Chapter 246: How Did You End Up Finding Someone Who Stutters?
At a certain research institute in the capital, Little Wang in the office heard the voice from the receiver and said excitedly, “Comrade Su He, right? Please wait a moment—I’ll go get Engineer Gu for you!”
He felt the call had come at the perfect time!
Recently, there had been a problem with the project, and Engineer Gu—already not one to smile much—now looked as if his face was covered in frost.
No one even dared to breathe loudly, afraid of stepping on his tail.
From experience, every time Engineer Gu received a call from Comrade Su He, his mood improved greatly. Hopefully, this time would be no exception.
Little Wang quickly rushed into the lab. “Engineer Gu, Engineer Gu, there’s a call for you…”
Before he could finish, Gu Chiyan, who was staring at the data on the screen, said displeased, “Can’t you see I’m busy?! No time. Tell them to call again after five!”
Little Wang shrank back. “Th-then I’ll tell Comrade Su He.”
Gu Chiyan suddenly looked up. “Who did you say called?”
Little Wang nodded. “Su… Comrade Su He.”
Before he even finished speaking, Gu Chiyan was already at the lab door.
Little Wang: “…”
Didn’t you just say you had no time?
And can you teleport?!
Gu Chiyan hurried to the office, steadied his breathing, then picked up the receiver. “Hello, this is Gu Chiyan.”
Su He’s clear voice came through the line: “I’m not interrupting your work, am I?”
“No, nothing much going on lately. I’m not busy at all.”
Su He let out a sigh of relief. “That’s good. I usually worry about disturbing your work, so I don’t call often.”
Gu Chiyan’s heart warmed. Comrade Su He was truly considerate and attentive!
His voice softened. “It’s fine. You can call anytime you want—I’m always available.”
“Mm.”
Then Su He fell silent.
But that silence gave Gu Chiyan endless room for imagination.
Comrade Su He must be feeling shy!
She was usually outgoing and cheerful—if she was shy, it meant he was someone special to her, someone she cared about…
After a while, Su He finally spoke again. “I called today to tell you—I’m in the capital on a business trip!
Originally, I was supposed to go to the provincial supply and marketing company first. But… I wanted to see you, so I suggested to the factory director that we come to the capital first to discuss a consignment contract. I just don’t know if it’s convenient for you to meet?”
Gu Chiyan could hardly believe his ears. “Y-you’re in the capital?”
“Mm. I should’ve called you earlier, but… I wanted to give you a surprise, so I only called now.”
Gu Chiyan was both shocked and delighted. After confirming again, he immediately said, “Where are you? I’ll come find you right now!”
Su He gave him the address of a park near the guesthouse and set a meeting time before hanging up.
On his end, Gu Chiyan quickly arranged his work, then returned to his dorm to tidy himself up.
He washed his hair and face—if conditions allowed, he probably would’ve taken a full bath.
He put on the clothes Su He had given him, pinned on the pen she gave him, wore the watch she gave him, and carried the wallet she gave him before finally leaving the dorm.
He rode his bicycle to the park Su He had mentioned.
After locking his bike and walking to the entrance, he saw Su He.
She had her hair in two braids, wore a white dress and white leather shoes, smiling brightly.
Gu Chiyan wanted to run over, but his legs didn’t quite listen. His heart pounded wildly, and even the tips of his ears turned red.
“S-S-Su He… Comrade Su He, h-hello!”
Principal Chen frowned. How did Little Su end up finding someone who stutters?!
Su He quickly stepped forward to greet him. “Comrade Gu Chiyan, hello!”
She wanted to say something sweet, but the times didn’t allow it!
Not to mention there were two third wheels standing right beside her!
“Let me introduce you—this is Principal Chen from our An County night school, and this is Factory Director Tian from the An County Food Factory. We came to the capital together on a business trip.”
Gu Chiyan had eyes only for Su He and hadn’t even noticed the two stern-faced old men beside her.
Only after her introduction did he finally see them.
He immediately regained his usual composure and politely extended his hand. “Principal Chen, hello!”
“Factory Director Tian, hello!”
Although the two old men shook his hand, their expressions weren’t exactly friendly.
Su He smiled. “Let’s go inside and find a place to sit and talk.”
She had already bought park tickets in advance, and the four of them entered together.
Normally, Principal Chen and Factory Director Tian should’ve wandered off to give the young couple some space.
But the two old men had no intention of leaving.
Gu Chiyan pointed to a pavilion ahead. “Su He, take Principal Chen and Factory Director Tian to the pavilion and wait for me. I’ll be right back.”
Su He didn’t ask questions and led the two over.
Factory Director Tian curled his lip. “Little Su, when choosing a partner, you can’t put looks first. That Little Gu does look decent, but he stutters and seems flustered. He might not even have a proper job.”
He said this somewhat against his conscience. Although Gu Chiyan had been nervous at first, his later behavior had been quite good.
But Tian conveniently ignored those parts.
Such a fine young cabbage like Little Su couldn’t be handed over to a pig!
Principal Chen didn’t say anything, already planning how to “interrogate” him later.
After a while, Gu Chiyan came over carrying a cardboard box. From it, he took out soda, popsicles, sunflower seeds, peanuts, and then handed two packs of Jing cigarettes to Principal Chen and Factory Director Tian.
The two old men thought: trying to win us over with small favors? No way!
Gu Chiyan smiled and said, “Principal Chen, when I was in university, I wrote a report on the current state of night schools…”
Principal Chen’s stern expression softened slightly. After chatting a bit, he asked, “Which university did you graduate from?”
“I graduated from Peking University, majoring in electronic engineering.”
Principal Chen was surprised. “Didn’t expect you to be such a top student. What do you do now?”
“I work at a research institute as a researcher and serve as the lead for a project.”
Principal Chen was even more surprised!
At such a young age, already a project lead—clearly very capable.
“Are you a local from the capital?”
Gu Chiyan nodded. “Yes.”
“What do your parents do?”
Gu Chiyan hesitated slightly, then said, “Principal Chen, I’m sorry, but my parents’ work isn’t something I can disclose.”
Principal Chen’s thoughts turned over a few times before he said seriously, “Little Gu, it seems your background isn’t ordinary.
Our Little Su is just a girl from the countryside. Although I believe she’s worthy of anyone, some people inevitably have biases. What will you do if your family opposes your relationship?”
