Guo Zhengde has not been having a good time at Qingteng recently.
Ever since he broke through to the mortal realm, there have been constant rumors in the academy. Some said that he would be promoted this time, and others said that he would become the next director of the security department, etc.
These are nothing. The most exaggerated rumor is that he will be promoted to the dean of Qi Ziyuan. .
At first, Guo Zhengde scoffed at these rumors. At the same time, he adhered to his principles of conduct and kept a low profile in everything.
However, it is absolutely true that big trees attract the wind.
No matter how Guo Zhengde hides, rumors will always come to his door.
Somehow during this period, rumors that he would be promoted to the next dean of Qi Ziyuan became more and more popular, and the analysis was very clear.
Rumors say that the school committee is already reviewing Guo Zhengde’s resume. The first is the realm, the mortal realm. Although he has only entered the mortal realm for the first time, Guo Zhengde is not a little bit younger than the other two. Entering at this age The mortal realm is very valuable for cultivation.
Secondly, although Guo Zhengde's qualifications are still relatively young, he is not inexperienced. Has he ever acted as the vice president of Qi Ziyuan? In this case, he has made up for this shortcoming and is more familiar with Qi Ziyuan than the other two.
The most important thing is that among the four colleges, Qizi College generates the most revenue for Ivy League every year, and it involves a wide range of projects. It is in urgent need of a dean who understands finance and business. In this regard, Guo Zhengde is obviously better than the other two.
When Guo Zhengde heard this rumor for the first time, he even believed it.
It would be okay if the rumors were only spread in private. The key is that the spread of these rumors actually caused some losers who had originally voted for the other two candidates to switch sides to Guo Zhengde.
This made Guo Zhengde, who originally wanted to keep a low profile, very passive. Although he temporarily declined these people, their actions already meant that he had declared war on the other two candidates.
As a result, some overt and covert actions against him emerged one after another.
Guo Zhengde thinks that he has behaved upright these years, but he is no match for the deceptions of villains. In the past few days, he has been tricked many times at work, and the Faculty Department has clearly criticized the performance of the Post-Security Department. There was great hostility.
In the office, Guo Zhengde threw the copy in his hand on the table and said excitedly to his subordinates: "What's going on? Didn't this copy pass?"
The subordinates looked a little embarrassed at Guo Zhengde at this time.
Another older subordinate explained: "Section Chief, it is indeed the case. When this document was first reported to the school committee, it was the director of the Academic Affairs Office who was on duty, and the director also signed it. But now this document The document was about to be implemented, but when the director of the Faculty Affairs Office was on duty at the school committee, he immediately stopped our action."
"Why?"
The young subordinate boldly said: "The people below said that they would ask Director Duan for approval, but Director Duan looked at the copy and asked, "The director has already approved it. Should he approve it or not? If he doesn't approve it, this is against the director." He was disrespectful and didn’t sign when it was approved. Who should be responsible if something goes wrong in the end?”
"Damn, you started talking nonsense again..." Guo Zhengde, who usually pays great attention to self-restraint, couldn't help but cursed after hearing this.
Finally, the old subordinate said: "Section Chief, let me tell you, this Director Duan is just making things difficult for our department, and it's not because there are rumors that you are going to take up the post of Qi Ziyuan..."
Guo Zhengde interrupted his old subordinate's words with his eyes, "Okay, you guys go down and I'll think of a solution."
After the two men left, Guo Zhengde sat down tiredly.
Now the Director of the Home Affairs Department is about to retire and is in a semi-retired state. He is basically not doing anything. All the large and small matters in the Department have been handled by him, the Chief of the Finance Section.
Originally, according to Guo Zhengde's plan, it would be best to be promoted to the director of the post-security office this time. He would not be ostentatious and his career would be considered steady.
It just so happened that such a rumor popped up at this time...
Guo Zhengde rubbed his temples, looking a little exhausted.
"Forget it, go home first."
Guo Zhengde saw that it was getting late and headed back home.
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When Guo Zhengde arrived at the mansion, he found that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the mansion.
At dinner, Guo Zhengde did not see his wife Tian Rui, "Wen Hui, where is your wife?"
Wenhui is Tian Rui's personal maid. Tian Rui followed her when she was still married. Even Guo Zhengde is usually polite to her.
It's just that Wenhui's state today seems wrong, and there is a bit of resentment in her words.
"The lady said she wasn't hungry."
After saying this, Wen Hui turned around and left, but this sentence angered Guo Zhengde.
He was already troubled by various things in the college, and even got humiliated by a maid when he returned home. No matter how good-tempered Guo Zhengde was, he couldn't help but get angry.
"Come back! Who are you talking to again?"
Guo Zhengde's words were harsh. Although he didn't say anything harsh, the momentum that the warrior in the mortal realm exuded instantly frightened Wen Hui.
Because Guo Zhengde usually pays great attention to self-cultivation in the palace and rarely loses his temper with his servants, let alone Mrs. Wen Hui's personal maid.
Wen Hui's pear blossoms brought rain, and Guo Zhengde realized that he had lost his temper.
"Okay, stop crying, what's going on?"
Wen Hui held back her tears and said, "Master, it's okay for you to be busy at ordinary times. No matter what day it is today, you won't go home early to accompany your wife."
Guo Zhengde was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that he and Tian Rui met on this day ten years ago.
At that time, we caught up with the annual lantern viewing party in Lihua Lane in Lieyang City. On this day every year, Lihua Lane gathered the city's literati, talented people and beauties, and naturally there would be stories of love.
This is how the love between the two began.
"It's the lantern viewing party again... How come I forgot all this..." Guo Zhengde blamed himself. In previous years, even if he was busy, Guo Zhengde would take half a day to accompany Tian Rui to Lihua Lane to enjoy the lanterns.
But during this period, Guo Zhengde was so entangled in messy things that he forgot such important things.
Guo Zhengde did not explain, but asked: "Madam, are you angry?"
"Can you not be angry? Do you know what happened at the lantern festival today?"
Guo Zhengde was stunned. What else could happen to an ordinary lantern viewing party?
"Madam knows that you are busy during this period, so she asked me to accompany her to enjoy the lanterns. But at the lantern festival, I met Director Duan's wife, Mrs. Li, and Dean Yang's wife, Mrs. Pang."
"You mean...Director Duan Zhenbiao and Dean Yang Fang of the Faculty's Office?"
"It's their wives, and several other ladies, who are enjoying the lantern festival together. The ladies have not had much interaction with them, and will leave after polite greetings."
Guo Zhengde nodded, Tian Rui knew the general situation, and rarely attended any messy ladies' gatherings, and often kept an appropriate distance from those ladies.
"But they refused to let me go. They insisted on reciting poems and composing poems with my wife."
"Reciting poems and writing poems?"
It is very common to recite poems and compose poems during the Lantern Festival, and there is often no distinction between men and women at this time. Guo Zhengde and Tian Rui met at a "poetry battle" and fell in love.
"Yes, with Madam's talent, none of those people would be Madam's opponent. But those Madams are not stupid either, they let their men of letters fight with Madam."
Guo Zhengde didn't notice anything unusual when he heard this. After all, this kind of literary fighting is still very popular in Lieyang City, especially Lihua Lane. And there is no right or wrong in writing. Often this kind of "fighting poetry" is everyone's behavior to adjust the atmosphere and enhance friendship.
"What's wrong? Did anything unpleasant happen during the poetry contest?"
"How can it be happy? Those people are not trying to compete with Madam in poems. Every sentence of their poems alludes to you!"
"Alluding to me? Alluding to me?"
"I dare not say it, just listen to it yourself."
"At that time, my wife pointed to the lantern festival in the distance and wrote a poem, "If you want to see a thousand miles away, go to a higher level.", and the person opposite said the same sentence..."
"What?"
"It's ridiculous that a small insect shakes a big tree.
Don’t overestimate yourself! "
Wen Hui has been with Tian Rui all year round. As the saying goes, those who are close to red are red and those who are close to ink are black. Wen Hui is also very talented under the influence of his ears and eyes, so he naturally heard the meaning implied in the poem.
However, Guo Zhengde fell silent after hearing this. After a while, he said lightly: "This scholar's words don't convey what he meant."
"Master! You are still concerned about whether someone is right or not. He has no intention of answering the poem properly, he just wants to ridicule Madam! This is clearly talking about you..."
"Okay, I understand, you go down and rest."
"By the way, take the food down and heat it up, and send it to Madam's room later." Guo Zhengde was able to laugh calmly at this time.
It wasn't until Wen Hui left the room that Guo Zhengde's expression darkened.
"I didn't care about making things difficult for me in the academy, but I even bullied my wife! You really think that I, Guo Zhengde, is someone you can manipulate at will!"
At this time, the room was filled with the powerful aura of the mortal realm!
