348 I just want to have a life where I have the final say
"Xu Jingli is just a passing, or a cover."
"By the way? Cover? β
"That's right!" Xiang Dongfang smiled and nodded.
"This Xu Jingli is a senior student of the Chinese Department of our school, and he is still an active member in our school, and because he is beautiful, he is very popular.
She is especially fond of your poems and is one of your admirers.
This year, she is in her fourth year and is about to graduate, and according to the rules, senior students in the Chinese department have to do graduation internships, and she is no exception.
She likes the work of text editing very much and wants to intern in a publishing house, but unfortunately you also know that for her current university internship, unless she is admitted to graduate school like me, she can only follow the school's arrangement and go to the designated place for an internship.
Xu Jingli was arranged to work as a Chinese teacher in a middle school in the suburbs, and the environment there was a little hard, which was a little difficult for a city child like her, who had never suffered since childhood.
But the most important thing is that the middle school teacher is usually very busy and tired, and she can't edit text at all, which is too far from her ideal.
I think she's very embarrassed, plus she admires you very much, and her writing skills are also good, so I want to bring her over to you to give it a try.
If you're willing to take her, you'll have a good helper for almost free, and she can escape the school that left her breathless and live a good life in the city again. β
"That's right." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "Why are you willing to help her so kindly?" β
Xiang Dongfang smiled slightly: "Is it the reason, I don't have many friends, she can barely count one."
The main reason is that she is also relatively arrogant, and basically everyone looks down on her, but she is very good to me, and she will say anything to me.
I don't really like her very much, but having her saves me a lot of trouble.
At the very least, bringing her to you to apply for a job can hide my true intentions and look more like the real thing.
It's a pity, it seems that you have already seen through me, and the purpose of me bringing her to cover is useless.
Therefore, whether you want to keep her or not, depending on what you want, you can stay if you are willing, and forget it if you are not happy. β
Cao Zhiqiang smiled dumbly: "In other words, this Xu Jingli is just a tool man you brought in casually, in order to let you apply for a job with me look more like the real thing, and also to better paralyze me?" β
"Yes." Xiang Dongfang nodded.
Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "Is it really okay for you to say that?" After all, people treat you as a true friend, but you treat others as tools, don't you say that, aren't you afraid that I will look down on you? β
Xiang Dongfang smiled slightly: "For ordinary people, maybe, but you and I are the same kind of people, we look at things from similar angles, so it's useless to play those imaginary ones, it's better to tell the truth generously, so that I am comfortable, you are also comfortable, isn't it good for everyone to be relaxed?" Why keep guessing? β
Cao Zhiqiang sighed, knowing that the misunderstanding was getting deeper and deeper.
It seems that this Xiang Dongfang really regards himself as her kind.
Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang was a little entangled, entangled in whether to accept this Xiang Dongfang.
There is no doubt that Xiang Dongfang's ability is beyond doubt, he is proficient in both English and Japanese, and he is still a rare graduate student during this period.
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If there is no accident, he should be the first batch of graduate students of the North Normal School after the reform, and the gold content is absolutely leveraged.
Such a talent is definitely a real elite with excellent strength, which is different from the rotten streets of later generations.
Not to mention, her family background is also very powerful, and she can really use it at critical moments, even if she doesn't use it, it is also excellent to use it as a fox fake tiger.
But her thinking mode is really a bit difficult to get around.
Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang looked up at Xiang Dongfang and found that the other party had been looking at him directly, his eyes seemed to be glowing, just like a kitten was as excited as a little mouse when he saw it.
At such an instant, Cao Zhiqiang suddenly understood a little.
What to find the same kind, it seems that this is also her excuse.
The real reason for her is that she is interested in herself.
If she is an ordinary person, it is best to refuse directly.
But if a child of a high-ranking cadre like her, or a high-ranking cadre with a superior IQ, is interested in herself, but she rejects her, it will only make her more interested.
The overall feeling is that Xiang Dongfang is a person who is talented and capable, but his thinking is different from ordinary people, and at the same time, he has a high emotional intelligence and is very good at disguise.
Just when Cao Zhiqiang was still hesitating, as if he could see Cao Zhiqiang's hesitation, Xiang Dongfang squinted his eyes and said:
"I can speak French, German and Russian, all of which I can read, write and read.
I also know how to paint and play the violin, and whatever I want to learn, as long as it's not particularly advanced, I usually learn it quickly.
Trust me, if I stay with you, it will definitely help you.
What's more, don't you want to have one of your kind around you?
Can you endure the feeling of being surrounded by a bunch of stupid people all the time? β
Hearing her say this, Cao Zhiqiang sighed: "Do you know how to read minds?" β
Xiang Dongfang smiled slightly: "I don't know how to read minds, but I have studied Western psychology." Although it is only self-study behind closed doors, I have been observing words and emotions for a long time, and I have also summed up my own set of methods to infer the intentions of other people by observing their micro-expressions. β
"Awesome!" Cao Zhiqiang was surprised, "You can even make micro-expressions?" β
Xiang Dongfang nodded: "I was able to read pure English works when I was seven years old, and it was at that time that I began to come into contact with the pure English version of psychology in the library.
I found it quite interesting, so when I was very young, I explored and practiced on my own, observed different people, and gradually figured out a set of my own theories.
Although it can't be compared to the big people who can really control their expressions, I still captured your true intentions when you revealed your true feelings before.
The expression you had just now meant that it was a little tangled.
There are only you and me here, and you just listened to my story, so the entanglement you just had just now is obviously only to use me or not, to keep me, am I right? β
Cao Zhiqiang laughed: "Okay, if you have yours, it's you!" β
Xiang Dongfang suddenly squinted and frowned: "Could it be that you deliberately showed entanglement just now, just to test me this last time, to test whether I can see your entanglement?" β
Cao Zhiqiang blinked, and pretended to smile profoundly: "What do you think? β
"I think?" Xiang Dongfang smiled slightly, "If I think so, then your expression just now is deliberate, just to test my ability to observe words and colors!" Hehe, I really didn't misread you, you are really the same kind of person as me. β
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"Awesome!" Cao Zhiqiang clapped his hands, "You are such a talent, it is really a bit condescending to let you be a tutor or be my secretary." β
"No, I think that's fine." Xiang Dongfang suddenly shook his head solemnly.
"When you are your sister's tutor, I can know a lot of your private affairs that are not known to outsiders through your sister.
And when you are your personal secretary, I can be with you more and solve your problems more.
Of course, if I were to be your secretary in the future, I probably wouldn't have much time to tutor your sister with her homework.
But that's okay, I'll find another reliable person to help tutor them.
For example, the Xu Jingli outside, I think it's pretty good. β
Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "I see, so you brought that Xu Jingli to my internship here, in fact, you also want her to take over your class and tutor my sister's homework for you after she enters my unit?" β
Xiang Dongfang shook his head: "You are wrong, my optimistic successor to the tutor is not Xu Jingli, but her sister." β
"Her sister?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned, "Why did she have a sister again?" β
Xiang Dongfang smiled and said: "Xu Jingli is a person with a strong sense of professionalism and good work ability, but he is not a person who can stay at home.
Her learning ability and work ability are good, but she is not a good teacher because she has little patience with people, especially mediocre people.
Don't look at how enthusiastic and polite she was before, it's actually just a faΓ§ade.
She is actually a person who is hot on the outside and cold on the inside, the so-called politeness is only superficial, in fact, she values herself the most, and she is impatient to be with people who are not as good as her, and only likes people who are similar to her ability or stronger than her.
To put it bluntly, she belongs to the people of Mu Qiang, as long as you can be better than her in some aspects that she is good at, she will adore you and will be willing to do all kinds of things for you.
But if she is inferior to her in all aspects, she will despise and look down on her, and she will not have the patience to get along with this kind of person.
With all due respect, your two younger sisters, although they are not bad, are really average in terms of learning ability.
Not to mention comparing with me, even compared with that Xu Jingli, it is far worse.
Therefore, letting Xu Jingli go to the substitute teacher will only make both parties unhappy.
It's her sister, I've been in contact with it a few times, and it's the opposite of Xu Jingli, it's cold on the outside and hot on the inside.
At first, her sister may seem difficult to get along, but as long as she gets acquainted with it, she will be very enthusiastic, patient, and informal, with a bit of a heroic style.
Therefore, people like Xu Jingli are suitable to be old scalpers in the unit.
In the unit, she can definitely do business, practice herself, and her ability is not said.
But in private, especially when it comes to teaching people to be teachers, she is obviously not suitable. β
Cao Zhiqiang touched his chin: "In other words, do you think that Xu Jingli is not suitable to be a tutor, but he is a workaholic?" β
"Workaholic? Pretty much. Xiang Dongfang nodded.
"So, Xu Jingli is still a talent?" Cao Zhiqiang asked.
"Definitely a talent!" Xiang Dongfang nodded again.
However, she is too rigid, too serious, and very stubborn in her bones.
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If she is put in a government institution and starts from the bottom, she will definitely quickly get into trouble with others, so she is suitable to be a leader directly, especially as a first- or second-in-command.
If she is a leader, her official and self-clean style can at least eliminate corruption and improve the efficiency of implementation.
And her enthusiastic appearance, of course, and her appearance, are also suitable for the scene to be sent.
For example, let her do PR, she has absolutely no problem.
It's a pity that there is no unit that can directly let her be a little girl as a leader, so it's hard to say what her future will be. β
Cao Zhiqiang thought for a while: "You mean that she is not good at working with others, but she can take charge of herself, is that what you mean?" β
"Pretty much." Xiang Dongfang nodded.
"If you let her be a department head, go out to run a business, and be a pioneer cow, do you think she can do it?" Cao Zhiqiang asked.
"Head of department? Running business, opening up cattle? Xiang Dongfang frowned, "You want to say that let her be the public relations director?" β
"PR officer?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned for a moment, thought about it and nodded, "Almost." β
Xiang Dongfang said: "I think it should be fine." Xu Jingli has no ability to work, and she doesn't stop until she reaches her goal, and she drinks very much, so if she is asked to be the director of the public relations department, I think it's okay. β
"Good!" Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "As long as you say okay, then it's no problem." β
After a slight pause, Cao Zhiqiang said: "Actually, I feel your ability, it is more suitable to be the head of the personal affairs department, and it is a bit condescending to let you be the secretary." β
Xiang Dongfang smiled and said: "The head of the personnel department also has to listen to you, and if I am your personal secretary, then I am above 10,000 people under one person, and the power is even higher than the head of the personnel department."
Therefore, people who really have vision still like to be secretaries, just because although the secretary is humble, he is powerful! β
"Makes sense!" Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "It seems that you also understand the way of officialdom." β
Xiang Dongfang brushed his sideburns and smiled: "I was born in a cadre compound, and I have been in contact with various bureaucrats since I was a child, and when I was very young, my father liked to take me to various occasions.
Yes, it's exactly the same as that Zhongyong's father who hurt Zhongyongli.
Because since I was a child, I have been very smart and clever, I can learn everything quickly, I can learn everything as soon as I learn, I am proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and many adults can't compare to me.
When I was eight years old, I was already an invincible player in the whole academy playing chess, and no one of them, young and old, could beat me in chess, Go, or even the military flag.
After that time, everyone started to call me a child prodigy, and my dad even asked someone to test my IQ and make sure that I was born with a high IQ.
So, knowing that I was born with a high IQ, my dad was very happy all day long, taking me with him every time he ate, and even telling me some things that my children shouldn't know.
After a long time, I have been exposed to it, and I also know a little about the way of officialdom.
However, knowing that you know doesn't mean that I like these doorways, nor does it mean that I have to do them.
Actually, I hate the way of officialdom.
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Because I hate trouble, I hate bustle, I like quiet.
It's a pity that my father never knew what I liked, and always thought that I liked to be lively, so I was annoyed every day. β
"Then why don't you just tell your father?" Cao Zhiqiang said curiously, "Since your father likes you so much, and you directly said that you hate to meet guests and like to be quiet, then your father should be able to satisfy you, right?" β
"I told you so." Xiang Dong said expressionlessly, "I said a long time ago, I hate to see those uncles and aunts, I like to be alone, I like to be quiet, but it's a pity that it's useless."
Every time I said that, every time my father knew about it, and then every time he didn't change it, and every time he still took me to meet guests.
Back and again, I learned later that he didn't care about my opinion at all, he just thought that what I said was childlike.
To put it bluntly, my father is also a selfish person, he only thinks that my appearance can make him have a light on his face and make him more face-saving, but he never thinks about my own feelings.
He is the kind of traditional patriarch who has to listen to him in the family and is not allowed to go against his will.
No matter how much he loves me, the things in his bones will not change. β
"That's why you want to run away from that family, from your father?" Cao Zhiqiang asked.
"There's a reason for that." Xiang Dongfang smiled, "However, maybe I have his blood in my body, so I have also inherited some of my father's self-centered personality.
So, although my family has been very nice to me since I was a child, I didn't like that home since I was a child, I didn't like those family members since I was a child, and I grew up thinking that I would be able to escape from that home one day.
I just want to do what I want to do, I just want to have more freedom, I just want to have my own life, that's all. β