The next morning, Lin Qingyan got up very early because she was going to the Great Hall of the People in the capital to receive an award.
She changed into the clothes and shoes she had bought at the military region, combed her hair carefully, looked in the mirror several times, and asked Lu Zhengting, "Do you think there's anything wrong with it? Whether it's the clothes or the hair, if there's anything wrong or messy, you must tell me."
On such an important day and occasion, one cannot afford to look sloppy.
"It's already very good; there's nothing untidy."
Lin Qingyan then asked Lu's mother, who also said there was no problem, which put Lin Qingyan at ease.
Fearing that eating at home would take up too much time, they went directly to a state-run restaurant for lunch and then arrived at the Great Hall of the People an hour early.
As soon as they arrived, Lin Qingyan presented her identity and work certificate, as well as the certificate of "National Advanced Youth" and the invitation letter to the security personnel at the entrance of the Great Hall of the People. The security personnel checked the documents and handed them over to another person to conduct a full-body security check at a designated location. Only after confirming that they were not carrying any dangerous items were they allowed to enter.
They were not carrying any prohibited items, so they easily passed through the security check.
However, before the commendation ceremony began, they could not enter the venue or wander around; they could only wait at the designated location.
After the commendation ceremony began, Lin Qingyan and the other award winners lined up at the back of the venue to wait for their names to be called.
There were ten award recipients in total, and Lin Qingyan was the fifth person to be called.
This is just the order in which the awards were given, and does not represent the magnitude of an individual's contribution.
Of these ten people, the oldest was around forty years old, almost middle-aged, and most were around thirty. Lin Qingyan was the youngest among them and the only woman.
They stood in a row, and then the leader personally presented them with the awards.
Lin Qingyan never dreamed that one day she would receive an award personally from the great leader, and the excitement in her heart was indescribable.
The current leader is over seventy years old, with gray hair at his temples, yet he is so kind and has a smile on his face. At this moment, in Lin Qingyan's eyes, he is completely unrelated to his official position; he is just a kind and amiable old man.
Lin Qingyan not only received a certificate of honor and a medal, but also a prize of five thousand yuan and a courtyard house in Beijing.
Furthermore, if the hemostatic drug she develops is later put into civilian use, he will still be able to receive corresponding dividends.
Lin Qingyan never expected that her refusal of 50,000 yuan would yield so much more. Compared to the 50,000 yuan buyout, she might receive a steady stream of income in the future.
After the commendation ceremony, reporters from newspapers and radio stations interviewed the award recipients.
After the visit, the award recipients could stay and have lunch with these high-ranking leaders. Lu Zhengting also received a bowl of stew with meat and two steamed buns.
After the conference concluded, it was already 2 PM. Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting walked out of the conference hall together.
At that moment, a person outside the Great Hall of the People saw Lin Qingyan and his eyes lit up with disbelief.
Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting went to the post office first and sent a telegram to the captain.
At this moment, Xu Xinning left the Dong family alone and came to the riverbank. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one else around, she took out the jade pendant, placed it on a large rock, and planned to smash the jade pendant to pieces and then throw the fragments into the river.
Seeing that the beautiful jade pendant was about to be destroyed, she hesitated for only a moment before picking up another stone and smashing it down heavily on the jade pendant.
However, *snap*!
The stone in her hand struck the jade pendant, only to bounce back violently.
Then, a scene that left her speechless appeared, because she discovered that the jade pendant, after she had smashed it so hard, was still lying intact on the large rock below.
"how so?"
Because jade is a substance with relatively low toughness and high hardness, things with these two properties are generally fragile.
Moreover, in her memory, jade objects would shatter immediately if dropped from a height of about one meter onto a hard floor.
But this piece of jade is so unique.
She couldn't believe that a piece of jade could be so hard; perhaps she hadn't used enough force when she smashed it.
So she picked up a larger stone and, this time with all her might, smashed it down on the jade pendant a second time.
However, the jade pendant remained unharmed.
So she smashed it a third time, a fourth time, a fifth time...
No matter how he smashed the jade pendant, it wouldn't break, and there wasn't a single mark of damage; its surface remained as smooth and warm as ever.
At this moment, her wrists were numb from repeatedly hitting the jade pendant with great force.
"What a weird species! No matter how I smash it, I can't break it!"
Looking at the surging river in front of her, she thought it would be better to throw the jade pendant into the river so that Lin Qingyan would not be able to find it.
But after thinking about it, she dismissed the idea.
This jade pendant is very strange; perhaps Lin Qingyan will find it after she loses it.
No, she couldn't let Lin Qingyan get the jade pendant, even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance.
On the other hand, since this jade pendant is so unique, I might as well keep it and treat it as a way of collecting rare treasures.
She put the jade pendant back into her pocket and got up to go home.
When Lu Zhengting and Lin Qingyan arrived at the Dong family's residence, they first met Dong Yue and inquired about him, but still did not receive any news about Granny Lin.
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