Chapter 123 Old Things

Chapter 123 Old Things

Because of her talkativeness, Ye Yintong was exiled to a rural area in the northwest. This has been a mental burden on Fan Yajun's mind for the past ten years.

Fan Yajun regretted all the time, hating herself for being young and impetuous and not appreciating the teacher's painstaking efforts. Even if Mr. Ye is indeed conservative, he is also thinking about himself. Only if he treats her as his own child would Mr. Ye say, "Designers must learn to protect themselves."

This is a painful experience gained after going through countless storms, and it is a kind of wisdom in dealing with people. Perhaps you can say that he is smooth, timid, and inactive, but in that era, weren’t Mr. Ye’s words a reminder? At that time, Fan Yajun was only interested in innovation and designing unique works, but forgot the constraints of architectural technology.

The Sydney Opera House took 14 years to build because it was waiting for the technical problems of the shell and plate to be solved.

Even though he was bullied and confined to his room, Mr. Ye still insisted on finishing the calculations and repeatedly measured the wedge assembly positions of the fertilizer plant's comprehensive office building, which enabled it to be successfully completed and put into use later.

If it weren't for Mr. Ye's protection, Fan Yajun would never have achieved her current success.

Fan Yajun was slapped by Ye Yuan, but she did not feel any resentment in her heart. Instead, she felt relieved: "Sister Ye Yuan, I am sorry for Teacher Ye. I am sorry."

Ye Yuan snorted: "Who wants you to apologize? Can a simple apology make up for what you did wrong?"

Tao Nanfeng felt that it was not appropriate for him to interfere in this old account from ten years ago, so he pushed Xiangbei and signaled them to go home first. Now that the people from the towel factory have arrived, Fan Yajun's identity has been confirmed, but the rest of the matter will be left to Fan Yajun.

Just as the two were about to leave, a figure came hurriedly from the other end of the road. The voice arrived before the person arrived.

There was a hint of suppressed anger in his voice: "Tao Nanfeng! What are you running around for!"

It’s dad! Tao Nanfeng was startled and subconsciously hid behind Xiang Bei. It seemed that his family had been waiting for them for a long time and came out to look for them.

Tao Shouxin ran out of breath. When he returned home, he saw Liang Yinzhen running around like an ant on a hot pan. She was so anxious that tears were about to flow. When she saw Tao Shouxin coming back, she immediately burst into tears.

"Nanfeng, Nanfeng and Xiangbei said they were going for a drive, but they haven't come back in an hour or so. It's already six o'clock. Where did they go? Did they crash into something? Did something happen? Could it be that the road was too bumpy and Nanfeng is going to give birth? There's no news at all. I'm scared..."

Tao Shouxin's heart sank and he quickly calmed down.

Nanfeng is strong and in good health, and Xiangbei is with him, so nothing should happen to him. But being out for over an hour without any news was indeed different from the past.

Because she was pregnant with twins, the whole family was extremely nervous, fearing that something might happen to her if she went out, and they did not allow her to go out. Nanfeng has always been obedient and gentle, so he stayed at home and read books obediently. After the postgraduate examination, I didn’t even go to school, but just walked around the yard.

Tao Shouxin knew his daughter well. This time when she said she wanted to go for a ride and asked Xiangbei to take her out, it was definitely not for fun.

Thinking of this, Tao Shouxin said to Liang Yinzhen, "Don't panic. Fan Yajun came here earlier to ask her to help find the reason why the comprehensive office building of the fertilizer factory is tilted. She has always been very interested in architecture, so I guess she will go to the fertilizer factory now."

Liang Yinzhen hurriedly urged Tao Shouxin when she heard this: "Then go and look for her, hurry up and look for her. Nanfeng hasn't eaten yet, so she must be hungry. She is in a double body now, and she can't stand being hungry."

Tao Shouxin had no choice but to beg his colleagues in the school’s car class to drive over to look for the person.

As soon as I arrived here, I saw Tao Nanfeng and Xiang Bei standing side by side under the ginkgo tree from afar, and my heart finally calmed down a little. Then came the anger.

It's outrageous! Running out without saying hello to your elders! Doesn't she know she's pregnant?

When Tao Shouxin ran closer, he didn't notice that there was someone next to them, and started scolding them.

"Do you know you're pregnant? Huh?! You've been running for more than three hours, and you haven't come home yet even after dark. Is that reasonable? If you want to see the office building, can't you come out early tomorrow morning? Why do you have to come out at dinner time? Don't you know your mother-in-law is a coward? She's been crying at home, do you know that?

And north! Nanfeng is ignorant, why are you following him? She was pregnant with twins and her belly was very heavy. It was risky to let her take a ride in a car, especially for several hours. How could you be so careless? ah? ! ”

Xiangbei and Tao Nanfeng lowered their heads and listened obediently to their father's scolding. How could they dare to argue?

However, Ye Yuan, who had been gritting his teeth just now, immediately forgot about Fan Yajun when he heard the names of "Tao Nanfeng" and watched Tao Shouxin training his daughter with great interest.

After Tao Shouxin finished scolding, Ye Yuan came over with a smile and looked up and down at Tao Nanfeng, who was pregnant. "Tao Nanfeng? Are you Tao Nanfeng?!"

She suddenly giggled: "I am Chen Zhilu's mother. I have always heard him mention you, and today I finally get to see you."

Tao Nanfeng, who had just been scolded by his father, smiled a little stiffly: "Aunt Ye, hello, I am Tao Nanfeng, and I often hear Chen Zhilu mention you." The person Chen Zhilu fears the most is his mother. He often complains at the educated youth site that his mother is a shrew.

Ye Yuan's temper is like a gust of wind, coming and going quickly.

He was slapping Fan Yajun in the face one second, and started asking Tao Nanfeng about his well-being the next.

"How many months? When is the due date? Do you have morning sickness? What do you usually eat? What are you doing here? Since you are here, come to my house and have a seat."

Tao Nanfeng glanced at Tao Shouxin and lowered his voice and said, "I won't go today. I have to go home quickly. My dad is here to see me, and my mother-in-law is waiting for me to eat."

Ye Yuan smiled kindly: "You are such a good daughter-in-law, but it's a pity that my Zhilu doesn't have this blessing. I have to thank you. If you hadn't encouraged him to go to college, how could he have the heart to study?"

She then turned her gaze to Xiangbei who was standing silently beside Tao Nanfeng: "You are Xiangbei, right? Nanfeng Xiangbei, our whole family knows it. Thank you for taking care of Chen Zhilu on the farm. If it weren't for you, this group of educated youth would still be bullied."

After talking about Xiangbei, she said to Tao Shouxin, "Teacher Tao, we are all parents, so I have to criticize you. Although Nanfeng is your daughter, she will become a mother soon, and Xiangbei was once the boss of a field. Isn't it inappropriate for you to scold people in public like this? Let's go home and educate them behind closed doors, right?"

Ms. Ye Yuan was good at communication and eloquence, and she took care of the emotions of Tao Nanfeng and the other two at once.

Tao Shouxin kept a straight face and said nothing, regretting in his heart that he had not controlled himself just now.

It would have been fine to just scold Nanfeng a few words. Xiangbei was a man in his thirties. He used to be a farm manager, and now he ran a thriving cigarette wholesale department. He took good care of his daughter. The reason why he brought Nanfeng here was definitely because he was helpless against Nanfeng's pestering, and he also loved and respected her. It was indeed a bit too much to criticize him in front of outsiders.

A son-in-law is half a son, what does half a son mean?

You can love him like a son, but you cannot make the same demands on him as a son.

Tao Shouxin coughed and said to Nanfeng, "Are you hungry? Let's go home quickly."

Tao Nanfeng touched his stomach and found himself really hungry.

Tao Nanfeng quickly said to his father, "Dad, I suspect the sixth floor of the office building is overloaded, which is why the building is affected. Please talk to the people at the fertilizer factory and see if you can let Mr. Fan go up and check it out."

Fan Yajun called softly: "Professor Tao..."

Tao Shouxin knew about her case with Ye Yuan, so he said to Ye Yuan, "Fan Yajun and I have worked together for many years. Her passion and persistence for architecture are similar to Tao Nanfeng's. This time the office building is tilting, and Fan Yajun is also very anxious. Can you make it convenient for her to go upstairs and investigate while ensuring her safety and responsibility?"

No matter how much Ye Yuan hated Fan Yajun, she still had to give Professor Tao face. She glared at Fan Yajun unhappily and said, "You are the only one who has so many tricks up your sleeve! You even knew to ask Professor Tao to help you intercede. How about this, you go back first, and come back tomorrow morning after we discuss it at the factory and agree."

Fan Yajun thanked him repeatedly.

Ye Yuan once again cordially invited Tao Shouxin and his family to his home, but Tao Shouxin declined the invitation due to his daughter's health.

Ye Yuan felt a little regretful, but she reacted quickly and changed the phrase with a smile: "Then shall we go to your house tomorrow with Zhilu's father? I have always wanted to thank you but never had the chance. It is fate that we can meet today. It is fate that the children have feelings for each other, and our two families should also visit each other."

Ye Yuan was too enthusiastic, so Tao Shouxin had to agree.

After the greetings were finally over, Tao Shouxin asked his colleagues from the car team to take Fan Yajun back to the design institute, while he got in the car with Xiang Bei and Tao Nanfeng and headed home.

On the way, Tao Nanfeng told Tao Shouxin his judgment.

"Dad, please help me find out. The reason why the office building is tilting is probably because Party A changed the use of the building without authorization, causing the sixth floor to be overloaded. It is possible that the overloading is repeated and causes floor fatigue stress. If I am not mistaken, the floor of the three rooms on the east side of the sixth floor has cracks and will collapse soon. If you go in to take a look, you must pay attention to safety."

When Tao Shouxin heard this, he frowned and said, "So you still agree to let Fan Yajun go in to check?"

Tao Nanfeng said: "Fan Yajun is alone, and her movements are light. This amount of force is not enough to shake the entire building."

Tao Shouxin shook his head: "Haven't you heard the story of the last straw?"

The last straw that breaks the camel's back means that if the critical value of fatigue strength has been reached, even a slight force may cause the collapse of the entire building.

Tao Nanfeng was shocked. She had supernatural powers and her control over danger was exquisite.

But Fan Yajun is different. If Tao Nanfeng hadn't been watching over and giving timely reminders, entering the office might indeed have been dangerous.

Thinking of this, Tao Nanfeng said to his father, "Dad, go talk to Fan Yajun tomorrow. If she wants to go up to the sixth floor, she must wait until I am present before going in. That place is the most dangerous and we must not be careless."

Tao Shouxin said with a fierce look on his face: "You still want to go out?"

Tao Nanfeng turned her head and looked at her father with an earnest expression: "Dad, can you please not treat me as a fragile clay figurine? I know my body best. Although I am a little inconvenient to move because of my pregnancy, I am strong and this burden is nothing. This is a matter of life and death. Fan Yajun is our friend and an outstanding woman. We can't just watch her go into a dangerous place alone, can we?"

Tao Shouxin looked into his daughter's eyes.

These are a pair of beautiful eyes that are sparkling and shining.

Tao Shouxin's confidence weakened.

Tao Nanfeng is a good boy. Adults all like children to be obedient, but they don’t know that a good child rarely cries and is not good at achieving her goals through fighting.

From childhood to adulthood, Tao Nanfeng had always made requests in a gentle and kind voice, looking at him eagerly with her big eyes. If she is rejected, the light in her eyes will dim, but she will not cry or make a fuss, she will just smile with pursed lips and say, "Oh."

Now, her eyes are full of hope, just like when she was a child begging herself to buy a picture book.

Tao Shouxin sighed: "Even if I agree, your mother-in-law probably won't agree."

Tao Nanfeng smiled: "Dad, as long as you support me, I can find a way to convince her. Besides, if I can't do it, I will still go north."

Xiangbei did not express his opinion at this time, but just smiled slightly.

The three of them arrived home and just as they entered the yard, Liang Yinzhen heard the sound of a car engine and ran out quickly.

Liang Yinzhen finally felt relieved when she saw Tao Nanfeng was safe and sound. She lifted the blue apron tied around her waist and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Come back, just come back."

Liang Yinzhen did not scold his wife. Her lips trembled as she kept saying, "I'm glad you're back."

Tao Nanfeng felt sad when she heard this. She walked up to her, stretched out her arms to hug her, and said softly, "Mom, I'm fine. I just haven't been out for a long time, and I felt suffocated, so I drove out with Xiangbei for a walk. Because I was worried about the crooked office building of the fertilizer factory, I went to take a look out of curiosity."

Liang Yinzhen was hugged by Tao Nanfeng, and listening to her gentle explanation, she felt a sense of happiness that was lost and regained.

Liang Yinzhen has been experiencing losses throughout her life, but now she feels safe with Tao Nanfeng.

There were tears in her eyes, but a smile on her lips: "I'm glad you're back, I'm glad you're back. Are you hungry? Come and eat."

The family sat in the main room eating. It was dark at night, the incandescent lights were on, and mosquitoes were flying around.

Pregnant women have hot bodies and attract mosquitoes. Liang Yinzhen and Xiang Bei each hold a palm-leaf fan and help Tao Nan fan the air to drive away the mosquitoes.

Tao Nanfeng ate three large bowls in a row before he put down his chopsticks. He stroked his bloated belly contentedly and said, "My mother's cooking is still the best."

Liang Yinzhen's gaze stayed on Tao Nanfeng's belly, loving and gentle.

After she cleaned up the table, she took Tao Nanfeng's hand and said, "Child, I'm not stopping you from working. I'm just worried that you're inexperienced as a mother for the first time and don't know how to take care of yourself. This time you went out with Xiangbei without even saying hello, and you scared me to death."

Tao Nanfeng hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, it's my fault for making you worry. If I go out next time, I will make it clear where I'm going and how long I'll be gone."

Seeing her guilty face, Liang Yinzhen's heart melted into water: "No, no, no, it's not your fault this time. I shouldn't have been so nervous and restricted you in everything. If you were a naughty child, you would have quarreled with me a long time ago, but you are a well-behaved and sensible child, so you followed my wishes and stayed in this yard every day."

At this moment, Liang Yinzhen's sister Liang Yinzhu's face flashed before her eyes.

At that time, Liang Yinzhu was the only educated child in the family. She knew that joining the underground party would put her life in danger, but she went without hesitation.

Can Liang Yinzhen stop it? cannot.

Everyone has his or her own world and his or her own dreams. Liang Yinzhen likes to stay in her small yard to grow vegetables, feed chickens and raise children, but some people yearn for the prosperity, bustle and challenges of the outside world.

Tao Nanfeng also studied and became a graduate student with a higher degree than college students. Will such a woman stay at home like Liang Yinzhen? That's impossible.

Instead of restraining her, it is better to indulge her.

Now is a peaceful time, there is no need to worry about life. Since Tao Nanfeng likes architecture, let her do her work. As long as she knew where she was and when she would come back for dinner, Liang Yinzhen was satisfied.

Thinking of this, Liang Yinzhen raised her rough palm and gently stroked Tao Nanfeng's cheek.

Her fingertips were a little rough, and there was a slight friction when they slid across her face. Tao Nanfeng saw nostalgia, attachment and respect in Liang Yinzhen's eyes.

"My child, I won't hinder your future. But there is one thing. Remember to tell me where you are going, so that I won't worry about you."

Tao Nanfeng tilted his head, put his cheek on Liang Yinzhen's palm, and closed his eyes: "Okay."

Tao Shouxin watched the heartwarming scene between the mother and daughter and was moved. It is Nanfeng's blessing to have such a mother-in-law.

Liang Yinzhen seemed to have heard Tao Shouxin's inner voice, and smiled at him: "Nanfeng's father, Nanfeng is a considerate and sensible child. It is my blessing to have such a daughter-in-law."

The next day, Tao Shouxin went to Jiangcheng Architectural Design Institute and found Fan Yajun to convey Tao Nanfeng's words.

"Don't try to be brave by yourself. If you want to go in and investigate the situation in the east room on the sixth floor, remember to notify Nanfeng. She will be guarding outside to ensure your safety."

Fan Yajun was deeply moved. She and Tao Nanfeng are close friends regardless of age difference, but they don't interact much in daily life. As a senior in the construction industry, she has not taken much care of her. Instead, it was Tao Nanfeng who helped her a lot. She feels a little ashamed when she thinks about it.

A day later, news came from the fertilizer factory that Fan Yajun was allowed to enter the office building to check the situation.

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