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Time flies, and before we knew it, it was December.
The twelfth lunar month is the coldest month of the year, but also the most lively.
Because they received money, grain, and plenty of meat, the village held celebrations every few days. Secretary Qi, He Jingyu, and others were constantly eating at various houses.
He Tiantian was worried about the Snake King. She hadn't been able to contact it for a month, and she didn't dare to summon it and disturb its cultivation.
On this day, the postman came to deliver the mail.
He Tiantian received Qi Xiaoyan's letter, as well as two packages sent from Yanjing.
One was prepared by Qi Shuliang for Grandma Qi San, and the other was prepared by Bai Qiongyu for He Tiantian's family.
Inside was a thick windproof jacket, which was very warm.
But the letter I most wanted to receive never came.
Because she didn't receive a letter from Huo Yingjie, He Tiantian's good mood upon receiving her grandmother's package was also ruined.
What are they doing? Why haven't they sent a single letter?
He Tiantian couldn't understand it, so she wrote letters to Jiang Lifang and Huo Zhekun and sent them directly to the Huo family in Yanjing.
Because the Chinese New Year is coming soon, Uncle Huo and Aunt Jiang are going to Yanjing to celebrate. The letter was sent to Nanshi, and it is estimated that they will not be able to reply until they return from Yanjing.
Sigh, I wonder when this waiting will ever end!
Although He Tiantian has a young body, she has the heart of an adult.
Her wait seemed so long!
Seeing her daughter like this, Wang Shuping privately said to Grandma Qi, "A daughter should be sent away when she grows up!"
"Yes, it's true, staying here and there only leads to enmity!" Grandma Qi chuckled. "By the way, what's the situation with Huo Yingjie? He can't come, and he hasn't even sent a letter."
"Sigh, they said I'm involved in an important project," Wang Shuping said. "I don't know when it will be over."
"Huo Yingjie is a good young man, but this job..." Grandma Qi didn't say it aloud, but Wang Shuping understood that this kind of job meant He Tiantian was destined to face life's difficulties alone.
"Sigh, I hope things can change in the future," Wang Shuping said with a wry smile. "That girl, Tian Tian, is so stubborn. She's set her sights on Huo Yingjie, and she will never leave him unless he rejects her. If I hadn't watched Huo Yingjie grow up and knew he was a good young man, I would never have agreed to this marriage."
"You can't have your cake and eat it too!" said Grandma Qi. "Fortunately, Tian Tian is still young and can wait."
"Sigh, that's the only way I can console myself," Wang Shuping said, muttering some more about Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian's childhood.
He Tiantian has amazing hearing and can hear her mother and grandmother mumbling in the yard.
Ah, those are all wonderful childhood memories!
Can endure loneliness, can bear longing.
Far away, somewhere unknown, Huo Yingjie and Zhou Yuanchao were eating heartily, each holding a lunchbox.
“Boss, eat more. I’ve noticed you’ve lost weight again.” Zhou Yuanchao said, “The work here is so heavy, you can’t go without eating! Your wife is so beautiful, and you’ve become so thin that you don’t look good standing next to her.”
"Even eating can't shut you up," Huo Yingjie said, explaining that he had been suffering from internal heat lately, and his mouth was full of blisters.
Even if I can't go home, I can still write letters.
He knew that He Tiantian was a sensitive person and must be very sad that she hadn't received his letter for so long. He hoped that his mother could mail the letter he had prepared as soon as possible.
"Hehe, boss, are you missing your sister-in-law?" Zhou Yuanchao said with a wink. His sister-in-law was so beautiful, not to mention his brother, he sometimes missed her too.
But it's just a thought, I have absolutely no other ideas!
"Eat your food." Huo Yingjie glared, deliberately bringing up a sore spot!
How could he not want to!
Just as he had guessed, this time it's about modifying heavy tanks and anti-tank missiles. It won't be able to get out of there for at least three to five years.
If I had known, he would have gone into politics instead of doing research.
Although this is his interest and hobby, it's not good to always be separated from Tian Tian like this.
I want it in my mind, and I want it in my body too!
After finishing their meal, the two returned to their dormitory to rest for a while.
"Boss, when do you think we can finish the mission?" Zhou Yuanchao asked. Although he felt honored to participate in the mission, he was not happy to be here.
The boss is right, wherever there are people, there is a world of intrigue.
I used to think that the older generation of scientific researchers were selfless and dedicated. However, while they were dedicated, they also had their own selfish motives.
Good projects and benefits are often sought after by those in their own groups, leading to competition and less focus on actual research.
He and his boss were young, and although they had a few noteworthy projects, they were nothing compared to these senior figures!
Not only were they unable to form their own research group, but they were also assigned to other groups. In those groups, apart from the two of them, the other eight people all knew the group leader; they were either students or subordinates of the organization.
In contrast, the two of them became outsiders, unloved by their parents.
“If all goes well, it will take three years; but at this pace and in this atmosphere, it will take at least five years to get it done,” Huo Yingjie said. He really wanted to contribute, but every time his report was rejected because it was deemed unreasonable, it was never even brought up for discussion.
"Then what should we do?" Zhou Yuanchao said. "Our suggestions and proposals are not approved by the team leader. If this continues, we will not achieve anything and will have wasted so much time here for nothing."
“Yes, we can’t leave here until the project is completed.” Huo Yingjie was also troubled; the research atmosphere here couldn’t compare to that in Nanshi.
Ultimately, in Nanshi, Chief Engineer Sun is good at recognizing and utilizing talent, and he did not look down on them because of their age.
But when they arrived here, those people, seeing that they were young, actually asked them if they had studied calculus.
Calculus my ass!
If you're doing scientific research, you'd be embarrassed to call yourself a researcher if you haven't studied calculus.
What's so difficult about calculus? Do you think you're something special just because you've learned a little calculus?
When Lao Tzu was learning calculus, you were still nowhere to be found.
"What should we do then?" Zhou Yuanchao asked. "Boss, think of a way to deal with them?"
Huo Yingjie's eyes darted around, and he said, "This can't go on. I know those are wrong, but the team leader still makes me do them. It's time-consuming and laborious, and there are no results. I even get scolded. Damn it, I've never felt so frustrated in my life!"
“Yes, his analysis was clearly wrong, yet he still made us do it, wasting manpower and resources,” Zhou Yuanchao said. “A new project will be issued tomorrow. Let’s take a look first. If there are any problems, we’ll report them to the team leader and offer our suggestions. If he doesn’t listen and still makes us do it that way, we’ll submit our compiled materials as well. Oh, and all the previous ones too. We can’t take the blame for this.” (To be continued.)
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