Watching her devouring the steamed egg, Tian Xiaobo held his chin in his hand and asked in confusion, "How can you, an educated youth sent to the countryside, take such a long leave to visit your family?"

Yin Xinyi paused, her brain working rapidly, and replied, "Our village chief is a nice person."

"Really?" Tian Xiaobo stretched out the last word. He had already looked at Yin Xinyi's backpack, which contained a letter of introduction from Ankang Village. Coincidentally, he remembered that Lin Ziqiu's stepsister was from that village.

Yin Xinyi hummed, said nothing more, and continued eating.

Tian Xiaobo sat beside the bed, staring at her quietly. After she finished eating the eggs and drinking up the porridge, he asked, "What's the current situation of Lin Mengyao in your village?"

Yin Xinyi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her voice was filled with disbelief, "You know her?"

Tian Xiaobo didn't reveal too much, explaining simply: "I heard from her sister that she went to the countryside, also in Ankang Village."

Yin Xinyi didn't think much of it, thinking that their families were acquaintances. She lowered her eyes and said in a calm tone, "Yes, she and I were the same group that went to the countryside."

Tian Xiaobo asked, "How is she doing in the countryside?"

"She's so rich and generous, how could she live poorly?"

Yin Xinyi couldn't help but recall that when she and Lin Mengyao were first assigned to the same room, she gave each of them a small jar of vanishing cream.

But she confiscated those things because she was not used to them. Instead, Qi Yanyu mocked her for being a wild boar that could not eat fine bran, and snatched away the can that Lin Mengyao gave her.

Yin Xinyi doesn't like to cause trouble, but she is not afraid of it either.

She had an argument with Qi Yanyu at that time, and in the end many educated youth came to watch the fun. With Qi Yanyu's exaggeration, many people felt that Yin Xinyi was ungrateful.

But Lin Mengyao did not say a word to defend her. Instead, she pretended to be a good person and kept trying to reconcile them, and told her not to cause disunity over such a small matter.

And their isolation of Yin Xinyi also began from that time.

Fortunately, Yin Xinyi was used to being alone, so she naturally didn't take their cold violence seriously.

So when Lin Mengyao wanted to ask her for help, Yin Xinyi refused again and again, not wanting to have anything to do with her at all.

Tian Xiaobo looked at Yin Xinyi expressionlessly out of the corner of his eyes, and had some guesses about what she had just said.

Before, Lin Dahai went to the state-owned restaurant and said that Lin Ziqiu had stolen his money. The money happened to be lost on the day when Lin Mengyao went to the countryside. Now, combined with what Yin Xinyi said, Lin Mengyao is definitely the real thief in the house.

Yin Xinyi thought he was eager to know about Lin Mengyao's recent situation, so she added, "She's now married to the village chief and pregnant. I thought she could finally escape the hardship of being an educated youth, but unfortunately, her husband has a mistress outside..."

Tian Xiaobo's expression became serious. He didn't expect such a good thing to happen.

It is just like the old saying goes, when evil is at liberty, evil will be punished.

He was even a little impatient to share this good news with Lin Ziqiu.

Yin Xinyi put down her chopsticks, glanced sideways at him, and accurately caught the excitement that flashed across his eyes.

She was stunned for a moment, wondering if she had seen it wrong.

"Is this enough for you? If not, I'll get you some more." Tian Xiaobo didn't know if it was because his mood had improved, but even his tone of voice had become a little gentler.

Yin Xinyi came back to her senses and quickly shook her head, "That's enough to eat, thank you."

Tian Xiaobo was already impatient to go back and write a letter. "Just leave it here after you finish eating. The person who brought your backpack will come and pick it up."

"it is good."

Yin Xinyi didn't hesitate. She raised her hand and touched her forehead, then suddenly realized something. "Um... I have a fever, so I can't eat eggs! I just forgot!"

Tian Xiaobo disagreed and explained to her, "There is actually no scientific basis for not eating eggs when you have a fever."

"When you're sick and weak, you should supplement your protein intake, but you can't eat too much. This small bowl of steamed egg is fine."

These were what Lin Ziqiu said when he was teaching him how to steam eggs.

He has memorized a lot of similar knowledge, and now that he can spread it to others, he can't help but feel a sense of pride in his heart.

But in fact, Yin Xinyi seemed to understand but not quite after listening to it.

Even though she saw how confident Tian Xiaobo was, she decided to wait for Dr. Tong to come back and ask.

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Yin Xinyi's condition has improved a lot. She has been staying in the infirmary these days to help Tong Yao with some work, and sometimes she goes to the kitchen to help out.

You can't just eat, drink and live here for free.

Such a hardworking girl made everyone in the army envy Captain Yin for having such a good girl.

There were even some older people who wanted to help her find a partner, but Yin Xinyi politely declined.

She is considered an old maid at her age. She doesn't want to be picked like a commodity on the shelf, nor does she want to marry someone she doesn't love.

Yin Xinjun didn't come to see his sister until the morning of the third day.

He lifted the door curtain and saw his sister identifying medicinal herbs with Tong Yao. Tears welled up in his eyes, "Little sister!"

Yin Xinyi looked up, extremely excited, "Brother!"

The two hadn't seen each other for several years, and each other was no longer the same as they remembered.

Yin Xinjun pulled his sister into his arms, and at this moment, the brother and sister put all their thoughts into this hug.

Tong Yao, who was standing by, tactfully went out quietly, giving them space to talk alone.

Yin Xinyi was originally a girl who didn't cry easily, but after joining the army, she became like a crybaby and her tears were completely out of control.

Yin Xinjun pulled her to sit down. Seeing that her face was a little pale, he said distressedly: "I heard that you fainted on the road due to a high fever. How are you feeling now?"

Yin Xinyi comforted him, "I'm almost well now. Don't worry, brother. Sister Tong and the others are taking good care of me."

Yin Xinjun and Tong Yao had a special relationship, so he felt relieved when he heard that it was Tong Yao who was taking care of his sister. "Why did you suddenly come all this way to find me? What happened?"

"No." Yin Xinyi answered truthfully, "I just really want to see my brother. Now that I've moved to the countryside, it's unlikely I'll have another opportunity like this."

"You've suffered so much. It's all my fault that I couldn't protect you and caused you so much injustice..."

Whenever Yin Xinjun thought about how his sister was almost married off to a bastard who was more than 20 years older than her by his uncle's family, he blamed himself. If his sister had not been smart enough to escape, if the matter had really been settled, his sister's life would have been over.

Yin Xinyi never blamed her brother. The two siblings depended on each other for survival, and living under someone else's roof was their only choice.

"Brother, I came here this time, not only to see you, but also to ask you to decide something."

She couldn't bear to see her uncle's family become a burden to her brother.

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