Shen ng hadn’t reached the door yet when Lu Jiaxuan suddenly ran out of the room, calling out "elder sister-in-law," effectively stopping Shen ng in her tracks.
"Is there sothing wrong?"
"I, sister-in-law, I heard our director say, you, you are now with the County Governnt, a very high position, in charge of all the communes in the entire county, is this, is this true?"
Shen ng pondered for a mont, then suddenly smiled.
"Yes, it’s true, the transfer order ca down yesterday, but I haven’t decided whether to accept it or not."
"Take it, sister-in-law, why not take it? If you take this position, you’ll be the leader of all the communes in the entire county. Then I, no, I an, I will surely be able to achieve greater things, sister-in-law. I’ve been working at the commune for almost a year now and have so experience. If you need an assistant, I think I can do the job."
Zhou Jiaojiao listened anxiously to the conversation between Lu Jiaxuan and Shen ng from inside the room, secretly not wanting Lu Jiaxuan to work by Shen ng’s side, as it would make her feel inferior.
But now, Shen ng had a lot of connections and resources and t people that ordinary folks like them couldn’t normally touch. If Lu Jiaxuan were to follow her, he would certainly make sothing of himself and be more visible to the leaders above.
But would Shen ng agree?
Lu Changzhu and Liu Sanjin were also considering this question. Would Shen ng agree?
They knew the abilities of their youngest son; he was hardworking and could sweet-talk. If he were around Shen ng, there was a chance a leader might take notice of him. A promotion then might lead to a boundless future!
Even if he wasn’t promoted, when the leaders saw he was Shen ng’s brother-in-law, they would at least recognize his face, making future endeavors more favorable.
Gradually, Shen ng’s network could beco his network.
"Family is family, Lao Si is trying to learn, sister-in-law. If you take that position, let Lao Si follow you; he could also take care of you more. After all, we’re all part of the Lu Family. If he does well in the future, it would reflect well on you as his sister-in-law, right?"
"That’s right, Xiao ng, we’re all family. If Jiaxuan does well in the future, he will certainly be grateful to you for promoting him."
Hearing his parents’ words, Lu Jiaxuan also looked at Shen ng and nodded earnestly.
Shen ng let out a light laugh and said, "This is odd. I haven’t even decided whether to accept the position, and you’ve already arranged my assistant for . Why such a rush, or should I give the position to you two elders instead?"
"What are you saying? If we were up for the task, why would we need you? Just give us a straight answer. Can the assistant position be given to Lao Si? Can it?"
"No."
Lu Jiaxuan’s whole body stiffened, Zhou Jiaojiao, holding the child in the room, had her heart racing, she—she said no!
"What did you say? No? Why not?"
"Hehehe, why not, don’t you have any idea? How long has Lu Jiaxuan been working at the commune? A year? Not to ntion that all the clerks at Xiangyang Commune are veterans, even in other communes they’ve been at it for at least close to three years already. Are those people lacking experience? I don’t go to them but choose Lu Jiaxuan instead, do you think the leaders above us are fools?"
"I... I, but we’re family, elder sister-in-law, you can’t just use soone from outside over , right?"
"Lu Jiaxuan, oh Lu Jiaxuan, I used to think you were smart, now you’re nothing more than an impatient... ordinary person, at most. You don’t even think with that pig brain of yours. If I let you skip ranks today to beco my assistant, do you think Feng Si would let you off the hook? He hasn’t even been promoted yet. If you go up, don’t forget what his mother-in-law’s family does. Besides, would other people accept you? This is plainly showing everyone, look, I, Lu Jiaxuan, got to the county through backdoor connections! Can you stand the gossip? Can you face the disdain in people’s eyes? The one thing that county leaders despise the most, at least outwardly, are those who think about getting in through backdoor deals. Let make it clear to you, if I pull you up to my side today, your prospects are dood tomorrow."
Shen ng said this and went straight towards her ho.
So annoying, so annoying, wasting over ten minutes sweet-talking soone, might as well go ho, lie in bed, and watch a movie.
Lu Jiaxuan shivered as Shen ng’s words hit him, suddenly seeing the light.
Yes, he indeed cannot go to Shen ng, absolutely not. Feng Si is a very petty person, and his wife is even more so. If they find out that he, an unknown person, suddenly becos the assistant of his superior and can order him around, he definitely won’t end up well, definitely not.
"Son, what are you staring blankly for? Was what your elder sister-in-law said correct or not?"
"Old Lu, Old Lu, hurry up and speak, if you want to go work with your elder sister-in-law, I’d even go cry to your older brother for you, I’d cry you a way in."
"No, it can’t be, absolutely not, mom and dad, you can’t go. My elder sister-in-law is right. Ning County right now is like a lion that has been awakened, many leaders are facing promotions or transfers. At this ti, if I, a small clerk from the commune, go to my elder sister-in-law, the leaders will notice indeed, but they’ll also think that I got in through connections. I can’t go, I cannot, just wait for the future. As long as my elder sister-in-law remains a leader in the county, when I need it, she can hand so authority, how can I worry about my future developnt!"
"Really?"
"Ah, mom, you don’t understand this, I’m going back to my room. Bao Bao has been very fussy these past few days, please be careful when looking after her. Later on, Yanyan and I will have to be even more cautious and careful with our work, otherwise, if people from above notice, it could lead to a bad reputation spreading."
Liu Sanjin watched as Lu Jiaxuan went back to his own room, sighed, but didn’t call him back.
"Old man, why do I feel like there’s sothing off about what our eldest daughter-in-law said? Our Jiaxuan is a commune mber, having a fellow mber like him by her side would make it easier for her to understand the needs of the mbers below, wouldn’t it?"
"Jiaxuan already said, you don’t understand, you see, you really don’t know anything, Xiao ng is also a commune mber, how could she not know the needs of the commune mbers? Just go and make dinner, look at the fuss in this house, I’m starving, boil two eggs tonight."
Liu Sanjin watched as Lu Changzhu just walked away, she was so angry, why should she, at her age, still have to do the housework? She’s already a mother-in-law, why can’t she enjoy so blessings???
Mingyang and the others were doing howork when they heard the door to the courtyard ring, and saw their mother fuming as she returned, cursing under her breath, clearly vexed.
"What’s wrong, Mom?"
"Nothing, I just walked too fast and stepped on so damn dog shit, took ages to shake it off."
The kids: "....."
That’s so bad luck!!!
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