Zheng Bing was thinking about how to say this.

However, Lingxi did not need their answer. She did not notice anything unusual about her biological father and fourth brother. Lingxi was very confident in their abilities and did not worry about their safety, but -

Lingxi looked at Uncle Pei with some concern.

The old lady...

Uncle Pei had a gentle expression.

"You are a junior, don't worry about these things, Second Uncle will arrange it. As for the old lady, keep it a secret for now..."

There is no need to keep it secret for much longer.

Lingxi nodded silently.

Uncle Pei sighed: "For many years, I have been prepared for what is happening now, but I didn't expect your father to come back and work in his hometown.

At this time…”

At this time, he left again.

Now Lingxi, Pei Jin and the others really didn't know what to say.

Zheng Bing's heart skipped a beat.

This is what I said...

"Second brother, you mean our mother..." He was a little uncertain.

Uncle Pei waved his hands and said, "It's an old problem, old man. I've searched all over the world for medicine. I've tried every possible method..."

Zheng Bing heard the hidden meaning and sighed, "If you need to, please speak...

Pei Yu probably borrowed the car for this matter.

You still have to look after the stall on the third floor. I can't give you a long vacation, but Old Pei's car is empty, so you have to work hard running back and forth."

Anyway, Pei Yu used to drive long distances, so driving a small car is not difficult for him.

at the same time--

Gu Si hung up the phone, and almost immediately, the phone line was cut off.

The phone was then taken away.

The father-in-law and son-in-law looked at each other, both of them helpless.

"I'm afraid Lingxi will react as soon as she turns around."

She was asked to write letters and send things, and it was obvious that she would stay for a long time.

Gu Si paused and said, "We can't hide this. She should at least know that we can't go back."

If I told her that she couldn't wait for anyone when she went back, it would be even harder for her to accept it.

Pei Yanning hummed, tapped the desktop, and his thoughts drifted away...

He didn't expect to be detained just after coming here.

"You'd better write your ideological report honestly so that we can go back earlier." Gu Si sighed.

Pei Yanning clicked his tongue.

"We all know what's going on. If the rumor doesn't die down, even if I write one a day, it won't work."

It's just for show, no need to take it so seriously.

Gu Si: “…”

I really want to just climb over the wall and run away!

In fact, Pei Yanning and the others don’t have any major problems now. Except for the lack of freedom, everything else is fine.

Pei Yanning is now detained in the capital. In addition to the construction of a new steel plant, the more important thing is that it is related to the previous events in Country S. The current situation is somewhat complicated.

Relations with Country S have become tense.

The conflict with Country S has escalated.

The experts from Country S retreated.

Relations with Country S have completely deteriorated.

This year alone, the number of contracts that have been torn up, cooperative projects that have been criticized, and experts from related projects that have been recalled has involved many fields.

This also led to the fact that in China, anyone who had close contacts with those individuals from Country S was detained and investigated. Those at the grassroots level were even more miserable, such as the translators in the machinery factory, who were all transferred to the workshops and put on the front line of production for reform.

Pei Yanning, on the other hand, teamed up with his superiors to cheat those experts from Country S, and actually dug out technology and knowledge from them, and even copied their machine tools. This is a good thing!

From now on, we will be able to produce it ourselves and no longer need to rely on imports.

Pei Yanning's move was so good that many people almost applauded.

But this is where the problem lies.

It didn't matter how happy they were in private, and it didn't matter if they praised Pei Yanning to the sky, but in the current situation, they still had to keep it a secret and not be too arrogant about the fact that they had secretly "gotten" something from someone else.

Although everyone knows it, they can't just slap him, and the "culprit" is still at large.

Then he can only follow the crowd...

Others who are close to the S countrymen need to be investigated and quarantined, but he, who is on good terms with them and has a very high level of trust in them, and who is a "family member" who saved their lives, also needs to be investigated and quarantined.

That's why they locked him up here.

And he is not idle now. He is really preparing for the steel plant.

Look at the four!
He just happened to be there.

In the preparation for the steel plant, although Pei Yanning is in charge of the general direction, it still requires at least relatively professional people to take care of the details.

It's not that it's impossible to find other professionals who are proficient in this field and lock them up with Pei Yanning, but it would be too conspicuous.

Pei Yanning needs to keep a low profile. The people above know that the steel plant's plan was written by Gu Si, so it is natural for them to let him work with Pei Yanning.

You continue to draw pictures and write plans.

Now they are in this small courtyard, and someone brings them food three times a day. If they don't have enough clothes, someone will bring them in. If they want to cook for themselves, they will also bring food...

Except for the lack of freedom, everything else is fine.
-
When Lingxi returned to the village, it was already dark.

Second Aunt Pei and the others heard the noise and went out to greet them. They were not surprised to see Lingxi coming back with them. The old lady had only been there for the past two days, but she hadn't seen Pei Yanning.

She subconsciously took another look.

Uncle Pei explained: "The youngest has gone to the capital and won't be back for the time being."

Aunt Pei was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

It’s a public matter!
It is common for the old and the young not to go home. Take the last time for example, it was in 1958 or before that, or in 1950 or something like that. In the seven or eight years in between, they just haven't been home.

But thinking about it carefully, Pei Yanning had been running home every few days for a while, and the old lady thought there was nothing to regret, so she didn't say anything more.

The old lady had fallen asleep, and Uncle Pei was guarding her room.

Lingxi went in to take a look, then tiptoed out.

It was not easy for the old lady to fall asleep, and no one made much noise when they came in and out of the room.

Lingxi cleaned up the room and settled down.

Lingxi lives alone in the east yard and has to take care of three little kids. Uncle Pei and his family are worried about her, so they just let Lingxi live in the wing.

Lingxi did not sleep well that night.

I tossed and turned, opened and closed my eyes, and all I could see was the lifeless face of the old lady.

She was in a daze, and her eyes felt a little sore after a night. However, in the early morning of the next day, when the sky was still gray, there was a knock on the door.

Lingxi was surprised when she saw the old man brought here by Uncle Pei.

He still looked like a cool and handsome uncle, but now he looked a little more tired than before.

"grandfather?"

She instantly understood what Pei Yanning meant when he said she wanted to find someone to take care of her baby.

She said...

The old man saw Lingxi's eyes softened a little, and he hummed: "Your father asked me to go home to help."

He was even somewhat happy that he was needed by the younger generation.

"I brought the things your father had someone bring back with him, too."

That was two days ago, when Pei Yanning and Gu Si bought it after he realized that they might not be able to return in the short term and before his movements were restricted. The person entrusted with the task...

It’s the old man’s people.

Since the old man is coming, I might as well bring it along.

(End of this chapter)