In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 426 The Iraqis have arrived, and their opening remarks have left Xie Wei completely bewildered.

"Oh~"

Mo Lingyu was stunned for a moment, and then realized that she felt a little awkward hearing Xie Wei's words: it felt like Xie Wei was scolding her.

"I think it would be better if my older sister took her back..."

Mo Lingyu looked at Xie Wei cautiously. "Although staying here to find a job for my older sister wouldn't be a problem, I don't want to..."

“You’re about to give birth, you need someone to take care of you… My mom said she was coming to help you with the birth, but she’s never home, I don’t know what she’s busy with…”

Xie Wei knew that Mo Lingyu wanted her mother and eldest sister to stay by her side, but Xie Wei's identity was special. As long as he showed his intentions, someone would help him get things done, which would easily attract criticism.

“Where has Mom not taken care of me? She makes all the meals and everything at home for us… Besides, I have to go to work, and Mom can’t be with me all the time.”

Mo Lingyu rolled her eyes.

She naturally knew what her mother was doing. Only Xie Wei was usually too busy to even come home on time every night.

"Anyway, we won't have time to take care of the baby after you have it. And with how unreliable I am, I don't think it's going to work out... Anyway, we need to hire someone to help take care of the baby. I was thinking, why don't we ask my older sister for help?"

Xie Wei asked.

This is actually the best arrangement.

My mother, Liu Mei, was a housewife for decades, and now that she has her own career, she's definitely not willing to go back to being a housewife and taking care of her son's children. As for Xie Rou, that "Dehua," I think it's better to forget about her. Not only does she not have time, but if she were to take care of Xie Wei's children, I'm afraid a bunch of old professors from the university would come and challenge Xie Wei to a fight. Xie Wei and his wife are the same; Mo Lingyu even had children so that she could fulfill her responsibilities as a wife as soon as possible...

"Isn't this bad?"

Mo Lingyu never expected Xie Wei to make such an arrangement.

“My eldest sister’s child has already been enrolled in the affiliated primary school, so it’s not appropriate for her to go back… Besides, Mom’s health…”

Seeing Xie Wei's sincere expression, and knowing that he was truly thinking of her, Mo Lingyu was deeply moved.

How could she not want to leave her mother and eldest sister in the city?
In the city now, various receipts have basically lost their value; as long as you have money, you can live in the city.

Even if one's household registration cannot be changed from rural to urban, being able to obtain commodity grain is still much better than having to use ration coupons to buy anything in the city before.

"But there's no room at home."

Mo Lingyu was very worried.

"The yard next door is empty now. I asked the school to let me take it over before Mom and my older sister came over."

Xie Wei spoke up.

The surrounding houses all belong to the school. Although this area used to be quite far from the school, it was only allocated to professors at the earliest level.

Even during Li Rui's era, the school was already undertaking large-scale construction projects, and later, when it had more money, it prioritized construction even more.

Academic committee members were allocated detached villas, professors were allocated row houses, and associate professors and others were allocated apartment buildings.

These old courtyards were not popular with many people, and for a time they were even used to house young staff members of the school.

However, with buildings that have heating in winter, hot water all year round, and even natural gas for cooking, no one wants to live in these dilapidated courtyards.

Only Xie Wei is a special case.

"Xie Wei..."

Mo Lingyu's eyes reddened instantly. She looked at Xie Wei, unsure of what to say.

"Alright! Alright! The point of our hard work and studying is to give our families a better life!"

Xie Wei stepped forward, put his arm around Mo Lingyu's head, and gently patted her back.

Xie Wei never had any moral fastidiousness when it came to these matters; otherwise, he wouldn't have suggested that Xie Jianguo, who had already retired, "take over" before even coming to the school.

For a father to take over his son's job is simply turning the world upside down.

Xie Wei had already decided to arrange for Mo Qifeng and Mo Lingyu's mother to stay next door even before they arrived.

My mother had said she would come over after the New Year to take care of her pregnant daughter-in-law, but Xie Wei had to call and send a telegram before she could finally come.

After arriving, the old lady was busy with something all day and didn't have much time to take care of Mo Lingyu.

"This is a good thing!"

Liu Mei was overjoyed when her son suggested that Mo Lingyu's mother live next door to her eldest sister. "That way, Lingyu will have someone to help her when she has a baby... no, I won't have to work so hard all by myself... We're family, so I don't have to worry about not taking good care of her... How about this, from now on, Mo's eldest sister will help take care of the family, and I'll pay her a salary... Lingyu, is 300 yuan a month too little?"

"Mom, there's too much..."

Mo Lingyu was startled by the number Liu Mei mentioned.

As an associate professor, her monthly salary is only 400 yuan, of course, this is without bonuses and subsidies.

The average employee only has a little over one hundred employees.

"Alright, Mom has her own business now, and her time is valuable now!"

Xie Wei joked from the side.

Even with his and Mo Lingyu's combined income, they shouldn't be unable to afford this.

Liu Mei just glared at her son and said nothing.

"Auntie, it's only right that I take care of my own sister, how could I possibly accept your money!"

When Mo Qifeng heard Liu Mei say that she would receive 300 yuan a month, she was startled and waved her hands repeatedly.

Having lived for over thirty years, she had never even seen what 100 yuan looked like, let alone 300 yuan.

Besides, this is a month!

"You'll probably have to work harder in the future..."

Liu Mei glanced at her son, who was rolling his eyes. Although she felt that what she was doing was really unfair, as she had not fulfilled her responsibility as a mother to help her son and daughter-in-law take care of their child.

But she has been taking care of the child ever since she got married.

Now that she has her own business and money, she's become much more confident. Even Xie Jianguo doesn't dare to raise his voice in front of her!

Who would want to be tied down by their child!

"Auntie, this is what I should do."

Mo Qifeng said anxiously, "My brother-in-law has arranged for both of my children to attend the school's affiliated primary and secondary schools. I don't know how to express my gratitude..."

"Just because your two children are studying in the city, and you've put in the work, you deserve even more compensation for your labor. Okay, that's all!"

Liu Mei didn't allow for any refusal, "After Lingyu finishes her postpartum confinement, I'll have to trouble you..."

Mo Qifeng quickly said it was alright.

Xie Wei and Mo Lingyu did not stop them.

300 is a high enough salary.

Even in the special economic zone, many white-collar workers don't earn that kind of salary. It goes without saying that those within the system earn even less.

Based on current market prices, it would cost at most 120 yuan.

But Xie Wei really doesn't have time to take care of the children.

Once school starts, I'll not only have to teach classes and guide students on research projects, but I'll also have to keep an eye on all the supporting facilities...

"Shewei, the Iraqis are coming."

Xie Wei's comfortable days were short-lived, as Ge Jianjun came knocking on his door.

"Isn't this matter under Secretary Liu's responsibility?"

Xie Wei looked at Ge Jianjun with surprise. His current position had not yet been adjusted, and he was currently in the school-enterprise cooperation office helping Luo Cheng familiarize himself with the relevant partner units.

"Secretary Liu said that I would be in charge of this matter."

Ge Jianjun looked at Xie Wei in surprise.

He assumed Xie Wei knew about the job assignments.

"What happened to him?"

Xie Wei pointed to Qin Weidong standing to the side.

He cursed Liu Debao inwardly for being cunning. He clearly still had some time before retirement, but now he's just handing it over to Ge Jianjun.

"Secretary Liu said that the school sells everything in this area!"

That old bastard Liu Debao is really cunning!
I guess the items Iraq needs to purchase this time don't violate any policies or regulations!
Otherwise, given the old man's personality, he wouldn't have let Qin Weidong get involved from the very beginning. In the early days of exporting weapons, the military representative office only got involved after everything was agreed upon.

Xie Wei instantly understood the reason. Looking at Qin Weidong, who was standing to the side with an embarrassed expression, he asked, "Old Qin, are you involved in the negotiations or...?"

"You can talk however you want; the military representative office is just there to get information."

Qin Weidong hurriedly responded.

Just kidding!
Get involved?

Xie Wei is a cunning fellow; he might just sabotage himself in the contract—the Iraqi side specifically wants to talk to Xie Wei.

"Oh?"

Xie Wei raised an eyebrow and looked at Qin Weidong with amusement.

"Xie Wei, we've known each other for years... I just hope that if you guys are going to work on any cutting-edge technologies in the future, you can let me know, otherwise I won't know what we're doing when the higher-ups ask..."

Qin Weidong looked at Xie Wei with a bitter expression.

He really didn't want to come looking for Xie Wei.

There's nothing we can do if they don't come.

Otherwise, his work at the school would be difficult to carry out.

Wei Changcheng has been doing quite well these past few years. Although he was eventually transferred from the school due to "dereliction of duty," his new position, while his rank was reduced by half a level, actually increased his real power—he became the deputy director of logistics for a certain military unit!
"What are the Iraqis planning to buy? How much gold have they prepared? Who is in charge?"

Xie Wei didn't argue with Qin Weidong anymore, but instead inquired about the situation of the Iraqi delegation.

"The delegation is led by the Minister of Military Industry, Tikrit, and the deputy commander is an old acquaintance, Abdullah, along with Yitzhak..."

"Oh?"

Xie Wei became interested.

interesting!
Saddam Hussein actually sent his Minister of Military Industry to China in person.

Looks like we'll have another chance to fleece a fat sheep.

Three days later, Xie Wei met with the Iraqi group at the Northern Building.

"Thank you, my old friend..."

Upon seeing Xie Wei, Yitzhak opened his arms, wanting to give Xie Wei a warm and passionate hug, but Xie Wei dodged it.

While Yitzhak was stunned, Xie Wei raised his hand, pulled Yitzhak's hand down, and shook it vigorously.

"General, welcome back to our place."

My knife is already incredibly sharp!

Xie Wei added in his mind, and then asked, "I wonder how your side is finding our equipment?"

"very good!"

Yitzhak snapped out of his reverie, thinking to himself that it seemed Xie Wei still didn't like to have much contact with him.

MMP!

That son of a bitch Feng Ke, didn't he say Xie Wei likes men?
Before coming, Yitzhak had done a lot of mental preparation: in order to learn more about the construction plan and weapon matching of the combined arms forces from Shewe and improve the combat effectiveness of the troops, he did not mind sacrificing his looks.

result……

"Thank you. The equipment and troop organization plan you provided earlier, based on our experiments, do indeed require the brigade level to maximize combat effectiveness..."

"I didn't provide any troop organization plan!"

Xie Wei vehemently denied it.

joke!

How could I possibly provide the organizational structure of the troops?
Just then, Liu Debao finished greeting Tikrit and the others.

This Tikrit fellow has a mustache and looks to be around fifty years old, or maybe younger?

"Minister Tikrit, welcome! Welcome!"

"Thank you, I've heard your name countless times, and seeing you in person is truly an eye-opener! You're even younger than I imagined!"

Tikrit shook hands with Shevchenko with a big smile.

Even after hearing it many times, Xie Wei's youth still shocked him.

"Thank you, I'm here to express my gratitude for your support of our country's military industry development..."

Xie Wei frowned slightly.

damn it!
Is this guy going to talk about Feng Ke?

“Your Excellency Minister, your country purchased technology from us, and we transferred the technology and trained your technical personnel in accordance with the contract.”

Xie Wei didn't give him a single chance.

"Yes, it is because you strictly adhere to the terms of the contract that we hope to further expand our cooperation."

"Oh?"

Xie Wei frowned.

Is the other party also planning to buy the technology?
Surely you wouldn't want a solid fuel propellant formula, would you?

That thing is not for sale.

"Thank you. We hope to cooperate with you in the training of technical personnel... and send students to your university..."

What?
Is Iraq sending students to China?
Upon hearing this, Liu Debao, Ge Jianjun, and the others were completely dumbfounded.

Xie Wei turned to look at Liu Debao and the others, and saw that they were also confused, obviously having received no information about this beforehand.

The other party's initial suggestion left Xie Wei completely bewildered.

Didn't we agree to buy weapons?
Xie Wei's mind raced as he tried to figure out the other party's true intentions.

If we hadn't known that the Gulf War would end in about a year, and that Saddam Hussein, burdened by excessive debts and false "support" from the United States, would eventually launch an invasion of Kuwait, thus triggering the Gulf War and a global military revolution.

Since then, Iraq has faced Western sanctions.

Harbin Institute of Technology helps them train military industry talents?

impossible!
This will not bring much profit to the school, and may even leave behind some drawbacks.

“Um, Minister, shouldn’t sending students abroad be a matter for the education and foreign affairs departments? If our superiors agree, we would welcome your students to study at our school.”

"As long as your school agrees, I think your Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Education will also agree."

"Your Excellency, I can report this matter to the school leadership..."

Xie Wei's words now sound very high-sounding.

Liu Debao, standing to the side, frowned deeply.

There are quite a few Pakistani students at the school, who bring in a significant amount of foreign exchange for the country each year.

It's not a big deal. As Xie Wei said, accepting international students is like herding sheep. Whether you're herding one sheep or a flock of sheep, it's still the same thing!

The other party should pay, right?

Xie Wei's reaction not only surprised Liu Debao and others, but also surprised Tikrit and others.

Refused!
They thought the collaboration project they were least likely to be rejected was rejected outright by Xie Wei?

"Thank you, we can cover the tuition fees, $10,000 per student per year!"

"Sir, this is not about money!"

Xie Wei shook his head.

Seeing Xie Wei's serious expression, everyone felt contempt: Did Xie Wei actually have a problem that wasn't about money?

"As I just said, this matter requires the consent of school leaders and approval from relevant departments."

Xie Wei emphasized this.

(End of this chapter)