Autistic genius, a flourishing era of scientific research

"Where did you hear that?" Song Yuwei, who was reading the newspaper with her glasses on, glanced at Si Cizhan in confusion and then complained, "When you were in your early twenties, I wanted to arrange a blind date for you. Did you listen?"

"You have a very righteous mind, why should I meddle in your affairs?"

"I heard it from Grandpa." Si Cizhan said casually, then showed a thoughtful expression, "I thought you would be anxious at my age. Since last year, Jiang Xiaowen has been frequently called by the political commissar and Uncle Jiang to urge him."

Upon hearing this, Song Yuwei put down the newspaper and looked at Si Cizhan in surprise. She hadn't noticed him yesterday, but why did he suddenly seem to be talking so much today?

There have been a lot of changes over the years. Even Si Xiao told her last night that her youngest son has changed.

He seems to be more easy-going than before, at least in front of his neighbors, he no longer has a cold and stiff face.

"Today, someone wants to matchmake for you. It's from our compound. It's no secret. There are always a few girls in the compound who like you. But they've all gotten married in the past few years, and you haven't shown any interest. And you haven't been to the city for four years. They can't possibly wait for you forever."

Speaking of which, Song Yuwei felt quite regretful. She originally thought that Si Cizhan and Jiang Yan might make some progress, but they hadn't seen each other for four years. Now Jiang Yan had other suitors. She looked at her youngest son carefully and saw that he didn't seem too worried or anxious.

He guessed that he no longer liked Jiang Yan. After all, they were still young four years ago. He was only in his early twenties, and Jiang Yan had just graduated from high school.

"What? Do you want to get married? Do you want your mother to find one for you?" Song Yuwei suddenly became interested. As the saying goes, one should start a family and build a career. She naturally knew that Si Cizhan's military rank and position had been promoted over the years, but the matter of starting a family was still not settled.

Naturally, I didn't meet many female comrades in the army, and even fewer met one that suited my taste.

Si Cizhan was silent for a moment. As his thoughts turned, he didn't refuse immediately. Instead, he continued the conversation and said, "Is it reliable? Can the person you're dating be as loving as you and Dad?"

Song Yuwei patted her youngest son's shoulder and sighed, "Who knows? Your father and I aren't very affectionate right now. On the contrary, I, your mother, now think that it's best for two people to get married and live together."

She went to Xiaoyu City about four years ago because of Si Xiao's matter, and it was Si Ci Zhan who found out about Aierian's matter and told her. Now, Song Yuwei was truly open in front of her youngest son.

At other times, when facing anyone, especially Si Xiao, she felt like she was acting.

She continued to conceal the love and sweetness between herself and Si Xiao according to her memory.

She didn't believe that Si Xiao didn't notice, but her husband, who never allowed others to disobey him in many things, insisted on pretending to be ignorant with her, and this loving drama of the couple lasted for four years.

Sometimes Song Yuwei couldn't tell whether she was really hiding something, because Si Xiao was the same as always, making her feel that he really loved her and cared about her.

From the time they suddenly got married until now, there seemed to be no flaw in Si Xiao's feelings for her.

Only Arian, who appeared around her from time to time, kept reminding her of the truth.

In fact, Song Yuwei had mentioned the money issue in recent years because of suspicion, but Si Xiao's intention never changed. Whenever she asked, he would always say that she didn't need to know.

What’s funny is that I don’t know if Si Xiao has given up, but since she discovered the secret of the remittance, Si Xiao will even inform Song Yuwei in advance when transferring money to others.

He thought Song Yuwei didn't know who he had given the money to, so he told her so confidently.

Isn't this a provocation to Song Yuwei?

Apart from this one flaw, Si Xiao was still a commendable husband in other aspects. Even she couldn't find too many faults with him, and in the end she was too lazy to care about it anymore.

I plan to live in a muddle like this, and have spent half my life like this. Now, whether I love or not doesn’t seem to be that important.

Just hearing Si Cizhan's words, Song Yuwei couldn't help feeling sad and regretful.

His children take their parents' relationship as an example and standard, and also want to marry the one they love. This should be a reason for joy, but the relationship between his parents' generation is not as good as he imagined.

Song Yuwei's words were so obvious, how could Si Cizhan not see through her delicate thoughts? He had deliberately led the topic in this direction, and now he took the opportunity to ask:

"Mom, do you regret marrying my dad?"

Song Yuwei said, "What's there to regret? We've lived for over thirty years now. One should just be open-minded and live with what's happening."

"Why can't I get over some things?" Si Cizhan scoffed, which made Song Yuwei understand something. She immediately showed her curiosity and asked, "Has there been any problems in the army in recent years?"

"Your brother is married now, so you should be in a better situation too."

Si Cizhan didn't respond, but instead brought the topic back to Song Yuwei: "I won't say anything about my own affairs first. I still believe that Dad didn't do anything to let you down."

Song Yuwei snorted, her expression unremarkable. Si Cizhan glanced at the yard and lowered his voice before continuing, "If Mom, the man you met before Dad, came back with his son to find you—"

Before he could finish his words, Song Yuwei raised her hand and slapped him on the head. The slap was not light, but it didn't hurt much for Si Ci Zhan. His head just nodded a little, and he quickly shut his mouth and didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Song Yuwei's face wasn't looking good, but she held an anger that wasn't there when she was talking about Si Xiao just now: "That's a bastard. I don't know whether your father's incident came first or later, but your father is a man after all. When I gave birth to you, he was always by my side in the hospital. Later, he often took leave to accompany me. He even got scolded by your grandfather for taking too much leave."

She laughed as she talked about the past, after all, she had been truly happy.

"As for that awful one," Song Yuwei's expression changed when she spoke of this, "he was caught by someone before I even left the confinement period. I was so furious that I ran over and caught him red-handed. Then, when things got chaotic in those few years, he fled abroad in disgrace. Otherwise, he would have been finished because of this incident. He's quite capable and can run away quite well."

Si Cizhan pursed his lips for a moment and asked, "I heard that uncle's name is Xia Zhang?"

Song Yuwei glanced at him and asked, "Why are you asking about this?"

"I don't know where I heard that was your childhood sweetheart, Mom. I thought you would regret marrying Dad and might miss your childhood sweetheart--" Si Cizhan calmly dispelled the doubts in Song Yuwei's heart. She received a contemptuous look from her own mother. Obviously, even if she really divorced Si Xiao, she would no longer miss her ex-husband.

Having said that, Si Ci Zhan naturally followed up with the question: "Mom, when you divorced me, didn't you think about bringing the child you gave birth to with you?"

"You're asking the same question your father asked when he got married," Song Yuwei said. "None of them are using their brains. If I want to bring someone along, I need the Xia family's consent. Xia Zhang is the only child in the Xia family, and your father is getting married for the first time. I don't know how many people said I was marrying above my station at the time. If I bring another child along, I'm afraid I'll be drowned in the spit of others."

"The main reason is that I can't bring my child with me..." Song Yuwei sighed, "The Xia family wants it, and my family also advised me not to bring my child with me to marry into the family."

She seemed a little regretful, but only for a moment, then smiled. "Later, she got pregnant with your brother and your sister, a boy and a girl. Your father was transferred back to the city at that time. He didn't hold a high position when he came back here, but he went to the hospital every day, three times a day. Now no one is gossiping anymore."

"Have you chosen a name yet?" Si Cizhan took the orange from the table and peeled it. After peeling it, he put it in his mouth. Song Yuwei glared at him and said, "You came back after all these years and didn't even bother to show respect to your mother?"

Si Cizhan pursed his lips and smiled faintly. Song Yuwei also laughed: "You have indeed changed. You love to laugh more. Has something happened in the past four years?"

"Nothing." Si Cizhan shook his head, but still revealed a few words, "I have someone I like, and I plan to pursue her."

"So you and Dad don't have to worry about my marriage."

"Is this true?" Song Yuwei's eyes widened instantly as she inquired, "Whose girl is this? Tell me, and I'll keep it a secret for you."

Si Cizhan felt his own mother's gossipy tone and eyes, like those of the street grandpa and aunt, was unreliable. "Forget it, I'll tell you when it's done—so you and that Uncle Xia's child haven't even been named yet?"

"It's only been less than a month since the baby was born, why are you in such a hurry to name it?" Song Yuwei said, "Later, the Xia family moved away from the Forbidden City, and I don't know what name they chose. I can't avoid your dad and ask him secretly, what would that look like—"

The more she spoke, the more she felt upset about what happened that year. Just then, Mr. Si also walked into the house, followed by Si Xiao, who had just returned from get off work in the afternoon. The two of them quickly interrupted the topic.

Si Xiao saw Song Yuwei's expression change, so he looked directly at Si Cizhan and asked, "What did you say to your mother?"

Si Cizhan: "I told you about my marriage."

Si Xiao didn't react much, so Si Lao immediately clapped his hands with a palm-leaf fan and said, "It's rare for you to come to your senses, kid. Which girl have you taken a fancy to? Grandpa will also go and help you see if it can be successful!"

Now that he is old and retired, Mr. Si likes to stay at home and cook for himself from time to time, showing off his cooking skills from his war days, which makes the personal secretary hired by the Si family very troublesome.

"He can handle his own problems." Si Xiao took off his coat and hung it on the hanger beside him, ruthlessly rejecting the matter on behalf of Si Ci Zhan. Mr. Si showed an unhappy expression, but didn't say anything more.

Si Ci Zhan naturally stopped talking and sat on the sofa for a while, watching his father sit down next to his mother. He slowly said that he would go to the company to work overtime after dinner tonight, and asked Song Yuwei to wait for him after get off work in the evening. Then he got an unhappy look from Song Yuwei.

*

With the help of technical cooperation with the country, Jiang Yan and his team took about a month to complete the project.

However, this is only the first step, but also the most important step. There will be more experimental tests on the aircraft they have developed and upgraded.

The most important things are speed and safety.

Because the energy car speeds up ground transportation, the country tentatively proposed cooperation in aviation during the cooperation, and Jiang Yan and others agreed directly.

There are many test items that need to be carried out on newly developed aircraft. In order to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data, each test is carried out not once but several times.

If there is any problem, Jiang Yan and the others must be informed to make technical adjustments.

Therefore, the subsequent tests will mainly be the responsibility of the research institute, but Jiang Yan and his team also need to be on call at any time.

The people in the research institute have been extremely busy this month. They finally felt the difficulties that the people from Wenqu Research Institute and Mr. Code Name faced when they collaborated on technical research.

The people in the scientific research team and their brains seem to be in a different world. To keep up with their research speed, everyone not only has to constantly study the information they provide, but also complete the experiments in a timely manner. Moreover, everyone has a competitive spirit and a desire to research, and is unwilling to be led by the nose all the time. This requires more effort to prevent their progress from always lagging behind the scientific research team.

Although the past month or so was difficult, it was also very fulfilling. After the successful technological breakthrough, cheers broke out in the laboratory of the Aerospace Research Institute, and they became more adept at subsequent production and testing tasks.

Precisely because the people in the research institute began to become reliable, Jiang Yan changed her plan and began to engage in medical research together with Xu Weiran, Lu Ze, Xia Fei and Liming.

At this time, their company's premises were basically completed, but it was not suitable for moving in yet, so they still requisitioned the second floor of Pei Hengyin's residence.

Ailian tried his best in this month, but ultimately failed to win Jiang Yan over.

Xia Fei, Li Ming and Lu Ze were not surprised at all. After all, Jiang Yan didn't look like she was attracted to Aierian.

Although they didn't know what it would be like if Jiang Yan fell in love with someone.

But they have someone they can refer to - Xu Weiran.

During this period, something happened that aroused the concern of Xia Fei and Liming more than Aierian's pursuit of Jiang Yan: Qin Yuxin came to Sijiu City to develop her career and has now been appointed to a court in Sijiu City. Because she and her teachers made some contributions to the legal profession during her college years, she was appointed as a judge of the court.

Of course, Qin Yuxin becoming a judge was not their focus. Their focus was that Xu Weiran started going to court frequently.

Then they were asked by Lu Ze, who loved to discuss life gossip with the uncles and aunts on the street, and they finally knew that Xu Weiran, encouraged by Aierian's series of actions, finally decided to pursue Qin Yuxin.

Xia Fei sighed, "Back in high school, I thought you were going to be with the class monitor. But now I haven't even started pursuing her yet, and you still have to rely on Jiang Yan to give you the courage!"

Li Ming also said: "Why don't you pursue her if we are both in the same university? We all thought you chose Xiaoyucheng University just for the sake of the class monitor."

Lu Ze didn't say that. Instead, he pointed at Li Ming and Xia Fei and laughed, "It seems you don't understand what love is all about."

Then he was laughed back at by the two of them. Who told him that he was one or two years older than them, but he was still single and unmarried like them?

While assigning tasks to them, Xu Weiran glanced at Jiang Yan:

"Actually, I've thought about it, but Qin Yuxin really hates me, and you might not have noticed."

"This month I realized Jiang Yan didn't care about Ailian at all. Ailian was able to persist for four years just for this one-month opportunity to pursue her. So I thought, why not give it a try? It's better than doing nothing. If I don't succeed in the end, I can only accept it like Ailian."

When he talked about the bad outcome later, he laughed a little sadly. Li Ming and Xia Fei instantly felt sorry for their good brother and came forward to pat him on the shoulders.

Lu Ze also looked at Xu Weiran with surprise. He didn't expect that the first person in their team to be trapped in love would be Xu Weiran. He thought it would be Jiang Yan:

"Do you want us to help you with some ideas?"

"Especially Jiang Yan can help. As soon as Jiang Yan calls Qin Yuxin, Qin Yuxin will definitely come."

Jiang Yan was checking the list of medical research materials and medical information they had compiled. Because the number was so large, Xia Fei and Li Ming's eyes lit up when Lu Ze said this. They went over and pushed Jiang Yan to sit on the sofa to discuss the matter together.

Jiang Yan didn't want to pay attention to them at first, but when she heard them asking her to give advice on how to help Xu Weiran pursue Qin Yuxin, Jiang Yan was silent for a moment and asked the three people around her, "What do you think?"