"Achoo, achoo...!"
Meanwhile, Sun Zhengguo, who was sitting in his office, sneezed several times for no apparent reason.
"Damn it, who's been talking about me behind my back? This sneeze couldn't have come at the worst possible time."
Sun Zhengguo, who had just withdrawn his mental energy from the space, cursed involuntarily due to extreme displeasure.
Sun Zhengguo's breakthroughs in martial arts have always been achieved through a natural process.
In recent days, he has felt a breakthrough is imminent, and it's the kind of breakthrough that can no longer be suppressed.
He was just using his mental energy to gather herbs in the space when he suddenly sneezed a few times, causing him to exit the space before he had gathered enough herbs. No wonder he was cursing.
"Ring ring, ring ring,...!"
Just as Sun Zhengguo was about to re-enter the space to collect herbs, the phone on the table rang urgently.
So he picked up the phone and said, "Hello, this is the Mechanical Research Institute. Who are you looking for?"
"Hello! Director Sun, this is Secretary Wang from the department. I hope my call at this hour hasn't bothered you!"
"No, no, Secretary Wang, is there something you need for this call?"
"Director Sun, during lunch just now, Minister Li specifically inquired about the car assigned to you. When he found out it hadn't been arranged yet, he flew into a rage. That's why he asked me to make a call to explain things first, so you won't overthink it."
Sun Zhengguo, on the other end of the phone, was stunned for a moment. He had almost forgotten about it if Secretary Wang hadn't brought it up.
"Secretary Wang, what's there to explain? It doesn't matter if it's early or late. We got here before without a car, didn't we?"
"Haha! You have a good attitude, but I also need to tell you that because there are many companies that have ordered the car, it may take a few more days."
"It's alright, Secretary Wang, it'll only be a few days anyway, I'll just wait."
"..."
The two didn't talk much on the phone; after explaining the situation, they hung up.
After finishing the phone call, Sun Zhengguo had some free time again. Seeing that he still had plenty of time before work, he resumed his herb-gathering business.
This time, in order to successfully break through to the Transcendent Realm, Sun Zhengguo really went all out.
Even for a common medicinal herb, he insists on using over-aged herbs.
If an ordinary person dared to mix such ingredients randomly, they would probably die from overeating, but his body has undergone mutation, so he is completely free of these side effects.
On the contrary, he can completely absorb these medicinal herbs no matter how old they are, which means his body is quite abnormal.
When it was time for work in the afternoon, Sun Zhengguo had finished collecting the herbs, so he went down to the workshop for a walk.
He first went to the new machine tool production workshop. Director Hu of the new workshop saw the chief engineer coming to inspect and very politely followed behind to accompany him all the way.
After the two toured the new workshop, Sun Zhengguo pointed out some minor issues, which Director Hu humbly accepted and promised to correct.
After touring the new workshop, Sun Zhengguo went to the research institute's experimental workshop, where there were no major problems either.
However, he noticed something strange: Zhang Yucheng and several other technicians were looking at him strangely.
Sun Zhengguo didn't think much of it. After inspecting the workshop, he returned to his office and began his drafting work.
The two brothers continued drawing until they finished get off work in the evening, when they finally got on their bikes and rode home.
"Brother, didn't the higher-ups say they'd provide you with a car? When will it arrive?"
On the way back, Sun Zheng'an couldn't help but bring up the matter of the assigned car again.
"Zheng'an, about the car assignment, I've noticed you seem more concerned about it than I am," Sun Zhengguo asked, puzzled.
"Brother, if you got a car, would you use it to commute to and from get off work every day?"
“Yes!” Sun Zhengguo nodded without any attempt to hide his agreement.
"That's right. Now that you have a private car, it's like my wife and I will both have private cars from now on."
Holy crap! So that's what my brother was planning! No wonder he kept asking about cars!
While there was nothing wrong with doing this, Sun Zhengguo thought of another problem.
The people in this courtyard who were going the same way as him weren't just his younger brother and his wife; there was also Wang Aifang, Aunt Chen's daughter-in-law, and He Yushui.
If everyone tries to hitch a ride, there won't be enough seats. So, who should we let ride with, or who should we not let ride with?
“Zhengan, I have no problem with you two hitching a ride, but have you considered that there are quite a few people in our compound who work in the machinery factory?”
"That's easy. We'll just meet at the courtyard every day and start from there. I'm sure people will understand."
After listening to his younger brother's analysis, Sun Zhengguo nodded, thinking that this method was good.
The two talked and chatted until they reached a fork in the road and parted ways.
When they were almost at the courtyard, Sun Zhengguo found a secluded spot, took out the herbs from his spatial storage, packed them in a bag, tied them to the car, and then drove home again.
Meanwhile, something else was happening in the courtyard. Ning Xiaowei, who had left work earlier, felt nauseous as soon as she smelled the greasy smell in the yard.
"Xiaowei, are you alright?" Seeing her granddaughter-in-law squatting by the wall, feeling nauseous but unable to vomit, the grandmother quickly came over to help and patted her back.
"Grandma, I don't know what's wrong with me today? Whenever there's a strong smell of oil, I feel like throwing up."
After regaining her composure, Ning Xiaowei began to complain.
However, as soon as she finished speaking, an even stronger urge to vomit immediately followed.
"Ugh... ugh...!"
Grandma frowned when she saw this, and suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something.
"Xiao Wei, are you pregnant again?"
Ning Xiaowei, who was still vomiting, stopped immediately after hearing these words, as if she had taken a magic pill.
"Grandma, what you're saying is really possible. I didn't get my period last month, and I had some doubts at the time, but I didn't say anything because I was afraid of making a mistake."
"Silly child, I think it's pretty much true. May our ancestors bless us, and may our Sun family flourish again!"
Grandma clasped her hands together and said devoutly.
Then she jogged along to tell her husband the good news.
Sure enough, before Ning Xiaowei could even react, her grandfather strode out carrying his great-grandson.
Grandma followed behind, holding her great-granddaughter.
"Xiaowei, is what your grandma said true?" Grandpa asked expectantly, hoping to get confirmation from his granddaughter-in-law.
Only after Ning Xiaowei nodded shyly did Grandpa shout, "Great!"
Just then, Sun Zhengguo, who had just arrived home, heard his grandfather's cheers and, without even parking the car properly, asked, "What's so great? Why are you so happy?"
"Grandson, of course it's good news! I'm telling you, you're going to be a father again!" Grandma told her grandson as soon as he returned.
"Really?" Sun Zhengguo quickly stopped his bicycle and walked briskly to his wife. "Wife, when did this happen?"
"Oh dear! Don't make a fuss, I just discovered it myself, I haven't even investigated it yet!" Ning Xiaowei said reproachfully.
"We must investigate. Let's eat now, and after we finish eating, I'll go with you to Uncle Hu's place so he can take your pulse first."
After Sun Zhengguo finished speaking, he picked up the child and helped his wife into the house.
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