coobybook Chapter 298 Two Old Friends Meet
Chapter 298 Two Old Friends Meet
After the matter was resolved, Zheng Xuyang continued to take them around the staff quarters and the supermarket, and finally to the school. In the interest room, he saw Fu Yuanbo cleaning with several teachers.
"Fu Yuanbo" They were standing outside, looking through the window at the people who were mopping the floor in the classroom. Lan Zhiyu suddenly spoke, which scared Lan Chaolin and Zheng Xuyang. Lan Chaolin hadn't heard his grandfather's loud voice for a long time, and Zheng Xuyang didn't expect the old man to be so full of energy.
Everyone in the room heard his voice, put down their work, and turned to look at them.
"Lan Zhiyu? Why are you here? Could it be...?" He dropped the things in his hands and walked out quickly. They hadn't seen each other for many years. When the two old men met, they observed each other from head to toe, wanting to know how the other had been doing over the years.
Principal Fu saw that he was very nice, and Lan Haofan was following him, brought here by Zheng Xuyang. Principal Fu naturally thought that Lan Zhiyu was also invited to teach here, and he was still thinking happily in his heart that he could finally cure this stubborn person. Unexpectedly, his happiness did not last more than three seconds.
"What are you thinking about? Tell me, old man, what bad idea are you thinking of?" The two grew up together and could tell what the other was planning with just a glance, not to mention that Principal Fu almost had a smug look on his face.
"Hey, hey, what a bad idea! That's so harsh. I was just thinking that it would be nice to have you come to school with me." Since his thoughts were seen through, Principal Fu also stated his thoughts directly. Of course, he expressed it quite tactfully.
"Who wants to be with you? You just continue to teach here peacefully. As for me, hehe, I came here to see my grandson and niece. You may not know, it's the little girl Ruanruan. What a wonderful fate. You can't envy it!" Lan Zhiyu said, quite proudly. The tone of his voice made Fu Yuanbo want to punch him twice. However, when he saw the younger generation was there, he silently loosened his clenched hands.
He had heard about Comrade Ruan Ruan's life story before. She was the lost child of the Ruan family and the niece of Ms. Lan Zhiyan. So, she was naturally related to the Lan family. However, now Lan Zhiyu talked about it in front of him so proudly, which was really shameless.
"You came all the way here just to see Ruanruan?" Lan Zhiyu knew how bad his temper was. He would never believe that there was no reason for him to come here. Maybe seeing Ruanruan was one of the reasons, but it was definitely not the main reason.
At this point, Lan Zhiyu looked at the other people in the room. They all knew each other to some extent, but their relationship was not so close that they could discuss private matters.
"Are you doing anything else? If not, let's go to Ruanruan's house and have a drink together." When old friends meet, they naturally have to have a drink, and tonight, Ruanruan and her friends have made so many delicious food.
"Nothing. We heard that someone donated a batch of musical instruments for learning, so we old guys thought we should clean the room first so that we have a place to put the instruments when they arrive." After explaining their actions, he turned around and said to the people in the room, "Teacher Zhang, I have something to do. I'll be out for a while. Now that this room has been cleaned, you can go back and have a rest. The classroom for musical instruments is enough."
"Okay, we know it ourselves, you go ahead." Teacher Zhang, who was called, said with a smile.
After that, they didn’t go around the school anymore and went back home directly.
Looking at their backs as they left, the other teachers were quite envious. They wondered if their good friends were still there!
On the way back, they also talked about each other's lives over the years. However, when talking about Fu Yuanbo being demoted to the Northwest, Lan Zhiyu's anger rose again, and he cursed at him, "We asked you to go with us, you said you couldn't let go of those students, and in the end, what did you get? You were stabbed in the back by the students, he stepped on you to rise to prominence, and let you, an old man, suffer in the Northwest. Tell me, what did you want? If it weren't for our capable girl Ruanruan, you would die in the Northwest and no one would know..."
"Yes, yes, yes, it's all my fault. I don't know people well enough."
In fact, almost everyone knows that Fu Yuanbo is studying abroad. When he went abroad, the old principal of Huaqing also made a lot of efforts. During the period when the school was suspended, the higher-ups turned a blind eye to the matter and did not want to demote him. It's just that after that group of people ran away from the Lan family, they were eyeing everyone related to the Lan family. The first to be hit was Lan Zhiyu's fellow apprentice Fu Yuanbo. So, as long as those people contacted the people around him and promised a little benefit, they would rush to do it.
However, he couldn't possibly tell Lan Zhiyu about these things. After so many years of relationship, didn't he understand him? He seemed to have a bad temper, but he also had a strong sense of responsibility. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given up his life-long career to protect his family. If he knew that he was half responsible for his demotion, he wouldn't know how much he would blame himself.
In this way, the three youngsters followed the two old men and listened to their chattering all the way. When they finally got home, Zheng Xuyang and Lan Chaolin immediately rushed into the kitchen, under the pretext of helping.
When they got home, Fu Yuanbo asked again, "Tell me, why did you come here?" The current situation seemed peaceful, but in fact, there were undercurrents. He really couldn't think of the reason that would make them risk their lives to come here.
"Hey, do you still remember whose family our Chaoyang married?" Seeing that Fu Yuanbo insisted on asking, Lan Zhiyu could only sigh and said.
Hearing Lan Zhiyu's question, Fu Yuanbo couldn't remember for a moment whose family Chaoyang married. "I just remember that he seemed to be his college classmate. What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this person?"
"...She is a distant cousin of the Cui family."
Speaking of this, Fu Yuanbo also thought of the time when Lan Zhiyu came to him in the middle of the night and said that they were moving away and asked him to go with them. Time was tight at the time and he did not have time to ask in detail. Now it seems that it has something to do with Chaoyang's wife.
"...Well, now that the Cui family is gone, is there anything else she can do?"
"She is very capable... If we hadn't received Chao Lin's call, we would still be in Sichuan Province, looking for our child like headless flies. If it weren't for Huo Haocheng and Ruanruan, our Mingxuan might really be..." Lan Zhiyu told Fu Yuanbo everything about the family, but when he talked about Mingxuan, he really felt sorry for the child.
After hearing the reason why they took the risk to come here, Fu Yuanbo didn't know how to comfort his old friend. Moreover, he didn't think Lan Zhiyu needed comfort. People of their generation have seen all kinds of storms. Even if they feel guilty, seeing that they have such a big family, it can't overwhelm them.
"Where is the child? Wasn't he said to be here? We've been here for such a long time, but we haven't seen him." It was Fu Yuanbo's first time here. He looked around but didn't see the child.
"He must have gone out to play. This child is now playing well with the other kids in the compound. He smiles more and is more cheerful than when he was at home."
Speaking of Mingxuan's current appearance, Lan Zhiyu was very happy. "Hey, you say, can I leave Mingxuan here?"
When this idea came out of his mind, not only Fu Yuanbo and Lan Haofan were stunned, but even Lan Chaolin, who was serving them tea, was also startled.
"Dad, you..."
"Yes, of course, it's great!"
Lan Haofan was about to object when he heard Fu Yuanbo's happy voice.
"As you can see, this school founded by Ruanruan is a comprehensive school for moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labor development. I can tell you responsibly that if you send your children to study here, they will definitely be top-notch in some field in the future."
"Okay, now that you've said that, I'll talk to Ruanruan later and see what she thinks." Originally, Lan Zhiyu had just been thinking on impulse, but now his idea has strong support. Besides, he knows most of the teachers in the school and understands their character. How could the children he taught be bad?
"Dad, how about we discuss it and get some opinions?" Lan Haofan saw that they had made the decision without even asking for his opinion as a grandfather.
"Your opinion is not important!" After hearing him say that, the old man could not help but know what his son is thinking. If he wanted a father to ask his son for his opinion, he was dreaming.