Tan Yunqi: "Your conditions have been approved by the higher-ups. When can you come to the capital with us?"

Chu Nian said with a hint of helplessness, "Uh, I still have a lot of things to take care of here."

Tan Yunqi stared at her for a moment and said, "I have applied to set up a branch here. You can stay here for the time being."

Chu Nian was surprised: "No need to go to the capital?" This would make things much easier for her in the future. After all, the original owner's wishes were twofold: one was to get rid of Li Fangqi, who had harmed her; and the other was to change the fate of the women in her hometown.

To fulfill both of these wishes, Chu Nian would have to wander around this Zhegushan area. Going to the capital would likely require traveling back and forth between the two places.

Tan Yunqi gave a deep "hmm".

Chu Nian found his attitude a bit strange and said, "It feels like you've already guessed that I don't want to leave here yet."

Tan Yunqi: "Your hometown is Zhegutun, and you will soon be taking the college entrance exam, but you have bought houses in both the town and the city. It doesn't seem like you are leaving your hometown to take the college entrance exam."

Chu Nian smiled faintly and said, "It seems you have investigated me quite thoroughly."

Tan Yunqi asked, "Why do you want to join us?" If you don't want to leave here, why would you want to join the research institute in the capital?

Chu Nian: "I feel... we share the same goals!"

Although Tan Yunqi tried his best to hold back, the corners of his usually very cold and stern mouth unconsciously turned up slightly, revealing a hint of a smile.

He then asked curiously, "Then why don't you want to leave here?"

Chu Nian: "I said that if I can't join the research institute, I might be forced to get married because my family is poor."

Tan Yunqi: "Yes, logically speaking, shouldn't you be eager to leave here?"

Chu Nian: "If I don't have the ability, the only solution I can think of is to escape. But I do have the ability. I want to change the mindset of the people in my hometown, and I hope that girls like me can go to school with peace of mind and find someone they like before getting married."

Tan Yunqi's face darkened upon hearing this, and he said angrily, "Your idea is good, but don't you think your method of change is a bit shameless?"

Chu Nian: "How is that shameless? You should know very well how much benefit my knowledge and research results will bring you..."

Tan Yunqi corrected: "It's the national interest."

Chu Nian: "Okay. Is there anything wrong with me improving the poverty of my hometown while bringing benefits to the country?"

Upon hearing this, it really makes sense! Tan Yunqi said awkwardly.

Honestly, this girl possesses such amazing knowledge and abilities. Instead of thinking about how to make money and wealth for herself, she is thinking about changing the mindset and living conditions of her hometown. This is something I greatly admire.

Chu Nian asked curiously, "You just said you wanted to set up a branch. Where do you plan to build it? Is it in the core area of ​​the software base that is about to be built in Zhegushan? That will probably take some time!"

It's estimated that it will take at least two years from road construction to the completion of the base. In fact, once the base is completed, the research institute will definitely still set up a branch here. Tan Yunqi just brought it forward a while to make things easier for Chu Nian.

Tan Yunqi looked around the courtyard behind Chu Nian and murmured, "Your courtyard is nice."

Because it was in a very dilapidated state when Chu Nian bought it, it didn't cost much, but it was still quite large. However, this "large" was relative to the courtyards of other residents; it was still far from being large enough to establish a branch of a research institute.

Chu Nian said, "Don't even think about my courtyard." The courtyard here is big and quiet. Now that high walls and electric fences have been built, no one dares to come near. She's quite enjoying living here!

Tan Yunqi snorted lightly, with an expression that said, "I knew you would do this," and said, "I know. We chose the area around the hotel. There aren't many people around here, which is perfect for our research."

Chu Nian was taken to the hotel by Tan Yunqi, which left her somewhat dumbfounded.

She remembered passing by here on her way to school yesterday. The sign that used to hang here was still "Haolai Hotel," but now there's a different sign that says "Earthwork Experimental Research Institute," which really does look like an engineering research institute.

Therefore, hotels and the like no longer exist.

Moreover, in just one day, the hotel had already installed a lot of secret defense and surveillance equipment.

Good heavens, this efficiency is truly astonishing! Chu Nian was secretly shocked. She was starting to regret joining this research institute.

How did they achieve such efficiency? It must be the result of the staff working themselves to the bone!

Chu Nian was a little worried that she would die from overwork soon after entering this place.

There's no turning back now that the arrow has been released; she's already stepped into this world, and there's no going back. Besides, she's determined to leave this world immediately once the mission is complete, so worrying about the future is pointless.

She should focus on enjoying her current comfortable life.

Tan Yunqi took her to the personnel office to complete the onboarding procedures.

Like Tan Yunqi, she became a secret agent. To the outside world, she continued to be her student, a neighbor of the "Earthwork Experiment Research Institute," and a neighbor who frequently interacted with the staff there.

As for where she will go after the college entrance examination, that will depend on her job requirements.

After all the formalities were completed, Tan Yunqi followed Chu Nian back to her courtyard to retrieve the documents he had been eyeing for so long. As soon as they stepped out of the research institute, Chu Nian asked curiously, "What is the meaning of this Earthwork Experiment Research Institute?"

Tan Yunqi: "It's about studying earthwork and stonework."

Chu Nian: "What kind of earthwork experiment?"

Tan Yunqi: "It refers to the types and quantities of building materials needed to build a house. For example, the cement that must be used to build a house must be tested before it can be used to ensure that it meets the regulations."

Chu Nian said "Oh" and turned back to her small courtyard: forgive her for being completely ignorant in this area. It seems that even after traveling through so many worlds, she has never built a house before, and her contact with the real estate industry seems to have only involved buying and selling houses.

In the days that followed, Chu Nian frequently asked for leave from school, and because the teachers had received instructions from the principal, they always granted her leave without asking any questions. The principal, naturally, was also acting on orders from his superiors to give Chu Nian the green light.

Chu Nian's life became unusually free. Although she was free before, it was not legitimate and proper. How could it be like this now!

However, her classmates, unaware of the truth, all assumed that she would eventually drop out of school, so no one bothered to wonder why she was rarely seen.

Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye, and the final exams of the second semester of the second year of high school are approaching. Everyone is anxiously preparing for the exams.

The ring road around Zhegushan Mountain has been completed and officially opened to traffic.