Chapter 485: Where Did the Medicine Come From?

Li Yiyi, hearing his words, restrained a smile and asked, “When did you ever say something like that to me? I don’t remember you saying that.”

Jiang Hong paused for a moment, then continued, “I told you this a long time ago. You just forgot. So, how is it? My intuition was right, wasn’t it? That Ito Jing is just a wolf in sheep’s clothing. I bet he’s been pretending to be friendly all along, just waiting for Tanaka Ichiro to die so he can take his place.”

Li Yiyi, after hearing this, pursed her lips, not doubting his words. “Well, it doesn’t concern us anyway. It’s just a shame the negotiations didn’t succeed today. The higher-ups seem to be trying to get back the things R Country took from us years ago.”

Jiang Hong fell silent for a while before speaking again. “Although I didn’t participate in the war back then, I’ve heard a lot about it over the years. R Country took a lot of valuable things from us.”

At the mention of this matter, both of them felt a bit upset.

Fortunately, there was nothing a good night’s sleep couldn’t solve. The couple soon fell asleep in each other’s arms, sleeping peacefully through the night.

The next day, the family went about their usual activities, busy with their own things.

Li Yiyi, as usual, rode her bicycle to work at the research institute.

A few days later, a new infectious disease was discovered in a certain province, and due to its highly contagious nature, it was likely to spread across the country.

Realizing that the situation couldn’t be contained, the authorities quickly released a news report, and within half a day, news of the disease’s spread reached the ears of the entire country.

Because this disease spread so rapidly, once infected, the current cure rate was still under fifty percent.

Less than a day after the news was released, the country fell into a state of panic.

The atmosphere at the family housing complex was similar—everyone was terrified. Previously, in the evenings, elderly people and children would gather outside to chat, but now, whether during the day or at night, nearly every door was closed, and when people saw each other, they only gave distant nods.

At the Jiang family’s home.

After a busy day, Li Yiyi returned to find a quiet home.

The three elderly people were silently preparing dinner in the kitchen, while the two children were quietly doing their homework in the living room.

“Mom, several classmates didn’t come to class today. Now, everyone’s really scared,” Jiang Zhanpeng immediately told her about the current situation in his class when he saw her.

He was feeling more and more down as the number of people in the class gradually decreased, and the class became much quieter.

“Don’t just talk about your class. My class is the same. More than half of the students haven’t come to class either. I don’t know when this infectious disease will stop,” Jiang Yueyue sighed as she spoke.

Li Yiyi gently patted their heads. “It’ll be fine. By the way, you’ve both been taking the pills I gave you every day, right?”

“Yes, we take one every morning when we wake up. Mom, can I ask, will the pills you gave us cure this infectious disease?” Jiang Zhanpeng asked curiously.

Li Yiyi shook her head. “They won’t cure it, but they can prevent it. The medicine to stop the infection is still under development. It’ll be ready soon.”

After talking to the two children for a while, Li Yiyi went into the kitchen.

The three elderly people were quietly busy with their tasks.

To anyone who didn’t know, they might have thought the three of them were robots.

“Dad, Mom, Aunt Huang, you should all rest. I’ll cook dinner tonight,” Li Yiyi said as she washed her hands and entered the kitchen to speak with the elderly.

“No need. We’re fine. We’ve been idle all day. If we don’t do something, these old bones will get lazy,” Jiang’s mother insisted, stopping her daughter-in-law from helping.

“Exactly, and we can’t even go out to gather herbs. Spending all day at home, I feel like I’m starting to get that senile dementia you mentioned,” Aunt Huang added.

At this point, Aunt Huang looked at Li Yiyi and asked, “Yiyi, you work outside. Do you know when this infectious disease will be over?”

Li Yiyi smiled, reassuring them, “It’ll be over soon. The authorities are already organizing people to quickly develop the medicine to treat the disease. We’ll be able to live normally again soon.”

“That’s good to hear. I just hope it ends quickly. Because of it, we can’t even pick herbs. I’ve been stuck at home, and I feel like I’m going moldy,” Aunt Huang sighed in relief.

Noticing that the amount of food being prepared for dinner had decreased, Li Yiyi immediately realized and asked, “Is Jiang Hong not coming home for dinner again?”

“Right, the third son won’t be home for dinner. He said there’s a mission, so he won’t be coming back tonight,” Jiang’s father answered.

Li Yiyi felt a little worried upon hearing this.

When dinner time arrived, Wang Fugui and Jiang Huijing came over as a couple.

This time, they brought quite a few things with them.

“You two haven’t earned much money, so next time, don’t bring anything when you come over,” Li Yiyi said, accepting their thoughtful gesture with a smile.

“It’s fine, Third Sister-in-law. We don’t come often, and we’ve troubled you and Third Brother before, so it’s only right for us to bring some gifts,” Jiang Huijing replied with a smile.

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Huijing lowered her voice and said, “Dad, Mom, Aunt Huang, Third Sister-in-law, we came with something important to give you.”

After that, she quickly gestured to Wang Fugui, who was standing behind her.

Wang Fugui, understanding the hint, quickly took out a box carefully from the gift bag.

“What is this?” Jiang’s mother asked curiously as she saw how precious the item was to her daughter and son-in-law.

“It’s something lifesaving. Mom, I spent quite a bit of money to buy this. It’s medicine—medicine that can cure the infectious disease,” Wang Fugui whispered to Jiang’s mother.

As soon as he said this, the eyes of the three elderly people immediately lit up.

Meanwhile, Li Yiyi, having heard this, furrowed her brows. She stared suspiciously at the box of medicine Wang Fugui was holding.