Chapter 442

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"I heard from Mr. Niu that you scored 681 on the college entrance exam. Is that true?"

Compared to Wang Xiaohua's outward appearance, Xiao Xueqing cared more about his college entrance exam score.

Whether Wang Xiaohua was ugly or handsome had not the slightest influence on her.

But if Wang Xiaohua really scored 681, that would have a huge influence on her.

A small county town producing such a student — that is absolutely sensational big news.

The work the county has to do afterward will be plenty!

She came in advance to communicate with Wang Xiaohua, so as to make full preparation for the work afterward.

"Just checked. It's true."

Wang Xiaohua answered truthfully, then added:

"This is thanks to the school and teachers' cultivation. Before high school, my grades weren't actually that good. Only after going to No. 1 High School did my grades begin to undergo a qualitative change. My homeroom teacher and subject teachers all put a lot of thought into me."

Wang Xiaohua did not forget to mention his school and teachers.

There was both humble courtesy and genuine feeling in this.

It was indeed only after entering high school that his grades started improving. Although his own effort was the most important reason, he truly could not do without the school's cultivation.

Without the good environment provided by the school, without the Special Elite Class teachers' dedicated teaching, he really couldn't have achieved such good grades.

Xiao Xueqing smiled and said:

"I've long heard that County No. 1 High School is known for strict teaching. For No. 1 High School to cultivate a student like you is truly the glory of our entire county town!"

Just then, Lin Xiaofang, who had gone out to buy gifts, returned.

Seeing Xiao Xueqing arrive empty-handed, exactly as Niu Chunsheng had predicted, Lin Xiaofang couldn't help but marvel inwardly — her husband's guess was spot on!

This subtle handling of human relations — if it were her, she definitely couldn't have handled it.

Not just her — if most people in this world were swapped in, they definitely couldn't have handled it as well as Niu Chunsheng.

So it is said, Niu Chunsheng's success has its reason.

"County Magistrate Xiao, this is my wife Lin Xiaofang!"

Niu Chunsheng hurriedly introduced his wife to Xiao Xueqing.

"Hello, Ms. Lin!"

"Hello, County Magistrate Xiao!"

After Xiao Xueqing and Lin Xiaofang exchanged polite greetings, Niu Chunsheng gave Lin Xiaofang a look, and Lin Xiaofang immediately understood.

She hurriedly handed the newly bought Apple phone and Apple tablet to Wang Xiaohua, saying:

"Xiaohua, County Magistrate Xiao, upon learning your family situation, was very concerned. This is a gift she specially had me go buy for you!"

Lin Xiaofang said this with a smile.

Xiao Xueqing just listened from the side.

Although this matter had not gone through her prior agreement at all, and she had zero psychological preparation.

But anyone with even a bit of EQ would definitely not step out to deny anything.

After all, this is someone else taking the initiative to be generous, to build her good reputation. If she exposed it, that would be unjustifiable.

Xiao Xueqing moves in officialdom; her EQ is higher than ordinary people's.

So she immediately chimed in:

"Xiaohua, just accept it. I came in a rush and didn't prepare anything, but I knew you'll definitely need a phone and computer for university!"

Although Wang Xiaohua knew in his heart this was definitely Niu Chunsheng having Lin Xiaofang do this, and Xiao Xueqing likely didn't know about the gift-giving beforehand, since Xiao Xueqing had said this, he naturally couldn't refuse.

If he refused, that would truly be not giving them face.

"Thank you, County Magistrate Xiao. Thank you, Aunt Xiaofang."

Wang Xiaohua accepted the gifts, then said politely:

"I will definitely study twice as hard in the future, and strive to contribute to my hometown!"

"This child, so sensible!" Xiao Xueqing laughed heartily. Just then, the waiter brought the dishes. Xiao Xueqing hurriedly said to everyone: "Sit, everyone sit down and eat!"

Only then did everyone sit down one after another.

At this moment, Niu Chunsheng passed the menu to Xiao Xueqing:

"County Magistrate Xiao, there's still one last dish not ordered. Why don't you take a look at what to order?"

Xiao Xueqing smiled politely:

"Anything's fine. Still, you order, Mr. Niu."

Niu Chunsheng said busily: "No no no, you order. In this private room, this finale hard dish — only you have the qualification to order it."

Xiao Xueqing laughed heartily, glanced at the dishes already ordered — quite a few had been ordered, but there was no fish — so she said:

"Then let's order a fish. How about that?"

"County Magistrate Xiao, your word is law. Order fish it is. Still, County Magistrate Xiao, you're thoughtful. Look at me, careless and absent-minded — when ordering just now I actually forgot to order such an important dish as fish. This dining table cannot be without fish."

Niu Chunsheng's flattery had reached perfection.

Seemingly light and casual, seemingly unimportant, yet everywhere reflecting the intent to make Xiao Xueqing the protagonist, the decision-maker.

Xiao Xueqing was also very high EQ. She didn't act high and mighty just because her status was higher; instead she proactively asked Wang Xiaohua:

"Xiaohua, what fish do you want to eat?"

Wang Xiaohua said politely:

"I'll eat whatever fish, I'm not picky, I'll eat whatever everyone eats, County Magistrate Xiao you decide."

Xiao Xueqing also asked Niu Lin Xin and Wang Xiaoqian politely:

"What about you two, what fish do you want to eat?"

Niu Lin Xin said with a smile:

"I like eating expensive ones, County Magistrate Sister just order the expensive ones you like, anyway this meal is my dad treating, before my dad never really brought me out to eat, this time I must make him bleed heavily!"

Niu Lin Xin's words on the surface were playful and lively, innocent and childlike, but also showed her respect for Xiao Xueqing, full of emotional intelligence, truly like father like daughter.

Wang Xiaoqian on the other hand was somewhat nervous and embarrassed, said:

"Anything is fine for me."

Xiao Xueqing then said:

"Then let's order a steamed mandarin fish."

Niu Chunsheng hurriedly said:

"County Magistrate Xiao you truly live up to being a cultured person, ordering steamed mandarin fish, it can be said the meaning is extremely good, the selected graduate sent down from above is indeed different, details reveal true quality."

Xiao Xueqing was baffled, thought I just ordered randomly, what meaning could there be?

"Mr. Niu, what do you mean by this?"

Niu Chunsheng then hurriedly explained:

"Steamed, that means not adding much seasoning, light flavor, has the meaning of integrity and poverty; mandarin fish, gui and gui (noble/expensive) are homophones, steamed mandarin fish, doesn't this imply a noble son from a poor family? County Magistrate Xiao you are using ordering a dish as a pretext to praise Xiaohua!"

Wang Xiaohua watched, inwardly surprised.

This can also be flattery?

But then again had to admit, although Niu Chunsheng was flattering, he spoke logically and convincingly.

A merchant truly is a merchant, so good at speaking.

Niu Chunsheng at this time also said a sentence to Wang Xiaohua:

"Xiaohua, why don't you quickly thank County Magistrate Xiao for her praise of you?"

Wang Xiaohua could only hurriedly accept this "praise", hurriedly said:

"County Magistrate Xiao has the heart, thank you for your praise."

Xiao Xueqing naturally also couldn't deny anything, if she said she just ordered randomly, that would only make herself appear too lacking in level.

So she said with a smile:

"Really, I was still thinking of testing Xiaohua on the meaning of my ordering this dish, didn't expect it to be seen through by Mr. Niu you first."

Niu Chunsheng hurriedly apologized:

"That's really embarrassing, it's all my fault, I'll punish myself with three cups, I spoke too fast just now, but County Magistrate Xiao your kind intention, Xiaohua he certainly understands it all!"

Niu Chunsheng hurriedly punished himself with three cups of alcohol.

Xiao Xueqing hurriedly returned a cup to him.

At this dining table only the two of them drank alcohol, Lin Xiaofang doesn't drink, the three kids even less so.

But this didn't affect Niu Chunsheng's performance.

The waiter brought dishes one after another.

When the last dish came, the steamed mandarin fish arrived.

Niu Chunsheng hurriedly stood up to receive the steamed mandarin fish from the waiter's hands, not letting the waiter place the dish, but wanting to personally place it.

He placed the dish at the very center of the dining table, deliberately pointing the steamed mandarin fish's head toward Xiao Xueqing, implying at this dining table, Xiao Xueqing is the one with the highest status.

The subtle ins and outs of this, Wang Xiaohua watched, and didn't reject these human relations and worldly wisdom like ordinary angry youth, but instead memorized each one by default.

Because he knew in his heart, these things, seemingly unimportant, even some dross, but in his future life, as long as he still lives in this society, then it's almost impossible to avoid needing to come into contact with them.

You can not go along with the corrupt, but you cannot not understand human relations and worldly wisdom.

Knowing worldly wisdom without being worldly, rather than blindly rejecting worldly wisdom, this is the correct way to deal with it.

Wang Xiaohua was very grateful to Niu Chunsheng for bringing him to eat this meal, this meal not only let him eat delicious food he had never eaten before, but also let him witness Chinese-style dining table culture he had never witnessed before.