The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 688 - 657 Negotiations, Easing _1

Chapter 688: Chapter 657 Negotiations, Easing _1

He Tiantian shook her head, "Grandfather and grandmother wouldn’t agree, and my in-laws would be disappointed..."

"What about you?" Huo Yingjie asked, "Why don’t you think of yourself and the child? If I go work there, you and the child can follow, but it’s a closed environment, very boring, and not good for the child’s development."

"Yeah!" He Tiantian said with a bitter face, "If it were just me, I could go with you, but with the child, I want the child to live in a normal environment. Although I’ve never been to your place, I also know it’s very secluded. Even though there are schools and hospitals, it’s still not an open environment."

He Tiantian was somewhat troubled, unsure of what to choose.

"Heh, feeling troubled now?" Huo Yingjie asked softly, "I have been pondering this question."

"What will you do?" He Tiantian asked with a wry smile, "Do you have to go to the backwoods?"

"Not necessarily!" Huo Yingjie said, "Military work is highly confidential, but I can switch to civilian research."

"Is that possible?" He Tiantian’s eyes lit up, twinkling with joy. If that were the case, Huo Yingjie would work in Nan City, and it would be possible to take care of both work and family.

He Tiantian was quite selfish; she only wanted to live with the person she loved and their child.

"It’s possible," Huo Yingjie said, "I just need to make some arrangements."

"That’s great." He Tiantian finally let go of the heavy stone in her heart.

College was three years now, not four years like in later generations.

It was already the second year, and internships started in the latter half of the third year.

But Huo Yingjie was expected to start working by the third year.

As for her, she would continue to muddle through.

He Tiantian had no lofty aspirations of saving the entire world or all of humanity, thoughts she had long abandoned.

"Alright, we’ll strive for it together," He Tiantian said, "But I don’t want to be an obstacle to your progress. If you want to go to the Weapons Research Institute, then go."

"I don’t want to anymore. I’ve already made my contributions in my past life. This time, I want to live for myself, for my family," Huo Yingjie said. Working tirelessly had only resulted in a frail body and a lonely life.

"Mhm." He Tiantian turned and hugged Huo Yingjie tightly, rubbing her little face against the side of his body.

The couple enjoyed the rare quietness together, free from desire, with only the comfort of each other’s company, warm and cozy.

With no more worries, He Tiantian slept particularly well.

The next day, He Tiantian packed some braised meat for Huo Yingjie to take to Professor Wang and Professor Gu, and she also invited a few familiar classmates to come over for a meal.

Although they had a refrigerator at home, leftovers that were not consumed would affect the taste.

Jiang Lifang also took some to the hospital to share with her colleagues.

Grandma Wang was advanced in age and didn’t eat much, so in the end, He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie, the two big eaters, benefited.

He Tiantian sat behind Huo Yingjie on his bicycle, taking in the scenery around her, and she really noticed some changes.

"Brother Yingjie, have you noticed there are some small vendors on the streets?" He Tiantian asked. There were hardly any last year, just a few in the first half of this year, but now there were several along the street, all openly running their shops.

There were traditional craft shops like barber shops and tailors, as well as some small retail stores.

"Yes, if possible, after the New Year, let’s open a shop," Huo Yingjie said. "But for the moment, we don’t have the right people; let’s wait a bit."

"Okay!" He Tiantian nodded vigorously. The shop she wanted to open would require hiring staff, which meant higher costs.

The economy was not yet liberalized, and it was still a fairly strict planned economy. People didn’t have much disposable income. Opening a shop with tasty meat did not guarantee profitability.

She was only responsible for the seasoning, so she had to find someone trustworthy.

However, in Nan City, there wasn’t a suitable person.

In the evening, following Huo Yingjie, He Tiantian was joined by several more people.

Wu Youliang and Huang Jingli, who were in a passionate relationship, estimated they would get married by the end of the year. Hearing that there was delicious food at Yingjie’s home, they insisted on coming over.

As for Cui Ying, she dragged Huashan along with her.

On the school road, they happened to run into Qin Li and Yuan Chengcai.

"Monitors, Cui Ying, what are you two up to?" Qin Li asked enthusiastically, wanting to find an opportunity to mend her relationship with He Tiantian after putting aside the affair with her cousin.

Luckily, Tiantian was always very friendly, which gave Qin Li the courage to step forward and ask.

Huang Jingli was taken aback and gave He Tiantian a look.

Wang Bing and Qin Li were cousins, and Huang Jingli knew a bit about Wang Bing’s previous entanglement with Yingjie.

Huang Jingli wasn’t sure if Tiantian would be willing to have Qin Li over for dinner.

He Tiantian smiled and didn’t reject Qin Li, saying, "The monitor can only eat in the cafeteria regularly, so I invited them to my house for dinner."

"Wow, that’s so nice," said Qin Li. "Tiantian, can Yuan Chengcai and I come too?"

Tiantian was startled; she hadn’t invited them, yet here they were asking if they could come. It seemed bad to refuse, so she nodded and said, "Sure, let’s all go together, the more the merrier."

After Wang Bing’s unlucky incident, Yuan Chengcai was so frightened and relieved he had come to his senses.

Tiantian was attractive, but when compared to prospects and life, the latter were definitely more important.

If he had remained obstinate before, he probably would have been the one ending up in prison or getting shot.

"Then thank you," Qin Li said with a smile, pulling Yuan Chengcai along with her.

When Qin Li passed by the supply and marketing cooperative, she went in and bought two packs of candy and two packs of biscuits.

Cui Ying and Huashan bought some dates.

Wu Youliang and Huang Jingli directly presented their homemade salty chicken, which they had brought from their hometown and had originally planned to give to He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie.

Once back home, several people went to play with the kids.

He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie went to make dinner.

They cooked a pot of rice and made a few vegetarian dishes, some cold and others stir-fried. As for meat dishes, they were serving yesterday’s braised meat.

Since it had been in the fridge and was a bit cold, it needed to be steamed in a steamer to be ready.

As they were heating up the braised meat, its fragrance wafted outside.

Huang Jingli, who was outgoing, and quite familiar with Tiantian, hurried into the kitchen and asked, "Tiantian, what are you cooking in the pot? It smells so good?"

"Hehe, smells good, right?" Tiantian said proudly, "This is my secret recipe. I’ll let you taste it in a bit, and I guarantee you won’t forget it."

Huang Jingli made a wry face, sniffing the air for the aroma and said, "Ah, based on this smell alone, I can’t forget it now; it’s too delicious. Can you tell me how to make it? I want to try too."

He Tiantian smiled and said, "This is a secret recipe. Maybe I’ll even start a business and open a shop with it someday, so I can’t tell you all."

"Oh, I see," said Huang Jingli. If it had been a regular dish, she wouldn’t mind learning it, but since it was claimed to be a secret recipe, she didn’t want to insist on asking anymore.