Chapter 394 The spot was taken away

"Brother Guo, my graduate school spot... is gone."

The eldest son's wife grabbed Su Laoda, tears streaming down her face.

The two brothers were both stunned.

What does "nothing" mean?

Su Laosan looked at Su Laoda and asked, "Hasn't your sister-in-law already been chosen by that Vice Minister Li to be his graduate student?"

"Jianshu, tell me slowly, what exactly happened?"

Su Laoda steadily helped his wife up and led her back to the living room to sit down.

Su Laosan put down the contract and poured her a glass of warm water.

The eldest son's wife shook her head; she couldn't drink it.

“I just answered the phone. It was from the school. They said that Vice Minister Li has been replaced as his graduate student, so I can no longer be his graduate student. Now I'm a graduate student without a supervisor. If I want to pursue a master's degree, I either need to find a supervisor who is willing to accept me, or I need to switch to another major…”

"What!"

Before the eldest brother could react, the third brother exploded, "They've already sent out acceptance letters, and now they're suddenly changing people? They kicked you out? Why?"

The eldest son's wife shook her head with red eyes.

"Didn't you say what the specific reason was?" Boss Su's brows furrowed tightly. Although he was very anxious, he tried his best to calm himself down and help his wife analyze the problem.

The eldest daughter-in-law nodded, "I asked, but they said they couldn't tell me. They just told me to either find someone else or change my major."

"This is... way too much of a bully."

Su Laosan said angrily, "I'm going to find Mom to see if there's anything I can do."

Li Banxia contacted Yao's sister-in-law, and they went to her house to discuss it together.

Sister-in-law Yao asked around, but finally shook her head helplessly, "No, I'm just a nobody, my connections don't reach Vice Minister Li, and I can't get anything useful from the school either."

Li Banxia remembered that Xu Ying's biological mother seemed to work for the Education Bureau, so she quickly called her to ask for help.

Xu Ying said it was a small matter and then turned to tell her mother.

Xu's mother readily agreed, made a phone call, and asked a middleman to inquire.

Half an hour later, I called Li Banxia back. "I found out. Someone was trying to sow discord between you and Vice Minister Li, saying that your eldest daughter-in-law is a very responsible person with a pair of very clingy twins. Vice Minister Li is worried that your eldest daughter-in-law is just playing around and will eventually choose to return to her family..."

"Nonsense!"

Su Laosan was the first to object, "Since when has being responsible for one's family become a reason for being replaced? Can someone without a sense of responsibility serve the country?"

Li Banxia glanced at Su Laosan, signaling him to shut up and asking Xu's mother to continue.

Xu's mother heard Su Laosan's words but didn't comment. She continued, "Vice Minister Li wants to cultivate talent to become diplomats. In the future, he will most likely join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and be stationed abroad. Your eldest daughter-in-law has children. He doesn't think it's appropriate for a mother to go abroad for several years without coming home..."

Upon hearing this reason, Su Laosan fell silent.

Li Banxia thanked her and hung up the phone. The eldest daughter-in-law stared at the receiver for a long time in a daze. The gate opened and Arno led the two children back, skipping and jumping.

Arno spotted a group of people talking inside the house and started playing games with two children in the yard.

The children's laughter drifted into the house. The eldest daughter-in-law looked at the two children for a long time, then silently got up and went back inside.

"Jianshu..."

Su Laoda lifted his foot to chase after her, but stopped after two steps and looked back at Li Banxia. "Mom, can we keep having Grandma Qiu and Arno take care of the two children at home?"

"able."

Without a moment's hesitation, Li Banxia said, "I invited them here because I don't want the children to hold you back. You talk to Jian Shu nicely, and I'll go to the Xu family to see if I can ask Xu Ying's mother for help."

"I'll go with you..."

Su Laoda wanted to go with them, but Li Banxia stopped him, saying, "You stay home and take good care of Jian Shu."

She turned to look at Sister-in-law Yao. Sister-in-law Yao was more adept at navigating the officialdom than she was. With her going along, things might be much easier.

“I’ll go with you,” Sister-in-law Yao said immediately.

The two hit it off immediately.

Li Banxia went back to the health center to get some health pills she had made herself. Sister-in-law Yao gave her a large red envelope, and the two of them went to the Xu family together.

Xu's mother advised them, "Find another teacher to take you in as soon as possible. Don't even think about Vice Minister Li."

Sister-in-law Yao was both angry and aggrieved.

Reasoning with Xu's mother, "My sister-in-law doesn't need to watch over the children 24/7. The children have relatives who take care of them. The children don't need to go to their mother for everything. Even if this Deputy Minister Li has problems in this regard, why doesn't he communicate with us directly? The list has already been finalized, but he eliminated people with just a few words and then called us to find people on JianShu. Where are we supposed to find people at this point!"

I only said that because I was really angry.

Li Banxia patted her twice and apologized to Xu's mother.

Xu's mother sighed and said, "I understand. Some things are hard to say over the phone. The list has indeed been finalized. The day before it was to be released to the public, someone came to Vice Minister Li about this matter and brought the person to see him. The person answered Vice Minister Li's questions fluently, had good external conditions, and most importantly, was a man with a family and children, and had experience working abroad. He was eligible for admission to graduate school without examination and could directly assist Vice Minister Li."

She was also helpless about this. She wanted to help, but the person who appeared was too outstanding, and Yao Jianshu was indeed incomparable to him at this stage.

Li Banxia frowned slightly upon hearing this and asked Xu's mother, "I remember that each school has a limited number of graduate student admissions?"

Xu's mother nodded.

"That's why I told you on the phone to find someone to take over as soon as possible. If all the other mentors' spots are filled, it will be very troublesome for your eldest daughter-in-law to not have a mentor."

Li Banxia and Sister-in-law Yao exchanged a glance.

Li Banxia asked sincerely, "Do you have any solutions?"

"this……"

Xu's mother frowned slightly, sighed, and looked at Li Banxia, ​​saying, "It's not convenient for me to get involved. If I help your eldest daughter-in-law find a tutor, there will be one more student without a tutor, which is not fair to them."

The two instantly understood what Xu's mother meant.

"Thank you, Director Xu. I'm sorry to have bothered you."

Xu's mother gave Li Banxia an apologetic look, and Li Banxia nodded slightly before bidding farewell to Sister-in-law Yao and leaving.

The two had just left when Xu Ying entered the room.

Upon entering and not seeing Li Banxia, ​​she asked Xu's mother, "Wasn't Li Banxia supposed to be coming? Where is she?"

"They just left," said Xu's mother.

Xu Ying chuckled and scolded, then asked her mother, "Is the matter resolved? That Vice Minister Li didn't seem like someone easy to talk to. Mom, did you personally handle this?"

Xu's mother glanced around, then awkwardly changed the subject, "What would you like for dinner? I'll ask Zhang Ma..."

"mom?"

Seeing her mother's strange expression, Xu Ying quickly walked a few steps to her mother's side and asked, "Isn't it resolved?"

Xu's mother sighed and briefly recounted the conversation between the group.

"mom!"

Xu Ying was somewhat incredulous. "This was originally their school's problem, and Vice Minister Li's problem. As someone in the Education Bureau, shouldn't you have spoken up for Jian Shu? How could you say such things to Li Banxia?! What do you want her to think of us?"