Putting aside his second sister's affairs, Zhou wanted to start preparing for the provincial competition. It was already the end of the month, and he still didn't know the date of the competition. Why didn't anyone come to notify him?

On Sunday, Zhou Xiang pushed his bicycle to go to Ling's house. Just as he arrived at the gate of his yard, he saw a jeep slowly driving towards him.

He turned around, pushed the bike back into the yard, and kicked the kickstand off.

Went out the door and looked at Liu Xuewen getting out of the car. "What brings you here, Director Liu? You really bring honor to my humble abode!"

Tian Li, who got off the car later, said angrily, "You're so talkative!"

"Oh! Sister Tian is here? What a rare guest! Come on, come in and sit down!"

"My dear classmate, your unusual hospitality attitude is unacceptable!"

A male voice came from the car, and then the passenger door opened and a man about fifty years old walked out.

Looks familiar! By the way, the leader of the Municipal Education Bureau at the award ceremony is called Jiang Zongda, and I think he is the head of the general education section.

Zhou Xiang immediately put on a serious face and said, "I'm sorry for not welcoming you, my distinguished guest! Please come in, Chief Jiang!"

The three of them shook their heads and laughed. This girl was too weird.

Following Zhou Xiang into the Zhou family courtyard, I saw that the courtyard was neat and clean. Cement slabs were crisscrossed on the dirt ground, like the shape of a Chinese character "艹", and vegetables were planted on the dirt ground.

Opposite the gate is a peach tree with a few pink peaches hanging high on the branches.

Huh? No, Tian Li stepped back, retreated to the gate, and looked to her left.

His eyes widened with curiosity. "This looks like a watermelon vine, right?"

Zhou Xiang nodded, "Yes."

"Why did you make it crawl up? Eh? What's that straw bag for?"

Looking at Tian Li who had already gone to check on her own, Zhou Xiang felt that there was no need to answer.

"watermelon!"

Jiang Zongta and Liu Xuewen were also attracted there. Zhou wanted to go into the house and ask his second sister to boil water and make tea.

"Use that good tea from dad, the leader is here."

"Oh! All right, you go and keep the guests company, and I'll bring it over when it's ready."

"Okay, brew it and I'll serve it. You stay in the room. Those who are here are from the County and Municipal Education Bureaus."

Zhou Yu nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I'll stay in the pot room."

Zhou Xiang came out of the kitchen and saw that the three people had finished eating watermelon, so he said, "Come in and sit down!"

Lead the person into the main room and pull out the stools.

The three of them sat down in turn. Jiang Zongta sat on the left side, Liu Xuewen sat at the bottom with his back to the door, and Tian Li pulled Zhou Xiang to sit on the right side.

Jiang Zongda was very interested in the watermelon being put on the shelves. "What do you think?"

"It's a small place, so I just let my imagination run wild!"

All the greenhouses in the future know what I am thinking!

“Good idea!”

"Just ask Principal Li to notify us of the competition time. Why would we bother you?"

Jiang Zongta looked at Liu Xuewen, and Liu Xuewen looked at Tian Li.

"Ahem, little sister, take me out to visit the yard."

Tian Li pulled Zhou Xiang out of the house and walked under the peach tree.

"Little sister, I'm sorry, I only ate one of the apples you gave me, and your brother-in-law gave it away."

"Sent Jiang Zongda?"

Tian Li nodded hesitantly.

"I understand! My brother-in-law doesn't have any backing, so many of his dreams can't be realized. But is Apple causing trouble?"

Tian Li lowered her head. "Yes, Jiang Zongda said that apples have some benefits to the body, but he didn't say anything specific. He just wanted to find out where the apples came from."

"So my brother-in-law sold me out?"

Tian Li looked up suddenly. "No, he didn't want to do that either. Jiang Zongda threatened him with his position. If he didn't explain where he came from, he would be fired from his position as Director of General Education."

Zhou Xiang thought about the Municipal Party Committee's enthusiasm for space fruits, and the Municipal Education Bureau also received a batch.

Although space fruit is good for the body, it does not have any extraordinary effects and cannot be used to achieve ulterior motives.

That is, Jiang Zongta has an ulterior motive. He is either using the fruit to make money, or to win over people's hearts, or to win over his superiors, like his brother-in-law.

"Sister Tian, ​​I just bought those apples in the city. I don't know where the fruit seller is from."

"I said that too, but Jiang Zongda didn't believe it!"

"Come in! I'll talk to him."

Tian Li turned and entered the main hall. Zhou Xiang went into the kitchen to serve tea. "Second sister, please clean up this room. Teacher Sun will be here soon and will have the class first."

Zhou Yu nodded.

Zhou wanted to take away the teapot and teacups, but it was a pity to waste his father's good tea.

After pouring a cup of tea for everyone, Zhou Xiang put down the teapot and took a sip. Hmm! It was quite bitter. I don't know why others like it?

"Section Chief Jiang, Sister Tian told me that I bought apples from a street vendor in the city. The vendor boasted that the apples were newly developed and called them organic fruits.

I also asked him what organic fruit is, and he said it is fruit that is good for the body.

I don't understand all this. I just thought about the grudge between Sister Tian and Director Liu, so I bought some for Sister Tian. As long as it's useful, it's fine. If not, it's still fruit, so there's definitely no harm in it.

I bought a cloth bag and gave it to Sister Tian. After all, Sister Tian took care of me a lot. If Sister Tian hadn’t mentioned it today, I wouldn’t have even remembered it.”

Upon hearing this, Liu Xuewen felt very guilty. Zhou Xiang was only thinking about him and his wife, but he had caused trouble for her.

Tian Li's eyes turned red, she felt guilty towards her younger sister!

There was a flash of disbelief in Jiang Zongta's eyes, but seeing the seriousness and confusion on Zhou Xiang's face, he couldn't help but believe that what Zhou Xiang said was true.

So Jiang Zongta started to talk about all sorts of things, implying that Liu Xuewen was too radical in handling the Ma Shasha incident last time, and that it left a bad impact.

Zhou Xiang pretended not to understand and just drank tea and laughed dryly.

Hearing some movement in the yard, Zhou wondered if it was Teacher Sun who had arrived. "Please take a seat first. I'll go and greet the guests."

After Zhou Xiang finished speaking, he walked out.

Jiang Zongta looked unhappy, but Liu Xuewen pretended not to notice. Wasn't it possible that the host was not allowed to entertain other guests?

After ushering Sun Qing into the pot room, Zhou Xiang said, "Teacher Sun, we have guests today. Please study here first. After the guests leave, go back to the north room."

Sun Qing nodded, and felt relieved when she saw that Zhou Xiang did not show any dissatisfaction with her.

Zhou Xiang went back into the south room and saw his eldest brother preparing his painting supplies. He whispered in his ear, "Brother, if anyone in the main room dares to ask for peaches, you'll have to act like a child and act like a spoiled brat. Don't let them have any of the peaches, or they'll take them all."

Zhou Niao nodded. Zhou Xiang didn't want to take advantage of his elder brother's naivety, but Jiang Zongta was obviously not a good person. He didn't trust him very much and even used the Ma Shasha incident to imply a threat to him.

What if he wants to taste the peach, should I give it to him or not?

Among the fruits sold for the first time, there were apples and peaches. Once you taste the peaches at home, you will know that they are from the same place as those sold that time.