He Ting knew that Zhou Yanfeng applied to the history department because he wanted to become Professor Gu's disciple.

Zhou Yanfeng had been influenced by Grandpa Zhou since he was a child. He had the ambition to devote himself to the restoration of antiques. However, he did not expect to receive such bad news on his first day of reporting to Kyoto University with great enthusiasm.

He Ting was stunned for a moment: "How did the person disappear?"

“I heard that the conditions in the countryside where he was sent were very difficult and he couldn’t make it.”

Zhou Yanfeng was in a low mood: "My old man has been secretly saving money and sending it to him. I have also sent him packages several times. He should be able to survive until the college entrance examination is resumed."

Due to the lack of information, Zhou Yanfeng seldom communicated with his family.

I just went to report to the History Department and learned that Professor Gu did not survive before the resumption of the college entrance examination and died of a serious illness in the countryside.

After meeting the teacher who went to the countryside with Professor Gu and then returned to the city, Zhou Yanfeng chatted with him and learned that Professor Gu had a hard life in the countryside. The living conditions in the places where they went to work in the countryside, like the Jianzizhai Brigade where Chen Wen and Zhou Yueying were, were very poor.

"Xiao Yanfeng, you don't know that after hearing the news that the movement was over, your grandfather Gu was looking forward to returning to the city and resuming the college entrance examination."

"I was about to get a chance to return to the city, but he's gone now."

"When he first arrived there, he was bullied and criticized. He was pushed into the water in the cold winter weather and contracted lung disease. He kept delaying the disease without any medicine and eventually died."

Zhou Yanfeng was very sad to hear this. He asked Mr. Tu from the History Department: "Why didn't he write to my grandfather for help and ask my grandfather to send him medicine?"

"My grandfather sent him packages several times. He knew he was sick, so he would definitely find a way to get him some medicine and send it to the countryside."

Professor Tu was surprised: "What? Did your grandfather send a package to Lao Gu?"

“I didn’t receive it!”

Until his death, Professor Gu was still complaining about how fickle people’s hearts are.

He said that since he went to the countryside, Mr. Zhou was afraid of being implicated and stopped contacting him.

He told Professor Tu that he could also understand Old Zhou. After all, the Zhou family was wealthy and powerful, and his sons and grandsons were still in the army. They had a good family background and could not afford to be implicated.

The result was a misunderstanding.

Professor Gu never received any package or money sent by Mr. Zhou.

Zhou Yanfeng felt very uncomfortable and told He Ting and Shen Junqian all the content and details of his conversation with Professor Tu.

Shen Junqian analyzed with him: "Someone covered up everything and swallowed up the things your grandfather sent to Professor Gu. I heard people talk about this kind of thing several times when I was working in the black market."

"Now that the policy is clear, we can find a way to ask someone to find out the truth about this matter. We will definitely be able to get to the bottom of it."

When Zhou Yanfeng reported to the History Department just now, Professor Tu almost blamed Zhou Yanfeng for Mr. Zhou's ruthlessness.

He finally said to Zhou Yanfeng: "Little Yanfeng, your Grandpa Gu never blamed your grandfather. He understood that his family was big and powerful, and he couldn't let the future of the younger generation be affected."

"That matter has nothing to do with you, a junior."

"If he had the opportunity to return to the city and was now in charge of the admission of new students, he would definitely be very pleased. He would be pleased that you, Xiao Yanfeng, always remembered him and that you applied to the history department of the school because of him, wanting to become his student."

Professor Tu once said that all grudges can be forgotten with a smile.

After Zhou Yanfeng checked in, he went into the dormitory and put away his luggage, feeling heavy-hearted all the way.

He Ting also supported him in getting to the bottom of the matter.

He reminded Zhou Yanfeng: "Not every place is like the Xiangyang Brigade where we went to the countryside, where there are village cadres like Secretary Liu's uncle, who can keep the movement out and work for the welfare of the brigade members in person."

"Look at the life that Professor Chen and Professor Zhou had in Jianzi Village. If we hadn't brought them back to Xiangyang Village from Jianzi Village, their situation wouldn't have been much better than Professor Gu's."

"As long as someone has done something against their conscience, there must be traces."

He Ting suggested: "Go back and have a detailed chat with Professor Tu and ask for details about their time in the countryside."

"To be able to embezzle the things your grandfather sent to Professor Gu, that person must have some real power in the local area. Start your investigation from this point."

With Shen Junqian and He Ting giving him advice, Zhou Yanfeng's thoughts became clearer. He was already thinking about going back to school and talking to Professor Tu in detail.

Seeing Tang Yunling walking towards them with Lu Baiwei's arm around his, he temporarily ended the topic and went to meet Tang Yunling.

They saw that there were only three of them there and Tang Yuanyang was nowhere to be seen.

Tang Yunling asked: "Where is my brother?"

Because the dormitory of the Law Department was not together with that of the History Department, Zhou Yanfeng sent people there and told them to wait at the school gate.

Originally, Tang Yunling was offended because his old man threatened not to recognize his grandson's wife who he married in the countryside.

He was in a heavy mood because of Professor Gu's matter and did not go back to find Tang Yuanyang. Zhou Yanfeng felt guilty at the moment.

Just as he was about to say that he would go back to the dormitory and call Tang Yuanyang, Tang Yuanyang walked towards them hurriedly.

As he approached, Tang Yuanyang looked apologetic and said, "I was delayed by chatting with my new roommate. Did you wait too long?"

"No, we just arrived too."

He Ting and Shen Junqian both said that he came at the right time. Zhou Yanfeng led the large group to the state-owned restaurant in front of the school gate.

Many people choose to eat in the school cafeteria, but during the past two days, some parents who came to see their children off still ate in state-owned restaurants.

So the state-owned restaurant in front of the school is doing very good business.

Fortunately, it was past dinner time, and Shen Junqian and Zhou Yanfeng finally grabbed two seats, allowing Lu Baiwei and Tang Yunling to sit down first.

The six bowls of plain noodles that they had ordered were served. The people sitting at the same table with Lu Baiwei and Tang Yunling had almost finished their meals, so the four of them who were standing aside waiting to find a seat also sat down and started to slurp the noodles together.

A big bowl of plain noodles cost eight cents, and it came with fried black fungus and minced meat.

Because the portion was so large, Lu Baiwei, who had a small appetite, picked up a few pieces with her chopsticks and gave them to He Ting.

"Where are we going to look at houses later?"

While sipping noodles, Lu Baiwei asked Zhou Yanfeng and He Ting.

At first she was very excited when she heard about house viewing.

After making the bed in the dormitory and walking towards the campus entrance arm in arm with Tang Yunling, Lu Baiwei finally realized that it was the end of the 1970s and houses could not be bought and sold openly at this time.

While eating noodles, she spoke out what was on her mind.

Zhou Yanfeng continued: "When I was a child, I always came here with my old man, so I am familiar with this area."

"Don't worry, sister-in-law. Brother Ting and I have a plan."

Speaking of the old man at home, Zhou Yanfeng looked at Tang Yunling nervously.

Tang Yunling was so hungry that she concentrated on eating the noodles and didn't even think about who the old man Zhou Yanfeng was talking about was.

This made Zhou Yanfeng breathe a sigh of relief.

After coming out of the state-owned hotel, He Ting, Zhou Yanfeng and Lu Baiwei went to the street office opposite the school and talked to the clerk.

"Comrade, is there any house for rent in this nearby alley?"

"We are students at Kyoto University and would like to rent an apartment nearby."