Chapter 23: Retaliatory strikes
Zhang Ke was Zhang Ping's only daughter. His wife had given birth to her at nearly thirty, which had counted as late in those days. Now he was approaching fifty, and his daughter had just turned eighteen. He treasured her almost to the point of spoiling her.
Zhang Ke had single eyelids and an oval face. She was not particularly pretty, but her single eyelids suited her features, making her pleasant to look at. She had noticed Su Can earlier. Wasn't he the student from her school who had been exposed? She had heard he was a transfer student, too. He had run straight into senior Sun Man's line of fire, and opinions about him at No. 27 Middle School were now divided.
Some admired his courage in saying those things on camera, while others thought he had been far too rash and that his behavior should not be encouraged. Others were simply fanatical Sun Man supporters who disliked him intensely. Zhang Ke was a representative of that faction.
"Oh, Ke'er actually knows your boy?" Zhang Ping repeatedly remarked on how interesting that was, taking a closer look at Su Can. His daughter attended No. 27 Middle School, Rongcheng's best secondary school, something he was very proud to mention. Now that this ordinary deputy minister's son also attended No. 27 Middle School, Zhang Ping gained a new appreciation for Su Licheng's parenting. Having a child get into No. 27 Middle School and study alongside the outstanding children of high-ranking officials was quite an honor. To some extent, it made him feel closer to Su Licheng.
He found him even more agreeable now, one of the few genuinely straightforward people in these corporate groups, without the scheming ways of people like Li Yuhe.
Li Yuhe's heart actually