On the way home, Su Lin rarely handed a bottle of water to Yu Wei. "Yu Wei, thank you."

  "There's nothing, I was afraid you'd think I'm useless, so I didn't dare tell you."

  Yu Wei's hand rested on the steering wheel, a hint of a smile playing at the corner of his mouth.

  Su Lin couldn't help but glance at Yu Wei, she knew that this man had shouldered too much.

  There was a time when he was such a man, holding an umbrella for himself in the wind and rain, and when facing vicious accusations, he would also take the initiative to stand in front of himself and be insulted.

  It's just that this seemingly weak man, when humiliated himself, would strike back in anger.

  Originally, this man had done too much for himself without realizing it.

  "Yu Wei."

  Yu Wei smiled slightly at Su Lin's transformation, feeling a mix of relief and guilt in his heart. Over the past year, he had suffered greatly, but so had Su Lin; he owed her too much after all.

  "It's okay, I'll always be in a place you can't see, protecting you."

  "Shameless! How dare you!"

  Just as the two were talking, a disdainful voice came from the back seat of the car. Wu Qing hugged her shoulders and stared coldly at Yu Wei.

  "Mom, what's going on?" Su Lin said with a face full of displeasure.

  "What's going on? What are you talking about? If it weren't for Chen Dashao, with the salaries of my dad and me combined, we wouldn't even be able to afford rice!"

  Wu Qing felt more and more depressed, if it wasn't for Chen Da Shao, who knows how much more embarrassing it would be.

  She and her husband are both private tutors at Cornell University, with a combined monthly salary of only 10,000 yuan.

  In order to keep her job, she sincerely hoped that her daughter could marry Chen Dashao, but there was a troublesome Yu Wei.

  Yu Wei observed his mother-in-law through the rearview mirror, seeing her face turn pale, and felt uneasy in his heart.

  "Mom, I know you look down on me and hit me when I come home. You think I'm a waste of time. And you and dad are not doing well at work either. Don't worry, I'll take care of this matter."

  "This still sounds like human words, as long as you don't make me lose too much face, it's better than nothing."

  When the car arrived home, Wu Qing's phone rang.

  The phone call was made by Zhao Lan.

  Wu Qing pressed the answer button and forced a smile on her face. "Zhao Jie, what's the result of my application to stay in school with Lao Su?"

  On the other end of the phone came Zhao Lan's snickering voice, "You guys have been expelled, but anyway, my cousin and Dean Zhong are on good terms."

  She changed her tone and asked, "Xiao Wu, has your daughter divorced that useless Yu Wei yet?"

  Wu Qing glanced at Yu Wei and quickly nodded, "Soon, soon, going for a divorce in a few days?"

  "Alright then, I'll wait for you at Cornell University and we can go ask Director Lin together."

  "Got it, Sister Zhao."

  She hung up the phone, Wu Qing's face turned iron green, her palm tightly grasping the mobile phone. "This Zhao Lan, isn't she just clinging to Director Lin? Look at how arrogant she is."

  "Mom, it's okay, I know Dean Zhong."

  Su Lin was also somewhat angry, but she was still shocked by Yu Wei's words.

  "Do you know Dean Zhong?"

  "We met at a banquet once." Yu Wei said straightforwardly.

  "It turned out to be just a gold sticker on her face." Wu Qing turned her head away in annoyance, ruining her excitement.

  When they arrived at Cornell University, they saw an Audi A4L parked at the school gate.

  ZHAO Lan and a bespectacled man were standing in front of the car.

  The man's face was solemn.

  Zhao Lan was beaming with joy.

  "Hey, Little Wu, you came empty-handed, don't you know the rules?"

  Zhao Lan spoke while intentionally glancing at the man beside her, "Director Lin, look at how this matter has been handled..."

  Director Lin pushed his glasses up slightly and said slowly, "Whether or not to give gifts is unimportant. The dismissal of a batch of teaching staff is the requirement of the higher authorities, and I am also handling it according to the rules."

  Wu Qing heard this and felt a bit flustered, hastily pulling out 1,000 yuan from her pocket and handing it to the bespectacled man. "Director Lin, please think of another solution."

  Director Lin shook his head expressionlessly, "We're colleagues after all, I'll help if I can. But this matter really won't do, take the money back, it's not good for the students to see."

  Yu Wei looked at Zhao Lan with a thoughtful expression, seeing a hint of subtle mockery flashing in her eyes, and suddenly understood.

  He remembered that he seemed to have acquired Carnegie University, which means that the person in front of him was his employee.

  "Ten thousand bucks!" Yu Wei looked at Director Lin.

  Director Lin glanced at him and shook his head, "I'm a man of principle, this matter is indeed..."

  "50,000 yuan!" Yu Wei furrowed his brow.

  "Sorry, please respect my profession..."

  "One million!" Yu Wei's calm and collected voice heavily struck Lin Director's heart.

  Director Lin took a deep breath, and just as everyone thought he was going to scold Yu Wei, under the gaze of everyone, Director Lin suddenly burst out with a smile.

  "Alright, your sincerity has left me speechless."

  Wu Qing and Su Lin stared at each other in shock, hastily pulling Yu Wei back, "Are you crazy? Where are you going to find a million?"

  Wu Qing was really angry, if she had known earlier, she wouldn't have let this useless person come. Who would still go to work if they had a million dollars?

  Yu Wei scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed, "I was just speaking off the cuff."

  "Huh?"

  Several people stared at Yu Wei in shock, then Zhao Lan burst out laughing, but later felt it was not quite right and held back.

  Just scared her, really thought Yu Wei became a violent person.

  She looked at Wu Qing with a playful gaze, "Little Wu, how did you teach her? Didn't you see Director Lin getting angry?"

  Wu Qing muttered a curse and quickly stepped forward to accompany him, also making Yu Wei apologize.

  "I'm looking for Dean Zhong."

  Yu Wei was too lazy to bother with Director Lin and directly stated his intention.

  "Hum, even the principal is someone you can see, get out!" Director Lin shouted with a bright red face.

  Yu Wei and Su Lin did not expect Director Lin to be so angry either.

  As for Wu Qing, she secretly regretted it and thought that she shouldn't have brought Yu Wei here today.

  It seems that this Yu Wei is indeed unreliable except for being able to grow some vegetables.

  "Yu Wei, or you can call Dean Zhong?" Su Lin said softly, coming back to her senses.

  "I don't have his phone number."

  Yu Wei awkwardly said that he had only met her once at the Zi Jin Pavilion before and didn't have any contact information.

  "No phone?"

  "You still say you know him? I must have been blind to believe a useless thing like you."

  Wu Qing's foot kicked straight up.

  "Mom, let's talk about it when we get home." Su Lin pulled Wu Qing towards the car.

  Watching the departing car, Zhao Lan covered her mouth and threw a flirtatious glance, "Director Lin, shall we have a drink tonight?"

  Just as they were chatting, a Toyota car stopped steadily at the school gate.

  Zong Huimin, dressed in traditional Chinese attire, steps down from the vehicle.

  "What's up?"

  He just returned from Zijin Pavilion and originally wanted to pay a visit to Yu, the president of the board of directors, in order to prepare for the next step of recruitment, but it was too late.

  "Dean Zhong, you're back just in time. It was Teacher Wu Qing who came with her daughter and son-in-law to cause trouble earlier, I chased them away."

  For such a small matter, Dean Zhong didn't pay much attention to it either. He only needed to be responsible to the board of directors and these trivial matters would be handled by others.

  Nodding, "Let Old Wu and Old Su in the hospital handle the resignation."

  "Look, Dean Zhong is still quite powerful, it's laughable that Yu Wei thought he could bribe the college, what a joke."

  Zhao Lan stood on one side, flattering Dean Zhong with a smiling face, because she was also a teacher in the institute and similarly faced the threat of being laid off.

  After Konan University was acquired by the Motorola Group, her elder cousin was driven out, leaving her alone and struggling to survive. If it weren't for Director Lin's support, her fate would have been even more miserable.

  Just as she had her hands clasped together in front of her chest and was smiling at Director Lin, Zhong Huimin, who had already taken a step forward, retreated again.

  He looked at Zhao Lan with a serious expression, "Who did you say Wu Laoshi's son-in-law is?"

  "I... I'm talking about Yu Wei..."

  Zhao Lan said with a guilty conscience.

  "You! ...Zhong Huimin's face was furious as he pointed at Zhao Lan, then swung his arm and said, "Go to his home!"

  His term as dean still has half a year left, and at that time the board of directors will reappoint him. If he offends Yu Zong at this time, the consequences are unthinkable.

  "Hey, it seems that Yu Wei has really offended the principal this time. This is going to be interesting." Zhao Lan thought to herself as she followed behind him.

  ......

  Back home, Wu Qing thoroughly burst out, kicking the tea table to pieces and pointing at Yu Wei, shouting "Yu Wei, get out of my house right now!"

  "Mother, why must you be so stubborn? Yu Wei has done his best."

  Looking at the broken glass all over the floor, Su Lin's face was filled with helplessness.

  "Has he really tried his best? What has he accomplished besides showing off?"

  Wu Qing was furious in her heart, a good job was ruined by Yu Wei.

  Yu Wei didn't expect his mother-in-law to be so angry, looking a bit embarrassed, "Mom, don't worry, Director Zhong will definitely come to ask you to go back to work after he finds out."

  "Get out of here!"

  Wu Qing rolled her eyes in annoyance, knowing that this son-in-law was really useless. At a time like this, he was still daydreaming.

  "It's all over, I'd rather put my hopes in a dog than you, hurry up and sweep away the broken glass on the floor."

  Just as Wu Qing was about to call Zhao Lan again, the doorbell rang.