Two days later.
On New Year's Eve.
"Where are the lanterns? Hang it up. "
"Coming, coming!"
"Old Li, is the program ready?"
"Haha, it's done."
"Alright, it's up to you guys now. I'm looking forward to it."
"We're just a bunch of old people. We're just singing blindly."
"It's almost time for the Spring Festival Gala. I wonder how it will be this year."
"It's hard to say. Professor Zhang is here with us."
"Yeah, I don't have any expectations for a Spring Festival Gala without Professor Zhang's guidance."
"Hai, if Professor Zhang hadn't gotten into that incident, this year's Spring Festival Gala would definitely have been handled by him. I can imagine how exciting it would have been."
"Haha, Professor Zhang can't be bothered with the Spring Festival Gala anymore."
"I heard that his wife has already entered the delivery room."
"Yes, I just entered not long ago."
"I hope everything goes well."
It was the New Year, and the research institute was very lively.
Some people gathered together and chatted.
Some people were preparing for the program in twos and threes.
There were also people busy preparing dinner, and the kitchen was in full swing.
Only Zhang Ye was different from the others. This fellow was pacing left and right in the research institute's compound, looking extremely anxious. At one moment, he would look up at the sky and sigh, at another, he would furrow his eyebrows and stomp his feet, and at another moment, he would put his palms together and mutter to the sky, praying for something.
Please let it go smoothly!
Old Wu, you can do it!
Mother and child are safe!
Mother and child are safe!
At this moment, Chi Xue passed by. "Professor Zhang, why are you still here? The party is about to start. Hurry up, let's go together. "
Zhang Ye exclaimed, "How could I still be in the mood to watch the gala?"
Chi Xue smiled and said, "Chief Wu is blessed by the heavens, so it'll definitely be fine. We'll inform you as soon as there's any news. Let's go, let's go. Everyone has already gone to the banquet venue, and the Spring Festival Gala is about to begin. We'll also be interspersing our own gala with it, so we're waiting for a famous Spring Festival Gala director like you to give us some pointers."
Fellow Zhou also shouted from afar, "Professor Zhang, you're the only one left. Hurry up!"
Zhang Ye could only say absent-mindedly, "Coming."
The banquet hall was full of people.
There were more than a dozen round tables and hundreds of researchers.
In front of them, there was a big screen showing Central TV Department 1's advertisements. There were less than five minutes left before the Spring Festival Gala began. There was even a stage set up over there, which was obviously used for the performances. Sniffing around, he could smell the aroma of food. He saw that the staff had already started serving the dishes.
For the past few days, Zhang Ye had been worried about Old Wu on the other end of the line. As such, he did not sleep well or eat well. Now that he was hungry, he sat down and started eating.
Central TV's Spring Festival Gala began.
Only then did Zhang Ye raise his head.
Zhang Yuanqi.
Zhang Xia.
Chen Guang.
Xu Meilan.
Familiar faces appeared in front of him one after another. They were so close, yet so far away. How are your old friends? Did Old Zhang still like to drink so much? How was Old Xu's new movie doing at the box office? Did Old Chen release a new song? Is Grandma Zhang still in good health? Who did Old Yao team up with to perform crosstalk?
Zhang Ye sighed a little.
However, everything that happened outside had nothing to do with him.
A female researcher said, "This year's Spring Festival Gala doesn't look good."
A young researcher said, "Yeah, it's a far cry from the Spring Festival Gala that Professor Zhang directed."
"Yeah." Another person said, "That 'Go Home Often' from last year really made me cry. I haven't been home for two years already."
A middle-aged Ph.D. said, "That's nothing. I've already been home for four years."
An old scientist laughed and said, "Are we even comparing ourselves to each other? It's not like it's something to be proud of. Hai, it's a necessity of work, so there's nothing we can do about it. "
At this moment, their own performance began.
When the Ph.D.'s choir took the stage, everyone in the audience got very excited.
"It's starting, it's starting!"
"Dr. Xu, you can do it!"
"You were already off-key last year. Don't go off-key this year."
"Haha, can you not expose our shortcomings?"
The self-organized gala began. Singing filled the banquet hall.
Singing.
Magic.
Dancing.
Skits.
There were all kinds of performances.
Fellow Zhou suddenly said to Zhang Ye, "Professor Zhang, aren't you going to perform one for us?"
Chi Xue smiled and said, "That's a good idea. Professor Zhang, be it skits, crosstalk, or singing, you're a professional in all of them. Why don't you broaden the horizons of us amateurs?"
Zhang Ye waved it off. "Just spare me."
Fellow Chi also said, "Yeah, let's perform one."
Chi Xue said, "I'm going to be a father soon. This is something worth celebrating."
Just as a singing performance ended onstage, the main door was suddenly pushed open.
A staff member from the telephone booth rushed in and shouted excitedly, "She gave birth! She gave birth! "
Everyone turned to look at him!
Zhang Ye jumped to his feet. "What?"
That person reported, "Professor Zhang, your wife has given birth! Both mother and child are safe and sound! "
Zhang Ye hurriedly asked, "Is it a boy or a girl?"
That person said, "It's a girl! She's two kilograms! "
With that, the banquet hall erupted with excitement!
"Good! Good! "
"Congratulations, Professor Zhang!"
"She's finally given birth!"
"Professor Zhang can rest assured now!"
Everyone was happy for Zhang Ye from the bottom of their hearts!
Zhang Ye was at a loss for words. He wanted to shout a few times to express his joy, but he held back his words and fell silent.
Fellow Zhou laughed heartily. "How do you feel now that you're a father?"
Chi Xue also laughed. "Professor Zhang, say a few words to us."
Everyone cheered, "Right, say a few words!"
Zhang Ye was a little dazed.
Say a few words?
Say what?
He didn't know. He really didn't know.
Zhang Ye left without waiting for the gala to end.
Everyone looked at one another.
Chi Xue said, "What's wrong with him?"
Fellow Zhou said, "Heh, shouldn't that kid be howling with joy at a time like this?"
Fellow Chi looked at Zhang Ye's departing figure and did not say a word.
…
Midnight arrived.
The New Year's bell rang.
After the gala ended, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
But at this moment, the soft sound of a guitar came from one of the rooms in the research institute. There was also a low voice singing.
Some people were startled.
Someone opened the curtains.
Someone leaned against the window, resting his chin on his hand and listening quietly.
"How do you want me to say this? I don't know.
"Too many words vanish in my chest.
"The blue sky above, silent and lofty.
"With you by my side, I feel at peace.
"In the silence of the night, I once prayed for you.
"I wish I could be you, the gift of life.
"When the joy in my heart unfolds in an instant.
"I want to have you by my side, to share it with you.
"An endless road, an endless horizon."
"In the burning years, I once waited for a long time.
"When the joy in my heart unfolds in an instant.
"I want to be by your side, to share it with you."
The singing was very soft and gentle. This was a song that a man gave to his wife and child. The song contained the man's joy, as well as his sorrow.
His name was Zhang Ye.
Today, he became a father.
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