Giving money and gifts did not lead to promotion, but now, without spending a penny, Zhao Jie was promoted from deputy section chief to the head of a county-level unit just based on Li Lin's words.
Zhao Yicheng, who was well versed in the rules of officialdom, couldn't help but murmur in his heart at this time. He was surprised, shocked, and couldn't believe it!
Only then did he completely believe what his son Zhao Jie said. Li Lin was different from others. He was an upright official and an official with vision!
Zhao Yicheng sighed softly and looked at Zhao Jie with a gentle and kind gaze, as if he was extremely pleased and appreciative of the choice Zhao Jie had made.
"Dad, I think my choice was right. You see, with just one word from County Magistrate Li Lin, I was directly promoted to the top leader of the county. In fact, with my qualifications, I have no competitiveness in front of a group of senior county officials. This also shows that County Magistrate Li Lin has a say in the county, otherwise he would not have been able to convince Secretary Liu to promote me as an exception." Zhao Jie said with emotion.
Zhao Yicheng smiled and nodded, picked up the sprinkler on the ground and went to the window to water the flowers. He watered the flowers aimlessly and said to himself, "Xiao Jie, you are lucky. The most important thing in the officialdom is to follow the right leader. Only by following a leader who is capable and courageous can you realize your own life value... You must work hard and never let County Magistrate Li Lin down!"
Zhao Jie nodded heavily and swore to Zhao Yicheng's back, "Dad, I won't say any more lies. From now on, I will be a member of County Magistrate Li Lin's ship. No matter whether we face a storm or a sunny day, I will resolutely follow County Magistrate Li Lin and will never let him down."
Zhao Yicheng smiled and nodded silently. He felt the passion and enthusiasm emanating from Zhao Jie, but he couldn't make any comments. He could only say that everything was fine at the moment, and we'll see what happens in the future.
At dinner time, Zhao Jie's sister Zhao Lu and brother-in-law Fan Chunhai also came back with their two children.
A family of seven sat around a large round wooden table and ate hot pot.
Fan Chunhai specially brought two bottles of good wine today to honor his father-in-law Zhao Yicheng.
I didn't plan to drink it at first, but I opened a bottle at Zhao Yicheng's suggestion. He said calmly, "It's so hard for the whole family to get together like this, let's drink a little to be happy."
Zhao Jie hurriedly went to find a wine glass, and Fan Chunhai also busy unscrewed the cap of the wine bottle.
When the three glasses of wine were handed to the three men, Zhao Lu, who was feeding the child, suddenly spoke up. She smiled and said, "Wait for me for a while. I want to drink with you too."
Hearing this, Fan Chunhai was unhappy, but he couldn't get angry with Zhao Lu in his father-in-law's house, so he just said in a deep voice, "You're drinking too, so who's going to drive our car later?"
Zhao Lu was a straightforward person. She ignored the look Fan Chunhai gave her, grabbed an empty wine glass from the table and filled it up for herself. She smiled at Fan Chunhai and said, "It's so close, why don't we just leave the car here and drive it tomorrow?"
What she said was true. The two houses were not far away, only ten minutes' walk away.
Fan Chunhai hated Zhao Lu's contradicting him, especially in front of his father-in-law. This made him feel very embarrassed. He frowned and said unhappily, "Aren't we taking the children with us? It's so cold, how much suffering will the children suffer if we walk back? Besides, I have to rush to the town for a meeting tomorrow morning, and I have to send the children to school. Time is so tight, how can I make it in time?"
Zhao Lu threw the wine glass in her hand onto the table. The wine swirled in the glass and a few drops spilled out. She said in a somewhat disappointed tone, "Okay, okay, you guys drink, okay? I haven't been home for so long, didn't I want to have a couple of drinks with our dad? Really..."
Seeing Zhao Lu throwing a tantrum, Fan Chunhai frowned even deeper, his face gloomy, but because of the presence of his father-in-law and brother-in-law, he did not dare to act rashly, so he had to suppress his temper, turned around, forced a smile, and said to Zhao Yicheng, "Dad, look at Lulu...she's throwing a tantrum with me again. She's like this at home, she's always giving me the cold shoulder, hey..."
It sounds like he is complaining about Zhao Lu's bad temper, but in fact he is talking about how tolerant he is to Zhao Lu at home and how much injustice he has suffered.
Seeing the couple quarreling again, Zhao Yicheng's joy suddenly subsided. He put down the wine glass in his hand, his mouth hardened, and said to them with the demeanor of a head of the family, "What's the point of quarreling over a glass of wine? If she wants to drink, let her drink. You can just take a taxi back later. Why do you have to quarrel over a good meal?"
He knew his daughter's temperament very well: she was straightforward, nagging, and very concerned about her reputation... After all, she had been spoiled since she was a child, and now she was a middle-level cadre in the Finance Bureau. Every day at work, many people surrounded her to please her and asked her to sign or stamp something.
Living in such an environment, she is naturally much more arrogant than the average person. She has to do whatever she wants to do, and no one's advice will work.
It's normal for women to have a little temper, and men should be more tolerant and understanding.
But Fan Chunhai gave orders and criticized as soon as he opened his mouth, which made Zhao Yicheng, as a father, very unhappy. He thought, Fan Chunhai, you have only been a town committee cadre for a few days? Speaking of which, your deputy mayor has less power than Zhao Lu, the director of the Finance Bureau. Why are you so arrogant? Why are you putting on airs in front of me?
Zhao Yicheng originally wanted to have a couple of drinks and announce to everyone the good news that Zhao Jie would soon be promoted to the top leader of the county, but he suddenly lost the mood.
He had a cold face and picked up food by himself, ignoring Fan Chunhai and Zhao Lu.
Seeing that his father-in-law seemed angry, Fan Chunhai quickly picked up the wine on the table and handed it to Zhao Lu. He kept winking at her and signaled her, "Drink it, we'll take a taxi back later..."
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