328: Minister Yang is coming to inspect

"This next glass, I want to toast our young and promising General Manager Liu," Lai Junying said, raising his glass and looking at Liu Xiaolin. "Thanks to you, our Langfang Fine Carving is in such a great situation today. Thank you, thank you very much."

Liu Xiaolin was about to speak, holding his wine glass, when suddenly his phone on the table rang. He looked down. It was a call from Director Zhao of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

He quickly put down his wine glass and said, "General Manager Lai, please wait a moment. It's a call from Director Zhao. I'll take it first."

After speaking, he picked up his phone and pressed the answer button: "Hello, Director Zhao, you haven't finished work yet?"

"We just finished a meeting. Minister Yang agreed with your suggestion and is planning to visit your Jiantuan Electronics next Tuesday, but we also plan to visit Langfang Fine Carving," Director Zhao said from the other end of the phone.

"Okay, okay, I understand. I will be waiting for you and Minister Yang at the company gate on Tuesday," Liu Xiaolin said with a smile.

"Yes, our group will be about seven or eight people, including Minister Yang and me, as well as two deputy ministers and several staff members," Director Zhao said.

"Understood, understood. Do you need us to send a car to the Ministry of Science and Technology to pick you up?" Liu Xiaolin asked.

"No need, we can drive ourselves. Let's leave it at that. I will call you when we arrive in Kunhe," Director Zhao said before hanging up.

Everyone on the side had vaguely heard some parts of the conversation.

"Minister Yang and Director Zhao are coming to inspect on Tuesday?" Lai Junying asked, holding his wine glass.

"Yes, their group has seven or eight people. It seems they attach great importance to this inspection," Liu Xiaolin was both happy and a little worried.

He was happy that Minister Yang was personally coming to inspect, which proved that Jiantuan Electronics was highly valued. He was worried that the reception on Tuesday shouldn't have any mishaps.

Lai Junying saw Liu Xiaolin's worry: "General Manager Liu, don't worry. I will go to our Jiantuan Electronics on Tuesday and welcome Minister Yang with you."

Liu Xiaolin was very happy to hear this. Lai Junying was a shrewd person and definitely had more experience in quickly handling unexpected events than himself.

"Then I am too grateful to General Manager Lai. Let me toast General Manager Lai!" Liu Xiaolin said, raising his glass.

"Don't say that, let me toast General Manager Liu. It is you who led our Langfang Fine Carving out of difficulty," Lai Junying said sincerely.

Amidst the polite back and forth between the two, Hong Tongtong raised her drink cup and said, "General Manager Lai, let Xiaolin and I toast you. If it weren't for your miraculous skill, I don't know how much I would have suffered."

"Exactly, we all have to thank General Manager Lai, Tongtong, let's toast first," Liu Xiaolin said, finishing the wine in his glass.

Hong Tongtong also took a big gulp of her drink.

Lai Junying was, after all, much older than Liu Xiaolin and Hong Tongtong. Under their insistence, he still accepted the toast: "Then I won't be polite."

After speaking, he also finished the wine in his glass and showed the empty glass to everyone.

"Professor Wei, try our special dish from Kunhe - Emerald Shrimp. It tastes very good," Hong Tongtong used serving chopsticks to pick up a piece for Wei Junyi.

"Okay, I'll try it. It does taste good. This is the first time I've had this kind of sweet shrimp," Wei Junyi said while eating.

"Professor Wei, I think you are really great now. It's like you've changed from a god who doesn't eat earthly food to someone who loves life among us," Hong Tongtong said with a smile.

"Haha, I've landed in the mortal world after eating a few dishes?" Wei Junyi could actually joke!

"Is there anything wrong with the mortal world? Look at this table full of delicious food, it's enough to make people not envy mandarin ducks or immortals," Hong Tongtong said charmingly.

"Haha, Tongtong is really good at talking. Professor Wei, eat more of our special dishes. After you get used to them, find a girlfriend in Kunhe, and you can eat together in the future," Lai Junying chimed in.

"Exactly, this braised duck with winter bamboo shoots is also delicious, and the West Lake sweet and tender mandarin fish, and the braised lion's head is refreshing, smooth, and flavorful. Eat some, anyway, you're not as picky as before," Hong Tongtong said while picking up a lot of dishes for Wei Junyi.

"Good heavens, how long will it take me to finish all this? Someone who knows would think you're afraid I won't have enough to eat, but someone who doesn't would think you're bribing me to get into my graduate program," Wei Junyi exclaimed teasingly.

"Even if I'm bribing you, as long as you eat more, it's fine. Haha, I'm borrowing flowers to offer to the Buddha," Hong Tongtong said with a smile.

Liu Xiaolin, however, was a bit distracted and not in the mood for drinking. He kept thinking about the Ministry of Science and Technology leaders' inspection on Tuesday.

When Minister Yang and Director Zhao visit Jiantuan Electronics, there will definitely be media coverage. Although everything is orderly on his side, if any details aren't done well, it might not look good if the leaders see them.

Liu Xiaolin's mind began to quickly recall the situation in important areas of Jiantuan Electronics, from the park to the workshop to the canteen. It seemed there were no problems, but he still felt uneasy.

Hong Youli saw Liu Xiaolin's absentmindedness and comforted him: "Xiaolin, Uncle will drink a glass with you. You don't need to worry too much. The leaders of the Ministry of Science and Technology are very low-key. This visit is definitely not to find fault, maybe there's even something good."

"Really? If there really is something good, that would be great," Liu Xiaolin felt much more relaxed after hearing Hong Youli's comfort. He clinked glasses with Hong Youli and drank the wine in his glass: "Thank you, Uncle, I'll drink first as a sign of respect."

"General Manager Liu, you don't need to worry, when the leaders come, there are still the four of us," Li Zhaolong said, holding his wine glass. "The few of us toast General Manager Liu, thanking General Manager Liu for his discerning eye, for leading us to do research together, and for giving us the best research environment."

"Yes, we all have to toast General Manager Liu," Yang Zhenzhi, Zhuang Wuya, and Lu Yifan also followed suit.

"The experts have been diligent since the beginning of developing the lithography machine, and now they are managing workshop production while doing research, which is particularly hard work. I should be toasting the four of you," Liu Xiaolin quickly said, raising his glass.

While Li Zhaolong and Liu Xiaolin were drinking here, Longjin Pharmaceutical, Sang Yiyun, and Ai Xinren took turns toasting Hong Youli and Tong Mingzhu, while Hong Tongtong and Wei Junyi clinked glasses with drinks.

Amidst the clinking of glasses, everyone drank heartily.

"It's getting quite late, let's break up. I still have to go back," Wei Junyi looked at his watch, it was already past eight o'clock.

"Go back for what? Stay in the expert dormitory tonight, and let Tongtong take you back tomorrow," Liu Xiaolin said to Wei Junyi.

"Exactly, after returning to the dormitory, I still have two math problems to ask you about," Li Zhaolong said. "Go back tomorrow. It's not safe to let Hong Tongtong drive you back so late, everyone is worried."

Wei Junyi saw that everyone was slightly drunk, and indeed only Hong Tongtong could drive, but it was really unsafe for her to drive back and forth late at night.

"Okay, I'll stay in the expert dormitory for one night and leave tomorrow," Wei Junyi said with a smile.