Chi Guohua was too lazy to care about Li Rui anymore. He didn't even look at him as he walked out of his desk and said to his assistant, "Take me to see Mayor Li and the others."
Li Rui hurriedly followed him to the door.
Chi Guohua saw that he didn't take the painting and frowned. He stopped and said, "Are you deliberately making trouble for me?"
Li Rui smiled and said, "How would I dare? Principal Chi is busy with work every day. How would I dare to make trouble for you? "
Chi Guohua said, "Then why don't you keep your painting?"
Li Rui said, "It's already your painting. I just said that it's a gift to you. There's no reason for me to take it back."
Chi Guohua snorted and glanced at him a few times. He said, "Is this a little conspiracy by the officials of Qingyang City? You specially gave me a famous painting so that I'll be at your mercy in the negotiations. If I don't listen, you'll report me to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection for accepting bribes. Is that it? "
Li Rui was angry and amused. He said, "Principal Chi, you're really a scholar. You're good at associating. However, I can swear to you that this painting is purely a gift for you. Before I came here, I didn't even know which literary star he was painting for, so you don't have to think too much about it. You can accept it calmly. We won't rely on that painting to make unreasonable demands. After all, your school helped Qingyang City to build higher education institutions. We can't thank your school enough for your support and help. How can we turn around and scheme against our benefactor? "
Chi Guohua stared at him and said, "No matter what you say, I won't accept it. You don't want to take it back, right? Fine, I'll ask my assistant to take it back and return it to you later. "After saying that, he ignored him and walked out of the room.
This time, Li Rui was in an awkward situation. He originally wanted to use this painting to please the other party and gain the other party's understanding and intimacy. Who would have thought that after playing around for so long, he would suddenly become a literary star? The price of this painting also suddenly soared from 3,000 yuan to 40 million yuan. The other party was unwilling to accept it because the market price was too high, and Li Rui could not tell the other party the truth. Bananas and watermelons, this time it was over. How could he continue playing around?
When Li Rui returned to the reception room, Chi Guohua and Li Jing had already shaken hands and greeted each other. They sat down as guests.
When Chi Guohua saw Li Rui come in, he looked at him with a complicated expression. Then, he turned to Li Jing and said, "It's not easy for Mayor Li to come here. How about this, I'll ask someone to show Mayor Li around our school …"
Li Jing became anxious when he heard that. He and his group had been waiting for this person for more than an hour. Now that they had just seen him, how could he push them to his subordinates? If he really accepted it, who knew when he would be able to see him again? He smiled apologetically and said, "Principal Chi, you're very busy. We can't keep delaying your time, so we won't be visiting your school this time. There will be many opportunities to visit in the future. Today, I want to talk to you about the cooperation between our two sides."
Chi Guohua looked at his watch and said, "But I don't have time. I'm about to have a meeting. If you want to talk, you can only talk in the afternoon. Don't be in a hurry. Walk around the school first. After lunch, take a short break. We'll talk in the afternoon, okay? "
Li Jing was angry, but he could not insist. He had to smile apologetically and say, "Okay, then we'll listen to your arrangements, Principal Chi. We'll talk in the afternoon."
Chi Guohua got up, shook her hand, said goodbye, and left in a hurry. His assistant greeted Li Jing and the others and showed them around the school.
Everyone, including Li Jing, was not here to visit the school. Besides, what was there to visit in a university campus? But since they had already come this far, they had no choice but to agree. They could only follow the principal's assistant around the campus.
The assistant led Li Jing and the others from the university gate. As they walked, he introduced them. Which year was the gate built, who designed the school emblem, which year was the first teaching building bombed by the Japanese army, and which big leader named a certain road. As they walked, he talked about it. After walking for nearly an hour, they finally finished circling the campus. At this moment, everyone's feet were sore from walking. They were sweating profusely and secretly complaining.
Fortunately, the tour ended and it was time for lunch. However, Li Jing and the others also encountered an even greater embarrassment.
Chi Guohua did not arrange a formal lunch. He only asked his assistant to take Li Jing and the others to the school cafeteria. He said that he wanted to experience the campus life of the Provincial Agricultural University and understand the campus culture in detail. Of course, this was also very reasonable. After all, Qingyang, represented by Li Jing and the others, was going to build a branch with the Provincial Agricultural University. Before the establishment of the school, it was not wrong to deepen their understanding of all aspects. Besides, eating in the cafeteria was also a kind of culture. It was called "cafeteria culture." It was a very important culture on the university campus. No one could underestimate it.
Li Jing and the others were arranged to sit in the middle of the students. There were a few tables in front, behind, left, and right. They were surrounded by students who were eating. Not only that, but what was even more abominable was that they had to line up in front of the cafeteria window to get their food. Then, they had to carry their food plates back to the table and sit down to eat like the students. This made Li Jing and the others angry. The deputy secretary-general of the municipal government, Jiang Songbei, did not care about the principal's assistant at all. He directly pulled a long face, as if he owed him millions of yuan. The other people's faces were also very ugly. The principal's assistant did not care at all. He smiled and served the food.
Li Rui and Ling Shuyao sat opposite each other. They were relatively far away from the principal's assistant.
Ling Shuyao lowered her head and ate politely. Suddenly, she said in a low voice, "I think Mayor Li wants to kill Principal Chi."
Li Rui could not help but burst out laughing. He spat out a few grains of rice, which all landed on Ling Shuyao's plate.
Ling Shuyao raised her head and rolled her eyes at him. She lowered her head and continued to eat and drink. However, she did not scoop out the few grains of rice. It was unknown whether it was because she could not find them or because it was taboo.
Li Rui self-righteously thought that she did not treat him as an outsider. After all, their relationship was there. A few grains of rice in their mouths were nothing to each other. He was very happy in his heart. He thought to himself, If I don't return to Qingyang tonight, I'll be close to her. I haven't been with her for some time, so I still miss her.
After lunch, the principal's assistant brought Li Jing and the others back to the reception room. He asked them to rest for a while and then went out again.
Li Jing had never been treated so coldly. He was so angry that his face turned green. If it were not for the fact that his subordinates were present, he would have slammed the table and scolded them.
Jiang Songbei said angrily, "This is ridiculous. What kind of people does the provincial agricultural university think we are? Even if we looked down on the provincial agricultural university earlier, it is not good in the first place. It is ranked last among the universities in the province. How can we not look down on it? We took the initiative to repair the relationship, but we were humiliated by them again and again. Who would do that? Mayor Li, I think we should just go back home and stop playing with them. Anyway, the provincial party committee and the provincial government gave the provincial education department and the provincial agricultural university a task. It is the responsibility of the provincial agricultural university if it can't be completed. It has nothing to do with us. Why should we suffer this? "
Li Jing certainly wanted to leave, but as the leader of the team, she could not be so impulsive. She had to consider that it was easy to leave, but once they really did that, they would completely offend the provincial agricultural university. It would be difficult to repair the relationship in the future. In addition, it would show that the Qingyang government was stingy and wretched. If this spread out, they would be laughed at.
She said coldly, "Since we are here, we must complete the task before we can go back. Don't be impatient. I want to see what tricks they can play next. "
Jiang Songbei snorted twice and complained, "The provincial agricultural university wants to cooperate with us to build a school with such an attitude. Stop dreaming!"
Li Jing looked at him and then looked at Li Rui who was quiet and calm. She shook her head and did not say anything.
The provincial agricultural university seemed to have run out of tricks and could not play any new tricks. At 1: 30, Chi Guohua hurried over. This was also the first time he did not let everyone wait for a long time. Li Jing hurriedly led everyone to stand up and welcome him.
Chi Guohua asked everyone to take a seat. Then he smiled strangely and asked, "Mayor Li, how do you feel about visiting our school in the morning? Do you have any insights? "
Li Jing smiled and said, "The visit in the morning was very good. It was very meaningful. Not only did I feel the rich historical and cultural accumulation of the hundred-year-old agricultural university, but I also saw the various achievements created by your school in the process of development and progress in the new century. It really made people feel very emotional."
Chi Guohua nodded approvingly and asked with a smile, "Mayor Li, do you have any understanding of our school's motto?"
This question stunned Li Jing. She was not a student of the Agricultural University. She had only walked around the campus in the morning. How could she remember what the Agricultural University's motto was? She had not even heard the assistant principal mention it. However, she had to answer this question and could not say that she did not know. Otherwise, it would seem that she did not respect the other party. She could only force herself to say vaguely, "Uh … your school's motto is also very good. It is very realistic. It made me feel the devotion and expectations of the previous principals to the school. It also made me see the philosophy and ambition that your school has always insisted on in the process of development. It is very rare and admirable."
Her answer was like a universal answer that could be applied everywhere. Regardless of what Agricultural University's motto was, her answer would be able to match it. She even seized the chance to flatter the other party, which could be considered a very clever answer.
After Li Jing finished speaking, she also felt that her answer was extremely exquisite and flawless. She felt a little proud in her heart and couldn't help but reveal a smile at the corner of her mouth. This was also her first sincere smile since coming to the Provincial Agricultural University today.
Chi Guohua nodded and said, "Well said …"
After hearing this, Li Jing smiled complacently and breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. She thought that the other party's interrogation was finally over.
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