"You don't know Xiao Xiang, Xiang Chengshan?" Shen Yuanbai asked again to confirm.
Shiyue blinked.
She felt the name was somewhat familiar.
suddenly--
"Uncle Shen, are you talking about Officer Xiang? The propaganda officer of the Red Flag Commune?"
Shiyue finally remembered.
That day, she and Sun Cheng went to the commune to get a divorce. The cadre had told her his name, but she didn't think of it at the moment.
"He works as an clerk in your commune?" Shen Ningning asked in shock.
Her expression made it seem as if Shiyue was talking about something incredibly unbelievable.
"What's wrong?" Shiyue nodded.
Shen Yuanbai was clearly a little surprised as well.
He gestured to his daughter, and Shen Ningning stood up, went into the inner room, took a newspaper, and handed it to Shiyue: "Shiyue, you can read, right? Take a look at this article."
Shiyue took the newspaper and immediately saw the article signed "Correspondent Xiang Chengshan".
She quickly skimmed through it, becoming more and more shocked with each glance.
I was stunned for a long time after watching it.
Seeing her like this, Shen Yuanbai and his daughter naturally knew that Shiyue really knew nothing about the article.
Therefore, Xiang Chengshan writing this report was not at Shiyue's behest; it seems there really is no connection between them.
Shen Yuanbai thought for a moment and sighed, "Shiyue, I have to say you have some luck."
It was only through Shen Yuanbai's account that Shiyue learned that this Xiang Chengshan, the cadre, was actually the son of the provincial magistrate, and his only son.
When that leader went away to carry out the revolution, Xiang Chengshan's mother stayed at home to take care of him, raised her son, and cared for the two elderly people until their deaths, waiting for him for more than ten years.
When he finally won and returned home in glory, he had already remarried in the city.
It can be said that Xiang Chengshan's mother's experience is another version of Shiyue's story.
The only difference between them is that Shiyue insisted on divorcing Sun Chengcai.
Xiang Chengshan's mother, however, chose to compromise.
Fortunately, Xiang Chengshan's father was more decent than Sun Chengcai; at least he acknowledged the contributions his first wife had made to their family over the years.
In addition, perhaps due to the severe physical damage caused by the war, Xiang Chengshan's father never had another child.
Therefore, he has always treated his first wife and his only son well.
He brought Xiang Chengshan to the city and even supported him through university. His first wife is said to be highly respected in their hometown.
Although Xiang Chengshan is the son of *** and is very prominent in Donglin, he is a very low-key person.
After graduating from university, I lost track of where I went.
If Shiyue hadn't mentioned it, even Shen Yuanbai wouldn't have known that this kid had given up his job in the provincial capital and gone to the countryside to work as a minor official.
The incident involving Shi Yue and Sun Chengcai clearly touched a raw nerve in Xiang Chengshan's heart, causing the usually low-key and reserved man to finally raise his thorns!
Because of his wealth and resources, he had no scruples, which is why he was able to launch such a swift and painful counterattack on behalf of Shiyue!
Otherwise, if he were just an ordinary propaganda officer in the commune, even if he had the will and the ability to write such an article, it would not have been possible for him to appear on the front page of the provincial newspaper so quickly and receive such attention.
Therefore, even Shen Yuanbai is unsure whether Shiyue and Sun Chengcai's divorce is a good thing or a bad thing.
He thought it should be a good thing, right?
Since it's already known to be a malignant tumor, it should be removed as soon as possible.
"I'll go back and thank Director Xiang," Shiyue said.
“That’s certainly right.” Shen Yuanbai nodded.
"If you have the chance, try to maintain a good relationship with Xiao Xiang. He's a good person, and staying in touch with him won't do you any harm," he suggested.
"Dad, you're using your bureaucratic tricks again. Don't do this. Shiyue is just a young girl. You expect her to get along with a bachelor? Are you doing her a favor or harming her?"
Shen Ningning, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore.
"Shiyue, don't listen to my dad. It's only right to thank them, there's no need for anything else."
Shen Ningning then looked at her father and said, "Dad, instead of having Shiyue try to pull strings, you should talk to Uncle Lü and Uncle Cao about this. They certainly won't stand by and watch Shiyue get bullied!"
"Do you need to tell me? I already wrote the letter a long time ago."
Reminded by his daughter, Shen Yuanbai realized that his previous thoughts had indeed overlooked Shiyue's actual situation.
No matter what, she is a girl, and currently a single woman, so my suggestion was indeed inappropriate.
So, he unusually accepted his daughter's criticism.
He said to Shiyue, "As Ningning said, when you go back, I'll write him a letter and you can take it with you, and also bring him some food."
I have a pretty good relationship with his dad, so I'll just consider this favor as a gift to me, and I'll remember it.
As for the future, you don't need to be afraid. Although I'm about to leave school and can't do anything about the Yang family right now, there's plenty of time.
"My Shen family's children aren't so easily bullied!"
"No need. No, Uncle Shen, you really don't need to do this." Hearing Shen Yuanbai's words, Shiyue felt terrible.
She came because she was worried that Uncle Shen's family would be affected by the upcoming movement, but she really didn't come to demand an explanation!
But Shen Yuanbai had clearly already made his decision. He waved to Shiyue, indicating that she didn't need to say anything more.
Seeing that the old man had made up his mind, Shiyue didn't insist any further. She thought there would be plenty of time to express her opinion later, so there was no rush.
So she asked, "Uncle Shen, you said you're leaving the school? Are you transferring? Also, did you tell Uncle Lü and Uncle Cao about this?"
"Well, if the descendants of an old friend are being bullied, those two old folks can't possibly be completely unaware of it," Shen Yuanbai said calmly.
Shiyue was about to ask another question when she saw Shen Ningning quietly shake her head at her from the side.
She knew that Ningning was telling her not to bring it up again, so she quietly changed the subject.
She continued, "Uncle Shen, where are you being transferred to?"
Shen Yuanbai clearly didn't want to talk about this, but Shiyue kept pressing him, so he couldn't refuse.
He could only say, "I want to be transferred to the Donglin City Food Factory to serve as the Party Secretary."
Shiyue: "..."
A university dean becoming the Party Secretary of a food factory—that's quite a leap!
However, this is truly great news!
The thought of the impending movement, and the stories in the books she had read about how professors and department heads from university after university were being sent to cadre schools and relocated to the countryside…
A surge of immense joy welled up within her!
Suddenly, I felt a sense of relief.
She stood up excitedly: "That's wonderful! That's really wonderful!"
Shen Yuanbai and Shen Ningning were both a little stunned by Shiyue's heartfelt joy.
They didn't understand what the girl was so happy about.
To be honest, when Shen Yuanbai received this notification, he felt like he had been hit over the head!
It made him feel extremely humiliated!
If it weren't for the many trials and tribulations he'd weathered over the years, which forged his resilient nerves, Shen Yuanbai might not have been able to remain calm upon seeing the transfer order.
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