Chapter 310
Yu Dong tried to comfort himself this way.
But he didn't know that Si Nian had always been fascinated by natural landscapes and had watched many documentaries.
And the forbidden zones of human death were what she was most obsessed with.
So she had once written to Zhou Yueshen in a letter, saying she wanted to see the deserts and salt lakes, to experience the desolation of the northwest.
In the future, after development, many people would travel to the northwest, and there were even stories of people crossing uninhabited zones.
But in reality, even in the future era of developed transportation and pervasive internet, countless people who ventured into uninhabited zones still went missing or died.
There were far too many such news reports.
Si Nian had once watched a documentary about poaching incidents and the brazenness of illegal miners operating in the uninhabited zones of the old era.
She never expected that Zhou Yueshen was living in that very era.
Si Nian took a deep breath, wanting to comfort herself.
But the incident of the Second Child's attempted abduction had already warned her that the plot was not all-powerful. What she had changed was only the present of a few people, while the plot itself had already undergone earth-shattering changes.
She could no longer be certain of Zhou Yueshen's safety.
Although she arrogantly believed that her feelings for Zhou Yueshen weren't that deep—he just happened to be her type, happened to be suitable for her, so they were just partnering up to get through life.
But people have emotions.
Especially towards a man she had shared a bed with countless times.
How could she remain unmoved?
Jiang Wenqing, seeing that both their expressions looked rather grim, stepped forward worriedly and asked, "Comrade Si, has something happened?"
Yu Dong, as if suffering from a persecution complex, immediately looked at him warily.
Si Nian took a deep breath and said, "It's nothing. Comrade Jiang, are you here to pick up Xiaojiu?"
Jiang Wenqing figured it must be their private matter and didn't press further. He shook his head and said, "No, I just went to the school. I originally wanted to inquire about a child's situation. I didn't expect that child to be from your family, so I came back."
Si Nian was taken aback. "A child from my family?"
Jiang Wenqing explained the matter concerning Brother Zhang to her.
"Brother Zhang has difficulty getting around. I happened to be on holiday this time, so I thought I'd help him look into the situation. But it seems now my help isn't needed anymore."
He had just been to the school and had already learned the general situation from the teacher.
The teacher who bullied the children was already in prison.
Naturally, there was no need for him.
But thinking about the child Brother Zhang valued, he still wanted to come and see for himself.
Who would have thought it was actually the family that saved his own son.
After listening, Si Nian was slightly stunned.
"You mean Little Dong?" she asked, looking towards the Eldest Child who had just returned.
Jiang Wenqing nodded.
Zhou Zedong also looked at him curiously.
He had just learned from his younger brother that this man was Xiaojiu's irresponsible father.
He didn't expect the man was actually looking for him.
Jiang Wenqing then told Si Nian about Brother Zhang's idea. "Our researcher positions are specially recruited. Either that, or we train them from a young age if they're the right age. If you have any intentions in this regard, I can help."
Although it's true that researchers are very busy, focused on work and unable to tend to family matters.
But such a job is also one in ten thousand.
Not only is the salary high, but it also commands great respect.
In this era, if a family has a scientific researcher, the whole family benefits from the glory.
Moreover, the requirements are extremely strict, and ordinary families basically have no such opportunity.
Even relying on sheer talent is a one-in-ten-thousand chance.
That's also why they are severely short of people.
Si Nian never expected that the Eldest Child would be noticed by someone at such a young age.
Around the moment she heard him say he was from the Guangming Research Base, she fell completely silent.
Wasn't that the very place where the Eldest Child would work in the future?
Although his specific work wasn't detailed in the novel, this name was mentioned.
So no matter how much she tried to change things, the Eldest Child would ultimately be noticed by people from the base.
Their career paths and future growth lines were fixed.
Even if she changed things, those characters who were supposed to appear in the future would still appear.
No wonder the name Jiang Wenqing felt familiar earlier.
Wasn't he the Eldest Child's future teacher?
Si Nian had a headache.
In the novel, when the Eldest Child went astray, it was this teacher who came out to advise and help him, protecting him single-handedly, which spared the Eldest Child from being executed by firing squad.
However, this Jiang Wenqing in the novel was also a character with a tragic past. It was written that his family was destroyed and its members lost, so he advised the work-obsessed Eldest Child not to neglect his family for the sake of work, or he would regret it for a lifetime.
By that time, the Eldest Child had grown up, was taciturn and didn't like to talk.
Harder to get along with than an old man.
He believed that only by making significant contributions and achieving something would no one dare to bully the three siblings.
But precisely because of this, he overlooked his younger brother's rebellion and his sister's accident.
Ultimately, he ended up with the same fate as Jiang Wenqing.
Si Nian simply couldn't imagine that this handsome young man before her would be the Eldest Child's future teacher from the novel—the one who was never without alcohol, slovenly, and whose heart was never in his work.
The novel said Jiang Wenqing had experienced the destruction of his family and the loss of its members. Could it be referring to the incident of Jiangjiu being kidnapped?
If the Second Child hadn't come, and Jiangjiu would still have encountered the kidnapping, then Jiangjiu might really have been sold...
Wait a minute, wait a minute... In the novel, it was written that later, after the Second Child became part of the underworld, he had a very good brother by his side named Wang Jiu. The two ventured together and also died together under the blades of their enemies...
Si Nian: ......
What the hell is all this?