After arriving in Chengdu, Jiang Hongshao parted ways with Su Hongdou and others. As early as when she got off the plane, she called her mother. Jiang's mother should be at work. The person who came to pick up Jiang Hongshao was her mother's friend, named Chen Huiyan.
When Jiang Hongshao arrived at the terminal, she saw a capable woman with short hair and a purple business suit. Chen Huiyan waved at Jiang Hongshao and wanted to help her with her luggage, but Jiang Hongshao waved her hand and said, "Thank you, Aunt Chen. I'll do it myself." Chen Huiyan pursed her lips and nodded, "Okay."
He walked out the door and got directly into her silver Mercedes Benz parked outside.
"Hongshao, did you suffer when you went to your dad's place? Your dad can't even take care of himself, and you'll be doing hard labor for him when you go back, right? Today, auntie will wait for your mom to get off work and chat with her about life and women. How about it? Do you want to join us?"
Jiang Hongshao said, "You guys chat, I won't disturb your private time." Jiang Hongshao knew that Chen Huiyan was one of the few close friends of her mother. The two were alumni of Renmin University of China and were good friends at that time. After they graduated, they each had their own experiences. Chen Huiyan started in trade and catering in Chengdu, and now she has entered the real estate market. She is currently the director and vice president of Chengdu Jinhe Real Estate. Last year, she became famous overnight for her management of the high-end residential "Jinxiu Garden" and her advocacy of integrating traditional Chinese architectural culture with advanced Western architectural concepts.
The first batch of twenty real estate companies in Chengdu were founded in 1988. At the end of the 20th century, they began to make efforts one by one and scrambled to make arrangements. Chen Huiyan's projects made Jinhe Real Estate famous throughout Chengdu. Everyone in this era has heard of the popular slogan, "Drive a Mercedes-Benz and live in Jinxiu Garden." Jinhe Real Estate, as the creator of this high-end real estate project, is known to everyone and has become a first-class local real estate group.
At this time, no one knew that this female director who was so strong in front of others would show such a homely and friendly appearance in front of Jiang Hongshao, the daughter of an old friend.
"I'm going to your house today to make you something delicious. I'm afraid you've become too picky and won't be able to enjoy your food without Aunt Chen's cooking skills."
Jiang Hongshao smiled and said, "Aunt Chen, you are a national second-level chef, so it's really possible."
"That was when we opened a restaurant. Now the cooking skills are back. Aunt Chen might as well teach you this set of skills. When your mother is choosing a son-in-law in the future, at least she can satisfy her daughter's taste. You can do it yourself. There is one less harsh condition! Otherwise, with your mother's temper, your future husband will be in big trouble!"
Jiang Hongshao: “…”
Chen Huiyan laughed again, "Oh, you really don't show anything. Then I have to ask directly, do you have any?"
"No." Jiang Hongshao smiled.
Chen Huiyan squinted at her, and finally, thinking that she had seen countless people, she couldn't help but shake her head, "Really, your mother is an old fox, and you are a little fox, both of you are hard to figure out."
Jiang Hongshao smiled, "That's true... so it's not that I can't see through it."
Chen Huiyan pursed her lips and said, "Okay, your Aunt Chen, there's nothing you can do to the two of you. Even you can't be fooled. The trap won't bite the hook."
Jiang Hongshao suddenly said, "Aunt Chen, do you know the phone number of the director of our school's admissions department? My friend from another place wants to consult about No. 10 Middle School's admissions policy."
Chen Huiyan thought for a moment and said, "I don't know about the admissions office, but I do have the phone numbers of your principal and vice principal. How about this, I'll go back and tell your vice principal and ask her to say hello, and you can contact the director of the admissions office directly."
Jiang Hongshao nodded.
After returning home, Chen Huiyan helped Jiang Hongshao contact the admissions office and then went to cook. If Jiang Hongshao's mother got off work late, she would sometimes come to take care of Jiang Hongshao, and then get together with Jiang's mother to chat. This became a regular lifestyle for the two women.
After Chen Huiyan entered the kitchen, Jiang Hongshao took the note, walked back to her room, and sat down on the edge of her bed with the cordless phone in hand.
In fact, what first made her realize something was wrong was Cheng Ran's ambiguous "see you next year" after they separated. A person who really wanted to meet would not deliberately say a meeting date that dragged out the time.
After reviewing Cao Liwen's "testimony", it is very likely that Cheng Ran had already made arrangements and preparations.
As for whether all these speculations are true, the truth will only come out after the investigation is completed.
So Jiang Hongshao called Zhang Ping, the director of the admissions office, based on the phone number she got from the vice-principal of No. 10 Middle School from Chen Huiyan.
Her fingers were actually trembling slightly, because this guess was so unbelievable, just like she once had an extremely real dream in which she dreamed that she had wings and was flying, but suddenly she woke up and faced the ceiling, her chest filled with the emptiness of having lost her freedom in an instant.
She was afraid that she would miss the target again this time.
Nothing will be confirmed until the final conclusion is reached. No matter how real the dream is, it is just a bubble that bursts when you wake up, just like the disillusionment of a world.
So no one knew how she felt during the 40-minute flight from landing to returning home with Chen Huiyan, and she couldn't show any clues in front of Chen Huiyan, a shrewd woman.
After Jiang Hongshao answered the call, she said, "Hello, is this Director Zhang?"
The person on the other end of the phone responded enthusiastically and with preparation.
Jiang Hongshao said, "Yes, I am Jiang Hongshao... Thank you. There is something I want to confirm with you. How many people were admitted to No. 10 Middle School as transfer students in the second year of high school..."
"Oh, so few... It must be very difficult to get in. Do you know the names of these students?"
"It's like this, a friend of mine said he also wanted to get in, but he doesn't know if he passed..."
"Okay, okay, I got it. Thank you."
Wait until the final confirmation over the phone.
There was a thumping sound from the bed.
She slammed the tablet on the bed, then "Ah..." reached out and grabbed the teddy bear, burying her head in its soft belly.
Perhaps she was feeling a little suffocated, so she put her hands up to support her cheeks. Her long black hair was loose, covering her nose and half of her face, but it couldn't hide her bright obsidian eyes. The corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.
"Oh."
"See you at the start of school."
"Cheng... Chen Shimei."
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