I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 43: Bai Ou, as the name suggests

Fang Qingye wrote the leave note and after his immediate superior, Director Wu, signed it, Fang Qingye took the leave note to Xia He for her signature.

Of course Xia He would not refuse. She picked up the pen and quickly signed her name on the leave note. Then she smiled and asked Fang Qingye, "Xiao Fang, where are you going to go on vacation?"

"It's so hot, I don't want to go anywhere, I just stay at home."

"Oh well, don't forget to play ball on Friday."

I remember this so clearly.

Fang Qingye complained in his heart.

But it feels good to play with Xia He. She has good skills and is pretty. It is enjoyable to play with her, unlike Du Juan who is a dull person.

The next day, Fang Qingye started his holiday life.

I sleep until ten o'clock in the morning, browse the Internet, play games, take a nap at noon, read a book, go out for a walk in the evening, sometimes go out to play with Song Dahai and others, or drive to the main river of Jiaogang to go fishing. My life is very comfortable.

However, he did not sleep in this morning. He got up at nine in the morning, dressed and washed up. Then he ate a bowl of tofu pudding and an egg pancake at the snack bar at the entrance of the community, and then drove straight to the northeast of the county town - he was going to visit his grandparents.

Mom said last night that you are busy at work and you didn’t go to visit your grandparents during your vacation. It was a waste of her love for you when you were young. So Fang Qingye decided to go there this morning while the weather was cooler.

Grandpa Fang Guisheng's nursery was in the north of the city, not far from the Tongyang Canal. When Fang Qingye drove over, he saw a fence made of fences. There was a simple wooden door facing the road. There was a plaque on it with four large characters written in brush: "Four Seasons Nursery".

The handwriting is very vigorous and lively, it's my dad's.

Fang Qingye parked the car at the door and walked in. A yellow dog immediately ran over and wagged its tail at him. It was Wangcai, a local dog raised by his grandfather.

Fang Qingye touched the dog's head affectionately, and the man and the dog walked towards the depths of the nursery.

The nursery is quite large. Although it is called a nursery, it actually mainly sells indoor bonsai evergreen plants, such as dragon blood trees, money trees, peace trees, lucky trees, lucky bamboo cages, fortune trees, etc. It is mainly leased to some government units and enterprises in the county to provide indoor ornamental plants.

Nowadays, all units pay attention to the office environment, and planting green potted plants in the office has become a trend, but many people do not know how to plant them, so renting potted plants came into being.

This way, you can sit in the office and enjoy different green plants without having to take care of them yourself. It is simple and effective.

Fang Guisheng’s nursery mainly does this business.

Of course, there are also some flowers, such as roses, camellias, red-leaf plums, crabapples, etc., as well as orchids. Fang Guisheng loves orchids very much and has planted many varieties of Cymbidium orchids, multi-flowered orchids, spring orchids, cold orchids, black orchids, etc., as well as precious varieties: such as ghost orchids and white-crowned lotus tripods.

Fang Guisheng built a greenhouse specifically for growing precious orchids, but it is not used yet as it is summer.

Fang Qingye was walking along the path in the nursery. When he passed by the orchid planting area, he noticed a short-haired girl wearing a black T-shirt and denim shorts squatting in the flower field, fiddling with a pot of orchids with her back to him.

"White lotus root." Fang Qingye called out.

The girl heard someone calling him, stood up, turned around, and smiled at him, her eyes narrowed into beautiful crescents: "Ye Zi, how come you have time today to visit your grandparents?"

"I'm on public holiday. Are you on vacation? When will you be back?" Fang Qingye asked.

"Yesterday. I came to take a look today since I have nothing to do." Bai Ou said.

Fang Qingye also knew that Baiou liked orchids. When she was in middle school, she often came to her grandfather's nursery to play. Seeing the girl's face flushed from the sun, she said, "It's so hot, why don't you wear a straw hat? Aren't you worried about getting a tan?"

"It's okay, you know I can't tan."

Indeed, Baiou is as her name suggests. She is not as thin as some girls. She has a pair of round legs like chopsticks and her skin is very white.

Moreover, it is not easy to get tanned. Even if the skin is occasionally tanned by the sun, it will return to its original whiteness after a few days. This makes many girls who apply skin care creams desperately in the summer very envious.

"Are my grandparents here?" Fang Qingye asked again.

"They are all here. Your grandma is in the house and your grandpa is filling the pots." Bai Ou said.

Just then, Fang Qingye saw his grandfather wearing a straw hat and riding a three-wheeled motorcycle with a carport coming out from behind the house. He hurried to greet him.

"Grandpa, where are you going?"

"I'm going to deliver some potted plants to the county party committee office, and then go to the organization department to see if those flower pots need watering." Grandpa stopped the car and said to him.

Sure enough, Fang Qingye saw that the carriage of the three-wheeled motorcycle was full of flower pots.

"Where is Xiaoqiang? Why doesn't he go?" Fang Qingye asked.

Xiaoqiang's name is Zhang Xiaoqiang. He's an employee hired by Grandpa to help manage the nursery. Transporting potted flowers is Zhang Xiaoqiang's primary responsibility. "Xiaoqiang had something to do at home, so he took a day off," Grandpa replied.

"I'll go and take a rest in this hot weather," said Fang Qingye.

"can you?"

"No problem, it's not like I haven't delivered it before." Fang Qingye said with a smile.

"Okay then." Grandpa got off the car seat and fished out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket, handing it to Fang Qingye. "This is the list of potted plants that need to be delivered to each office of the County Party Committee. Don't make sure you send them to the wrong ones! And there are still some left. Do you know who to contact?"

"I know, go find Director Chen from the County Party Committee Office." Fang Qingye took a look and answered casually.

Then he put it in his trouser pocket, took the straw hat handed to him by his grandfather, jumped on the three-wheeled motorcycle and was about to drive.

At this time, Bai Ou suddenly said, "Ye Zi, I'll go with you too."

"Don't you want to cultivate orchids?" Fang Qingye asked.

"I was just joking. I don't have anything to do anyway." The girl replied.

"Okay then, get in the car!"

The girl jumped into the car lightly and sat in the passenger seat.

"Hold on tight! Let's go." Fang Qingye said as he started the car. The three-wheeled motorcycle made a "thump thump thump" sound and drove forward.

"Xiao Ye, drive slower and be careful!" Grandpa's voice came from behind.

"Don't worry, Grandpa, I'm watching him." Bai Ou answered loudly.

The county party committee and the county government are both in a building in the new district. Fang Qingye drove his three-wheeled motorcycle not into the city, but westward along the North Ring Road. The morning breeze made it seem less hot and felt very cool.

Bai Ou sat next to Fang Qingye, seemed to be in a good mood, and hummed softly.

Write poems for you and stand still for you
do the impossible for you
For you I learned to play the piano and write lyrics

Losing my mind for you
Write poems for you and stand still for you
"Bai Ou, you look very happy today." Fang Qingye said with a smile while driving.

"I've always been very happy," the girl replied, then asked, "I saw a new car parked in front of the nursery. Did you buy it?"

"Yes, I made some money from stock trading, and my dad gave me some money, so I bought one so that it would be convenient for me to go out and play." Fang Qingye told the truth.

"Then let's go out and play when we have time!"

"No problem, call Dahai, Liu Dong and the others."

"I heard that Liu Dong was seconded to the Propaganda Department?" Bai Ou asked again.

"Yes, I estimate that there is an 80% chance that he can stay." Fang Qingye told him that Liu Dong often worked overtime in the Propaganda Department and stayed up late to write articles. He even asked him to train in badminton just to serve as a sparring partner for the leader.

Bai Ou giggled when she heard this.

"I never expected Liu Dong to have changed so much in just one year. But that's good too. Now that he's in a government agency, he needs to adapt to their operating rules. I think Liu Dong will be a leader in the future!"

"I agree with you!" Fang Qingye exclaimed. "This guy has a good grasp of social etiquette, which is a huge advantage in the workplace."

"What about you? I heard from Dahai that your senior, the bank president, also appreciates you very much." Bai Ou showed a playful smile on her face.

"Yes, I helped her solve several problems." Fang Qingye was not shy about it.

There is no need to pretend in front of your childhood friends.

"So you want to be a leader in the future?" Bai Ou asked again.

"I don't have that idea, and I'm not interested in this thing."

"What are you thinking about?"

"I live a carefree and leisurely life." Fang Qingye replied slowly.

"That's good too. As the ancient poem says: White clouds come and go, green mountains remain, and we drink happily, haha." The girl smiled happily.

(End of this chapter)