Rebirth 78, the beginning of the marriage was broken off by the female educated youth

In the office, the open account book still carries the hard work of Ding Yuqiu running all over the city.

Li Xiangnan looked at the densely packed numbers and notes on it, then looked up at the tired but smiling face of the person in front of him, and the warmth in his heart could no longer be suppressed.

Gratitude, heartache, and other indescribable emotions mixed together and rushed to my head.

He didn't think about anything, and on a whim, he took a step forward, opened his arms and hugged Ding Yuqiu into his arms.

Ding Yuqiu was stunned!

The man's strong arms wrapped around her shoulders, and the heat of soap and body temperature suddenly enveloped her.

Her face turned red in an instant, as if it was burning.

Her ears were buzzing, and all she could hear was the "boom, boom, boom" sound of his heart beating against a drum in his chest, so fast and so strong that it made her own heart beat wildly.

This was the first time in her life that she was hugged by a man like this.

She was so panicked that she didn't know where to put her hands and feet. Her body was stiff and she dared not move.

I wanted to push him away, but my arms felt like they were filled with lead and were too heavy to lift.

And... this embrace was warm and reassuring, like suddenly being wrapped in a thick quilt on a cold day, making it seem as if all the fatigue and grievances accumulated from running around recently had found a place to rest.

She secretly took a breath and smelled the clean scent on him. A secret sweetness suddenly emerged in her heart, as if she was holding a piece of fruit candy.

But the hug didn't last for a few seconds.

Li Xiangnan seemed to come to his senses suddenly, and as if he was scalded, he suddenly let go of his hand, took a big step back in panic, and his face was as red as a piece of cloth.

"I'm sorry, Yuqiu!"

He scratched his head, his eyes dodging, not daring to look at her, his words stuttering. "I... I'm so happy! When I saw this account book and thought about how much you've suffered for us, I... I couldn't control myself! You... Don't take it to heart, I really didn't mean it!"

Ding Yuqiu still had his head down, his face burning, his fingers tightly clutching the corner of his clothes.

After hearing his stammering explanation, the panic in her heart gradually subsided.

She secretly raised her eyes and glanced at him, seeing that he was even more embarrassed than herself, like a child who had done something wrong. Somehow, the sweetness in her heart became even stronger.

She shook her head gently, her voice small but tender: "No...it's okay. I know you are...excited."

As soon as she said this, she felt embarrassed and quickly lowered her head.

The room suddenly became quiet, with only the unsteady breathing of the two people.

The brief hug just now was like a pebble thrown into a lake, and the ripples still circled in the hearts of both of them.

Li Xiangnan rubbed his hands and looked at the account book again for no apparent reason.

Ding Yuqiu could still feel the warmth of his arm on her shoulder, her face was hot, and her heart was like a little rabbit, beating fast. Only she knew the secret joy in her heart.

She smiled charmingly, her tone filled with infinite longing, "Xiangnan, can we order those equipment right away?"

"Yes! Yes! It can be ordered right away!" Li Xiangnan took a deep breath, forced himself to suppress his surging emotions, wiped his eyes with the back of his hand, and when he looked up again, his face was full of excitement and excitement.

He grabbed the account book and subconsciously grabbed Ding Yuqiu's wrist with his other hand. "Let's go! Yuqiu, let's go find Taozi! Tell her the news right away! She's been waiting for too long!"

Jiang Qitao's "temporary snake venom research institute" borrowed a room in the hospital, deep in the equipment department on the second floor.

The hospital was bustling with activity. Even in the laboratory and equipment department on the second floor, there were long queues of people. The deeper one went, the quieter it became. A faint light was shining through the window of the innermost room.

Li Xiangnan and Ding Yuqiu walked over quietly and pushed open the half-open door.

Jiang Qitao was seen leaning over the laboratory table, the halo of the desk lamp shrouding her thin figure.

She was wearing glasses and observing something carefully through a microscope. Thick documents and notebooks were piled beside her. There were also several cages containing live snakes for extracting venom, making slight rustling sounds.

Her face was a little pale, and the bruises under her eyes were even heavier than Ding Yuqiu's, but her expression was extremely focused.

Hearing the door open, Jiang Qitao raised her head, saw who it was, and showed a hint of surprise on her face: "Xiangnan? Sister Yuqiu? Why are you here?"

Her voice was hoarse from staying up late.

Li Xiangnan walked up to her in a few steps, his breathing a little rapid due to excitement.

He didn't say anything, but directly placed the account book that was opened to the summary page on Jiang Qitao's laboratory table, and tapped the red number heavily with his finger.

Jiang Qitao looked down in confusion.

When her eyes met the string of numbers "?1,173,200.00".

As she read Ding Yuqiu's detailed notes below, her hand holding the tweezers trembled violently, and the tweezers fell to the table with a "pop".

She looked up in disbelief, looked at the account book, then looked at Li Xiangnan, whose eyes were slightly red and he was very emotional, and then looked at Ding Yuqiu, who was standing beside her, smiling and nodding at her.

She took off her glasses and looked at the number carefully again, as if to confirm that it was not an illusion.

"This...this is...the balance for the defibrillator...have you collected all...?"

Her voice began to tremble.

"It's all here! Taozi! It's all here!" Li Xiangnan nodded heavily, his voice filled with suppressed excitement. "One million one hundred and seventy thousand! Not a penny less! Enough start-up capital for our pharmaceutical factory and your snake venom serum research institute! Equipment! The most critical equipment, we can go buy it right away!"

After confirming the news, Jiang Qitao seemed to have all her strength drained away. Her body swayed, and she subconsciously supported herself on the lab table with her hands.

She did not shout excitedly like Li Xiangnan, but just lowered her head deeply, and her shoulders began to shake slightly uncontrollably.

How long have you been waiting? One year and three months.

Ever since her grandfather met Li Xiangnan and promised her that she could stay in Yanjing, she had been organizing her grandfather's research materials and waiting for the opportunity, until Li Xiangnan and Ding Yuqiu found her and described the dream of China's own biopharmaceuticals and snake venom serum.

Over the past year, she has been guarding this simple laboratory from scratch, facing countless misunderstandings and potential dangers, and relying on almost paranoid beliefs to support her.

Lack of funds, lack of equipment, complicated information... every difficulty is like a mountain.

Countless times in the middle of the night, she asked herself, what is the meaning of perseverance? Can she wait until the day when the clouds part and the moon shines?

And now, this heavy amount of funds, carrying Ding Yuqiu's body temperature and sweat, is like a key, finally opening the closed door.

Grandpa's wish, the Jiang family's purpose, the hope of the people in the world who were bitten by poisonous snakes but had no choice but to wait for death due to lack of serum... all of this is finally no longer just empty talk, no longer an unattainable dream!

Hot tears burst out without warning, sliding down Jiang Qitao's pale cheeks, one drop, two drops, hitting the notebook on the laboratory table, leaving a small wet mark.

She raised her hand, trying to wipe away this "inappropriate" weakness, but she couldn't wipe it away.

"It's alright... it's alright..." She choked up, repeating these two words over and over again, as if to comfort herself, but also as if to promise her grandfather and the people who were waiting, "Grandpa... don't worry... the factory can be built... we can definitely develop a mass production plan for the serum... the people have hope..."

Ding Yuqiu walked forward, gently put his arm around Jiang Qitao's trembling shoulders, and silently comforted her.

Li Xiangnan looked at the two women in front of him who had given everything for him and their common dream. One had traveled a long way to collect a huge sum of money, while the other was willing to live a simple life and devote herself to research. His heart was filled with indescribable gratitude and strength.

In the small laboratory, the lights were dim, but they seemed to illuminate a brand new future.

The account book lay quietly on the table, and the red number, like a spark in the dark night, ignited three closely connected hearts.

Li Xiangnan looked out the window. Autumn was already deep, but hope had already dawned.