After transmigrating into the body of the female supporting character's biological mother, she

Dr. Kobayashi instantly became arrogant, "If you can get me a set of silver needles, I'll tell you."

"Dr. Lin," Fang Wenwen complained, "your apprentice bullied me!"

Lin Zhilan's blatant favoritism was evident. "Xiao Lin, stop teasing her. Just tell her. I'd like to hear it too."

Lin Zijun could only say, "It's useless for you to just say that reading can make you literate and understand principles. Fishermen recognize the real benefits. They have been fishing for generations, knowing the tides and watching the weather. It's all passed down orally from the older generation. These things can't be taught in schools."

But you could tell the principal, "When school starts, teach them how to calculate the harvest, tell them they can read and do math, and they won't have to worry about being cheated by fishmongers on the scales or having their money miscalculated. See if they'll send their kids then."

Fang Wenwen's eyes suddenly lit up, and she was about to speak when Lin Zijun stopped her, "Don't rush, I'll just give you a little idea that can temporarily attract them, but I can't say for sure whether they can stick to studying afterwards."

Seeing this, Lin Zhilan interjected, "Wenwen, you can also tell them that when the factory is built on the island in the future, the employees to be recruited first will definitely be educated. Studying will open up more career paths."

Fishing involves braving the wind and waves, and is very risky.

Education has stagnated, the college entrance examination has been suspended, and even urban students are now being sent to rural areas in large numbers.

If you tell them that studying can change their destiny, they definitely won't believe you.

But if there's a job, like a carrot, hanging in front of them, giving them hope, then these people will consider going to school.

Fang Wenwen glanced outside the door and asked in a low voice, "Dr. Lin, there's construction going on on the east side of the island. Is it really going to be a factory?"

"Yes."

While Director Qian was handling the formalities in the capital, the military region had already started construction.

It seems they don't want to waste a single second.

Many people are asking about it, but no one has a definite answer.

Lin Zhilan told Fang Wenwen because she had received a telegram from Factory Director Qian yesterday.

With the support of the military region and the local government, all the procedures were completed smoothly.

Once the factory is built, we can purchase machinery and equipment, as well as raw materials, auxiliary materials, packaging materials, and other supplies.

The rest is hiring employees.

Director Qian approached her wanting her to find two laboratory technicians from the military hospital.

This is a mandatory requirement for pharmaceutical companies.

Doctors or experienced technicians from pharmaceutical factories outside the island would not give up a good job to go to a factory with an uncertain future.

So we have to find this person from the military hospital first.

However, the news about building the factory can be released now. Even if Lin Zhilan doesn't say anything, local government staff will go to various brigades to give presentations in a couple of days.

Fang Wenwen understood the situation and didn't ask any more questions, intending to say goodbye and leave.

"Wenwen," Lin Zhilan called out to her, "You forgot your things."

"Oh..." Fang Wenwen originally wanted to pretend to forget so that she could leave the things behind, but she didn't expect to be discovered.

She had no choice but to carry her things back.

Lin Zhilan glanced at her watch. "Director, if anyone is looking for me, please ask them to wait a moment. I need to go see the dean."

Ye Congshan was sorting through the medicinal herbs when he heard this. He adjusted his reading glasses and said, "Okay, go ahead."

Dean Liu was also somewhat worried when he heard that the pharmaceutical factory was recruiting testing personnel.

If I get selected, I might be able to earn two salaries like Lin Zhilan.

With too many monks and too little porridge, and unable to distribute it equally, it's a difficult situation for the leaders.

Lin Zhilan was just passing on a message, and then she was about to leave.

Dean Liu quickly grabbed her, "Dr. Lin, can you give me an idea?"

Lin Zhilan laughed and said, "Dean, please don't leave this troublesome matter to me. I want to work well with my colleagues."

That's what they say, but those in the hospital who are well-informed know that the pharmaceutical factory is connected to Dr. Lin in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department.

In the past few days, there have been more doctors visiting the Traditional Chinese Medicine department than patients.

Lin Zhilan, however, stuck to one thing: playing dumb.

I don't know, I don't understand, and I don't know—with these "three no's," my ears are finally at peace.

Putting all that aside, Lin Zhilan now has a car!

A brand-new Phoenix bicycle was driven into the residential compound, attracting a crowd of children and women to watch.

"Oh, Dr. Lin bought a car?"

"It's so beautiful, how much does it cost?"

"Dr. Lin and his wife both earn money, so they don't need this little bit."

"..."

Upon hearing the news, Jiang Chengzhou rushed over, screaming, "Auntie, is this your car?"

"Yes," Lin Zhilan said with a smile, "Do you want your aunt to give you a ride?"

"want!"

"Come on up!"

Jiang Chengzhou jumped onto the back of the bicycle.

Lin Zhilan: ...So heavy.

Back home, Wang Rou was watering flowers in the yard with Li Xuan and Linlin.

Lin Zhilan quickly got out of the car.

Jiang Chengzhou said with some regret, "Auntie, can't you give me a ride around the family compound one more time?"

Lin Zhilan wanted to, but she felt somewhat powerless to do so.

She parked her bicycle in the yard and waved to the three children.

"Come here, everyone, let me measure your height."

Jiang Chengzhou and Li Xuan are the same age, but when they stand together, the difference in their appearance is quite obvious.

Jiang Chengzhou was taller, stronger, and darker-skinned. Li Xuan rarely went out to sunbathe, so standing next to him, he looked like a pale-faced scholar.

As for Xiao Linlin, she looks like a white dough ball, her baby fat hasn't gone away yet, which only makes her look cute.

You wouldn't know unless you compared them, but looking at it this way, Wang Rou looked somewhat worried.

"Sis, isn't Li Xuan too thin?"

Li Xuan lowered his head, pursed his lips, and glanced at Jiang Chengzhou with envy.

Lin Zhilan pinched his arm. "He is a little thin, but as long as he is healthy, that's fine. Let him go out more and get some sun to supplement his calcium intake."

"Okay." Wang Rou always took Lin Zhilan's words as gospel and agreed without hesitation.

Li Xuan was definitely going to school, and Lin Zhilan also told Liu Chunhua about the school opening.

Liu Chunhua's first reaction was: "Dr. Lin, how much is the tuition per term?"

"I didn't ask, but it shouldn't be expensive, maybe just a few dollars at most."

Liu Chunhua breathed a sigh of relief, but then became worried again.

A child costs a few dollars, three children cost more than ten dollars, and a yearly cost is twenty or thirty dollars.

Ma Daniu sends half of his monthly allowance back to his hometown. The rest covers household expenses and the food and clothing for his three children. He can't save much money at the end of the year.

Twenty or thirty yuan is not a small amount of money.

Fortunately, she followed Dr. Lin's lead and chose a house with a yard instead of an apartment building. Now she can grow some vegetables in the yard, which saves her some money.

Liu Chunhua made up her mind that when Ma Daniu returned tonight, she would definitely have a good talk with him.

The children are older now, so I can't send them so much money back every month like I used to.

They have fields and land in the countryside with harvests, and their family also needs to make a living; they can't support their hometown forever.

Lin Zhilan could tell that Chunhua's sister-in-law was worried about money.

However, she couldn't say much, otherwise it would feel like she was telling someone who was starving that she was full.

That evening, Lin Zhilan's family was having dinner. She saw Jiang Chengzhou eating heartily and was about to say something when she heard arguing and the sound of bowls being smashed coming from across the table.