Li Mengmeng's heart was full of mixed feelings, and when she sang to the end, her voice couldn't help choking.

Liu Xiaoguang was both emotional and frightened on the other end of the phone, and hurriedly asked with concern: "Mengmeng, what's wrong with you?" ”

"I'm fine... Maybe I was moved by this song..."

Liu Xiaoguang's nose was sour, and tears of excitement were rolling in his eyes. Why didn't this song resonate in his heart?

"Mengmeng, thank you for the song. I want to go to sleep with it. You should rest early, too. ”

Li Mengmeng realized at this time that the other party still had important work to do tomorrow, and she shouldn't continue to pester him, so she said goodbye with tears: "Good night, Brother Xiaoguang." ”

She hung up the phone in a hurry without waiting for the other party to respond, and inadvertently glanced at Xiao Shuyun who was sleeping beside her, and was stunned to find that the corners of her eyes were already full of tears, and she immediately understood that she had already been awakened by her singing.

Li Mengmeng did not break her, but turned her face to the other side, and at this moment, tears flowed on her face and heart at the same time. I don't even know why.

The next day, Liu Xiaoguang appeared in Nan Binghuai's office slightly tired, waiting to be assigned a new task.

Nan Binghuai saw his mental fatigue, and couldn't help but ask tentatively, "Did you not rest well last night?" ”

Liu Xiaoguang swallowed a generated haqi alive, and then covered it up: "It's good." You can do it. ”

Nan Binghuai looked at him: "I see that you look quite haggard, should you rest for a few more days?" ”

Liu Xiaoguang's ears suddenly burned: "You are so old and working day and night, how can I rest at ease?" ”

Nan Binghuai disagreed: "As the technical leader of the project, I should bear more. Don't compare yourself to me. ”

Liu Xiaoguang frowned: "But you are not a machine, so how can we let our assistants bear it?" I, Liu Xiaoguang, am not talented, so I want to share it for you as much as possible. ”

Nan Binghuai's eyes couldn't help but moisten, and a pair of hands held the other party's hands tightly, and all the thousand words were in silence.

After Nan Binghuai placed Liu Xiaoguang's work, the time was already more than nine o'clock in the morning. He was now slumped in his seat like a deflated ball. In fact, he worked almost all night last night, and now he urgently needs a rest.

After another hour or so, his eyes slowly opened. This is again a habit, no matter how tired he is, an hour of short sleep, he must wake up once, and when it appears in the daytime, it is impossible to continue to sleep soundly.

However, a familiar face gradually became clear in his hazy vision. He could barely believe his dim eyes, and immediately picked up the glasses on the table and put them on the bridge of his nose.

"Teacher Nan, are you awake?"

When Nan Binghuai was sure that what he saw was reality, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Xiao Cheng, is it really you?" ”

This face is none other than Cheng Xuedong. He looked a little haggard and dusty when he left.

Facing his mentor, Cheng Xuedong's eyes were a little moist: "It's me, I'm back." ”

Nan Binghuai immediately stood up from the swivel chair and reached out to pull his arm: "Quick, sit down and talk." ”

Cheng Xuedong was a little uneasy: "Am I disturbing your rest again?" ”

"Nope. Don't you see that I'm waking up naturally? ”

Cheng Xuedong felt at ease, and said with a smile: "I heard that you were in the office, so I was worried that it would make you noisy, so I gently pushed the door in." ”

"Oh, how long have you been in?"

"About a quarter of an hour. You woke up so fast. ”

Nan Binghuai smiled slightly: "After all, it's not rest time, I'm a little lazy." ”

"No, I know you've been working without sleep or food. Rest at any time is precious. ”

Nan Binghuai coughed lightly: "Why did you come back without prior notice?" ”

"Am I not here to surprise you?"

Nan Binghuai's heart moved: "Have you successfully completed the site selection work?" ”

Cheng Xuedong said excitedly: "I have traveled thousands of miles on the vast plateau of western Qianxi, and I have screened four candidate addresses, and I specially come back to ask you to decide." ”

"Oh, tell me about it."

Cheng Xuedong took out a stack of document papers from the briefcase placed in the corner of the desk and showed them to Nan Binghuai one by one: "Look, here are the human geography of all the regions I have inspected. Among them, these four places are in line with our Tianyan settlement. ”

Nan Binghuai first hurriedly went through all the papers, looking a little incredible: "Could it be that you have actually inspected so many places in a short period of time?" ”

Cheng Xuedong couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I've been out for three months, is the time still short?" I remember you were wearing a coat when you took me to the car, but now you're wearing half sleeves. ”

Nan Binghuai sighed: "It's up to you to complete the inspection of these places by an inspection team, and I'm afraid it will take a year according to the convention." But you completed it in just three months, how much overtime you need to pay! ”

Cheng Xuedong's eyes were filled with tears of excitement: "Teacher Nan, in order to complete our super project as soon as possible, I can't regret even if I work hard." Because this is what Shuzhen is eagerly looking forward to! ”

Nan Binghuai was stunned: "How is Shuzhen's situation now?" ”

"She's in a pretty stable condition. But I have a hunch that she may not be doing well. ”

"Oh, what the hell is going on?"

Cheng Xuedong explained: "Although I was very busy during the inspection, I was able to find time to call Liu Yan a few times, but she always said that Shuzhen's situation was as usual, but there was always an excuse to refuse me to talk to Shuzhen. ”

Nan Binghuai immediately showed a suspicious gaze: "Why don't you call Shuzhen directly?" ”

Cheng Xuedong replied with a wry smile: "Shuzhen's mobile phone is firmly in her hands." Whenever I called, she was the one who answered. ”

"Haven't you heard Shuzhen's voice all this time?"

"Not really. Once, at my strong request, Liu Yan finally helped me contact Shuzhen, but I only listened to her speak a few words, and her tone was very insufficient. ”

"How many words did she say? What exactly is the content? ”

"Alas, these are all words of reproach to me."

Nan Binghuai's eyes narrowed in shock: "What did she blame you?" ”

She scolded me for not being distracted by her at work, and said that men should focus on their careers and should not have children's affections. So, I'm no longer embarrassed to ask her to answer the phone. ”

Nan Binghuai couldn't help sighing: "I thought that only Mina was the family member who didn't care about personal gains and losses, but Shuzhen was even more difficult. With her mind alone, there are few in the world. ”

"But I always have a hunch that her real situation may not be good."

Nan Binghuai frowned: "Since you feel like this, why don't you go back to Shangjiang?" ”

"I originally wanted to go back to visit her after the site selection work was over, but I should tell Liu Yan what I meant, but she strongly asked me not to go back."

"Why?"

She said Sook-jin would be angry. I actually knew from Shuzhen's tone that she would not allow me to go home to visit her until our FAST project was successfully completed. ”

"However, this project will take at least a few years. Isn't she going to see you for a few years? ”

Cheng Xuedong's face was full of clouds: "The more she says this, the more I feel that her condition is not optimistic, and I feel as if she is waiting for the day when our project is completed." ”

Nan Binghuai groaned: "Have you contacted her attending doctor?" ”

Cheng Xuedong nodded: "I called Dr. Liao once. He said that Shuzhen's follow-up was doing well and advised me not to worry about it. ”

Nan Binghuai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Since everyone else has said so, it means that Shuzhen's condition is good." After all, doctors can't lie about a patient's condition. ”

"I hope so."

"Well, let's put aside the situation about Shuzhen for a moment. When the time is right, you can go back to Shangjiang. It's impossible to wait until the day the project is completed to go back. ”

Cheng Xuedong nodded: "Yes, I'm just waiting for this opportunity." Xiaowei will take the college entrance examination in a little more than a month, which is a very appropriate reason for me to go back. I'm sure Sook-jin won't blame me. ”

"Well, my daughter's college entrance examination is a big deal, and it's only natural for you, a father, to go back and cheer for your daughter."

"yes, more than a month is not a long time. I'll just bear with it for a moment. ”

"Well, you must go back then, even if we are busy here, I will allow you to take a vacation."

"Thank you, Mr. Nan, I can officially work now, right?"

"Absolutely. You have to give me a detailed introduction to the site selection. ”

Cheng Xuedong happily said: "There is no problem. I will refer to the information in these records to introduce them to you one by one. ”

However, when Cheng Xuedong had just introduced the first two unsuccessful addresses, it was already noon.

Nan Binghuai glanced up at the wall clock hanging on the wall, and then motioned for him to stop.

Cheng Xuedong also realized that the time was not early, and hurriedly stood up: "You should go to dinner, right?" ”

Nan Binghuai asked tentatively: "Are you hungry?" ”

Cheng Xuedong nodded in order to stop him from working tiredly: "A little." Let's go to the cafeteria together, shall we? ”

"In that case, you go to the cafeteria to get two meals."

Cheng Xuedong was stunned: "What are you going to do?" ”

Nan Binghuai said with a smile: "Of course, the two of us have lunch here." ”

"Aren't you going to eat in the cafeteria?"

"Alas, it's so troublesome to go to the cafeteria to eat, not to mention the distance, and you still need to queue. I have other work to do in the afternoon, so I want to read all of this during my lunch break. ”