Hearing the students' questions and seeing their eager eyes, Song Ning organized her thoughts and said, "Students, justice may be delayed, but it will surely come. Sometimes, what determines victory in war is not how powerful the weapons are. There is an old Chinese saying: 'Unity is strength.' Just like our country, although we are currently lagging behind, as long as our 800 million people unite as one, we are an incredibly strong force. Those who act justly will find many supporters, while those who act unjustly will find few. As long as it aligns with the will of the people, victory will surely be achieved, even if the process is tortuous, the future will definitely be bright."
Upon hearing this, enthusiastic applause immediately erupted from below the stage.
Soon, a student asked, "Auntie, will our country ever be as powerful as the United States?"
Song Ning nodded. "Of course. In less than 30 years, our country will become strong and prosperous. No country in the international community will bully us anymore. Our living standards will greatly improve, and we will soon catch up with them. Everyone must study hard and become scientists in the future to serve our country."
Soon, applause rang out again.
At this moment, Song Ning did not notice that there was an acquaintance among the teachers sitting in the last row.
And this acquaintance was none other than Shi Yu, the girl Huo Bei'an's second younger brother, Huo Nanquan, had an affair with at university. She was studying fine arts and had just started her internship at the school.
She loves art and also really likes that comic book; you could say she's a die-hard fan.
Hearing that the author was coming to the school today, she took the initiative to come and listen to the lecture. She was quite excited, after all, she would be able to meet her idol.
Just then, Teacher Yang walked over and patted Shi Yu on the shoulder. "Shi Yu, go get Teacher Song a glass of water. She must be thirsty after talking for so long."
"Okay." Shi Yu was very happy. She picked up the thermos made of wire mesh and walked towards the podium.
She went up on stage, uncorked the thermos, and poured water for Song Ning.
While pouring water, she wanted to look up at her idol's face, and she immediately recognized the person on the stage as none other than Huo Nanquan's sister-in-law, Song Ning.
"It's you?"
Shiyu froze in place, and the hot water overflowed as a result.
Some of the hot water even spilled onto Song Ning's feet.
"Watch out!" Song Ning quickly stood up. At this moment, she recognized that the girl in front of her was none other than Huo Nanquan's mistress.
This is so incredibly awkward—it's downright embarrassing. To think I'd run into someone here.
At this moment, Shi Yu was also very surprised. As an art major college student, she felt ashamed of her own drawing skills in comic books. She never expected that Huo Nanquan's sister-in-law was actually the author of so many excellent comic books, and was actually her idol!
She found it hard to accept at first, so she hurriedly ran down from the podium.
After Song Ning finished, the autograph session began.
The children at the scene held comic books and lined up one by one to go on stage and ask Song Ning to sign them.
Shi Yu, watching from below the stage, felt quite jealous.
How she longed to become a popular children's artist!
Why can a capitalist's daughter, a housewife without professional art training, paint such good pictures? She must be able to too.
Shiyu secretly resolved in her heart that she must also try drawing and submitting her work.
She had originally brought the comic book, thinking she'd get it signed by the sour lemon later, but now she wasn't interested anymore.
After the signing was finished, Teacher Yang had something to do, so she said to Shi Yu, "Shi Yu, why don't you take Song Ning for a tour of the campus?"
Shi Yu could only nod, and then she said to Song Ning, "Teacher Song, please."
She led Song Ning on a tour of the campus, and when they reached a secluded spot, Song Ning spoke up.
"Shiyu, let's be frank, have you and Huo Nanquan broken up?"
Shi Yu hadn't expected her to be so direct, and her eyes darted away before she hastily nodded, "We broke up."
Actually, they didn't break up. Last time, she did have a falling out with Huo Nanquan, but Huo Nanquan was very accommodating, constantly apologizing, picking her up from school, buying her flowers and food. After all, they had loved each other, so breaking up wasn't so easy.
So, after a while, the two not only didn't break up, but actually got back together. Although Shi Yu also felt that this was immoral, Huo Nanquan repeatedly assured her that he would divorce his wife back home and marry her, so she agreed to continue the relationship.
But when Song Ning asked her, she didn't want to cause any more trouble, so she could only say that they had broken up.
Song Ning sensed something was off about her expression, but since she had said that, she felt embarrassed to ask any further questions.
"I hope you really cut ties with him and don't make the same mistake again."
Hearing this, Shi Yu was somewhat displeased. "Song Ning, what right do you have to talk to me like that? It's like you're criticizing me."
She was also a proud and noble little princess, used to flattery, and couldn't stand anyone saying anything bad about her.
"It's not about blaming. We're both women, and we haven't had any conflicts. Women helping women is a natural thing."
Song Ning looked at her and said, "You'll be an art teacher in the future. You need to set a good example, otherwise how can you be a role model for your children?"
"Alright, that's enough. The campus tour is over, let's go. I won't see you to the gate."
Shi Yu was clearly getting impatient, so he left her behind and headed towards the school gate.
Looking at her retreating figure, Song Ning felt that she was still hiding something from her.
That evening, Song Ning brought up the events of the day with Huo Beian.
"Honey, guess who I ran into at school today?"
"who?"
"Shi Yu is Huo Nanquan's mistress."
What is she going to do?
“She went to her internship. I specifically asked her if she and Huo Nanquan had broken up. She said they had, but I felt her expression was a bit strange. You still need to give Huo Nanquan a good talking-to when you have time.”
"I understand." The thought of his second brother made Huo Beian feel irritable.
It's been almost a month since my parents last visited Gancheng. My father is getting old and his health is starting to decline. If something happens to Huo Nanquan, I'm afraid this family will be in serious trouble.
He needs to make a call when he has a spare moment to check on things at home, especially Wang Xiaofang's condition. "I'm going to call my dad."
Huo Beian called home to ask about the situation there.
"Mom and Dad, how is everything at home?"
"Everything is fine. You and Song Ning can live your lives well. Don't worry about us."
Since Song Ningyi ran away from home last time, the elderly couple has finally come to terms with things. They believe in not interfering in the affairs of the younger generation, and they should mind their own business. All they need to do is cooperate.
"And how is your sister-in-law doing?"
"Xiaofang is due in about three months, but things seem a bit unstable lately. We're worried about complications, so we're having her stay home and rest in bed every day."
Hearing this, Huo Beian felt even more heartbroken. The thought of his sister-in-law suffering at home while pregnant, and his good-for-nothing brother being all lovey-dovey with his mistress, made him feel terrible.
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