After Gu Zhiyun left, Shen Jingyan took out bags and bags of local specialties from her suitcase.

"Auntie, we don't have anything fancy here. I dried these myself, so you and Uncle can have a taste."

She brought a lot of hazel mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms, dried radishes, walnuts, hazelnuts, and pine nuts, which are only found in the forest areas of Northeast China.

Fang Ru had tasted these delicious local specialties during her last visit to the forest farm, and the flavor remained unforgettable.

"Look at you, you've come all this way and are carrying so much stuff. You must be exhausted."

Fang Ru quickly pulled Shen Jingyan to sit down and handed her tea.

She smiled calmly and said, "I'm not tired. Yun-ge carried all of this. He's my workhorse."

Fang Ru also laughed and said, "That's right, who else should we order around if not him?"

Although it was only the second time the two had met, they were as affectionate as a mother and daughter who had not seen each other for many years.

After chatting about everyday things for a while, Shen Jingyan cautiously asked, "Auntie, why were you suspended from your job?"

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Fang Ru is a professor in the Physics Department of Imperial University. She is deeply loved by her students and enjoys a high reputation both at home and abroad.

Apart from Principal Zhao Guangsheng, no one dared to suspend her from her post.

Fang Ru didn't mince words and said frankly, "Principal Zhao said there were some problems with my political report, and on the grounds that my thinking was not correct, he made me reflect on myself at home."

Chen Jingyan doesn't believe in so-called "political reasons."

"Is it because of Zhao Yanyan?"

Fang Ru's face darkened: "I'm not trying to be harsh, but Principal Zhao's doting on Zhao Yanyan has reached an extreme. If this continues, he'll get into trouble sooner or later."

As expected, Shen Jingyan and Gu Zhiyun's guesses were completely correct.

When Zhao Yanyan failed to force Gu Zhiyun to return to the city, she cried and made a scene with Zhao Guangsheng. Zhao Guangsheng, who doted on his daughter, put pressure on his subordinate Fang Ru, hoping that she could persuade Gu Zhiyun to return to the city as a parent, so that Zhao Yanyan could harass Gu Zhiyun relentlessly.

Fang Ru was not someone who compromised so easily, which angered Zhao Guangsheng. Zhao Guangsheng then used the excuse of "having ideological problems" to suspend Fang Ru from her job.

"Principal Zhao thought that if he suspended me, I would listen to him and persuade Zhiyun to return to the city, but he miscalculated."

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Fang Ru picked up her teacup, took a small sip with graceful movements, and said calmly, "I have already submitted my political report to the Ministry of Education. I believe the comrades at the Ministry of Education will clear my name."