Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

One month later, Juer Hutong.

"Swish, brush, brush..."

In the early morning, a night of heavy snow made the whole courtyard covered in silver, which was beautiful beyond words, but it also brought a lot of trouble to Sun Zhengguo who got up early to practice martial arts.

Looking at the yard covered with snow, he sighed helplessly, picked up the broom and started sweeping.

The weather outside was extremely cold, estimated to be around minus twenty degrees Celsius, making people feel as if they were in a world of ice and snow.

Even though others were wearing thick cotton-padded jackets, they were still shivering from the cold.

But Sun Zhengguo was a little different. He was only wearing a sweater, but he didn't feel cold at all.

Not only that, there were even beads of sweat on his forehead.

All this is because he has been practicing martial arts for many years, and his body has abundant energy and blood, making him better able to withstand the cold than ordinary people.

The continuous rustling sound also startled Sun Zhengdong who was sleeping soundly.

He didn't care about the cold weather. He put on his clothes, opened the door, and saw his elder brother Sun Zhengguo holding a broom and sweeping the snow in the yard.

"Brother! Let me help you!"

As Sun Zhengdong spoke, he ran to Sun Zhengguo, picked up a shovel, and started to shovel away the snow.

The two brothers worked together and soon cleaned up the entire yard.

At this time, Ning Xiaowei and Wang Aifang also woke up. They walked out of the room and saw Sun Zhengdong and Sun Zhengguo busy at work. They showed relieved smiles on their faces.

"You two brothers are really hardworking!"

Ning Xiaowei said with a smile.

"Yeah, getting up so early to sweep the snow."

Wang Aifang also echoed.

"Haha! I'm used to getting up early to exercise, so I just cleaned up the snow in the yard. Zhengdong must have been woken up by the noise, so I can't say he's diligent."

Sun Zhengguo said jokingly.

Ning Xiaowei and Wang Aifang looked at each other and didn't plan to go up to help, because they knew that even if they went to help, they would be driven away.

However, the two of them were not idle. After washing up, they went into the kitchen and started making breakfast.

Sun Zhengdong and Sun Zhengguo continued to work and soon cleared all the snow in the yard.

Afterwards, Sun Zhengguo performed a few sets of boxing techniques, stretched his body, and practiced standing meditation for a while before finishing the session.

Because there was a sound coming from the kitchen, telling him to wash up and prepare for breakfast.

After finishing breakfast, Sun Zhengguo felt a little worried when he saw his wife's slightly bulging belly.

After all, it had just snowed heavily and the roads outside were quite slippery. What if...

"Wife, I'll take you to work later!"

Ning Xiaowei wanted to refuse, as she was only three months pregnant and was not unable to walk, so why bother with so much trouble.

But seeing Sun Zhengguo's unquestionable look, she nodded obediently.

Seeing that his wife agreed, Sun Zhengguo pushed the bike and left the yard. The two of them rode on a bicycle together and drove to the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

In front of the Chinese Medicine Research Institute, Sun Zhengguo slowly stopped his bicycle and waited until his wife got off the bike before speaking.

"Wife, I will come to pick you up in the evening. Don't leave alone. Wait for me."

"Okay! I understand. Please drive slowly on the way."

Ning Xiaowei responded sweetly and walked into the yard.

"You are really good! You are a man who loves his wife."

Uncle Zhou, the doorman, carrying a big broom, suddenly appeared out of nowhere and said this.

"Good morning! Uncle Zhou, take a break and have a cigarette."

Sun Zhengguo didn't dislike Uncle Zhou. He was an old revolutionary and had no other hobbies in his life except smoking.

"Oh! Thank you!"

Uncle Zhou, who was already used to it, said thank you, took the cigarette, lit it, and took a deep puff.

"You know what, this Daqianmen is really good to smoke, it's much better than my Badaling."

Sun Zhengguo didn't understand much about cigarettes and didn't comment much. He could only smile.

"Okay, Uncle Zhou, you are busy and I have to go to school, so I will leave first."

Uncle Zhou murmured to himself only after Sun Zhengguo walked away.

"Strange, isn't the school on holiday? What is this kid doing in school?"

If he couldn't figure it out, he might as well stop thinking about it. Uncle Zhou shook his head and continued to clean the snow.

"boom!"

The road was slippery and people fell from time to time. Sun Zhengguo was extremely careful while riding his bike.

The journey that used to be very quick took twice as long today before we finally reached Tsinghua University.

Because it is vacation now, the school is very deserted. Only a few people can be seen occasionally, and they are all cleaning up the snow.

Sun Zhengguo got out of the car reluctantly and pushed it, and finally arrived at the door of the laboratory.

“Jungguk, it’s snowing today, why are you here?”

Professor Wu, who was clearing snow, saw Sun Zhengguo coming, stopped his work, and said while breathing out hot air.

Those who helped out included Senior Brother Chen - Chen Lianshan, and an unknown young man.

"It's okay, Professor Wu. I'm just sitting at home doing nothing anyway."

As Sun Zhengguo spoke, he parked the car, picked up a shovel, and joined the team clearing the snow.

Because the laboratory entrance was too large, it took the four people more than an hour to complete the cleaning work.

"Professor Wu, the snow has been cleared now. I'm leaving now."

Said the young man who helped.

"okay, thank you."

After the young man left, several people walked into the laboratory.

Professor Wu poked the heater, poured a few cups of hot water, and shouted from the side.

"Zhengguo, Lianshan, don't be busy yet, come and have a cup of hot tea, warm yourself by the fire, and get rid of the cold."

When the two heard the shouting, they came over without any hesitation. The three of them sat together, drank hot tea, and started chatting.

"Zhengguo, although it's not the New Year yet, today is already the first day of 1960, and many plans have been initiated. You need to finish your paper quickly, or you might graduate early after school starts."

"what?"

Sun Zhengguo was a little caught off guard. He had no objection to graduating early, but why?

"Why are you so nervous? This is just a suggestion. Anyway, you already have enough credits. Now you have been doing research with me and rarely go to class. You might as well graduate directly and be assigned to a unit. I need you for my next job."

Professor Wu's words contain a lot of information, and he seems to know where he will be assigned?

"Mr. Wu, can you tell me which unit I will be assigned to?"

"Hahaha!"

"I told you that you are a smart kid, and you can understand things quickly. I also have some selfish motives, so please don't get angry when I tell you. I let you be assigned early so that you can enter the Ministry of Metallurgy."

"Professor Wu, can you tell me more specifically why it is the Ministry of Metallurgy and not other departments?"

Chen Lianshan, who was standing by, was also curious. He silently took a sip of tea and prepared to listen to what Professor Wu had to say.

"It's like this. I just received a notice yesterday that the higher-ups are very dissatisfied with the quality of the steel and are planning to renovate the existing steel mill after the new year. This process won't be too short. I need your help. If I keep you until graduation, there will be too much uncertainty."

Sun Zhengguo understood that this was because they were afraid that he would be assigned to another unit, so they asked the Ministry of Metallurgy to take action in advance, so that everyone could be together again and continue to do scientific research.

"That's fine! Mr. Wu, you can make the arrangements. Anyway, you won't cheat me. We are here to build our motherland."

Sun Zhengguo is quite confident about this, whether it is the Ministry of Metallurgy, the Ministry of Machinery, or some other factories and units.

There's no way he can't make something of himself wherever he goes!