CHAPTER 399: CHAPTER 392: FORCING SISI TO BE A HOSTESS

Vice Mayor Yu, undeterred by the translator’s threat, said to Sisi, "Promoting the economic development and construction of our city is the duty and obligation of every citizen. Please, Mr. He, consider the big picture."

With a stern face, he adopted an official tone, then added with a smile, "But it’s just accompanying Mr. Takahashi on his sightseeing. It won’t interfere with Mr. He’s work, and I will explain to your leaders as well. I believe they will certainly praise Mr. He’s righteousness."

"Yuxi, don’t you agree? I’ll consult with you here and let Mr. He take a few days off to be our guide, how about it?"

Vice Mayor Yu then stopped talking to Sisi and directly approached Li Yuxi for approval. After hesitating for a moment, Li Yuxi said, "Uncle Yu, I can’t decide on this matter. You have to ask the principal."

Li Yuxi, whose heart was already troubled by Sisi’s disappointed look, now saw that Sisi obviously disagreed. How could he go against Sisi’s wishes?

Vice Mayor Yu’s expression changed, seemingly unexpected that Li Yuxi would also refuse to give him face, and his anger surged.

"Fine, I’ll borrow him for the time being. I will explain the situation to your principal later. I believe the principal, being wise, will not do anything to hold back the nation."

Sisi scoffed coldly, "Vice Mayor Yu, I’m not some object that you can just borrow. Didn’t you hear what I just said? I said I’m not interested in being a guide. Have you heard me clearly now?"

Zhang Jie and Shangguan stood firmly by Sisi and Mo Liu’s side, strongly supporting Sisi. That bastard Takahashi clearly wasn’t a good person, and they would certainly not let Sisi accompany the Japanese!

Vice Mayor Yu laughed out of extreme anger, "Mr. He, do you no longer wish to teach?"

Li Yuxi and the other teachers present all changed their expressions upon hearing this. Naturally, Li Yuxi was worried, while people like Jiang Fang were gleefully taking pleasure in the misfortune.

Liu Yu was also frightened; she was thankful to have dodged a bullet herself, but now Mr. He was being dragged into this and might lose his job because of it. She couldn’t bear to see that happen and cried out to Takahashi, "I’ll lick your boots, just don’t remove Mr. He’s position."

After saying this, Liu Yu rushed forward, but Sisi quickly grabbed her and shook her head with a smile. Sisi was also touched. Although Liu Yu was young, she was still very righteous, not like her classmates back in Lupan Gorge. But she would never allow her student to suffer such humiliation.

"Liu Yu, don’t worry, no one dares to remove Mr. He’s position. You don’t need to lick the Japanese’s boots. Remember, this is China; we are standing on Chinese soil. No matter if they are Japanese or from any other country, we must stand tall and never be spineless Chinese."

Sisi spoke loudly, and her words were not only aimed at Liu Yu, but more so to address the students around her.

After the reform and opening up in the previous decades, China’s economy indeed progressed rapidly. But it also led many Chinese to behave subserviently to foreigners, belittling their fellow countrymen, which was truly heartbreaking.

She hoped that her words today might have some effect on these students and change the trend of worshiping foreign things in the future.

Sisi did not expect that her actions today would actually impact many people. The students who participated in the spring outing were top students selected from various schools, implying that most of them would be elites in various fields in the future.

In their later work and life situations involving foreigners, they would often recall Mr. He’s words today: to be upright Chinese.

It was this phrase that helped them display a distinctive poise when dealing with foreigners later, always dignified, calm, and composed.

Vice Mayor Yu’s face grew even uglier. Was Mr. He implying that he had no backbone? He could feel that the looks from people around him seemed a bit odd, though it was likely just his overthinking. After all, the citizens currently held a great respect for mayors and would not dare to think ill of them.

Growing impatient, Takahashi murmured a few words again, and the translator proudly shouted, "Mr. Takahashi says how can Vice Mayor Yu not handle even such a trivial matter? Perhaps it’s better to bring in someone else who can handle it."

Vice Mayor Yu’s face changed, and with an authoritative tone, he said to Sisi, "Mr. He, you really don’t care about the bigger picture at all? It’s about the national economic construction, how can you just stand by and watch?"

"Yes, Mr. He, it’s just being a tour guide. You can contribute to the nation’s construction, and also enjoy sightseeing. Why not do it?" Jiang Fang popped up, looking for trouble.

"Since Mr. Jiang thinks it’s a good idea, I can recommend Mr. Jiang to the Japanese, surely Mr. Jiang would be happy to do it."

With a single sentence, Sisi shut Jiang Fang up. Ignoring Jiang Fang’s displeased look, she then said to Vice Mayor Yu, "Is caring for the bigger picture about accompanying Japanese people on sightseeing trips? Is that what the Chinese constitution calls for? I am just a teacher, and have no obligations to accompany Japanese people. Vice Mayor Yu, you don’t need to pressure me under this pretense."

Still feeling unsatisfied, Sisi continued, "If this Japanese person took a liking to Vice Mayor Yu’s wife and daughter, I wonder if Vice Mayor Yu would consider the bigger picture for national construction then?"

"Yes, Vice Mayor Yu, since you understand the greater good so well, why not have Miss Yu come and accompany the Japanese on their sightseeing? I imagine the Japanese would be very satisfied too."

Zhang Jie also couldn’t help but make a jab, knowing that Vice Mayor Yu has a beautiful daughter who is currently in university.

Vice Mayor Yu’s face turned drastically, glaring coldly at Sisi and Zhang Jie, like a venomous snake. Sisi gave a cold smile, no longer putting on a facade?

"As a public servant, Vice Mayor Yu should focus more on doing practical deeds for the people rather than always trying to please foreigners, lacking any backbone."

Sisi was not going to give Vice Mayor Yu any face, speaking without any courtesy, and Vice Mayor Yu couldn’t maintain his composed demeanor anymore, his face turning ashen. Everyone could see that Vice Mayor Yu was on the brink of exploding.

Everyone was secretly anxious for Sisi, oh my goodness, Mr. He and her friend are so bold, how dare they talk back to the Vice Mayor like that?

But why does what Mr. He says feel so satisfying indeed!

Sisi couldn’t be bothered to talk to this spineless mayor any longer, asking Liu Yu to go over to their classmates, while she approached the translator, asking, "Did you just say that Mr. Takahashi insists that my friend and I accompany him for fun?"

The translator, thinking Sisi had come around, proudly said, "Yes, as long as you two make Mr. Takahashi happy, he of course won’t mind today’s issues."

"Oh? And what exactly does that entail?" Sisi asked, smiling rather than angry.

"Accompanying covers a lot, like dining, playing, talking, exploring..." the translator said, shaking his head.

"Does it also include accompanying in sleep?" Sisi asked with a half-smile, startling the surrounding crowd.

"Of course." The translator agreed reflexively, but as he caught the cold look in Sisi’s eyes, he broke out in a cold sweat, quickly correcting, "No, that’s not it, our Mr. Takahashi is a civilized person, how could he do such things?"

Ignoring him, Sisi turned and said to Vice Mayor Yu, "Vice Mayor Yu, do you still want me to accompany Japanese people? To boost the economy by selling out the bodies of fellow Chinese, such a public servant really chills the heart!"