Li Xiuyuan looked at Wei Ke, whose face was flushed red. It was as if she had used up all her strength to speak just now, and she was now on her last breath. If Li Xiuyuan refused, she would be too ashamed to stay any longer.
Li Xiuyuan sighed inwardly. There was nothing he could do. He hadn't wanted to get involved in this matter, but if he didn't, Wei Ke, in her current state, would have no chance of accomplishing it. Since Wei Ke couldn't leave, he naturally couldn't let Su Ziying come over.
To be honest, if Wei Ke hadn't been teaching in Meilin Village, or if Wei Ke had brought up this matter a couple of days earlier, Li Xiuyuan wouldn't have cared.
But luck can be so strange sometimes. Li Xiuyuan made up his mind and made his choice last night, and Wei Ke brought it up today.
Thinking of this, Li Xiuyuan smiled to himself. Luck is sometimes that important. However, Li Xiuyuan was not going to agree immediately. Instead, he slowly said, "Teacher Wei, this matter is not easy to handle."
If Wei Ke had ever worked within the system, she would understand what Li Xiuyuan meant by that: it wasn't that he wouldn't do it, but that it was possible to do it.
Wei Ke's face had already turned bright red when she made the request, but when she heard Li Xiuyuan's words, she thought that Li Xiuyuan was politely refusing her, and her face immediately turned pale.
"I'm sorry, Mayor Li, I understand. It was my request that was too much..." Wei Ke said, turning to leave.
Li Xiuyuan's face darkened, and he waved his hand repeatedly, pointing to the chair next to him, indicating that Wei Ke should sit down first.
Wei Ke nodded and sat down, but her face betrayed her disappointment.
Li Xiuyuan poured Wei Ke a cup of tea before speaking, "Teacher Wei, it's like this, your matter is indeed difficult to handle. There are quite a few teachers in your batch who came to the county to teach, and I believe that many of them can't stand the rural environment and want to go back. Many people are watching."
The county education bureau is unwilling to process your application, not just because of you, but also because they're afraid others will object…
The more Li Xiuyuan spoke, the uglier Wei Ke's expression became, and the more she realized how difficult the matter was.
Seeing Wei Ke's attitude, Li Xiuyuan didn't bother beating around the bush anymore and simply said with a sigh, "Alright, Teacher Wei, I know you've put a lot of effort into this matter. How about this, I'm friends with Director Zhou of the County Education Bureau, and we've arranged to have dinner together tonight. I'll put in a good word for you then, what do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Ke felt a surge of joy and quickly stood up, looking at Li Xiuyuan with excitement: "Mayor Li, really? Thank you so much, I...I...I don't know how to thank you enough."
"You're welcome. I'll try my best to put in a good word for you and see if I can smooth things over," Li Xiuyuan said.
"Okay, thank you, Mayor Li. Thank you so much." Wei Ke thanked him repeatedly, then remembered something, took out a bulging envelope from his pocket, and handed it to Li Xiuyuan: "Mayor Li, I don't know anything about meals, smoothing things over, or giving gifts. I'll leave this to you. If it's not enough, I'll give you more. I'll also send you a separate gift later."
Wei Ke's family runs a small business in the provincial capital. They are not extremely wealthy, but compared to ordinary families, they are still quite well-off.
Looking at the thick envelope in front of him, Li Xiuyuan smiled and shook his head. In fact, there are different risks involved in accepting money within the system. Some cases are riskier than others. The riskier ones, like Wang Yonghua's project, are the easiest to be targeted.
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