Officialdom: After My Demotion, My Powerful Background Was Exposed

When his superior retired, Li Lin, as his secretary, was implicated and demoted to an indefinite secondment as deputy township head in a remote rural town.

With no backing, Li Lin's polit...

Chapter 546: No Gifts During Festivals

After the city bank president Cui Xiaoli left.

The two businessmen from Shannan County, the bald man and the man with glasses, brought two men, moved two boxes of good wine, carried ten cartons of cigarettes, and several kilograms of tea, and knocked on Li Lin's door with full of expectations.

Just when I sent one away, another one comes?

Li Rong couldn't help but frown and sighed. At the same time, she also understood that this was the way things were now, everyone was trying their best to leave a good impression on their leaders, and giving gifts during festivals was undoubtedly the best time to show closeness.

She walked to the door and looked out through the peephole, and saw a bald man and a man with glasses standing at the door with a smile on their faces.

Li Rong asked as usual, "Who is it?"

The bald man quickly replied, "Old lady, I am an entrepreneur in the county. It is Chinese New Year, so I came to visit you and County Magistrate Li to thank the government for its care and help for our company over the past year..."

The bald guy is very good at talking, and he has a lot to say.

Li Rong, who was originally very disgusted, gradually softened her heart at this time.

She opened the door, looked at the visitor, and said with a kind smile, "Hey, it's not easy for you to run a business. You made a special trip here, which is very thoughtful. However, we appreciate your kindness, and please take the gift back with you."

The bald man waved his hands and smiled, "Old lady, these are worthless things. Compared with the care that County Magistrate Li has given to our company, they are not worth mentioning at all. If you don't accept them, we will feel ashamed."

Li Rong only glanced at the man holding cigarettes and alcohol behind the bald man, and resolutely refused, "Okay, thank you again, I won't say anything else, go back."

After saying that, Li Rong prepared to close the door.

The bald man did not expect Li Rong to be so determined. After he reacted, he quickly put his hand in the gap of the door to prevent Li Rong from closing the door.

Then, with a bit of shamelessness, he smiled and said, "Old lady, look... I have already moved all my things... It's just a small token of my appreciation... If you don't accept it, I will leave it at the door and leave..."

There were so many people who came to give gifts, but only the bald man was not willing to give in. Li Rong was immediately unhappy. Her face darkened and she said, "Please move your hand away! Besides, if you insist on leaving it at my door, my Xiaolin will definitely be unhappy when he comes back... You guys should take the gifts and leave quickly."

The bald man held the door with one hand to prevent Li Rong from closing it, with a wry smile on his face, trying to hold on...

He was afraid that he would return empty-handed and be laughed at by Zhao Chengqiang. After all, he was a well-known entrepreneur in the county, and it was a bit embarrassing that he couldn't even deliver two boxes of wine.

However, at this moment, there was a sound of footsteps coming up the stairs downstairs.

After a moment, Li Lin appeared at the stairs, followed by Qiao An.

Li Lin saw a group of people standing at his door, and a bald man was forcibly pulling the door handle and arguing with his aunt... He immediately frowned.

He stood at the stairs and shouted at the bald people, "What are you doing?"

The bald man and the man with glasses turned their heads and looked at Li Lin when they heard the voice.

The man with glasses was the best at recognizing people. He recognized Li Lin at a glance, immediately put a smile on his face, and trotted over, stretching out his hands to shake hands with Li Lin.

Li Lin simply ignored the hand he extended and asked again, "What do you do?"

The man with glasses withdrew his hands awkwardly, but with a bright smile on his face, he explained, "County Magistrate Li, we are both entrepreneurs in the county, and it's Chinese New Year..."

The man with glasses was obviously not as eloquent as the bald man. He started laughing foolishly in the middle of his words.

Li Lin looked at the two young men holding cigarettes and alcohol behind the bald man, and immediately understood what was going on.

I thought, if you want to give me a gift, then give me one. Why don't you listen to my advice? And you dare to force my door open? How rude!

There were people coming to the house constantly during the New Year, and Li Lin was afraid that his aunt would be annoyed. Now there was someone standing at his door and bothering him?

What if I make the old lady angry?

A nameless fire suddenly rose in Li Lin's heart.

He looked sullenly at the bald man and the man with glasses. He didn't even bother to ask their names or companies. He just said, "Okay, pack up your things and leave quickly. Don't disturb my old lady's rest."

The bald man hurriedly trotted down, stood in front of Li Lin, and said with a sincere smile, "County Magistrate Li, I am here to express my gratitude to the government on behalf of our company. Please accept this small token of my appreciation... hehe..."

Li Lin became impatient, frowning even deeper, and said, "If you want to thank the government, you can go to the relevant units to donate money, no need to come to me."

As he spoke, Li Lin strode forward, and Qiao An followed closely behind him.

When Qiao An passed by the bald men, he frowned and glared at a few of them, as if to say, "I have come to this point, why don't you know what's good for me? Do you really want me to ask you to leave?"

Li Lin and Qiao An were about to enter the house.

There was no chance of gift giving.

The bald man and the man with glasses looked at each other, made up their minds, and decided to be a scoundrel. They threw the cigarettes and alcohol at Li Lin's door, turned around and left without even saying hello.

They thought that Li Lin probably didn't want to accept gifts from strangers, so he pretended to be modest.

I might as well leave the things at Li Lin’s door. I don’t believe he will throw them away!

After all, it is worth a lot of money. Even if he is the county magistrate, he would not be willing to give it up, right?

As long as the things are left behind, the job will be done, and it won't be too embarrassing to go back and see Zhao Chengqiang.

But they had no idea how stubborn Li Lin was.

Seeing that the bald men were actually using this trick on him, Li Lin immediately shouted to Qiao An, "Qiao An, call Secretary Yang of the Discipline Inspection Commission and ask him to come and move the things away! By the way, take these people who claim to be entrepreneurs back for investigation!"

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