The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 735 - 704: Overtime, Genius_1

Chapter 735: Chapter 704: Overtime, Genius_1

Chief Engineer Sun couldn’t help but let out a muted, amused laugh. This Huo Yingjie, what an extraordinary man!

He wondered whether Huo Yingjie could complete the task before the year’s end?

After all, this was a task that the Yanjing Research Institute had spent two years on and had yet to complete, and now it had been handed over to their Nan City Technology Research Institute. Could they really finish it in just half a year?

If it were true, how wonderful would that be!

Just thinking about it made Chief Engineer Sun’s heart bloom with joy, and his spirits were lifted!

Huo Yingjie was a genius!

Geniuses can create miracles, can’t they?

He would just wait and enjoy the show!

Chief Engineer Sun not only supported Huo Yingjie’s work in his heart but also instructed other departments to fully cooperate with Huo Yingjie’s needs, making sure that the research and experiments were conducted smoothly, without a moment’s delay.

Zhou Yuanchao and the other researchers were accustomed to working overtime.

Previously, they were unaccustomed to Huo Yingjie’s leisurely pace.

Now that they were working overtime and the pace had picked up, they didn’t feel as tired; the most important thing was that Boss Huo Yingjie had already done most of the guiding work.

With everyone heading in the right direction, as long as they kept moving forward, they would reach the end of the road.

But if the direction were wrong, and they realized halfway, they would have to turn back and start over.

Even if they moved quickly, repeated wrong turns would slow them down.

Huo Yingjie had grown thinner than usual because of his work, but to avoid worrying his wife, he intentionally ate a bit more to prevent himself from losing too much weight.

As the weather grew colder, He Tiantian made a lot of salted chicken and salted goose and sent them to Huo Yingjie.

If He Tiantian were not worried that the cured meat might spoil, she would have sent that to Huo Yingjie as well.

Recently, He Tiantian had made some homemade beef sauce and sent plenty to Huo Yingjie, which was especially delicious with rice.

Huo Yingjie also shared it with others, and everyone praised it.

While Huo Yingjie’s work was fulfilling and busy, He Tiantian’s studies had also reached a critical period with final exams just a week away.

After this exam, when school resumes after the New Year, jobs would be assigned based on three years’ grades and overall performance.

He Tiantian had already secured a position to stay at the school after discussing with Teacher Chen.

However, scoring well in this final exam before graduation would certainly be the icing on the cake, so He Tiantian was working very hard.

The children, perhaps sensing their mother’s busyness, went to sleep early at night.

He Tiantian then began to study her books and accounts with earnest.

When it was time for the exam, Huang Jingli finally came to school.

Because she had been on leave for so long, Huang Jingli worried about doing poorly and had been studying very hard at home.

Heavenly Huang does not let down those who work hard, and Huang Jingli did quite well.

While Huang Jingli was taking her exams, Mother Wu strolled through the local market.

With the economic reforms, fresh markets had spontaneously appeared in some corners of the city.

Here, there was no need to queue or rise early; one only needed money to buy fresh vegetables, chicken, duck, fish, and meat, which is why Mother Wu always shopped at the market.

Seeing how hard her daughter-in-law had been working recently, Mother Wu decided to give her a good nourishment boost.

Mother Wu, after careful selection, bought a large basket of items before returning home.

Near her home, she noticed someone pacing back and forth at the mouth of the alley, wanting to enter but not daring to.

Initially, Mother Wu didn’t pay much attention, but as she passed by the woman, she immediately recognized her as the person who had dragged her daughter-in-law by the hair, and last time, because of those big-character posters, the whole affair became public knowledge, her daughter-in-law got agitated, and her grandson nearly died.

Although they had reported it to the police, they never found out who was responsible for the act.

Mother Wu had wanted to make a scene at Lin Xiaoru’s place, but considering her daughter-in-law needed care, she had never found the opportunity.

She never expected Lin Xiaoru would actually come to her.

Mother Wu raised the basket in her hand and smashed it onto Lin Xiaoru, scolding, "You trash, what are you doing here? Are you looking to take advantage of my family because we are down? Now that you’re here, I will beat you every time I see you... "

Lin Xiaoru had actually come to find Huang Jingli, but she hadn’t expected to encounter a shrew like Mother Wu and kept retreating.

"You old hag, don’t get cocky, I’ll make your whole family regret this." After saying that, Lin Xiaoru ran off.

Staying here would only attract more onlookers.

If the police came, she wouldn’t have a good explanation for being there.

Mother Wu had not yet finished beating or scolding to her satisfaction when Lin Xiaoru ran away.

"You despicable person, always plotting behind people’s backs, you’ll capsize in a gutter sooner or later..." Mother Wu cursed unabashedly as Lin Xiaoru fled.

By the time He Tiantian brought Huang Jingli back, they could still hear Mother Wu cursing while cooking.

After He Tiantian escorted Huang Jingli home and saw Mother Wu there, she departed, declining Mother Wu and Huang Jingli’s invitation to stay.

Since it was winter break, He Tiantian could finally relax.

There was no need to go to school or to review.

He Tiantian immediately headed to the shop to calculate the accounts for the past week; everything matched up with no discrepancies, and the profits were as good as ever, which pleased her greatly.

With only half a month left until the New Year, the braised meat shop introduced a new product, cured sausages. The freshly stuffed sausages could be taken home by customers to be air-dried, and they were in such high demand that supplies couldn’t keep up.

He Tiantian also announced that at the end of the year, everyone would receive a big red envelope with many benefits.

People were already happy with the high wages they received here, but even happier during the holidays when they could expect additional bonuses and benefits.

While everyone was busy working, He Tiantian received a letter from Huo Zhekun, sent by Qian Shikun’s son, Qian Zhigao.

He Tiantian didn’t read it, and when she went to help at the shop the next day, she personally handed it to Qian Shikun.

Receiving the letter from his son, Qian Shikun was very happy; he opened it in front of He Tiantian and Sun Sihao, visibly moved yet delighted.

Seeing this, He Tiantian was puzzled.

Sun Sihao quietly asked, "Brother Qian, what exactly is happening? You should tell us."

"Ah, they couldn’t come before because the child’s mother was ill. After some recuperation and her health improved, they planned to come over," Qian Shikun said. "He wrote down the date, and I estimate that in another week, our family will be reunited."

"That is truly wonderful," He Tiantian smiled. "Right, have you prepared all the bedding and stuff for your home, and the things for the New Year?"

"The bedding and furniture are all ready, I’ll buy some New Year’s goods after work," Qian Shikun said, his mood buoyant like he had endless energy.

Sun Sihao said with a smile, "I’ll go with you tonight to help you carry things."

"Thanks a lot," replied Qian Shikun, "Come on, let’s get to work, and we can talk about other things after we’re off."

He Tiantian was indeed happy to see Qian Shikun reuniting with his family.