(I'm so unlucky, there was a sudden power outage at home, and I ran to the Internet cafe to code until now. Please continue to support me)
Zuo Yuxi was wearing a slim-fitting camel-colored coat, standing on the bluestone path in the middle of the yard. There were two peach trees on both sides of the road, with pink and white buds hanging all over the branches. The peach blossoms and the beautiful woman complemented each other, making the farmyard look like a fairyland.
Wen Liang rubbed his eyes and walked quickly to her, still looking silly. Zuo Yuxi burst out laughing and said, "Why, you don't recognize me after just a few days of not seeing me?"
"Aren't you in Lingyang spending the New Year with your family?"
Wen Liang didn't expect to see Zuo Yuxi here. It was even more surprising than the fact that Sun Wukong married the White Bone Demon and then did not forget to have homosexual relations with Tang Monk.
"Student Wen Liang, as the director of the Qingzhou Municipal Education Bureau, I have to visit the old leaders of the education system in various counties and townships during the New Year, express my condolences to retired teachers, and visit teachers in need, five-guarantee households, and lonely elderly people. Do you really think I can stay at home and go back to work on the seventh day of the New Year?"
"Uh," Wen Liang really forgot about this. Maybe it was because he rarely regarded Zuo Yuxi as a leader. But even so, the point was not here. He asked in confusion: "Why did you come to Yunshui?"
Zuo Yuxi put her hands in the pockets of her windbreaker, her long hair hanging down her shoulders, her slender figure, her royal sister's aura was fully displayed, and she chuckled and said, "Yunshui is a den of dragons and tigers, can't I come?"
Wen Liang also smiled and said, "I just heard about your heroic deeds here not long ago. Aren't you afraid that Tao Li will go crazy if you do it again?"
Zuo Yuxi kicked her toes shyly and said, "Don't listen to what they say. How can I be so barbaric?"
Wen Liang covered his chest and said: "What should I do? I'm going to die. You can't be so cute..."
There were hurried footsteps outside the gate. Zuo Yuxi rolled her eyes at him coquettishly, then stood up straight, as cold as usual, as if the charming and lively person just now did not exist. She whispered, "It's the staff from the bureau. I asked them to get something from the back, and I came in first to find you."
Before Wen Liang could say anything, five or six people pushed the door open and came in. One of them was carrying two boxes of fruit, one was carrying two barrels of oil, two people were carrying a large bag of rice, and two people were carrying an electric massage chair for the elderly.
"Zuo Ju, where do you put the things?"
The noise in the yard finally alarmed the people in the house. Ding Qiu followed and came out, asking: "What are you doing?"
The man who asked the question earlier was Li Jun, the head of the Basic Education Department. He hurriedly asked, "Is this Teacher Ding's home? We are the visiting delegation of the Municipal Education Bureau. This is Director Zuo, who has come to visit Teacher Ding. May I ask who you are?"
Perhaps Zuo Yuxi had given instructions when he came. This person had a heavy accent and was a little too polite. Ding Qiu had not been to Jiangdong for a long time, so he did not hear clearly for a moment, but he was too embarrassed to ask again. After all, everyone who came was a guest, so it would never be wrong to greet them with a smile. He said, "Come on, come in and sit down. Come on, what else do you want?"
Wen Liang was both amused and annoyed, and said, "Second Aunt, what are you talking about? This is the leader of the Education Bureau, who came to visit Grandpa."
"That's impossible," Ding Qiu said in surprise, "Although your grandfather worked in the village primary school for his entire life, he was still a substitute teacher when he retired. For so many years, no one cared about him, let alone the leaders came to visit him."
She was far away and a little shortsighted, so she couldn't see the people in the yard clearly. She thought it was some liar who came to cheat in the name of the leader. As she spoke, she walked to Wen Liang. At this time, there were seven or eight people standing in the yard, but she saw Zuo Yuxi at a glance, and she was stunned. In her thirty years of life, she had never thought that a woman in the world could have such a demeanor and appearance. She didn't write a word, but seemed to have all the romanticism in the world.
Zuo Yuxi nodded to Ding Lan and glanced at Li Jun indifferently.
Li Jun didn't dare to look up, and said awkwardly: "We made mistakes in our work before, so starting from this year, we will gradually solve the problem of the treatment of old teachers like Teacher Ding who have dedicated their lives to the cause of education."
Ding Qiu thought this didn't sound like something a liar would say, and looking at Zuo Yuxi, it was even less likely that he was a liar. He regained some of his enthusiasm and asked, "Are you really from the County Education Bureau?"
Li Jun then realized that she had not heard a word of what he had just said, and said helplessly: "We are from the Municipal Education Bureau..."
Wen Liang was about to collapse after listening to the conversation between the two people, but Zuo Yuxi was still standing calmly beside him, without any impatience. He had to interrupt and said, "Second Aunt, this is Zuo Yuxi, the director of the Municipal Education Bureau..."
"What? She is Zuo Yuxi?"
Before Wen Liang could finish his words, Ding Qiu interrupted him with a startled voice: "Is that Zuo Yuxi who brought down Tian Peng?"
Although Ding Qiu didn't say anything when Tian Zhibin was telling the story just now, he listened attentively. Zuo Yuxi smiled slightly. She was such a smart person that she immediately understood how this family had framed her in the house before she came.
"I am Zuo Yuxi, but Tian Peng didn't fall because of me, he fell because of himself!"
Although Zuo Yuxi had tried her best to be friendly and even made a joke, Ding Qiu was already scared and dared not say anything. Tian Zhibin was usually so arrogant, but he dared not even fart when it came to Zuo Yuxi. Even the eldest brother-in-law, who was such a high official, admitted that he could not speak in front of Zuo Yuxi. She thought at the time that he must be a very powerful person, but she never thought that he would be such a beautiful, generous, and easy-going and friendly person.
If Li Jun knew Ding Qiu's mental activities, he would have to bang his head against the wall. Easygoing, friendly? Such adjectives have never been associated with our Director Zuo... However, he also saw the smile that Zuo Yuxi showed just now, but he pretended not to see it. How can we ordinary people guess what Director Zuo is thinking
Just like this condolence activity, several deputy directors originally planned to take on all the tasks. It was hard work, because Director Zuo had to go back to Lingyang to honor Secretary Zuo. But unexpectedly, a phone call came and the task of the second day of the Chinese New Year was assigned. The seriousness of this work was such that even those who didn't get along with Zuo Yuxi couldn't say no.
Let's make it. The office specially arranged for the retired leading cadres of the municipal bureau to visit and comfort each other. This has obvious benefits. It not only saves the hardship of going to the countryside, but also helps to get closer to the old cadres. Every director has done this. But when it comes to Director Zuo, conventions are meant to be broken. She directly rejected the office's arrangement and said she wanted to go to Yunshui to visit the retired teachers to teach.
Just look at it, it's nothing. But you have to look not only at public schools, but also private ones. When the final list was made, Zuo Yuxi circled five names personally, and the last one was called Ding Zhiming.
Ding Zhiming is a private teacher at Dingzhuang Village Primary School in Gaoling Town, Yunshui County. He has been an educator for more than 40 years and is also a gentle grandfather!
Although Wen Liang still hadn't figured out why Zuo Yuxi appeared here - it was certainly not as simple as her so-called condolences, but since she was here, he couldn't chase her away, so he led everyone towards the house.
Ding Qiuxian ran back to the main room and shouted, "Brother-in-law, Director Zuo is here!"
Wen Huaiming was surprised and asked, "What Director Zuo?"
"Zuo Yuxi, the person you just mentioned is in our yard. She is so beautiful!"
Wen Huaiming frowned and said, "Don't talk nonsense..."
Ding Ligang stopped making a fuss, and after hearing what Ding Qiu said, she said angrily, "Second sister, even you are making fun of me. What kind of identity does Zuo Yuxi have to come to our broken place?"
"I'm not talking nonsense, really, Xiaoliang is leading people over here."
Wen Huaiming stood up and walked out. Tian Zhibin opened his mouth wide and looked at Ding Li, his whole body stiff with shock.
When Wen Huaiming came out, there was no sign of abnormality on his face. Zuo Yuxi was standing not far away, but he was even more confused than Wen Liang, because no matter from which angle he looked at it, this matter was too weird.
People say that the land of Yunshui is evil, and whoever they say will come will appear. Could it be true
He looked at Wen Liang, who shook his head slightly.
"Director Zuo, welcome, welcome!"
With Wen Huaiming's status, he would not ask why you came. Zuo Yuxi nodded calmly without saying anything. Wen Huaiming knew her character and of course he would not care. He happily said to Ding Zhiming: "Dad, Director Zuo from the Municipal Education Bureau is here to see you."
Ding Zhiming has been teaching and educating people all his life, but in the end he has no reputation and no status. Anyone would be full of resentment, but he is not a person who cares about personal gains and losses. When he was young, he occasionally dreamed of becoming a full-time employee, but in the past 20 years, he just wanted the children in the village to study well, so that they would not have to die in this small mountain village in the future, and see the outside world. That was enough for him.
Such a person, let alone Zuo Yuxi, would no longer have any intense psychological fluctuations even if he saw Xu Fuyan and Zuo Jing. However, it was a happy thing to have someone come to visit him, after all. Ding Zhiming smiled and said, "Okay, thank you for your concern, girl."
Zuo Yuxi still just nodded, but treated him a little better than Wen Huaiming, and said, "Hello, Mr. Ding!"
Wen Huaiming was about to invite Zuo Yuxi into the house, but found that she was standing there, looking at Ding Lan, Ding Qiu and others beside her, clearly waiting for him to introduce her.
Today is really weird. You obviously don't like socializing, and none of these people are pleasing to you. Why do you have to go through this process
But since Zuo Yuxi had expressed this intention, Wen Huaiming had to follow her wishes. He pointed at Qiao Zhuo, Chen Ke, Ding Qiu, and Ding Lan and introduced them one by one. Ding Li and Tian Zhibin came out of the house at this time, followed by Ding Mei. They were shocked and a little scared, so they pulled Ding Mei to ask for a few good words, and the three of them were left at the end.
"This is Ding Li, a teacher at No. 1 Middle School. This is her husband, Tian Zhibin, the director of the General Affairs Office of No. 1 Middle School. Director Zuo may still remember him."
Tian Zhibin was shaking with excitement. Zuo Yuxi glanced at him and then shook his head.
Tian Zhibin didn't know whether to be happy or depressed. He was happy that she didn't even remember him, and maybe he could get away with the case. He was depressed that he was among the group of people accompanying the investigation that day, but he was almost like air.
Ding Lan touched Chen Ke's arm and whispered, "Look at his aura. He makes you feel flattered with just a nod or a shake of your head. Not only do you not feel looked down upon, but you feel very excited."
Chen Ke agreed: "This is a real upper-class person. You can't learn to be so aloof. Compared with him, look at the character of the fourth brother. He dares to show off all day long!"
Ding Qiu next to him suddenly felt a little happy and said, "She just said something to me and smiled..."
Qiao Zhuo is an honest man who only speaks the truth: "You are dreaming!"
At this time, Wen Huaiming introduced Ding Mei: "This is my wife Ding Mei, Ding Mei, this is Zuo Ju..."
Just when Ding Mei thought that she would at most receive a nod, Zuo Yuxi suddenly stepped forward, her beautiful face turned slightly red, and she whispered, "Hello, Auntie!"
Ding Mei was completely shocked! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued)