"Oh my, my great-grandson, please stop jumping around." Yan Guofeng hugged his great-grandson tightly, afraid that he would fall. But the naughty boy kept jumping and flopping in one direction, determined not to give up until he achieved his goal. "If you jump a few more times, your great-grandfather won't be able to hold you anymore."
The little guy looked at the old man and followed his instructions, "Grandpa." He pointed in the direction of the laboratory and said, "Mom, I want it."
"No, Mom is working. Can we wait here? Mom won't leave. She'll come out when she's done. You'll be able to see her right away."
"No!"
"I want my mother."
"Mother."
The three little guys were making trouble together and Yan Guofeng couldn't do anything about it.
"Mr. Yan, why don't you call Comrade Zhong out?" Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong felt worse than Yan Guofeng. If they were too light, they were afraid they wouldn't be able to hold him, and if they were too heavy, they were afraid he would hurt them; it couldn't be too light, nor too heavy, and that was exactly what they were in now.
Yan Guofeng shook his head. "It's not appropriate to call someone out right after they've just gone in."
"But, it's not a good idea for Liji and the others to keep making such a fuss. If she starts crying later..."
"Calm down," Yan Guofeng said, then stood up and walked back and forth holding his great-grandson. "Oh, stop making noise! Why don't we wait for mommy outside? It's tiring to keep making noise. You'll be hungry soon..."
Speaking of the children being hungry, Yan Guofeng stopped and looked back at Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong.
"I almost forgot, if the children are hungry, what will they eat?"
"The cafeteria should be able to set up a special kitchen. I'll go there later, give some money, and ask the kitchen staff to help Li Ji and the others stew a few bowls of eggs." There was no other way, but they had to provide enough eggs. You have to know that they are very busy at work; three meals a day, plus midnight snacks, for dozens of people.
Yan Guofeng nodded. "Okay, I'll trouble you to go there later. It would be even better if you could make some minced meat and vegetables. The children will be spending a lot of time at the institute, and eating egg custard all the time is too monotonous."
"Mr. Yan, if it's really not possible, let Comrade Feng make it. Can Comrade Wang and the others send it over? We don't need to send ours, but the children's can't be compromised."
Adults can eat in the cafeteria and get enough nutrition, but children are too young and have weak stomachs, so they eat bland food and definitely can't eat in the cafeteria. Therefore, the only solution is to prepare the food at home and have it delivered.
Yan Guofeng nodded involuntarily, "We'll just deal with it today."
"Okay, I'll go to the cafeteria when I'm free later." Gu Lingguo nodded quickly. It was hard to say. It was one thing whether the people in the cafeteria were willing or not.
If the comrades in the cafeteria are unwilling, he can only go home.
As they were talking, Goudan came out covered in dust.
"Goudan, is it clean?" Fang Guozhong asked quickly.
Goudan made three beeping sounds as a response to them.
"After a while, the dust will settle and the air will be fresh, so you can go in." There was a cool breeze in the corridor, which they could bear, but they were worried that the children were too young to bear it.
Goudan took a look at the noisy children and wanted to hug them, but they were too dusty and it was not suitable for him to get close to them. Therefore, he gave up the idea, but the children could not give up the idea of playing with him.
If you see this big thing, it means your mother is there and has definitely not left; so, if you see a big thing, you can play with it without worry.
This is the common understanding of children. Big things always stay with their mothers, and if big things are there, their mothers must be there too.
Goudan quickly found a towel to wipe his body, and then went to take the children. The robotic arm had no problem holding three children. As soon as the little balls were in Goudan's hands, they stopped struggling and making noise, and were having a lot of fun.
While Yan Guofeng breathed a sigh of relief, he was also worried that Zhong Yuxiu would need Goudan; however, he had no better way to coax the children down, so he could only watch Goudan holding the children and playing with them.
"Mr. Yan, I'm going to the cafeteria. If I don't come back, I'll go home." Gu Lingguo instructed.
"Okay, thank you for making the trip."
Gu Lingguo said it was his duty, exchanged glances with Fang Guozhong, and left.
Yan Guofeng and Fang Guozhong stood by, watching the children happily play with Goudan. They waited until the newly cleaned laboratory was open to the public before entering. They spread a thin blanket on the floor and laid the children on it. Goudan knelt on the floor to entertain them.
Yan Guofeng and Fang Guozhong didn't know what to say when they saw Goudan playing with a rope in so many ways; he was obviously a robot, but he was better at coaxing children than them.
"Mr. Yan, Goudan is like this, what should we do with Comrade Zhong?"
"Yuxiu should know." That's why I came out to take a look.
Fang Guozhong was speechless. How could he not know? Before, Goudan would follow Comrade Zhong around, but now, when playing with the children, Goudan refused to leave.
Yan Guofeng said: "Forget it, Yuxiu can only rely on herself to work harder."
Who made the children like this? No one had the heart to let them cry like that; not to mention how miserable they looked, it was heartbreaking to see them! The key point was that the little ones were in very good spirits and could cry a lot, alas.
Over here in the cafeteria.
Gu Lingguo gave a few dollars and asked the comrades in the kitchen to help steam twelve bowls of egg custard and keep them warm; at least the children would have something to eat when they were hungry, and as for minced meat and the like, forget it, vegetables were okay, and the children could eat plain vegetables too.
"Comrade Gu, you haven't been here for a long time."
The comrades in the cafeteria had all seen Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong. They used to follow Dean Zhong closely; after that, Dean Zhong went on vacation and they did not come again.
Gu Lingguo smiled and said, "Wherever Dean Zhong goes, we will go."
"Then what are you doing? Stewing so many egg custards?" The person asking this was the canteen chef. The chef was an old man with good spirits and bright eyes.
"Master, this is for Dean Zhong's children. They're here today and will be here often. I'm worried they'll be hungry, so I came to ask if I can make egg custard." Gu Lingguo seemed relieved and said to the master, "I'm glad you and the others agreed. Otherwise, I'd have to go home."
"Oh!" The old master became interested and asked, "How old are Dean Zhong's children? How many are there?"
It’s twelve bowls, not two. If you can’t finish them, it will be a waste.
Gu Lingguo smiled unchanged and said, "Three of them. They have a good appetite and can eat two or three bowls at a time."
"That's fine." The old man asked, "Why don't you come over with your child? We can help take care of the child. Dean Zhong is so busy! She has to work and take care of the child. Where is her partner?"
"Dean Zhong is busy in the laboratory, so the old man from the family came to help take care of the children; but the children are quite clingy, so they have to be brought here." Gu Lingguo did not explain everything, but only mentioned it.
With just this one sentence, the old master and others understood that these three children were probably very attached to their mother; otherwise, it would be impossible for them to be brought to the research institute. Even Dean Zhong, who is such a capable person, is also a kind mother to her children.
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