Although the price is lower than before, Bai Shuixian can still earn a few hundred yuan by translating a book, which can greatly reduce the financial burden on her family. She is quite satisfied with this.
Gong Linglong was actually somewhat tempted. She was also proficient in English, with a professional level of eight, and her spoken English was standard and fluent. She had no problem talking to foreigners. However, the original owner had never been exposed to English. If her mother found out about her submission, she would not be able to explain it later, and her mother would suspect something was wrong with her, which would affect the relationship between mother and daughter.
So, this idea only flashed through her mind for a moment and then was discarded.
After the mother and daughter finished their meal, Gong Linglong borrowed a small tricycle from Director Yang at the company and took her mother and the heavy package to the nursing home.
The old leader was particularly warm and generous. All the things his comrades mailed to him were delicacies from the Northeast. Before Gong Linglong left, he stuffed half a bag of hazelnuts, pine nuts and pecans into her.
When she rode her tricycle back to the unit, she saw that everyone except Secretary Yan was talking in the warehouse. She walked over with a cloth bag and gave everyone two handfuls of the gifts given to her by her old leader.
Director Yang told her the news he had just received, "Linglong, I just ran into Director Qin outside. He said that Yu Nan has remembered the identities of the two teenagers who beat her and Meng Xiaoying. Now the Public Security Bureau is doing their best to investigate and arrest them."
Gong Linglong's eyes flickered slightly, and she quickly inquired, "Are these two young men not thugs? Does Ben have a grudge against them?"
"They are not thugs. Their grandfather was a famous Chinese medicine doctor and once a professor at Kyoto National Medical College. Later, for various reasons, the whole family was sent to the Hancheng Lake District for labor reform."
"It was probably four or five years ago. I heard that there were some orders from above asking this professor of traditional Chinese medicine to hand over his academic materials and drug formulas. He refused on the grounds that they were ancestral formulas."
"The person in charge of overseeing this matter at the time was Meng Xiaoying's father, Meng He. He had just been promoted and was eager to make a name for himself. He acted radically and got into a major conflict with the family, severely injuring the professor's wife and nearly causing a fatality."
"This family is a stubborn bunch, preferring death to handing over the truth. Later, they were accused of something else and sent to labor camps in Northwest China. It's unclear how they managed to return to Seoul recently."
When Gong Linglong heard that this professor was from the National Beijing Medical College, she thought her mother should know him. Thinking about these Chinese medicine professors being persecuted like this, she felt particularly uncomfortable and asked subtly, "How did Yu Nan suddenly think of this?"
"Their entire family lost their jobs, leaving them without a source of income. Her injuries were severe, and the expenses were high. Western medicine was expensive, so she wanted to try Chinese medicine for conditioning, and that's when she suddenly thought of Professor Shui."
"I heard that those two teenagers look a lot like Professor Shui. The Yu family and Meng Xiaoying had seen Professor Shui's family when they were in Seoul."
After discussing this, the group began to work. When they returned to the office, Director Yang assigned her tasks for the next two days. "Linglong, the last batch of supplies has been distributed, and they should have reached the various relief units by now. Go back and confirm these within the next two days. For those that haven't been distributed yet, urge the street offices to complete the process as soon as possible."
"Okay, I'll go out and pay the return visit now." Gong Linglong immediately packed up.
"You can go back directly when it's time to get off work. After you finish the visit, come back to give me a unified report." After Director Yang said this, he took the folder and went to Secretary Yan's office for a meeting.
Taking advantage of the convenience of going out, Gong Linglong rode a bicycle to the sanatorium. She had been here quite often, and the master in the message room already knew that she was a public official, so he asked her to register her information according to the procedure and let her in.
"Linglong, why are you here again?"
Bai Shuixian was cupping her leader in the room. When she learned that she had arrived, she immediately took some time out to run out and meet her.
"Mom, Director Yang just told me that Yu Nan has confirmed the identity of the teenager who beat them. They are a..."
When she finished speaking, Bai Shuixian's expression changed drastically. "Linglong, are you sure? Is your last name Shui?"
"Director Yang said his last name was Shui, but I didn't ask for it in detail. Mom, do you know this professor?" Gong Linglong asked hurriedly.
"I know him. He's my mentor. There's only one professor named Shui at the National Beijing Medical College, Shui Tingyi."
Bai Shuixian thought about her teacher's experience and felt very sad. She pointed to the back of her hand and said quickly: "The burn ointment that Jingchuan brought back last time was the secret medicine passed down from Professor Shui's family."
"Mom, I understand. Please continue working."
"I met that young man last time I went to the black market. I'm going to try my luck there. I'll also call Brother Jing and ask him to ask someone to check it out."
Bai Shuixian was very worried about the teacher's family, but she couldn't leave them here without someone. She took her arm and whispered, "Linglong, I'll leave the task of finding them to you. If you can meet the Shui family, tell them that you are Gong Wantang's daughter and Gong Kaizhou's granddaughter."
Gong Linglong finally knew her mother's real name and smiled when she heard it: "Mom, your name is so beautiful."
Bai Shuixian pulled the corners of her mouth, a smile that was a little sad. "Your grandmother gave me this name."
"Mom, wait a little longer. It will be soon. You will be able to use your real name soon."
Gong Linglong consoled her without saying anything else. She hurriedly said, "Mom, go to work. I'll call Brother Jing now."
"Okay, be careful."
Lu Jingchuan was in the military area today. After receiving a call from his wife, he agreed to help find the person without saying a word. After arranging the training tasks at hand, he immediately called the army's jeep to the city.
After Gong Linglong called him, she went to the black market in stealth, but did not see the young man, so she had to go back to work.
After getting off work at 5:30, Gong Linglong rushed to the door of the state-owned store. She had previously agreed to meet here with Lu Jingchuan on the phone.
Lu Jingchuan arrived five minutes later than her, driving a jeep. "Linglong, get in first."
Gong Linglong opened the car door and sat down. She took an apple from her backpack and gave it to him, "Brother Jing, have an apple."
"You eat, I'm not hungry."
Lu Jingchuan didn't answer. Thinking about her hard day's work, he said, "Mom said apples are nutritious, you should eat more."
"I just bought two kilograms at the state-owned store and ate one."
Gong Linglong stuffed the apple into his hand. Actually, the apple was grown in the space, so she could just pick fresh ones whenever she wanted to eat them. She immediately asked about the matter, "Brother Jing, have you found out?"
"I went to the Public Security Bureau and asked a friend. The names of the suspects registered in the case are indeed Shui Tingyi's grandsons Shui Hongjie and Shui Hongbin."
"His family has been through a very difficult time in the northwest. Professor Shui's wife was severely injured by Meng He, and she didn't receive timely medical treatment or medication. She has been nearly paralyzed in bed these past few years, relying entirely on medication to survive. His daughter is also in poor health and has a serious illness requiring surgery. He had no choice but to contact an old friend for help."
"I'm not sure which old friend I contacted, but I'm sure they returned to Seoul in the middle of last year. I haven't found their exact address yet."
"I've already asked someone to check. He'll let me know as soon as he has any news. Let's wait for now."
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