Chapter 21 (2/2)

Just as Guo Zhongyun was about to leave, his phone suddenly rang.

“It’s Friday. Kindergarten ends early today.”

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“There’s a meeting at the school tonight, and the dean is attending it personally. I can’t be absent.”

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“Can’t you help me deal with it? You’re always so busy at the hospital.”

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“I already said to hire a nanny, but you’re worried about child abuse.”

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Judging from the content of the call, it must have been Professor Guo’s wife on the other end. They must have been arguing because Guo Zhongyun had a meeting that he couldn’t turn down tonight but his wife also had to be on duty at the hospital, so neither of them could pick up their daughter.

Guo Zhongyun looked worried as he hung up his phone. For Guo Zhongyun, family always came before work.

“A call from your wife, Professor?” asked Chen Hansheng.

Guo Zhongyun frowned and nodded.

“How about I go pick up your daughter?”

Chen Hansheng didn’t bother to beat around the bush.

Guo Zhongyun looked at Chen Hansheng in surprise and then shook his head firmly. “No, you still have military training.”

“I can ask the instructor for a leave of absence,” said Chen Hansheng.

“Don’t be stupid. You’re not even familiar with Jianye.” Guo Zhongyun refused again.

“I have a relative who lives in Jianye whom I have stayed with during summer vacations before coming to university. So, I’m actually quite familiar with this city.” Chen Hansheng found another reason.

Guo Zhongyun still did not agree. At this time, his wife called again and the two ended up in another quarrel over the phone. In the end, Professor Guo hung up the phone angrily.

“Let me do it, Professor Guo.” Chen Hansheng was very insistent.

Professor Guo looked at Chen Hansheng seriously and asked, “Do you know where Gulou Kindergarten is?”

Chen Hansheng calmly asked, “Which district’s Gulou Kindergarten? Minjiang Road, Lijiang Road, or Yanjing West Road?”

“Yanjing West Road.”

Hansheng’s response reassured Professor Guo of the former’s familiarity with the city.

Chen Hansheng paused for a moment to recall his memories before saying, “From the school, you can take Road 737 and then take Road 33. There’s a duck noodle store near Gulou Kindergarten and a four-star hotel just opposite. There are some densely planted parasol trees nearby-”

Chen Hansheng had simply wanted to prove that he was indeed familiar with the city but ended up describing things in too much detail instead. Professor Guo ended up interrupting him. “Does your relative live near there?”

“Professor Guo, how did you know?”

Guo Zhongyun didn’t doubt Chen Hansheng’s familiarity with the area anymore. But he was still hesitant to entrust the duty of picking his young daughter to his student.

Chen Hansheng continued to reassure the professor. “How about this? You can contact the kindergarten teachers once I have picked up your daughter. I will inform them of my student ID. If the numbers match, then there shouldn’t be too high a chance that someone else had impersonated me, right?”

It was a good suggestion. Impersonators can easily lie about parents’ names and their occupations but not someone’s student ID.

“Here, take my phone. It’ll make it more convenient to contact you later. The meeting will be over before 7 o’clock at the latest.”

In the end, Guo Zhongyun decided to give it a try. But he had already given hiring a nanny a serious thought the next time neither he nor his wife could pick up their child.

Chen Hansheng calmly took the phone. He had to show that he was a reliable person.

Guo Zhongyun was willing to trust Chen Hansheng for three reasons. Firstly, Chen Hansheng had some pretty outstanding abilities. Secondly, Chen Hansheng had a straightforward family background – both his parents were employees of the government. And finally, Chen Hansheng was familiar with the city and would not get lost.

Before leaving, Chen Hansheng saw that Hu Linyu was still busy with class affairs. He thought to himself, she would simply prove to Professor Guo that she was a responsible student. However, if Chen Hansheng was about to help Professor Guo with his personal matters, wouldn’t this put him at a better advantage?

“I’m sorry, Linyu. Not only will I be the class president, but I will also be Professor Guo’s most trusted right-hand man. I hope that I will be able to enlighten you a little more about how society truly works.”