"Mom, you look particularly good today!" Ji Xingmi didn't notice the subtle undercurrent at the dinner table and thus missed her mother's slight awkwardness and blush at her comment.
"Ahem~ I have quite a lot of hospital matters to attend to today. You behave yourself at home, okay!" Ji Mama gave her a few instructions, hastily stuffed some food into her mouth, and then rushed out. Ji Xingmi stared blankly at her hastily departing mother. Didn't they agree to go to the hospital together today? Didn't they promise to take her to eat the braised hairtail there? Was she no longer going to take her? Should she go find her then?
Ji Xingmi didn't dwell on the matter for long. After finishing her breakfast, she went upstairs to attend to her own affairs. She needed to prepare some usable medicinal herbs, which she could then take to Elder Hua. For now, all she could do was help them by preparing some useful medicine in case it was needed later.
Although Gu Zhongli had taken the person away, the matter was indeed beyond his purview. After clarifying the situation, he handed the person over to Old Master Bi. Old Master Bi acted swiftly, using Wang Gang's incident as an opportunity to apprehend many ill-intentioned individuals.
Previously implemented regulations for new university students had become a loophole for these people to exploit. It was now discovered that no fewer than ten people had been expelled by exploiting these loopholes, and students who had previously failed to gain admission were then arranged to fill these spots.
Due to the introduction of the ID card policy, it prevented people from using proxy test-takers and impersonation to enter university. Consequently, a new black industry chain emerged. Ji Xingmi, during her visit to her two elder brothers this time, inadvertently uncovered this issue, thus resolving some of the corruption within the education system. After Old Master Bi concluded the affairs at Kyoto University, he used this incident as a case study and disseminated it to local regions, organizing inspection teams to examine whether local universities had similar situations. Any such findings were to be dealt with severely. This caused considerable panic among those in lower positions, leaving them with no opportunity to rectify their actions.
"This girl really stirs up trouble wherever she goes!" Elder Hua remarked with a smile after reviewing the report in his hands.
Old Master Bi felt a bit disgruntled upon hearing this, "Isn't this a good thing? It saved us so much effort!"
"Yes! You are lucky to have such a granddaughter!"
Old Master Bi's remark made him a bit sour, "How are you lucky! My granddaughter is practically being raised by you! She probably spends more time with you than at her own home!"
Hearing this, Elder Hua glanced at Old Master Bi, who was sitting nearby, and said, "Heh heh~ If you're jealous, just say so."
Old Master Bi became unhappy at this, giving him a huge eye-roll, "Why would I be jealous? She's my own granddaughter!"
Secretary Sun and Gu Jingyi, seeing the two of them start arguing about this again, chuckled quietly and went about their own business. It wasn't that they weren't worried, but rather that the two old men's bickering had become a regular occurrence. If they tried to mediate, they would be collectively bombarded by both of them. Since it wasn't a serious matter, they simply treated it as a playful way for the two old men to relieve stress.
The two old men soon stopped their argument, their back-and-forth exchange being the same each time. They both paused to drink some tea before continuing to discuss serious matters. Elder Hua was scheduled to go on a visit soon, and there were many things that needed to be arranged in advance.
Old Master Bi stayed at Elder Hua's place until noon before returning. He still had many tasks at hand. Although the people he had just removed seemed insignificant, their positions were not ones that just anyone could occupy.
As for Gu Zhongli, after handing over the person, he received his next assignment. After packing his belongings, he departed for his mission.
Around noon, Ji Xingmi prepared some delicious dishes and delivered them to Ji Mama. Although she hadn't accompanied her mother to the hospital in the morning, she hadn't forgotten her promise to visit her for lunch.
When she arrived, Ji Mama was still seeing patients. Ji Xingmi waited by the side. Ji Mama worked quickly. After attending to the last patient, Ji Mama went to the restroom to wash her hands before closing her office door. The doctor in the same office had already gone to the cafeteria to get lunch. Ji Mama had also asked her to bring back a portion of braised hairtail.
Seeing that her mother was finished, Ji Xingmi quickly called her over to eat. Although the weather was slowly warming up, eating cold food was still bad for one's health. "Mom, come and eat quickly before the food gets cold!"
"Okay, coming right up!"
"Ah~ It's so nice to have a daughter who cares! You're so lucky! Look at my son, let alone bringing me food, he'd ask you what to buy even if you asked him to buy groceries!" This was said by a colleague who had just returned from the cafeteria. The moment she entered and saw Ji Xingmi handing chopsticks to her mother, she exclaimed with envy.
Ji Mama smiled at her colleague's words, "Only my daughter is this thoughtful. If my son were even half as considerate, I'd be truly at ease."
Hearing this, Ji Xingmi paused in her actions. She silently felt for her several elder brothers in her heart, wondering what they would think of their mother's words. She really hadn't done anything special; it wasn't her fault.
"Don't be so modest! Doesn't your eldest son pick you up from work as soon as he has free time? You should be content!" This colleague had known Ji Mama for a long time and knew her well!
Ji Mama covered her mouth and chuckled, not continuing the topic. Ji Xingmi realized then that this was her mother's version of humble bragging.