the words."

Li Zhiguo patted Xiao Jingru's face and asked, "Will she be able to get into junior high school after this?"
"Oh!"

Xiao Jingru nodded, and then shouted, "Sister, my brother-in-law has decided on a name, Li Chaoyang."

Soon, Qin Huairu's voice came from the inner room, "Chaoyang sounds nice, let's call him that."

Li Zhiguo closed the book, walked in and said, "If you think it's a good idea, then it's settled. I'll go to register the property on Monday, the day after tomorrow."

That night, Li Jia Xiaobao's name was heard in the yard.

Xu Damao muttered, "Li Zhiguo is quite good at naming. When our child is born, I will also think of a good name for him."

"Ok!"

Tang Chunyan responded and hoped that she could get pregnant this time. When the child grew up and her uncle had not retired yet, he would be able to arrange a good job for her, and maybe she could become a leader.

The next morning, Li Zhiguo was woken up while he was still asleep.

"Zhiguo, Director Yang's secretary came to see you and asked you to go to the factory as soon as possible."

"What?" Li Zhiguo was confused. "It's the weekend today. Why are you going to the factory?"

"Secretary Chen didn't say anything. He's waiting in the front yard. Director Yang's car is parked at the gate of the compound. He's here to pick you up."

Qin Huairu was very proud at this moment. Her man was so capable that he even sent a car to pick her up.

"Hey! Isn't this just looking for trouble?"

Li Zhiguo sat up speechlessly. Qin Huairu hurried to help him put on his clothes. Xiao Jingru also ran to put on his socks. This was just like the ancient officials rushing to attend the morning court and relying on their family members to serve them.

After getting dressed, he went to the yard to rinse his mouth without any delay. Little Jingru stood beside him. She had grown taller and no longer needed to step on the bricks.

"Li Zhiguo, what does Director Yang want to see you for? The car has already arrived at the door."

Liu Haizhong just returned to the backyard and was extremely envious.

"Pooh!"

Li Zhiguo spit out a mouthful of foam and said, "Second uncle, why don't you come with me to the factory so that I can take care of you."

He felt that he should bring an assistant with him, so that he would look more presentable.

"Really? I can also ride in the factory director's car?"

Liu Haizhong almost jumped up, it was such an honor.

"What's the big deal? You're my second uncle. I'll leave after I wash my face."

Li Zhiguo did not despise Liu Haizhong for his old age. In ten years, others would still be in their prime. He beat his son at home every day, which showed that he had strong practical ability, not just talk.

"That's great. I'll go back and change my clothes now. It won't delay us."

After Liu Haizhong finished speaking, he ran faster than a rabbit and returned home. He changed into his best autumn outfit and also prepared some family assets to take with him to see if he could give a gift.

"Boss, Li Zhiguo really takes you there."

Second Aunt was very excited. What a great honor it was. She could brag about it in the yard for a long time.

"Dad, can you take me with you?"

Liu Guangqi looked expectant, as he had never ridden in a car before.

"Go away! Who do you think you are? You don't even have a job and you want to ride in the factory director's car."

Liu Haizhong was just afraid that his clothes would be wrinkled, otherwise he would have slapped him long ago. Why didn't his silly son learn his good eyesight?

"You guys stay at home, I'm going to follow Li Zhiguo right away."

"Boss, drive slowly and listen to Li Zhiguo. He has a good brain."

The second aunt felt that it was all her credit. She usually kept the bad boy company. So, she was taking care of the man in her family.

Li Zhiguo washed his face, took the two eggs handed to him by his mother-in-law, and set off with Liu Haizhong.

"Li Zhiguo, you are really capable. The factory director's secretary has come to pick you up."

"The car is parked at the door, and many people are watching. This is the first time in our hospital."

"Li Zhiguo, tell me what it's like to be a car driver."

The aunties are full of envy, looking at others, who can get to this point without working for a day. In the past, could you have dared to imagine this?
Li Zhiguo waved his hand in response. He still didn't understand the situation.

When I got to the front, I saw Secretary Chen waiting there.

"Master Li, I'm sorry to bother you today. Let's go to the factory now. Director Bi will also be here today."

Secretary Chen knew what kind of person this person was. He didn't work on weekdays, let alone on weekends. He was worried that something might go wrong, so he quickly said something nice to him.

"Okay! But don't come so early next time. This is Liu Haizhong, the team leader of the second workshop. I'm your assistant. Take him with you."

Li Zhiguo said this casually, then walked out of the yard, and got into the car with Liu Haizhong.

"Lao Liu, you've made a fortune."

Yan Bugui followed out and stood beside the car with an envious look on his face. He had a bicycle but had never ridden in a car.

"Old Yan, you also have a chance, maybe in the next life."

Liu Haizhong directly gave his old friend a critical hit, saying, "As a teacher, you are not qualified to ride in a car."

Secretary Chen drove away quickly, as he was really in a hurry. Li Zhiguo was not in a hurry, but he was. If he went late, he would be scolded.

"Second uncle..."

"No, once we're out of the hospital, you can call me Lao Liu or Xiao Liu. I'm your assistant today."

As arrogant as Liu Haizhong was just now, he is as humble now. It is obvious that although the bad boy does not work or hold an official position, he is valued by the leaders.

How did he become the team leader? Wasn't it because of the bad boys? He was also hoping to be promoted in the future.

Li Zhiguo was stunned for a moment. Oh my god, Liu Haizhong is so smart?

I almost forgot that this second uncle is also a good flatterer. He is a grandson in front of the leaders and a uncle in front of ordinary people.

If you want to be respected in front of others, you must suffer behind others!

"Old Liu, you should listen more, watch more, and learn more later."

"Oh! That's the reason." Liu Haizhong didn't understand anything. He just wanted to learn something and get the leader's attention.

Secretary Chen, who was driving, twitched his face. This compound is full of talented people.

In a blink of an eye, the car arrived at the office building of the steel rolling mill. Secretary Chen was very helpful and got out of the car first to help open the back door.

Li Zhiguo nodded, got out of the car, yawned, and slowly walked to the meeting room upstairs.

"Master Li, congratulations. I heard that your wife gave birth to another big fat boy."

"Master Li, you are a noble man who forgets things easily. Didn't you agree to have a meeting after the National Day?"

There were quite a lot of people in the conference room. They were from the excavator team, not only engineers and technicians, but also the eighth-level welders and others, including Liang Ladi.

"Hello, Brother Li!"

Liang Ladi thought to herself, I had said before that I would make a piece of clothing for her, but there has been no arrangement yet. I must find a chance to mention it today.

"Well, Liang Ladi..."

Li Zhiguo yawned before he finished speaking, and he really didn't look very well.

Liang Ladi hurriedly took the person to the front row seat, and her seat was at the back.

Liu Haizhong asked in a low voice: "Li Zhiguo, where should I sit?"

"Beside me, you are my assistant."

Li Zhiguo pulled the man to sit down. He brought Lao Liu with him, as he would be of great use.

From now on, if anyone in the factory offends him, Liu Haizhong will be the one to beat that person up. How great is that.

"Hey!" Liu Haizhong sat down with some trepidation and immediately felt superior.

It was only then that I noticed there was a banner hanging above the podium. It turned out to be a commendation meeting to celebrate the success of the excavator.

Here, Li Zhiguo took the egg out of his pocket and put it on the table, and the inspiration suddenly came to him.

He had been holding off on sending his invention to the Ministry of Agriculture because he hadn't made up his mind what to invent, and now he suddenly has it.

Eggs are expensive nowadays, costing five cents each, and larger ones costing six or seven cents, but there is still a shortage of supply.

Chicken is also very good and relatively easy to raise.

The invention he thought of was an artificial constant temperature egg incubator. Not an ordinary type, but a fully automatic type that could incubate thousands of eggs at a time, which set off a sensation in the Kyoto egg circle.

"Director Bi is here."

Someone whispered a reminder, and then Bi Jianhua, Director Yang and several other leaders entered the meeting room.

As soon as Bi Jianhua sat down on the podium, he looked up and saw two eggs that Li Zhiguo had placed on the table. It must be you.

“Comrades, the excavator project led by the Ministry of Metallurgy has achieved complete success at the National Day ceremony!”

The applause from the audience was thunderous and lasted for a long time!
Bi Jianhua stretched out his hand to suppress it and said, "The higher-ups have decided to build an excavator factory in Shijingshan, which will also be another new large factory of the Ministry of Metallurgy.

Now, we will commend those who have made outstanding contributions this time. Please welcome Comrade Li Zhiguo. "

"To!"

Li Zhiguo was not distracted at this moment. It would be nice to be commended.

Bi Jianhua smiled and said: "Comrade Li Zhiguo was awarded the title of Advanced Individual. I hope he will continue to work hard."

"Thank you, Director Bi!"

Li Zhiguo went on stage to receive the certificate of honor with little interest. Although it was an honor, he didn't feel comfortable about it.

"Don't worry, there is more."

Director Bi deliberately took a deep breath and then said, "At the same time, Comrade Li Zhiguo was awarded the Labor Model of Beijing this year."

As he spoke, he took out a medal, which was to be worn on his chest.

"Thank you, thank you Director Bi!"

Li Zhiguo was a little confused. He had been a model worker in the steel rolling mill for many years and he was even promoted.

Director Bi panted again and said, "There is also a prize."

Li Zhiguo thanked him again, and then received a high-end water cup with the words "Model Worker" printed on it, as well as an enamel basin. If he kept breathing heavily, he would really get anxious.

"Clap clap clap!"

There was thunderous applause and everyone was very envious. What a great honor it was.

Li Zhiguo returned to his seat, put the eggs away, and went back to discuss the invention with Director Fang from the Ministry of Agriculture, who seemed to be more generous.

The long award ceremony was over, and the reward was nothing more than a certificate and a set of cups and basins, but everyone was very happy.

Fortunately, I can have a free meal at noon, isn’t that great?

When he arrived at the cafeteria, Li Zhiguo realized that Sha Zhu had also come to work today.

"Master Li, didn't you say you wanted to have a short meeting? We can talk about anything now."

An engineer asked, it is easier to talk over a table.

"No, the short meeting has been cancelled. It won't be held."

Li Zhiguo thought, what the hell, why go somewhere else to get the benefits, the meat will rot in the pot anyway, it’s all to create profits for the collective.

Bi Jianhua's heart moved, thinking that there was something wrong, and he couldn't help but ask: "Li Zhiguo, do you have any new ideas?"

"No, not this time."

Li Zhiguo quickly denied it, saying that his friends already had two children and the burden was heavy, so they had to move to another place.

"I think it's possible! The reward for the excavator is about to be approved, so I'll give it to you next time."

Bi Jianhua gasped again. How could he not give a bonus for such an important excavator? However, this was a commendation meeting, and it would have a bad impact if he gave money to only one person!
"Director Bi, what do you want to say? I suddenly remembered something."

As Li Zhiguo spoke, he took out the egg from his pocket and knocked it on the table, then began to peel the shell. He hadn't had breakfast yet.

"Uh, what's the matter?"

Bi Jianhua thought to himself, can you eat these eggs later? He is getting hungry just by looking at them.

Li Zhiguo smiled and said: "I would like to ask everyone a question. In this world, which came first, the chicken or the egg?"

When these words were spoken, everyone was confused. What the hell is in your brain? What kind of question are you asking? How should we answer it?

After a while, someone said, "I think the chicken came first. Without the chicken, there would be no eggs!"

"No, the egg came first. How can a chicken hatch without an egg?"

"The egg came first!"

“The chicken came first!”

Everyone immediately started arguing. Since they were all majoring in science and engineering, this was really embarrassing.

Bi Jianhua was stunned for a while before asking, "Li Zhiguo, what do you think comes first?"

“The chicken came first!”

Li Zhiguo then added: "This is how I understand it. Our human ancestors captured birds and gradually domesticated them into today's domesticated chickens. That's how eggs came about. This is only for poultry."

"That makes sense. Master Li's point of view is novel!"

"I think it's reliable. Eggs laid by untamed birds are called bird eggs."

Although everyone still felt that it was inappropriate, at least they could get away with it.

Li Zhiguo then said: "I have been thinking recently that the ancients knew that raising chickens lay eggs, and they ate both chicken and eggs.

Why are we still worried about eating chickens and eggs here? In the end, I found out that there were not enough chicks. Without more chicks, where would the eggs come from?

The traditional incubation model is too simple. For example, once farmers have saved enough eggs, they have to wait until the hens reach the hatching period.

Or if there are no eggs but the hen is incubating, it is useless, so!"

"So what?"

Bi Jianhua quickly asked, so there are some rules for eating eggs.

Everyone was also curious, knowing that Master Li had a sharp mind and always had brilliant ideas. He could even think of an excavator when looking at a tank. Do you dare to think of that?

"So, I was thinking, can we build an incubator to simulate the environment of a hen when hatching eggs? If so, then thousands of eggs can be hatched at the same time in less than a month.

With one incubator, we can get thousands of chicks. What about ten, a hundred, or a thousand incubators? The chicks we can get at the same time will be endless.

Chickens lay eggs, eggs hatch chickens, and the cycle continues. One day, people all over the country will be able to eat chickens and eggs at will, and they can also be processed into food for export to earn foreign exchange. "

Li Zhiguo expressed his idea, although it was a bit exaggerated, it is popular now. It is similar to attracting investment in later generations. First, you have to learn how to tell a story.

"Li Zhiguo, have you thought of this incubator?"

Director Bi's eyes lit up. This was a big event.

Li Zhiguo nodded and said, "About the same. Because my wife is in confinement after childbirth, we raised a few old hens at home. I have studied the temperature during incubation, and it is about 37 degrees but less than 38 degrees.

Just keep the incubator at this temperature and do some automated details, and it will be twenty-one days later.

Then put the eggs in the hatching box. Well, this is relatively simple. It mainly increases the humidity and temperature to soften the eggshells, making it easier for the chicks to break out of the shells. This is the process of artificial incubation. "

"Are incubators and hatching boxes complicated? How long will it take to make them?"

(End of this chapter)