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

Worthless?

How much is a monthly salary now?

Three thousand yuan is a lot.

It's just asking Chen Jingcheng to go easy on him; it's not a big deal.

At that moment, Yang Shi, whether from drinking too much or something else, failed to notice that Chen Jingcheng's expression was off and assumed that Chen Jingcheng was complaining about the lack of money.

He cursed Chen Jingcheng inwardly for being greedy, but there was nothing he could do.

If giving some money can solve the immediate problem, then it's better to give some money.

Yang Shi immediately looked at the accountant.

The accountant understood immediately and handed Yang Shi another envelope.

Yang Shi quickly placed the envelope in Chen Jingcheng's hand and said with a smile, "Director Chen, I'm sorry, we absolutely did not mean to belittle you."

"It's just that the people in our village are a bit petty."

"Please accept this money. Don't worry, we will remember this favor because of your kindness."

"From now on, we can visit each other often. You are a leader in the county, and we will need your help a lot in the future. Please don't be shy, please don't be shy."

Chen Jingcheng was so angry that he laughed when he saw the envelope being handed to him again.

Seriously, this is a quick way to make money.

But it is precisely because of this that some people will take risks, and some people will risk violating the rules to compromise and do things they shouldn't do.

But Chen Jingcheng didn't want the money; he really didn't care about it!

He may be broke now, but that doesn't mean he'll never be broke in the future. Is it worth losing your ideals and beliefs for a little money?

Let alone a few thousand yuan, even if it were tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, Chen Jingcheng would not waver in his principles.

He dares to accept a few thousand yuan today and let these people go with a wave of his hand. But who knows what he might do tomorrow?

But he knew one thing: once he accepted the money today, he would no longer be able to, nor would he be qualified to, truly say that he was serving the people.

Chen Jingcheng wasn't trying to make a grand statement; rather, his future was clearly very bright. To disappoint Li Feitu and ruin his future for a little bit of petty gain—that's something that money couldn't make up for.

Chen Jingcheng narrowed his eyes, looked at Yang Shi, shook his head, then took out his phone and dialed Yang Ruirui's number.

After the call connected, Chen Jingcheng immediately asked, "Have you finished over there?"

"If it's over, come as soon as possible!"

"The village officials are back, and they've all been drinking. They're back to register!"

Chen Jingcheng then hung up the phone.

Yang Shi originally thought the matter was resolved, but then he heard Chen Jingcheng tell the group members to come over and register, saying that they had all been drinking.

This immediately made Yang Shi's expression turn ugly.

Don't think the money is enough?

Or is it really a matter of not giving them face?

Regardless of the reason, Chen Jingcheng has gone too far.

"Director Chen, isn't this unnecessary?"

"I've already explained everything that needed to be explained to you, so why are you still holding this grudge against us!"

"It's just a few drinks at noon, what's wrong with that? Is it illegal?"

"I've already told you, village work is very complicated, and there are some things that you can't understand. Why don't you understand?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jingcheng looked at Yang Shi, whose face was grim and whose words were becoming increasingly impolite, and sneered, "Vice Village Chief Yang, I will record everything you say and do."

"So please watch your words."

Just then, a tall, burly man in his thirties, who was already somewhat drunk and could barely stand, seemed to get angry and started cursing at Chen Jingcheng, pointing his finger at his nose.

"You surnamed Chen, you're really asking for it, aren't you?"

"Don't you even know that Yangshulin Village is a place you can just come and go as you please?"

"Giving you money is an honor. Now, I'm giving you two choices: either put the money away, or you're not leaving this village today. I want to see just how capable you are!"

As he spoke, the drunkard swayed and took off his shirt, rolled up his sleeves, and looked as if he was about to attack Chen Jingcheng.

Deputy village chief Yang Shi did not stop him at this moment. It seemed that since the soft approach was not working, they would have to use a hard approach on Chen Jingcheng to let him know that provoking them was not a wise choice.

Unfortunately, they encountered Chen Jingcheng.

Chen Jingcheng has a stubborn personality to his core. From childhood to adulthood, Chen Jingcheng has never said that he has always been an honest person. He has been brave and fierce before!

Looking at the drunkard, Chen Jingcheng frowned, glared, and shouted angrily, "Insolence!"

"Where is this place?"

"Who are you people?"

"Are you still a village official?"

"He violated discipline, couldn't be found during work hours, was drunk, and now he's even trying to use force against the inspection team."

"You're a village bully, right? You're a criminal gang, right?"

"Fine, come on, try and lay a hand on me. I'm standing right here today, so come on, do it!"

"I'd like to see what you can do to me, how you're going to make me walk out of Yangshulin Village lying down!"

Chen Jingcheng's toughness surprised Yang Shi and the others. The drunkard was also drunk, and drunk people are not easy to reason with. When he saw Chen Jingcheng being tough and going against him, he really wanted to fight.

However, just as Yang Shi was at a loss, a voice rang out.

"What are you doing, trying to control the floods?"

"Who gave you the audacity to spout nonsense here, especially considering you're facing county leaders? And you even wanted to resort to violence?"

"Who the hell did you fight with?"

As they were talking, a middle-aged man around fifty years old, with a dignified appearance, walked in. He was none other than Yang Gui, the village chief of Yangshulin Village.

After Yang Gui entered, he immediately kicked the drunkard Yang Zhishui, then looked at Chen Jingcheng with a smile and said, "Director Chen, right?"

"I've heard so much about you before, and meeting you today, I can see you're indeed a young man of great talent with a bright future ahead of you."

"I'm sorry, Director Chen, they've had too much to drink. Please don't take it to heart."

"Come on, what's up? Let's talk about it."

Chen Jingcheng looked at the newcomer and frowned, asking, "Who are you?"

Yang Gui then realized what was happening, burst into laughter, and said, "I'm sorry, Director Chen, I was so busy talking to you that I forgot to introduce myself."

"My name is Yang Gui, and I am the Party Branch Secretary and Village Chief."

The main character has arrived.

Just as Chen Jingcheng was about to speak, Yang Shi quickly told Yang Gui what had just happened.

Upon hearing this, Yang Gui smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's nothing, it's nothing, it's all a misunderstanding."

"Besides, you really are too stingy."

"Director Chen, what kind of status does he hold? You think you can just brush him off with a paltry sum?"

"Not to mention that Director Chen brought an inspection team with him, and he has people under his command. Who's going to share this little bit of money?"

After saying that, Yang Gui took out a thick envelope from his bag and handed it to Chen Jingcheng, saying with a smile, "Director Chen, please accept this. It's just a small token of my appreciation, really, it's really nothing."

"Don't worry, I just want to be friends with you, that's all."

Please accept this.

Just now, they gave me 5,000, and now they've given me another 20,000.

Now, Chen Jingcheng can earn his entire year's salary with just a wave of his hand.

Don't you want it?

miss you!

Who doesn't like money!

But, can we accept it?

No!

Compared to the money, Chen Jingcheng cared more about other things.

"Village Chief Yang, put your money away, otherwise I will hand it over to the Discipline Inspection Commission."

Upon hearing this, Yang Gui was not angry, and replied with a smile, "Is it too little?"

"It's okay, I do!"

"We had already prepared everything for Director Chen, but we were worried that he might have trouble carrying it, so we didn't take it out."

"It's alright, I have plenty of money. As long as Director Chen wants to be friends with him, I'll give him whatever it takes!"

After saying that, Village Chief Yang looked at the accountant and said calmly, "Go, there's a file folder in the safe. Bring it here."

Soon, the accountant brought over the file folder.

Village Chief Yang said with a smile, "Director Chen, there is 80,000 yuan in this file folder, plus the 25,000 yuan from earlier, making a total of 105,000 yuan."

"Please accept this."

In 2009, 100,000 yuan was enough to buy a house in Linchuan County!

Even if it's not a very good one, I can still buy it!

The most luxurious houses in Linchuan County now cost just over 1,000 yuan per square meter, which is 10.5 million yuan – that's no small sum!

However, at this moment, Chen Jingcheng looked at Yang Gui and his brows furrowed tightly.

Not right.

This money, the way it was given, it's not just weird, it's downright a conspiracy!

Chen Jingcheng could understand paying two or three thousand for just one checkup.

His status was different; the county magistrate trusted him and wanted to befriend him. He was willing to accept a bribe of ten or twenty thousand yuan.

But starting with over 100,000? That's ridiculous!

There's a conspiracy, there's definitely a conspiracy!

This is probably still a conspiracy against themselves.

No, it's not just aimed at myself!