When Jiang Ci finished get off work and left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao, they ran into Zheng Xiao on the way.
He had a sullen face, as if he had been waiting for Jiang Ci. As soon as he saw her, his anger flared up.
"Jiang Ci! You stole my house!" Zheng Xiao rushed up to Jiang Ci in three strides, angrily saying.
Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao were frightened by the seemingly fierce adult and retreated behind Jiang Ci.
Jiang Ci shielded the two little ones behind her and looked at him calmly, "I'm going to steal your house? Fine, then let's go talk to the minister."
Jiang Ci glanced around and spotted Liu Ke.
"Liu Ke!"
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
Jiang Ci said, "Could you watch the two children for me? I'll be right back."
Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao were handed over to Liu Ke.
Liu Ke and her two children looked at each other in bewilderment. She quickly pulled Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao to catch up with Jiang Ci.
Jiang Ci grabbed Zheng Xiao by the collar and headed towards the minister's office.
The people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were stunned by what they saw. Jiang Ci was carrying Zheng Xiao like a chick, and Zheng Xiao had no chance to fight back at all.
Zheng Xiao, a grown man, was no match for Jiang Ci's strength. Unable to break free from her grasp, he could only howl, "Jiang Ci! You bitch! You stole my house and dare to arrest me! Do you believe I'll kick you out of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!"
"You made me leave the Protocol Department and you made me lose my house! And now you dare to bully me!"
"You're dead, I'm telling you! When I get back, I'll make sure you're kicked out of Beijing!"
"Let me go! Jiang Ci! You fucking let me go!!"
Zheng Xiao's loud shouting finally made the bewildered Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff realize what had happened.
So Zheng Xiao took out his anger on Jiang Ci because he didn't get a house.
Jiang Ci was also tough; she grabbed the person and headed towards the minister.
Before long, Jiang Ci dragged Zheng Xiao to the minister.
The minister isn't busy right now. He's going on holiday tomorrow, and he's already finished all the work that needed to be done. He can leave work on time now.
Jiang Ci released Zheng Xiao as soon as they reached the door of the minister's office.
Zheng Xiao was furious and raised his hand to slap Jiang Ci.
"Stop!" A stern voice rang out, and Zheng Xiao's raised hand froze in mid-air.
The minister walked out of his office and looked at Zheng Xiao sternly, "You comrade, you openly assaulted a female comrade in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs! Have you forgotten all the discipline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?!"
"Minister, it wasn't me, I didn't! It was her, she was the one who said I was wrong first!" Zheng Xiao pointed at Jiang Ci and said angrily.
He started talking recklessly, and Jiang Ci didn't listen to what he was saying at all. She said to the minister, "I'm sorry, Minister, I'm disturbing your return from get off work. This Comrade Zheng stopped me on my way home from get off work and said that I had stolen his house."
"When we had the meeting, the logistics director also mentioned the housing allocation rules. Many people were unhappy that I was allocated a house, feeling that I, as a newcomer, shouldn't have been allocated one."
“The leaders value me and have given me this opportunity. I feel unworthy of it. I am only thinking about working hard in the future to live up to the leaders’ expectations and make my own insignificant contribution to the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Comrade Zheng said that I stole his house. I can’t resolve the dispute with him, so I can only come to you.”
Jiang Ci's words were all reasonable, and she didn't even glance at Zheng Xiao beside her, focusing solely on talking to the minister.
The minister remembers Zheng Xiao.
"Jiang Ci, go back now. I will give you an explanation for this matter."
"Okay, thank you for your help, Minister."
Jiang Ci nodded to the minister and turned to leave.
The minister gave Zheng Xiao a stern look. "You come in here."
Zheng Xiao pursed her lips and followed.
The minister said sternly to Zheng Xiao, "Zheng Xiao, your father sent you to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to broaden your knowledge, but look at what you've done now?"
Zheng Xiao was indignant. "Jiang Ci stole my house! I should be the one who gets a house this time. Why can Jiang Ci, a newcomer, get a house while I can't?"
"You still have the nerve to ask why?"
The minister slammed his fist on the table. "Have you completely forgotten all the good things you did last month?!"
"You instigated other comrades to frame Jiang Ci, almost causing a major diplomatic incident! If Jiang Ci hadn't been smart enough to realize something was wrong, do you know what the consequences would have been!"
Zheng Xiao pursed his lips and remained silent, muttering under his breath, "So what if the two countries of MY sat in the wrong seats? What consequences could there be?"
The minister understood what he meant, and he was furious. He said, "What consequences could there be?"
"What kind of country is M? And what kind of country is Y? We have to think through every word they say three or four times before we can utter it, and you just blurt out that it's no big deal that the two countries are sitting in the wrong places..."
"I really don't know how you've been doing in the Protocol Department. You don't even remember something this important!"
The minister looked at him sternly, "With your attitude, even if you fill out the housing allocation application three or four times, I will not let anyone allocate a house to you!"
Zheng Xiao shrank back, too ashamed to utter another word after being scolded by the minister.
Clearly, the minister had no intention of giving a lenient punishment.
Zheng Xiao's father does indeed wield some power, and the minister, out of gratitude, already showed him respect by arranging for Zheng Xiao to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It's bad enough that the people they brought in weren't very capable, but I never expected Zheng Xiao to be so stupid! He even dared to jump in front of Jiang Ci and say that Jiang Ci stole his house...
The minister is someone who prioritizes the greater good of the nation and would never allow someone like Zheng Xiao to ruin things.
The minister said he would give Jiangci an explanation, and soon that explanation came. On the last day before the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' holiday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs broadcast the announcement.
"Comrade Zheng Xiao from the Logistics Department has made a serious mistake and is hereby criticized and given a major demerit. It is hoped that all comrades can restrain themselves and return to propriety, and not follow Comrade Zheng Xiao's example."
The broadcast was repeated three times, and everyone working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs heard it.
Jiang Ci naturally heard it too.
She didn't say anything about it.
I have a dinner party to attend tonight, which will mark the official end of my work for the year.
After Jiang Ci finished the last bit of work and asked for the location, she first sent the children home. On the way, she bought food for Huang Zheyue, Zhou Yang, and Zhou Miao at the state-run restaurant.
Then Jiang Ci went directly to the banquet hall they were going to.
Jiang Ci was still wearing her Ministry of Foreign Affairs uniform. The banquet hall was heated, so she took off her coat, revealing a simple turtleneck sweater and black trousers. She glanced around and quickly found the location of the European Department, where she met with her colleagues.
"You've finally arrived! Come and try our red wine! I heard it was specially brought from the wine cellar of a nobleman in Country Y!"
Someone handed Jiang Ci a wine glass containing red wine.
Jiang Ci smiled and accepted it, "I can't hold my liquor, I wouldn't dare drink this much so late at night. I'm more interested in food than alcohol."
"That's right, I heard that the head chef this time is a state banquet chef from the municipal government!"
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