She felt that if this were in the old society, Yuanyuan would be the daughter of the county magistrate.

This person is lucky; I've taken care of them all, it's not a bad deal. Maybe I can even share in their good fortune, and one of my own family members, Old Liu, will become a successful cadre someday.

Yuanyuan was held in Grandma Liu's arms, and soon a crowd gathered around her again. Everyone praised how beautiful she was and how well she was raised.

Grandma Liu looked very proud and said, "I fed him spoonful by spoonful."

There wasn't any special "first birthday ceremony" at home. After everyone saw the child and gave gifts, we all went to the cafeteria for a meal.

From beginning to end, Minister Liu's wife received no special treatment. She was treated just like any other guest at the banquet, exchanging a few words, playing with the children, and then going to eat. As for the things Minister Liu had worried about, they simply didn't exist.

When Minister Liu returned home in the afternoon, his wife made a sarcastic remark to him, making him extremely embarrassed. He secretly thought that he might have really been overthinking things and that some people had a selfish mindset.

On the other side of the Song family, Su Yu and Song Dongzheng had laid out a bunch of things on the bed and were secretly hiding in the room, letting their daughter grab things.

Su Yu said, "I don't know if it will work, but I've seen kids refuse to hold books and have to be forced to take them."

Song Dongzheng said in a serious tone, "We won't stuff it in; let Yuanyuan catch it herself."

Although they knew this thing was unreliable, they still couldn't help but want to see what their daughter would grab. They thought it might actually be accurate, so they could sometimes imagine what their daughter would do when she grew up and what she would look like.

Yuanyuan noticed her parents staring at her, then looked at the things scattered on the bed, and scratched her forehead. She had no idea what was going on. "Papa, Mommy."

Su Yu said, "Grab, grab something." Song Dongzheng made a grabbing motion from the side.

Yuanyuan looked around, thought for a moment, and suddenly understood. Her parents were playing a game with her. So she started grabbing things to play with. If she didn't like something, she would throw it away.

Su Yu and Song Dongzheng watched for a while before realizing that their daughter seemed to be playing tricks on them, grabbing things and then throwing them away, making their hearts jump up and down.

Finally, Yuanyuan grabbed a banknote. Song Dongzheng had just tossed it in to make up the number. Yuanyuan found it light and easy to hold, so she started pulling at it. With a toy, she naturally ignored everything else.

Su Yu and Song Dongzheng: "..."

The two cleaned up the mess on the bed, then took the banknotes from the child's hand, washed her hands, tossed her a baby bottle, and then lay on the bed sighing.

After a while, Su Yu smiled and said, "It's good to like money. We just need to work hard."

Song Dongzheng nodded and said, "Yes, there's really no one in this world who doesn't like money."

The two quickly came up with a very convincing excuse for their daughter. Then they both looked at their daughter, who was drinking milk from her bottle.

Song Dongzheng said, "I wonder what our country will be like when Yuanyuan grows up."

“She’s lucky; she’ll have a good life ahead of her,” Su Yu said.

"Yeah, that's true. But no matter how it is now, we have to hold things together. I feel the situation has changed a lot even without it. I don't know what to do, but I just try to keep the people below on the same page to prevent any trouble."

"I'm also planning to go to the publicity department. I'll be there by next month at the latest."

Shortly after the National Day holiday in October, more and more ideological documents were issued from above.

The tasks of the publicity department are becoming increasingly heavy, but this has also made other departments realize the importance of the publicity department today.

That's true; whatever ideology the propaganda department promotes, that's the ideology the people below will accept.

Vice Governor Qiu and Secretary Liang naturally valued this department even more. Logically, this department was under Vice Governor Qiu's jurisdiction, but Minister Liu, who worked within it, was a former subordinate of Governor Gu.

We can compromise on other aspects, but we cannot back down on matters of ideology. After all, no one can guarantee that the three of them will be of one mind in the future. If one of them follows the governor's misguided orders, then the problem will be huge.

Upon hearing Vice Governor Qiu's idea, Su Yu volunteered, "Sir, how about I go to the Publicity Department? I spend a lot of time there, and if I'm transferred there now, they won't have any objections."

Vice Governor Qiu looked at her, feeling somewhat hesitant. After all, Su Yu was very capable, and he still needed this secretary.

"Su, what are your thoughts on the publicity department?"

“I think I can handle the work in the publicity department quite easily. It’s only in this department; if it were in another department, I wouldn’t dare to ask you for help, lest I delay your important business with Secretary Liang. Besides, I know that I will definitely be transferred to a lower-level position in the future. Since that’s the case, I can take this opportunity to help you with the current problems.”

Vice Governor Qiu began to weigh the options in his mind.

Actually, transferring to another department would be possible, but that would seem contrived. Promoting someone from the lower-level propaganda department would also work, but those people wouldn't be familiar with the situation in the province.

Considering this, Su is the most suitable candidate. She's always been his secretary in the provincial government, and wanting to move to a department is a good reason. Furthermore, Su has frequent contact with the propaganda department; some of the things they're currently doing were suggested by Su. If she were to go to the propaganda department, it would be a natural progression.

As for Su Yu's career plans, Vice Governor Qiu didn't want to think about it. Young people naturally have plans for the future, which is perfectly understandable.

Su Yu's rank is not low. If she were to go to a county, she could be the second-in-command. But it would be impossible for her to be in the province. She went to the propaganda department and served as the director.

Su Yu had no idea how Vice Governor Qiu and his group negotiated, but in the end, Su Yu's position was Director of the Publicity Department of the Propaganda Division.

Even so, Su Yu could not take office immediately. Instead, she waited until Vice Governor Qiu promoted a new secretary before taking office.

The new secretary promoted by Vice Governor Qiu was one of the two secretaries Su Yu had previously mentored; he was a man in his thirties. He wasn't very talkative, but Su Yu had been training him for quite some time, and he was quite adept at handling things.

After spending a week handing over her work, Su Yu officially took office as Director Su.

As the head of the publicity department, Su Yu has her own private office.

Before she even officially took office, someone had already come to clean her office. Sitting in her office, sipping freshly brewed tea, Su Yu finally felt a little more relaxed.

After years of being a secretary, he has finally become a leader.

Author's Note: Mwah, goodnight.