The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 725

Chapter 725: Chapter 725

What... Hai City Organization Minister?

Xu Qianli couldn’t have been more surprised; he hadn’t expected the woman before him with a scowl on her face, exuding extreme dissatisfaction with life, to be the head of the City Organization Department.

Not only was Xu Qianli surprised, but most of the queueing officials were incredibly shocked.

They were almost all transferred from other provinces and had never seen the Hai City Organization Minister before. Now that they knew, everyone hurried to straighten up their attitudes, staring at Xu Qianli and the girl with glasses as if staring at a dead dog, many reveling in their misfortune.

Even Tan Hao, who had been getting along quite well with Xu Qianli until then, deliberately kept his distance from Xu Qianli, fearing getting dragged into trouble.

What was this guy thinking? He had just arrived in Hai City to report for duty and managed to offend the City Organization Minister. He was in for a treat.

People had long said the City Organization Minister, Zhang Hong, was temperamental and strong-willed, incredibly strict with her subordinates. Anyone who messed up and fell into her hands would be skinned alive.

Now, this guy and the girl with glasses had offended Zhang Hong to her face. How could it end well for them?

Ha, these two were probably done for, soon to be sent packing back to their original units.

In the midst of many taking pleasure in others’ misfortune, the girl with glasses suddenly spoke up.

"Hmph, think you’re something special because you’re the City Organization Minister?"

"Did I say something wrong by commenting on your unhappy marriage?"

"I dare to assert that your marriage must have problems. Otherwise, why would you constantly scowl as if someone owes you millions and go out of your way to pick a fight with me and this jerk?"

"I think you’re just frustrated because of your unhappy marriage, keeping all that anger bottled up, always looking to lash out at someone, so you picked on the two of us."

"Even if he is nothing, do you think I’m that easy to bully?"

"Looking for trouble with me? You’re not qualified!"

The girl with glasses spoke louder and louder, her rant persistent, showing no fear of the City Organization Minister Zhang Hong, and not taking her seriously in the slightest.

This spectacle left everyone around them dumbfounded.

Damn it, she knew who Zhang Hong was and still dared to shout in her face. Where did she get such audacity?

Could it be that this person’s mind was disturbed, not quite right, or had she just escaped from a mental hospital?

Even Xu Qianli’s look toward the girl with glasses changed.

He had just argued with her to a standstill, thinking he had met his match, but it turns out she was genuinely daring, doing what even he wouldn’t dare to. She openly defied Zhang Hong right to her face. Impressive indeed.

Xu Qianli was almost ready to give her a thumbs-up.

Speaking of which, where did she get such confidence?

Zhang Hong was beyond furious, trembling with rage, and suddenly she lost control, shouting angrily, "Yes, my marriage is unhappy. My husband is having an affair with a ’little demon’ behind my back and we’re in the middle of a divorce. So what? It’s my personal business, what does that have to do with you? Are you in charge of my life? Do you feed me?"

The girl with glasses was even more agitated, "Hmph, if you hadn’t deliberately come to bother me, I wouldn’t care less about your issues. I hit the nail on the head, didn’t I? I knew your husband didn’t want you anymore. With that ferocious attitude of yours, what man would want to stay with you for long? It’s only right that he left you. If it were me, I would have dumped you a long time ago."

"Oh, you really want to provoke me, don’t you? Let’s see how I deal with you today..."

Zhang Hong rolled up her sleeves, gearing up for a fight with the girl with glasses.

The commotion between the two women, one older and one younger, was intensely joyful to watch.

The Hai City Organization Minister, Zhang Hong, getting into a quarrel with a young new recruit, quickly spread within the department, attracting many bystanders eager to watch the drama unfold.

Xu Qianli, watching this highly charged situation, thought to himself that it didn’t bode well to stick around and decided he might as well slip away and let them fight it out. I’ll come back to report in a few days.

Just as he was about to leave, two murderous glares shot in his direction, fixating on him.

"Don’t you dare leave!"

"Think you can run? No chance!"

Zhang Hong and the girl with glasses both rushed over to stop him, refusing to let him leave no matter what.

There was no way he was going to slink away today after he’d caused all this trouble!

Especially Zhang Hong, who glared at Xu Qianli as if she wanted to kill him, poking his chest forcefully with her finger.

"Smart guy, your girlfriend sure has a sharp tongue, so you thought you could just run off after provoking me, as easy as that?"

"I’ve got to take care of both of you lovebirds today, no matter what!"

Girlfriend?

Lovebirds?

Something about that sounded really off to Xu Qianli. "Minister Zhang, you’ve got it wrong—I seriously don’t even know her!"

"Don’t know her?"

"You expect me to believe that?"

"The two of you were just now arguing over some trivial matter non-stop, obviously a couple having a spat!"

"And besides, she stepped on your foot, and you spanked her— I saw it all crystal clear. If you’re not a couple, how could you be so intimate?"

"People strive for a transfer to Wangdong Province to perform well, chasing after Miss Mo, hoping to become a son-in-law of the Mo Family. But here you are, so bold as to even bring a girlfriend along!"

"What, keeping an eye on the pot while not letting go of what’s in your bowl, huh? Preparing for both possibilities?"

"Wow, you’re really something."

"I see now, none of you men are any good!"

With her speech, Zhang Hong effortlessly nailed Xu Qianli to the pillar of shame.

Many around them started looking at Xu Qianli strangely; it turned out this guy was really that despicable, truly shameless!

People figured the earlier quarrel with the girl with glasses was also intentional, just meant to show they didn’t get along.

Keeping an eye on the pot while eating from the bowl—couldn’t help but respect that.

Xu Qianli wanted to explain, but faced with Zhang Hong’s demeanor, he didn’t know how to begin, knowing probably no explanation would do. Instead, he simply pulled the girl with glasses into his arms.

"That’s right, she’s my girlfriend, so what?"

"Is my girlfriend wrong, or aren’t you unhappy in your marriage?"

"You keep saying all of us men are no good, does that mean you’re the good one?"

"I may not know much about your family, but I’m certain if I had to face someone as fierce as you every day, I couldn’t stand it either."

"Maybe if you were a bit kinder to your husband, he wouldn’t have come to this point with you."

Unable to clear things up, Xu Qianli just owned it and lashed out at Zhang Hong in return.

What did it matter if he offended the City Organization Minister, she could send him back to Jiang City for all he cared—he’d actually prefer it.

Hearing this, Zhang Hong stamped her foot angrily and pointed at Xu Qianli’s nose, "What’s your name?"

"Xu Qianli!"

"Fine, Xu Qianli, right? I’ve got you now. Don’t bother with any induction process; just you wait, I’m going to have someone send you right back to where you came from, make your transfer a total waste!"

"Is that so?"

"Then I really have to thank you."

"Only thing is, I’m afraid you won’t be able to do it."

Xu Qianli said.