When he suddenly knew the truth, the surprise in his heart was shattered by Yan Guofeng's complacency, leaving no trace.
"Old Yan, how could such a failed product be released into the world?" It is impossible for the higher-ups to be so clueless as to give it to these sick people.
Not only was Elder Wu skeptical, but Elder Cheng was equally uneasy. "I've never heard of a failed drug being used on a human. It's ridiculous."
Yan Guofeng shook his head and sighed. "I only know a few things about the specifics, not everything. I only know that after Yuxiu submitted the data, she moved on to other things. It wasn't until the repair fluid was released that she realized it hadn't been truly successful. At the time, she simply thought the current talent pool was dwindling, and that they had only gotten so far based on the data and materials she provided. Later, by chance, she personally saw the data from the Medical Research Institute's research and realized they hadn't put their heart into it."
"Logically speaking, with all the data and information provided by Yuxiu, it's impossible for them to only produce something with this little effect; but the fact is, they only made a repair fluid with this little effect."
From Yan Guofeng's narration, both Mr. Wu and Mr. Cheng heard helplessness and indignation; if they had not heard it today, these retired people would not have known about these hidden secrets.
"I understand." Old Cheng held the child with both hands, angry but not daring to use force. He could only grit his teeth and say, "Too much, too much! Countless ancestors fought with us to build this country. How could such a person who just sits there and does nothing for himself emerge?"
Old Wu sighed softly, "They say it's easy to conquer a kingdom, but hard to keep it. It's true. We've come to a new homeland after countless hardships, but we can't avoid the greed and delusion hidden in human nature."
This is human nature. Everyone has obsessions, greed, and delusions. It all depends on whether we can control them.
If you can control yourself, you will be pure and clear, but if you can't control yourself, the end result will not be very good.
"You can stop now and wait for the new repair fluid to be released, then take another one." It would be in vain to say more.
Old Wu and Old Cheng nodded in agreement. They had been comrades for many years, had experienced the battlefield, and had gone through the ups and downs after liberation. Their friendship was incomparable to anything else. Naturally, they believed his words.
The topic ended there and no one mentioned it again.
When Zhong Yuxiu came out of the kitchen, she saw that the atmosphere between them was heavy and silent. They lowered their heads and absentmindedly teased the child.
"Grandpa, Grandpa Cheng, Grandpa Wu, Feng Zheng made some sweet soup. Would you like a bowl?"
The moment Yan Guofeng looked up, he concealed all his emotions and nodded with a smile, "Give me a bowl, less sweet soup and more glutinous rice balls."
"I want one too. Thank you, Yuxiu." Old Wu started to speak. Old Cheng was not willing to be left behind. "Give me a bowl with lots of sweet soup, and try not to have glutinous rice balls."
Everyone has different tastes. Zhong Yuxiu nodded in agreement and went back to the kitchen to serve each of them a bowl. She took out three spoons from the cupboard, washed them, and put them into three small bowls respectively. She then put the bowls on a tray and brought it to them.
"Grandpa, you asked for more glutinous rice balls and less sweet soup; Grandpa Wu, you didn't tell me what flavor you wanted, so I gave you some of both; Grandpa Cheng, this is more sweet soup for you, but only a few glutinous rice balls."
She brought the food to them one by one, and put the child in the crib; she let the three old men eat while she took care of the children.
Yan Guofeng took the bowl, stirred the soup bowl with a spoon, scooped a spoonful, blew it on the warm and cool soup, tasted it, and then nodded repeatedly, "Not bad, sweet but not greasy, the wine tastes sweet, very delicious."
"Is it really that delicious?" Old Wu was skeptical. "Those sweet wines sold outside are just so-so. How can they be that good?"
Old Cheng also didn't believe it. It was not like their family had bought it and eaten it before. It was okay to eat it occasionally, but if you ate it often, you would definitely get tired of it.
Yan Guofeng rolled his eyes at them and said, "If you don't believe me, don't eat it."
"Believe it, believe it, okay? Don't let anyone ask." Old Cheng chuckled, lowered his head to taste a bite, and nodded. "You know what, it's really good; much better than the ones I buy at home. Where did you buy yours?"
Both of them said it was delicious. Old Wu lowered his head and took a sip. It was slightly sweet, with a slight taste of wine. It was not greasy and was very sweet.
"Not bad, Lao Yan, where did you find this good stuff?" They all understood that delicious things are not necessarily famous, and famous things are not necessarily delicious.
Yan Guofeng said, "I think you bought it from Dashan's friend. You know, Dashan used to be involved in business, and he had connections with all kinds of people. He knew a lot of people, and there were many who cooked delicious food."
"Can you recommend one to us? Next time I'll ask my aunt to buy some. My mouth has no taste every day and I'm in a bad mood."
Due to health reasons, the two elderly men were restricted from drinking alcohol and eating large amounts of meat; plain porridge and small vegetables were their normal diet. Previously, tormented by illness, they had to eat this way. Later, with the advent of healing fluids, the pain was less severe, and their hearts felt more alive. However, their caregivers refused to allow them to eat. They asked for permission first, even if they wanted to.
Do you see the personnel they manage? Ask them and see if they have food to eat?
Day after day, they were almost used to it. Seeing Yan Guofeng's life today, that was how a normal person lived. He could eat and drink whatever he wanted. His eldest grandson and his wife were filial, and his three great-grandchildren were adorable. This was truly a beautiful life.
"No problem, we're going to sell it anyway. I'll tell you the specific address when Dashan comes back."
"Okay, we'll be waiting."
After the three old men finished drinking the sweet soup, Yan Guofeng put down his bowl, picked up his great-grandson, and kissed him on the face.
"Where's my great-great-grandson? Why is he so adorable? Look at how well-grown my third great-grandson is. He'll be a handsome young man when he grows up."
Well, I’m starting to feel proud again.
Elder Wu and Elder Cheng put down their bowls one after another and glanced at him. "The children are cute and adorable because they are good-looking and have inherited good genes from their parents. It has nothing to do with you. Don't flatter yourself."
"Don't I have my eldest grandson and his wife? Without them, where would my three great-grandchildren come from?" After a series of remarks, Yan Guofeng concluded, "So, how come it has nothing to do with me? You're just jealous and envious of me, yet you're still being stubborn."
Old Cheng was disgusted. "Come on, you're getting more shameless by the second. Come on, come on, show me if you're a two-faced person or a city wall person. Can a bullet penetrate you?"
"I guess it's the city wall. We can't penetrate it." Old Wu added, and the two of them joined forces to criticize Yan Guofeng.
Yan Guofeng didn't care. The two people were just jealous of him because he had three great-grandchildren, a promising grandson, and a grandson-in-law who was smart, steady, tactful, and graceful.
If the head and mistress of a family are chosen well, the family will prosper for three generations; if they are not chosen well, I'm sorry, it's not certain whether this generation can survive.
Just like marrying a virtuous wife, a good wife will bring blessings to three generations. If she is not a good wife, let alone three generations, it’s good enough that she doesn’t bring harm to her own children.
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