Ji Nanfeng wiped Ruan Tang's tears and held her in his arms.
Three years ago, the research and development work at the base where Ji Xiaodi and Gao Qin worked came to a standstill because of lack of money. Even the scientists' three meals a day could not be guaranteed.
The director of the institute returned to Beijing to apply for research funding, but due to pressure from the US funding base, there was no hope of getting the funding.
The person in charge had no choice but to knock on the door of Ji's house.
This person in charge is Ji Xiaodi's mentor. He had read Ji Xiaodi's file and knew that the Ji family had connections.
The Ji family politely invited the tutor in and asked him to stay at the Ji family for the next few days. They would inform him as soon as there was any news.
Minister Ji started applying for funding after returning to work. After some maneuvering, he finally got a sum of money approved under another name. However, for those engaged in scientific research, this was a drop in the bucket.
Ruan Tang thought about it again and again, and discussed with Ji Nanfeng and his son: sell the house.
Over the years, with Ruan Tang's insistence, the wages of all the people in the Ji family were saved one by one to buy a house.
Ji Nanfeng and his son had no objection, but they were worried that Ruan Tang would be wronged.
Ruan Tang shook her head. "I can't even live in all those houses. It's better to spend the money wisely. Besides, I have selfish motives. I can't bear to see the experiment that Xiaoqin and I have been researching for seven years come to a halt just because of pressure from Mi Zi!"
Just buy another house.
You can earn more money if you want.
Ruan Tang's sale of the house attracted the attention of the whole province. They suspected that the house price would fall, so Ruan Tang sold it.
In order to avoid causing panic, Ruan Tang explained to everyone in the province that she was selling her house to fund scientific research projects.
The director of the research institute lives in Ji's house, and the provincial medical staff only need to ask a few questions to know the truth of the matter.
When Ruan Tang sold off all of his properties, even the houses that Ruan's father and mother, and Uncle Xie and Aunt Xie had saved up over the years were all sold off, and the whole province was deeply moved.
They seemed to have met a different Dean Ruan.
I don't know who first said it, but they've bought so many houses with President Ruan, and if they can, they can sell one or two to help their own scientists. Isn't that more meaningful than holding the property in their own hands?!
This call was supported by all the people in the province.
Because there was such a large-scale sell-off in the market, this matter directly alarmed the higher-ups!
The Youth Daily, where President Liu works, even followed up on the incident.
Patients and their families who had received treatment at the Provincial No. 1 Hospital took the lead in donating, and patriotic enterprises also donated.
Some overseas Chinese even contacted Shengyi and expressed their willingness to help purchase foreign parts and generators for scientists' research.
When Ji Xiaodi's mentor returned to the base, he did so with a smile on his face.
He said that within three years, they would give everyone a conclusion.
Just as he said, in three years, just three years, their country's 100th domestically produced large aircraft has completed test flights and is ready to go into mass production!
There are even other countries that have placed orders to purchase China's large aircraft!
The research institute, which originally relied entirely on donations from patriotic people from all walks of life, finally broke through the pressure of American capital and saw returns on all its investments.
After the news appeared in the newspaper, the whole province was in an uproar.
When the medical staff were sharing the good news, the higher authorities sent a plaque to the Provincial First Hospital: China's leading patriotic hospital.
This honor is unique in the country.
This also means that their provincial hospital is a nationally certified hospital!
Even a piece of vacant land of more than 300 mu was granted to Ruan Tang to subsidize all the medical staff and workers who donated.
They said that the country will not let down every patriot.
After a unanimous decision from the provincial government, the land was put aside for the time being. They already had a family compound to live in, so there was no need to rush to build a house when they needed the money.
Ruan Tang's thoughts were brought back by Ji Nanfeng's words.
Ji Nanfeng sighed and held Ruan Tang in his arms, "You have taken care of me for more than ten years. Now that this house is given to you, you can keep it..."
"What nonsense! How can I have this house? My younger brother and Xiaoqin risked half their lives to get it. When Xiao Huanyan grows up, we'll give it all to her. We have such a large piece of land. We can build a row of small courtyard houses. We'll be surrounded by colleagues. If we need anything, we can just shout. It will definitely be more comfortable than living alone."
Ruan Tang couldn't help but mutter, "I don't know when we'll see each other again. We're both old now, and our children are grown up."
Ji Nanfeng blew gently, and Ruan Tang's white hair fluttered in the wind. "Yes, we are all old too."
Xiaobai is already seventeen, they are indeed old.
Influenced by Ji Nanfeng, Xiaobai entered the military academy early and is in love with He Kun and Meng Yun's daughter He Mu.
The two were childhood sweethearts and had secretly held hands when they were sixteen or seventeen years old. One time, when Xiaobai was sending He Mu home, the two secretly kissed under a small tree and were caught by He Kun who had just come out to take out the trash.
He Kun was so angry that he almost exploded. He punched Xiao Bai's front teeth and knocked them out. He also threatened: "Even if your parents come, it won't help."
In the end, Meng Yun couldn't resist saying, "Your mental state is really poor. You've been preparing your daughter mentally since she was two or three years old, and now she's sixteen and she's still not prepared?"
He Kun was so angry that his eyes almost popped out of his head. "How can that be the same! She's only sixteen years old. Our Mu Mu is only sixteen, and this brat is already biting her!"
Meng Yun didn't care about He Kun who was jumping around happily. She took one of them in each hand and walked into the house. She called Ruan Tang and asked Xiaobai to stay at home for dinner.
Xiaobai kept calling her Aunt Meng. He not only actively admitted his mistake, but also said that he would take responsibility. When he got home, he would let Ruan Tang and Ji Nanfeng come to propose marriage.
Although Meng Yun was happy that Xiaobai was responsible, she still criticized the two harshly. At this age, they should be learning knowledge...
Xiaobai accepted the advice obediently and said that he would restrain himself and focus on his studies in the future.
Meng Yun was even more delighted after hearing this. She praised Xiao Bai to He Kun, who had a sullen face, for being teachable and saying that she had not misjudged him.
Xiaobai ate and took away the braised pork made by He's mother and took it home.
As soon as Xiaobai left, the He family criticized He Mu harshly again, and did not stop until she promised not to let Xiaobai take advantage of her in the future.
After sending He Mutian upstairs to do his homework, the He family turned around and surrounded He Kun.
"If Xiaobai is scared away, where will we find such a powerful in-law in the future? When Xiaomu marries into the Ji family, there won't be any conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, or between sister-in-law and sister-in-law. Isn't that worry-free enough?"
Even if the He family members kept asking for his opinion, He Kun refused to give in.
The next day, Ji's family brought rich gifts and Xiaobai, who was beaten black and blue, to apologize, and proposed an engagement first, and then get married as soon as the two graduated from university.
But He Kun refused. No matter how the He family persuaded him, He Kun stubbornly refused to get engaged.
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