"Mm, it's me. I came to check on Lao Zhou."
Seeing someone show up to defuse the situation, Lin Zhenhua quickly followed up and said to Xu Yun:
"Xiao Xu, this is Lao Zhou's wife, Teacher Huang Liping."
"Teacher Huang, this is Xu Yun from USTC, a younger colleague of mine."
Xu Yun quickly walked over to stand before Huang Liping and greeted her respectfully:
"Hello, Teacher Huang."
Although this was his first time meeting Huang Liping, his impression of her was already extremely positive.
After all, based on Lin Zhenhua's earlier introduction—
After Zhou Shan was imprisoned, Huang Liping did not leave when trouble struck, but instead waited faithfully for him for a full twelve years, with no complaints or regrets.
Just this alone,
was enough for Xu Yun to feel a sense of respect.
Then Lin Zhenhua handed the grass carp to Huang Liping for her to prepare, and turned to look at Zhou Shan.
He nudged his chin toward the door, hinting:
