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The next day happened to be a day off.
Huo Yingjie and Zhou Yuanchao arrived at Chief Engineer Sun's home and happened to run into a nurse from the hospital who was giving Chief Engineer Sun an IV drip.
"Chief Engineer Sun, are you feeling unwell?" Huo Yingjie asked anxiously. The institute's current achievements are all thanks to Chief Engineer Sun.
Because of him, we can achieve a lot of results every year. At the same time, he withstood the external pressure and made the research institute have a relatively stable environment, which is truly rare.
If Chief Engineer Sun falls from grace and a new leader takes over, who knows what will happen!
There are too many leaders who only know how to fight, but don't get anything done.
Chief Engineer Sun smiled, rubbed his temples, and said, "It's nothing, I'm just too tired."
At this moment, Aunt Li came out with a bowl of hot water and said, "You're not young anymore, yet you're still working so hard. Even if you work yourself to death, you still won't be able to solve those problems. I've told you so many times, but you don't take it to heart at all."
"Alright, it's rare for Yingjie and Yuanchao to come over, go and get them a glass of water." Chief Engineer Sun didn't want to listen to his wife's nagging. Health is the foundation of everything, he knew that better than anyone. However, when things came up, he couldn't solve them, and his superiors were pressing him hard.
If it were merely a leadership request, Chief Engineer Sun might not be under so much pressure. The current border tensions mean that the sooner the new weapons are available, the better protected Chinese soldiers will be, and the fewer casualties they will suffer. That's why Chief Engineer Sun is so eager.
Aunt Li knew her husband's temperament; she was angry inside, but she couldn't afford to embarrass him in front of others.
"Chief Engineer Sun, has the research institute received any particularly difficult projects?" Huo Yingjie asked. Seeing that Chief Engineer Sun was so exhausted that he needed to take glucose, he felt embarrassed to continue his vacation.
He originally had two more days.
Chief Engineer Sun nodded and said, "Yes, you haven't participated in the project yet, so I can't tell you. You have two more days to rest. I'll tell you when you start work."
"Chief Engineer Sun, we'll start work tomorrow," Huo Yingjie said. If such an elderly senior engineer can disregard his health, then we young people can't shrink back or slack off!
“I’m at work too,” Zhou Yuanchao said. “Chief Engineer Sun, our boss is amazing. No matter how difficult the project is, we can definitely conquer it. Give us the most difficult and complicated tasks.”
Chief Engineer Sun did not want to take up Huo Yingjie and Zhou Yuanchao's holidays, but the task was too heavy to continue and reinforcements were needed.
"You must be tired from the journey, can you handle it?" Chief Engineer Sun was worried about the young people's health. He was too old to care, but these young people's lives had just begun, and they couldn't afford to ruin their health.
Hearing Chief Engineer Sun's words, Huo Yingjie and Zhou Yuanchao's eyes reddened. Even in his condition, Chief Engineer Sun was still concerned about their health.
"It's alright, we're not tired," Huo Yingjie said. "But you shouldn't push yourself like this. You should take a good rest when it's time."
"Haha, I know my own body. An old horse in its stall may still aspire to gallop a thousand miles," Chief Engineer Sun said with a self-deprecating laugh, hoping that he could still make some contributions to the country and continue to contribute his remaining energy.
"Hmph!" Aunt Li came out carrying a bowl of water. "All you do is brag."
“Aunt Li, Chief Engineer Sun isn’t just bragging,” Huo Yingjie said. “Without Chief Engineer Sun, the institute wouldn’t have achieved so much, and it certainly wouldn’t be as stable as it is now. We need a stable environment to do research. Chief Engineer Sun single-handedly withstood so much pressure; even if he did nothing, he was a pillar of strength in our institute!”
"Nonsense, it's not that amazing!" Chief Engineer Sun waved his hand. "As the highest leader of the research institute, I'm just doing my job."
Although Aunt Li complained, she was always proud of her husband.
"Yingjie, Yuanchao, have some water. I'll go cook. Don't leave at noon, stay for lunch," Aunt Li said, busily greeting everyone.
Perhaps if there are outsiders present, the husband can eat a little more.
Zhou Yuanchao, carrying beef jerky and salted fish, said, "Aunt Li, let me help you. I brought beef jerky from my hometown, and my eldest brother brought salted fish from his future sister-in-law's place. Let's steam some today and have a taste together."
"Sure!" Aunt Li liked the hardworking Zhou Yuanchao very much and often came into the kitchen to help her.
After Zhou Yuanchao left, Chief Engineer Sun asked, "How was your holiday? How's your girlfriend doing lately?"
"The holiday was wonderful, and Tian Tian is doing well too," Huo Yingjie said. "In short, everything is getting better and better!"
"That's good," Chief Engineer Sun said. "Are there any worries now?"
"There is more, but I believe Tian Tian will wait for me, and we will definitely have a perfect ending," Huo Yingjie said firmly, which was his belief and wish in this life.
When Chief Engineer Sun mentioned the difficulties, Huo Yingjie vaguely guessed which project it was.
"That's good," said Chief Engineer Sun. Although life wasn't perfect, it was still much better than before liberation, when he could lose his life at any moment.
There are still many unsatisfactory things, but it's much better than before. Chief Engineer Sun has no complaints; he believes things will get better someday.
“Yingjie, you are the most promising person in our institute, but you are still young and have a long road ahead of you,” Chief Engineer Sun said. “Throughout history, our country’s officials have never been monolithic; there are loyal and virtuous officials as well as treacherous ones, and this is no exception. I am not worried about your research; my only concern is your loyalty. I do not doubt your loyalty, but I am worried that someone as outstanding as you would be in great danger if hostile forces found out about you.”
Huo Yingjie sat up straight and listened attentively, but then asked, "No wonder the organization sent people to protect me during this holiday!"
"Protecting your safety is one aspect, and supervising you is another," Chief Engineer Sun said. "Actually, this is good too. If someone tries to frame you, you'll have witnesses. From now on, you must strictly follow the confidentiality regulations in your work. Documents must be kept in a safe and cannot be taken out of the office."
Huo Yingjie nodded and said, "I've always done it this way; I've never brought the documents out with me."
Huo Yingjie has a large safe with a combination known only to him, and it's heavily guarded. It would be absolutely impossible for anyone to take anything out of the safe.
At this moment, Huo Yingjie noticed that the little thing in his trouser pocket moved. Remembering that the Xuan Turtle knew magic, he decided to let it use magic. With technology as the main focus and magic as a supplement, the outside would be guarded layer by layer, ensuring absolute safety.
"That's good. Be careful," Chief Engineer Sun said. "Not just at work, but also in your personal life! Try not to let others know about your private affairs."
Upon hearing this, Huo Yingjie looked distressed and said, "In our research institute, I guess everyone knows about my private affairs."
"Hehehe!" Chief Engineer Sun chuckled. "Who told you to be so flirtatious? You need to be careful in the future and keep your distance from female colleagues."
"Understood, Chief Engineer Sun," Huo Yingjie replied, keeping it in mind. (To be continued.)
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