Seeing their serious expressions, Feng Zhiyi couldn't help but laugh. "It's not as serious as you're making it out to be. It's just that the factory situation hasn't been finalized yet. If we talk about it too early, they'll probably wear down my doorstep."

Ma Hongying nodded. "Indeed, if the people in the family compound knew that you were going to open a factory, they would definitely come to your house several times a day."

After all, how many people don't want to go to work and earn money?

These days, jobs are hard to find. If you want to work in a factory, you can forget about it without connections and a strong background.

Therefore, it is easy to imagine how much of a sensation Feng Zhiyi's plan to open a factory in Jincheng would cause in the family compound. There were at least seventy or eighty family members living in the compound, but those who worked there could be counted on one hand.

So you can imagine how crazy and excited those family members who have nothing to do will be at that time!

The group stayed at the Lu family's courtyard until after 11 a.m. before rushing home to prepare lunch.

When Lu Lingxiao returned home after finishing his work in the evening, after he had eaten dinner and rested for a few minutes, Feng Zhiyi pulled him to the yard to whisper to him.

"Did they find out anything? Did those people say who the expert they invited from the Southern Frontier really is?"

Feng Zhiyi had been thinking about this matter constantly, from yesterday until now. She felt she wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully until she found out the reason.

“He has confessed, but—” Lu Lingxiao paused here.

He looked at Feng Zhiyi, and seeing her puzzled expression, he continued, "They don't know who that person is. They only know that their clan leader calls him 'senior.' So, wife, our truth-telling pill was wasted."

"Then at least they talked about things in southern Xinjiang, right?"

Lu Lingxiao took her hands and warmed them in his palms, then replied, "Except for not knowing the person's name, everything else has been explained clearly."

That's a bit better, otherwise her truth pill would have been wasted.

You know, her truth pills are very precious!

Every pill you use is one less pill you have.

"What about Elder Yun? Did Elder Yun say anything?" Feng Zhiyi was particularly eager to find out the identity of that mysterious person. Without understanding the other party's background, she was at a disadvantage.

Lu Lingxiao was silent for a moment before telling her, "Old Yun said he didn't know about these things either, but he told me that if the two of us were to go to the Southern Frontier on a mission, we must prioritize our own safety, because the trip might not go smoothly."

"Since Elder Yun has said so, then I'm afraid the second batch of team members going to Southern Xinjiang to participate in the rescue will not be able to complete the task assigned to them by the leaders," Feng Zhiyi murmured, her voice very low and tinged with worry.

"I just hope they return safely!"

Lu Lingxiao muttered something in a low voice and then stopped talking.

He didn't dare tell Feng Zhiyi that last night, he had a dream in which he was lying in a pool of blood, covered in wounds, and the surrounding grass was stained bright red.

It's exceptionally red!

He didn't know whether he was eventually rescued.

Because the dream became extremely blurry towards the end, even though he tried desperately to see the ending clearly in the dream, he couldn't see it at all.

It was as if something was blocking his view, making all his efforts futile!

Lu Lingxiao thought that perhaps this was a test from heaven for him. If he persevered, then from now on his life would only be sweet. If he failed, then it would be like the ending of the story that Zhizhi had told him.

He will sacrifice himself in this mission!

But he was not willing to give up!

He has a wife, children, parents, and grandfather. He doesn't want to see them suffer, and he doesn't want to see the woman he loves remarry someone else!

So no matter what, he had to live!

We must live!

Grandma Feng noticed that the young couple hadn't come inside so late. Being a meticulous person, she guessed from the subtle expressions of her granddaughter and grandson-in-law over the past day or two that the young couple had probably encountered something.

The old lady walked to the door and called out to the yard, "Zhizhi, Lingxiao, I'm going back to my room to sleep now. Remember to drink the milk on the coffee table."

"Okay, Grandma."

Feng Zhiyi responded immediately, and after speaking, she pulled Lu Lingxiao toward the main hall.

She looked at Grandma Feng, let go of Lu Lingxiao's hand, walked up to her, took her hand, and led her into the house. As they walked, she said, "Grandma, if you're sleepy, go back to your room and rest. Don't worry about us. Lingxiao and I will drink our milk and then go back to our room to rest."

"I saw you've been out for so long without coming back inside, and I thought it was getting chilly at night, so I came to call you." Grandma Feng patted Feng Zhiyi's hand. "Alright, you two should go to sleep early. I'm going back to my room."

"good!"

Feng Zhiyi nodded, a bright smile on her face.

She knew what her grandmother wanted to ask, but saying these things would only make her grandmother worry, so it was better not to say anything.

After all, Grandma is old and can't handle any stress.

"By the way, could you help me contact ten veterans in a while? After visiting Mayor Zhou and his wife and Grandma Zhou at Mayor Zhou's house tomorrow, I plan to buy the factory building in a couple of days, then find someone to renovate it, and start the factory after the New Year."

As she spoke, she picked up the glass of pure milk and handed it to Lu Lingxiao.

This is their family's routine: the children drink a bottle of formula every night, while the adults drink a glass of milk every night, so they can sleep more soundly.

Without hesitation, Lu Lingxiao readily agreed, “Okay, leave this to me. Almost every year, a group of people are discharged from the military. If you want to recruit workers, you don’t need to go outside to recruit. Just contact a group of veterans.”

"That's what I was thinking. It doesn't matter who we hire, so why not keep the opportunities for our own people? For female employees, we can recruit from the military spouses in the family compound, and for male employees, we can hire veterans."

Feng Zhiyi smiled and her eyes curved like crescent moons. "Moreover, and most importantly, veterans are very skilled. If anyone comes to the factory to cause trouble, they will pick them up without saying a word and throw them out."

That's something many young people wouldn't dare to do.

"come over!"

Lu Lingxiao's tense and depressed mood was released in front of his wife, especially Feng Zhiyi's smile, which was very healing and allowed him to forget his troubles and enjoy the pleasant moment!

Feng Zhiyi didn't hesitate. She put the cup on the coffee table, walked over and sat on the man's lap, wrapping her arms around his neck.

They're an old married couple anyway, and the kids and grandma have all gone back to their rooms to rest. It's just the two of them in the living room, so they can enjoy their free human cushions.

However—