"Lin, I have something I want to discuss with you, but I’m not sure how to begin. Please don’t take it to heart if you find what I’m about to say unpleasant, okay?" "Auntie, you’ve always told me not to be too formal with you. Just say whatever you want; we can discuss it together." Yu Xiumei organized her thoughts and said to Lin Xiang, "It’s , the past two days while Tiantian was in the hospital, I’ve been thinking about how many children lose their lives each year due to similar situations. Just this year alone, our school had several incidents." "So I was wondering if you could teach that life-saving method of yours to everyone, so in critical moments, more lives could be saved." The rescue time for food stuck in the throat is only a few minutes. If you live close to a hospital, it’s manageable, but if you’re far away, you might not make it to the hospital in time, and could stop breathing on the way. If everyone learned this method, it would invisibly save many lives! However, Yu Xiumei wasn’t sure if Lin Xiang was willing, so she asked quite tactfully. "Sure," Lin Xiang agreed readily without much thought. "Auntie, how about I teach you first? After you return to school, you can teach other teachers, then they can teach the students, and the students can teach their parents." This way, the spread will be fast and wide, and soon, most people in Mianyang Town would know the Heimlich Maneuver. Lin Xiang didn’t have any intentions of keeping the method to herself; in fact, she thought it should be widely known. She just hadn’t found the right opportunity to suggest it before, so it was perfect when Yu Xiumei brought it up. Yu Xiumei hadn’t expected Lin Xiang to be so generous, and immediately felt even more favorable towards her, "Lin, what do you think? Next Friday, we are having a faculty meeting at the Town First Middle School. Could you come to the school that day to provide some on-site guidance?" Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡~𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢~𝙣𝙚𝙩 "Guidance might be a bit of an overstatement. I’m just sharing what I know with everyone." "Then it’s settled. Next Friday at 1 PM, make sure to be on time at the Town First Middle School." The Heimlich Maneuver indeed needed more promotion. Moreover, she was going to attend the Town First Middle School as a second-year high school student at the beginning of the year, so she could use this opportunity to familiarize herself with the environment. Lin Xiang and Yu Xiumei had a pleasant chat, while Shi Lemeng, unable to join their conversation, went to the yard to find Lin Yun. Lin Yun had just finished washing the sweet potatoes, and was now cutting them into pieces. He worked quickly and steadily, with a firm grip on the knife and strong hands. Before long, he had filled a sieve with sweet potato chunks. They just didn’t look very neat. Seeing the pile of sweet potato chunks without any pattern, Shi Lemeng was about to reach out to arrange them when Lin Yun stopped her. "These sweet potato pieces are going to be ground into powder later, so there’s no need to arrange them too neatly." Shi Lemeng silently withdrew her hand, "Are you making sweet potato starch?" "Yes. My sister said she needs some sweet potato starch for something important. Since I don’t have to earn work points these days, I decided to make it for her." Shi Lemeng remarked, "The relationship between you and Lin Xiang is really good." Her family only had her and her sister, and their bond was also deep. But in families she knew with brothers, the girls often seemed to be on the losing end. She had never seen a brother like Lin Yun who took such good care of his sister. Lin Yun paused slightly in his actions. Does he treat his sister well? Just making some sweet potato starch for her counts as being good? But his sister treats him even better. Every time she returns from town, she brings him treats. Lin Yun isn’t greedy, but every time Lin Xiang brings him food, it shows that she keeps him in her thoughts. He seemed to have forgotten about the previous times when mother and daughter oppressed him. "As a brother, isn’t it my duty to take care of my sister?" Moreover, he was the adopted one. It was a great kindness from Mrs. Lin not to have kicked him out and instead taken him in. Shi Lemeng didn’t know which of her words touched Lin Yun, but she felt he worked even more energetically as all the sweet potatoes were cut into pieces in the blink of an eye. She saw Lin Yun throw the sweet potato chunks into a machine he had just assembled and curiously asked, "Is this machine for grinding powder?" "Yes, it’s dual-purpose. One side is for grinding powder, and the other can press vermicelli. It’s very efficient." Although it was his first time using it, he had listened to Lin Xiang’s introduction, so he knew enough. "Then this machine is quite good." Shi Lemeng blandly praised it. After all, if she didn’t talk, Lin Yun wouldn’t speak up proactively either. Not wanting the conversation to drop, she tried hard to come up with topics. Just as she finished her compliment, Lin Yun seriously nodded, "Indeed, I find it quite useful too. My sister is so clever, coming up with such a good machine. The best part is that it’s not even hard to use." Shi Lemeng, "Are you saying your sister, Lin Xiang, developed this machine?" "Yes, is there a problem?" Shi Lemeng shook her head mechanically. It’s just that Lin Xiang wasn’t quite what she had imagined. Shi Lemeng pondered while Lin Yun focused on making sweet potato starch; with her silence, he also opted to remain quiet. This taciturn attitude was just like when she first met him in town. Shi Lemeng cursed silently in her heart, no longer paying attention to Lin Yun, and turned to enter the main house. Lin Xiang noticed the protagonist storming in angrily and thought to herself that Lin Yun had upset her? Tsk, tsk, better watch out for a hard time chasing a wife! "Auntie, Uncle, it’s almost mealtime now, why don’t you stay and have a meal at our place? I’ll cook." "No, you don’t have to bother. We’ll sit for a while longer and then head back." "It’s no trouble at all. Cooking on a farm stove is quick, but the food might not be as good as what you have in town; just don’t mind it." Yu Xiumei objected, "Listen to you. If we refuse your kind invitation to eat, would we even be human?" Lin Xiang liked interacting with straightforward people like Yu Xiumei! "Alright, then I’ll get started, and I’ll have my brother come in to keep you company." Lin Xiang went to the yard and called out to Lin Yun, who was diligently pressing vermicelli. "Brother, could you entertain our guests inside while I go to the team office? I’ll be back soon." The Lin Family’s house wasn’t large, and the living room wasn’t soundproof. Lin Xiang and Yu Xiumei hadn’t exactly whispered, so Lin Yun had heard everything about their acquaintance loud and clear. Especially knowing that Yu Xiumei was a teacher at the Town First Middle School, Lin Yun said, "Alright, go ahead. I’ll entertain them for you." The Lin Family didn’t have much to offer; Lin Yun took a few sweet potatoes to the kitchen, baked them, and served them in the living room. "The sweet potatoes from our Li Hua Team are famous throughout the commune. They’re sweeter than those grown in other teams. You should try them."