Break out of the courtyard

When Zhang Heping and his second sister Zhang Pandyi were talking in a low voice in the dining room on the first floor, his eldest sister Zhang Zhaodi came over and sat at the dining table without saying a word.

After Zhang Pandi finished her meal and got up to wash the dishes, Zhang Zhaodi looked at Zhang Heping and said hesitantly and cautiously, "Heping, my aunt and Zhang Cuiyan came to us some time ago and wanted us to help find Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Xin."

"We found that Shenzhen has their ID card information and exit records. Can you ask someone to help look for them in Shenzhen?"

Zhang Heping happened to know where Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Xin, father and son, were, but he didn't want to say it.

In his opinion, if Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Xin can successfully pass the recruitment assessment of Heping Aerospace Company, they will stay in the northwest desert for a long time in the future.

Even if they come back from vacation in the future, they will be afraid that Zhang Heping will find out that they work at Heping Aerospace Company, so they dare not hang around in front of Zhang Heping.

In their opinion, given Zhang Heping's dislike for them, if Zhang Heping found out that they were working at Heping Aerospace Company, he would definitely use his power to kick them out of the company.

Of course, there is a big prerequisite here. They need to pass the recruitment assessment of Peace Aerospace Company first.

Zhang Heping didn't want to tell this to his elder sister Zhang Zhaodi. First, he didn't want to ask about the assessments of those two people. Second, he didn't want those two people to know that Zhang Heping knew that they worked at Heping Aerospace Company, so as to prevent them from getting too aggressive.

Especially Old Zhang. If he knows that Zhang Heping has no objection to Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Xin applying for and working at Heping Aerospace Company, then can jobs for Zhang Cuiya, Zhang Cuiyan and other nephews of the Zhang family be arranged as well?
That's a job with a monthly salary of 1000 yuan!

Nowadays, who wouldn’t be tempted by such a high monthly salary?

However, why should we help those so-called relatives with whom we have no regular contact?
Seeing Zhang Heping was silent, Zhang Zhaodi, the eldest sister, could not help but glance in the direction of the second floor and found that her father Zhang Bing was still standing in the shadow of the left corridor, so she added, "Heping, after all, your second sister and I have lived in your uncle's house for so many years, and this relationship cannot be severed just like that."

Zhang Pandi came over with an apron, wiping the water off her hands while saying, "Brother, you just need to confirm whether they are dead or alive. As for whether they contacted their aunt or not, that is their family matter, we have no right to interfere."

"Still alive!" Zhang Heping stood up, glanced at Old Zhang on the second floor, and said calmly: "When I returned to Shenzhen yesterday, I saw them having dinner together."

After saying this, Zhang Heping walked out the door, ready to visit Capital Technology Co., Ltd. next door.

Zhang Heping just figured it out. The eldest and second sisters were asking about this matter probably because of Lao Zhang's instigation.

Because every time Lao Zhang went to Shenzhen, he wandered around the streets, trying to find Zhang Cuishan and his son Zhang Xin.

Instead of hiding his shortcomings, Zhang Heping simply spoke out and put Old Zhang’s mind at ease.

If Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Xin don't know what's good for them in the future, they will be fired directly.

Zhang Zhaodi and Zhang Pandi looked at each other, and Zhang Zhaodi went upstairs to reply to Lao Zhang. Zhang Pandi followed her out, wanting to see if Zhang Heping was angry.

"Dad, where are you going?" Zhang Zhaodi had just finished relaying her third brother Zhang Heping's words when she saw old Zhang walking towards the stairs impatiently.

"I'll ask your brother where he saw Cuishan!" Zhang Bing grabbed the handrail of the stairs and limped down.

Zhang Zhaodi chased after him for a few steps, grabbed her father Zhang Bing, frowned and said, "Heping just said that he saw Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Xin together on the way back to Shenzhen yesterday."

"What's the point of asking him where he saw it? Are Zhang Cuishan and the others waiting for you to come over? Or do you think Heping will have the patience to talk to you about Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Xin?"

Zhang Bing pulled back his right hand and walked down stubbornly, "I can't sleep at night if I don't get to know this clearly!"

"If you don't want my brother to come back, just go ahead and ask him!" Zhang Zhaodi stood there and said indifferently to Lao Zhang's back, "You've asked him too many questions. Do you think he and his family will go out to stay in a hotel and will they come back in the future?"

"What happened?" Ma Xiuzhen came over with her grandson Zhang Hao in her arms. Looking at Zhang Bing standing still at the bottom of the stairs, she asked in confusion, "Where are you going when it's so late?"

Zhang Zhaodi went back upstairs and whispered something into Ma Xiuzhen's ear.

Then, Ma Xiuzhen handed her grandson Zhang Hao to Zhang Zhaodi, went downstairs angrily, and took the trapped Zhang Bing back into the house.

The next morning, Zhang Heping took his family and bodyguards to the square to join in the fun.

When I returned home at lunch time, I saw Zhang Bei's female classmate Jiang Xiaomeng washing vegetables by the patio, and there was a net bag of green apples on the table in the dining room.

"Hello, Uncle Zhang! Hello, Auntie!" Jiang Xiaomeng saw Zhang Heping and his group coming back and hurriedly stood up to greet them.

"Yeah!" Zhang Heping nodded to Jiang Xiaomeng, glanced at his mother Ma Xiuzhen who was smiling beside the stove, and then asked Jiang Xiaomeng, "Is your mother feeling better?"

Jiang Xiaomeng said a little excitedly: "Uncle Zhang, my mother can read books by herself now. But when I take her hiking, she doesn't want to yell to vent her emotions. What should I do?"

Zhang Heping handed his youngest son Zhang Hao to Chen Shuting to take away, and then said calmly: "If she doesn't yell, you can just stand by her side and yell at a distance. Just like when you first read the book to her, slowly guide her to do it. Persistence is the key!"

"Thank you, Uncle Zhang. I will definitely stick to it!" Jiang Xiaomeng replied, then looked at the green apples on the table and said a little embarrassedly: "Uncle Zhang, these apples are from the apple tree in our yard. We can't afford them now..."

"Your apples are not sprayed with pesticides, right?" Zhang Heping interrupted the other person and walked to the table and picked up a green apple to examine it.

"No! No!" Jiang Xiaomeng explained hurriedly: "I cover each apple with waste newspaper to prevent insects and birds!"

"Since you are Zhang Bei's classmate, I will teach you a little bit about gift giving today." Zhang Heping said, and took three more green apples. He went to the faucet next to the patio and washed the apples while saying:
"Giving gifts is like choosing the right dish for the right person. You should give different gifts to different people, seasons, and occasions. You should stand in the receiver's shoes and think about their psychological changes after receiving the gift."

"For example, if you buy some apples from the market, I will definitely not like them."

"But, you just said that these apples came from the apple tree in your yard, so it has a different meaning."

"If you extend it a little further, such as where this apple tree came from, or how you used waste newspapers to protect these apples from growing without using any pesticides, these are ten thousand times more powerful than what you want to explain later."

After he finished speaking, Zhang Heping handed a green apple to his mother Ma Xiuzhen, and then took a bite himself.

"It's a little sour, but not astringent. My wife likes this taste." Zhang Heping commented and then said with a smile: "Student Jiang, hurry up and wash the vegetables. It's time for dinner."

After hearing what Zhang Heping said, Jiang Xiaomeng, who had originally wanted to say goodbye and go home, hurriedly turned around, squatted down, and picked up the vegetables that she had just washed halfway.

Zhang Heping took the two apples upstairs and gave them to his two wives. Then he went downstairs and cooked a few dishes himself.

Jiang Xiaomeng did not find a chance to leave due to Ma Xiuzhen's persuasion and Zhang Heping's instructions, and finally stayed with a blushing face.

Zhang Heping asked Jiang Xiaomeng to stay for lunch, just because he wanted to learn more about the teaching situation of the Computer Department of Shuimu University.

The eldest son Zhang Bei has been hesitant recently. He wants to sell his Capital Technology Co., Ltd. and stay in Shenzhen Peace College to do scientific research. He has been thinking about this and that and has no idea what to do. Zhang Bei told his father Zhang Heping about his confusion before, but his father did not give him clear advice, but just told him to think more and not to make a decision in a hurry.

"There are only a few students in your computer department this year, but 63 of them applied to study in the United States!" Zhang Heping sneered after hearing what Jiang Xiaomeng said, "What can they learn in the United States? Are the computer courses in the United States any better than the ones I put on the World Internet Forum?"

Zhang Bei said disdainfully, "Those people listened to the radio propaganda in Magnesium Country, and some overseas students praised Magnesium Country, so they thought Magnesium Country was good in every way. Even washing dishes in Magnesium Country would earn more than in China."

Jiang Xiaomeng didn't know how to respond. She had heard some gossip from other classmates that Zhang Bei's family was quite hostile to Mei!
Thinking of Qiu Mei, Jiang Xiaomeng subconsciously glanced at the lame Zhang Bing.

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Shortly after the meal, Zhang Heping took a car to attend a meeting.

Just as the second sister Zhang Pandidi had deduced, the banner hung at the entrance of the venue indicated that a science and technology seminar was to be held.

As soon as Zhang Heping arrived at the venue, Mr. Hua pulled him to the podium, wanting him to sit in the middle seat.

"Mr. Hua, I don't even know what meeting we have today. It's not appropriate for you to ask me to sit in the middle." While Zhang Heping was talking, he had already moved the table nameplate with his name on it to the far left.

Then he put the name card of the person on the far left in the middle, completely disregarding the feelings of the person sitting in the middle.

The key point is that Zhang Heping arrived relatively early this afternoon, and there were not many people in the venue. Most of them were logistics support personnel who were checking the placement angles of the tea cups and ashtrays.

Mr. Hua smiled and did not stop him. He waited until Zhang Heping sat down before handing the information in his hand to Zhang Heping.

Zhang Heping glanced at the information and found that it was the 863 plan that he had reviewed many times. He asked in confusion, "Mr. Hua, you are not trying to tell me that we will have a meeting this afternoon to discuss this?"

Mr. Hua smiled and said, "This plan involves a total of eight major technical fields. In the past two years, you have been involved in seven technologies: aerospace, laser, information, energy, biology, new materials, and automation. The higher-ups want to ask if you are deliberately going against the country!"

Zhang Heping put down the information and said casually, "How can this be called opposition? I gave them the technology, but they were slow to act. Can you blame me for that?"

Mr. Hua took the nameplate next to Zhang Heping, went to the middle and exchanged it for the nameplate with his name on it. Then he sat down next to Zhang Heping and said softly, "Recently, many researchers have applied to resign. Most of them said that their salary is too low and they want to go to Shenzhen to do business."

Zhang Heping pretended to be confused and asked, "Didn't the salary get adjusted this time? Why do they still think the salary is too low?"

Mr. Hua ignored Zhang Heping who was pretending to be stupid. It was no secret that this guy was poaching people with high salaries. He then talked about the second thing, "The higher-ups don't want to engage in militarized competition. They want peaceful and stable development. We'll talk about this in the meeting later."

Zhang Heping said "oh", it was no surprise that Mr. Hua and the others saw through his little thoughts.

The laser weapons on the Eye of God defense system, when placed on satellites, fit in with the Magnesian Star Wars plan, forcing Europe, the United States and Russia to pay attention to space defense.

Mr. Hua continued, "Finally, there is the 863 Project. The higher-ups don't want to waste resources on duplicate research, so they want to talk to you and let you lead the research and development of various technologies."

Zhang Heping simply thought about it for a moment and couldn't help but laugh, "You don't want me to intensify military competition, and you want to secretly engage in technological competition, right!"

Mr. Hua nodded and waited for Zhang Heping's reply.

Zhang Heping picked up the 863 Project information again and began to read it carefully.

If he were to lead the research and development of various technologies, it would not be just this little thing!
At 2:30 p.m., some well-known or unknown experts and professors entered the venue one after another.

Someone who was familiar with Zhang Heping walked directly to the podium, came to Zhang Heping to say hello, and finally took a peek at the materials Zhang Heping was reading.

They thought that some amazing technology had emerged that made Zhang Heping so fascinated.

As a result, what they didn't expect was that Zhang Heping only looked at the "High-tech Research and Development Plan" that all research institutes have.

Leaders and authorities who are self-righteous are always the last to enter.

Then, those who finally walked up to the podium were shocked to find that Mr. Hua and Zhang Heping were sitting at the edge of the conference table and were unwilling to move to the middle seats.

The meeting started on time at 3 pm. An old man in gray served as the host of the meeting. He first introduced the participants and then invited the head of the foreign affairs department to speak.

Although the foreign affairs department's speech contained a lot of content, the simplified meaning is that the current international environment is in a very delicate state of peace. Once too much force is exerted, it will easily break this state and bring about war.

Having said so much, I was actually speaking to Zhang Heping, to pave the way for not engaging in military competition in the future.

Mr. Hua was worried that Zhang Heping might develop a rebellious mentality, so he had already informed him in advance.

So, Zhang Heping was still frowning as he looked at the 863 plan.

The next person to speak was the head of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

His speech was long and tedious. In short, scientific researchers should carry forward the spirit of hard work and continue to do their jobs well.

Following that, some heads of research institutes came up to speak and talked about their research progress and the conflicts with certain technologies in Shenzhen.

To put it bluntly, since Shenzhen already has these technologies, is there still a need for their research institute to conduct research?
After the head of the institute finished his speech, the host announced the dismissal and prepared for dinner.

The afternoon meeting ended here. Zhang Heping put down the materials and slowly walked out of the venue with Mr. Hua, Mr. Qian, Mr. Zheng and others.

"Teacher Zhang, how did you come up with the thermal insulation coating for that rocket?" Qian Lao suddenly stopped and looked at Zhang Heping, who was frowning. "I heard that the coating can insulate against high temperatures of 1 million degrees. How did you calculate this temperature value?"

Zhang Heping was still thinking about his plan, and he said casually: "The thermal insulation coating was originally planned to be used on the controlled nuclear fusion device. The Aerospace Corporation was too slow to negotiate cooperation, so I used it on my own rocket."

An old lady named He became interested and asked, "Teacher Zhang, do you also study controlled nuclear fusion?"

"I had the honor of visiting Guang'an in Western Sichuan before, and since then I have been paying attention to the technology in this area. I currently have some new ideas, but have not found a chance to experiment with them." Zhang Heping explained casually, but still paid attention to the principle of confidentiality and did not mention the underground base over there.

However, Mrs. He obviously understood Zhang Heping's underlying meaning and said with a smile, "We have all been to Sanxingdui, but I don't know when Teacher Zhang went there? Why didn't we run into each other before?"

Zhang Heping looked at the six old men and women around him and suddenly laughed: "The higher-ups don't agree with me going there. Who should I go to for justice?"

...(End of chapter)