On the domestic side, firstly, there are many tasks and tight deadlines; secondly, the situation is complex and coordination is difficult; and thirdly, the technology needs to be broken through and digested. Almost every step may encounter problems that need to be overcome.
Therefore, Lin Huowang's current focus is on studying at Peking University for a period of time to experience the truly vibrant university life of this era, while remotely directing the production and operation activities of Longpai Electric Appliances and Automobiles in mainland China.
The day after Lin Huowang's family moved in, several post office workers dressed in blue overalls arrived on bicycles, carrying coils.
"Excuse me, is this Comrade Lin Huowang's home? We've been ordered to install a telephone."
This installation involved three units!
One of the red ones was a confidential hotline, directly connecting to Liao Gong's office and relevant ministries, and even reaching the old man from the inner lake.
One of them is black and can make long-distance calls to contact FAW in Changchun and various contract manufacturers in Shanghai and Nanjing. It also has a dedicated line that can connect to Hong Kong Island.
There is another one, which is reserved for ordinary home use, for making regular phone calls in Beijing city.
In an era when ordinary people had never even seen a telephone, the fact that a private residence had three telephones installed was quite astonishing.
"Ring ring ring—"
The phone had only been installed for a short time when the black phone rang.
Gong Xue was helping Lin Huowang organize the documents in his study when she heard the phone ring. Startled, she quickly picked up the receiver: "Hello? Who is this?"
"This is Lao Wang from Shekou! I need Commander Lin! It's urgent!" came an anxious voice from the other end of the phone.
Gong Xue quickly covered the receiver and shouted to Lin Huowang, who was sunbathing with his mother in the yard, "Awang! It's a call from Shekou! They say it's urgent!"
Lin Huowang strode into the study, took the phone, and his relaxed expression instantly turned serious. He said:
"I am Lin Huowang. Say it."
"Commander Lin! The British engineers have arrived! But they're saying our foundation is substandard and insist on stopping work and redoing it! Are these foreign devils deliberately causing trouble?"
"Give the phone to that lead engineer, what's his name... Smith, right?"
Lin Huowang immediately switched to fluent English: "Mr. Smith? I am Lin. Listen to me..."
Gong Xue stood aside, watching her man, who was speaking in a foreign language she couldn't understand, yet he was still able to command with such composure from thousands of kilometers away. Her eyes were filled with admiration and joy.
This is Gong Xue's man!
All she could do was help him guard this "backyard" well, so that he would have no worries at all.
...
While Lin Huowang was busy dealing with matters in Shekou, the gate of the courtyard house was knocked on again.
Who is it?
Lin Xiaoxue, who was busy in the kitchen, quickly ran over to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, a strikingly beautiful young woman wearing a red down jacket and a white scarf around her neck stood gracefully in the doorway, carrying two bags of fruit in her hands.
"Excuse me... does Lin Huowang live here?"
Lin Xiaoxue was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up: "Oh my! You are...you are Sister Qian Shujuan, who took the exam with my brother and became the top scorer, right? I've seen your picture in the newspaper!"
Yes! Lin Huowang was the top scorer in Jilin Province. Although Qian Shujuan's grades were not as good as his, she was the top scorer in Kunming and was also featured in the newspaper.
"You must be Xiaoxue? You're so smart!"
Qian Shujuan smiled and pinched Lin Xiaoxue's cheek, "Where's your brother?"
"He's on the phone inside! Come in, come in!"
As Qian Shujuan entered the courtyard, she saw Gong Xue carrying a tea tray as she walked out of the main house.
When the two women met at this moment, the atmosphere suddenly became subtle.
This was their first formal meeting since their brief encounter on the day the college entrance exam results were released.
Gong Xue was dressed casually in a floral cotton-padded jacket and an apron, looking every bit the part of a homemaker. Qian Shujuan, on the other hand, was dressed very fashionably, like a guest.
"Shujuan, you've arrived."
Gong Xue broke the silence first, her face bearing a gentle smile. She showed no hostility whatsoever, but rather spoke warmly as if meeting an old friend:
"Come in and sit down, it's cold outside. Awang was just talking about how you got into Peking University, and he said he'd invite you over for a get-together sometime!"
Seeing Gong Xue's calm and magnanimous demeanor, Qian Shujuan's initial resentment subsided somewhat.
Little did she know that Lin Huowang had more than just Gong Xue as a woman; he had three others in Hong Kong and one in Japan!
When Lin Huowang went back to take the college entrance exam, her words clearly conveyed a sense of rejection. Later, after seeing Gong Xue by Lin Huowang's side, Qian Shujuan actually convinced herself to give up.
But to be honest, she still felt a little regretful and... a feeling she couldn't quite put her finger on.
She came here mainly to see how Lin Huowang was doing.
After all, they were all from Northeast China when they took the exam. She was second in the province, and Lin Huowang was first. In the eyes of outsiders, the two could be considered a true "golden couple".
But now, seeing how well Gong Xue manages the household and how busy Lin Huowang is, she suddenly realizes that she and Lin Huowang might really be better suited to be... how should I put it, like-minded "revolutionary comrades-in-arms"!
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