The train driver in the courtyard

Jingcheng Chemical Plant has 39 small and medium-sized chemical plants. In the beginning, it mainly produced inorganic reagents, organic reagents, biochemical reagents and clinical chemistry reagents.

Later, after continuous development, the main products were expanded to include reagents for the optical and electronic industries, military luminescent materials, and photosensitive materials for film and photography.

The factory houses the Chemical Reagent Department of Jinghuan Import and Export Trading Co., Ltd. and is one of the few factories in China that can export chemical reagents.

Because the Beijing Chemical Plant was also responsible for providing chemical reagents to military factories, it had a military background and was managed by the Third and Fifth Ministry of Machine Building.

The title of Iron Boss is very useful in most places, but it is a bit powerless when facing a chemical plant with a military background like this one.

Section Chief Xing asked the Railway Material Supply Bureau to contact the Beijing Chemical Plant.

The Materials Supply Bureau issued an application in the name of railway materials.

However, the sales representative of the other party said that the production orders of Beijing Chemical Plant for the past two years have been fully booked and they cannot accept new orders.

"Aiguo, this ene you want is not available. If you don't mind, I can ask the cafeteria to make you something thick."

Li Aiguo: "."

Li Aiguo also knew that Section Chief Xing had done his best, and he then contacted Liu Guozhang of the Railway Technology Research Institute.

The answers I got were basically the same.

If they purchase chemical reagents directly from Beijing Chemical Plant, they will contact the third-level department, and Beijing Chemical Plant will definitely give them some face.

The key is high purity acrylic acid → highly absorbent resin which requires a lot of experimentation.

This is equivalent to asking Beijing Chemical Plant to start a new project. The difficulty is too great.

Li Aiguo was not too anxious. After all, it was common to have trouble finding materials these days.

sunset.

Li Aiguo went to the material department to pick up this month's nutritious bean sprouts, and rode his bicycle to the nursery.

The daycare center had just finished school, and the teachers took the children who were going back home and handed them to their parents.

Li Aiguo took the Xiaohongsheng from the teacher, and Zhou Ke also came over on his bicycle.

The two new dads smiled at each other.

Children who live in a collective life tend to be particularly cheerful.

In the past, Xiao Hongsheng would often cry loudly when she was at home, but now she giggles all the way while sitting in the back seat.

He babbled from time to time, but unfortunately Li Aiguo didn't understand baby talk.

As soon as Li Aiguo returned to the gate of the compound on his bicycle, he saw Jia Dongxu running outside in a hurry.

As he ran, he shouted, "I'm going to have two sons!"

It seems that Qin Huairu is about to give birth.

Things turned out to be exactly as Li Aiguo had guessed.

This afternoon, Qin Huairu suddenly had a stomachache while washing clothes. Jia Zhang was so scared that she immediately called for help.

Jia Dongxu was not at home, so Zhang Gangzhu and Yan Jiecheng helped send Qin Huairu to the hospital.

"I don't know what's going on with Qin Huairu."

After returning home, Chen Xueru took the Xiaohongsheng from Li Aiguo and said with some concern.

Although she looked down on Qin Huairu's character, as a mother, she couldn't bear to see a woman encounter trouble during childbirth.

"It should be fine. It's your second child after all." Aunt Liu had been waiting for Li Aiguo to come back. Seeing that Li Aiguo was free, she took out a letter from her pocket and handed it to him.

"Aiguo, can you help me take a look at what this letter means?" She looked a little uneasy.

Li Aiguo felt a little strange when he took the letter.

Because recently He Yushui has been helping Aunt Liu read letters.

At this time, He Yushui was playing with an iron-shell frog in the yard.

After reading the letter, Li Aiguo finally understood.

The letter was sent back by Liu Tianquan.

He wrote in the letter that he had met a female prospector, and they fell in love and planned to return to Beijing to get married in half a month.

The organization has approved it and I have specially reported it to my mother.

Generally speaking, getting married these days is relatively simple, but it still requires going through several procedures such as dating and meeting the in-laws.

Now Liu Tianquan arranged his own marriage with just a letter.

Now we don’t even know the woman’s name, background, and family situation. No wonder Aunt Liu is so uneasy.

Li Aiguo understood Aunt Liu's thoughts and said while holding the letter, "Auntie, prospectors belong to the field geological team. To become a prospector, you must be knowledgeable and cultured.

One must have a good family background, and most importantly, be able to endure hardships and work.

You didn't see it, but the organization saw it for you.

So, don’t worry.”

Li Aiguo was particularly satisfied with Liu Tianquan's marriage.

There is a widely circulated saying in the geological system: "A girl who doesn't marry a prospector will stay in an empty room all year round. One day she will return home and bring back a pile of dirty clothes."

The fieldwork and fluidity of geological work determine that the couples in the exploration team's family will be separated more than together. This is the reality of geologists, and it is also an indelible shadow in the hearts of most geologists after they devote themselves to their work.

When a couple are both members of a geological survey team, there will be no such trouble.

"Hey, Aiguo, now that you put it like that, I feel much more relieved."

Aunt Liu's knot in her heart was resolved and she became even more nervous.

"But marriage is a big deal. Even though the girl didn't ask for anything, we can't treat her unfairly."

"Although Tianquan does not allow wedding banquets, we still have to clean up the house and buy furniture."

"Patriotism, I have never done these things before"

Aunt Liu has been through many ups and downs, but now she seems a little at a loss when facing her eldest son's marriage.

She looked at Li Aiguo with anticipation.

Li Aiguo smiled and said, "Auntie, I'm not busy at work these days. If you need any help, just let me know."

“This is a great feeling!”

Aunt Liu was not polite either.

After all, the relationship between the two families is very good now, and in the compound, Aunt Liu can only rely on Li Aiguo.

Li Aiguo had experienced both Zhou Ke's and his own marriage, and was now considered an old hand at planning weddings.

After dinner, he went to visit Aunt Liu's house. The Liu family had two rooms.

Aunt Liu lives in one room and He Yushui lives in another. If they want to prepare a new house, they need to separate out another room.

The roof needs to be tidied up and the walls need to be painted white. Furniture is not needed, only a new round table is needed. After all, Liu Tianquan will be heading to the frontier soon after he gets married.

Li Aiguo made a simple plan and rode his bicycle to Qianmen Locomotive Depot the next morning to find Captain Liu of the construction team.

When Captain Liu learned that Liu Tianquan was Li Aiguo's good brother, he patted his chest and made a promise.

"Aiguo, don't worry, I will definitely clean it up for you."

"Time is tight, thank you for your help."

"Well, given our relationship, why are we talking about this?"

Because the two have worked together many times, they know each other well.

Captain Liu did not give a quote. He just brought his construction team and their gear to Aunt Liu's house and started working.

The commotion in Aunt Liu's house attracted the attention of the residents in the compound.

At this time, Aunt Liu's good reputation in the compound for many years came in handy.

After learning that Liu Tianquan was going to get married, the residents in the compound all offered to help.

The third uncle volunteered to help make the big red wedding character.

The three aunts helped to sew the wedding quilt.

Second Aunt and Chen Xueru took He Yushui to buy enamel basins and thermos bottles.

The remaining aunts helped the construction team members clean up the house.

In just half a day, Aunt Liu's house looked presentable enough.

At noon, Aunt Liu brought seven or eight kilograms of rice from home to treat everyone.

Nan Yi set up a large iron pot under the eaves, and Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiedi helped to light the fire and cooked a large pot of salty dry rice.

A lot of lard is added to the salty dry rice, which makes it taste delicious.

Li Aiguo also filled a bowl of rice and squatted under the eaves, eating and chatting with the team members. The air was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Suddenly, a roar came from the middle courtyard.

"She's still acting so arrogant! If I don't go to take care of her, whoever wants to go can go!"

Jia Zhang stood at the door and pointed at Jia Dongxu's nose and cursed, attracting a lot of people's attention.

Jia Dongxu looked a little embarrassed: "Mom, I have to go to work in the afternoon, Huairu is alone in the hospital"

“Other wives gave birth to seven or eight children, but there was no one to take care of them.

People don’t have to worry about work even when they have kids.

She is a country girl who has been eating white flour for two years, but she really thinks she is a big lady in the city. "

Jia Zhang's eyes were as big as copper bells, and her bloodshot eyeballs seemed to explode as she glared at Jia Dongxu viciously.

When Qin Huairu was sent to the hospital yesterday, Jia Zhang was very happy and said that she would prepare brown sugar and eggs for Qin Huairu.

Now we have to just let it go.

Chen Xueru felt strange and asked Liu Lan in a low voice what had happened.

"I heard that Qin Huairu gave birth to a daughter." Liu Lan was well-informed.

(End of this chapter)