Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven

In a flash, more than a month has passed. Deng Chaolu is now with experts from WWF.WWF is the world's largest independent non-governmental environmental protection organization. Its goal is to stop and eventually reverse the accelerated deterioration of the earth's natural environment and help create a better future in which people and nature live in harmony. The scandalous news created by her teacher's mother Chu Ya almost made Deng Chaolu fall down. She couldn't accept that fact, and she didn't dare to imagine her mother and her most respected mentor on the same bed.Although I had some imaginations before, those were mostly romantic, warm, bright and cheerful. It may be related to love, but it is absolutely impossible to be related to bed, and it is even more impossible to connect it with words like catching rape.

It was so vicious, Deng Chaolu felt that her mother and mentor had jointly staged a scandal for her, destroying all the beautiful things in her mind in one fell swoop.Teacher Chu Ya is the most hateful clown in this scandal, how could she do that?At first, Deng Chaolu refused to believe that her mother had sex with her mentor. She thought that they might be under the bed, or in the corridor, maybe they were looking at each other affectionately, or maybe they were complaining. In short, mother shouldn't be so shameless.But the rumors were like poison, the campus was full of all kinds of rumors, vicious attacks mixed with gloating jokes, which made her feel ashamed.What's even more frightening is that the teacher's wife seemed to be crazy these days, complaining to everyone she met, and while complaining, she vividly told others the scene of her jumping in.In the teacher's wife's narrative, the mentor Qin Jizhou and his mother Deng Jiaying have no shame at all. They are a pair of adulterers and adulterers. Their souls are dirtier than their naked bodies at that time.

Deng Chaolu absolutely couldn't stand this fact, let alone those weird eyes from the campus or research institute, and felt that he couldn't stay in that place for a moment.She thought of the young Naropa, the Potala Palace and the holy and mysterious Tibet that Naropa was going to, and she almost ran away. She wanted to follow Naropa to wander the world, or go to the south with her classmate Song Jiayi, Perhaps, the south where Song Jiayi was tired of was the place where she fled.After hearing the news, Lu Bo rushed over to persuade her, saying again and again that it was a misunderstanding, and that the mentor and mother were definitely not that kind of people.

"If you say it's not, then it's not?" Deng Chaolu cried and asked Lu Bo, and then cursed bitterly, "She lied to me for twenty-eight years, twenty-eight years, how can I respect her?" She said on her shoulder: "Xiao Lu, don't listen to those lies, some people have ulterior motives, do you understand?" "I don't understand!" Deng Chaolu roared, and angrily broke away from Lu Bo. She felt that everyone was lying and deceiving her.Before her wound healed, her mother and mentor co-authored another handful of salt in her heart, no, a knife was inserted.

Just when she was trying to escape from the university that trained her, the vice president of Northern University found her and had a talk with her in the name of the organization, asking her to correctly deal with the contradictions and setbacks in life, and correctly handle family and work Don't ruin your career because of some small setbacks. "We have great expectations for you. We hope you can let go of your burden and devote yourself to your work. This is the opinion of the party organization of the school, and it is also my personal opinion," said the vice principal. Deng Chaolu shook his head, as if he could not listen to any opinions.Later, the vice-principal said earnestly: "Why don't you do this, the World Wide Fund for Nature and our school jointly organize a scientific research activity on Qilian Mountain ecological protection, and you can participate as a representative of our school."

Deng Chaolu was shocked, such an honor was never even imagined before.Except for Qin Jizhou, the mentor of Northern University, the vice-principal may have such qualifications. Now that the vice-principal is giving her such an opportunity with great expectations, what else can Deng Chaolu say. The Frenchman Paul was also in the scientific research group, which surprised Deng Chaolu.The moment she saw Paul, Deng Chaolu felt a little uneasy, and even a little nervous.Paul came over generously, and said enthusiastically, "Hello, Lu, we meet again." Deng Chaolu smiled awkwardly, and wanted to say hello to Paul in English. Paul smiled and said, "Lu , you are getting more and more beautiful, you are Xi Shi and the sun of our scientific research team, and the sky has become clearer since you came."

"Really?" Deng Chaolu blushed, she couldn't accept Paul's naked praise. "Ha, the sand was blowing just now. When you came, the sand disappeared. Look, it's the 'gale wind'. It's flying over." Deng Chaolu raised his head subconsciously, and sure enough, he saw an eagle flying by in the air. It was the "gale wind". ".Paul let go of his French voice, "Wind, wind—" shouted and came.He danced and danced, excited like a child, and other people gathered around when they heard the sound, chattering non-stop.The grassland was lively for a while, and Deng Chaolu unknowingly let go of the burden in his heart.

The scientific expedition team consists of 16 people, divided into four groups, to conduct research and exchange on topics such as the restoration and management of forest vegetation in Qilian Mountains and the comprehensive management of the ecological environment of the watershed.Deng Chaolu didn't want to be in the same group as Paul at first, there were obstacles, but Paul seemed to be attached to her and insisted on being in the same group with her.The leader was an American who had a good relationship with Qin Jizhou, so he nodded in agreement.Paul was so excited that he jumped up and down on the prairie a few times, screaming, "I've succeeded, I'm with Lumei."

The scientific research work is both arduous and meticulous. The biggest difference between international experts and Chinese experts is that they can endure hardships, and the second is that they are serious and meticulous.Deng Chaolu's team focused on the reduction of precipitation and water pollution. The data in this regard are readily available, and there are various figures.If you change to a Chinese expert or a certain research institute, you can directly ask the relevant department for the figures.But Paul doesn't do that.He is a China hand, and he is very familiar with the Qilian Mountains and the Shiyang River Basin. The numbers are almost in his head, but he still takes Deng Chaolu and the others to observe one by one, looking down one tributary after another.On this day, they stopped at the second tributary of Nanying in the lower reaches of the Zamu River. This tributary flows all the way to the Guchuan District, and finally flows into the Desert Reservoir on the southern edge of Tengger.But now the flow doesn't reach there, and it dries up halfway.They first found dead fish in the river, and then found many dead pigeons in the woods on the bank. Paul suspected that it was related to water pollution. After measuring several points in a row, his face suddenly turned black.

There was a new situation in the water pollution that was very serious before. In addition to several major indicators that exceeded the previous standards, several new pollutants were discovered.Among them, the chemical oxygen demand, ammonia nitrogen and total cadmium of the discharged wastewater seriously exceeded the standard, and the total lead and total arsenic also exceeded the standard.Paul raised his head vigilantly, and asked Deng Chaolu, "Lu, has the smelting group started work again?" Deng Chaolu was shocked, and he couldn't hide anything from this foreigner.She nodded, shook her head again, and then cast her gaze into the distance.Paul changed his joking expression, and said very seriously: "The government's words don't count, and many promises can't be fulfilled. It's so disappointing." Hearing the word disappointment, Deng Chaolu's heart darkened again.The last time she went to the water pipe of Zamu River, Lu Bo personally told him that Qilian Smelting Group Co., Ltd., which had been shut down, restarted production, which was personally approved by Wu Tianliang, the secretary of the municipal party committee.When Lu Bo said this, he was all in a mocking tone. Ten experts couldn't stand up to a section chief. If experts from all over the world combined, not a single secretary of the municipal party committee would be effective. They have power in their hands.

Qilian Smelting Group is a large-scale backbone enterprise in Qilian Province. It is built in the middle area between Nanying and Gushui City. There is a mine called Cornucopia there.Around this enterprise and this river, there have been many accidents. Groups of livestock and children died downstream. Twelve elderly people in a village were diagnosed with cancer.Later, during the quarrel, the provincial government forcibly shut down the company because of its frequent discharge of excessive pollutants, which posed a serious threat to the ecology of the watershed.A few years ago, this enterprise was restructured and then handed over to Gushui City.Now it is a leading and backbone enterprise in Gushui City. How could Wu Tianliang be willing to shut it down for more than 100 million in taxes?It only said that it invested 60 million yuan to transform the sewage treatment system. During one month, the four groups encountered many problems to varying degrees, some of which were chronic diseases that had not been effectively resolved for many years, and some of which were newborns.There are a lot of problems in front of us, which makes the experts dumbfounded.It was the first time for the American experts who led the team to go to the Northwest and Qilian.He said in blunt Chinese that Qilian had fascinated him for too long, and he wanted to worship this mountain and this river even in his dreams.But he didn't see Xuefeng, the snow line was so far away that he could hardly see it.The river he saw was almost like a humiliated little daughter-in-law.He learned a sentence of Chinese, with a helpless and desolate smile on his face. "I'm so disappointed, Qilian Mountain, Shiyang River, what a beautiful name, why are they riddled with holes, don't you mean that you are managing them?" He asked Deng Chaolu.Deng Chaolu silently looked away, staring at the gray sky above her head.The sky did not live up to expectations, but when the Americans were asking questions, a cloud of dust was blown up. "There are also those reservoirs. Why did you build so many reservoirs back then, you Chinese like to play tricks?" The Americans questioned themselves.This interrogation brought back Deng Chaolu's memories of the past, that era, it is said, was the era when man conquered nature, when absurdity and passion coexisted, innocence and ignorance coexisted... Later they went to the Qilian Mountains Water Conservation Forest Research Institute, the white house on the top of the mountain, where Dean Fan lived.Restoration of forest vegetation has always been the central issue of watershed governance. What kind of trees are suitable for growing in Qilian Mountains and what kind of trees have the function of water conservation are also the focus of this scientific expedition by Chinese and foreign experts. On the first day at the White House, Deng Chaolu heard about Qin Yu's marriage to Wu Ruohan.It's a marriage, not an engagement.The dean, Fan Qi, called her to the office and first asked her why she didn't go to accompany her mother.At this time, Deng Chaolu didn't know that her mother was ill. For a month, she refused to have any contact with her mother, let alone make a phone call to ask how her mother was doing.Deng Jiaying also seemed to be really ashamed, as if she could no longer open her mouth in front of her daughter.The mother and daughter cut off contact like this.But that's okay, Deng Chaolu just took this opportunity to heal the wound in her heart. She felt that she had healed up, and Dean Fan was stunned to uncover the scar again. After Dean Fan finished asking, Deng Chaolu didn't answer, so he sighed and said, "Xiao Lu, why is she also your mother, you shouldn't do this, you really shouldn't." Deng Chaolu lowered her head, feeling a movement somewhere in her heart, but she still stood firm and cruel.Can't be shaken, never, she told herself. Dean Fan changed the subject and talked to her about Qin Yu and Wu Ruohan.Dean Fan said: "There is something I should tell you. Just last week, your classmate Wu Ruohan married the professor's son." "Get married?" Deng Chaolu couldn't hold back this time, raised her eyes, and asked in surprise, then regretted why she was so unambitious, and then pretended to say lightly: "Then I bless you!" them." "Little Lu, Uncle knows that you feel uncomfortable. It's the same with anyone else. Uncle was also young. When he was young, he always felt that love was bigger than the sky, and it was too big to let go. When you walk step by step, you will find... " "President, stop talking." Deng Chaolu's eyes were moist again, she wanted to escape, really wanted to. "Be strong, little Lu. Uncle believes in you and can survive." Dean Fan picked up a book on the table, as if relying on that book to calm the turmoil in his heart.Deng Chaolu felt that she could not stand here anymore, she was afraid that she would not be able to control herself, so she shed tears of despair.They got married, they got married so soon, didn't they say they were going to get engaged first? Deng Chaolu asked herself over and over again, and when she asked, she really burst into two long lines of tears. At first, the plan was to get engaged first.Qin Yu thought so, and Wu Ruohan thought so too.After all, their love came too fast. Although the two knew each other very early and had a lot of contact with each other, they just met each other on the road of love.But the mothers of the two obviously couldn't wait any longer, especially Chu Ya. After making a big fuss about the small building in the research institute, Chu Ya seemed both excited and uneasy, almost uncontrollably wanting to destroy something.Later, she thought about it, and only by marrying her son, and holding a grand wedding, can she vent all the unvented things.So she found Miao Yulan and offered to marry her son and Xiaohan as soon as possible.Miao Yulan said in surprise: "It's so fast, I'm not prepared for it at all." From the bottom of her heart, Miao Yulan didn't want to do things so quickly, but she still said positively: "Why don't I discuss it with them, and it's best to do it according to your wishes." They are Wu Tianliang and his daughter Wu Ruohan.Wu Ruohan's side is of course fine. When she heard that she didn't even need to book a marriage, she went directly to the bridal chamber. Wu Ruohan was so happy. She was most afraid of long nights and dreams, and that Qin Yu would suddenly repent and kick her out of the bed like the Frenchman Paul did.She was even more afraid that Qin Yu's mind would change, and she would return to Deng Chaolu's side, and she would lose all face.In fact, Wu Ruohan knew what and who Qin Yu was hiding in his heart, and the reason why he didn't dare to reveal it was because of other reasons.She knew he loved her, he had told her himself.She was afraid that that person would suddenly come back to life one day and suddenly stand in front of her. In that case, she would fail completely, so she couldn't wait to reply: "Okay, mom, hurry up and make arrangements for me, take advantage of the chaos to win, I want a The most luxurious wedding." Speaking of this, she rushed over excitedly and kissed Miao Yulan on the face: "Mom, I love you to death." Seeing something on her daughter's face, Miao Yulan frowned secretly for a moment.Her daughter is hiding many things from her. She is very clear about this, and it is not easy to ask. All she can do now is to find a home for her daughter as soon as possible.She said: "Xiaohan, don't be so anxious, you have to discuss this matter with your father." When mentioning father, Wu Ruohan frowned: "Mom, you can decide this matter, my father is stubborn. , don’t listen to him.” Wu Tianliang really objected, when he heard that he was in such a hurry to arrange the wedding, he said without thinking, "The conditions are not ripe now, let's talk about it later." "How old is my daughter, and I have to wait. When do you want to wait?" Miao Yulan was patient at first, trying to persuade her husband gently, but Wu Tianliang didn't buy her account at all, and the two quarreled after a few words .Wu Tianliang became very angry, saying that Qin Yu and Xiao Lu were originally a natural couple, what are you messing with, isn't it obvious that you are trying to win people's love?It's okay not to mention Deng Chaolu, but Miao Yulan's vinegar jar was overturned when it was mentioned.Who knows, in the past years, Chu Ya was far from the only one who regarded Deng Jiaying as a rival in love.The jealousy in Miao Yulan's heart was much more than that of Chu Ya, and it was almost impossible to hold it.It is said that she has been fighting with Deng Jiaying all her life, but in fact she was not fighting, she was chasing, defending, or... Forget it, the grievances and grievances in this life are really indescribable.But there is one thing she must do, that is, she must never let Wu Tianliang's heart go to the Deng family's mother and daughter again, no.If he dares to kidnap, she will fight him. Women are very afraid of others when they go all out. Wu Tianliang has learned this before.I remember one time when a project that Deng Jiaying was in charge of went wrong, the superiors tracked it down and wanted to remove Deng Jiaying from his position.At that time, Wu Tianliang was not yet the secretary of the municipal party committee, he was the director of the flow management department, and Deng Jiaying was the director of the engineering technology department of the flow management department.In order to protect Deng Jiaying, Wu Tianliang went around in many ways and made great efforts until he found the real responsible person and helped Deng Jiaying clear his innocence.Deng Jiaying's job was saved, but Miao Yulan's jealousy exploded. They had a row for a whole year, and at the worst time, Miao Yulan sued the old secretary.All the old secretaries said worriedly: "Dawn, I don't worry about everything about you, but I don't worry about the two women around you. What's going on with you and them? After so many years, why are you still entangled?" Wu Tianliang didn't know how to answer the question.After a while, the old secretary said again: "If a person can't even solve such a small matter in his relationship, how can he make a big deal?" When Tianliang spoke, he expressed his position in a very principled manner, this comrade is immature and needs to be tempered.As a result, Wu Tianliang worked below for another five years.Five years, if Miao Yulan hadn't traded his relationship with Deng Jiaying for sympathy and made news, Wu Tianliang would have been in the province long ago... Wu Tianliang remembered what Deng Jiaying's father, Deng Yuansen, the old branch secretary of the Dengjiashan Brigade, once said: "Dawn, you have to remember an old saying, it takes a year to grow bad crops, and a lifetime to marry a bad wife, forever." Wu Tianliang was speechless. A piece of advice from the old branch secretary turned out to be a prophecy! Instead of stopping the marriage, Wu Tianliang accelerated the process of the wedding because of his disapproval.Miao Yulan's mother and daughter teamed up to put pressure on him, and the daughter even threatened death, which made him dumbfounded.He only had Xiaohan as his daughter, no matter what he did, he couldn't break her heart.After having a serious talk with Qin Yu, Wu Tianliang finally nodded in agreement. The wedding was not extravagant, and Wu Tianliang was quite sober about it. He warned Miao Yulan that you can make a fuss about the marriage, but it must not be extravagant, and you must not post indiscriminately in his name. You must learn the lesson of the previous secretary. Low-key and low-key.Miao Yulan was obedient, but there was nothing she could do if she was disobedient, she didn't want her husband to lose his job.The former secretary of the municipal party committee made a fuss about his son's marriage and accepted gifts in disguise. As a result, he capsized and fell into a place he shouldn't have entered. Wu Tianliang felt ashamed of Deng Jiaying in his heart, he wanted to have a serious talk with Deng Jiaying about his daughter's marriage with Qin Yu, and it would be best if he could tell her his difficulties.But Deng Jiaying didn't give him a chance at all.Deng Jiaying didn't go on the day of the wedding, and even Qin Yu's father, Qin Jizhou, disappeared suddenly the day before, playing with him. These news were all heard by Deng Chaolu intermittently from other people.That day on the mountain, Deng Chaolu listened to Dean Fan's words, walked out of the white house alone, walked across the open space, walked across the small mountain ridge, and stood in the place where the bonfire was lit... The wind picked up, one after another, blowing the distant sand and dust, the smell of green grass, and the unique smell of sheep and cow dung on the grassland, pouring into Deng Chaolu's chest cavity.After pouring and pouring, Deng Chaolu began to cry.Why is she so worthless? Isn't everything over? It has nothing to do with me when it's over.Their marriage was their business, and had nothing to do with her happiness or misery, no.She bit her lip, and bit again, feeling like she was crushing everything. The night was misty, and the grassland was silent.The earth once again lowered its mystery or unknown, and Deng Chaolu felt the warmth and coolness of the night, which was a kind of heart-warming coolness. After an unknown amount of time, in the dark night behind him, the voice of the Frenchman Paul suddenly came. "Hello, Lu, you shouldn't be so pessimistic." Deng Chaolu ignored Paul. Recently, she felt that Paul always liked to get close to her when he had nothing to do. She hated this man and instinctively distanced herself from him. "Lu, I'm talking to you. You must be feeling sorry for the couple's wedding at the bottom of the mountain. I know, you won't feel good." Paul came to her and said without any concealment. "How do you know, I don't need to report to you what I think?" Deng Chaolu was extremely unfriendly. Paul was choked, and the always romantic and free-spirited French showed a rare restraint.But he skillfully concealed his uneasiness by taking advantage of the darkness.Standing silently beside Deng Zhaoxia for a while, Paul said seriously: "Lu, do you want to talk to me about that Wu Ruohan and our mutual friend Qin Yu?" "Talking about her?" Deng Chaolu felt puzzled, but Paul's words aroused interest. "Yes, I think it is necessary to talk to you, but unfortunately you always avoid me and don't give me a chance." "I'm not interested in her." Deng Chaolu suddenly said coldly, turning his face away after speaking, as if to reject the Frenchman. Paul did not hesitate, took a step forward, and looked directly at Deng Chaolu: "Lu, why don't you speak out what's on your mind, like me, just say what you think, you Chinese are too reserved." Paul He speaks Mandarin very well, even better than Deng Chaolu. "Why should I say it?" Paul laughed out loud, his smile was very healthy, with the taste of the sun. "Lu, you want to talk about her. Of course you want to talk about Qin Yu more. Let's talk about it with an open heart. I also really want to talk about Wu Ruohan." "why?" "Because I loved her." "Have you ever slept with her?" Deng Chaolu asked suddenly, which stunned Paul.Under the night, Paul blushed vaguely, trying to calm down, trying to return to his normal color.After a while, Paul changed his voice and spoke somewhat solemnly. "Lu, I'm glad you can ask me that. Yes, I slept with her. She is so passionate in bed, more exciting than a French woman. But that's not what I want, what I want is sincerity , she lied to me, Lou, she pretended, she was a liar." "Liar?" Deng Chaolu's eyes widened. Paul said so much at once, which really surprised her, especially the word liar, which surprised her even more. "She was dishonest, selfish and arrogant. She used me to get a Ph.D. and wanted to stay in France. I advised her to go back to China, to Qilian Mountains, but she immediately turned against me and spoke ill of me everywhere. This person is too hypocritical Yes, let me down." "You're lying!" Deng Chaolu suddenly interrupted Paul. She felt that Paul was shameless and even harbored some kind of attempt. "Lu, I didn't lie, what I told was the truth. Wu Ruohan lied to you and her mother with lies." Paul panicked and grabbed Deng Chaolu with both hands. Deng Chaolu opened him, and almost scolded him angrily: "You have a wife and children, and at the same time, you are in contact with several Chinese students studying abroad. How can this be explained?" "God, wife, she actually said that I have a wife." Paul spread his hands, shrugged his shoulders a few times, made a super innocent look, then shook his head, and said with undiminished interest: "I said I want to talk, you Not happy, no, you finally expressed your doubts." Paul was not only talkative, but also generous. He was not angry because Deng Chaolu had ridiculed him. On the contrary, his attitude became more sincere.He grabbed Deng Chaolu and dragged him into the white house without any scruples, saying as he walked, "Lu, listen to me, I will tell you the truth." The truth that Paul said sounded like a fairy tale, Deng Chaolu refused at first, for fear of being led into a trap by Paul.The French trap is also very romantic, it's a pity that she is not suitable.But what Paul said still shocked her. Paul said that he had no wife at all. The wife Wu Ruohan said was his ex-girlfriend, who later fell in love with a wandering painter, married the painter, and gave birth to two daughters for the painter.But the painter's alcoholism, promiscuous private life, and domestic violence, liked to abuse her, and they divorced a few years ago.Paul thought of his old relationship, and often went to comfort her and give her some help in life.Paul told Deng Chaolu exactly what happened between him and Wu Ruohan.They were really in love at the beginning, especially Paul, who called Wu Ruohan the Venus from the East, the Seven Fairies.They fell in love soon and they lived together. When Paul talked about this matter, he had no taboos at all, and he talked about every detail. Hearing Deng Chaolu's heart pounding, his face turned red.But Paul quickly changed his tone, no longer praising Wu Ruohan, but calling her a liar.Paul said that Wu Ruohan shouldn't have received a doctorate from that French university at all, and failed two courses.She spent a year working on the problem, spent a lot of money, and finally tricked the professor into sympathizing with a plagiarized paper. "I can't help it. Shame knows no borders. There are China and France. Universities are no longer sacred, and everything can be bought and sold. In order to get the tutor to sign, she took the initiative to go to the tutor's bed." "What?" Deng Chaolu was shocked. "I didn't slander her. The child in her womb is not my Paul's, but the mentor's." Paul's face darkened. Later, Paul said that he broke up with Wu Ruohan knowing that Wu Ruohan exchanged his body for credits. For a long time, Wu Ruohan lived in the apartment provided by her tutor. The tutor was very obsessed with this Chinese girl and wanted to maintain a long-term relationship with her. Wu Ruohan proposed conditions , asked the supervisor to use his relationship to keep her in that famous research institution. "The instructor can't do anything about this, so..." Paul spread his hands again, showing a helpless look.The strange thing is that when he said this, his expression was very calm, unlike Deng Chaolu and the others, with joy and anger on their faces, as if he was talking about someone who had nothing to do with him. "So she left France and returned to Qilian?" Deng Chaolu asked. Paul nodded heavily.Deng Chaolu's heart also dimmed inexplicably, and suddenly, she complained for Qin Yu, and kept saying in her heart, how could Wu Ruohan do this, it's unfair, it's so unfair!As he talked, he suddenly became worried for Qin Yu again, how would Qin Yu live in the days to come. It's really strange to say that before, Deng Chaolu hated and resented Qin Yu, the one who let her down, the one who ruined her love with his own hands.But now, she couldn't curse anymore, she was worried about Qin Yu, and it hurt so much. But Paul said: "They won't last long, Lou, don't be discouraged, I know you love him, he is very good, but unfortunately he is fascinated by lies, just wait, they will divorce soon, at that time, you can put Take back the love!"