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

Chapter 233, Episode 0241: Those Infuriating Pasts
Lin Yuexi smiled and shook her head, her eyes sparkling as she said to him, "Dad, I like to research and innovate. I'll be very happy to see what I have in my mind become a reality."

Leng Zhi paused for a moment, a hint of heartache flashing in his eyes, then smiled and patted her shoulder, "If you like it, just do it. No matter what happens, Dad will take care of you."

After a moment of silence, he added, "If Dad can't hold on, there's still your grandpa."

Lin Yuexi: "..."

Uh, should she praise her dad for being an honest person?
"Dad, it's not that exaggerated."

Leng Zhi rubbed his Jingming acupoint with a headache, and said, whether with pride or helplessness, "There's nothing I can do. My daughter is too capable. I originally wanted to make money quietly, but before I even started, the commotion was so great that almost everyone knows about it."

Leng Zhi was not exaggerating at all. The fact that the Northwest Corps was planning a big move had already alarmed the Grand Elder. The Northwest Corps had already experienced a major incident before, so any slight movement would naturally attract attention.

He didn't know anything about wind power generation. He thought it was like building a hydroelectric power station, where you just need to build a small one first to test it out and generate electricity.

His daughter told him that it wouldn't work. Although there were similarities, the techniques involved were very different. Building a site was necessary, but it wasn't just about using a few bricks and stones. It involved building a tall tower, and the materials for that tower had specific requirements.

His daughter also told him that she could make a mini version, but if she did make a mini version, it would prove the project's potential success, but whether the large project would still belong to the Northwest Corps was another matter.

Who the hell doesn't know the benefits of wind power generation?
The Leng family was already in the eye of the storm. If we consider the family structure, Leng Zhi is the heir. He has already retreated to the Northwest. If wind power generation is monopolized by the Northwest Corps, then what is the point of everything the Leng family has done before?

His daughter advised him that they could do a small-scale project themselves, but it could never be a mini-project. The profits from this project should not be monopolized by the Northwest Corps. After all, it was done by family members, so they should at least get some of the profits, but the bulk should go to the country.

Although the small amount of benefits they receive also belong to the country, some people just think differently from normal people. They feel that since the Northwest Corps is now under Leng Zhi's control, and the benefits are given to the Northwest Corps, then Leng Zhi is the one who benefits.

Leng Zhi patted his daughter's head. "You didn't work at the Fengshi steel plant, but went to Peishi. It's not just because Peishi's steel plant is the largest in the country, is it?"

Lin Yuexi was not embarrassed by her father seeing through her thoughts. She looked up at him calmly and said, "Dad, something happened to you. Something happened to my eldest brother. My second brother was seriously injured on a mission. Although my third brother seems to be safe in the countryside, and he is indeed safe, his safety is based on the fact that he will almost never have the chance to go back to the countryside when you are powerless."

"Dad, although I'm safe and receive extremely high levels of protection, the prerequisite for me to receive these treatments is..." She smiled and tapped her temple.

"Besides, my health is very poor. There's no need to deal with me specifically. If you can't protect yourselves, I might get into trouble faster than any of you if I get a little anxious."

“I have my name on the list of the First Elder, Second Elder and Third Elder. It would be easy for them to find out if they were to deal with me. It’s better to just wait for me to die.”

Leng Zhi's expression visibly grew serious. He sighed and stroked her long hair tenderly. "Daughter, you are definitely my biological daughter. Your eldest brother couldn't understand it even after years on the farm. Your second brother didn't even think that someone was targeting him when he was hospitalized. Your third brother is even worse, just a simpleton. But you are as smart as your father."

He even sounded a little proud as he said it!

Lin Yuexi: "..."

Is this even important?!
Seeing that his daughter was speechless, Leng Zhi smiled and ruffled his long hair, which he had just straightened, again. He had to admit, his daughter's hair was soft and felt really comfortable to touch, which was very relaxing.

"Don't worry, I understand what you're saying. The Corps is too poor. Every penny has to be spent carefully. When things get tense, we can't even guarantee the soldiers' food rations when they go on missions. I was a little obsessed for a moment."

You have to take care of your own soldiers. The environment in the Northwest is terrible, the climate is incredibly dry, and sandstorms come all the time. A gentle breeze is such a beautiful phrase, but in the Northwest, it has to be called "washing your face with yellow sand."

The environment was harsh, but the soldiers couldn't shirk their responsibilities. Not only could they not shirk their responsibilities, they had to face the difficulties head-on. All he wanted was for everyone to at least have enough to eat, but that was precisely the hardest part.

"Dad, I remember the Northwest Corps, it seems to be one of the corps with relatively high military spending, right?"

The Northwest Corps also had the task of protecting Jiuquan, which was of paramount importance. As a result, the Northwest Corps also gained many benefits, such as better equipment and military funding.

When she was in the Northeast Production and Construction Corps, she heard the soldiers there whispering that the best stuff was in the Northwest Production and Construction Corps. For example, the Northwest Production and Construction Corps had almost twice as many vehicles as the Northeast Production and Construction Corps, and that didn't even take into account whether they were new or old.

Leng Zhi glared at her, knowing she was rubbing salt in the wound.

"Indeed, the food standard of the Northwest Corps is the highest among all special forces in the country. The standard for ordinary soldiers in other places is 15 to 18 yuan a month, but ours is 22 yuan."

The Northwest is tough. Summers are unbearably hot, with temperatures reaching over 40 degrees Celsius; winters are unbearably cold, with temperatures dropping to nearly minus 30 degrees Celsius.

Ordinary people can stay at home during extreme weather, but soldiers cannot.

Leaving aside the fact that Jiuquan was protected, just considering the hardships involved, the soldiers of the Northwest Corps would have received better treatment than those from other places.

However, the prerequisite is that this standard must be truly implemented on every soldier; only then can it be a genuine standard.

Leng Zhi sighed and looked leisurely toward the military camp. "The standard of twenty-two yuan was changed two years ago, but until I came here, the soldiers did not know that their food standard had been increased two years ago. All that money went into the pockets of that Jin gang."

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers—just think about the number.

What's even more infuriating is that, apart from the last batch that was intercepted and brought back, the previous money had long been exchanged for gold by the man surnamed Jin and shipped to Japan, blah blah blah.

If someone surnamed Jin dares to touch this money, what else wouldn't he dare to touch?
When Leng Zhi first ate in the canteen, he couldn't believe that the food, which was worse than what ordinary people ate, was being served to the soldiers who were defending their country.

Each person receives two small, fist-sized wild vegetable and bean curd buns and a bowl of water.

The soldiers, however, ate with great relish, some even wolfing down their food.

He was very angry and went to ask the person in charge of the kitchen.

The other party, crying helplessly, told him that they hadn't received any money for two months. The wild vegetables were picked by themselves from the mountains, and the cornmeal was leftover from before, but there wasn't much left. They had no choice but to shamelessly go to the tofu factory in the city every day to beg for the leftover soybean residue that the factory didn't want.

At that moment, Leng Zhi truly felt like killing someone.

It was probably from that time that he couldn't stand seeing his soldiers not having enough to eat.

Others suffer from a fear of insufficient equipment, but Leng Zhi suffers from a fear of insufficient logistical support.