The principal led Qin Jun back to his office. Neither of them spoke, and they leisurely brewed a pot of fine tea.
Qin Jun took a big gulp of his drink with relish, earning a disapproving eye roll from the principal.
"Qin Yao is not my son, my son..."
Over a pot of tea, Qin Jun told the principal about his son being switched at birth.
"Your story could really be written into a textbook."
The principal joked.
"You're really good at enduring things. How could you have tolerated it all these years?"
"What can we do? If Yuqin finds out, she'll cry herself blind."
Qin Jun pursed his lips. If it weren't for Xiao Yuqin, he would have already given up on himself.
"Fortunately, my son was found, and he also has a wonderful daughter-in-law who brought me a pair of twin grandsons, a boy and a girl, hahaha..."
The more repressed he was in his past life, the more triumphant Qin Jun became in the second half.
The wife was appeased, the son was found, the daughter-in-law was reunited, and there were two adorable babies.
Qin Jun has lived so many years, his life has been worthwhile.
"She is indeed very good. She is Du Wenqing's prized student and also his family."
The principal smiled and mentioned Xia Lan. According to Du Wenqing, Xia Lan was his benefactor and also his family.
It's important to understand that gaining the approval of someone like Du Wenqing is extremely difficult.
"Tsk, what's so special about that? Even my difficult father-in-law likes her. You have no idea how charming this girl is!"
Qin Jun said smugly.
"Are you kidding me? Your father-in-law!"
The principal was genuinely surprised. He had known Qin Jun for quite some time and was the person who knew most about his past with Xiao Yuqin.
He also knew how much Xiao Guoqiang looked down on him.
Even though he has been promoted, Xiao Guoqiang remains indifferent to him.
"That's right, don't underestimate this girl, sometimes I admire her."
Qin Jun took another sip of tea with a satisfied smile.
"It's all thanks to her that my son accepted me."
Qin Jun's words stunned the principal.
"Do you think you can just pick a cabbage on the street? When we found our son, he was already twenty-two. More than twenty years had passed, and he had the same temper as me..."
Qin Jun said with a heavy heart that he and Xiao Yuqin had already prepared for the worst.
It's possible that Qin Yu doesn't even want to see them.
Let alone recognizing each other.
"Two stones clashing head-on, neither willing to yield to the other."
The principal guessed it.
"If it weren't for this girl mediating between us, I might never have heard the word 'Dad' before I died."
Qin Jun spoke his true feelings to his old friend.
"This is indeed thanks to Comrade Xia Lan."
The principal brewed him another pot and filled it to the brim.
"And you?"
Qin Jun looked at the principal.
The principal gave a wry smile.
"He's much worse off than you. His wife ran off with someone else a long time ago, and his son... his son went to join the army, and he's gone."
"I was all alone. I was finally exonerated and got this position as principal. I guess I'm lucky in a bad way."
The principal glanced at Qin Jun, then looked at the old photos on his desk.
"If you hadn't saved my life, I might have been reunited with my son long ago."
Qin Jun chuckled softly.
"It's in the past, let it go!"
Have you ever considered that your son might not be dead?
Qin Jun suddenly asked.
Do you have any news about my son?
The principal suddenly stopped and looked at Qin Jun.
"I was just asking."
Qin Jun pursed his lips.
“You’re not the type to say things out of the blue. Just say it.”
The principal understands Qin Jun, just as Qin Jun understands him.
"I saw a young man in my daughter-in-law's village who looks somewhat like you."
Qin Jun mentioned it briefly.
"But maybe I'm overthinking it, it's just like..."
Qin Jun himself was not confident.
"We have to look for even the slightest hope."
The principal frowned and looked at Qin Jun.
"I'll call you tonight! I'll ask my son."
Qin Jun said to the principal.
"OK!"
"I'll wait for your call today, no matter how late it is!"
The principal looked at Qin Jun.
"Quick, give me two packets of your tea. I need to take them back to my daughter-in-law!"
Qin Jun was pleased with himself and didn't forget to ask the principal for some tea.
"..."
She rolled her eyes at Qin Jun, but still took out the tea leaves for him.
After Qin Jun waited for Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan to get out of school, he took them home. Xiao Yuqin asked Qin Jun about his day.
Qin Jun gave a soft snort.
"If you hadn't brought it up, I would have almost forgotten about it!"
Qin Jun sat down, picked up the phone, and dialed.
"Hey, it's me, Qin Jun."
"Give me a new secretary; this Secretary Liu isn't very ethical."
In short, Secretary Liu's career path was cut off.
While Secretary Liu was still feeling relieved as he returned to the military base, he was dragged away by several people before he even reached Qin Jun's office.
"Comrade Liu, this is your transfer order. You are no longer Minister Qin's secretary."
Secretary Liu, or rather, Liu Min, who is now just an ordinary clerical worker, sat on the sidelines, looking utterly defeated.
When he got home, seeing his son still watching TV, Liu Min pulled out his belt and whipped him.
"Ah! Mom."
When Liu Zihao turned around and saw it was his father, he screamed and immediately ran to find his mother.
"Hey, why are you hitting your son again! Didn't you already hit him yesterday?"
Liu Zihao's mother looked at Liu Min, wanting to stop him but not daring to.
Especially seeing Liu Min like this, his face contorted with rage, he looked particularly frightening.
"Don't use me to save face anymore. I'm no longer your secretary, all thanks to your good son."
Liu Min looked at his wife and sneered.
"What?!!"
Liu Zihao's mother stared wide-eyed in disbelief; Liu Min's job was her greatest asset.
When she went back to her parents' home, no one dared to disrespect her, precisely because Liu Min was the leader's secretary and considered a favorite!
Now, because of his son, he's gone just like that?
"Can't you plead with the boss? We've already beaten our son...isn't that enough?"
Liu Zihao's mother couldn't accept it. Losing his job meant losing his salary and everything else.
Wages have decreased significantly.
"I can't even get to see the leaders."
"Are you happy now? Look at the good son you raised. You always spoil him like this, making him lawless."
"Now look what's happened, my future is ruined."
Liu Min was full of resentment. He had put in so much effort and spent so many years to finally climb to this position.
But she was ruined by her son.
"Did I spoil him? Did I spoil him all by myself? If you didn't always think of him as the only son of the Liu family, and made me do whatever he wanted, would I be like this?"
"Now that something's happened, you're blaming me?"
Liu Zihao's mother said angrily, "If it weren't for these words they instilled in him, he would have to get whatever he wanted. Now it's all her fault."
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