Shen Jingyan raised an eyebrow. She had long expected that the Chen family elders would not give up so easily.
The Shen family was living a very good life in the capital. In the eyes of the old couple, they were a big piece of fat meat!
They won't give up until they've squeezed every last drop of oil from this piece of fat.
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The fact that the elderly couple could raise such an exceptional daughter as Chen Feng only suggests that their greed and selfishness are even greater.
Shen Yuqin was furious and shouted at Old Madam Chen:
"Why don't you just rob someone? Do you think we're a bank? Five hundred yuan isn't enough for your funeral?"
Instead of feeling ashamed, Old Mrs. Chen straightened her back and said confidently:
"Shouldn't your family pay for your mother's funeral?"
Just as things were about to escalate into an argument, Shen Jingyan stepped forward and patted Shen Yuqin on the shoulder.
She hadn't spoken up before because, as a niece and a junior, it wasn't appropriate for her to step forward in this matter.
However, the elderly couple from the Chen family kept bringing up the dead, which was clearly a form of moral blackmail.
Shen Honggang is an honest man. Although he has principles, he has a soft heart. Zhang Guizhi has no say in the matter, and Shen Yuqin has a bad temper. They might end up arguing, and then Shen Honggang would be labeled as unfilial.
She had to mediate a few times.
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Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Chen and Old Mr. Chen looked at each other, neither able to refute it.
Having no other choice, he reluctantly said:
"Then... let's split it 50/50 between our two families..."
Shen Jingyan nodded happily and continued:
"Also, ma'am, my uncle kindly took your daughter to a big hospital in the capital for treatment, so she left without crying. He didn't mention the medical expenses to you either, and he even gave you two a lot of money, right?"
Old Mrs. Chen started to panic. Wasn't this a direct confrontation with her?
“If Gangzi hadn’t offered to bring Dafeng to the Imperial Capital Hospital, we wouldn’t have come. We couldn’t afford such an expensive hospital…”
He remained silent and ignored her complaints.
“Look, logically speaking, the medical expenses should be split 50/50 between our two families, right? I looked at the payment receipts. Your daughter stayed here for 26 days, and the medical expenses, hospitalization fees, and miscellaneous charges add up to more than 400 yuan.”
Old Mrs. Chen: "..."
"A proper funeral in our hometown would cost 200 yuan. We can split it between our two families, 100 yuan each. We can also split the medical expenses, 200 yuan each. In other words, our family can pay a total of 300 yuan."
Old Mrs. Chen: "..."
She didn't know how to refute him, and in her anxiety, she tried to wink at Old Man Chen.
Old Chen was speechless, unsure of what to say.
Shen Jingyan raised an eyebrow at Shen Yuqin, meaning it was her turn to make her appearance.
Shen Yuqin understood immediately and said loudly, "The more than five hundred yuan you're holding was all given to you by our family! How dare you ask for the money back? We've already been very kind of us by not asking you to return it!"
Old Mrs. Chen and Old Mr. Chen could only stare helplessly at each other.
Shen Jingyan felt no sympathy for them whatsoever.
Who told them to be so heartless and only want to squeeze the Shen family dry?
Since you're so heartless, I'll settle things with you squarely!
In the end, Old Mrs. Chen and Old Mr. Chen were unable to get any more money from the Shen family, and had no choice but to take Chen Feng's ashes back to their hometown.
This matter is now considered closed.
Life quickly returned to its usual tranquility.
Shen Jingyan's farm has expanded further.
The land that Gu Zhiyun had previously bought for her, Shen Jingyan discussed with several workers who knew about planting and planned out three areas.
One area is planted with strawberries, another with fruit trees, and yet another with flowers.
As the scale of planting grew larger, Shen Jingyan's ambitions also grew larger.
She wants to buy the entire back mountain area to create an ecological agricultural park, and in the future, she can turn it into one of the distinctive scenic spots of Fengtai Mountain.
In recent years, her farm has been thriving, with her grains selling well and yields doubling year after year. She has already saved 200,000 yuan.
Just as she was ambitiously planning to buy the back mountain, Gu Zhiyun received a mysterious phone call from the National Space Science Center.
The phone call only told him to come to the aerospace institute for a meeting, and nothing else.
Upon arriving at the Aerospace Academy, Gu Zhiyun was invited to a small room where three leaders were seated. He recognized them all; they were all renowned figures in the aerospace industry.
"Xiao Gu, come, sit down. It's been a long time since I've seen you do experiments at the Aerospace Academy."
Gu Zhiyun bowed politely to the three leaders and replied, "My wife just gave birth to a baby, and the child is still quite young and needs constant care."
One of the professors, surnamed Huang, chuckled and said, "You and that young Yang are both good men of the new century, family-oriented."
The "Little Yang" he mentioned is Yang Xuechang.
Gu Zhiyun didn't immediately guess why the three leaders had asked him to come, so he sat down and drank a few sips of tea.
Professor Huang said, "Xiao Gu, I've called you here today because I have something important to tell you. You need to prepare in advance."
Upon hearing the word "notification" instead of "discussion," Gu Zhiyun understood that the higher-ups had already made a decision on the matter.
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He had to obey his superiors' orders.
He put down his teacup and listened respectfully.
"The country established the 'Soaring' satellite research and development team and selected a group of energetic experts to lead the development, and you are one of them."
Being able to join the national satellite research and development team is an immense honor. Gu Zhiyun's ambition since childhood has been to study and serve the country. Upon hearing this news, he was thrilled and sat up even straighter.
"The initial plan for this project is to develop the world's most advanced lunar orbiting satellite within three years. Moreover, it is a top-secret national project."
A classified project? Three years?
Gu Zhiyun frowned slightly.
Professor Huang noticed the change in Gu Zhiyun's expression.
"In other words, Xiao Gu, you will have to live in anonymity for three years. During the research and development period, you will have to sign a confidentiality agreement. Apart from your wife and parents, no one can know what you will be doing for the next three years. During these three years, you will have to leave home and your family and live a secluded life."
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