The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 214 Half a Month’s Vacation_1

Chapter 214: Chapter 214 Half a Month’s Vacation_1

Hearing Huo Yingjie’s words, Director Liu was stunned.

Oh my, not only is Huo Yingjie good at scientific research, but he also has a firm stance and very noble thoughts!

"To date without the aim of marriage is to play the rogue," well said. It doesn’t delay oneself, nor does it delay the other party.

"That’s right, you can maintain a firm stance, truly worthy of being a good young person in our institute," Director Liu said with a smile, "I was just afraid that your stance wouldn’t be firm and that might lead to problems with your conduct, which could then affect your work. It’s not only a loss for you but also a loss for our entire institute!"

Huo Yingjie’s performance was very outstanding throughout the Weapons Research Institute.

"Director, rest assured, I will not meet with Zhou Yuanyuan in private in the future," Huo Yingjie said. "I will definitely maintain a distance from her and not cross any boundaries."

Director Liu nodded and said, "With you saying so, I can rest assured. Ah, that girl, she’s not as simple as Miaomiao. You should be careful in the future. If possible, you should still contact Zhou Yuanyuan’s family and have them take her away from our institute as soon as possible."

"Oh!" Huo Yingjie complied, "I will talk to my family about this."

Only then did Director Liu feel relieved. Zhou Yuanyuan and Huo Yingjie’s families were both extraordinary, and she certainly didn’t want to become a casualty of their power struggles.

"As long as you are aware, you can go back," Director Liu said. "Work is important, but your health is more important. Don’t push yourself too hard."

Huo Yingjie’s diligence was among the top in the institute; otherwise, he would not have fainted from exhaustion last time.

To remember, Huo Yingjie is a top-notch talent in his field, his body and brain are not just his own, but are also national treasures.

While the outside world is not very peaceful, their institute was still fine.

If you’re behind, you’re beaten. The country was already lagging behind other countries. Country M, Country S, both were developing space technologies.

Under such historical lessons, in their institute, the supply of materials and the staffing arrangements were stable without turmoil.

Everyone here is a treasure, and absolutely must not be affected.

Forget it, she’s just the director of an institute, why think so much! As long as she completes her work at hand, that is contributing to the country.

"Director, goodbye." Huo Yingjie stood up, gave a slight nod, and took his leave.

Indeed, coming from a great family, his demeanor, truly impressive!

Huo Yingjie did not return to the dormitory but went directly to Chief Engineer Sun’s office.

"Ah, aren’t you supposed to be resting today? What brings you to my office?" Chief Engineer Sun adjusted his glasses and looked at Huo Yingjie.

"I’m not busy with anything and came to check on the next task," Huo Yingjie said. "Please assign me the work, so I can do some preliminary planning."

Chief Engineer Sun put down his pen and said, "You’ve just completed a task; take a few days off. I wouldn’t want you to end up in the hospital from exhaustion again."

Huo Yingjie laughed and said, "I’m fine, I haven’t been staying up late; I’m not tired."

"Hehe, are you trying to save up some holiday time?" Chief Engineer Sun particularly liked his subordinate Huo Yingjie; he always saw his younger self in Huo Yingjie.

Huo Yingjie replied calmly with a smile, "Yes! I want half a month or twenty days of leave; I’d like to visit my girlfriend."

Chief Engineer Sun laughed and said, "Alright, we who work in scientific research can’t be in the lab all the time. Since you can manage your time well, I’ll assign you the work. After you complete it, I’ll give you half a month’s holiday."

"Thank you, Chief Engineer Sun," Huo Yingjie said. "Please assign me the work, Chief Engineer Sun."

Chief Engineer Sun smiled, took a kraft paper bag from the side, stamped with a top-secret seal.

"Take it back with you. If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can come ask me," said Chief Engineer Sun, though he said it as a matter of course; ever since Huo Yingjie arrived at the institute, he would say this every time he assigned a task, but this kid had never once come to consult him and was always able to complete the tasks.

"Thank you, Chief Engineer Sun," Huo Yingjie expressed his gratitude. He had already received so much help from this gentleman and was always grateful.

Huo Yingjie took the top-secret documents back to his own office, opened the files, and began to allocate the work content and focus inside.

This was a research topic on new missile materials!

It was his forte; it said three months on the assignment, but Huo Yingjie didn’t need that much time.

After resting for a day and a half, everyone saw Huo Yingjie back to work and began to give up their holidays as well.

However, Huo Yingjie told them that after finishing the work, they could have a week to ten days off, which immediately delighted the other three. They each received their respective assignments and started working according to the plan Huo Yingjie had designed, in an orderly manner.

Let’s talk about Zhou Yuanyuan, who arranged to go to the county town with Huo Yingqi on Sunday.

Huo Yingqi rode in a car from their unit to pick Zhou Yuanyuan up from the research institute.

Only then did the young soldiers realize that there was a research institute not far from their station, and their unit had even deployed quite a few people to guard it.

Upon seeing Huo Yingqi, Zhou Yuanyuan couldn’t say a word, just silently shedding tears.

"Yuanyuan, what’s wrong? Did you see Brother Yingjie?" Huo Yingqi asked, quickly pulling out a handkerchief to wipe Zhou Yuanyuan’s tears.

Zhou Yuanyuan choked and said, "I saw him... but he just won’t pay attention to me. When I went to find him, he embarrassed me on the spot, and now everyone is laughing at me."

At the institute, she could only cry secretly.

Now that she was with a close friend, she couldn’t hold back anymore.

Even though Zhou Yuanyuan was a stubborn girl, she was still just a nineteen-year-old.

Feeling so humble and helpless in front of the one she loved!

"Ah, you’re not ignorant of how Brother Yingjie is, stubborn to a fault, responds to gentle rather than harsh treatment. When you confronted him head-on, of course he wasn’t happy," Huo Yingqi said. "Like during the New Year, we rushed things, and that made him quite angry, leaving a bad impression on you."

"Yes!" Zhou Yuanyuan said. "It’s all because I’m too clumsy, not knowing what to do! Yingqi, I really like your brother; I really do! Even though I’ve lost face at the new unit, I still like working here because it means I can be closer to Brother Yingjie."

"I know, that’s why I came to keep you company," said Huo Yingqi. "By the way, Brother Yingjie didn’t come out, did he?"

"No, he doesn’t want to see me; he’s been avoiding me," Zhou Yuanyuan said with a bitter smile, guessing she won’t be able to see Huo Yingjie for a while.

"Oh, truly a pair of bickering lovers; it will take some time to reconcile," Huo Yingqi said. "But don’t worry, you just care for him gradually, affection grows over time. Brother Yingjie isn’t a stone; he’ll warm up to you sooner or later."

Upon hearing Huo Yingqi’s words, Zhou Yuanyuan’s wavering confidence firmed up a bit more.