You wouldn't believe it until you see it; Ning Zhengtao's students and old friends come from all walks of life, not only domestically but also internationally.

Jiang Qiao shook her head as she read, "This old man still wants to be safe and sound. To be honest, it's already good enough that he's not accused of treason."

Zhao Jian smiled and said, "You can keep this for now. It's just a hassle to keep it here. We know Ning Zhengtao quite well over the years. If he really had a problem, someone would have reported it long ago."

Your grandmother is no ordinary person; if there's anything wrong with the old man, she'll be the first to notice.

To be honest, your grandmother is much better than your father-in-law; at least she's reasonable.

After all these years, how could Zhao Jian not see it? Especially since he followed the old bureau chief, he knew more or less about what was going on.

"Sigh, what can you do when you run into this situation?"

Just as he finished speaking, Ning Hao knocked on the door and came in. Zhao Jian waved to Ning Hao and said, "Haozi, you're here. Perfect timing. I have something to say to you two."

Around noon, your uncle came over to inquire about your grandfather. Do you know what he asked?

Ning Hao sighed and gave a bitter smile. "He'll probably ask me what crime my grandfather committed and how he'll be dealt with. As for anything else, he probably won't care too much. He's probably already home, trying to persuade my grandmother to distance herself from me."

Zhao Jian smiled meaningfully, "Anyway, I've said everything I know. As for what to do when we get back, I have no idea."

By the way, do you know who the person who reported your grandfather is close to?

Ning Hao looked at Zhao Jian in surprise. "Who? Don't tell me, I know him."

Jiang Qiao had a vague feeling that this person was most likely someone they knew, and even someone from their department.

As expected, the three words Zhao Jian uttered made Jiang Qiao give a wry smile.

"Zhao Jianjun is friends with that person. As for whether he was involved in this matter, it is not clear at the moment, and the other party has not said anything either."

Ning Hao gave a wry smile. "Uncle Zhao, thanks. Whether this person was involved or not, we'll be more careful in the future."

After chatting for a few minutes, the couple got up to leave. Ning Hao's first words to Jiang Qiao were, "Ou Ziyang also suspects that Zhao Jianjun was involved in this. He saw Zhao Jianjun having dinner with this person before, and maybe he was the one who instigated it."

Jiang Qiao sighed, "I haven't figured it out. Jianjun has always been the kind of person who won't do anything without a reason. What is his motive for doing this? There must be a reason."

Ning Hao frowned and shook his head helplessly. "As for the reason, we'll find out sooner or later. As far as I know, my uncle and Jianjun's father work in the same factory. I don't know if there's anything else going on. We'll find out when we ask them."

Jiang Qiao happily introduced her car to Ning Hao. Seeing the beat-up car in front of him, and then looking at his wife's bright eyes, Ning Hao felt so sorry for her that he didn't know what to say.

"Is this car accurate? I hope it doesn't break down halfway. Are the brakes still working? I'm so worried about these things. Qiao'er, how about we check it thoroughly later? I don't know much about cars, but I've seen some before. How about we make sure it's all right before we drive? Otherwise, I'm not confident."

Jiang Qiao smiled and took Ning Hao's hand as they got into the car. "Don't worry, Chen Fang and the others dared to give me this car without checking it properly. Would they dare to do this?"

That was ordered by Song Shutian; I guess the higher-ups must have discussed it.

"We can investigate this ourselves later. Come on, get in the car, I'll take you to your ruined workplace."

Once in the car, Ning Hao touched and checked everything, worried that something might go wrong. He couldn't let Jiang Qiao get into trouble again. In his opinion, it would be more convenient to ride a bicycle.

However, he also knew that it would be very tiring for Jiang Qiao to run back and forth and go into the mountains on foot. The old man had gone through a lot of trouble to go into the mountains for Jiang Qiao back then.

"Don't worry, Uncle Song's son and I managed to save up a car at my dad's place back then. I'm driving it and it's working pretty well so far, even though some parts have already been replaced."

Ning Hao was still worried, so he asked Jiang Qiao to get out of the car and test drove it himself. It was pretty good; at least for now, the performance was quite good. It seemed that Chen Fang hadn't fooled his wife.

On second thought, he couldn't help but laugh. When it came to tinkering with cars, he wasn't as good as his wife. There was someone who couldn't be fooled even if he wanted to.

“Let’s drive home. This afternoon, the minister gave me the day off. He knew my grandfather had an accident and was quite worried about him, so he asked me to come back and handle it.”

Jiang Qiao said quietly from the side, "Then you'd better be prepared, there might be another tough battle to fight at home."

Your uncle has come to inquire about your grandfather. Given how calculating those two are, do you think they don't have a plan?

Ning Hao really couldn't say for sure about this matter. However, the elderly couple were his uncle's biological parents. No matter what, the children couldn't help the elderly when they were in trouble, nor could they kick them when they were down. Over the years, his grandparents had been supporting their children.

To Ning Ha's utter surprise, things really were just as Jiang Qiao had said; the family was in complete chaos.

Ning Botao and his wife even quit their jobs to come over and persuade the old lady to quickly sever ties with the old man. Of course, the couple didn't give up on fooling the old lady, saying that she could continue to live with them and they would take care of her in her old age.

Zhu Lin was so angry with her son and his wife that she almost had a breakdown. This was the first time in her life that the old lady, who had hardly ever cursed anyone, had started yelling at her children.

Because the daughter agrees with the son's idea, do you think they'll leave their old man with no way to live in the future? These two kids are going to drive the old man to his death.

"Mom, why can't I understand you? You're not senile. What crime did my father commit? He's accused of treason. How are you going to let your grandson get married? How are your children going to work? How are my husband and I going to stay at our jobs?"

You can't just think of yourselves; think about us too. We have children too, and we can't let them suffer because of this. They're not children anymore. What, you're happy to see them all cooped up at home? What kind of elderly person are you?

Ning Hao and Jiang Qiao heard the siblings talking about the old lady and Zhu Lin's scolding from outside the house.

The couple walked in with gloomy faces. Ning Hao felt sorry for the old lady when he saw her, so he sat down next to her with concern.

"Grandma, how are you? Do you need to go to the hospital?"

Zhu Lin sighed, shook her head, and pointed to her two good-for-nothing children. "Get them out of here. I'm cutting ties with them. It's not that we're a burden to them, it's that we're cutting ties so that no one will be a burden to anyone else."

Haozi, Grandma will really have to rely on you guys from now on—"

Ning Hao put his arm around the old lady's shoulder, his eyes red, and glared at the two elders in front of him.

"Get out of here, all of you. From now on, the old couple won't need you to support them. We'll take care of them."

Ning Botao, adopting the airs of an elder, said, "Ning Hao, what do you mean? What, you think you can bypass us, his children, as a grandson? Let me tell you, you won't be inheriting this house."