Chapter 151 Research Points

A few hours later, the train arrived in Yueyang. Lin Yuanshu and his group got off the train and met the comrades who were supposed to pick them up without much delay. After all, Yueyang's train station is not big, and it would be hard to miss it.

When Zhou Chun, the temporary head of the station, saw Lin Yuanshu and his group, he first greeted Director Cao warmly, and then said with a smile, "Director Cao, it's been a long time. We've finally waited for you to come and take charge of the overall situation."

Director Cao gave Zhou Chun a bright smile and said confidently, "Thank you for trusting me and recommending me to the leaders in Yueyang to manage the temporary research site. I will not let you down. Let's work together to get schistosomiasis out of China as soon as possible."

Zhou Chun answered without hesitation, "Okay, I'm also looking forward to that day."

Director Cao had visited Yueyang before, and she spent some time with him. She felt that Director Cao was down-to-earth, capable, and very serious about his work.

Just then, the person in charge of the station fell ill and needed to go home to recuperate, while Director Cao was bringing a medical team to conduct research. That's why she recommended Director Cao to her superiors.

Although she also wanted to be the head of this research site, she knew her own limitations and that she was not capable of handling such a large undertaking. Rather than letting her competitors or strangers take the position, she preferred to let Director Cao take it.

With this relationship, she could openly learn from Director Cao and wait for the next opportunity.

After exchanging pleasantries for a few minutes, Zhou Chun led Lin Yuanshu and his group onto a public bus. They needed to go to the ferry terminal to take a wooden sailboat. Although the research site was located along the shore of Dongting Lake, it was separated by a body of water, requiring a boat trip to reach it.

Lin Yuanshu was the first to board the ship. Standing at the bow, she watched Qu Zhigang rush over, sweating profusely and carrying large and small bags. She was glad that she didn't have much luggage, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to withstand so many transfers!

After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Chun and his group disembarked. They quickened their pace and finally arrived at the research site before sunset.

When Qu Zhigang saw Zhou Chun stop, he was overjoyed. He quickly put down his luggage and looked around. He only saw a few dilapidated bungalows. He asked in confusion, "Where is the research site? Aren't we going to continue?"

Zhou Chun pointed to the bungalows in front and said awkwardly, "This is a temporary research site, and also Yueyang's epidemic prevention station."

Qu Zhigang's eyes widened in disbelief. "Are you kidding me?! This place looks so run-down!"

He had never seen such a dilapidated epidemic prevention station before. He couldn't even imagine what the laboratory inside would look like, and whether it could even be used for experiments was questionable.

Seeing this, Li Lin immediately seized the opportunity to say sarcastically, "Comrade Qu Zhigang, you may have been staying in Beijing all this time and have never been to the epidemic area, so you don't really understand how difficult the environment is. Besides, this research site is already considered good; at least it's not a temporary shack. If you really can't get used to it, you can go back home. We can understand."

Upon hearing this, Qu Zhigang gritted his teeth and said, "Comrade Li Lin, you must be joking. I came all the way to the epidemic area, not to turn back. I'm just a little shocked, not that I can't accept it."

Everyone else agreed, but he was the only one who turned back. This was too embarrassing and would easily leave his superiors with the impression that he couldn't endure hardship. So no matter how tired or difficult it was, he had to persevere.

Zhou Chun pursed his lips and said seriously, "If you can accept this, then it's fine. The female comrades, come with me and I'll take you to the dormitory. The male comrades, go to the village with Director Cao. You can stay with the educated youth or stay with the villagers. Don't worry, the village isn't far from here. It's only a fifteen-minute walk, so it won't tire you out."

Director Cao had been to the village before, so there was no possibility that he would get lost.

Upon hearing this, Qu Zhigang felt a chill run down his spine. He tentatively asked, "Don't we have dormitories?"

He genuinely didn't want to stay at the villagers' homes. The reason was simple: he disliked the poor living conditions in the villagers' homes. If the research station was like this, how much better could the villagers' homes be!

Zhou Chun shook his head, looking helpless, and said, "The research site doesn't have enough rooms to use as dormitories. If none of you want to stay, you can go to the clinic to stay, but the clinic is quite a distance from here, and it takes more than half an hour to walk there."

The reason why female comrades are provided with dormitories at the research site is mainly to ensure their safety. It's no exaggeration to say that "bad people come from poor and remote areas."

Qu Zhigang: "..."

He suddenly felt a strong urge to return to Beijing. He didn't want to stay with villagers or walk more than half an hour each day to get back to sleep.

Although Qu Zhigang was in terrible pain, Lin Yuanshu was quite happy. The conditions at the research site were much better than she had imagined. She had mentally prepared herself to face a thatched hut, but when she arrived, she found that it was a single-story house, which made her very happy.

Director Cao didn't care about Qu Zhigang's dissatisfaction at all. After all, they came to the epidemic area to work, not to enjoy themselves. He said to everyone, "You should all get a good rest tonight, and meet at the laboratory at the research site at 7 a.m. tomorrow..."

"Understood," everyone said in unison.

As Qu Zhigang followed Director Cao into the village, he glanced back at Lin Yuanshu and saw that Lin Yuanshu looked eager to try. Qu Zhigang, who was already unhappy, became even more unhappy.

He suddenly remembered that Lin Yuanshu had lived in the countryside before, and this environment was just like returning to her hometown for her, with little difference. He was the only one who was suffering.

An unspeakable sadness!

After seeing that Director Cao had left, Zhou Chun led Lin Yuanshu and the others to the dormitory.

Since there weren't enough rooms at the research site, only one room was designated as the dormitory for the female comrades. Everyone had to squeeze together to sleep on large beds connected by wooden planks, with each person having their own small sleeping area.

Lin Yuanshu hadn't expected the dormitory to be anything special, since it was a temporary research site and everything here would be removed once the epidemic subsided and their research was completed.

So she didn't show any disappointment when she saw this. The first thing she did when she entered the room was to pack her luggage. She just wanted to pack her luggage as quickly as possible and then get a good rest. She had to work tomorrow!

Although I spent the whole day traveling by car and boat and didn't do any heavy work, I still feel inexplicably tired.

Seeing Lin Yuanshu's appearance, Zhou Chun thought that Lin Yuanshu was the kind of delicate young lady. He was worried that Lin Yuanshu would cause some trouble, but he didn't expect that Lin Yuanshu would accept it silently without uttering a single complaint.

This made her look at them with new respect. Since everyone lived in the same dormitory, she naturally hoped that everyone could get along harmoniously, rather than quarreling all day long. After all, everyone would see each other all the time, and she didn't want to have to act as a judge after get off work.

After Lin Yuanshu and the others packed their luggage, Zhou Chun took them to the research site's canteen for a meal. It couldn't really be called a canteen; it was more like a place where food was cooked in large batches, with tables and chairs that looked worn and aged.

After finishing this bland meal, Lin Yuanshu and Li Lin returned to their dormitory to rest.

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Author's Note: I tidied up the outline today, so the update will have to wait until tomorrow. [kissing emojis]