Training the Heavens

Chapter 15 Shen Lei's New Girlfriend
Lu Jie's actions were all under Jian Shen's surveillance, but this time he did not reveal any information to Ma Yingjie. It was okay to talk about it before when he was just a suspicion, but now that the incident has happened, before arresting him, what should be kept secret must be kept secret.

Ma Yingjie didn't ask any further questions. It was the basic quality of people working in the system not to ask questions that shouldn't be asked. Moreover, no news at this time was good news. Maybe we would soon see the tragic end of Lu Jie and Xie Meilan.

They were about to step into the abyss, but Shen Lei had already come out of the shadow of divorce during this period because he already had a new girlfriend.

This girlfriend was none other than the girl Shen Lei met on the train. The two had a pleasant chat on the train and developed a slight affection for each other.

After the girl named Shang Fuxian finished her housework, she actually came to Qingdao to be Shen Lei's tour guide, taking him to climb Laoshan, stroll along the beach, visit Changyu's winery, and eat braised shrimp and cabbage and Spanish mackerel dumplings.

During the trip, Shang Fuxian felt particularly happy because every time she arrived at a place and talked about local stories, Shen Lei could pick up the story.

In Xie Meilan's opinion, these things may not be worth talking about, and she may even think Shen Lei is too long-winded, but Shang Fuxian is different.

A few years ago, she read Zhou Guoping's "Leisure" and liked a sentence in the book very much: The interesting things in the world, including poetry, wine, philosophy, and love, are often useless; chanting useless poems, drinking useless wine, reading useless books, and having useless feelings, finally become a useless person, but live a fulfilling life because of this.

Xie Meilan thinks that Shen Lei's various advantages are useless, but in Shang Fuxian's eyes, these useless things are invaluable treasures.

To put it in a clichéd way, Shen Lei has an interesting soul and Shang Fuxian was deeply attracted to him.

Shen Lei also had a similar feeling. When he was telling those useless historical allusions, Shang Fuxian could also follow along. Occasionally, when she encountered something she had never heard of, she would reveal an expression of admiration. He had not seen this expression for a long time since Xie Meilan graduated.

When they talked about each other's attitude towards life, Shang Fuxian was just like him, not pursuing material enjoyment too much, just wanted to live a simple life. For a moment, Shen Lei's heart was beating fast.

However, it seemed inappropriate to have such an idea as he had just divorced, so Shen Lei did not take any further action. He left Shandong with some reluctance and returned to Beijing.

When he returned to Beijing, Na Wei had already helped him rent a new house, hired a moving company to move all the things in the old house there, and even arranged the sublease, allowing Shen Lei to completely put an end to the past.

"Sister, brother-in-law, I'm really sorry to bother you! Don't worry, I've gotten over it now and will go to work tomorrow." When Shen Lei was speaking, for some reason, the figure of Shang Fuxian suddenly appeared in his mind.

"You two chat first, I'll go cook, and you two can have a few drinks later. Today is your housewarming day, so we should celebrate it properly!" Seeing the sincere smile on his face, Shen Lin felt relieved.

Na Wei pulled out two bottles of Maotai tea and said, "We can't just drink it together. Director Lu has been worried about your situation. Now that you're better, it's only right that you invite Director Lu over for a drink! I've got the wine ready."

Shen Lei usually didn't like to interact with his superiors outside of work, but Lu Hao was an exception. He immediately picked up his phone and called him, saying that he was going to cancel his leave and would be back to work tomorrow, and then invited Lu Hao to come to his new residence for a visit.

Ma Yingjie readily agreed and came over shortly after get off work. "Not bad, not bad. I'm glad you made it out. I told the boss a few days ago that this year's departmental evaluation quota belongs to you. Once you get the evaluation, your transfer to the second-level chief clerk will be no problem!"

Civil servants are divided into leadership and non-leadership positions. Non-leadership positions are further divided into several levels, including First-Class Inspector, Second-Class Inspector, First-Class Researcher, Second-Class Researcher, Third-Class Researcher, Fourth-Class Researcher, First-Class Senior Section Member, Second-Class Senior Section Member, Third-Class Senior Section Member, Fourth-Class Senior Section Member, First-Class Section Member, and Second-Class Section Member. A Second-Class Senior Section Member is equivalent to a Section-level cadre, a Researcher is equivalent to a Division-level cadre, and an Inspector is roughly equivalent to a Director-General or Bureau-level cadre. Generally, these positions are merely ranks, without leadership authority.

Both of them work in the central government agencies and have great room for advancement. As long as there are no problems, even if they just accumulate experience, they can become second-level inspectors by the time they retire, which is equivalent to the deputy director-general level. Even if they don't have power, the salary and benefits at this level alone will allow them to live a comfortable life.

Xie Meilan was too eager for quick success and instant benefits. As long as they could hold on for a few more years, their family's life would definitely get better and better. Now, in a few days, she would be able to have a stable job.

In fact, Shen Lei was not as stupid as Xie Meilan thought. He still understood the basic etiquette of the world. He quickly picked up the wine glass to thank Ma Yingjie. After that, Na Wei also picked up the wine glass and thanked Ma Yingjie for taking care of his brother-in-law for a long time.

The next day, Shen Lei started a new life. Although it was called a new life, it was actually not much different from the previous one. He still carefully sorted out the files every day and completed other tasks assigned by Ma Yingjie.

But these days, there seem to be more people visiting their office. Everyone who comes is very polite. They talk about Shen Lei's recent work and comfort Shen Lei, asking him not to worry about the divorce.

Even when I go to the cafeteria to get food or report work to my boss, I can hear similar words.

Slowly, even someone as slow-witted as Shen Lei understood what was going on. When only he and Ma Yingjie were left in the office, he couldn't help but ask, "Director Lu, are these people planning to introduce me to someone?"

Ma Yingjie was stunned. "You just found out? To be honest, someone has been talking to me about this since the day you went to Shandong! They wanted me to help them connect, but I thought you must have been in a bad mood those days, so I didn't agree!"

"So many people are planning to introduce me to someone? That's impossible. What's so good about me?" Shen Lei didn't understand at all.

"Who in the whole unit doesn't know what kind of person you are? Filial and sensible, not impatient or irritable, who wouldn't want a son-in-law like that? Now that you've said that, let me ask you seriously: do you have any plans to date someone else? If so, I'll help you choose one."

Shen Lei was stunned for a moment, and the shadow of Shang Fuxian appeared in his mind again. When he woke up, he shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, no, I'd better not drag him down!"

Ma Yingjie smiled. He already understood Shen Lei's idea. "Okay, then don't worry. Wait until you change your mind in the future! I'll also tell them not to bother you for the time being!"

After get off work, Shen Lei rode his electric bike home as usual.

When he reached the gate of the community, he suddenly stopped and looked at Shang Fuxian in surprise, "Why are you here?"

　Are you all out having fun? I'm so jealous, I still have to write for you guys.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)