Chapter 871: If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them (Two Chapters Combined)
Zhang Wan never expected that his grandfather would actually make his wife divorce him!
"Grandpa! What are you saying? I won't get a divorce!"
"That's right, Dad! This is the children's own business, so don't interfere. Let them handle it themselves, and you should focus on getting better! Besides, divorce is a huge deal, and the children are so close, why would you want them to divorce?" Although Mrs. Zhang wanted a grandson, she still adored her daughter-in-law—smart, beautiful, and capable! She brought her even more pride than her husband!
Zhang Youmin could tell which was more important: a promising daughter-in-law or a grandson whose whereabouts were still unknown.
"Dad, we can't get a divorce. As for the children, forget it. They can keep them if they want, or adopt them if they don't. But we can't get a divorce!"
“Adoption doesn’t mean it’s your own. If you don’t get a divorce, A-Jie will be busy with her missions and A-Wan won’t be able to see it. What’s the difference between that and a divorce? It’s better to get a divorce. She can do her missions and A-Wan can live her own life. Isn’t that the best of both worlds?” The old lady thought this was a pretty good way to handle things, so she wouldn’t have to worry about this and that all the time.
“I’m not asking for your opinions. This is A-Jie’s own business, and she can make the decision. As for you,” the old man said, looking at Zhang Wan.
"grandfather?"
"As for you, you are my grandson. I failed to befriend you properly, which is a dereliction of duty on my part and your father's part. When we got together, you said that you would support A-Jie's career and would unconditionally obey the country. During the time I was in a coma and not thinking clearly, the things you and your father did and how you behaved have disappointed me greatly! I may not be A-Jie's boss, but I can be your boss. This marriage is yours to get a divorce, whether you like it or not!"
Gu Yin shook her head as she looked at 02's tearful face. After what the old man did today, 02 would never abandon the Zhang family again. After all, the old man had lost all his honors and had broken the rules multiple times. Even if the higher-ups didn't say anything, they were definitely unhappy. For example, wasn't Old Jin already tired of them? Zhang's father's position was at most that low; it would be difficult to go any higher. As for 02's husband, he was not even as good as her father.
The entire Zhang family can only match or even surpass the old man. With the old man's actions, how could the Zhang family possibly refuse him if they ever need anything in the future? The old man is indeed the most cunning.
Old Jin, who was standing to the side, shook his head and stood up: "You guys handle it first, and let me know when you have a result. I have to go now."
As soon as he spoke, everyone at the sanatorium heard his voice and immediately looked at Xiaosheng.
The old man's eyebrows twitched slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.
It's highly likely that they didn't expect there to be other people around 02.
Everyone else also fell silent and stopped talking.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Xiao Sheng picked up the phone: "Gu Yin, is there anything else?"
Gu Yin raised her voice upon hearing this: "That's all. Just do as the old man said. I'll submit the divorce papers for her. She herself will no longer have any contact with the Zhang family. I hope you can abide by the principle of confidentiality and not use your privileges to interfere here. Otherwise, I won't let you off so easily. I hope you cherish your reputation and behave yourselves."
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Sheng looked at Old Master Zhang: "Old Master, is there anything else you need to tell me? If not, I'll be leaving now."
Gu Yin's words were practically slapping the Zhang family in the face! The old man's expression wasn't good either.
"Everything's alright here. Please give my regards to my former boss and thank him for his concern."
As soon as Xiao Sheng and the others left the room, the atmosphere inside immediately plummeted.
Xiao Sheng closed the door and turned around, bumping into Chi Xing who was standing behind him.
"do what?"
Chi Xing raised a finger and said, "Shh!" Then he walked to the door and pressed his ear against it.
Xiao Sheng: "..."
Long Yu, who was standing next to him, coughed lightly, put his hands in his pockets, walked to the door, and eavesdropped.
Xiao Sheng: "..." Fine, if you can't beat them, join them! Looking around and seeing no one, he walked over to Long Yu, nudged him, and Long Yu instinctively moved aside.
Inside the house, the old man looked at Zhang Youmin with a stern face: "Your mother is senile, but are you senile too? Have all the things I taught you over the years been wasted? What? Just because I'm down, this family is finished? How could you do something like this, taking your mother to ask your old boss to call A-Jie? Speak up! Do you even care about your career?! Where's your brain?!"
Zhang Youmin slumped into a chair, covered his face with his hands, and said in a sullen voice, "Mom kept pressuring me, and I had no choice. Besides, at this age, I really want a grandson. I acted impulsively, and since you agreed when you were awake, I agreed."
They had indeed made a mistake; they had lost all face with their superiors, and his career was over.
The old lady pursed her lips: "We've come to this point, what else can we do? Get a divorce, find a new granddaughter-in-law, and live a good life. I don't understand grand principles, but I think living a good life is more important than anything else. As for your jobs, if you're capable, your bosses won't hold you back. Your grandfather got to where he is today entirely on his own. Now, you should rely on yourselves too. I'll find a good family for Awan later!"
At this point, there's really nothing left to worry about.
Grandpa Zhang sighed, "It's also the end of our fate with A-Jie. Old woman, don't interfere in my granddaughter-in-law's affairs. Go and handle my discharge procedures. In a few days, hold a discharge family meeting for me. I'll make a list then, and you can send invitations to those people. Take a good look and choose a girl with good character for A-Wan. While I still have some influence and before our family's affairs get out, get things done as soon as possible."
His affairs were only known to people at his level, and before the news reached his subordinates, this was all he could do.
Looking at his grandfather's calm face, his father's serious listening, and his mother and grandmother's nodding in agreement, Zhang Wan felt confused.
But no one noticed his confusion, or rather, even if they did, they probably wouldn't care about his feelings at that moment.
At the door, Xiao Sheng pointed at the two of them: "Let's go, don't look anymore, there's nothing interesting to see behind us."
Chi Xing and the others got up and walked towards the door.
"You humans are so cunning, aren't you tired of it! Tsk tsk tsk!" Chi Xing watched this good show and shook his head speechlessly.
“Indeed, it’s incredibly boring.” Long Yu nodded.
"Huh? No, wait, what human? You're talking like you're not human!"
Upon hearing this, Chi Xing turned to look at him, patted his chest with a smile, and got into the car with a meaningful expression.
Long Yu glanced at Chi Xing, then at Xiao Sheng.
Xiao Sheng glanced at him but didn't say anything before getting into the car.
Long Yu fell silent and shut his mouth. He stumbled as he got into the car, his mind a jumble of thoughts. He had only assumed the other person was from a hermit family, but he hadn't expected that the other person wasn't even human!
After starting the car, he couldn't help but look at the back seat through the rearview mirror: "I'm curious, so who are you... what race are you?"
He was slapped as soon as he finished speaking: "Aren't you going to drive?! Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask! Let's go!"
Long Yu: "..." Fine.
At the base, Gu Yin looked at 02: "Are you sure you want a divorce?"
02 Wiping away her tears, she nodded: "Let's get away!" The weight on her heart was finally lifted!
Gu Yin didn't ask her any more questions: "After you've dealt with your personal matters, train hard. If your data is still like this in the next assessment, I will still eliminate you. Good luck."
He ignored 02's matter and looked at 05 instead.
"Tell me, what's going on with you this time? You haven't received any calls, and no one has been looking for you. What, are you missing your child?"
05 shook her head; this time, she didn't remain silent.
“A few days ago, I accidentally passed by the office and overheard Mr. Jin and 02 talking. Mr. Jin said to 02, ‘You need to think this through. If you go back to have a baby, you will miss many important missions. Your body may not even be able to withstand some specific training. Are you sure you want to go back to have a baby?’ When I heard these words, I thought of myself. I’ve had a baby. Even though I defeated many people to get here, I’m destined not to be able to pilot a fighter jet into space. So what’s the point of me coming here? It’s meaningless, isn’t it?”
05 After saying all this, she said with helplessness and resentment: "Why can't women do these things after having children? Why? I'm no worse than any of them! I'm even better than them! But just because of this physical structure, I have to be restricted and trapped? This is not fair!"
Bai Wuwen was surprised: "You're actually not training properly because of this?"
05 shook his head: "It's not that I didn't train properly, it's that I got distracted during the later training sessions and couldn't keep up during the assessment."
Gu Yin hadn't expected it to be for this reason, and she was too lazy to even speak.
"Bai Wuwen, tell her that I'm tired."
Bai Wuwen nodded: "05, tell me what you're here for?"
"Of course, I'd become a warrior and go into space!"
Bai Wuwen put down the orange in his hand: "Then tell me, how do you become a warrior?"
"train."
What is the purpose of the training?
05 Question: "Isn't the purpose of training to become a soldier?"
Bai Wuwen: "...What's wrong with your brain?! How can it be so dense? The main purpose of our training is to see where the body's limits are, and then Gu Yin will use this data to study and improve the defects. Do you think you'll be eliminated just because you've had a child, now that you're in here?"
05 blinked: "Yeah, how could I forget that!"
Gu Yin stood up and clapped her hands: "Alright, everyone disperse. Go do what you need to do! Don't stand here, it's annoying to look at you!"
05 chuckled and pulled 02 to salute, saying, "Thank you for your concern, leader! Thank you, leader!" Then the two of them left.
Bai Wuwen and the others left the office.
By the time Gu Yin and the other person received the medicinal herbs, their health data had finally returned to normal.
In the laboratory, Chen Shanmin, while processing medicinal herbs, looked at Gu Yin, who was busy registering: "What do we need to do now?"
Gu Yin didn't even look up: "First, check if they have any genetic defects. If so, repair them, and then upgrade them all."
Upon hearing this, Chen Shanmin got up and walked to her side, craning his neck to look at her: "Ready?"
Gu Yin nodded: "It's almost done. I'll start doing experiments tomorrow."
Chen Shanmin's eyes lit up: "Can I participate?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yin handed the documents to Chen Shanmin: "Take the documents to Elder Jin for approval, and you can participate tomorrow as well!"
"Alright!" Chen Shanmin's eyes lit up as he took the documents to Elder Jin's place.
The Gu family in Beijing.
Zhou Wansheng got out of the car, looked at the familiar house in front of him, smiled and looked at the gatekeeper: "Are you new here? I've never seen you before?"
The security guard scratched his head: "Why didn't you tell your family you were coming back, old man? They would be so happy! I really haven't been here long!"
Zhou Wansheng asked in surprise, "Then how do you know me?"
"A security system has been installed at the entrance, and your photo is recorded in it. I check it every day, so I remembered it. Please come in quickly! I've notified your family! They'll be very happy!"
Zhou Wansheng nodded: "Okay! I'll go in first then, let's have dinner together tonight!"
"Okay!"
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