After strolling around the streets of Xiao Rizi to her heart's content, Jiang Zhiyu let out a satisfied burp and instantly teleported back to China.

I haven't seen my child in a long time.

She didn't go home, but ran straight towards the compound. It was winter break, and both little ones were home. As soon as she entered the yard, Song Zhiyao, with her sharp eyes, was the first to spot her mother and immediately skipped and hopped towards her. Song Zhizheng reacted a beat slower, but not wanting to be outdone, he followed closely behind with his short legs.

Jiang Zhiyu picked them up one by one.

"You guys have gained weight again since I last saw you."

Song Zhiyao immediately pouted: "No way! Without Mom around, I can't eat well, and I've lost so much weight!"

Song Zhizheng chimed in mercilessly, "She eats so much! And she steals mine every day!"

Song Zhiyao raised her chin defiantly: "I'm the older sister, so what if I eat more?"

Song Zhizheng fell silent. He probably felt that reasoning with his sister was pointless.

Jiang Zhiyu left the two children in the yard, and when she came out of the house, she was carrying two large bags.

"Come, come, see what Mom brought you."

She opened the bag, inside were two extra-large educational toys, complete sets of building blocks and puzzles, exquisitely crafted, far superior to those available in the domestic market.

The two children's eyes lit up when they saw the toy, and they immediately grabbed it and wouldn't let go.

......

Less than half an hour later, the sound of several jeeps braking could be heard outside.

Jiang Zhiyu gently patted the two children's heads, then squatted down to their eye level: "Mommy's going out to run some errands, but I'll definitely be back tonight, I promise."

The two children were engrossed in their new toys, not even looking up. They waved and immediately got back to playing.

Jiang Zhiyu's lips twitched. She walked out of the courtyard and, sure enough, saw Liu Xuemin, Zhao Shoucheng, and Li Tiejun.

She looked at them, somewhat speechless: "So many people came?"

Li Tiejun saluted her and said in a serious tone, "We're afraid that if we arrive late, we won't be able to get any good stuff."

"Get in the car, Old Li and Old Gao are waiting."

......

Jiang Zhiyu arrived at the central conference room as agreed.

There were about ten people sitting below, and their eyes lit up when they saw her come in. Their gazes were more fervent than if they had seen mountains of gold and silver.

Jiang Zhiyu sat down to Gao Lao's left. Liu Xuemin, Zhao Shoucheng, and Li Tiejun followed behind and also found seats.

Old Li looked at the three people behind him with amusement: "You all made the trip, but you still ended up coming in here, didn't you?"

The three of them touched their noses and remained silent.

Old Gao, seated at the head of the table, glanced around and said directly, "Let's not beat around the bush. The goods are back. Once this girl has drawn up the list, we'll discuss how to distribute them."

He paused, his gaze falling on Jiang Zhiyu, and his tone suddenly became serious.

"Today, first of all, we're holding a small internal commendation meeting for our great contributor, Comrade Jiang Zhiyu."

Jiang Zhiyu was stunned for a moment.

"Everyone knows about Comrade Jiang Zhiyu's contributions to the country. The last few times I wanted to award her, she absolutely refused to participate or accept the prize. If we don't give her one this time, it would be unfair of us. No matter how poor our country is, we can't let her down."

Jiang Zhiyu was somewhat surprised. She thought these people had come to collect something, but it turned out they were holding a mini-award ceremony for her?

"Host, I didn't expect them to be holding an awards ceremony for you," Seventeen muttered to himself.

"This commendation, once we leave this meeting room, should be kept quiet," Old Gao's voice continued. "Comrade Jiang Zhiyu's status is special; this commendation is limited to those present here and cannot be made public for many years to come."

A round of applause erupted in the conference room.

"Today we are awarding Comrade Jiang Zhiyu the First-Class Merit Medal."

Old Gao stepped forward, picked up the medal with both hands, opened the box, took out the medal, and pinned it to the left breast of Jiang Zhiyu's coat.

The audience erupted in applause once again.

At this moment, Old Li stood up and handed over a document, which Jiang Zhiyu took and opened.

The first page contains the property ownership documents for a three-courtyard siheyuan (traditional courtyard house). The property belongs to the state, and their family has enjoyed the right to reside there for generations.

The second page lists a special research fund. The state has allocated a sum of money, which she has independent control over. She can use it to purchase experimental materials, support projects she favors, and fund scientists. There are no layers of approval required, but the money can only be used for scientific research and cannot be squandered.

The contents of the third page made Jiang Zhiyu raise an eyebrow slightly.

Regarding the secret experimental base in Sandu'ao, she held supreme technical decision-making power, including the approval of future equipment projects and research directions; she had the right to make recommendations. The allocation of researchers and engineers prioritized her needs. The military was responsible for security, and scientific research and technology were primarily guided by her opinions.

Seeing that everyone had almost finished reviewing the documents, Elder Li said, "Regarding Comrade Jiang Zhiyu's special abilities, as long as they do not harm national interests or civilians in the future, Comrade Jiang Zhiyu has absolute freedom. Furthermore, all reasonable requests made by Comrade Jiang Zhiyu will be addressed as a priority."

"Furthermore, Comrade Jiang Zhiyu's family will be secretly protected by covert security forces to prevent espionage and retaliation from abroad."

Jiang Zhiyu listened silently, then stood up and saluted.

"Thank you to the country and the organization. I will certainly live up to their trust."

......

After the commendation was read out, the atmosphere immediately relaxed.

Someone couldn't contain themselves any longer and leaned over to ask, "Director Jiang, are there any car engines or engine assemblies among these supplies?"

Jiang Zhiyu nodded.

Another quickly followed up: "Do you have aviation engine oil, industrial lubricants, or antifreeze?"

Jiang Zhiyu nodded again.

Then came another question: "Do you have medical testing equipment, surgical instruments, or the like?"

Jiang Zhiyu thought for a moment and then nodded again.

Old Gao walked over and patted the table: "Alright, alright, we'll discuss it after we've made a list. What's the point of huddling around Comrade Jiang like this? Everyone disperse, go do what you're supposed to do. Is the research over?"

......

After everyone in the office had left, Old Gao and Old Li looked at Jiang Zhiyu with smiles on their faces.

"Is this trip dangerous?"

Jiang Zhiyu waved her hand: "There was no danger, everything went smoothly."

"That's good."

"Mr. Li, where should I put the things?"

"The usual place. That mountain on the outskirts of Beijing."

"There probably isn't enough room there."

Old Li chuckled: "You think we've just been sitting around waiting these past few years? We've dug several more caves in there; there's definitely enough room for everything on the list."

Jiang Zhiyu understood: "Okay, I'll go put my things away."

"Okay, go ahead, we've already cleared it out."

......

Jiang Zhiyu walked out of the conference room, turned a corner, and instantly teleported to the cave.

Upon seeing the scene before her again, Jiang Zhiyu almost dropped her jaw.

Seventeen flew directly out of the space, flapping its little wings twice, its voice trembling: "Host, host! They really dared to dig! There are over a dozen mountains here, right? Completely hollowed out! They didn't dig just for you, did they?"

Jiang Zhiyu waved her hand: "No, it was probably planned in advance. Stop lamenting, are everything in the space organized?"

"I've sorted everything out for you, host. Let's go to a cave and put it in one of the categories."

And so, those 9-plus containers were neatly stacked inside the cave.

Then I looked at the remaining ten or so containers.

"Host, these are all the food you requested. The large quantities of grain and feed are too much; I doubt you'll need them, and they've already been placed in Cave 7. The rest is frozen seafood—tuna, cod, squid, various kinds of fish, and ingredients for making fish cakes and crab sticks. There's imported meat, as well as some sugar and vegetable oil ingredients. There are also two boxes of high-end snacks and one box of seasonings."

"Okay, I'll leave it here for now." Jiang Zhiyu clapped her hands. "I need to hurry home and comfort the kids; I promised those two little ones I'd be back tonight."

"Host, it's been a long time since you brought them in. Bring a couple more of the little ones in for a stroll; Song Zhizheng's special ability is about to be activated."

Jiang Zhiyu paused in her steps.

"Understood, I'll bring them in tonight."

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