Director Hou led An Moxue to a small room, glanced at his watch, and said, "I'll wait for you outside. Hurry up, you only have fifteen minutes. Get yourself ready and come with me to see the leader." With that, he closed the door.
An Moxue quickly removed her makeup in the room, then deliberately put on a natural makeup look, changed into a military uniform and leather shoes, braided her hair into two pigtails, put on a military cap, and went out with a backpack and a thick coat.
"Chief, all done. Thirteen minutes."
Director Hou hadn't seen her for several years. When he first saw her face, he was stunned for a moment, and then said repeatedly, "Good! Good! Good! You are so dashing and heroic. You are indeed worthy of being our National Security's ace. You are truly outstanding."
With a wave of his hand, he said, "Let's go see the leaders." An Moxue had never seen such a bold and generous attitude before, and she couldn't help but look at him with a sidelong glance.
Upon arrival, they did not go directly inside, but underwent another round of checks before entering the room and meeting the leader's secretary.
He clearly knew An Moxue, and said, "Director Hou, Comrade An, please wait a moment and have some tea."
The secretary brought tea, went into the office briefly, and came out saying to the two men, "Don't worry, the boss will see you in about ten minutes."
An Moxue wasn't nervous during the ten-minute wait, but seeing the secretary bringing tea and coming into the office to report, she inexplicably became reserved and didn't drink the tea.
Director Hou knew that An Moxue was knowledgeable about tea, so he whispered, "Take a sip. This is a specially supplied tea; you can't get it anywhere else."
An Moxue glanced at Director Hou, then at the tea in front of her, picked it up, and took a small sip.
Director Hou asked, "How is it?"
"Rich, mellow, and with a sweet aftertaste, this is a fine tea." She said, taking another sip.
"That's right, otherwise it would be a waste of Secretary Wang's tea. His tea is absolutely superb." Director Hou said, glancing at Secretary Wang.
When Secretary Wang heard this, he acted as if he were hearing praise for someone else, showing neither joy nor sorrow.
An Moxue secretly admired him. No wonder he was in front of such a high-ranking leader; he was neither elated by gain nor saddened by loss. She still had a lot to learn!
"You can tell it was brewed by someone who knows tea just by tasting it. This is my first time drinking this specially supplied tea! It's just different." Actually, she had drunk it before, but we can't say that, can we?
Secretary Wang still maintained a gentle and harmless demeanor, but when An Moxue finished drinking the tea and offered her critique, he knew that she was not only knowledgeable about tea but also discerning in its quality.
Director Hou joked, "Drink more, or you'll lose out, won't you?"
An Moxue said with a smile, "Director, you should drink more! Black tea is good for your stomach, it suits you."
Stop talking so much.
There's so much talk going on outside the big boss's office!
Little did she know that in recent years, An Moxue had frequently boosted his reputation in front of his superiors. Now that she had even reached the front of a high-ranking leader, he was quite excited and, in his excitement, started talking a bit too much.
But there's nothing he can do about it; that's his only problem.
He was disliked by An Moxue, but he didn't realize it. He even thought that An Moxue cared about him, which made him feel better. What does this mean?
This shows that he is loved and respected by his subordinates!
"Okay, I'll listen to our Comrade Xiao An. I'll drink black tea often when I get back."
An Moxue perfectly embodied the quiet and virtuous nature of An Jingzhen, saying little and only replying with a single "Mm".
Director Hou was probably genuinely happy today; he seemed to have completely forgotten his usual shrewdness and was still asking, "How was the mission? Were you injured? How were you during the days you were missing?"
"Reporting to the director, I'm not injured, I'm fine."
"Okay, that's good. You'll have to be more careful next time, so this doesn't happen again. It's quite worrying." Director Hou's words were sincere. What leader wouldn't like and cherish a good subordinate?
He seemed to have thought of something and said, "You should write a will, clearly stating what will happen after you die in an accident. Of course, I'm not cursing you, this incident is an example. I'm really afraid of arguing with those thugs from the Lion Regiment."
An Moxue heard about their argument because of her after she returned from her disappearance. She was both touched and amused, as she had never thought about it before.
Before she could say anything, Secretary Wang couldn't stand it any longer. He glanced at his watch and said, "Director Hou, Comrade An, it's time. Please get ready."
After the chat ended, Director Hou finished the rest of the tea in his cup, stood up, and straightened his clothes.
Then he looked at An Moxue and saw that she was also standing straight and tidying up. He said, "Don't be nervous. Just answer whatever they ask. Just answer truthfully."
Someone came out of the room, saw Director Hou, and clearly recognized him, saying, "Old Hou, you've come to see the leader too."
Director Hou said, "Yes, I have something to report to the leadership."
After that person left, Secretary Wang pushed open the office door and said, "Director Hou, Comrade An, please come in. I need to go and invite a few senior executives."
Then he said to the people in the room, "Sir, Director Hou has brought Comrade An in."
A deep voice came from inside the room: "Let them in!"
"yes."
After answering, Secretary Wang left the room.
When An Moxue entered, she saw an elderly man hunched over a table, writing something very quickly.
The old man didn't look up and said, "Wait a moment, I'll finish approving this document. Please have a seat."
After An Moxue entered, she inexplicably became a little reserved, not daring to move rashly for fear of disturbing the old man.
Two minutes later, he closed the document in front of him, looked up, and immediately saw An Moxue.
An Moxue stood up the instant he looked up, her posture straight and upright.
He stood up, walked up to An Moxue with a smile, and praised, "She's quite the beauty, truly a woman who doesn't yield to men! She has the same spirit as her father!"
An Moxue gave a military salute, and the old man said, "Don't be shy, sit down."
An Moxue asked in surprise, "You know my father?"
"Of course, I not only know about her, I've also met her! I've met your mother too."
"Ah!" Her mouth opened slightly and her eyes widened.
An Moxue was genuinely surprised.
The high-ranking leader asked with a smile, "What, don't you believe me, or didn't you think of that?"
An Moxue answered truthfully: "I didn't expect that my parents had never mentioned it."
“They are all outstanding people. You resemble two of them, but you are just as outstanding as them. Comrade Xiao An, thank you.”
An Moxue gave another military salute and answered firmly, "I will follow the will of my ancestors and do what I should do."
“Very well, family traditions are nothing more than this.” A loud voice came from the doorway, and several people looked over at the same time.
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