The next day, Luo Ziling woke up early.
After getting up, he made breakfast for himself and Ling Ruonan, then went to the garden for some morning exercise.
By the time Ling Ruonan finished washing up and was ready to make breakfast, Luo Ziling had already returned from his exercise.
Seeing the breakfast already prepared, Ling Ruonan looked genuinely touched.
"Mom, please don’t look at me like that. It makes me anxious, as if I’ve done something wrong," Luo Ziling said, chuckling. "I made breakfast with poached eggs and rice porridge. It’s simple; just have a bite!"
"Hmm!" Ling Ruonan nodded lightly and sat down in front of Luo Ziling to eat breakfast.
While having breakfast, she asked about Luo Ziling’s plans for the next two days, and Luo Ziling answered each one.
"I’ll have your dad come home for dinner tonight, and we’ll gather together. I’ll also have your grandpa come back," Ling Ruonan suggested softly. "There are some things you can discuss with your dad and ask him if there’s anything you don’t understand."
"Okay!" Luo Ziling agreed readily. "It’s a pity Yuqing is in Hengdian again. Otherwise, she could join us for dinner too."
"Hmm!" Ling Ruonan responded quietly without saying much more.
After breakfast, Ling Ruonan went to work and Luo Ziling went to school.
Because he had to host a visiting group organized by the Traditional Chinese Medicine Administration Bureau in the afternoon, Luo Ziling scheduled his class for the afternoon.
The morning class was handed over to Luo Liansheng and Wang Xuyun.
Luo Ziling instructed Dong Xiaowan and Wang Feiyang to take care of the reception, making sure no mistakes happened to avoid providing any ammunition for schemers.
Wang Feiyang and Dong Xiaowan confidently promised there would be no slip-ups.
Their chest-patting assurance looked quite enticing, and Luo Ziling couldn’t help but sneak a couple of glances.
Which earned him a simultaneous look of disdain from both women.
After arranging the tasks, Luo Ziling went to Principal Li’s office to report on hosting the Traditional Chinese Medicine Administration Bureau’s visiting group in the afternoon.
When Luo Ziling arrived at the principal’s office, Li Jinhui was entertaining a guest.
Upon hearing from the secretary that Luo Ziling was visiting, Li Jinhui promptly got rid of the guest and invited Luo Ziling in.
Once inside, Li Jinhui proactively discussed Ouyang Huihui’s situation with Luo Ziling, saying that she has already been added to the list of candidates for the vice-chairperson of the student union, and she seems to be competing with another person.
However, that person is clearly less popular than Ouyang Huihui, so her election should be without suspense.
Luo Ziling expressed gratitude to Li Jinhui and then talked about the visiting group organized by the Traditional Chinese Medicine Administration Bureau today.
Li Jinhui had already received the notice and made the appropriate arrangements.
When the time comes, he and Wu Mingyun would personally accompany the visitors.
"I know you don’t need any preparations to greet the inspection, so I haven’t specifically instructed you!" Li Jinhui walked up to Luo Ziling, patted him on the shoulder, and smiled, "You don’t need any special preparation to handle a TV interview; so why be afraid of a few pairs of eyes?"
"We feel honored by Principal Li’s confidence in us."
"You’ve really performed well. You can see the quality of your teaching just by the number of listening students. You should be aware that there’s a hot trend for traditional Chinese medicine at Yan University; many are discussing issues related to traditional medicine. A few days ago, I saw a forum post discussing the past and present of traditional Chinese medicine; it was very popular," Li Jinhui laughed heartily, "I wonder if you’ve followed it!"
"Honestly, I haven’t followed it," Luo Ziling admitted a bit awkwardly. "But I’ve heard people around me talk about it; they even participated in debates."
"I’m fortunate that I decided to establish the traditional medicine department," Li Jinhui seemed quite proud, "If I hadn’t made that decisive move, we wouldn’t be seeing such a sensational effect now. These past few days, journalists have followed up a lot, but after your incident, I instructed them not to arrange interviews with you; let others have it instead. After all, you don’t need to show your face anymore, right?"
"Principal Li is really considerate of me." Luo Ziling chuckled.
After some small talk, Li Jinhui informed Luo Ziling that he would visit Ling Ruonan in a few days to discuss Luo Ziling’s current study and teaching status as part of a home visit.
Luo Ziling understood the situation and did not refuse.
After chatting for a while, Luo Ziling left the principal’s office under the pretense of not disturbing Li Jinhui’s work.
Coincidentally, as soon as he walked out of the administration building, he met Ouyang Huihui.
Seeing Luo Ziling coming out of the administration building, Ouyang Huihui approached with a surprised look on her face.
"Ziling, why are you here?" Ouyang Huihui ran up to Luo Ziling curiously asking, "Aren’t you going to class today?"
"I just saw Principal Li for something. What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to see Principal Li as well," Ouyang Huihui said with a smile, looking at Luo Ziling. "I want to discuss what I need to do after joining the student union and hope to get his approval."
"I just talked to him about you, and he is particularly attentive to you, so go ahead if you have something to discuss! I have other things to do, so I’m leaving now."
Ouyang Huihui hoped Luo Ziling would say more but didn’t expect him to turn and leave right away, which made her a bit upset.
However, after noticing the strange gazes of many people, she didn’t chase after Luo Ziling, instead turned and walked into the lobby of the administration building.
After leaving the administration building, Luo Ziling sent Yang Qingyin a message, asking if she had time to have lunch together.
"Sure!" Yang Qingyin replied immediately, saying she didn’t want to eat in the cafeteria. She originally planned to eat out with Xiaoli, so it was great that Luo Ziling offered to treat her.
After the last class in the afternoon, Luo Ziling and Yang Qingyin went to a fairly clean restaurant nearby to eat.
After settling into a small private room, Luo Ziling directly told Yang Qingyin about his upcoming trip to Europe.
Yang Qingyin froze upon hearing it.
"Why go? For how long?"
"I have something important to deal with. The specifics are highly confidential, so don’t ask," Luo Ziling said seriously, then joked, "As for when I’ll be back, it’s unlikely to be soon, maybe ten days, half a month, or even one or two months."
"One or two months?" Yang Qingyin turned pale. "Your mom’s wedding is supposed to be on November 22nd. If you’re back in two months, won’t you miss hosting the wedding?"
"I’ll try to come back before then!" Luo Ziling smiled wryly.
Yang Qingyin’s face turned even paler, and she asked Luo Ziling with a trembling voice, "What are you going to do? Is it dangerous? You must tell me!"
"Let’s just say I’m going away for a while to avoid your brother causing me trouble again!" Luo Ziling chuckled.
Yang Qingyin looked at Luo Ziling with a frown and suddenly got angry, "If you don’t tell me the truth, then I’m breaking up with you!"
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