Chapter 524 is good, but it's a bit of a trap.
Chapter 524 is good, but it's a bit of a trap.
As soon as Chu Yunting arrived, Old Ge burst out laughing, "You brat, is this your girlfriend?"
"Yes, yes, Elder Ge's name is Chen Ping. She is an employee of the Weinan Textile Factory. This time, she came to Beijing specifically to study with her superiors."
Chu Yunting chuckled and scratched the back of his head. After introducing Chen Ping, he said to Assistant Zhang and Chen Ping, "This is my boss, and that's an old man I know."
Chen Ping took a deep breath, feeling a little intimidated by the imposing aura emanating from the two old men. They were even more intimidating than the highest-ranking official she had ever met.
However, her performance was acceptable; at least she didn't scare the stutterer.
"Hello, both of you."
"Hmm, she's a nice girl."
Mr. Ge's words were absolutely a sincere compliment.
When it was Assistant Zhang's turn, he was momentarily surprised when he faced Old Master Gu.
In a place like Kyoto, encountering one person who looks like your boss might be a coincidence, but encountering two might be a bit suspicious.
The Gu family's genes are too strong; three generations of them look so alike in their eyebrows, eyes, and noses.
He couldn't help but ask, "Does the old comrade also have the surname Gu?"
Grandpa Gu was surprised that a young man he didn't know would be curious about him, so he asked without thinking, "Yes, is there something you need?"
Assistant Zhang asked casually because when he met the middle-aged man who resembled his boss last time, Miss Chu said that his surname was Gu, so he guessed that this old man must be related to him.
"Oh, it's nothing, it's just that it's really amazing that I've met two people who are very similar to my...friend in just a few days."
Grandpa Gu said "Oh," guessing that the other person he was referring to might be Gu Beizhan, but he didn't think too deeply about the so-called friend's identity.
"The world is full of wonders, and it's possible for people to look somewhat alike."
Assistant Zhang nodded in deep agreement.
Old Ge, on the other hand, was much more astute. Having spent his entire life conducting reconnaissance behind enemy lines, he was naturally very sensitive to certain things. His eyes subtly swept over Assistant Zhang twice, and he casually inquired about Assistant Zhang's identity from Chu Yunting.
Throughout the entire process, there was absolutely no feeling of being spied on; in fact, Assistant Zhang himself answered a few questions.
Because he had been arrested and imprisoned by the Central Special Branch before, his identity information did not need to be kept secret, and he could tell the truth about everything except some things that happened in Hong Kong.
Sincerity is the ultimate weapon. Old Ge couldn't sense anything was wrong, and he would definitely ask Zhou Yichen about it when he got back.
Who could have imagined that something so unintentional would turn out so well, and Chu Yunting managed to accomplish the task by sheer chance?
Grandpa Gu was indeed feeling unwell, so Mr. Ge didn't linger. He gave Assistant Zhang one last deep look before quickly getting into the car and instructing the driver to take Grandpa Gu and his bodyguard back to the sanatorium.
Chen Ping breathed a sigh of relief only after watching the car drive away.
She looked at Chu Yunting with a complicated expression.
It's not that I haven't spent time with Chu Yunting, Chu Xin, and Zhou Yichen before, but the impact they had on me was nowhere near as great as the impact of meeting these two elderly people.
Perhaps she should reconsider Chu Yunting's family background.
She felt she was quite capable of getting along with people from families like theirs with a normal attitude, but she didn't expect that just meeting some familiar elders of the Chu family would put so much pressure on her, which made Chen Ping feel a little hesitant.
The saying "Are kings and nobles born with a special destiny?" is indeed inspiring, but it also made her realize how vast the gap in status was between her and Chu Yunting.
Chen Ping was somewhat afraid of tonight's meeting.
Chu Yunting had no idea what she was thinking about again. After exchanging a few words with his assistant, Xiao Zhang, he said goodbye before turning back to Chen Ping. "Don't hesitate any longer. My elders don't care about those things. Gifts always represent the sentiment."
Chen Ping snapped out of her daze and realized that her newly appointed economics professor had already left. Although she felt quite sorry for him, she knew she couldn't keep troubling him. After thinking for a moment, she asked:
What exactly does your family do?
She could accept it if it was someone from a military family, but she would be terrified if it were someone like a founding general.
"They're soldiers. Everyone in my family is a soldier. They're all roughnecks, except for Xiao Chu. She's never been in the military, but she's smart."
Chu Yunting asked, puzzled, "Didn't I already tell you? Why are you asking again?"
Chen Ping was truly impressed.
Some people with a small fortune will flaunt it and feel proud, while others are genuinely low-key and don't feel that their family background is a source of superiority.
Chu Yunting and Chu Xin are those kinds of people.
It's good, but it's a bit of a rip-off, Chen Ping thought.
She murmured, "Chu Yunting, meeting you may have gambled all my good luck, it's just quite frightening."
"what?"
Chu Yunting didn't hear clearly.
Chen Ping looked up at him. They had already come this far, so they had to give it a try.
Even if Chu Yunting's mother ultimately tries to separate the couple, she still has to swim a couple of laps in front of someone first.
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