Chapter 343: Public-Private Partnership

He Yuzhu buried Xiaolong and Xiaohu in the mountain forest near Qin Family Village.

After the tombstones were set, he released those two secret agents from his space, pinned them to the ground, and snapped their necks.

"Xiaolong and Xiaohu, I have avenged you, go in peace..."

He Yuzhu said softly to the newly erected tombstones and bowed three times.

Afterward, he dragged the two corpses to the edge of the cliff and threw them into the deep ravine.

He Yuzhu returned to Liu Rusi's home to rest for three days before deciding to go back to the Siheyuan to take a look.

Liu Rusi insisted on going back with him, determined to explain the situation to Shen Guizhi in person.

As soon as they entered the house, Shen Guizhi's anger flared the moment she saw He Yuzhu; she put her hands on her hips and started scolding: "You little bastard, where have you been running wild again? You haven't been home for several days, and you didn't even say a word. Are you trying to worry me to death!"

Liu Rusi hurriedly explained: "Auntie, Zhuzi ran into some trouble; he took a bullet to save me!"

"What? Where did he get hit! Let me see!" Shen Guizhi came up and started taking off He Yuzhu's clothes.

"Mom, my sister is still here! It's so embarrassing for you to take off my clothes!"

"It's not like I'm taking off your pants, what's there to be ashamed of?"

He Yuzhu had no choice but to take off his jacket and show the wound to his mother.

After looking, Shen Guizhi asked: "Fourth Girl, you run a factory, how come there are people using guns?"

Liu Rusi sighed and said: "Auntie, some secret agents infiltrated the factory. If Zhuzi hadn't been there this time, I might have even lost my life."

"Is it really that serious? It's been almost two years since the liberation, why haven't the secret agents all been caught yet?" Shen Guizhi said.

"Who's to say!"

Liu Rusi didn't sit at He Yuzhu's house for long before she stood up to take her leave.

After seeing her off, the room suddenly became quiet.

While tidying up the teacups, Shen Guizhi raised her eyes to look at He Yuzhu and asked, seemingly casually: "Zhuzi, you and Rusi... are you two together?"

He Yuzhu smiled and said: "Mom, please don't make jokes like that!"

Shen Guizhi shook her head: "Something's not right, the way she looks at you is different from before!"

"Mom, you're really funny, you can even tell that!"

"I've walked more bridges than you've walked roads," Shen Guizhi said.

"Fine, you're still the best! But this time you've guessed wrong again!"

Just then, He Yushui returned home from school, looking very unhappy: "Brother, Teacher Zhang has resigned. Does that mean she won't be coming to our house anymore?"

He Yuzhu nodded: "She is going back to the South with her parents and can no longer teach you. I will find you another music teacher later."

He Yushui was very unhappy and said: "But, but I really like Teacher Zhang."

"Liking her doesn't mean you can stop her from going home!" He Yuzhu said.

"Zhuzi, aren't you and Zhang Shuying seeing each other? Why did she suddenly leave?" Shen Guizhi seemed to have sensed something.

"We aren't seeing each other. Her parents are both Southerners and aren't used to living in Si Jiu Cheng, so they went back. Naturally, she left too!" He Yuzhu said.

"Brother, can you bring Sister Shuying back?" He Yushui said.

"I don't have that ability. I have time to teach you, how about that?" He Yuzhu said.

"No, Brother doesn't know how to play the piano," He Yushui said, stiffening her neck.

"Then I'll teach you to play the guitar."

"I won't learn! I want to learn the piano!" He Yushui started to cry.

Just then, Secretary Liu and Liu Xiaohua came to see He Yuzhu together.

He Yuzhu hurriedly ushered the two into the East Cross Courtyard.

Secretary Liu said: "Little He, I heard that over a dozen secret agents attacked you this time; that was too dangerous."

He Yuzhu nodded: "It was my carelessness; I didn't expect them to cause such a scene at the venue."

Secretary Liu said sternly: "I didn't just come here to see you this time. There is one more thing I want to hear your thoughts on."

He Yuzhu asked: "What is it about?"

"Building automobiles. There is an urgent need for heavy trucks on the battlefield now, and after the war ends, we will need to build official vehicles..." Secretary Liu said with a solemn expression.

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu immediately perked up: "To be honest with you all, what I'm actually truly interested in isn't the Computer, but building automobiles!"

"Oh?" Secretary Liu's eyes lit up, "It seems I found the right person this time."

He Yuzhu stood up and walked to the cabinet against the wall, opened the door, and took out a large stack of blueprints.

These were actually things he had drawn based on memory when he first transmigrated to this world—he was afraid of forgetting the automotive design and industrial knowledge he had learned in his past life.

The blueprints included the internal structures of various engines, as well as the exterior designs of several classic car models.

What he took out now was mostly content closer to the technical level of the seventies and eighties—advanced, but not overly ahead of its time.

Liu Xiaohua flipped through the blueprints and couldn't help but exclaim: "Secretary Liu, this kid is practically a walking database! With these blueprints, we won't be working in the dark anymore!"

Secretary Liu also nodded repeatedly, unable to hide his joy.

He Yuzhu then asked: "Secretary Liu, Xiaohua, are you planning to build a new factory, or..."

Secretary Liu pondered for a moment and said: "I have an immature idea, I'd like you to give me some advice. I want to use the name of the Military Factory to buy shares in the Phoenix Bicycle Factory. I know this factory covers a large area and the equipment is also very advanced... If we bring in some technical workers and equipment from the Northeast, we should be able to achieve mass production very quickly..."

He Yuzhu's heart stirred—as soon as these words were out, he understood that Secretary Liu had likely already heard rumors about the "Public-Private Partnership." This seemed more like a pilot project.

He did not express his stance immediately, but said very cautiously: "Although I am the Manager of the Phoenix Bicycle Factory, Liu Rusi and Boss Lou are the shareholders, so I have to communicate with them..."

Secretary Liu nodded, reached out, and patted He Yuzhu on the shoulder: "Good, I'll wait for your news."

After He Yuzhu saw Secretary Liu and Liu Xiaohua off, he turned and went to Liu Rusi's house.

As soon as Pingping opened the door, she shouted: "Didn't we just come back from your house? Why are you chasing after us again?"

He Yuzhu laughed: "I have something to discuss with my sister."

Pingping curled her lips: "You, you're just like a mangy dog."

He Yuzhu was not annoyed; he just smiled and walked into the room.

Seeing him enter, Liu Rusi frowned slightly: "Why are you back again?"

He Yuzhu sat down on a chair: "I missed you!"

Liu Rusi made a gesture of vomiting: "Spare me that. Talk about business."

He Yuzhu put away his joking expression and said seriously: "Secretary Liu let slip that he wants to acquire your Bicycle Factory in the name of the Military Factory."

Liu Rusi's brows tightened: "How did my factory become such a hot commodity?"

"It's because of those 12 stamping machines and over 20 machine tools we have in our hands. The United States is imposing an embargo on us, and these pieces of equipment can't be brought in at all; that's what they have their eyes on."

Liu Rusi pondered for a moment: "I know Secretary Liu's background. Help me analyze this—how should this be handled?"

He Yuzhu leaned forward: "They have surely figured out your background long ago. Public-Private Partnership should be no secret among the higher-ups. By proposing an acquisition now, he is actually doing me a personal favor—if you agree at this time, you can get a lump sum of cash. Once the policy is fully rolled out, I'm afraid it will only be installment payments, which might not be cleared even in eight or ten years."

Liu Rusi looked up at him: "Are you advising me to sell early?"

He Yuzhu nodded: "While the market is good, secure your gains."

"Then what will I do afterwards?" Liu Rusi asked.

"Establish a Trade Company. In the future, when bicycles need to be exported, won't it still have to go through your hands? This kind of business is light on assets and has a fast turnover; whenever you don't want to do it anymore, you can pull out at any time."