Wei Ke's expression was somewhat conflicted, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "Mayor Li, do you have time tonight? I'd like to invite you to dinner."
"I have plans for tonight, sorry," Li Xiuyuan said, shaking his head.
"What about tomorrow?" Wei Ke continued to ask through gritted teeth, her face flushed red. Clearly, this was the first time she had ever persisted in pestering someone after being rejected.
When Wei Ke came in, Li Xiuyuan could tell that she had something on her mind. However, before, Li Xiuyuan didn't want to get involved or even ask. But when Wei Ke continued to invite him, Li Xiuyuan knew that he couldn't avoid it anymore.
So he slowly said, "Teacher Wei, I already have plans for this weekend and can't find the time. If you have anything to say, just say so."
Upon hearing this, Wei Ke hesitated, as what she was about to say was difficult to bring up, but finally gritted her teeth and said, "Li Zhen, my paperwork to return to the city is stuck in the county. I don't know anyone there. I've been there several times, but the county refuses to release me, holding onto my file... I..."
Wei Ke knew that his desire to return to the provincial capital was tantamount to desertion, and not something honorable. Asking Li Xiuyuan for help was even more inappropriate.
No one has an obligation to help her.
But she had no choice. Her family had some connections, but not many. They had smoothed things over in the provincial capital. She thought that all she had to do was give a heads-up to the county. The province had agreed, so how could the lower levels refuse to release her?
But that's exactly where things got stuck. In Huangyuan County, her family couldn't do anything about it. She had even considered methods like inviting people to dinner and giving gifts.
But there are tricks to inviting people to dinner and giving gifts, and she had absolutely no idea how to do that.
This doesn't mean that just because you've got someone in your grasp, you can invite them to dinner. Do they even know who you are? Why should they give you that kind of face?
Or is it that they simply can't afford this meal?
So, she wanted to invite people to dinner and give them gifts, but she had no connections. After returning to the village, she went to Zhou Jianzhong, but he didn't care about the matter. She had no other choice but to go to Li Xiuyuan.
One reason was that Li Xiuyuan was her peer, and the other was the words he had said when he was having an extra meal in Meilin Village that had deeply moved her. She felt that Li Xiuyuan was a good person and might be able to help her.
Listening to Wei Ke's words, Li Xiuyuan sighed inwardly. To be honest, he really didn't want to get involved in this matter, not because it was particularly troublesome, but because he couldn't let Wei Ke start it.
There are quite a few volunteer teachers coming down this time. Wei Ke is leaving today, but what about the others tomorrow? Does that mean we can't stop anyone who wants to leave?
Should we all just let them leave?
Isn't this rule broken?
Of course, rules are meant to be broken, and Li Xiuyuan has the ability to break them. The key point is that he and Wei Ke are not related, so why should he help Wei Ke?
At the last dinner party, praising Wei Ke served two purposes: firstly, it was to build my own image and make myself appear righteous; secondly, all I had to do was say a few nice words without having to do anything in return.
But helping someone with a favor is different; it requires you to give them a favor in return.
This kind of thing is not something that can be done casually, so Li Xiuyuan didn't want to help. Even if a volunteer teacher from another village came to him, he wouldn't get involved in this mess, even if there was a middleman.
But Wei Ke chose a good place in the first place, Meilin Village. If Wei Ke doesn't leave, how can Su Ziying come over?
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