In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 416 Old Deng vs. Old Silver Coin: $68 Billion in Hand, Yet Pretending to Be a Beggar

"This espionage incident has served as a wake-up call for the school. While it doesn't necessarily mean that imperialism is determined to destroy us, it does tell us that no external force wants to see us develop, and our national defense is impregnable... The next step is to strengthen the ideological education of the school's staff and cadres, and to reinforce the study of the 'Secrecy Code'..."

Zhang Mingqiu first gave a brief summary and introduction of the school's espionage incident.

Subsequently, Luo Yang announced the disciplinary action plan for the relevant personnel:
"...Chen Haowen was expelled from the Party, removed from his position as project leader, and handed over to the public security authorities..."

"...Yang Yuqiong is placed on probation within the Party and removed from her position as deputy director of the Daily Necessities Department..."

"...Yao Xinwei receives a party warning..."

A series of disciplinary decisions were announced to the public.

Anyone involved in betraying the country or selling secrets will be expelled from the Party and dismissed from all positions within the school.

Those like Yang Yuqiong, who failed to maintain confidentiality, were generally given warnings, dismissed from their posts, and then temporarily appointed as acting officials...

Ultimately, traitors are punished severely, while those implicated are treated leniently.

"Does anyone have any objections to the handling of the aforementioned personnel?"

After Luo Yang finished speaking, Zhang Mingqiu asked the others.

Everyone shook their heads to indicate that they had no objections.

Upon hearing these disciplinary decisions, Xie Wei sighed: "It's really tough on the leaders. Many responsible persons who unintentionally leaked non-project secrets only received serious warnings from the school."

Leaking secrets, dismissal, or transfer to another position—no punishment is too much.

There was nothing we could do, since the leaks involved project leaders and were unintentional – back in the experimental class, we would discuss various technologies together and find solutions through exchanges between different disciplines.

The only violation was that they discussed it during the outing.

Fortunately, no one brought up the core issues to discuss.

"Gentlemen, since everyone agrees, we must remain vigilant from now on! The funding shortage is about to be resolved, and internal risks have been eliminated. Next, the school's research work needs to be accelerated..."

Liu Debao glanced around and then spoke seriously to the numerous mid-level and above leaders and technical personnel.

When he saw Xie Wei was daydreaming, he immediately became displeased. "Now, let's invite Comrade Xie Wei, the director of the Industry-University-Research Cooperation Office and deputy director of the School-Enterprise Cooperation Office, to tell us about the focus of our work going forward."

"Shu~"

All eyes turned to Xie Wei.

Xie Wei looked speechlessly at the old man who didn't want to make things easy for himself.

"Let's put aside the issue of work priorities for now. Without the funding, everything else is pointless. Everyone's busy, so let's adjourn!"

"..."

Everyone was stunned.

Especially Zhang Mingqiu and Liu Debao.

"What do you mean the money is about to arrive? The big clients haven't even signed contracts yet!"

Facing the group that approached him after the meeting, Xie Wei said irritably, "The money hasn't arrived yet. How long can we sustain ourselves with the $5000 million I swindled from Sultan? Also, pay the salaries and bonuses owed by the school as soon as possible. Otherwise, we'll be unable to survive and will be bought off by spies with a little money!"

His words were not unfounded.

Wasn't Shaokang No. 1 bribed by Zhang Zhipeng because of his corrupt lifestyle?

It's fortunate that this matter came to light early; otherwise, if Shao Kang No. 1 had dragged the even higher-ranking Shao Kang No. 2 down with him, the consequences would have been severe.

"Give it to us! We absolutely must! And we'll add bonuses later!"

Zhang Mingqiu said without hesitation.

The corruption of Chen Haowen and others was entirely due to being swayed by sugar-coated bullets.

In particular, more than $34000 and more than 100,000 RMB were found in Chen Haowen's home!

"No, you didn't bring back any money from Starry Sky this time you went there? Starry Sky Investment must have made a lot of money during this oil crisis, right?"

Liu Debao was displeased. "Can't you just leave the funds sitting there to avoid other units being envious of our funding, and then we'll really become poor?"

"Starry Sky Investment?"

Luo Yang, who was standing to the side, was still a little confused about the situation.

Before graduating from the experimental class of '78, he was transferred to another school as a vice principal. This time, he's been transferred back.
"Yeah, you think your good students just cause trouble at school?"

Immediately, Liu Debao introduced Xie Wei and Xingkong Investment to Luo Yang.

"So, the school actually doesn't lack money?"

Luo Yang looked surprised.

The whole country knows.

As a result, they told him that the school's lack of money was just a symptom!
It was deliberately made public to prevent other organizations from finding out and trying to take advantage of us.

School leaders are putting on an increasingly dramatic show.

"We're short of funds! We don't even have the budget to launch our own experimental satellite yet."

Xie Wei said with a bitter face.

"..."

Luo Yang didn't want to talk. If it weren't for the fact that Xie Wei was his best student and most reliable class monitor, he would have just given him a good beating.

"Only $12 billion was transferred back. We just need to know that... We can't talk about it, including the project details... Otherwise, that amount of money won't be enough... It's not easy to transfer money back from there."

"12 billion US dollars! Just..."

Luo Yang was stunned again upon hearing Xie Wei's words.

When did it start that in China, the amount is always counted in hundreds of millions of US dollars?
Zhang Mingqiu and Liu Debao, in particular, seemed to be complaining that there wasn't enough.

"They must have made a lot of money over there during this international oil crisis, right? And they only brought this little bit back?"

Liu Debao was genuinely dissatisfied. "You have to understand, we withstood a lot of pressure from Long Yaohua this time just to keep this a secret for you!"

"Bullshit! He still came to drag me back, didn't he? I still have so many things to do."

"..."

Luo Yang was instantly bewildered.

He discovered that even though he had maintained contact with the school for several years, he now realized that once he was no longer at the school, they didn't consider him one of their own.

"Alright, the money will be transferred in slowly after the contract is signed over there. Old Man Li doesn't even know about it..."

Xie Wei warned the two of them.

Once Old Man Li finds out, he'll definitely try to take some of it.

"Could you tell us how much you've done? So we'll have a better idea."

Liu Debao asked Xie Wei with a curious expression.

"You're about to retire, why do you need to know so much?"

Xie Wei said irritably.

This time, his trip to the special economic zone wasn't just for fishing. While he seemed to be idly strolling around giving Wu Tao opportunities for the first few days, he was actually constantly meeting with various people and instructing them to transfer funds back to the special economic zone.

Xie Wei was well aware of international methods.

It would be easy for Wang Zheng to quietly transfer the money he had invested in the international investment market back to China.

"I have to go back to be with my wife, otherwise my mom will give me a hard time again. I'm still on leave from work, so don't bother me unless it's important!"

After Xie Wei finished speaking, he ignored the expressions and reactions of the others and turned to leave.

He walked to the door, turned around and said "68", then left.

"Damn it! Old Zhang, come here, pinch me, let me see if I'm dreaming!"

Liu Debao gasped.

"Damn it, no wonder the school is short of money, this kid isn't worried at all, he hasn't even reduced the project funding by a single cent. We were the ones who were worried!"

Zhang Mingqiu also looked furious.

Luo Yang, standing to the side, looked at the two with a puzzled expression, but finally couldn't help asking, "What 68?"

He had a vague idea in his mind.

But that's too crazy.

The country's annual military expenditure doesn't even reach that much.

impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
"68 billion US dollars, huh? Last year, Xie Wei had Feng Ke make arrangements in advance, but we don't know the specifics of how it was done... This matter is quite secretive. Also, Feng Ke being hunted by international intelligence agencies is also related to this... Comrade Luo Yang, these are all your excellent students!"

Liu Debao patted Luo Yang on the shoulder.

He envied Luo Yang.

no way.

Both were homeroom teachers for experimental classes, but Luo Yang, responsible for the 1978 class, didn't put in much effort; all of them became technical leaders. Liu Debao secured a homeroom teacher position for the 1979 experimental class, using the same training model, but unfortunately, Xie Rou, the "catfish" (a derogatory term for Xie Wei), was practically absent from the class. Out of 38 students, only four have become project leaders, all with Xie Wei's special support. What a fate…

Luo Yang suspected that Liu Debao was being sarcastic.

But he had no evidence.

He knew Xie Wei was outstanding, and he also knew that most of the students in the class had become project leaders.

If they could all become academic committee members, then I, as their homeroom teacher…

Gee...

It's exciting just thinking about it.

"What incredible luck!"

Looking at Luo Yang, Liu Debao cursed inwardly.

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For several days in a row, with summer vacation just around the corner, Xie Wei still didn't go to work.

As for classroom learning?
Study on your own!

Isn't university mainly about self-study?
If students have any questions, they should accumulate them first, and Xie Wei will explain them all at once later.

As for the final exam?

Xie Wei was the teacher who set the exam questions in his class.

"Is it really okay for you to stay at home all day? My sister-in-law is heavily pregnant and hasn't had a break, but you're doing just that!"

As soon as Xie Rou returned, she saw Xie Wei lying on a recliner under the eaves, with tea leaves with their buds sticking up in a glass on a stool next to him. He was fanning himself with a palm leaf fan from time to time, looking very relaxed. She was immediately furious.

"I've been suspended."

Xie Wei opened his eyes and answered Xie Rou with a smile.

"Bullshit! There's no document. Yang Yuqiong was dismissed, but she's still working!"

Xie Rou looked at her with disdain. "I'm really fed up with you. At least you should come up with a plausible excuse for being lazy."

"Alright, Mom didn't say anything. When did you become more nagging than her?"

“I don’t care. You said before that you would support my aerospace project… I went to Secretary Liu, and he told me to go to you. If you give me the funding, the project will be approved.”

Xie Rou grabbed Xie Wei and pulled him up, then sat down in his recliner.

"That old scoundrel Liu Debao!"

Xie Wei was immediately enraged.

They're just finding all sorts of ways to extort money.

The money has been transferred back to China, but it won't go into the school's account unless Xie Wei asks for it.

"It has nothing to do with Secretary Liu! I heard that Feng Ke hasn't even returned yet, and you've already prepared funding for his tactical missile project... Also, as for Tang Daoxian, you actually made him shift his research focus to adding guidance systems to rockets. Isn't that just because you want to develop man-portable missiles? They're just your classmates, and I'm your sister! Sisters born of the same father and mother!"

Xie Rou gritted her teeth and looked at Xie Wei.

Xie Wei had told her that Harbin Institute of Technology had satellite launch capabilities and a manned spaceflight program, and could support her research into going to the moon…

The results of it?
"You're really something, lying even to your own sister!"

"What did he lie to you about this time? You never listened to your parents when you were little, only listened to him to coax you. Now you know?"

Just then, Liu Mei walked in from outside carrying a vegetable basket.

"What's it to you!"

Xie Rou retorted without any politeness.

These words and tone immediately made Liu Mei's expression turn ugly.

It's going to happen!

Upon seeing this scene, Xie Wei painfully slapped his head.

The mother and daughter start fighting as soon as they see each other!
With Mo Lingyu's belly getting bigger and bigger, things were a bit better, at least both sides would be considerate of the pregnant woman's feelings.

Mo Lingyu hasn't returned yet.

“If you’re not eating at home, go back right away. I’ll tell you about this in a couple of days.”

Seeing his mother get angry, Xie Wei quickly pulled Xie Rou outside.

"Are you sure? I'm giving you three days. If you don't get an answer, I'll burn your house down..."

Xie Rou bared her two canine teeth, threatening Xie Wei.

"How could you say such a thing? You're a woman in your twenties, and you don't date friends or go on blind dates..."

Finished!

I still started the war.

"Mom, hurry up and cook! Lingyu's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and she gets hungry quickly. Both kids depend on her for food!"

Fearing he would become the target of both mother and daughter's attacks, Xie Wei quickly tried to persuade his mother.

"You wait for me!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Mei frowned, uttered a single sentence, and walked towards the kitchen with her vegetable basket.

"A little bit~"

Xie Rou made a face at her mother and stuck out her tongue, saying, "Just wait, who's afraid of who!"

It's over.

If the mother and daughter don't have a fight today, it probably won't get dark yet.

Xie Wei knew he had to take action.

"Crack~"

She slapped Xie Rou on the head. Just then, Liu Mei looked over. She didn't fight with Xie Rou and went straight into the kitchen.

"Xie Wei, let me tell you, if our country's astronauts are even one day late in going into space, you will bear the main responsibility!"

Xie Rou was furious.

"Are you going to eat or not? If not, go back right now."

Xie Wei raised an eyebrow.

He cursed Liu Debao in his heart, calling him a scoundrel who used the manned space program to trick Xie Rou into contacting him just to get money.

That's fucking Harden!

"Eat! I'm not afraid of her!"

“Your sister-in-law has been very tired lately, and I don’t want her to be disturbed by your noise.”

"Don't worry, as long as you support my research, you're like my own brother. If I don't love my sister-in-law, who will? Besides, I have to share one of my two sons! And my sister-in-law is having my baby..."

"Bang~"

Upon hearing the commotion, Xie Rou didn't hesitate and immediately rushed outside.

Liu Mei stormed out of the kitchen, wielding a kitchen knife, in a fit of rage.

"Mom, she's still young..."

"Little brat my foot! She's already in her mid-twenties, and you, as her brother, are something else. There are so many outstanding young men at school, and instead of helping your sister find someone, you're more interested in contacting men from other companies..."

coming!

here we go again……

"Mom, don't worry, I'll start arranging blind dates for her tomorrow..."

"That's pretty much it!"

Xie Wei breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Liu Mei go inside.

He didn't dare stay home alone with his mother at that moment. "Mom, Mo Lingyu will be back soon. I'll go pick her up."

Without waiting for a reply, he ran outside after saying that.

Xie Wei had no idea what had gotten into his mother, Liu Mei, that prompted her to start pressuring him to get married the moment she saw Xie Rou.

Now that Xie Ermei has grown up and can even rebel against Xie Wei, she naturally won't listen to her mother, who has been like a class enemy to her since childhood. As a result, the conflict continues to escalate in the midst of arguments.

"...Son, hurry up and suck more of your mother's blood, grow up a bit, and then your old lady will take you to the moon..."

Xie Wei came out, and after walking a few steps, he saw Xie Rou holding Mo Lingyu's helpless face with one hand and stroking her stomach with the other.

His face immediately darkened.

Not far away, old man Li Rui, carrying a bag, walked home chatting and laughing with Liu Debao and the others.

(End of this chapter)