Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 703 Chapter 702 Wet Hands Make It Easy to Turn the Page

"You don't know this, right? When the country was just liberated, the Academy of Sciences was located at No. 3 Wenjin Street, and it has not moved for all these years. Those who do research are in Zhongguancun, and those who do administration are still here. Hehe, this place is close to there." The guard said, pointing his hand to the south.

"Hey, it turns out this is the headquarters. I have to say the location of the Beitu is really good!" Tang Zhitong understood what the guard meant. To the south is Zhonghai, and next to Zhonghai is a residential area. In the guard's opinion, staying here is to be closer to the center of power.

I guess many people would have this worldly idea that the location of the Beijing Library is very good. It is separated from Haizi by Wenjin Street, and to the north is Yangfeng Alley.

There are people standing guard opposite the North Library, and there are also people standing guard at the entrance to Yangfeng Alley on the west side. Looking closely, it seems that there are people patrolling nearby.

This street, wow, can be regarded as one of the safest places in the city.

"Of course not. There are not many places in the whole city that can catch up with this area. In the past few years, many places wanted to find a place to set up an office in this area, but they failed." The guard couldn't help but puffed out his chest when talking about this patriot who was like the poorest patriot in the East End of London, thinking of the wealth and industry of Britain.

"That's right. Every inch of land here is worth a lot of money." Tang Zhitong responded happily. Since ancient times, there have not been many places for ordinary residents to live in this place. Most of them used to be institutions serving the Qing royal family. It was only after Puyi was driven out of the Forbidden City that it gradually became a place that ordinary people could reach.

While chatting casually with the security guard, Tang Zhitong was secretly thinking, since the chances at the Iron and Steel Institute are slim, what about the Academy of Sciences?

The Academy of Sciences is currently the highest academic institution in the country, responsible for the comprehensive research and development of various new technologies, and has many research institutes under its jurisdiction.

Metal smelting and new materials are both hot topics in the world, and they are also major issues related to national industry and national defense. There must be a research institute responsible for this, and such an institute must have a laboratory, right? You can't just rely on theory to study new materials.

However, these research institutes are often named with numbers, which is somewhat related to "secret".

Tang Zhitong thought that he couldn't be so abrupt when discussing cooperation with the Iron and Steel Institute. This time he had to find someone with a certain position, who had a say and whose words were more effective, to talk to them.

Or... find Ding Hui?

Although the Science and Technology Commission and the Academy of Sciences have no subordinate relationship, there is a saying that goes, it is better to make things difficult for others than to make things difficult for yourself.

I just let Ding Hui block the door two days ago, so it’s reasonable for me to block him again, right?

As for face, for Xiao Wang's hair dryer, bah, for the country's new materials, what's the big deal if I put down my face, beg someone, and suffer a little grievance? That's nothing!
"Why didn't you go in?" Student Xiao Wang pushed his bicycle out and was very surprised when he saw Tang Zhitong.

"I saw that you were about to get off work, so I chatted with you outside for a while." Tang Zhitong smiled at Xiao Wang and said hello to the guard: "Hey, I'm leaving."

On the way home, Xiao Wang was so excited that he couldn't express it in words. He chattered to Tang Zhitong: "Today I took Tea House to get the author's signature. I'll show it to you when I get home."

"Okay, it's rare that you're still thinking about me. Are there many people? I hope you're not squeezed?" Compared with signing and selling books, Tang Zhitong was more concerned about classmate Xiao Wang, fearing that someone would be so bold as to take advantage of Xiao Wang.

"There are quite a few people, but everyone is very orderly. There will be other authors coming in the next two days, and I will ask them for autographs. We will keep the books, which will be very commemorative." Student Xiao Wang described his plan.

"Okay, you handle it yourself. Just be careful." As for the celebrity effect, Tang Zhitong had the same idea before, but he changed his mind after seeing the world. However, he did not spoil Xiao Wang's fun. As long as she was happy, anything was fine.

Back at the entrance of the alley, several children held hands and formed a circle, singing a nursery rhyme that someone had taught them:
Bricklayer, living in a thatched house.

Cicada, no clothes.

The salt seller's wife drinks bland soup.

Grow rice and eat rice bran.

Grind flour and eat melon vines.

The candy seller has a hard life.

When cooking, just smell the fragrance.

A bare bed with a mat,
On the side of the dead road where the coffin is carried.

Tang Zhitong had some impression of this nursery rhyme. It seemed to be written by someone before liberation to denounce the old society. Every word was correct, but it would be wrong to put it into context today...

It always feels like being hit right between the eyebrows by a boomerang.

"Fengzhi, let's go home." Tang Zhitong waved to the girl who was holding hands with her friends.

Although this nursery rhyme was created by ourselves, it is somewhat inappropriate to sing it now.

"Who taught you to sing this song?" Tang Zhitong asked after entering the house.

"Everyone is singing it. You will learn it after listening to it twice." Children don't have so many concepts in mind. As long as someone takes the lead and everyone thinks it is fun, it will spread. It's like "Malan Flower Blooms". It always feels unauthentic if you don't sing "Malan Flower Blooms" while skipping rubber rope.

Tang Zhitong nodded and said nothing more, nor did he intend to find out how the news came about.

There must be someone spreading this nursery rhyme with ulterior motives, but it is hard to say what those motives are.

As for inciting people, it shouldn't be the case. What can a bunch of children understand? Even if the parents heard it, they would at most complain. They are all employed in the city with families to support. How can they rebel?
If you really want to do something outrageous, you have to go to the most difficult place. It won't work in the city.

The ones who want to cause trouble are definitely a person or a group of people who are well fed. People who are starving and skinny have no time to sing. It would be better to dig some wild vegetables or ask for some food if they have the time.

Tang Zhitong felt that it was more likely that this person wanted to send a signal of public dissatisfaction to the higher authorities in this way. Of course, this was under positive circumstances. It was hard to say if it was not positive.

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Xiao Wang had heard this song before, and seeing that her husband had no intention of forbidding her sister-in-law to sing it, she asked.

"What do a bunch of kids know? They have to speak the truth. If they keep it to themselves, it might explode one day. We'd better not add fuel to the fire." Tang Zhitong understood what Xiao Wang was saying, but he didn't want to get involved in it at all. Besides, it was not his turn to take care of it.

Student Xiao Wang didn't quite agree, but he just sighed and didn't say anything else.

Fengzhi didn't understand what her brother and sister-in-law were talking about, so she went back to the yard and started chasing cats and chickens, having a lot of fun.

"Look at how dirty you are. You're almost as dirty as that kid. Go get some firewood and I'll boil water for you to wash tonight." Tang Zhitong looked at Feng Zhi who pushed Bei Bei onto the wooden rack and assigned her a task.

Xiao Wang glanced at her husband, as if she saw through his little plan. Was he planning to give Fengzhi a bath? The abacus beads fell on her face.

"Hey, it's not easy to boil water. Let's take turns to wash." Catching Xiao Wang's eyes, Tang Zhitong winked at her. Having work to do today was her own promise last night.

The stove in the wing room had gone out a few days ago, but the stove in the main house was still burning, after all, it had to boil water and cook. The stove outside was lit, and the largest pot in the house was used to boil water. By the time we finished eating, the water in the pot had begun to bubble.

With the help of the small stove in the bathroom, the feeling of taking a bath is not as good as in summer, but it is much better than in winter.

Since he had just taken a bath in the escort department's bathhouse a few days ago, Tang Zhitong hurriedly took a quick shower and was done with it.

Xiao Wang's nose is like the one-button start of a car, very useful.

We drove on the highway and arrived at our destination after an hour or so.

"I haven't read the autographed book I asked for you yet." Student Wang looked very energetic and was about to get up to get the book.

"Don't move, be careful not to catch a cold. It makes no difference whether you read it a day earlier or a day later. Books can't grow legs and run by themselves." Tang Zhitong held down Xiao Wang. This was quite a lot of exercise, and both of them were sweating. Although the temperature had risen, it was not warm at night.

"It's okay, I'm in good health. I've hardly ever been sick since I was a child." Classmate Wang didn't care at all, and got off the bed from the other side.

There has always been a saying among the people that good things don’t work, but bad things do. Often every time you say that you won’t get sick, be late, or make mistakes, these unusual things will happen soon.

Tang Zhitong didn't want this to happen to Xiao Wang, but she was too agile and he didn't have time to pull her with his arm. In the end, Tong pulled his arm back in vain and swallowed his words.

Reminding them at this time is not only hindsight but also unlucky.

Xiao Wang took the book and handed it to Tang Zhitong like he was presenting a treasure. All Tang Zhitong could do was to cover Xiao Wang with a blanket immediately.

As for the book, you must read it. Not only read it, but also praise it: "Thank you for keeping my words in mind. I am very happy."

"You took my words to heart." Xiao Wang was very happy to hear the praise. She hugged her husband's arm in the bed, fluttered her legs, and put her husband on her body, wishing they could stick together like conjoined twins.

"Well, we are both doing well now. Let's keep up the good work and hopefully keep it up until we are old." Tang Zhitong proposed a small goal.

Divorce is a rare occurrence nowadays, but as someone who has read news about divorce restrictions and the establishment of a cooling-off period, Tang Zhitong knows all too well how difficult it is for a couple to get along.

The freshness can be maintained for a while, but the seven-year itch is difficult to overcome. Many people fail at that hurdle. Even after crossing that hurdle, love mostly turns into a strategic partnership, which is not all-weather.

"I can definitely keep it up until I grow old." Xiao Wang rubbed her husband's shoulder and replied confidently.

"I'm looking forward to it too." Tang Zhitong responded happily. He wanted to turn the page in the book to look at the signature, but found his hands were a little dry.

"What the hell, what are you doing? Wasn't it enough just now?" Student Wang twisted her body a few times to avoid her husband's mischievous hands.

"My fingers are a little dry. Let me wet my hands so that it's easier to turn the pages of the book." After Tang Zhitong said this, he laughed first.

"Hate it! Dirty or not, you are not allowed to turn the pages of the book!" After hearing this, Xiao Wang felt ashamed and annoyed, as if he would be known to everyone if he touched it. Besides, books are spiritual food and the ladder of human progress. How could he...

"Okay, okay, I won't turn it over. I won't turn it over." Tang Zhitong put down the book and started to look through Xiao Wang.

Whether a couple can overcome the seven-year barrier and maintain their love depends on the appropriate frequency of communication and whether there is enough freshness.

Those who have been married know that the frequency before and after marriage is different, and there is also a big difference in frequency between newlyweds and old couples.

The two former are mostly in a state of being insufficient, while the two latter are more like going through the motions, and they can't wait for December 12st.

Even if the husband is very handsome and the wife is very beautiful, if there is no sense of novelty, it will become one of the reasons for cheating. This is true for both men and women.

Wednesday, September 3th.

Tang Zhitong attended classes and did homework in the morning. He had no report scheduled today, but after lunch in the afternoon, Tang Zhitong still skipped class.

Now that the possibility of borrowing the laboratory of the Iron and Steel Institute has been ruled out, the only thing left is the research institutes under the Academy of Sciences. Tang Zhitong plans to do his job well and understand the current production process of magnets before going to block Ding Hui's door. This will serve as a reference for the trial of neodymium boron iron, and will also make it easier for him to play some tricks at that time.

Since he didn't know which manufacturer produced the magnets in Sijiu City, Tang Zhitong went directly to the Jiaotong Electrical Equipment Sales Department. If they were produced, they had to be sold, right? It would be easier to trace back from the retail end.

For the sales department, the letter of assistance issued by the Women's Federation is still very useful.

As soon as Tang Zhitong took out the letter of assistance, the salesperson called the manager out.

"Comrade, I'd like to know the sources of our magnets. There are some things we need to communicate with the manufacturers." Tang Zhitong took back the letter of assistance and gave the manager a cigarette.

"Oh, that's a bit difficult. Our magnets are all imported from the Shenyang Magnet Factory, but the quality is impeccable." The manager did not hide it, and did not even think that the letter of assistance was fake.

Not to mention the manager of the hardware store, even the bank would not have thought that someone would dare to forge a fake letter, which is why the first fraud case in the founding of the country happened a few days later.

"Shenyang? Is there no one closer? There is no manufacturer producing it in our city?" Tang Zhitong was stunned. It was really difficult to contact Shenyang. It was difficult to dial the phone and the call quality was not good. It was also difficult to communicate clearly in the telegram.

"Shenyang is the closest one. There is also one in Hu County, but that one is not close either. There is none in the old city." The manager introduced in detail.

"Then do you know where we can order custom magnets in our old city?" Since he was already here, he might as well try it out. Tang Zhitong scratched his head and asked.

“I don’t know about that.” The manager responded with an apologetic smile.

"Okay, thank you." He didn't hit the date and returned to the starting point.

After leaving the Transportation Electrical Equipment Sales Department, Tang Zhitong still did not give up and still wanted to understand the entire production process first. Only by knowing both oneself and the enemy can one win every battle. Otherwise, he might waste the opportunity he has fought for.

Even if Ding Hui came forward, the Academy of Sciences would not be able to conduct repeated experiments as it pleased.

After much thought, this matter still had to fall on Wan Xianghong's head. Tang Zhitong planned to ask her how to make magnets in the laboratory. This was the strong point of the Iron and Steel Institute. After all, the two courses of chemistry and physics at the Post and Telecommunications Institute were more inclined to be related to electricity and communications, and they would not study how to manufacture.

Since he had come to the city from the suburbs, Tang Zhitong did not return to Xueyuan Road. He planned to go to Wan Xianghong after finishing his report tomorrow. Today, he would take a walk around the escort department to see if the stench had dissipated...

(End of this chapter)