Chapter 1369 ‘All Red’

Father Deng had discovered something about the pair. However, he had not told Deng Wenchang about the discovery. He advised Deng Wenchange to restrain a little if he was not fully confident and not to be so harsh and fierce to Qiao Nan. If they were to alert her and cause all efforts to be in vain, that would not be good.

It was because of Father Deng’s words that Deng Wenchang endured and thus only expressed his displeasure through snorts and sneers

When Deng Wenchang cast Qiao Nan death stares, he did not realize that the people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had lost all the good feelings about him. They looked at this youngster with disdain and displeasure without any slightest feel of admiration. In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, harmonious teamwork was necessary to carry out the tasks, and they should not harbor any personal agenda.

This was because all the matters that this department dealt with would have a direct impact on the nation’s interests.

Individual family matters were not as crucial as the country matters, let alone ‘me’.

If the people in the department could not be united, how could they deal with all the situations tacitly and secure a line of defense for the country?

After Deng Wenchang joined the department, he thought that he was quite smart and could treat the seniors in the unit differently. He was warm and happy when he greeted Minister He. In front of other seniors, he also followed Minister He and greeted them as ‘Old X’. Which family was this heartless kid from? He was too unlikable.

He was not likable. Neither did he have team spirit. He wanted to divide the people in the department.

When Deng Wenchang was thinking of how to evict Qiao Nan from the department, these seniors were already quietly discussing how a youngster like Deng Wenchang was not suited for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Such a capable talent should go to another department and take on another role; he could then s.h.i.+ne and sizzle. It was such a waste to make him stay in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The people in the department had strong views on Deng Wenchang. He Yi was well aware of this.

Although Deng Wenchang was only an intern on contract and not a permanent employee, they also had to give a valid reason for his departure, right?

Hence, for the sake of the department’s union, He Yi was still very amiable when he faced Deng Wenchang. He took out all the materials that Deng Wenchang had given to him over these few days and placed them on Deng Wenchang’s table in an amiable manner. “Xiao Deng, I know that you are young and can be a little impatient, lacking some maturity. However, you have to remember that we want meticulousness and conscientiousness in our ministry. This mistake shouldn’t even be allowed in normal circ.u.mstances. If you do this in a critical time, you are not embarra.s.sing and letting down the ministry but the country and the citizens.”

As he said that, He Yi said with a heavy tone and deep sigh, “Xiao Deng, look at these materials again. Don’t think that Xiao Qiao is younger and has not graduated from college. A young lady is ultimately a young lady. She is much more meticulous than you. I hope that you won’t make the same mistake next time. Otherwise, you’re not suited to remain in this department.”

Deng Wenchang constantly made such an impermissible error. It was not as hard as he had imagined to make him leave the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Well, Deng Wenchang was sending his c.h.i.n.ks in the armor to He Yi.

Chided by He Yi in front of so many people, Deng Wenchang was so furious that he felt like scolding people. He took back the materials in humiliation and read it silently with a drooping head. He really did not believe that there was any major problem with the materials that he had compiled. However, He Yi only criticized him and not Qiao Nan.

A student who studied abroad had been slapped in the face by an undergraduate. Could Deng Wenchang accept such a matter?

In the end, Deng Wenchang looked down on Qiao Nan mainly because she was too ambitious. As a useless eye-candy, she did not know her limits; she dared to shamelessly sell her body when she was still schooling and squeezed into such an important place like the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The more Deng Wenchang cared about Qiao Nan’s ident.i.ty as a student, the more he could not accept Qiao Nan performing better than him.

Unfortunately, He Yi had seen through Deng Wenchang’s character. He was not only returning this set of materials to Deng Wenchang. As the minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he had to take a red pen and mark the ‘homework’ of his ‘student’ like a teacher. Sometimes, He Yi also took his hat off to Deng Wenchang. Where did he get the confidence to display such a brazen and arrogant att.i.tude in the department?

When He Yi used the striking red pen, Deng Wenchang found it too hurting for his eyes.

The person who sat near Deng Wenchang ‘accidentally’ scanned, amused. “I say, Xiao Deng, did you take the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as your school? All red? I feel depressed… Overseas students nowadays only have so little capability? If those prestigious schools overseas have such poor education capability, I feel that our kids don’t need to study abroad. In my view, Comrade Xiao Qiao is quite good. She’s fast and effective in her work, yet she is very precise. Why do I feel that, in comparison, the local education quality is better?”

He was not saying these just to poke fun at Deng Wenchang. He really did think so.

Everyone had eyes to see. Only the high and mighty Deng Wenchang, the party concerned, was muddled. He was less capable than Qiao Nan and lacking more than just a bit.

If Deng Wenchang could humbly accept this, strive to improve, work hard to minimize the distance between him and Qiao Nan, and chase after exceeding Qiao Nan’s performance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would welcome such behavior. One had to know that men dominated the department. In terms of gender, Deng Wenchang had an advantage over Qiao Nan.

It was a sheer pity that Deng Wenchang’s later performance was really too poor to the extent that these seniors felt that they would rather retain a female comrade than a muddleheaded newbie like Deng Wenchang. As for themselves, they definitely would not scheme because of such petty grudges and endanger the nation’s interests.

“Yes, actually, the local education quality is quite good. There is no use to learn a lot. It is more important to build a good foundation.”

Due to the ‘stellar’ performance of Deng Wenchang, this overseas student, people in the department could not help discussing the difference in education quality between local and overseas studies, and also whether it was necessary for the local students to go abroad for their studies.

In particular, there was someone in the office who had just sent his child overseas for studies. He said that if had a similar ‘all red’ performance like Deng Wenchang and could not win against the local college graduates, he would definitely beat his child to death.

If the problem did not lie with the school, it must be with the student.