Time Travel Article: Tool Man Rejects Plot

Chapter 276: The So-called First Courtesy, Then Force

After these words were spoken, not only was Tong Jiye unable to refuse any longer, but the people following him also sat down with a conflicted look on their faces.

Gu Mingyue served everyone a big bowl and said, "Fellow villagers, today the leaders of the commune have taken the trouble to come here with us to recall the good and bad times. This not only shows their importance to us, but also reflects their dedication to their jobs and their willingness to share the joys and sorrows with us. This is the true meaning of 'coming from the masses and going to the masses'. This is a good cadre who serves the people wholeheartedly. I am proud that the commune has such leaders, and I am proud to be born in Qingshan. For this, shouldn't we all toast to the leaders?"

No one could withstand the power of flattery. Everyone present, including Zhang Qianjin, felt like they had a thorn in their throat, were sitting on pins and needles, and had thorns in their backs because of the flattery.

Not to mention Tong Jiye, who had just arrived and had not yet figured out the situation. On the one hand, he was somewhat unable to adapt to such straightforward praise.

More importantly, they were all good words, but why did he always feel something was wrong, which made him wonder if he was being too suspicious...

He looked up at the person who was speaking in front of him and noticed that there was a calmness in Secretary Gu's eyes, which further confirmed his guess. Then he calmly raised his glass, wanting to see what this person was up to.

Gu Mingyue heard the villagers privately discussing that she was preparing to show her power, but she denied it and explained that she was clearly using courtesy before force.

God knows who would entertain guests with this kind of ceremony...

The villagers raised their cups of water, and the leaders responded with a toast. But when they put the cups down and faced the bowl of steaming noodles, everyone just stared at each other, and no one picked up their chopsticks.

Gu Mingyue brought a bowl over and said, "You must eat this with chili oil, it will be fragrant. I made it myself. If you leaders don't mind, you can try it. It's fragrant and spicy. I guarantee it's delicious."

This chili oil is very special because it contains secret seasoning.

She mixed the sauce of ghost pepper noodles in the space into it. Many food broadcasters in later generations have tried this noodle dish and were very impressed. Anyway, she only tried one bite and quickly gave up. I wonder if there are any brave people among these people...

Gu Mingyue was afraid that if she met someone who fell in love with snail noodles, all her efforts would be in vain!

This time I had to leave a deep impression on the leaders, at least one that would leave a shadow on them whenever they think of it in the future, so I had to do this.

I asked everyone one by one if they wanted one, and to my delight, everyone ordered a spoonful.

When it was Zhang Qianjin's turn, since they were old friends after all, Gu Mingyue felt that she should take care of him.

Just as the other person was about to scoop a big spoonful, she reminded him cryptically, "This is a bit spicy. If you can't stand the spiciness, you should be careful with what you eat."

Zhang Qianjin didn't back down even though she was flirting with him. Instead, she said actively, "It's okay. When I was in the army, our company was in Sichuan Province. People there can eat spicy food. I wasn't used to it at first, but later I missed it. Don't mention it. I haven't eaten it for a long time. Now I'm still greedy when I see it."

Gu Mingyue secretly apologized in her heart, Zhang Chao, it’s not that I don’t take care of your father, it’s that my teammates are not strong enough!

What she didn't know was that the chili oil was too fragrant. Except for Zhang Qianjin who really loved spicy food, the rest of the people just wanted to use the aroma of the chili oil to neutralize the strange smell.

Tong Jiye thought so too, but he didn't expect the powder to be so powerful. The first bite was foul, and he swallowed it with difficulty. Not long after, the spiciness took over, and his fair face quickly turned red.

Gu Mingyue offered hot tea thoughtfully, "Hurry up and drink some tea. This will help relieve the spiciness."

Spiciness is a feeling of pain. It’s okay to drink something cold at this time, but if it’s hot, it will definitely be painful and hot.

Gu Mingwei had tried the chili oil before, and let me put it this way, he was afraid to go to the toilet for several days in a row.

He was really afraid of hurting these leaders, so he asked Liang Shaoling to prepare ice cream in advance. Fortunately, the weather was cold and the ice cream did not melt, so he quickly distributed it to everyone.

The villagers had all experienced this, and basically everyone had suffered from their secretary's bad taste. They all pretended to be unaware and ate their meals, otherwise they would have been afraid that they would have shown a look of sympathy and pity.

Tong Jiye is now certain that Gu Mingyue is just pretending, but he has no way to deal with her.

Even if he came to call me to task, it was just a prank at best. If we had to make a fuss about it, it would make him look like a calculative person...

He probably knew why Qu Jinzhong died in Gujia Village. It turned out that a party secretary who was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger led a group of colluding villagers to put on a show here.

Don’t think he can’t see that those who are eating don’t seem to be able to eat. They have refilled their bowls several times and their eyes are shining. Does this mean they don’t like the food?

That's why they say don't pretend in front of smart people. Sometimes people with less experience will reveal their true colors everywhere. Fortunately, Tong Jiye only complained in his heart and didn't expose him.

He just hardened his heart, closed his eyes, and poured the noodle soup into his stomach.

Gu Mingyue pretended to be surprised and asked, "Director Tong, you finished eating so quickly? Would you like some more?"

In fact, she kept muttering in her heart, this guy can't really like to eat it, otherwise she would be so angry!

Tong Jiye suppressed the urge to vomit in his stomach and pretended to be calm, "No, I ate a lot before coming here, so I'm not very hungry. I just want to try something new. Secretary Gu's hospitality is really impressive."

Noticing the tears in his eyes, Gu Mingyue finally felt relieved. Little guy, you are still good at pretending, but you can't control your tears no matter how much you pretend.

It had gotten to this point, so she handed over the popsicle and said, "Eat something cold to cool off. Alas, the bad thing about having fair skin is that everything gets on your face. It's the same for me, my face turns red after eating spicy food. You should have told me earlier that you can't eat spicy food, so I wouldn't have prepared it specially. The main thing is that everyone in the village is used to it, so I was really negligent. Don't make fun of me."

Tong Jiye:........Smile politely, don’t want to talk!

Gu Mingyue is not afraid that the other party will see through her. At most, she can say that she is venting her dissatisfaction with the previous incumbent on the current one. If the other party takes advantage of this incident to make trouble, she can completely occupy the moral high ground and accuse the other party of being stingy and narrow-minded. It will be a sure win either way.

Zhang Qianjin was still snorting as he walked, without caring about his image, with a popsicle in his mouth and another in his hand.

Gu Mingyue filled a bottle of milk for him and said, "Put this in your mouth to relieve the spiciness and nourish your stomach. I told you to eat less but you didn't listen. Now, Sister Wenhui will definitely blame me later."

Zhang Qianjin glanced at Tong Jiye in front of him, then stepped back a few steps and whispered, "You are really mean. Why do you include me in your schemes against others? Could you please let me know? Otherwise, you wouldn't have treated me like this."

Gu Mingyue would never admit that she was fooling around, and said righteously, "I really didn't prepare it well before, so I asked everyone to help me eat. Also, I clearly reminded you that it was very spicy, but you insisted on reminiscing about the past, and now you are blaming me. I am more wronged than Dou E."

Zhang Qianjin didn't believe her and pointed at her, "Do you believe what you said?!"

Gu Mingyue chuckled and said, "If I were to say I believe it, would you be even angrier?"

Zhang Qianjin snorted, ignored her, and strode forward.

Gu Mingyue won a great victory and was in a good mood. She shook her head and said, "Tsk tsk, you have quite a temper!"

Gu Mingwei and Liang Shaoling looked at each other tiredly. It was probably that only this girl felt no pressure throughout the whole process!