This request wasn't excessive at all! The handsome old man was a teacher himself and knew that the advisor wasn't deliberately making things difficult—who didn't care about saving face?
But Peng Ruowei had only just started working in the town, and the position she'd been given was an important one. Taking leave as soon as she arrived... who was she trying to embarrass?
The handsome old man felt that even if his niece had the nerve to ask for leave, his student would be too embarrassed to show her face.
If she really dared to do that, forget about joining Luo Hua in the future—her father probably wouldn't be able to clean up the mess either.
His plan was that even if his niece dropped out outright, she absolutely could not ask for leave at a time like this—at worst, she'd lose her degree.
So he smiled and said, "Well... she can't come back right now. Would it be alright after some time?"
Zhang Caixin's teacher was indeed a very straightforward man.
But the advisor was unhappy inside—just how long was this "after some time" supposed to be?
The mid-level administrator listening in also felt that the person introduced by the vice president this time was rather unreliable. The advisor had already been very polite.
Still, despite his private grumbling, he had to carry out the vice president's instructions. So he hurriedly cut in, saying that the young girl was desperately trying to find a way to save her father, which was admirable filial devotion, wasn't it? They could understand that. Perhaps she truly was too busy to get away.
The advisor grew even more frustrated, so everyone changed the subject and chatted about some amusing matters. Seeing that this colleague was not actually that unreliable in the way he