Chapter 1062 Very Happy To See You Again 1
After a simple breakfast, Mu Yuchen and Ah Mo left the house. It seemed like they were going over to Zhou Zimo’s place.
Since Xi Xiaye was quite free, she tidied up the study room a little, then left the house too. She was planning on visiting Su Nan’s daughter, Xiao Xi, and at the same time, visit the Bamboo Teahouse. She had not been there in a long while, especially since she had recently taken over Fuhua and could barely pull herself away from work.
Shen Yue and Shen Wenna were both not in City Z while Su Nan was far away in Boston. In addition to that, her son was at the old residence. Xi Xiaye did not know quite what to do when she was idle. She went to a nearby mall to get some gifts and then went to University A.
Ruan Chenxi could stand on her own now, but she still could not quite walk yet. With a pair of bright eyes, she looked very much like Su Nan, but her nose and mouth looked like Ruan Heng’s. She had a cute and innocent little face. When Xi Xiaye went over, the little girl seemed to be able to recognize Xi Xiaye as she immediately hugged her leg. Xi Xiaye carried her, coaxing her to call her ‘aunt’. In response, she imitated some simple sounds.
After quite long of not having seen them, Xi Xiaye felt her heart ache at the sight of Father Su and Mother Su having turned frailer with more white hair.
After lunch, when Xi Xiaye was leaving, the Su parents walked her down. She could not help but stop and turn around to console them, “Uncle, Aunty, don’t you worry too much. I’ve just gotten off the phone with Ruan Heng’s doctor the day before yesterday. He said that Ruan Heng’s doing quite well now. Once his condition has stabilized, then they’ll be able to run treatments on his head. The blood clot in his head is gradually reducing in size, plus all of his bodily functions are slowly recovering as well. I believe that he’ll be able to wake up soon enough.”
Mother Su sighed and nodded. “Sorry to bother you. Because of this, you and your husband have both put in so much thought. I’m really worried if Ruan Heng will go on like this. Look at how Xiao Xi is still so young. Nan Nan’s a stubborn one too.”
“Aunty, as long as there’s a sliver of hope, we won’t give up. It’ll be a blessing if he wakes up. Xiao Xi will learn how to call her father soon. After all, Ruan Heng won’t be willing to abandon the two of them. Don’t worry too much. If you need anything, just give me a call.”
“Alright, thank you! You even come all the way! Let Uncle Su send you back,” Mother Su said lovingly.
The Su parents had always been good to her and practically viewed Xi Xiaye as their own daughter. All these years, she had been receiving nothing but warmth from them, so she was filled with respect and grat.i.tude for the two elders.
“That’s fine. My chauffeur and bodyguards are over there. I’ll make a move now.”
“Let’s go together. I was just about to make a trip to the office,” Father Su suggested.
“Okay, let’s go then. Uncle, you seem to be quite busy as of late. How have things been?” Xi Xiaye said as she walked ahead with Father Su.
“Not too bad. Even though it’s the summer holidays right now, this year University A is applying to set up a Ph.D. program in archaeology. Our school has put a lot of effort into this application, especially in terms of qualified teachers. We’ve recently been planning on hiring a few highly experienced professors in archaeology to oversee it, but it’s not easy to make these connections,” Father Su said a little helplessly.
“Well, that’s not for you to be worried about. Can’t you just leave it to the subordinates?” Xi Xiaye asked, puzzled.
“It’s not that easy. You must know that there are very few universities that have a Ph.D. archaeology program in the country. Usually, only those more prestigious schools do, and these people are usually at the top. Our university leans more towards science and engineering subjects, so if we want to get this Ph.D. program, it will be quite a feat. Just the initial stages of preparation have been a headache. We lack experienced talents. If we can hire influential talents in the field to form the team, then I think we can work harder and stand a better chance.”
Xi Xiaye thought about it for a long while, before suggesting, “This is quite a specialized field, Uncle Su. I recommend that you begin with the antique industry.”
Father Su nodded. “You and I share the same thoughts. I heard that you and your grandfather, Shen Yue, seem to be quite interested in antiques. Have you then heard of a person called Dongfang Liuyun?”
“Dongfang Liuyun?” Xi Xiaye thought that the name sounded very familiar like she had heard it somewhere before.
“Mmm, Dongfang Liuyun…The school was recently planning on hiring her to be the a.s.sistant head of the archaeology department, but she doesn’t have too much of an interest in education, so she’s only willing to be our guest professor.”
“Uncle Su, this name sounds so familiar to me. What’s she like?” Xi Xiaye asked, puzzled.
“She’s a genius in the field of archaelogoy. She’s very young at only 27 years old this year and she’s already earned a doctorate in archaelogy from a prestigious inst.i.tute abroad. At the same time, she herself runs a huge antique business that is renowned in the industry. She has discerning eyes and loves adventures. Armed with vast experience in this aspect, every paper that she’s ever published has a lot of great insights as reference.”
When Father Su spoke about this person, his tone was filled with praise. Xi Xiaye rarely heard him recommend a person so highly. However, after he said all that, she suddenly remembered who Dongfang Liuyun was. When Mu Yuchen had given Shen Yue the chessboard, Dongfang Liuyun seemed to have personally evaluated it.
“Uncle Su, I’ve heard of this person before, but it seems like she only acknowledges treasured objects and not people. She’s got a weird temperament!”
“Is that so? It looks like I must visit her myself then.”
“Don’t worry, Uncle Su. With a will, you can achieve anything. University A has a great environment, and a lot of people wish they could work there. I believe that she’ll accept your offer. My grandpa seems to have some kind of relationship with this person, so I’ll get him to try helping when the time comes.”
“Alright, that’d be great. Initially, it should’ve been your father working on this, but since he’s traveling abroad, I’ll just have to do this myself!”
“I’m really sorry then, Uncle Su. I’ll do my best to help.”
“It’s fine. After all, the inst.i.tute belongs to everyone. If we can attract more good and experienced teachers, talented people will come and teach at University A. That’s our responsibility too. I hope that University A can be elevated under my management.”
“Haven’t you achieved your wishes, Uncle Su? This year, in the national ranking for universities, University A was very much in the lead. In fact, it achieved one level higher from last year. Even I’m proud about it since my parents are both University A lecturers.”
“Haha, hearing that makes me happy!”