Gu Jingran immediately replied, "It's not a rumor. More than one person at school is talking about it. They also said that Zhang Tingting's father seems to be a high-ranking officer in some military unit, and her grandfather is a commander."
Gu's mother works in the military's discipline inspection commission, where she is responsible for supervising the atmosphere and discipline within the military and investigating and verifying any violations of rules and regulations.
Upon hearing this, she frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then slowly spoke.
"If I remember correctly, there is a military commander in the military region surnamed Zhang whose situation is quite similar to yours. His father used to be the commander of a local military region, and he retired several years ago. He should be returning to Beijing to retire now."
"But I remember that the old couple always had a good reputation, especially Commander Zhang, who not only had outstanding military achievements, but was also a model soldier. His wife was also well-educated and reasonable. If this is true, it would be very surprising."
"If this is true, and the Discipline Inspection Commission was completely unaware, it means either the Zhang family disguised themselves very well, or we have seriously neglected our duties."
Mother Gu immediately stated, "In that case, I'll go check it out first thing tomorrow morning. If it's a rumor, the person spreading it must be held accountable. Such things that damage the image of the military must not be tolerated! But if it really is true, then we will not be lenient either. A child of a soldier committing such a serious mistake should be punished severely!"
Gu Jingran hummed in agreement, but didn't say anything more.
He knew very well that Zhang Tingting's story was not unfounded.
On the one hand, he trusted Ye Linchen's character; he believed she wouldn't gossip or spread rumors behind people's backs.
On the other hand, she is not an unreasonable person; she will not bully others for no reason, nor will she easily cause conflicts with others.
The things Zhang Tingting did are enough to show that she is arrogant, domineering, and lawless.
It would have been impossible for her to develop this kind of personality without her parents' long-term pampering and indulgence.
But now, he has done all he can do and can only wait quietly for the results of his parents' investigation.
Meanwhile, at the Ye family home, Meng Xueyun was mending Ye Linbei's torn school uniform under the light.
"Meng Xueyun! The phone's on! Come down and answer it!"
Suddenly, the loud voice of the woman who was guarding the phone came from downstairs.
"They're here! They're here!"
Meng Xueyun put down her needlework, ran to the balcony, and responded loudly.
Ye Zhenghua, sitting next to him watching TV, asked curiously, "Who called you?"
"It's probably Xiaohan," Meng Xueyun guessed.
No one else would call her except her.
Ye Zhenghua muttered subconsciously, "At this hour, nothing good is likely to come of it."
"Stop jinxing me! You just can't stand seeing Xiaohan doing well, can you?"
Although Meng Xueyun said this, she felt inexplicably flustered inside.
She spat several times at the side, "Pah, pah, pah! Bad things don't work, but good things do!" Then she pointed at Ye Zhenghua, "You wait, I'll settle accounts with you when I get back!"
After saying that, he hurriedly ran downstairs.
The old lady who was guarding the phone gestured towards the phone on the table when she saw her come down.
"It's a call from Jiangcheng Normal School, a woman, definitely your niece."
Meng Xueyun would boast to anyone she met that her niece was successful and worked as a teacher at Jiangcheng Normal School; practically everyone in the area knew about it.
"Thank you."
Meng Xueyun smiled at the older woman, picked up the phone, and asked happily, "Xiaohan, what's wrong?"
Instead of Meng Zihan's gentle voice, a slightly serious female voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Hello, are you a family member of Meng Zihan? I am Teacher Sun from Jiangcheng Teachers College."
Teacher Sun?
Isn't that the person who received Meng Zihan back then?
Meng Xueyun quickly changed to a respectful tone.
"Teacher Sun, I'm Meng Zihan's aunt. Is there anything I can help you with?"
"That's right, Meng Zihan has been expelled for seriously violating school rules."
Teacher Sun spoke calmly, her voice flat, as if she were saying that the weather was nice today, but to Meng Xueyun it was like a bolt from the blue.
"What do you mean? Fired...fired? What does 'fired' mean?"
Meng Xueyun's mind went blank, and she asked instinctively.
When she realized what was happening, her voice instantly rose eight octaves, "Teacher Sun, are you sure you're not mistaken? Xiaohan is the most promising child in our family, how could she possibly be expelled? You must have misunderstood her!"
"I'm sorry, Meng Zihan's situation is indeed true. Please come to the school as soon as possible to complete the relevant procedures and pack her things to take home."
"What...what exactly happened? Why did you fire her?" Meng Xueyun's voice trembled slightly.
“Meng Zihan has been absent from work without leave for several days. He is now suspected of committing a crime and has been detained by the public security authorities. He is very likely to be sentenced to prison.”
Teacher Sun's voice finally softened a bit on the other end of the phone, and she sighed.
"What? In...in jail? And he's going to be sentenced?"
Meng Xueyun felt a sudden darkness before her eyes, her mind buzzing, and she couldn't hear what was being said on the other end of the phone.
Her legs felt weak and she had to hold onto the edge of the table to stand up. She was speechless for a long time.
"Hello? Hello? Aunt Meng Zihan, are you still listening?"
When the teacher on the other end of the phone saw that Meng Xueyun hadn't responded for a while, she couldn't help but ask.
Meng Xueyun tried hard to compose herself, but her voice was trembling with tears.
"Teacher Sun, what happened? Can you tell me why she's like this again..."
"I don't know the specifics either. I'm just informing you. Please come and pick it up as soon as possible."
After finishing her sentence, Teacher Sun hung up the phone.
Meng Xueyun stood there, microphone in hand, her face ashen, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.
Become a teacher at Jiangcheng Teachers College!
That's such a great job!
How did you get fired?!
She's been showing off to her colleagues and neighbors a lot lately, and everyone is incredibly envious. Xiaohan has only been working for a few days, how could something like this happen?
Xiaohan was detained and sentenced; what exactly did she do wrong?
The old lady guarding the phone also noticed something was amiss, her eyes gleaming with gossip.
"Xiao Meng, something happened to your niece?"
Meng Xueyun snapped out of her daze, put down the microphone, stared blankly at her for a moment, and forced a smile: "No, I'm fine."
After saying that, he forgot to pay the phone bill and stumbled upstairs.
"Xiao Meng, phone credit."
Meng Xueyun snapped out of her daze, took out a piece of paper, handed it to her, and quickly went upstairs.
"Xiao Meng, you haven't given me my change yet."
The woman guarding the phone called out to her, but Meng Xueyun seemed not to hear and quickly turned the corner.
The woman glanced at the money in her hand and muttered to herself, "She's not even willing to take the money back; something must have happened, something serious!"
Meng Xueyun staggered home, opened the door, and cried to Ye Zhenghua, "Old Ye, something terrible has happened..."
Ye Zhenghua turned his head and saw that her face was pale and her eyes were staring straight at him, which startled him.
"What's wrong?"
Meng Xueyun opened her mouth, but could not say anything more. Her legs went weak, and she fainted.
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