Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 63 Support is coming

Li Weidong scratched his head with a smile and looked at Zhou Xiaolin behind him, who lowered her head shyly.

The master's wife's eyes lit up, she went up and grabbed Zhou Xiaolin's hand, saying:

"Don't say that, Dongzi is a good judge of taste. This girl will be like a fairy when she grows up. Girl, let me tell you..."

Professor Lin then said, "Old Li, let's talk later. Let's settle the students first."

Li Weidong said quickly, "Linlin, take your mistress to the car first. Captain Li, let's arrange for my fellow apprentices to get on board first."

Zhou Xiaolin and her teacher's wife, Li Qingxue, boarded the jeep. Li Weidong and Professor Lin followed behind, directing the students aboard while soldiers helped load their luggage. After the two hundred or so students boarded, the soldiers followed suit.

Li Weidong and his companions also returned to the car, and then the convoy set off to return to the guard regiment.

Along the way, Li Qingxue and Zhou Xiaolin were chatting, and Li Qingxue got all the information out of Zhou Xiaolin, who was not very scheming. Li Qingxue also told Zhou Xiaolin some things about Li Weidong's college life. By the time they arrived at the Guard Regiment, the two had become as close as real mother and daughter.

When they arrived at the Guard Regiment, Li Weidong got out of the car and asked Zhou Xiaolin to take his wife to his dormitory to rest first.

He had to supervise the inspection, and since there were too many people, he had to proceed slowly. Professor Lin also got out of the car to help maintain order among the students and cooperate with the soldiers' inspection.

After checking a group of people, Li Weidong asked Squad Leader Wang and others to take them to the temporary dormitory to put their luggage and take a rest.

By the time the last group of students had finished checking, it was almost noon. Li Weidong took them to the temporary dormitory and asked them to put their luggage away before returning to his dormitory with Professor Lin.

When he returned to the dormitory, he saw Zhou Xiaolin and his master's wife Li Qingxue cleaning the room for him.

In fact, his room was already tidied up, except for the clothes he had worn from hunting yesterday that had not been washed, and the newly brewed wine from yesterday, which he had moved in and put wherever he found a place. The only things left were the drawings he had written and drawn on the table.

Li Qingxue and Zhou Xiaolin left the things on the table untouched. They washed the clothes and hung them out for Li Weidong to hang. They then carried the wine jar to a corner of the room, swept the side of the room, wiped the tables and cabinets, and the room looked much more comfortable after they were done.

Li Weidong was at a loss for words and said to the two of them:
"Master's Wife, Linlin, why are you cleaning so clean? We're moving the day after tomorrow, and we won't be living here long."

Master's wife Li Qingxue said: "Even if you don't live here all the time, you still have to keep the house clean. You men need women to take care of you! Hurry up and marry Linlin home, and you can focus on work and let Linlin clean the house for you. Have a child as soon as possible, and I will take care of the child for you..." After saying a few words, the topic went off track again, and she talked about Li Weidong and Zhou Xiaolin's marriage.

Li Weidong interrupted with a helpless look on his face, "Hey, Master's Wife! You've strayed from the topic again. We must get married soon. In a few days, I will take you and the teacher to Linlin's house to propose marriage. You can see what preparations are needed then."

"Oh! Okay. Leave it to my master's wife." Li Qingxue said with a happy face, then pulled the blushing Zhou Xiaolin, sat on the bed and whispered to her.

Li Weidong and Professor Lin sat in front of the table, and Li Weidong talked about the next plan.

"Teacher, the engineers from the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Military Affairs, and the equipment have not arrived yet. I plan to let my junior brothers and sisters in the materials major make some semiconductor materials and special steel materials first. The rest of the junior brothers and sisters will help make some of my newly developed firearms for our security work. When the machine tools and equipment arrive, I plan to make a photolithography machine first. This is the data I deduced." Li Weidong said as he handed the data on semiconductors and photolithography machines to Professor Lin.

Professor Lin took the information and started reading it.

"Weidong, is this integrated circuit feasible?" Professor Lin looked at the description of the integrated circuit in the material and asked Li Weidong.

"I've done a lot of calculations and it's theoretically feasible, but I haven't conducted any experiments yet," Li Weidong replied.

Professor Lin didn't say anything and continued looking at the information.

After Professor Lin finished reading the materials, he became more and more satisfied with his disciple. The materials contained all kinds of imaginative ideas, combined with practical theories, and the aspects and theories used in various creative ideas were clearly written.

Professor Lin also took out pen and paper and did some simulations. He found no problems at all and all were theoretically feasible. He said to Li Weidong, "Let's do as you say. Also, urge the machine tools and equipment. We need to conduct experiments as soon as possible. If successful, it will be of great significance to our future development."

"I understand. I'm already urging them to arrive. It will probably arrive in two or three days," said Li Weidong.

"Well, that's good. After dinner, take us to the research institute and we'll start working now." Professor Lin said.

"Um, teacher, don't rush your work. After dinner, let's go to the research institute. This is a confidential unit, so we need to tell the junior brothers and sisters about the things they need to pay attention to.

Another thing is that the raw materials for semiconductors and firearms haven't arrived yet. They might arrive this afternoon, or tomorrow. We'll start working when they arrive," Li Weidong said quickly.

"Okay, you arrange it." Professor Lin said.

"Hey, teacher, drink some water first. I'll go to the kitchen to see if the food is ready."

"Okay, go ahead!"

Li Weidong walked out of the dormitory and came to the makeshift kitchen at the back.

Nan Yi and a dozen or so cooks from the kitchen were busy cooking. Several large pots of food were already laid out on the table outside: stir-fried cabbage, shredded potatoes, and the rest was meat: stewed goat, braised venison and hare, and chicken soup. The aroma was fragrant, the colors vibrant, and the food was mouth-watering.

"Nan Yi, can we eat now?" Li Weidong asked Nan Yi.

"Okay, go call them over. This is the only dish left, it will be ready soon." Nan Yi said.

"Oh, I'll go call them right away." Li Weidong said, and ran back to the dormitory to tell Professor Lin and the others, asking Zhou Xiaolin to go first with his wife. Li Weidong and Professor Lin went to lead the students over.

The students live right in front of Li Weidong's dormitory, so it's very close.

When Li Weidong and Professor Lin arrived, the group of students were gathered at the door chatting. A student who saw Li Weidong and Professor Lin immediately shouted, "Senior brother and Professor Lin are here."

Many students stopped talking and greeted Li Weidong and Professor Lin.

Li Weidong clapped his hands and signaled for silence.

"Everyone has come here from Harbin Institute of Technology. It's been a tiring ride. The food is ready in the cafeteria. Let's go eat now. Everyone, please queue up in an orderly manner. There will be plenty of food. We are the face of the school. Don't bring shame to the school, understand?"

The students said in unison: "Got it."

"Come, line up and follow me." Li Weidong said and took the lead to walk towards the kitchen.

The students also lined up and followed Li Weidong towards the kitchen.

When they arrived at the kitchen, the students were stunned by the large basins of meat and vegetables outside the simple kitchen and the aroma of meat in the air.

When they first came here, Professor Lin said that his senior's research institute had a new project and needed help. They were all prepared to work hard, but when they got here, they saw...

Holy shit, is the salary at my senior's research institute this good? All the meat, all the food?

(End of this chapter)