In October in Shonan, the wind has turned the leaves yellow.
Zhang Xingyang returned to his hometown in southern Hunan, walking on the dry branches and leaves.
Maybe he is a good leader and an excellent scientific researcher.
But he is also the unfilial son of an elderly mother.
After returning home once last year, he never came back even during the Chinese New Year.
Engine research, parallel propulsion systems, and various matters regarding new rockets really consumed too much of his energy and time.
Zhang Xingyang never had time to come back to visit his mother.
That is to say, now that the Beidou twin satellites have just been launched and the satellite communication system has not yet started, we have found a little time.
Come back and see your mother.
Zhang Xingyang's father and mother had a son in old age, and the old mother was nearly forty years old when she gave birth to him.
Moreover, the two of them only had one son, so after his father died, only the old mother lived alone in her hometown.
Coupled with the nature of Zhang Xingyang's work, it is normal not to come back once a year.
In fact, according to Zhang Xingyang's current situation, he can bring his old mother to him.
But Zhang's mother refused, because as long as she was in the institute, she couldn't help but think of Zhang Xingyang's father and had difficulty controlling her emotions.
"The braised pork is delicious, please eat more."
Zhang's mother complained while holding the red pork belly for Zhang Xingyang:
"You've lost weight recently!"
"It must be that the chefs at your research institute are no longer good at cooking, and they have lost weight because of their care!"
In fact, Zhang Xingyang knew that the special chefs at the institute were very good at cooking, and he had eaten a lot during this period.
According to the latest physical examination results, I have actually gained two pounds.
But in the eyes of a mother, it seems that her child is always in a state of not having enough to eat.
"Yeah, you eat too!"
Zhang Xingyang said while eating the pork belly in his bowl.
While Zhang Xingyang was tasting the spicy and fragrant pork belly, Zhang’s mother looked at her seemingly mature son and asked cautiously:
"Xingyang, do you have a girl you like now?"
Zhang Xingyang, who happened to take a big mouthful of rice, almost spit out all the rice in his mouth at this time.
After finally swallowing a big mouthful of rice with perseverance, he hammered his chest.
After coughing a few times: "Not yet."
Although Zhang Xingyang has achieved great results in various fields in the past two years, in the eyes of Zhang's mother, her son, who has never been in love, seems to be very unqualified.
"I'm still young, I'm not in a hurry."
Zhang Xingyang found an excuse to deal with his mother.
In fact, Zhang Xingyang has no interest in love or marriage at all.
According to current reports, he is actually a non-marriage person.
"young?!"
Mother Zhang's tone became louder at this time, as if she was a little angry:
"When I was your age, I was already married to your father!"
At this time, Zhang Xingyang also finished the last grain of rice in the bowl and wiped the rice grains stuck to his lips.
He said somewhat helplessly: "I really have no interest in falling in love!"
"With this time, I might as well solve some scientific research problems!"
Zhang's mother also understood Zhang Xingyang's thoughts at this time, and no longer struggled with Zhang Xingyang on this issue.
"I'll wash the dishes."
In order to escape his mother's constant urging to get married, Zhang Xingyang chose to do housework.
In fact, although Zhang Xingyang can understand this era in many aspects, the era gap of nearly two hundred years still makes people's perspectives very different.
In Zhang Xingyang's eyes, marriage is already a very rare existence.
Only two people who are very compatible in all aspects can become a couple.
As for the emotions that exist due to the various dopamine and hormones secreted by the human body, they are no longer able to compete with the stimulation brought by smart dolls in such a virtual world.
Therefore, many people cannot find someone with whom they can resonate with various thoughts in their lives, and there is no substantive marriage relationship.
After all, real people have to take care of each other's emotions. How can a smart doll in the virtual world that can fit itself unlimitedly be more interesting?
At that time, the virtual world was already able to resemble the real thing, and even civilian equipment had an 80% realism rate.
"Mom doesn't really force you to get married."
"You have always been like this, and you don't even have anyone to take care of you."
"If you are like this, if I suddenly leave one day, you will really be the only one left!"
Zhang's mother continued to chat with Zhang Xingyang while clearing the dining table.
In the minds of Zhang's generation, starting a family and starting a business is almost something that a man must complete before he is thirty years old.
Although Zhang Xingyang has achieved a lot in his career, it is almost unforgivable to be alone when he is about to turn thirty.
"I can live a good life on my own. It's not like I have no hands or feet, so I need others to take care of me." Zhang Xingyang finished washing the dishes and responded to Zhang's mother with a few words.
"If you get married, at least someone will cook for you when you go home every day."
"I won't even be able to eat a hot meal!"
Zhang Xingyang held his forehead helplessly. He had never been so helpless when solving such extremely difficult engineering problems or scientific research problems.
"Our canteen provides hot food 24 hours a day."
In desperation, Zhang Xingyang could only continue to be tough.
Mother Zhang couldn't say anything else at this time.
He turned around and took out a hand-knitted yellow and white sweater from his back room, and made several gestures on Zhang Xingyang's body:
"Let's see if it fits. I just knitted it for you two months ago."
"You're always running around the country, so you could use a sweater!"
Looking at the rickety old man in front of him, Zhang Xingyang had tears in his eyes.
"It definitely fits!"
"It seems a little too big." Mother Zhang muttered after trying to compare the weight of the clothes.
"It's okay, I just need to wear an extra layer underneath!"
Looking at his old mother who had been insisting on trying on the sweater, Zhang Xingyang couldn't help but had to try it. It was indeed a bit too big.
Mother hands line, wandering clothing.
Although it is already the season of cold wind and cold autumn, but wearing the sweater specially knitted by my old mother for myself, it seems that I am not as cold as before.
In this era, what moved Zhang Xingyang the most was Zhang's mother's deep mother-son love for him!
It's a pity that my mission does not allow me to stay with my mother for a long time and become a filial son.
He is destined to become an unfilial son!
(End of chapter)
