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

The bald man and the man with glasses who went down to the second floor heard the sound, their hearts sank and they stopped immediately.

They looked at each other guiltily, and their expressions changed rapidly...

The bald man whispered to the man with glasses, "What should I do? He won't do it for real, right?"

The man with glasses had a look of disgust on his face and shook his head vigorously. "If the Discipline Inspection Commission comes, we will be in trouble!"

Grass!

I've never seen such an ignorant person...

The bald man cursed inwardly.

At this time, Qiao An had taken out his cell phone and was calling the county discipline inspection commission.

Just when he dialed half of the number, the bald man and the man with glasses turned around and rushed up, smiling and stopped Qiao An, saying, "Brother...Brother? Stop fighting, we just move the things away...hehehe..."

Several people hurriedly picked up the cigarettes and alcohol and left.

Before leaving, the bald man shouted at the half-open door, "County Magistrate Li, we will go back first... so as not to disturb your rest."

Li Lin was chatting with Li Rong in the house and ignored the bald man and others.

Wait until they completely disappear from the community.

Qiao An then put away his phone and went into the house, smiling and teasing Li Lin, "Brother, now I know why officials like to live in big houses, because the house is too small to accommodate all the gifts during the holidays..."

Li Lin just smiled and said nothing when he heard this.

Li Rong stared at Qiao An, but with a faint smile on her lips, she said, "Qiao An, you've only been out for a few days, how come you've become so slick? If you can't learn it well in the county government, I think you'd better go back to being a welder."

Qiao An scratched her head and smiled embarrassedly, quickly admitting her mistake, "Aunt, I was just joking... You don't dare let my brother fire me. It's because of my identity as a government employee that Xinyu would be interested in me. If I were a welder, she would definitely break up with me."

Li Rong smiled and scolded, "Since you know that your job is not easy to come by, why don't you cherish it? It's useless to learn those things without learning the good ones."

Li Lin suddenly smiled and asked Qiao An, "Have you and Cui Xinyu reached the stage of discussing marriage? If there is a chance, just do it quickly. It's not fair to the girl to keep dragging it out."

Hearing about marriage, Qiao An sighed and said helplessly, "Brother, I am also anxious to get married, but Xinyu said that she doesn't have a house in the city. When we get married and have children in the future, the children will have no place to go to school... You also know that the quality of education in rural primary schools is far worse than that in the city. To be honest, I also want my children to enjoy good educational conditions, so I must buy a house in the city before talking about marriage... But school district houses in the city are not cheap, any one costs 500,000 or 600,000, and I don't have that much money... I can only wait and see."

Hearing this, Li Lin smiled and said generously, "Buying a house is a big deal, I support you. Calculate how much money you have, and I'll lend you the money you need."

Li Rong sat aside, just smiled faintly and did not express her opinion.

Qiao An couldn't believe her ears when she heard this.

He knew that Li Lin had a high salary, but it was impossible for him to save hundreds of thousands of dollars a year... He just asked for help to buy a house, where did he get so much money?

He was worried that Li Lin might use his position to embezzle or accept bribes in order to help him... Wouldn't that ruin Li Lin's life? Wouldn't his job as the county magistrate's driver also be over?

The title of the county magistrate's driver has brought supreme honor to Qiao An. No matter where he goes now, the county leaders are very polite to him and give him enough face, which makes his vanity infinitely satisfied.

Sometimes when he went down to visit places with Li Lin, those sensible unit leaders would give him a pack of cigarettes, two boxes of tea or something like that... That feeling of being held high and respected is something that no amount of money can bring. So now he doesn't care about how much money he has. He just wants to be Li Lin's driver forever.

So, he quickly waved his hand and refused, "Brother, I still have some money. If I save for another year or two, plus Cui Xinyu's money, I should have no problem paying the down payment for the renovation... Don't worry about me."

Li Lin smiled and changed the subject, saying, "Gather all the gifts in the house and take them back to your hometown to share with your relatives and neighbors. Your house is too small to store them all."

Qiao An nodded in agreement and turned back to the house to pack her things.

Li Lin also felt that it was inconvenient to continue living in this community. It was not that the house was small, but that this place had been "exposed". Most of the cadres in the county knew that he lived here, and they would come to his house from time to time, either to give gifts or to talk about private matters... Li Rong was a person who liked quietness, and he was worried that Li Rong would be disturbed and it would affect her mood and health.

So he said to Li Rong, "Aunt, I asked the people in the office to inquire about the family compound behind the government. Someone is selling a house. Let's buy it and move in there."

There is a small family compound behind the government. At first, only cadres above the section level had quotas, and ordinary cadres could not buy them even if they wanted to. The government office has been holding on to several properties and has not sold them, in order to solve the housing problem for the county's main cadres. There are security guards guarding the place 24 hours a day, and no external vehicles are allowed to enter, which keeps a large number of people who come to give gifts out.

Li Rong naturally understood Li Lin's intention, so she smiled and nodded, indicating her agreement.

At this time, the bald man and the man with glasses had returned to Yunmeng Villa and were reporting the gift-giving situation to Zhao Chengqiang.

The two sat in front of Zhao Chengqiang, bowed their heads, and sighed, "Boss Zhao, I'm sorry to disappoint you. I didn't expect Li Lin to be so stubborn and almost sent us to the Commission for Discipline Inspection..."

Zhao Chengqiang looked at the two people's dejected expressions and laughed unhappily, "Humph, I knew you two couldn't get anything done with your skills!"

"If Li Lin was so easy to deal with, how could Jiang Weihua suffer such a big loss at his hands?"

"It seems that if we want to win over Li Lin, we still have to find another way... We can only start with the people around him."

The bald man and the man with glasses stared at Zhao Chengqiang blankly and asked curiously, "Boss Zhao, who around him do you plan to start with?"

Zhao Chengqiang smiled proudly and said, "I heard that his cousin is getting married and is still short of a house... For those of us in the real estate industry, the thing we lack the least is houses, right? Hahaha..."

The bald man and the man with glasses were stunned when they heard this, thinking that Zhao Chengqiang was really generous. If he didn't do anything, it would be fine, but now he is giving away a house?

So arrogant!