The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 727 - 696: Direction, Letter_1

Chapter 727: Chapter 696: Direction, Letter_1

While Huo Yingjie was calculating, someone knocked on the door outside.

Zhou Yuanchao, Qian Miaomiao, Tang Xinliang, along with Qian Feng and Wu Hao, came over together.

Huo Yingjie smiled and said, "There are stools over there. Move them here and sit around the table."

A few people moved the stools over and sat around Huo Yingjie, with Zhou Yuanchao sitting opposite him.

Everyone began discussing the new project.

"Boss, what project have we been assigned?" Zhou Yuanchao couldn’t wait to ask, eager to work with the boss.

Huo Yingjie took out the confidential document, placed it on the table, and said, "Sign your names."

Zhou Yuanchao was the first to sign his name, followed by the others. It was a necessary procedure.

"Our new project is to research special materials for engines," Huo Yingjie said; it was already quite difficult compared to other projects.

However, what was difficult for others was not for him.

"Ah? That’s the one?" Zhou Yuanchao gave a wry smile. "No wonder they used a first-level directive to transfer you here."

"What’s the matter?" Huo Yingjie asked. "Did you hear some news?"

"I heard that the Yanjing Research Institute has been researching it for two years, and now that the project has come to us, they must have made no progress," Zhou Yuanchao said wryly. "This is a tough nut to crack! Not easy to chew at all!"

"Hehe, no rush. I’ll lead you to chew on this tough nut," Huo Yingjie said with a laugh. "Be confident, I already have a rough idea."

"Really? Boss?" Qian Miaomiao was excited, hoping to complete the project ahead of time like before, no matter what project they got.

Huo Yingjie smiled and said, "When have I ever talked big! Alright, you can go back now. I’ll give you three days to hand over your work. Then we can start working together."

"Mm, mm, I’ll go back and handover right away," Qian Miaomiao said with a smile, unable to wait to join Huo Yingjie’s team.

Everyone was very excited, especially the two newcomers. They had already heard about Huo Yingjie’s prowess from Qian Miaomiao outside, and they too wanted to witness a genius’s elegance through work.

They each returned to their tasks, and Huo Yingjie continued with his work.

All morning, Huo Yingjie remained hunched over, writing without stopping for a moment.

Looking at the time, it was time for lunch.

Huo Yingjie stood up, opened the safe, checked it inside and out, and only after that did he put the draft paper and document bag inside. Then he set up a barrier before locking it.

In this world, no one but Huo Yingjie could open this safe.

At the same time, Huo Yingjie did not want any traitors in his team. He had already scanned their consciousness with Divine Sense earlier. Fortunately, they were all loyal, and he could share the analyzed data with them with peace of mind.

Zhou Yuanchao called Huo Yingjie to go to lunch together.

Some people he knew from before came over to greet Huo Yingjie when they saw him.

After lunch, Huo Yingjie took an hour’s nap before returning to the office to continue refining various documents.

At six o’clock in the evening, he left work on time, not wanting to work overtime even for an extra minute.

For three full days, Huo Yingjie kept to the work schedule, not being late or leaving early, but also not working overtime.

Three days later, five people came to report.

Huo Yingjie had already prepared complete materials and plans.

He assigned work according to their abilities, and by working together, they achieved more with less effort and high efficiency.

Zhou Yuanchao had two centimeters thick of materials in his hands. Qian Miaomiao and Tang Xinliang also had substantial amounts, and even Wu Hao and Qian Feng each had one centimeter thick of materials.

"Boss, is this the plan you’ve made in these three days?" Qian Miaomiao was surprised. It’s common for the person in charge to set a plan and direction for a project.

This was a very crucial step. If the person in charge got the direction wrong at this stage, it could result in the entire project yielding no results and having to start from scratch, wasting time and effort.

"Yes!" Huo Yingjie nodded. "Your desks are behind the bookshelf, those few there. These materials should be handed to me when you’re not looking at them, to be kept safe in my safe."

Zhou Yuanchao was used to the boss’s style and joked, "From now on, I’ll firmly follow the boss to enjoy the better things in life."

"Alright, let’s not talk about that. Everyone, go and read the materials. We’ll discuss them tomorrow," Huo Yingjie instructed. "Everyone is welcome to express their opinions, and if there are good suggestions, we can add them!"

"Yes, Boss," Zhou Yuanchao nodded. "Come on, let’s go through the materials quickly. If we can complete this project, we’ll definitely receive a good reward."

All were young people who valued honor and rewards highly, as these related to career grades and living standards.

The materials distributed by the research institute were only enough for basic life.

If you wanted to live well, eat well, and use good things, you had to work hard.

As long as you completed the tasks with quality and quantity, you could always get a lot of rewards. You wouldn’t have to worry about food and drink for your family, and you could even send some stuff back home to your parents to show filial piety.

They all read the materials together.

Huo Yingjie continued with his work, writing and drawing at his desk.

These materials were not allowed out of the office; when leaving, they needed to be handed to Huo Yingjie.

And so, Huo Yingjie began his busy research work in the technology research institute.

During the busy day, Huo Yingjie had no time to miss his family.

But at night, he felt lonely.

Unable to be with his wife, Huo Yingjie could only gaze at her photo every day.

Chief Engineer Sun affirmed Huo Yingjie’s working status and encouraged him to do well.

Huo Yingjie’s project was proceeding in an orderly fashion. If not for the occasional shortage of microelements in the raw materials, their experiments would have been even smoother.

Miles apart, the bright moon carries my affection, but Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian loved each other deeply, so they didn’t feel the hardship.

Unable to meet, they wrote letters often.

Huo Yingjie was fearless; after all, the letters sent from the institute didn’t need stamps. He simply dropped them off with Director Liu, who would check them before affixing stamps from other places and changing the return address to send them out.

The transmission of letters was the most romantic medium when unable to meet face to face.

Director Liu had gotten used to Huo Yingjie’s letters; if one day he didn’t see a letter from Huo Yingjie, he would turn everything over to see if it got lost.

Ah, a true romantic at heart indeed!

However, Director Liu also sighed at heart, thinking about how difficult it was for the two young people to have gone through so much and still be together.

Whether sending or receiving letters, Director Liu would always make sure to send the letters out or bring them to Huo Yingjie at the earliest opportunity after inspecting them.

Huo Yingjie was quite familiar with Director Liu from previous dealings and didn’t feel embarrassed.

After all, the letters were written to his wife and children – perfectly affectionate, reasonable, and legitimate!