Secretary Song pedaled her bicycle home, feeling extremely unhappy.

He went to great lengths to avoid going to Su Yu to ask her about her relationship with that Captain Li.

And yet he's so amiable. I've never been amiable to him. He's incredibly cunning and scheming.

That Captain Li is something else, a grown man with absolutely no self-respect. He even tried to chat up a woman he'd only met once. When he was talking to Zhou, his eyes were always on the woman, as if everyone could see through his ulterior motives.

He could tell what Captain Li was thinking at a glance.

Only Comrade Su didn't notice, no, perhaps she did...

Secretary Song felt a sudden darkness engulf her as the car crashed into the wall beside her.

passerby: "..."

A kind-hearted person ran up to help lift the car, and an old man asked, "Comrade, are you alright?"

Secretary Song stood up, clutching her arm. "It's nothing."

"Oh, it's good that the car is alright. It would be a shame to damage such a nice car. Young comrades just don't know how to be careful. What if such a nice car got damaged? Be more careful next time, comrade."

"..."

When Secretary Song returned home, he was a complete mess. His father was sitting in a chair, polishing his old Browning rifle, a war trophy from years ago. Now a sinecure, he could only live on these memories.

Seeing his son return, he glanced at him and then looked surprised. "Dongzheng, you got into a fight?"

"I fell off my bicycle."

Mr. Song looked utterly disappointed. "I thought it was a fight. I never would have guessed my son had such guts."

Secretary Song sat down, his face full of exasperation, and began to roll up his sleeves to examine his arms. "Dad, I've always preferred to solve problems with my head. Force is a thing of the past."

"Nonsense! Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun—that's a saying of Chairman Mao. Force is always the most important thing!"

"Yes, Chairman Mao's wisdom is great."

"Stop arguing with me. I don't know how I gave birth to a son with such guts." Mr. Song said with a look of disgust. "Let me tell you, when you encounter trouble, don't be a coward, just go and do it."

Secretary Song twisted her head and blew on her arm. It hurt, it really hurt.

Serves you right for making such a stupid mistake!

Mr. Song continued, “We men must have guts. Your mother was captivated by my guts back then.”

Secretary Song said, "Wait until my mother comes back."

Song's father said angrily, "Don't you believe me? When the organization was introducing your mother and me, there was another cadre who also took a liking to your mother. He even had a higher position than me. At that time, I only had one thought: Damn it, this is my wife, no one is allowed to look at her! So I rushed up and challenged him to a duel."

Secretary Song felt a pang of guilt: "...Is it really worth it?"

"Why would you need to do that? It's not easy to find a wife. Especially not one you've found the right one." Mr. Song said with a look of relief. "If your father hadn't made that decisive move back then, you wouldn't be here today."

After he finished speaking, Song's father chuckled and said, "Your mother thought I had feelings for her because of this, so she agreed to marry me right away. We hadn't even dated before."

Secretary Song asked hesitantly, "Do you have feelings for her?"

Song's father rolled his eyes at him. "Nonsense, if it weren't for her, why would I work so hard? You still don't understand, when a man meets a woman he likes, no one else can even look at her. Anyone who dares to look, we'll..." He was startled by his son before he could finish speaking.

"Dongzheng, what's wrong? You're all sweaty and your face is so red."

Secretary Song took out a checkered handkerchief and wiped her forehead and cheeks. Then she picked up a glass of cold water from the coffee table and started drinking it.

Mr. Song was startled. "Dongzheng, Dong, what's wrong? Are you sick?"

Although she dislikes her son, she actually cherishes him very much.

"I'm fine." Secretary Song stood up calmly. "I'll go inside and read a book."

After that, he got up and went into the room.

Mr. Song frowned as he looked at the boy. He could still walk and seemed quite calm, so he probably wasn't sick. Otherwise, the brat would have started yelling by now.

In the room, Secretary Song threw herself violently onto the bed.

Actually, he realized it himself recently, but he hasn't dared to admit it.

That's right, he didn't want to admit it, and he didn't dare to admit it... he had actually taken a liking to that female comrade Su!

He patted his chest, on the verge of tears. Why couldn't he control himself? It was so strange; this thing was clearly inside his own body, so why couldn't he control it? He had to listen to Su.

I'm so embarrassed, so embarrassed... If Comrade Su finds out, he'll definitely be so jealous.

With her personality, she definitely will!

Moreover, he had signed some kind of agreement with her, meaning he would have to obey her in everything from now on. From then on, he would lose his freedom and his human rights, becoming a complete slave in the new society.

The scariest thing is that after he's suffered so much, Comrade Su might not even accept him...

Thinking about it, Secretary Song broke out in a cold sweat again, then curled up on the bed, hugging her pair of gloves.

...

On her second day at work, Su Yu reported her situation to Chairman Sun, saying that Secretaries Song and Zhou would be attending. As for the leadership, Secretary Song would try to persuade them, but it wasn't certain they could come, as they had their own plans.

Chairman Sun wore a smile. In fact, he had already contacted some leaders, including Director Gao, so it wouldn't matter if Su Yu couldn't help. However, he was very satisfied with Su Yu's efficiency and attitude.

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