Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 1946 Yang Xiaotao's Voice
"Boss Yang, Director Ran, and all comrades, on behalf of the people of Pengcheng, I welcome you."

Before the food was served, Secretary Li couldn't wait to stand up with a wine glass in hand. The two dimples on his cracked mouth were very conspicuous.

Yang Xiaotao stood up immediately when he saw this and said, "Secretary Li, you are a revolutionary veteran. If you are so polite, I, a junior, dare not drink."

“Ah, hahahaha”

Secretary Li laughed and said, "I was wrong. You are guests from afar. On behalf of the host, I would like to offer a toast to you all!"

Yang Xiaotao reached out to hold the bottom of the other person's glass, lowering it by an inch, and gently touched it, "Secretary Li, you're welcome."

After they finished talking, they tilted their heads back and emptied their glasses.

"Okay, okay. Mr. Yang is young, but he is very polite and generous when drinking. He is indeed a leader of the younger generation."

Secretary Li was delighted to see Yang Xiaotao being so generous.

Yang Xiaotao waved his hands repeatedly, "Secretary Li, you don't deserve this title, you don't deserve this title."

"If your words were to get out, it would be like putting me on fire."

"Hey, young people should have the vigor of youth."

Secretary Li disagreed, and then looked at everyone and said, "General Manager Yang's deeds are an inspiration to our workers."

"From being a steel mill worker, he gradually became an eighth-level fitter. To be honest, which master craftsman is not over 30 years old these days?"

"Then there were tractors made from steam engines, and diesel engines, and all kinds of tractors, tricycles, and trucks, and..."

Immediately, Secretary Li began to list all the things Yang Xiaotao had done, from small to large, like the back of his hand.

After hearing this, Yang Xiaotao just maintained a modest smile, and smiled from time to time, or nodded, or shook his head, looking like he was enjoying it but not proud, which made anyone who saw him feel good about it.

Hearing Secretary Li flattering his son-in-law, Ran's father felt that the stool was a bit prickly to his butt.

He was not good at communicating here. He could sit for a whole day to do research, but here, he couldn't sit still for a quarter of an hour.

He just drank a little of the wine symbolically.

Of course, this also has something to do with his drinking capacity.

However, Captain Lin, who accompanied him, was very appreciative of Yang Xiaotao's performance.

Many people have the youthful vigor.

But there are not many young people who can have this maturity.

What's more, this person's achievements are so dazzling.

"Boss Yang, Director Ran, I'll get another drink."

"Thank you all for your presence."

Secretary Li drank a glass of wine, and the people around him immediately helped to refill it.

He looked around and was about to pick up the wine glass again, but Yang Xiaotao quickly stopped him, "Secretary Li, Uncle Li, if you continue like this, I won't dare drink this wine."

"We are able to sit here because we share the same passion for revolutionary construction and the same goals."

"We are also like-minded revolutionary comrades."

Secretary Li was not angry at what Yang Xiaotao said. Instead, he was delighted. He even put his hand on Yang Xiaotao's arm and said, "Okay, well said."

"We are revolutionary comrades with the same ideals, well said."

"I am the elder brother who is too persistent. Brother Yang, I will punish myself with this glass of wine."

After saying that, he drank the glass.

Yang Xiaotao picked up the wine glass and said, "How dare I let my elder brother drink alone? I will drink with you."

As he said this, he also drank the cup.

"it is good!"

"Well done, Mr. Yang."

A group of people at the dinner table immediately applauded.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, a group of people also raised their glasses and followed suit.

In an instant, the room became lively and the atmosphere was set off.

That's how it is at the dinner table. Who is truly generous and who is a sham can be seen after two drinks.

At this moment, Secretary Li's face was filled with joy.

Through the brief contact with Yang Xiaotao, the way the two sides addressed each other changed again and again, and behind these changes lay their respective attitudes.

We are all smart people.

He believed that Yang Xiaotao knew why he was there.

And this dinner party is for discussing things.

If the other party is unwilling, it is just a formal dinner.

As the secretary, he was present and polite and gave face to the machinery factory.

As for whether the machinery factory would give him this face, that was not something he could decide.

After all, Yang Xiaotao's status is no lower than his.

Even in the old city, the leaders he came into contact with were far more than what a secretary from another place like him could compare to.

He even heard that Mr. Huang and Mr. Xia from the First Ministry of Machine Building treated him as their own son.

What's more, the machinery factory is now a unit directly under the headquarters, and it is the apple of Mr. Chen's eye.

There is a huge disparity in status, so it all depends on the other person's mood.

And now the other party's change in address made him realize that the other party must have agreed.

How can I not be happy?

Over the years in Pengcheng, he has worked hard to build it up, but even the best cook cannot cook without rice.

It is not easy to develop.

In the agricultural sector, improvements have only been made in the past two years with the introduction of high-yield corn and tractors.

And both of these are related to the young man in front of him.

"Brother Yang, come and try it. This is the famous Honey Three Knife in Pengcheng. It is a genuine Pengcheng snack."

Secretary Li spoke enthusiastically, and Yang Xiaotao nodded immediately, "I've eaten this, it's very delicious."

"Really? Then you must have never eaten this."

Secretary Li pointed to a large plate that had just been served nearby. There was a fish in the plate with a square piece of meat on top. This peculiar shape not only attracted the curiosity of Yang Xiaotao, but also Ran's father.

"This is called Yang Fang hiding the fish."

"The fish is the local mandarin fish, and the meat on it is mutton."

"Put the mutton and the processed mandarin fish together, add seasoning, and cook them so that the flavors of the fish and mutton can be mixed together. This dish is also a representative of Pengcheng."

Secretary Li said this while asking Yang Xiaotao and Ran's father to take action.

Yang Xiaotao motioned to Ran's father to go first. Ran's father knew the occasion and did not hesitate. He picked up the chopsticks and ordered a piece of fish. Only then did Yang Xiaotao start eating.

Soon, everyone started to taste it.

"Good, this has the flavor of tender lamb and the freshness of mandarin fish. It is indeed a famous delicacy!"

Yang Xiaotao put down his chopsticks and praised, "Brother Li!"

"On behalf of the comrades in the machinery factory, I would like to thank the comrades in Pengcheng." "I hope that in the future, we can unite as one, cooperate sincerely, and jointly build our beautiful home."

"it is good!"

Secretary Li patted the table lightly and immediately picked up his glass. "Let's work together to build a better future. Cheers."

"cheers!"

At the next table, seeing Yang Xiaotao handling the situation with ease, Hao Pingchuan couldn't help but put down his cup and said to Xiaobo with emotion, "This is real ability."

"Speak the truth to people and speak lies to ghosts."

"People like us will never learn it in our lifetime, but some people are born to do this."

Xiaobo put down his chopsticks and nodded, "That makes sense."

Wang Hao beside him licked the fish meat beside his mouth, then lowered his voice and said, "Are you two talking about Mr. Yang?"

Hao Pingchuan immediately glared and frowned when he heard this, "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm talking about Zheng Chaoyang."

Xiaobo also corrected calmly, "I'm talking about our Director Yu."

"what?"

Wang Hao felt that they were lying, but he had no evidence.

Because according to his understanding, these two people are indeed quite similar to Mr. Yang.

In the afternoon, Father Ran and Captain Lin left the guesthouse and headed for the base.

"Director Ran, we've been traveling a lot these past few days. Why don't we take a night off? We have everything ready anyway."

Captain Lin looked at Mr. Ran who had come out in silence, then he took the initiative to speak.

After listening to this, Father Ran glanced at Captain Lin, then nodded, "Okay, let the comrades rest for a night, and we will set off again tomorrow."

"it is good!"

Captain Lin smiled. Just now at the dinner table, he had witnessed what it meant to drink a lot.

Yang Xiaotao accepted everyone who was offered food at the dinner table. If Secretary Li had not restrained himself, he would have lay down on the table with the others.

Even so, he was still drunk and had to think for a while before speaking.

Now that everyone left, they left the space for the two of them.

Let them talk privately.

The two men arrived at the gas station, where all the cars were parked outside the auto repair center.

Niu Jun, who had returned earlier, was arranging accommodation for everyone.

The auto repair center itself has vacant dormitories, and the gas station next to it also has some dormitories, so there is no problem in taking care of the people from the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building.

After everyone had arranged their accommodation, Yang Xiaotao brought Wang Hao and the other two back.

"Dad, stay here tonight. Let's go to Quancheng together tomorrow. There is also a gas station there. Then we can go back to Sijiucheng together."

When they arrived at Ran's father's residence, Yang Xiaotao sat on the bed next to him. The father and son would live together tonight.

"Row!"

Father Ran responded.

There was silence in the room for a moment, and then Father Ran began to ask about what happened this time.

He could see that the other party obviously wanted to ask for a favor and wanted to establish a good relationship with Yang Xiaotao.

He wanted to remind Yang Xiaotao to be careful and not be easily blinded by power, but he didn't know how to start.

Seeing Ran's father's embarrassment, Yang Xiaotao said, "Dad! Actually, apart from eating and drinking, everyone's purpose is the same."

"I talked to him a lot. Many of his goals were centered around building Pengcheng and improving people's livelihood."

"These are consistent with the philosophy of our machinery factory, so we can start cooperation."

After hearing what Yang Xiaotao said, Father Ran continued to ask, "How does your machinery factory cooperate with them?"

"a lot."

Yang Xiaotao picked up a cup, filled it with water, handed it to Ran's father, and poured himself another cup. "For example, this auto repair center can take on more business in the future. The products of the machinery factory can be transported by rail to complete the integration of sales and maintenance."

"We can also provide technicians to provide some technical support to local factories, and the products produced by these technologies can be provided to our machinery factory for use."

"The benefit of this is that we can focus our resources on other things."

“And the influence of the machine shop.”

"Influence? Your machinery factory still lacks influence?"

Father Ran was surprised at the feeling he had now, whether he was in the old city or outside.

The influence of the Red Star Machinery Factory is even greater than that of the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building.

This influence is not enough.

"There is a shortage. Very short of it."

"And outside the Forty-Nine City, there is an even greater shortage."

Yang Xiaotao said firmly, "Dad, sometimes influence represents strength."

“Only when you have strength can you have the right to speak and persist.”

The next ten years.

That's not an easy life.

In this situation, if you want to continue to develop, you must have a wide network of contacts and you must have the courage to speak.

He didn't want to miss the opportunity for development because of this reason.

Especially when they saw several "ungrateful people" around them seize the opportunity and rise rapidly, while they missed the opportunity in vain.

One slow step will lead to slow steps everywhere.

So over the years, he has used the machinery factory as a platform to continuously expand into various fields.

Machinery, agriculture, steel, chemicals, military industry, pharmaceuticals, etc., even computers are involved.

The purpose is to lay the foundation for future development.

The purpose is to have a legitimate reason for development.

And now, he wants the right to speak.

In this way, he can use his own efforts, the advantages of rebirth, and the abilities granted by the system to change the world and make the country stronger.

This is Yang Xiaotao’s voice.

He does not have a strong desire for power, and he does not need to be a high-ranking official with a high salary or a superior person.

Without too much greed, he doesn't need to be a rich man on the list.

There is no ambition to open a single page of family tree.

He just wants to do what he can.

Little by little, make everything happen.

When he leaves this world, looking back, he will be able to see the red flag flying high above the top of the world's nations.

Convenient, contented.

(End of this chapter)