From their departure point to the research institute, they had to travel more than 1300 kilometers. This distance took a lot of strain on this large group of men.

Who knows how much fuel they must have added to the truck? They finally arrived at their destination just when they were about to give up.

For nearly a month, they were almost driven mad by the ordeal. It was the longest truck ride they had ever taken; the constant jolting felt like their bones were about to fall apart.

After arriving here, they had to be quarantined and questioned, spending another week here. They were finally able to go home, and the Lunar New Year was approaching. If they were detained for another week, they would have to spend the Lunar New Year here.

The quantity has been verified, and the items have been checked one by one. Because there were a lot of them, and the composition of these materials needed to be tested, they were detained for so long.

After all, this concerns the future development of weapons, so no one dares to be careless.

After returning, Xia Jixuan stayed for another day, submitted all the reports he was supposed to submit, packed his things, and hurriedly took his two sons home.

Neither of the sons participated in this trip, since they are now in the logistics department and have been here for several years. This time, they took the opportunity to go home together during their vacation.

By the time they got home, it was already New Year's Eve, just in time for a family reunion dinner.

"After so many years, we can finally have a reunion dinner..." Of course, this is the kind of reunion dinner that others see, a reunion dinner for the New Year.

Although they can gather in the space, Xia Jixuan is often busy and can't even return to the space to reunite with them during the Chinese New Year.

However, this year they had two more grandsons, Shen Jiaye and his grandson, to celebrate the New Year with. The old man was very happy, finally his eldest grandson could spend the New Year with him.

The village was especially lively during the Spring Festival this year. Of course, the most lively place was the Xia family, because Xia Jixuan had returned. All his childhood friends in the village came to see how he was doing.

I also had another purpose earlier, which was to inquire about when recruitment would begin, what policies were in place, and whether it was possible to get in through connections.

Using connections is of course impossible. He wouldn't even dare to use connections for his own two sons, let alone risk it for others.

The Xia family was exhausted from working non-stop all day on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

Even many of the educated youth who rarely appeared in the villagers' groups came. They were just curious about what the most capable person in the village was like.

Xia Yutang was generous; both of them had candies, snacks, melon seeds, and peanuts at home, which attracted even more people to come and try their luck.

After entertaining guests all day, the five members of the Xia family were exhausted and collapsed on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Seeing his listless sister, Shi Tou quickly came over and massaged her hands: "Why don't you just stay home tomorrow? I don't think these people will calm down for at least a few days."

Xiaoyu also felt sorry for her younger sister and chimed in to comfort her, "Yes, little sister, I saw a few people lurking around looking at you today."

He, as the older brother, was worrying like a father. His younger sister was beautiful, only 13 years old, and already someone was eyeing her. If they were like this at home, what would they be like when they weren't?

Although the younger sister is highly skilled in combat, she is, after all, a girl. At this point, the two exchanged a glance, as if they had suddenly reached a tacit understanding.

Before they left, they had to figure out a way to protect their sister. Although they were gone, their good brothers were still there.

He recognized some of the faces of those who were glancing at his sister; they weren't from his village. Those must be the educated youth his childhood friends had mentioned.

Anyone who dares to have ill intentions towards his younger sister will be dealt with severely, without any effort being made to suppress them.

"I never knew the uncles and elders in the village were so enthusiastic, and what's with that Aunt Zhang? Is she jealous that we're doing well? Her niece is notoriously lazy and good-for-nothing in the whole village, and she wants to use her to ruin you. Ugh, her face is bigger than a basin..."

The family found it somewhat amusing to hear her rambling on and on about those people.

Many of the people who came today were eyeing his twins, but he didn't find any of them satisfactory.

After all, he grew up in the village, and over the years he had heard a little about what kind of people there were and what their personalities were.

Besides, his two sons are only 20 years old, and he's not in a hurry to set them up on blind dates. He has connections and doesn't need his sons to marry people they don't like just to climb the social ladder. So far, both sons have been working their way up through their own skills.

"Alright, alright, your brother and the others aren't that stupid. They grew up in the village too, how could they not know who they are? Sweetie, have some water first." Xia Jixuan couldn't bear to see her daughter so angry, so she quickly got her a glass of water and pulled her to sit down.

"Hmph, that old hag Aunt Zhang, she actually wants to introduce a widow..." The little girl was still indignant. She knew that the widow Zhang was introducing was meant for her father.

Liu Fangmei chuckled and pinched her daughter's cheek: "Alright, don't be angry. We know what she means, so don't worry."

"Okay, don't be angry anymore. Let's go back to the space and have beef hot pot tonight." His precious daughter is a good girl. No matter how angry she is, she can be coaxed back to health with just one meal.

"I want grilled meat." The smell of grilled meat is just too strong; they don't usually dare to eat it. They're afraid that if they go out, their body odor will be too strong and others will smell it.

"Okay, Dad will grill it for you himself. It's cold outside, so I'll go to the Shen family's house and ask your brother and the others to shovel snow. You and Mom go back and prepare the beef first, and Dad will grill it for you later." My little darling is still angry, so I need to calm her down first and find something she likes to do for her. That's the simplest and most convenient way.

"Then I'll go shovel snow with my brother. I want to build a snowman." The snow has been falling quite heavily these past two days, and there's a thick layer of snow in the yard. Because they were busy with other things, the mother and daughter had only managed to clear a narrow path for the two of them.

"Put on your gloves and have your two older brothers help you. Don't play in the snow for too long. Dad will be back soon..." Xia Jixuan quickly sent her two sons away after giving them instructions and went to shovel snow with her daughter.

Watching the children leave, Xia Jixuan turned serious and said to his wife, "You need to be careful of this Zhang sister-in-law. I think she's a troublemaker. From now on, no matter where you are in the village, whether you're working or going anywhere, don't be alone. If our daughter is home, take her with you; if she's not, take that little brat Shen Zhiyuan with you."

"I understand. I really didn't expect her to be this kind of person. Don't worry, I've never worked with her in my work teams. The Zhang sister-in-law here belongs to the second production brigade, so we're not even in the same place. Be careful while you're at home these next few days, don't fall into her trap." That old woman seems to have a cunning mind.

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