There's an arrangement in Chapter 530.

By the end, the meat in my mouth no longer tasted good; it was like chewing wax.

After everyone left, he let out a heavy sigh: "Living in this era is just too difficult!"

This was an assassination attempt targeting Professor Nan Jinping, and Xiao Yan was just one part of the operation.

Of course, that's not the most hateful thing. What's truly hateful is that the person who carried out the execution was Chinese.

Xiao Jiu couldn't hold back and blurted out, "You bunch of bastards, you'll get your comeuppance!"

Just because Professor Nan Jinping was going to perform heart surgery on a certain leader, blocking the path of a certain faction, he was going to be purged?

She didn't know if any outsiders were involved in this operation, but she felt it was all too frivolous.

Having lived this long, she's seen a lot and has encountered all sorts of enemy agents.

I've never seen an ordinary person commit murder and robbery for money.

Although she knew there were many people who would choose to betray others at any time, she was still somewhat disappointed to see and hear it with her own eyes and ears.

After barely managing to fill my stomach, I returned to the dormitory, but the voice of that traitor named Xiao Yan kept echoing in my mind.

Instead of waiting to die, Xiao Jiu changed his clothes, washed up, and started wandering around the hospital, especially the cardiothoracic surgery department.

She is now Professor Nan Jinping's student, and she goes wherever the professor is.

Professor Nan is on holiday at home for the Chinese New Year these two days and will only come over on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, so it is safe for the time being.

Just as she was hesitating about whether to report the matter, she received a call from Zhou Yue.

"I have some things to take care of and can't come visit you right now. Why don't you come over? I have something to tell you."

Sensing the melancholy hidden in Xiao Jiu's voice, Zhou Yue, who was on break on the second day of the Lunar New Year, came over just as Xiao Jiu was getting off work.

The two left the hospital together and went to a nearby park. Without hiding anything, they told Zhou Yue about it.

Upon hearing that it was an assassination attempt targeting Professor Nan Jinping, Zhou Yue's eyes flickered slightly, and he patted her shoulder.

"You don't need to get involved in this matter anymore. Just stay out of it, go to get off work as usual, understand?"

Xiao Jiu was surprised, "You know Professor Nan too? She's my mentor."

"If I didn't know, that would be fine, but now that I do, you're telling me I can't control it?"

Seeing her anxious expression, Zhou Yue patiently continued to persuade her, "If you don't move, you're helping her, understand?"

Xiao Jiu stared intently at Zhou Yue. "Do you know something? Can't you say?"

"Okay, just focus on being a good intern. Don't worry about anything else. The government will take care of her."

Don't investigate that person named Xiaoyan; it'll only bring trouble upon yourself. There are specialists handling this."

Zhou Yue repeatedly emphasized this to her, fearing that she might delay important matters, and only after receiving her repeated assurances did he persuade her.

"Now you can come and visit us, right?"

My master tasted your dumplings and said they were delicious. He even wants you to cook special meals for him!

But Xiao Jiu was preoccupied with other things and wasn't in the mood for that.

"You, you're carrying too much on your mind. Why don't you go to your fourth sister's place to change your mood?"

Take a few days off! Come back when school starts, anyway, your teacher isn't at the hospital these days.

Going to study with your fourth sister is just as good as it is; it's better than staying here and living in constant fear.

Xiao Jiu also realized that she was being too nervous. Since everything was arranged, there was no need for her to insist on staying.

So he readily obeyed and took three days off to visit his family at the military base. Before leaving, he made sure to send a telegram to Tang Cuihong.

Because I had something to do on the third day of the Lunar New Year, it was already past 4 p.m. when I took the bus to the town.

It takes two hours to cycle from the town to the military region, and by the time you arrive, it will be almost dark.

Fortunately, she had left a bicycle. Without any hesitation, she found a secluded spot, released it, hopped on, and headed towards the military region.

It was cold today, and she was still wearing a heavy military overcoat. Halfway there, snowflakes started falling.

After finally managing to get to the ground, my shoulders and head were covered in snow.

Her fourth sister, wrapped in a military overcoat, came to greet her at the gate. Although she had come many times before and carried her identification, rules are rules.

"What? My fourth brother-in-law is in the hospital? When did that happen?"

"On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month before the Lunar New Year, the eve of the Lunar New Year, someone from their workplace came to tell me this."

He's currently in the Northwest, and I can't go there with my child. My comrades are taking care of each other.

Tang Cuihong's expression was calm, as if she had long been accustomed to living such a solitary life.

“He was away from home for two or three months before the Lunar New Year, and I had to carry the child on my back and collect and chop the firewood from outside bit by bit.”

Niu Feng's contributions to the country were selfless and devoted, demonstrating greatness and altruism.

But for his own family, his contributions, while not zero, were certainly negligible.

"My child had a fever at night, and thankfully you had the medicine and detailed handwritten instructions you gave me beforehand."

"Otherwise, look at the sky outside, how am I supposed to get my child to the hospital? Just thinking about it is terrifying."

Now, ten-month-old Dundun is not as easy to take care of as he was when he was a baby. This time, Xiaojiu came and specially prescribed some pediatric medications.

"Perfect timing, I brought some more, including fever reducers and medicine for indigestion and diarrhea. We need to be careful of infectious diseases in the spring."

As Xiao Jiu explained, she took notes: "This pile is for Dun Dun, and this pile is for the adults."

"That's enough, that's enough. Fifth Brother has sent me plenty of medicine too."

Knowing all the inconveniences I face here, even getting to the military clinic is a long walk.

Cuihong thought Xiaojiu came from her hometown, but after asking, she found out that the girl hadn't gone back at all.

"Cuimei hasn't been home for a long time either, and neither has your third sister; they're on the train every day."

After getting married, having children, and starting work, I realized that getting together with my sisters is no longer as simple as just saying a few words.

Look at us, scattered all over the country. Even though your second and sixth sisters live in Luoyang, how many times a year do they actually come home? You can count them on your fingers, right?

Thinking about it carefully, it really makes sense. Maybe this is the price we have to pay for growing up.

“If it weren’t for the dumplings you stocked up for me before, and the fact that I cook more meals whenever I have time, I wouldn’t have been able to get through this year.”

The good thing about your brother-in-law not being home is that I can eat whatever I want without having to worry about too much.

Now I raise chickens and grow vegetables, and I can basically be self-sufficient.

Sometimes when I need to buy food, I ask my wife to bring it back for me. I haven't left the house in a long time.

This kid is very easy to take care of. I often take him to the woods to dig for wild vegetables, pick mushrooms, gather firewood, and fetch water. He loves to run out there.

Xiao Jiu had previously drawn a design for a backpack for Cui Hong, which could be worn from both the front and back, but Cui Hong wasn't very good at needlework and couldn't make it.

Unexpectedly, my fourth sister researched at home and, after using up countless scraps of cloth, finally came up with a decent backpack that could be carried in both the front and back.

Every time I go out, I carry this chubby little boy, Dundun, on my back, hanging him on my chest. His two legs are like little motors, and the more you look at him, the more adorable he becomes.