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Chapter 651 The final stubbornness
Seeing his old friend Zhang Kejian coming to visit him in person, the retired Director Yin couldn't help but feel extremely happy. However, when he saw Su Ning standing behind Zhang Kejian with an awkward smile on his face, Director Yin's eyes immediately became resentful.

"Suning, you are also my old subordinate. How come you have been working in Beijing for more than half a year and don't come to see me, an old man?" Without paying attention to his old friend Zhang Kejian immediately, Yin Fang looked at Su Ning in front of him with pretended anger and asked.

"Haha, Mr. Yin, this is indeed my fault. I apologize to you here." Su Ning had indeed forgotten about Director Yin, so he immediately took the initiative to apologize sincerely.

"Haha, Old Yin, just don't worry about these things." As a retired employee, Zhang Kejian understood Yin Fang's mentality best, so he quickly explained with a smile on Su Ning's behalf, "Su Ning came to Beijing because he was put on hold by some people from the Jinzhou factory. Life in the department is very difficult. He's been busy writing his thesis recently, so he's been busy day and night."

"Well, Suning's two papers on polyethylene are indeed insightful. I didn't expect that the young translator would grow to this level." When talking about the breakthroughs Suning has made in recent times, Yin Fang nodded in agreement.

In fact, Yin Fang was not really angry with Suning. He was very pleased with Suning's achievements. As for the fact that Suning had never come to visit him, he could understand it to some extent. However, when he saw Suning and Zhang Kejian being so close, Yin Fang couldn't help feeling a little jealous.

"Old Yin, isn't it true that success or failure depends on the paper? Recently, Director Yan from their Technical Supervision Department asked us to put my name as the first author on his paper." Zhang Kejian understood the mentality of his old friend very well, so he didn't beat around the bush and explained to Yin Fang directly.

"Ah? Old Zhang, has Xiao Yan gone so far now?" Yin Fang was really shocked when he heard that his apprentice had now become an "evil dragon".

"Old Yin, if we remember correctly, Yan Si is your apprentice, right?"

"Yes! Lao Zhang, I will take care of Xiao Yan's problem and will definitely not cause any trouble to Suning." Zhang Kejian's meaning was of course easy to understand, and then Yin Fang understood and assured him.

"Haha, thank you, Old Yin."

"Old Zhang, you old fellow have finally learned to be polite to me." Looking at Zhang Kejian who suddenly became polite, Yin Fang suddenly showed a helpless expression and said.

"Hey, I'm always polite, okay!"

"Old Zhang, have you contacted your daughter Tingting recently?" At this time, Yin Fang suddenly seemed to remember something and suddenly asked Zhang Kejian in front of him.

"Ah? Old Yin, why do you mention her suddenly?" After suddenly hearing the name "Tingting", Zhang Kejian's face became obviously ugly.

"Lao Zhang, I have some bad news for you. Some time ago, when my family and I were traveling in the United States, we happened to meet her in Boston. It seems that she hasn't been doing well recently."

"Hmph! She brought this upon herself!" How could a parent not feel heartbroken when they heard that their child was not having a good life?

"Old Zhang, children all make mistakes, and there's nothing unforgivable." Yin Fang, of course, knew about his old friend Zhang Kejian's family affairs, and couldn't help but persuade his old friend, "Now that Tingting has gotten into trouble, you shouldn't worry about those little things in the past."

"No! Old Yin, what happened to Tingting in the United States?" It was not until then that Zhang Kejian reacted. He looked at Yin Fang in front of him with a nervous face and asked.

"Huh? Lao Zhang, you really don't know?"

"Old Yin, why are you talking so much nonsense? Speak now!"

"Lao Zhang, Tingting has divorced that foreigner. Recently, she seems to have contracted a terminal illness."

"What?" Zhang Kejian immediately felt dizzy and was about to faint, but fortunately he was supported by Suning next to him.

"Uncle, are you okay?"

"Lao Zhang"

"Old Yin, when did this happen?" Ignoring the concerns of Suning and Yin Fang, Zhang Kejian looked at Yin Fang excitedly and asked.

"Over a month ago! I thought your family knew."

Suning had been listening to the conversation between the two silently, without any inappropriate or ignorant interruption or question. Looking at Zhang Kejian's grief-stricken expression at this time, Suning realized that something big had happened in the Zhang family.

Next, Su Ning and Zhang Kejian said goodbye to Yin Fang's house and left, and immediately hurried back to Zhang's house. At this time, all the Zhang family members had gathered together. After discussion, they decided that Zhang Kejian and his wife and son Zhang Bin would fly to the United States together, and this time they must bring back their daughter Zhang Ting who was far away in the United States.

"Suning, you should live in the company dormitory these days. We will call you again when we return from the United States." When everyone was saying goodbye at the airport the next day, Zhang Kejian and his wife suddenly thought of Su Ning, and said to Su Ning with concern as always.

"Uncle, aunt, you don't have to worry about Sister Ting. After all, good things happen to those who are lucky. Perhaps Elder Yin has misunderstood something."

"Well, Suning, you make sense. There must be a misunderstanding somewhere."

Seeing that Suning comforted his parents with just a few words, Zhang Bin, who was meeting Suning for the first time, couldn't help but be surprised. Then he just nodded and smiled at Suning, and then took his parents on the plane to the United States.

In the intensive care unit of St. Mary's Private Hospital in Boston, the United States, a woman lying on the bed weakly said to the girl beside her, "I really want to listen to "Missed by Lovers" again!"

"Sister Ting, I...I will sing for you." At this time, the girl beside the bed was crying heart-wrenchingly.

"No! Your singing is not as good as his. I'd better close my eyes and think about it!" The woman on the hospital bed suddenly smiled in fascination and closed her eyes.

"Sister, how about I find out the whereabouts of that person? It shouldn't be difficult to find out."

"No need! I don't have time anymore. I really regret not showing up and recognizing him. That way, I would have been very happy in the last few years of my life."

"Sister, I will definitely help you find him."

"No need! Such a good man should have started a family already. There's no need for a dead person like me to disturb his life."

"Sister Ting, please stop talking. I feel so bad."

"Ding" With a long beep from the medical device, the woman on the hospital bed left the world forever.

"Sister Ting."

Zhang Kejian and his wife and their son Zhang Bin were still a step too late. All they saw was the cold body of their loved one. Looking at their stubborn daughter lying on the hospital bed, Zhang Kejian and his wife were suddenly overwhelmed with grief.
With the help of Zhang Kejian, Su Ning's problems at the unit were quickly and satisfactorily resolved. After all, Director Yin personally inquired about the matter. As Yin Fang's apprentice, Yan Si was very respectful and tactfully stopped mentioning the matter of the first author of the paper. However, the look in his eyes when he looked at Su Ning became complicated.

"Suning, it's time to get off work, come with me!" Sister Rong came straight to Suning and said, carrying her most popular small bag this year.

"Ah? Where to?" To be honest, Suning was stunned by what Sister Rong said.

"Huh? Suning, you're not going back on your word, are you? Of course you made an appointment to go on a blind date with my niece!" Sister Rong suddenly raised her eyebrows and became unhappy, and her eyes turned fierce when she looked at Suning.

"Ah? A blind date!" Su Ning then remembered the blind date with Rong's niece. However, when he thought of the troubles in Zhang Kejian's family, it was difficult for Su Ning to be interested in it. However, this had nothing to do with Rong next to him. "Sorry! I really forgot because I was busy. Let's go now!"

"Well, hurry up! My niece is already waiting at Quanjude."

Sister Rong brought Suning to Quanjude very quickly. Then Sister Rong smiled and went straight to a young girl. Suning looked at the girl in front of her. She seemed to be in her early twenties and had the arrogance of a Beijing girl.

"Aunt, why are you here just now?" The girl looked at Sister Rong with some resentment, not taking Su Ning next to her seriously at all.

"Haha, Rongrong, we get off work at 11 o'clock, and it's not even 11:20 now, it's not too late!" Seeing that the girl had saved the seat next to her, Sister Rong sat down next to the girl.

"Auntie, let's eat quickly! I'm starving."

"Okay! Rongrong, this is the Su Ning I told you about." Sister Rong took off her scarf and pointed at Su Ning who was sitting opposite her and introduced her.

"Suning, this is my niece Rongrong." Then Sister Rong pointed to Rongrong next to her and introduced her to Suning.

"Hello, Comrade Rong." Suning smiled and stretched out his hand to greet the girl.

"Well, hello!" Rong Rong glanced at Su Ning reluctantly, ignoring the right hand that Su Ning extended. Seeing that her niece was not attracted to Su Ning, Rong Rong suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and then quickly called the restaurant waiter and said, "Waiter, take the order!"

Soon the waiter brought a menu. Rongrong took the menu without any hesitation and started ordering. At this time, Sister Rong and her niece Rongrong were sitting together, and Su Ning was sitting alone on the other side. His thoughts were always worried about the Zhang family in the United States, and he didn't know whether their trip would be smooth.

"A plate of premium roast duck, pineapple shrimp balls, Dongbo pork elbow, fish fillet in stewed sauce, meatballs, stir-fried shrimps, and a duck soup." Rongrong's little mouth couldn't stop chattering, and she quickly ordered six dishes and a soup.

After Rong Rong had ordered six dishes and a soup, Sister Rong finally remembered Su Ning sitting across from her. She looked at Su Ning apologetically and asked, "Suning, do you have anything else to order?"

"Huh? Sister Rong, what Comrade Rong ordered is quite good. That's all for now!" Su Ning said with an awkward smile. He felt that today's blind date was really a bit inexplicable and he had no interest in it at all. "If we don't have enough food later, we can just add more dishes."

"Haha, Suning, what you said makes sense. That's all for now." Sister Rong nodded in agreement and closed the menu and returned it to the waiter.

"Well, Sister Rong, Comrade Rong, I'm going to the bathroom first, so I'll leave you for a while." After the waiter left the table, Su Ning explained to Sister Rong and Comrade Rong with a smile.

"Well, you go ahead!"

After Su Ning left the table, Rong Rong immediately looked at her aunt with disdain and said, "Aunt, this is the Su Ning you praised so much? I don't think he's anything special!"

"Rongrong, he's only 23 years old this year, and he's already a deputy chief engineer at the section level. I recently heard that the department is planning to promote a chief engineer at the deputy division level, and Su Ning is a hot candidate in our supervision department."

"Tsk! What's so great about being a deputy director? He's nothing in our capital." Despite her aunt's eloquent praise, Rong Rong was still very disdainful.

"Rongrong, this is the deputy director of our chemical system. In the large chemical plants below, it's the level of deputy director. This is already a very remarkable thing." Feeling that her niece seemed to know nothing, Sister Rong was explaining some knowledge to her niece with a helpless smile.

"Aunt, although this Su Ning looks okay, I always feel that it's not appropriate for him to not have a Beijing hukou. I'm worried that he might not even be able to eat roast duck."

"Hey! Rongrong, Suning has such good conditions. If you still don't like it, there's nothing I can do." Seeing that her niece was really not interested, Sister Rong shook her head helplessly.

Soon Suning returned to the table again. The waiter had already started serving the dishes. Fortunately, the waiters at Quanjude did not have the bad habits of those in other restaurants, so Suning did not need to worry that they would suddenly attack and beat him. He just sat there and ate politely.

Rong Rong originally wanted to wait and see Su Ning make a fool of himself, but soon Su Ning's behavior disappointed her. She saw Su Ning eating roast duck with skillful and elegant movements. He looked more like a Beijinger than the two "old Beijingers". It felt that Su Ning was really like an aristocrat in this matter.

"Suning, did you come here often to eat Peking duck?" Sister Rong, of course, also noticed Suning's proficiency and elegance, and then asked Suning with a smile on her face.

"Haha, I lived in Beijing for a while before, and I came here to eat Peking duck a few times." Suning didn't explain too much, feeling that there was no need at all.

"Suning, what do your parents do?" Rong Rong suddenly realized that Suning was not the country bumpkin she had imagined, and she also became a little interested in Su Ning.

"Comrade Rong, my parents are both Chinese immigrants in Germany, so my German is exceptional. I used to be a German translator at the Jinzhou Chemical Plant."

"Ah? Overseas connections?" Sister Rong and her niece Rong Rong were both shocked. In the mid-1980s, overseas connections had become very popular.

"Haha, Sister Rong, Comrade Rong, I am a regular college graduate from Shanghai Language and Culture University, so there will be no problem with the certificate review." Seeing the surprised aunt and niece in front of him, Su Ning thought they were worried about something.

After hearing Suning's explanation to them, Sister Rong and Rong Rong of course knew this truth. If Suning really had any problems with the securities review, he would not have been able to work in Jinzhou Chemical Plant, or even the current chemical headquarters.

"Suning, I heard that your chemical headquarters is going to promote a chief engineer at the deputy director level soon. What do you think are the chances of getting promoted? And after being promoted, can he be allocated a separate room?" Upon hearing that Suning actually had overseas connections, the "arrogant girl" Rong Rong became even more interested.

"I don't know! The chemical headquarters still has a lot of technical talent, and my chances of being promoted are slim." In response to Rong Rong's question, Su Ning explained without hiding anything. "Also, I don't plan to stay at the Beijing Chemical headquarters for long. I still prefer the working atmosphere of the chemical plants down below."

"Huh? Suning, what's so good about chemical factories?" Thinking of her aunt who worked in the chemical industry, Rong Rong had always been somewhat repulsed by the front-line chemical factories. "There's a foul smell everywhere, and the pollution is extremely serious. Even pregnant women would be in danger if they stayed there."

"Haha, I just like this fulfilling work atmosphere. I feel like I am completely enlightened."

"Hmph! You're really crazy. The conditions here in Beijing are so good." Rong Rong muttered softly at this time, but Su Ning and Sister Rong heard it clearly.

It was obvious that this was a failed blind date. Suning looked down on the arrogant Miss Rong, and Miss Rong also looked down on the "silly" Suning. After the meal, the two sides went their separate ways.

Because Zhang Kejian's family was in faraway America at that time, Suning went straight back to the chemical headquarters to work. After get off work, he went to the company's canteen to eat, and then went straight back to the dormitory to read. Looking at the dormitory that became empty again, Suning knew that Qi Dazhuang and the other two might be watching a movie or dancing ballroom dance with a girl. Suning didn't feel that there was anything wrong with Qi Dazhuang and the others. After all, their state was the living state of ordinary people.

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Jinzhou, ever since Suning left the Jinzhou Chemical Plant so casually, Director Cheng, after the initial confusion and silly look, has regained his former shrewdness and started looking for a new son-in-law in the factory again. After all, he believes that the emperor has daughters who will never have trouble finding a husband, and there must be a Phoenix man who needs the help of their Cheng family.

However, after looking around the factory, Director Cheng still set his eyes on Song Yunhui and Fang Ping. After all, after Suning was kicked out of Jinzhou Chemical Plant, Song Yunhui and Fang Ping successfully replaced Suning as the backbone, and they also became the absolute direct descendants of Director Shui, the top leader of Jinzhou Plant. He thought that Song Yunhui and Fang Ping would definitely have a bright future.

"Song Yunhui."

"Director Cheng, is there anything wrong?" Song Yunhui saw Director Cheng as soon as he looked up, and said with a smile.

"Haha, I see that you are too tired in the new workshop these two days. I would like to invite you to my house for dinner so that you can replenish your body. Young people should never exhaust themselves." At this time, Director Cheng really looked like a perfect and kind elder.

"Ah? Thank you for your kindness, Director Cheng, but I really can't spare the time now. I must visit you someday when I have the chance." Hearing Director Cheng's invitation, Song Yunhui quickly smiled and refused.

"Huh? Okay! Then it won't interfere with your work." Song Yunhui's straightforward refusal made the sensitive Director Cheng very uncomfortable, and his face immediately turned ugly.

"Haha, goodbye, Director Cheng."

Director Cheng left the foreign trade sales department of the new workshop in a huff. He was in no mood to flirt with Fang Ping, his other target. He went straight back to the Cheng family in the residential area of the Jinzhou factory. As soon as he entered the door, he sat on the sofa in the living room with a sour face and sulked.

"Old Cheng, what's wrong with you? Who made you unhappy again?" Cheng Kaiyan's mother looked at Director Cheng with confusion, and suddenly realized that her old Cheng had never been happy.

"Song Yunhui! I invited him to our house for dinner with good intentions, but he refused directly." Hearing his wife's doubts, Director Cheng explained with gritted teeth.

"Hey! Song Yunhui and that Fang Ping are both on the same page with Suning. Do you think they will have anything to do with our Cheng family?" Cheng Kaiyan's mother knew what Old Cheng was planning, and she immediately shook her head with a wry smile.

"Humph! It's all that damned Suning's fault. I heard he's doing really well at the Chemical Industry Headquarters. He even recently published two papers in Chemical Industry China. A mere translator is becoming quite the star."

"Ah? Suning is so popular in Beijing?" Cheng Kaiyan's mother was also surprised when she heard Old Cheng talking about Suning's recent situation in Beijing.

"Yeah! This bastard is like Nezha. He can even make a fuss even if he's thrown into a rat hole."

"Old Cheng, it would have been better if we hadn't been so impatient at the beginning." At this time, Cheng Kaiyan's mother also felt a little regretful.

"Well, actually, it's not just our family that's regretting it now. The water plant manager also regrets kicking Suning out."

"Old Cheng, actually our Kaiyan is still thinking about Suning. Why don't we let Kaiyan ease the relationship with Suning?" Cheng Kaiyan's mother had an idea and suggested to Director Cheng.

"What? That's absolutely impossible!" Upon hearing Cheng Kaiyan's mother's suggestion, Director Cheng rejected it without a second thought. "That would make our entire Cheng family inferior to Su Ning. We'd never have him working for us again. This is something we simply can't tolerate."

"But, seeing Kaiyan thinking about Suning every day, I, as a mother, feel bad too!"

"Humph! What can a child understand?" Director Cheng said nonchalantly. He only cared about profit and didn't really care about Cheng Kaiyan's feelings. "When Kaiyan meets someone better, she won't miss Suning anymore."

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(End of this chapter)