Chapter 1000: Chapter 686: Dad, Disgusted with Me?
"I don’t think this reason is far-fetched."
"..."
Yin Shixiu turned his wheelchair around and looked up at her slightly.
Su Xiaomeng met his eyes, filled with doubt and disbelief, and frowned,
"There’s really no other reason. My cousin is only two months younger than me, but he’s exceptionally smart."
"Would someone so smart need you to ask this for him?"
"If it was really Qianjun himself who asked me, I’d hesitate. Le Qianjun is incredibly strong-willed, likely inherited from Second Aunt. What he says goes, and he insists on fairness and justice."
Su Xiaomeng was a bit tired from standing, so she pulled a chair from the side and sat in front of Yin Shixiu, talking about this family matter.
"I’ve always lived in the city, went to school in city schools, while Qianjun transferred to city schools in middle school. At that time, Second Uncle hadn’t bought a house in the city, so Qianjun stayed at my house. Before dividing classes in eighth grade, we were still classmates."
"Oh?"
"His grades were excellent, and he quickly became the class monitor, managing people in an authoritative manner, but was exceptionally upright!"
"Exceptionally... Upright?"
Yin Shixiu detected a hint of grievance in Su Xiaomeng’s tone, raising his eyebrow intuitively knowing there was a story here.
"Once, I forgot to do my homework, and the next morning, I hurried to borrow someone else’s to copy. He found out and reported me without giving me any face!"
"Haha..."
"I mean, I was his cousin, after all. We grew up playing together, but now that you’re a class officer, you don’t show any leeway! Why act so unyielding!"
Su Xiaomeng said, recalling childhood scenes vividly.
"At home, I complained to Mom and Dad about Le Qianjun, and the result... Mom and Dad focused on one thing!"
Su Xiaomeng looked at Yin Shixiu, recounting the shock,
"They asked why I didn’t do my homework! Was that the point? The point was Qianjun not only didn’t return the favor but also retaliated! So unkind!"
Yin Shixiu laughed and asked,
"So why are you speaking on his behalf now?"
Su Xiaomeng looked at Yin Shixiu, suddenly smiling, and then said,
"Yes, I resent him, but on second thought, someone like him is indeed capable of doing big things."
Yin Shixiu pondered,
"After all these years, do you still know this person?"
"The year Le Qianjun took the civil service exam, Uncle Jianyi was one of the leaders involved in the assessment. At that time, Second Uncle hoped Jianyi would look after Qianjun, not by giving him special treatment but simply hoping Uncle wouldn’t make things difficult for Qianjun."
"...Oh, that person, I remember."
Su Xiaomeng chuckled,
"Speaking of Su Jianyi, he was truly unlucky encountering you, or he’d at least hold on to his position for a few more years."
"So what happened? Did Su Jianyi make things difficult for him?"
"Exactly! My cousin passed the civil service exam as number one in Chengdu City. But he was assigned work with those who barely passed; you think Uncle Jianyi didn’t manipulate things?"
"..."
"This time, Second Uncle gave me a call, not forcing me to help, but just mentioning what happened back then..."
"Although Second Uncle doesn’t really know how big the Yin Family really is, he does realize that if Qianjun wants to settle in Beijing, we might be able to assist..."
"He spoke discreetly, with no intention of putting pressure on us. Even if this isn’t asked, it doesn’t mean Qianjun wouldn’t come up..."
Yin Shixiu looked at Su Xiaomeng,
"Alright, I understand what you mean."
"Uh... so you..."
"I won’t ask this favor."
"..."
Su Xiaomeng was stunned. Although she initially didn’t hope Yin Shixiu would definitely help, her lengthy persuasion was cut off by just one sentence.
Instantly, she felt a bit uncomfortable and was about to speak, but Yin Shixiu grabbed her hand to calm her down,
"Let me finish first."
"You’re taking a breath when you’re not done?"
"I’m just trying to see your reaction."
Su Xiaomeng’s face turned stern, expressionless as she looked at him,
"Is this the reaction you wanted?"
Yin Shixiu shook his head slightly, feeling his wife was truly spirited,
"Just as you said, your cousin is upright and values fairness and justice, meaning he’s someone who hopes to climb up with his own ability, right?"
"...Mm-hmm."
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