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

Chapter 195, Episode 0202: Arrival at Jiuquan
Well, Leng Jiuling has been corrupted by her mother. She always considers herself the only granddaughter of the Leng family and thinks that the Leng family elder should favor her and that everything belonging to the Leng family elder should belong to her.

When the fourth son's wife gave birth to a daughter, the old man was very happy. It was obvious that he was happier than when the third son's wife gave birth to a son.

The fourth son's wife was not shrewd when she should have been, and she was very shrewd when she shouldn't have been. She saw that the old man didn't care about having many grandsons, and thought that she had a trump card because she had given birth to a daughter.

The fourth brother didn't marry his wife willingly. The couple's relationship had never been good. In the past, the fourth brother's wife was afraid that he would divorce her. After giving birth to their daughter, she felt more confident and would take her daughter back to her parents' home when she got angry.

She hadn't expected that the old man was no ordinary old man. He was happy to have a granddaughter, but if you thought you could use that to control him, you were dreaming.

The old man didn't care about the couple's affairs at all. He just let them do whatever they wanted. He would be happy if his granddaughter came to visit him, but if she didn't, it didn't matter to him.

Later, he adopted Xi Bao.

Xi Bao's health is poor and he needs to be well cared for. He needs the best food, the best clothes, and the best medical care at all times. He can't do all of this on his own, so he went to the old man for help.

When the old man heard that the child was the orphan of a martyr, he immediately set about helping.

It's because his baby Xi Bao is so adorable that the old man held her from the very first meeting and couldn't bear to let go. He even complained that he and his wife were too busy with work to take care of her, so he often took Xi Bao to raise her.

His wife has already given up her job, okay?
Xi Bao said he and his wife raised him, but it would be more accurate to say that his grandfather raised him. Most of the grandfather's monthly special allowance ended up in Xi Bao's stomach.

Because of this, the fourth sister-in-law was very unwilling, and even the eldest sister-in-law had inappropriate thoughts. Xi Bao was in poor health and could not accompany the old man often, so they felt that this was their opportunity. They often sent the three stepdaughters of the eldest son's family and Leng Jiuling to the old man's place to try to get acquainted with him first.

As I said before, the old man is no ordinary old man. He won't be picky about anything just because he wants to enjoy his grandchildren in his old age. He won't see his three stepdaughters whom he has never accepted, and he only met Leng Jiuling a few times before he wouldn't let her go anymore.

The old man treats his daughter Xi Bao very specially; he sees her not just as his own granddaughter, but as the apple of his eye.

He couldn't say it aloud, but he understood it all.

They've already gotten a huge advantage; saying anything more would be really going too far.

So, any behavior that seems to break the rules, especially if it involves Xi Bao and is said to be done by the old man, is very likely true.

But the old man is the old man, and he is himself. If his daughter is wronged, it would be cowardly for the father not to react.

"Don't worry, Xi Bao, Dad has it all figured out."

Lin Yuexi smiled, her eyes crinkling, and hugged his arm, rubbing her face against his arm. "Thank you, Dad."

He softened Leng Zhi's heart, which had been killing fish at RT-Mart for ten years, and made him feel as if he were soaking in warm milk. "Don't thank Dad. If someone bullies you, just tell Dad."

The father and daughter were inseparable, whispering to each other the whole time.

Just as Huo Han had guessed, he parked the car directly at the entrance of Jiuquan.

Watching her daughter's retreating figure, Leng Zhi felt a deep emptiness in her heart. They had been separated for almost a year, and had only spent less than an hour and a half together. After that, she didn't know how long they would be separated again.

The more he thought about it, the more his heart ached. Oh, the heart of this old father.

"Chief?"

Xiao Luo whispered a reminder: "We can't see anyone anymore, we should leave. Didn't you see the guards at the gate giving them strange looks?"
Leng Zhi withdrew his gaze, coughed lightly, straightened his clothes, and stepped back into the car.

With lingering gaze, she looked back towards the main entrance, then coldly ordered, "Drive." Lin Yuexi was already being led by someone through an elevator from a building to the fourth basement level.

Everyone else around him was stopped on the ground floor of the building, and only Huo Han followed him.

The person who led the way was an acquaintance, the one in the Zhongshan suit who had invited her from the village. His surname was Wei, and everyone called him Wei Gong.

Stepping out of the elevator, one is faced with a metal stairwell that Lin Yuexi considers rudimentary, but is considered high-class by people of this era.

Once they arrived at their own territory, Wei Gong's tone unconsciously became proud. "The underground project was only completed last year. After it was fully opened up, it was divided into several areas. We are currently in the passageway. It will take about half an hour to get to the security area, then the office area, and the laboratory is on the other side."

The Jiuquan Research Center is a secret place, and due to the climate, there are no ground-level buildings above the real Jiuquan. The building they came down from is just one of the entrances to the real Jiuquan.

Originally, everyone who entered was required to be blindfolded as a precaution, but because the Second Elder's assessment of Lin Yuexi was that she could be completely trusted, the head of Jiuquan ordered that this procedure not be used on her.

As a result, Huo Han also enjoyed special treatment, which made him a little nervous.

Sometimes, receiving special treatment isn't all good.

The two waited with the security guard outside the elevator for a while, and then a small train-like vehicle with only one carriage pulled up.

The little train stopped in front of them. Wei Gong opened the door and got on first, followed by Lin Yuexi and Huo Han. Huo Han closed the door behind them.

After everyone was seated in the car, the car started moving forward again. Once the initial shaking subsided, the sanitation worker hurriedly explained to Lin Yuexi.

"It's like a race against time for me here. I heard that you also have several groups of people trying to intercept you. I'm sure that the news hasn't leaked out in Jiuquan."

"Only the director and Chief Engineer Chen of the project team knew about inviting Comrade Lin. They would never leak the information."

Needless to say, the director's character is beyond reproach, and the idea of ​​inviting Comrade Lin was proposed to the director by Chief Engineer Chen. Chief Engineer Chen would never put Comrade Lin in danger.

Holy crap, can you believe the people blocking our way actually have cannons?

Wei Gong was still terrified when he thought about it. When he got off the bus at Jiuquan, his legs were weak.

Lin Yuexi remained silent. This kind of thing didn't really require her to pay too much attention. People like her inevitably had to face similar things in life, and getting involved in the causes and consequences would just waste their brain cells.

Huo Han, who was sitting upright, replied, "We've already caught a few people alive, and the matter is still under investigation."

Wei Gong, who was also a researcher, shared the same attitude towards such matters as Lin Yuexi. After hearing Huo Han's words, he stopped talking about the topic.

He added this extra comment because he was afraid that Comrade Lin might have a problem with Jiu Quan, or doubt Jiu Quan's true purpose in inviting her, and that she might be unwilling to stay, or stay but not do her best.

He couldn't figure out what Comrade Lin was thinking, and could only hope that his explanation would be helpful.

In truth, he had always been skeptical about the fact that such a young girl could have such exaggerated abilities. He knew that geniuses existed in this world, but when Chief Engineer Chen described Comrade Lin's abilities, it sounded almost mythical, and he always felt that it was not very reliable.

But Chief Engineer Chen isn't the kind of unreliable person.

Therefore, Wei Gong had mixed feelings about Lin Yuexi. He worried that she was just someone who came to boost his performance through connections, but he also hoped that she was truly capable.