Volume 1: Nirvana Rebirth Chapter 30: Interlude

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  As expected, on the second day, the conflict between Leng Bing Xue and the military dependents' children quickly spread throughout the school. Those who had witnessed the entire event were excited and enthusiastically recounted the thrilling moments to others, drawing in a crowd of listeners each time they spoke, making them feel proud and as if they were walking on air.

  The sons of the military officers who used to be arrogant in school are now subdued, their prestige is gone, and they have reversed their previous haughty attitude. Now when walking on the road, they lower their heads cautiously, afraid that if they are not careful, they will provoke others and invite revenge. They are now the marginalized people of the whole school.

  The name of Leng Bing Han has once again echoed throughout the campus since his promotion, and the locals of Li Zhou are especially proud and satisfied. Wherever he goes, he doesn't forget to introduce himself: I am from Lizhou Street, the same place as Leng Bing Han, that expression, is far more than just pride can describe.

  However, what surprised the whole class of Grade 2 Class 1 was that Zhao Xin and Leng Binghan's relationship had undergone a 180-degree change. Not only did it seem like nothing had happened before, but they also surrounded Leng Binghan every day, regardless of their age difference. They shamelessly called him "Little Brother Bing", and he would run around to fulfill Leng Binghan's orders as if he were his shadow. This left all the classmates baffled - could it be that a beating had made him suddenly enlightened?

  Wen Xin was very excited, thinking that Xiao Han Ge was indeed awesome, even the arrogant Zhao Xin was subdued by him, truly worthy of being her own Xiao Han Ge.

  Chen Ting was also puzzled, and quietly asked Leng Binghan, but Leng Binghan just smiled slightly and refused to say anything. When she asked Zhao Xin, Zhao Xin was straightforward and said, "I've finally found a big brother worth following!" The look on his face made Chen Ting feel sick.

  Actually, there is another small episode after this.

  That day, on the way home, Zhao Xin was thinking of asking his father to intervene and put pressure on the school to punish Leng Bingxue. He knew that every time the principal talked to his father, he was very polite, and when he was in first grade, he became a class leader largely because of his father's influence. He believed that his loving father would definitely stand up for him and seek justice, after all, he had done nothing wrong in this matter.

  Who would have thought that he would add fuel to the fire and cry to his father, but his old man Zhao Yuankui, a drill instructor, didn't say two words before slapping him twice again, scolding: "I've had enough trouble for one day, you're also joining in, aren't you tired of annoying me? Why don't they beat you to death! If you die, I'll be at peace."

  At this point, Zhao Xin's mother was unhappy, came over to hug the child, wiped away tears, and scolded Zhao Yuanqu: "Your son is being bullied and you don't care, but instead want to hit your son. Is this all you're capable of? Oh my god, how did I blindly choose you as a husband?"

  On ordinary days, as long as his wife cried and made a fuss, Zhao Yuankui had no choice but to give in. His wife came from a relatively good family background, and he was grateful that she could look up to him, a big-headed soldier, so he treated her with great respect. Unexpectedly, today he was furious, throwing the teacup in his hand to the ground, angrily saying: "You stupid woman, you don't understand anything, just know how to spoil the child, I'm going to be killed by you two! You can cry and make a fuss here, it's best if you cry to death!"

  Zhao Yuankui's unusual behavior really shocked his wife, she stopped crying and making a fuss, wiped her nose and tears, and with a messy hair and dirty face asked Zhao Yuankui what was wrong.

  Looking at his wife, Zhao Yuankui let out a sigh of embarrassment and then told her the whole story.

  Who is Leng Bing Han? Three years ago, Mayor Wang Pei Yuan's sensational recognition banquet, although the army was an independent system, he had also heard of it earlier because at that time their regimental commander also took battalion-level cadres to attend, and he himself was only a company-level cadre at that time and did not have the qualifications to participate.

  At that time, he also felt strange. The captain seemed not to be a sycophant, and in the military system, it didn't seem necessary to curry favor with the local government, did it? Why was he so humble as to "lick fat" (dialect, meaning to fawn on someone)?

  Who would have thought that the battalion commander, who had a good relationship with him, would give him a white eye and say disdainfully: "You don't know anything. In ordinary cities, mayors are nothing, we can ignore them. But in Xichang it's not possible. That Mayor Wang is not simple, he has backing, our battalion commander's old leader is now serving as division commander in the Chengdu Military Region and is said to be promoted to army commander soon, do you know who it is?"

  He mysteriously beckoned Zhao Yuan to come over and whispered, "That's the brother-in-law of Mayor Wang's wife. Our team leader was promoted this time with his help as an old leader. Otherwise, it would be a mystery. This old leader even made a special call to our team leader, asking him to support Mayor Wang's work. Do you think our team leader dares not to go? He wants to further develop this relationship. Our team leader told me unintentionally, don't tell others."

  At that time, Zhao Yuanke sighed and lamented the complexity of officialdom. Even in the army, without connections to help, it was difficult to take a step forward. The name Leng Binghan was remembered at that moment. At that time, he also wanted to know when he could get on this line and gain Mayor Wang's favor, so why worry about his own future?

  Now that I heard my own son had provoked this cold and ruthless person, I immediately got angry. I'm still worried about how to get a promotion to become a formal member of the party, but this good-for-nothing son is giving me more trouble! It's said that Mayor Wang and his wife love this adopted son even more than their own biological son, so if they find out about this incident, just one word from them would be enough to make the team leader take responsibility. Otherwise, I'll have to get rid of my son to vent my anger, or else not only will I not get promoted, but I might even get demoted and sent to a remote area!

  His wife was also stunned after listening, and only said after a long while: "You must be overthinking, what if it's just someone with the same name and surname?"

  Zhao Yuankui took a deep drag on his cigarette and said with a bitter smile: "Ask the child, then you'll know if there's been a mistake."

  His wife hastily pulled Zhao Xin and inquired about the origin of this cold and icy person.

  Zhao Xin couldn't understand why his father was so flustered after hearing the name, wasn't he just the son of a district committee secretary? It had nothing to do with the troops. So when his mother asked him, he told her everything he had heard about Leng Bing Han and also expressed his own doubts.

  However, at this time, Zhao Yuanke and his wife were both stunned, and they didn't have the energy to respond to his question. Without a doubt, it was impossible for there to be two District Committee Secretaries with the surname Leng in Lizhou District. And this Leng Binghan must be that Leng Binghan.

  "Alas, it's all my fault for neglecting to remind the child. Who would have thought that Leng Bing Han wouldn't read first grade and directly went to second grade? Otherwise, how could he be in the same class as Xin Xin?" Zhao Yuan Kui patted his thigh and complained, vigorously puffing on his cigarette. Before long, the entire room was filled with smoke.

  "Cough, cough!" His wife was choked by the smoke and coughed several times. She quickly got up and opened the window, letting in a gust of fresh air. Suddenly, she also had an idea and said, "Actually, this isn't entirely a bad thing."

  "What's going on? Tell me your thoughts." Zhao Yuankui suddenly regained his energy upon hearing this, knowing that his wife had many methods up her sleeve, and maybe something unexpected would happen.

  "Think about it," said his wife with a somewhat condescending tone, "aren't you worried that you can't get along with the people upstairs right now? This is just a matter between children, and it's not something to be put on the table. As long as we take the initiative to apologize to them and show a good attitude, they'll save face, and since it was our child who got beaten up, Cold Ice Han didn't suffer any losses, so I'm sure Secretary Cold won't mind too much. On the contrary, he'll think we know how to adapt to the situation, and our relationship with Secretary Cold will be established, won't it?"

  "It's likely that Secretary Leng has gained support from the troops, and work will become even smoother. From now on, you should try to help Secretary Leng as much as possible, and slowly but surely, you'll be able to establish a connection with Mayor Wang and others. By then, what's there to fear about being promoted to deputy regiment commander? Perhaps even becoming a division-level cadre or higher is just around the corner."

  His wife's words shocked him awake, and Zhao Yuankui was overjoyed. He didn't even notice that Zhao Xian was by his side, and excitedly hugged his wife, saying: "Haha, old lady, you're so clever! You're really my lucky star! Let's do it this way!"

  His wife blushed in his arms and said: "I'm going to die, Xinxin is still watching from the side!"

  They immediately got a car ready and set off for Lizhou Town with some things. Along the way, his wife kept teaching their son that when they arrived at Leng Binghan's house, he had to be polite and apologize to Leng Binghan. Zhao Xin was unwilling, but could not withstand the threat of his father's palm and the temptation of his mother, so he nodded in agreement.

  Leng's house is easy to find, everyone in town knows it, just ask casually and you'll find it.

  Arriving at Leng's house, Zhao Yuankui unexpectedly found that a military vehicle was already parked here. Could it be that someone had arrived earlier than himself and got the jump on him?

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  As expected, after knocking on the door and entering the house, he saw Wang Longting, the deputy chief of staff in the camp, with his wife and son chatting with Leng Yunying and others. Seeing them also coming in, they exchanged awkward smiles.

  Zhao Yuankui also smiled at them, but in his heart he was secretly scolding: "This old fox, with a more sensitive sense of smell, ran faster than me without saying a word, wanting to eat alone? In fact, he didn't think about it either, and neither did he himself. The two of them, fifty steps laughing at one hundred steps, were the same kind of people."

  He hastily squeezed forward, his face full of flattering smiles, and said: "Director Leng, I am Zhao Xin's father. Today's matter was all caused by this little rascal Zhao Xin. It's all his fault. I'll take him to apologize to Cold Bing Han right now."

  His wife also followed suit: "Yes, Secretary Leng, you are a big shot, don't generalize with kids."

  Leng Yun Ying had no idea beforehand, and Leng Bing Han didn't mention it even when he came back. Leng Yun Ying found it strange that Leng Bing Han, this child, doesn't communicate much with his family, seems to have a mind of his own in everything, as can be seen from the fact that he skipped grades directly when he went to school, and once he makes up his mind, even they find it hard to change it. But he has deep feelings for his family, although he doesn't say much, through various behaviors and details, they can deeply feel it.

  Until dusk, an officer came to the door with a child. Leng Yun Yi initially thought it was because Leng Bing Han had caused some trouble and someone had come to reason with him. He politely invited the officer's family into his home and sat down, only then did he hear the officer explain the whole situation in a very anxious tone. Of course, this officer definitely pushed almost all of the responsibility onto Zhao Xin and Wang Jiang.

  It's a matter between kids, and Lingyun usually doesn't want to intervene. In the world of children, fighting and quarreling is normal, as long as no one gets hurt. If adults blindly intervene without distinguishing right from wrong, they might make things worse. Besides, he has some faith in Bingxue's ability to handle things calmly.

  But when he heard that Leng Bing Han was blocked by seven or eight older students who wanted to beat him up, his heart still burned with anger. One careless move could lead to injury, and Leng Bing Han was his most precious youngest son, even more precious than his own life. If they hadn't come to apologize on their own initiative, once Leng Yun Yi understood the situation, he might have really stood up for his son.

  As the saying goes: emperors love their eldest sons, common people love their youngest children. And Cold Ice and Frost was no exception. When he was born, his father couldn't be there due to work reasons, which made him feel guilty, so he naturally doted on Cold Ice and Frost even more. Cold Ice and Frost's uncommon behavior since childhood only added to his affection. Although he always appeared as a strict father, never showing excessive indulgence, the love he had for his son was unconditional.

  Now that I've heard about this matter, although I know Leng Bing Xiang didn't get hurt, I still can't help but call him out and ask him questions left and right, afraid that he might have suffered some loss.

  Leng Bing Han had just come out and saw the military officer's family, also stunned, and before he could react, a fourth-grader named Wang Jing walked up to him, apologized and begged for his forgiveness.

  What is this all about? Leng Bing Han was somewhat puzzled, in the past and present life, it seemed that the troops were not so good at speaking. When their own children were beaten, the most upright or reasonable ones would not care about the child's affairs, and when they encountered arrogance, regardless of right or wrong, they would maintain their own children and not give in. But today, there was actually someone who took the initiative to bring his child to apologize?

  Although his own father was the district party secretary, holding great power over a region, when it came to the troops, he was still powerless. They also didn't seem to need to make such gestures for this reason, so why did they do it?

  She cast a cold glance at her father, but looking at his expression, he seemed to be confused and didn't understand either.

  It was Li Yunfen who almost got hurt by seven or eight kids, her eyes were red and tears were about to flow. Until Leng Binghan repeatedly comforted her, saying that she was fine and had even beaten the other party, she finally cheered up. Poor parents in the world, no matter how big or capable their children are, they are still the flesh of their parents' hearts, and would rather suffer themselves than let their children bear the burden.

  In fact, Leng Bing Han didn't take these small things to heart. This was just a small seasoning for his own boring elementary school life. No matter how he put it, he was a reborn person who defied the heavens, so how could he have the same understanding as these children? So when he came back, he didn't even mention it.

  If it weren't for the other party coming to apologize, Leng Yun would still be in the dark.

  Just then, Zhao Yuankui also came with his wife and children, which led to the scene just now.

  Fortunately, the other party was very sincere and didn't take advantage of Leng Bing Han. This smoothed out his emotions, and he smiled at them saying: "It's just a child's matter, why make it so complicated? You're being too polite. Come on, sit down, we're all parents here. I can understand your feelings. Since you've come today, don't be polite, let's have a simple meal together."

  After hearing this sentence, the big stone in the hearts of the two adults finally fell to the ground, and they felt much lighter at once. The smile on their faces also became more radiant. Being able to stay for dinner together, wouldn't that bring their relationship even closer? It seems like today's main goal has been achieved, how could they not be happy?

  While happy, the two mothers immediately volunteered to help in the kitchen. They couldn't be stopped and their reasons were quite sufficient - they couldn't just come and eat for free, could they? Moreover, they also couldn't just trouble the sister-in-law alone, that would be too impolite of them.

  Two big men were accompanying Lingyun Ying on the side, first praising Secretary Ling for being dedicated to the people and having outstanding political achievements. Even in their troops, they had heard about it, as the troops were stationed within the jurisdiction of Lizhou District. There were still many troublesome things for the government, but if Secretary Ling needed any support from their troops, they would not hesitate.

  Then they kept praising Leng Bing Xue, one saying he looked handsome and lovely, and would grow up to be a perfect gentleman; another saying he was capable, so outstanding at such a young age, and would definitely have great prospects in the future, and compared to him, their own children were far inferior, telling them to learn from him...

  When parents hear someone praising their children, even if there is some flattery involved, they will still be very pleased.

  On the other hand, the two children were also having a great time playing with Leng Bing Xuan. Leng Bing Xuan didn't take it to heart and didn't think of holding grudges against them, as they were just kids after all. Where would they have such deep hatred? Seeing that their parents' relationship was already very close, they naturally didn't have any other thoughts. Especially after witnessing Leng Bing Xuan's abilities, they secretly admired and respected him immensely, and before long, they became good friends.

  A simple dinner party ended with a harmonious and pleasant atmosphere, and the host and guests were all delighted. The relationship between each other has been greatly improved. Wang Longting and Zhao Yuankui and Leng Yunying have established a good relationship, and Leng Yunying also unexpectedly obtained the support of the local garrison from them, both sides are very satisfied.