Chapter 139: The burden of a national scholar and that woman
"Su Can, would you mind taking a walk with me..." Wang Xiaoyi pointed toward the old tree-lined path. At that moment, Su Can could once again sense his calm.
"Sure. Whatever you say, sir..." Su Can gave a harmless smile, thinking, Could I possibly say I minded? Still, stripped of his identity as university president, Wang Xiaoyi was no different from anyone else, so Su Can walked beside him without the slightest sense of deference.
The person who had just received Wang Xiaoyi's instructions left. Wang Xiaoyi turned back to Lu Chuanming and Su Yiyi. "The School of Economics faculty symposium is scheduled for the first of next month. You need to speak to Professor Zhang in person. My intention is to rehire him. He's an expert in the field; he can't just throw in the towel because he's upset. You need to talk him around yourself. After all, you studied under the same teacher. Your words will carry more weight than mine..."
After giving the two men some instructions, Wang Xiaoyi turned back and strolled toward the gravel path with Su Can. Even his assistant, Tao Xi, stayed behind to talk to Lu Chuanming and Su Yiyi. Neither man could very well follow them now. Su Can felt that the expression Su Yiyi directed at him was a perfect rendition of "You're on your own."
Preparations for Nanjing University's Homecoming had begun six months earlier, followed by a full month of meticulous work, before thousands of alumni returned from around the world. During that process, news of Nanjing University had even appeared on Central Television. A vice premier had attended the opening ceremony to offer congratulations, which said enough about the scale and ambition of the event. Against