Chapter VIII
Although Xia Rufei and Song Wei were a little unhappy, even the person involved Xu Yuanyuan herself did not express it. They naturally did not have a chance of attack without understanding the situation.
Zhuang Yan still felt sorry for his wife. Seeing that his sister-in-law spoke so badly, he couldn't help but say, "Sister-in-law, aren't the leader yet? Yuanyuan is in poor health. She needs to rest after standing for a long time. It's okay to sit for a while, right?"
The young woman looked at Zhuang Yan and said, "Xiao Yan, you have really gotten so wings after marrying a wife! You have learned to talk back, right?"
Zhuang Yan was an honest man, and his face turned red when his sister-in-law said this. He couldn't speak for a moment.
Xu Yuanyuan's eyes were a little red, and the young woman was alluding to it, and she was causing Zhuang Yan to break it, which sounded really uncomfortable.
However, Xu Yuanyuan obviously didn't want Zhuang Yan to be difficult, so despite feeling very wronged, she stood up, walked to Zhuang Yan, gently pulled his sleeve, and signaled him not to argue anymore.
Xu Yuanyuan said to the young woman: "Sister-in-law, it's wrong for us. Don't be as familiar with Zhuang Yan..."
The young woman snorted lightly, glanced at Zhuang Yan again, and then said, "Yuanyuan, I am not scolding you. If you don't care about your own affairs, how can you help you?"
"Yes, I'm sorry, sister-in-law..." Xu Yuanyuan said.
"Let's wait here!" the young woman curled her lips and said, "Zhuang Cheng has taken Director Jiang Wang on the way!"
"I understand..." Xu Yuanyuan said in a low voice.
Xia Rufei and Song Wei couldn't help but feel a little sympathy when they saw Xu Yuanyuan's somewhat thin back.
Xu Yuanyuan and Zhuang Yan stood not far behind the young woman. They could see the revolving door at the entrance of the hotel at a glance. If the leader they were waiting for arrived, they would be able to discover it as soon as possible.
Song Wei glanced at her for a few seconds and said to Xia Ruofei in a low voice: "I'll go over and ask about the situation!"
Xia Rufei nodded slightly and said, "Well, let's go together!"
The two stood up and walked to Xu Yuanyuan. Song Wei pulled Xu Yuanyuan's clothes, took her to a slightly off-side place, and asked in a low voice.
The young woman turned her head and looked at her coldly. Seeing that Xu Yuanyuan had not walked too far, she didn't say anything. She just frowned slightly, then turned around and stood there looking forward.
Although Xia Rufei didn't get in, his hearing was much better than that of ordinary people, so he still heard the conversation between Song Wei and Xu Yuanyuan.
Originally, this was Xu Yuanyuan's family matter, and Song Wei didn't want to be so gossipy, but now Xu Yuanyuan is obviously wronged. As her college classmate, Song Wei cannot ignore it.
At first, Xu Yuanyuan didn't want to say it, but after Song Wei's questioning, she still told the whole story intermittently, and Xia Rufei also had a rough understanding of the situation.
It turns out that when Xu Yuanyuan graduated last year, she did not choose to study for graduate school or stay in Beijing to work because of her family.
Her mother was not in good health and had already left home to recuperate. Her father was very busy in the office and often needed to work night shifts, so the two elderly people hoped that she could return to her hometown to work so that she could take care of her family.
Moreover, in the old man's concept, girls have a stable job, which is better than anything else. Instead of staying in the fiercely competitive capital, it is better to go home and be safe. It would be better if they could marry a good husband.
In fact, what happened next was also very consistent with the old man's expectations.
After Xu Yuanyuan met and fell in love with Zhuang Yan at work, their relationship quickly heated up. After a few months of dating, they couldn't wait to enter the palace of marriage.
Zhuang Yan knew that Xu Yuanyuan was unwilling to waste her time in a clean yamen like the Cultural Relics Bureau. Moreover, Xu Yuanyuan had just graduated and her foundation in her studies was still there, so she was very supportive of Xu Yuanyuan taking the postgraduate entrance examination at Jingcheng University.
Xu Yuanyuan's grades in college are very good. If she reviews systematically for a while, the probability of passing the exam is still very high.
Zhuang Yan even took on the responsibility of taking care of the elderly, saying that as long as Xu Yuanyuan passed the exam, he would take care of the family affairs clearly and Xu Yuanyuan didn't need to worry about it.
Xu Yuanyuan's last slight concern was dispelled, and her idea of continuing to study became stronger and stronger.
However, she is now a person within the system. She doesn’t mean she can take the exam just by taking the postgraduate entrance examination, but she also needs the approval of the unit.
Of course, Xu Yuanyuan could also resign from her public office directly and do her best to take the postgraduate entrance examination, but her parents disagreed and felt that she was too desperate.
And they didn't want Xu Yuanyuan to throw away the staffing.
Xu Yuanyuan wanted to go back to her alma mater to study for a master's degree, but her only way was to keep her in the Cultural Relics Bureau's establishment and go to graduate school in the name of the Cultural Relics Bureau's schooling. Of course, she also had to come back to work after graduation.
Xu Yuanyuan naturally didn't want to return to the Cultural Relics Bureau, but she had to eat at once. She first passed the postgraduate entrance examination and went back to study. As for what happened after graduation, she could consider it in a few years.
So the problem went back to the farther point. There were many people who wanted to go out for further studies every year. Xu Yuanyuan had very shallow qualifications and even had less than one year of work. This situation was impossible for the unit to approve it.
So I can only rely on the leadership to "receive mercy outside the law".
This is why today's dinner party came into being.
The young woman was named Yao Na, and she was the wife of Zhuang Yan's brother Zhuang Cheng. She and Zhuang Cheng both worked in the Tanzhou Municipal Finance Bureau.
Compared with the work of Zhuang Yan and his wife, Zhuang Cheng and Yao Na's work seems much more glamorous.
Working in the Finance Bureau, which has a lot of real power, and spends time with a cup of tea and a newspaper every day, it is like a sky and a underground.
In addition, Zhuang Yan is very honest, so the status of the young couple at home is much worse than that of their brother and sister-in-law.
Yao Na's father is also an old leader of the Finance Bureau and has retired now. However, Yao Na has been from a young age, so she also looks down on Xu Yuanyuan, who comes from an ordinary working family.
This time, Zhuang Yan and Xu Yuanyuan said all the good things, and Yao Na reluctantly agreed to help clear the relationship.
Zhuang Cheng and Yao Na and his wife work in the Finance Bureau, and their relationship is quite extensive. Today, they made an appointment with Wang Yaokun, deputy director of the Culture Bureau, through Jiang Bin, deputy director of the Finance Department of the Finance Department.
The Cultural Relics Bureau is a second-level bureau under the Cultural Relics Bureau. Generally speaking, the directors of the Cultural Relics Bureau are the deputy directors of the Cultural Relics Bureau.
Although Deputy Director Wang Yaokun is not in charge of the Cultural Relics Bureau, he is also a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Cultural Relics Bureau, and obviously has considerable energy.
If Wang Yaokun was willing to help say something, then the Cultural Relics Bureau would naturally not have any resistance to Xu Yuanyuan's test.
Of course, whether you can pass the exam depends on Xu Yuanyuan's own strength.
For Xu Yuanyuan, this level of unit is the most difficult. She is not afraid of taking the exam with her ability.
Here, Yao Na saw Xu Yuanyuan talking to Song Wei, and finally couldn't help but frown and said, "Yuanyuan, the leader is coming soon, come here first!"
"Oh..." Xu Yuanyuan said, and said to Song Wei apologetically, "Vivi, I'll go there first..."
After Yao Na finished speaking, she murmured to Zhuang Yan beside her: "Why is Yuanyuan so unsightly? Others have important things and keep talking... They are obviously a country man who has never seen the world..."
Zhuang Yan looked back at Song Wei and Xu Yuanyuan in embarrassment. Seeing that the two were still a little far apart, he probably couldn't hear Yao Na's words, he breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Zhuang Yan did not expect that Song Wei did not hear Yao Na's words, but Xia Rufei heard everything without saying a word.
He frowned slightly, looked at Xu Yuanyuan, then looked at Zhuang Yan. After thinking about it, he still endured not to speak. Xu Yuanyuan was not easy, and he didn't want to make it difficult for Xu Yuanyuan to do it anymore.
Song Wei also walked to Xia Rufei's side. Seeing that Xia Rufei's face looked a little bad, she couldn't help but ask, "Rufei, what's wrong?"
Xia Ruofei looked at Yao Na not far away and said softly: "It's nothing, your classmate's sister-in-law has a little smelly mouth..."
Song Wei knew as soon as she heard this, she probably heard something ugly by Yao Na. She smiled and said, "Forget it... Don't be as good as her... But Yuanyuan, I want to help her..."
"Well, let me call Uncle Song's secretary!" Xia Ruofei said lightly.
For Secretary Song Zhengping, this kind of thing is completely zero-difficulty, and it can be easily done without even having to come forward in person.
At this moment, a group of three walked into the hotel lobby through the revolving door.
Yao Na, who had always been very arrogant just now, had a flower-like smile on her cold face in an instant, and she threw Zhuang Yan and Xu Yuanyuan directly and quickly met her.
"Director Jiang, Director Wang, welcome!" Yao Na said with a smile.
When Xia Rufei and Song Wei saw Yao Na with excessive enthusiasm, they couldn't help looking at each other.
This skill of changing face alone made Xia Rufei secretly amazed.
Director Jiang is a man of 36 or 37 years old. He wears a pair of highly myopic glasses and feels like an intellectual. Director Wang's figure is a bit out of shape, and his big belly looks like a standard bureaucratic image.
Next to them, there was a man in his early thirties, with his eyebrows and eyes somewhat similar to Zhuang Yan. This was Zhuang Yan's brother Zhuang Cheng.
Director Jiang also smiled when he saw Yao Na and said to Director Wang beside him: "Director Wang, this is Yao Na, the deputy director of the Tanzhou Finance Bureau Office, a famous strong woman in our provincial finance system!"
"Director Jiang has been awarded too much!" Yao Na said with a smile, "Director Wang, it's honor to know you!"
Director Wang squinted his eyes and looked at Yao Na, with a smile on his face, and stretched out his hand to Yao Na and said, "Director Yao, hello!"
Yao Na quickly stretched out her hands to shake hands with Director Wang. Director Wang seemed to be a little confused when he held Yao Na's slippery hand, which was obviously longer than the normal handshake.
Zhuang Cheng, who was standing beside him, looked slightly and his face quickly recovered as usual.
Seeing that Director Wang let go of Yao Na's hand with some conscience, Zhuang Cheng also breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Two leaders, the private room is ready, please come inside!"
Yao Na looked at Zhuang Yan and Xu Yuanyuan who were following him. She had no intention of introducing them at all, but said directly: "Zhuang Yan, Yuanyuan, hurry up and notify the waiter to serve the food! Why are you standing there?"
"Oh!" The honest Zhuang Yan said quickly, pulling Xu Yuanyuan and walking towards the stairs.
Xu Yuanyuan could only turn her head and look at Song Wei with a guilty look.
Song Wei smiled and waved at Xu Yuanyuan, then made a phone call gesture.
Xia Ruofei and Song Wei looked at Yao Na and his wife who enthusiastically led Director Jiang and Director Wang upstairs, and shook their heads at the same time.
"Let's go!" Xia Ruofei said, "Let's go to have a meal first. If Xu Yuanyuan is done, then forget it. If this doesn't work here, then let's help her."
"Yeah!" Song Wei sighed and said, "Yuanyuan is just too honest! Sister-in-law is always equal, and Yao Na makes herself look like an elder, aggressive, and she is unhappy when she sees it!"
"You can't even care about the family affairs of others!" Xia Ruofei said, "Anyway, she is living with Zhuang Yan, and it can be seen that Zhuang Yan is still very good to her."
"If Zhuang Yan treats her badly, then she will be living in dire straits!" Song Wei said, "I won't say anything, let's have a meal first!"
The two walked to the cafeteria again, and after registering at the door, they walked in.
After a simple supper, Xia Rufei and Song Wei did not go back to the room, but simply came to the rest sofa in the hotel lobby to sit down and chat.
They were going to wait until Xu Yuanyuan came out and ask about the situation. If it didn't work, they would say hello to her and get rid of the matter so that she would not have to apologize to Yao Na.
The atmosphere was very warm in a private room on the second floor.
However, Xu Yuanyuan felt very uncomfortable. Looking at Zhuang Cheng and Yao Na who frequently toasted the two leaders, she felt a little at a loss on such occasions.
But her husband Zhuang Yan is also an honest person and does not understand these social engagements at all. In Yao Na's words, Zhuang Yan is a nerd.
Xu Yuanyuan even saw Director Wang touching the back of Yao Na's hand intentionally or unintentionally when she was talking to Yao Na, which made her wish she could escape from here immediately.
The key point is that while drinking and chatting, Yao Na and Zhuang Cheng did not mention helping to approve the postgraduate entrance examination. Instead, they talked to Director Jiang a lot about their financial system.
Yao Na also proposed to ask Director Jiang to take care of Zhuang Cheng. It seems that a group of financial system cadres selected from various cities across the province will have an opportunity to exchange positions in the provincial and department. Yao Na is also actively fighting for Zhuang Cheng.
Xu Yuanyuan couldn't help but feel a little angry. Yao Na said she was doing things for them, but in the end she didn't mention a single word.
You should know that this meal was paid by Xu Yuanyuan and Zhuang Cheng. One meal would cost the couple a month's salary. Xu Yuanyuan felt distressed even if she thought about it.
Chapter completed!