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Sensing Chief Engineer Sun's expectations, Huo Yingjie felt a pang of emotion.
“Okay, I will try my best,” Huo Yingjie said, turning to look at the kitchen. “Chief Engineer Sun, I’ll go say hello to Aunt Li.”
"Go ahead, your Aunt Li often talks about you." Chief Engineer Sun smiled. Now that Huo Yingjie has arrived, what changes will he bring to the weapons research institute?
Chief Engineer Sun is waiting to see.
Chief Engineer Sun knew he was nearing retirement age and wanted Huo Yingjie to return, not only for research purposes, but also because he wanted Huo Yingjie to take the position of chief engineer.
The Nanshi Research Institute was the culmination of Chief Engineer Sun's life's work, and he was hesitant to hand it over to anyone else.
Although Zhou Yuanchao is good, he lacks some experience and cannot lead the Nanshi Research Institute forward. He can only serve as Huo Yingjie's right-hand man.
Huo Yingjie stood up, walked to the kitchen door, and said with a smile, "Hello, Aunt Li!"
"Okay, okay!" Aunt Li said with a smile while cooking. "There's a lot of smoke in here, so you should go to the living room and have some tea. Wang Ying and I will be done in a bit."
"Thank you for your hard work," Huo Yingjie said with a smile. "Then I won't get in your way any longer. I'll just eat what's served later."
"Fine, go on out." Aunt Li shooed them out; the kitchen was simply too small, there wasn't enough space.
Huo Yingjie came out and poured tea for Chief Engineer Sun.
"Aunt Li's cooking is excellent; her stir-fries smell especially delicious," Huo Yingjie praised. "Chief Engineer Sun, you can have some more!"
"Seeing you all makes me want to eat a little more," Chief Engineer Sun said with a smile. He knew that Huo Yingjie had been delaying his return to the office for so long because of his family. Since he was here, he couldn't avoid the topic. "Yingjie, aren't your wife and children coming with you?"
“Tian Tian is in college and will graduate in a year. Besides, she's still young, so it might be better for her to stay in Nanshi. Also, Tian Tian is running some business at home and can't leave," Huo Yingjie replied, his tone tinged with melancholy.
Seeing his eldest brother like this, Zhou Yuanchao suddenly felt incredibly happy that his wife had given up such a good job to come and be with him.
"Oh, so you won't come back in the future?" Chief Engineer Sun asked with concern. Their workplace was different from other workplaces; once they took on a project, they couldn't leave until it was completed.
Even if you leave, you still need protection.
Ultimately, it was surveillance.
"I don't know, we'll see when the time comes," Huo Yingjie said with a wry smile. "If they don't come, I'll just wait until the project is finished and I get a vacation so I can go back."
"That's the only way then. I'll approve more leave for you later." Chief Engineer Sun nodded. "Don't worry, there's always a solution."
"Hmm." Huo Yingjie could only console himself with this. "By the way, Chief Engineer Sun, do you know what project this top-level national transfer order is for?"
Chief Engineer Sun smiled and said, "Although we're at home, it's not appropriate to talk about this. Let's just catch up today; we can discuss work-related matters in the office tomorrow."
"Hehe, Chief Engineer Sun is still as principled as ever." Huo Yingjie praised. It's easy to stick to something for a week, a month, or a year, but it's hard to stick to it for a lifetime.
But Chief Engineer Sun did it.
"Just be careful in your daily work, and nothing will go wrong," Chief Engineer Sun said. "Anyway, no matter what the task is, I believe a genius like you can handle it with ease and won't let us down!"
"I will do my best." Huo Yingjie smiled, feeling the care from his leaders and colleagues, as well as the satisfaction in his career.
This is also a kind of happiness, different from family happiness.
That's how men are; love isn't everything in life. If their careers could also soar to new heights, that would be even more perfect.
At this moment, Huo Yingjie felt much less disappointed.
Aunt Li, Wang Ying has prepared the meal and brought it out to the table.
Huo Yingjie also brought two bottles of good wine for Chief Engineer Sun. Today, Chief Engineer Sun was in a good mood and naturally wanted to have a few drinks with his two favorite subordinates.
Seeing that Chief Engineer Sun was in a good mood, Aunt Li surprisingly didn't stop him!
Fortunately, Huo Yingjie and Zhou Yuanchao knew that Chief Engineer Sun should not drink too much, so they only had a few small drinks to satisfy their cravings.
Chief Engineer Sun wasn't a big drinker either; he only drank about 150ml before feeling dizzy. After eating a little something, Aunt Li helped him into the house to rest.
"You two keep drinking," Aunt Li said with a smile, not wanting the two younger people to feel constrained because of the old man.
Huo Yingjie and Zhou Yuanchao couldn't be so ungrateful, so they quickly refused, saying, "Aunt Li's cooking is so delicious, I haven't eaten it in a long time. We can drink the wine later, let's eat now."
"Sure, I made a lot of food today, so please eat more," Aunt Li said with a smile, clearly pleased.
With the national economic situation improving and resources becoming more abundant, the supplies allocated to the Nanshi Weapons Research Institute also increased. As the overall person in charge in this area, General Sun's supplies also increased significantly.
The elderly couple often couldn't finish all the food, so they frequently invited Zhou Yuanchao and Wang Ying to eat together.
The younger generation loves her cooking, which makes Aunt Li very happy.
After having a full meal, Huo Yingjie, Zhou Yuanchao, and Wang Ying helped wash the pots and dishes before saying goodbye and leaving.
It's already 9:30 pm.
The moon and stars were sparse, casting three long shadows on the ground.
"Boss, it's so good that you're back," Zhou Yuanchao said wistfully. "I really hope I can be assigned to your group tomorrow so we can do research together."
Huo Yingjie smiled and said, "Now that you're leading a team independently, you shouldn't be in my way."
"I want to go even if it's in my way," Zhou Yuanchao said irritably. "After all, I'm second only to you in talent. With me as your right-hand man, you still complain?"
"No problem, I'll follow the organization's arrangements." Huo Yingjie smiled. "I wonder what the project will be tomorrow!"
"Hehe, if it were for someone else, it would definitely be an ordinary project. The fact that they specially transferred you back with a first-level transfer order means it's definitely not an ordinary project." Zhou Yuanchao was excited, which was also why he wanted to join Huo Yingjie's project team.
Upon hearing this, Huo Yingjie gave a wry smile and sighed, "Important projects usually take a long time, and my return home seems a long way off!"
"Boss, you just arrived today, and you already want to go home?" Zhou Yuanchao asked in surprise, somewhat puzzled.
"Sigh, I had already made up my mind that after graduating from university, I wanted to switch to a civilian research institute, but..." Huo Yingjie did not hide his thoughts in front of his good friend.
"Huh?" Zhou Yuanchao was stunned. "Boss, you're a genius, a genius! How can you be confined to a place like that?"
Seeing that her husband's voice was a bit loud and attracted the attention of the soldiers on guard nearby, Wang Ying quickly pulled Zhou Yuanchao aside and reminded him, "Alright, the boss has his reasons, so don't make a fuss. Anyway, Brother Huo still came here!"
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