Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 3029 Eighty-Eight Instructions
Southwest, Xizhou.

The night passed, and Yang Xiaotao woke up in the morning and immediately went to the launch center.

As soon as I entered, I was startled to see that all the staff members looked very serious.

When Wang Can saw Yang Xiaotao coming over, he quickly got up from his seat and walked over to him.

"Minister Yang!"

Wang Can lowered his voice, his face showing fatigue and a hint of unease.

Upon seeing this, Yang Xiaotao frowned, his heart sinking. "Director Wang, what's going on?"

"Minister Yang, the satellite's orbit was adjusted last night, but it hasn't been completed yet."

"So what if it's not finished? There's still time, we can make it!"

Yang Xiaotao spoke casually, but Wang Can hesitated before finally gritting his teeth and saying, "Minister Yang, we suspect that the tungsten rods it carried might have affected the satellite's weight, thus influencing its orbit change!"

Yang Xiaotao turned around and asked in confusion, "Didn't we already consider this issue before?"

"The data we calculated previously did have records in place, but now..."

"Speak your mind directly, don't beat around the bush."

Yang Xiaotao was getting anxious. Was this the time to speak in riddles?
Seeing Yang Xiaotao's expression, Wang Can quickly said, "According to our calculations, the satellite carries enough fuel to meet the requirements for orbit change. However, there was an error in the scheduling this time, which caused us to miss two opportunities for orbit change and wasted a lot of fuel. This has resulted in the current fuel being somewhat insufficient."

"If they continue without being able to complete the orbit change, the satellite is likely to lose contact."

Wang Can didn't continue speaking, but in fact, he had already explained things very clearly.

The problem occurred at the launch center; more precisely, it was a control issue.

Yang Xiaotao immediately looked up at the control room and saw Ran's father talking to people at the launch center, occasionally picking up the documents in his hand to look through them.

Although they were quite far apart, one could tell from his expression that Ran's father was under tremendous pressure.

Not far away, Old Wang was sitting in a chair smoking, puffing and exhaling, his surroundings already littered with cigarette butts.

The people inside the house didn't dare to go forward to clean; they just waited.

"Don't worry, trust our comrades!"

Yang Xiaotao calmed himself down and said something to Wang Can, then reached out and patted him on the shoulder, "Have you forgotten what I told you when I offered you credit again?"

Wang Can blinked, genuinely not remembering.

Then Yang Xiaotao said, "I told you, feel free to try anything, and don't be afraid if problems arise. I'll take care of it if the sky falls."

Wang Can's heart skipped a beat when he heard this; those words sounded completely different then than they do now.

When Yang Xiaotao said that, he was trying to reassure everyone and boost morale.

But to say that now, at this time, when problems are likely to arise, is to take all the responsibility upon oneself.

Then Wang Can felt a surge of power within his body, a feeling of being trusted, protected, and supported, and all of this feeling transformed into power.

Only one sentence is in my mind: A scholar will die for one who understands him!

His eyes were a little moist, but he took a deep breath and then said solemnly, "Minister Yang, I'll go help."

"go Go!"

Yang Xiaotao waved his hand, looking completely nonchalant.

Wang Can nodded, then beckoned the satellite research team to walk towards Ran's father.

At this moment, Ran Xinrui quietly walked up to her.

She overheard Wang Can's conversation with Yang Xiaotao and heard the promises Yang Xiaotao made to Wang Can.

"Brother-in-law, will we succeed?"

Ran Xinrui held the folder. She had learned a lot at this launch center, and now she was doing some unimportant work here, but she had come to like the atmosphere.

More importantly, she felt she could realize her dreams here.

That's to help my brother-in-law!
This was a dream she had never told anyone before, a dream she had since childhood.

Now, the satellite has been launched, but it is unable to successfully change its orbit and enter orbit.

She was aware of the outcome, and she didn't want to face the consequences.

Looking at his sister-in-law, whom he had grown up in front of him, Yang Xiaotao suddenly felt as if he had returned to the past, when this girl made the decision to drop out of school on her own to support her family.

That time, Ran Qiuye was so angry that she almost fainted, but she also cried all night while lying on Yang Xiaotao's chest, feeling sorry for him.

It was during that time that Yang Xiaotao realized that the girl in front of him was quite thoughtful.

"Don't worry, don't forget, it's our dad who's in charge of this project."

"That guy is a master at making mushroom eggs, you should have faith in Dad."

"Do you understand?"

Ran Xinrui nodded, then looked at Yang Xiaotao, "Yes, I have confidence in Dad, and I also have confidence in you, brother-in-law."

"Haha, that's right."

Yang Xiaotao laughed, then took out a handful of White Rabbit candies from his pocket, "Here, eat them sparingly."

Ran Xinrui happily took the milk candy from Yang Xiaotao's hand, and then skipped and hopped to the side.

When she runs into someone she knows, she takes out a piece and shares it with them, not forgetting to mention that it was given to her by her brother-in-law.

Gradually, the candy was distributed, and those who received it felt much more relaxed upon hearing Ran Xinrui's laughter.

Gradually, the atmosphere in the entire launch control center became more relaxed.

Yang Xiaotao did not go to Ran's father, but instead went to Old Wang's side.

"I said, you should clean up your own mess."

Yang Xiaotao kicked the cigarette butt on the ground, then sat down next to Old Wang.

"Tch, it's my place, I can throw it away whenever I want."

Old Wang said dismissively, then took a deep drag on his cigarette.

But Yang Xiaotao just snorted coldly, "Old Wang, whose place is this?"

"What's wrong with my place?"

"Okay, this is your place, right? Give the money back."

Old Wang paused in his smoking motion, then turned away, ignoring Yang Xiaotao.

Unfortunately, he forgot that the launch center was jointly built by the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry and the Ninth Ministry of Machinery Industry.

Initially, they provided manpower, and the nine ministries provided funding, with each party contributing half.

But in the end, if we really calculate it, the investment of the Ninth Division should be larger, accounting for more than half.

So when Yang Xiaotao brought this up again, Old Wang didn't dare to utter a sound.

Old Wang remained silent, as did Yang Xiaotao. One of them smoked, while the other sat there with his arms crossed. At that moment, Yang Xiaotao began to miss his phone.

The two remained silent, and those around them dared not disturb them, even walking past them quietly.

This scene was witnessed by Ran's father, Wang Can, and others who were not far away.

Especially Ran's father, when he heard those words from Wang Can, felt not only gratitude but also indescribable feelings.

Perhaps this is what is meant by saving face.

How can a father-in-law lose face in front of his son-in-law?
As a result, everyone sensed that Ran's father had become more excited and his discussions became more radical.

As noon approached, Ran's father and Wang Can came up with a plan, which elicited a gasp from the crowd. They then went to the computer together and began to operate it.

Yang Xiaotao was talking to Wang Lao about the cooperation between the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry and the Ninth Ministry of Machinery Industry. The two were discussing the turbofan engine when they saw a group of people rushing to the computer. They got up and walked over.

When the two arrived, Ran Xinrui was inputting data into the computer step by step according to her father's instructions, while someone else was recording the data.

Ten minutes later, the calculated data appeared in Wang Can's hands.

"Director Ran, the data is within the 99% confidence interval."

Wang Can spoke happily, and the people around him smiled.

Yang Xiaotao was standing with Old Wang when he heard Wang Can's voice. Old Wang tugged at Yang Xiaotao's clothes and asked, "What is a confidence interval?"

Yang Xiaotao smiled and turned around, "It means that out of a hundred experiments, ninety-nine will be successful."

"This is a probability problem; it's not an accurate result, but it reflects the distribution of the results."

Old Wang seemed to understand, but he grasped one principle: a near 100% chance of success.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard Ran's father say with a serious expression, "No rush, calculate it again." At that moment, it was as if he had traveled through time and returned to that studio in the Northwest.

The difference is that back then, a group of people were using an abacus to push out numbers one by one.

But this time it's a general-purpose computer.

Upon hearing this, everyone composed themselves and quickly got back into focus, recalculating.

Yang Xiaotao and Old Wang stood silently.

When the results came out one time, Wang Can was even happier.

Because the results were almost identical in both cases.

Finally, a smile appeared on Ran's father's face.

Holding the final results, Ran's father went to Yang Xiaotao and Old Wang.

"Boss, we made a mistake in the variables we considered in our previous calculations. Fortunately, we discovered the problem in time through calculations and, after recalculation and planning, we have found a suitable path for changing course."

As he spoke, Wang Can handed a document to Old Wang, who then directly gave it to Yang Xiaotao, saying, "Look, I can't understand it."

Everyone laughed, but Yang Xiaotao was looking at the materials, especially the ellipse and circle drawn around the earth.

"You're speeding up here, aren't you!"

Yang Xiaotao pointed to the place where the ellipse and the circle intersect and said.

"Yes, we need to accelerate the satellite here to get it to orbital speed. The whole process may take one to three hours."

As Ran's father explained, Yang Xiaotao nodded, then asked, "So, when do we start changing course?"

Ran's father looked at Wang Can, who immediately said, "According to the satellite trajectory we are monitoring, it will be suitable to change orbit in one hour and fifteen minutes."

Yang Xiaotao checked the time: 10:40 AM, which meant the track change was scheduled for 11:55 AM.

He put down his watch and said, "Since we still have a few hours left, let's go eat first."

"You need to be well-fed to have the energy to keep fighting."

"Tell the cafeteria staff to hurry up and, if there's any canned food, just take it and eat it."

Old Wang nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, Director Ran, please make arrangements for everyone to eat in shifts. We still have a long way to go and need to work hard, so we can't let our bodies give out."

Ran's father immediately nodded and then ordered someone to prepare a meal.

Soon, the cafeteria also received an urgent notice and immediately began preparations.

After everyone dispersed, Yang Xiaotao didn't leave. Instead, he walked over to Ran's father, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and said, "Dad, want one?"

Old Wang watched his son-in-law offer his father-in-law a cigarette, and walked aside, amused.

Ran's father did not smoke, but that does not mean he would not smoke.

He glanced at Yang Xiaotao and picked up a cigarette.

Yang Xiaotao took out a lighter and lit it, then lit one for himself as well.

Ran Xinrui stared wide-eyed at her, standing quietly to the side.

"When we came, we didn't know it was Dragon Boat Festival. Dudu even said she wanted to eat pig's head when we got home."

"Those two brats are so carefree."

"Miaomiao and Yueyue did seem to notice something. The night I left, Yueyue held my hand, but I couldn't say anything else to her."

"This girl!"

After hearing this, Ran's father took a deep breath and then laughed, "This girl takes after her mother, back then..."

At this point, Ran's father suddenly stopped, unable to continue.

"Actually, Rongrong also noticed something was wrong, but this girl is carefree and nothing bothers her. I like her personality; she's willing to go out and explore. She has a good character."

Yang Xiaotao quickly changed the subject, and Ran's father laughed again, then instructed, "You still have to manage him well."

"There's an old saying: raise sons frugally and daughters lavishly."

"Actually, it's about raising sons with frugality and daughters with lavishness. You're well-read, so you know how to educate children."

Yang Xiaotao scratched his head. "Dad, there's a lot to learn about raising children. We still need help from experienced people like you."

"That's true. Don't worry about that. I'll talk to your mother about it later."

So the father and son started exchanging parenting experiences. Although the father was somewhat lacking in this area, he was rich in theoretical knowledge, especially the old-fashioned experiences, which he spoke of in great detail.

Yang Xiaotao was able to provide a detailed explanation based on actual circumstances, and the two of them corroborated each other's points.

At 11:30, Ran's father and Yang Xiaotao went to the cafeteria for lunch.

This time, the canned food in the cafeteria is open to all, and Yang Xiaotao even said that people can eat as much as they want, and if they can't finish it, they can take it home to eat.

Anyway, planes can be sent from the Northwest at any time.

This delighted the researchers, with some even saying that the Ninth Department was being generous, prompting Old Wang, who was eating canned beef, to scoff.

These guys are corrupt.

At twelve o'clock, everyone started to get into the zone.

At 12:05, with Ran's father's order, the battle began.

Yang Xiaotao and Wang Lao returned to their original spot, but this time they were sitting next to a trash can, smoking together.

Inside the control room, voices rang out, rapidly transmitting information.

Whenever Ran's father gave an instruction, someone would immediately stand up and loudly reply, "Completed," "Accurate," or "Successful."
Gradually, as sweat beaded on Ran's father's forehead, the commands he gave became faster and faster.

The staff around them responsible for the calculations were getting busier and busier.

Even Ran Xinrui joined in the computer operation.

The ash from Wang Lao and Yang Xiaotao's cigarettes grew long as they watched and listened intently, completely awestruck by the scene before them.

Yang Xiaotao knew that each of these instructions required rigorous calculations and a great deal of technical support.

He also knew that every instruction had to be correct.

Similarly, once an instruction is issued, everyone needs to execute it quickly and effectively.

This is where the advantages of computers become apparent.

If we still need people to use abacuses to calculate, the workload will be too great.

Unfortunately, Dawn One was not ready this time. If all nine units here were replaced with Dawn One, the time would be reduced by at least half.

Meanwhile, Old Wang was silently counting in his mind as soon as Ran's father issued the first command.

An hour later, when Ran's father gave the last instruction, his hoarse voice finished speaking, and his eyes turned to Wang Can, who was operating the instruments for observation.

At this moment, everyone in the control room was watching Wang Can, waiting for the final result.

Wang Can was equally nervous.

The data from ground-based telemetry and control was repeatedly collected and then quickly calculated.

Finally, Wang Can stood up from the computer, his back ramrod straight.

The next moment, he turned to look at everyone present and suddenly smiled.

In that instant, everyone couldn't help but want to laugh.

"The orbital change was successful."

As Wang Can's voice faded, the control room erupted in cheers.

Old Wang threw the cigarette on the ground and stomped on it forcefully.

"It worked, it worked."

"Eighty-eight instructions, not one of them is wrong."

Old Wang excitedly hugged Yang Xiaotao, and then shouted excitedly in his ear.

Yang Xiaotao pushed aside the cheering crowd.

Old Wang was stunned for a moment, then heard Yang Xiaotao praising Ran's father and mentioning eighty-eight instructions. He immediately felt a pang of sadness.

Is this how well he counted?

This kid plagiarized my work, he's a real scoundrel.

Then, he happily ran to the side to report to his superiors.