A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1505: It's all about cutting-edge technology! (Please subscribe!)

It won't be so simple for Cui Xiaohong to get a marriage certificate with Huo Dongfeng.

Hua Shier asked Huo Dongfeng, "You said you two are getting your marriage certificate tomorrow? Cui Xiaohong doesn't even have a formal identity in China, what kind of registration are you two doing?"

At this moment, Old Master Cui, who had been silent for a while, spoke up:

“Your sister said she can’t go back to Japan. I went to the civil affairs department before the New Year to ask, and they said that people who once had our nationality can apply to restore their nationality if they have a legitimate reason. So I had your sister apply to restore her nationality on the grounds of taking care of Erpang, and she just received it yesterday!”

Hua Shier suddenly realized: "So you were keeping it from me all along?"

The old lady laughed and patted her son: "What do you mean by hiding it? It's your fault for not getting along with your sister. Guoming, just forgive your sister. She promised us that she really will change!"

Grandpa Cui also looked at Hua Shier with some expectation in his eyes. At his age, the last thing he wanted to see was disharmony among his children. Only with harmony in the family can everything prosper.

Hua Twelve understood the two elders' thoughts and nodded, saying:

"Okay, I can forgive and forget what happened before, but I have a problem. I see that Huo Dongfeng's forehead is bluish, and he will definitely be imprisoned within one or two years. What if Cui Xiaohong runs away again after he goes to jail?"

He wasn't just talking nonsense; he really could tell from his face. Considering the original storyline where Huo Dongfeng went to prison three times, this must be Huo's fate.

Hua Shier was still thinking that, for Erpang's sake, he might help his cheap brother-in-law get a job someday.

Now he doesn't plan to get involved anymore; he intends to use this matter to test Cui Xiaohong.

Cui Xiaohong was immediately displeased:
"Guoming, I have no problem with you having issues with me, but you can't talk about your brother-in-law like that."

Huo Dongfeng quickly stopped him:

"Guoming was just joking with me. You actually took that seriously, didn't you, Guoming?"

Hua Shier ignored the sycophantic remarks and looked at the frowning Old Master Cui:
"Grandpa and Grandma know me; they learn everything quickly. I told them I wanted to learn traditional Chinese medicine, and look how well I've improved your health in such a short time. You both know that, right?"

Grandpa Cui and Grandma Cui both nodded. Now their legs are so strong that they can climb five flights of stairs without any effort. All their heart disease and geriatric ailments are gone, and they are full of energy every day.

Compared to her condition before her son treated her, it was indeed much better, which shows that her son's self-taught traditional Chinese medicine skills have truly made a name for themselves.

Seeing that they nodded, Hua Shier continued:

"Right? I've recently become interested in fortune telling and face reading, so I learned it just by looking at it. I think Huo Dongfeng still has a calamity to face, and he definitely won't be living as carefree as he is now!"

Grandpa Cui also took it seriously: "Guoming, we can't joke around, are you serious?"

Hua Shier said in a very serious tone:
"I swear on Cui Xiaohong's hair, if I'm wrong, may Cui Xiaohong be bald for the rest of her life, with that Mediterranean hairstyle!"

Cui Xiaohong was trembling with anger, thinking to herself, "Why don't you swear it yourself?"

Huo Dongfeng said to Cui Xiaohong, "Xiaohong, don't worry, even if I'm bald, I'll still want you!"

Hua Twelve said in an annoyed tone:

"Let's get down to business. Why are you interrupting? Are you trying to show off your love? I just want to ask you, Grandpa and Grandma, what if Huo Dongfeng really goes to jail in a couple of years, and Cui Xiaohong packs up and runs away again, ignoring Erpang and you two? What are we going to do about that?"

Grandpa Cui glanced at Cui Xiaohong, took a deep breath, and then said to Hua Twelve:

"Then I'll pretend I never had this daughter!"

After the old man finished speaking, he turned to Cui Xiaohong:

“Daughter, did you hear that? Although what your brother said is unreliable, have you thought it through? If this really happens, and you are still the same as before, without a sense of responsibility or accountability, our Cui family will no longer acknowledge you as our daughter!”

All eyes were on Cui Xiaohong. She felt her face burning and quickly made her statement:
"Mom and Dad, don't worry about Guoming. I was too young to handle that much pressure back then, but I definitely won't do it again!"

Grandpa Cui looked at Hua Twelve:

"I've already stated my position, and your sister has also made her promise. Are you satisfied now?"

Hua nodded:
"Okay, let's pretend the past never happened. Let's eat!"

Hearing Hua Shier say he had let go of the past, the atmosphere immediately became lively. After Cui Xiaohong served food to her parents, she specially served Hua Shier a piece of sweet and sour pork.

"Brother, this is your favorite food!"

Hua Shier said thank you, but in his heart he was thinking, "I'm afraid you'll reveal your true colors later."

It's obvious without even thinking that Cui Xiaohong was able to change her mind because of two things.

Firstly, she herself had fallen on hard times and was broke.

Secondly, Huo Dongfeng made money by opening a large restaurant and also invested in his chain of dumpling restaurants, which seemed to be doing quite well.

Hua Shier was certain that if either of these two points was not met, Cui Xiaohong would not turn back.

Considering the feelings of Grandpa Cui and Grandma Cui, and not wanting to upset Erpang, he didn't expose Cui Xiaohong, but he did make the unpleasant things clear upfront.

If something goes wrong again and this woman just runs away, only caring about herself, then don't say you weren't warned.

When he got home that evening, Hua Shier took out the blueprints and started drawing, intending to design a 'high-tech' multi-speed bicycle.

Li Xiaozhen washed some fruit and brought it to him. She glanced at the bicycle drawing on the blueprint and chuckled.

"You really plan to do it yourself!"

Hua Shier put down his pen, picked up a strawberry, put it in his mouth, and said with a smile:
"I'm a top student from the university of technology, how could I not handle a bicycle? By the way, how long has it been since we started renovating our villa? It's still not finished!"

Li Xiaozhen rolled her eyes:
"So you still care about the family? It's been fine for a while now. You know, there's formaldehyde and stuff, even environmentally friendly materials need to be left for six months!"

Hua nodded, finished his fruit, and continued drawing.

Li Xiaozhen asked:
"You're saying my brother-in-law is going to jail? Is that true?"

Hua Twelve laughed and said:

"Or I'll swear on your bald head, you'll believe me then!"

One sentence made Li Xiaozhen furious. She held back her anger and waited until Cui Mengmeng fell asleep before dragging Hua Shier into the room and ravaging him!

Over the next few days, Hua Shier turned down several commercial performances and stayed home to do research. He actually managed to create the 'high-tech geared bicycle' and even handcrafted a physical prototype.

This bike has sixteen gears, and what's most impressive is that in addition to manual shifting, it can also automatically shift gears. It can sense the road conditions and the amount of force the rider uses when pedaling to determine the most needed gear and automatically shift gears.

In other words, all you have to do when riding this bicycle is pedal. The bike will automatically shift gears to make riding as easy as possible in any road condition!

Of course, the reason why this car's design is called cutting-edge technology is because Hua Shier used "divine craftsmanship" to create it. Only he can understand the internal design, and no one else can crack it.

Moreover, ordinary machine tools cannot produce it. If you want to achieve automated production, you must manually develop the machines that produce the core components.

Just as Liu Ye was thinking about finding a production channel, he called Hua Shier from the machinery factory and told him that the machine had broken down again.

Hua Shier drove his Mercedes-Benz W14 straight to Donglin Machinery Factory.

Upon arriving at the entrance, the guards were all veteran colleagues from the security department. When they saw that it was Hua Shier, they stopped him immediately. It wasn't that they wouldn't let him through, but they wanted him to sign a document!
Hua Shier, naturally, didn't put on airs. After signing autographs and exchanging a few words, he took a pack of cigarettes from his car and tossed it over.
"Let's split it up, guys!"

The security personnel all smiled and thanked them, saying, "Thanks, Brother Cui! Thanks, Guoming!"

As Hua Shier was about to drive into the factory, he saw some strangers on both sides of the factory road not far ahead, seemingly observing the terrain and occasionally pointing and gesturing.

Curious, he asked the security guards, "What are those people doing?"

The security officer glanced at them and said, "Oh, you mean those guys? They're here to install surveillance cameras in our factory!"

"Install surveillance?"

A security officer from the security department named Da Liu leaned over and whispered:

"Brother Cui, you probably don't know, but our factory only has two workshops still in production. Some workers haven't been paid for three months. I heard the factory is considering laying off workers, which is causing a lot of panic."

Hua Shier didn't understand: "What does that have to do with installing surveillance cameras? You're going off-topic!"

Da Liu exclaimed, "Well, something was stolen. To be able to steal something while avoiding our security patrol time, it's obviously an inside job in our factory. We've investigated, and we suspect it was done by one of the workers who haven't been paid for three months. If we arrest them, it's a bit inhumane; if we don't, the stuff will really be stolen. So, the factory discussed it and decided to install surveillance cameras to prevent this from happening again. That should at least serve as a deterrent!"

Hua Shier then understood, and felt a little heavy-hearted.

He parked his car in front of the technical department, and Zhao Hailong and Liu Ye came out to greet him with toolboxes, both beaming with joy.

"We knew we'd have to invite you!"

After getting off the bus, Hua Shier said with a laugh, "I heard that our factory is about to lay off workers. How come you two are still laughing so carefree?"

Zhao Hailong smiled smugly:
"We have to thank Brother Cui for this! You let us two brothers latch onto your coattails, and now that the dumpling restaurant is booming, who cares about this meager salary?!"

Liu Ye nodded repeatedly: "That's right, there are so many people introducing me to potential partners now, I'm very selective!"

Hua Shier asked with a smile, "Have you found one yet? You're practically an old maid now!"

Liu Ye pointed to his eyes: "I can't help having high standards!"

The three of them burst into laughter at the same time.

Hua Shier took out his work clothes from the trunk, changed into them, and then went to the second workshop with the two men. They fixed the machine in less than 30 minutes.

As the machine roared to life, the surrounding workers spontaneously offered their applause.

Factory Director Chen had heard that Cui Guoming had come to repair the machines, and waited for him for half a day in Workshop Two. As soon as Hua Shier finished his work, he came to greet him with a smile:
"Guoming, you've worked so hard. It's all thanks to you. With these old, broken machines in our factory, no one else could figure them out. Come on, the canteen is all set up."

Since they were being so polite, Hua Shier couldn't refuse, so he invited Zhao Hailong and Liu Ye to join Director Chen for a meal at the small canteen.

On their way to the canteen, they saw Secretary Zhang slacking off on the factory road, holding a large broom. When he saw them coming, he quickly pretended to sweep the floor diligently.

When they arrived at the small canteen and it was time to eat, Director Chen shook his head and said:
"Xiao Zhang is a cunning fellow who always tries to outsmart people and is prone to cheating. I thought about transferring him to a more respectable position a while ago, considering he used to be my secretary. But when I found out about his performance in the sanitation team, I was extremely disappointed by his cheating and shirking!"

Hua Shier didn't say anything to kick someone when they're down, but instead asked about being laid off.

Factory Director Chen looked helpless when he talked about this:
"If only I had listened to what you said in that ten-thousand-word letter back then, now everything you said has come true. The machines are aging, the products are outdated, and the only way out is to invest a lot of money to buy advanced production lines!"

"But we have no money, and neither do the higher-ups. I wanted to follow your suggestion in that ten-thousand-word letter and sell part of the factory area to buy new machines, but the economy in Northeast China has been sluggish for the past two years, and the overall environment is not good. We can't get a good price at all. I regret it now!"

According to Director Chen, Donglin Machinery Factory is currently in a state of deep-seated problems and can only hold on for one day at a time. The first batch of workers to be laid off in the plan are those who have no work, which will temporarily reduce the burden on the factory. However, depending on the situation, it is estimated that there will be a second batch of laid-off workers by the end of the year.
Hua Shier thought for a moment, then took out the blueprints of his 'gear bicycle' design from his pocket.

"Old Chen, this is a high-tech bicycle that I designed while I was at home with nothing to do. Take a look and see if it's okay. If you like it, I can have it manufactured by our factory!"

Factory Director Chen knew that Cui Guoming was a top student from the university and a truly capable person, so he didn't dare to underestimate him and carefully examined him while wearing his glasses.

Hua Shier explained the features of the bicycle to him, especially the things that could not be imitated.

Factory Director Chen's eyes lit up as he listened: "That's great, Guoming, are you really going to entrust this to our factory?"

After asking that question, Factory Director Chen's face darkened again: "No matter how good the product is, it's useless if our factory doesn't have the money to buy the production line."

Hua Shier smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lao Chen, I'll take care of the production line. However, I want 30% of the profits after the products are sold, and the intellectual property rights of the products will also belong to me personally."

"Absolutely!" Factory Director Chen immediately became excited: "How could I forget that Guoming, you're a big star and you're not short of money? Are you serious? You're really willing to buy a production line for our factory?"

Hua Shier nodded with a smile:

"Of course, don't forget I'm also a member of our factory. Not only can I buy the production line, but once the product is manufactured, I can also endorse it. With the performance of this bicycle and the celebrity aura, we won't have to worry about sales at all!"

Factory Director Chen was overjoyed: "Oh, that's wonderful! I have to thank you on behalf of all the men in our factory!"

He poured Hua Shier a drink and said, "I'll drink mine, Guoming, you can drink as you like!"

After saying that, Old Chen drank three cups of baijiu (Chinese liquor) in a row, choking and coughing.

That afternoon, Hua Shier made a trip and brought over his finished bicycle. Factory Director Chen personally test-rode it, and the more he rode, the more confident he became.

"This thing is amazing! It's so easy to ride, and it automatically downshifts to slow down after five seconds if you stop pedaling. Guoming, how did you do that?"

Hua Shier smiled without saying a word, saying, "I'm just playing with cutting-edge technology. Can I tell you about it?"

The next day, Hua Shier took the blueprints to apply for a patent, and then asked Ma Xiao to apply abroad, and also to buy an advanced bicycle production line. Of course, he could just modify the machines that produce the core components when he got back.

Ma Xiao now has complete faith in Hua Shier. Hearing that it was Hua Shier who created the bicycle, he insisted on getting involved and making money together.

Hua Shier didn't object to this. She was so capable and reliable, and what businessman wouldn't want to include her in their business?

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