Summer in Lingnan comes very early, and the spring breeze has not yet faded away, but the summer wind has already hit our faces.
An Yi held a heavy paper bag and lingered at the street corner for a long time, like a confused traveler who had lost his goal. He paced slowly with his head lowered, feeling uneasy.
This was the first time he and Deputy Director Gong had fulfilled their promise. They didn't know what to talk about after meeting and where to start.
After several months of contact and insidious inquiries, An Yi knew that this dignified, beautiful and caring woman was the deputy director of the Party Department's Confidential Bureau, who was responsible for party affairs investigations, confidentiality work and internal screening matters.
But An Yi did not know that this department was the predecessor of the "Investigation and Statistics Bureau of the Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang", referred to as "Central Unification", and that Chen Guofu, the current acting director of the Organization Department of the Central Committee, would become the head of this department.
After thinking about it, An Yi raised his head and walked into the flat stone street. He came to an ordinary door and took a look at the house number on the lintel. He took a deep breath and raised his hand to knock on the door.
"coming……"
The light footsteps came closer and closer, and the door opened to reveal the beautiful and generous smiling face of Deputy Director Gong: "Xiao Yi, you have such a big air... Why are you standing there stupidly? Come in."
An Yi nodded politely, raised his legs and stepped across the threshold. He walked a few steps and praised loudly: "This small courtyard is nice. It looks ordinary from the outside. When you come in, you will see it is full of greenery, quiet and elegant. How can ordinary people have such a taste of life...
…It smells so good! It must be boiled beef. Deputy Director Gong, I didn’t expect you to know how to cook.”
"Hey! We haven't seen each other for a few days, have you learned a lot of flattery skills? No wonder everyone says you are slippery and not serious!" Gong Meiren glared at him angrily: "The puppy's nose is quite good, he can actually smell.
The smell of boiled beef comes out, but it wasn’t made by me. It was Mother Wu who has always taken care of me. She is very skillful and can make a variety of home-cooked dishes. When I heard that you were coming, she went to the vegetable market early in the morning to buy some.
The food is back. Go in and wait! I'll help you take off your military cap... What's in your arms? Why is it so heavy? Let me take a look."
"Wait a moment."
An Yi quickly walked into the living room, slowly placed the paper bag in his hand on the low table, carefully tore open the mouth of the paper bag, and several budding narcissus appeared in front of him:
"When I first came here, I didn't know what to give as a gift, so I went to Flower Street and bought a pot of daffodils to show my respect. The book said that the daffodils were elegant and unique, with a subtle fragrance filling their sleeves. I don't know if this pot of 'Jade Linglong' belonged to Mr. Tan from Flower Street.
I snatched away the treasures in the fourth shop without selling them, and I can’t help but laugh when I think of his distressed look, haha!”
Surprised, Deputy Director Gong approached the short man and squatted down slowly. He stretched out his round and slender fingers and stroked the edge of the elegant blue and white porcelain plate. His moving eyes stared blankly at the vibrant daffodils, revealing infinite warmth and naturally overflowing with surprise.
An Yi was shaken by her focused and charming attitude.
"Thank you, Xiaoyi, thank you! This is the most beautiful and precious gift I have received in recent years."
Deputy Director Gong stood up and took half a step closer to An Yi. Before he could say anything, Wu Ma had already come in with a tray and put several plates of exquisite dishes on the table. When he saw the daffodils, he trotted over happily: "It's so beautiful! So beautiful.
A big pot, I'm afraid it weighs twenty or thirty kilograms, right? Even an old woman like me can't help but want to take a look...Xiao Qian, this handsome young man is the An Yi you often tell me, right?"
"Hello, aunt! I'm An Yi." An Yi bowed politely in greeting.
Wu Ma looked up and down happily and exclaimed: "What a handsome young man! He is tall and handsome, and as expected, there are not many people who can deserve our Xiaoqian's praise..."
You guys talk, I have to cook, I’ll be ready soon!”
An Yi touched his chin awkwardly and sat on the sofa: "Deputy Director Gong, I have always been grateful for your care, and I feel very..."
"Xiaoyi, you have a deputy director on the left and a deputy director on the right. Am I not worthy of your trust, Gong Qian, and can't afford to be your little brother?"
Gong Qian interrupted An Yi angrily.
An Yi grinned: "Where are you talking? It's my fault. I will correct it now, haha! Director Gong, you..."
"Shut up! Are you trying to make me angry? Comrade An Yi, please take your pot of flowers back. I appreciate your kindness. Thank you!"
Gong Qian stood up coldly, with thick beads of sweat on her delicate nose.
An Yi was startled. He rolled his eyes and stood up without saying anything. He bent down and looked at the angry Gong Qian with a sideways look: "Sister Gong, your angry look is more touching than your usual smile. This
How many people in the world are lucky enough to see such a real side? I’m so lucky!”
Gong Qian could no longer hold back her laughter and threw herself at An Yi, pressing him down on the sofa and punching him all over the head. The beating made An Yi scream and beg for mercy. Mother Wu, who was serving the food, saw this and felt heartbroken.
He sighed slightly and murmured as if to himself: "It's been so many years since I've seen this girl so happy. I feel so miserable..."
Seeing Gong Qian sitting up to tidy up her messy hair when she was tired from playing, Wu Ma smiled happily, laid out the food and left quietly. She walked into the yard and picked up the delicate bamboo basket, and used her hands to comb through her already neat hair.
Hair, walked out of the door and closed it softly outside.
Gong Qian looked away from the closed courtyard door and saw An Yi curled up, lying on the sofa and digging his ears with her fingers, and punched him again angrily:
"You damn thing, you're so unhygienic, wash your hands right away, or you won't be allowed to eat! There is a faucet in the yard, go quickly!"
Gong Qian's alluring and slim figure walked to the dining table, elegantly buttoned the cheongsam button on one side of her waist that had popped open due to the fight, straightened her hair and started preparing lunch.
An Yi sighed softly, closed his eyes and lay motionless on the sofa, complaining in his heart as he continued to pick his ears. The close contact and friction just now caused him to have a strong physiological reaction in his lower abdomen due to his strong yang fire.
How could he dare to stand up despite the high tent? He could only curl up in a ball to hide his embarrassment. The reason why he picked his ears politely was because he had heard an old Taoist occasionally mention that closing his eyes
Focusing on picking your ears can quickly bring the out-of-control "second child" back to normal. It was only today that An Yi had the opportunity to test whether the old folk remedy was right or wrong. The result was that the effect came out in less than three minutes - it was very effective. Comrade An Yi finally dared to
I went to the yard to wash my hands.
An Yi took the towel handed by Gong Meiren and sat down carelessly: "It smells so good! Auntie's craftsmanship is no worse than the master chef of Yuexiang Restaurant. What kind of dish is this? Roast meatballs?"
"Yes, in Shaoxing we call it Braised Lion's Head. I heard that Director Zhou of your school also likes this dish very much. But I don't see him often and we don't have much friendship. Even though we are fellow villagers, it is rare for us to talk together."
After finishing speaking, Gong Meiren put a golden and shiny meatball on An Yi: "Eat more, this is your Sichuan boiled beef. If you like it, come to my place often in the future. Sister Wu will make it for you."
"
An Yi bit the meatballs in his mouth and ate them with relish. Seeing that Meiren Gong always added vegetables to her bowl but didn't eat it, she quickly said: "Sister, you can eat it too, I can do it myself. It's so good."
Do you still expect me to be polite about the food? If you can’t finish it, I’ll pack it away!”
Gong Qian smiled happily: "I'm happy to see you eating sweetly! Xiaoyi, I know that the food in your school cannot support your heavy training expenditure. In the future, if you have a chance, you can come and eat meat. If the eldest sister is not at home, you can go directly to Wu
Mom said, let her do it for you, just like in your own home, and you are not allowed to see anyone outside! Also, you are not allowed to call me Deputy Director Gong anymore. You can call me that in the workplace, but never in private.
You scream, otherwise...be careful I tear your mouth open!"
"Wow? Sister, when did you learn to be so violent?" An Yi was not serious again.
Gong Qian put down her chopsticks and gave him a slap on the head: "Did you say that to me, sister? No wonder Ye Qing came back and complained to me, saying that you made them so angry that you treated them like monkeys.
Already."
An Yi put down his chopsticks and asked in a low voice: "By the way, eldest sister, since you mentioned my little brother, let's ask. I think I have nothing outstanding and no reputation, but why did the party's "Central Daily News" send a reporter to interview me?
?Is the eldest sister taking care of the younger brother behind the scenes?"
"Not at all."
Gong Qian put down her chopsticks, picked up the water glass and took a sip: "I also learned about it accidentally... After the victory of the Eastern Expedition, the whole country was shocked, and countless progressive young people were inspired. Dr. Sun Yat-sen has long said that youth are the vanguard of the revolution, so
From the Central Party Headquarters to the grassroots party organizations, vigorous publicity activities have been launched, and your Huangpu Military Academy has been at the forefront. The Eastern Expedition is the focus of publicity, but it cannot be the same as it is all the deeds of the Eastern Expedition. It is necessary to establish many models and examples from all aspects.
Only by being a model can the propaganda work be as vivid as possible and the coverage be expanded as much as possible. It happened to be at this time that the political department of your military academy compiled a report on your outstanding performance and sent it to the headquarters, so an interview with you was conducted. Ye Qing from the party newspaper also
She is from Zhejiang and has a very good relationship with me. She once heard me say something about you. She came to me to understand your situation after receiving an interview assignment. I know your bad temper. You may be easy-going and generous on the surface, but you are very wary in your heart.
, you are unusually stubborn in some aspects, and can be said to be repelling others thousands of miles away. It's just that you did it tactfully and cleverly, so that people can't catch you, so I told her that if you don't cooperate, I'll give her
I'll call you and I'll convince you."
An Yi nodded: "So that's it. It seems that I misunderstood the eldest sister."
"What's the misunderstanding?" Gong Qian asked with interest.
An Yi smiled sheepishly: "I thought it was sent by the eldest sister."
Gong Qian smiled slightly: "Eldest sister has this ability, but she won't do it deliberately. If you weren't really good, I wouldn't help. But... Xiaoyi, you also know the nature of eldest sister's work. If you want to understand
It's easy for a person to be alone, especially since you are now a member of the Kuomintang like all Huangpu students. From a certain perspective, you are the target of the eldest sister's management inspection, so the eldest sister knows a lot about you, so don't be surprised!
Today I want to ask you, why are you worrying so much?"
"Have I? Haha..."
"There's none?"
"Have it?"
"Don't you?"
"Really?"
"You...I'll strangle you to death, you little scoundrel, you're so mad at me...You've been fooled like this by having such a nice conversation...I'll strangle you to death, you scheming little scoundrel..."