Chapter 69: First Place Employee

  Not mentioning Jin Xin who was lying on the bed with his mind wandering, Duan Lei, wearing a white lab coat, devoted himself to improving the 'Cannibal Plant Cultivation Solution' in the laboratory until his stomach growled and he ended the experiment.

  When Duan Lei walked back to the bedroom, he saw Jin Xin on the small bed in the corner of the wall, and only then did he remember that he had picked up a wounded person from the street.

  "Little brother, was it you who saved me?" Jin Xin asked hesitantly as he looked at Duan Lei walking in wearing a white coat.

  After all, Jin Xin was already somewhat delirious at the time, and Duan Lei was wearing a scarf and hat, which looked different from his current white coat. However, Jin Xin was curious, could this young man in front of him have treated his serious injuries? Was he a doctor in a white coat?

  Listening to the other's ordinary language with a hint of southwestern accent, Duan Lei felt particularly close, as if he had easily saved an old fellow countryman.

  "Big brother, where is your hometown?" Duan Lei asked excitedly in his local dialect.

  It's a rare thing to meet fellow townspeople when you're alone in a foreign land, as the saying goes: "When old friends meet, their eyes get wet with tears." Of course, there are also times when fellow townspeople stab each other in the back.

  "Qianyang Province, Anshui City!" Jin Xin was taken aback and said: "Little brother, are you also from that place?"

  "My hometown is Baoshan in Dian Nan, I didn't expect to meet a fellow townsman!" Duan Lei walked up to Jin Xin's side and examined the wound on his back, asking: "Big brother, how are you feeling?"

  Generally speaking, once you leave your hometown, the three provinces of Guizhou, Yunnan and Sichuan are often lumped together as "hometown" due to their similar dialects and accents, just like people from Guangdong and Guangxi become natural "hometown folks" when they go north.

  Duan Yue and Jin Xin felt a bit more closeness after learning that their hometowns were not far apart, and they quickly became familiar with each other. Especially since Duan Yue and Jin Xin's names were somewhat similar, it made the two people feel even more compatible.

  Sometimes it has to be said that there is always an inexplicable feeling between people, and Duan Lei and Jin Xin have taken a liking to each other due to various coincidences.

  After learning about Jin Xin's situation, Duan Wei was also extremely angry. However, considering that the foreman and the 'Black Dragon Gang' probably had a considerable influence in Haicheng as well, he could only let Jin Xin recover from his injuries first before taking further action.

  "Stone, what do you do in Haicheng? Are you a doctor?" Although Duan Yue looked a bit young, Jin Xin still assumed that Duan Yue was a doctor.

  "Haha, I'm studying at the Ocean University's Agricultural College, and this is my rented lab!" Duan Yue looked down at his white coat and smiled: "This is my lab uniform, not a doctor's white coat."

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  Listening to Duan Yue's narration, Jin Xin still envied him a little. Being able to study was really good, he didn't need to work himself to death on the construction site and could have more room for development.

  During his conversation with Jin Xin, Duan Lei was also thinking in his heart, can this person be used or not?

  During this period of time, Duan Yue has been driven almost crazy by all sorts of trivial matters, a lot of energy and time have been dispersed, with a feeling of being tired from running around.

  After the Spring Festival, it's time to start delivering well-cultivated 'pollution-reducing trees' to customers. There are a lot of things to do, and although Green Source Gardening is helping out, there are still many things that can't be handed over entirely. When school starts, I'll also need to apply for and register a company at Hainan University's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Association, which means even more things to do!

  Duan Yue currently needs an assistant, a spokesperson to help him deal with some things. At this time, Jin Xin just entered Duan Yue's line of sight.

  Of course, Duan Yue wouldn't make Jin Xin his assistant just because they're from the same hometown and get along. He'd have to observe him for a while before making a decision, and who knows, maybe Jin Xin wouldn't even be willing.

  So, Duan Yue left Jin Xin in the lab to recover from his injuries. After all, there were plenty of medical supplies here, food was available, and heating wasn't a problem either, which would actually help Jin Xin's recovery.

  If it were a normal hospital, Jin Xin's injuries would not be able to get out of bed for at least a week or two. However, after taking Duanyue's medicine, Jin Xin's originally good physique recovered quickly, and in just three days, he was able to get out of bed and move around.

  "Stone, what kind of medicine did you give me? The effect is so good!" Jin Xin also had an injury experience in the army, and he suddenly discovered Duan Lei's medicine, which was even more effective than the special medicine in the army, it was really a bit magical.

  "My grandfather is an old hunter in the countryside, and he also serves as a barefoot doctor for the villagers. He has passed down several secret recipes from our ancestors!" Duan Lei smiled and pushed all the credit to his grandfather.

  When Jin Xin heard Duan Yue say this, he didn't have any doubts. Jin Xin, who came from the southwestern mountainous region, knew that in rural areas there were many folk doctors who weren't recognized by regular hospitals, but often had some astonishing methods or secret recipes passed down through generations, which were particularly effective in treating certain difficult diseases or surgical injuries, and had a considerable reputation and influence in the surrounding villages. Jin Xin naturally took Duan Yue's grandfather to be one of those hidden masters among the people!

  Little did he know, the medicine given to him by Duan Yue had nothing to do with Earth's civilization, but was instead configured based on the technology of the Martian civilization. Of course, Duan Yue knew that his grandfather also had some secret recipes that were effective for certain diseases, only he hadn't passed them down to himself yet.

  "Stones, you're always busy in the lab, what are you up to?" Jin Xin was a restless person, but he had been confined to bed for several days and couldn't move around much. There was no TV in the room, and Duan Lei's book was too difficult to understand, so he just lay there, feeling like he was going crazy after just a few days.

  Jin Xin was also very curious when he saw Duan Yue wearing a white coat all day in the laboratory next door doing experiments.

  Before, when he was chatting with his fellow workers on the construction site, everyone was saying that nowadays university students are either dating or playing games, but then he met Duan Lei, a university student who can endure loneliness and focus on doing experiments, and couldn't help but feel a bit different!

  "While doing some experiments related to our profession, I plan to set up a company after the new year. I don't know if you, Brother Jin, are interested in helping me?" Duan Lei extended an invitation to Jin Xin for the first time.

  After these few days of contact, Duan Yue initially judged that Jin Xin is a person with good character and integrity, although his cultural level is a bit low, but he is still quite clever. Anyway, Duan Yue needs an assistant who can handle trivial matters on his behalf, not to recruit research personnel?

  "Am I okay? I don't understand these high-tech things!" Jin Xin looked a bit unconfident in the face of Duan Lei's invitation.

  "It's okay, you just help me buy some things and handle some matters, don't worry about the lab stuff!" Duan Lei smiled and dispelled Jin Xin's worries, starting to tell him about his work scope and some things he needed to pay attention to.

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  "Alright, I'll give it a try. If I don't do well, you can replace me!" Seeing Duan Lei's enthusiastic invitation, Jin Xin finally agreed, but he still left a leeway for himself.

  Thus, Duanyan's company, which had yet to be established, had already recruited its first employee!