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

Chapter 290, Episode 0309: Still Affected
The food was bad, and the environment was poor.

In Lin Yuexi's memory, every soldier had rough skin, chapped lips, and some even had hands like tree bark.

Because the country needs them, they are willing to stay in the most difficult places and build a wall of flesh and blood for the people on the border.

"The environment can only be changed gradually; it cannot improve their lives overnight."

As Leng Sheng was sighing, he suddenly remembered something. "I heard that some hybrid grain variety has come out from above. It was tested in Beijing this year. I wonder if it really has the high yield as they say."

I wish it were true!
Hybrid water dance?

Probably.

It is now 1975. Although the technological development timelines of the two worlds differ, some aspects of their development are quite similar. It is not impossible that hybrid water has already been developed.

I wonder if the person who will feed the whole world will also have the surname Yuan.

Leng Xinghui weakly raised his paw, "Dad, Xi Bao, you're asking me? I know about this. I'm in charge of this."

Have they forgotten where he works?
The uncle and nephew suddenly realized, "Oh right, my son/second cousin works at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences."

Speaking of the Leng family patriarch's lineage, they are quite different from others. Perhaps because the patriarch loved farming, this lineage has inherited a special love for the land, with Leng Xinghui being the most prominent among them.

Since childhood, he has enjoyed tinkering in the fields. Even when Jiang Zhiying threatened to kill herself, he remained steadfast in his decision to leave home rather than listen to Jiang Zhiying's suggestion to pursue a diplomatic career. Instead, he chose the Agricultural Research Institute, a field that many considered to have no future.

Leng Sheng never felt that it was shameful for his only son to study agriculture. On the contrary, he believed that food was the most important thing for people and that this was a great undertaking.

"You're in charge of the experimental fields? Son, you've really made something of yourself."

Leng Xinghui: "..."

Dad, this sounds a bit fake.

However, I was still quite pleased with myself.

He coughed lightly, feeling uneasy, and sat up straight as if giving a report. "I guess I got lucky. When Youyi No. 1 came out, no one believed that the yield could really be as high as Elder Cui said. They were unwilling to use their experimental plots to grow Youyi No. 1."

Leng Xinghui thought he had gotten a great deal, but little did he know that his entire team had actually accomplished something significant.

Mr. Cui's experience is somewhat similar to that of that great man. He was not a high-achieving student in the traditional sense. He was just an ordinary farmer who did not even finish junior high school. Unlike many academicians and doctors, he did not receive a systematic education. He became successful almost entirely through self-study.

This leads many people who have received a systematic education to look down on him, even if they know he is truly capable, they are unwilling to admit that he is better than them who have studied for more than ten or twenty years.

In fact, Mr. Cui's No. 1 variety was successfully trial-planted last year. Only after the trial-planting was successful will the seeds be sent to Beijing.

The land could have been directly shipped to various places for planting, but due to the dissatisfaction and unwillingness to cooperate of those people—they are all talented individuals—plus the involvement of certain people who couldn't stand the positive development of the country, the higher authorities had no choice but to compromise and decide to continue approving an experimental plot of land for planting in Beijing.

If the yield is high when the rice matures, we will invite representatives from all over the country to visit the experimental fields, which will make it easier to popularize the rice variety.

As for the issue of unsuccessfulness, when Elder Cui's experimental field yielded a bumper harvest, the elders personally witnessed it, so this is not a problem. However, there is another issue: those in the Academy of Agricultural Sciences who own experimental fields are unwilling to use them to plant Youyi No. 1, finding various reasons, such as the fields already being planted, the fields being prepared for planting, or the fields having problems.

Only Leng Xinghui and his group, who had just obtained a plot of experimental land, were a bunch of young people who were all a bit simple-minded. They would reply to others' hints and suggestions in a very casual way, saying things like, "We haven't planted anything yet, so take it."

As for being afraid, we all farm together, what's there to be afraid of?

If it weren't for these simpletons, the trial planting of Youyi No. 1 in Beijing would have had to be carried out for another year.

Lin Yuexi received the highest level of treatment at any research institute, so she was unaware of the 'unspoken rules' at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. She only thought that Leng Xinghui was joking with his second uncle in a self-deprecating way.

Leng Sheng didn't even consider that possibility. Grain production was a matter of national importance; how could he have imagined that someone would disregard such a crucial issue for personal gain?
Leng Sheng had a head injury, and after chatting with Lin Yuexi for a while, he became drowsy, giving the impression that his eyelids were fighting each other.

Seeing this, Lin Yuexi stopped bothering him and went to the hospital to inquire about Leng Sheng's injuries before leaving.

Mr. Feng acted swiftly. After Lin Yuexi returned to Xinghuo and reported the situation she had learned at the hospital to Ms. Zhang Hongying by phone, Mr. Feng informed her shortly after the call ended that both projects had been approved.

"However, because that matter is too big, the higher-ups want it best not to let too many people know about it for the time being, so on the surface you only have one chip project in your hands."

Lin Yuexi: "I understand."

That project, regardless of when it was launched, was bound to be carried out in secrecy.

Feng Lao: "That girl, Old Chen wants to join your chip project. I wonder if you'd be willing? Don't worry, he's not the kind of person who would use his seniority to boss people around."

Lin Yuexi smiled: "I'm more than happy to have Elder Chen join us. My initial understanding of chips was all taught by Elder Chen."

Hearing her words, Old Feng on the other end of the phone finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Then I'll inform him."

He said, "That girl has a good temperament, unlike what those people say about her being arrogant and complacent."
Lin Yuexi's eyes flickered, and she asked casually, "It would be a great help for me if Elder Chen were to join the project. Why is Elder Feng asking me if I'm willing? Shouldn't it be that Elder Chen is busy? I remember that Elder Chen is in charge of another project."

"Sigh, girl, some people can't stand to see you doing well, so they've spread some unfavorable rumors. But don't worry, we haven't believed any of them."

That's what they say, but judging from Old Feng's cautious probing just now, it's clear that he was still somewhat affected.

To reiterate, Lin Yuexi is too young, and in many people's eyes, youth means an unpredictable temperament, a desire for fame and fortune, and even a greedy and reckless attitude.

In Mr. Feng's memory, Lin Yuexi was a sickly but obedient girl, sensible and intelligent, who could learn anything quickly and was a genius.

But they haven't seen each other for ten years. In ten years, who can guarantee that the girl is still the same as before?

Especially now that Lin Yuexi has achieved remarkable results, not to mention whether a child under twenty years old would become arrogant with such achievements, many people in their thirties or even nearly a hundred years old might become arrogant if they had the achievements of a young girl.

Moreover, most geniuses have somewhat eccentric personalities.

That's why Old Master Feng was so cautious after hearing those rumors, for fear of offending Lin Yuexi and ruining a promising future in his own hands.

Don't think that Mr. Feng is making a fuss. Many geniuses think differently from normal people. Sometimes, it's just a small thing that you think is insignificant that can provoke the other person and cause irreparable consequences.