How could the elderly couple sleep when their daughter hadn’t come home? The living environment here was indeed excellent, like a paradise, but the security was too strict. To put it bluntly, it was no different from being in prison, completely lacking any human touch.

Gao Feng’s estimated time was very accurate. Just past ten o’clock, Nan Sheng was brought back. She obviously knew her parents were home and even brought some fruit—sweet and sour oranges and crisp, sweet apples.

“Dad, Mom, you must be exhausted from the journey, right? Come have some fruit.”

Zhong Yanyan didn’t like hard foods, so she picked an orange. Nan Jingyu took an apple. The weather hadn’t warmed up yet, so eating fruit was still quite a luxury.

“We’re not tired, but your dad and I were just worried about you. You didn’t explain things clearly in your letter, and we didn’t know if your work was affected after you were transferred to the capital.”

Nan Sheng started explaining from the time she returned to Rongcheng. “Didn’t I set up a fertilizer plant before? Then the leaders established a new project and transferred me over. I can’t say exactly what I do; it needs to be kept confidential.”

Zhong Yanyan finally understood that this time, her son-in-law had moved because of her daughter’s job transfer. “Then will your husband’s transfer here affect his future?”

“There’s definitely an impact. All our previous connections were over in Rongcheng. He’ll have to work a bit harder now, but we also know some elders here in the capital, so there’s no need to worry too much.”

Zhong Yanyan and her husband stayed in the capital for a few days. They watched helplessly as their daughter was chauffeured to and from work every day, looking incredibly prestigious. There was even someone delivering meals to the house, leaving them without any chance to cook for their child.

When they wanted to leave, Nan Sheng wouldn’t agree. She had Gao Feng drive the elderly couple to the family compound to stay for two days, and even bought them two roast ducks, knowing that her parents and Lin Han all loved this dish.

Upon arriving at the family compound, Zhong Yanyan felt a bit sorry for her son-in-law when she saw how deserted the house was.

“Look at how they live. The young couple are both busier than the other, without even the time to see each other.”

Nan Jingyu said, “What else can be done? Could we ask them to quit their jobs?”

One was a regiment commander with a limitless future, and the other held a seemingly awesome position with a chauffeur. Anyone with half a brain would prioritize their work.

When Lin Han got off work in the evening, he was especially happy to see his parents-in-law. “Dad, Mom, it’s so good to see you. It’s been a long time since anyone waited for me to come home.”

Nan Jingyu talked with his son-in-law in the room while Zhong Yanyan heated up the food. Seeing roast duck for dinner, Lin Han knew his wife was thinking of him.

“Mom, you came over from Nannan’s place, right? Has she been eating well lately? The last time I went to see her, her face had thinned out.”

Zhong Yanyan’s heart ached for her daughter, but she also felt for her son-in-law. “I noticed she’s thinner than she was during the New Year. You’re the same. Don’t just worry about Nannan; you need to eat more yourself!”

Lin Han’s work was no easier than Nan Sheng’s. The elderly couple stayed in the family compound for a few days, only managing to exchange a few words in the evenings. Considering it was almost time for planting back home, they directly proposed returning to their hometown.

Lin Han felt terrible hearing this. He hadn’t even had the time to take them out for a walk this time. This was the capital, a place some people never got the chance to visit in their entire lives.

“Dad, Mom, once Nannan and I are done being busy, you should come over again. We’ll go watch the flag-raising ceremony, climb the Great Wall, and I’ll definitely take you on a proper tour of the capital.”

“Alright, we can come over anytime we’re not busy. As long as you two are doing well, your dad and I will be happy!”

When the elderly couple returned home and mentioned that Nan Sheng was now some kind of institute director working on a project, Mingli scratched his head, unable to figure out her specific job. Yu Feng and he privately guessed that Nan Sheng might have been transferred to the Confidentiality Bureau.

Regardless of where she worked, based on her current treatment, her future was astonishingly bright.

Yu Feng sighed emotionally, “This sister of yours is truly not an ordinary person. She just entered the government and has already been transferred to the capital. I don’t even know if I’ll ever have the chance to go there in my lifetime.”

After Yu Feng took office as the director of the Agriculture Bureau, his work had been quite impressive. In contrast, the newly appointed county magistrate of Huaishan County was somewhat too mediocre.

Time flew by, and autumn soon arrived. Sizhe also officially became a high school student.

Recently, rumors had spread all over the capital saying that the college entrance examination was going to be restored. However, no one had any concrete proof, and everyone was waiting for the higher-ups to issue an official document.

During ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‍the summer vacation, the two children felt that no one was looking after them in Beijing, so they returned to their hometown together and only came back right before school started. Even Qiqi had tanned so darkly that it gave Nan Sheng a big fright.

“Did you two go down to the river catching fish and shrimp every day? How did you get so tanned?”

Nan Sheng’s guess was spot on. The activity children loved most in the summer was definitely swimming in the river. Whether they knew how to swim or not didn’t matter; they would dive right in and gradually learn to thrash around. Siqi had even learned the doggy paddle.

Half a year passed, and Lin Han’s work was now relatively stable. He could come to see Nan Sheng every week. They agreed on a specific day, and on that day, Nan Sheng would try her best to finish work early and go home.

Han Yongxiang had also been promoted to vice regiment commander, but he was still under Lin Han’s command. He was being forced by his parents to go on blind dates every day, and he now deeply regretted coming back with Lin Han and the others.

“Wife, is the project progressing smoothly? You still seem incredibly busy.”

Nan Sheng moved her sore shoulders, and Lin Han immediately massaged them for her. “There’s too little domestic experience for this project. We wanted to import, but others refuse to sell, so we can only research it ourselves. We have a direction now, but many of the things we need can’t be produced domestically. We have to scrape them together from various places, so the progress is very slow.”

What Nan Sheng didn’t mention was that she was now famous in the research institute for being aloof and arrogant. She never guided the research and only took a look around when she visited the laboratory.

At first, some people questioned her professionalism. But over the past half-year, whenever they encountered difficulties, she could always come up with a solution. It could be said that Nan Sheng was the soul of this project.

Even those who disliked her would only say, “What’s so great about being a genius? Being this arrogant, she’ll offend everyone sooner or later.”

Nan Sheng was very satisfied with her current reputation. At the very least, over ninety percent of the people in the research institute didn’t dare to speak to her lightly, which greatly reduced the chances of her exposing her true abilities.

“I heard from Yongxiang that the college entrance examination is about to be restored. Wife, do you want to get a diploma?”

Nan Sheng hadn’t considered going, fearing that if she returned as the top scorer in the country, it would be too high-profile.

“I’ll pass. But once the news is confirmed, the whole country will probably be bustling. For example, those educated youths—as long as they can get into a university, they won’t need to beg people for a return quota…”

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep