After Xiao Zhou made the call, he pushed the door open and looked in secretly a few times.
Meng Hechuan inside had already closed his eyes, folded up his sleeves, and had gauze wrapped around his arms, but he was already buried in a large number of documents.
Xiao Zhou knew very well how important work was to Meng Hechuan, and he didn't dare to disturb him at this time.
I could only quietly retreat to the door and stamp my feet to count the time.
The lights in Meng Hechuan's office remained on until late at night, and the noise of discussion gradually died down.
Meng Hechuan rubbed his swollen nose bone and finally put down the pen in his hand.
Teacher Wang also breathed a sigh of relief. He looked over the rough paper with the final result written on it again and again, carefully folded it into a square and handed it to his assistant.
"It's a good thing you're back, otherwise something serious would have happened." Teacher Wang took a sip of hot tea to warm himself up, "The institute is still short of people..."
There are very few well-rounded talents like Meng Hechuan. Once something happens and he takes a break, the entire research progress will be seriously slowed down.
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"I am old after all, and things abroad are updated very quickly, and my thinking is not as active as you young people." Teacher Wang looked at the other researchers in the office, "People outside think that the entire aerospace team is full of talented researchers, but in fact, there are less than ten people who can make a difference..."
It was only after Teacher Wang came to the team that he realized how hard Meng Hechuan had worked over the years.
The research and development of domestic aircraft is an extremely complex and difficult task.
Under the objective conditions of limited funding and strength of the aerospace brigade, Meng Hechuan was almost treated as three people in the first few years.
In the initial stage of the project, he worked non-stop, let alone taking a break.
We need to understand and disassemble foreign advanced technologies, and go down to various provinces and cities to find suitable precision factories to serve as the midstream end.
When on a business trip, it is common to visit three cities in three days.
In fact, Meng Hechuan has also discovered this talent issue and has even seriously considered the development in this area.
But now is not a good time to discuss this in detail.
He has wasted too much time...
Meng Hechuan frequently looked at his watch, put the coat on the back of the chair over his arm, and said apologetically, "Teacher Wang, I still need your care for the follow-up matters of the mold opening. You have worked hard today and waited for me for so long. Go back and rest first."
"Yes, yes, your body hasn't fully recovered yet, so you need to go back and rest as soon as possible."
Everyone came out of the office and went their separate ways.
It was almost midnight, so it was not suitable to drive on the brigade's main road.
Meng Hechuan asked Xiao Zhou to wait in front of the office building, and he trotted towards the auditorium.
The weather in the first month of the year was changeable. Just after the beginning of spring, the temperature, which had been warming up for a few days, suddenly dropped sharply again.
Meng Hechuan suddenly felt a chill on the tip of his nose.
He slowed down and looked up at the dark sky.
It’s snowing in Jingzhou again.
He exhaled and looked back at the dark auditorium door. He looked around for a while but didn't see anyone.
His handsome brows were slightly furrowed, and white smoke rose from his lips from time to time as he breathed in and out.
The weather was so cold and he was delayed for two or three hours. It was also right for Bai Yan not to stand at the door and go back to the dormitory first.
Meng Hechuan turned around and walked away two steps, his eyes scanning the floor which was covered with a thin layer of white snow foam due to the snow, and his eyes brightened again.
He turned around and strode to the sheltered corner to look for someone.
Bai Yan appeared in his sight so beautifully.
The girl in front of me was wrapped in the big coat given by Aunt Zhang, with her little head buried between her knees, revealing half of her profile.
His eyes were narrowed, as if he was asleep, but his brows were still furrowed in a frown.
Meng Hechuan had clearly deliberately slowed down his pace, but after only two or three steps, the person on the ground had already raised his head.
Her sleepy eyes were filled with vigilance. When she saw the person coming, Bai Yan was stunned for a moment and rubbed her eyes several times with her hands.
"You - Meng Hechuan -"
Meng Hechuan took off his clothes as he walked, and the coat with his body temperature and scent fell on Bai Yan's body.
He sat down next to her and leaned forward.
There were snowflakes on Bai Yan's lips, and when he kissed her, she felt a little cold.
"Yes, it's me."
A day without seeing each other feels like three years, and their noses are touching.
Meng Hechuan let go of Bai Yan only when their breathing became increasingly unstable. "Have you been waiting for a long time?"
Bai Yan didn't have a watch, so she didn't know the exact time. She just kept shaking her head and said, "It's okay for me to go back to the dormitory. I might as well wait for you here, because I know you will come."
The unconditional trust warmed Meng Hechuan's heart.
"The research institute encountered some problems. I was delayed after I came from the hospital. It was not appropriate to ask Xiao Zhou to inform you in front of other people, making you wait for so long."
Meng Hechuan took the girl's cold hand and warmed it up for her. "If I don't show up for more than half an hour in the future, you can't wait any longer."
When he learned that he was going to be discharged from the hospital in the afternoon, Meng Hechuan asked Xiao Zhou to find Bai Yan in advance and tell her that he was being discharged today and that he would find a chance to visit her in Aunt Zhang's dormitory in the kitchen later.
Bai Yan was very happy when she received the news.
But she has to attend a farewell party for the teachers of Jingzhou University today, which will probably end at around eight o'clock.
The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and both had thoughts and questions they wanted to tell each other.
Bai Yan thought about it and asked Xiao Zhou to tell him that after the farewell party, she would find an excuse to wait for him at the entrance of the auditorium.
But I didn’t expect that I would have to wait until the early morning.
She had no watch and didn't know what time it was.
Letting go of Meng Hechuan's hand, Bai Yan pulled open his sleeve to look at his watch——
Twelve:04 in the morning.
Exceeded.
It's a bit of a pity.
Bai Yan looked up and smiled, "What a loss! Chief Engineer Meng rushed here at this time. My birthday has already passed, so I can't ask for a gift for you."
She stood up and said, "Why does it feel like the temperature has dropped again at night? You just got out of the hospital today, so you'd better not stay here in the wind. Let's go..."
Before she could stand firmly, Meng Hechuan suddenly pulled her arm again.
Bai Yan fell into his arms and was taken back to the corner of the auditorium door.
The two of them hugged each other in an ambiguous posture.
"What's wrong?"
Meng Hechuan didn't say anything, but just put his chin lightly on her shoulder, raised his hand around her arm, and revealed the watch on his wrist.
Bai Yan had no idea what he was up to and tilted her head to look at him.
Her fingertips felt cold and she turned her head again. Meng Hechuan held her hand and gently turned the crown on the watch, slowly turning the paused hour hand backwards, round by round.
The long and short hour hands were moving back regularly, one step, two steps—
The time on the watch finally stopped at 23:55.
Meng Hechuan motioned for her to check the time on his watch, "This is my watch. This is the day that we are alone together, a day that belongs to us. As long as we haven't spent it, your birthday hasn't passed yet."
Mr. Meng is self-taught and can speak sweet words with ease.
He gently kissed the strands of hair on Bai Yan's side, "Ayan, these five minutes belong to us alone. Happy birthday to you."
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