Send me to the countryside? Turn around and make you homeless!

Li Xiu is still confused. With different goals, his perceptions are naturally different, but Li Xiu still has some ideological awareness.

Nianlin’s goal is so great, to defend the country, how glorious.

In Li Xiu's eyes, Nian Lin now exudes golden light all over his body, which makes people admire him.

Among the three, she was the least opinionated and the least intelligent. Even for her to work in the tofu factory and the franchise store, it was Tan Yuan who asked her to fight for it and taught her step by step. Li Xiu also knew that the relationship between Tan Yuan and Nian Lin was closer than hers.

She still felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, but not jealous. At this time, Tan Yuan must have a lot to say to Nian Lin.

Thinking this, Li Xiu quietly left the yard and returned to the house, leaving the space to Nian Lin and Tan Yuan.

Tan Yuan had already figured out the whole situation. Her tears had stopped and her sadness had mostly dissipated. Since things could not be changed, she had to do her best to protect herself and the people she cared about.

"Linlin, we are best friends, right?"

Tan Yuan, who had just cried, had wet eyes, like a frightened deer. She looked at him seriously. Nian Lin was a little distracted for a moment and nodded subconsciously: "Yeah."

Of course we are friends, best friends, no doubt about it.

Nian Lin is sure that Tan Yuan may have many friends in the future, but she will not. Tan Yuan is her one and only friend.

"Then as my best friend, Linlin, can you promise me one thing?"

Being stared at by such a pair of watery, pitiful eyes, Nian Lin couldn't say no, but she was also afraid that she wouldn't be able to fulfill her promise, so she could only answer: "You said it, as long as I can do it, I will definitely do it."

"Can you promise me that even if we go to Yunnan Province, we won't rush for quick success and instant benefits. We must proceed step by step and avoid doing anything too dangerous. Your safety is the most important thing, okay?"

Tan Yuan clutched Nian Lin's sleeve tightly, as if grasping at a straw that could save her life: "You know, my parents are missing. Everyone says they are gone. The remaining relatives are worse off than not having them. I treat you as my own sister. You and grandma are all I have. I beg you, please stay safe and live a long life, okay?"

With words of pleading, Tan Yuan had never shown such a vulnerable side before.

When we first met on the train, Tan Yuan was smiling. What were you thinking when you first saw her?

Oh, yes, she was thinking that the girl in front of her must have a very happy family, and her family must be very good to her, otherwise she wouldn't love to laugh so much, and would be so generous and cheerful even to strangers.

Only a child from a happy family can be raised so innocently, unaware of the sufferings of the world and willing to share, just like her younger sister.

But the more he got to know Tan Yuan, Nian Lin realized that it was not the case. Tan Yuan's life was no different from his own, or even worse than his own. At least he still had his grandfather's true love.

Tan Yuan is sincere and treats me as her own sister. I am very, very important to her.

It is precisely because of this that I have to do my best to protect her, so that I can be worthy of Tan Yuan's love for me.

If I were strong enough, the situation today would not have happened, and the tofu factory that Tan Yuan had worked so hard to establish would not have been taken away by others.

Don't talk to her about national justice. Everyone knows that when the tofu factory was in the most difficult time, the commune did not give it a penny of support, and there were only a few hundred yuan in the account.

She woke up many times in the middle of the night and saw Tan Yuan sitting by the window with a kerosene lamp, thinking about ideas and recipes, as well as the matter of the franchise store. No matter how many people opposed it, Tan Yuan went to the county to find a suitable storefront and negotiated the price herself, and blisters appeared at the corners of her mouth.

As for the new factory building, it was also Tan Yuan who pushed through all the opposition. Lin has kept it all in mind over the years, but what about now?

Nianlin just wanted to chuckle a few times to express her speechless mood.

Other people in the team may not know that Nian Lin grew up in an environment full of intrigue and has seen a lot.

Many times it doesn’t matter whether you have the ability or not. There are so many people in the world, and there are many who are capable and willing to work hard. Not everyone can succeed.

Those people care more about whether you have connections or background and whether you can be used by them.

Is Tan Yuan incompetent? Is she not tactful enough? Nian Lin thinks neither is the case. The current situation is simply because Liang Jin's backers are stronger than Tan Yuan's.

Tan Yuan became a victim. This was the first time, and Nian Lin hoped it would be the last time, so Nian Lin had no choice but to agree to Tan Yuan's request against his will.

"Yuanyuan, you know, I can't just sit there and wait for death. I don't have much time, I can't do it."

Of course Tan Yuan knew that there was much time left, and now there was only one year left before Nian Lin died in his previous life.

For a year, I originally wanted to let Nianlin stay in Huaiyin Brigade, so that there would be no danger, or go back to Beijing with her, or go to another place to join the army. With the memory of my previous life, I would always try my best to protect her. This time, I would not compete for the position of factory director, and I could even give up this position voluntarily, thinking that I could also get out of Huaiyin Brigade naturally.

Things always change faster than plans can keep up. She can't control other people's thoughts, nor can she stop Linlin from making progress.

Tan Yuan felt powerless, and her eyes were filled with concealed sadness. Nian Lin felt as if a huge stone was blocking her heart: "I can promise you that I will do my best to protect myself."

Unable to bear making Tan Yuan feel bad, Nian Lin made a promise. This was the only thing she could guarantee to Tan Yuan.

With Linlin's assurance and the protection of Linlin's grandfather, Linlin will definitely be fine.

As Tan Yuan thought about this, the discomfort in her heart dissipated a lot.

"I can promise you to protect yourself, but you must also promise me one thing."

Now it was Tan Yuan's turn to be confused. She promised Linlin, but what could she promise Linlin? She had such weak arms and legs that even if she wanted to join the army, people might not necessarily want her!

Since there was no possibility of danger, Tan Yuan felt much more relaxed after agreeing.

"Okay, tell me what you want me to promise."

"You can't go to Yunnan Province with me."

Tan Yuan's pupils dilated with surprise. She couldn't believe it. She was sure that she had never mentioned this plan to anyone. How could Nian Lin know about it!

She had already thought about it. She wanted to find an easy job in Yunnan Province and do some black market business secretly. It would be even better if she could find a way to get some secret recipes of Miao medicine.

Her little thoughts were ruthlessly exposed by Nian Lin. Tan Yuan's eyes were wandering and the corners of her clothes were tied into several knots.