Chapter 236: Major Defect
Chapter 236: Chapter 236: Major Defect
The next day, as soon as Jiang Dahai arrived at the factory, he was summoned to Yang Zhigang’s office.
Yang Zhigang personally brewed him a cup of Biluochun tea and said with grave importance,
"Mr. Jiang, the factory has given your difficulties full consideration. How about this: once the new family housing building is complete, the factory will guarantee you a spot, no matter what."
"Yang Dong is young and has limited experience. The new technology needs a technical expert like you to take the lead for it to succeed. Once the R&D is successful, the bonus will be substantial!"
"Factory Director Yang, thank you for your generous offer, but my abilities are limited. I’m not up to the task of deputy team leader. You should find someone more qualified."
Yang Zhigang’s expression darkened. "Mr. Jiang, the new technology team was just formed. It hasn’t produced any concrete results yet. For the factory to promise you a housing spot in advance is already special treatment!"
Jiang Dahai looked ashamed. "Factory Director Yang, there’s something I haven’t told you. My research has a major technical flaw. It will cause cylinder scoring."
Yang Zhigang’s heart skipped a beat. "What are the main issues? Explain them in detail."
"It’s hard to say right now; I’m still studying and figuring it out. It’s not that I’m unwilling to bear the responsibility for the new technology team. It’s that I can’t."
After Jiang Dahai left, Yang Zhigang immediately called Yang Dong into his office.
Upon learning that the new technology had serious flaws, Yang Dong was dumbfounded.
"Second Uncle, what do we do now?"
"What do we do? What’s done is done! Didn’t you even take a good look at the research when you got it?"
"I did, but I couldn’t understand it."
Yang Zhigang felt like his nephew was going to be the death of him.
That afternoon, he called the factory’s other technical experts into his office. With the door closed, they pored over Jiang Dahai’s research materials, discussing and analyzing them.
In the following days, he brought in a few more trusted senior technicians, but they still couldn’t find the source of the problem.
Yang Dong was out of options and could only go to Jiang Qing, asking her to find a way to sound out Jiang Dahai.
Jiang Qing returned to the Jiang family’s home but didn’t find Jiang Dahai’s research notes.
She only learned from Li Hongying that Jiang Dahai had been locking himself in his room every night to do research, just like before.
Having no other choice, Yang Zhigang had to book a table with fine food and wine at the Guanghua Restaurant to host a banquet for Jiang Dahai.
And Jiang Dahai actually went.
After a few rounds of drinks, Yang Zhigang draped an arm over Jiang Dahai’s shoulder and started venting. "Dahai, our factory has several hundred workers. That’s one or two hundred families who depend on this factory to eat. As the man in charge, I’m under a lot of pressure. I have to be responsible for everyone in the factory, right? Don’t worry. If you help the factory this time, you’ll be its most valuable contributor. The factory definitely won’t treat you unfairly!"
Jiang Dahai raised his glass and clinked it with Yang Zhigang’s. "Factory Director Yang, you’re overthinking things. Yang Dong is young and promising. He’s contributed such valuable technology to the factory. With a talent like him around, the factory is sure to get better and better."
"Dongzi is a far cry from you."
"Oh, you’re just pulling my leg. If Yang Dong was worse than me, why wasn’t I the one promoted to director?"
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere instantly became awkward.
For tonight’s dinner, Yang Zhigang hadn’t invited anyone besides Yang Dong.
Some things were difficult to say in front of outsiders. The uncle and nephew had made up their minds: even if they had to cajole and deceive him, they had to get Jiang Dahai to take responsibility for the new technology.
Yang Dong held up his glass to toast Jiang Dahai, his tone obsequious. "Mr. Jiang, looking at the entire factory, you’re the person I admire most. If you’re willing, I’ll step down and yield the position to a more worthy person tomorrow!"
Jiang Dahai pointed at him, his eyes crinkling with a smile. "Look at you, taking it so seriously. I was just joking. You fully deserve the position of technical director."
Hearing this, both Yang Zhigang and Yang Dong breathed a sigh of relief.
Especially Yang Dong. He had schemed and strived for this promotion and raise. He had barely warmed the seat yet; how could he be willing to give it up?
Yang Zhigang felt much the same.
Although he was the top leader, he had few capable people under him.
This was the main reason he was willing to offend Jiang Dahai to promote his own nephew.
Yang Dong refilled Jiang Dahai’s glass, while Yang Zhigang made him grand promises:
"Mr. Jiang, rest assured, once the new technology shows results, you’ll be the number one hero when rewards are handed out! And when the new family housing is built, you’ll get first pick."
Jiang Dahai took a sip of wine and said to the uncle and nephew, "To tell you the truth, I’ve already donated my research, free of charge, to the Bureau of Agriculture."
The faces of the uncle and nephew changed instantly.
Yang Zhigang: "Mr. Jiang, this is no laughing matter!"
Jiang Dahai laughed, his eyes hazy with drink. "My abilities are limited. That thing would just be wasted in my hands. It’s better to give it to someone who needs it. Maybe they can make it realize some of its value, right?"
With that, he slumped forward, laying his head on the table, and fell asleep.
Yang Zhigang called his name several times. Seeing no reaction, he gestured for Yang Dong to step outside with him to talk.
Once outside the private room, Yang Dong was frantic. "Second Uncle, he couldn’t have really donated the technology, could he? What do we do now?"
Yang Zhigang’s expression was just as grim. "The ungrateful bastard. If he won’t do this the easy way, we’ll make him do it the hard way!"
「The next day.」
Citing reasons such as leaking technical secrets, violating regulations, and damaging the factory’s interests, the factory transferred Jiang Dahai out of the technical department. He was reassigned to be a manual laborer in the logistics department’s warehouse.
Although Jiang Dahai was in the prime of his life, he hadn’t done manual labor in over a decade.
After a full day of work, his back was aching, his muscles were sore, and his legs were trembling.
He didn’t even have the strength to ride his bicycle, pushing it all the way home.
By the time he got home, it was already dark.
Li Hongying wiped away tears, her heart aching as she rubbed medicinal wine on his bruises.
"Why don’t you just bow your head to Factory Director Yang? If they make you keep doing this, how will your body take it?"
Jiang Dahai turned his head away and said stubbornly, "I’ll do it. If other people can do it, so can I."
When Jiang Moli found out about this, she ran straight to the machinery factory to confront Yang Zhigang.
"My dad is an employee of your factory, not your slave! He developed that technology in his own free time. He can do whatever he wants with it. What right does the factory have to interfere? In fact, I’ll tell you what—I was the one who donated the research! On what grounds did you demote my dad?!"
Originally, opinions in the factory were divided about Jiang Dahai’s transfer.
Everyone thought Jiang Dahai had let his emotions get the better of him.
It was so difficult to become a senior technician, yet he threw it all away in a fit of pique to become a regular worker, and his salary was slashed.
But with Jiang Moli’s outburst, everyone had a sudden realization.
It wasn’t that Jiang Dahai had lost his mind—it was that his troublemaker daughter was acting up again, again, and again!
Before, she’d cost the family their house, and now she’d cost her own father his job!
’He must have committed murder and arson in his past life to be stuck with such a disastrous curse on his family in this one.’
[Disdain Value +1+2+3...]
Watching Jiang Moli making a scene at the factory, a disgraceful and raucous display, Jiang Qing almost burst out laughing.
’Go on, make a scene,’ she thought. ’It would be best if you get Jiang Dahai fired!’