Chapter 24: Cultural Person Director
Cheng Gu Feihan listened quietly to Su Xiaoli's soft explanation with clear eyes.
Suddenly, he felt a sense of home.
Come to think of it, I haven't been home for more than a year...
I don’t know how my parents are doing recently.
My father is a man with a bad temper. As he gets older, his temper has not become less severe, but has become even more violent.
Fortunately, my mother is here.
Although my mother is seven years younger than my father, in her eyes, my father is sometimes like a boy who has not grown up, always passionate and full of vigor.
During those ten years, my father's health was ruined by the evil people and things he encountered, and it was my gentle mother who stayed by his side.
Every night when they get home, they chat quietly for a while...
My mother's words seemed to have magic power. After listening to her, my father would always control his temper and look forward to the dawn again.
And he seemed to see in Su Xiaoli the reason why his father cherished his mother...
Gu Feihan was immersed in his own world.
Su Xiaoli walked towards him with a big bowl full of buns in her fair hands.
Gu Feihan's heartbeat suddenly became irregular for unknown reasons.
Fortunately, the moonlight had already set, and Su Xiaoli did not notice the change in Gu Feihan's expression.
"Remember to wash the dishes after eating. I'm going back to the house first."
"Well..." Gu Feihan was a little reluctant, "Xiao Li, good night."
Su Xiaoli burst out laughing: "Well, good night."
"What then..."
Su Xiaoli was stunned, "What?"
"Let's go to Zhejiang Province together."
Su Xiaoli smiled, "Isn't it troublesome?"
Gu Feihan actually hopes that the two of them can do everything together, so why would he find it troublesome?
But it was too late today. No matter how much he liked her, he would not pester her to chat so late.
"It's not a problem. Go back to sleep and stop writing. It's too much strain on your eyes."
The next morning, Su Xiaoli went straight to Aunt Shen's house in the staff compound with a stack of things she had written the night before.
Aunt Shen and her family had just finished breakfast and were quite confused when they saw Su Xiaoli.
"Xiao Li, come sit down and eat together."
Su Xiaoli declined Aunt Shen's kindness and stated her purpose directly.
"Ask me to join you?" Guo Hongxia was surprised.
"Yes, I just don't know if it's convenient for you." Su Xiaoli nodded and looked at Guo Hongxia.
Guo Hongxia was a little overwhelmed. No one, whether in her parents' home or in her husband's family, ever thought that she could show herself in public or be capable of doing such a thing.
She turned her head to look at her husband Zhang Dazhuang, who smiled innocently.
"I don't think it's a big deal. You'll be bored at home anyway, so why not go out with Xiaoli?"
Aunt Shen and her husband had no objection either.
This daughter-in-law is too shy, so it’s not a bad thing for her to make friends with the lively Su Xiaoli.
If they build up their courage, they will be able to be confident when meeting friends and family in the future, and that will make the couple look more presentable.
The whole family had no objection, so Guo Hongxia followed Su Xiaoli downstairs in a daze.
"Sister-in-law, let's go to the cultural center first."
Su Xiaoli took Guo Hongxia's hand and walked out of the family compound.
"Xiao Li, just call me Hongxia. Calling me sister-in-law... well, it seems too formal." Guo Hongxia said in a low voice.
Su Xiaoli was happy.
"Okay, then I will... call you Sister Hongxia. Calling you Sister is more intimate than calling you sister-in-law. What do you say?"
Guo Hongxia nodded shyly.
Where are these two going? Yes, the cultural center!
If she were to be alone, she wouldn't dare to even look at such a cultural place, let alone go to the cultural center, even if she was just passing by...
Su Xiaoli took Guo Hongxia and walked excitedly into the county cultural center.
The county cultural center was a deserted place with few visitors. She asked around and finally found the director.
The curator’s surname is Cheng, an old man in his 60s who can be considered the most educated person in the small county.
Perhaps because he received a classical education in literature, history, and literature since childhood, he has a kind of noble and aloofness that is unique to old intellectuals.
Guo Hongxia was worried about Su Xiaoli. This old man didn't look like someone who was easy to communicate with.
Su Xiaoli smiled and didn't seem flustered.
In my previous life, the people I came into contact with most often were patients with distressed faces and serious doctors.
All the doctors who can get into the tertiary hospitals started as a doctorate. Even if they don’t say a word, they can make people feel awe.
However, as you get to know them more, you will discover their profound insights and approachability hidden beneath their serious appearance.
People often mistake seriousness for their true nature, but in fact they just treat medicine itself with sincerity and rigor.
The old man with white hair and beard in front of him made Su Xiaoli feel a sense of familiarity.
She first politely expressed her high respect for Director Cheng, who has devoted his entire life to cultural work; she then talked about her own strong desire for cultural knowledge as a young person;
Finally, she seriously explained that she wanted to rent a projector and some films for a week, and also rent someone to show the movies in the evening.
Director Cheng was flattered by the flattery.
Su Xiaoli is a well-behaved child, and looks like a good child who loves to study, work, and be civilized and polite.
But after hearing Su Xiaoli's request, he was a little hesitant.
The cultural center has been established for nearly 30 years, and no "individual" has ever come to borrow these things.
His cultural center always cooperates with the arrangements made by the county's superiors.
The projector and films are only taken to the countryside once a year. The rest of the time they are kept in the archives. No one watches them anymore, and the films are almost buried in the ground.
Logically speaking, what Su Xiaoli did was a good thing, but the cultural center had not received any instructions from the higher authorities, and it also wanted to collect money. Does this count as a violation of cadre discipline?
Su Xiaoli looked at Director Cheng steadily, as if what was coming next was the key point:
"Grandpa Curator, the great leader once said that literary and artistic works are to serve the people.
You see, there isn’t even a movie theater in our county. If people want to enrich their spare time through formal means, they can’t find a place at all!
The vast majority of people have suffered from the lack of cultural life for a long time!
It is really like 'The Peach Blossom Land is nowhere to be found, and the hatred I feel is beyond measure'."
Well, you have to grasp the rhythm well, before you can praise something.
Director Cheng is obviously an old intellectual from that era, so he should at least give him some semi-literary and semi-vernacular keywords.
Su Xiaoli felt that the time was right and continued, "As the director of our county's cultural center, it's a great thing that you took the initiative to help the county.
Besides, the rent is not for you to keep, but to generate income for the cultural center! It will contribute to the county's literary and artistic work!
It benefits the county and the people!"
Su Xiaoli put one compliment after another on Director Cheng.
Director Cheng felt dizzy and his half-bald head almost couldn't bear it.
Guo Hongxia, who was standing by, was stunned.
How could a teenage girl deceive the most educated old man in the county?
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