Chapter 870: Let's Get a Divorce
The room fell silent. Zhang Youmin wasn't stupid; he looked at Xiaosheng and asked, "Did Ajie send you here?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Sheng sat up straight and looked coldly at the other party: "It's not easy for the country to cultivate a talent. You all know how much effort she put in to grow up to be who she is! She's told to come back and she has to come back! And now she's being threatened? Is this how a human being behaves? Is this the kind of awareness people within our system have? I really don't understand! I…"
"What did you say? A threat? Who? Who's threatening whom? Help me sit up!" The old man was getting increasingly uneasy.
Chi Xing, who was watching the scene from the side, immediately rushed over and helped the person up.
The old man didn't recognize her, but he smiled and patted her hand: "Good girl."
Then he turned to Xiao Sheng and said, "Xiao family brat, tell me, who is threatening whom?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Sheng took out some pills: "This is medicine that Gu Yin asked me to bring to you. She is currently your granddaughter-in-law's superior. Please take this first, and I will tell you more after you finish. This matter is very important."
"Xiaosheng! The old man is sick! He can't take medicine randomly! Aren't you afraid something will happen to him with all this nonsense? Even if you're the son of the old chief, you can't just do this! Besides, this is our family matter! Aren't you meddling a bit too much?"
Zhang Youmin, who was standing nearby, was anxious to step forward and stop him, but Chi Xing immediately reached out and pulled him aside, patting his chest: "What's the rush? Or have you lost your temper? You didn't threaten your daughter-in-law, did you! You look so respectable, how can you be so wicked? What era are we living in! Your moral character is completely unworthy of your appearance!"
"How dare you! Let go!" Zhang Youmin struggled to break free but to no avail, his face turning ugly.
"Just stay quiet! Don't cause trouble!" Chi Xing pushed the person against the wall, crossed her arms, and stared at him.
Xiao Sheng opened the medicine box and held it up in front of the old man: "After you take the medicine, I'll finish my business, and then you can contact your granddaughter-in-law."
The old man frowned: "How can we contact anyone on a classified mission? That's against the rules and illegal!"
Xiao Sheng sighed: "Your family has been contacted many times, including by yourself."
The old man was stunned: "How could this be?" He had never made a single mistake since joining the space agency! He had always been strict with himself! He was also very strict with his family, how could he make such a basic mistake!
"Dad! Don't listen to his nonsense, it's not true! You can't take that medicine!"
The old man looked at the medicine. He vaguely remembered it, picked it up, and smelled it. It had a fresh, herbal scent. Wasn't this the medicine that the old leader had given to the old folks before? He hadn't taken it then, but had kept it for the old lady. Later, when the old lady had a headache, he gave it to her.
He opened his mouth and swallowed the medicine directly.
Zhang Youmin was stunned for a moment, then sighed and sat down to the side.
Without Xiaosheng saying it himself, the old man's mind became clearer and clearer under the influence of the medicine. Everything he had done and everything his family had said to him became as clear as if they had just been said yesterday!
After he remembered everything, the old man reached for the teacup next to him, took a big gulp of water, and then smashed it at Zhang Youmin!
Zhang Youmin didn't dare to dodge, staring blankly as the teacup smashed onto his shoulder.
It doesn't hurt, but it's embarrassing.
"Call your family over."
Hearing the old man's emotionless voice, Zhang Youmin nodded: "Okay."
The room fell silent for a moment, and Xiao Sheng stopped talking.
The old man looked at Xiaosheng and said, "Please call Ajie, but don't say anything and don't let her hang up."
Back at the base, Gu Yin's phone rang. Gu Yin glanced at it and saw that it was an encrypted number, clearly a call coming from outside.
Who is it?
"Gu Yin, it's me. I'm at the hospital now. Grandpa Yao has already taken the medicine, and he's having his granddaughter-in-law answer the phone."
Gu Yin was surprised. They arrived in Beijing in just one hour? That's incredibly fast! Incredibly fast... Could it be Senior Jin?
"Okay, I'll call them over now, right away."
Gu Yin didn't hang up the phone. She immediately asked Wen Xin to call for more people. Five minutes later, the whole group of people from before arrived, including Bai Wuwen!
"Then, don't say anything." Gu Yin handed the microphone to 02.
I took the phone at 2:02, put it down, and then pressed the speakerphone button.
Everyone knows this, so let's avoid explaining and just listen together.
Bai Wuwen's eyes lit up, and Gu Yin also touched her nose and found a seat nearby.
About twenty minutes later, the entire Zhang family arrived, and the old lady was also brought back by Long Yu.
Seeing the shattered teacups on the floor, and then looking at Zhang Youmin's wet shoulder, no one dared to utter a sound.
The old lady stepped forward, frowning: "Why are you throwing a tantrum? The doctor said you need to rest!"
The old man ignored her and looked at his only grandson: "You really want a child?"
When Zhang Wan saw his grandfather asking him, he adjusted his glasses and said, "Grandpa, it's not that I absolutely have to, I..."
"Think carefully before you decide. You only have one chance." The old man straightened his clothes and looked at him expressionlessly.
Zhang Wan opened his mouth as if to say no, but his mother tugged at his sleeve. He thought of his father's words, his mother's and grandmother's words, and his wife who had soared even higher than him. In the end, he nodded: "Yes, Grandpa. I'm already 30. I want a child. I have everything, except for the child. It's always been our regret. We lack nothing. A-Jie doesn't really need to work so hard. Coming back to have a child doesn't mean she has to stop working. It just means she has to go back to her original position. With Dad around, plus the tasks she's completed over the years, it's enough for her to rise several levels. Isn't that enough?"
"I just don't understand. With such a bright future, who wouldn't be happy? Having a child and the whole family being happy and joyful—wouldn't that be wonderful? Why make such a fuss? As if you're so great!" The old lady voiced her dissatisfaction. Ever since her granddaughter-in-law passed away, whenever people saw her, they would ask about her daughter-in-law, saying they envied her for having such an excellent granddaughter-in-law and that her grandson was lucky!
An orphan girl, could she have gotten to this point without their family? She was clearly lucky to marry into their family!
02 Hearing these words that I had never heard before, my breathing became heavy.
The old man nodded: "If you want it, then so be it, A-Jie, did you hear me?"
02 composed herself and said, "I heard Grandpa."
Unexpectedly, the phone was still on. Zhang Wan's face fell, and the old lady also felt embarrassed. She pursed her lips and stopped talking.
"Zhang Wan wants children. What about you? Do you want children, or do you want to continue fulfilling the mission the country has entrusted to you?" The old man's tone remained calm and unhurried.
"This is a mission entrusted to Grandpa by the country. Grandpa will risk his life to complete it. This is the first mission the country has given you, A-Jie. Don't let the country down! The country believes in you, so train hard! Grandpa believes you can definitely complete it successfully. A-Jie is amazing! Having received this mission, A-Jie, even if it means sacrificing yourself, you must use your last bit of strength to complete it. A-Jie, don't blame Grandpa for being heartless. This mission is more important than our lives! You will complete it, right!"
Grandpa's proud tone and earnest instructions were still vivid in her mind. When she heard Grandpa say "the task the country has entrusted to you" again, 02's eyes welled up with tears, and all the unease, resentment and grievances of the past few days burst forth.
Ignoring the tear tracks sliding down her cheeks, 02 sniffed and said very seriously and firmly, "Grandpa, I will complete the mission assigned to me by the country perfectly. I will not let the country down, nor will I let you down!"
Upon hearing this, the old man laughed, but the other members of the Zhang family were displeased.
"I still think highly of A-Jie. A-Jie, no one can decide your fate except yourself. Even Grandpa can't control your own destiny. You disappointed Grandpa a lot this time, but luckily you have a good leader. A-Jie, go back and file for divorce with your leader. Zhang Wan and the Zhang family are not good enough for you. They can't stop you from moving forward. Even if you get divorced, you will no longer be my granddaughter, but you will still be my granddaughter, and I will still be your grandpa. I am very proud and honored to have you as my granddaughter. What do you think of my idea?"
02 covered her mouth with her hand, tears streaming down her cheeks, and nodded vigorously through sobs: "Okay!"
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