Chapter 1644 Even Ghosts Don't Believe
On Friday, Li Ye left home ten minutes earlier than usual, but he wasn't rushing to work; instead, he went to the hospital to pick up Zhang Qiyan from discharge.
Interpersonal relationships in China are a complex art; some things you won't do unless you're asked, while others require you to show up uninvited.
Although a teacher being discharged from the hospital isn't as serious as some things, when Li Ye visited Zhang Qiyan in the hospital a few days ago, he heard him say that he would be discharged on Friday morning, so it's not good to pretend to be confused today.
Before leaving, Grandma Wu Juying prepared a large bag of health supplements for Li Ye and mumbled a lot of instructions.
"When you get to the hospital, don't talk too much, and don't ask how your teacher is doing. The more you ask, the more annoying it will be. Just show up and do the work; that's enough."
"I understand, Grandma. The teacher isn't an outsider; the teacher won't hold these things against you."
"Hey, you have no idea what patients are thinking. Remember what I said, hurry up and get going! Don't be late."
"I won't be late. The hospital doesn't open until 8 a.m.! I'll be there at 7:50 a.m."
Full of confidence, Li Ye headed straight to the hospital, thinking that since he had arrived so early, he could definitely help his teacher and his wife run errands and get some assistance.
When Li Ye arrived at the hospital, he was shocked to discover that he was Zhang Qiyan's most "procrastinating" student, and he couldn't even squeeze into Zhang Qiyan's ward.
Dozens of well-dressed people were waiting outside the corridor. Li Ye recognized some of them, but not others.
However, the atmosphere at the scene was somewhat eerie.
With so many people coming to pick up the teacher, it should have been quite a lively occasion, since it's not common for all the fellow students to be gathered together like this.
But everyone was very quiet at this moment, and when they did speak, they did so in hushed tones. The atmosphere was very strange, just like Teacher Zhang had done something...
Senior sister Yu Xiufen and her husband Wang Zhiyuan also came and waved to Li Ye when they saw him.
Li Ye squeezed through and asked nervously, "What's wrong? Why is everyone standing outside?"
Yu Xiufen whispered, "The teacher is angry! She won't let us in."
Li Ye asked, puzzled, "Angry? What are you angry about?"
Yu Xiufen pouted at the people around her: "Who knows! The teacher suddenly acted like a child, saying we're usually nowhere to be seen, so what are we doing here? She's looking down on everyone and making us stay outside."
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Li Ye had sensed something was off earlier, and now, looking around, he saw some familiar senior brothers and sisters giving him awkward smiles.
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Li Ye suddenly understood.
Thinking about what Grandma Wu Juying had just said, and what Wen Leyu had said last night, Li Ye began to understand Zhang Qiyan's feelings.
I'm just sick, not dead, why are you all so anxious?
I never see them usually, so why are they here now? Are they trying to see when I'm going to die?
Li Ye pursed his lips and obediently stood to the side.
Now that you're already here, you can't exactly jump up and down explaining, "Teacher, I'm different from them," can you?
Around 8 a.m., the doctor came over and emphasized the procedures for discharge before the discharge process began.
Zhang Qiyan has a secretary, so the discharge procedures don't need to be handled by anyone. The only things that need to be moved are a few basins and such.
Li Ye kept his grandmother's advice in mind: talk less, work more, and prepare to show his skills.
They failed to get one.
Back in the day, Li Ye and his brothers could squeeze onto trains and buses, even through massive crowds, but now they couldn't even get to the front. This shows just how "prime" these senior brothers and sisters are.
Just as Li Ye was feeling very frustrated, he heard Zhang Qiyan call out from the ward, "Li Ye, has Li Ye arrived yet?"
Li Ye quickly chimed in, "Hey, teacher, I'm here!"
"You're here to move things in? You think you're the strongest and youngest? What are you doing hiding in the back?"
I'm hiding in the back to avoid aggro!
"Oh, here they come, Brother Shang, Brother Diao, let me take it! You guys are here with the teacher, taking good care of him is the most important thing."
Li Ye awkwardly squeezed in, took the heaviest items, and gave the surrounding bigwigs a harmless smile.
When Zhang Qiyan last met Shang Ruilin, Diao Wenyao, and Gu Yuedong, he joked with Li Ye that they could be addressed as Director Shang, Director Diao, and Director Gu, but now they don't know what to call them anymore, so they might as well just call them "brother".
The senior brothers glanced at Li Ye and smiled gently.
"Fine, you can take it! Who told you to be young and carefree!"
"This kid isn't just young; I heard he knows martial arts too! He can wear dozens of kilograms of antique-style armor and still wield swords and spears. His physique is extraordinary."
"Tsk tsk tsk, how enviable! When we were young, we really didn't understand that saying: health is a person's greatest asset."
"Old Gu, shut up! Go check if the car is ready."
"Hey, I'll go down and take a look."
Several senior brothers exchanged pleasantries with Li Ye, leaving him awkwardly speechless.
[The teacher was discharged from the hospital today, and you all insist on saying that health is the greatest asset. Are you saying this to me or to the teacher?]
A large group of people came downstairs, and Gu Yuedong had already directed the Audi to its position.
But at that moment, a Mercedes-Benz suddenly drove up and stopped behind the Audi.
A man got out of the Mercedes and jogged up to Zhang Qiyan, greeting him with a big smile.
"Sir, you processed the discharge procedures so efficiently! I almost missed it!"
"Old Shang, Old Diao, you didn't even tell me you were coming so early. Luckily I got here quickly."
Li Ye looked at the person carefully for a moment and confirmed that he had never seen him before and did not recognize him.
However, the fact that they can address Shang Ruilin and Diao Wenyao as "Old Shang" and "Old Diao" clearly indicates that they are acquaintances.
However, Shang Ruilin and Diao Wenyao were indifferent to this person, only nodding slightly without smiling.
Zhang Qiyan glanced at the other person and said calmly, "Chaoxian, I told you yesterday that you didn't need to bother picking me up. You've come all this way, you shouldn't waste your time on an old man like me."
"Teacher, what are you saying? A teacher for a day is a father for life. How can picking up my own father from the hospital be a waste of time? Teacher, please don't be sarcastic."
The man named Chaoxian chuckled, then pointed at Li Ye and said, "Um, put the things in the trunk of the car. I'll take the teacher home."
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[Um, who are you calling "what"? Even a porter carrying bags isn't "what," is it?]
Li Ye blinked, not even moving.
The other person paused for a moment, then his expression darkened slightly. As he opened the trunk of the Mercedes, he snapped, "What are you standing there for? Put it in now!"
Li Ye slowly turned his head and looked at his teacher, Zhang Qiyan: "Teacher, who is he?"
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Zhang Qiyan curled his lips into a smile and said, "This is Zhang Chaoxian, also a student at Peking University. He later went to Lighthouse University on a government scholarship and is now a financial trader on Wall Street, handling hundreds of millions of dollars every day!"
Li Ye was genuinely surprised. Were Wall Street financial traders also going to compete with a group of big shots for opportunities?
Of course, Zhang Chaoxian claimed he came to "fulfill his filial duty," but judging from the attitudes of Zhang Qiyan and his fellow students, none of them believed him.
Nobody would believe that.
(End of this chapter)
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