A domineering country girl flirts with her son, and Commander Huo can't resist.

Zhao Zhengang looked down on him; he wasn't good at it, but he was a master at flattery.

After graduation, Zhao Zhengang chose to work at the grassroots level, while Wei Xiangjun won over the professor's daughter and successfully stayed on at the university.

Later, when turbulent times came, he turned around and wrote a big-character poster about his father-in-law's family, causing them to be sent to labor camps.

He severed ties with his wife's family and then cultivated connections with the Beijing Academy of Sciences, becoming a so-called renowned expert.

"The cause of the accuracy error hasn't been determined yet, isn't it too early for you to draw conclusions now?" Zhao Zhengang said irritably.

"Old Zhao, I'm just saying a few words, look at your attitude!" Wei Xiangjun turned to Xu Zhengqiang. "Director Xu, look at me, my old classmate is just so impatient, he still can't change after all these years."

"Identify the problem, then solve it."

Just as Zhao Zhen was about to check the equipment, Wei Xiangjun beat him to it.

"Hey! You..."

Zhao Zhen was about to speak when Yu Linzhou pulled him back.

He shook his head, signaling him to mind his own business.

Wei Xiangjun is currently the deputy director of the Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

As we all know, although there is only one word difference between "deputy" and "principal," they are worlds apart in every aspect.

Wei Xiangjun came to Zhongchuan Province this time because he heard that the Jinshui Town Machine Tool Factory was researching CNC machine tools and wanted to find out what was going on.

It's worth noting that several large machine tool factories across the country are researching this, and their laboratory is no exception.

Whoever develops a mature CNC machine tool first will leave a significant mark on the history of mechanical engineering in China.

If he and his team are the first to overcome this challenge, he'll not only be able to become the head of the research lab, but he might even be able to become the vice dean.

Zhao Zhengang had always been superior to him in school, possessing extremely high professional skills. He hoped that this time he could extract some information or see some data so that he would have a better understanding of the situation.

He began directing the workers to dismantle the equipment, trying to find out where the problem was, so that he could show his abilities to the provincial leaders.

They will surely write to the Academy of Sciences to express their gratitude for helping Zhongchuan Province solve its problem.

The dean will remember his contribution.

But soon, Wei Xiangjun's brows furrowed, and the lines between his brows became deeper and deeper, until they were almost twisted together.

"Why are the parts of this equipment so strange? They don't look like original parts?" Wei Xiangjun turned to ask Qi Guoqiang behind him.

Qi Guoqiang looked at Zhao Zhengang and, seeing him nod, said, "This equipment was originally imported from North Si Country. It has been used for many years and is almost broken. We applied for new equipment, but the higher-ups have been slow to approve it. So Chief Engineer Zhao tried to disassemble the equipment and reassemble it with the parts we had discarded."

"It's been used without any problems until now, but I guess it's been around for too long and is probably about to break down."

Upon hearing Qi Guoqiang's words, Wei Xiangjun was about to criticize them when he suddenly remembered that it was he who had asked his old friend from the Ministry of Industry to block Zhao Zhengang's approval.

If they hadn't received the order from the military, the Jinshui Town Machine Tool Factory wouldn't have had the chance to import the production line.

Hearing Qi Guoqiang's explanation, Xu Zhengqiang was very surprised. He didn't know anything about machinery, he only knew that the army's orders couldn't be delayed.

"Xiao Wei, you're an expert from the capital, you must know how to fix it, right? Can you help us fix it?"

Wei Xiangjun's eyes flickered with panic for a moment. The equipment had been disassembled and reassembled, and many parts simply didn't fit together. It was only because Zhao Zhengang was highly skilled that it was able to achieve a delicate balance. It was a miracle that it had lasted so long before breaking down.

Let him fix it?

He spends all his time in the laboratory, studying blueprints and doing calculations; he hasn't been to a factory much in all these years.

In theory, he was fine, but when it came to actually fighting, Wei Xiangjun was at a loss.

Given the current situation, he didn't know where to begin.

Wei Xiangjun's eyes lit up, and a plan came to mind.

"Let Chief Engineer Zhao take a look first. After all, it's their factory, and I'm an outsider, so I shouldn't overstep my bounds."

Zhao Zhengang didn't want to talk to him at all.

If you don't know, you don't know; how can you come up with such a high-sounding excuse?

No wonder he rose through the ranks; he's such a despicable person.

Zhao Zhengang didn't even need to go up to check; he knew he couldn't fix this equipment. He had already done his best last time.

"Chief Engineer Zhao, you should go and take a look right away."

Zhao Zhengang is not one to lie. "Director Xu, I can't fix it. This equipment should have been phased out long ago. It's a miracle it's lasted this long."

As soon as he came to his conclusion, Wei Xiangjun nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I can see that too, it really can't be repaired."

Xu Zhengqiang's expression turned slightly cold. "This order is the largest military order our province received last year. It cannot be delayed. You should be aware of this, right?"

Yu Linzhou quickly explained, "Director Xu, of course we know, but I've applied for equipment approval many times, and Pingjing hasn't approved it yet. We don't know where it's stuck. We had no choice but to modify the equipment."

"These are all objective reasons. There's strength in numbers. As long as we take initiative, we can solve any problem!"

Xu Zhengqiang has only been in office for the past two years. He loves to shout slogans and is very good at making empty promises.

Wei Xiangjun smiled ingratiatingly, "Director Xu is right."

"Yu Linzhou, Zhao Zhengang, I'm not leaving today. None of you are going home either. Stay here and figure out a solution. If you can't resolve this today, you can expect to be punished."

"The country pays high salaries to train highly skilled workers like you, but you can't even fix a machine. What's the use of keeping you around?"

The workers' faces changed when they heard this.

The most annoying kind of leader is one who only knows how to give orders but doesn't understand anything.

Yu Linzhou looked distressed. "Chief Engineer Zhao, please think of a solution quickly."

"Otherwise, it wouldn't sound good if we were punished during the Lunar New Year."

"Secretary Yu, I really want to..." Zhao Zhengang's words came to an abrupt end.

He suddenly remembered someone, "Secretary Yu, how about we ask Qiao An to come and take a look?"

"Joan? Can...can she handle it?"

Yu Linzhou was afraid that if Qiao An came, she would also say no, wouldn't that be even more embarrassing?

"She's better than me at this. If she says she can't fix it, then neither of us should think about anything else and just accept our punishment."

"That's fine too. Anyway, these past few times, nobody thought she could do it, but she managed to fix it herself."

After saying that, Yu Linzhou called to Qi Guoqiang, "Master Qi, you drive. Go to Lianchi Village now and invite Qiao An. Make sure she comes to our factory."

"Okay! I'll go right now."

Wei Xiangjun ran the name "Qiao An" through his mind to confirm that none of the big shots he knew had that name.

Could it be a young expert?

That's not right either. Most of the top-tier companies in the country are either in large state-owned enterprises or research institutes.

"Is Qiao An also a worker in the factory? A level eight worker?" Wei Xiangjun asked.

"Oh, he's a specially hired expert at our factory. He doesn't usually work at the factory," Yu Linzhou explained.

Specially appointed expert? Could it be one of the old experts from the previous batch of government-sponsored overseas study programs?

Wei Xiangjun curled his lip in disdain. Those people were already old and blind. Even if they came, what use would they be?