President Yu said, "It's okay. I came here today in Director Zhou's car."
Following his instructions, Qin Huai saw a jeep parked not far away. A group of children were circling around the jeep, and a man who looked like the driver kept stopping them from going forward.
This group of people was so imposing, they were obviously officials. The villagers' attention was focused on them. Qin Laoshuan had no choice but to interrupt the meeting and walked over to ask, "Qin Huai, what's wrong with you that they came to your door?"
Qin Huai said, "Uncle, I don't have any."
President Yu said hurriedly, "You are the captain of Qinjiazhuang, right? You misunderstood. We are looking for Teacher Qin to tell him the good news."
The captain was stunned and said, "Teacher Qin? Announce the good news? What kind of address is that?"
"Yes, you may not know this yet, but Comrade Qin Huai's two poems were published in the provincial newspaper, sparking a poetry craze in the province's cultural circles."
The word was so unfamiliar that the captain was stunned and asked, "What? You said Qin Huai wrote poetry?"
Qin Huai humbly interrupted: "Uncle, I just wrote it casually, I didn't expect it to be published."
Director Zhou said, "You write casually, but you don't know that many people have written their entire lives and still can't reach your level. Teacher Qin, you are truly worthy of being the man I fell in love with at first sight."
Qin Huai thought to himself, "Please explain yourself clearly. It's easy to misunderstand people if you don't explain yourself clearly."
President Yu said, "Teacher Qin, you may not know this yet, but after I got your poem, I originally planned to publish it in our Dawn Newspaper. But then I realized that our county newspaper only has influence within the county, and it would be a shame not to let more people read such a good poem. So I called an old classmate from the provincial newspaper, and he immediately approved the publication. If I hadn't been waiting for his news, I would have come to you a long time ago."
Director Zhou said: "Although Lao Yu is usually a little narrow-minded, he can be very generous when he encounters a good poem."
President Yu glared at him, but before he could argue, he said, "Teacher Qin, there are many enthusiastic readers who hope that the publishing house can hold a few reader meetings for you. They would like to discuss these two poems with you. Are you free?"
The villagers were shocked to see Qin Huai chatting enthusiastically with the high-ranking officials in the city, and to hear that Qin Huai could actually write poems and even published them in the newspaper.
But Qin Huai's loyal female students - the illiterate aunts and aunties in the village - all remained calm when they heard this and said, "Teacher Qin is so good that she can write even dry things, not to mention wet ones."
Qin Huai thanked them and finally felt at ease, but he said to President Yu: "President, maybe it won't work. Our village wants to send me to dig the river. Today is the mobilization meeting. I can't go to the city. I'm sorry."
President Yu immediately said, "This is simply nonsense. Who is the production team leader of Qinjiazhuang? Come out and talk to me." He completely forgot that he had asked this question just now.
When Qin Laoshuan came out, Director Zhou criticized him, saying, "You're the production team leader. Do you know how many leaders from the county and province want to see Comrade Qin Huai? Isn't it a waste of talent to let him go to the construction site?"
Qin Huai's anxious heart finally relaxed. Everything was stable and the family would not have to go hungry in the winter.
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