Chapter 1835: Good Girl Shen Qingya

Shen Qingya said with admiration, "You are too amazing. The deep-rooted problems in the countryside that couldn't be solved for so many years were easily resolved by you."

"Do you know? Your method is now being promoted nationwide, and this kind of atmosphere in the countryside has been greatly improved. I want to learn from you."

"Is that so?"

Zirui was a bit surprised; he really didn't know about this.

"Of course it's true. How could I lie to you? If you don't believe me, look, I have the information right here."

Shen Qingya found news articles one after another on her phone. What she said was true; it was indeed all like that.

The phone screen was relatively small, so when the two of them looked at the news, the distance between them unconsciously grew closer, which happened to be seen by the Minister and his wife as they came out of the kitchen.

The couple exchanged a look and revealed knowing smiles.

"What are you looking at so intently?"

"Alright, you two chat while you eat, let's take our seats now."

The Minister had a son who lived at school while attending middle school and could only come home on weekends.

Therefore, only four people were eating. The atmosphere at the table was very harmonious, and the Minister and his wife were always intentionally or unintentionally bringing Zirui and Shen Qingya together in conversation.

Zirui usually spoke very little; he spoke little even in front of acquaintances, let alone in front of strangers.

But it wasn't quite "friends at first sight" with Shen Qingya, yet he did talk a lot more. They had common interests and chatted very congenially.

During the meal, Shen Qingya took the initiative to add Zirui's contact information.

The next day.

Zirui went to work, but found Shen Qingya at the main entrance.

"Good morning, Zirui." Qingya greeted him with a beaming smile.

"Hello, Qingya. Are you here to see the Minister?"

Qingya smiled a bit smugly: "Forgot to tell you, I work here too. You don't know me, but I've always known you."

"You are a big shot in front of the Minister, while I'm a nobody. I've run into you several times, but you are always focused on walking and don't look at people."

"Oh, so that's how it is, hahaha." Zirui laughed embarrassedly.

Actually, this couldn't be blamed on him. The Ministry of Commerce was very large, and there were many staff members. Not to mention he hadn't been working long, even those who had worked for many years couldn't recognize everyone.

But Qingya was still being modest.

She was the niece of the Minister's wife, so she could hardly be considered a "nobody"!

Usually, Zirui quite disliked these "royal relatives." These people relied on connections to get in and always felt they were a cut above others.

They did little work, talked a lot of nonsense, were lazy and slippery, and yet thought highly of themselves.

They would constantly have "I am whose relative" on their lips.

Yet yesterday he had talked a lot with Shen Qingya, and this girl had no airs at all. Shen Qingya overturned Zirui's prejudice; she was different from those people.

Zirui asked: "Which department are you in?"

"Rural Research Department."

No wonder Shen Qingya asked him so much about his time as a Village Chief in the countryside yesterday; it turned out it was her area of expertise.

During work hours, it was obviously inappropriate for the two of them to talk at the main entrance. She asked Zirui to have lunch together, saying she had some difficult problems she wanted to consult him about.

So he agreed.

Noon.

The two sat together in the Cafeteria, chatting while eating. Shen Qingya even prepared a small notebook to write down the key points.

"Thank you, Zirui. You've been a huge help to me. To show my gratitude, I'll treat you to a movie tomorrow."

Zirui declined: "It was just a small matter of a few words, you don't need to take it to heart. As for the movie, let's skip it; I don't have time."

Shen Qingya: "It's mainly that I want to see it myself, but have no one to accompany me. Since you don't have time, forget it, I'll go watch it myself."

This movie was currently a hit. Actually, Zirui also wanted to see it, but he wasn't sure if he would have the time, as he worked overtime at least six days a week.

Coincidentally, he didn't have to work overtime the next day; the Minister let him leave at the regular time.

He walked out of the unit and happened to see Shen Qingya coming out too: "You're not working overtime?"

"Yeah, no need to work overtime today."

"Let's go, let's go watch the movie."

Zirui:...

He had no reason to refuse, so they went together.

Arriving at the cinema, Zirui felt a bit awkward. Other men and women together were basically couples, cuddling together while waiting for the show, all sweet and honeyed.

Him and Shen Qingya... watching a movie together, although there was nothing to it, it was still a bit awkward.

Fortunately, Shen Qingya didn't think there was anything to it. She not only bought the movie tickets but also bought cola and popcorn.

She handed the cola to him: "Here, I only bought one bucket of popcorn. You don't mind if we share it, do you?"

Zirui felt even more embarrassed.

He had just been struggling with whether it was awkward or not, and it turned out the movie tickets were bought by her, and even the cola and popcorn were bought by her, a girl.

"I should have been the one to buy them. How about I give you the money?"

"Pfft—"

Shen Qingya laughed and teased: "Sheng Zirui, do you think I'm an errand runner? It's just a cup of cola and half a bucket of popcorn, is it worth it? Don't be so stingy, it's beneath you."

"Hehe..."

"How about this, if you feel embarrassed, you can treat me to a meal, how about that?"

"Fine."

And so it was happily decided.

After the movie, the two went out for dinner. The place was chosen by Shen Qingya. She picked a snack stall, saying that this kind of place was delicious, tasted good, and was cheap.

Zirui hesitated a little.

What he hesitated about was not that the place was simple and crude, but that people from his workplace often came here, and it was very easy to run into acquaintances.

Speak of the devil; no sooner had they sat down than they ran into acquaintances.

They were former colleagues from the Market Department.

Several people smiled ambiguously and asked, "Secretary Zirui, who is this girl? Is she your girlfriend?"

"No, don't misunderstand."

"It's fine, seize the opportunity..."

"Exactly, exactly. No wonder you didn't accept the girls I introduced; so you already have a girlfriend. You've done a great job keeping it a secret!"

"Hey, aren't you from the Research Department..."

Before this person could finish, they were dragged away by the others in their group, who "kindly" said to Zirui, "We won't disturb your sweet world for two, ha, ha ha ha ha..."

Zirui glared at them: "Hurry up and leave, you lot."

The group left, and the waiter came over to take their order; before the food was even served, they ran into a second group of acquaintances.

This time, it was Shen Qingya's colleagues.

"Qingya, is this your boyfriend?"

"No, don't talk nonsense."

"Alright, alright, I won't talk nonsense, we all understand..."

"You understand everything? You are not allowed to talk nonsense." Shen Qingya chided.

"Rest assured, I promise not to talk nonsense... I say with a straight face."

"Alright, goodbye." Shen Qingya's colleagues left as well.

After these two groups of people, the atmosphere between the two became a bit awkward.

Qingya was very understanding, and she apologized to Zirui: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect it to be like this. It won't make your girlfriend misunderstand, will it?"

Zirui hesitated for a moment and replied: "It won't."

This topic did not end; instead, it drew out even more words from Shen Qingya.

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