As for the processing plant, it's now on track, so even if I come down, I can't just abandon it right away.

"I'll definitely find a suitable person to take over for you, is that alright?" Sheng Xiping knew Zheng Xianyong's concerns, so he assured him.

Zheng Xianyong thought it over and over but still disagreed, but Sheng Xiping was determined and no amount of persuasion could change his mind.

So he went back to the factory, immediately submitted his resignation, and then took a bus to Songjianghe to hand the report directly to the investigation team.

In his report, Sheng Xiping clearly stated that everything was his responsibility, and since the leadership wanted to investigate, they should investigate him alone.

He resigned voluntarily, which can be seen as a warning to others.

The bureau leadership and the investigation team held several meetings to discuss the matter and ultimately decided to approve Sheng Xiping's report.

Only Sheng Xiping was held responsible, Zhou Mingyuan was immediately reinstated, and Zhou Qinglan's job was also retained.

Sheng Xiping became the first person in the Songjianghe Forestry Bureau to lose his job.

Of course, because of this, Zhou Mingyuan and Wang Chunxiu gave Sheng Xiping a good scolding.

But what's done is done, and there's no point in saying anything now.

Zhou Mingyuan could only ask someone to secretly inquire about who wrote the letter of complaint; that person was incredibly malicious.

Once the matter at Songjiang River was resolved, Sheng Xiping immediately rushed back to the forest farm. As soon as he entered the house, he was greeted by Sheng Liancheng's broom handle.

"I told you to be decisive. This is such a big matter, and you made the decision on your own without consulting us?"

That's your job! People would fight tooth and nail for it, and you just quit like that?

"You've lost your secure job just like that? What can you do without a job?" Sheng Liancheng was truly desperate.

In the minds of their generation, having a job meant being paid by the government, which guaranteed a stable livelihood for life, with the state taking care of them from birth to old age, illness, and death.

What will I do without this job?

"Dad, calm down, don't get angry. I had no choice but to do this."

If I don't resign, my job, my father-in-law's job, and my wife's job will all be affected. So I'm sacrificing myself to save the other two.

As long as my father-in-law is still the top official in the bureau, what can't I do to make money?

Sheng Xiping grabbed his father's wrist, snatched the broom handle, and threw it aside.

"Dad, Mom, don't worry, even if I don't have this job, I won't starve." Sheng Xiping helped Sheng Liancheng sit on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and comforted him gently.

"Bullshit, what can you do without a job?"

Farming? Our family only has four or five acres of wasteland, what can we possibly do with that little bit of stuff?

Hunting? That's all side income. If the old leader gives you this job, you can make money. If the old leader is blind, you won't encounter anything in the mountains and you won't make any money.

"I'm asking you this: what can you do without a job?" Sheng Liancheng said angrily, his anger still rising.

"Dad, who said I was going to farm or hunt? I've saved up a lot of capital over the years, and I can make a good living doing some casual trading."

Don't worry, everything will be fine.

Sheng Xiping wasn't particularly interested in the job, but since he had no other options at the time, he took the job as a temporary measure.

Having dealt in timber for the past two years, Sheng Xiping felt that the job was too restrictive and had considered quitting, but he didn't say it out loud.

In another ten or eight years, the forestry bureau will be in poor condition and the economy will be sluggish, and many people will be out of work.

By then, it will be too late to do whatever you want. You might as well quit your job now and try your luck. Take advantage of the opportunity, and you'll earn more than you would working a regular job.

"So what you think you are? You think you can make a living by trading? What you're doing is speculation and profiteering. Be careful, or you'll be arrested." Sheng Liancheng got even angrier when he heard this.

“Dad, it’s pointless for you to say anything now. My two daughters are already several months pregnant, and I’ve quit my job. This matter is already settled.”

I'm a grown woman with children; I know what I should do, so you don't need to worry about me.

After being scolded by his father-in-law at Songjiang River and almost getting beaten by his father when he got home, Sheng Xiping, who was not a good-tempered person, simply turned around and went back to the west room.