I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

Yan Jiefang and his family didn't take the previous incident to heart. They took the cable car back to the foot of the mountain and then drove home.

As for the tax scandal that would erupt against the singer a few months later, Yan Jiefang didn't take it to heart.

After all, the two sides had only met twice and exchanged a few words; they were not familiar with each other at all.

...

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the cold weather had not yet subsided.

Yan Jiekuang and his junior (Yan Jiedi's husband) entered the courtyard of Qinlao Hutong first to greet Yan Jiefang, who was waiting in the reception room.

"Second Brother, Happy New Year! We've come to wish you a Happy New Year!"

Yan Jiefang immediately invited the two into the reception room:

"Okay, all is well. Come inside and warm up."

The children immediately offered New Year's greetings and poured tea for everyone.

To Yan Jiefang's amusement and exasperation, Yan Bugui and his wife followed closely behind, even carrying a few oranges.

This surprised him slightly:

Let's not even talk about the few oranges. Don't you two always come to beg for money on the evening of the first day of the lunar new year?

Why did it start so early this year?

Yan Bugui and his wife ignored Yan Jiefang and walked to the door of the main house.

The Liu family, mother and son, were sitting there watching TV.

"Happy New Year, Grandma Liu! Happy New Year, Ruyan!"

Mr. and Mrs. Yan Bugui greeted each other with smiles on their faces.

...

It's true that people get wiser as they get older; the two of them stayed at Yan Jiefang's house until after dinner before leaving.

Before leaving, they also took a lot of exquisite snacks and fruits and vegetables.

They had calculated that Yan Jiefang wouldn't kick people out on the first day of the Lunar New Year to save face.

Besides, these things are nothing to the second son's family, and he wouldn't turn against them for such a small amount.

Moreover, they are quite sensible and generally don't talk too much here. Apart from saying some nice things, they usually stay in the air-conditioned room, eating snacks and watching TV.

Yang Ruihua would even lend a hand, washing dishes and sweeping the floor.

Yan Jiefang watched the two men's retreating figures, shook his head, and didn't pay them any mind.

They couldn't even be bothered to arrange a cerebral hemorrhage treatment for them.

Although these two are not well-liked, they live quite well because they have a lot of savings.

She was much better than her peers, such as Jia Zhangshi, Auntie Zhang, Uncle Zhang, and Auntie Zhang.

Because the steel rolling mill was not doing well, Bai Lianhua Qin Huairu often couldn't get her wages, and consequently, the Jia family's life was not easy either.

Jia Banggeng is neglected by everyone. He's over thirty years old and still doesn't have a proper job. He's still a low-class street hustler.

As for marriage?

Who would want him?

Xiao Dang and Huaihua have both married out, but once a daughter is married, she's no longer part of the family. How could they possibly have time to care about the Jia family?

Therefore, the Jia family now appears to be in a rather impoverished state.

Li Cuilan, an older woman, was terminally ill and bedridden.

Her son wasn't exactly a devoted son, but he didn't completely abandon her either; he probably wouldn't live much longer.

I heard that she can't even drink porridge now, and she'll probably pass away within ten days.

In any case, she's still a bit better than Yi Zhonghai, the moral paragon who died out there and whose ashes were scattered, right?

Uncle Liu Haizhong and his wife are old and in poor health. Their three sons are not at home, so no one takes care of them.

The two old men depended on each other for survival; their lives weren't exactly a complete mess, but they weren't exactly good either.

...

Before we knew it, it was late February, and on that day, Yan Jiefang's phone suddenly rang:

"Hello, who is this?"

"Hello, is this Comrade Yan Jiefang? This is Old Zhang from Factory 774. The yellow-light cleanroom you requested has been built. Would you like to come and inspect it?"

Upon hearing what Director Zhang said, Yan Jiefang immediately sat up straight:

"Wait for me at the factory, I'll be there soon!"

Factory Director Zhang immediately agreed:

"Okay, it's settled then."

After hanging up the phone, Yan Jiefang didn't even bother to close the door to the meeting room. He went straight to the fruit shop next door, told his wife, and then drove off in his 213.

The distance of a dozen kilometers is not far, and the road conditions are much better now than they were decades ago. The Cherokee arrived at the factory gate in less than half an hour.

Factory Director Zhang and others, who had been waiting there, saw Yan Jiefang in the driver's seat through the car window and immediately waved to him.

Yan Jiefang rolled down the car window and shouted at him:

"Director Zhang, get in the car, and give me directions."

"good!"

After Director Zhang and the others got into the car, the group quickly drove towards the factory.

A few minutes later, they arrived at the entrance of a workshop that didn't look very new.

Everyone got off the bus together.

Factory Director Zhang immediately made a call:

"Comrade Yan, let's go inside and take a look."

"Um."

Under Director Zhang's guidance, Yan Jiefang carefully toured the entire factory.

I'm fairly satisfied with the environment here.

This level is about enough.

Moreover, there are guards stationed around the factory, so its safety is guaranteed to a certain extent.

Then he said to the people around him:

"Okay, this workshop is not bad. I will have someone bring the goods over as soon as possible, and then you can report to Minister Wang."

"Alright! Let's do as Comrade Yan says!"

After finishing what happened here, Yan Jiefang went straight home.

He planned to deliver both complete sets of lithography equipment that evening, which would be a satisfactory conclusion to the matter.

If Minister Wang is quick enough, after all this time, with the advanced technology he provided, the 4-inch polished silicon wafers, photoresist, developer, ultrapure water, etc. should be almost ready, right?

Even if we're not fully prepared, it should be soon.

That night, Yan Jiefang transformed into a wisp of smoke and flew directly to the prepared factory, precisely placing the two sets of equipment in their designated positions.

Then, after providing psychological guidance to the relevant personnel, they left.

The next day, around noon, he returned to Factory 774 and saw an excited Minister Wang in the workshop.

When Minister Wang saw him, he immediately grasped his hand tightly, somewhat incoherently:

"Comrade Yan, thank you so much! You are a great hero and a great man in our country's electronics industry!"

With these two sets of equipment you provided, our country's electronics industry will definitely make great strides forward! We'll no longer have to fear restrictions from foreigners!

Yan Jiefang grasped his hand in return and asked:

"Old Minister, how's the research on those processes I gave you before going?"

The machine is there, but it can't start operating without raw materials.

The old minister remained very calm, and his words carried weight:

"Although many related factories in China are still modifying their equipment according to the blueprints, our sister departments are actively cooperating at our strong request."

If we are only supplying these two sets of equipment for trial production, there will be no problem for the time being.

They had some concerns before, but now that the lithography machines are in place, no one has any reason to delay me anymore!

If anyone tries to hold me back, I'll make them pay!

Moreover, I just spoke with Comrade Deng on the phone, and he will be coming to visit this afternoon. With his support, no one will dare to shirk their responsibilities!

Even Yan Jiefang felt his blood boil upon hearing Minister Wang's determination.

These revolutionary predecessors, who emerged from the bloody and turbulent era, were truly daring and willing to fight and sacrifice for the sake of making this country better!