Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 552 Yuan Lihong's Illness

Just as Yuan Lihong was about to speak, I said first, "If you're here to persuade peace, there's no need for it!"

Yuan Lihong was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "What are you persuading? You and Brother Shengnan? I don't care about your affairs, and it's impossible for him to ask me to be a lobbyist. We haven't contacted for a long time."

I hummed and said, "That's good! Then why are you here this time?"

Yuan Lihong hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I came here to tell you that Shengnan's father has Parkinson's syndrome."

I groaned and said, "How could this be? Hasn't he always been very energetic?"

Yuan Lihong sighed and said: "He was always in good health before, but after he got down, his spirit was not as good as before. Now he is sober at times and confused at times."

I was quite surprised, and asked again: "Does the second brother know?"

Yuan Lihong shook her head and said, "I don't even know. The boss came to beg the old man once a year ago, but the old man didn't agree. The two had a quarrel and lost contact. The second child went to the army and lost contact all the time. Yes, their troops are disciplined, and I dare not call casually. I originally wanted to talk to Shengnan, but I think you are very happy, and I don’t have the heart to disturb you.”

I asked, "Then why are you telling me now?"

Yuan Lihong seemed to be in a dilemma, but she still didn't say it out after thinking for a long time.

At this time, my parents came back from shopping, carrying big bags and small bags, and went into the kitchen to work.

Yuan Lihong immediately choked back the words that came out of her mouth.

After finishing the meal calmly, when Yuan Lihong was about to leave, I said, "Can it be cured?"

Yuan Lihong shook her head and said, "I've been to several hospitals, and the answers are all the same!"

I hummed and said, "When Shengnan comes back, I'll go see his old man."

Yuan Lihong smiled and said hello to my parents and left.

After sending her away, my parents asked me, "Who went to see a doctor?"

I told them the news of Katsuo's illness.

The two old people were silent for a while, and my dad suddenly said: "If I just came to tell you, Sheng Nan's dad is sick, so I can call and say, why do I have to come home? She must have something to hide, why don't you ask?" What? You don't still hate her, do you?"

I nodded and said, "There is one thing. In fact, thinking about it now, when I was in the business school, she was very good to me, at least she was a good teacher!"

My dad said a little angrily: "She is more than just your teacher. You have to remember that she is still Katsuo's stepmother. We will be a family sooner or later. What kind of feud does the family have overnight!? Did she say something and leave?" ?”

I shook my head.

My dad continued: "Then you go directly to Zhuhai University to find her tomorrow, and have a good chat with her. If you can help, you must help!"

I hummed.

The next morning, I called Yuan Lihong and asked her to have lunch with her, and she readily agreed.

During the meal, I felt that what my dad said made sense, so I simply asked directly: "What do you have to do? If you want me to do it, just say it!"

Yuan Lihong said sadly: "The old man is getting old, and now he has this kind of disease again. I have to travel frequently for work, so I can't always be with him. I am really worried that he is at home alone. He has already lost It's been twice, and I hired 2 nannies, but they are not responsible! I am going to go abroad for a trip, and it may be more than a year, so..."

I said angrily: "So, you plan to abandon your husband and hide in a foreign country by yourself?"

Yuan Lihong immediately argued: "No, this is a national academic conference, a training course with far-reaching significance. It is a great honor for me to be selected. I never thought of leaving the old man, but this time is indeed a rare opportunity. , I really don't want to miss it, just for one year, as long as you take care of him for one year, I will come back as soon as I graduate!"

I had changed my opinion of her, but now after hearing what she said, I despised her again!
I didn't agree to any of her requests, either because I didn't want to agree, or because I didn't want to make her so happy.

When I got home, after I told my parents about the matter, I was severely scolded again.

My dad reprimanded: "Isn't it a matter of course to support the elderly? It is what you should do in the first place, but you blame others. Does it mean that when we are old, you will not be the same ruthless, kicking us both?" Kick it out?"

I retorted in a low voice: "I'm not saying no, I just don't want this woman to use up the old man. Now that the old man is sick, she will run away! Is there such a thing? Isn't it too much?"

My dad was even angrier when he heard that: "What do you mean by taking advantage? They are a couple, and no one owes anyone anything. But that is Shengnan's father, the father who gave birth to her and raised her. Do you think you should support her?" ?”

I hurriedly explained: "You misunderstood me, do you think I am that kind of person? I refused to agree to her because I didn't want her to be so happy. Why did she have such a good plan? I have to cooperate with her? When the old man was prosperous, she licked her face and leaned up, but now that the old man is sick, she let go of her and went abroad by herself, is there any law?"

My dad was extremely angry, I rarely saw him so angry, even when he heard me play truant, fight, puppy love, etc., he had never been so angry before!

He roared angrily: "People are more important, or vindictiveness is more important! According to you, if Yuan Lihong offends you, will you not take care of the old man? You transfer other people's malice towards you to the old man, you What kind of way of thinking is this? I am very disappointed in you! A murderer kills someone, is injured again, and is admitted to the hospital. Does it mean that the doctor will not save him? Even if he is killed on the spot, that is called Fa-rectification on the spot! Remember, you should never use your own values ​​to judge others, how do you know if Yuan Lihong has something to hide? Even if there is no, what does it have to do with the old man?"

I was silent for a long time, squatting on the ground, I knew I was wrong, then stood up, bowed to me and said: "Dad, I know I was wrong, I will go and tell Yuan Lihong now, and go back with him BJ, take the old man over!"

My dad nodded in relief.

I called Yuan Lihong, but couldn't get through, so I went directly to the place where she lectured to find her.

Walking into the academic affairs team, I wanted to ask where Yuan Lihong was, but I just heard some teachers chatting, and I wanted to go up and ask directly, but it was not easy to interrupt their conversation, so I thought about waiting by the side.

One of the teachers said: "Professor Yuan's class, I have really benefited a lot from listening to it. I have taught economics for so many years, and I only have the knowledge in books. There are no cases at all. Even if there are, students don't like it." Listen, it was all decades ago, and I don’t even want to say it. Do you think students can love to listen? To be honest, I think that if we continue to teach according to the current teaching plan, our students will definitely have nothing when they go out to work. Yes, what can you do with the little theoretical knowledge in the book!"

The other followed suit and said, "It's teaching based on practice. I have a Ph.D. from the Economics Department of the National People's Congress. I used to be the CEO of a listed company and controlled hundreds of millions of funds. Of course there are cases. Didn't she also say that? She just wanted to use these Share the case so that everyone can teach it to the students and apply what they have learned.”

"Yeah, I heard that she is still a mentor of the business school? Do you know the business school? Who are they? They are all bosses and executives of well-known domestic companies, and they are all top-notch figures in business. Let her be a student. It's a pity Ah..." a teacher said regretfully.

Another asked, "What's the pity? She's so young and so knowledgeable, what's the pity?"

"Don't you know? I saw her that day and coughed up blood right after class. I heard from her assistant that the lung cancer is in the terminal stage, and there are only a few days left!" one replied.

"Is this not contagious?" One asked curiously.

I made a "buzz" in the head, and then cursed at the questioner: "Your bad breath is contagious, and your whole fucking family will be infected!"

Several people were frightened silly by me at once!

I clenched my fists not to hit them, but to pump myself!Then, I calmed down, turned around and walked away, and said: "I'm sorry!" This sorry... I don't know if I said it to the person I scolded just now, or to Yuan Lihong.

When I found Yuan Lihong, she was teaching in an amphitheater with almost no one absent. This was originally a training class for teachers, but out of selfishness, many teachers asked their students to come if they could. Listen, after all, such a course is too precious.

Looking at the radiant Yuan Lihong on the stage, I would rather believe that what those teachers said just now were rumors, and I would rather Yuan Lihong deliberately lied to me by pretending to be sick.

She also talked about my case on the stage, the case where she once questioned my plagiarism. When talking about my case, she smiled and said proudly: "Maybe you think that the case I just mentioned is too dramatic, too It’s too bold, but this case does exist, and I know the person in this case, and I am very familiar with it. I questioned its authenticity just like you did, and wronged him. Thinking about it now, our thinking is too much Limitations, bound by many rules and regulations, we must break the inertial thinking to think about the problem. Books teach us the theory, should we learn the theory, we must learn it, have the theory and combine the real line, get twice the result with half the effort. Theory alone It’s just talk on paper, but practice alone is like a blind man feeling the elephant...”

I think of her proud look when she taught us. Compared with now, she is more familiar, patient and persuasive.

After that, many people asked all kinds of weird questions in class, and Yuan Lihong answered them one by one, and the answers were so smooth, so natural, and so accurate.

This class lasted for 4 hours, and it is difficult for ordinary people to stand for 4 hours physically, but I can't see a trace of fatigue on her face.Her assistant has come to the stage to remind her 4 times, but the atmosphere in the classroom is still so warm and high, and there are people constantly entering it.

Finally, the vice-principal came to the stage and said: "Professor Yuan has already attended class for a day. Please understand, I will try my best to stay with Professor Yuan for one more day. Let's come here first and get out of class is over!"

Yuan Lihong stood aside politely and smiled.

After the get out of class was over, people continued to ask Yuan Lihong for autographs. Only then did I find out that she had written a new book "Focus on Theory and Practice".After waiting for a long time, I saw her slightly tired, and her assistant was giving her medicine.

Seeing me, she was surprised and asked me, "How did you find this place? Is there something wrong?"

I looked at her assistant, and she said to the assistant, "You wait for me in the car first."

The assistant said hesitantly, "Take the medicine first!"

Yuan Lihong stuffed a bunch of medicine into her mouth.

The assistant went out, and Yuan Lihong looked at me.

I asked, "Why didn't you tell me?"

Yuan Lihong smiled and said, "What are you talking about? Ah, I've caught a cold recently. It's nothing serious. Do you need me?"

I didn't know how to speak, so I thought for a while and said, "When will you go back to BJ, I'll go back with you, I've made up my mind, I'll take the old man to my house, I'll find someone to take care of him, and my parents are both retired, It's fine at home, you can accompany him, my father and the old man also have a lot to talk about, so you can go about your business with peace of mind!"

Yuan Lihong probably saw that I knew about her illness, so she explained: "Don't listen to their nonsense, I have nothing wrong with my health. After I finished talking to you that day, I also thought about it, I shouldn't leave the old man to you , I have already turned off the matter of going abroad. You are all busy too, so I shouldn't trouble you any more. "

I shook my head and said, "Don't bother, don't bother, the opportunity is rare, you have taken care of the old man for so many years, it's time for us to be filial."

Yuan Lihong didn't know what to do for a while, at this time the vice principal knocked on the door and walked in, asking politely: "Professor Yuan, I know your health is not very good, but you see, there are still many students who want to listen to your class, It is very difficult to ask you to come once, why don't you stay for another day?"

Before Yuan Lihong opened her mouth, I said decisively: "You know that she is not in good health, and you still require her to take classes. She is not an iron man. With so many people and such a long time, how can she bear it?"

The vice-principal was also very embarrassed and kept smiling.

Yuan Lihong smiled and said: "Don't mind, my son-in-law is too aggressive, and he is also worried about my health, so how about it, I will stay for another half day, and I have to fly back to BJ tomorrow afternoon, I don't have much time! "

Hearing this sentence, my heart was stung all of a sudden.

The vice principal probably didn't understand Yuan Lihong's time was running out, and said happily: "Okay, thank you very much, I will send a car to take you directly to the airport tomorrow afternoon. Thank you! Thank you!"

Yuan Lihong first thanked her, and then suddenly said to the vice principal: "I haven't given you a formal introduction yet, my son-in-law is the general manager of Wanzhong Group, and he is also a business genius. The most typical case in my book is his Yes. Let me see it this way, he and I will teach the students together tomorrow. He is also my student, and he has much more practical experience than me, so he will be more convincing than me!"

(End of this chapter)