Chapter 233 Co-authored by Mr. Qian, are you just pretending to be calm?

After Liu Jianguo finished saying this, he felt as if his entire being had been elevated.

That feeling was like an old senior who had finally found a mischievous but exceptionally gifted successor in his twilight years, and at a critical moment, used his life wisdom to teach this ignorant young man a lesson.

Refreshing. Satisfying.

Liu Jianguo stood with his hands behind his back, slightly lifting his chin, his gaze filled with a kind yet majestic light, watching Li Jiajun quietly.

He was waiting.

Waiting for Li Jiajun to show an expression of sudden realization, deep shame, and then tearful gratitude towards him.

He even rehearsed the scene in his mind: Li Jiajun would lower his head and say in a trembling voice, "Uncle Liu, I was wrong. I was too arrogant before; thanks to you for waking me up," and then he would magnanimously wave his hand and say, "Knowing your mistakes and correcting them is the greatest virtue."

This script was simply perfect.

Liu Jianguo was immersed in the pleasure of educating Li Jiajun, feeling that his words just now were pearls of wisdom, earnest, and filled with the wisdom of an elder.

However.

Reality is often more surreal than the script.

Just as Liu Jianguo's voice fell, and he was still savoring his words about not always thinking one is the best, the air suddenly went quiet.

But this silence was not because Li Jiajun was reflecting, nor because everyone was stunned by his words.

It was a kind of... low pressure before a storm.

Elder Qian, who had been leaning over the table discussing a critical point with Li Jiajun, suddenly stopped moving.

The tip of the pen in his hand paused heavily on the blueprint, leaving a black ink dot.

Immediately after.

This titan of a figure, who had always been gentle and elegant like a neighbor's grandfather, suddenly raised his head.

In that instant.

Liu Jianguo felt as if he were being stared at by a lion that had just woken up.

Elder Qian's brows were tightly locked together, wrinkled into a " river" shape.

His calm, focused gaze became sharp in an instant.

Liu Jianguo was too familiar with that look.

It was the look a superior has when facing an ignorant subordinate; it was the anger that an academic authority has when facing fallacies.

"Little Liu."

Elder Qian spoke.

He directly interrupted Liu Jianguo's kindly gaze that had not yet been withdrawn.

The voice was not loud.

But every word was filled with majesty and fire.

"How are you talking to our Aviation Department's Chief Engineer Li?"

As soon as these words came out, Liu Jianguo was dumbfounded.

The expression on his face instantly froze, and his posture as an elder shattered instantly.

'What?'

'Our Aviation Department's Chief Engineer Li?'

'No, I was just planning to have him apprentice under you? How did a Chief Engineer Li pop out? I could understand calling him Engineer Li, but what the hell is this Chief Engineer Li?'

Liu Jianguo looked blankly at Elder Qian, his mind blank, unable to react.

When did this kid become your Aviation Department's Chief Engineer Li?

However.

Before Liu Jianguo could recover from the shock.

Elder Qian did not want to endure it anymore.

He stood up from his chair with a "whoosh."

This standing up was full of momentum.

Although he was not as tall as Liu Jianguo, at this moment, in terms of aura, he completely crushed Liu Jianguo.

Elder Qian reached out a finger and pointed unceremoniously at Liu Jianguo's nose.

That finger was trembling slightly, obviously from being very angry.

"What do you mean don't always think you're the best?"

Elder Qian's voice suddenly rose, his tone very stern: "Just now, when I was discussing with Chief Engineer Li, you kept interrupting, talking endlessly there, like a broken bellows!"

"That's fine!"

"Now that we are discussing the most critical point, you jump out and say such bullshit!"

"I want to ask you, Liu Jianguo!"

Elder Qian called him by his full name, his eyes sharp: "Do you know how advanced his design concepts are?"

"Do you know what his Pangu Engine's supercharging logic, and that integrated molding process for dragon scale materials, mean?"

"Do you know how many teams, how many academicians, how many all-nighters we pulled, how much hair we lost, and how many years we struggled without solving the problems he solved?"

The more Elder Qian spoke, the more excited he became, his spit almost spraying onto Liu Jianguo's dazed face.

He pointed at Li Jiajun, who was still confused about the situation, and then pointed at the blueprints on the table, his voice loud, shaking the entire warehouse: "This is a genius!"

"This is a treasure!"

"This is the future hope of our country's aerospace industry!"

Speaking up to here, Elder Qian seemed to feel it wasn't enough to vent his anger, so he took another step forward, forcing Liu Jianguo to subconsciously take half a step back.

"Such talent, such a genius that is rarely seen in decades."

"We can't protect him enough, we can't coax him enough!"

"And you!"

"You are still here putting on your bureaucratic airs?"

"You still dare to yell at him?!"

"Who gave you the courage? Huh?!"

...

Silence reigned.

In the entire warehouse, except for Elder Qian's heavy breathing, there was no other sound.

Beside him, Wang Dachui had the sunflower seeds in his mouth drop to the floor, his two eyes wide as copper bells, watching this scene before him.

He only had one thought in his heart: 'Holy crap! This old man is too fierce! He even dares to scold this Director Liu!'

And Li Jiajun blinked.

'Why did he say the words I've always wanted to scold?'

So satisfying.

He still remembered that this old guy Liu Jianguo owed him a direction.

At this moment, Liu Jianguo was completely numb.

He had been reprimanded by Elder Qian, scolded until he was speechless, his scalp tingling.

He opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but facing Elder Qian's man-eating gaze, his throat tightened, and he couldn't say a single word.

So wronged!

So wronged!

Who am I doing this for? Wasn't I trying to get him to apprentice under you?

Besides, wasn't I doing this for the country, for this kid's growth?

How did I become a vicious bureaucrat suppressing genius in your mouth?

However, Elder Qian obviously didn't intend to let him off just like that.

Watching Liu Jianguo's aggrieved look, his anger not only didn't fade but grew stronger.

In his view, a genius like Li Jiajun who could bring out the Pangu Engine and the prototype of Starlink was a national treasure.

For such a person, even if his temper was a bit strange or his personality a bit arrogant, that was to be expected.

What's wrong with having a bit of arrogance?

Only talented people are arrogant.

The more Elder Qian spoke, the more excited he became, even reaching out and poking Liu Jianguo's chest heavily with his index finger.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Each poke hit Liu Jianguo's heart.

"I'm telling you, Little Liu."

"I'm putting my words here today!"

Elder Qian looked around, his gaze sweeping over everyone present, and finally stared fixedly into Liu Jianguo's eyes, saying word by word: "From now on, if anyone dares to make things difficult for this kid because of attitude problems or some messy procedural issues!"

"If anyone dares to use those red tapes to bind him, preventing him from doing research with peace of mind!"

"If he suffers even the slightest grievance!"

"I will be the first one to disagree!"

These words were resounding and domineering.

This was like giving Li Jiajun a gold medal for immunity, an amulet that said, "I'm protecting this person."

Liu Jianguo had completely lost his temper.

He shrank his neck, his face bitter, like a child who had made a mistake, and could only keep nodding and bowing: "Yes, yes, yes... Elder Qian, please calm down... I was wrong, I will reflect..."

Seeing that Liu Jianguo had admitted defeat, Elder Qian snorted coldly and withdrew his finger.

He tidied his somewhat messy clothes, took a deep breath, and adjusted his emotions.

Then.

He turned around to face Li Jiajun.

In that instant, the anger on his face disappeared, replaced by a spring-breeze-like, kind, and amiable smile.

This face-changing was very fast.

"Little Li."

Elder Qian's tone was very gentle, a completely different person from the furious state just now: "Let's ignore him."

"People who don't understand technology are just blindly commanding."

"Come, come, let's discuss that problem about material interface debonding again; the idea you mentioned just now is very interesting..."

As he spoke, Elder Qian didn't care about Liu Jianguo's expression of wanting to find a hole to crawl into out of embarrassment, and directly pulled Li Jiajun back to the workbench, continuing their academic exchange that others couldn't understand.

Watching this old and young pair throw themselves back into a heated discussion.

Liu Jianguo stood in place, touching his chest that had been poked painfully, feeling speechless, and feeling like he was a superfluous person.

Who am I?

Where am I?

Why did I have to be stupid and try to knock this kid down? Why did I plan to have him apprentice?

Isn't this just asking for humiliation?

The atmosphere at the scene became somewhat subtle.

Liu Jianguo stood on the side, although his face still hung with the embarrassment after being reprimanded, a flash of realization flickered in his world-weary eyes.

He looked at Elder Qian, who was holding Li Jiajun's hand with a kind and earnest face, and then looked at Li Jiajun.

His mouth twitched, and he felt speechless in his heart.

Only now did he completely understand.

So it turns out that the technical content of Li Jiajun's toy sky rocket was so high that it also shocked Elder Qian, this titan of a figure.

It's just that Elder Qian had deep self-control and was very scheming, so he didn't show it on the surface, only calmly discussing technology.

'Damn it.'

I was still thinking that since you weren't shocked at all when facing what this kid brought out, I thought you could suppress him, have you take him as an apprentice, and even conscript him.

So, I knocked him down.

As it turns out, you were just pretending?????

This was the first layer he saw.

There was another layer, which was that this old man was shocked, but in order to recruit this talent under his banner, he pretended not to be shocked, and instead discussed back and forth with the other party.

But the other party needed an opportunity to recruit Little Li.

Then, he, the villain, just happened to jump out at the right time.

The reason why Elder Qian scolded him so severely just now, even not giving him face in public, was to use him, Liu Jianguo, to play the bad cop.

And Elder Qian himself naturally played the good cop.

Through this strong contrast, he could gain Li Jiajun's favor and bring this wild genius closer to the official aerospace department.

Having figured out this connection, Liu Jianguo could only stand aside sheepishly, not daring to say another word.

Watching Elder Qian's eager look to cherish talent, he thought in his heart: 'Have to say, the older generation is still more cunning.'

'This method, this timing, is simply masterful.'

'I thought I was on the fifth layer, wanting to knock Li Jiajun down. It turns out Elder Qian was in the atmosphere.'

'As for Li Jiajun, this Little Li, he is even a layer above that.'

When you think he's just like that, he can always shock you in unexpected places!

Also.

Damn, was this kid really this awesome?

However, he still felt very hurt.

However, on Elder Qian's side...