Zhou Jiao was stunned by this scene. She looked at Yi Jiefang's back as he left, then at Zhang Guoqing's expression. When had her man chosen to take psychology?
Or have these two good friends reached the point of mutual understanding, finding comfort from the depths of their souls?
"What's with that weird look!" Zhang Guoqing saw that she was just trying to be funny, so he didn't ask any more questions. He looked around and asked curiously, "Where are the children?"
Zhou Jiao chuckled, "I'm going to the Cheng family with my mom to see the baby. I heard that my aunt and grandma will be back at the end of the year."
Zhang Guoqing raised his eyebrows. Did he get wind of this?
Zhou Jiao, who knew Zhang Guoqing's every move well, looked at him with questioning surprise. Could it be that the old lady and her husband had another reason to come back?
Thinking of Yi Jiefang's arrival just now and the two of them gathering in the study as usual, Zhou Jiao's heart skipped a beat and she looked at Zhang Guoqing uneasily.
"It's nothing serious, let's talk about it later." Zhang Guoqing didn't jump to any conclusions. Some things had to be discussed when the couple returned to their room at night.
Logically speaking, the Yi family's decision had nothing to do with his family, but was that really the case? Even if he said this, Zhou Jiao probably wouldn't believe it.
In a chess game, the most feared outcome is a change. And then there's the Fang family, who are allied with the Yi family, and the Mo family, who share a close brotherly bond with Old Yi. If these three families truly were to join forces, coupled with the anomaly of his father-in-law, would history change? He had no idea.
Zhou Jiao understood and stopped talking about this topic.
After cleaning the kitchen, Aunt Chen came in after drying her hands. She saw the young couple playing chess and chatting with each other, and she smiled knowingly.
"Busy or not, I want to tell you something."
Zhou Jiao immediately put down the chess piece in her hand and let Aunt Chen take a seat first. She had sincere respect for this aunt who was like a family member to many of them.
Aunt Chen pondered her words and said, "Lately, Liuyi and Wuyi have been going to the repair shop quite often. I've seen the soldiers there welcome them very much. Do you have time to ask the children?"
After saying this, she looked at Zhang Guoqing and Zhou Jiao sheepishly, feeling like she was telling tales. But when she asked the two young masters, they just kept saying they were just joking.
Where else could she go if there wasn't something fun? Although she hadn't gone in, she had heard some things, such as that it was full of dangerous goods. What if a child that young went in and got hit?
Unlike the dangerous repair shop Aunt Chen knew, Zhang Guoqing knew it inside out. He had always loved going there when he first arrived in Beijing.
But he really had to ask the children. If everything was fine, he wouldn't worry at all. After all, they were already grown boys, but how big were these two little ones?
He looked at Zhou Jiao, who was frowning, and explained, "The repair station focuses on maintenance tasks. It's usually responsible for repairing military equipment, heavy weapons, and equipment mid-term repairs. Its technical support scope is quite broad. I guess the kids are more interested in the scrapped items in there."
Aunt Chen was still confused after hearing what he said, but it didn't stop her from discovering. "Yes, Xiaowu's guess should be right. Every time they go there, they change into old clothes and come back with oil stains on their clothes. I'm worried that they are still young and can get hurt by something."
Zhang Guoqing smiled gratefully at Aunt Chen. This was his fault as a father; he should have noticed his sons' recent unusual behavior long ago.
For example, I spend more and more time on studying, often draw and gesture while talking to others, and always take time to ask myself some professional questions.
He guessed that the few books and magazines he and his wife had collected during their five years of college had been torn to pieces by them. Especially if he was right, they were planning to do it themselves.
Not to mention that the repair shop was originally built to the scale of a military-grade ordnance repair shop, and it also has a more comprehensive range of tools and equipment than any other shop on the market. It's truly the perfect place for learning and practicing.
As for how the little ones got in? That was even simpler. Even if others didn't consider the children's grandfather's face, with him in the General Logistics Department, as long as they didn't enter the confidential area or do dangerous work, they would definitely have no problem getting into the compound.
Zhou Jiao didn't need Zhang Guoqing to explain; she already understood the situation and wasn't too worried. Given her sons' intelligence, they wouldn't be so stupid as to let anyone notice their unusual precocity. At most, they'd just be taking things apart and then putting them back together for some fun.
And the facts are indeed as expected.
A little while later, when Miao Lishan brought the twins home, she and Zhang Guoqing took the time to ask a question. Looking at the children's eyes shining with excitement, they were speechless.
"Mom, you have no idea, there are so many great treasures in there. But some of the uncles in there are also very capable. We have secretly learned a lot of knowledge that is not in the books. They don't treat us as children. As long as we ask, they are happy to explain. From what we observe, they have nothing to do now, so they just happen to chat with us."
Wuyi got excited and stretched out his arms to gesture. "It's such a big warehouse, and it's full of scrap. It's not just the scrap telegraphs, there are also three scrapped engines. A lot of the stuff is obsolete imported goods. Do you know which countries they were manufactured in?"
"Haha, it's like the United Nations! There's even German writing on one of the generators, but unfortunately the old men don't understand it, and we don't dare to tell them what it says."
Zhang Guoqing looked at his son with amusement and asked, "Then what are you doing in there? Did you tear it all down?"
"Yeah, there are still some things that haven't been moved. We went in there with Heitou to look for his dad twice. After we got familiar with each other, his dad started answering our questions and even took apart scraps and explained them to us brothers."
Seeing Zhou Jiao's worried expression, Liuyi comforted her, "Mom, we two brothers are covering for each other, so nothing will happen. We even brought a bottle of good wine for the warehouse manager. He said as long as we're careful not to get hit, it won't matter anyway because they're just scrap."
Things weren't that simple. Zhou Jiao had no intention of stopping them, though. Suppressing the children's enthusiasm for learning was tantamount to destroying them.
She nodded with a smile on her face. "Okay. If you run into trouble, remember to ask your dad for help. If that doesn't work, you can ask your grandpa for help."
Zhang Guoqing glanced at her and looked at his sons, "Dad will take you to meet some uncles later, so you don't have to go through so much trouble sneaking around in the future."
If he couldn't even handle this, was he still a man? It was just inconvenient now, otherwise he would have built the best laboratory for his sons.
Wu Yiyi heard him say that, scratched his head with a chuckle, and glanced at him, "Dad, I want to apply for some funding from you, is that okay? We want to buy some spare parts, and by the way, clean up a room in the backyard bungalow and use it as a workshop for us."
Oh, a studio and applying for funding? Looks like they're going to have a lot of fun. Zhang Guoqing laughed and pointed at his wife, "I'll take care of the space, but you've got the wrong person. For the money, you should talk to our Minister of Finance."
The brothers Liuyi and Wuyi smiled at each other. It's true that all the money in the family is in his mother's hands, so he has to ask her for help.
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