Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

"Xu Jingli is just a casual visitor, or a cover."

"By the way? Cover?"

"That's right!" Xiang Dongfang smiled and nodded.

"This Xu Jingli is a top student in the Chinese Department of our school. He is also an activist in our school and is very popular because of his good looks.

She especially likes your poems and is one of your admirers.

This year, she is already a senior and will graduate soon. According to the rules, senior students in the Chinese Department must undergo graduation internships, and she is no exception.

She likes copy editing very much and wants to do an internship in a publishing house. Unfortunately, as you know, in current university internships, unless you are admitted to a graduate school like me, you can only follow the school's arrangements and go to a place designated by the school to intern.

Xu Jingli was assigned to work as a Chinese teacher in a middle school in the suburbs. The environment there was a bit difficult, which was a bit difficult for a city kid like her who had never experienced hardship since she was a child.

But the most important thing is that being a middle school teacher is very busy and tiring, and I can’t edit text at all, which is far from her ideal.

I see that she is in a dilemma, and since she admires you very much and has good writing skills, I want to bring her over to give it a try.

If you are willing to accept her, you will have a good helper that is almost free, and she can escape from the school that makes her breathless and live a good life in the city again."

"That's right." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "Why are you willing to help her so kindly?"

Xiang Dongfang smiled slightly: "The reason is, I don't have many friends, she can barely count as one.

The main reason is that she is also quite arrogant and looks down upon by almost everyone, but she is very kind to me and will tell me whatever is on her mind.

Although I don't like her very much, she can save me a lot of trouble.

At the very least, bringing her to apply for a job with you can conceal my true intentions and make her look more genuine.

It's a pity that you seem to have seen through me a long time ago, and the purpose of bringing her to cover is no longer useful.

So, it depends on you whether you want to keep her or not. If you are happy to keep her, just keep her. If not, forget it."

Cao Zhiqiang burst into laughter: "In other words, this Xu Jingli is just a tool you brought in to make your application for my job look more real, and also to paralyze me better?"

"Yes." Xiang Dongfang nodded.

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "Does it really matter what you say? After all, people treat you as a true friend, but you treat them as a tool. When you say this, aren't you afraid that I will look down on you?"

Xiang Dongfang smiled slightly: "For ordinary people, maybe, but you and I are the same kind of people. We all see things from the same perspective, so there is no use in playing with lies. It is better to tell the truth openly.

, this way I feel comfortable, you feel comfortable too, wouldn’t it be nice for everyone to relax? Why continue to guess?"

Cao Zhiqiang sighed, knowing that the misunderstanding was getting deeper and deeper.

It seems that Xiang Dongfang really regards himself as her kind.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang was a little confused as to whether he should accept Xiang Dongfang.

There is no doubt about Xiang Dongfang's ability. He is proficient in English and Japanese and is a rare graduate student in this period.

If nothing unexpected happens, he should be among the first batch of postgraduate students to be admitted to Houbei Normal University, and he is definitely very valuable.

Such talents are definitely real elites with strong abilities, and are different from the bad people in later generations.

Not to mention, her family background is also very powerful. She can really use it at critical moments. Even if she doesn't use it, it is great to use it to fake the power of the tiger.

But her thinking mode is really difficult to handle.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang looked up at Xiang Dongfang and found that Xiang Dongfang had been looking directly at him, his eyes seemed to be shining, like a kitten excited when it saw a little mouse.

At this moment, Cao Zhiqiang suddenly understood.

Finding someone of the same kind seems to be her excuse.

The real reason is that she is interested in herself.

If she were an ordinary person, it would be best to refuse directly.

But if a high-ranking cadre like her, or a high-ranking cadre with a superior IQ, is interested in her, but he rejects her, it might 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. At the same time, he has high emotional intelligence and is very good at pretending.

Just when Cao Zhiqiang was still hesitating, Xiang Dongfang narrowed his eyes and said, seemingly seeing Cao Zhiqiang's hesitation.

“I can also speak French, German and Russian, and I can read, speak and write them all proficiently.

I can also paint and play the violin, and as long as it’s something I want to learn, as long as it’s not particularly advanced, I can usually learn it quickly.

Believe me, if you let me stay by your side, I will definitely help you.

What's more, don't you want someone of the same kind around you?

Can you stand being surrounded by stupid people all the time?"

Hearing what she said, Cao Zhiqiang sighed: "Can you read minds?"

Xiang Dongfang smiled slightly: "I can't read minds, but I have studied Western psychology. Although I only studied it behind closed doors, I have been observing words and expressions for a long time, and I have also summed up my own method of inferring the intentions of others by observing other people's micro-expressions.

Methods."

"Awesome!" Cao Zhiqiang said in surprise, "You can even make micro-expressions?"

Xiang Dongfang nodded: "I could read pure English works at the age of seven. It was also at that time that I came into contact with the pure English version of psychology in the library.

I found it quite interesting, so I started to explore and practice it myself when I was very young, observed various people, and gradually figured out my own theory.

Although you are not as good as a big shot who can really control his expressions, you showed your true feelings before, and I still captured your true intentions.

Your expression just now meant that you were a little confused.

It's just you and me here, and you just listened to my story, so the dilemma you just had is obviously about whether to use me or whether to keep me, am I right?"

Cao Zhiqiang laughed: "Okay, if you have one, it's yours!"

Xiang Dongfang suddenly squinted his eyes and frowned: "Could it be that you were deliberately entangled just now just to test me this last time and test whether I can see your entanglement?"

Cao Zhiqiang blinked and said with a pretentious smile: "What do you think?"

"I think?" Xiang Dongfang smiled slightly, "If you think so, then your expression just now was intentional, just to test my ability to observe words and colors! Haha, I saw you right, you are really the same as me.

Humanoid."

"Awesome!" Cao Zhiqiang clapped his hands, "For a great talent like you, it's really unfair for you to be a tutor or my secretary."

"No, I think this is good." Xiang Dongfang suddenly shook his head seriously.

"As your sister's tutor, I can know many of your private matters that are unknown to outsiders up close through your sister.

As your personal secretary, I can spend more time with you and help you solve problems.

Of course, if I want to be your secretary in the future, I may not have much time to tutor your sister in her homework.

But it doesn't matter, I will find a reliable person to help guide them.

For example, I think Xu Jingli is quite good."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "I see, so you brought Xu Jingli to my internship because you actually wanted her to take over your class and tutor my sister's homework for you after she joins my unit?"

Xiang Dongfang shook his head: "You are wrong about this. The tutor I am optimistic about as the successor is not Xu Jingli, but her sister."

"Her sister?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned, "Why did her sister appear again?"

Xiang Dongfang smiled and said: "Xu Jingli is a very professional person and has good work ability, but he is not someone who can stay at home.

Her study ability and work ability are both good, but she is not a good teacher because she has little patience with people and especially dislikes mediocre people.

Although she acted very warm and polite before, it was actually just an appearance.

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, what she values ​​most is herself. She is impatient to be with people who are not as good as her. She only likes people who are about the same ability as her or better than her.

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To put it bluntly, she is a person who admires strength. As long as you are better than her in some aspects that she is good at, she will admire you and will be willing to do all kinds of things for you.

But if he is not as good as her in every aspect, she will despise and look down on him, and will not have the patience to get along well with such a person.

With all due respect, although your two younger sisters are pretty good, their learning abilities are really average.

Not to mention comparing with me, even compared with that Xu Jingli, she is far behind.

So asking Xu Jingli to serve as a substitute teacher will only make both parties unhappy.

On the other hand, her younger sister, whom I have met several times, is the exact opposite of Xu Jingli. She is cold on the outside and hot on the inside.

At first, her sister may seem difficult to get in touch with, but once you get to know her, she will be particularly enthusiastic, patient, informal, and somewhat heroic.

Therefore, people like Xu Jingli are suitable to be old scalpers in the workplace.

She can definitely do business in the unit, and she practices it personally. Her ability is unspeakable.

But in private situations, especially teaching people, she is obviously not suitable."

Cao Zhiqiang touched his chin: "In other words, you think that Xu Jingli is not suitable to be a tutor, but is a workaholic?"

"Workaholic? Pretty much." Xiang Dongfang nodded.

"So, Xu Jingli is still a talent?" Cao Zhiqiang asked.

"Absolutely a talent!" Xiang Dongfang nodded again.

"However, she is too rigid, too serious, and very stubborn at heart.

If she is placed in a government agency and starts from the bottom, she will quickly become very unhappy with others, so she is suitable to be a leader directly, especially as the first or second leader.

If she is a leader, her business-like and clean style can at least eliminate corruption and improve execution efficiency.

And her warm appearance, and of course her looks, are also suitable for welcoming and sending off events.

For example, if you ask her to do public relations, she will have absolutely no problem.

It's a pity that there are no units that can directly let a young girl like her be the leader, so it's hard to say what her future will be like."

Cao Zhiqiang thought for a while: "You mean, she is not good at cooperating with others, but she can stand alone. Is that what you mean?"

"Almost." Xiang Dongfang nodded.

"If she is asked to be a department head, go out to run business, and be a pioneer, do you think she is qualified?" Cao Zhiqiang asked.

"Head of the department? Running business and pioneering cattle?" Xiang Dongfang frowned, "You want to say, let her be the public relations director?"

"Public relations director?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned, then nodded after thinking, "Absolutely."

Xiang Dongfang said: "I think there should be no problem. The working ability of a person like Xu Jingli is incredible, and she will not give up until she achieves her goal, and she is also a heavy drinker, so if she is allowed to be the director of the public relations department, I think it will work.

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"Very good!" Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "As long as you say yes, then there will be no problem."

After a brief pause, Cao Zhiqiang said: "Actually, I feel that based on your ability, it would be more appropriate to be the head of the personnel department. Letting you be the secretary is a bit unfair."

Xiang Dongfang smiled and said: "The head of the human resources department also needs to listen to you, and if I were your personal secretary, then I would be inferior to one person and above ten thousand people, and my power would be greater than that of the head of the human resources department.

Therefore, people who are truly discerning still like to be secretaries, because although secretaries have a low position, they have great power!"

"It makes sense!" Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "It seems that you also know the ways of officialdom."

Xiang Dongfang stroked his temples and smiled calmly: "I was born in a cadre compound and have been exposed to various bureaucrats since I was a child. Moreover, when I was very young, my father liked to take me to attend various occasions.

Yes, he is exactly the same as Zhongyong's father in "Shang Zhongyong".

Because I was very smart when I was a child. I learned everything quickly and could learn everything in one go. I was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Many adults could not compare with me.

When I was eight years old, I was the invincible chess player in the entire academy. No one, old or young, could beat me in chess, go, or even military flags.

It was after that time that everyone started calling me a child prodigy, and my dad even asked someone to test my IQ, confirming that I was a child with a naturally high IQ.

So, knowing that I was born with a high IQ, my dad was overjoyed all day long, took me with him every time he ate, and even told me things that children shouldn’t know.

Over time, I have become immersed in it, and I have learned a little bit about the ways of officialdom.

However, knowing that you know does not mean that I like these methods, nor does it mean that I must do them.

In fact, I quite hate those officialdom ways.

Because I hate trouble, hate bustle, and like silence.

It's a pity that my father never knows what I like, he always thinks that I like excitement, so he annoys me to death every day."

"Then why don't you tell your father directly?" Cao Zhiqiang asked curiously, "Since your father likes you so much, if you just say that you hate seeing guests and like to be quiet, then your father should be able to satisfy you, right?"

"I've said it before." Xiang Dongfang said expressionlessly, "I've said it a long time ago that I hate meeting those uncles and aunts. I like to be alone and quiet, but it's a pity that it's useless.

Every time I said this, my father knew about it, and he didn't change it every time. He still took me to see guests every time.

This happened again and again, and later I realized that he didn't care about my opinion at all, and only thought that what I said was just childish talk.

To put it bluntly, my father is also a selfish person. He only thinks that my appearance will make him look good and make him more proud, but he never thinks about my own feelings.

He is the kind of traditional patriarch. Everyone in the family must listen to him and are not allowed to go against his will.

No matter how much he loves me, things in his bones will never change."

"Is that why you want to escape from that family and your father?" Cao Zhiqiang asked.

"That's the reason." Xiang Dongfang smiled faintly, "But maybe I have his blood in my body, so I also inherited some of my father's self-centered character.

Therefore, although my family has been very good to me since I was a child, I have never liked that home or those family members since I was a child. I have always wanted 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 a life that I have the final say on, that’s all.”