After her mother insisted on marrying her scumbag father, her maternal grandparents declared that they were severing ties with her mother and were now interfering in her affairs. This infuriated Xu Qingqing, who immediately told the head teacher to go back and tell him that no one could control her wishes.
It won't work now, and it won't work in the future.
Since then, I don't know if she listened to what I said, but the head teacher has become much more restrained. She doesn't keep such a close eye on me like before. When we meet, she just tells me not to be willful, but she always lets it go in one ear and out the other.
Seeing Secretary Ji, who now bears a striking resemblance to the former head of education, I feel a pang of nostalgia for the days when I battled wits with him.
When Party Secretary Ji saw that Xu Qingqing was distracted, all the good impression he had just had vanished. He opened his mouth to call her, but realized that he still didn't know what this woman's name was. He turned around and asked Secretary Lin, "Xiao Lin, what is this woman's name?"
Secretary Lin stopped coughing, took a breath, and said, "Comrade Xu Qingqing!"
Upon hearing the question he wanted to ask, Party Secretary Ji's expression turned serious. He addressed Xu Qingqing, saying, "Comrade Xu, please be serious. This is not a place for you to daydream. Please take this seriously!"
Xu Qingqing immediately snapped out of her daze and apologized earnestly: "I'm very sorry, Secretary Ji, it won't happen again next time."
Seeing Xu Qingqing's sincere attitude, Secretary Ji no longer had a stern face as before, and his expression softened: "That's more like it. Being lazy and sluggish is not appropriate."
After speaking, he turned around and returned to his chair, gesturing for Xu Qingqing to sit down. Once she was seated, he explained the purpose of his visit.
"I heard from Xiao Qin that you discovered that ancient tomb. You did a great job. You should have reported the problem to your superiors in time. If you hadn't discovered it in time, we wouldn't have known that the tomb had been robbed."
"Little Xu! You've done a great job!"
At this point, Party Secretary Ji became agitated, a stark contrast to his previous serious and composed demeanor.
Xu Qingqing nodded. Indeed, she had managed to conjure up a whole drama out of nothing. She was stunned. Her luck was truly unparalleled.
As Secretary Ji was speaking, he changed the subject again, thinking of what Qin Gong'an had reported about Xu Qingqing's request. He felt a toothache just thinking about it. A Red Star car—even he couldn't afford to ride in one. And this girl dared to ask for such an exorbitant amount. She was really shameless.
"Hehe, as for the request you mentioned, we really can't fulfill it. However, we heard that you like to eat cookies, so we will give you some tickets plus a bonus of two hundred yuan as your reward for this."
After saying that, he picked up the tea on the table, pretending not to see Xu Qingqing's thunderstruck expression.
Xu Qingqing was completely dumbfounded. Was her Red Star car just going to be gone like this?
No!
“Secretary Ji, I only have this one request. Is it not enough to grant it to me? I discovered the large tomb in the Sanli Production Team. If it is indeed the tomb of an emperor or general, I would not even consider this Red Star sedan insufficient.”
As Xu Qingqing spoke, she even felt that she was somewhat cheated. If it were a large tomb, there would be countless burial objects inside. If it were an imperial tomb, it would be even more incredible, with each item worth a fortune, equivalent to many luxury cars. They thought they could just give her a ticket for 200 yuan and leave her at that.
No way!
Xu Qingqing glared angrily at Secretary Xu, who coughed a few times. He knew the bonus was small, but there was nothing he could do about it; they were poor, after all.
“Xiao Xu, you have to understand that we’re doing construction now, and we need money everywhere. Where would we get money for you? I had to grit my teeth and keep these two hundred. You know how difficult it was for you.” Party Secretary Ji cried pitifully.
In short, it's because I don't have money.
Xu Qingqing rolled her eyes and refused to accept the bonus: "I don't care, if you do this, how am I supposed to cause trouble in the future!"
Party Secretary Ji wondered if he had misheard. How could he have heard "stirring up trouble"? What kind of trouble? Then, when he heard Xu Qingqing shamelessly boasting, he fell silent.
Xu Qingqing: "Do you know that it was all thanks to my luck that I was able to discover this? And the previous times the enemy agents were discovered and destroyed, wasn't it all thanks to my luck? If you keep doing this, then next time I won't be sure if I've discovered anything. Just consider it an accident."
Everyone has a temper.
Party Secretary Ji finally understood what Xu Qingqing meant. Well, so she was threatening him. This little girl was really going too far. He continued drinking his tea and ignored her. His attitude also indicated that it was impossible. The bonus was confirmed, and it was what it was. It couldn't be changed.
Instead, he seemed more interested in what Xu Qingqing had said about the enemy spies, and looked up at Secretary Lin: "Little Lin, why didn't you report what Little Xu said about the enemy spies back then? Why didn't you include Little Xu in your report?"
Secretary Ji's repeated questions prompted Secretary Lin to explain: "Enemy agents have been infiltrating for decades, and we still don't know where they've infiltrated. If we rashly say that it was Xiao Xu who discovered it, I'm worried that the other side will retaliate against Comrade Xu."
"Enemy agents have been infiltrating the steel plant for so long, all to bomb it and cause serious damage to our country. This plan was discovered because of Comrade Xu. Once they find out, they will definitely not let it go and will definitely capture Comrade Xu. Even Comrade Xu's family members will be in danger."
They knew very well what kind of people the enemy agents were—ruthless and vicious. They had been hiding for so long, and their opportunity was right in front of them, but Xu Qingqing kicked them back at the last minute, exposing their identities. How could they not be furious? If Xu Qingqing were exposed to the enemy, they would definitely retaliate against Xu Qingqing and even her family.
This was something Secretary Lin carefully considered before concealing from the higher authorities, as there was no way of knowing whether enemy agents had infiltrated the higher-ups.
Party Secretary Ji nodded, agreeing with the point. He then tried to change the subject, but when he met Xu Qingqing's resentful gaze, he said somewhat guiltily, "Xiao Xu, you see, this is also for your safety. If I reward you, it would be telling the enemy that you are the culprit. So, let's just let this go."
"Forget it! No way! I won't do it. I've made so many great contributions, it wouldn't be right if you didn't give me a red star."
Xu Qingqing crossed her arms and refused to listen to Secretary Xu's words.
Seeing that Xu Qingqing was determined to get what she wanted, Secretary Xu was very troubled. If he could get his hands on the Red Star car, he would have done so long ago. Why was he arguing with her here?
Xu Qingqing looked at Secretary Ji with a smile: "How about it? If Secretary Ji agrees to reward me with a Red Star car, I guarantee that if I encounter any enemies in the future, I will capture them immediately and hand them over to the police."
"Of course! It's not impossible for me to infiltrate the ranks. Last time, that unlucky guy mistook me for Nightingale. We can take advantage of the situation, eliminate the real Nightingale, and have me play the fake Nightingale."
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