Yun Jianzhou was always elusive. It was okay on normal days, but why was he still like this these past two days?
Speaking of Yun Jianzhou, Yun Fujin also frowned.
"I don't know. Every day before he goes out, I ask him what he's up to. He just says he's trying to find a way for Dad, but I have no idea how."
Yun Que'er sighed.
Of course, she couldn't say that Yun Jianzhou didn't care about Yun Motan. After all, Yun Motan was his real father, while she was just an adopted child in this family.
However, it was really inappropriate for Yun Jianzhou to be away from home so often.
Just as she was thinking about it, the courtyard gate outside was pushed open.
Yun Que'er looked up.
Well, speak of the devil.
But Yun Jianzhou was staggering as he walked. It was obvious that he was drunk.
Why was he so drunk in broad daylight?
Yun Que'er and Yun Fujin quickly stepped forward and supported the drunken Yun Jianzhou from either side.
"What have you been doing?" Yun Fujin frowned and asked. "Which fair-weather friend dragged you out for drinks again? I've told you so many times to stay away from them. Why don't you ever listen? Don't you see what's going on in our family? Little Que'er has to go to school and find a way to deal with things at the same time. Look at our family now!"
"Brother, what are you talking about?" Yun Jianzhou said unhappily.
"What do you mean by fair-weather friends? Those who only know how to drag me around for fun are fair-weather friends, but not all the people I know are like that. How can you say I don't care about our family? I've also been trying to find a way!"
Yun Jianzhou took out a slip of paper from his pocket with a phone number written on it.
"Take a look at this!"
Yun Jianzhou wiped his face. "Let me tell you, my friend, Zhang Hui, the one who took us to see Uncle Li last time, is a serious person. He's been busy with some small business to support his family recently. Coincidentally, the person he's in business with knows someone from the newspaper. This is the phone number of a newspaper reporter. Zhang Hui told me that contacting this person will definitely work."
Yun Jianzhou stuffed the slip of paper into Yun Fujin's hand and staggered towards the house, muttering as he walked.
"I've thought it over. If there's really no way to solve Dad's problem, we'll try to get it reported in the newspaper so that everyone knows about it. I don't believe that the police won't conduct a thorough investigation and clear Dad's name then!"
Yun Que'er and Yun Fujin were worried about Yun Jianzhou and followed closely behind him.
Seeing that he fell into a deep sleep after saying this, Yun Que'er and Yun Fujin looked at each other in surprise.
They didn't expect that Yun Jianzhou had actually been doing something important.
However, this kind of thing that relied on personal connections couldn't be easily accomplished with just a few words. No wonder Yun Jianzhou was so drunk in the middle of the day.
"It seems we misunderstood Second Brother," Yun Que'er said. "Brother, keep this phone number well. Maybe it will really come in handy in the end."
Yun Que'er went back to the kitchen in the main house, served herself another bowl of noodles, and told Ji Chengxuan about Yun Jianzhou's plan.
"I think it's a good idea, but we don't need it for now. Let's keep it as a backup plan in case our other methods don't work."
"Second Brother really has good intentions," Ji Chengxuan nodded. "But..."
Ji Chengxuan stopped what he was doing. "Have you thought about the cost?"
"Cost?" Yun Que'er was confused. "What cost?"
"You know yourself that this is a matter of personal connections. I'm afraid just drinking won't solve the problem. So when Second Brother wakes up, you should ask him if he promised the other person any other benefits. This method is good, but we can't let the other side ask for too much and end up getting scammed."
Yes, there's no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
Yun Que'er nodded. "Don't worry. I'll definitely ask Second Brother about this."
However, when Yun Jianzhou woke up, he was actually quite surprised that he had managed to get the thing done.
Yun Que'er was speechless for a while.
Yun Jianzhou was really drunk out of his mind. He probably didn't even know how he managed to accomplish this.
She forced Yun Jianzhou to recall carefully and extract the key information from his fragmented memories to make sure that he hadn't promised the other person any excessive demands before she felt relieved.
By this time, Yun Fujin had almost finished contacting the teachers. It didn't make much sense to look for a reporter now, so they put the plan on hold for the time being.
The next day was Monday.
As soon as Yun Que'er entered the classroom, she felt two pairs of eyes staring directly at her.
The gazes were, of course, from Shen Qingqing and Li Lan.
One was the person involved, and the other was trying to profit from the situation. Their attention didn't surprise Yun Que'er at all.
However, there was something that might disappoint Shen Qingqing. After a weekend, it seemed that the other students didn't care about Yun Que'er at all.
Kids were like this. They were fickle and wouldn't waste too much time on one thing.
So although the students still didn't talk to Yun Que'er, she wasn't the target of public criticism as Shen Qingqing had expected.
This made Shen Qingqing so angry that her eyes were about to pop out.
It was really a case of "if it doesn't concern you, you can stay out of it"!
Shen Qingqing thought angrily and clenched her fists tightly.
It was really because the needle wasn't pricking them that they didn't feel the pain! If they were in this situation themselves, could they still stay aloof like this?
Yun Que'er glanced at Shen Qingqing's expression and knew what she was thinking. She couldn't help but find it funny.
This person had told so many lies that she even believed them herself.
Shen Qingqing knew best whether Yun Motan had done that or not. It was ridiculous that the person who had started all this actually thought this was the truth. Yun Que'er didn't even know what to say about Shen Qingqing.
Li Lan's look at Yun Que'er was quite different.
She seemed to have something to say but hesitated.
Yun Que'er sensed something from her eyes but pretended not to know.
Firstly, Shen Qingqing was still around. She might cause trouble, so it would be better to find a more appropriate time.
Secondly, Yun Que'er was a bit resentful towards Li Lan. It wouldn't hurt to give her the cold shoulder for a while.
Ji Chengxuan came a bit late today. As soon as he entered the door, he rushed straight to Yun Que'er and whispered in her ear.
"Don't worry. Big Brother Yun and my father have taken care of everything. After those teachers heard about Uncle Yun's situation, they all took leave directly. They'll arrive this afternoon. With this kind of effort, Uncle Yun's situation should at least ease up a bit."
Yun Que'er smiled faintly.
It was really because Yun Motan had done so many good deeds before that so many people wanted to help him.
As for some people...
Yun Que'er subconsciously glanced at Shen Qingqing.
It was probably true that those who did many evil deeds would eventually bring disaster upon themselves.
Sometimes, Yun Que'er would also wonder. If they were in this situation, if they were the targets, would they still be so generous with other people's affairs?