As soon as Qiao Xinyi and the others returned home, Fu Bailu shook her head with a look of disapproval as soon as they closed the door.
"Zhou Yun is still a teacher. Listen to what she said. Is that the kind of consciousness a teacher should have?"
Fu Bailu said, "As an old lady from the countryside, I would never tell people that it is more important for a woman to marry the right person than anything else. Listen to what she just said. Can a teacher like her teach students seriously? She wouldn't tell female students in class that finding a good family to marry is the most important thing, right?"
Fu Bailu became more and more worried as she spoke. "Girls have fewer opportunities to receive education than boys. It's so hard for girls to sit in the classroom and receive education like boys, but they end up with a teacher like this who believes that the most important thing for a woman is to marry well. I'm really worried about her students."
With parents who think like this, it's no wonder that He Rou's mind is completely focused on finding a partner. She repeated a year but her grades didn't improve. She had high expectations but low skills, and she still wanted to follow in Zhang Li's footsteps and go to Beijing University together.
I never dreamed that it would be outrageous if I made a rough draft first.
"The He family's plan is indeed sound, but it may not be what we want." Qiao Xinyi said, "Aunt Bailu, think about it, normally, no matter how busy the parents are, how can they not take time out for a meal to see each other before such a big event as the engagement of two children?"
"Yes, being busy is just an excuse." Fu Bailu thought about it carefully and it was indeed the case. No matter how open-minded the city people were, they shouldn't allow the parents of both sides to not meet each other when the young people were about to get engaged.
"Zhang Li is quite good at talking. He can say the same thing in different ways." Qiao Xinyi smiled when she thought of this. She had seen Zhang Li's ability to play tricks before. "He Rou's engagement party might be a lot of fun."
But Qiao Xinyi didn't expect to see the second one.
The next morning, Qiao Xinyi arrived at the office on time. There was not much time left for the work group. Everyone would leave for Beijing next Friday, so everyone was on edge these days.
When Qiao Xinyi came, everyone in the office was talking together. Yun Xia waved at her as soon as she saw Qiao Xinyi.
“Translator Qiao, come and see!” Yun Xia addressed Qiao Xinyi as she pleased. In front of colleagues and leaders, she was Translator Qiao, and in private, she was Sister Xinyi.
Yun Xia slapped the newspaper in her hand onto Qiao Xinyi's desk and pointed at a spot.
"Secretary Zhang and Deputy Director Zheng jointly issued a statement to sever ties. They have severed ties with Zhang Li!" Yun Xia was shocked when she read this in the newspaper in the morning.
I have seen Secretary Zhang and Deputy Director Zheng these days, and there seems to be nothing unusual about them. I didn't expect that they had done such a big thing in secret.
"It seems that Secretary Zhang only has this one child?" the colleague over there asked Yun Xia.
“Yes.” Yun Xia nodded. It was surprising that 놙놋, an only child, cut off all ties with his family, especially at this time.
Qiao Xinyi thought about He Rou and Zhang Li's engagement invitation last night, and then looked at the severance notice in the newspaper, and she was not surprised.
She had heard Secretary Zhang say before that if Zhang Li insisted on being with He Rou, she and her husband would break off relations with their son. After all, they did not accept being relatives with a family like the He family, and they did not accept He Rou as their daughter-in-law.
Now it seems that this couple does what they say and does it cleanly and efficiently.
Don't let rumors get out of your head and do great things quietly.
Just as Zhang Li was arranging his engagement, Secretary Zhang and his wife immediately published an announcement in the newspaper that they had severed ties with Zhang Li.
I don't know what He Rou and the He family will look like when they read this newspaper today.
It's no surprise that the deputy team leader came in with a cup of water. Everyone was discussing Secretary Zhang's family affairs.
"Team leader Qian, you have a close relationship with Secretary Zhang's family. Can you tell us what's going on here?" A comrade walked over with a newspaper.
"How about I take you to Secretary Zhang's office now, and ask Secretary Zhang about this in person?" Team Leader Qian glanced at the crowd that had suddenly fallen silent, "Hurry up and get to work."
Yun Xia winked at Qiao Xinyi and smiled secretly. She was sure that Qiao Xinyi must know something, otherwise she would not be so calm.
"Yunxia, can I still buy this newspaper?" Qiao Xinyi asked.
"I don't think I can buy it. It's very rare for Secretary Zhang to publish an advertisement to sever ties with his own son. I bought the newspaper when I was passing by and heard others discussing it. At that time, there were already many people gathering around to buy the newspaper." Yun Xia generously gave the newspaper to Qiao Xinyi.
Because of the news in the newspaper, the working atmosphere of the entire unit was a bit weird today. Not to mention a person passing by the door, Qiao Xinyi felt that even if a dog passed by, it would be stared at by the people in the office.
It is said that everyone is well-informed. During lunch in the cafeteria, Qiao Xinyi heard people talking about the reason why Secretary Zhang severed his relationship with his son.
Also spreading was the news that Zhang Li had occupied an entire floor of the largest state-owned hotel on Saturday for his engagement banquet.
The industrial exhibition work groups are busy, but that doesn’t stop everyone from gossiping, especially the excitement at the leaders’ homes. Who doesn’t like to watch?
After a busy day, Qiao Xinyi did not miss any work and listened to a lot of gossip.
As soon as Qiao Xinyi got home from get off work, she was pulled aside by her enthusiastic sister-in-law to chat.
"Teacher Qiao, don't tell me you have to rush home to cook. Everyone in the family compound knows you, Teacher Qiao~"
The sister-in-law showed Qiao Xinyi the folded square newspaper in her hand. Secretary Zhang's statement was folded on the top.
"Teacher Qiao, you have been busy in the compound recently. You must be more informed than us. Do you know why Secretary Zhang cut off relations with his son? Will He Rou and Zhang Li's engagement party on Saturday be held? Secretary Zhang cut off relations with Zhang Li at this critical juncture. Does it have nothing to do with He Rou?"
Almost everyone in the compound has a copy of this newspaper. Normally, we can sell a week's worth of newspapers, but today all of them were sold out in one day.
"Teacher Qiao, it's a pity that you weren't at the family compound today. You didn't see the expressions on Teacher Zhou and He Rou's faces when they read the newspaper. They were so funny. It was clearly about the family of Teacher Zhou's future son-in-law, but she was even more confused than the rest of us."
"How would I know that? You don't know that the industrial exhibition is about to start. I'm so busy in the office every day that I don't have time to listen to this." Qiao Xinyi is not a fool. Of course, she would not tell everyone about the private affairs of her leader's family.
What's more, these sisters-in-law have a very ordinary relationship with her. Who knows what will be spread in the future if she says something?
Just as Qiao Xinyi was thinking about how to get away, Fu Qingshan came back and called her. Qiao Xinyi broke free from the hand that was still holding her and ran towards Fu Qingshan.
"Go, go, go, go home quickly."
Qiao Xinyi took Fu Qingshan's arm and dragged him all the way home. When they got home, they were sweating all over their foreheads.
"Did they ask you to talk about Secretary Zhang's family?" Fu Qingshan asked with a smile, then went to wring a towel for Qiao Xinyi, "Wipe the sweat off."
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