Just as the staff was about to take several educated youths away, a serious-looking middle-aged woman came out of the office. Zhou Ziwen had met her once when he first went to the countryside and knew that she was Director Liu of the Educated Youth Office.
When Director Liu saw the scene in front of him, he frowned and asked in a deep voice: "What's going on?"
The staff hurried forward and reported the whole story to Director Liu.
After listening to the staff's report, Director Liu's face turned livid. He glanced sharply at the educated youths and said coldly: "It's really embarrassing! Your behavior not only damages the image of educated youths, but also damages the image of educated youths and the villagers." "
Several educated youths were so frightened into silence by Director Liu's gaze that they didn't even dare to take a breath.
Director Liu glared at them, and then said to the staff: "This matter has a bad impact and must be dealt with seriously. Lock them up first and wait for retribution."
Upon hearing this, the staff immediately stepped forward and took several educated youths away.
Seeing several educated youths being taken away, Zhou Ziwen and Liu Defa breathed a sigh of relief.
"Director Liu, the person has been taken away. If there is nothing else, we will go back first."
Zhou Ziwen looked at Director Liu and said politely.
Director Liu heard this, turned to look at Zhou Ziwen and Liu Defa, with a smile on his face, and said: "Thanks to you today, otherwise I really don't know what would have happened. On behalf of the Educated Youth Office, I would like to thank you."
Zhou Ziwen and Liu Defa quickly waved their hands, saying there was no need to be so polite.
"Hey, comrade, are you also an educated youth? Which village are you in?" Director Liu looked at Zhou Ziwen and asked suddenly.
"Ah, yes, my name is Zhou Ziwen, and I am an educated youth from the Dabazi production team." Zhou Ziwen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then replied.
He didn't expect that Director Liu actually knew that he was an educated youth.
Of course, Zhou Ziwen was not surprised by this. After all, his clothes and temperament were so outstanding that it was normal for his identity to be guessed.
Director Liu nodded slightly, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes: "I just said that you look familiar. It turns out that you are Zhou Ziwen from Dabazi Village. Your name has spread among the educated youth ranks. I heard that you are working in the village. He has done a lot of practical things, running chicken farms and mushroom planting bases in a flourishing way, and he can also repair tractors and manufacture crushers. He is quite capable.”
Zhou Ziwen smiled humbly: "Director Liu, thank you for the award. These are the results of everyone's joint efforts. I am just doing my part."
Director Liu shook his head gently, with a hint of emotion in his tone: "Don't be so modest. Nowadays, educated youths go to the countryside, and many people are not adapted to rural life. How can someone like you actively integrate and make such a big contribution to the development of the village?" It’s rare to see someone who contributes. You have set an example for the educated youth!”
Director Liu looked at Zhou Ziwen, the smile on her face became more obvious, and she continued: "Ziwen, not only have you made achievements in the village, but you have also caught these educated youths who have violated laws and disciplines today. It can be said that you have made a great contribution. . Our Educated Youth Affairs Office must reward you as an encouragement.”
Hearing this, Zhou Ziwen quickly waved his hand and said: "Director Liu, you are too polite. These are what I should do, and I don't need any reward."
Director Liu insisted: "This is not possible. Your deeds must be praised. Let's do this. Our Educated Youth Office will report your deeds to the commune and give you certain material rewards. At the same time, we will publicize your progress among the educated youth. Your deeds will inspire more educated youth to learn from you.”
Seeing that Director Liu was so determined, Zhou Ziwen knew that any further refusal would be artificial, so he accepted Director Liu's kindness and expressed his gratitude. After Director Liu arranged the reward for Zhou Ziwen, he turned to Liu Defa, and the expression on his face became a little apologetic.
"Gong Liu, I'm really sorry for frightening you today." Director Liu said in a sincere tone, "These educated youth should have come to the countryside to study and exercise, but they behaved like this. We, the Educated Youth Office, are responsible."< br>
Liu Defa waved his hand and expressed that he didn't mind: "Director Liu, you don't have to blame yourself. This kind of thing is an individual case. I believe that most educated youths are good. What happened today was just an accident, and I was not hurt too much. ”
Director Liu heard this and sighed: "Hey, even though you said so, this incident still touched us a lot."
"Our Educated Youth Office must strengthen the management and education of educated youth to prevent this from happening again."
She turned to look at Zhou Ziwen and said firmly: "Ziwen, if there is a chance in the future, I will definitely arrange for more educated youth to come to your village to study, so that they can see what the true spirit of educated youth is!"
Hearing this, Zhou Ziwen immediately expressed his position: "Director Liu, our Dabazi Village welcomes other educated youth to exchange and study at any time, and we will try our best to provide help."
Director Liu nodded with satisfaction, and then said to the two of them: "Okay, that's it for today. You go back first, and I will arrange the rewards as soon as possible."
After hearing this, the two said goodbye to Director Liu and left the Educated Youth Office.
Watching Zhou Ziwen and Liu Defa leave, the smile on Director Liu's face gradually faded, and his eyes showed a bit of solemnity.
"It seems that our Educated Youth Affairs Office still has a long way to go." Director Liu whispered to himself, then turned and walked to the office to prepare for the next matter.
After coming out of the Educated Youth Office, Liu Defa thanked Zhou Ziwen: "Comrade Zhou, thank you so much today. If you hadn't appeared in time, I would have suffered."
"Uncle Liu, you are too polite. This is what I should do." Zhou Ziwen responded with a smile. The two of them walked and talked, and soon it was time to separate.
"Comrade Zhou, thank you very much today. If you need help in the future, just ask me." Liu Defa said gratefully, and then left his contact information.
Zhou Ziwen took the contact information and said seriously: "Uncle Liu, you are too polite. You are an engineer at a machinery factory. If our village encounters any mechanical problems in the future, we may have to ask you for advice."< br>
Liu Defa smiled and waved his hand: "It's not about asking for advice, let's communicate and learn from each other. You young man is very capable, and you will definitely make great achievements in the future."
After parting ways with Liu Defa, Zhou Ziwen went to the bookstore.
Today he came to the county town to buy books, and planned to buy a few mechanical books and go back to read them.
When checking out, the person in charge of the bookstore saw the English books selected by Zhou Ziwen and asked with some surprise: "Comrade, do you know foreign languages?"
Zhou Ziwen nodded and responded: "Yes, I have learned some. I mainly want to see if there are any new technologies in foreign machinery manufacturing."
When the person in charge heard this, a surprised expression appeared on his face. (End of chapter)