Chapter 251: Chatting and Flattering
He looked at Secretary Li and Director Li, who were standing there helping Xie Yun hold up the large white paper, and said jokingly, "You two look a lot like the two Lis."
Secretary Li: “…”
Li Dongshan: "..."
Xia Shijie praised Secretary Li: "Xiao Li, you are very broad-minded. As the top leader of the county, you gave Xiao Xie the opportunity to show his abilities."
Secretary Li said, "It's not that I gave her the opportunity. It's just that I don't have the eloquence of Xiao Xie. She can express the same words more vividly and concisely than I can. I would also like to show off my skills here, but I have some self-awareness."
Xia Shijie laughed heartily and said, "Xiao Xie's talk is indeed quite good. You are also quite good."
He then asked Li Dongshan, "Why did you carry her sedan chair?"
Li Dongshan said, "When you show kindness to others, you must have something in mind! You don't know that I'm counting on Xiao Xie to be the chief technical director of the car factory I'm building. I'm serving a truly talented person, and I'm doing it willingly."
Xia Shijie thought for a moment and said, "Let's leave tomorrow. Let's set off early, take a look around the county, stay the night, and then go to Majiagou the day after tomorrow. Our Xiao Yang finally managed to leave Liushutun and come to the provincial capital for a stroll, so we have to leave him half a day. I'll have my secretary show you around this afternoon; he's quite familiar with the area."
He asked Xie Yun, "Do you have any plans this afternoon? Even if you don't, let's go look around."
Xie Yun said, "I have plans. I'm going to visit a friend. I feel relieved that you have arranged for someone to accompany Secretary Yang."
"Do you have friends in the provincial capital?"
"Yes. When our brigade's barefoot veterinarian first took office, we didn't have a veterinary thermometer. I wrote to the provincial medical equipment factory for help, and they sent it to us without hesitation. What a profound revolutionary friendship! It was a tremendous help to us! We kept in touch afterwards."
At the fertilizer plant, Deputy Director Qian regularly helps us with children's education in Liushu Village. He saves money and donates it to us. Some time ago, when we were planning to build an exhibition hall for educated youth in the county, he donated some money to us again.
I've finally made it to the provincial capital, so shouldn't I go see them? I also brought them some local specialties, such as vegetables, fruits, and canned meat, for them to try. This is a small token of my appreciation from us poor and lower-middle peasants."
Xia Shijie suddenly realized that this girl had more than just these two friends in the province. Quite a few people had been sent down to Taoyuan Commune back then, and they all probably knew her and had a good relationship with her. If she really wanted to visit them all, she'd have to wait until after the New Year.
"But why didn't you think of bringing me some local specialties?"
Xie Yun said, "Isn't Secretary Yang here? You two are close comrades. Things like bringing local specialties should be left to Secretary Yang. Why would I bring them to you? I can't take away Secretary Yang's opportunity to express his affection for you."
Yang Jingxiu, who was named: "..."
Listen to me, thank you!
"I don't know anything. Yesterday morning, our team leader suddenly ran up to me and yelled, "Pack your things and go to the provincial capital with Binbin." As for what we were going to do, who we were going to meet, or where we were going, I had no idea! I followed her into the car, completely confused. I didn't even know I was coming to see you. Besides, I didn't have time. From the time I received the notice to the time I got in the car, it only took five minutes. I walked from my house to where she parked the car, and my crutches were almost emitting sparks. But if I had known in advance that I was coming to see you, I would have brought you two cabbages at least."
Xie Yun: “…”
Hey! Secretary Yang is quite talkative.
Xia Shijie: "...So our friendship is only worth two cabbages?"
Secretary Yang said: "A gift of goose feathers from a thousand miles away may be small, but the sentiment is great. Two pieces of cabbage are not too little."
Xia Shijie: "You are quite good. You have a lot of words to say. I haven't seen you for two years, and you are more lively than last time. Your words contain idioms, historical allusions, and exaggerated metaphors. Not bad, not bad. Xiao Xie is right. The cultural level of ordinary people has indeed improved."
Yang Jingxiu: “…”
Xie Yun said: "The most exciting thing is your comment, which is very accurate."
Everyone:"……"
You're not as good at flattering me!
Xia Shijie said to Yang Jingxiu, "When I go on an inspection trip, I'll come to your house and have another bowl of noodles."
Yang Jingxiu: "Of course. We have a lot of food here now. When you go back, you can not only eat it, I can also cook you a dish."
Xia Shijie: “…”
Wow, it’s so precise to the point of “one”, without even using the function word “several”.
He then asked Xie Yun, "You are going to visit a friend. Do you know the way? Do you need a guide?"
"No need, I have a map. Just look at the map and you'll find the place."
"Apart from these two, are there any other places you want to visit?"
"No. Time is limited, so I'll visit these two first. I'll visit the others next time I come. I have many friends."
Xia Shijie smiled and said, "I remember now. You do have quite a few friends."
After a two-second pause, he continued, "This is my last time going down for an inspection. I've received a transfer order and will be leaving soon. However, the person who will be in charge of the work next is still your old acquaintance, Secretary Wang Zhensheng. This time, we're going together for an inspection, which can be considered a good example of two First Secretaries of Eastern Province taking joint action. He's going to the suburbs for an inspection now. He'll be back tonight and will leave with us tomorrow."
Xie Yun asked him, "Where are you going to be transferred to?"
"I can't tell you this yet, but I can tell you that I won't be in charge of local affairs for the next period of time. I'll return to the army."
"Oh, well, if you need anything in weapons research, come to us. We have two incredible experts here, retired from National Tsing Hua University, who research radar and anti-missiles. Their identities are in good order, and they came here specifically to support our research work with the poor and lower-middle peasants."
"Who are they?"
"Zheng Shuhua and Zhao Yingjie."
Xia Shijie: “…”
Well... his education level is not very high. Apart from those very famous ones, he is not very familiar with the others.
Xie Yun said, "Let me tell you this. When these two wanted to return to China, they encountered many obstacles. Foreigners were reluctant to let them go. They were afraid that after their return, they would help the country's scientific research take off and surpass those foreigners. Foreigners would also give a thumbs up to their research papers. After returning to China, their work focused on teaching, and their research was a bit weak. Now that they are retired and don't have to teach, they have put all their energy into research and are making rapid progress.
These scientific geniuses, building on previous research, can gradually come up with new hypotheses and verify them. It's truly remarkable. I've benefited greatly from learning from them."
Xia Shijie sighed inwardly. He knew Xie Yun was being polite. Something must have gone wrong, saying the emphasis on teaching had led to a lack of research. He should have been vindicated by now.
He said, "I didn't know about this before. I thought you were focusing on people's livelihoods. Since you have experts in weapons, we should study how to make them play a role."
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