Chapter 116 How to Treat Family Members

After leaving the restaurant, Xu Ying did not walk far. She went into a small supermarket next door and bought a box of ice cream. When she was paying, she accidentally glanced at Guang and felt strange: Why do you talk so fast to your family?

She aimed in the right direction and threw the ice cream. Logically, at this distance, as long as one paid a little attention, one could catch it with one hand, but Mu Zhengguang didn't notice the ice cream flying towards him at all, so there was no way he could catch it.

"Hey, look up and catch the ice cream." Xu Ying had given up hope that he would catch the ice cream. She started the operation and cleared it, and the ice cream fell to the ground. She flashed over, picked up the ice cream and handed it to him: "Classmate, are you dozing off?"

"No, I was distracted. You haven't left yet?"

"It doesn't matter whether I left or not. Why are you coming out so soon?"

Mu Zhengguang answered truthfully: "Something unpleasant happened."

Xu Ying knew that there was something wrong with his father's way of doing things: "He's only been home for one day and you're already upset. How about I send him somewhere else to travel?"

Mu Zhengguang was amused by her words, and his worries were swept away: "No, they will leave tomorrow. They only asked for one day off, so they won't stay too long anyway. The ice cream fell on the ground, will it affect the taste? I'll buy another box."

"Well, this box is for you. I want a new one."

"That's natural."

Mu Zhengguang went to a small supermarket and bought three boxes of identical ice cream, and handed two of them to Ying.

Thousand Layer Snow costs five yuan a box, which is not cheap. In the past, they rarely tried this kind of ice cream. Today, they can enjoy this kind of expensive ice cream as much as they want, and they don't worry about eating badly.

"The closer the person is, the more incomprehensible the harm they cause, right?"

Mu Zhengguang sighed, "Yes. Is there a solution?"

Xu Yingze has been thinking about this issue for many years and has achieved some results. She is willing to share her results with her classmates: "People are helpless. They don't mean to hurt you. Let's look beyond the blood relationship. If you are not their son, they will not care about you. If they are not your parents, you will not feel embarrassed. What did he say to you?"

Mu Zhengguang took her words to heart, but still sighed: "He said that I often didn't go to school, missed a lot of classes, and my attitude towards study was not as good as that of my uncle's daughter."

"Ah? Just treat this as slander and defamation from a stranger. However, he is your family. If you don't like what he says, you can tell him directly. As the stationmaster, he shouldn't dare to disobey your opinion, right?"

"You think this matter is too simple. I am the stationmaster, and I am also their son. Whether he can listen to me is unknown. Forget it, I'll talk to them tonight. If he doesn't plan to correct his behavior, then he can go back to where he came from. The fate of our parents is not something we can decide. Just like when we were young, they wanted to give me the best. I also want to give them the best now. But if due to various objective reasons, I gave it to them but they didn't get it, then I have tried my best."

"Well, it's a good idea. No one can decide anyone's fate. From any perspective, we should let nature take its course. What are your plans after school starts? For example, rent a big house?"

"We are stationmasters now. We can just contact the director online if we have something to do. But if we become the dean of a third-level branch, I'm afraid we will need to see the stationmaster often to talk to him/her in person. We really need to rent a big house." Xu Ying was getting more and more used to the life of the rich and powerful: "No, I mean to move into a bigger house. The place you live in now is too small and doesn't suit your status. What do you think of Rujing Garden across from the school? You and I can each rent a house, so it will be very convenient for you to come to my house for dinner. Besides, there are extra rooms in one house, which is just right for meeting the stationmaster and assistants."

"I always feel uneasy when mixing living quarters and office spaces. We have to rent another house to meet with the webmaster and assistants privately. Do we have to share the office space?" Mu Zhengguang didn't want to mix work and life, so he made such a suggestion.

Xu Ying realized that she had taken this matter lightly: the people in the institute were not necessarily trustworthy. Even the seemingly harmless Zhao Yuxi made people feel uneasy as long as they thought that she was an ancient. The institute was a huge organization, with the support of many star masters. When dealing with these people, one must be extremely cautious. Even if "caution" did not work, the other party must feel the sense of boundaries brought by "caution".

She said, "You can try it for a while, and then make adjustments if it's not suitable. But since it's for the two of us, we can rent a big house. When the air conditioner I ordered arrives in a few days, you go to the school to decorate it, and I'll look for an apartment. How about that?"

"Okay, let's act separately, it will be more efficient."

At this time, the two branch deans, who had already walked away, were also chatting on the side of the road.

The road was extremely narrow, with only two people on the road.

Gu Tingzhou and Zhao Yuxi discussed the details of the work: "How do you plan to divide the 17 cities in the province?"

"I have nine seats, and they have four seats each. You go to other provinces to show your skills."

Gu Tingzhou was horrified: "You and I planned together, but you want to kick me out? I thought the four of us occupied several cities in this province and neighboring provinces, but I am the one in the neighboring province, and you are the ones who stayed here? Your ambition is too big. Do you want to be the king of the province? Have you asked the King of Dongting Lake about this?"
"Three people occupying the entire province? Don't go too far. If something unexpected happens, they will think I am your accomplice."

Zhao Yuxi confidently gave a counter-example: "What is there to be afraid of? Meng Shangrong, the spokesperson of the King of Changbai Mountain, occupies the entire province, but he is still alive and well, isn't he? He is the one who really violated the rules. The spokespersons of other second-level star masters all started as deans of second-level branches and occupied six cities, but he occupied nine cities from the beginning."

"Don't mention the King of Changbai Mountain to me. His representative serves in the local area and is almost equivalent to the mountain king himself. The King of Dongting Lake is not in the same province as you."

"Don't be afraid. Anyway, I have two accomplices who are enough to help me share the pressure. As long as this is accomplished, you and I will both become deans of the second-level branches, and our positions will be equal to Meng Shangrong. It's a win-win situation for you and me, and they both win too. Everyone wins."

Gu Tingzhou pointed out the flaw in her logic: "Who lost then? There can't be no losers in this duel, right?"

"You want to say that the institute is the loser, right? But that's not true. There are more than 300 prefecture-level cities in the country, which can meet the territory needs of nearly 40 second-level branch directors. But how can there be so many second-level branch directors? There are only eight second-level branch directors currently."

"So you still think it's a win-win situation?"

"This is an obvious fact. There are many cities that don't have a formal branch director. Instead, they are managed by a vice-director or his assistant, or there are only temporary branch directors. We are promoted and these people are moved down. We have to bear more burdens, but they have an easier time. The institute can't thank us enough."

(End of this chapter)