In officialdom: After she left, I rose rapidly through the ranks!

Liu Qing sat on the sofa and nodded expressionlessly.

"Yes, I do have the authority to sign his application."

"Although their family doesn't meet the criteria, I have the authority to sign off, so it's not impossible to find a way to make an exception."

"But I don't want to make exceptions for them. There are so many pitiful people; am I supposed to make exceptions for them all?"

As the vice president in charge, Liu Qing has the authority to sign off on approvals. Even if the conditions are not met and some coordination is needed, she has been a leader in the hospital for a day or two, so she can handle this kind of thing.

If that doesn't work, she can arrange for Chen Dachuan to temporarily default on some of the fees.

She had many ways to help Chen Dachuan, but in the end she chose to push him out the door and stand by and watch.

Strictly speaking, she didn't really do anything wrong; she was just a bit cold-hearted. But she really had no obligation to help people she didn't want to help. Everything was procedurally compliant and reasonable.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yueyue immediately frowned, a look of displeasure appearing on her face.

"Mom, why are you like this?"

"Uncle Chen's family is already so pitiful, what's wrong with you helping him? If Auntie doesn't help, she might never be able to stand up again for the rest of her life."

Wang Fushan looked at Wang Yueyue and said with a smile, "Yueyue, don't worry, your mother has her reasons for doing this. Let's hear what she has to say."

Liu Qing did have an explanation. Looking at Wang Fushan and Wang Yueyue, Liu Qing sighed and said, "If Chen Jingcheng hadn't gotten into trouble, I wouldn't be the one to help with this kind of thing. A lot of people would have tried to help once they found out."

"Let alone the county hospital, even provincial and municipal hospitals would have people trying to contact them. But now, Chen Jingcheng is in jail, Li Feitu has fallen from power, and don't forget, the municipal party secretary Sun Yikun specifically targeted Li Feitu and expressed his dissatisfaction with Chen Jingcheng to his face, even demanding that the municipal party committee conduct a higher-level investigation and deal with the matter seriously."

"At this time, whether it's Chen Jingcheng or Li Feitu, they both have tattoos. Whoever gets involved with them will be unlucky."

"How do you think I can help?"

"By helping their family today, I've essentially implicated our family with Chen Jingcheng again. If this gets back to the Party Secretary, or even to Secretary Zhao, do you think I'd still be fit to be the vice president?"

"Forget about competing for the dean's position, I can't even keep my current one."

"And what about your company? Do you think things will turn out well?"

"If the city finds out, Yueyue, do you think you and Lin Zhongfei will have a good ending?"

Liu Qing sighed softly, shook her head, and said, "Although I don't want to say it, this is the truth. It's cruel, but there's nothing we can do about it."

After hearing Liu Qing's words, both Wang Fushan and Wang Yueyue fell silent.

Although Wang Yueyue still felt that what she did was wrong, and even felt a little sorry for Chen Jingcheng, what Liu Qing said also made sense.

She's Lin Zhongfei's girlfriend now, and it's impossible for her to reconcile with Chen Jingcheng. She can't possibly sacrifice her own family for Chen Jingcheng's parents.

Gritting her teeth, Wang Yueyue looked at Liu Qing and said, "If you won't help, then you can at least lend me some money, right?"

"At least let them get the surgery done first."

"Chen Jingcheng's parents are really good to me. Dad, Mom, I... I don't want to see Auntie paralyzed like this."

"Their family is already struggling enough; we can't help them with anything else, but could you lend them some money?"

"It's only a few tens of thousands of yuan, not much, it's nothing to our family."

Indeed, tens of thousands of yuan is a lot for some people, but for Wang Yueyue's family, tens of thousands of yuan is nothing at all. They always keep more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan in cash at home.

However, Liu Qing still shook her head and refused the offer.

Wang Fushan shook his head slightly and looked at Wang Yueyue, saying, "Yueyue, you are kind, but you don't have to be kind all the time. People need to learn to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages."

"Your mother is right. I feel sorry for them too, but this is their family matter and has nothing to do with us."

"You think that once you lend them the money, no one will know? But what if? And what about Lin Zhongfei? Do you think he'll have a problem with you if he finds out?"

"Yueyue, let me ask you this: if Lin Zhongfei gets angry with you because of this, or even stops being with you, will you still lend money to Chen Jingcheng's parents?"

"If you agree, I'll go get the money for you right now."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qing wanted to speak, but Wang Fushan shook his head at her, signaling her not to speak.

Wang Yueyue finally lowered her head gently and said nothing more.

She might still like Chen Jingcheng, but as her parents said, Chen Jingcheng has been taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission and has no future. Her current boyfriend is Lin Zhongfei, and she can't help her ex-boyfriend's family, especially under these circumstances. Cutting ties is the wisest choice.

When Wang Fushan and Liu Qing saw Wang Yueyue lower her head and stop talking, they smiled at each other.

They were very satisfied with Wang Yueyue's attitude.

Chen Dachuan didn't know how he got back to the hospital. He was filled with despair, only endless despair. He wanted to cry, and he cried. Downstairs in the hospital at night, in a secluded corner, Chen Dachuan's crying was so moving.

At this moment, Chen Jingcheng had been taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission for two days and was no longer in Linchuan County, but in Oasis City.

The Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection took over Chen Jingcheng's case and assigned highly capable and experienced discipline inspection personnel to handle it. After all, it was the first case that Secretary Sun had personally requested to be handled after arriving in Oasis City, so the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection dared not take it lightly.

The more experienced and capable they are, the more they can see that Chen Jingcheng has indeed not done anything illegal or disorderly. The so-called bribery, abuse of power for personal gain, are all fabricated and framed by others.

Moreover, the evidence provided by Li Shanshan, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Linchuan County, is sound and sufficient to prove Chen Jingcheng's innocence.

However, they couldn't release Chen Jingcheng immediately, because they needed not only evidence against Chen Jingcheng but also against Li Feitu. Besides, if they just brought him to the city and then released him, wouldn't that be going against Sun Yikun?

However, since they were certain that Chen Jingcheng was innocent, and they couldn't keep him locked up indefinitely, they were now working overtime, interrogating him overnight.

For two days and one night, Chen Jingcheng had barely slept, and his face was deathly pale.

And this is just the beginning.

It is 9 p.m. on Tuesday.

Today, the General Office of the Qingjiang Provincial Party Committee and the General Office of the Provincial Government have submitted the reception plan for the Linjiang Provincial Party and Government Delegation to the main leaders of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government.

The main leaders of the Qingjiang Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government convened a special meeting to hear reports and finalize the reception plan, accompanying personnel, and itinerary and route for the research and exchange activities.

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner, as if everything was going very smoothly.

No one noticed the little incident in Linchuan County, Oasis City, Qingjiang Province. Even though the Li family was quite powerful in Qingjiang Province, no one would have thought that this small Linchuan County, Oasis City, could influence the most important event in the entire Qingjiang Province at this time.

No one could have predicted it.

Except for Li Feitu, except for the Li family!

Time flies, and before we knew it, it was Sunday, December 27, 2009!