That afternoon, Chu Tianshu returned to the office from the outer ring road construction site and was signing documents on his desk when he suddenly received a call from Ning Xin.

As soon as she answered the call, Ning Xin only called out "brother" and was choked with sobs that she couldn't speak any more.

"Ning Xin, why are you here?" Chu Tianshu was very surprised. Ning Xin grew up in a military compound. She was fearless and was never a sentimental girl.

Ning Xin was silent for a few seconds, then she said with a tearful tone: "Master's wife...she's gone."

Chu Tianshu was surprised: "When did it happen?"

"Just... just now..." At this point, Ning Xin was already crying.

The lady Ning Xin called was Zhu Yongzhi's wife.

Ever since she and Chu Tianshu rescued Zhu Yongzhi's granddaughter Li Meng from a pyramid scheme in Xinhe City, a neighboring province [see Chapter 537 for the story: The Girl Runs Away and other subsequent chapters], Ning Xin has become a very popular member of Zhu Yongzhi's family.

A welcome regular, she graduated from the undergraduate program and was admitted to Zhu Yongzhi’s postgraduate program. She has been following Zhu Yongzhi and has a particularly good relationship with Mrs. Zhu. Therefore, when Mrs. Zhu suddenly left Hexi, she naturally couldn’t restrain her sadness.

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Chu Tianshu comforted Ning Xin a few words, said he would rush over immediately, hung up the phone, and called Wan Qing again, saying, "Ning Xin called just now and said that Mrs. Zhu Zhu passed away. Let's go and express our condolences together."

Xiang Wanqing choked with sobs for a while and said, "Okay, I'll ask Taili for leave now, and you can drive over to pick me up!"

Just as Chu Tianshu was about to go out, he received another call from Wei Shijie, saying that he and Yan Jieyu were already at the entrance of the expressway toll station. After meeting, they went to Teacher Zhu's house to express their condolences. He must have also received it from Ning Xin.

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Zhu Yongzhi still lives in the old dormitory of Linjiang University. The house with three bedrooms and one living room was built in the 1980s and was a welfare house allocated by the school at that time.

Zhu Yongzhi's daughter Zhu He and son-in-law Liming, one is a professor at Southeast University of Finance and Law, and the other is the deputy general manager of a travel company. Their incomes are not low. They have repeatedly offered to buy the couple a new house, but they have always been rejected.

I declined politely, saying that I lived on campus, had many acquaintances, good air, and was close to the teaching building, so I didn’t want to move out.

When Chu Tianshu and Wei Shijie's car drove up to the building, they saw a white Audi A8 parked on the roadside with a license plate number of five "6"s.

This is Wang Zhiyuan's car. He replaced the Audi A69 with an A8, but it is still the iconic white color and retains the original license plate number. It can be seen that he particularly likes "6", and his mobile phone number ends with four 6s.

The license plates of the cars are all 6.

The two families got out of the car, Yan Jieyu held Xiang Wanqing's arm and walked forward. They saw wreaths and flower baskets lined with wreaths and flower baskets on both sides of the road at the entrance of the building.

The most eye-catching place is the wreath sent by Provincial Party Committee Secretary Nan Yanping and Governor Qiao Mingsong.

More than a dozen students wearing black veils greeted the guests who came to express their condolences. Most of them were seniors and juniors of Chu Tianshu and Wei Shijie, including officials from provincial and municipal governments.

At this time, Zhu He and Liming saw Wang Zhiyuan and his wife out. When they saw Chu Tianshu and others, they hurriedly came forward to shake hands and greet them.

After saying their condolences, Chu Tianshu and Wei Shijie each introduced Xiang Wanqing and Yan Jieyu to Zhu He and Liming.

"Thank you, thank you!" Zhu He turned around and was about to introduce Wang Zhiyuan and Jia Wenqi.

Wang Zhiyuan said: "Professor Zhu, no introduction is needed, we are all acquaintances."

Although Wang Zhiyuan suffered a big loss in the Aotou Bay land transaction, he still showed the proper demeanor of a general. On many occasions, he even deliberately showed his close relationship with Chu Tianshu and Wei Shijie.

"Professor Zhu, your father has many students all over the world, and all his students are elites from all walks of life." Jia Wenqi looked at Xiang Wanqing and Yan Jieyu with a smile again, and said: "The two siblings are so beautiful. They are really talented and beautiful. It's a pleasure to meet you.

Nice to meet you."

"Sister Wenqi, you are laughing at me." Wei Shijie still had that charming smile on his face and said, "Haha, compared to Mr. Wang, my little business is nothing to mention."

"Li Ming, you send Mr. Wang and Wen Qi off, and I'll take Tian Shu and the others up!" Zhu He ordered Li Ming.

Jia Wenqi seemed a little unwilling and asked: "Sister He, where is Mr. Zhu? Zhiyuan and I also want to visit his old man."

"Wen Qi, I want to thank you on behalf of my father." Zhu He said with a sad look on his face: "I'm so sorry. My mother passed away and my father was too sad and didn't want to see anyone."

Hearing what Zhu He said, Wang Zhiyuan and Jia Wenqi couldn't hold on any longer, so they had no choice but to say hello to Chu Tianshu and the others and follow Li Ming out.

After entering the door building, Wei Shijie asked Zhu He: "Professor Zhu, are you familiar with them?"

"I can't say we are very familiar with each other!" Zhu He said: "Jia Wenqi's father and my father once stayed in the same cadre school, and Jia Wenqi and I are also alumni."

"You know Jia Wenqi, why haven't I heard of you before?" Chu Tianshu asked strangely.

"Why are you talking about her?" Zhu He said: "Jia Wenqi is one year below me. There are often scandals about her in school. In the past, I only knew of such a person, but rarely had contact with her. Later, she came to Linjiang and came to visit.

I have just met my father. I don’t know what Wang Zhiyuan thinks, but he is so talented, but he picked up such a pair of shabby shoes!"

There is a saying that why women suffer hardships for women, but women love the most hardships for women.

In this regard, even university professor Zhu He is not immune. She is so graceful and charming, but when she mentions the plain-looking Jia Wenqi, there is a sour taste in her words.

In terms of family background, Zhu He was born in a scholarly family, so he should not envy Jia Wenqi's official family. There is only one explanation left, and that is that the husband Zhu He married, Liming, was not as good as the husband Wang Zhiyuan married by Jia Wenqi.

The speaker has no intention, the listener has intention.

Wei Shijie felt a little uncomfortable after hearing Zhu He's words.

Even if what Zhu He said is true, Jia Wenqi really had relationships with many men during his college years, and Wei Shijie doesn't think they are just broken shoes.

Many men want to wear these "shabby" shoes, but they are never lucky enough to be able to wear them!

Of course, these inner thoughts cannot be said to Yan Jieyu.

After entering the room, a simple mourning hall was set up in the living room, except that a portrait of Mrs. Zhu was placed on the table against the wall.

Chu Tianshu and others burned incense and bowed three times in front of Mrs. Zhu's portrait, while Zhu He accompanied him and bowed in return.

Some students came over and gave them hot tea.

People were coming and going in the living room. Zhu He and Liming were busy receiving other people who came to express their condolences, and had no time to talk to them.

Chu Tianshu and others stood for a while and had to leave.

Zhu He and Liming sent them downstairs.

After coming out, Chu Tianshu quietly asked Zhu He: "Auntie, how is Teacher Zhu doing?"

Zhu He whispered: "My dad is at my house, and Ning Xin is with him. Please contact her."
Chapter completed!