177: Bullying fishermen? Who the hell is your family?

Chapter 177: Bullying Our Fishermen? Who the Heck Is 'One Family' With You?!

"Holy cow! Working for Chairman Lu is worth it!"

"An average of over 70,000 per person, instant wealth!"

"If Chairman Lu hadn't done this, would our factory even have extra money for development?"

"Damn, I don't feel safe holding this money, I'm applying for overtime on New Year's Eve!"

"Brother, count me in! Let's work overtime together!"

"Dream on, it's triple pay, plus a double bonus for the Spring Festival!"

Lu Shenwei felt warmth in his heart seeing the workers beaming with joy.

If his parents' spirits in heaven could see the factory developing so well, they would surely be very relieved.

Sorry, Mom and Dad, I miss you.

The next day, the New Year bells rang across the land of Shenzhou, and Lu Shenwei turned twenty-seven.

With Ma Quanlin and a few others organizing, Lu Shenwei had a joyful birthday party.

"Little Lu, there aren't many of us, but everyone's here to make it lively for you."

There weren't many people left who still dared to call Lu Shenwei 'Little Lu'; most preferred to address him as 'Chairman Lu'.

Consequently, the sense of distance from people grew stronger, but Lu Shenwei had long gotten used to it.

"Uncle Ma, I should be the one wishing you and Auntie a Happy New Year," Lu Shenwei said, scratching his head.

Sun Ping said softly, "Little Lu, hurry and blow out the candles, make a wish."

Wang Zizhong and Zhou Cun belted out loudly, "Happy birthday to you..."

Lu Shenwei silently made a wish to earn 10 billion this new year, to exchange for the Artificial Sun as soon as possible, and to contribute to the prosperity and strength of the motherland.

"Chairman, hurry and cut the cake!"

"Today is a family dinner, why call him Chairman? Call him Little Lu!"

Uh... Little Lu?

You might not mind, but do I dare call him that?

Zhou Cun awkwardly handed over the cake knife, and Lu Shenwei cut the cake, after which glasses clinked and everyone enjoyed themselves.

During the meal, Sun Ping whispered, "Old Ma, didn't you say you'd help Little Lu find a girlfriend? Why haven't you heard anything?"

"I'll ask Director Xu tomorrow. He clearly agreed last time, but he hasn't done anything," Ma Quanlin said, slapping his forehead.

Wang Zizhong mumbled, "Old Ma, put some effort into Chairman Lu's matter too. He'll be 28 next year."

"Right, right, I'll call Director Xu now."

"No, it's late at night, it's not appropriate. Tomorrow morning."

"Alright then, don't worry, I have Little Lu's lifelong happiness in my heart."

"Speaking of which, Deputy Director Zhao should be retiring this year, right?"

"In February. It's gone by pretty fast, we've been working together for almost four years."

"If you ask me, we both got incredibly lucky. You struck gold finding Chairman Lu, and I went all out and found a good owner for the old Shan Mao people."

"Well said, my old brother, let's have a drink!"

At Lu Shenwei's birthday dinner, Ma Quanlin and Wang Zizhong drank until they were completely drunk.

"Auntie, what are Uncle Ma and the other one talking about? They've downed several bottles like this."

"This... It's a family matter, you don't need to worry about it."

Sun Ping genuinely liked Lu Shenwei, but unfortunately, their only son was working in another city.

After eating and drinking to their fill, everyone left.

Lu Shenwei looked at the moonlight outside the window and thought, I must earn 10 billion this year!

The next morning, at the Air Force Equipment Center camp.

"I'm Xu Lei, and you are? Director Ma?"

"It's me, it's me. I know Director Xu is busy, sorry to bother you. Regarding the matter of asking you to help our Chairman Lu find a girlfriend last time..."

There had been too many things recently, and he had long forgotten about this matter.

"Don't worry, I remember. It just depends on when Chairman Lu has time. Oh, right, the first commendation conference for the nationwide industrial census of the military will be held next month. Chairman Lu can come and take a look when he receives the commendation," Xu Lei responded quickly.

Nationwide industrial census commendation conference?

Ma Quanlin was stunned for a moment: "If there's a formal invitation, please send me one, and I'll inform Chairman Lu."

"Tomorrow, I'll send it to your factory's confidential office tomorrow," Xu Lei said.

The next day, Ma Quanlin brought the confidential official letter to Lu Shenwei, who frowned and said, "The First Commendation Conference for the Nationwide Military Industrial Census and the Military Region Science and Technology Progress Award Ceremony. Wasn't the industrial census completed a long time ago?"

Ma Quanlin pondered, "There must be other situations we don't know about, which is why the commendation conference is being held now."

"Didn't it say what prize we won? So I can be mentally prepared."

Director Xu said last time that the [Flowing Light] coating could win a big prize.

"The official letter didn't say. How about we ask Director Xu again? This commendation conference is being held at the Air Force camp."

"If it didn't say, we won't ask further. Let's keep the sense of mystery."

"Oh, right, did Director Xu and the others say when they would give us the optimized design drawings? Modifying the aircraft belly shouldn't take long, right?"

"They'll give us the optimized drawings next week. Our production line will also be mostly set up by next week, so the timing is just right."

Lu Shenwei mused, "Okay, Uncle Ma, keep a close eye on things recently. Director Gu called again yesterday and asked me to go to Binhai."

"Should I have Zhou Cun accompany you?"

"No need, I've arranged other work for Zhou Cun."

That evening, Binhai Airport.

"Chairman Lu is a busy man now, it took several calls to get you to come," Gu Ming said half-jokingly.

Lu Shenwei quickly explained, "I was tied up with the Double Bone Dragon drone matter the past two weeks and couldn't get away. Didn't I come to report to you as soon as I had free time?"

"The guesthouse dinner is all arranged, let's eat and talk," Gu Ming said, pulling Lu Shenwei into the car.

The two chatted and laughed all the way to the guesthouse. During the meal, Gu Ming asked, "Why are you alone this time? Where's your little follower Zhou Cun?"

"The Hairy Bears want another batch of Dragon Cat agricultural vehicles, so I sent him to negotiate. Even a small fly is meat," Lu Shenwei said casually.

"A business worth hundreds of millions, and you call it a fly's leg? You're getting arrogant, aren't you?"

"No, no, I've just broadened my horizons a bit."

Gu Ming changed the subject: "Let's talk about serious matters. How is the research and development progress of your unmanned boats?"

"We're slowly grinding forward. The earliest we can assemble a prototype vessel is August," Lu Shenwei thought for a moment.

"That's a bit slow. Can you speed it up?"

"This... Does our navy need it?"

The unmanned boats were originally planned for the Coast Guard and Fishery Administration. They were low-cost and quick to be effective, most suitable for dealing with the Foot-basin chickens and Water Monkeys.

Gu Ming handed over three photos: "Take a look."

In the pictures, Dragon Xia fishermen were in the water, surrounded by Foot-basin chicken and Pineapple Island law enforcement boats, who showed no intention of rescuing them.

"These beasts, we'll shoot them all sooner or later. Are our fishermen okay?"

"The rescue was timely, nothing serious. It's just that nearshore fishing might be affected."

"Damn, the Foot-basin chickens have been quite arrogant lately, dumping sewage and causing trouble near the coast."

"The navy has already taken action in the outer waters, with a Type 055 ten-thousand-ton destroyer deterring the Foot-basin chickens. However, the nearshore requires the Coast Guard's strength, which is why I came to you."

Lu Shenwei pondered, "Don't worry, I'll go back tomorrow and arrange the task. I'll strive to get the unmanned boat out before the end of June."

Foot-basin chickens, humph! Mountains and rivers are different, but we are irreconcilable!

Traitors, who the heck is 'one family' with you! Just you wait for me!