"Old Seo, how are things? Are these materials useful?"
Old He Yaohua looked toward the chief engineer in the factory and cautiously asked.
His tone carried hope and expectation, hoping to hear some good news.
This matter concerned not only the interests of the country and the collective but also his own little daughter.
He Yaohua indeed adhered to principles, but he was far from being stubborn and rigid.
What he hoped for was that, within the framework of adhering to rules, he could also take care of his family. There was no conflict between personal and collective interests.
The country’s wellbeing improves the individual’s, doesn’t it?
"They are useful, incredibly so!"
Chief Engineer Seo, unable to contain his excitement, gesticulated as he spoke, "This information is so comprehensive, and it includes all the parameters. As long as we produce according to these materials, we can surely build missiles that meet the requirements!"
"Ah, by the way, Old He, where did you get these materials from?"
"Elder brother just left, could it be that some Soviet expert who is particularly close to Old He or Xiao Wu couldn’t bear it and secretly gave He Yaohua a set of materials?"
Of course, if that were true, such a thing definitely couldn’t be publicized.
After all, they’ve benefited and shouldn’t harm their kind elder brother.
If the Soviet side knew that an expert had violated rules to help Hua Country people, they would certainly punish them severely.
He Yaohua, however, seemed rather conflicted as he said, "Yes, it was Tiantian who got them!"
Chief Engineer Seo:...
After a long while, he slightly furrowed his brows and said, "Old He, this is not something to joke about!"
"No joke, everything I said is true!"
After saying the first sentence, He Yaohua’s previously unclear thoughts became clear.
He organized his words slightly and slowly added, "Recently, Tiantian has often been visiting the small western-style building to see Puslov."
Chief Engineer Seo still had a "You can’t fool me with my extensive knowledge" expression.
He Yaohua’s lips twitched, but he still ploughed on, "That, Puslov, as you know, is Ivan’s student and definitely comes across a lot of information!"
Ivan was the leader of the Soviet expert group in the military factory and a renowned mechanical engineer in the Soviet Union.
Tiantian frequently interacted with Ivan’s student, the youngest expert Puslov in the expert group, inevitably seeing some of his materials.
When the two countries were on good terms, the experts were responsible as teachers, and the Hua Country people, as students, just needed to follow the curriculum.
But, since the Soviet unilaterally withdrew their experts and the collaboration broke down, "stealing skills" wasn’t too unreasonable.
Chief Engineer Seo displayed a complicated expression, shook the dozen or so blueprints in his hand, and pointed to the dense Chinese characters, data, and diagrams on them.
Chief Engineer Seo did not speak, but his meaning was clear: buddy, this is the complete set of materials, hundreds of formulas, thousands of sets of data, and dozens of detailed diagrams.
Even Ivan, the original author of these materials, would find it difficult to rewrite everything verbatim.
And now, you’re telling me that your daughter, who has only attended elementary school for a few years, has perfectly copied all the data.
Chief Engineer Seo felt his intelligence was insulted.
He Yaohua:... I didn’t mean to insult you, this is the most reasonable explanation I could think of.
The two stared at each other for a long while, and finally, He Yaohua spread his hands, somewhat helplessly saying, "I know this sounds incredible!"
"But, the fact is this: right after Tiantian came home from the hospital, she asked Xiao Wu for a stack of draft paper!"
"Although Xiao Wu didn’t watch her constantly, Tiantian indeed stayed alone in her room, and what she gave her was indeed blank draft paper."
"Then, Xiao Wu discovered these blueprints filled with writing!"
"...When Tiantian was found, she was still bleeding from her nose, and this sheet, this sheet, and this sheet all had bloodstains on them!"
He Yaohua gave a wry smile, his expression saying "I find it unbelievable too, but this is the truth I heard."
He softly added, "Tiantian is still unconscious, currently being treated at the military hospital."
"Is the child okay? At such a young age, why is she so frail?"
While Chief Engineer Seo still doubted the connection between He Tiantian and the materials,
being Old He’s old colleague and living together in the same family compound,
Chief Engineer Seo was quite familiar with Tiantian. Every time he saw her, he would give her a piece of sorghum candy or a White Rabbit candy.