"Director Luo is really something! Not only did he marry his niece to your brother, bringing five hundred yuan and a bicycle, but he also transferred my mother to the factory's union, so I don't have to work long hours and have to work shifts. Even your father, who has no skills, has been promoted to a minor leader in the transportation team. Our family has received so many benefits from him, what more could you want? Why do you have to do something that harms others and doesn't benefit yourself?"
"I really don't know what sins I committed in my past life to have given birth to such a stubborn bastard like you! You unlucky thing who can't tell right from wrong!"
Hearing the increasingly loud noise inside, Xiao Jing was about to rush in when the door to the school clinic suddenly swung open from the inside, and Shen Ailan's mother stormed out.
Upon seeing Xiaojing, she glared at her fiercely, snorted coldly, and turned away.
Xiao Jing glanced inside with some unease, but Shen Ailan's expression remained relatively calm.
"Ailan, are you alright?"
"Jingjing, I'm fine. I've long since given up on her. What she said can't hurt me." Shen Ailan said calmly, "She doesn't dare to bother me anymore. I told her that if she comes again, I'll report her too."
"That's good."
Xiao Jing left the school clinic and said to Shen Ailan's roommates, "You guys stay with her, I have something to do."
Because of the delay, Xiaojing ran all the way to the counselor's office.
The counselor's office was crowded, but Xiao Jing spotted her brother, Cheng Baidong, at a glance.
There's no other reason than that his appearance is simply too outstanding.
Tall, handsome, and young.
Although he was over thirty years old, he had a straight posture, regular features, and thick hair, making him stand out like a crane among chickens among a group of middle-aged leaders.
Cheng Baidong asked Xiaojing to find out what was going on.
After Xiaojing finished speaking, Cheng Baidong patted her on the shoulder and said, "Go back to class. Don't worry about the aftermath of this matter, so you don't get caught in the crossfire."
Xiao Jing always took Cheng Baidong's words as gospel. When he told her not to interfere, she nodded without hesitation.
"good."
After Xiao Jing left, the school leaders smiled and said to Cheng Baidong, "So Cheng Jing is Professor Cheng's sister. No wonder she's so capable at such a young age. I heard she partnered with someone outside the school to run a clothing factory. She not only integrated and applied the knowledge she learned at school, but also managed it very well, providing many jobs for the community and greatly alleviating the government's difficulties. What a promising young woman!"
"Director An, you flatter me. My sister loves fashion design. She started a clothing factory with just a passion for it. The fact that she's managed to run it well is just good luck, as she caught the wave of reform and opening up," Cheng Baidong said modestly.
"Oh, Professor Cheng, you're mistaken," Director An said with a smile. "No matter how strong the reform and opening-up policy is, you still need to have the ability to make a difference. Take Xie Wei, who impersonated someone else, for example. Her family is in the textile industry, but she's a complete idiot. Relying solely on her family background, what did she manage to do? Plagiarism? Cutting corners? Her shop got smashed up."
Xie Wei is a high-profile person, and her actions have made her the target of much hatred. Although she initially tried to hide it, the frequent quality problems with her store and her subsequent public appearances made it impossible for her to remain in the dark any longer.
Later, her shop was vandalized and she could no longer operate. She tried to cover it up for almost half a month, but in the end, someone exposed it, which caused conflicts with many of her classmates.
Because she caused such a commotion, she was eventually called in for a talk by her counselor. Although she didn't receive a major demerit, she was still required to write a self-criticism.
Her counselor told her all about these things today.
Director An said to Cheng Baidong, "Professor Cheng, Cheng Jing is very outstanding. As her older brother, you don't need to be so modest."
Cheng Baidong called Xiaojing over with the intention of letting her gain exposure in front of the school leaders; otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered to specifically ask her to come and understand the situation.
"Let's not talk about that anymore, let's talk about what happened today."
Cheng Baidong smiled and changed the subject: "Xie Wei is easy to deal with. Her family is ordinary; her mother is just a minor leader in the textile factory, and her father is an official in the education bureau. They don't have any other connections. The Luo family... they're too good at maneuvering. They've arranged for all their relatives from a village in the countryside to work in the textile factory—more than a dozen people in total. These dozen or so people have been entrenched in the textile factory for over twenty years; you could say they're deeply rooted. Not to mention their complicated in-law relationships; all their children have married into high-ranking positions, marrying into many government departments. There must have been a lot of bribery involved. If you want to take them down, the resistance will be considerable..."
The matter escalated quickly. Xie Wei had just been taken away by the police for investigation the day before, and the next day rumors about her impersonating someone else were already circulating in the school.
Xie Wei needs to be suspended from classes to accept the investigation, and Luo Xi, who is at Renmin University, naturally cannot escape it either.
Shen Ailan resumed classes the next day.
She had lost a lot of weight. Although she wasn't exactly skin and bones, the clothes that used to be in the closet now hung loosely on her, making her look like a child wearing an adult's clothes.
Shen Ailan's complexion was still a bit sallow, and she looked very haggard, but her eyes were very bright. Perhaps she had regained hope in life, so even with her poor health, she was still full of energy.
Shen Ailan's family had come to the school to see her many times, mainly because they were reluctant to give up the benefits offered by the Luo family. Their words implied that Shen Ailan should withdraw her report and say it was all a misunderstanding. Shen Ailan ignored them completely.
Later, Shen Ailan got tired of hearing it and told her directly that the investigation had reached a point where it couldn't be changed by her changing her story. Since it involved impersonation, the education bureau and school leaders would investigate thoroughly.
Even if Xie Wei's father is an official in the Education Bureau, it's useless. With his daughter involved in this incident, she'll be the first one suspended from her duties and investigated!
Luo Xi also came to see Shen Ailan once, but Shen Ailan did not see him.
She said she feels disgusted just hearing the name of Rossi now and regrets ever liking such a person.
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