Song Xi felt as if his throat was blocked by something.
Because she suddenly discovered that the Suzuna sister sitting in front of her was not the charming Princess of the Moon Palace, but just a poor girl who was indulging in a complicated and unclear love affair, struggling, and trying her best to pursue true love.
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However, the real problem is that some things don't work just because you work hard.
The most hurtful part of unrequited love is here: if the other person really has no interest in you in the opposite sex, then the more you try your best, it will only drive the other person further away.
Suzuna-san, why are you so pitiful...
"Well, I forgot to tell him not to put garlic in the food. I'll go and tell him." Song Xi suddenly stood up in a hurry and walked towards the restaurant.
Chen Ziang was looking at his cell phone at the menu, asking Emon Goro and his sister what they wanted to eat and bringing it to them later, when he suddenly felt someone pulling him behind him.
It's Song Xi.
"Senior." Song Xi pulled him to a deserted corner of the restaurant and said seriously, "Although we are not in the same workplace, Sister Suzuna calls you Senior, and you should be older than me, so I will call you that too.
Well... let me ask, what do seniors think of Suzuna-san?"
"Uh." Chen Ziang was slightly embarrassed.
Although it is very strange for someone who has just met to ask such an intimate question, Song Xi's expression at this time is very serious, full of concern and worry... Of course, not for Chen Ziang, but for Yue Gong
Suzuna's.
It was like a sister who cared about her sister, which made him slightly touched and compassionate.
So Chen Ziang said calmly:
"Suzuna is quite good. She has great looks, a kind and gentle personality, is serious and capable, and I won't talk about her family background. In short, she is a very perfect girl - from all aspects."
"Yeah." Song Xi kept nodding, finally feeling relieved that she didn't have to worry that Sister Suzuna's love affair would end in vain.
"It's a pity that I'm not." Chen Zi'ang sighed.
Song Xi:?
"I'm just a grassroots security officer." Chen Zi'ang continued, "My family's financial situation is not very good, and I still have a younger sister to take care of... I didn't even graduate from the Far North University. I was only admitted to the Imperial Jixian University."
"Although Imperial Jixian University is a key brand, its ranking in the circle of key universities is indeed... No, that's not the point." Song Xi said seriously, "I don't think Sister Suzuna cares about this."
"Maybe she doesn't care now." Chen Zi'ang said with a smile, "But maybe a few years after we are together, she will have a gathering with you again, and then find out that your husbands are some kind of senior managers, some kind of cadre leaders, some kind of entrepreneurs.
Sort of like that, and then you think that I’m just an ordinary grassroots security officer, do you think there’s no problem with that?”
"Uh." Song Xi pondered for a while and said, "I don't want to lie on this topic. In fact, I do think that you two may be a bit of a match...but it doesn't matter, right? After all, if it is
If you love truly, you will definitely be able to break through the barriers of family differences."
"So how can you be sure it's true love?" Chen Ziang asked her back.
Song Xi was speechless for a moment. Although after the conversation she had just had with Tsukimiya Suzuna, she could sense that Suzuna's feelings for this senior were not an impulsive love at first sight, but something deeper and lasting.
There is something very strong inside...but I also know that this "feeling" will definitely not convince others.
The art of politics is compromise, so she quickly stepped back and asked tentatively:
"Then at least you can't deny that this isn't true love, right?"
"That's right."
"In that case, why not give Sister Suzuna and yourself a chance?" Song Xi said seriously, "True love always takes time to test and prove, doesn't it?"
"It makes sense." Chen Ziang said thoughtfully.
Great, I finally convinced him! Song Xi was overjoyed.
"That's why we are like this now." Chen Ziang reminded her.
"Uh..." Song Xi smiled dryly, "It's good. Let's start as friends. It would be better if we can get together. If not, we won't drag the other party down."
So it’s not that the senior doesn’t like Suzuna-san, nor does he want to deliberately hang her. He’s just a little unconfident and emotionally obsessed. He yearns for true love that lasts forever and won’t fade over time. If he can’t find it, he would rather stay alone...
…That’s what it turns out to be.
Ah, that's great.
Song Xi suddenly thought of her fiancé Qin Song, and for a moment she felt unspeakably melancholy and confused.
As for why she got engaged, it's a long story: it should be noted that the Song family and the Qin family are two big families. Although many family members choose to enter politics, they are generally divided into two groups: those who take the civil servant route, and those who take the parliamentarian route.
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From the perspective of a democratic system, the more parties there are, the more frequent elections, and the shorter the time members are in office, the more often the "shadow government" composed of senior civil servants has the upper hand; on the contrary, the system in which high-ranking members are elected leads the policy direction.
Civil servants can only try to induce and influence them.
However, Jibei City has a very special political and historical environment, which is the pinnacle and apex of the parliamentarian line, that is, the position of district governor - basically inherited from generation to generation in the Shi family.
After the first-generation governor Shi Zhiqing led the imperial fleet to quell the interstellar pirates, a harsh military control system was implemented on this planet. At that time, there was no democratic election at all. Everyone had only three identities: imperial people and naturalized citizens.
And the remnants of pirates.
The imperial people are responsible for ruling, the naturalized people are responsible for mining, and the remaining pirates are responsible for being targeted. Everything is in order.
The second-generation governor Shi Jintang, as the eldest son of Shi Zhiqing, took over the position of governor after his father's death. He did not follow his father's military control system during his lifetime, but devoted his life to transforming the planet Gaotianyuan from a cold, cruel, and impoverished one.
The backward mining planet is transformed into a colonial star region with its own industry, population, national power and voice.
Faced with the suspicion and pressure from the surroundings, Shi Jintang went against all opinions and went his own way, making a large number of institutional reforms, such as transitioning from military control to democratically elected system, relaxing overall public opinion control, signing a trade contract with the elves, and joining the federal sector trade organization.
Use foreign exchange funds to support local mining chaebols, etc.
All the prosperity, stability and order you can see in the planetary metropolitan area of Jibei City today was built from scratch in his hands, thus bringing the Shi family an almost unbreakable and huge prestige.
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The third-generation governor, Stone Byrne, was mediocre in ability compared to his father and grandfather, but he was successfully elected as governor in every election. This is the benefit of his father's kindness - everyone is grateful for his father's kindness, even if Stone Byrne sleeps in the office all day long.
, the votes will be cast in his name obediently.
Now that he is the fourth generation governor, Shi Di, the Shi family's popular prestige has declined, but there is still no sign that it can be shaken in a short period of time.
Therefore, in the political environment of Jibei City, it is not mainly the fighting between the ruling faction and other parties, nor the fighting between civil servants and parliamentarians, but the fighting between everyone and the Shi family - of course, it is the secret kind of peace without breaking up.
fight.
A carrot and a trap, Governor Shi Di holds the power, the Shi family naturally hopes that more clan members can control the power, and if everyone does not want to give up the throne obediently, they must unite to resist.
Song Xi's fiancé Qin Song, whose father Qin Senhe is a district councilor in Chiba District, and has gained increasing social prestige in recent years by advocating the Animal Rights Act, seems to be a rising star in the political arena.
Shi Di had a good opinion of him, and the Qin family was determined to allocate resources to support him. Seeing that the rise of this rookie district council member was unstoppable, the Song family naturally thought of marrying Qin Senhe.
After investigation, his father Song Mingyuan confirmed that his son Qin Song was an outstanding young man, so he privately asked his daughter Song Xi what he meant.
Song Xi did not refuse. Not only had she never been in love, she had no expectations for the matter itself. She also knew that it was unlikely that she would remain unmarried for the rest of her life, so she directly agreed.
The two parties dated several times, and both were quite satisfied after the meeting, so the next step was to get engaged and get married... She knew that her marriage would most likely be like her own life, following the trajectory planned by her parents in advance, running smoothly.
, until the end.
But what is true love?
Sometimes, even though I know it is unrealistic, I really want to be like Suzuna-san, who has the ability to love someone from the bottom of my heart and the courage to say no to the whole world.