Zhao Yicheng is a retired cadre. Even if he had won great honors for the county in the past, he has retired. Moreover, it is for his own personal affairs. How can he meet Secretary Liu whenever he wants?
Looking at Shen Zhifei's treacherous smile, Zhao Yicheng suddenly realized that Shen Zhifei didn't really want to recommend Zhao Jie. He just wanted to shut Zhao Yicheng up and jokingly pushed Zhao Jie to a position that he couldn't be competent for.
So many deputy secretaries of township party committees are waiting for the position of director of the approval hall. Zhao Jie has no advantage at all over them!
Shen Zhifei didn't care whether Zhao Yicheng was happy or not. He recommended Zhao Jie anyway. As for whether he could succeed...that had nothing to do with him.
Understanding Shen Zhifei's meaning, Zhao Yicheng didn't want to waste any more words with him, so he got up and left.
On the way back, he cursed and muttered to himself, "Why are leaders nowadays so unreliable? They say one thing to my face and another behind my back? They even play tricks on me?... Oh, if I had known this earlier, no one would have come to them for help!"
He felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he should not have come to see Shen Zhifei today. He would have just treated the "two cigarettes" as food for the dog. Now Shen Zhifei casually recommended Zhao Jie's name. Without sufficient preparation, those county party committee leaders would laugh at Zhao Jie's name. A township party committee member also wanted to compete with a group of deputy party committee secretaries. Was he crazy about getting promoted?
After this, once Zhao Jie left a bad impression in the minds of county leaders, it would be difficult for him to be promoted again.
"This bastard Chen Zhifei... not only did he take the money but didn't do the job, he also played tricks on me?" Zhao Yicheng was furious, but he could do nothing about it.
After returning home, Zhao Yicheng looked at Zhao Jie in front of him and said apologetically, "Xiao Jie, Dad went to see Shen Zhifei today. I meant to help you achieve the goal of job promotion through him, but... I made a fool of myself. Shen Zhifei actually recommended you to the queue of the director of the approval hall management office... You are not qualified enough as a township party committee member. Recommending you is purely a joke. I really regret it. I should have listened to you and not looked for a way out. Alas..."
Zhao Jie was also stunned. He didn't expect that he had just told Zhao Yicheng two days ago that he wanted to be an official as open-minded as Li Lin, but he didn't expect that Zhao Yicheng would be asked to go to Shen Zhifei to use the back door today...
"Dad...what do you want me to do? When I met County Magistrate Li Lin two days ago, I told him that I took the initiative to request a transfer to an idle unit directly under the county as a punishment for myself... Today you recommended my name to the queue for promotion to the section-level rank. If County Magistrate Li Lin saw this, would he think that I am hypocritical and my attitude of admitting my mistakes is sincere? He will definitely be very disappointed in me...Alas..." Zhao Jie said, slapping his thigh in annoyance, as if all the sincere repentance he had made before had lost its meaning.
At this moment, Zhao Jie's mind was in a mess. He imagined Li Lin's expression when he saw his name on the recommendation list. He must be very surprised, very angry, and very disappointed...
"Xiao Jie, it's Dad's fault. Dad has held you back and made you disappointed..." Zhao Yicheng sighed softly, his tone full of self-blame.
Zhao Jie suddenly thought of something, and asked Zhao Yicheng in a serious tone, “Dad, how much money did you give Shen Zhifei for my matter?”
Zhao Yicheng looked up suddenly. He didn't expect Zhao Jie to ask this question. His eyes flickered and he stuttered, "One... one hundred thousand... I gave it to you when you first competed for the mayor..."
If it were in the past, Zhao Jie would not think there was anything wrong with spending the 100,000 yuan, and would even applaud and cheer for Zhao Yicheng's actions... because the county party committee organization minister is not someone who can be met by anyone who wants to, and he will accept gifts from anyone... This is enough to show that his father Zhao Yicheng still has certain strength.
But now, the sound of Li Lin's criticism was still ringing in his ears, and he clearly realized how shameful it was to use the backdoor.
He finally regained Li Lin's trust. All he wanted in this life was to follow Li Lin's correct steps. Even if he could only be a deputy section-level cadre in this life, at least he would have a clear conscience and could hold his head high no matter where he went!
After a moment of silence, Zhao Jie said to Zhao Yicheng firmly, "Dad, call Shen Zhifei now and ask him to return the money to us."
Zhao Yicheng looked embarrassed. To ask for the money back would be tantamount to breaking off relations with Shen Zhifei, and this road would be completely cut off from now on.
Zhao Jie saw Zhao Yicheng's hesitation and said immediately, "If you don't agree, I will resign to County Magistrate Li tomorrow. Once I leave the system, it will be meaningless for you to give gifts to anyone."
Zhao Yicheng was completely stunned. He didn't expect his son to be so determined.
Gritting his teeth, he took out his cell phone and called Shen Zhifei. He was already dissatisfied with Shen Zhifei, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he said directly in a cold tone, "Brother Shen, something happened at home, so you should return the money to me first."
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