Chapter 427 A Brief Reunion in the Capital!

Vice President Li got out of the car with several young men carrying briefcases.

"Director Su, these are the assistants assigned to you by the Academy of Sciences. They are all top students from prestigious universities."

Vice President Li's attitude was even more polite than yesterday, even bordering on ingratiating.

Su Yue glanced at the group of young people.

Some of them looked arrogant, while others looked curious, their gazes shifting between Su Yue's young face.

"I don't look at academic qualifications here, I only look at experimental data."

Su Yue walked up to a boy and pointed to the notebook in his hand.

Write out the formula for calculating bacteriophage titers.

The boy froze for a moment, and cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.

Su Yue ignored him and turned to walk deeper into the factory.

"You have one hour to clean this room. If you can't handle it, go back to school now."

She stood in the shadows where the sunlight couldn't reach, her slender figure exuding an undeniable air of authority.

The laboratory lights emitted a slight buzzing sound.

Su Yue looked away from the microscope and rubbed her sore nose.

The clock on the wall pointed to eleven o'clock.

"Sister, the colony count for culture dish number three is in." Chen Xinyue handed over a densely filled table, her eyes adorned with large dark circles. "The survival rate of the control group was less than five percent, so the double-layer microcapsule technology is a success."

Su Yue took the form, glanced at the data, and her tense nerves relaxed a little after a long day.

"Alright, that's enough for today." Su Yue took off her white coat and hung it on the hanger. "Tell everyone to go back to sleep. I need to see the analysis report for this batch of data at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Alright!" The young researchers felt like they had been granted a pardon, packing their things twice as fast as they did the experiments.

Su Yue locked the laboratory door and had just stepped out of the red brick building when Old Wang from the gatehouse poked his head out.

"Director Su, a soldier is looking for you." Old Wang pointed to the old locust tree at the entrance of the compound. "He's been standing there for almost two hours, like a telephone pole, and he won't come in no matter how much we call him."

Su Yue was stunned for a moment.

This place is a classified facility; ordinary people cannot enter.

She looked in the direction Old Wang was pointing.

The autumn night wind in Beijing was rather harsh, stinging my face.

Under the dim streetlights, a tall figure stood.

The man was wearing a training uniform, his trouser legs were covered in mud, and his hat brim was pulled low, making him almost blend into the night.

Su Yue's heart skipped a beat.

She ran over quickly.

The leather shoes crunched crisply as they stepped on the fallen leaves.

Hearing the noise, the man turned around.

Those familiar eyes under the brim of the hat were staring intently at her.

"Gu Beichen?" Su Yue stopped in front of him, her breathing slightly erratic. "Why are you here?"

Gu Beichen didn't speak.

He stepped forward, stretched out his long arm, and pulled Su Yue directly into his arms.

The hug was very strong, as if he wanted to meld her into his very bones.

Su Yue smelled that familiar scent on him.

The smell of sweat, gunpowder, and a faint salty, fishy scent from the sea breeze.

"Just passing by." Gu Beichen rested his chin on the top of her head, his chest heaving. "I led a team to Zhangjiakou for a combat exercise, and the convoy rested for three hours in Nanyuan. I took leave to come see you."

Three hours.

It takes more than an hour to get here from Nanyuan Airport.

Su Yue reached out and wrapped her arms around his lean waist, her fingers digging into the rough fabric of his training uniform.

"You're crazy," she cursed, burying her face in his chest and nuzzling against him. "Aren't you afraid the police will arrest you for desertion?"

"Go ahead and arrest me." Gu Beichen released her hand, looked down at her, and said, "You've lost weight."

His calloused fingers roughly traced Su Yue's cheek.

"I haven't lost weight, it's from staying up late these past few days." Su Yue took his hand. "Come on, let me take you to get something hot. There's a wonton shop nearby that's open all night."

"I'm not going." Gu Beichen took her hand and led her to the small garden next to them. "Let's sit here for a while. I only have half an hour."

The benches in the small garden were a bit chilly.

Gu Beichen took off his training uniform jacket and placed it under Su Yue's bottom. He himself was only wearing a thin sailor shirt and sat in the wind to block the wind.

"How's everything at home?" Su Yue leaned on his shoulder, the long-lost sense of security making her feel weak all over.

"All good." Gu Beichen took out a handful of White Rabbit milk candies from his pocket, peeled one and stuffed it into Su Yue's mouth. "Ping An is a naughty monkey. The day before yesterday, he led a bunch of boys from the compound to raid bird nests, and his mother chased him for three blocks with a broom. Ning Jing, on the other hand, is well-behaved. She sleeps with your pillow every day, saying it smells like her mother."

Su Yue chewed on the milk candy, the sweetness melting in her mouth, but her heart felt sour and swollen.

"What about the farm?"

"You've made a killing." Gu Beichen pulled a bankbook from his pocket and stuffed it into Su Yue's hand. "This is last month's dividend, plus the 'technology investment fee' that money-grubber Huo Wenxuan gave you. Mom asked me to bring it to you, saying that expenses in Beijing are high, so don't deprive yourself."

Su Yue opened her passbook and glanced at it in the moonlight.

The numbers above left her speechless.

Five thousand yuan.

"so much?"

“That’s what you deserve.” Gu Beichen closed the passbook and stuffed it back into her pocket. “Now the whole military region knows that Brigade Commander Gu’s wife is a money-making machine. Even Commander Zheng said that you are our brigade’s unofficial logistics minister.”

Su Yue smiled and leaned her head even closer.

"Is everything going smoothly here?" Gu Beichen asked.

"It's quite difficult." Su Yue looked at the moon in the sky. "Those old scholars, each one of them is so arrogant. But now it's all good, the data is out, and anyone who disagrees can be pelted with data."

"Then smash it." Gu Beichen tightened his grip on her hand. "Don't be afraid of offending people. If anyone dares to trip you up, just call Qin Zheng. That kid owes us a huge favor, so we might as well use it."

The two sat there, chatting idly.

There were no earth-shattering vows, just a lot of trivial matters.

But hidden within these trivial matters is the story of a family that the two of them have built together.

Time flies.

The military watch on Gu Beichen's wrist ticked away.

He raised his hand and glanced at it.

"It's time to go."

Su Yue sat up abruptly and instinctively grabbed his sleeve.

"So fast?"

"The convoy won't wait for anyone." Gu Beichen stood up, picked up his coat, put it back on, and buttoned it up meticulously.

He looked at Su Yue, his Adam's apple bobbing.

"Su Yue".

"Um?"

“The country needs you, and I need you too.” Gu Beichen reached out and tidied her bangs that had been ruffled by the wind. “Work hard here. I’ll come pick you up and take you home after this batch of experiments is finished.”

Su Yue sniffed, suppressing the tears welling up in her eyes.

"Okay. Be careful too, and don't keep rushing into dangerous places."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Gu Beichen didn't say anything more.

He took a step back, stood at attention, and raised his hand in a standard military salute.

Then he turned around and strode towards the main entrance.

His back was as straight as a pine tree, and he did not look back.