Professor Jin's eyesight was failing, and he vaguely saw a tall, handsome young man running towards him.

"Grandpa Jin, I miss you so much! Where's Grandma Tang? Why didn't she come?"

"Xiao Hao?"

In just three years, Xiao Hao had changed so much that Professor Jin could hardly recognize him.

Before leaving, Xiao Hao only reached his armpit. In the three years since he last saw him, Xiao Hao had grown more than ten centimeters and was already a young man.

Xiao Hao pretended to be disappointed: "Grandpa Jin, I missed you all so much! Why don't you remember me?"

"Good, good, good," Professor Jin said with tears in his eyes, too happy to say anything.

"Professor Jin."

Zuo Ling and Pei Nansheng greeted Professor Jin at the same time.

Professor Jin gestured to the two of them, his expression indescribable.

Someone told him that Zuo Ling's family was deliberately avoiding everyone, but he refused to believe it.

In his mind, the apocalyptic disasters were beyond human control, and following the military was better than going it alone.

The military put in a lot of effort to find them, but there was still no news. Professor Jin even thought that his family had met with misfortune.

I regret it; I should have dragged Zuo Ling and her family into the car back then.

It wasn't until he saw his family standing safely in front of him that he realized they had really abandoned him on purpose, and he couldn't quite describe the feeling in his heart.

The dog, never one to be left alone, nudged its big head against Professor Jin. (Petting the dog's head:)

"Good, good, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

Zuo Ling invited Professor Jin into the house to sit down, but the old man waved his hand:

"No, no, I'm not sitting anymore. I heard you were back, so I came to see you. You're busy with your own things, you're busy with your own things."

As he spoke, he turned to leave.

Xiao Hao was thinking of Grandma Tang: "Grandpa Jin, where is Grandma Tang? Where do you live? I want to go see Grandma Tang."

“Your Grandma Tang is sick. She was so happy to hear that you were coming back. She urged me to come see you so I could go back and tell her.”

Xiao Hao was startled: "What illness? Is it serious?"

"Oh, when people get old, they always have one ailment or another, it's nothing to worry about."

"Let's go, let's go take a look together."

Zuo Ling also wanted to visit Researcher Tang.

The condition is definitely not as easy as Professor Jin described. If he could move, he would definitely come along with it.

I went back inside to get some things that the elderly could use, and when I came out, I saw Xiao Hao teaching A Si to recognize people.

"Ah Si, this is Grandpa Jin. When Grandpa Jin comes to our house in the future, you can't bite him, understand?"

Ah Si's wolfish face drooped, full of impatience.

Seeing Zuo Ling come out, she pulled her hand back from Xiao Hao's grasp and happily went to greet her.

Xiao Hao grimaced at the sight, the image of Ah San's smug face flashing through his mind. Humph! Just like its king, all he knows is how to please his sister.

"Come on, let me take you to visit some neighbors."

Ah Si wagged its tail; it was a cold and aloof wolf, unwilling to visit other wolves.

The entire base resembles a semi-open circle, with the outer circle being a hilly area and the interior composed of large steel frame structures.

The plantation was located in a hilly area, and Zuo Ling's home was situated on solid ground.

But what most people are standing on is a steel frame.

The factory buildings, living areas, service areas, warehouses, and so on are all built on steel frames.

The steel frame is very tall and sturdy, and it appears to be two or three hundred meters above the sea.

Zuo Ling exclaimed, "This is the power of a nation!"

"The place you're staying is right on the edge of the crescent moon, close to the port. Knowing you prefer peace and quiet, the commander specially approved a plot of land for you. Compared to us, you live in a detached house with your own yard, like a villa from the old days. That over there is the residential area; most people live there..."

As Professor Jin walked, he introduced the island's situation to Zuo Ling's family, his words tinged with envy.

The residential area, factory area, service area, expert dormitory, military residence area, military stronghold area... are clearly divided and well-organized.

The most common vehicles on the streets are bicycles and pedicabs.

Seeing many people queuing to get water on the way, Professor Jin said:

"We drink purified seawater, and each person can get half a pot of cold water and half a pot of hot water every day."

Many people carrying pots, pans, and utensils walked towards a large corrugated steel house. Xiao Hao asked:

What's that over there for?

"The cooking area is communal and uses biogas. Each family is given half an hour to cook every day. It's a bit of a hassle, but at least we don't have to look for firewood everywhere. Sigh, energy is scarce, so this is already pretty good."

Professor Jin felt this deeply; without Zuo Ling's help, the elderly couple would find it difficult to even get a hot meal.

Although the military has preferential policies for experts like them, there are always places that cannot be taken care of with so many people at the base. If you were to ask who at the base most wants Zuo Ling's family to return, it would undoubtedly be the elderly couple.

"That's the kitchen over there. You can buy food with contribution points, but it's expensive and there's not much to buy. Most of the people who go there to buy food are young people who don't care about their families..."

The living area consists entirely of simple six-story steel-framed buildings with staircases on both sides and a long open-air corridor on each floor.

In the corridor, people were hanging clothes and bedding to dry.

In the open space between each building, there are several rows of horizontal bars, which can also be used to dry clothes.

Judging by appearance, each unit is no more than 15 square meters, and from the outside, they look quite clean and tidy.

On the side walkway between the buildings, every four buildings share one public toilet.

Because of the water shortage, some unpleasant smells drifted over on the wind.

When Zuo Ling and her group passed by, they saw people wearing red armbands inspecting hygiene and safety hazards.

After walking for more than half an hour, we finally arrived at Professor Jin's house.

The expert dormitory area is separated from the living area, and there are guards at the entrance.

The visitors included a wolf, a dog, and a fat rabbit. The gatekeeper stared at them curiously for a long time, until the dog got impatient and barked at him several times before he remembered to open the gate and let them in.

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