Family connections: From special recruitment by the county committee to the pinnacle of power

Xu Hansheng smiled slightly and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, the admission notice will be sent home within a week."

"real?"

Li Xiuru looked at her son standing at the door with his back to the sun, tears welling up in her eyes.

Does this mean someone from the Xu family will also become an official?

Sitting next to Li Xiuru, Xu Weidong said, "What are you all standing there for? Go tell the kitchen to prepare the food. I'll personally call the second son later and ask him to come back so our family can have a proper celebration!"

"Eh!"

Li Xiuru nodded repeatedly and turned to run towards the kitchen.

Xu Hansheng approached Xu Weidong and smiled, "Dad, there's no need to call my second uncle. I've already spoken with him. He said he'll be in the county around 5 p.m. Then, I'll have my mom call Aunt Jiang and invite Director Tan over for dinner. It's about time for my second uncle to meet Director Tan."

Xu Weidong frowned and said, "Is there such a rush? Tonight, our family can have a good celebration, and we can invite Director Tan tomorrow."

As they were talking, Xu Weidong pulled Xu Hansheng toward a private room on the second floor.

Although it's still morning and there are only two tables of customers, and they're sitting quite far apart, if others hear about this, it will ultimately have a bad impact.

To be honest, even now, Xu Weidong still feels like he got in through connections.

Once they arrived at the private room on the second floor, Xu Hansheng said to Xu Weidong, "Dad, no matter what, we must let Director Tan see my second uncle today."

Why?

Xu Weidong didn't understand.

Anyway, Xu Weimin's factory will move here sooner or later, so why rush it?

Xu Hansheng shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Dad, although we all know that my second uncle's factory will definitely move here, Director Tan is unaware of it. He has already fulfilled his promise to us, but instead of giving Director Tan a positive response immediately, we celebrated behind closed doors. In this world, there are no secrets that stay hidden forever. If Director Tan hears about it, it will create a psychological barrier, and it will be difficult to get along with him in the future."

"Besides, I'm just a junior clerk in the county government office right now. If we were an ordinary family, it would be something to celebrate, but given our family's circumstances, it's not quite at the point where we can celebrate. If we really want to celebrate, let's wait until we get promoted to section chief."

For Xu Hansheng, who had once been the governor of a province in his previous life, being a low-level civil servant was nothing to be happy about.

The most arduous and exhausting jobs are those of grassroots civil servants. They are so busy every day that they can't keep up with everything. To put it nicely, they are called civil servants, but to put it bluntly, they are just pure oxen and horses eating the government's grain.

Those who have never worked within the system only know to envy the stable salaries of those within it, but once they actually enter the system, they will understand that there are endless records to keep, countless meetings to attend, and a constant stream of instructions to grasp.

To put it bluntly, if the higher-ups fart, everyone below has to work like a dog.

Even if you are promoted to the level of section chief, you are still just a low-level leader at the most basic level. In the end, you are still at the level of being led.

But to Xu Weidong, his words sounded like lofty ambitions.

"Good son, you have ambition!"

Xu Weidong patted Xu Hansheng on the shoulder with great approval.

He didn't have as much experience as Xu Hansheng had in his previous life. In his eyes, a section chief was just like a town mayor!

Your Majesty!

Although among the people who come to Hongyunlai to eat are deputy-level leaders, such as deputy county heads and executive deputy county heads, they occasionally come here to book a private room when entertaining leaders.

In that situation, Xu Weidong couldn't even get close. Even when it came to tea and water, people from the county government office would serve him. Xu Weidong, the small boss, didn't even have the right to say a word to them.

Therefore, the highest-ranking official he could come into contact with was a section chief!

If the Xu family could produce a leader at the level of section chief, Xu Hansheng would truly bring glory to the Xu family.

Xu Hansheng just smiled at Xu Weidong, not knowing what to say.

Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out in the lobby on the first floor.

"Who's the boss?!"

Hearing the other party's unfriendly tone, Xu Weidong said to Xu Hansheng, "You sit here and wait for your second uncle. I'll go see what happened."

Xu Hansheng nodded and said, "Okay!"

Xu Weidong opened the door to the private room and quickly walked down the stairs.

At this moment, a young cadre from the Health Bureau and a middle-aged man from the Food and Drug Administration were standing at the door.

Seeing this, Xu Weidong hurriedly pulled out a pack of good cigarettes from his pocket, and stepped forward with a beaming smile, saying, "I'm the boss here. May I ask what's the matter?"

As he spoke, Xu Weidong took out a cigarette and handed it to him.

The Health Bureau and the Food and Drug Administration are the powerful departments that govern the catering industry. Xu Weidong's family has no connections in the county, so he has to greet them with a smile whenever these departments come to inspect.

This is precisely the main reason why Su Qing looks down on Xu Hansheng's family.

Although Xu Hansheng's family was considered quite wealthy in the county, Su Qing looked down on his parents every time the Health Bureau and the Drug Administration came to inspect.

"No smoking!"

The middle-aged food and drug administration official in a blue uniform waved his hand slightly and then turned his gaze to the person from the health bureau.

The young man, who appeared to be in his late twenties, stepped forward and said to Xu Weidong, "We received a report that someone got food poisoning here, and we suspect that your food is unsanitary. Where is your restaurant's kitchen?"

The young man, with an air of superiority, stood with his hands behind his back and coldly questioned her.

Upon hearing this, Xu Weidong glanced at the two men in front of him again. Both of them had unfriendly expressions, and cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.

His intuition told him that someone must be jealous of their family and had sent someone to cause trouble!

But he couldn't say that outright, so he put away his cigarettes and said with a forced smile, "The kitchen is in the back. Please follow me, gentlemen."

As he spoke, Xu Weidong gestured for them to enter and led them into the kitchen.

Li Xiuru was instructing the head chef on what dishes to prepare when she turned her head and saw Xu Weidong barging in with two uniformed men. Just as she was about to ask, Xu Weidong quickly gave Li Xiuru a look, signaling her not to say anything.

Then, Xu Weidong turned to the two people behind him and said, "Leaders, this is our kitchen. Look how clean it is."

The young man from the health bureau, with his hands behind his back, snorted coldly and said, "Clean? You think it's clean just because you say so? I don't think it's clean at all!"

As he spoke, he pulled a white glove from his pocket, put it on, strode over to the stove, and said to the cook who was stir-frying, "Get out of the way!"

The chef glanced at Xu Weidong, who quickly nodded to him, and then the chef took a step back.

A young man from the health bureau stepped forward, wiped the stove with his white glove, glanced at it, then turned and showed the blackened white glove to Xu Weidong, saying, "Is this what you call clean?"

After saying that, he took off his white gloves, took out his notebook, and while writing, said coldly, "The kitchen hygiene is substandard, it's dirty and messy, and the management is inadequate!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Weidong hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Sir, you can't say things like that! Whose stove doesn't have ashes?"