PDLP Chapter 60 What UFOs and SUVs?
Chapter 60 What UFOs and SUVs?
Liu Xudong's two sentences silenced the classroom.
It wasn't that solemn quiet...
Instead, he confused everyone.
Sun Hongda and his group of parents don't usually watch American TV shows or anything like that.
When I have free time, I just watch some lighthearted short dramas or mindless short videos.
Everyone's spiritual world is very impoverished.
If you want to talk about GDP or something, you might be able to have a proper debate.
CIA?
How would they know what the CIA is?
Only a small number of parents know about the FBI.
I don't know exactly what they do, but it's a pretty powerful department in the US, with higher rank than the police.
Sun Hongda pretended to be playing on his phone and quickly searched for CIA using Doubao.
Then he couldn't help but chuckle twice, his face clearly saying, "You're just bragging to me."
"Mr. Liu, isn't your story a bit exaggerated?"
"If this city planning bureau is more powerful than the CIA, why has our country never reported on this department?"
Liu Xudong remained unfazed, his tone still arrogant and dismissive of others.
"It's very simple, because UPB was never intended to be open to the public."
"To put it simply, do you know which law enforcement agencies and judicial departments are involved...?"
"To go deeper, do you know about the CIA, FBI, FSB, MI6..."
"But in reality, how many of these top-tier privileged departments are so well-known that ordinary people can name them?"
"Can you call one out now?"
Sun Hongda was momentarily speechless.
He wanted to argue, but found that he really had nothing to say.
The parents who supported Sun Hongda nearby also fell silent.
It wasn't because they were convinced, but because they didn't understand at all.
UFOs, SUVs, all sorts of random stuff...
Ignoring the ignorant parents, Liu Xudong continued to recount how mysterious the Massachusetts Department of Urban Planning was.
"To become a member of UPB, one in a million, is to be an outstanding and insightful successful person..."
He talked on and on for several minutes…
The parents were completely confused.
Because this guy spoke a mix of Chinese and English throughout, occasionally throwing in long strings of English, and at an extremely fast pace.
Anyway, the gist of it is that people who can get into the city planning bureau are all extraordinary.
The way the highly educated parents around him looked at him changed.
The admiration and appreciation were almost overflowing from his eyes.
Jiang Yu looked at this scene and suddenly felt like laughing.
What Brother Liu is talking about has absolutely nothing to do with the planning bureau!
If he's really as amazing as Liu Zige says, why not just elect him as the head of the parents' committee?
What are we still arguing about here?
All I can say is that Liu Zi's acting skills are truly remarkable.
He almost believed that the planning bureau was more powerful than the CIA.
Actually, my workplace is just a special department that supports employment for people with disabilities.
Jiang Yu guessed correctly.
Liu Xudong was definitely acting.
What he just said was pure fabrication.
He had no idea what the city planning bureau actually did.
This is said to make oneself appear knowledgeable and well-informed, and to indicate that one has already entered high society.
But he had indeed heard that the United States had a city planning bureau.
Liu Xudong's college classmate, Melant Weaver, works at the city planning bureau.
However, Melant has not kept in touch with his old classmates Liu Xudong and others since graduation.
No one knew what her job actually was.
As for why Liu Xudong chose to act in this play…
He simply wanted to show off his English skills and, incidentally, his experiences abroad.
And while we're at it, let's also get Jiang Yu's vote.
After all, Sun Hongda had just failed to win over Jiang Yu.
Liu Xudong tried to save face for Jiang Yu, thinking that this would not only get him a vote from Jiang Yu, but also do him a favor.
It can also solidify one's position in the eyes of highly educated parents.
This is truly a win-win situation.
However, Liu Xudong may have overdone it a bit, speaking in a very abstract way, which made Sun Hongda and the others not quite understand what he meant.
In the end, no one took Jiang Yu seriously.
"Urban management officers are urban management officers, what's the point of all those fancy tricks..."
"I thought it was some prestigious company, but I might as well quit and work for Sun Hongda."
"This kid is still too young and doesn't know what's good for him..."
"Just wait and see, he'll have his day to cry."
……
The fifteen-minute voting session ended quickly.
The parents put the notes into the box and returned to their seats one by one.
Wang Li returned to the podium and began counting the votes.
She tore open the slips of paper and read out the names, while the class monitor wrote tally marks on the blackboard.
After reading for a long time...
It was mostly Liu Xudong and Sun Hongda.
Occasionally, a few other parents' names would appear, but only very rarely; they were mostly just there for show.
The classroom was so quiet that only the sound of names being called and the "squeak" of chalk scratching on the blackboard could be heard.
The parents were all staring intently at the blackboard, their expressions more focused than when they were looking at stock charts.
Jiang Ning, like the parents, stared eagerly at the blackboard.
Because she had secretly done something big while Liu Xudong was showing off his foreign accent.
She went to campaign for her brother.
"Uncle, you seem like a really nice person. Can you vote for my brother?"
"Auntie, if you vote for my brother, I'll tell you who my daughter's boyfriend is..."
"Grandpa, don't you think the name 'Jiang Yu' would be perfect to write on a piece of paper...?"
"Chen Zihan, you don't want your secret to be known by everyone, do you? Hehehe... Hurry up and get your mom to vote for my brother!"
……
Soon, the final result came out.
Liu Xudong: 15 votes.
Sun Hongda: 12 votes.
The remaining scattered votes number several...
Anyway, the names that get to be on the blackboard will definitely get 3 or 4 votes.
Except for that one special case—Jiang Yu: 1 vote
Jiang Ning looked at the blackboard and saw that her brother only had one vote...
She reached up and touched her forehead, her face filled with a melancholy that seemed to ask, "Can't there be more sincerity between people?"
Chen Zihan, standing to the side, was secretly bowing and making obsequious gestures to the weasel, as if she were begging for a reward.
That means, "I really got my mom to vote for your brother, so don't mess with me..."
Of course, Jiang Yu was the most embarrassed.
He looked at the blackboard and saw that he had a vote for someone, and couldn't help but curse inwardly.
Wait... who the hell is this?!
Who voted for me?!
I'm seriously impressed...
Are you treating me like a Japanese person?
Anyone who didn't know better would think I voted for myself. How embarrassing...
Jiang Yu would certainly not vote for himself.
His vote was completely fabricated.
Because he had absolutely no interest in competing for the position of parent committee president.
However, the other parents all thought that Jiang Yu was volunteering himself.
Some parents wore expressions that were neither quite smiling nor frowning.
Wang Li stood on the podium with a relieved smile on her face, as if saying, "It's finally over."
Congratulations to Mr. Liu Xudong on being elected as the president of the Parents' Committee of Class 3, Grade 7!
A round of applause erupted in the classroom.
Liu Xudong stood up, turned around, and bowed to all the parents.
"Thank you for your trust and support. I will certainly live up to your expectations and work hard to do a good job in the Parents' Committee! To create a better learning and growth environment for the children of Class 3, Grade 7!"
Another round of applause followed.
Several parents who wanted to curry favor with Liu Xudong even shouted their approval.
Sun Hongda clapped with a forced smile, his back teeth practically grinding to powder.
Three votes short…
Just three votes short!
I don't need to surpass my opponent, at least a draw would be good!
What the hell is wrong with me!
The parents next to him who were supporting him didn't clap; they all looked dejected, as if they had swallowed flies.
Jiang Yu noticed that Sun Hongda kept glancing in his direction.
That look in his eyes seemed to say, "You definitely didn't vote for me."
Jiang Yu didn't care at all.
Even if he adds his vote, he still can't beat Liu Xudong.
After the vote count ended…
The regular procedures of the parent-teacher meeting officially began.
Wang Li opened the PowerPoint presentation and began to explain the teaching plan for this semester, the class management situation, the analysis of exam results, matters requiring parental cooperation, and so on.
The content was standard and nothing special.