Zheng Zhenchuan returned home.

He has lived in this old-fashioned two-bedroom house for more than ten years. It wasn't until his son went to high school that he had a formal study. And now, the policy is gradually abolishing the division of units, and he is a "scientific research old man", I am afraid that he will have to live here for the rest of his life.

His wife was in the same unit as him, and the two of them were originally eligible to have a larger house. But as soon as housing was tight, and his son rarely came home, he carried forward his style and did not grab a new three-bedroom house. In this way, the unit did not "treat" him, let him lead the design of the lithography machine, and was also rated as a researcher.

At this time, Su Yuanshan's words kept echoing in his ears.

- "Poverty is not poverty and happiness, scientists should not pursue pleasure, but they should not fall into poverty." ”

His wife was cooking in the kitchen, and Zheng Zhenchuan lit a cigarette and turned on the color TV.

The news is playing on TV.

"The following is a piece of good news: China's first step-by-step projection lithography machine was officially developed in the Institute of Optical Instruments of the Chinese Academy of Sciences a few days ago, and successfully passed the acceptance of the expert group. ”

Accompanied by the announcer's smiling face, there was a picture of himself explaining to Zhou Boguang and others in the news screen. In the picture, everyone is in high spirits and smiling.

"It is reported that the lithography machine has reached the international level and will make great contributions to China's semiconductor industry in the near future!"

In the lens, I saw that the laser light passed through several refractions, and finally fell on the silicon wafer, and the program control was started, and the lithography exposure began.

"We look forward to the Institute of Optics and Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to create another brilliant future. ”

With the announcer's standard epilogue, the next news item begins.

At this time, his wife's voice came from behind him: "Awesome, Lao Zheng, how many are you?"

"Article 2. Zheng Zhenchuan extinguished the cigarette butt, turned off the sound of the TV, and looked back at his wife holding noodles and snuggling up to the kitchen door frame. He smiled slightly: "It is said that it will also be included in this year's government work report." ”

"That's awesome. "My wife is engaged in polarizing instruments, and she is half of her peers, so she knows the technical content of this lithography machine.

"Hehe, what the hell, just fill in the blank. Zheng Zhenchuan walked to his wife and took the noodles.

Both of them are engaged in scientific research, and they usually eat in the canteen. And his wife doesn't have much cooking skills, so she will cook a mixed sauce noodle.

The couple sucked on the noodles when the phone rang.

Zheng Zhenchuan took the cordless phone - this was a private gift from Su Yuanshan, a cordless phone brought from the sea of stars.

On the phone, his son's excited voice came: "Dad, I saw you on the news!"

"Hehe, it's not like your dad hasn't been there. Zheng Zhenchuan pressed the speakerphone, and the mobile phone of the cordless phone suddenly turned into a small speaker: "Have you eaten?"

"I've eaten it a long time ago. Belch...... You're eating noodles again?"

"Uh-huh. ”

"You call your mother to learn how to cook, she is a dignified senior worker, what is it that she can only cook noodles?"

"Hey, your doll is itchy?" his wife, Wang Juan, knocked on the table with chopsticks on the side and shouted at the phone: "Will you come back from the New Year's Day holiday?"

"If I don't come back, I'll probably have to go on a trip to the field with my teacher. Calling today is to say hello to Dad." On the phone, my son's laughter was extra hearty.

Zheng Zhenchuan smiled and shook his head, his son was good at everything, but he didn't inherit the mantle of his parents at all, and he actually went to study at the University of Geosciences. said that he wanted to revitalize domestic oil, and now he is only in his senior year, and he is running around the world day by day.

"Finally, congratulations to Dad, I'll hang up first. ”

"Wait. Zheng Zhenchuan put down his chopsticks, glanced at his wife, hesitated for two seconds and asked in a deep voice: "Xiaochuan, if I resign." Do you support it?"

......Zheng Xiaochuan was taken aback, and almost blurted out that you are not sick: "No, Dad, you are a senior researcher! If you put the school as a full professor, and if you put the enterprise as a senior engineer, why should you resign? Why do you want to resign? What are you doing when you resign? Go to Fujian to pour watches?"

Listening to his son's hurried reply, Zheng Zhenchuan looked at his wife again, only to see that his wife was also puzzled, and even vaguely angry.

"Do you know Yuanxin? Yuanxin has the determination to engage in lithography machines. If the firm does not support our cooperation with Yuanxin, I will simply resign and go over to lead a team myself. Although Zheng Zhenchuan said it to his son, his eyes also stopped on his wife's face and explained: "The treatment over there is very good, there is also welfare housing, the kind of three-bedroom and two-living room, and there is also a retirement system." ”

There was a moment of silence on the phone. After a while, the son said: "If you start purely from the treatment, of course there is no problem to go to Yuanxin." Can...... You have always told me that a scholar should have a good sense of integrity. ”

"That's what I overlooked before, a scholar, in addition to ethics, should also have a mission. And I don't think joining Far Chip betrays my integrity. You old man and I are not corrupt, second, do not accept bribes, and third, do not form gangs to suppress colleagues, except for stubbornness, Lao Tzu thinks Lao Tzu's ethics are very good. ”

Hearing Zheng Zhenchuan say this, his son stopped persuading, and hung up the phone with a sentence of "You are your father, you have the final say".

Zheng Zhenchuan looked at his wife with a wry smile: "My son has grown up." ”

"His wings have grown stiff. And your waist bar is also a little stiff. His wife Wang Juan glared at her: "You actually whispered about such a big thing?"

"That's what I just thought about...... It's not that I really want to quit. Zheng Zhenchuan sighed: "Juan'er, you don't know, it's so difficult to do something!"

Wang Juan asked: "In terms of treatment, is Yuanxin really so promised?"

"Yes, and the attitude of Yuanxin is not to recommend resignation. After all...... The Chinese Academy of Sciences still wants face. Yuanxin still wants to have a good relationship with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, so I am the only one to slap the table with the leaders. ”

Zheng Zhenchuan lowered his head and began to continue eating noodles.

His wife raised her eyebrows: "Then did you shoot?"

Zheng Zhenchuan sucked a mouthful of noodles into his mouth, and nodded: "It's done." ”

Wang Juan looked at her husband, endured it, and finally sighed.

"Lao Zheng, have you thought about it, you do this, but you have offended the leaders! Even if the next cooperation project is still led by you, but what about after it is over? Have you thought about it...... How can we get a foothold in the hospital in the future?"

Facing his wife's rhetorical question, Zheng Zhenchuan swallowed the noodles in two bites, took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth.

He didn't care.

"As the person in charge of the first lithography machine, which one do I not stand up?"

The wife looked at Zheng Zhenchuan neatly, and at this moment, she seemed to see that the "old man" suddenly rose with the heroic spirit of a twenty-year-old man.

"Okay, no matter what, I'll support you!"

Wang Juan patted the table, as if returning to the years when the two first met.

At that time, Zheng Zhenchuan was full of spirit and talent, and she was also full of knowledge and did not let women. The two of them are bent on dedicating their strength to the country and the people.

It's a pity that after half his life, although he is a high-level intellectual in the eyes of others, he can still only win some false fame in a small circle.

Now that her husband has a "second spring", of course she has to support it.