Rebirth: Controlled Nuclear Fusion

Part 44：Wang Gang's Mother

"I... I am Wang Gang's mother!" Mrs. Wang said.

Mayor Deng looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Wang Gang's mother?

What does this have to do with me?

Mayor Deng thought for a moment but couldn't recall having any relatives named Wang Gang. It seemed like she had mistaken him for someone else.

Seeing his confusion, Mrs. Wang quickly tried to clarify.

"I... my son is Wang Gang... I am his mother?"

Mayor Deng still couldn't remember who Wang Gang was. Since he had a mission to complete, he politely nodded and continued walking with his team.

Mrs. Wang was left dumbfounded, feeling perplexed at the mayor's lack of recognition. Here she was, standing in front of the mayor, and he hadn't even realized who she was. She had assumed he would come personally to deliver the medal.

As she was about to rush home, she noticed that Mayor Deng was heading towards Building 3. In a panic, she hurried after him, shouting.

"You're going the wrong way! You're going the wrong way! Wang Gang's house is in Building 6!"

Her voice immediately caught the attention of those around her.

Mrs. Wang, who was short and somewhat plump, darted forward with surprising speed, resembling a small cannonball as she ran toward the mayor, her heavy breathing punctuated by her round belly heaving with each breath.

"Mayor... Mayor, Wang Gang's house is in Building 6, you need to go further ahead to the next building!"

Mayor Deng turned his gaze back toward Mrs. Wang, feeling more and more irritated.

Why did she keep mentioning Wang Gang? He was looking for Jiang Fan, not Wang Gang!

Could it be that Jiang Fan's nickname was Wang Gang?

But who would be so foolish to adopt a nickname like that?

"Madam, I'm looking for Jiang Fan's house, I think you're mistaken," he said.

"Jiang Fan's house?" Mrs. Wang was momentarily stunned. A bad feeling began to creep into her mind. Could it be that Li Guiqin's son, Jiang Fan, had received a second-class merit?

But that couldn't be possible.

Her own son was just a student. How could a student ever be honored for serving the country?

"You... you mean Jiang Fan has received a second-class merit?" Mrs. Wang asked, disbelief in her voice.

"Yes," Mayor Deng confirmed. "I'm here on behalf of the city government to present him with an honorary medal and prize money!"

Stunned by the mayor's confirmation, Mrs. Wang stood frozen in place.

Noticing her silence, the mayor nodded and led his team toward Building 3.

At that moment, Mrs. Wang's face changed color multiple times—red, pale, and blue—as if she were a chameleon, her expression fluctuating between embarrassment, guilt, and confusion.

The people who had been chatting with her at the pavilion earlier rushed over to her.

"Mrs. Wang, what's going on? Why is the mayor heading to Building 3?"

Mrs. Wang's face immediately turned bright red with embarrassment. The shame surged from the depths of her being, and she felt as if she could sink into the ground. She had boasted earlier that the mayor was coming to present her son with a second-class merit, only to stop him twice and delay the process.