Back at the headquarters, Guo Junru, Huang Li'an, Sun Xiaoguang, Cai Yangzhi and Jiang Meimei, who had just returned from visiting relatives in their hometown, were barbecuing on the rooftop.

In the dead of night and the sea breeze, a sip of a cold beer is more pleasant than staying in an air-conditioned room. The men were talking, and the ladies were so busy that no matter how much they roasted, they couldn't feed them.

Xia Yao likes this atmosphere, likes to talk and laugh with them, and only by being with them can she not have the pressure of being the fiancée of the largest shareholder.

Sandwiched a piece of freshly roasted chicken thigh onto the plate, and was about to give it to his sweetheart who didn't eat at night, when he heard Sun Xiaoguang shouting behind him: "Sister Lin, let's have some more squid, don't be petty, just a few pieces are not enough to stuff your teeth." ”

Lin Huixian is in her thirties, and she looks no different from a few years ago, wearing a black T-shirt and a pair of tight blue denim shorts, full of curves, full of vitality, and full of sexy.

Her eyes fluttered, and she said angrily: "You grandson monkey, you want to eat your own roast, I am a designer, not a chef." ”

Sun Xiaoguang was happy, turned around and said: "It's a shame that you go to Paris every year, is there a difference between a designer and a chef, aren't they all engaged in art, let you be a chef is to promote you, don't be kind to be a donkey's liver and lungs." ”

In France, chefs do belong to the category of artists, and everyone burst into laughter.

Lin Huixian put the plate heavily in front of him, leaned on Huang Li'an's shoulder, pretended to be a little daughter, and said coquettishly: "Old Huang, beat him, he bullied your wife." ”

Shen Xinru fell into the well, raised his hand and said, "Agree!" ”

"No, so many people." Huang Li'an put down the bottle. grinning and laughing, "Forget it." Save some face for him, and when you have time to settle the new accounts and old accounts together. ”

Jiang Meimei covered her mouth and chuckled: "Comrade Sun, you can't make Mrs. Huang angry in the future." People are pregnant women, if you really get angry and affect the baby in your belly, Director Huang has to play with you. ”

This is definitely amazing news, and the charter is a little incredible, while looking up and down. He laughed and said, "Congratulations, you two have finally crystallized, some time ago I was wondering which of you two has a problem." ”

"You have a problem," Lin Huixian couldn't suffer, pointed at him and scolded with a smile: "Xia Yao, your husband is stupid when he does chemistry experiments, and he crystallizes!" ”

Xia Yao snuggled up to the charter and said with a smile: "The crystallization of love, Sister Lin, he is not wrong." ”

looked at the way they loved each other. Guo Junru quipped: "Charter, Xia Yao, you two should hurry up." Hurry up and give birth to one. Sister Lin has good genes, her children will definitely be beautiful in the future, you give birth to a son, she gives birth to a daughter, and she will be a son and daughter-in-law. ”

Jiang Meimei smiled and trembled, nodded again and again: "This idea is good, I have obtained the certificate anyway, and I can catch up now." ”

Xia Yaoqiao's face turned red, and she didn't know how to speak, Lin Huixian pondered for a moment and said, "Then what if our family gives birth to a son, and Xia Yao and Xia Yao have a daughter?" Wouldn't that be our children's family? ”

The charter forced a smile and nodded pretending to be serious.

Lin Huixian asked in the end: "Why?" The door is not right, and you look down on our small family? ”

"It's not that you look down on you," the charter said with a straight face, "It's that Sister Lin, you are too strong, and sometimes you are a little mean, not a good mother-in-law, I don't want my daughter to suffer." ”

Everyone laughed again, Lin Huixian hugged Huang Li'an, gritted her teeth and hated: "Husband, beat him, beat them, they all insulted your wife." ”

Huang Li'an shook her head: "No, what if you can really be in-laws?" Don't beat it early, this beating, keep it. ”

I have participated in barbecues like this many times, but it is the first time with the charter, Cai Yangzhi can't let go, and he sits on the side and laughs without saying a word.

He was the second phase of R&D personnel recruited by the former electrical division, and was transferred to the headquarters when the basic research laboratory was formed. With the encouragement of the charter and Kwok Chun-ru, he applied for a PhD programme at CUHK and was successfully admitted. In detail, he was the first second-term person to obtain a doctorate, not Jiang Meimei, who took nearly a year to study German and entered Max after the reunification of the two Germanys.

Seeing that he was a little restrained, he asked with a smile: "Dr. Cai, how many invitations have you received in the past few days?" ”

Cai Yangzhi hurriedly put down the wine bottle and said: "Eighteen letters, there are the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Japan, Zhang Gong rest assured, no NB Electric is my Cai Yangzhi today, not to mention that I just sent so many bonuses, even if there is no bonus, I will not do that kind of ungrateful thing." ”

"Say what?"

The charter smiled and said meaningfully: "The 5 million Hong Kong dollars is the 'Hong Kong Science Prize', although more than half of it comes from the company, but it cannot be regarded as the bonus issued by the company." As for those invitations, I would suggest that you think about them carefully and accept them as long as they are conducive to research. It's not some ingratitude, it's an academic exchange, just remember to come back. ”

"Zhang Gong, don't joke with me, spending so much money and not bringing any benefits, how can I just leave?"

"I'm not joking with you," he said, looking around at the crowd and saying step by step: "We can't do research behind closed doors, only by going out and looking, can we know the gap between us and our international counterparts, and we can know our shortcomings." So not only do you have to think about it seriously, but Lao Guo, Lao Huang and Lao Sun must also be mentally prepared for this. ”

Guo Junru seemed to realize something, and asked, "Did you not negotiate it at night?" ”

"Well, the Governor of Hong Kong told us to do Tai Chi and said that we would consider it."

The charter paused, and continued casually: "There is no place to stay here, there is a place to keep a master, so we need to make a gesture to cooperate with Mr. Wu and Director Xie's next move." But communication is equally important, even if the Hong Kong government provides funding, we still have to go out and have a look. ”

Sun Xiaoguang sighed lightly and said solemnly: "Whether there is a decent environment is too important for the development of the laboratory. Just like the recent academic forum, if there are conditions like HKUST, at least three or five top scientists in the field of materials physics research can be left. ”

Doing it against the government, Lin Huixian didn't quite understand: "Charter, the company has invested so much, isn't it good to have the final say, it's a big deal to be ruthless and build one yourself." ”

Without waiting for the articles of association to speak, Huang Li'an patiently explained: "Most of the company's investment is in systems engineering and technology application, and very little investment is in basic research, after all, economic benefits must be considered first, and basic research should be invested by the government." ”

Sun Xiaoguang added: "It also involves future expenses, which are often hundreds of millions, and it is definitely not enough to rely on our family alone." ”

"Can this be done?"

"It's more complicated."

The charter put down the plate and analyzed it carefully: "The British side is definitely not happy, after all, Hong Kong will be taken back by the central government in a few years, and they are very resolute on the issue of technological blockade." If we don't make some gestures, even the United States may intervene, and in fact that's one of the reasons why I want you to go out and have a look.

In addition, the country will not support it, firstly, for the sake of financial expenditure after the return, it is only a few billion now, and it will be more than 100 billion by then, how to clean up this mess? Therefore, the central government is opposed to large-scale construction projects such as new airports. Second, China has become accustomed to introducing, digesting, re-introducing, and re-digesting in science and technology. First of all, we should consider economic development, and not so much money should be invested in basic research. ”

The treatment of a professor is not as good as that of a tea and egg seller, Cai Yangzhi couldn't help but think of the emotion he made when his mentor Professor Wang was a master's student in Qing H, when he visited HKUST. For them, not to mention a better working environment, it is a question of whether they can support their families with that little salary.

"Poor, all poor."

"Yes," the charter was a little sad, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "A few years ago, I was either abroad, in Hong Kong, or in the Special Administrative Region, and I didn't have an intuitive impression of the domestic economic conditions. It wasn't until Zuo Heng and Assad had an accident and went from Riyadh to Jordan that they really realized what it means to be short-sighted. ”

Guo Junru couldn't help asking, "Did you see something?" ”

"I saw a photojournalist from the New H Agency, carrying a lot of things in large bags and small bags, including photographic equipment, a negative fax machine, a text transmitter, body armor, a steel shell, a change of clothes and daily necessities. It's more than 20 kilograms, and if you don't carry two bags in your hands, it will be even more.

The airport staff asked to pay $100 for excess baggage, but the reporter was reluctant to go out, and it took nearly an hour. After all the good things were said, the Jordanian side finally entered the customs, and the Jordanian side asked all media reporters to stay in designated hotels. There's going to be a war, news regulation, it's the same in almost all Middle Eastern countries.

But the accommodation fee is $200 a day, and the reporter doesn't want to go, do you know what he said? He said I was Chinese and I didn't have that many dollars. In this way, he kept emphasizing in English in the airport hall, and finally even took out all his pockets to prove that he really didn't have that much money. ”

Risking his life to go to the interview, he couldn't even afford to stay in a hotel. Xia Yao was very uncomfortable, and couldn't help but say, "Then why don't you help him?" ”

The charter shook his head and said expressionlessly: "He represents China, with a national flag sewn on his back." Although he can't come up with many dollars, he doesn't feel ashamed, 'I'm Chinese, I don't have that many dollars,' you can hardly imagine how righteous he said. If I pay for it, it's a charity, it's an insult to him. ”

Compared with those relatives and friends in China, he lived a fairy-like life, Shen Xinru had mixed tastes, and asked: "What happened later?" ”

"Then he went to the embassy and never saw him again."

Speaking of this, the charter suddenly smiled: "There are many Arabs at the airport who have never seen Chinese, and when they were stopped, they surrounded him one by one and asked curiously, what is the difference between Chinese and Japanese, Koreans, and Vietnamese, do you know what he said?" ”

"How?"

"He said that people like him, who are one meter and eight meters tall, are Chinese, and Japanese, Koreans and Vietnamese are short and have lap legs." (To be continued......)