Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 3063 Yang Xiaotao's Direct Relatives
The city of Sijiu, nine departments.

After New Year's Day, the weather in Beijing grew colder day by day, and when the north wind blew, it felt like your bones were trembling.

Grandpa couldn't get used to living in the city house after all, and before the coldest time of the year arrived, he insisted on going back to Yangjiazhuang to take a look.

Having no other option, Yang Xiaotao sent the elderly man back home, promising to bring him back after the Lunar New Year.

Grandpa knew Yang Xiaotao meant well, so he didn't insist any further.

However, Ran Qiuye was busy with work, and Yang Xiaotao was also unable to leave, so he had to take his eldest child to the Ninth Department for a free meal.

It just so happens that Miaomiao and Duanwu are also studying computers, so having another pair of twins won't hurt.

When Yang Xiaotao returned home with his child after get off work, Ran Qiuye had not yet come back.

Looking at the time, Yang Xiaotao decided to cook first and then wait.

The food was all prepared, but before anyone returned, Yang Xiaotao became restless.

I picked up the satellite phone and called Ran Qiuye, but the phone rang for a long time without anyone answering.

Perhaps it's after get off work hours and no one is on duty.

So Yang Xiaotao called the paging service again and sent a text message to Ran Qiuye, asking her to call back when she had time.

As for safety, Yang Xiaotao wasn't worried at all; Xiaowei was safer with him than if she were wearing a bulletproof vest.

If someone really has malicious intentions, given Xiaowei's abilities, it should be the other party who is worried.

After waiting another five or six minutes, the phone at home finally rang.

Yang Xiaotao quickly answered the phone and then heard Ran Qiuye's voice.

"Dad, I'm going to be busy tonight. You guys eat dinner first, don't wait for me!"

Ran Qiuye's voice sounded tired. Yang Xiaotao leaned back in his chair and asked, "Is it about what happened last time?"

"Do you need help?"

"No need, we are discussing a solution, and we'll have a result soon!"

Ran Qiuye immediately rejected the idea, saying it was an internal matter and that if Yang Xiaotao got involved, it would give others grounds for criticism.

Moreover, it's not good for her prestige.

"Okay, take care of yourself, and be sure to contact me if anything happens."

Yang Xiaotao knew Ran Qiuye's personality well; since she had said she didn't need help, he couldn't be too eager to help her.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Xiaotao went to the dining table and let the children eat first.

Perhaps because Ran Qiuye wasn't there, the little ones became less reserved and started chattering away at the dinner table. Dudu even got rice all over his nose.

Fortunately, everyone knew that food was precious, so no one wasted any. The plates and bowls were all cleaned up, which saved Yang Xiaotao a lot of trouble when washing dishes.

"dad!"

Yang Xiaotao, who was washing dishes, heard a sound behind him, turned around and saw Yueyue.

"What's wrong, daughter?"

Yang Xiaotao clearly showed more concern for his second daughter, mainly because she was shy, while his twin sister Rongrong was outgoing and fearless.

Could be an older sister...

She has a somewhat submissive nature.

This is not good!
At least from the father's perspective, this makes his daughter vulnerable to being taken advantage of.

After wiping his hands, Yang Xiaotao sat down on a stool and then took a small stool to sit on as well.

Yueyue walked over and sat down.

Yang Xiaotao reached out and untied his daughter's braid, then stroked her hair strand by strand.

"Dad, I want to learn computers!"

Yueyue, lying on Yang Xiaotao's lap, suddenly spoke.

"it is good!"

Yang Xiaotao readily agreed.

No reason was asked.

Or rather, no reason is needed!
However, even though Yang Xiaotao didn't ask, Yueyue took the initiative to bring it up.

"We went to play with my uncle today. He used the computer, it was so much fun..."

"I want to learn computers from my uncle!"

As Yueyue spoke, her eyes shone.

Yang Xiaotao patted his daughter's head and said, "Your uncle isn't that capable. He was taught by your old man. Don't learn from him."

"Come on, let's go to Dad's study, Dad will teach you!"

"By then, you'll make even your uncle inferior!"

"Ok!"

Yueyue nodded vigorously, then a bright smile appeared on her face.

The father and daughter then went to the study. As for the other children, Yang Xiaotao never forced them to learn anything, as long as they didn't go astray.

Yueyue took the initiative to learn about computers, but the other children weren't interested and continued doing their own things.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao started giving Yueyue extra help.

Ran Qiuye finally returned home in the middle of the night.

By this time, the children had already gone to sleep.

When Yang Xiaotao saw Ran Qiuye return, he quickly took the food out of the pot.

Even though she had eaten dinner, Ran Qiuye's stomach was still rumbling from being busy all night.

"Is everything going smoothly?"

Yang Xiaotao sat opposite her and asked curiously. As for what happened, Xiaowei had already run back and told Yang Xiaotao everything.

Just as Yang Xiaotao had thought, after he told Ran Qiuye about the matter last time, Ran Qiuye began to investigate secretly.

Just as Yang Xiaotao predicted, it turned out that someone had indeed embezzled the school's money.

What's even more ridiculous is that when she contacted the local authorities and questioned why the funds meant for education had been diverted, they solemnly replied that their economic development needed the money more.

Moreover, he went on to explain his reasoning, saying that if the economy doesn't improve, students will have no future.

For development to be successful, everyone needs to work together and contribute.

Once the funds are allocated, they will make arrangements based on the actual situation to avoid waste.

Then, the education funds allocated to schools became the wages and benefits of factory workers!

Ran Qiuye slammed her fist on the table in anger, but the other party insisted that it was a local matter, which made Ran Qiuye's chest ache with anger.

And this situation is not an isolated case.

Ran Qiuye came back so late because she was investigating those who had embezzled education funds.

"It's alright, we've reached an agreement, and we must stick to this!"

Ran Qiuye picked up her chopsticks and ate her meal, her words filled with regret!
"Isn't that infuriating?!"

"This money is clearly meant for children's schooling, but when it gets to them, they say it's needed for this project, that the village is starving, and everyone's after this money!"

"Some people even said that the children don't have enough to eat, so what's the point of them studying!"

"Listen to this, if you can't even afford to eat, isn't developing the economy your own local business?"

"Just because you don't have money doesn't mean you can take advantage of others, does it?"

"This matter must be thoroughly investigated. If we open a loophole, it will be even more difficult to control later!"

Ran Qiuye became increasingly angry as she spoke, so Yang Xiaotao could only comfort her from the side, "I firmly support you in this matter. Go ahead and do it. If you really don't have enough manpower, I'll have someone help you!"

"Oh, right, and Lao Yu too. That guy is more suited for this kind of thing. You talk to Cuiping and tell her we can't just leave resources unused; that would be a waste!"

"And my uncle, we also need to talk to him about this. With his support, it will be easier to get things moving."

Yang Xiaotao offered advice from the side, and Ran Qiuye listened attentively without feeling embarrassed to ask others for help.

In her mind, as long as there is a way to solve the problem and let the children sit in the classroom to go to school, that's enough.

Everything else is unimportant!

After finishing their meal, the two chatted for a while to help digest their food before going to bed.

The next day, Ran Qiuye left home early as before, while Yang Xiaotao took the child to school.

After finishing everything, they finally arrived at the Ninth Division.

As soon as I entered the office, I saw Liu Lixue making tea and chatting and laughing with someone, while Lou Xiao'e was hunched over her computer, typing intently. "Boss!"

Upon seeing Yang Xiaotao enter, the middle-aged man who was talking to Liu Lixue immediately stood up.

Yang Xiaotao stepped forward and said with a smile, "Old Huang, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting!"

The man who arrived was none other than Huang Degong!
He was formerly the director of the eighth workshop of the steel rolling mill. Later, when Yang Xiaotao was making pressure cooker heaters, he followed him and became the director of the tenth workshop.

At that time, he took the initiative to get close to Yang Xiaotao.

Later, the steel rolling mill was reorganized into Hongxing Machinery Factory, and the eighth, ninth, and thirteenth workshops were merged into the first workshop. On Yang Xiaotao's recommendation, Huang Degong became the director of the first workshop.

Subsequently, in order to facilitate the production of the machinery factory and in preparation for its expansion into nine departments, the higher authorities specifically assigned a number of factories to the management of the machinery factory.

As a result, Huang Degong was appointed as the director of the electromechanical plant.

It can be said that Huang Degong was Yang Xiaotao's protégé, and gradually rose to important positions.

After the two met, they sat down. Yang Xiaotao took out a cigarette and handed it to Huang Degong, who then took out a lighter and lit it for Yang Xiaotao.

Huang Degong has made some achievements in the electromechanical plant over the years, but they are not as significant as his achievements in the machinery plant.

He was also aware of his own abilities. The main reason he was able to achieve such success back then was because he benefited from Yang Xiaotao's influence, which boosted his own career and led to his current position.

Therefore, he is satisfied with the current situation.

He was a little uneasy when he received a call from Lou Xiao'e yesterday, asking him to come to headquarters to see Yang Xiaotao today.

Fearing that he might have done something wrong, he arrived at headquarters early in the morning and inquired about the situation from Liu Lixue and Lou Xiao'e.

As a result, neither of them knew what Yang Xiaotao was up to!

"Old Huang, you've worked hard at the electromechanical plant all these years!"

"How's it going there?"

After chatting for a while, Yang Xiaotao took the initiative to ask.

Huang Degong put down his cigarette butt, feeling a little nervous.

Sure enough, the test has arrived.

Last night, after reviewing his work over the years, Huang Degong quickly calmed down and began to recount each point.

"Sir, I've been working at the electromechanical plant for five years. In the beginning, the plant could only produce small parts, but through years of hard work, it can now manufacture precision parts..."

Yang Xiaotao nodded in agreement, which made Huang Degong feel much more at ease.

He then became increasingly articulate, saying, "Right now, our main production task at the electromechanical plant is to manufacture electronic components for computers..."

Huang Degong spent some time explaining the situation, and while he kept an eye on Yang Xiaotao's expression, which didn't change much, he became even more anxious.

Inside the room, Lou Xiao'e slowed down her typing, while Liu Lixue listened intently.

After Huang Degong finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao slapped his thighs with both hands and said, "It's clear that you're doing a good job there."

Huang Degong smiled and said, "It's all thanks to everyone!"

Yang Xiaotao nodded, then changed the subject, "However!"

"I think you can go even further, I wonder if you have the same idea!"

Yang Xiaotao's "but" made Huang Degong's heart jump into his throat, but the next sentence made Huang Degong's heart jump up again after it had settled down!

That's it!

It's a good thing they asked me to come today!

For a moment, Huang Degong's thoughts were racing so fast that he was at a loss for what to do.

After a long pause, he finally came to his senses and looked at Yang Xiaotao solemnly, saying, "Sir, I will follow your instructions!"

"it is good!"

Yang Xiaotao suddenly laughed, which put Huang Degong at ease, and then he waited for Yang Xiaotao to continue.

Sure enough, Yang Xiaotao said, "Old Huang, you've gained experience and seniority over the years you've worked at the electromechanical plant."

"I'm going to hand over a very important position to you."

"Boss, if you say so, Lao Huang will do anything to get it done."

Huang Degong spoke from the bottom of his heart, without any falsehood.

Yang Xiaotao nodded, then stated his purpose, "Old Huang, I'm planning to transfer you back to serve as the factory manager of the computer factory."

After these words were spoken, not only was Huang Degong taken aback, but Liu Lixue and Lou Xiao'e were also surprised.

They had discussed the selection of a factory manager for the computer factory.

But Huang Degong was never considered as a backup candidate.

In their usual discussions, if Dean Han Sanfeng wanted to, she would definitely be the first choice.

Unfortunately, Han Sanfeng's position as dean was at least as high as that of a factory director, and he had less to do and could conduct his own research, so Han Sanfeng might not think highly of him.

The second candidate was Sun Guo.

This is also an old man from the steel rolling mill era, the former workshop director.

The third candidate is Yang Youning. This has to be suggested by Comrade Yang himself, since it has a bit of a "demotion" connotation.

The fourth candidate was Wang Fa, who is now at the engine factory. He used to be Yang Xiaotao's team leader and was a level 5 fitter.

He was an old acquaintance of Yang Xiaotao's father, and the two had a good relationship.

The fifth one.
After considering several candidates, Huang Degong was not taken into account.

This is because Huang Degong's grades were too ordinary.

The two looked at each other, and then both thought of the same question.

That is, Huang Degong's identity.

Yang Xiaotao's protégé!!!
This is the most important point.

"it is good!"

Huang Degong readily agreed, much to Yang Xiaotao's delight.

He added, "Boss, I don't know much about computers, but I know what I should do: expand production and increase output."

Yang Xiaotao clapped his hands and said, "That's right, that's why I asked you to come here."

"Next, we need to expand computer production. The current output of one thousand units per month is too low. I need you to increase the output tenfold in three months."

"Also, you need to make proper arrangements at the electromechanical plant to prevent any mishaps that could affect production."

Yang Xiaotao directly made a request to Huang Degong, then stared intently at him.

Huang Degong took a deep breath, sat up straight, and replied with certainty, "Leader, I will definitely complete the task."

Yang Xiaotao patted Huang Degong on the shoulder forcefully after hearing this, "I'm relieved to hear you say that."

"If you have any problems, come to me and I'll help you solve them."

"it is good."

Yang Xiaotao stood up, and Huang Degong followed suit.

"Old Huang, we're counting on you this time."

Huang Degong gripped Yang Xiaotao's hand tightly, "Leader, I'm leaving."

"Go."

Huang Degong turned and left the office. When he got downstairs, he felt lightheaded, as if he were dreaming.

But the cold wind that blew over him instantly calmed him down.

Yang Xiaotao didn't hire him to be the director of the computer factory to enjoy a life of luxury.

The task needs to be completed.

Thinking this, Huang Degong felt inexplicably heavy-hearted, and he secretly encouraged himself to achieve results and live up to Yang Xiaotao's expectations.

When Huang Degong returned to the electromechanical plant, Yang Xiaotao came out of Li Hongfeng's office.

Li Hongfeng agreed to Yang Xiaotao's suggestion without hesitation.

The two then jointly drafted the new personnel appointments, which were then sent to Elder Chen.

Two days later, the official appointment was handed over to Huang Degong, along with an appointment as the director of the electromechanical plant. The former deputy director was promoted to director, which can be considered as a daughter-in-law finally becoming a mother-in-law.

Meanwhile, Ma Jun, the former workshop director of the machinery factory, became the deputy director of the computer manufacturing plant, coordinating management.

Both of them are veterans from the steel rolling mill era, so their management experience should be quite good. As for technology, with the Ninth Research Institute there, it's not a problem.

Thus, the two took office, and the computer factory entered a new stage of development.

(End of this chapter)