Lv Weimin spoke on behalf of Mingchuan Hope Primary School to welcome Elder Pan back to his hometown. Shi Zhilin also spoke on behalf of the county committee and county government. Finally, Elder Pan talked about his feelings for his hometown and the donation ceremony. Elder Pan's personal inscription was unfolded by the secretary and handed over to Liu Lihai and Lv Weimin. Facing the camera, Lv Weimin and Liu Lihai raised Elder Pan's inscription. As the camera flashed across Liu Lihai's vision again and again, a feeling of "the depths of the clouds" spread endlessly in his heart. The previous envy and sense of mystery he had for the leaders on the rostrum disappeared.
After the ceremony, Elder Pan wanted to return to Beijing. Gong Daojin and a group of people accompanied Elder Pan to leave Mingchuan Hope Primary School. Gong Daojin did not say a word to Liu Lihai from beginning to end. Shi Zhilin also did not say a word to Liu Lihai. Other than circling around Elder Pan, there was nothing else in this group of people's eyes.
After this group of people left, when Liu Lihai also wanted to leave, Lv Weimin insisted that Liu Lihai stay at the school for dinner. Liu Lihai refused to eat. He was afraid that he would not be able to eat at such a Hope Primary School. Seeing that Du Yimin insisted on leaving, Lv Weimin said, "Secretary Gong hopes that you can stay for dinner."
"Why?" Liu Lihai blurted out. After asking, he regretted it. In the officialdom, there was no why. Even if there was a why, it was not something that he could ask or even ask.
Lv Weimin hesitated for a moment, but quickly said that he hoped to deepen Liu Lihai's impression of Mingchuan Hope Primary School. He hoped that Liu Lihai could take care of any preferential policies. This reason could be used by any deputy county magistrate. Liu Lihai did not continue to ask, but said, "Since Principal Lv is so enthusiastic, I will respectfully accept."
Liu Lihai stayed at Mingchuan Hope Primary School for dinner. To Liu Lihai's embarrassment, the driver, Xiao Zhou, was arranged to eat in another private room by Lv Weimin and Gong Yue. Gong Yue saw this and said directly to Lv Weimin, "Uncle Lv, you are too unsuitable to be a third wheel. You should also eat somewhere else. I have something to say to him."
Lv Weimin actually turned around and left with a smile. He did not even say goodbye to Liu Lihai. It was not until this time that Liu Lihai realized that the girl that Gong Daojin wanted to introduce to him was Gong Yue, but he did not expect it to be so fast. It was so fast that he was a little unprepared.
As soon as Lv Weimin left, Gong Yue casually invited Liu Lihai to eat, as if this was Gong Yue's home. However, from the way that Gong Yue addressed Lv Weimin, Gong Yue's background was definitely not small. Liu Lihai quickly adjusted his emotions and asked Gong Yue while eating casually, "Do you like being a teacher?"
Gong Yue looked at Liu Lihai and did not answer his question. She directly picked up the wine on the table and asked him, "Do you want wine?"
Liu Lihai shook his head, and Gong Yue began to laugh. It was the same disdainful look that Liu Lihai had seen in the morning. Liu Lihai was a little annoyed. Whether in Beijing or in Jingjiang Daily, he had never met such a disdainful person. But the girl in front of him, in his opinion, was somewhat arrogant. He came to Lin County to train his ability in the officialdom, not to be bullied by a little girl. Thinking of this, anger involuntarily covered his face. All the officialdom theories and ways of dealing with things that Leng Hongyan had taught him were all forgotten. He suddenly stood up, pulled out the chair, and was ready to go out. Just as he was about to reach out and open the door, Gong Yue said behind him, "You only have this ability. If you want to stay in Lin County, you'd better go home as soon as possible."
This sentence nailed Liu Lihai's feet like a nail. A burst of weakness, distress, and pain, like thousands of troops and horses galloping, came over him. The outstretched hand hung down powerlessly. He slowly turned around, pulled out the chair leaning against the door, and sat down. He supported his head with both hands and silently looked at the plates of steaming food on the table.
The air in the room became like dark clouds before a storm in an instant, directly covering Liu Lihai and Gong Yue. The two people's breathing rose and fell, no one spoke, and no one ate. This confrontation lasted for about ten minutes before Liu Lihai admitted defeat. He said, "As someone of the same age, I just want to say that no matter what you do, you have to think about the future. 'Think before you act'."
Gong Yue snorted again from her nose. Liu Lihai frowned. He really couldn't stand Gong Yue's contempt for him again and again. He couldn't help but say in a serious tone, "You're just a volunteer teacher. You came here to teach just to earn a little bit of political capital and lay the foundation for the division of labor. How noble are you compared to me?"
Gong Yue listened to Liu Lihai's words, but she laughed. She pointed at Liu Lihai's nose and said, "Magistrate Liu, my dearest and dearest magistrate, you're so cute. Why don't you go and find out who I am? In Lin County, do I need to earn political capital? Besides, I'm not interested in officials. Since you came on a blind date to please my dad, why don't you go and find out what I like and what I hate so that you can prescribe the right medicine? "
"Am I here for a blind date?" Liu Lihai asked Gong Yue, "Who told you that I'm here for a blind date?"
"Didn't my dad send you here for a blind date? In this private room, I've already sent away three silly brothers who think they're as handsome as you, "Gong Yue said.
This time, it was Liu Lihai's turn to snort. He looked at Gong Yue's arrogant and elegant face and said, "Gong Yue, Miss Gong, I'm the deputy magistrate in charge of you in Lin County. I'm here for work. I don't know about a blind date, and I don't know who you are. I'm not interested in knowing who you are."
"You've got guts." Gong Yue clapped her hands as she spoke. She looked like a naughty child who hadn't grown up, which made Liu Lihai not know whether to be angry or laugh. He didn't want to be entangled with Gong Yue anymore, so he gave in and said, "Gong Yue, no matter what, let's eat first."
Gong Yue was sensible this time. She got up and poured a bowl of rice for Liu Lihai. She placed it in front of him and said, "Please, Magistrate Liu."
"Why aren't you eating?" Liu Lihai asked.
"You really don't know who my dad is?" Gong Yue asked Liu Lihai according to her own logic.
"If I'm not wrong, it must be Secretary Gong, right? In Lin County, Secretary Gong is the only person who can make you so arrogant. " Liu Lihai pretended to be indifferent. In front of Gong Yue, he had to pretend. The more indifferent he pretended, the better. Gong Yue wasn't the type of person he liked. Compared to Sun Xiaomu, Gong Yue was like a child who hadn't grown up. She was willful and unreasonable. Although she had a beautiful and moving face like a porcelain doll, the expression on her face was far from Liu Lihai's standards.
It was better for a girl to be more reserved. You can be not so outstanding, not so beautiful, and even not so good at cooking and washing, but you can't be like a man and wander around the world in a hurry! On this point, Liu Lihai had his own theory. Especially after he decided to enter the officialdom, he had an idealized model of the other half he would live with in the future. At present, this model was fixed on Sun Xiaomu. Before determining the selection criteria of Sun Xiaomu, Liu Lihai would not easily be moved by other girls.
Liu Lihai didn't lack girls who surrounded him. From Beijing to Jingjiang, there were always girls who frequently made eyes at him. But except for Sun Xiaomu, Liu Lihai's heart really didn't speed up for any girl. If love was measured by the frequency of heartbeat, Liu Lihai thought that his love should belong to Sun Xiaomu. But would Sun Xiaomu's love belong to him? Liu Lihai didn't know.
"It seems that I underestimated you. People who enter the officialdom are not fools. But, I'm really not interested in being an official. I don't want to be like my mother, wearing a big hat of an official's wife. On the surface, she looks glamorous and is respected by everyone. But behind her back, it's full of bitterness and vexation. She doesn't dare to say a word in front of my father, for fear that my father will divorce her. And my father does things that make my mother sad. Don't think that I don't know that you officials are not good people. It's not that I want to criticize you, but you can do anything. Why do you want to be an official? Look at you, a talented person. Sooner or later, you will be wasted in this path. "
Gong Yue used a cynical tone to say these words, but in Liu Lihai's ears, it still felt like he was hit by something. How could he not know that the officialdom was difficult to walk? How could he not know that behind being an official, there were all kinds of transactions that would lead to death? But, he was still willing to be an official. He was still willing to crawl on this road covered with thorns.
This point, Gong Yue would not understand. Gong Yue would not understand that all the grievances her mother suffered behind her back were for her. He thought of Leng Hongyan and Wu Yueying. They stole the men of Gong Yue's mother, but did they not have a bitterness in their hearts? Leng Hongyan had not remarried until now. Wu Yueying married twice, but both times she divorced. Gong Yue might not understand these for the rest of her life. However, in Liu Lihai's view, it was better for a woman to live a muddled life. A life that was too transparent would lose a lot of fun.
Thinking of this, Liu Lihai couldn't help but sigh. His sigh made Gong Yue laugh. This laughter pulled the hearts of the two young people closer, and also made Gong Yue no longer like a hedgehog who only knew how to prick people. Gong Yue actually said to Liu Lihai shyly, "I'm sorry."
Seeing that Gong Yue had softened, Liu Lihai asked her, "What the hell is going on?"
When Gong Yue was asked by Liu Lihai, she actually leaned on the table and cried. She cried and asked Liu Lihai, "Have you ever been in love?"
Liu Lihai was most afraid of girls crying, so he quickly gave Gong Yue a tissue. After Gong Yue took the tissue, she asked again, "Have you ever been in love?"
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