After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 8, Episode 0008: Completely devoid of energy
A wooden board stands in a not-so-obvious spot next to the guard post at the entrance, with the words "Military Personnel's Children's Rural Subsidy Collection Office" written in large red paper on it.

What?
"Yan Yan, does our military region offer subsidies to educated youth who went to the countryside?"

"Huh? Xixi, you didn't know? Yes, we do. I don't know if other military regions have them, but our military region does. We started having them last year, but we can't get them now. We have to go to the guard post to get them when we leave."

She thought Xixi knew about this.

Speaking of the reason for this, everyone felt sad. "Last year, a young educated youth from the military region in Guangdong Province froze to death in the countryside. The incident caused quite a stir and even reached our area. Later, it was found that the young educated youth's stepmother had embezzled all of her subsidies and hadn't prepared anything for her family."

After this incident, their military region started providing subsidies for educated youth. Each person received fifty yuan plus ten jin of grain coupons and an industrial voucher. Family members could not collect the voucher on their behalf; the educated youth going to the countryside had to collect it themselves when they passed by the guard post on their way to the countryside.

About five minutes' walk from the compound, there's a supply and marketing cooperative, which is one of the largest in Beijing. Apart from department stores, it has the most complete selection of goods.

Of course, it also had the most people.

Lin Yuexi knew how lethal her face was, so she used her mental power to 'disguise' herself before leaving home.

It's not that she's hiding her beauty; in her past life, she was just a girl from a modest family. In this life, it's so rare for her to become an unparalleled beauty. Who would want to hide it?

She simply lowered her profile to avoid drawing too much attention to herself.

Having 'lost' the gossip system, Ren Yan reappeared beside her, a rascal jumping around in a melon patch. The girl couldn't resist being quiet for long.

"Xixi, do you know that the two Ye brothers in our compound are going to the countryside?"

The Ye family is small, with only three grandchildren and their eldest daughter already married. How could they send their two remaining children to the countryside?!
It seems that something has happened to the Ye family as well.

Ren Yan lowered her voice and said, "The Ye family was reported. Aunt Juan said it was even more unsafe for Hai Zi and the others to stay in Beijing, so they were both reported to be sent to the countryside, specifically to the Northeast."

Lin Yuexi sighed silently. Nowhere is safe now.

Everyone avoids discussing such matters, but Ren Yan only dared to tell Lin Yuexi because she trusted Lin Yuexi's character. She had no intention of discussing it further and immediately changed the subject.

About twenty minutes later, the two arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative.

A novel wheelchair and a girl who looked like an angel but had a sickly appearance immediately attracted everyone's attention.

But because Lin Yuexi had tampered with things, even though everyone was careful, they could only glance at her a few times to see what was going on, and then continue doing what they were doing.

People naturally like to take a second look at those who are good-looking and have a good temperament, but that's about it.

Lin Yuexi has a lot of things in her space, so many that she could never use them all in several lifetimes. The problem is that almost none of them can be used now, as they are all technological products from fifty or sixty years in the future.

It's not that we don't have rice, flour, and cooking oil, but they're all of such high quality that it's fine for me to eat them secretly occasionally, but if I were to take them out, someone would discover the problem in no time.

Fortunately, she bought everything on a retro street she passed by, many of which were replicas of items from the 1960s and 70s.

I didn't think much about it at the time. I just thought that since she had plenty of space, I could just throw those things away when I saw something else nice.

Fortunately, they didn't abandon anything from that street. Whether it was good luck or something else, they didn't encounter any strange people. On the contrary, because Lin Yuexi was in a wheelchair, many people kindly gave them way and even let them buy things first at the counter.

We had everything we needed at home, and in the end, after joining in the fun of visiting the supply and marketing cooperative, we bought some candy and snacks.

After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, Ren Yan pushed her wheelchair back.

The atmosphere outside is much more severe than Leng Zhi and Zhang Hongying had told the original owner in their memory.

The streets, steeped in a bygone era, are plastered with slogans on the walls. Pedestrians walk briskly with their heads slightly down. There are many people coming and going, but there is no sense of liveliness. Instead, a heavy sense of oppression seems to be pressing down on everyone's heads.

Lin Yuexi's appearance was stunning, and their group was also very special, but most people only glanced at her a few times in amazement before lowering their heads and hurrying away.

Depressing, dull, and devoid of any vitality.

Suddenly, a series of noisy sounds came from afar, accompanied by faint screams and cries.

Lin Yuexi, who had never experienced it firsthand, didn't react for a moment, but Ren Yan's expression changed. She looked around and quickly and steadily pushed the wheelchair into the alley not far away.

The noise grew louder and louder, and a few minutes later, as the crowd drew closer to the alley where they were, Lin Yuexi finally understood what was going on.

Fearing that Lin Yuexi might get hurt, Ren Yan pushed her into the middle of the alley, making her appear awkward.

Afraid of startling or disturbing Lin Yuexi, she used herself to block Lin Yuexi's view and covered her ears at the same time; it wasn't that she was being nosy, but that the original owner had actually fainted because the surroundings were too noisy.

After a while, Ren Yan finally pushed Lin Yuexi out with a serious expression.

I dare not shop around anymore, I must hurry home.

Unbeknownst to them, a deep, unsettling gaze had been following them the entire time.

In a small courtyard, Fan Lisheng walked over and curiously followed Huo Han's gaze, peering outside. "What are you looking at? I think I heard some noise outside just now."

Huo Han glanced at him expressionlessly, then stepped inside.

Fan Lisheng quickly followed, seemingly annoyed, and grumbled, "Hey, you're still got this bad temper even now that you're grown up. Be careful you never get a wife in your life. Oh, by the way, did you know that the most beautiful girl in our compound is going to the countryside? I heard from my mom that it seems like the Leng family is like yours. Uncle Leng and the others didn't feel comfortable leaving Xixi alone in Beijing, so they arranged for her to go to the countryside in Heilongjiang Province."

"With Xi Xi's looks, even if I were Uncle Leng, I wouldn't feel at ease. Grandpa Leng is still in Beijing. It's just that some rumors have spread that that bastard surnamed Qian dared to have designs on Xi Xi. The night before last, we put a sack over his head and beat him up."

The tall, upright figure in front of him suddenly stopped, and Fan Lisheng, who was following closely behind, didn't react in time and crashed into him.

"Oh my god, is your back made of stone?"

My nose feels so sore, I hope he's not getting a nosebleed.

Huo Han turned to look directly at him and asked in a cold voice, "Surname Qian, which one?"

(End of this chapter)