Siheyuan: I will never tolerate gambling and drugs!

Attic Master Bedroom

Tan woke up in Xu Lin's arms. Looking at the man who was holding her as she slept soundly, Tan felt a deep sense of happiness.

Peeking under the thin blanket, she saw Xu Lin's strong chest, firm waist, and perfectly defined abs that made her drool. At first, Xu Lin jokingly described it as a "male dog waist," but Tan felt this description was inappropriate for him.

However, after several rounds, the Tan family became convinced of this title. Indeed, there were only wrong names, not wrong nicknames.

Then she saw Xu Linzuo's normal condition due to the morning. Thinking of the treatment she received before and yesterday, Ms. Tan felt both love and fear.

However, thinking about the punishment for the bet I made with Xu Lin yesterday, and the proof that I can afford to play along...

With a blush, Ms. Tan carefully tied her disheveled hair back up with her hands...

At this moment, Xu Lin was in a state between sleep and wakefulness, vaguely sensing the sensation coming from him. Then, his consciousness returned, and he abruptly opened his eyes.

Xu Lin suddenly realized that it must be the Tan family fulfilling their promise.

So he placed a pillow behind his lower back and sat up at an angle without interrupting Mrs. Tan's movements.

I casually grabbed a cigarette from the bedside table, lit it, took a deep drag, and slowly exhaled the smoke. Then I tilted my head back, dangling it above the bed frame, enjoying the dizziness brought on by the nicotine in the morning.

Hearing the commotion, Madam Tan wanted to stop, thinking the mission was complete, but Xu Lin stopped her immediately…

"Cough cough, how awful. They're all awake, and they still insist on..."

Tan nestled in Xu Lin's arms, complaining with a hint of anger.

"Hehe, we can't just give up halfway," Xu Lin joked.

"Alright, time to get up. Xiao'e and the other two will be awake soon," Madam Tan said with some reluctance.

Xu Lin had entered a brief period of saintly mode, and instead of causing any more trouble, he chose to let her off the hook. He got up and tiptoed back to his room in his courtyard to get dressed and wash up.

After tidying up the room and preparing a simple breakfast, Madam Tan called the two maids to get up, wash, and eat.

Because the steel rolling mill was quite far away, Xu Lin quickly ate a couple of bites and then pushed his cart out to work. When the two girls didn't see Xu Lin while eating breakfast, they asked Mrs. Tan about him.

"Mom, where's Brother Xu? Isn't he up yet?" Lou Xiao'e asked curiously.

"Your older brother Xu isn't like you, who doesn't have to work and can sleep in. He leaves for work early, and Mom has to go to work at the neighborhood committee office soon too."

"You two can clean up the table. Be good at home and don't run around." Mrs. Tan said, gently patting Xiao'e's head.

Upon hearing Tan's words, Lou Xiao'e immediately grabbed Yu Shui's hand and made a promise.

"Okay, Mom, you and Brother Xu can go to work without worry. Yushui and I will be good at home."

"I'll go check on the house under renovation in the backyard with Yushui whenever we have free time, so you don't need to worry about me."

Rain obediently nodded, and Mrs. Tan was relieved to see her daughter so well-behaved. Then, without waiting for them to finish eating, she picked up the bundle she had prepared the day before and went out.

On the other side, the steel rolling mill

Xu Lin was already sitting in the infirmary, tidying up briefly before starting his day's work.

I was just about to tidy up the supplies in the clinic when I saw Director Yang rush in.

"Xu Lin, put down your work and come with me." He turned and left without lingering.

Xu Lin was about to ask what had happened, but before he could, he quickly followed the hurried-looking Factory Director Yang to the factory director's office.

Upon entering, Xu Lin saw three people sitting on the sofa chatting. He recognized two of them: Li Zongsi and Zhao Yanbin, the Minister of Health. A man of similar age was sitting opposite them.

"Minister Gao, Minister Zhao, Elder Li. I've brought Xu Lin with me," Factory Director Yang reported to the three.

Upon hearing Director Yang's words, Li Zongsi immediately turned around and waved to Xu Lin, who was still standing at the door.

"Come here, Xu Lin, let me introduce you. This is your Minister of Industry, Gao Liang, Minister Gao, and the other one is Old Zhao, as you know."

Xu Lin immediately realized that there must be progress on the matter he had mentioned to Elder Li about having Senior Brother Gu cooperate in developing the polio vaccine. Overjoyed, he immediately went forward to greet him.

"Hello, Minister Gao. Hello, Minister Zhao."

"Old Li, I really have to thank you for sending such a talented person to our Ministry of Industry!"

"If someone hadn't told me that the artemisinin extraction technology was created by the factory doctor of the steel rolling mill, which was recently a joint state-private enterprise under our Ministry of Industry, I would still be completely in the dark."

Minister Gao glanced at Zhao Yanbin with a gloating expression, then sincerely thanked Li Zongsi.

Mentioning this made Zhao Yanbin furious. When he learned that Xu Lin had developed a method for extracting artemisinin, he told Li Zongsi to bring Xu Lin back immediately. He said it was fine if Xu Lin didn't want to stay at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, he could come to the Ministry of Health.

But Li Zongsi confidently asserted that his student possessed high medical ethics and was wholeheartedly devoted to the country. He argued that his current position as a factory doctor at the steel rolling mill was due to youthful exuberance, and that he could easily transfer back later. Would the steel rolling mill dare to compete with the Ministry of Health for his services?

His parents just passed away; don't force him at this time. Now look what's happened—the steel mill has suddenly become a joint public-private enterprise, with the Ministry of Industry backing it up. They've even been incredibly cunning, promoting Xu Lin to director and re-establishing his personnel file.

Now look what's happened—the little hen isn't coming home—and all the eggs are gone. Just when we were trying to get Xu Lin back, the Minister of Industry jumped in with his bureaucratic pronouncements.

Li Zongsi hadn't expected things to get this complicated, so he pretended not to see the anger in Zhao Yanbin's eyes. He didn't dare accept Gao Liang's thanks, after all, he still hoped to get Xu Lin into his Peking Union Medical College in the future.

So he directly explained his purpose.

"Xiao Xu, Minister Zhao has already approved the matter of needing your senior brother Gu's help in developing the vaccine, but I still want to ask you why."

Xu Lin didn't mince words and answered directly.

"Given the current production conditions and levels of medical devices and pharmaceuticals in China, it is not yet sufficient for independent production."

Of course, we can build it from scratch, but this isn't like building a house, which can be delayed. This is an acute neurological infectious disease that only affects children under 5 years old. We can't afford to delay it, and we dare not delay it!

Self-sufficiency in production is inevitable. However, production is predicated on research and development. Vaccine development requires experimentation. If we first build laboratories, then develop vaccines, and finally build production lines, the process would take far too long.

No one can guarantee where this disease will spread, how many families it will affect, or how many children's lives it will impact!

Therefore, my idea is to conduct research and development using the laboratory where my senior brother Gu studied in the Soviet Union, and I have already drafted a plan outlining all the data, research and development schemes, and directions.

If we have a mature laboratory capable of conducting experiments and testing, we could develop a vaccine for clinical trials within one or two days, even if my proposed method is not feasible.

Senior Brother Gu still has the opportunity to continue researching new plans, which, no matter how you look at it, is beneficial to us. We can save so much time!

Towards the end, Xu Lin's voice even carried a hint of pleading. The four people present fell into deep thought upon hearing Xu Lin's words, simultaneously moved by his sincere emotions.

After a long silence, Minister Gao slammed his hand on the table. "I agree to let Xu Lin go to the Soviet Union to contact Dr. Gu." Zhao Yanbin and Li Zongsi nodded in agreement.

Only Xu Lin was stunned for a moment. Couldn't they just call or send his proposal over? Why did they have to send someone over?

Zhao Yanbin then explained to Xu Lin, who seemed somewhat puzzled.

"The Soviet Union's assistance wasn't ideal. If this matter were brought up publicly, it would put our country in a more passive political position. Therefore, this contact with Dr. Gu had to be done privately."

Furthermore, Dean Li said you speak Russian, know Dr. Gu, and are quite skilled in medicine. Therefore, you were the best candidate in the past. Xiao Xu, can you do it?

At this point, Xu Lin suddenly recalled the history of the complete break with the Soviet Union in 56, and how the Soviet Union's delay in sending troops and providing assistance during the Korean War had caused the Manzai Army to completely lose air superiority and fall into a passive situation on the Korean battlefield.

Only then did it dawn on them that the Soviet Union had already lost the trust of its higher-ups! Even contacting Senior Brother Gu could only be done privately.

Xu Lin immediately straightened his back, saluted the three men, and replied loudly.

"Mission accomplished!"

Seeing Xu Lin's serious and focused expression, all three nodded. Minister Gao then gave Director Yang instructions on how to protect Xu Lin's whereabouts.

Li Zongsi then took out the letter of introduction and train ticket that he had prepared in advance and handed them to Xu Lin, saying...

"I knew you'd agree. Here's your train ticket for tonight and your senior brother Gu's address. I'll have the virus sample delivered to your house later."

Someone will take you to the train station, but we don't know about your return trip. Your return itinerary is confidential; a security department will be in contact with you, and we don't know the specific arrangements.

Xu Lin smiled happily, "Thank you, Mr. Li!"

"Thank me my ass! You think it's so easy to go to a foreign country! You have to be patient when things go wrong. If we don't succeed this time, we'll figure something out when he comes back, understand?"

Old Li, still worried, repeatedly instructed...

"Alright, alright, Zongsi, you weren't like this before. The Soviet Union isn't some den of dragons or tigers. He's just going to see his senior, deliver a letter home, and bring back some clinical samples of the vaccine. Where did you learn to be so indecisive!"

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Zhao Yanbin pretended to be cheerful and said to Li Zongsi...

"Get lost! You don't know how to care for students you didn't train. I only have two students I really value in this graduating class."

One is Jianjun, who's still on the Korean battlefield, and the other is this kid. If it weren't for the fact that his only son wasn't drafted, this kid would have run away even earlier than Jianjun, and he even had to sell his house…”

Hearing this, everyone present was moved, but no one said anything more. They really didn't want to put too much pressure on this young man. After saying a few simple words, they let Xu Lin go back.

After Xu Lin returned to the infirmary, the system's voice echoed in his mind...