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Chapter 982: Understanding Human Nature

"Second Senior Brother, could you please tell my fellow senior brothers and sisters that I'd like to treat you to dinner tonight? We're all from different parts of the country, and it would be quite difficult to get everyone together like this if it weren't for Grandpa."

Huang Xiaochuan spoke to Jiang Qiming with a tired expression.

When Jiang Qiming learned that his junior brother wanted to arrange a meal for the fellow disciples, he was more than willing, so he readily agreed.

But then he told Huang Xiaochuan something else: "Xiaochuan, there's something I want to tell you, something I didn't want to say before, but..."

Seeing Jiang Qiming's hesitant manner, Huang Xiaochuan asked, "What is it? Tell me."

After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Qiming finally spoke up: "Zhao Zhan and Lin Yongping and a few others have come to see me."

Huang Xiaochuan held out his palm, stopping Jiang Qiming from continuing.

He said to Jiang Qiming in a way that left no room for refusal, "Since the teacher passed away so peacefully, let's not cause him any more distress. Let them go back to where they came from."

The people Jiang Qiming mentioned were the unscrupulous scoundrels who sold out their teachers for personal gain during that chaotic era. Although Wang Deyi never mentioned these students to Huang Xiaochuan, Huang Xiaochuan later learned about what happened back then from others.

However, as time went by, those people weren't doing so well, so Huang Xiaochuan stopped bothering them. Unexpectedly, they came knocking on his door.

Jiang Qiming might think that these people were remorseful and came to see their teacher off on his final journey, but Huang Xiaochuan didn't think so, because he had a deep understanding of human nature.

If Wang Deyi were just an ordinary scholar, and if he hadn't been accepted as a disciple, Huang Xiaochuan was certain that not only would those few people not have appeared, but even some of his senior brothers and sisters wouldn't have come.

Social interaction between people is essentially an exchange of interests, and this principle applies to 99% of the population.

Seeing his junior brother's resolute attitude, Jiang Qiming nodded: "Alright, I'll make sure they get as far away from me as possible."

Huang Xiaochuan rubbed his temples, nodded, and sat back down.

To be honest, he was really tired these past two days, sleeping less than three hours in total. The main reason was that there were too many people coming and going, and he couldn't stay idle at all. Although many people came under the guise of paying their respects to the old man, they were actually there for him and giving him face.

That's just how society is; it's all done for the living. Of course, the old man passed away before he could see this.

In the afternoon, Hong Yongze arrived. As the president of a key university, he couldn't control his time as freely as Huang Xiaochuan, so he rushed over after finishing his work.

He learned about Zhao Zhan and Lin Yongping's affairs not long after he arrived, but unlike the easygoing Jiang Qiming, he stood firmly on his junior brother's side.

"How dare they come here? Old Jiang is a good man in every way, except for his tendency to try and smooth things over."

Huang Xiaochuan was exhausted and had neither the mood nor the energy to say anything more to Hong Yongze. He said directly to Hong Yongze, "Senior brother, please do as you please. I'm going to take a nap, otherwise I might fall asleep at the dinner table tonight."

"Alright, alright, go and get some sleep. You've had the hardest time these past two days." Hong Yongze looked at his junior brother with a pained expression.

Not long after Huang Xiaochuan left, Wu Duo, accompanied by Zhang Gaolei and Chen Zhe, also arrived at the mourning hall.

Wu Duo respectfully bowed three times to the old man's portrait.

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Grandpa Wang Deyi had taught them before, and he was also the mentor of their good friend Huang Xiaochuan. So Wu Duo made a special trip despite his busy schedule, though he arrived a little late, as he was also unable to do so by his own choice.

Hong Yongze knew Wu Duo. He had troubled Wu Duo a lot when he went to Yanjing. Now that he saw him, he naturally greeted him and exchanged pleasantries.

"Director Wu!" Wu Duo was already a director-general level leader in a certain ministry, so Hong Yongze addressed him that way. Wu Duo's current rank was the same as Hong Yongze's, but Wu Duo was in the central government, so he naturally received a warm welcome from Hong Yongze, who was also at the director-general level.

Wu Duo glanced behind Hong Yongze, then looked around the room. Not seeing the person he was looking for, he asked, "Where's Xiao Chuan?"

Hong Yongze explained to Wu Duo, "Oh, he's been up for two days and one night. I just told him to go get some sleep, and he's probably asleep by now. Should I send someone to wake him up?"

Hearing this, Wu Duo couldn't let Hong Yongze go and call someone, so he quickly stopped Hong Yongze: "Let him sleep, don't go and wake him."

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Wu Duo understood Hong Yongze's meaning and said, "I'll go back tomorrow morning, and then meet with him again tonight. It'll be the same."

When Hong Yongze learned that Wu Duo wouldn't be leaving until tomorrow, he stopped mentioning arranging for someone to wake Huang Xiaochuan. He was just being polite; he couldn't actually send someone to wake his junior brother.

When Hong Yongze learned that Wu Duo wouldn't be leaving until tomorrow, he stopped mentioning arranging for someone to wake Huang Xiaochuan. He was just being polite; he couldn't actually send someone to wake his junior brother.

Hong Yongze then inquired about Wu Duo's accommodation: "Have you booked a hotel for tonight? Should I have someone arrange it for you?"

Wu Duo waved his hand: "No need, I already have arrangements."

As the group was talking, more and more people came to pay their respects to the old man, but some of them looked disappointed when they didn't see Huang Xiaochuan there.

Zhang Gaolei inadvertently saw a woman bringing two boys to offer condolences. All three were dressed in black. Zhang Gaolei was startled and wondered, "Why is she here?"

Aside from Huang Xiaochuan's family, the only person who knew that Zhang Yun had given birth to two sons for Huang Xiaochuan was Zhang Gaolei, so he suddenly became nervous.

Wu Duo also recognized Zhang Yun, but he felt something was off. She didn't seem to have any connection with the old man, so why was she here?

However, the group still greeted Zhang Yun politely, after all, Zhang Yun had once been their teacher.

"Teacher Zhang!"

"Teacher Zhang!"

"Hello, Teacher Zhang!"

Zhang Yun knew all of these people. She might not have remembered others, but they were all Huang Xiaochuan's classmates and roommates. Moreover, Wu Duo and Zhang Gaolei had crossed paths with her in the United States, so they were quite familiar with each other.

"Hello!" Zhang Yun responded.

Yavin and Luca also took the initiative to greet these people.

"Hello, Uncle!"

"Hello, Uncle!"

Hong Yongze, Wu Duo, and Chen Zhe looked at the two children and felt as if they had seen them somewhere before, especially their eyebrows and eyes.

As they smiled and responded to Zhang Yun, they wondered why the two children looked so familiar.

Since there were also many reporters present, several of them recognized Zhang Yun at a glance. She is the Southeast Asian business queen, and the "Xue Group" she heads is the largest conglomerate in Southeast Asia.

As her name suggests, after she took over the Xue Group, it quickly developed into a powerful conglomerate.