The Pinnacle of Power: Rapid Promotions Starting from the Old Cadre Bureau

Zhao Kui benefited greatly from what he heard and felt a greater respect for Wu Maocai.

"Senior brother, is this how you got through it all?"

Wu Maocai blinked rapidly, a look of melancholy flashing across his face—a past he couldn't bear to recall…

Society has social classes.

Generally, people stay in a certain social class for life.

The shoe repairman was very envious of the barber who could earn 30,000 to 50,000 yuan a year.

Those who own hair salons are envious of those who own clothing stores, who seem to earn more in a year.

Little did they know, they were all from the same social class.

People of a certain social class can often only see and understand those of their own class.

They don't even have access to people in higher social classes, let alone any possibility of upward social mobility.

How could he possibly reach a world he'd never even seen?

At this point, Wu Maocai sniffed, and thinking of his beloved woman, A-Lian, he felt even more depressed.

"If you want to climb the social ladder, you need someone to give you a hand."

Your sister-in-law was the first person to pull me out of the water.

If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been able to get to Yuanshan County, nor would I have become the office director.

Those in charge were afraid that the arrival of newcomers would dilute the pie and reduce their share, so they tacitly kept the doors tightly closed and wouldn't easily let anyone in.

The person who can help you is your benefactor.

Your sister-in-law is my benefactor.

I don't like her—you've known that for a long time.

But I have no choice, brother.

If I want to get ahead, I have to be patient; I have to sell myself out.

I have to pretend to love her, and I also have to be controlled by her...

This is the price of rising.

Speaking of which, Li Taoying is beautiful. If you really have something going on with her, you won't lose out.

She hasn't said she wants to be nice to you; maybe she just wants emotional support and wants to see you grovel and respect her.

We all rose to power by selling ourselves out.

She betrayed us even more.

She stood at the forefront of the tide.

I want to experience the authority of someone in a superior position; I want to see you submit.

This is normal; it means you are worthy and that she appreciates you.

She wouldn't even bother to look at most people.

Go and curry favor with them; it will do you good.

At this point, Wu Maocai couldn't help but feel even more saddened.

"Look at your senior brother here..."

They wanted to go but didn't invite me.

If your sister-in-law had even half the charm of Li Taoying, I wouldn't have any ulterior motives anymore and would wholeheartedly devote myself to her.

"I can put up with your sister-in-law, you're just putting on a smiling face for him, what's the big deal..."

After hearing this, Zhao Kui suddenly felt a little guilty, realizing that the gap between himself and Wu Maocai was truly enormous.

"Senior, I'll change it..."

I'm just not sure if it's really true, as you said, that sacrificing oneself is the only way to climb the social ladder.

Are there no exceptions?

We study so hard, and once we get here, haven't we already climbed the social ladder?

Wu Maocai chuckled helplessly, thinking that Zhao Kui was still too young.

"You are now just like the example I just gave."

As someone who works at a barbershop, all you can see is how much money clothing store owners make.

You're essentially no different from someone working for a private company; you're just stable—stable in your poverty.

People who work for private companies may not have the same job security as you, but if they earn the same amount of money you do in three to five years, then their instability becomes an advantage.

What social class have you jumped to?

You're still just an employee...

How many resources can you mobilize? How many assets can you control? How much manpower and material resources can you coordinate?

Only when you reach the level of people like Li Taoying and County Chief Chen can you be said to have risen in social class.

As for what you said, are there any exceptions for those who want to advance?

I didn't see it.

Wu Maocai lowered his voice.

"We shouldn't talk about our leaders behind their backs."

Let's call it a day and call it a day, brothers.

You are like County Magistrate Chen.

He was just like you and me before, an ordinary civil servant.

If he hadn't met Old Wang and been appreciated by that person in Kyoto, would he be where he is today?

That guy in Kyoto, who faces so many people every day, why did he choose our County Magistrate Chen?

Do you dare say that County Chief Chen didn't use any underhanded tactics, or that he didn't make any sacrifices or betray himself as you claim?

We just can't see it.

Qu, the deputy mayor of Xiaotang Town, could not become mayor if he did not wash the feet of County Chief Chen. It's that simple, that cruel.

However, some people who rise to power will bury that period of history and prevent others from knowing about it.

If you succeed, you say it's because of hard work and struggle; that's just to fool you into obeying and doing things your way.

Why would they easily give you the true scriptures...?

Zhao Kui listened attentively and stood up to bow deeply to Wu Maocai: "I will never be able to repay the kindness of my senior brother's enlightenment."

"Alright, alright, as long as you keep it in your heart, that's enough. We're brothers for life, and you'll have plenty of opportunities to repay my kindness in the future."

"Senior brother, here's a key to my house. If you need anything, just come to my place; no one will find out."

Zhao Kui gave him all the keys to the room.

After some hesitation, Wu Maocai accepted the gift and hid it in a drawer.

Zhao Kui is single, so going to his house would indeed be discreet. As long as you're careful, you just need to be careful and make sure you don't wear your underwear inside out again.

……

It was already past midnight.

Dawei, who was in a suite at the Guohao Hotel, was so tired that he didn't want to go home, so he simply turned off his phone.

Tonight, let's give it all to Ye Xiangju, completely and utterly.

Let's not leave any regrets for each other.

Give each other a most unforgettable gift.

"Wei, why don't you take a break?"

"Need not……"

There are so many sweet words to say, so much reluctance to part.

Early the next morning.

According to the plan, Ye Xiangju was to go to Xiaotang Town again to deal with the road construction issue there, as leaders from relevant provincial departments were already urging her to submit her materials.

But she had to change the time to the afternoon.

Early in the morning, David got up to go to work.

Why aren't you up yet?

"Go ahead and do your thing. I... I have something to do. Don't worry about me."

Without much thought, David got dressed and set off.

Ye Xiangju dragged her heavy steps and hailed a car to the hospital.

Young people are good, but they're just too hot-tempered...

Here in Guangzhou.

Section Chief Gao and his research team have returned to their unit.

Section Chief Gao handed over the report materials prepared by Wu Maocai and others to the leaders of the Transportation Department.

The top leader in the department then brought the materials to report to the vice governor in charge of transportation.

"Hey, I heard that Huang, the special guest, also went with the inspection team, but didn't come back. What happened?" the vice governor in charge asked.

The department head chuckled awkwardly, "You made a fool of yourself..."

Today, the governor's office also received a call from Yuanshan County.

They said they were checking to see if Huang Langping was the driver for the provincial government.

After confirmation, an official notice was issued stating that Huang Langping had been detained.

The charges are prostitution and domestic violence.