In the office, Sun Zhengguo was leisurely drinking tea when Zheng Wenhua suddenly walked in.

"Director, I heard from Director Zhou that you were looking for me."

"sit."

Sun Zhengguo spoke casually, then stood up and poured himself a cup of tea.

"Thank you, Director."

After sitting down again, Sun Zhengguo got down to business.

"What do you think of Engineer Chen?"

Zheng Wenhua didn't know what Sun Zhengguo meant by asking that question, so he had no choice but to tell the truth.

"Director, Engineer Chen is a very good person, dedicated to studying technology. I wonder why you asked this...?"

"Well! Don't misunderstand, Mr. Culture, I'll just be frank! Engineer Chen wants to take you on as his apprentice, what do you think?"

"Ah~!"

Zheng Wenhua never expected that such a huge windfall would suddenly fall into his lap.

Although his old classmates treated him well, Sun Zhengguo was very busy and couldn't spend all his time with them.

"What? If you're not willing, I'll refuse Deputy Director Chen right away, so he won't keep thinking about it."

Sun Zhengguo knew perfectly well that Zheng Wenhua didn't mean it that way, but he still pretended to be very serious, intending to tease him.

"No, no, no, I'm willing, it just feels a bit sudden. Old classmate, you have to help me."

"Alright, I was just kidding! If I don't help you, who else should I help?"

After that, things became much simpler. Sun Zhengguo then called Chen Wanchun over. Since both parties were interested, the matter of accepting a disciple naturally came to fruition.

Since everyone here is cultured, there was no kneeling or bowing ceremony. Instead, under Sun Zhengguo's witness, Zheng Wenhua respectfully offered a cup of tea and addressed him as "teacher."

In the following days, the people in the institute were surprised to find that, in addition to his assistant Chen Lianshan, Chen Wanchun also had Zheng Wenhua by his side when he did research.

Later, a technician inquired and learned that Zheng Wenhua had climbed the social ladder, and the envy he felt was indescribable…

...

Soon, it was the weekend again, and Sun Zhengguo had planned to take his family to the department store to buy a television.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived near the courtyard, they saw people running towards them, shouting as they did so.

"Hurry up, hurry up! There's someone over there being paraded through the streets for having an affair!"

Grandpa saw so many people running that way and wondered what had happened, so he asked.

"Jung-guk, what are these people doing?"

"Grandpa, it might be Qin Huairu from our courtyard. She's going to be paraded through the streets because of her conduct."

"Oh dear! What a tragedy!" Grandma sighed deeply, though it was unclear who she was feeling sorry for.

At this time, the courtyard gate was already surrounded by people, and there was not even a place to put one's feet.

In the only open space, the street office staff, escorting Qin Huairu, who was dressed in her finest attire, were preparing for a grand entrance.

At this moment, Qin Huairu looked extremely disheveled and dared not raise her head.

She was seen with her hands tied behind her back, wearing a tall hat, and a large sign hanging on her chest that read "Broken Shoe Qin Huairu".

Meanwhile, the staff also hung a pair of worn-out rubber shoes around her neck.

It can be said that it is not very harmful, but extremely insulting.

When Sun Zhengguo and his group arrived, they couldn't squeeze in anymore and could only stand on the outside, finding a high place to watch the excitement.

At this moment, Xu Damao, who was standing not far away, saw that Sun Zhengguo had also arrived.

To show off his abilities, he quickly waved to Sun Zhengguo, signaling him to go over there and take a look.

But Sun Zhengguo had elderly parents and young children to care for, so how could he possibly go? He could only wave his hand at Xu Damao, pointing to the elderly and children, indicating that he couldn't go.

Sun Zhengguo didn't expect that his failure to go over would instead attract Sha Zhu's attention.

Actually, that's not entirely true. To be precise, it was his wife, Li Xiuxiu, who was brought over.

It's been a while since Li Xiuxiu got married, and she doesn't know many people in the courtyard.

So when they saw Grandpa Sun, Grandma Sun, and Sun Zhengnan, these fellow villagers, they chatted away like old friends.

This put Sha Zhu in an awkward position. He remembered that he had been angry with Sun Zhengnan not long ago, blaming him for taking Zhou Weihua away.

And look at this now, your wife is going over to chat with someone else, what kind of situation is that?

no way?

Left with no other choice, Sha Zhu had to swallow his pride and sidle up to Sun Zhengguo.

"Jung-guk, it's been a long time. What brings you here today?"

When Sun Zhengguo saw that Sha Zhu had come over on his own initiative, he decided to tease him.

"Hey! Isn't this Chef He? You shouldn't have come to this event! Your old neighbor is about to take the stage, won't you feel bad watching that?"

"Hey! What are you saying? Qin Huairu's parade through the streets has nothing to do with me, why would I be heartbroken?"

Seeing that Sha Zhu was still being stubborn, Sun Zhengguo smiled and decided to drop some more bombshells on him, so he suddenly raised his voice and said.

"I wonder who it is? Ever since Qin Huairu married into this courtyard, he's been staring at her chest or her buttocks all day long. Do I have to name names?"

Well! When Sun Zhengguo revealed his embarrassing old stories, Shazhu panicked terribly.

His first reaction was to glance at his wife.

When he saw that his wife hadn't noticed and was still chatting and laughing, he realized...

Sha Zhu quickly stepped forward and grabbed Sun Zhengguo, lowering his voice and pleading for mercy in a low voice.

“Jung-guk… no, no, I called you brother, Brother Jung-guk, please be magnanimous and don’t say it again, otherwise, my wife will be in big trouble if she hears me.”

Seeing that Sha Zhu was admitting defeat, Sun Zhengguo decided not to tease him anymore.

Just as he was about to speak, the loudspeaker in the center of the arena suddenly blared.

"Comrades! I am Liu Changjun from the Subdistrict Office. Today, we are going to hold a severe criticism meeting on some unhealthy practices in our jurisdiction..."

While Section Chief Liu was speaking, Qin Huairu had already been brought to the center of the room and was kneeling there pitifully.

As Section Chief Liu spoke, her shady dealings were exposed one by one...

At this point, the men watching below were too busy looking at the pitiful sight to react strongly.

But the women are different, especially the tough old ladies; they hate this kind of guy.

Therefore, they were already prepared and just waiting for the order to engage in battle.

Director Qian from the neighborhood office was about to go up and say a few words, but seeing the situation, he quickly hid to the side.

As you can imagine, when Section Chief Liu announced that the criticism meeting had officially begun, the entire venue erupted into chaos.

"Sisters, beat this shameless vixen to death."

No one knows who started it, but a dozen or so old women swarmed forward, picked up the soles of their shoes, and slapped them at Qin Huairu's face.

Seeing so many people attacking her, Qin Huairu wanted to hide, but unfortunately, her strength didn't allow it. She could dodge one attack, but not another.

Before long, Qin Huairu was writhing on the ground like a madwoman, screaming in pain and begging for mercy.

"Stop hitting me! Please stop hitting me! Waaaaah... Waaaah... I promise I'll never do it again... Waaaah...!"

When the staff from the neighborhood committee saw that things had gotten too out of hand, they quickly came out to stop it.

But is that all?

It's important to understand that those who have affairs are often the most hated people, even those who are the subject of criticism meetings.

Therefore, what we just experienced was merely an appetizer; the real show is yet to come!