Song Ci personally sent Han Zhan to the base, and she was the only one who accompanied him.
The R&D base was built on the south bank of Wangdongcheng New Development Zone, while the launch base was chosen in Wanyu County. It is sparsely populated and close to the sea, which is also convenient for the separation of the booster and the escape tower in the later stage.
Today, the entire launch base looked serious. When Song Ci and Han Zhan came together, everyone stood up and shouted: "Mr. Han, Ma'am, you are here."
Han Zhan nodded and asked a staff member, "Where is Chen Gang?"
Chen Gang is the chief engineer of the Zeus spacecraft, and Han Zhan also worked with Chen Gang when Aoyu-1 was launched last time.
The staff member said: "Team Chen is changing clothes."
"good."
Han Zhan took Song Ci to the locker room.
The locker room was spotless, with several sets of aviation suits hanging inside, all custom-made according to the height and shape of the astronauts and Han Zhan.
Just this set of space suits is not cheap, and the cost is several million. This is just an indoor space suit. When it really reaches the universe, when it needs to go out, it needs to be replaced with an outdoor space suit with more complicated workmanship and more sophisticated design.
Han Zhan was already tall, but after putting on the space suit, he looked taller and stronger.
Song Ci stood on her heels, held Han Zhan's cheeks, and pressed against his eyebrows, cherishing every moment and second that remained.
Han Zhan hugged her and said, "Cibao, your heart beats so fast."
Song Ci honestly admitted: "Han Zhan, I'm afraid."
Han Zhan hugged Song Ci even tighter. "When I come back, I'll spend the New Year with you."
".good!"
When parting, Song Ci and Han Zhan kissed inseparably.
After formally saying goodbye, Han Zhan, Chen Gang, and the astronauts entered Zeus 1 together. The images of the four people in Zeus 1 were transmitted to the computer screens of the staff through the monitor.
Song Ci saw that Han Zhan and others fastened their seat belts. As the countdown approached, Song Ci's heartbeat became faster and faster, the adrenaline in his body soared, and his hands and feet began to feel hot and weak.
"ten,"
"Nine,"
"eight"
"three,"
"two,"
"one,"
"ignition!"
"take off!"
Accompanied by a rumbling sound, orange-red flames spewed out from the tail of the rocket, pushing Zeus-1 rapidly toward high altitude.
Song Ci noticed that Han Zhan and the others were shaking, and it took a while to get used to it.
Reaching the predetermined altitude of the orbit, the first-stage rocket successfully separated and fell into a sparsely populated mountainous area.
On the side, the staff said to Song Ci: "This is the second time for Mr. Han to participate in flight activities. Ma'am, you can rest assured that our spacecraft is safe and our astronauts are absolutely excellent. They will return safely!"
The words of the staff not only comforted Song Ci, but also comforted himself.
Song Ci nodded, still worried.
The next day, Song Ci returned home, facing the two cubs waiting to be fed, and seeing their longing eyes, Song Ci felt sad.
"Dad..." Han Jun was asking why Dad didn't come back with Song Ci.
Song Ci sat between Han Miao and Han Jun, pointed to the sky on the roof, and asked them: "Miaomiao, Junjun, do you like the moon?"
Han Miao pointed to the moon in the sky and said, "Yueyueba."
Han Jun said: "Light bulb!"
Han Jun always thinks that the moon is a light bulb, a tool that is hung in the sky to light up the night.
Song Ci told them: "The moon is a star. Dad is recently. He flew to the sky by plane to help you pick the stars."
"When Dad comes back, I will give each of you a star, the most unique star in the world."
Han Miao and Han Jun couldn't understand anything else, so they knew that Dad was going to pick the stars.
Han Miao happily patted her feet, and said loudly, "Stars! I want stars!" Han Jun looked up at the moon in the sky, thinking about some major principles of life.
Every day when Han Zhan was away, Song Ci had a hard time. She was not in the mood to go shopping or attend banquets. Even when she was practicing the piano, she was a little restless.
On this day, Shen Yubei came to Han's Manor.
When he got out of the car, he couldn't help frowning when he heard Song Ci's disturbed piano sound. Under the leadership of the housekeeper, Shen Yubei came to the piano room.
Song Ci stood in the piano room, hugging the violin, not knowing what he was playing, the sound of the violin was harsh and chaotic.
"My heart is in a mess, why are you still playing the piano?"
Hearing the teacher's voice, Song Ci came back to his senses, put down the violin in his hand, and turned to look at Shen Yubei. "Teacher, why are you here today?"
Shen Yubei said, "Come and see your children."
Song Ci put down the violin and led Shen Yubei into the piano room.
There were no chairs in the piano room, so the two sat on the clean floor.
Song Ci hasn't visited Shen Yubei for a while, and she doesn't know what's going on with the teacher and the child. She smiled and said to Shen Yubei: "Ms., how is the situation recently? It should be time to do Siwei, have you done it?"
Shen Yubei's face was sullen, and he remained silent.
Seeing this, Song Ci couldn't help feeling uneasy.
"Teacher, what's the matter? Tell me." Shen Yubei's sad expression scared Song Ci a little.
Shen Yubei was silent for a long time before saying in a muffled voice: "We went for a 4D color Doppler ultrasound last week, and the result was not very satisfactory."
"What went wrong?"
"The child's left hand is deformed. There are only two fingers, and the other three fingers cannot be seen at all. The doctor said that even if the child is born later, there is no way to perform separation surgery."
Song Ci was taken aback.
Through the transparent window, she saw Han Miao and Han Jun who were playing with cars at the gate of the manor downstairs. Looking at the smiling faces of the children, Song Ci felt sorry for Shen Yubei and Di Rongrong.
"Have you reviewed it?"
"I checked, I took her to another hospital and checked with acquaintances, and the result was the same." Shen Yubei rubbed his face hard, and he said: "When I was doing B-ultrasound before, the doctor joked that Our kids love making fists."
"At that time, I was quite happy, thinking that this was a stubborn little guy. Now that I know the truth, the teacher feels very uncomfortable."
Shen Yubei's eyes were red, "Song Ci, your mistress is in a bad mood these two days, and your other two godmothers are also very busy, so I don't have time to accompany her these days. It just so happens that Han Zhan is not here these days, and I, I want to send your teacher's wife here to live for a while, so that you can accompany her and enlighten her."
"Of course it's okay, it's just this child." Song Ci bit her lip and asked cruelly, "Teacher, are you planning to abort this child?"
Shen Yubei didn't speak, but the sad and determined eyes clearly explained everything.
Shen Yubei pressed his hot eyes and said in a low voice: "The child's left hand is deformed. After birth, he will definitely be looked at strangely by children and strangers. It would be fine if the child is raised by us to be cheerful and optimistic. If the child I also have low self-esteem, and I can't hold my head up all my life."
"I dare not let him be born, for fear of harming him." He is the father of the child, and he expects the child to be healthy more than anyone else, and he is looking forward to the child's birth.
But he is afraid of bringing the child into this world, afraid that the child will be ridiculed and hit, and afraid that the child will complain about him in the future.
Complain about why they brought him into this world, complain that it is better to die than to live.
Song Ci could understand Shen Yubei's mood. After hesitating for a while, she hugged Shen Yubei's shoulders and said to him, "Teacher, everything will be fine."
Shen Yubei was already holding on to his spirit, but with Song Ci's hug, Shen Yubei found a shoulder to rely on.
Shen Yubei burst into tears suddenly, he is a man, but he is also the father of the child. How cruel it would be for him to personally sign a consent form to take the life of that child!
Shen Yubei cried for a long time, until the phone rang, and then he quickly wiped away his tears.
Seeing that Di Rongrong had dialed the call, Shen Yubei took a few deep breaths, and waited until his mood calmed down before calling Di Rongrong back.
On the phone, Di Rongrong said, "Where are you?"
Shen Yubei confessed honestly: "I'm on Song Ci's side."
Di Rongrong hummed and said nothing.
"Give me the phone, teacher."
Song Ci stretched out his right hand towards Shen Yubei.
Shen Yubei hesitated for a while before handing the phone to Song Ci.
Song Ci took the phone and chatted with Di Rongrong. "Master, it's me, Song Ci."
"Song Song."
Di Rongrong asked Song Ci directly: "Song Song, your teacher has told you about the child, right?"
"Um."
Di Rongrong told Song Ci: "The doctor told us that the child's left hand can only see the thumb and index finger, and the other three fingers are bent and grow together. It is possible that the knuckles inside are not well developed. If you come down, you won’t be able to do corrective surgery.”
"But it is also possible that the child's knuckles have developed well, but they just grow together. If this is the case, if the child is still young, the corrective surgery should be done earlier, so that the child's fingers can live like normal people in the future."
"Song Song, you are also a mother. You should understand my mood at the moment. As a godmother, I still want to give birth to her. I will use enough patience to teach my children to be strong and optimistic."
"Song Song, that's a life, it's my own flesh and blood, she has no other serious problems, how can I abandon her cruelly!"
On the other end of the phone, Di Rongrong was already choking up.
Song Ci knew that Di Rongrong had this kind of thinking. If this matter happened to her, she would not be able to abort the child cruelly. If the child is a child with Down's syndrome, or is severely deformed, she may still be able to bear the pain not to have that child. But the child is only a little deformed, and there is no problem in other aspects, and she can't be so cruel.
"Master, do you still decide to give birth to him?"
"Hmm." Di Rongrong told Song Ci in a low voice, "Song Song, that's a girl."
Song Ci understood.
Di Rongrong once lost a daughter, and that daughter died in front of her. Di Rongrong was ashamed of that child all her life.
But now, she has another daughter in her belly, and she absolutely cannot abandon her again.
Song Ci hummed, and said, "Master, Han Zhan is not at home these days, and I am in a state of agitation. Look, do you want to move here to live with us? The environment here is good, and it is also helpful for you to adjust your mood." benefit."
Di Rongrong: "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Song Ci returned the phone to Shen Yubei. She smiled bitterly and said, "Teacher, I betrayed again this time. I'm sorry. This time, I choose to stand on the same front as my wife."
Shen Yubei laughed instead. "Forget it, your teacher's wife is right. The child is not seriously ill. It is indeed unfair to her to induce labor easily."
"Then let's give birth. In the future, we will protect her together."
"good."
Di Rongrong moved here the next day.
I haven't seen her for a while, but Di Rongrong's stomach is already obvious. Due to pregnancy endocrine disorders, Di Rongrong's face is not as delicate and smooth as before, and the pores have become a little bigger. It doesn't look so good-looking.
But Di Rongrong has a good attitude and is good at dressing up. At first glance, she is still a fashionable older mother.
Shen Yubei moved here with Di Rongrong.
Knowing that there were guests at home, Ah Rang was not in a hurry to deliver food after work, but went home to have dinner with Song Ci and the others.
In front of Teacher Song Ci, Ah Rang behaved fairly politely, and did not say anything stupid or do anything stupid.
Knowing that the child in Di Rongrong's womb had a deformed left hand, and they were still willing to give birth to that child, A Rang looked at Di Rongrong with significantly warmer eyes.
"Don't worry, with a pair of parents who love her like you, the child will grow up optimistic and happy in the future."
Hearing A Rang's words, Shen Yubei and Di Rongrong were very happy.
Shen Yubei said to Song Ci: "This kid Han Rang is quite well-behaved, and his words are pleasant."
A Rang smiled sweetly at Shen Yubei, and said, "Mr. Shen, you have really good eyesight."
Song Ci complained secretly: My teacher's vision is not good at all. If you are really good, you won't think you are a good boy.
After eating, Ah Rang went to the night shift to deliver food.
Di Rongrong knew that A Rang was a child brought back by Han Zhan from Italy. She stared at A Rang's lame feet when he walked fast, and couldn't help asking Song Ci: "Is he short of money?"
Song Ci shook her head, "No, he is rich."
"Then go to work so late?"
"Master, do you know that there is a kind of people in this world? They are all misers, they are money lovers, and they are happy when they see money. This is what Ah Rang is like. Every time he earns a penny, he is very happy. Delivering food and trying to save money are his joys in life."
Hearing this, Di Rongrong bumped Shen Yubei's arm and scolded him: "Look at others, and then at yourself, tell me, what's the use of those things you spent money on?"
"What did the teacher buy again?"
"A few days ago, I went to the Xibei Market to look for antiques, and bought a rhinoceros horn for 100,000 yuan." Di Rongrong's expression was very complicated.
Song Ci asked Shen Yubei curiously: "Teacher, why are you buying rhino horns?"
Shen Yubei actually asked her: "Have you seen the soul ferry?"
Song Ci nodded, "Is that an online drama?"
"Um."
"Seen."
Shen Yubei put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and said, "It is said in Soul Ferry that the rhinoceros horn can pull the yin and yang. If you ignite the rhinoceros horn, you can see the soul."
Song Ci's expression became very subtle just like Di Rongrong's.
Unexpectedly, you still believe in ghosts and gods.
Shen Yubei: "I went to Xibei Market that day, and I happened to see an old lady selling rhino horns, so I bought one back."
Song Ci asked him with a complicated tone, "Then did you see a ghost?"
Shen Yubei shook his head, "I didn't see it, but the smell of burning rhino horn is quite fragrant. Later, I made it into an aromatherapy and put it in the toilet to smoke."
Song Ci: "."
Rich man!
"Your teacher always likes to buy these messy things, Beibei, you really have to learn from Ah Rang and Ah Hong."
Shen Yubei has lived a single life for more than 40 years, which also made him used to being extravagant. In his life, he bought many messy and expensive things, and spent a lot of money.
Shen Yubei disliked Song Ci and Di Rongrong talking too much, so he went upstairs to practice the piano.
After Shen Yubei left, Di Rongrong said: "Actually, your teacher missed his grandpa. He burned the rhino horn that night, and kept calling grandpa all by himself in the dark room."
Shen Yubei's grandfather is Italian, and Shen Yubei's violin 'Spirit of War' was made for him by his grandfather. There is a deep relationship between Shen Yubei and his grandfather. It is normal for him to miss his grandfather occasionally.
speaking of grandpa
Song Ci said to Di Rongrong: "I'll call my sister, Mrs. Mistress, take it easy."
"good."
Di Rongrong is more able to eat after she is pregnant. It is the same at Song Ci's house as at her own, and she does not need to be restrained when eating. She sat at the dining table alone and ate generously, and Song Ci went to make a call with her mobile phone.
When Song Ci called, it might not be the right time.
Song Fei answered the phone and only said: "I'm busy at the moment, I'll get back to you later." After speaking, Song Fei hung up the phone.
Song Ci vaguely heard Yan Jiang's panting.
These two dogs and men!
Song Ci waited for half an hour and called again. This time Song Fei finally answered the phone with a lazy voice, "What are you doing?"
Song Ci asked her: "What were you doing just now?"
Song Fei: "Oh."
Song Ci: "A woman."
Song Fei: "Oh."
Song Ci: "Is it really cool?"
Song Fei asked, "What do you mean?"
"Just the one you guys played, are you happy?"
Song Fei: "Guess."
Song Ci curled her lips, not doing Tai Chi with Song Fei anymore. "Song Fei, do you know where our grandfather is buried?"
"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
"I just thought that when Dad was still there, he would occasionally go to pay respects to grandpa. Dad has passed away for so many years, and no one has paid homage to grandpa in these years. It just so happens that I have nothing to do these days. Shall we go to pay respects to grandpa? "
Song Fei: "Alright. I'll pick you up tomorrow morning, and we'll drive there."
"good."
Song Ci had to go out for a few days, so he handed over the child to the housekeeper and Di Rongrong to take care of them. And Han Miao and Han Jun are used to their parents going out, and they don't make much noise, but when they want to separate, the two girls will still pester Song Ci for a hug, and they are reluctant to let go.
Song Ci was tired of accompanying them, and when Song Fei arrived, she handed them into the arms of Di Rongrong and the butler, and got into the car.
After getting in the car, Song Fei said to Song Ci, "Locate the phone to Wuxi, Chongqing."
"Well, all right."
Song Tingyun grew up in Wuxi County. After his father was murdered and died at the age of 15, Song Tingyun left Wuxi County and went to Italy. Song Tingyun buried his father where he grew up when he was a child.
The car drove on the high speed for more than 20 hours before arriving in Wuxi County.
The two sisters found a hotel to stay in the county seat, and at night they ate grilled fish, which was highly rated locally.
After a night of rest, the sisters drove to Shuangyang Township at dawn the next day.
Shuangyang Township is at the eastern end of Wuxi County, bordering Shennongjia, Hubei. According to Song Tingyun, his father often went to Shennongjia to collect herbs. There are countless precious medicinal materials on Shennongjia.
The terrain in Shuangyang Township is quite steep. Song Fei's off-road vehicle was speeding along the winding mountain road. Song Ci fastened her seat belt and firmly grasped the handrail above her head with her right hand.
After driving for several hours, it was almost noon before the two arrived in Shuangyang Township.
According to Song Tingyun's dictation many years ago, Song Ci's grandfather should live in a small village called Lanyingzhai. According to the guidance of the navigation, Song Ci and Song Fei walked around for more than an hour before finding Lan Yingzhai.
The population here is not large, and there are fewer young people. Most of the people have gone out to work, and those who stay in the village are mostly old people and children.
The arrival of Song Fei and Song Ci attracted the attention of many local farmers. The two sisters are good-looking, they drive off-road vehicles, and they dress stylishly, so it's hard not to attract attention.
Song Ci stopped a girl in her teens and asked her, "Little sister, may I ask, where is the village chief's house?"
The little sister was a little shy and hadn't seen the outside world much, but she blushed a little when Song Ci stopped her suddenly.
Pointing to the other side of the road, she faltered and said: "The village chief is over there, but he usually stays in the village committee office, which is in front of the house. There is a concrete floor in front of the house, and the one with the red flag is there. "
The little girl's Mandarin has a strong local accent, but Song Ci's language talent is good and she understands her. "Thank you, little girl."
Song Ci got into the car, and drove forward with Song Fei for another two minutes, and saw the village committee office.
As soon as Song Ci and Song Fei stopped the car, a man and a woman came out of the village committee building. The man in his fifties is the village head, and the woman in her early forties is the wife of the village head, responsible for cleaning the office building.
Seeing Song Ci and the others, the village head narrowed his eyes, and asked curiously, "Girls, which family's girls are you?" The village head thought it was a relative from a certain villager in the city who had come.
Song Fei leaned against the car body and said nothing. Everything that required diplomacy had to rely on Song Ci.
Song Cichong smiled at the village chief, and asked politely: "Village chief, my surname is Song, my grandfather is Song Qingkuang, and my father is Song Tingyun. Our sisters came back for the first time and would like to pay homage to our grandfather. Excuse me. Village chief, do you recognize Song Qingkuang?"
The village chief was stunned.
"Song Qingkuang" the village chief slapped his legs suddenly, and said ecstatically, "Are you Brother Yun's daughter?"
From this point of view, the relationship between the village chief and Song Tingyun is not bad.
Song Ci nodded and said, "Yes."
The village chief hurriedly dragged Song Ci and Song Fei into the office to sit for a while, and said to his wife: "Dafang, go cook and cook more, there are two rare guests here today."
His wife quickly left the broom and went to cook.
The village chief told Song Ci: "My name is Song Kaiyun. I know your grandfather. I call him Uncle. Your grandfather Song Qingkuang came to our village with Brother Yun when he was in his twenties and lived in our village. A village doctor."
"Your grandfather lived in our village for a while, so he changed his surname to Song with us. Uncle Song is amazing. He can cure any illness in the village with a radius of ten miles!"
"Brother Yun is also amazing. He studied medicine under Uncle Song. He treated people when he was twelve or thirteen years old. It's a pity." The village head shook his head with a regretful expression on his face.
Song Ci pursued, "What's the pity?"
"It's a pity that Song Shufu's life was so short that someone actually killed him..." The village head shook the soot in his hand, and said, "That was the first murder case in our village, and it's the only one. It hasn't been solved yet..."
(end of this chapter)