287: Mother's love and nagging

Seeing that he was disliked, Liu Xiaolin also knew that he really couldn't do anything here, and leaving was actually helping.

So he asked, "Do you want me to notify the cafeteria to send dinner over?"

"Who has time to eat dinner? We can eat after we finish working. Anyway, our cafeteria is open 24 hours, so there's no fear of not having food," Li Zhaolong said dismissively. "Hurry up and go, don't mess things up."

"Alright then, I'll go eat dinner. I'll come back to work overtime with you after I finish eating," Liu Xiaolin said.

"No need. Maybe we'll be done before you even finish eating," Li Zhaolong said. "Hurry, hurry, don't let Hong Tongtong go hungry."

Liu Xiaolin walked out of the Chip Production Workshop helplessly and headed straight for the dormitory building.

"Hey, Tongtong, come downstairs. I'm waiting for you downstairs to go to dinner together," Liu Xiaolin didn't want to go upstairs, so he called Hong Tongtong.

"Okay, I just put down my review materials and was wondering why you weren't done yet. Then I got your call," Hong Tongtong said happily. "Wait for me, I'll be right down."

When she bounced down to the ground floor, she saw that Liu Xiaolin was already waiting for her.

She cheered and pulled Liu Xiaolin's hand, walking towards the cafeteria.

The two of them had another big meal in the cafeteria. Young people have good appetites; they never get tired of sweet and sour pork ribs and braised pig trotters.

When they were almost finished eating, Li Zhaolong, Yang Zhenzhi, and their group also came over to eat.

"Professor Li, are you finished?" Liu Xiaolin asked in surprise.

"Didn't I just say that we would finish the modification before you finished eating?" Li Zhaolong said proudly.

"That's amazing! As expected of the cornerstone of our Jiantuan Electronics," Liu Xiaolin finally felt relieved. "Hurry up and eat, don't go hungry."

"Alright, we know. You two eat well, we won't be a third wheel," Li Zhaolong said with a smile.

Hong Tongtong's face turned red from being teased. She pouted and said, "We don't mind Professor Li being a third wheel, we just worry that you'll miss Sister-in-law when you see the two of us being lovey-dovey."

"Haha, I'll go home and see your Sister-in-law tomorrow," Li Zhaolong burst out laughing.

"Hmph, I'll call my Sister-in-law tomorrow and tell her that you always bully me," Hong Tongtong continued to bicker.

"Please, please, don't tell on me. We don't have a washboard at home, and we don't eat durian, haha, it's useless to tell on me," Li Zhaolong's handsome face was full of smugness.

"Hmph, I'm not talking to you anymore, Xiaolin, let's go," Hong Tongtong couldn't win the argument and pulled Liu Xiaolin away in anger.

After returning to the dormitory, Hong Tongtong remembered that she hadn't contacted Liu Mom for a long time, so she called Hao Xiuhua.

"Auntie, it's Tongtong. How has your health been recently? Is Xiao Man about to take the college entrance exam?" Hong Tongtong asked a string of questions.

"Tongtong, you're still so good, you know to call me from time to time, much better than Xiaolin. My health is very good, thank you for your concern. Xiao Man is going to take the college entrance exam next month. She wants to apply to Longguo University. She heard that you are going to Longguo University for graduate school, so she wants to be your schoolmate," Hao Xiuhua said with a smile.

"That's great, then I can see Xiao Man every day," Hong Tongtong said very happily.

"Yes, then you two will have a companion, and I'll be even more at ease," Hao Xiuhua was also very happy.

"How is our Medical Aid Foundation doing? How many patients have been helped recently? Is the funding still enough?" Hong Tongtong asked about the situation of the Medical Aid Foundation with concern.

"This month we helped three children and one elderly person. The funding is currently sufficient, no need to worry. If it's not enough, I'll ask Xiaolin for it," Hao Xiuhua said with a smile.

"Xiaolin is right next to me, do you want to chat with him for a few minutes?" Hong Tongtong asked.

"Ah? Did you go to Jiantuan Electronics? Or did he go to your house?" Hao Xiuhua asked in surprise.

"I came to Jiantuan Electronics. I plan to review here until the end of the year for the graduate entrance exam," Hong Tongtong said.

"That's very good, very good. You two can look out for each other together. Give the phone to Xiaolin, I'll say a few words to him," Hao Xiuhua said.

"Mom, how are you doing recently?" Liu Xiaolin asked, taking the phone Hong Tongtong handed him.

"Look at you, if it weren't for Tongtong calling me, I wouldn't even get a chance to talk to you," Hao Xiuhua complained.

"It's been a bit busy lately," Liu Xiaolin said helplessly.

"Now that Tongtong is with you, you must take good care of her, otherwise I won't agree," Hao Xiuhua ordered.

"Understood, I eat all three meals with her every day, is that alright?" Liu Xiaolin said.

"That's okay, take her out for a walk when you have time, don't let her stay cooped up," Hao Xiuhua instructed.

"Okay, the day after tomorrow is the weekend, I'll take her out for a walk, is that alright?" Liu Xiaolin said helplessly. "But the prerequisite is that she's willing to give up studying and go out to play with me, okay?"

"I don't care, you just can't let my Tongtong stay cooped up at home all day," Hao Xiuhua seemed determined to give her son a strict order.

"Alright, alright, I promise to complete the task," Liu Xiaolin had to agree, otherwise, he didn't know what else Mom would say.

"Alright, Mom needs to rest. You two should also rest early," Hao Xiuhua said and hung up the phone.

Liu Xiaolin shook his head helplessly. "Tongtong, get ready to take me out to play the day after tomorrow."

"Ah? Are we really going?" Hong Tongtong asked in surprise.

"We must go, and I have to take lots of pictures to send to my Mom, otherwise she'll keep nagging me," Liu Xiaolin said resolutely.

"Okay, then you go back and rest quickly. I need to read for two more hours to free up time for the day after tomorrow," Hong Tongtong finished speaking, shooed Liu Xiaolin away, and quickly started reading.

...

The next day, after eating breakfast, Liu Xiaolin rushed to the workshop to check the production status after the modification of the 2.0 Lithography Machine. As soon as he walked in, he saw all four great experts there.

"You're all here? Are you still worried about last night's modification?" Liu Xiaolin said with a smile.

"Exactly, we can only rest assured after checking that there are no problems," Zhuang Wuya said.

When the operator pressed the button and the lithography machine started running, a rhythmic buzzing sound began. Everyone followed the various production steps to observe. At the second to last step, the three channels smoothly transported the semi-finished Chips, and the three robotic arms successfully picked up the semi-finished products for the final etching step. Four minutes later, three finished Chips appeared simultaneously on the three workbenches.

"Very smooth! The minor modification yesterday was successful!" Li Zhaolong shouted excitedly.

"Thank you, Professor Zhuang, for the temporary blueprint!" Yang Zhenzhi said with a smile.

"Although it was temporary, those few strokes were condensed from years of experience, which is why we achieved such good results," Liu Xiaolin praised him highly.

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