Chapter 789 Nie Huaiyuan's Warning
Faced with Nie Huaiyuan's invitation, how could Zhou Tian refuse? He could only nod.
"Great, I'll call your sister-in-law right now and tell her the good news!"
Seeing that Zhou Tian finally agreed, Nie Huaiyuan quickly turned back to his desk, opened the drawer, unlocked the phone, and dialed it. After a while, as the call was connected, he told his wife that he had met Zhou Tian again and invited Zhou Tian to come home for dinner.
Listening to his wife's excited voice on the phone, Nie Huaiyuan comforted his wife with a few words before hanging up the phone.
"Xiaotian, I've already told your sister-in-law. She said she would make your favorite stir-fried meat and vegetables. You must not stand Brother Nie up. If you don't go this time, your sister-in-law will kill me!"
As Nie Huaiyuan spoke, there was a hint of pleading on his face, which made Zhou Tian couldn't help but burst out laughing. But for some reason, although he was smiling, tears wet his eyes.
"Brother, I won't do that this time!"
Zhou Tian turned around, wiped the tears from his eyes, turned his head again and nodded heavily.
Then the two of them sat on the sofa and talked about the changes around them over the years. Especially when he learned that Zhou Tian’s three children had graduated from technical secondary schools, Nie Huaiyuan could hardly believe his ears.
He quickly asked about the job assignments of his three children. When he learned that Zhou Zhiqiu and Zhou Zhiyi had chosen to join the army, Nie Huaiyuan opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but in the end said nothing.
Zhou Tian naturally saw the worry in Nie Huaiyuan's eyes, and couldn't help but sneered and said, "Brother Nie, actually I didn't agree with the two little guys' choice at first, but after all, what they did was not for themselves. Later I figured it out. Since the children have their own dreams and pursuits, how can I stop them?"
"But do you know that if something happens to the children on the battlefield, it will be too late for you to regret it?"
Nie Huaiyuan said with some regret.
"Brother Nie, I've thought about this too, but the problem is that since others can do this, why can't I? My child is a treasure, so are other people's children just worthless?"
"Although I also thought about asking them to interfere with their whereabouts, I didn't do it in the end because I didn't want them to hate me after knowing it!"
At this point, Zhou Tian fell silent for a moment. He took out two cigarettes from his pocket, handed one to Nie Huaiyuan, lit one for himself, took a deep breath, and blew out a smoke ring.
"Brother Nie, I don't think I have such great sentiments. After all, I have never done it myself, so I didn't think of letting the children realize my ideas. But the problem is, as a father, I can't stop the children from having such thoughts of serving the country!"
If it were in his previous life, when selfishness was rampant, no one would be willing to let his children apply to military school even if he wanted to. But in this era, being a soldier is glorious, and it is a thought that every child has been instilled with since the founding of the new country.
Whether at home or in school, they have been taught that serving in the army to defend their country is a gene deeply engraved in the blood of the Chinese people. This is true for both themselves and their children.
He awakened the memories of his past life. Although his belief in serving the country was not as strong as that of people in this era, it did not mean that he really did not love this country and this nation. Otherwise, he would not have produced so many scientific research results.
"Maybe you're right!"
Nie Huaiyuan listened to Zhou Tian's words quietly, and couldn't help feeling ashamed in his heart. This reminded him of his son. He wanted to stop his son from joining the army, which eventually led to the breakdown of the relationship between father and son, and his son eventually went to the barracks.
In the blink of an eye, eight years have passed. In these eight years, his son has never written a letter home. Every time he thought of his eldest son, his heart ached. Now hearing Zhou Tian say this, he instantly felt regretful.
"Yeah, if only I had thought so at the beginning!"
"Brother Nie, I'm sorry for making you think of Xiaoyuan again!"
Seeing Brother Nie smoking fiercely with his head down, Zhou Tian immediately understood the guilt in Brother Nie's heart.
"Okay, it's all over. It's my fault. I've figured it out now. Some things can't be forced. By the way, you just mentioned Zhiqiu and Zhiyi, so what about Zhinan? Where was he assigned?"
Nie Huaiyuan calmed down and changed the subject.
"The Third Steel Rolling Mill!"
"The Third Steel Rolling Mill, isn't that our factory? Why don't I know about it?"
When Nie Huaiyuan heard Zhou Tian actually say that Zhou Zhinan was assigned to the steel rolling mill, his expression suddenly changed and he could not help but stare at him blankly.
"Brother Nie, don't talk about you. In fact, I didn't know it at the beginning. I only found out after the assignment was finalized!"
Zhou Tian couldn't help but touch his nose and said embarrassedly.
"Which department was Zhinan assigned to?"
Seeing Zhou Tian like this, Nie Huaiyuan didn't think much about it. He felt that it was because his younger brother didn't want to take the back door, so he let Zhou Zhinan come to the Third Steel Rolling Mill. After all, according to this younger brother's ability.
Even if all three children were assigned to several factories under the institute, it would not be a difficult task. Over the years, everyone in the entire city knew that the wages and benefits of the several branches under the Red Star Institute, no matter which one, were much better than those of other factories.
Not to mention the allocated housing, even the welfare is unique in this city.
"Personnel Department, Section 3!"
"Personnel Department, Section 3. Xiaotian, what were you thinking? Why did you let Xiaotian go to that section?"
Hearing Zhou Tian mention Zhou Zhinan's department, Nie Huaiyuan couldn't help but stood up and said angrily.
"Don't you know what the third personnel department does? You're just doing odd jobs at the steel mill. What good do you think it will do to Zhinan? Besides, Li Huaide from the personnel department is not a good guy!"
"He is greedy and lustful. If you don't pay a certain amount of benefits, he won't promote Zhinan. You put him in the third personnel department. Isn't this going to ruin him?"
Nie Huaiyuan obviously knew what kind of person Li Huaide was, and he couldn't help but pace around the office while complaining.
"Brother Nie, that shouldn't happen. Li Huaide is a shrewd man. Besides, he should know that Zhou Zhinan is my son. Even if he has a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to harm Zhinan!"
Zhou Tian assured that he knew what kind of person Li Huaide was from the TV series, and he didn't believe that with his current status and position, Li Huaide would dare to offend him.
"No? Hehehe!"
Nie Huaiyuan sneered a few times: "Yes, it's okay now that you are in a high position, he will definitely not offend you, but what is the situation now, don't you know? Now I am very cautious in the steel rolling mill. I dare say that a villain like Li Huaide will be the first to stand up and deal with you as soon as you have a problem!"