Rebirth: 1977

Ye Tianshui understood Wu Pingtao's intentions, but this assignment may not be useful to him.

But it may be of great use to Wu Pingtao.

"I said, Brother Tao, you have the final say whether he stays or goes."

Wu Pingtao nodded solemnly and turned to Ren Quan:

"Ren Quan, grandpa, we respect him for his great achievements, but he is only a mortal, and he is old, so he may be biased when considering some issues.

As someone close to him, you cannot ignore the wrong decisions he makes. Sometimes, if you cannot refuse directly, you can work around it.

Do you get me? "

Wu Pingtao said it very implicitly. He couldn't directly say that his grandfather was old and confused!

What's more, it cannot be said that his grandfather's decisions on many matters were wrong. If you help him like this, you are 'helping the evildoer'!

He could say some things to Ye Tianshui, but he could never say them to Ren Quan, the person who had always been by his grandfather's side.

Ren Quan lowered his head in shame: "Yes, Mr. Tao taught you the right lesson."

“Although Mr. Ye can avoid holding you responsible for this incident, you did something wrong after all.

Mr. Ye is willing..."

Wu Pingtao thought for a moment and considered his words:

"Master Ye is willing to let you go, but you just returned to my grandfather. Have you thought about how to face his accusations?"

Ren Quan looked at Ye Tianshui excitedly. Although he had already heard the meaning, when Wu Pingtao said it directly, it was equivalent to officially announcing that he had been 'acquitted'!

"Thank you Mr. Ye!

Thank you Mr. Tao!

I will report the truth to Mr. Wu when I go back and let him understand you..."

Ren Quan, who wanted to continue expressing his love, was interrupted by Wu Pingtao's gesture.

"You are wrong! If you report truthfully when you go back, then you will really let down Mr. Ye and my good intentions."

Ye Tianshui nodded in agreement without interrupting Wu Pingtao's words.

"Ah..." Ren Quan opened his mouth wide and was stunned for a while. He understood something in his heart, but he didn't dare to make any arbitrary claims:

"Excuse me, Mr. Tao, how should I respond to Mr. Wu's question when I go back?"

Wu Pingtao: "You can't tell my grandfather the truth, he..."

Ye Tianshui took over the conversation:

"Just say that today's attack was in vain. Wu Pingfeng has been transferred. I don't know where he is at the moment."

"That's it? Will Mr. Wu believe it?" Ren Quan was a little worried.

When Wu Pingtao saw Ren Quan's pimple-like appearance, he felt slightly annoyed and asked him sarcastically:

"Did you miss the mark?

Do you know where Wu Pingfeng is now? "

Ren Quantan said with an embarrassed look on his face. Apart from the fact that he was arrested and was not held accountable by Mr. Ye and Mr. Tao and arrested him, everything was actually true.

Ye Tianshui added:

"The two of us are waiting here today. Not many people know about it, and the truth will not reach the old man's ears.

Just hold yourself steady and don't come out looking like you're a thief with a guilty conscience. "

He found that Ren Quan, apart from being loyal, was also very straightforward. Such a person would have a lot less twists and turns.

Perhaps Mr. Wu, who has as many eyes as a sieve, is willing to keep him by his side because of his character?

January 13th, 1981, Tuesday, Laba Festival.

Today is the day when the 77th batch of college students will receive their diplomas after Qingdao University resumed the college entrance examination.

Hua Zilan has been resting at home since Wu Pingfeng's incident. Today, he is preparing to go back to work.

The couple had breakfast and the Laba porridge specially cooked in the kitchen. One went to work and the other went to school.

When Ye Tianshui arrived at school, Wu Pingtao and Guo Gan, who were married and living outside, had not arrived yet.

The only one he saw in the dormitory was Yuan Cheng. He had already packed his luggage. According to his father's arrangement, Yuan Cheng returned to work at the Industrial Bureau in Suzhou City.

When Yuan Cheng saw Ye Tianshui, he pushed up his glasses, met his eyes, and smiled, showing a rare hint of reluctance.

"If you have a chance to go to my hometown in Jiangnan, go to Su City to visit me."

"Don't worry, Su Cheng is so close to Pingcheng, I will disturb you often."

Ye Tianshui's job was temporarily kept at the Public Security Department. Su Jianxin tried his best to retain him.

In addition, the United Front Work Department approached Ye Tianshui and hoped that he would serve as a "deputy minister" concurrently. They gave him an office but did not require him to work.

As long as he takes charge of the Overseas Chinese Federation Office on Hong Kong Island, and if overseas Chinese with special status come back, he can help receive them at a convenient time.

Even though Ye Tianshui did not find his ideal job, he did not refuse the requests of the United Front Work Department and Su Jianxin.

Guogan went to the Housing Management Bureau in Pingcheng, and Ye Yu went to the Women's Federation in Pingcheng.

"Yuan Cheng, after you go to work, pay a visit to Director Gao Hongda of the Suzhou Public Security Bureau for me.

I haven't had the chance to see him since he changed his job.

Remember, don’t go empty-handed. Buy me two cigarettes and two bottles of wine.

Advance the money for me first, choose the best one with the highest price, don't be reluctant to spend money. "

Yuan Cheng's cold eyes filled with warmth:

"Okay, I will visit Director Gao."

Sioux City was the starting point for his father's official career. There were comrades in the same trench as Yuan Shikang.

Similarly, there will also be political opponents of Yuan Shikang.

For Yuan Cheng, who was new to his official career, it was unlikely that anyone would blatantly embarrass him, but there was no guarantee that no one would secretly put on his shoes.

Ye Tianshui asked him to visit Gao Hongda and was obviously helping him build connections.

Yuan Cheng accepted this favor with peace of mind.

They will face the unknown future together for the rest of their lives. If he is good, Ye Tianshui is good.

Wu Pingtao arrived earlier than Guo Gan and also came to the dormitory. His work had been completed and he had directly contacted Hua Minglei through Ye Tianshui's relationship.

For Hua Minglei, one more young talent like this, a descendant of a wealthy family in the capital, would be an extra boost for him.

When he found out that the director of the Beijing Public Security Department was Su Xin's father and Wu Pingtao's father-in-law, it became dispensable for the Wu family's background, which was slowly fading out of the political arena.

When Guogang rushed to school, the graduation ceremony was about to start, and there was no time to talk to Ye Tianshui and the others.

It’s not easy to be a daddy!

Transcripts are still something that all graduates attach great importance to, and they will be put into their portfolios when the time comes.

The graduates crowded together in the auditorium, the graduation ceremony began, and the principal began to speak.

The student representative speaker was Wu Pingtao. His score was among the top three in his grade. The first place was Ye Tianshui, and he was two points ahead of the second place Yuan Cheng.

Guogang was in tenth place, only one point separated from eleventh place. He laughed when he saw it.

I feel particularly proud in front of Ye Tianshui and the others:

"Look, I'm on the top ten list in my grade, hahaha, I didn't expect it to be on the list!"

As for being more than 30 points behind the first place Ye Tianshui, I don't care at all.

The student representative spoke. The principal and Ye Tianshui discussed it for a long time, but he still rejected it.

"Principal, when you speak on behalf of the students, you can't just look at the results. Think about it, how can someone like me, who is seriously absent from class, be a representative?"

In order to evade this statement, Ye Tianshui spared no effort to make a fool of himself.

Finally, the principal accepted Ye Tianshui's suggestion and replaced him with Wu Pingtao. As the top scorer in the college entrance examination, he had been among the best in college for four years and fully met all conditions.

Yuan Cheng didn't like to join in the fun, and Ye Tianshui didn't embarrass him.

The jobs of most students have been determined in advance, and only a small number of them who really have no background need to wait for assignments from the state.

The graduation ceremony was over. Guo Gan and Yuan Cheng had already bought their train tickets for the afternoon. They had agreed to have a dinner together, but they still didn't get together.

The reason is that this afternoon is Wu Pingfeng's court day.

Whether Mr. Wu believed Ren Quan's excuse for returning home or not, he accepted it anyway, and Ren Quan was not punished.

Wu Laoer and his wife loved their son very much. Before the trial, they wanted to go to Hua Guoxing to negotiate an out-of-court settlement, but they were turned away time and time again.

Several women who were willing to testify in court, as well as the family members of Wu Pingfeng's ex-wife, were taken to "Lanyuan" for protection by Ye Tianshui early on.

Mr. Wu's ruthless methods and scheming failed to be of use in the end.