Chapter 112 The Moon Over the Past
As the weather turned hot, Xie Ning was in a bad mood. The Kuomintang ordered the breaching of the Yellow River dike at Huayuankou to block the Japanese army's southward advance, causing the Yellow River to change its course. While the breached Yellow River did indeed slow down the Japanese army's southward advance, it also caused disaster for the people of Henan, Anhui, and Jiangsu provinces.
The city was filled with refugees. Some of them managed to escape, but what about those who couldn't? Xie Ning estimated, based on previous years' population statistics, that over 800,000 people had drowned or starved to death, and that over 10 million people had been affected. Sometimes she didn't even know what human life really meant.
Xie Ning packed her things, turned around, mounted her horse, and led her men toward Yan'an. The factory had been agreed upon from the beginning; she was only temporarily helping to build it, and the blueprints were shared. Now that the design was complete, there was no need for her to stay any longer.
Even though the factory has better machinery and equipment, she still remembers exactly where her home is.
She returned with the four assistants she had brought with her. The only extra person was Wu Li's husband, Shen Quezhi. If she guessed correctly, Wu Li would guide Shen Quezhi to join the Party this time, which would be different from joining the Party between someone who was already in the Party and someone who was not.
Especially for Wu Li's position, due to its special confidentiality, the organization will conduct even stricter scrutiny of her spouse.
Because of Shen Quezhi's medical skills, he was directly assigned to the hospital and appointed as the vice president.
Not long after, Zhao Le praised this person in front of Xie Ning, "Chang Ning, you don't know, this is Vice Dean Shen!" Zhao Le gave him a thumbs up.
"I've never been convinced by anyone's skill in traditional Chinese medicine, not even Shen Quezhi. But his surgical skills are excellent, with a success rate higher than mine! Moreover, he's kind and gentle, and meticulous in his work... He performed surgery on one of our leaders when he was injured. I wouldn't have been able to do it myself. He's really amazing. Then, through the leader's introduction, he joined the Party and is now one of our comrades!"
"Congratulations!"
Zhao Le waved his hand, "Why are you congratulating me? By the way, our hospital has a dance party. Many organizations hold dance parties now. Doesn't your Ordnance Institute hold one?"
"Putting everything else aside, I still need to lift my spirits. My legs are numb from standing on the operating table every day, so I'm thinking of going to a dance to listen to music and relax."
Xie Ning nodded. "It's definitely something we can consider."
Facing numbers and machines every day can be boring. As the director, she should indeed pay more attention to the mental state of her subordinates. As for herself, well, she'd rather read more books than dance or listen to music.
Ms. Lin Qin sent her a lot of books from the United States, all of which are very professional, and she is still studying them.
Presumably because they were both in a foreign country, Lin Qin and Chen Heyi got together and became close friends despite their age difference. Moreover, Ms. Lin Qin even got a job at the Zhang family's weapons company, breaking free from the cage her family had created in the name of love.
Unlike Principal An, Ms. Lin Qin's family did not approve of her appearing in public. Even when they sent her to study in France, it was merely a way to gain prestige.
The purpose was to marry someone better, but no one expected that Lin Qin would fall for Principal An, who came from a lower social class. Although the Lin family did not like it, given their family background, they did not need their daughters to be married off, so they granted Lin Qin's wish.
Now that the Lin family's influence is not as great abroad, it was through Lin Qin's ability to cooperate with the Zhang family, who have already established a foothold overseas, that they agreed to let Lin Qin go out to work.
Xie Ning felt even better as she looked at the increasingly vivid handwriting on the letter.
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