Lin Ruofu was unwilling to say in depth, and Zhou Liwen was not convenient to ask, but he could still guess the general situation.

Perhaps she expressed her depression, Lin Ruofu's mood was much better than before. Seeing that it was getting late, Zhou Liwen stood up and said goodbye. When she left, she quietly winked at Lin Yaxuan, so that she would not have to go downstairs and stayed at home to take care of her father-in-law.

After leaving Lin Yaxuan's home, Zhou Liwen's ears were always recalling what Lin Ruofu said. He thought about it and made a decision to go to the Shanghai Academy of Sciences the next day.

The next morning, Zhou Liwen rushed to the Shanghai Academy of Sciences after handling the matter. The Academy of Sciences is located in a corner of the city of Shanghai. It is quiet here. It is surrounded by old buildings over a hundred years old. The tall sycamore trees stand on both sides of the street. It is early spring and the new branches have just started to grow teeth. In the autumn and summer season, it is as beautiful as the scenery in oil paintings.

The gate of the Shanghai Academy of Sciences is about 30 meters away from the intersection. Although the situation of the Academy of Sciences has been around every day in recent years, its status and administrative level in the national research institution are still here. Although there are no armed police standing guard with live ammunition at the door, this door is still not easy to enter.

He told his purpose at the doorman's guard. The old man in charge was extremely vigilant. He not only carefully asked Zhou Liwen about his personal situation, but also asked him to go to his ID card to look around. Finally, he picked up the phone and dialed a number.

"Xiaowen, didn't you say you were back to Huacheng? Why did you come to my unit?" About ten minutes later, Lin Ruofu came to the doorman's guard with a very surprised expression.

"The unit asked me to change the flight temporarily. I was nearby just now, so I came to see you."

Lin Ruofu didn't think much, nodded and turned to the old guard and said, "Old Wang, this is my son-in-law."

"Okay, it's better not to be an outsider." Master Wang saw that Zhou Liwen was indeed Lin Ruofu's family. The face he had been holding on his face finally smiled and nodded, "Director Lin, please go in after signing the reception order."

"Thank you, Lao Wang!" Lin Ruofu took the reception order handed over by Master Wang and signed the letter. Then he tore off the copy of the order and handed it to Zhou Liwen. Then he said hello to Master Wang and took Zhou Liwen in.

"Don't lose this order, and leave it to Master Wang when you go out later."

"You guys are really strict." Zhou Liwen put the sub-order into his pocket and couldn't help but sigh.

"Oh, what's the strictness? I think even the municipal party secretary couldn't get in without a superior pass. It's not like now, it's just a form of self-comfort..." Lin Ruofu shook his head and sighed. According to what he said, this was the minimum system required by Master Wang, the guard's guard. If he hadn't insisted, I'm afraid anyone would have entered the gate of the Academy of Sciences at will.

"Master Wang is he..."

"He was the former security director of the Academy of Sciences and voluntarily came back to work as a concierge after retiring."

Zhou Liwen suddenly realized and nodded to express his understanding.

The Academy of Sciences covers a large area, with a lawn the size of a football field from the gate to the main building. The entire main building was a building a hundred years ago, and the materials used at that time were all large pieces of granite stone. After so many years of wind and rain, it still makes people feel the exquisite and majestic design.

The main building has five floors, divided into two wings, east and west. It once nurtured many scientists from New China and made indelible contributions to national scientific research. But now, when the wind blows fallen leaves across the yellow lawn, the building looks very depressed.

Lin Ruofu's office was on the east wing of the building and walked into the gate along the stairs. He took Zhou Liwen to the third floor. When he went upstairs, Zhou Liwen noticed the elevator on the side of the stairs. This was an old elevator that could only be seen in old movies. It was the old elevator that was hand-pulled doors. Now this elevator is rusty and has not been used for many years. Even the wooden stairs that are upstairs will squeak when they step on it.

Lin Ruofu's office is very big, but the facilities inside are not very good. They are all old guys who have been in use for decades. When they enter it, they feel like traveling through time and space to the history of that year. Only the air conditioner against the wall makes people feel the atmosphere of the current era.

"Drink water or tea?" After entering the door, Lin Ruofu asked.

"No need for dad, I'll just come over and sit there, don't be so troublesome."

"It's okay, I'm going to drink some water too." Lin Ruofu smiled and pointed to the sofa on one side, signaled him to sit down, walked straight to the other side and picked up the thermos.

As soon as he started, Lin Ruofu frowned slightly because the water bottle was empty.

"Xiao Wen, sit for a while, I'll go downstairs to get some water."

"I'll do it." Zhou Liwen quickly stood up.

"I'll go, you don't know the way."

"What's the matter? You won't show me. Let me do it, you can rest here." Zhou Liwen took the thermos without saying a word, then asked about the location of the boiler room, and then carried it downstairs.

When I arrived at the first floor, I looked around in the direction Lin Ruofu pointed out, and finally found the boiler room in the corner. After making hot water, Zhou Liwen turned around and left, and returned along the same route.

Who would have thought that the corridor was like a maze? Zhou Liwen remembered that when he came, he went straight through a corridor and turned a few turns. But when he walked back, he looked up the third floor and saw that it was wrong, because the environment in the corridor was a little different from the previous one.

After a moment of silence, Zhou Liwen immediately realized that he had walked into the wrong corridor. This was not the east wing where Lin Ruofu's office was located, but the west wing. The two stairs on the first floor were exactly the same. This was Zhou Liwen's first time here. When he walked back and forth, he walked directly over the stairs on the west wing without paying attention.

Just as Zhou Liwen smiled self-deprecatingly, shook her head and turned to go downstairs, a noise came from not far away, which made him stop.

"50,000? 50,000, you are sending beggars! You don't know how much money this project requires! What can 50,000 do? You said! What can 50,000 do?" An angry voice came from the office next door. The office door was closed, and the sound echoed in the empty corridor, which seemed extremely clear.

"Director Deng! Old Deng! Grandpa Deng...!" Another voice seemed to be begging, "Isn't it okay for me to call you grandpa? Do you think I'm a bank here? You don't know the situation in the hospital. How much is the fund allocated by superiors in a year? 1 million! Only 1 million! This 1 million also includes the salary, bonuses, benefits of all the staff in the hospital, plus water, electricity, coal, office and other expenses. You have to get some money out of it to maintain everyone's needs. I'm not Sun Wuzi, you can get money by pulling out the roots and blowing your breath. That's right, your Director Deng applied for 700,000 research funds, but the top finally approved only 120,000, but the 120,000 can't be given to you alone, right?"

"I don't care about this! It's okay to approve 120,000 yuan. Give me the 120,000 yuan first!"

"Impossible!" Another voice refused firmly: "It's good to give you 50,000 yuan, and there are important arrangements in the yard of other money."

"What important arrangement is more important than my research?" Director Deng yelled angrily as he slapped the table.

"Lao Lin's research room can't even afford a teenage mouse now, so I have to leave a part of it for him, right? Also, Lao Zhang's research project has reached a critical moment. The material report he needs has been reported for half a year. I have to help him solve it first, right? And Lao Kang and Lao Bai... Everyone is a scientific researcher, and everyone is waiting for the rice to be put into the pot? Also, look, this is the report of the General Affairs Office. We still owe the power supply bureau half a year's electricity bill, which is not counting water and gas fees. If this is not solved, then the power supply bureau will pull the electricity, how can everyone work?"

"But...this 50,000 is really too little!" Director Deng said in silence for a while.

"Old Deng, Director Deng, stick to it. It's better to overcome difficulties first. It's better to have it than not. Otherwise, you can do theoretical research first, make the theory solid, and then carry out substantial operations? Don't worry! I will find a way to continue applying for funds from my superiors. I will keep your affairs in mind. As long as the next fund is received, I will consider you first. Is it OK?"
Chapter completed!