After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 10, Episode 0010: Before Going to the Countryside (Part Two)

Ren Yan lived on the first floor, just like Lin Yuexi. Apart from the living room, kitchen, and bathroom, Ren Yan would not go into other places casually.

Lin Yuexi could go upstairs slowly to collect her things from room to room whenever Ren Yan left without any worries.

The major items in the house were all original, and Lin Yuexi didn't touch them. Apart from that, she didn't even throw away the curtains.

In the past two days, Ren Yan has been going out with lots of bags and packages every day. Sometimes she even calls her friends to help her. After they leave, no one will suspect anything if someone comes in and finds that the house has been emptied.

With over a decade of experience as a lone traveler in the apocalypse, Lin Yuexi would not allow herself to leave any openings.

As for Ren Yan, the only one who might arouse suspicion...
Don't let her big size and intimidating appearance fool you; her personality is the complete opposite of her appearance—she's incredibly simple-minded, so simple that she's single-minded and has no other needs than simply being able to eat her fill.

Ren Yan started preparing food for the train journey at noon, as she was leaving the next day.

While kneading the dough, she complained to Lin Yuexi, "They're all so jealous of me, and the way they act is really awful."

Lin Yuexi was resting in the rocking chair with her eyes slightly lowered when she heard this, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

In the past few days, she has thoroughly figured out Ren Yan's past from Ren Yan's occasional complaints, which is completely contrary to the original owner's understanding.

Ren Yan is indeed the orphan of a martyr, and she has quite a few relatives, including her grandparents, uncles, and aunts.

Based on her own experience, the original owner assumed that Ren Yan, like her, had her parents' pension in her own hands, unaware that people like the Leng Zhi couple were a tiny minority in this world.

Ren Yan has never seen the compensation money her parents received; it has always been held by her grandparents.

She was naturally strong, and as a result, she also had a huge appetite.

At first, her relatives were willing to support her because of the pension, but gradually they became disgusted with how much she ate, and when she was five years old, they finally "couldn't stand it anymore" and kicked her out of the house.

She was lucky; she was found by Commander Ren, who was on a mission, while she was homeless. After finding out about her background, Commander Ren adopted her.

Commander Ren never married in his life, and many people said that he dared not marry Ren Yan because his salary was simply not enough to support anyone else.

However, the real truth is that Commander Ren was unable to have his own biological child due to his injury, and he did not want to burden others, so he simply raised Ren Yan alone.

When Ren Yan was sixteen, Commander Ren sacrificed his life in a mission, and Ren Yan became an orphan once again.

Originally, the matter of going to the countryside had nothing to do with her, but Ren Yan is now nineteen years old, past the age to receive subsidies, and she is currently unemployed and cannot support herself in the city.

Most importantly, besides supporting her, the big eater, Commander Ren also had to support her entire extended family. Not only did she not save any money, but she also incurred a lot of debt.

Although they were all borrowed from comrades-in-arms and no one needed to pay them back, this kid was honest and remembered every single one of them.

She used all of Ren Tuan's compensation to pay off debts, and now she still owes nearly two thousand yuan, of which nearly one thousand five hundred yuan was spent on Ren Tuan's younger siblings.

After much deliberation, Tiger Girl decided to go to the countryside, specifically choosing the Northeast, where ginseng was said to be dug up in the mountains.

When she gave her reason, even Leng Zhi was stunned.

This is the first time I've ever heard of someone who sincerely wants to repay a debt going to a rural area where they earn less than fifty yuan a year.

Digging for ginseng? Dream on! All that strength you've got, and Commander Ren taught you since you were a kid – go join the army!
They grow tall but not smart.

But her name has already been registered, and no matter how much others want to change it, they can't change the fact that she has to go to the countryside.

Lin Yuexi asked softly, "Wang Yue again?"

After what Tiger Girl did that day, Lin Yuexi guessed that Old Master Leng must have also made a move. Wang Yue's reputation has been terrible in the compound lately. Even without leaving home, she had heard how difficult Wang Yue's life had been in the compound recently.

It is said that she has reached the point where, when she walks on the street, anyone who is even slightly older will scold her.

After hitting Li Hehua that day, Wang Qin disappeared. Before leaving, she took all the money and paper money from Wang Hanzhong's house. Yesterday, Li Hehua could only borrow vegetables from Aunt Li.

Yesterday afternoon, people from the educated youth office came to inform Wang Yue and her brother that they were going to the countryside, to the most impoverished place in the Northwest.

Several things came together, and Wang Yue probably couldn't take it anymore and started attacking whoever she could.

Ren Yan pursed her lips. "She really is a bit crazy. I ran into her when I came back from buying breakfast this morning. She rushed up and tried to snatch the breakfast. I just gently pushed her, and she fell to the ground and demanded money from me. She even said she wouldn't let me off the hook if I didn't give her fifty yuan. Isn't that just extortion?"

Lin Yuexi's lips twitched. Did this tiger girl have some misunderstanding about her own strength?
Ren Yan couldn't stop. After taking the kneaded dough to rise, she turned around and started chopping meat filling. "Luckily, Aunt Li just went out, and she was scolded away by Aunt Li."

Suddenly remembering something, she grabbed a kitchen knife, ran to the rocking chair, squatted down, and whispered, "I heard Aunt Hao say that Wang Yue went to Deputy Director Qian's house at the committee last night to borrow money. Deputy Director Qian's ex-wife was also at his house at the time. I heard that when the two were doing a human pyramid, Wang Yue rushed in and almost got scratched to a pulp by Deputy Director Qian's ex-wife. I saw several bloody cuts on her neck this morning."

Lin Yuexi didn't know what expression to make for a moment.

No wonder Wang Yue went crazy. Given her family's situation, the only source of her money and the only chance she could get a big benefit from going to the countryside was Director Wang, who then dealt her another blow.

However, the relationship between Wang Yue and Deputy Director Qian... seems to be more than just ordinary.

Wang Qin's move was ruthless. Yesterday, I heard from Ren Yan, that clever girl, that Li Hehua and Wang Guangzong were also borrowing money and tickets everywhere.

Old Wang went through two divorces and remarriages due to a lack of common ground, and had many sons.

Wang Hanzhong was born to Wang Laotou's first wife in the countryside. He has never been valued and now his two daughters have brought shame to the Wang family. It seems that Wang Laotou has given up on Wang Hanzhong's branch of the family. Otherwise, if Wang Laotou had just let a little bit of money slip through his fingers, his family would not be in such dire straits.

The neighboring house was within Lin Yuexi's mental 'visibility' range. Lin Yuexi had used her mental 'power' to search for it the night before last, and indeed, she couldn't find a single coin.

As for Old Man Wang's family, and those people from the Yin Leng family hiding behind the scenes, Lin Yuexi revealed a faint smile.

She's not in good health right now, so there's no rush. She can save up some more in 1972.

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Time is like fine sand in your hand; you feel it moves slowly, yet it has already slipped through your fingers.

It seemed like only a blink of an eye before the day arrived for Lin Yuexi to go to the countryside.

After being woken up early in the morning by Ren Yan, Lin Yuexi sat blankly on the bed, staring at the dim sky outside the window, feeling as if she were in a daze, drifting into the void.

Her small hand, with capillaries clearly visible, covered her heart, and she murmured, "Yan Yan, I feel uncomfortable here."

There seems to be something blocking it.

(End of this chapter)