Chapter 99
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On the way home.
Dong Xuebing was just a few more stops away from North Heping Street. He was waiting for the bus at the West Bridge. After waiting for a long time, he did not feel impatient. Instead, he thought of some happy things and could not help but hum a tune. He took out a packet of Hongtashan cigarettes from his pocket and put it in his mouth, lighting it up in an unpracticed manner. This was the pack he bought at the convenience store in front of the building after Director Li Qing gave him a pack of cigarettes. It was unsealed for a long time, and the cigarette smell was very dry. Dong Xuebing coughed about 7 to 8 times and almost cried.
It was too hard to smoke!
Dong Xuebing threw away the cigarette butt and threw the remaining 19 Hongtashan cigarettes into the bin.
The bus was still not here. It had been more than 20 minutes.
Just when Dong Xuebing was thinking if he should take a taxi back, he saw a familiar figure walking towards him from the corner of his eyes. That figure is about six to seven meters away from him. Her hair was tied up in a bun at the back of her head. She had a slim figure and long legs. She was the elegant woman whom Dong Xuebing had helped to snatch the wallet back. She was wearing a black suit and a pair of black high heels. She was very beautiful, and it was different from Aunt Xuan's gentle beauty. She had an elegant and graceful beauty!
Dong Xuebing could not take his eyes off her. He could not help but sigh. How can a person be so beautiful?!
Oh, the last time Dong Xuebing met her, it was two stops away. Is she staying nearby? Her house is very close to mine.
"Director Xie!" A middle-aged man in his forties walked over from another direction.
That woman turned her head slightly and smiled. "Old Li, you just returned?"
That middle-aged man nodded and replied. "I had gone to my son's parents' meeting. Are you going out?"
"Yes. I have something to attend to."
That middle-aged man looked at her. "Director Xie, can I take up some of your time? I had asked my men to rewrite that article, and the results are not bad. I had changed the core content to mechanized production and processing … …"
That woman smiled and waved her hand. "… … Let's not talk about work during our break."
The middle-aged man paused. "Minister Zhao hasn't passed it yet. This thing …"
The woman was still smiling, but her eyes narrowed. "Send the case file to my office tomorrow. Let's not talk about this now, okay?"
The middle-aged man had no choice but to nod with a straight face.
"That's all." The woman smiled, turned around, and continued walking forward.
Dong Xuebing was shocked. Although this man in his forties did not smile, he was standing straight and was not as casual as that woman. He even addressed that woman with the honorifics. Dong Xuebing could tell that this woman, who was not even 30 years old, had a higher rank than this middle-aged man. Director Xie? Director? Is he the director of some private company? If she was working in a state-owned enterprise or a government agency, with her age, she would most likely be in a department like the General Affairs Department. It was called "Division", but the administrative rank was Section level.
Dong Xuebing saw the woman getting closer to him and hesitated. Should he talk to her?
She had said she would treat him to dinner when she is free. But it had been a month, and she had not contacted him. She must have forgotten about it. She might be busy and might not even remember who he was.
As Dong Xuebing was thinking, the woman suddenly stopped and turned to look at him.
"Huh? It's you? "
She still remembers me? Dong Xuebing replied. "What a coincidence. We meet again. Do you live nearby?"
"About there. My unit's quarters are around here." The woman smiled. "Thank you for what you did that day. I even said that I would treat you to a meal some other day. Look at me, I've been so busy these days that I haven't had time to spare. I have to go to a dinner party again. I'm afraid I can't make it today."
Dong Xuebing looked at her pretty face. "It's not a big deal. Don't mention it."
"Haha, I can't do that. I had a lot of important documents and name cards in my wallet at that time. I can get a new ID card if I lost it, but some name cards cannot be found." The woman raised her finger and stroke her hair. "Oh, I still don't know your name. My name is Xie Huilan."
"Dong Xuebing."
"Ok. Good name."
"Huh? What's so good about my name? It's too common. Your name sounds better."
"Are you 25 years old this year?"
"Almost 24."
"Haha, I am slightly older than you. Can I … call you Xiao Dong?"
"Whatever you want."
Many people were looking at Xie Huilan secretly. After all, it's rare to see such a pretty woman.
One minute later, she looked at her watch and took out a pen and paper from her handbag. She wrote down a series of numbers and used her thumb and index finger to tear the paper off. She passed the paper to Dong Xuebing. "It's time to go. This is my phone number. I owe you a favor. If you need any help in the future, just call me. Oh … I am working in the Research Department of the Central Publicity Department, News Bureau, ok?" Dong Xuebing nodded. Dong Xuebing nodded and said, "Alright.
Dong Xuebing took the paper from Dong Xuebing. The numbers on the paper were beautiful.
Eh? Wait! Wait! Where did she say she was working at?
Damn! Central Publicity Department? News Bureau? Research Department?
The Central Publicity Department is different from the district agencies. The Research Department under the Central Publicity Department is not a Section level agency. It is a Divisional level agency!
Dong Xuebing was stunned. "Sister Xie, I heard that person calling you Director Xie. You … … you are the Research Department Director of the News Bureau?"
Xie Huilan laughed. "Deputy."
Damn! Deputy is also a Deputy Divisional Chief?!
An exception to be promoted once every two years? Or she had joined the government earlier?
It's still fine if she is in the Youth League Committee. Regardless of the Provincial Youth League Committee or City Youth League Committee, a Deputy Divisional Chief at the age of 30 is still acceptable. But Xie Huilan is in the Central Government and is a Deputy Divisional Chief under the Central Publicity Department. She is a leader of the Central Government. Although his rank was the same as Deputy Bureau Chief Xu Yan, their positions were not comparable. No matter if it was authority or career development, the Deputy Chief of the News Bureau's Research Department was much more powerful than the Deputy Bureau Chief of the State Security Bureau. It was not a position that could be taken just because of ability!
Dong Xuebing was stunned. He looked at Xie Huilan's back view in a daze.
A Deputy Divisional Chief less than 30 years old? Damn! What kind of background does she have?!
She was beautiful, had a good temperament, had a great figure, had a background, was capable, had a high rank, and had real power …
Damn!
Wasn't this woman a little too much?
Dong Xuebing was shocked and thought to himself that he should also work harder. I should at least get this Deputy Section Chief position first.
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