Chapter 804 Job Transfer
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Niu Dajun smiled and said, "After coming to Yanjing, I realized that I was like a frog in a well before. There are many business opportunities here. We've bought a house. You focus on your singing, and I'll focus on my business. We'll definitely have a better life."
"Yes, I firmly believe so too," Qi Xiaoyan said. "Let's work together."
After that, the family figured things out and settled down in a new place.
Qi Rongmin stayed for more than ten days, visited famous historical sites, took many photos, and left with many souvenirs, reluctant to leave.
Qi Xiaoyan selected some photos and sent them, along with a thick stack of letters, to He Tiantian.
He Tiantian saw that Qi Xiaoyan and Niu Dajun had been settled, and she could finally relax.
“Yingjie, even if our parents are transferred back to Yanjing in a couple of years, we'll still have a place to live,” He Tiantian said with a smile. “Compared to Yanjing, I still prefer Nanshi here. What about you?”
“I grew up in Nanshi, so naturally I like Nanshi more,” Huo Yingjie said. “I will stay with you in Nanshi. As for my parents, they are still young and can contribute to socialism for another twenty years.”
"Hehe." He Tiantian smiled, not teasing Huo Yingjie as usual, "Just letting you know, I've taken all of our family's money and invested it."
“What I’m giving you is yours,” Huo Yingjie said. “By the way, I have some money in my savings account. You can withdraw it if you need it. It’s probably around seven or eight thousand.”
"Yes, I will," He Tiantian said. "I will give you enough pocket money so that you won't be left without money to treat others."
Huo Yingjie doesn't smoke and rarely drinks, so He Tiantian simply ignored him.
"Yes, thank you for your kindness, my dear wife," Huo Yingjie said with a smile. Anyway, he had meals provided at work, and he didn't even have enough to eat, so he didn't need to spend any money.
As Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian were thinking about how to live a better life in Nanshi in the future, Chief Engineer Sun dropped a bombshell on Huo Yingjie.
"Yingjie, your work is excellent," Chief Engineer Sun praised. "I am very satisfied."
Huo Yingjie frowned. In the past, Chief Engineer Sun would not have said such things before the work was finished.
"Chief Engineer Sun, just tell me what projects you have?" Huo Yingjie asked, feeling somewhat uncomfortable with Chief Engineer Sun's roundabout manner.
Chief Engineer Sun smiled wryly and sighed, "Alas, my place is too small to contain such a great Buddha like you."
"Huh?" Huo Yingjie asked in surprise. "What do you mean? Are you kicking me out too?"
Huo Yingjie was inexplicably excited.
"Dream on!" Chief Engineer Sun chuckled. "It's a research institute directly under the Beijing Science and Technology Commission that's transferring you to the institute to work on a project. I reckon they won't let you come back after you finish."
Huo Yingjie was taken aback and said, "It won't be like before, where I can't go home for two or three years?"
Chief Engineer Sun looked at Huo Yingjie with exasperation and said, "Can't you focus more on your career?"
"Sigh, I just want to balance family and career," Huo Yingjie said. "Chief Engineer Sun, tell me the truth, if I can't go home every day, and it can't be more than a week, please help me refuse."
"Refuse?" Chief Engineer Sun glared angrily. "Do you know how important this project is? Countless people dream of going there but might not even get the chance."
"Hehe!" Huo Yingjie was worried about upsetting the old man. "I won't refuse, I won't refuse. I'll think about giving my family more time. Actually, every time I go home, I feel full of energy, my mind is very clear, and my work efficiency is very high, achieving twice the result with half the effort."
"Hehe, indeed." Chief Engineer Sun gave Huo Yingjie a meaningful look with a half-smile. "I wonder if you did this on purpose?"
"Ahem!" Huo Yingjie touched his nose and said, "Nothing can be hidden from Chief Engineer Sun!"
"It's only because you have real skills that you'd be locked up in some dark room. If it were someone else, they would have been locked up in some dark room by now." Chief Engineer Sun shook his head and chuckled. "Don't worry, that project needs to be carried out in a large factory, not some remote mountain village. You should be able to go home every day."
Huo Yingjie's eyes lit up when he heard this; it was good that it was in the Nanshi Research Institute.
“Alright.” Huo Yingjie nodded. “I’ll go. I definitely won’t let you down.”
“Hey, you’re going to Yanjing. It’s not like here. You can keep a low profile there, but you can’t be as disrespectful to me as you are here,” Chief Engineer Sun said. “However, you can’t be timid either. After all, you have so many merits to your name. Besides, Yanjing is the Huo family’s stronghold. Although your father and uncle are now pursuing official careers, your grandfather rose to power in the military and still has some influence. Moreover, you are also well-regarded in that regard. As long as you work diligently, you will definitely have a bright future.”
Chief Engineer Sun has already told his old friend about Huo Yingjie, and that person also speaks highly of Huo Yingjie.
If someone has the ability and influence but still doesn't rise to power, it can only be said that Huo Yingjie was unlucky.
But clearly, Huo Yingjie is not someone who is unlucky.
Originally, Chief Engineer Sun intended to groom Huo Yingjie to succeed him, but he wasn't the only one eyeing Huo Yingjie. Huo Yingjie's departure from Nanshi for Yanjing would offer him a wider scope for advancement.
Huo Yingjie was deeply moved and nodded, saying, "Thank you for taking care of me, Chief Engineer Sun. I will always remember it and never forget it."
"Alright, work hard from now on, that's your way of thanking me," Chief Engineer Sun said. "Go back now, finish up the work you're currently working on, you need to report for duty."
"Yes." Huo Yingjie nodded, then looked closely at Chief Engineer Sun and noticed that Chief Engineer Sun looked much older than before.
Thinking of how good Chief Engineer Sun had been to him, Huo Yingjie planned to give Chief Engineer Sun the health-enhancing pills from his storage space in a couple of days, hoping that Chief Engineer Sun and Aunt Li could enjoy good health and live a long and healthy life.
"Alright, you can go back now," Chief Engineer Sun said, sounding somewhat sad, but he didn't want to show his sadness to Huo Yingjie and let the younger generation see it.
Huo Yingjie got up and left, glancing at Chief Engineer Sun one last time as he closed the door.
After returning, Huo Yingjie focused intently on his work and spent five days completing the final inspection of the project. He then organized the materials and personally delivered them to Chief Engineer Sun.
Chief Engineer Sun reviewed the materials and said, "Hmm, not bad! Well done. Yingjie, you never disappoint those who have high hopes for you!"
Huo Yingjie smiled and said, "I'm just doing my best."
“By the way, you’ll be all alone if you go alone,” Chief Engineer Sun said. “Bring the aid team to Korea as well.”
"Huh?" Huo Yingjie was taken aback. "I can take aid to Korea with me?"
“Yes,” Chief Engineer Sun said. “That kid is under your protection. It’s better for him to make his own way in the future. After all, I’m about to retire and can’t protect him for much longer.”
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