Xia Lan returned to school, where there happened to be a symposium today where many academic luminaries would be giving lectures to the students.

Students were required to move their chairs over themselves. Xia Lan returned to the classroom and was about to move her chair over when a hand reached across and took the chair from her hand.

Xia Lan was startled. When she turned around, she saw a male classmate standing behind her, holding her chair in his hand.

"My teacher told me to leave these heavy tasks to me!"

The male student pushed up his thick glasses and said earnestly to Xia Lan.

As soon as Xia Lan found out she was pregnant, she told the school about it, because there were quite a few female classmates who were pregnant, so Xia Lan was not an exception.

Furthermore, since Xia Lan was already married and not pregnant out of wedlock, the school granted her request.

However, a school is a school after all, and it does not encourage such behavior. I hope Xia Lan can handle this discreetly.

The teacher really liked Xia Lan, a diligent and capable student, and specifically instructed the class monitor to take extra care of her since she was pregnant.

"Thank you, class monitor."

Xia Lan glanced at class monitor Li Wei, a slight smile playing on her lips.

Li Wei nodded slightly, picked up Xia Lan's chair, and quickly walked ahead.

When the others in the class saw this, they couldn't help but look at Xu Yu.

Xu Yu looked at them speechlessly.

"What are you looking at? I gave up a long time ago!"

What good will it do if I don't give up? She's already married, and she's already clearly rejected him three times. Even if he's thick-skinned, he'll eventually realize how shameless he is!

"Oh~"

The students exchanged glances, laughed, and carried their chairs to the lobby.

Xu Yu pursed his lips, feeling helpless.

All the students gathered in the school hall, where a long table stood with a sign that read "Welcome XXX and others to Beijing University."

Xia Lan saw Du Wenqing's name on the stage and a smile appeared on her lips.

After waiting for almost half an hour, a sound came from outside the door. The teacher immediately led the applause, and the students all began to applaud enthusiastically to welcome the arrival of the three elderly scholars.

The applause from so many students brought a radiant glow to the faces of the elderly men, who, full of energy, followed the principal onto the stage.

"Hello everyone..."

What followed was a set procedure: first, the teacher spoke, then the principal spoke, and then three elders shared their insights with the students, encouraging their aspirations.

When it was Du Wenqing's turn, he stood on the stage, looking down at the students below, and felt a surge of emotion.

I never imagined I'd be standing here one day, able to explain things to everyone.

"Hello everyone, I am Du Wenqing..."

Du Wenqing looked at the students and told his story, but deliberately omitted the fact that he had been betrayed by his apprentice and son. Instead, he talked about his difficult conditions and his desperate feelings at the time.

Upon hearing Du Wenqing's story, the students' eyes filled with tears, unable to imagine the circumstances under which Du Wenqing had persevered until now.

Perhaps only Xia Lan knew how miserable Du Wenqing was at that time.

"Keep it up, Mr. Du!"

Xia Lan suddenly shouted.

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Du Wenqing subconsciously looked over and saw Xia Lan's smiling face.

Du Wenqing's eyes lit up, and he returned Xia Lan's smile.

"come on!"

Xia Lan started it, and the other students couldn't help but shout it out as well.

Then it gradually developed into all the students joining in the support and shouting for Du Wenqing.

Du Wenqing, with tears in his eyes, smiled and waved to everyone, signaling them to quiet down.

"Thank you everyone. The nightmare is now in the past, and a new path has begun. In the future, our country will get better and better. I believe that our country will only become stronger and stronger! One day, we will regain the dignity we once lost!"

"good!!!"

The students listened with great enthusiasm and excitement; weren't they also striving for this ideal?

The principal nodded in satisfaction as he watched the students' emotions being fully engaged.

This event was unexpectedly successful.

During the subsequent Q&A session, Xia Lan listened as the students asked their questions, and the renowned scholars on stage kindly explained or pointed out new directions to them.

After the event, Li Wei walked over to Xia Lan and helped her pick up her chair, preparing to carry it back.

"Xia Lan!"

A voice rang out, and Xia Lan, who was about to return to her class with Li Wei, turned around and saw the principal, who had just been on the stage, calling out to her.

"Principal, you wanted to see me?"

Xia Lan looked at the principal and asked curiously.

"Come!"

The principal waved warmly to Xia Lan.

Li Wei glanced at Xia Lan, nodded, then turned and left with the chair.

Xia Lan followed the principal to the backstage area, where several elderly people were sitting. Du Wenqing saw Xia Lan and waved to her with a smile.

"Lanlan, come here! Let me introduce you."

Du Wenqing pulled Xia Lan to the front of several old men and proudly introduced them.

"This is my goddaughter, Xia Lan!"

"Is this the girl who saved you?"

An elderly man with a full head of white hair and sharp eyes sized up Xia Lan. Xia Lan calmly looked at him and nodded.

"Hello, I am Xia Lan."

"That fierce-looking guy is Grandpa Xiao, Xiao Guoqiang."

"This is Grandpa Lin, Lin Zhijun."

"This is Grandpa Xu, Xu Zhe."

Du Wenqing introduced it to Xia Lan.

"These are all uncles and elders."

Du Wenqing glossed over the rest with a single sentence.

Seeing Du Wenqing like this, Xia Lan understood perfectly.

"Hello, Grandpa Xiao, Grandpa Lin, Grandpa Xu!"

"Hello, uncles and elders."

Xia Lan smiled respectfully at the three elders.

She still gives the same smile to other people, but the feeling it evokes is completely different.

"You little rascal, you really are just like me!"

Xiao Guoqiang glanced at Xia Lan, noticing that she was being treated differently from Du Wenqing, and a fleeting smile crossed his eyes.

Du Wenqing disapproved of some of the people involved, and Xia Lan even joined in his nonsense.

Du Wenqing smiled smugly.

"That's her, that's my granddaughter! My own!"

"Little guy, don't follow this old man's example. He won't teach you anything good!"

Lin Zhijun glanced at Du Wenqing and smiled.

"With Grandpa Du protecting me, of course I'll stick with him!"

Xia Lan winked at Du Zhijun playfully.

She made no attempt to conceal her intentions; why would Du Wenqing like someone she disliked?

Lin Zhijun choked.

Du Wenqing laughed heartily.

Hahahaha!

Xu Zhe's eyes lit up.

"This girl is really interesting! Much more interesting than those younger ones! Do you have a boyfriend? I have a grandson, he should be about your age, and he's incredibly handsome! How about I introduce you to him..."

Xu Zhe really liked Xia Lan's clear sense of right and wrong; it was much more pleasant than those hypocritical, two-faced people.

What he hates most is a fence-sitter, someone who bends to whichever wind blows.