Although Xia Ruofei and Song Wei were a little unhappy, even the person involved, Shu Yuanyuan, didn't say anything. They didn't know the situation, so naturally, they couldn't do anything.
Zhuang Yan still cared about his wife. Hearing his sister-in-law's words, he couldn't help but say, "Sister-in-law, the leader hasn't arrived yet, right? Yuanyuan's body isn't good. She needs to rest after standing for a long time. It's okay to sit for a while, right? "
The young woman looked at Zhuang Yan and said, "Xiao Yan, you've really grown up after marrying a wife! You've learned to talk back, haven't you? "
Zhuang Yan was originally an honest person. After being scolded by his sister-in-law, his face turned red and he couldn't say anything for a while.
Shu Yuanyuan's eyes were a little red. The young woman's words were insinuating that she had led Zhuang Yan astray. It was really uncomfortable to listen to.
However, Shu Yuanyuan obviously didn't want to make things difficult for Zhuang Yan. So, although she felt very wronged, she stood up and walked to Zhuang Yan's side. She gently pulled his sleeve, indicating that he should stop arguing.
Shu Yuanyuan said to the young woman, "Sister-in-law, it's our fault. Please don't lower yourself to Zhuang Yan's level …"
The young woman snorted and glanced at Zhuang Yan again. Then, she said, "Yuanyuan, I'm not scolding you. If you don't care about your own matters, how can others help you?"
"Yes, I'll have to trouble you, Sister-in-law …" Shu Yuanyuan said.
"Wait here!" The young woman curled her lips and said, "Zhuang Cheng has already received Bureau Chief Jiang and is on his way!"
"Got it …" Shu Yuanyuan whispered.
Xia Ruofei and Song Wei looked at Shu Yuanyuan's thin back and couldn't help but have a trace of sympathy.
Shu Yuanyuan and Zhuang Yan stood not far behind the young woman. From their position, they could see the hotel entrance's revolving door at a glance. If the leader they were waiting for arrived, they would be the first to notice.
Song Wei looked a few times and whispered to Xia Ruofei, "I'll go and ask about the situation!"
Xia Ruofei nodded slightly and said, "En, let's go together!"
The two stood up and walked to Shu Yuanyuan's side. Song Wei pulled Shu Yuanyuan's clothes and took her to a slightly remote place and whispered.
The young woman turned her head and looked coldly. She saw that Shu Yuanyuan didn't go too far, so she didn't say anything. She just frowned slightly.... then turned back and stood there looking..
Although Xia Ruofei did not go near them, his hearing was much better than the average person, so he could still hear the conversation between Song Wei and Xu Yuanyuan.
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At first, Xu Yuanyuan didn't want to talk about it, but under Song Wei's persistent questioning, she told Xia Ruofei the whole story. Xia Ruofei had a general understanding of the situation.
When Shu Yuanyuan graduated last year, it was mainly because of her family that she didn't choose to study or work in Beijing.
Her mother's health wasn't very good. She had retired and recuperated at home. Her father was very busy and often needed to work at night. So, the two elders hoped that she could come back to her hometown to work. That way, she could take care of her family.
In the old man's opinion, a girl having a stable job was better than anything else. Instead of staying in Beijing, where the competition was fierce, it was better for her to go home and have a stable life. It would be better if she could marry a good husband.
In fact, what happened next was very much in line with the old man's expectations.
After Shu Yuanyuan and Zhuang Yan met and fell in love at work, their relationship quickly heated up. After a few months of dating, they couldn't wait to get married.
Zhuang Yan knew that Shu Yuanyuan wasn't willing to waste her life in a government office like the Cultural Relics Bureau. Moreover, Shu Yuanyuan had just graduated. She still had her homework foundation. So, he was very supportive of Shu Yuanyuan taking the postgraduate exam at Beijing University.
Shu Yuanyuan's grades were very good in university. If she reviewed systematically for a period of time, the probability of her passing the exam was very high.
Zhuang Yan even took the responsibility of taking care of the old man. He said that as long as Shu Yuanyuan passed the exam, he would take care of everything at home. Shu Yuanyuan didn't need to worry.
Shu Yuanyuan's last bit of worry was dispelled. Her desire to continue her studies grew stronger.
However, she was now part of the system. She couldn't just take the postgraduate exam as she wished. She still needed the approval of her unit.
Of course, Shu Yuanyuan could also resign from her job and go all out for the postgraduate exam. But her parents didn't agree. They felt that it was too risky.
Moreover, they didn't want Shu Yuanyuan to lose her job.
Shu Yuanyuan wanted to go back to her alma mater for her postgraduate studies. The only way was to keep her job in the Cultural Relics Bureau. She could go to postgraduate studies in the name of the Cultural Relics Bureau. Of course, she had to come back to work after she graduated.
Shu Yuanyuan naturally didn't want to go back to the Cultural Relics Bureau. But she had to take it one bite at a time. She had to get her postgraduate studies first. As for what happened after she graduated, she could consider it a few years later.
So, the problem went back to the long term. Every year, there were many people who wanted to go out to further their studies. Shu Yuanyuan's experience was very shallow. She hadn't even worked for a year. The unit wouldn't approve such a situation.
So, she could only hope that the leader would be "lenient."
That was why today's dinner was held.
The young woman's name was Yao Na. She was the wife of Zhuang Yan's brother, Zhuang Cheng. She and Zhuang Cheng both worked in Tanzhou City's Finance Bureau.
Compared to Zhuang Yan and his wife's jobs, Zhuang Cheng and Yao Na's jobs were much more glamorous.
Working in the Finance Bureau, which had a lot of power, and the Cultural Relics Bureau, which only had a cup of tea and a newspaper every day, were totally different.
Moreover, Zhuang Yan was very honest. So, the couple's position in the family was much lower than his brother and sister-in-law.
Yao Na's father was the old leader of the Finance Bureau. He had retired. But Yao Na's family background was good since she was young. So, she looked down on Shu Yuanyuan, who came from a normal working family.
This time, Zhuang Yan and Shu Yuanyuan put in a good word for Yao Na, who reluctantly agreed to help.
Zhuang Cheng and Yao Na worked in the Finance Bureau, so they had a lot of friends. Today, they made an appointment with Wang Yaokun, the deputy director of the Cultural Bureau, through Jiang Bin, the deputy director of the Finance Bureau.
The Cultural Relics Bureau was a second-level bureau under the Cultural Bureau. Normally, the director of the Cultural Relics Bureau was the deputy director of the Cultural Bureau.
Although Wang Yaokun wasn't in charge of the Cultural Relics Bureau, he was a member of the Cultural Bureau's Party Group, just like the director of the Cultural Relics Bureau. Obviously, he had a lot of power.
If Wang Yaokun was willing to help say something, then the Cultural Relics Bureau wouldn't have any objections about Shu Yuanyuan's test.
Of course, whether she could pass or not still depended on Shu Yuanyuan's ability.
To Shu Yuanyuan, the unit test was the most difficult. If she really relied on her ability to pass the test, she wasn't afraid at all.
On the other side, Yao Na saw that Shu Yuanyuan kept talking to Song Wei. Finally, she couldn't help but frown and say, "Yuanyuan, the leader will be here soon. Come over first!"
"Oh …" Shu Yuanyuan said. She said to Song Wei apologetically, "Wei Wei, I'll go over first …"
After Yao Na said that, she whispered to Zhuang Yan, who was beside her, "Yuanyuan, why is this classmate so blind? She kept talking to others when they had something important to talk about … One look and I can tell that she's a country bumpkin who hasn't seen the world … "
Zhuang Yan looked back awkwardly at Song Wei and Shu Yuanyuan. Seeing that the two of them were still some distance away and probably couldn't hear what Yao Na said, he then let out a sigh of relief.
However, Zhuang Yan didn't expect that although Song Wei didn't hear what Yao Na said, Xia Ruofei heard every single word.
He frowned slightly and looked at Shu Yuanyuan, then looked at Zhuang Yan. He thought for a while and held back his words — Shu Yuanyuan didn't have it easy. He didn't want to make things difficult for Shu Yuanyuan.
Song Wei also walked to Xia Ruofei's side. She saw that Xia Ruofei didn't look too good and couldn't help but ask, "Ruofei, what's wrong?"
Xia Ruofei looked at Yao Na and said softly, "Nothing, your classmate's sister-in-law's mouth is a bit smelly …"
As soon as Song Wei heard that, she knew that Yao Na probably said something unpleasant that Xia Ruofei heard. She smiled and said, "Forget it … don't lower yourself to her level … As for Yuanyuan, I want to help her …"
"Well, I'll give Uncle Song's secretary a call later!" Xia Ruofei said lightly.
This kind of thing was a piece of cake for Song Zhengping's secretary. He didn't even have to show up personally to get it done easily.
At this moment, a group of three people walked into the hotel lobby through the revolving door.
Yao Na, who had been very arrogant just now, instantly put on a flower-like smile on her cold face. She left Zhuang Yan and Shu Yuanyuan behind and quickly walked up to them.
"Division Chief Jiang, Chief Wang, welcome!" Yao Na said with a smile.
When Xia Ruofei and Song Wei saw Yao Na's overly enthusiastic attitude, they couldn't help but look at each other in dismay.
Just this change in attitude made Xia Ruofei secretly speechless.
Division Chief Jiang was a man of thirty-six or thirty-seven years old. He wore a pair of highly myopic glasses and gave off the feeling of an intellectual. On the other hand, Chief Wang's figure was a bit out of shape. His pot-bellied appearance was simply the standard image of a bureaucrat.
Beside the two of them was a man in his early thirties. His eyebrows were somewhat similar to Zhuang Yan's. This was Zhuang Yan's brother, Zhuang Cheng.
When Division Chief Jiang saw Yao Na, he also smiled and said to Chief Wang, "Chief Wang, this is Yao Na, the deputy director of the office of Tan Zhou's Finance Bureau. She's a famous career woman in our province's finance system!"
"Division Chief Jiang, you flatter me!" Yao Na said with a smile. "Chief Wang, it's an honor to meet you!"
Chief Wang squinted his small eyes and glanced at Yao Na. He also had a smile on his face. He reached out his hand to Yao Na and said, "Director Yao, nice to meet you!"
Yao Na quickly reached out both hands to shake hands with Chief Wang. Chief Wang seemed to be a little absent-minded as he held Yao Na's smooth hand. It was obvious that the handshake lasted longer than normal.
Zhuang Cheng's expression only froze slightly when he saw this, but he quickly returned to normal.
Seeing Chief Wang reluctantly let go of Yao Na's hand, Zhuang Cheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly said, "Two leaders, the private room is ready. Please come in!"
Yao Na looked at Zhuang Yan and Xu Yuanyuan who had followed them. She didn't have any intention of introducing them. Instead, she said directly, "Zhuang Yan, Yuanyuan, quickly go to the private room and tell the waiter to serve the dishes! What are you waiting for? "
"Oh!" The honest Zhuang Yan quickly said. He pulled Xu Yuanyuan and quickly walked to the stairs.
Xu Yuanyuan could only turn her head and look at Song Wei with an apologetic expression.
Song Wei smiled and waved at Xu Yuanyuan. Then, he made a phone call gesture.
Xia Ruofei and Song Wei looked at Yao Na and her husband, who were passionately leading Division Chief Jiang and Chief Wang upstairs. They shook their heads at the same time.
"Let's go!" Xia Ruofei said, "Let's go eat first. If Xu Yuanyuan succeeds, then forget it. If she can't, then we'll just help her. "
"Mm!" Song Wei sighed and said, "Yuanyuan is too honest! Sisters-in-law are equal. Yao Na makes herself seem like an elder. She's so aggressive. I don't like it! "
"Even if she wants to control the world, she can't control her own family!" Xia Ruofei said, "Anyway, she's living with Zhuang Yan. I can see that Zhuang Yan is very good to her."
"If Zhuang Yan doesn't treat her well, then she's really living in an abyss of suffering!" Song Wei said, "Let's not talk about it. Let's eat first!"
The two of them went to the buffet restaurant again. After registering at the door, they walked in.
After a simple dinner, Xia Ruofei and Song Wei didn't go back to their room. Instead, they went to the lounge sofa in the hotel lobby and sat down to chat.
They were going to wait for Xu Yuanyuan to come out and ask about the situation. If it didn't work out, they would help her say hello and get it done. That way, she wouldn't have to smile at Yao Na.
In a private room on the second floor, the atmosphere was very warm.
However, Xu Yuanyuan felt very uncomfortable. Looking at Zhuang Cheng and Yao Na, who were constantly toasting the two leaders, she felt a little at a loss.
Her husband, Zhuang Yan, was also an honest man. He didn't know how to socialize at all. In Yao Na's words, Zhuang Yan was a bookworm.
Xu Yuanyuan even saw Director Wang caressing the back of Yao Na's hand when he was talking to her. This made her want to run away immediately.
The key point was that, while they were toasting, Yao Na and Zhuang Cheng didn't mention anything about helping to approve the postgraduate entrance examination. Instead, they talked a lot about their financial system with Director Jiang.
Furthermore, Yao Na had also asked Division Chief Jiang to take care of Zhuang Cheng. It seemed that there would soon be a group of selected finance officials from various cities in the province coming to the provincial office for an exchange. Yao Na was also actively fighting for Zhuang Cheng.
Xu Yuanyuan couldn't help but feel bitter. Yao Na said that she was working for them, but in the end, she didn't say a word.
After all, Xu Yuanyuan and Zhuang Cheng were paying for this meal. This meal would cost them a month's salary. Thinking about it, Xu Yuanyuan felt distressed.
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