She didn't know any of these chattering girls, nor did she want to know them. To her, these people and their lives were in another world entirely. She couldn't understand their state of mind, and she didn't want to understand. As for the "affluent" life they lived, Feng Shan didn't envy them at all.
The waiting time was a bit long and boring. She took out the calculation paper from her bag and started to calculate a thinking question that Feng Nuo assigned her yesterday.
Feng Nuo had given her a rough idea of how to solve this problem yesterday, but she still had to explore the specific method herself. Normally, she would be immersed in this wonderful world as soon as she started calculating, but today was different. The upcoming date and the chatter of girls in her ears made it difficult for her to concentrate.
There have been some changes in her life recently, which made the girl who has been immersed in "learning and learning" for many years feel a little fluttering in her heart. Especially the letter from a few days ago kept her awake all night.
It's not that there's anything special about the content of this letter, it's better to say that this letter is a primer that evokes all the thoughts she has had about herself, Feng Nuo, and the Senate over the years.
I wonder what will happen in the future? Feng Shan stopped her pencil and thought secretly.
The chatter in the teahouse suddenly cooled down. It turned out that a young man had entered the teahouse.
The customers of this No. 43 shop are mainly the family members of the elders, life secretaries, or at least the elders' "household attendants". Except for the male elders who occasionally accompany the living secretaries, there are very few men here.
Although there are some male "life secretaries" among the elders, there are only a few of them and they never appear in Store No. 43.
But the young man in front of him is obviously not a "little veteran". Although he was wearing the black uniform of the academy - the logo on the uniform showed that he was a member of the Fangcaodi selection team and was not a "born nobleman".
Theoretically, store No. 43 does not prohibit ordinary people from entering. Anyone who is willing to spend money can come in and shop. However, naturalized people and indigenous people would not dare to enter this place without guidance.
However, the girls at the party immediately thought that this was probably the "apprentice", "student" or higher level of a certain elder - the "adopted son".
Speaking of which, they are indeed very similar: handsome and dark face, shaved hair, strong yet toned figure, upright deportment, calm and confident temperament - these are the favorites of the elders in the propaganda posters The standard image of "New Chinese" men. To be honest, not even the elders themselves can look like that, but such young people are the protagonists in various propaganda posters.
Under the gaze of all the girls in the audience, the boy's dark face turned slightly red. He quickly glanced around the teahouse, gently waved his hand to reject the waitress who came to greet him, and walked eighty centimeters towards the corner where Feng Shan was sitting.
"So handsome!"
Although it was said in a muffled voice, it was clearly audible in the suddenly silent space, followed by a muffled chuckle. The boy's face seemed to be redder. He pretended not to hear anything, walked to Feng Shan's side, and gave a standard 15-degree "salutation" bow.
Following the common etiquette in Fangcaoyao, Feng Shan stood up and extended her hand. The two shook hands gently and immediately separated.
"Excuse me for being a moment late." The boy whispered.
"It doesn't matter, I just arrived." Feng Shan put away her notebook and said, "Please sit down."
The two of them sat down, and Feng Shan asked the waiter to "add a cup." The waitress was stunned, but after hearing the greeting, she took a cup as if she had just woken up from a dream.
The originally chattering tea house suddenly became very quiet. The girls wanted to listen carefully to what this unexpected young man would say to the girl wearing the uniform of a life secretary - women always love gossip. But they heard nothing. The seat Feng Shan chose was in the corner, far away from other people. The most important thing is that at first they just sat facing each other in silence, staring at the teacups in front of them without saying a word.
After being silent for several minutes, the young man broke the loneliness between the two of them.
"Sister Feng, you invited me here today -" he looked around, "is there something wrong?"
"It doesn't matter, it's very nice here." Feng Shan said, filling him with tea, "Please use it."
"Thanks."
"I read your latest letter." Feng Shan took out a stack of kraft paper envelopes tied with string from her bag, "I completely understand what you mean."
"..."
"It's just...I can't accept it." Feng Shan said and pushed the envelope to his hand.
"You mean-"
"It's impossible for us." Feng Shan's tone was calm and flat, "You must also know it very well."
"But senior sister, tell me..." The young man suddenly remembered something and said, "I can also ask the teacher to come forward -"
"No need. What I told you that day was my true feelings," Feng Shan put her hand on her chest, "I didn't lie to you - we were indeed very happy when we were together. My refusal was not because of my identity - this uniform It doesn’t mean anything to me.”
"In that case, why..."
"I've been thinking a lot in the past few days since I dated you last time," Feng Shan said. "People's time and energy are limited. I'm afraid I can't take into account study and... relationships at the same time."
"Is studying so important?!" The young man seemed a little excited.
"Why isn't it important?" Feng Shan said, "How can you and I live a life of learning without worrying about food and clothing? It's the grace of the Senate, and it's also because we are good at learning."
"Even so, you still have a personal life." The young man seemed unable to understand her thoughts. He stammered, "The leaders also said that study and work are very important, and personal life should also be taken into consideration."
"Maybe. But for me, personal life is study." Feng Shan lowered her head, "Sorry."
There was a desperate and sad expression on the young man's face, and it took him a long time to hold back a sentence: "Is it because of the elders?"
Feng Shan nodded silently and said: "Compared to short-term personal emotional happiness, I would rather spend my life exploring the infinite knowledge of the Senate - not limited to you. Burn these letters after you take them back. ——I'm afraid keeping it will have an impact on your future. I originally wanted to write a letter to you, but I wrote it several times but felt it was inappropriate. In the end, I thought it would be better to make it clear in person here - a gentleman speaks without selfishness. "
When Feng Shan returned to the machinery factory, it was already past dinner time.
Feng Nuo was talking to a chief she didn't know. It wasn't Chief Zhong, it wasn't the chiefs who often came to the machinery factory and the power station, nor was it any of the chiefs in the project research team.
"Old Feng, this project is very important. We must place several orders." said the unfamiliar leader.
"Haha, this puts a lot of pressure on me. However, the system has been basically developed and the sorting machine has been finalized. The prototype will be delivered tomorrow. We will test the entire system as quickly as possible and produce a batch as soon as possible. In addition to your order, the Ministry of Civil Welfare and the Police General Administration are also pressing for it. There is no problem with the quality assurance, and there is a lifetime warranty." Feng Nuo's face was full of joy, and he didn't look stressed at all.
"That's great. This matter has been settled. I will ask you to take care of Li Janai."
"No problem, no problem, Lao Wu, I will definitely support your work."
They held hands and talked for a few more words before the unknown elder left.
Feng Shan felt a little strange. The visitor seemed to be interested in the punch card computer system. Why did he mention Li Janai again? But she didn't ask any more questions and just said: "Teacher, I'm back."
Feng Nuo didn't pay much attention. He said oh and suddenly noticed that her eyes were a little red.
"Why are your eyes red?"
"The wind just blew the sand into it and rubbed it." Feng Shan blinked her eyes, "I solved the problem you gave me. Please check and see if there are any problems."
"Put it on the table and we'll take a look at it later."
Feng Nuo originally wanted to ask in depth, but his mind was not on her at the moment. He was still thinking about what the person who came just now said.
The person who came was actually Wu Fo, the director of the Technical Department of the General Administration of Political Security. Not surprisingly, the General Administration of Political Security is also very interested in establishing a punch card database and purchasing a punch card computer system - they are the department most interested in collecting data, and relying on traditional manual classification and retrieval of massive data will inevitably be inefficient. high. The trial production of mechanical computers is good news. However, another purpose of Wufo's visit was the issue of Li Ganai's job transfer.
Although the executive deputy director, who has always been confident, said that he should not care about this trivial matter, the Political Security Bureau was still very concerned about Li Janai's affairs. This Yingan matter involves two elders, Dugu Proposal and Lu Xuan. The identities of these two elders are somewhat sensitive to begin with, and the matter has unfortunately led to the current deadlock, which is very troublesome to Zhou Botao and others.
In fact, this was simply an accident. The General Political Security Bureau had made it clear from the beginning that it would not conduct "reconnaissance" on the elders, let alone any plans to deliberately collect dirty information about a certain elder. This is also the reason why the Political Security Bureau has always claimed that it will never "investigate" elders. After all, once there is such an instruction, whether it is oral or written, it will be troublesome in the future.
Of course, they are not that innocent. The elders are located in the vast ocean of naturalized people. Even if they do not deliberately collect, the ubiquity of the work network is enough to "unintentionally insert a willow into the net." All kinds of materials about the words and deeds of the elders are still appearing in the desk of the Political Security Bureau, but they are not processed for the time being and are simply filed away - they only promised not to investigate the elders, but they did not say that they would destroy the items containing the elders. All raw material for words and deeds.
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