Chapter 256: The Old Man Is Truly Stubborn

"Really? That's wonderful." Si Rong listened with great excitement.

Xu Jie smiled lightly, "You two get a good rest today, we'll go see her tomorrow."

Before he left, he gave very detailed instructions, "Teacher's wife, there is fresh fruit in the refrigerator, mineral water and a kettle in the kitchen; if you need anything, just call me."

"Alright, sorry to trouble you."

Jiang Cheng saw him to the stairwell, but Xu Jie firmly pushed him back into the room, not allowing him to see him off.

Back in the room, Jiang Cheng sat on the sofa side by side with his wife, "In the past, this guy Xu Jie had a flighty personality; he was always the one leading the charge in violating military discipline, and I punished him the most."

Zhang Linsen was the exact opposite.

Truly, one must look at a person with new eyes after three days of separation.

Jiang Cheng felt guilty once again for having viewed people through biased lenses.

Before coming, he thought the one he could count on only had money on his mind.

The one he thought he couldn't count on was instead doing his best to help them smooth things over.

Although the matter had not yet been accomplished, one could see how much Xu Jie cared.

"He is a good child," Si Rong could only comfort him with this, "The students I taught were the same; those good students I looked after in school would pretend not to recognize me after they left."

"On the contrary, those troublemakers I often criticized would come to visit me at home during holidays."

"In the time we were teacher and student, we fulfilled our duties; the rest is up to their hearts."

Jiang Cheng nodded, and the couple embraced and slept without dreams for the night.

The next day, Xu Jie brought breakfast in, and after patiently waiting for them to finish, he took them to see Liu Ruxue at the Earthquake Research Institute.

On the way, in Xu Jie's car, Jiang Cheng still decided to tell him about the event about to happen in Chuan Shi.

"You're not flying planes anymore, old man, and have switched to studying geology?"

Xu Jie made a joke, but seeing Jiang Cheng's serious expression, he straightened up as well, "Teacher, I was wrong."

Jiang Cheng:...

"You weren't wrong; Teacher's mind is also very clear. Your teacher's wife likes to study geology in her spare time, and this is what she predicted."

This was something the couple had discussed the day before; after all, it would be hard to wrap things up if they just made up a person.

"Alright, I don't know much about this. Later you two can meet my friend; she is more professional, and I'll just rest easy being your bodyguard!"

"No need," young people have their own work and lives, and Jiang Cheng didn't want to trouble him too much, "You should go to work; you don't need to just accompany us."

"The old man is still so stubborn!" Xu Jie muttered.

"What did you say?" Jiang Cheng frowned.

"Nothing, I was praising you for being a handsome old man," Xu Jie cleared his throat, "I've already taken a week off; if you dislike me as your driver, then I can only go home and lie down to sleep."

Jiang Cheng:...

Seeing his eyes about to widen again, Si Rong hurriedly patted his arm, "Alright, alright, Little Xu, then we will trouble you to take care of us."

Once they finished their business, it would be the right thing to properly thank this young man before leaving.

Sincerity is the most precious thing of all.

The Earthquake Research Institute was in a relatively remote part of Chuan Shi, and even its plaque was blocked by a pillar at the entrance.

After all, earthquakes don't happen often, so it was easy to imagine how neglected this department usually was.

After following Xu Jie upstairs, they found there were not many staff members in the office.

The few who were there were either reading newspapers or fiddling with their phones.

Only the Liu Ruxue that Xu Jie mentioned was reading a book.

She was surprised to see Xu Jie, "Why are you here?"

"I wanted to treat you to lunch today, sister-in-law," Xu Jie said with a grin, "These are my teacher and teacher's wife."

Liu Ruxue understood that they had something to ask of her.

Actually, when she first married her husband, she quite disliked his group of fair-weather friends.

But later, when her child fell ill, she didn't expect that Xu Jie would take the lead, and the group of fair-weather friends raised over a hundred thousand in surgical fees at the hospital in less than half an hour.

From then on, she changed her view of these friends, especially since this Xu Jie was quite reliable.

After the child was discharged, they even had Xu Jie become the child's godfather.

She didn't feel it was a bother, as long as she could help.

"Teacher, Teacher's wife, then we'll see you at noon."

Liu Ruxue arrived at the agreed-upon restaurant before eleven o'clock.

"Off work so early?" Xu Jie teased, "It makes me want to come work where you are."

Liu Ruxue laughed heartily, "Sure, let's swap later."

Si Rong ordered a table of dishes, all with Chuan Shi flavors.

But when the food was served, she found the flavors were quite mild. It was only when the waiter entered the private room to ask about the meal that she learned Xu Jie was thoughtful and had asked the restaurant to make the food mild.

The private room door closed, and with only them left, Xu Jie told Liu Ruxue their purpose.

Liu Ruxue's expression became solemn.

Si Rong understood; no matter who you tell about something that hasn't happened yet, you will be treated as a lunatic spouting nonsense.

"I know you definitely won't believe it, but..."

Liu Ruxue interrupted her, "Teacher's wife, I believe you."

She opened and then closed the door before speaking cautiously, "In fact, recently, another colleague and I have already predicted that there is a high probability of an earthquake in a month, but the specific location is not very clear. We reported it to the organization, but the organization did not issue an evacuation order."

In other words, their prediction results were not trusted.

That colleague felt very pained, not knowing what the point was of them sticking to this post.

Now, like the other colleagues, they were arriving late, leaving early, and just punching the clock.

"A small county in the north of Chuan Shi," Si Rong said immediately, "I feel it will be there."

Liu Ruxue looked at her deeply and gave a bitter smile, "Even if it is, what can we do with our strength? Perhaps as the leaders think, it is just a small earthquake and will not affect daily life."

Influenced by her, Si Rong also felt a sense of powerlessness, "It is not a small earthquake; with so many people in a small county, what is to be done?"

"Keep reporting it up!" Jiang Cheng had grown up in the military for many years; he believed that among the leadership teams, there must be those who do practical work and truly care about the people's livelihood.

As long as they continued to report it, it would certainly be taken seriously.

Liu Ruxue nodded; she sensed that the man before her had an extraordinary bearing, and sitting opposite him, she would unconsciously listen to what he said.

After she went back, she rewrote a report and submitted it.

Two days later, however, she was reprimanded by her superior.

This report, sent out by her as an ordinary staff member, could not even leave Chuan Province without the approval of her superior.

In the blink of an eye, there was less than half a month left, and during this time, all the connections that the Jiang Family and Si Family could mobilize had already been used.

But a higher official crushes those below.

None of their reports could enter Jing Shi.

A cluster of blisters grew on the corner of Si Rong's mouth.

At night, she woke up with a scream; she had another nightmare.

In the dream, an earthquake occurred.