Liu San, who had completely lost his backbone when facing Cheng Huasheng, desperately grabbed Jiang Ci.
Jiang Ci glanced down at Liu San, and Liu San looked up at her in return.
She almost laughed out of anger, squatted down and said to Liu San, "Brother Liu, that's Mr. Cheng's relative, right? Important people are here, what are you afraid of?"
"This is a chance to rise to prominence."
Liu San was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "That's right!"
For the past two weeks, he hasn't made things difficult for Cheng Yehan. He even found someone to treat him, get him medicine, and take care of him. He did all of that. If it weren't for him, the old man might have died at any time.
Logically speaking, Cheng Huasheng should be grateful to him, so why is he afraid?
Jiang Ci's words emboldened Liu San, who quickly straightened up and got up from the ground.
He tried to appear calm and not show his fear, but in reality, he had already revealed all his cowardice the moment they met.
"Who...who are you? Outsiders are not allowed to look here." Liu San still stammered a little.
Cheng Huasheng glanced at him and politely extended his hand, "Hello, my name is Cheng Huasheng. My father, Cheng Yehan, is here, right?"
Father, father, father! ?
This man is actually Cheng Yehan's son!
Liu San almost knelt down again...
Liu San was weak, his outstretched hand trembling incessantly, "He...he's here."
Seeing how frightened Liu San was, Li Ailian walked over to Cheng Huasheng and smiled at Liu San, "We know your rules here. We weren't planning on going in, but we finally found this place and wanted to know if our father was alright? How has he been lately?"
Hearing the woman's gentle words, Liu San finally stopped being so spineless. He made a couple of "oh" sounds, thinking that this was his chance. Liu San quickly put on airs, "Let's not talk about anything else. Just last week, Mr. Cheng fell ill, and I was the one who took care of him day and night. It was raining heavily that day, and I braved the wind and rain to call a doctor for him..."
Liu San kept patting himself on the back.
If Cheng Huasheng hadn't already learned from Zhou Gou that Jiang Ci and his wife were taking care of the elderly in the cowshed and that the other had braved the heavy rain to ride a bicycle to the production team to call a doctor and go with Zhou Gou to check on his father's condition, Cheng Huasheng might have actually believed what this man said!
Cheng Huasheng looked at the man in front of him, whose face was full of utilitarianism and eagerness for benefits, and he sneered inwardly.
How dare they claim credit for Jiang Ci and his wife's work! They're no good people at all!
But Liu San was the cowshed keeper, a small position, but it truly involved his father.
In order to make his father's life better inside, he couldn't afford to offend Liu San at this time.
Cheng Huasheng glanced at Li Ailian.
Li Ailian understood immediately and smiled as she took a box of Daoxiangcun pastries from her daughter's hand.
"These are some local specialties we bought in Beijing. We thought they weren't available in Linyun City. Comrade Liu, would you like to try some?"
Liu San's eyes were glued to the box of pastries. He was secretly delighted. Jiang Ci was right. This important person had only come once and had already given him a box of pastries. If he wanted to meet Cheng Yehan in the future, he would have to send him tickets and money.
No, no, no... He should seize the opportunity and get Cheng Huasheng to transfer him away from this godforsaken place!
Transfer him to a committee in Beijing! Maybe he can even use his connections to get a minor leadership position.
Liu San became happier and happier as he thought about it. He even looked down on small favors like money and tickets!
But since they offered it to him, he naturally had to accept it.
Liu San pretended to be friendly and said, "Look, we've only just met and you're already giving me such an expensive gift. I feel a little embarrassed."
After he finished speaking, Liu San immediately took it.
Cheng Huasheng didn't say much, watching Li Ailian and Liu San play coy, and got Liu San to agree to send in some long-sleeved warm clothes that they had bought for Cheng Yehan.
Jiang Ci, who was delivering food into the cowshed, walked very quickly and ran into Shen Conghe, who was doing farm work.
She pondered for a moment, feeling this was a good opportunity, and walked over to Shen Conghe's side, "Principal Shen."
Shen Conghe adjusted his glasses and looked nervously toward Liu San's house. His voice was still relatively calm. "Comrade Jiang, you...you're too late. Liu San is throwing a huge tantrum here."
"He didn't cause you any trouble, did he?"
Jiang Ci smiled and said, "Mr. Cheng's son came to see him, and Liu San is currently outside trying to curry favor with him. He doesn't have time to cause me any trouble."
Shen Conghe was taken aback when he heard this, then nodded, "He hasn't dared to mess with Mr. Cheng during this time."
Actually, Liu San didn't dare to do anything to Cheng Yehan, so he directed all his anger at Shen Conghe.
He didn't hold any resentment towards Mr. Cheng. After all, Mr. Cheng was already so old and couldn't withstand any more torment. He was in his prime, and no matter how much Liu San tormented him, he was just making him work and causing him some physical suffering.
Moreover, he had spoken with Cheng Yehan and read Cheng Yehan's manuscripts. He deeply admired this genius and only hoped that he could live a little longer.
Shen Conghe always remembered Jiang Ci's words.
Just wait.
"I'm just taking this opportunity to tell you that Dr. Tao doesn't want to divorce you, nor does she want to return to Beijing."
Shen Conghe's grip on the farm tools tightened, and his eyes reddened visibly. He lowered his head, pushed his glasses aside with his arm, and wiped away his tears.
Shen Conghe was full of worries, "School is about to start, and if they don't go back to Beijing, Shen Ting will definitely be ostracized at school."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ci suddenly asked, "How is your son's studies?"
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