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

Chapter 91, Episode 0093: Urgent Telegram
Worried that he might upset Old Man Feng, Old Chen gently pressed Lin Yuexi's arm, leaned close to her ear, and said in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear:

"That shameless old man wants to take you as his apprentice to pat himself on the back."

Old Li quite agreed with him: "The words may be rough, but the reasoning is sound. Old Feng, you really are shameless. As long as Xiao Yuexi recovers, her future is promising. You want to take her as your apprentice, but you're just trying to take advantage of her. Unless you take me with you."

Hearing what he said earlier, the elderly people all agreed with and disdained him [this was directed at Old Feng], but in the end he took a sharp turn that caused everyone to strain their backs.

Old Feng's face turned red with anger, and he slapped her hard without any hesitation. "Don't even think about it! I have no children, and you're trying to steal someone from me who can take care of me in my old age? Have you no conscience?"

These words were a bit harsh. Old Li opened his mouth but couldn't think of a rebuttal for a moment, so he could only sullenly scoop up two meatballs and chew them desperately, as if he wasn't chewing the meatballs themselves.

Every single one of the elderly people present is now practically alone, but at least, except for Old Feng, they all used to have relatives.

On their way back to China, Mr. and Mrs. Feng were attacked. Mrs. Feng, who was pregnant at the time, was shot and killed.

From then on, Professor Feng devoted himself to scientific research and never remarried.

He had no children, but he had taken in three apprentices. But reality is often harsh; Old Master Feng was demoted because of those three apprentices.

So, since Old Feng had already said those pitiful things, the others really couldn't compete with him anymore, because no matter what they did, they weren't that miserable.

Lin Yuexi didn't know about Old Feng's past, but she could guess the general idea from the situation. So she smiled and ladled a spoonful of duck soup for Old Feng and another spoonful for Old Chen.

"It is my honor to be taught by you personally, Professor Feng. Wherever I go in the future, I will take you and Professor Chen with me. I just hope you won't find me troublesome."

Both Mr. Feng and Mr. Chen's eyes reddened upon hearing this; neither of them had expected her to say such a thing.

Even if she was just trying to comfort them, given their current situation, it was enough to move them deeply.

Old Feng and Lin Yuexi were not actually close. Lin Yuexi would often bring things to Old Chen, and each time she brought something to Old Chen, the other old people in the cowshed would also receive something, including Old Feng.

Despite this, due to Lin Yuexi's health condition, she never came to the cowshed. Either Liu Huai would help deliver it, or Leng Xingran or Captain Xu would help.

The elderly people all knew that the items were sent by Lin Yuexi, but apart from Old Chen, none of them had ever actually met Lin Yuexi herself.

Old Chen had never thought about it that way. He used to be pessimistic. Although he changed a bit in the process of treating Lin Yuexi, he still had no hope for the future and just lived one day at a time.

Perhaps Mr. Chen's mindset remains the same, but when people get older and have experienced those unbearable past events, the feeling of having someone still hold them in their hearts is truly heartwarming.

The two of them picked up their bowls again without prior arrangement.

Old Feng's hands trembled slightly, and tears welled up in his eyes. "Oh, you don't mind? How could I mind? With you saying that, I'll take care of your child from now on."

Lin Yuexi: "..."

No need for that, we haven't thought that far ahead.

Old Chen's voice was choked with emotion, "I'll take care of it for you too, I promise the child will be very healthy."

Lin Yuexi: "..."

The father doesn't even exist yet, and the baby has already been reserved.

Seeing her sister's speechless expression, Leng Xingran pretended to eat while keeping her head down, trying not to laugh.

The two stayed with the elderly until after 11 p.m., but the elderly, worried that Lin Yuexi's health, which had finally improved, would suffer again, sent them back home.

Looking back from a distance, you can still vaguely see a few thin figures standing at the entrance of the cowshed.

"Sigh~" Leng Xingran sighed, "What a mess this is."

Lin Yuexi didn't respond. After a while, she suddenly asked a completely unrelated question: "How do we people today view the First Emperor?"

Leng Xingran was taken aback, not understanding what she meant by asking this, but still replied, "A great emperor of all time, with a long-term vision and lasting achievements, unparalleled in history."

Lin Yuexi smiled, "But he was also guilty of the present. The people of Qin who lived at that time, whether they were upper class or ordinary people, suffered a lot because the entire system changed from slavery to centralized power."

Lin Yuexi turned to look at Leng Xingran, her expression calm and indifferent. A snowflake landed right on her eyebrow, making her appear even more aloof and frosty.

“We are in a similar situation right now.”

Leng Xingran was stunned by her words, her whole body went numb, and her heart felt as if it had been hit by a heavy hammer.

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People who don't court disaster will eventually die, but Lin Yuexi still managed to bring herself down.

He developed a fever as soon as he got home, and despite Liu Huai's treatment, the fever kept recurring, fluctuating between low and high fevers until it finally subsided on the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year.

This also caused her to miss the lively time when the village children came to pay their respects during the New Year.

Just as the fever subsided, ten more soldiers appeared in the room.

Before we knew it, it was February.

An urgent telegram was sent to the commune secretary's office.

Lin Yuexi, Leng Xingran, and Liu Huai hurriedly boarded the train.

Because of time constraints, I couldn't buy a sleeper ticket.

Then, coincidentally, February was the time when educated youth in Northeast China were going to the countryside, and the train carriages and aisles were either crowded with people or piled with luggage.

Leng Xingran led the way carrying the suitcase, Lin Yuexi tugged at his clothes and followed closely behind, and Liu Huai, empty-handed, brought up the rear to protect them.

After finally squeezing into a seat, they went through the window to receive the luggage that Zhang Ze and the others handed in.

Fortunately, there was no fighting for seats as I had imagined, and nothing strange happened along the way. Well, mainly because the educated youth had been on the train for quite a while and were already exhausted.

And they only need to take two stops, which is just over an hour.

When I got off the train and exited the train station, there was already a military jeep waiting outside, driven by an old acquaintance—Comrade Zhang Hao.

As soon as she got in the car, Leng Xingran asked anxiously, "Comrade Zhang Hao, what's the situation with my brother?"

Is he disabled or not?

Lin Yuexi leaned back in her chair listlessly, but her eyes were fixed on the back of Zhang Hao's head.

Liu Huai was administering acupuncture to Lin Yuexi, his ears also standing up.

"Deputy Regiment Commander Leng was hit by an explosion while protecting the mission target. He has a shrapnel in his head. The doctor said the shrapnel is in a very dangerous position and there may be a lot of bleeding during the surgery. I didn't understand very well, but the gist of it was that Deputy Regiment Commander Leng might be in great danger even if he had the surgery."

Upon hearing this, all three felt a jolt in their hearts, as if a piece of shrapnel had lodged in their heads!
Zhang Hao nervously wiped away his sweat. "Deputy Regiment Commander Leng is unwilling to have the surgery immediately. He insists on waiting for Lin Zhiqing to arrive before he is willing to have the surgery."

Deputy Commander Leng didn't say anything, but they knew that he was afraid the surgery would fail. His biggest concern was Lin Zhiqing, which was why he insisted on seeing Lin Zhiqing before the surgery.