Break out of the courtyard

Chapter 833: No. 2 Life Space Capsule Launches

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Tang Ming sat waiting in the lobby of the Peace Hotel for the entire morning, but Zhang Heping's family never came to pay their New Year's greetings.

Just when he wanted to take his family to the Heping College across the street for lunch to ease the relationship between the second brother's family and Zhang Heping, Tang Ren's family all refused to do it!

"Dad!" Tang Ren looked at his wishful father Tang Ming and frowned, saying, "My brother-in-law's attitude is already very clear, why are you doing this?"

Tang Ming found that only Tang Lie and Tang Qiang followed Tang Ren, and said in an irritable tone: "If we don't talk about this matter as soon as possible and build up our relationship, we will become strangers in the future!"

"Strangers are strangers!" The third grandson Tang Qiang said indignantly, "Don't say that my uncle doesn't want to pay attention to them. I'm too lazy to pay attention to them."

"You..." Tang Ming was choked by his third grandson's words.

Because Tang Hai and the others were nearby, Tang Ming didn't want to bring up this topic with Tang Qiang to avoid exacerbating the conflict.

Then, the eldest grandson Tang Lie said, "Grandpa, if you continue to insist on doing this, not to mention whether my uncle will vent his anger on my father and us, it will be very uncomfortable for my fourth aunt to be caught in the middle."

Tang Qiang chimed in, "My uncle showed his disapproval when he didn't come to the restaurant for dinner last night. You shouldn't take it seriously when he didn't come to wish you a happy new year this morning!"

Seeing his father's unhappy face, Tang Ren waved his hand to drive away his two sons, "Dad, we agreed before that if my brother-in-law is unwilling to help the second son's children and grandchildren, I will take care of them. There is no need to make things awkward for my brother-in-law!"

Tang Ming frowned and glanced at his eldest son and grandson, then looked at the children and grandchildren of his second son who were waiting nearby.

Tang Hai, the second oldest child of the Tang Yi family, said, "Grandpa, judging from the fact that my uncle took the third and fifth aunts to the hospital for a checkup yesterday, he is at least nostalgic. Why don't we wait a while?"

"Brother-in-law has no problem with Ah Hai. In the future, you can ask Ah Hai to come to Hong Kong Island and Shenzhen more often to ease the relationship." Tang Ren continued to persuade him, "Brother-in-law has a stubborn temper. He even ignores his father, let alone us. What do you think?"

Tang Ming thought for a moment, and finally sighed, "Tell them to come downstairs for dinner!"

After she finished speaking, Xu Jiefeng was seen supporting Tang Ming's hunched body and walking towards the restaurant.

Tang Ren patted his second nephew Tang Hai on the shoulder and asked him to go to the bar to make a phone call and ask the people upstairs to come down for dinner.

Tang Lie looked at his grandfather's listless appearance and couldn't help but ask his third brother Tang Qiang, "How far has the longevity potion developed by my uncle been? Did he say when to give it to grandpa?"

"I don't know!" Tang Qiang said helplessly, "I don't understand any of the biological and genetic terms they used. I only know that the samples in the No. 1 space capsule have been sealed. After the No. 2 space capsule is launched and docked with the No. 1 space capsule after the new year, animal experiments will be carried out."

When the two brothers of the Tang family mentioned animal experiments here, someone in the capital was also talking about this matter.

This year's Spring Festival is a little special because of the Middle East war initiated by the Mexicans. Even on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Mr. Hua, Mr. Li, Mrs. Zheng and others were in a meeting.

"According to the information given by Teacher Zhang, we did successfully produce a potion that can extend life to 100 years, but..." An old man in a burgundy down jacket stopped talking halfway.

The other people in the conference room waited for a while, then looked at the experts next to the old man in confusion.

A middle-aged male expert glanced at Mr. Hua, then smiled awkwardly at the others and said, "Leaders, we have signed a confidentiality agreement, and there are many things that cannot be disclosed to the public. How about you consult Teacher Zhang?"

When the others heard this answer, they couldn't help but look at Mr. Hua, because he was Zhang Heping's secret superior.

"Ahem!" Elder Hua cleared his throat and said seriously, "Although they have learned how to make the 100-year life potion and have conducted some animal experiments, the side effects of the potion they made are much more serious than those of the 100-year life potion made by Consultant Zhang."

"So, Advisor Zhang did not allow them to make a potion that increases lifespan by 100 years for people to use. Instead, he asked them to continue learning how to make a potion that increases lifespan by 120 years."

"This life-extending 120 potion is the same kind of potion with no side effects that Elder Zheng and Elder Zhuang used."

"Really?" As soon as Mr. Hua finished speaking, someone spoke anxiously.

"Is it the longevity potion that cannot be mass-produced?" an old man next to him asked at the same time.

Looking at those people who didn't say anything, their eyes were now fixed on Old Lady Zheng's face, which looked more than 30 years younger.

"Don't spread the matter of the 120-year life potion to others, lest others disturb Consultant Zhang's research." Elder Hua did not try to prove anything, but just gave a reminder.

It is certain that it will not be spread to others. At least, before you and your family use it, you cannot let more people know about it, so as to avoid having to wait in long lines for the medicine.

At that time, it will be a hassle to decide who to give it to first and who to give it to later.

After talking about the 100-year lifespan potion, Elder Hua, Elder Li and the others stood up and sent these biology and genetic experts out the door.

After waiting for a while, the guard invited in three biology and genetic experts from the space capsule remote control center!

After a round of greetings, the others asked about the experiments in the space capsule.

Although Mr. Hua knew about this and revealed some information, some people still wanted to pry information out of these experts.

Wrapped in a long black down jacket, Mr. Lu introduced with a smile: "The progress is very smooth. The experiments in Space Capsule No. 1 planned by Teacher Zhang have been completed, and the relevant samples have been sealed. We will only be able to conduct animal experiments and human cell drug experiments after the successful docking of Space Capsule No. 2."

An old man in a gray Mao suit asked anxiously, "Professor Lu, what do you think of the effect of the newly developed longevity potion? Can it be mass-produced?"

"We haven't conducted any experiments yet, so it's hard to say how effective the medicine is." Elder Lu shook his head and said, "Also, Teacher Zhang has kept some of the raw materials secret from us, so we can't tell whether the new medicine can be mass-produced."

"He also kept some of the raw materials secret?" The old man in gray looked at Old Hua in astonishment.

Mr. Hua spread his hands and said helplessly: "This is the research result of Consultant Zhang. Don't forget that his family has a big group to run!"

Mr. Hua gave a gentle reminder, implying that Zhang Heping was not a soft persimmon and would not be bullied!

When some people heard Mr. Hua's sarcastic remarks, they couldn't help but wonder whether he minded them questioning these biological and genetic experts.

After all, Elder Hua had already told them a lot about the longevity potion and asked them to wait patiently.

But they didn't listen and even called these experts who were going home for the New Year to question them.

A few more people asked a few questions, but after not getting any substantive answers, they gave up reluctantly.

……

Zhang Heping had a leisurely day today. After distributing red envelopes in the morning, he took a recliner and a fishing rod and went to fish by the artificial lake.

However, this brat Zhang Bei asked a lot of questions. He kept squatting next to Zhang Heping and asking Zhang Heping about his views on the future development of the Internet.

In comparison, little Zhang Hao, who was squatting beside and fiddling with the fish in the bucket, was much cuter than the older one.

Zhang Heping lifted the rod again and caught a red carp that was three fingers wide.

Then with a "pop" sound, the red carp was thrown into the red plastic bucket for fish, and little Zhang Hao was so scared that he sat down on the ground.

The boy was frightened like this, but he didn't cry or make a fuss. Instead, he excitedly lay on the edge of the bucket and started counting the number of fish in the bucket again.

"Dad!" Zhang Bei saw Zhang Heping throw the empty hook back into the water and asked again, "If we want to realize a platform for uploading and watching short videos on computers and mobile phones, the existing servers and video compression technology should not be able to meet our needs!"

"So what?" Zhang Heping asked instead of answering.

Zhang Bei replied: "Short video platforms can indeed develop into another gathering place for netizens besides QQ dating and the World Internet Forum, but I think it is a little early to enter the market now."

Zhang Heping looked at the sparkling lake, ignoring the sinking float, and said in a complicated tone: "Xiaobei, there are many unpredictable things in this world."

"So, when you look at something, don't be too subjective, and try to look at it from multiple perspectives."

"For example, the online payment and online shopping platforms I mentioned earlier are already being developed by companies in the United States. Although their software has many security issues, they are already ahead of your company."

"So the question is, what do you think about this?"

"Will you blame all the problems your company has encountered on those magnesium companies?"

"I..." Zhang Bei hesitated, "I will investigate those companies first, and then try to imitate their operating models."

Zhang Heping listened to his eldest son's unconfident words, pondered for a while, and said: "In this world, there is only one operating model with the highest success rate, and it can be learned by anyone, and that is the free model!"

“No matter what Internet product you want to make, just remember the word free.”

After he finished speaking, Zhang Heping stood up, collected his rod, and dragged a palm-sized yellow carp out of the water.

After Zhang Heping threw the carp into the bucket, he continued to throw out the empty hook.

Zhang Bei stood up thoughtfully, stomped his numb feet behind him, and returned home silently after a while.

After a while, the concubine Chen Shuting came over, picked up her son whose clothes and pants were soaked, and said to Zhang Heping with resentment, "Your son is soaked all over, and you don't care about it."

Zhang Heping smiled and said, "I saw that he was having a lot of fun, so I was wondering if you and Ah Xin would beat him up when you saw him like this."

"If you don't beat him, why should we?" Chen Shuting said as she was about to take off her younger son's wet clothes.

Zhang Heping saw this and hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Take it home and take it off. If you take it off here, you'll easily catch a cold from the wind on the road."

Chen Shuting responded and carried her wet little son home to change clothes.

After that, everyone else saw Zhang Heping sitting by the lake alone. He didn't even raise his fishing rod, as if he was in a daze.

After Chen Shuting changed her youngest son's clothes and changed into another set of clothes herself, she went downstairs and was pulled aside by her second sister Zhang Pandi.

"I hope the Heping Group hasn't encountered any difficulties recently!" When Zhang Pandi said this, her eyes were fixed on the slightly lonely figure of her third brother.

"No!" Chen Shuting followed her second sister's line of sight and noticed something was wrong with her husband. She frowned slightly and said, "There is enough money in the account and the business is not having any problems. He may be thinking about the laboratory."

On the other side, Tang Xin, who was absent-mindedly playing mahjong, stood up and looked at the figure by the lake after hearing the next player reminding her of Zhang Heping's abnormality. She wondered if her husband was still blaming the arrival of her second brother's family yesterday.

Thinking of this, Tang Xin didn't have the courage to go over and ask, for fear that Zhang Heping would blame her for not telling her about it in advance.

Zhang Bing, who was playing cards with his two sons-in-law and Professor Luo, the father of his granddaughter-in-law, also noticed something strange about his son.

However, Zhang Bing was still secretly blaming Zhang Heping for sending his relatives back to his hometown as vagrants. He had not spoken to Zhang Heping recently and did not want to pay any attention to this unkind son at this moment.

After an unknown amount of time, when Ma Xiuzhen came out of the kitchen and started to invite everyone to prepare for dinner, she saw the little old lady walking to the lake and talking to Zhang Heping.

Then, Zhang Heping poured all the red, white and yellow carp in the bucket back into the artificial lake.

"Heping, Mom wants to tell you something!" Ma Xiuzhen pulled her son's sleeve and said a little embarrassedly, "Isn't Roy pregnant?"

"Her mother passed away early, and your second sister often works overtime. I thought no one would take care of her diet, so I thought about coming to Shenzhen to live with you in two years."

"Oh!" Zhang Heping replied casually, "It's up to you. I'll take the kids back to see you when I'm free."

It was too early for Zhang Heping to say “I’m free now”.

Little did he know that the first day of the Lunar New Year was the freest time of the year for him.

The next morning, Zhang Heping took his family to Heping Aerospace.

Zhang Heping came here to inspect the carrier rocket of the No. 2 Shouyuan space capsule. This was the schedule set before the New Year. He did not come here to deliberately avoid people from the Tang family.

On the third day of the Chinese New Year, Zhang Heping was busy all day in the biological genetic laboratory building, equipping the No. 2 Shouyuan space capsule with some confidential materials.

Finally, he also collected some flesh and blood tissue from Tang Ming and Xu Jiefeng, preparing to send them into space for experiments.

At 23 p.m. that night, the experimental monkeys and mice that had passed multiple rounds of inspections were packed separately and fixed in the No. 2 Shouyuan space capsule together with a small return capsule.

After adding the various experimental materials that Zhang Heping put into the space capsule, and after two groups of people checked the list of materials drawn up by Zhang Heping, the hatch of the No. 2 Shouyuan Space Capsule was closed.

Then, various safety inspections of the launch vehicle began.

People at the rocket launch site and the launch command center are making final preparations, striving to successfully send the No. 2 Shouyuan space capsule into space.

Then, the first space capsule docking in the country’s history was carried out!

At 4 a.m., just when many members of the Zhang family began to doze off, the countdown finally sounded from the rocket launch command center.

At the same time, the air defense systems on the hills to the north and south of the rocket launch site, as well as the fire trucks on the east-west roads, are ready to respond to emergencies at any time.

As the "ignition" command sounded, a ball of fire could be clearly seen lighting up from the observation platform where the Zhang family was standing.

Then, the ball of fire was seen rising higher and higher in the darkness.

"Why is it launched at night?" Zhang Nan looked at the sky, the flames that had just risen up and then slowly descended, and said with a little depression:

"I only saw a little fire the whole time. I didn't even see how the rocket separated."

Zhang Long, holding his eighth brother, looked at the TV on the wall and said with a smile: "I asked you to watch the TV over here just now, but you didn't watch it. There is a live broadcast of the rocket launch on TV, and there are also pictures from the camera on the rocket. Look what that is..."