1000 Rushed Back to Ping Cheng
“Yes, principal, it is me. Yes, it is very important… Yes, it is their family’s business. Principal, I can assure you that I will never fall behind in my studies. In fact, I have already started my revision.”
The principal knew about Qiao Nan’s family situation.
Unless someone passed away, the adults in the Qiao family could settle anything that happened in the family. There was no need for Qiao Nan, who was still a child, to help out.
The principal thought about it and asked Qiao Nan over the phone whether it had to do with the Zhai family.
The principal hesitated slightly after Qiao Nan’s affirmative answer. He could not decide if he should approve Qiao Nan’s long leave or not.
If something happened to the Zhai family and Qiao Nan was needed, Chief Zhai should have given him a call to notify him.
But the principal was reminded of Qiao Nan’s good performance at school. He believed that she would not misbehave and she had assured him that she would not fall behind in her studies, and that she had already started her revision.
After careful consideration, the principal nodded. “Alright, pass the phone to your teacher.”
“Sure, thank you, principal.”
Qiao Nan quickly returned the phone to the teacher. The teacher kept nodding and agreed with the principal. Seeing that her leave was approved, Qiao Nan heaved a sigh of relief.
Qiao Nan’s ten-day leave was finally approved in three minutes’ time. “Qiao Nan, as a teacher, I still have to remind you that even if you are a good student, you must be serious in your studies. I won’t remind you to be hardworking or studious. You are an adult. You should know to plan for your future and take it seriously.”
Peking University was full of talented students.
There were many other good students like Qiao Nan.
Studying was akin to sailing against the currents. If one did not improve, one would fall behind.
Even if Qiao Nan did not fall behind, it was likely that someone would overtake her and her rankings would drop.
“Teacher, thank you. I will remember your words. I will definitely work hard.” Qiao Nan bowed to the teacher.
Qiao Nan was full of respect for teachers who were responsible and guided the students selflessly.
Initially, the teacher felt quite angry. Even though the principal approved the leave personally, he was unhappy that Qiao Nan applied for a long leave just when exams were coming. Even if she had good results, it would affect her performance regardless.
However, Qiao Nan had a very good attitude. The teacher could not stay angry with her for long.
If Qiao Nan was arrogant and full of herself, thinking that since she had good results, it would not affect her performance to take leave, it would definitely leave a bad impression on the teacher who used to think highly of her.
The teacher had seen many such cases and therefore did not like such students.
One thing that the teacher felt odd was that Qiao Nan kept saying that she had important family matters to deal with. However, she refused to say what exactly it was.
Now that the leave was approved, Qiao Nan did not seem the least bit happy at all. In fact, she seemed apologetic and was grateful to the teacher.
The teacher could tell that Qiao Nan was sincere. “Alright, didn’t you say that you are in a rush? You should hurry along. Remember, even though you have applied for a ten-day leave, you must come back as early as possible.”
“Sure. Thank you, teacher, I will definitely do so. Once the matters are resolved, I will come back as soon as possible.” Qiao Nan had no idea how long it would take for things between Zhai Hua and Wei De to be under control. Therefore, she applied for ten days of leave first.
If it was solved within ten days, Qiao Nan would not waste her time at Ping Cheng but rushed back to Peking University as soon as possible to prepare for her revision. This was the first major exam since she entered college.
After leaving school, Qiao Nan hailed a taxi and asked the driver to send her to the airport.
Qiao Nan took out her identity card and went to collect her boarding pass.
“Hello, master. Yes, I have already collected the plane ticket.” Qiao Nan panted while she checked the time. “I have to go through the security check now. The plane will take off in twenty minutes. Don’t worry. The queue is quite short. I will make it in time. I won’t miss the flight.”
If she wanted to reach Ping Cheng as soon as possible, her only option was to take the plane.
As a poor student, Qiao Nan might have thought of taking the plane, but she did not have the money. At this time, the only person she could think of was her master, Lin Yuankang.
Lin Yuankang did not have any children, but he had many disciples.
Qiao Nan was his favorite and smartest disciple. However, among all his disciples, she was the only one who did not like to trouble him as she had very high self-esteem.
No one in the world would like others to take their help for granted. Qiao Nan had no wish to trouble Lin Yuankang, but she was grateful that he took great care of her.
Lin Yuankang knew Qiao Nan’s intentions and he doted on her even more.
Since Qiao Nan rarely asked him for help, there was no way that he would refuse to help her. It was an easy feat for him to get a plane ticket for her.
Besides, Qiao Nan went back to Ping Cheng because of the Zhai family.
Lin Yuankang was on close terms with the Zhai family. It was because of the Zhai family that Lin Yuankang was willing to talk to Qiao Nan and test her ability when Zhai Sheng brought her with him to Lin Yuankang’s house back then.
Taking the plane was indeed the fastest route. One would need to take more than ten hours to reach Ping Cheng by train, but it would only take three to four hours by plane.
Once Qiao Nan reached Ping Cheng, she switched on her phone to make a call back home, telling Qiao Dongliang that she was back at Ping Cheng.
However, the phone rang for a long while and nobody answered the call.
Qiao Nan had no other choice but to call Zhai Sheng. “Hello, Brother Zhai. I am in Ping Cheng. Where are you? I will take a taxi to go there.”
“I am at home. You can come over right away.” Zhai Sheng sounded different and it was very noisy on the other end of the phone.
“Okay, I will be there shortly.” After confirming the location, Qiao Nan took a taxi and arrived at the Zhai family’s residence.
Qiao Nan felt upset that there was a huge crowd outside the Zhai family’s residence.
“Nan Nan, you are back!”
“Old Qiao, Nan Nan is back!”
After all, Qiao Nan lived in the quad for more than ten years. She only left to stay elsewhere for two to three years. Furthermore, Qiao Nan and Zhai Sheng held their engagement ceremony in the quad. Apart from Zhai Sheng, she was the most capable child in the quad. Everyone knew her.
“Nan Nan, you are back!?” Initially, Qiao Dongliang thought that he had heard it wrongly. Nan Nan was studying in the capital. How could she be in the quad right now?
Qiao Dongliang was surprised and happy upon seeing his daughter standing at the doorway. “Why did you come back at this time? Forget it. It’s good that you are back. There is no harm for you to know about this.”
Qiao Dongliang did not expect that such things would happen to the Zhai family.
At the same time, he was amazed by his daughter’s ability.