In the afternoon, just after the start of the workday, Sun Zhengnan rushed in excitedly from outside.
"Brother, we have accomplished our mission. Professor Zhang was disheartened and had given up on the university. He has agreed to come to our research institute."
"Hmm!" Sun Zhengguo gestured for his cousin to sit down first, then said, "You've had a good day, Zhengnan. Did you get into any major conflicts today?"
After sitting down, Sun Zhengnan began to boast: "No, brother, you know, we are reasonable people. Correcting some bad practices is what we should do! Nobody can say anything about it."
However, at this point, he suddenly changed the subject.
"Brother, now there's a new problem. Professor Zhang is begging you to rescue his colleagues as well."
"Is that so?" Sun Zhengguo felt that the matter was somewhat tricky.
If we could only save one or two, things might be a little easier.
Judging from my cousin's tone, there seem to be quite a few people who need saving.
So he asked, "Zheng Nan, how many people are there exactly?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Zhengnan seemed to have been prepared and immediately took out a piece of paper from his bag and handed it over.
“Brother, this is a list compiled by Teacher Chen. He said if you have the ability, you should give it a try. He also said that if you can't, then forget it and don't get yourself involved.”
Sun Zhengguo took the list and saw that it contained about ten names.
Among them are teachers I know, and some of whom have taught me before. I'm confident I can save these people.
But there are other teachers from other departments whom he doesn't know, and there are quite a few of them, so it's not easy for him to handle!
It should be noted that the school's current head, the newly transferred Director Wu, has a higher administrative rank than him.
If I only wanted to save one or two people, people might be willing to give me some face, but with so many people, it would be difficult.
Seeing his elder brother's troubled expression, Sun Zhengnan knew that this matter was difficult to handle, so he offered some advice.
"Brother, don't be troubled. If it really doesn't work out, just let it go!"
"I'll think about it some more."
Sun Zhengguo had considered coming to the headquarters, but some things weren't so simple.
The old man is already exhausted, trying to rescue people everywhere, so I absolutely cannot add to his burden.
A moment later, Sun Zhengguo had an immature idea in his mind and decided to give it a try first.
"Zhengnan, could you please make another trip for me and find out Director Wu's address, including his office, but please be careful."
"Don't worry, brother. Although I can't get into where Director Wu lives, finding out where he lives is a piece of cake."
Sun Zhengnan patted his chest and went out to handle the matter, while Sun Zhengguo stopped thinking about it.
After all, success depends on human effort, but fate has other plans. If things go according to his plan, then Director Wu will surely be sensible in the end.
If he remains stubborn, I wouldn't mind giving him a tougher approach.
...
On the other side.
After two days of rest, Madam Jia Zhang, who was living in a courtyard house, was ready to start causing trouble again.
In the past two days, she has gradually accepted the fact that her grandson is in jail and has vaguely learned some things.
For example, the old lady in the backyard passed away, the old neighbor Yi Zhonghai collapsed, and Xu Damao and Shazhu are both married and have children.
But whenever her neighbors mentioned her family, their attitude immediately changed, and they fell silent as if afraid of getting involved in something bad.
This made Jia Zhangshi realize that her family might also have significant problems, so she had to figure it out.
So she went to places far away from the courtyard to inquire, hoping that no one would recognize her.
"Ma'am, can I ask you something?"
Beside a small alley, Jia Zhangshi saw an elderly woman alone and approached her.
Upon seeing Jia Zhangshi's bruised and swollen face, the woman surnamed Ma cautiously took two steps back.
"Who are you? I don't know you. What do you want to know?"
"Well……?"
Madam Jia didn't know how to bring it up, but after a quick thought, she came up with a terrible idea.
"Ma'am, I mean no harm. It's just that my son was unlucky a few days ago and his wife died. Then someone introduced him to a widow, and I just wanted to find out what this future daughter-in-law is like."
Hearing what Jia Zhangshi said, Aunt Ma relaxed her guard and revealed the warmth unique to the people of old Beijing.
"Oh! Ma'am, you've come to the right person. In this area, some people call me Sister Ma, and some call me Aunt Ma. There's nothing I don't know. Please feel free to ask."
"Really? Thank you, Aunt Ma."
Seeing that she had successfully struck up a conversation, Jia Zhangshi didn't stand on ceremony and proceeded to give Qin Huairu's address and name.
After hearing her story, Aunt Ma, who had been all smiles just moments before, suddenly looked rather unpleasant.
"Ma'am, what are you thinking? You dare to go after Qin Huairu from house number 95? Do you want your son to die young?"
"What's wrong? Please tell me. We only have one son, and we can't afford any mishaps."
Madam Jia had a vague sense of unease, but in order to put on a show and get some information out of her, she continued to perform diligently.
Little did she know, another woman, Aunt Wu, appeared behind her, and she even knew her.
However, Aunt Wu was quite a clever woman; instead of exposing Jia Zhangshi, she simply waited to see what would happen.
Meanwhile, Aunt Ma was still unaware of the situation, and she saw that Jia Zhangshi seemed completely oblivious.
I'm more anxious than anyone else!!!
Born with a kind heart and a willingness to help others, she felt obligated to recount Qin Huairu's shameful deeds...
As she revealed more and more things, Jia Zhangshi became so angry that the veins on her face bulged, and she looked somewhat ferocious, on the verge of exploding.
Seeing that Jia Zhangshi was quite angry, Sister Ma, who had just finished telling Qin Huairu's shameful story, patiently comforted her.
"Hey! Auntie, don't be angry. The marriage hasn't happened yet! Luckily you ran into me today. We were talking about Qin Huairu earlier, but now I'm going to tell you about her unreasonable mother-in-law."
...
Well! Madam Jia never expected that when she went out to inquire about her daughter-in-law, she would end up getting caught up in her own gossip.
Hearing Aunt Ma describe her as utterly worthless, Jia Zhangshi's defenses crumbled once again.
She wanted to grab Ma Dazu by the collar and ask him, "Is it polite of you to gossip like this behind people's backs?"
However, before Aunt Ma could finish speaking, Aunt Wu, who was standing behind them, couldn't hold back and secretly laughed out loud.
"Hey! Aunt Wu, when did you get here? Why didn't you say a word?"
"Auntie Ma, I arrived just now. I heard you two chatting so happily, so I didn't want to disturb you."
After replying, Aunt Wu looked at Jia Zhangshi with a playful expression.
"Hey! Isn't this Aunt Jia? What, you've switched careers to become a matchmaker now?"
If we're talking about the most awkward person right now, it has to be Jia Zhangshi.
Because of Aunt Wu, who exposed her shortcomings, the two had known each other for decades and could be said to know each other inside and out.
She must have heard their conversation perfectly.
"Um... um...? I have some things to take care of at home, you guys talk."
Knowing she couldn't stay any longer, Jia Zhangshi turned and walked home without looking back after saying those words.
"How can you be like this? Wait, I haven't finished speaking yet!"
Sister Ma was still somewhat unsatisfied and wanted to wave and call out to Jia Zhangshi.
But it would have been better if she hadn't shouted. As soon as she did, Jia Zhangshi ran even faster and disappeared in an instant.
"Hehehe...!"
Seeing her disheveled appearance, Aunt Wu almost laughed herself to death.
Grandma Ma looked completely bewildered, staring blankly into the distance.
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