Su Xiaotian and her brother Su Ciliang greeted Chi Ge.
Su Ciliang found Chi Yiyuan disagreeable but held Chi Ge in high regard.
"Good lad, off for a year and didn't even come back for the New Year. Don't you know your family missed you?" Chi Ge's words were laced with mock complaint, but his eyes were full of smiles.
Children grew up and eventually left home. Even if not now, they would leave one day.
Compared to children who preferred to stay home, Chi Ge favored those with drive.
"Grandpa Chi, I was just busy. I had to settle everything within the year before I could return with peace of mind."
Chi Ge knew that Su Ciliang had indeed accomplished much over the past year. Su Xiaotian's factory, in particular, was now operating smoothly, and it was all thanks to Su Ciliang.
"It's good that you're back. You have three years at home for your postgraduate studies."
Chi Ge nodded in satisfaction.
The profession of a painter might seem like it could be handled entirely within a study, but in reality, it required traveling far and wide. Only through careful observation and deep experience could one create good works.
Su Ciliang would certainly not stay in the capital city forever.
After some small talk, they finally got down to business.
Chi Ge announced that the information he had asked people to gather was ready.
"Beijing University did indeed admit a student named Sun Xiaoyu from Licheng, but her father's name is not Sun Gang, but Sun Laoliu."
Everyone was surprised to hear this. Sun Xiaoyu's father was Sun Gang, while the student admitted to Beijing University was named Sun Xiaoyu, and her father was Sun Laoliu.
This was highly indicative.
If Sun Xiaoyu was Sun Gang's son, it would be easy to tamper with a document or two.
However, Sun Gang had probably forgotten to alter his son's memory as well.
As a result, Sun Xiaoyu had no recognition of being called Sun Xiaoyu and was still proudly claiming to be the well-known Sun Xiaoyu.
"I've discussed this with Zi'an, and he's already started his investigation. I expect to have results soon."
"So, it's highly likely that this Sun Xiaoyu impersonated another Sun Xiaoyu!"
As Su Xiaotian listened to their conversation, a great drum seemed to be pounding in her mind.
Although in her previous life, she had heard of people impersonating others to get into university, she never expected it to happen before her eyes.
If Sun Xiaoyu hadn't proudly boasted about her achievements, and if her second brother hadn't spent a year in Licheng and happened to hear about Sun Xiaoyu's great deeds, this matter might have remained hidden forever.
Now that one case had been discovered, were there others that hadn't been?
Su Xiaotian could barely imagine.
"This is ruining someone's future! How could anyone be so wicked? That child who got admitted might have had their entire life ruined!" Grandma Su said indignantly.
It was not easy for children to get an education, and Grandma Su saw it clearly. How could someone have the heart to steal another's exam results?
Thinking of the pitiable student whose spot had been taken, Grandma Su then thanked the Dragon King for protecting her own family.
All the children had successfully been admitted to university, and none had been impersonated.
"Amitabha, thank you, Dragon King, for your protection. Although we haven't returned home, we won't forget your offerings!" Grandma Su muttered, making Su Xiaotian almost laugh beside her.
She had told a lie out of necessity back then, but she never expected Grandma Su to remember it for so many years.
Seven or eight years later, she was still thinking about the Dragon King.
But seeing the old lady's devout expression, Su Xiaotian's nose felt a sting of tears.
The old lady was empathizing.
It was all for the sake of her grandchildren!
"Grandma, don't worry. We are all destined for great things and won't be impersonated."
They wouldn't be impersonated not because of the Dragon King, but perhaps more because of Chi Ge, Shen Zizhen, and even their second great-uncle's efforts.
And for families without such connections, they probably wouldn't even know if someone had impersonated them.
Su Xiaotian wondered if the university would investigate others incidentally if this incident was exposed.
As they were talking, the phone rang.
Su Ciliang went to answer it. It was Chen Zi'an.
On the phone, after greeting his family, Chen Zi'an shared the investigation results.
Following the clues provided by Chi Ge, he quickly found another student named Sun Xiaoyu.
After investigation, Chen Zi'an had confirmed that this student named Sun Xiaoyu had excellent grades.
She was considered one of the top students in Licheng, but she failed to get admitted to university this time.
When the teachers at the school heard this news, they couldn't believe it. But even after others started their studies, Sun Xiaoyu never received an admission notice.
The teachers assumed that Sun Xiaoyu had performed poorly due to excessive nervousness during the exam and had misjudged her score when filling out her college applications, leading to her failure.
After all, it wasn't uncommon for good students to fail to get admitted each year.
Sun Xiaoyu's family was not well-off, and after failing to get into university, she had no choice but to start working.
Chen Zi'an found her in Rongcheng.
When she heard that she hadn't failed but might have been impersonated, she became very emotional.
After the exam, she felt her grades were very good and had confidently applied to Beijing University when filling out her applications.
Upon learning about the possibility of impersonation, the young girl stubbornly insisted that she would fight for her legal rights no matter what.
What was hers, she would never give up!
This matter required her to go to Beijing University in person to resolve it.
Chen Zi'an said that he had already sent Li Mumu to pick her up.
It was inconvenient for him to personally bring Sun Xiaoyu to Beijing.
He expected this student named Sun Xiaoyu to arrive in Beijing in a few days.
Chi Ge immediately promised that Li Mumu could withdraw once he delivered the person to Beijing. He would handle the rest.
"It's not convenient for your family to be too involved, lest the Sun family target you. For years, this Sun Gang has caused much trouble in Licheng but has not been brought to justice, indicating he has some connections."
Chi Ge was not someone detached from worldly affairs; he understood many things.
Therefore, he decided that the Su family would not be involved in this matter from beginning to end.
Chen Zi'an and Sun Gang were currently in the same department, and it would be awkward if things escalated.
It was possible that Sun Gang might even try to harm Chen Zi'an.
"You've considered everything. Although Zi'an doesn't say much, as his father-in-law, I can sense his difficulties when we talk on the phone occasionally," Grandpa Su said with emotion.
It would be best if their family didn't get involved in this matter to avoid implicating Chen Zi'an.
However, he wondered if Sun Gang would become suspicious.