in2ebook Chapter 298 A sense of accomplishment, booming.
Chapter 298 A sense of accomplishment, booming.
After being repeated three times, the crowd below began to form orderly groups, mostly of 50 people, with a considerable distance between each group.
Gu Xixi put down her binoculars, somewhat puzzled. Why were they so obedient to her commands... even though some of them were starving and about to faint.
[Report: I request to be the first to land and assess the situation of the disaster victims. Our helicopter number 1 is entirely filled with men, so it will be safer for us to be the first to disembark. Please approve, sir.]
Old Yang's voice was firm. He looked through the binoculars and continued to explain.
Based on my observation, the disaster victims were too uniform and orderly, which is highly suspicious, but they were not carrying any weapons...
"Go ahead." Gu Xixi agreed after he finished explaining. The No. 1 rescue helicopter landed, and the disaster victims were eager to get out, but no one went to stop them.
Listening to the negotiations below, the elderly people refused to reveal the real reason why they were so obedient, only saying that they had heard it from other disaster victims.
Gu Xixi: ……
The other survivors stayed to help or work after being rescued; none of them left... How could they have heard it from the other survivors...?
"The whole team will drop off supplies in different areas before landing. Sister Yang, your team is responsible for figuring out why everyone trusts us so much as soon as we arrive."
Gu Xixi began making arrangements, and everyone acted immediately after receiving their replies.
Soon, Gu Xixi and Sister Yang also mingled into the crowd, helping the disaster victims eat while helping them line up and board the helicopter to fly back to the supermarket camp.
The disaster victims ate heartily, and after finishing, they went straight to sleep, all feeling at ease.
Soon, Sister Yang and Old Man Yang came to her. Both of them had something to report. Gu Xixi raised her hand and said, "One at a time."
"Reporting to the commander, I started with the women and children. After dispelling their doubts, I learned that people in their town and county were spreading rumors that we had a disaster relief point here, but they were told to obey and follow the rules... Many of the rules were from our camp."
Sister Xiao Yang was the first to answer, showing no sign of letting Old Man Xiao Yang down.
“I asked many people, and their accounts were consistent. The person who told them only said this and nothing else, so I guess the other party had no malicious intent.”
It was simply an attempt to find a way for the disaster victims to survive.
Gu Xixi thought so too. With such a large-scale operation, it was impossible for the authorities to have missed a single one. However, since everyone was so in sync... she didn't need to say or do anything more.
Her gaze then swept over Old Man Yang, "And you, is there anything you'd like to add?"
“I observed my sister’s approach, so I just checked it once, and the conclusion was the same as my sister’s. In addition, I also inquired among the male compatriots, and they were indeed just here to escape.”
"But there's one suspicious point: many people clearly came together, but then they got separated and couldn't be found when they went back to look for them..."
Old Yang actually observed how his sister, whom he disliked, handled things, and even obediently cooperated? That shows he has a good sense of teamwork; he's definitely improved.
However, the point of contention he raised should be the system's traffic diversion mechanism...
"Okay, I understand. You don't need to worry about the rest. Comrade Xiao Yang, you've made great progress. Keep it up!" Gu Xixi waved his hand, signaling him to leave, but Xiao Yang hesitated, walked a few steps away, and then came back.
"Actually, I truly admitted defeat yesterday; I really can't compare to my sister. But last night, while learning from Master Yang, I realized that even my sister can't match my talent. I thought she would laugh at me, but she didn't. Instead, she learned from my approach... I feel ashamed; I think I still can't compare to her."
Little Yang patted his head.
"Moreover, I found that after I changed, every time I did something good, people genuinely appreciated me, which was different from the appreciation I received from my uncles and elders before... but I can't quite put my finger on why."
The main reason is that he feels a great sense of accomplishment in everything he does now, a sense of power emanating from within. He believes that as long as he perseveres, he can win people's favor and respect through his own abilities!
It's not based on the fact that he's a man.
"Sister, I won't be so insensible again. I'm sorry." After saying that, Xiao Yang blushed and ran away quickly. He secretly vowed that if he ever had the chance to see his uncles again, he would definitely give them a good scolding.
If they hadn't been spreading these lies every day, he wouldn't have thought the world was the way they described, and he wouldn't have embarrassed himself so much!
Gu Xixi understood what he meant. The kindness of one's own family is the easiest to overlook and become oblivious to, while outsiders are always hypocritical. Without comparison, he would think that it is genuine.
But once there's a comparison, it becomes clear who's real and who's fake, and he'll naturally realize the mistakes he made in the previous environment...
Just like love and not love, a person who has not been loved since childhood is also vague and doesn't understand it until they encounter true "love." But when they see true love, they can instantly understand that the love they felt before was indeed fake...
"Commander, Elder Yang, thank you." Sister Yang smiled especially happily; she could finally have a younger brother.
With tears in his eyes, Old Yang said, "You're still happy for him? The person he should thank the most is you, his sister. He has the best sister in the world."
The straightforward praise made Sister Yang blush completely. She looked at Old Man Yang, and for a fleeting moment, she saw the shadow of her younger brother's future in this elderly man...
Sister Yang immediately shook her head, shaking off this terrible thought, "Thank you for the compliment, teacher. I'll go and get back to work now."
She walked quite a distance before Old Yang continued, "Actually, I say this every year when I visit her grave. I never thought I would actually be able to tell her this in person one day, so that she could know."
He has no regrets.
"Actually, based on my observation, Sister Yang never really blamed you. The reason she persisted in saying those things until then was partly because she couldn't get over her own conscience, and partly because she really wanted to use her last bit of strength to force you to change. She succeeded."
Gu Xixi's words were mainly meant to comfort "Old Yang," who had dedicated his life to the country. As for whether he was truly the one, how could she possibly know?
Even on her deathbed, Sister Yang was still thinking about how to use herself to make her brother better... If it were her, she wouldn't be so magnanimous; she would definitely beat Old Man Yang half to death to vent her anger first.
Indeed, different eras shape different "older sisters".
Old Yang was startled by the cold glint in her eyes and immediately turned around and walked towards Little Yang, saying, "I'm going to help the disaster victims, I'm leaving now."
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The world of farming fiction.
On Jade Mountain outside the capital, a railway track winds its way from the mountaintop to the foot of the mountain, with a rumbling, white-smoke-belching behemoth pulling a string of carriages along the road.
The "giant beast" was followed by curious herbal factory workers, while Zhang Hua sat in the wheelbarrow, timing the speed with a stopwatch.