Chapter 101 Don’t throw the leader over your shoulder
"That would be troublesome... Student Xu!" the village chief said.
The village chief and his party walked towards the Xie family's house.
Instead, he made room for Xu Chen and let him walk in the middle.
As the village chief walked, he explained to the people around him:
"Wait and take a look at Xie's yard. If it's too messy, please help clean it up.
If you are short of furniture and appliances, bring two over quickly..."
Xu Chen walked in front, speechless in his heart, but did not say anything.
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The Xie family's old residence.
The old gentleman at the door was still writing elegiac couplets with a brush in hand.
The white-collar team in the yard played several songs in succession and were sitting on a bench to rest.
Half of the brothers of "Brother Bing" were smoking in the yard, and the other half were accompanying Xie Bingran in the main room.
When they saw Xu Chen walking in, they quickly turned around and called "Brother Chen."
The village chief and his party followed Xu Chen, and felt a little worried when they saw this posture.
The look in Xu Chen's eyes looked a little weird.
Xu Chen walked straight to Xie Bingran, squatted down beside her, and whispered a few words.
He explained something like, "The leaders from the town and city are coming to see you, so you still need to cooperate a little bit."
Xie Bingran listened quietly and nodded slightly.
Xu Chen stood up, and the village chief stepped forward, took an incense stick, and made a memorial ceremony for the deceased.
The people from the village committee behind him also came forward one by one, looking sincere and polite.
The village chief bent down and said with a deliberately caring tone:
"Girl of the Xie family, please express my condolences. On behalf of the village committee, I have come to visit you and give you a lift.
If you have any difficulties in the future, you can report them to me and the village committee, and we can help solve them. ”
Xie Bingran lowered his head and knelt down without any reaction, as if he hadn't heard anything.
She and her grandma have lived in the village for many years, and this is the first time the village chief and village committee have visited her.
Despite all the hardships I faced before, I never saw the village committee showing concern.
Xu Chen looked at the village chief and reminded without changing his expression:
"Village Chief, if you want to give me money, I'd better keep an account carefully...
I also asked the old gentleman at the door to help me write an elegiac couplet and lay a wreath alone. ”
The village chief was stunned and looked embarrassed for a moment.
Silk gold is the "share money" and "condolence money" for attending the funeral.
It was obvious that the village chief had not specially prepared anything.
What's even more terrible is that according to local customs and regulations, the silk gold must be accounted for before offering incense and offering sacrifices.
Xu Zhiquan hadn't done anything before, and there was no old man who kept accounts.
But at this moment, the old gentleman was sitting at the door with a ledger spread out in front of him. The village chief and a group of people walked directly around and walked in, which seemed a bit unreasonable.
But we have already arrived at the mourning hall. It doesn’t matter if we take the silk gold, or if we don’t take it...
The village chief frowned and turned to look at the village committee members behind him.
But they were silent and avoided the village chief's eyes...
The village chief was alone in embarrassment for a few seconds, then bent down and whispered:
"Miss Xie, I will ask the village committee to arrange for someone to renovate your old house and buy some furniture and appliances..."
He wanted to say something else, but when Xie Bingran didn't respond, he stood up without any embarrassment.
Xu Chen sneered in his heart, but didn't bother to pay attention.
The village chief and village committee members looked complicated, turned around and left one after another.
Xu Chen lowered his head and looked at Xie Bingran. She still looked sad and hard-working, and he couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
He said half-jokingly:
"Brother Bing, when the city leaders come to express their condolences, they may want to shake your hand.
Don't throw your leader over your shoulder again and knock him down. "The words fell to the ground, and the brothers beside him almost laughed out loud.
Xie Bingran raised his head and glanced at Xu Chen with a cold light from his eyes red from crying, but he finally pursed his lips and smiled.
Although it was above the mourning hall, grandma probably also wanted to see her granddaughter smile.
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Village entrance.
The village chief and the village committee members stood by the roadside with worried faces.
A group of onlookers also followed, gathering together to watch the fun.
The village chief originally wanted them to leave, but after thinking about it, he arranged for the villagers to stand in two neat rows, and later regarded them as a "welcoming team."
Xu Zhiquan was holding a cigarette, and Li Rui was always following him closely.
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The two of them did not stand with the village committee members, but took a few steps back and stood among the onlookers.
The village chief originally invited "Mr. Xu" to stand in front, but Xu Zhiquan refused with a haha.
You still need to be cautious when meeting with leaders.
The leader mainly came to the village to express condolences to Xie Bingran. It was natural for the village committee members to stand at the front to greet him, but it was inappropriate for Xu Zhiquan to go to the front.
Still need a right time.
Xu Zhiquan knew in his heart that Mayor Feng Wenjiang would definitely help introduce him, but before that, it was more appropriate to keep a low profile and stand at the back.
Xu Chen was a little worried and out of curiosity, so he stood at the entrance of the alley in the distance, where he could just see the entrance to the village.
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The village chief looked eagerly into the distance from time to time.
He would take out his cell phone and take a look at it at any time, and take a look at his hair, which had just been moussed and hardened.
After waiting for a while, I saw several black cars driving over from a distance.
At the head is a Buick Regal, followed by two Audi A6s, and behind them are two Buicks...
The car stopped on the roadside.
The village chief bowed his waist and already came forward to greet him.
Xu Chen saw from a distance that many people were getting out of several cars, a rather large formation.
It seems that Brother Bing’s reputation is really great...
Among that group of people, there were also two people Xu Chen knew, both of whom were physical education teachers in No. 1 Middle School.
One is Chen Dahai's uncle, teacher Chen Ming, who was knocked down by Xie Bingran before and broke his arm.
The other is Xie Bingran’s current coach, a young female physical education teacher named Tian Fangfang...
A leader came from the Municipal Sports Bureau named Gao Guangya.
This tall sports bureau leader has some inconvenient kinship relations with Teacher Chen Ming and Chen Dahai.
The most important leader is Wu Yongming, the deputy mayor who is also in charge of sports and development reform.
The "core leader" is easy to identify, after all, the crowd always surrounds him.
Xu Chen saw from a distance that the leader had a kind face and shook hands with the village committee members and villagers one by one.
The mayor of the town, Feng Wenjiang, is also easy to identify. He is a gentle and delicate-looking uncle who looks very similar to his daughter Feng Qingqing.
After a while, Xu Chen saw his father, Xu Zhiquan, walking forward from a distance. With the introduction of Mayor Feng, he finally met the leader face to face.
Compared to the village chief who bent over to apologize, Xu Zhiquan looked neither humble nor overbearing, and even deliberately revealed the aura of a "successful entrepreneur".
The leader didn't take it seriously at first, but when he heard that Xu Zhiquan came to the village to help Xie Bingran with his funeral out of kindness, he became a little more solemn.
Only then did Xu Zhiquan take out his business card and handed one to the leader and his secretary respectively.
The leader took the business card with a kind smile and looked at it carefully.
(End of chapter)