jdhmnovel Chapter 246: Enough Confidence
Chapter 246: Enough Confidence
He realized that Lu Weimin had profound professional skills, extensive knowledge, and was able to explain complex content in a thorough and vivid way, which was no less than that of university professors. In addition, the two achievements of inventing the typewriter and the 56L automatic typewriter showed that Lu Weimin's design and practical abilities were equally outstanding.
Seeing this, Director Qian's eyes lit up more and more, and he was very excited - he had met a rare talent. Director Zhang learned that Director Qian had arrived and wanted to go in to remind Lu Weimin who was giving a lecture, but Director Qian gently stopped him and told him not to disturb him, so he just stood quietly by and continued to listen.
When Lu Weimin finished his class, he found Director Qian and Director Zhang standing at the door. He quickly stood up to welcome them: "Director Qian, Director Zhang, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. Please come in!"
"Haha, Xiao Lu, your speech was so wonderful! I was mesmerized. Frankly speaking, I think your speech is no less than that of university professors, and even better than most! I also benefited a lot from it this time!" Director Qian laughed and walked into the room with Director Zhang. Everyone around stood up to greet them. The two leaders replied with a smile.
Lu Weimin smiled and replied: "Director Qian, you are overpraising me. I am just casually sharing my technical experience. It is not a course, and I cannot compare it with those masters in the academic world."
"Xiao Lu, you are really too modest! People like Director Qian rarely praise others. It is really not easy for me to speak so highly of you today." Everyone chatted like this and returned to Lu Weimin's office.
At this time, the radio broadcast a notice that Director Zhang had other work arrangements. So only Director Qian and Lu Weimin were left in the office.
Director Qian showed great concern and asked Lu Weimin if he encountered any problems in his work or if he needed any help. In response to this inquiry, Lu Weimin said that everything was going well, but mentioned that in addition to majoring in mechanical engineering, he had been self-studying aerospace engineering related knowledge. He knew that Director Qian was an expert in aerodynamics and hoped to get some recommendations on books or materials in this area.
"You are self-studying aeronautical engineering?" Upon hearing this, Director Qian seemed particularly delighted. Since returning to China, he has been looking for young talents in the field of aeronautical engineering to cultivate, but has never found a suitable candidate. Now he thinks he has found a possible answer in Lu Weimin.
"Yes! I started studying in the second half of my freshman year."
"Have you been self-studying for so many years? Let me test what you have mastered." Hearing this, Director Qian became even more excited.
"Of course!" Lu Weimin answered confidently and firmly. He had enough confidence in his eighth-level aviation engineering skills.
So, the test began. Director Qian first asked a few basic aerospace engineering questions, to which Lu Weimin easily answered. As the questions became more and more difficult, Lu Weimin still handled them with ease.
Seeing all this, Director Qian was even more shocked and delighted. Finally, he excitedly said to Lu Weimin: "Great! Xiao Lu, you are a rare talent! You have the talent needed for scientific research! If my mentor von Karman saw you, he would definitely praise you. Before, you said that you wanted to read some professional books on aerospace engineering and aerodynamics. So, what is your English level? Can you read professional works in English directly?"
"No problem!" Lu Weimin nodded affirmatively.
"Great! I'll send some books over later!" Director Qian nodded with satisfaction. About half an hour later, Director Qian left...
Director Qian's secretary brought a box full of books for Lu Weimin, at least more than 50 books, and told him that these books were the result of Director Qian's hard work, and some were even rare editions brought back from overseas, and they needed to be returned after reading. The secretary also mentioned that this was the first time Director Qian had lent his favorite things to others, and specifically asked Lu Weimin to keep them well.
Lu Weimin was deeply moved after hearing this, and felt that this was a sign of great trust and respect, so he was filled with awe.
After the secretary left, Lu Weimin immediately opened the book, and the light in his eyes became more and more dazzling. The list of books included: "Engineering Cybernetics", "Lectures on Physical Mechanics", "Introduction to Interstellar Navigation", "On System Engineering", "On the Science of Thinking", etc. Except for "Engineering Cybernetics" and "Lectures on Physical Mechanics", the others were unpublished manuscripts. There were also the original English works of the famous scholar Ernst von Karman - "General Theory of Aerodynamics" and "Aerodynamics", as well as several foreign aviation engineering technology books.
As he read deeper, Lu Weimin became more and more excited, as if what he saw was not an ordinary book, but a mountain of gold or the most beautiful woman in the world, making it difficult to look away.
Near the end of the get off work day, Director Qian came again (Note: the original text ** "了李好" should be a typo or coding error), and said with a smile: "How do you feel? I have given you almost all the rare scientific research and academic books you need!"
"Very satisfied! Thank you very much, Director Qian!" Lu Weimin couldn't hide his excitement as he thanked him.
Director Qian continued, "Don't just be happy! I'm giving you so many good books, but there are conditions! I've got approval from my superiors and I'm formally inviting you to join the national secret scientific research project '1059' to participate in the development of my country's first short-range ground-to-ground missile and serve as my assistant and research and development member. Do you think about it and accept this task?"
Lu Weimin's eyes lit up immediately. He felt extremely honored to be able to participate in this great cause. At the same time, he realized that this was also a rare opportunity to learn and be exposed to many advanced technologies and knowledge. It was a supreme responsibility. Therefore, he nodded and agreed without hesitation.
Director Qian was extremely happy: "Wei Min! You are not only the first freshly graduated college student to join our rocket research team, but also the best choice!"
Afterwards, Lu Weimin stored all the books in his personal space. Soon after, the bell rang, indicating that it was time to get off work.
After Lu Weimin locked his bike, he rode home. On the way, he also went to Sanlipiao to visit his girlfriend Chen Xueru and gave her a batch of daily necessities from the storage he brought with him, and then returned to his home in Ermingang Hutong.
Everything was as usual. After dinner, he went out for a walk and then went home to wash up. When he entered the study this time, he was even more eager to do so. Because he had been looking forward to these valuable books borrowed from Director Qian for a long time, and now he finally had the opportunity to study them carefully.
Lu Weimin first selected the book Engineering Cybernetics edited by Director Qian to read.
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Lu Weimin is immersed in books and constantly enriches himself.
At the same time, Jia Dongxu came out of the public toilet near the courtyard of the ancient alley when he suddenly saw a bald man passing by. The man's back seemed familiar, but he was clearly still serving time in prison! After hesitating for a long time, Jia Dongxu tried to shout, "Is it Du Guohui?"
The bald man stopped when he heard the call, turned around and saw that it was his old acquaintance Jia Dongxu, and said jokingly with a smile: "Hey! Old Jia, it's really you! We meet again after a long time!"
"Is it really you, Du Guohui? I clearly remember your father said that you would not be released for another half a year. How come you are here now?" Jia Dongxu was full of curiosity and surprise.
"I behaved well in prison and applied for a commutation of sentence, which is why I was released early," Du Guohui explained.
After hearing what Du Guohui said, Jia Dongxu's eyes suddenly became hot. After all, his mother still had to serve her sentence for a few more months, so why didn't he think of applying for a sentence reduction? If the sentence reduction application was approved, his mother might be able to return home to spend the New Year together soon!
With full of hope and excitement, Jia Dongxu asked Du Guohui in detail about the specific procedures for commutation of sentence, the conditions that need to be met, and matters that need to be paid attention to in the process.
After learning that Jia Dongxu intended to apply for a sentence reduction for his mother, Jia Zhang, Du Guohui was very enthusiastic and generously shared his experience and insights. After listening to Du Guohui's words, Jia Dongxu secretly took note of them, then said goodbye to Du Guohui with joy, and then immediately told his wife Qin Huairu the good news that might allow the family to reunite sooner.
When Qin Huairu learned that her mother-in-law might be released through sentence reduction, her eyes lit up. After all, her mother-in-law, Jia Zhang, had been in prison for five years since 1952. During this period, she spent nearly two years in prison for some reason. In the remaining three years, she was almost the only one to take care of all the affairs of the family, which undoubtedly made her feel indescribably tired.
However, now that she has received the good news that her mother-in-law is expected to be released a few months early through a sentence reduction, how can Qin Huairu not be happy?
"According to Du Guohui, the qualifications for sentence reduction include strictly abiding by prison rules, actively responding to education and transformation, showing obvious signs of repentance or performing meritorious acts; or exposing other people's major criminal activities and verifying them, having innovative inventions or major technological advances, and making major contributions to the country or society. All of these conditions can be considered for sentence reduction."
Hearing this, Qin Huairu added, "Although mom has not made any special contributions, she is old, has always followed prison rules, worked hard to change her mindset, and has indeed improved in all aspects. We might as well use this as a basis to apply for a sentence reduction!"
After hearing what his wife said, Jia Dongxu also felt extremely excited, "That's right! That's exactly what I thought! Then it's settled. I have to go to work tomorrow. You go to the prison for me, visit my mother and tell her about this proposal!" Qin Huairu nodded firmly in agreement.