18: The cylinder supplier is fully booked.

"Okay, after you finish communicating with Minister Jiao, quickly send out the contract, and then notify them to ship immediately. The sooner the goods are ready, the sooner production can start," Liu Xiaolin said.

"Okay, I will arrange it as soon as possible," Yang Xiaoxia said, then stood up and left.

After watching Yang Xiaoxia leave, Liu Xiaolin fell into deep thought.

Without the Cylinder block, the 1.0t engine cannot be produced. What should be done?

Liu Xiaolin was very anxious, but he secretly told himself that being anxious was useless; it was better to calm down and think of a solution.

He opened his computer and started searching online for Cylinder block manufacturers.

When he found one, he would find the contact number and call.

The answer given by the larger suppliers was the same as the problem Yang Xiaoxia mentioned; it would also take four months for the goods to arrive.

How could this work? Everything would be too late in four months!

He made calls for a long time but didn't get any good news.

He looked up at the time; it was almost twelve o'clock.

So he decided to go to the canteen to eat first, then continue searching after eating. He didn't believe he couldn't find a supplier who could deliver in time.

Walking to the canteen, most of the employees had already finished lunch and were leaving. When they saw Liu Xiaolin, they greeted him, "General Manager Liu, just coming to eat?"

"Yeah, I was so busy I forgot the time," Liu Xiaolin replied without putting on airs, just like chatting with friends.

"Then you should hurry and eat. The dishes are good today: scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and stir-fried bean curd skins with peppers," He Jiang said.

"Just average. I didn't even see any meat in the dishes," Lu Guangyue, who was tall and ate a lot and loved meat, said, thus he was not very satisfied with the canteen's food.

"We don't charge for meals at our factory canteen, and you're still complaining about this and that? That's really something. You're eating steamed buns for free and still complaining the corn flour is dark," He Jiang said, giving him a glare and also pursing his lips.

"Alright, I get it. I shouldn't have said too much," Lu Guangyue said quickly, knowing he had said a bit too much, afraid that General Manager Liu would get angry.

Liu Xiaolin wasn't angry. Recently, the factory's performance hadn't been good, so the canteen food wasn't great. It was normal for the employees to have complaints.

When the performance improves in the future, he must ensure they eat well. For now, it was already not easy to ensure they ate their fill.

"It's okay, it's okay. It will gradually improve in the future, trust me," Liu Xiaolin said with a smile.

"You said it!" Lu Guangyue was happy to see that General Manager Liu was not only not angry but also promised future improvements.

"Yes, I said it. It will improve next month!" Liu Xiaolin said with a smile.

"Alright! Then you should hurry and eat. We have to go back to the workshop to continue studying. We had training all day yesterday, and today is for review," Lu Guangyue said, waving his hand.

"Okay, keep it up!" Liu Xiaolin also waved back at them.

Walking to the canteen window, Master Fu saw that General Manager Liu had arrived and quickly said, "General Manager Liu, why didn't you say hello if you were coming to eat? I could have stir-fried a dish just for you!"

"No need. I'll eat whatever the employees eat. We can't have special treatment," Liu Xiaolin said with a smile.

Seeing this, Master Fu quickly served Liu Xiaolin a portion of dishes and rice. "General Manager Liu, do you think this much is enough?"

"Enough, enough, thank you!" Liu Xiaolin took the food, walked to a table in the canteen, and started eating.

Although they were all vegetarian dishes, the taste was quite good. Having been busy all morning, he felt even hungrier when he saw the food, so he ate heartily.

While he was eating, Yang Xiaoxia also came over with her food. "General Manager Liu, are you just coming to eat too?"

"Yeah, I spent all morning calling, but I couldn't find a suitable supplier," Liu Xiaolin said while eating.

"On my end, I went over the contract with Minister Jiao, and he thinks it's fine. I already mailed out the contract this morning. Also, I called them and asked them to ship quickly. Suppliers who are close can deliver tomorrow, and those a bit farther away can deliver in two days," Yang Xiaoxia said while eating heartily and talking.

"Hmm, well done. It seems that besides the Cylinder block, all other raw materials can be ready within three days," Liu Xiaolin said.

"Yes, other raw materials can be ready within three days, but what if the Cylinder block doesn't arrive?" Yang Xiaoxia was still worried.

"It's okay, we have three days to work on it," Liu Xiaolin finished his meal quickly and didn't forget to encourage Yang Xiaoxia.

"Got it. I'll continue contacting them after eating. I don't believe we can't find a suitable supplier within these three days," Yang Xiaoxia's competitive spirit also surged.

"Yeah, I'm also searching with you," Liu Xiaolin said, having already returned his tray to the window. "Eat slowly, I'm going back to the office first."

"Okay, you go ahead and be busy." Yang Xiaoxia was a girl and ate slower. They had started eating around the same time, but she still had a little less than half left.

Liu Xiaolin didn't wait for her and went straight back to the office.

After entering the office, he locked the door. He wanted to rest for a while at noon, as he had developed the habit of taking a nap since school.

He lay on the sofa, thinking about the Cylinder block issue, wondering if the golden finger system could help.