"Come in, come in. You've come all this way. It's a bit much to bring so much stuff. You're too kind, young lady."
Su Ying smiled but didn't say anything. She knew perfectly well that if she didn't bring more things, she wouldn't be able to get in the door.
How could I possibly meet the standards of you two?
Fortunately, she was very wealthy, and the things in the basket were not much compared to her current assets.
In this era of scarcity, this is already a generous gift. It's not that I have any major problem that I need Director Li's help with; it's just that he arranges for me to go to the East Market, which is a trivial matter for him.
All she wanted to do in her life was stay by Gu Sinian's side; she didn't want to go anywhere else.
Nowhere felt safer or more at ease than being by Gu Sinian's side.
That man in my past life was just too foolish, so foolish it was heartbreaking.
The aroma of food wafted into Director Li's house as they were having dinner. But upon closer inspection, she saw only green vegetables and pickled vegetables on the table. The food was definitely not very good.
She was a timely help, and her trip to the countryside in Dongshi was almost guaranteed, since she had given a generous gift.
Director Li noticed that the visitor's expression wasn't good, but when he saw his wife carrying a large basket covered with a cloth, the smell of meat was impossible to mask, his expression immediately changed.
Su Ying's lips twitched. No wonder they were husband and wife; birds of a feather flock together, even their expressions of disdain were exactly the same.
She didn't care much about these things, after all, her purpose in coming today was to address the issue of going to the countryside.
As long as we help her solve this problem, nothing else matters to her.
Director Li assumed the other party had deliberately come over during mealtime to freeload, so his expression was naturally unpleasant.
These are sensitive times, and everyone is having a hard time, sometimes getting full and sometimes going hungry.
It's already a miracle that his family can still have enough to eat, so he usually doesn't give a friendly look to people who come to see him around mealtimes.
His attitude softened slightly when the old woman came in carrying a large basket.
It's fine as long as it's a gift.
It's fine as long as they're not just here to freeload.
"Whose daughter are you? Have you eaten? Would you like something to eat?"
Su Ying shook her head. She dared not eat this meal, otherwise Director Li would hold a grudge and refuse to help arrange for her to go to Dongshi. She would have no tears left to cry.
Everyone knows that Director Li of the educated youth office is a miserly tightwad; after eating this meal, she'll probably suffer from indigestion for days.
"No, no, I had already eaten when I came here. I'm sorry to disturb your lunch."
The middle-aged woman chuckled and looked at Su Ying with a smile, a completely different person from the one she had seen when she opened the door earlier.
It's kind of scary.
Director Li, with a stern face devoid of any smile, said sarcastically, "You know you're disturbing our mealtime, but don't you know you should come later?"
Su Ying stood silently to the side, her pitiful appearance irritating the middle-aged woman. She slammed a dunk on her, and Director Li, facing the sudden attack, looked a little bewildered.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Do you know how much the young lady's gift was? Such a big piece of pork, and a lot of eggs, brown sugar, and flour."
He was halfway through speaking when he suddenly realized something, so he quickly covered his mouth and whispered something in Director Li's ear in a voice that the two of them could hear.
"There's five hundred yuan wrapped in oil paper, quite a few tickets, and a bicycle ticket attached. Haven't you always wanted to buy a bicycle? But you've been waiting and waiting and the bicycle ticket just won't come."
"Now that someone is willing to send it to you, you treat this young girl with such an attitude. You're really wicked."
Hearing that the young girl had brought such a generous gift, Director Li felt a little uneasy. With such an important gift, the favor he was asked to do would definitely be difficult to handle.
After all, he was just the director of the educated youth office, with very little power. What did this young girl want him to do?
If I can't do it, my wife will still accept the gift. What should I do?
"Are you stupid? That young lady is so generous. Do you think it's something easy to solve when she comes to me for help?"
The middle-aged woman was relentless, showing no mercy to the other party, and grabbed Director Li's ear.
"You're the real idiot and moron. How much power do you, a director who arranges for educated youth to go to the countryside, really have? Stop trying to make yourself look good. We came to you just because of the issue of going to the countryside."
Su Ying had sharp ears, and upon hearing the words "going to the countryside," she immediately nodded in agreement, "To be honest, Director Li, I did come to see you today about the issue of going to the countryside."
The middle-aged woman had an "I knew it" look on her face, and she couldn't suppress the smile on her face.
Half of this gift has already been received; how far away is the other half?
Such a small matter as a visit to the countryside required so many gifts; this young woman is much more pleasing to the eye than when she first arrived.
Gone was his earlier rudeness; his face was all smiles, and the wrinkles on his skin were particularly noticeable.
"Where do you want to be assigned? As long as my husband has that privilege, I'll make sure he gets things done for you."
Director Li was displeased upon hearing this. He knew very well who was in front of him. As the person in charge of the "Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside" program, how could he not know the background of each person?
He grabbed his wife and started scolding her, "What do you know? This young lady's situation is very complicated, and it's not something a director like me can solve."
The middle-aged woman was furious. How could she let someone else take back a gift that had been delivered to her door? She was not happy about it.
It had been so long since they'd had any meat at home, and she'd finally met such a generous fool; she'd feel bad if she didn't accept the gift.
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