Li Xiuyuan and Su Ziying did some warm-up exercises on the playground of the town's middle school, then walked around twice before leaving the school and heading towards the town government, chatting as they went.
"Teacher Su, I heard from Principal Pi that you're on the list of teachers sent to Meilin Village Primary School to strengthen the teaching staff." Li Xiuyuan asked, pretending to be serious. He had arranged this for Pi Kai, but at this moment he still wanted to clear himself of suspicion.
Su Ziying reached up and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, smiling as she looked at Li Xiuyuan and asked, "What? Mayor Li, aren't you welcoming me?"
"Welcome, of course you're welcome. We'd love to have Teacher Su go to Meilin Village Primary School. If all volunteer teachers had Teacher Su's awareness, the children in our village primary schools would be so lucky," Li Xiuyuan said with a smile.
"I'm asking Mayor Li if you welcome him?" Su Ziying ignored Li Xiuyuan's high-sounding words and pressed further, clearly dissatisfied with his reason.
After spending the week with Li Xiuyuan, she discovered that he had a problem: often, even when it was something he wanted to do, he could always find a plausible excuse to justify it.
This is actually normal. She can understand Li Xiuyuan. It's a basic skill to survive in the system.
But when it comes to matters between the two of them, Li Xiuyuan would also use this approach, which she found somewhat unacceptable.
Li Xiuyuan smiled upon hearing this and said, "Of course I welcome that. Well then, since we have time this weekend, I'll take you to see the renovation of Meilin Village Primary School first. You can take a look at the dormitories and see if there's anything that needs improvement."
Su Ziying smiled more upon hearing this. Li Xiuyuan always spoke in such a way that it was impossible to find fault with him. He clearly meant to express welcome, but the last sentence added a touch of businesslike formality.
She was so smooth and slick that it was impossible to find fault with her, but she still felt Li Xiuyuan's welcoming attitude towards her visit to Meilin Village.
However, she felt that Li Xiuyuan was still very good at pretending, and one day she would make him stop pretending and express his attitude openly.
"Okay, then I'll go check it out beforehand. I'll benefit from Mayor Li's connections," Su Ziying said with a smile.
As the two talked, they arrived at the entrance of the town government building.
"Mayor Li, shall I go in with you, or wait for you at the gate?" Su Ziying stopped and looked at Li Xiuyuan with a smile. After dinner on Monday night, Li Xiuyuan took her back to school. When they were at the school gate, Li Xiuyuan asked her if she wanted him to take her inside.
It's very similar to today's scene.
Both were concerned about the impact. One was late at night, and the female teacher asked a man to escort her to the dormitory door. The other was early in the morning, and the young Mayor Li led a pretty girl into the town government building, got into a car, and drove away.
Both of these incidents will cause discussion among some people within the organization; they simply cannot be kept secret.
On Monday evening, Su Ziying chose to have Li Xiuyuan escort her to her dormitory. Today, Su Ziying also wanted to see what Li Xiuyuan would choose.
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