Chapter Twenty-Three: The Minister Arrives
Coming out of the 810 Hospital, Sneer Xiaotian remembered that he hadn't been to Minister Du's house for a few days. Although his rheumatism has been almost cured, both of them have suffered from "True Qi Disease", and they can't wait to go to their house every day to massage them and infuse them with a little True Qi.
According to Mrs. Du, this true qi is like a stimulant, as long as it is infused once, it will be refreshed and refreshed within a few days, sleep peacefully, and eat sweetly.
Therefore, when Sneng Xiaotian walked into Minister Du's house at dusk, Mrs. Du was like picking up some rare treasure, her eyebrows fluttered with joy, and she danced with excitement. Because she knows: today she can enjoy the comfort and refreshing feeling brought by the magical true qi of the sneering sky again!
Minister Du was also very happy when he saw the sneering sky. Because he learned through internal information: under the strong recommendation of Secretary Bai, he is likely to become the leader of Tiannan Province in a few months. And the reason why he was able to get Secretary Bai's appreciation and strong recommendation was basically the credit of Sneering Tian.
Therefore, he is now becoming more and more affectionate towards Sneer. As soon as he appeared at the door, he immediately greeted him, and while taking his hand and walking into the living room, he smiled heartily and said: "Brother, I haven't been to the cold house for a few days, is it too busy with my studies? Also, if you are not afraid to laugh: both of us are now dependent on your true qi, just like being addicted to drugs, if you don't get a massage for a few days, you will feel that something is wrong. Hahaha!"
Mrs. Du smiled and nodded next to her, indicating that what her husband said was true.
Sneering Tian also smiled and said, "I didn't even know that the true qi in my body had such a magical effect. However, the old chief and director Gu Liming both told me similar feelings, saying that my true qi can make people feel comfortable and happy, and it can refresh their spirits and nourish their spirits. It seems that I can try to open a massage clinic. Hahaha!"
Next, Sneer Xiaotian began to treat Minister Du's leg disease, and after that, he massaged Mrs. Du for a quarter of an hour.
While having dinner, Sneer Xiaotian inadvertently mentioned the gala in their department. Speaking of inviting the leaders of the university, he said indignantly: "Today's colleges and universities are no longer pure and elegant spiritual pure land, and they are all tainted with copper stench and snobbery! How lively the Chinese Department of Capital University turned out, and those students who took the college entrance examination also wanted to enter this department. Nowadays, everyone is flocking to study economics and finance, accounting and civil engineering, foreign language computers and other majors that can make money as soon as they go out, and the Chinese department has suddenly become a big unpopular major that no one cares about. ”
"Oh, yes?"
After listening to the sneering complaint, Minister Du let out an "oh" in a little surprise, held chopsticks in his hand, pondered for a moment, and said: "In this way, your school leaders don't give you face in the Chinese department, I'll go." Capital University is Secretary Bai's alma mater, and Secretary Bai graduated from the Department of Chinese. You are holding a National Day celebration, and I will participate on behalf of Secretary Bai to support the scene. ”
When Sneer Xiaotian heard that Minister Du took the initiative to participate in the activities of the department, he couldn't help but be overjoyed: Minister Du is mainly concerned with education, and all the leaders of Capital University are his direct subordinates. If he can attend the gala of the Chinese Department, it will be much more face-saving than inviting ten school leaders!
After returning to school, Sneer Xiaotian did not tell Jiang Xuemin that Minister Du and Ning Qing were going to attend the gala, but just told them: There will be very important mysterious guests to attend, please inform the faculty and staff of the department to attend the party on time, and they will definitely give them an unexpected surprise!
His unbounded promise, even Jiang Xuemin and other party planners were skeptical, so their publicity effect was not significant. At 7 p.m. on September 31, when the party was only half an hour before it started, there were only one or two hundred people at the event site. Even the department leaders felt very shameless, and they didn't sit in the VIP seats in the front row for a long time.
After dinner, Sneng Xiaotian asked Minister Du's driver to drive to the hospital and secretly took Ning Qing, who was wearing a wig and sunglasses, to an empty house at the performance site to rest. The house is at the back of the stage, with a small door leading to the stage. Ning Qing sat in the room and could clearly hear the sound outside.
At about a quarter past seven, the leaders of the Chinese Department finally arrived with a delay. It's just that all of them don't look very happy, they all look listless, as if they are not here to attend the party, but to attend someone's funeral!
Sneng Xiaotian and Jiang Xuemin stood on the stage with a wireless microphone, and both of them pretended to smile, looking at the scattered students and teachers in the audience, as well as the rows of empty seats. Jiang Xuemin couldn't hide his disappointed look, and the smile on his face was so stiff that it was like squeezing toothpaste.
At half past seven, Minister Du and his secretary Xiao Su came to the scene on time.
Sneer Xiaotian hurriedly walked off the stage and led the two of them to the VIP seat in the front row.
Sneering wanted to introduce Minister Du to the head of the department and let Minister Du sit in the middle. Unexpectedly, Minister Du smiled and shook his hand at him, signaling him not to introduce him. Then he sat down in the far side of the front row. Xiao Su carried his bag and stood beside him.
Except for the head of the department, who had seen him when Minister Du visited the school, the leaders of the department did not know him. The head of the department just felt that Minister Du was a little familiar, and when he saw that he chose a seat on the side and sat down, he thought that he was just a colleague who had met by chance, so he didn't care, and he didn't even bother to say hello, so he turned his head and listened to the impassioned presiding words of the two hosts on the stage boredly.
After the cheerful and boring opening song and dance performance, Sneer Xiaotian stood on the stage in a white suit, held a microphone in his hand, and said passionately in his unique plastic Mandarin: "Dear teachers, students, and guests: Today, we are honored to invite two distinguished and mysterious guests to add luster to our gala! First of all, please allow me to introduce our first guest tonight, he is Du Yuandu, Minister of the Central Propaganda and Education Department!" Now, let us welcome Minister Du to give us important instructions with warm applause!"
When the people in the audience heard this, they almost didn't believe their ears, and they all thought that Sneer Xiaotian was joking, so except for Sneer Xiaotian's accident on the stage, no one applauded.
Several department leaders also thought that he was deliberately creating a gimmick, and felt that this gimmick was a bit excessive, and they all frowned angrily.
Minister Du stood up with a smile, not caring whether there was applause or not, walked to the stage with a steady step, took the microphone from Sneer's hand, and began to speak impromptu in a very graceful manner: "Teachers, students! A year ago, I went to Capital University to do a survey. In that research activity, I fully felt the enthusiasm and vitality of the teachers, students and staff of Capital University. Today, I am here at the invitation of my little friend Sneer Tian. I would like to come and feel the good atmosphere, vigorous vitality and unity of Capital University again. However, judging from the current situation, this gala seems to be a bit cold, and it is completely different from what I felt a year ago! I hope that in the next activities, everyone can be active and happy, and make this party lively and prosperous! Tomorrow is the National Day, and I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks to all the teachers present for their hard work in teaching and educating people, and to extend holiday greetings to all teachers and students in advance!
The leaders of the department sitting in the front row were like in a dream, listening to Minister Du's speech in a daze, and watching him step off the stage, no one applauded.
It wasn't until Minister Du walked next to the place where he had begun to sit and was about to sit down that the head of the department suddenly woke up: This is indeed Minister Du Yuan! He saw Minister Du last year when he organized a forum for middle-level cadres in schools, but he did not expect that such a big leader would come to attend a small party in the Chinese department, so he never reacted.
When Minister Du was just about to sit down, the head of the department, who had already recognized him, jumped over from the center of the front row, grabbed Minister Du's hand, shook it vigorously, and said excitedly: "Minister Du, I am really blind, I haven't recognized you for so long! However, it is also strange that the lights on this place are too dim, and everyone is hazy and unrecognizable! Come on, come on, come and sit in the middle." ”
At this time, when the other leaders of the department heard the words of the department head, they were all so surprised that they opened their mouths, and they all quickly stood up respectfully, turned sideways and asked the department head to take Minister Bai to the middle position and sit down.
At this time, I don't know who took the lead, and thunderous applause suddenly rang out in the auditorium. The applause lasted for a long time, and Minister Du had to stand up again and again, and kept waving to the applauding people to thank him.
The head of the department took out his mobile phone in front of Minister Du, dialed the phone number of Secretary Su, the number one in the school, and reported to him in an excited and trembling voice: "Secretary Su? I am Duan Qiang of the Chinese Department...... I would like to report to you a great news: Du Yuandu, Minister of the Ministry of Missions, came to the gala of our Chinese department in person, and has given us important instructions just now...... Right, right...... It's true, Minister Du, he is sitting next to me right now. ”
As soon as the head of the department called, all the school leaders who were attending the gala in other departments were alarmed.