Master You, surprisingly, interrupted her, "Teacher Gao!"
Her voice was no longer gentle and soft but carried a commanding presence.
As a master from the headquarters of the Classical Research Institute, her aura was not unexpected. Teacher Gao nodded and leaned closer, "Master You, please speak."
"Since she cannot teach the students, nor does she understand basic manners, I suppose staying at the Classical Research Institute would be a waste of her talent."
Did this mean she was to be expelled?
Guo Xiu's eyes widened, looking at Master You with resentment, "Master You, I..."
Teacher Gao, seeing Master You's displeased expression, quickly had someone stop Guo Xiu, "Take her to the administration department to complete the procedures."
She had disliked Guo Xiu for a long time, but Guo Xiu had some connections over the years, and her own position was not high enough to speak up. With Master You's words today, this matter was settled.
The staff did not dare to delay, and quickly pulled Guo Xiu out the door.
The girl looked nervous, "Godmother..."
Master You looked at her meaningfully, "Practicing the piano, finding the right teacher is very important. She can be your godmother, but if she is your teacher, your life—"
She paused.
"will not go far."
The girl froze, then looked towards the main entrance.
"Go," Huo Rou said, "If you want to see her, hurry up."
In such a short time, she could sense the girl's soft heart and deep affections. Since she was her godmother, she would surely want to stay by her side.
After the girl left, An An finally found a spot and squeezed in.
He had been eager to come over for a long time. This was his mother's teacher!
He had never met her before!
"Grandma You!" An An's soft and milky voice was particularly loud.
Master You looked down and saw a handsome and extraordinary little boy standing at her feet, looking at her with excitement.
"Ah!" No one could resist An An's smile. "Whose child is this, so unafraid of strangers?"
She bent down to look at An An and took out a candy from her bag, handing it to him. "Grandma has candy, have some."
Huo Rou saw the candy Master You pulled from her bag was the You You candy she used to love, and her heart was touched even more.
An An took the candy, even happier. "Mom, it's this candy!"
"Your son?" Master You looked at Huo Rou, her face full of surprise. "You already have such a big child?"
Huo Rou smiled and nodded. Master You put on a scolding look. "You didn't invite me, your teacher, to your wedding, but you didn't even let me see your child when he was born!"
Huo Rou smiled but said nothing. However, these words were etched into Qin Ningyi's heart. He still owed Huo Rou a wedding.
Fortunately, the custom-made wedding rings were almost ready, and his plan could be put into motion soon.
An An tugged at Qin Ningyi, and very familiarly introduced Master You, "Grandma, this is my Dad!"
Master You sized up Qin Ningyi with the eyes of a family member.
"Young man, what do you do?" At this moment, Master You had taken on the demeanor of Huo Rou's maternal family.
Qin Ningyi respectfully answered Master You's questions. His humble attitude and handsome appearance successfully won Master You over.
"You must treat Xiao Rou well. She is my last disciple. If you don't treat her well, this old woman won't stand by idly."
After delivering her stern warning, Master You finally stopped. Her gaze then shifted to the damaged zheng behind Qin Ningyi.
"Oh?" She blinked. "Xiao Gao, is this the zheng you were going to show me?"
The staff member had taken Guo Xiu to complete the procedures, so no one was blocking the damaged Long Feng Cheng Xiang anymore. Teacher Gao finally saw the zheng in its entirety.
Her forehead twitched twice.
"What happened?"
The remaining two staff members exchanged glances, breaking out in a cold sweat. "This, this..."
"We were trying to fix the guqin for President Qin, when Guo Xiu rushed over. During the struggle, it fell..."
Their answers were hesitant. Teacher Gao was furious after hearing this.
"It's Guo Xiu again." She was truly angered this time. Guo Xiu had been reprimanded by Master You, and her future path would surely be difficult. She had not requested a formal warning from the higher-ups.
But now.
She looked at one of the staff members. "You, go and tell them that Guo Xiu intentionally damaged the institute's famous zheng. Please have them issue a disciplinary action before expulsion."
This would undoubtedly leave Guo Xiu with no possibility of redemption.
As for the debt Guo Xiu owed Qin Ningyi, he had already instructed Xiao Konglin to handle it via mobile phone. Regardless of the method, she had to pay a sufficiently painful price.