Chapter 813 Crying from Anger

"Mother, look at Chen Jie! How could he say that about me? Just look at him!"

Chen Yu was so angry she burst into tears, complaining directly to her mother.

Chen Jie wasn’t intimidated in the slightest. "Mother, if you keep spoiling her, she’ll never get married, and you’ll end up supporting her for the rest of your life!"

Hearing this, Chen Jie’s mother jumped in fright. She looked at her son, then at her daughter, and couldn’t help but say, "Fine, I won’t go, alright?"

She had been too impulsive earlier. Now, thinking over her son’s words carefully, she realized they made a lot of sense.

Chen Yu’s grades had never been particularly good in school. To make her a teacher... she really wasn’t cut out for it.

Seeing that his mother was no longer going, Chen Jie’s expression finally softened. "Mother, I admire Leng Yuan. We’re good friends now. I’ve been going up the mountain to hunt lately—have you had any shortage of meat to eat?

"We can’t eat the prey he helped hunt on one hand, and go looking to cause him trouble on the other. If you entertain this kind of thought again, you might as well pretend you don’t have me as a son."

Chen Jie’s mother was startled, but also furious. She reached out and slapped Chen Jie hard on the back. "You rebellious son! What nonsense are you spouting?"

Chen Jie didn’t budge an inch. "I’m leaving my words right here. If Chen Yu dares to stir up trouble again, she can get the hell out of this house. Otherwise, I’ll be the one leaving. It’s up to you!

"I just wonder if this daughter of yours—who only knows how to eat and can’t do a single chore—will be able to provide for you in your old age."

Chen Jie’s mother couldn’t utter another word. It was the first time she had seen her son lose his temper like this, and she suddenly felt a wave of guilt.

At the same time, she rejoiced that she hadn’t yet gone to make a scene. Otherwise, her son might have truly alienated himself from her.

Chen Jie’s mother had only given birth to one son and one daughter in her life. With so few children, she naturally doted on them, especially showering her youngest daughter with extra affection.

As a result, the girl ended up terribly spoiled. She spent her days jealous of this person and that person. If it hadn’t been for Chen Jie keeping her in check, she would have caused a huge mess long ago.

Otherwise, right behind Xu Wenwan and Sun Yeshu, Chen Yu would definitely have earned a spot of infamy.

Many people in the village weren’t fools; on the contrary, they were quite smart. Gu Jiaojiao’s abilities were right there for everyone to see. How could she possibly fake them?

However, some pretended to be blind to Gu Jiaojiao’s achievements. They figured that since Gu Jiaojiao hadn’t returned yesterday, something must be wrong. And if that were the case, wouldn’t the teacher’s position be vacant again?

They felt their own children were perfect for the job!

In the County Town.

Leng Yuan took Gu Jiaojiao to Zhang Tianming’s workplace. Zhang Tianming was thrilled to see them.

"I invited you two over before, but you never had the time. You’ve really given me a pleasant surprise today," he said.

The water pump that Gu Jiaojiao developed held tremendous research value, and her other machines were no different.

They had made quite a splash here in Qingshan County. The higher-ups already knew about it and wanted to popularize the water pump as quickly as possible so it could benefit more people.

Previously, the water pump was only in its experimental stage. Now that they discovered how incredibly effective it was, Zhang Tianming had been planning to personally visit the Qingshan Team to invite her. He hadn’t expected Gu Jiaojiao and Leng Yuan to just show up at his door.

Inside the office.

The three of them sat down, and Leng Yuan recounted everything that had happened at the commune.

Zhang Tianming fell silent for a moment before looking at the couple. "I knew you wouldn’t visit without an ulterior motive. Tell me! What do you need me to do?"

He knew Leng Yuan couldn’t possibly be kind enough to just drop by to help him out for nothing. As expected, there was an underlying reason.

Leng Yuan didn’t hide anything. He directly asked Zhang Tianming to issue a technician transfer order. Essentially, he wanted Gu Jiaojiao officially transferred away from the commune under a pretext, while the commune itself kept it under wraps for the time being, ensuring no one found out the real situation.

They would simply state that this technology was classified.