Chapter 1396: Leader Standing in the Corner

As a provincial capital, Ningcheng far exceeded Yuncheng, that 18th-tier small city, in terms of both employment opportunities and educational environment. Therefore, most of the old classmates who went to college here stayed here to work and live.

Class monitor Zheng Qu might not have had outstanding grades, but his current position was the "end of the universe" (a stable government job), and coupled with his high emotional intelligence and good popularity, he initiated a class reunion two or three years after graduation and specifically invited the counselor...

Many old classmates were happy to go.

As for splitting the bill, they were even more willing.

Splitting the bill is good; splitting the bill means no burden, no need to worry about favors. Moreover, it had been three years since graduation, and everyone had their own jobs. At 200 yuan per person, with the class monitor bringing alcohol and tea, everyone could have a happy meal at the farmhouse resort without feeling burdened.

In this way, more than twenty people were gathered.

At this moment, when Zheng Qu mentioned that Song Tan was bringing a family member, everyone's gossip heart surged, and everyone became interested!

"The class beauty is coming too? My god, how rare! I haven't eaten two meals with her in all four years of college!"

"True, true, as roommates, we could only invite her to dinner once a year..."

"That can't be blamed on Song Tan; her family was under financial pressure—I now also realize the pain of poverty!"

"Exactly... When I first started working, I was so poor I cried. I rented a house by myself, and my salary during the internship was only 2500, not including food and housing. I don't know how I survived!"

"Leaving other things aside for now, monitor, explain properly, what is a 'rotten apricot'?"

"Right, monitor, I'm the only one in our class who pursued Song Tan. You aren't pointing at me, are you? I'm telling you, I'm bringing my girlfriend tonight too!"

Compared to the junior and senior high school reunions where they discussed her family's hardships without restraint, the classmates they met when their thinking was mature were obviously much more reserved—regardless of what they discussed in private small groups, the dinner group was harmonious.

And Zheng Qu looked and looked, but couldn't help but show off:

"You guys! This time Song Tan is bringing her boyfriend, and you'll know why I said 'fairy peach'."

"@Yuan Jiawen, I didn't mean you. I mean everyone here, including me, can't compare to Song Tan's boyfriend..."

"Believe me! It's not an exaggeration at all!"

The class monitor cast hooks in the group at will, fishing out a bunch of lurking people, and then hid his merit and fame, not revealing anything more no matter how much everyone @ him.

Meanwhile, in the Konghou Hall of the Zhuxi Pavilion, Huo Xueying was still sighing: "Why didn't you bring Teacher Qiaoqiao over! I really want to take a photo with him!"

Song Tan laughed: "Teacher Qiaoqiao hasn't finished his homework, so he can't run around."

Zheng Qu heard it and only understood half of it: "Who is Teacher Qiaoqiao? Is he your relative, Song Tan?"

Song Tan was truly amazed by Huo Xueying—her mouth was tighter than tight!

She explained: "He's my younger brother. Because his brain was damaged by a fever when he was a child, he now has a tutor at home, so he has to finish his homework every day."

"As for why he's called Teacher Qiaoqiao... because he also livestreams to sell vegetables, and he enjoys being a little teacher himself, so everyone loves calling him Teacher Qiaoqiao."

Zheng Qu was surprised, first by Song Tan's calm yet happy attitude, and second, he couldn't help but exclaim: It's no wonder she's good friends with Huo Xueying; the two of them have equally tight mouths.

For 4 years of college, he had never heard about Song Tan's family affairs, and Huo Xueying, as his girlfriend, really hadn't revealed a single piece of news!

However, because he was also a civil servant, he particularly liked this tightness, and at this moment, he couldn't help but feel much closer, and his words became bolder:

"Being a streamer is quite good, especially when cooperating with agriculture. The prospects are very broad now—my leader revealed that if there are no regional characteristics around our Ning Province, various departments must strongly support this kind of agricultural development that can support the local economy..."

He spoke implicitly, stopping at the right point. Clearly, some things didn't matter if said, but he had practiced the most basic principles.

Song Tan was curious: "Your leader is..."

Someone who could say such things shouldn't be a marginal figure, right?

Zheng Qu hesitated for a moment, then smiled embarrassedly: "I work in the secretary's office. Right now, I'm just running errands and doing odd jobs for the director above. There are no specific affairs."

Song Tan was somewhat familiar with this vague feeling of speaking. She had a good impression of Zheng Qu, so she couldn't help but laugh: "Then you must know many leaders. A leader from Ningcheng came to my house last year, but I didn't ask about his specific identity."

Whether the other party came or not didn't have much impact on her family. Song Tan didn't take it to heart at all; she was even too lazy to go online and look at the news. But chatting is just like this, aimlessly finding topics. Lu Chuan had even quickly found a photo on his phone—

An electronic version of the group photo on the wall. He had also taken it with his phone at the time.

Zheng Qu didn't take it to heart at first; normally, one shouldn't take it to heart, right? But in this day and age, knowing someone is better than not knowing anyone. Song Tan's family does business; what if there's something they need to ask the other party for?

He helped look—look, look at what?!

Why is his leader, Director Wang, standing in the corner!

Director Wang is the secretary of the provincial government!

Most importantly, Director Wang is standing in the corner!

Looking further to the side—oh wow, such a familiar face, Director Wang is busy following him every day.

And there are a few little old men standing in the middle...

Seeing this standing position, Zheng Qu's Dao heart was about to collapse.

He looked at Song Tan, who was curiously staring at him, and his girlfriend, who couldn't help but nudge his shoe tip with her foot: "Do you recognize them? If you don't, just say so. It's not a big deal."

Zheng Qu couldn't laugh or cry, directly pointing to the one in the corner: "This one, my direct leader. And this one, the big leader above my direct leader—I don't recognize these few old gentlemen, but they must also be in the system."

Song Tan seemed to sense something.

But this didn't matter. Just as Huo Xueying said, it didn't matter whether she recognized them or not: "The few old gentlemen have long since retired and are now recuperating in the mountains. What system or not..."

Can the family of their little Secretary Zhu be ordinary people?

Zheng Qu was indeed about to break again, looking at Huo Xueying resentfully: His girlfriend often reads this kind of low-key face-slapping cool novel, but he never expected that one day he would be the one slapped...

Although this couldn't be called face-slapping, and could even be said to be quite friendly, the shock it brought was exactly the same as described in the story.

In short, when he calmed down, Song Tan and Huo Xueying, who didn't care about politics at all, had already turned the topic elsewhere.

Zheng Qu:...

This kind of light and airy appearance that doesn't touch any secularity is really enviable and jealous!

Look at Lu Chuan again—based on his personal experience, ordinary men are more likely to flatter those in high positions than girls. However, this "other people's boyfriend" who looks like a fairy peach is slowly rinsing his teacup, his phone casually placed aside, clearly not taking it to heart at all.

Zheng Qu:... This makes him look so vulgar.

Forget it, forget it. So what if there's a relationship from a group photo? Could he possibly say to his leader while at work: "Leader, hello, how is my girlfriend's good friend's family..."

It's low-level and crazy; there's nothing to say, just let it be.

Sure enough, those who engage in agriculture these days are crouching tigers and hidden dragons.

He remembered the Teacher Qiaoqiao mentioned by his girlfriend and couldn't help but search online again—although he wouldn't use this relationship, after two or three years of training, the belief that 【collecting information must be perfect, and preparations must be thorough】 had been rooted in his heart.

And opening the mobile search box, the summary that appeared made a vulgar civil servant break again—

【Teacher Qiaoqiao is a signed streamer on the XX platform, with 1. XX million fans across the entire network... The most amazing thing is his ability to bring goods. With his own strength, he can easily create a daily sales volume of one million...】

This was a summary from some webpage, not accurate enough, but everything that should be mentioned was mentioned.

Zheng Qu held his phone, remembering the matter of 【Song Tan's family selling agricultural products】 that his girlfriend mentioned lightly, and didn't know what to say at this moment. ===== CHAPTER 1397 =====