Chapter 1563: Waiting for the Wind

"Dad, I want to set off firecrackers."

As soon as Li Shu finished school, she ran to her father's side, lying on his thigh and blinking her eyes.

Slightly raising the newspaper in his hand, looking at his daughter who was acting cute and well-behaved, Li Xuewu asked with a smile: "How did you think of setting off firecrackers?"

"Zhang Hongqi said his dad bought a huge—pile of firecrackers for him to play with, setting them off from the first day to the fifteenth."

Li Shu opened her arms and tried very hard to describe how many firecrackers her classmate's dad had bought.

She looked up with a small face and said pitifully: "I didn't set off any during the New Year because Dad wasn't home, and Mom said she didn't dare..."

"Okay, set off firecrackers, must set them off."

How could Li Xuewu bear to see his daughter so aggrieved? If he couldn't satisfy this little wish, what was he going to Liaodong to work for, and why was he leaving tomorrow?

"Don't say setting off firecrackers, if my daughter wants to launch a missile today, I'll find one for you."

Gu Ning, who had just come home from work, heard this, glanced at him, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Launch a missile? Aim at where? That's to celebrate the New Year, or celebrate that there is no New Year.

"Isn't the New Year already over." Seeing that the father and daughter were really about to go out to set off firecrackers, she reminded helplessly: "It's freezing outside."

"I want..." Li Shu was very capable. Seeing her mother say this, she was very afraid that her father would go back on his word, and her hands clenched together, tears about to fall.

"It's okay, setting off firecrackers has nothing to do with the New Year; people even set them off when they get married."

Li Xuewu took his overcoat from the coat rack, reached out and touched his daughter's small face, and said: "You wear more, Dad will accompany you to set off enough today."

"Okay—" Li Shu could go be a child actor; the expression on her face changed faster than turning a book.

She chose not to look at her mother's face, but took her gloves and hat from the cabinet at the door and followed closely behind her father.

"The firecrackers are in the shed." Gu Ning glanced at her daughter and reminded Li Xuewu: "Tell the neighbors, so as not to cause misunderstanding."

"It's okay, I'll shout."

Li Xuewu put on his cotton shoes, turned his head to his daughter and said: "Who bought you the firecrackers?"

"My old uncle, he hid them."

Li Shu explained like she was complaining: "He played happily during the New Year, but just didn't take me."

"Your old uncle was afraid you'd get hurt."

Li Xuewu reached out and touched his daughter's head, and before Li Ning ran out, he opened the door and took his daughter out of the foyer.

"I want to too—" Li Ning was anxious. He had been making trouble in his aunt's room just now. Hearing the sound, he ran out, but his sister and father had already gone out. He was anxious as anything.

"I want to go too, firecrackers! Set off firecrackers!"

"We'll lie on the window and watch, it's the same."

During the time Er Ya was preparing dinner, Zhao Yaping couldn't read, study, or do homework. She had to help take care of the children, and even pick them up.

She finished school earlier than Li Shu. When Er Ya was taking care of Li Ning, she went to pick up Li Shu. After picking up Li Shu, Er Ya went to cook, and she had to take care of the two little ones.

After eating, Li Shu would follow her back to the room to do homework, and Li Ning would be handed over to Er Ya.

Every day was like this, unless it was a holiday, when Li Shu and Li Ning would be sent to their grandmother's house.

Sometimes Li Xuewen would come to pick up the children, and Zhao Yaping would follow her brother-in-law home for a meal, but most of the time Zhao Yaping stayed here.

It wasn't that she liked the comfortable environment here more, but staying at home was quieter.

This era wasn't friendly to students, but to students who loved to learn and had the conditions to learn, it was simply a perfect hand.

The reason is simple: because there is no competition.

Although the foundation in the primary school stage was weak, the teaching quality in this era wouldn't have too big a gap.

With the example of Zhao Yafang "becoming an immortal," it showed that the Zhao family didn't favor boys over girls, and held a supportive attitude toward children going to school.

With the improvement of the Zhao family's living conditions and the opportunity to go to school in the city, how could Zhao Yaping, who came from the countryside, not cherish the opportunity to read and learn?

She had always taken her older sister as her role model, and she also knew what the ending would be if a girl couldn't change her life through knowledge.

She didn't even need to think about it; there were plenty of ready-made examples in the village, and there was only one successful example, which was her older sister, so knowledge changes the fate of girls.

Older sister Zhao Yafang gave her a lot of support and help, especially after entering the city, caring about both her life and her studies, and also giving her pocket money.

Even though her parents repeatedly told her not to take the money her older sister gave, and even more so not to take the money her second brother gave.

To tell the truth, she really couldn't refuse the money her older sister gave, because her older sister was too strong; she would be beaten if she didn't accept the money, and even her brother-in-law was afraid of her older sister, so how could she dare to refuse?

At her second brother's house, her second brother and Sister Aunt Xiao Ning wouldn't give her pocket money, but would buy her things.

Clothes, stationery, books, etc.

Not only her, but even Sister Er Ya had pocket money, which was separate from wages and living expenses.

She knew Sister Er Ya was frugal, and never spent a penny more of her pocket money, sending it all back to her hometown.

And she couldn't refuse the kindness of her second brother and Sister Aunt Xiao Ning even more, because her second brother said this was also remuneration.

That's right, remuneration for looking after the children.

Holding Li Ning and lying on the octagonal window in the dining room, wiping away a patch of water mist, she could see the father and daughter setting off firecrackers in the courtyard.

She wasn't a child anymore; how could she not know that her second brother and Sister Aunt Xiao Ning were doing this to put her at ease?

Being able to enter middle school in the city didn't rely on the relationship of her older sister and brother-in-law, but on her second brother.

Her father and uncle explained to her that neither her older sister nor her brother-in-law had this kind of influence.

It was because the Red Star Factory had cooperative contacts with the Red Star Commune. The Red Star Factory had recruited quite a few security guards from the commune in the past few years, and the Red Star Village had also supported the training center, which was why there was an opportunity for students to enter the city.

Of course, such opportunities were rare. Why she had the opportunity to enter the city to study, she knew best herself.

Being able to enter the city to study was the first step, and the second step was to have a place to live and conditions to study.

The units of her older sister and brother-in-law didn't have classes, and both of them hadn't worked properly for the past few years, and didn't dare to live in the houses allocated by the school, fearing danger.

Now both of them lived in the family home in the courtyard, but it was four generations under one roof. Even if there were houses in the front and back courtyards, how could it be convenient for a young girl to live there?

Another thing, at that time her older sister was pregnant, and then gave birth to Li Yue, so how could she have time to take care of her?

Uncle Li and Aunt Liu were good people and wouldn't dislike her living at home, but her father and mother weren't willing. It was okay for a mother-in-law to take care of her daughter-in-law, but to also take care of her daughter-in-law's younger sister? That wouldn't do.

It was still her second brother who spoke up, solving her older sister's difficulties and giving her the opportunity to choose her life.

She had been in this family for two years, and she was already familiar with everything in this family. She was a part of this family, and she liked her current life very much.

"Dad, my old aunt is amazing."

At the dinner table, Li Shu, still excited, kept chattering, quite a compensation for the time her father wasn't home during the New Year.

Li Xuewu looked at Gu Ning and asked: "Did the couple come?"

"Hmm, stayed for two nights."

Gu Ning replied while eating rice: "The house wasn't tidied up, and it was too cold and deserted without anyone living there for a long time, so I didn't let them go back."

"Why didn't you go to the Worker's New Village to live?"

Li Xuewu picked up a piece of food and asked: "Isn't the house tidied up yet?"

"Gu Yan said it's boring to live upstairs during the New Year."

Gu Ning twitched her mouth, glanced at her daughter; this child was becoming more and more like her old uncle, just liking to play in spacious places.

Gu Yan had never stayed home since he was a child. The small courtyard couldn't contain him, and everyone in the courtyard knew him.

"Haven't seen Zhou Yao for a long time. Do the two of them have any thoughts about having children?"

Li Xuewu said with concern: "If you have any concerns, just mention them; if help is needed, it will definitely be given."

"Neither of them wants to be so early."

Gu Ning hesitated for a moment, looked up at him, and asked: "What year is Zhou Yao in?"

"This has nothing to do with it." Li Xuewu shook his head slightly and explained: "Her position doesn't affect fertility, and it's not the first line now, so what's there to fear."

"Should be afraid that there's no one to take care of them."

Gu Ning should have thought about this problem. As soon as he brought it up, she had the answer.

Li Xuewu also nodded and said: "If Dad and Mom were here, it would be better. Now it's really a bit inconvenient."

"Zhou Yao doesn't want to send the child to the nursery."

Gu Ning sighed and said: "They all say wait a bit, wait for a certain time."

"I'll talk to Mom about this."

Li Xuewu used chopsticks to pick a piece of fish for Li Shu and Li Ning respectively, removed the bones, and placed them in front of them, letting the two siblings eat with small spoons.

"You don't worry about it for now. After Mom has an opinion, I'll find a chance to talk to them."

Gu Ning's personality was a bit solitary, and she wasn't very good at handling this kind of topic. Even though she had learned how to care for her relatives now, she still lacked the means.

Normally, it should be her, the older sister, who comes forward, but now her father and mother-in-law weren't in the capital, and her brother-in-law's wife was working in the Red Steel Group, so he had to take the initiative to share the worries.

"Mom said they won't be back for a short time."

Gu Ning looked up at him and said: "Dad should have some arrangements, Mom didn't tell me."

"Hmm, it might be work needs."

Li Xuewu glanced at her. Even if others in the family didn't understand, he didn't want to be too direct.

Gu Ning was also in this state of mind, so she didn't say much, and nodded when she saw him like this.

After the meal, Zhao Yaping took Li Shu to do homework, while Li Ning was sitting in the living room playing with blocks.

Er Ya took advantage of the time when Li Xuewu and his wife were both there to quickly tidy up the kitchen, then came out and hugged Li Ning to take a bath; the little mud monkey was covered in rice grains.

"The wind is a bit wrong." The couple went upstairs to the second floor, and only then did Li Xuewu continue the topic at the dinner table, explaining to Gu Ning: "It's right that Dad didn't come back; there's no need to get involved at this time."

"Is your pressure very high?" Gu Ning sat on the edge of the bed and looked at him: "Is there something wrong?"

"It's all work stuff." Li Xuewu found pajamas and underwear in the walk-in closet, looked at her, and explained: "It also has something to do with what I just said."

"Will it affect you?" Gu Ning first cared about him: "What you said..."

"That's why I'm running to Liaodong."

Li Xuewu raised his hands, signaled the pajamas and underwear in his hands, and walked to the bathroom.

"Don't worry about me, the wind and waves won't affect the group for a while, and I'm just preparing in advance."

Not closing the door when taking a bath, Li Xuewu was also for the convenience of talking to her; she couldn't hide things in her heart.

"You don't have to worry about Dad and Mom either."

The sound of splashing water came from the bathroom, and Li Xuewu's voice also increased a few decibels.

"I've been in contact with Dad all along, his state of mind is very stable, nothing will happen."

"Older sister-in-law called me during the New Year." Gu Ning introduced: "Talked about the situation of her, older brother, and the children, all very good."

"Did she ask about Li Shu and Li Ning?"

Li Xuewu said with a wry smile: "It's also the situation that forces people. A few years ago, everyone didn't have to be so hard, across the world, wanting to reunite was difficult."

"They didn't go to Jin Ling this year either."

Gu Ning's voice came from outside the door. Before, she wouldn't listen to Li Xuewu taking a bath, but now she really had a feeling of "old married couple."

"She said older brother has a chance to return to the capital, someone recommended him to work in the General Aviation."

"Who recommended him?" Hearing her say this, Li Xuewu couldn't even care about taking a bath, walked to the bathroom door, looked at Gu Ning with a serious expression, and asked: "Has older brother replied to the other party?"

"No, said Dad didn't allow it."

Gu Ning saw his expression and couldn't help but worry, asking: "Is it not good?"

"Not very good, should say it's inappropriate." Li Xuewu hesitated, but still explained to her: "Dad chose to go to Jin Ling, I went to Steel City, you should know what this means."

Gu Ning naturally knew. Thinking of what the older sister-in-law said, she stood up and walked to the bathroom door, explaining softly: "Older sister-in-law wants to return to Beijing, she said the children are older, life in Xijing is inconvenient, and her career isn't very smooth, that side is quite xenophobic."

"Then go to Jin Ling, let her go."

Li Xuewu said decisively: "Is she asking for your opinion, or asking you to help speak to Dad and Mom?"

"If she's asking for your opinion, you reply to her like this, just say I said it, don't suggest older brother return to Beijing at this time, try your best not to move positions."

He walked back under the shower, continued taking a bath, and said at the same time: "If she wants to ask you for help, you just tell Mom her meaning word for word."

"You tell Mom clearly, just say I don't approve of older brother returning to Beijing, suggest older sister-in-law take the children to Jin Ling."

"You mean..." Gu Ning didn't quite understand why his reaction was so big. Could it be that the older sister-in-law's wish touched some sensitive area?

"If you want to move, go south, the further south the better." Li Xuewu turned his body, faced Gu Ning, and explained: "But it's best not to move, moving will expose handles. Dad is actually quite dangerous at this time."

Gu Ning still couldn't face his state, but the two were talking about urgent matters, so she turned her head to look in the direction of the bedroom.

Li Xuewu also noticed her movement, turned slightly to face the wall, and said: "Every time I return to Beijing, as long as there is movement, someone will turn around and ask me about Dad's health."

"I don't deny that a part of it is out of concern, but most..."

He didn't explain too clearly, finished washing his body, and wiped his body dry with a bath towel.

"Tell older sister-in-law, wait a few more years."

Li Xuewu understood Mu Hongyan's state of mind very well. She could follow Gu An to live in Xijing, endure the strange environment, but now they have children.

Which parent doesn't want to give their children a better living environment and conditions? This is human nature.

They are in Xijing, the children can only follow them to live in the houses allocated by the unit. Even if Gu An's treatment is good, can it be better than the housing conditions in the capital?

Mu Hongyan absolutely couldn't imagine how big a change the situation would have in the next few years. Being in this era, one couldn't see the general trend of the future.

Don't think that Li Xuewu opened his heavenly eyes and turned bad luck into good luck, and everything was worry-free; he was timid.

Even he had to be cautious and careful, and Mu Hongyan wouldn't have an optimistic state of mind about the future.

From the content of her communication with Gu Ning, her work in Xijing was quite unsmooth.

It was normal to think about it. Mu Hongyan had been in the General Hospital since she started working, and her interpersonal relationships were all here.

The General Hospital here had to look at her background and relationships, and the work environment naturally didn't need to be said.

After arriving in Xijing, she moved there following her husband's work transfer. It was said that she occupied someone's position.

Offending people often happens inadvertently. No one there cared about the current influence of Gu Haitao; people in this era were all bold.

Another thing, after Mu Hongyan went to Xijing, she became pregnant, took such a long vacation, and then to take care of the children, she would definitely delay work. Why would they give her a good face and good treatment?

The most critical thing was herself. The personality and temper she had cultivated in the General Hospital for so many years, with her family background, where was she the personality to be humble, take the initiative to make friends, and be willing to suffer grievances?

Regarding her current situation, Li Xuewu wasn't surprised at all, and even had psychological preparation early on.

Having children isn't playing a game, playing and then it's over. How hard it is from birth to raising, he wasn't without experience. Gu An couldn't take care of the family, all the pressure was on her alone, no complaints would be strange.

Being able to force Mu Hongyan to call Gu Ning showed that she had already tested Jin Ling, and the result could be imagined.

Someone recommended Gu An to return to Beijing to take office. This was very likely a stone thrown by Mu Hongyan.

Throwing a stone to ask the way, she was so smart.

"Then how many years to wait?" Gu Ning said worriedly: "I can hear she is very anxious."

"How many years?" Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, looked at her amusedly, and said: "You take me for fortune-telling."

"Let her wait, bread will be there."

Li Xuewu put on his pajamas, hugged Gu Ning's waist, and took her to the study, saying while walking: "Glory lies in plainness, arduousness lies in length."

Gu Ning turned her head to look at him, not knowing what he thought of again, and even pulled out words.

"Don't tell me you came to block me on purpose." Li Xuewu got off the plane at noon, rested at home for a noon, and saw Wang Xin from Shenfei when he arrived at work in the afternoon. He came directly to the office.

"Now you come to our unit more diligently than I do. Why don't you come to work for us?"

"Hey, don't say that—"

Wang Xin wasn't polite at all, and even treated it as his own office, and didn't even use Zhang Enyuan's help to make tea, doing it himself.

"Are we a family now?"

He walked back with a teacup and even took a sniff, admiring: "Your coffee is really pure."

"I didn't know you liked this."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows to look at him, and turned to Zhang Enyuan to explain: "Lock up the coffee."

"Hey!" Wang Xin raised his head, angry and amused, looked at him and asked: "Shouldn't it be packed for me?"

"I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep if you drink too much."

Li Xuewu saw he wasn't polite, so he wasn't polite either, pointed to the chair opposite and asked: "Found the big plane?"

"You only know this sentence, right?"

Wang Xin stood in front of the desk and looked at him with his eyebrows hanging, seeing he was unmoved, he still sat down.

"I'm helping you find it, but you also have to give me some time. How can it be so fast."

"Then you go find it—"

Li Xuewu looked at the document while reminding: "I only want Il-14, don't find a pile of junk to fool me, I won't recognize it."

"Your requirements are too high, there aren't so many Il-14s waiting to obey your call!"

Wang Xin couldn't bear the coffee in his hand, and just savored his previous petty-bourgeois life.

He tilted his head and explained to Li Xuewu: "My meaning is, see if we can get planes that are missing parts and are in a semi-scrapped state. Of course, it's better if we can get Il-14."

"But if we can't get Il-14, and there are others that can replace it, you'll just have to make do."

Wang Xin took a sip of coffee, deeply intoxicated by this long-lost richness.

"Hey, Secretary Zhang, I see there's not much coffee left, just bring it all to me."

He signaled to Li Xuewu, who didn't answer, and said to Zhang Enyuan: "Anyway, your leader doesn't drink it."

Zhang Enyuan just smiled. The leader didn't speak, so where did he have the qualification to make a decision.

If it wasn't because he was a guest, Zhang Enyuan wouldn't have stayed here to serve.

"Why don't you guys at Shenfei take on big plane projects?" Li Xuewu approved a document, and when changing documents, he glanced at the opposite side and asked: "Didn't Il-14 have a production line aid back then?"

"How is that possible, what are you thinking."

Wang Xin glanced at him helplessly. He couldn't blame Li Xuewu for his lack of professionalism, sighed and explained: "Il-14 had only been in service for a few years at that time, how could the production line be moved to us."

"Besides, even if the production line was given, it wouldn't be given to us at Shenfei."

He picked up the teacup and took a sip of coffee; his mouth was bitter, and his heart was even more bitter, "We don't research big planes."

"..." Li Xuewu looked at him speechlessly. He explained so much, but still didn't answer his question directly.

Wang Xin naturally saw his dissatisfaction, shook his head slightly and emphasized: "You guys at Red Steel Group can research independently because you have project funds."

"What do we have?" He put the teacup on the table, let out a long breath and said: "All our scientific research projects are planned."

"According to the instructions and requirements of the superiors, we are only responsible for the research and production of fighter jets."

Wang Xin explained: "The big plane research project you mentioned, Il-14, was given to Factory 320 back then, but this project also stopped long ago."

"Stopped?" Li Xuewu frowned slightly, looked sideways and asked: "Why?"

"Because it's not advanced enough."

Wang Xin raised his eyebrows, looked at Li Xuewu and explained: "You should have learned about which year we started introducing this plane."

"55?" Li Xuewu really called his brother-in-law and asked this question.

"That's right, 55 and 56."

Wang Xin nodded and said: "A pile was bought back then, 49 planes, one of which was used as a mentor's special plane, and it's still in use now."

"I've read that issue of 'China Youth' magazine." Li Xuewu glanced at him and asked: "I'm talking about the later imitation project."

"I knew you were pondering this."

Wang Xin pointed his finger at him and said: "From the time you asked me for a big plane at Tadong Airport, I knew you wanted to make some music."

"You heard about the Y-6 project, right?"

He narrowed his eyes slightly and sized up Li Xuewu, with an expression of "I know you best."

Li Xuewu twisted his fountain pen, sat back in his chair with his arms crossed, and signaled him to continue.

Y-6 is Yun-6, a difficult birth. In history, it wasn't successfully imitated, only the code name remained.

Li Xuewu wasn't engaged in aircraft industry projects in his previous life, so he naturally didn't know this history.

But he knew there was no Yun-6 plane in later generations, so something must have gone wrong.

"After North Soviet stopped the production of Il-14, the supply of spare parts became difficult, so we began to prepare to deal with this complex situation."

Wang Xin explained: "Both the troops and civil aviation have this model in service, especially transport planes."

"The situation I learned is that in July 1960, there was an opinion to set up the Y-6 project."

He spread his hands and said: "It was the task I told you about, handed over to Factory 320."

Factory 320, that's the Hongdu Aircraft Manufacturing Factory. There were only so many domestic factories with aircraft manufacturing capabilities, and they could all be counted by counting on one's fingers.

"In October 1965, the superiors listened to the research report. Only some parts were successfully imitated, and the whole plane couldn't be built, so they decided to terminate the project."

"Because it's too old, right?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and asked: "Is it because North Soviet also stopped the production of related models at that time, so it was determined to be an obsolete model, right?"

"That's right, the superiors said it was a whole era behind." Wang Xin pursed his mouth and nodded, saying: "Piston transport planes are not even as reliable as propeller transport planes, let alone the mainstream turbofan transport planes in the international arena now."

"Turbofan is also going to be obsolete now, right?" Li Xuewu picked up the teacup and took a sip, looked at him and asked: "Starting to research jet engines now?"

"I don't know, anyway we at Shenfei haven't received such a task." He spread his hands and said: "The situation I currently grasp is like this. In 1967, this project was officially terminated, and relevant materials have been sealed."

He didn't care about the scientific research projects that had been terminated; he could talk about anything, but if he wanted to talk about current projects, he wouldn't spit out a single word.

Li Xuewu naturally understood his caution, and didn't think about getting the research progress of turbofan or turbofan jet engines from his mouth now.

Even if he knew, what could he do? This kind of superior-led scientific research project wouldn't give Red Steel Group any room to intervene, and wouldn't let them participate.

Now he could understand why he was pondering this big plane that was an era behind.

Advanced ones couldn't be squeezed into, this kind of technology was in a confidential stage everywhere, and couldn't be introduced from the outside.

Don't look at Red Steel Group bringing back jet engine research data and production equipment from East Germany, but this couldn't explain that Red Steel Group had the conditions to assemble a jet engine production line; it was far from it.

You want to eat Mapo Tofu, now you are given a handful of beans. How far are the beans from Mapo Tofu? This is how far the gap is.

After listening to Wang Xin's explanation, Li Xuewu had to admit the foresight of the superiors. Only with this kind of timely stop-loss courage and vision could the domestic aviation industry jump out of the "imitation piston" comfort zone and avoid wasting precious resources and time on a technical route that was about to be eliminated.

However, the resources he could find were only these. How to make Red Steel Group have air transport capacity, and how to make Tadong Airport operate, were the difficult problems he had to consider first.

"Do you know where I learned about these situations?" Wang Xin saw him frown, shrugged his shoulders and reminded him: "It's Factory 122."

Factory 122 is Hafei, Shenfei is Factory 112.

"Initially, this project was handed over to three companies for cooperation, Factory 320, 172, and 122."

Wang Xin pointed his finger at the desk and introduced: "Factory 320 was responsible for manufacturing the fuselage, middle wing, vertical tail, rudder, and final assembly of the whole plane. Factory 122 and 172 respectively undertook the manufacturing of the outer wing, aileron, flat tail, elevator, and landing gear and some hydraulic accessories."

"You mean..."

Li Xuewu twisted his eyebrows, looked at him and asked: "You have a way to get these materials?"

"Not just these materials." Wang Xin's mouth rose slightly, with a smile: "And most of the parts, these are also in a sealed state."

"Why don't you make it clearer?"

Li Xuewu already understood his meaning, but still wanted to hear what he had to say.

Wang Xin naturally knew he understood. An intelligent person couldn't be so troublesome when talking.

What's troublesome now isn't whether the conversation can be understood, but who pays the money.

Technical data is available, research ability is also available, and even most of the parts are finished products. What else is missing?

That's right, a not-so-small research fund, at least it should be enough start-up capital.

"If I say it any clearer, it's almost like sticking it to you."

Wang Xin smiled, leaned forward, and raised his eyebrows to tease: "After all, I'm not from your Red Steel Group, right?"

"You just said we are a family." Li Xuewu raised his chin slightly, with a hint of dissatisfaction: "You are not very reliable."

"The unreliable one isn't me."

Wang Xin picked up the teacup and took a sip of coffee, smiled meaningfully, and said: "Why don't you be more sincere? I'm not a greedy person."

"Then why did I feel a thick greedy heart?" Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes slightly, sized him up and asked: "What do you want?"

"It's not what I want, but the cooperative contact we can develop on this project."

Wang Xin put down the teacup, compared the distance between the two with both hands and said: "You always have to find a place for this project to settle down, right?"

"Hehe—" Li Xuewu smiled lightly and said: "You are really wishful thinking."

"I can't handle Il-14, but I can think of a way for An-24. Why not do it in one step?"

Li Xuewu hugged his arms and looked at the opposite side and said: "Do you think I don't know anything?"

"Then do you know that my brother-in-law works in Xijing? He is a pilot."

"Eh?" Wang Xin really didn't know this situation. He knew Red Steel Group very well, but didn't know the background relationships of specific people in charge.

"Is Xifei about to produce results?"

Li Xuewu suddenly opened his eyes, looked at him and asked: "You should have learned about it from Factory 122."

"You are even greedier than me—"

Wang Xin curled his lips and said: "I just want to find a way to take back things that once belonged to us, but you are eyeing things in other people's pots."

"We are all in the same set of numbers, no one should dislike anyone."

"When did I become in the same set of numbers as you." Li Xuewu rolled his eyes, hugged his arms and said: "I can't wait for Xifei, can't I find a way from abroad?"

"If you had a way, you would have thought of it long ago."

Wang Xin pointed his finger at the desk and showed his cards: "Speak, be quick, give or not?"

"Not give, I don't want it anymore."

Li Xuewu sat up straight and said: "Listen to my advice, a good horse doesn't eat back grass."

"This grass hasn't been eaten fat for so many years, and now you want to look back to make up for it?"

"Good, good." Wang Xin wasn't angry either. He just wasted a bit of time and human feelings, but Red Steel Group's problems hadn't been solved yet.

He wanted to see what kind of transport plane the magical Li Xuewu could dig out.

This thing couldn't be wild, right?

"We always keep the door of optimistic cooperation open, it depends on what your attitude is."

He spread his hands and said: "As long as you change your mind, call me at any time, I can get these technologies and parts, restart Y-6."

After saying this, without waiting for Li Xuewu's reply, he stood up and waved his hand gracefully and went out.

Zhang Enyuan sent him back, looked at the Secretary-General sitting behind the desk in thought, and asked tentatively: "What does Vice Factory Director Wang mean..."

"Hmm?" Li Xuewu was thinking about things. Hearing him ask this, he came to his senses and nodded, explaining: "Greedy, wants to re-dye Tadong Airport."

"Ah?" Zhang Enyuan looked at him incomprehensibly and asked: "Isn't Tadong Airport sold by them?"

"Yes, what they sold was Tadong Airport." Li Xuewu smiled lightly, picked up a document to read, and said: "Now what they want to dye is the Fengcheng Red Star International (Tadong) Airport."

"???" A row of question marks flashed on Zhang Enyuan's forehead. He didn't understand what the difference was.

Changed a name. Tadong Airport is the original name of Shenfei, the latter is the new name of Red Steel Group. Just the name changed, what else changed?

"Is it the affiliation?" He thought for a long time, walked to Li Xuewu's side and used the opportunity of changing tea to try to ask: "They want to intervene in this project?"

"Hmm, so I said he was wishful thinking." Li Xuewu put the signed document aside, took a new document and said: "Help me make an appointment with the President of the Santa Ya Group, ask her when she has time, I want to meet her."

"Is it Ms. Chantal?" Zhang Enyuan asked definitely, because Santa Ya Group also had several vice presidents, who could also be called president.

Li Xuewu glanced at him, but didn't answer his question.

Zhang Enyuan already understood. President and Vice President couldn't be confused here with the leader.

"Wang Xin reminded me."

Li Xuewu said while looking at the document: "Since we can sell KH-4, why can't we buy transport planes."

"Change to another way of thinking, why are we so paranoid about wanting to buy planes."

"Ah?" Zhang Enyuan couldn't keep up with his train of thought, looking at him suspiciously: "Not buying planes, then..."

"Can rent, right?" Li Xuewu raised his head to look at him and said: "Besides renting, can also invite, right?"

"Ah?" Zhang Enyuan's brain was about to be pulled open, looking like a fool.

"Hehe." Li Xuewu smiled when he saw him like this, lowered his head to continue reading the document, and explained: "Renting transport planes is a very common means of international shipping. It's nothing more than increasing some costs."

"However, domestic air transport is still in a state of not being fully developed. Building an air transport system is still a difficulty."

"I understand what you mean."

Zhang Enyuan stood by his side, bowing and asking in a low voice: "Is it possible to rent transport planes from abroad?"

"Hmm, this is just a train of thought."

Li Xuewu knew he still hadn't kept up, but didn't care, just glanced at him and continued to explain: "We can't afford planes, and can't buy more advanced transport planes, but Santa Ya Group has money to buy, and can buy them."

"We only need to solve the problem of these transport planes landing and taking off at Tadong Airport, and the rest can be solved by them, right?"

"..." Zhang Enyuan thought about his train of thought, and it really felt like a sudden enlightenment.

"Then what is inviting planes?"

He asked curiously while helping Li Xuewu organize the documents that had been approved.

"Invite, if you don't invite, how can people come."

Li Xuewu explained while his hands didn't stop, "If we can solve the problem of Santa Ya Group's transport planes taking off and landing, can't we start to solve the problem of other commercial transport planes taking off and landing?"

"Point to area, right?" His finger pointed to a world map pressed under the desk and signaled: "Just need short-haul transport planes, from here to here, or from here to here..."

Zhang Enyuan's vision followed his finger and kept moving back and forth in the Northeast Asia region. He could see Li Xuewu's ambition; this was to play a big game.

"Tadong Airport still needs time for handover and preparation construction." Li Xuewu continued without raising his head: "One year might be less, at least two years are needed to complete the current vision."

"And once the transport plane problem is solved, we can start trial operations in advance, even if it's just opening a gap."

He didn't remember the development history of the domestic aviation industry, but he knew when Old Ni came to the mainland. Old Ni came, many rules and regulations were loosened, he didn't believe he couldn't solve the difficulties of a few routes.

Santa Ya Group has close commercial contacts with Red Steel Group in the mainland. If he can persuade the other party to buy transport planes, even if it's renting, it can provide a set of experimental plans for Tadong Airport.

Relying on simple cargo transport, and strictly controlling industrial trade contacts, with Red Steel Group's current experimental nature, it might really be able to hit open a gap.

No, it doesn't need a big gap, just a crack is enough, enough to blow in a little wind. ===== CHAPTER 1564 =====