753: Everyone is stupid

It was the first time that Yu Xiaoye and Zhou Ziheng had such a leisurely vacation together, and the day was so wonderful.

Except that Zhou Ziheng was woken up by the old man at dawn every morning to run five kilometers, the rest of the time they were free!

No one cares if Yu Xiaoye sleeps in, so he can sleep until he wakes up naturally.

But neither of them was idle at home.

The next day after Yu Xiaoye arrived home, Zhou Ziheng went to see Minister Zhao alone and told him that he was willing to be transferred to the Military Engineering Academy.

Minister Zhao was very happy and immediately told him more about the college in the office.

It turned out that Minister Zhao wanted Zhou Ziheng to take over the college mainly because he wanted Zhou Ziheng to withstand the pressure and re-employ the experts and scholars who had been suppressed before.

This is a risky thing to do. Minister Zhao mentioned it to the current dean before, but the dean is very radical and insisted that people with problems should not be appointed. He even said that Minister Zhao's idea is very dangerous.

Minister Zhao was helpless and found another person in private and asked him if he was willing to do the same. However, the man was timid and afraid of getting into trouble, so he refused to step forward.

Such a large academy cannot find a leader who dares to take risks and can get things done.

Just when Minister Zhao was in distress, he happened to learn that the Beidahuang Corps was to be disbanded. Minister Zhao immediately thought of Zhou Ziheng and wanted Zhou Ziheng to take over this responsibility.

Now that he had finally received Zhou Ziheng's reply, Minister Zhao finally felt relieved.

He confronted Zhou Ziheng and asked him whether he could withstand the pressure from all sides and transfer back all these truly capable experts, protect them, let them do research as they should, and teach as they should. In short, he wanted to make the best use of people and resources to make the college truly run smoothly.

Minister Zhao gave Zhou Ziheng a list.

Zhou Ziheng looked at the list. These people had either been demoted to other places, or were under investigation, or were confined at home, or were recuperating in the hospital, or even worse, were still in prison.

"The first step after taking office is to gather these people for me. These are elite personnel, many of whom have studied abroad. They possess cutting-edge technology, and we cannot let such talent go untold.

I don't care what reasons or means you use, please invite these people back to the college, and protect them and their families, and don't let those jumping clowns run out and do evil.

If there is anyone in the academy who opposes you, you must find a way to suppress it and try not to cause any trouble, understand?"

Zhou Ziheng nodded. He understood and knew what kind of difficulties he would face.

But the more challenging something is, the more fascinated he is.

He likes challenges.

"Minister Zhao, have someone copy this list for me. I'll go back and study it."

Minister Zhao nodded with satisfaction:

"Okay, I'll have someone make a copy for you right away."

Minister Zhao called a clerk in the office and asked him to copy it.

Minister Zhao asked again with a slightly relaxed tone:

"When can you take up your post? How about after the Spring Festival?"

"Maybe not so soon. There are still many things to deal with on the farm. Once the corps is disbanded, I'm afraid people will be in turmoil. I need to make arrangements there first before coming over."

"Okay, as soon as possible. If you don't have anything to do, come to my place more often, or go to the academy. I will arrange for someone from the academy to pick you up. However, I will keep the news of your appointment a secret for now and announce it after you officially take office."

"good."

Minister Zhao saw that Zhou Ziheng was confident and felt that he had found the right person this time.

The current situation of the college can only be managed by a young man like Zhou Ziheng who has the background, qualifications, means and is enterprising.

If the conditions are any worse, we will not be able to cope with it.

Zhou Ziheng learned more about the situation of the college, then took the list of experts and scholars and left. When he returned, he began to think about how to contact these people, preparing to visit them one by one and invite them back to the college.

While Zhou Ziheng went to meet Minister Zhao, Yu Xiaoye was also very busy.

The next day after she arrived in Beijing, she wrote a letter to her family, telling them that Zhou Ziheng would be transferred to Beijing and that the whole family would have to move into the city in advance, so that they could make preparations early.

After sending the letter, he took Jia Song to meet Chen Ci and her little nephew Changning.

Jia Song was a little surprised to hear that Chen Ci had also returned to the city, and then he thought of something:

"By the way, how did Chen Ci get transferred from the Ninth Company? We don't even know where she was transferred to. Later, when the propaganda team at the field headquarters organized a program, they wanted to find her again, but they couldn't find her. Even Shao Xia didn't know where she went. Did you know?"

Yu Xiaoye looked at the house numbers in the alley and answered Jia Song:

"She was transferred to the forest farm."

"Ah?"

Forest farm?

Isn’t it the former logging company?

Doesn't that mean only those who have made mistakes will be transferred there?

Zhou Ziheng had threatened him before, threatening to send him to that logging company.

How could such a good girl like Chen Ci be sent to that place?

"What did she do wrong?" Jia Song asked.

Yu Xiaoye looked at a house number and confirmed:

"This is it! No. 18 Huaihua Hutong, Chen Ci's house is inside."

Yu Xiaoye had no time to answer Jia Song's question and couldn't wait to enter this very authentic courtyard.

The courtyard has long been crowded with self-built houses, and its original layout is no longer recognizable, turning it into a crowded slum.

Entering a narrow path, he walked inside and saw a woman in her fifties carrying cabbages walking out. Yu Xiaoye asked the woman:

"Auntie, do you know where Chen Ci lives? I'm her friend."

The aunt looked up and pointed enthusiastically towards the backyard:

"The backyard is their home. Go over there. They are home."

"Okay, thank you, Auntie."

Yu Xiaoye led Jia Song to the backyard again.

Jia Song asked:

"Hey, why was Chen Ci transferred to the forest farm in such a mysterious way?

What the hell are you doing with Zhou Ziheng?"

"You'll know when you see him later."

Jia Song didn't understand what Yu Xiaoye was trying to say, so he had to follow him silently.

As soon as I arrived at the backyard, I suddenly heard a child crying from the house.

Yu Xiaoye immediately quickened his pace and came to the door and knocked:

"Chen Ci, it's me, open the door!"

With a creak, the door opened.

I saw Chen Ci standing at the door with a blanket in her arms. The little face inside the blanket was red from crying, and Chen Ci's face looked a little anxious.

Jia Song was stunned for a moment:

What the hell?!

Where did the child come from?

Before Jia Song could react, Yu Xiaoye walked into the room. Without even saying hello, Yu Xiaoye asked with concern:

"Why is Changning crying so hard?"

"I don't know. I've been crying these past two days."

"Are you not full? Do you have enough milk?"

"My milk isn't enough, so I feed him three meals of formula a day. It's probably not because he's not full, but I don't know what's going on. He's been a bit fussy these past two days."

"Come, give me a hug."

Yu Xiaoye put down the snacks in his hand, reached out to take the blanket, and said in a baby voice:

"Come, Changning, don't cry. Your aunt is here to hold you. Look, it's your aunt!"

After Yu Xiaoye finished coaxing the child, he saw Jia Song standing outside the door in a daze, and said:

"Brother Jia, please come in quickly. It's cold outside."

Jia Song was dumbfounded.