"Are Mom and Dad’s health still good? Weijun has started working, right? Is Weihong’s school on vacation yet?"
After the pleasantries, He Weiguo sat down and asked He Tiantian about the family’s situation.
"Mom and Dad are in great health. When I left, Dad was still playing volleyball with the youngsters in the factory!"
"Big Brother is currently studying with Chief Engineer Seo and is doing quite well."
"Sister and Mom have dug up all the flowers in the yard; they’re planning on planting so potatoes and sweet potatoes!"
He Tiantian opened a package of candy printed with Russian words, took out a purple candy wrapped in cellophane, unwrapped it, and popped it into her mouth.
Hmm, chocolate with peanut bits, quite sweet.
In the future, He Tiantian would definitely not touch this; it was practically a calorie bomb.
But in this era, coupled with her own exaggerated Golden Finger, this type of candy, sickeningly sweet and high in calories, turned out to be the best snack for He Tiantian to replenish her nutrition.
After eating a piece, He Tiantian found it quite good and grabbed another handful.
However, this ti, she didn’t rush to eat it but picked out two pieces and reluctantly handed them to He Weiguo, "Brother, have so. They’re especially sweet and even have peanuts!"
Of course, He Weiguo didn’t miss his little sister’s reluctant expression and couldn’t help but smile, "Too sweet for , I don’t like it much. You eat!"
After all, their mother had already written to him about his little sister needing a lot of high-calorie and nutritious food to support her ntal exertion.
And it was precisely because of this that He Weiguo had taken out the hard-earned Foreign Exchange Vouchers and ran to the Friendship Store to buy these items.
Originally, He Weiguo wanted to buy a TV or a washing machine for the family with those vouchers.
But his little sister was more important.
While He Weiguo hadn’t witnessed his little sister’s miracles himself, from the things his mother wrote in the letters alone, not to ntion the fact that his sister had been "seconded" to the Atomic Energy Research Institute, it was enough to prove how capable his little sister really was.
"This candy is indeed too sweet, Dad doesn’t like sweet things either."
He Tiantian continued to pretend to believe that her family "didn’t like" to eat it and retracted her hand.
"...Tiantian, have you gone to see the flag-raising or climbed the Great Wall during your days in the Capital City?"
"Let’s go so day when I’m off. I’ll take you there. We can take so photos together and send them to Mom and Dad!"
"Right, if you need to find next ti, you might have to go to the Foreign Affairs Departnt. I’ve already been transferred from the institute and am preparing to work there!"
"Next week, I’ll be reporting to my new position, and as soon as I have a confird contact thod, I’ll let you know, okay?"
He Weiguo spoke slowly, visibly excited when he ntioned his new job.
Actually, compared to working in the laboratory, he preferred working on the foreign front.
Hearing his forr classmates in the Foreign Affairs Departnt talk about their work filled He Weiguo with an ardent longing.
He was proficient in Russian and English, had studied abroad in the Soviet Union and Arica, and possessed unshakable beliefs, which perfectly t the requirents of the Foreign Affairs Departnt.
Knowing his aspirations, his teacher, considering the specific circumstances, had arranged for him to work in the Foreign Affairs Departnt.
"Big Brother, once you’re in the Foreign Affairs Departnt, does it an you’ll often go abroad?"
He Tiantian’s eyes brightened, as if struck by a thought, and she hurriedly asked.
He Weiguo misunderstood, thinking that his little sister was yearning for the delicacies from abroad, and laughingly said, "Yes, then I can bring you back so local delicacies!"
"Delicacies are definitely welco, but if possible, can you bring back so science and technology magazines?"
He Tiantian’s eyes glinted with an intense light, her tone serious.
"Science and technology magazines?" He Weiguo was taken aback.
He Tiantian nodded vigorously, pointing to her head, "I have indeed stored a lot of knowledge here, but there will co a day when it’s used up. I must constantly update and upgrade my data bank!"
"Update? Upgrade?" He Weiguo was surprised.
In fact, not only He Weiguo but also Chief Engineer and so leaders were taken aback after hearing He Tiantian’s words.
But soon, everyone realized: Indeed, even if Comrade Tiantian is a treasure, if it’s only tapped and never replenished, it will eventually run out.
At that ti, should they just let He Tiantian function as a calculator?
Yet, she has the potential to be the latest model of Human-shaped Computer.
Just like people at Factory 3518 joked, here in the Capital City, He Tiantian’s "101" nickna had also been recognized.
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