Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 1541 Rules and Ideals

Northeast, Changchun.

In the city, there are many high-rise buildings and factories.

Compared with later generations, Changchun's status in the country at this time was obviously more important.

Whether it is in the economy, heavy industry, or even the military, it occupies a decisive position.

A snowfall has made people here afraid to go out due to the low winter temperatures.

Fortunately, there has been no wind these two days, otherwise it would be difficult to stay at home.

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Stepping heavily on the snow, the middle-aged man coughed twice from time to time, then raised his head to look in the direction of the office building in front of him, tightened his thin cotton-padded clothes, and continued to move forward.

Behind him is a series of long footprints.

"Team Leader Liu! Good morning!"

Just when the middle-aged man finally stepped through the door, a weak greeting came from the side.

Liu Xiangdong looked sideways and saw a girl who was wrapped like a big white rice dumpling and her mouth was covered tightly. She looked like she was afraid of the cold.

"Ning Ning, morning!"

cough cough cough

As soon as he opened his mouth, his respiratory tract was stimulated by the cold air, and the middle-aged man coughed again.

When Jiang Ningning saw him, he quickly stepped forward and patted her on the back.

After a while, Liu Xiangdong calmed down.

"If you're like this, don't you need to come here? We are still here. Just stay at home and take care of yourself."

Jiang Ningning spoke, but Liu Xiangdong calmed down and looked at the office building in the distance.

"It's finally our turn. If I don't come, this research will be suspended for more than half a month. How can we work if we can't catch up?"

After a few words, Liu Xiangdong was breathing heavily.

Jiang Ningning could only help take pictures.

In a short while, several more people came next to me, all of whom were from the factory.

I saw the two of them, some walked by indifferently, and some came up to greet them.

Jiang Ningning was not surprised either.

I have seen this kind of thing a lot!
After a while, Liu Xiangdong calmed down and glanced at Jiang Ningning.

"Ning Ning, actually you don't have to come back."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningning lowered his head, his expression a little gloomy.

Before leaving Sijiu City, her family told her the same thing.

It’s just that she feels that the work must be completed from beginning to end and cannot be abandoned halfway, and she has also devoted her efforts to this research.

So I decided to come back.

Jiang Ningning didn't say anything.

Liu Xiangdong didn't say much, just sighed deeply.

The two of them continued walking towards the office.

When I arrived at the research room, I opened the door and saw
Three or five people are waiting.

It was very cold in the room, and several people were gathered around rubbing their hands.

"Team Leader Liu is here!"

"Hello, Team Liu."

"Team leader, are you okay?"

Several people immediately stepped forward to show concern when they saw it, but Liu Xiangdong smiled and waved his hand.

"It's okay. It's fine!"

"Okay, that's almost it!"

Only Jiang Ningning knows. Team Leader Liu's physical condition is far more serious than what he sees now.

"Is everyone ready?"

Liu Xiangdong didn't want everyone to pay too much attention to himself, but focused on his work.

Seeing this, everyone nodded immediately.

"Team leader, we took advantage of our rest at night to classify the spectra..."

"Okay, great, where are we?"

Liu Xiangdong said happily, his eyes softening.

These people were both colleagues and children to him.

How can a parent be unhappy watching his children strive for success?

Jiang Ningning was in charge of the progress and was about to step forward to speak, when the door was suddenly pushed open.

Three people walked in swaggeringly.

The leader was tall and tall, wearing blue overalls, a yellow coat on the back, and a cotton hat with a red star on it, and a serious look on his face.

"Director Li!"

Several people near the door spoke one after another, but there was some fear on their faces.

Director Li didn't say anything when he saw it, just nodded lightly.

"Liu Xiangdong, what are you doing?"

Director Li walked in and looked around, looking at the machines and equipment that were about to be started, and finally focused on Liu Xiangdong, his expression not good-looking.

Liu Xiangdong frowned and immediately replied, "It's time for the rotation, we're ready to start research!"

"Research? Doing research here?"

"Liu Xiangdong, stop pretending. If you want to go to Sijiu City, go quickly. Why are you pretending to be a good person here?"

Before Director Li could speak, a person walked out from behind. He was not tall enough. If he hadn't spoken, no one would have seen him.

At this moment, he was speaking in a strange manner, which made several people around him look surprised.

When Liu Xiangdong heard what the other party said and saw the expressions of the students, he couldn't help but frowned and said with a serious expression, "Wang Ming, don't talk nonsense if it doesn't happen."

"When did I say I was going to Sijiu City?"

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Liu Xiangdong looked excited and coughed again while speaking.

Wang Ming snorted coldly, "Do you need to say this? Who doesn't know this? They are pretending to be alike!"

After speaking, he continued to stand next to Director Li, looking proud.

"you…"

"Wang Ming, don't say sour grapes if you can't eat them!"

Just when Liu Xiangdong was furious, a figure suddenly rushed forward. It was Jiang Ningning who was watching from the side.

"Team Leader Liu has been favored by Sijiucheng. That's the leader's job. Whether he goes or not depends on the leader's choice. There's no need for you to make excuses here. Are you weird?"

"Who are you saying is weird?"

When Wang Ming was pointed at his nose and scolded, he immediately jumped out and shouted loudly, "Why am I so angry?"

"Ha, if you don't have the ability to be jealous of others, you are just a yin and yang!"

"If you have the guts, why don't you let the people from Sijiucheng invite you?"

"you!"

Just when Wang Ming opened his mouth to retort, Director Li stretched out his hand to interrupt, and then looked at Jiang Ningning. He knew Jiang Ningning's identity and knew that some people could not be touched.

If he moved, he couldn't bear the consequences. But just because you can't move doesn't mean you can't do things.

"Comrade Jiang Ningning, isn't it because he was not invited by Four Nine Cities that he has no ability?"

"Can't you contribute to the revolution?"

A cold voice came, and Jiang Ningning's face froze, then turned red, and she felt anxious.

"Is this your attitude towards revolutionary comrades?"

"Or is this your picky attitude towards revolution?"

Director Li spoke, and there was silence all around.

Jiang Ningning felt that her head was heavy, as if covered by a thick cotton hat, and she was a little breathless.

"Director Li!"

But Liu Xiangdong stood up and protected Jiang Ningning behind him, "Whether you can contribute to the revolution depends on whether you do things and whether you do the right thing!"

"No one can stand on the revolutionary road just by shouting a few slogans."

Since Director Li made it clear that he was looking for trouble, Liu Xiangdong didn't understand everything.

Previously, I was just trying to make ends meet, trying to complete tasks and realize my ideals.

But now, he had to stand up, firstly for research, and secondly, for Jiang Ningning.

Upon hearing this, Director Li stared at Liu Xiangdong with a stern expression.

"Team Leader Liu, I remember the original rule. You have to go to the workshop to remember the hardships and sweet things for three days before you can rotate for one day!"

Director Li changed the topic and did not continue to pursue Jiang Ningning's wrong words.

Instead, he talked about the matter in front of him.

This made the research team members in the room frown.

Since Director Li came to the institute, he has carried out a series of actions.

Especially under the slogan of remembering the bitter and remembering the sweet, and that physical labor is the most glorious, it was decided that everyone should go to the factory floor to work for three days every week before returning to their jobs.

This is why the research has been pushed forward again and again, but there has been no progress.

Liu Xiangdong nodded and said, "Yes, this is the rule."

"So, hasn't it been three days?"

Director Li sneered after hearing this.

"Three days? It's obviously only one day. You've been lying at home for two days, and you haven't finished the task for this week!"

Cough
Liu Xiangdong coughed violently.

"Here, let's finish it today. There are three days left this week, so I can make up for it."

Liu Xiangdong also knew that the rules set must be followed, but everyone was ready today. If he was not present to control the overall situation, the experiment would probably fail.

That’s why a compromise approach was proposed.

"hehe…"

“Can revolutionary construction be supplemented?”

Director Li shook his head and refused, "Team Leader Liu, if you want to do research, you can finish the three-day share first."

"Otherwise, don't say I can't pass this test, even the majority of comrades workers can't stand it!"

Liu Xiangdong breathed rapidly and coughed involuntarily, "Director Li, this research is very important. If it succeeds, it will be of great significance to the country, so..."

"There is no so!"

Director Li rudely interrupted Liu Xiangdong's explanation, "Don't think that you are the only one who can contribute to the country. Who among you is not working diligently and courageously for the revolution?"

"Which one has made a contribution that is not meaningful to the country?"

Liu Xiangdong was short of breath and coughing constantly.

Jiang Ningning slapped her back and looked at Director Li with disgust.

"Also, how long have you been researching? Half of the funds of the institute are spent on you, but what about the results? Have you produced results? No!"

"I kept saying it would be soon, soon, but now, it's the end of the year and I'm still studying it!"

"Everyone wants to have a good year. Can you not make trouble?"

After Director Li finished speaking, many researchers in the room lowered their heads.

Liu Xiangdong took a breath and didn't want to refute anymore. Since he was going to the workshop, he should just go. It was only two days and he could persist.

"Okay, I'll go to the workshop!"

There is more unwillingness in the words!
He wanted to prove that what he did was right.

cough cough cough

Liu Xiangdong said seriously, and Jiang Ningning on the side quickly stopped him, "Team leader, how can you go to the workshop with your body!"

Ah…

Wang Ming suddenly curled his lips and sneered, "What, your health is not good again?"

"You can do research, but you can't go to the workshop?"

"What a great time!"

"Wang Ming, don't talk nonsense!"

"Team Leader Liu is not that kind of person."

Jiang Ningning couldn't stand it. She talked more than usual today, which also made people around her very strange.

What happened to this little transparent person who is usually a good girl in everyone’s eyes?
"Haha, isn't it obvious now that he is that kind of person?"

Wang Ming said calmly, stimulating Liu Xiangdong.

"you you"

"Wang Ming, don't think we don't know. Every time you go to the workshop to work, it's nominally labor, but what do you do?"

"It's not like you're just sitting around and supervising everyone's work under the euphemistic name. You're going to work, and no one wants you to supervise."

"Also, it's obviously the work of female workers, but you insist on doing it. Is it possible that you are a girl?"

"Or do you have inappropriate thoughts about lesbians?"

Jiang Ningning suddenly burst out with incredible toughness, as if this was the 'justice' that was inherent in his bones and belonged to the Jiang family.

Wang Ming's face turned red when he was told this, but he was speechless.

Seeing this, Director Li looked back. Wang Ming immediately shrank his head and hid, his eyes filled with hatred for Jiang Ningning.

Liu Xiangdong on the side also saw the fierce light in Wang Ming's eyes, and his eyes also became cold.

"Ning Ning, stop talking."

Liu Xiangdong endured the discomfort in his chest, his voice was low, and he could not refute.

Jiang Ningning stood behind him with a tangled expression.

Liu Xiangdong met Director Li's gaze and did not shy away this time.

"I will personally explain it to the factory director. As for the importance of research, Director Li doesn't understand this matter. I don't blame you."

Director Li's face turned cold after hearing this, but he heard Liu Xiangdong continue to speak, "But whoever dares to destroy these instruments threatens my people."

"I, Liu Xiangdong, will never let him go."

Director Li took a deep breath, looked at Liu Xiangdong's determined face, and felt fear in his heart.

"As long as you follow the rules, no one will break them."

Liu Xiangdong took a deep breath, "It's best this way."

(End of this chapter)