Feng Tao wasn't lying; his teacher really did say that, and he even looked relieved when he said it.
Researcher Tian was reprimanded by Researcher Hou and now dared not speak, only cautiously watching Researcher Hou.
Researcher Hou didn't look at him, and remained expressionless.
Lin Chuchu could roughly imagine what Researcher Hou was thinking.
I finally managed to get rid of Researcher Tian, that jinx, but he's back again. This time, there's no escaping him.
Actually, Researcher Hou wasn't angry. He was still happy to work with his old partner, but the way they did it in the past was too embarrassing.
In the group, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold my head up for a while.
Researcher Tian became famous overnight; everyone in the research lab knew him.
Researcher Hou also attracted a lot of attention, after all, Lin Chuchu's words, "Researcher Tian is the instruction manual for Researcher Tian," are still fresh in everyone's mind.
Zhou Lichen didn't speak to the three of them, but nodded to Lin Chuchu and went to get his food.
The television in the cafeteria was broadcasting news about the earthquake. Upon hearing the death toll, Lin Chuchu's heart clenched instantly.
Everyone else quieted down, stopped what they were doing, and stared intently at the television.
"...The death toll is 3,269, and 108 people are missing..."
The host uttered the number with a choked voice, as if it were pressing down on everyone's hearts, making it hard to breathe.
Suddenly, the sound of crying came from nearby, and some of the female researchers and guards couldn't help but cry.
Even Lin Chuchu was affected, her eyes reddened, and she tightened her grip on her chopsticks slightly.
"If only we had tried harder back then."
Lin Chuchu muttered something under her breath, and the others were also in a bad mood, sharing the same thought as Lin Chuchu.
If they had tried a little harder, they could have saved even more people.
The TV was broadcasting news and other content, but the cafeteria remained quiet.
When Lin Chuchu finished her meal and walked out of the cafeteria, the sky outside gradually darkened, as if it were about to snow.
The guard was silent for a moment, then said, "Comrade Lin, let's go back. It'll be bad if you catch a cold."
Lin Chuchu nodded. "Okay."
Lin Chuchu didn't go straight home. The two of them went to a convenience store and bought some snacks to take back with them.
Although Lin Chuchu doesn't buy much each time, she buys frequently, keeping half for her space and the rest as snacks.
Even though it snowed the next day, morning exercises continued as usual. Feng Tao kept nagging in her ear like a fly, which was very annoying.
Even Researcher Tian was rambling on and on. Lin Chuchu and Researcher Hou Zhou Lichen were running around like they had no will to live, but unfortunately, they were all running at about the same speed and couldn't shake each other off.
As my body gradually warmed up and I started to sweat, a cool breeze blew in, bringing a slight chill.
Next, I ate breakfast on time. The breakfast was quite substantial, consisting of cornbread, rice porridge, and pickled vegetables.
The steamed buns weren't the hard, unpalatable kind; they had some green vegetables inside, so they tasted pretty good.
"Why does it feel like our food has gotten worse?"
Researcher Tian rambled on as he ate.
"It's good enough to be able to eat my fill. My dad said that where he lives, people can only eat until they are 70% full because food is so scarce now."
Feng Tao said something.
Lin Chuchu sighed inwardly. Not only was food becoming scarcer, but its prices had also risen. Now, the only way to buy food was through the black market.
The Mu family is doing well; everyone in the family has a job, and Mu's mother's shop is profitable, so their food is not too bad.
However, it seems that other families are reducing the amount of food they eat at each meal to varying degrees.
Fortunately, Lin Chuchu had saved some steamed buns and rolls when there was plenty of food in the past, so she could have something to eat if she was still hungry.
Lin Chuchu suddenly spoke up, "If we're all like this, I think the other soldiers must be even worse off."
"Sigh, when will no one in our country go hungry?"
Researcher Hou sighed and said.
Zhou Lichen suddenly interjected, "National academicians are researching high-yield grain varieties, but we should also thank Academician Yuan. If it weren't for his research on hybrid rice, we would be even more starving now."
In the 1970s, people were starving and freezing. It was Academician Yuan who developed hybrid rice, saving many Chinese people.
Now, although China has suffered natural disasters and reduced food production, we have not seen the kind of situation where corpses litter the fields.
Hearing Zhou Lichen say this, everyone fell silent. The current life that China enjoys is inseparable from the countless efforts of our ancestors.
What they want to do is to build China into a stronger nation.
The amount of food served at lunchtime that day was noticeably less. While Lin Chuchu and her group were fine, the men ate less.
They learned from others that several academicians had jointly approached the commander, demanding the same treatment as the soldiers.
Watching the men finish their food, leaving the lunchboxes unwashed, I could only shake my head at the half-eaten coarse grain rice that I had touched.
Let's give them some food before dinner tonight.
No one thought anything was wrong. Even the most troublesome person wouldn't say anything at this time.
If anything negative gets out, I'll be publicly criticized.
In the afternoon, some colleagues started bringing food, since scientific research is both mentally and physically demanding, and it would be troublesome if it affected the progress.
Of course, Lin Chuchu was no exception.
When it was time to leave work, Researcher Hou grabbed Researcher Tian by the collar and dragged him out.
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