"My cousin isn't going today?" Huo Jialan said and glanced at Mr. Huo, "Grandpa, do we want to go see our cousin?"
Fan Jian felt excited after hearing this, and secretly wondered if he had gone too far and caused a backlash
He coughed quickly and said, "The chief asked me to take you back to the military compound. Please forgive me, Miss Huo. I have to obey the order."
Obeying orders is a soldier's bounden duty.
Mr. Huo thought for a while, nodded and said, "Then take us back first. After we get back, I'll call Shao Heng and ask."
Even Mr. Huo said so, Huo Jialan had no choice but to be sent all the way back to Huo's house in the military compound.
Huo Guanchen greeted them at the door.
Seeing Mr. Huo get out of the car, Huo Guanchen greeted him very happily, "Father, you are back."
"Yes." Mr. Huo looked around haughtily, leaning on his cane.
It was three or four o'clock in the afternoon, and the military compound was quiet, with no one coming or going. Evergreen trees were planted on both sides of the tree-lined path, and the leaves rustled when the breeze blew.
Although this scene is not comparable to the Xie family manor in France, it is the scene that Mr. Huo and Huo Jialan are most familiar with.
After living here for so many years, the scenery here has become emotional, and it is no longer a beautiful scenery in the ordinary sense.
Huo Guanchen held Mr. Huo's arm and walked into the Huo family mansion together.
Fan Jian drove away in a hurry and went back to the Special Operations Division headquarters to report to Huo Shaoheng.
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Huo Shaoheng raised his head from his desk and glanced at Fan Jian, "Yes, I understand, you did a good job. There is nothing to do today, you can go and rest."
Today was supposed to be Sunday, and Fan Jian had the day off.
He breathed a sigh of relief and talked about the situation outside before saluting and leaving Huo Shaoheng's office.
Huo Shaoheng worked on the computer for a while. He raised his wrist and looked at his watch. It was almost half past four. He was about to call his mother, Song Jinning, when he heard the landline ring.
He picked up the phone and asked, "What's the matter?"
There was an operator on the other end of the phone.
"Master Huo, your grandfather called to ask about your physical condition."
Huo Shaoheng didn't want to answer Mr. Huo's call and said calmly: "... I still have a fever. I will call back when I get better."
"Yes, Chief."
The operator felt confident and said tactfully to Mr. Huo, who was waiting to talk to Huo Shaoheng on the other side: "Mr. Huo, the chief is still ill and it is not appropriate to answer the phone for the time being. When the chief recovers, he will call you to express his condolences. of."
Mr. Huo was so angry at Huo Shaoheng's official tone that he almost dropped the phone.
But he couldn't get angry at the operator, so he had to hold back his anger and said angrily: "Okay, let him have a good rest. When he recovers, let him go home and let us get together as a family."
"Yes, Mr. Huo."
After Mr. Huo hung up the phone, the operator relayed his words to Huo Shaoheng's voice mailbox.
Of course Huo Shaoheng didn't answer directly because he was calling his mother Song Jinning.
“…will you go to the Prime Minister’s inauguration today?”
Song Jinning was talking to Huo Shaoheng while wearing a Bluetooth headset. He was still typing on the keyboard. He was looking at the simulation experiment on the computer for data analysis. He said, "Go, I am one of the subject leaders, and the Minister of Education is with us. go."
Huo Shaoheng knew that his mother, Song Jinning, was not someone who liked to appear in public. She always avoided such occasions if she could. He didn't expect that he would attend today.
He pondered and said, "If you are busy, you don't need to go. It should be fine, right?"
"Why is there no problem? The problem is huge." Song Jinning couldn't help but rub her temples.
She almost lost sixteen years of time. When she woke up sixteen years later, she found that everything was completely different now.
Among other things, sixteen years ago, when her father was the director of the Institute of High Energy Physics, the institute's funds were directly allocated by the state. They only needed to do research and did not need to worry about it themselves.
Now, the funds for their physics institute are stuck in the hands of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance, that is, the cabinet. If you need funds, you must file a report and apply for it yourself. Whether you can apply for it depends on the relationship between the parties.
Song Jinning was a little uncomfortable at first, but she has always been a top student and learned everything very quickly, including dealing with interpersonal relationships.
In the past, she was not very good at interpersonal relationships because there was no need for it, so she did not spend her energy in that area.
Now it has become a practical necessity. After suffering two losses, she has learned to master it. Now she writes reports and applies for funds, and every application is accurate.
However, Prime Minister Dou, whom she had just met a few months ago, has stepped down, and now the new Prime Minister Tan Dongbang has come to power, so she still has to brush her face.
The relationship with the new prime minister's cabinet has been improved, which will benefit them a lot physically.
Huo Shaoheng listened quietly to Song Jinning talking about the difficulties she had encountered in the past few months and how she overcame them.
At the Institute of High Energy Physics, she went from being the parachute director who was looked upon by everyone, to now becoming the powerful director who is loyally respected by researchers of all sizes in the institute. The past few months have been thrilling, busy and fulfilling.
Huo Shaoheng also heard about Song Jinning's difficulties, and asked several friends in the cabinet to help him look after it, fearing that there would be situations that Song Jinning could not handle.
But Song Jinning is very powerful. In the past few months, there has been no situation that she couldn't handle. Until now, she has never used Huo Shaoheng's connections.
Therefore, Huo Shaoheng just smiled and listened to Song Jinning's "complaints", which he enjoyed, without interrupting her.
"...So, I have to go tonight. Your mother and I are not Frankensteins living in a vacuum." Song Jinning looked at the simulated experimental data coming out of the computer with a smile, feeling very excited, "Shao Heng, let me tell you, I The simulation experiments done on the computer in the past few months have been very successful. After running the simulation program a few more times, I will apply for a formal experiment."
Huo Shaoheng's heart moved and he immediately sat up straight, "Really? Congratulations. But if you really want to restart the formal experiment, please report to the military department, not the cabinet."
"Oh, I understand." Song Jinning knew the elegant meaning after hearing the song, and immediately understood what Huo Shaoheng meant, "I will keep it confidential."
"You must remember not to tell anyone about this matter." Huo Shaoheng warned Song Jinning while turning on his computer and checking the monitoring program at the Institute of High Energy Physics.
The conversation just now was completely erased by him quietly, and even the monitoring equipment over there left no trace.
Song Jinning stopped talking about it and asked Huo Shaoheng: "Shaoheng, will you go tonight?"
Huo Shaoheng shook his head and said lightly: "I have a fever, so I can't go."
Song Jinning: "..."
"You have a fever? Then you still talk to me so much? Why don't you go and rest! Remember to drink more hot water and don't stay up late again." Song Jinning felt very distressed after hearing this, and did not doubt the truth or falsehood of Huo Shaoheng's words at all.
Huo Shaoheng curled his lips, a smile spread on his lips, and his voice softened: "Well, I will rest." Then he thought for a moment and asked again: "Are you ready for the dress to attend the Prime Minister's inauguration ceremony today?"
"Dress?" Song Jinning frowned, "Just wear a black skirt. I have several."
Then she put on her big black-framed plain glasses to cover her face, put her hair in an old-fashioned bun, and finally put a white magnolia brooch on her lapel, which would make her look at least ten years older.
Because Song Jinning's appearance is like a bug compared to her real age.
Although she is almost fifty, she was injured in the experimental accident and was ill for 16 years. Those 16 years have stopped in her body.
She looks the same now as she did 16 years ago. She still has delicate and fair skin and bright and attractive facial features, but the simplicity and shyness in her expression have disappeared, replaced by cheerfulness and magnanimity.
It's gorgeous and dazzling, like a peony in full bloom.
But Song Jinning likes to dress old-fashioned the most, because for her status, the older she looks, the easier it is to gain sympathy and respect from others, and it can avoid a lot of unnecessary entanglements and troubles.
If Song Jinning doesn't want to go, forget it, Huo Shaoheng won't force his mother to do anything.
But Song Jinning wanted to go there with great interest and was unwilling to be isolated from the real society, so Huo Shaoheng also changed his mind and wanted to let his mother shine.
He really felt that if the tiger didn't show off its power, the Huo family would be regarded as a sick cat.
All cats and dogs can boss them around. He has endured this attitude ever since he went to the United States and realized that he had been trapped.
"Mom, don't wear that black skirt." Huo Shaoheng called out "Mom" for the first time, and Song Jinning burst into tears immediately.
When her son calls her mom, of course she will agree to whatever he says.
So when Huo Shaoheng proposed to send her a dress, Song Jinning immediately said: "Okay, I'm in the laboratory, you can send it here."
Huo Shaoheng agreed, hung up the phone, went to the room, packed the dress, jewelry, shoes and matching handbag he had prepared for Song Jinning a while ago in a small suitcase, and carried it to the door of the official residence.
These dresses, jewelry, shoes, and handbags were originally prepared by Huo Shaoheng for Song Jinning for his wedding to Gu Nianzhi. There were several sets, and one of them was just right for today's occasion.
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Huo Shaoheng personally drove a pearlescent blue Bentley Mulsanne, and in the car was an expert agent from their Special Operations Division who specializes in makeup and styling for field agents.
Fan Jian followed them in Huo Shaoheng's silver-gray Bentley Bentayga SUV.
Two luxury cars arrived at the Institute of High Energy Physics one after another and stopped in front of Song Jinning's office building.
Huo Shaoheng carried the small suitcase and went upstairs together with the expert stylist.
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