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Chapter 49: Zhou Rong's longed-for highlight moment

After returning to Jichun, Jiangliao, Zhou Rong suddenly felt that her current life was what she had been pursuing. It could really be said that everything was going well and she got what she wanted.

The carefree life also made Zhou Rong feel like she was in high spirits and could see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day.

At this moment, Zhou Rong thought that she was the best-performing of the three children in the Zhou family. Her eldest brother Zhou Bingyi was still wasting time in the policy research office in Jiangliao, and the third child Zhou Bingkun was just a self-employed person with no support or security.

What Zhou Rong found most ridiculous was that her younger brother Zhou Bingkun made some money and suddenly became arrogant like a "nouveau riche". In Zhou Rong's eyes, Zhou Bingkun was a poor "clown".

"Teacher Liu, have you seen Professor Wang?"

"Professor Wang is not here, Teacher Zhou, you are looking for him. Are you also going to canvass votes for the associate professor selection?" Teacher Liu looked at Zhou Rong in front of him and said jokingly with a smile.

"Huh? How could that be!
I haven't been teaching at Jiangliao University for less than a year, and I won't be given the title of associate professor!
Teacher Liu, I really just came to ask Professor Wang for advice!" Zhou Rong quickly denied it with a smile.

"Haha, Professor Wang went to the old campus today! You may not be able to wait for him today!" Seeing that it was not his competitor, Teacher Liu replied with a smile.

"Ah? Hasn't the old campus been vacated? Did Professor Wang go to the old campus for something?" Zhou Rong was a little surprised.

"No way! Such a big thing happened in our Jiangliao University, and Teacher Zhou didn't even know about it?" Teacher Liu widened his eyes in even greater surprise.

"Huh? Is there some important event?"

“Although this event was spontaneous, it is indeed very important!
Today is the day when the old campus is demolished, and many alumni will return to the old campus to reminisce!
Teacher Zhou, do you think it's important or not?"

"Ah? Then Teacher Liu, why don't you go back to the old campus?"

"Haha, my classes are very tight today, I really don't have time!
Besides, I can't stand that kind of sad atmosphere!" Teacher Liu smiled and shook his head.

“Since everyone is so reluctant to leave the old campus, why not choose to preserve it?

I've also visited the old campus, and the buildings can still hold up for a long time!" Zhou Rong began to wonder.

"Ah! There's nothing we can do about this!
Our school is short of funds for building a new campus, so we want to temporarily delay the construction company’s payment!

Then the boss of the construction company proposed to use the old campus area as a replacement!"

“These despicable businessmen are all profit-driven!

No sentiment at all!" Zhou Rong said inexplicably angrily.

"Haha!" Teacher Liu just smiled and did not join Zhou Rong in denouncing the "unscrupulous businessman."

Jiangliao, Jichun, the old campus of Jiangliao University.

There were huge crowds of people coming to visit the blasting site today, including not only the school leaders and alumni of Jiangliao University, but also many Jichun citizens.

In the early 1980s, there were not as many entertainment activities as in later generations. Suddenly, there was such an exciting explosion scene. How could the people of Jichun not be excited? They all came to the scene to watch.

When Zhou Rong arrived at the old campus, it was already blocked by huge crowds of people. She was forced to stand on the second floor of a roadside restaurant and watch from afar.

Looking at the scene in the distance, we saw that the workers who were burying the detonators were all wearing blue or yellow safety helmets and were evacuating the scene in an orderly manner.

In the center of the crowd stood a large group of people wearing white safety helmets, mixed with some red ones.

Zhou Rong, who was far away, had a clear feeling and guessed that the people in the white safety helmets were all school leaders and alumni of Jiangliao University.

Zhou Rong suddenly had a vision: if one day she could also stand among them wearing a white safety helmet, that would be the highlight of her life.

What Zhou Rong didn't expect was that standing in the position she longed for were two strangers who were most familiar to her in this life.

"Principal, it's almost time! How about you give the orders?" Zhou Bingkun looked at the president of Jiangliao University beside him and handed the walkie-talkie in his hand to him.

"Forget it! Let Teacher Zhou come! I can't stand this sadness!" The president of Jiangliao University refused with a wry smile.

The president of Jiangliao University has always called Zhou Bingkun "Teacher Zhou". In addition to the fact that Zhou Bingkun was once a teacher at Experimental Middle School, it is also a way of expressing closeness to Zhou Bingkun.

Before the 1980s, "boss" was a derogatory term, and calling someone "boss" directly seemed very distant.

"Hehe, Principal, we understand your feelings towards the old campus!" "Dad, since the principal doesn't want to!

Then you come!
There are so many people here, and you are the most experienced! " Zhou Bingkun suddenly handed the walkie-talkie to Zhou Zhigang, Zhou's father, and said with a smile.

Zhou Zhigang, Zhou's father, took the walkie-talkie handed to him by his son Zhou Bingkun without any hesitation, and then carefully looked at the situation at the scene with a telescope.

Noticing the puzzled expression on the face of the Jiangliao University president, Zhou Bingkun smiled and whispered, "Before my dad retired, he was an eighth-level technician at the Southwest University Third Line. Blasting was his specialty!"

"Oh? I see! Like father, like son!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Principal! Pay attention, it's about to begin!"

"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!" Zhou Zhigang, Zhou's father, shouted in a firm and clear voice.

"Detonation!"

As Zhou Zhigang, Zhou's father, shouted "detonate", there was a loud roar between heaven and earth, followed by a sudden deafening earthquake, which finally turned the old campus of Jiangliao University into rubble.

The crowd watching the event were suddenly shocked by the scene. They were so stunned by the surprise that they forgot to cheer and there were only some sporadic sobs.

Suddenly, an elderly man took off his white hat, revealing his white hair, and then excitedly took Zhou Bingkun's hand, "Boss Zhou, thank you so much!
You finally fulfilled my childhood dream of blowing up the school!"

Zhou Bingkun was stunned for a moment by the sudden words of thanks. "You're welcome! You're welcome!"

"If Mr. Zhou builds a new house, can you leave me a three-bedroom, one-living room suite?

I want to live here in the old campus in the future, so I can remember my lost youth!"

Seeing the other party's childish declaration, Zhou Bingkun was really confused and suddenly felt like he was out of place in time and space.

Is this the eighties?
Is there anyone who reminisces about youth as much as you do?

Seeing the other person's white hair, the unique aura of a superior, and the white safety helmet in his hand, all reminded Zhou Bingkun that the old man's identity was not simple.

"Huh? Of course!
After the new community is completed, all alumni and school leaders of Jiangliao University will have priority in choosing the suite of their choice!

Just buy it at the market price!" Zhou Bingkun looked around at the people wearing white safety helmets and replied with a smile.

Hearing Zhou Bingkun's answer, the people in the white helmets all showed satisfied expressions, "Haha, that's great!
Thank you so much, Boss Zhou!"

On the way home, Zhou Zhigang, Zhou's father, couldn't suppress his doubts and asked his son, Zhou Bingkun, "Bingkun, aren't you planning to sell the house?"

"Dad, don't you see who these people in white helmets are?
Which one of them is not a contemporary talent in various industries!

It's simply not something we can refuse!" Zhou Bingkun explained with a wry smile.

"Wouldn't it be better if you just gave them a discount? Why do you have to follow the market price?" Zhou Zhigang, Zhou's father, was still a little confused.

"Dad, how can you be so direct!
Too rough!

In this era, those who can be sentimental are those who have status and background!
We just have to wait until they choose a house and then standardize the contract!

How much they pay, or even whether they pay at all, is no longer important! " Zhou Zhigang, Zhou's father, was also a shrewd man. He didn't need Zhou Bingkun to explain it too clearly. He naturally understood what his son Zhou Bingkun meant.

"Bingkun, since you are so good at scheming, why don't you just join the officialdom like your elder brother Bingyi?"

“Dad, there is no freedom in the officialdom!
How can my life be as comfortable as it is now!

Take the case of Sun Xiaoning for example.

If I were an official, I would definitely be ruined by Cao Debao's letter of accusation! " Seeing Zhou Zhigang's father's confusion, Zhou Bingkun explained with a smile.

“But I was just a teacher!
If I want, I can just put in the effort, change to a new school and start over!
This is why I don’t like officialdom!”

(End of this chapter)