Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle-Chapter 641: Liu Ling was snatched away as cannon fodder in life (26)
Chapter 641: Liu Ling was snatched away as cannon fodder in life (26)
A week later, Lu Xun was discharged from the hospital and returned to work at the plant.
He had his secretary call Minister Hu and Luo Ning to his office.
After they entered, Lu Xun asked them to sit down, and he took a file bag out of his desk drawer.
"The application you submitted earlier has been approved. Starting this week, a special production group will be established in the workshop to manufacture this new type of engine."
"For now, let’s produce one using the current cast iron and report it to the Kyoto Mechanical Research Institute."
He looked at Luo Ning and continued, "Your research on the new material can proceed simultaneously. I’ve discussed it with the deputy director of the steel plant, and they can provide a place for experiments and assistance."
The machinery plant primarily manufactures machinery, so the steel plant will be needed to develop and produce new materials.
Lu Xun took Luo Ning’s proposal for the high-strength cast aluminum alloy very seriously and, after consulting with Lin Jun, decided to jointly develop this project.
Luo Ning nodded with a smile and said, "Great!"
The three of them discussed further, and Luo Ning was to start leading the project the next day.
Lu Xun would also follow these two projects closely, providing Luo Ning with maximum support.
After finalizing the plans, Luo Ning followed Minister Hu back to the engineering department.
On the way, Minister Hu laughed and said, "I didn’t expect the new plant manager Lu, who just transferred here, to be so decisive. He quickly confirmed the production research project, secured production approval, and even arranged everything with the steel plant."
"If it were the old plant manager or the other two deputy managers, we’d probably still be waiting for news, and the development of new materials wouldn’t start so soon, let alone the difficulty of getting approval."
"It’s indeed impressive that he came from Capital City." It’s good to have connections at the top.
Luo Ning nodded and replied, "Yes, it’s good that the new plant manager is here."
If Lu Xun had not come, according to the original trajectory, Jiang Congyi’s father would have become the plant manager.
Then this project would not have been approved and could not have progressed.
Or, if a new production were created, Luo Ning certainly wouldn’t have been credited as the inventor.
After returning to the office, Minister Hu announced that Luo Ning would be temporarily reassigned to work on a project at the steel plant.
He didn’t mention the engine project, fearing that someone present might leak the information.
Jiang Congyi furrowed his brows slightly when he heard the news.
Logically, since Luo Ning had plagiarized him, she should at least be transferred out of the engineering department, if not fired. How could she be assigned to a project at the steel plant?
He thought it over and decided to probe Minister Hu later.
Luo Ning packed up her desk and said goodbye to her colleagues before leaving.
She would go to the steel plant to work and secretly come back to supervise the production of engines, making it less likely for information to leak.
She also suggested to Lu Xun and Minister Hu to keep a close eye on Jiang Congyi to see if he had done anything else besides plagiarism.
Luo Ning had felt an inexplicable discomfort after seeing Jiang Congyi’s sister-in-law.
She sensed an unusual demeanor in her that didn’t seem typical.
She began to suspect that there might be something wrong with her.
Both kept this in mind.
These two projects were very important, and in order to ensure Luo Ning’s safety, Lu Xun applied for and initially secured a residence for Luo Ning at the steel plant.
Luo Ning also brought Wuya to live in the county and arranged for her transfer to the County Mechanical Primary School.
In the following months, Lu Xun and Luo Ning traveled back and forth between the two projects.
After more than three months, the first new type of engine was manufactured.
After testing, its performance far exceeded the current engines and could compare with the latest engines from Country M.
This still only builds on the existing materials, if it could be manufactured using new materials, its performance would definitely surpass developed countries.
So, Lu Xun and Luo Ning devoted more of their energies into the creation of new materials.
With the cooperation of Vice Plant Manager Lin Jun, progress was very smooth.
A few months later, a new high-strength cast aluminum alloy was finally developed.
Once the aluminum alloy was ready, Lu Xun and Lin Jun contacted Capital City to secretly transport it to Shangjing.
Over more than half a year, Lu Xun and Luo Ning almost spent every day working and dining together, naturally establishing a relationship.
As a result, Luo Ning also shared her suspicions with Lu Xun.
Thus, Lu Xun immediately reported the situation to the higher-ups, asking them to closely monitor Jiang Congyi and his sister-in-law.
With the successful development of the new engine and new materials, Luo Ning temporarily retired from the Kyoto Mechanical Research Institute.
Since the technology of the new engine was completely under national control and suspecting the presence of spies in the county, they wanted to draw them out.
Therefore, with Luo Ning’s consent, the top brass decided to announce the matter deliberately and affirm Luo Ning’s contributions.
Thus, Lu Xun organized a recognition ceremony at the plant and announced the news.
Luo Ning was awarded an apartment with two bedrooms in the mechanical plant, and her position was promoted to engineer, with a national-level honorary certificate issued.
Luo Ning’s research creation of a new type of engine, surpassing developed international standards, exploded like thunder in the plant, bewildering many.
After reflecting on it, everyone was immensely excited.
Luo Ning was their county mechanical plant’s engineer, who had developed currently the best-performing new engine in the world, representing the honor of the entire plant, making them proud.
Of course, this did not include the Luo Family and the Jiang Family.
After the recognition ceremony ended, at the Luo Family.
Mother Luo was furious, "I really had no idea that dead girl had such a talent, not only being promoted to an engineer but also allocated a two-bedroom apartment."
Had she known early how capable her daughter was, she wouldn’t have been so cold towards her and would have always coddled her.
An engineer’s salary is over a hundred, and researching projects also gets various subsidies; their combined monthly income was still not as high as that dead girl’s.
The allocated apartment would be a waste with just those two girls living there.
The more Mother Luo thought about it, the worse she felt, so she turned to Father Luo, who was silently smoking.
"You say, what if I go and ask her to give up the apartment for our eldest son’s wedding? How about that?"
Their eldest son had finally found a partner and wanted to get married, but as a temporary worker, he couldn’t get a place and had to bring his bride to live squeezed in with them.
Now they could move their younger son to the balcony, but when he gets married and the eldest has kids, the house would be too small.
Father Luo’s face was gloomy, "Her wings have long been hard; she won’t agree."
He extinguished his cigarette and stood up, "I’ll go talk to my little sister about this. She said before that Sanya was plagiarizing Jiang Congyi’s development plans, which is why she was transferred from the mechanical plant."
"If that’s true, this new engine should originally have been developed by Jiang Congyi."
"We can report Sanya and help clear Jiang Congyi’s name."
"Then let the Jiang Family give up the apartment the plant rewarded to Sanya, and we can covertly arrange for the eldest to temporarily live there."
"As for how long, that’s up to us to decide."
The couple had always prioritized sons, and with their two daughters living in the old house, their relationship wasn’t deep.
Moreover, their daughter had previously tricked them twice, damaging their reputation in the plant.
Now, with her status and reputation in the plant surpassing his, he found it hard to accept.
Thus, he recalled his little sister’s suggestion to report Sanya together.
Before, since Sanya hadn’t returned to the mechanical plant and their report hadn’t benefited them much, they had been dragging their feet, but now it was the right opportunity.
