"That's definitely no problem," Director Xiao said with a smile. At their age, matchmaking is their greatest pleasure.
Finally, it was Secretary Song's turn to get the food. Seeing that Director Xiao was still about to talk to Su Yu, he pulled Su Yu forward, placing her in front of him. "Master Dou, get her first; she's our guest."
Upon hearing that she was a guest, Chef Dou immediately ladled out a large spoonful of cabbage and vermicelli for Su Yu. He chuckled and said, "Comrade, please try the cooking from our municipal party committee canteen."
Su Yu, holding a bowl of rice, said, "It looks delicious."
Secretary Song quickly brought over his own rice bowl, and Chef Dou ladled out a large spoonful for him. Holding the bowl, he pushed Su Yu, saying, "Comrade Su, come on, I'll take you to get some soup. You're not familiar with this place."
Zhu watched them leave and called out, "Hey, wait for me!"
Secretary Song immediately pulled Su Yu to get soup.
Su Yu nudged him, "Secretary Song, what's the rush? Let's wait for Zhu."
“No need to wait, she knows this place very well,” Secretary Song said while serving soup.
Someone came over to get soup and looked at Secretary Song, saying, "Comrade Dongzheng, who is this woman? Isn't she your girlfriend?"
Secretary Song's face immediately turned red.
Su Yu smiled and said, "Comrade, you guessed right, it's not his girlfriend. I'm here to work, and I'm in the same group as Secretary Song. He helped me find my way around."
"Oh dear, I made a mistake. Hello comrade, I'm from the Municipal Bureau of Parks and Forestry. Come and visit our office sometime."
After exchanging polite words, he picked up his rice bowl and left, then went to gossip with the people at his table. Su Yu could still faintly hear their conversation, "No... that's it, Comrade Dongzheng couldn't have found someone so quickly..."
Secretary Song: "..."
Zhu, having prepared the food, chased after them with the lunchbox in hand. "Secretary Song, I just told you to wait for me, why didn't you wait?"
"I didn't hear you." Secretary Song picked up her lunchbox and went to find a seat. She was never going to eat in the cafeteria again; there wasn't a single nice person she encountered.
The food in the cafeteria was pretty good, and the three of them ate heartily with their lunchboxes in hand.
Secretary Song kept her eyes on Zhu while eating.
Zhu took a couple of bites, but couldn't eat anymore. "What's wrong, Secretary Song?"
"Nothing much," Secretary Song said, continuing to squint at her.
Zhu: "..." I can't eat anymore.
Su Yu ate her meal, glancing at Secretary Song's face before smiling subtly. With that kind of shrewdness, if this were in the future… she'd really be single forever.
After finishing their meal, the three of them went to the tap to wash the dishes. Secretary Song's eyes were fixed on the lunchbox in Su Yu's hand, debating whether or not to help wash the dishes. If she did, would it be too proactive? Would she be looked down upon later? If she didn't, it seemed like there wouldn't be a future for them…
While he was still hesitating, Su Yu and Zhu had already finished washing the lunchboxes.
There's not much profit to be made these days; a quick rinse under the tap and it's clean in no time.
Zhu pulled Su Yu along and said to Secretary Song, "Secretary Song, you can take your time washing the dishes. I'll take Sister Su for a stroll around the municipal party committee compound first. Let her get familiar with the place."
Su Yu smiled and said, "Secretary Song, you can continue with your work. Zhu Xian and I are leaving now."
Secretary Song: "..."
Su Yu left with Zhu after finishing her sentence. She didn't want to have much contact with Secretary Song before she was certain about her relationship with him, so as not to cause any misunderstandings.
After leaving Secretary Song, Zhu said, "Sister Su, don't let Secretary Song's fierce demeanor today fool you. She's usually quite nice and approachable. I just don't know what's wrong with her today; she seems to be giving me the cold shoulder."
"Maybe it's because of work pressure," Su Yu casually made up.
Zhu said, "I'll take it. Secretary Song is a good comrade; it's impossible for him to dislike me."
After touring the municipal party committee building with Zhu, Su Yu memorized several important offices. She even chatted with the old man guarding the entrance. She quickly integrated herself into the municipal party committee.
Although she was seconded to the municipal party committee, she considered herself a member of the organization. Only by integrating herself into the community could things get done effectively.
When he returned to the office, Secretary Song was drinking tea, and Su Yu's teacup also contained cherry blossoms.
Su Yu asked, "Secretary Song, did you make this?"
"I just poured you a cup," Secretary Song said while drinking tea.
Su Yu smiled and said, "Thank you. You don't need to be so polite next time. I can pour the tea myself. How could I trouble Secretary Song?"
Secretary Song: "...That's all important. By the way, did Zhu take you for a walk just now? It's pointless for you and me to go with Zhu. She hasn't been here long, and she's not very bright and doesn't know enough. You're usually quite clever, so why did you choose to go out with Zhu?"
"Zhu Ting is very enthusiastic, and besides, it's more convenient to be with female comrades."
Secretary Song took a big gulp of tea.
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