After the breakup, I joined the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection

“It’s really our village’s college student who has returned!”

"As expected of our village's proud son, he looks like a man of talent!"

"Brother Lu is really capable. He trained the only college student in our village!"

The secretary and the village chief came in very enthusiastically, and took the initiative to shake hands with Lu Yuanchao and Lu An and greet them. His words were full of compliments, which made other people in the village very envious.

Look, there is a college student in the family, and even the secretary and the village chief came to express their condolences so enthusiastically.

You have to know that even twenty years later, the village secretary and the village head will still be the most important people in the village, let alone this era.

Moreover, the secretary and the village chief did not come empty-handed, they also brought things with them.

"Everyone knows that Brother Lu likes to drink a little, so I brought some Daqu from the county winery and a duck to give him a good snack to go with his wine!"

Many people's eyes widened when they saw this scene.

My goodness, usually everyone sends things to the secretary and the village chief’s home. When will we ever see the secretary and the village chief sending things to others?

Someone immediately scolded his own child: "I told you not to study hard. If you could get into college and become a cadre, we could also drink wine with the village chief!"

For a moment, the children in the village screamed and many of them began to regret that they had cleared the way for Lu An so diligently.

Of course, the gift from the secretary and the village chief was not given for free, especially since it was given to ordinary villagers under his jurisdiction.

Secretary Lu Maocai held Lu An's hand tightly and refused to let go. "My son, we have more than a thousand households in Lugang Village, and we are all related. I'm just being polite. You can call me uncle. Then I want to ask you if you have graduated yet? Which unit have you been assigned to? Have you been assigned to our county or town?"

Village chief Zhou Youkun also said: "Yes, Lu An, if you get a share, you must take good care of our Lugang Village. All our fellow villagers are counting on you!"

Sure enough!

Lu An smiled bitterly. From the way they rushed over in such a hurry, carrying ducks and wine in their hands, Lu An knew that they must have thought that he was assigned to return to his hometown and came to him to establish a relationship. He didn't expect Zhou Youkun to be so direct.

"Actually, even if we are not related, I should still call you uncles. I am also very grateful for your care for my family over the years."

Lu An then changed the subject: "But uncle, you may not understand the current policy. The job allocation for college students was cancelled two years ago."

Huh? Was the assignment cancelled?

The disappointment of both of them was visibly evident.

Lu Maocai seemed unwilling to give up: "But Lu An, you are a college student after all. Even if the allocation is cancelled, the country will definitely take care of you. Otherwise, wouldn't the country have trained you in vain?"

Zhou Youkun also said: "Yes! Even if you are not assigned a job now, the county will definitely look for you. You are a college student, and you are destined to be a cadre!"

Lu Maocai also said, "By the way, I heard that you are dating the daughter of some county director. When will you bring her back to the village to settle the matter? Your father-in-law will definitely not ignore you, right?"

Lu An shook his head: "Uncle Lu, Uncle Zhou, what you said is all old news! The country is promoting a market economy now, and even college students have to find a job on their own. As for the partner you mentioned, he doesn't like me because I come from the countryside, so we've already broken up with him! He can't help me there either."

As Lu An was speaking, he rescued the duck that the secretary had brought from his old mother's knife and returned it to them.

"Uncle Lu and Uncle Zhou, I'm afraid today's college students are not as powerful as you think. I'm sorry to disappoint you. We can't take the wine and the duck away!"

Lu Maocai and Zhou Youkun became entangled.

Since Lu An had no connections in the county, they certainly wanted to take this thing back. But they still had to save face to take back something they had given in front of hundreds of villagers.

Lu An saw their hesitation, so he changed his words: "Well, Uncle Lu and Uncle Zhou, wine is too expensive. We shouldn't accept it without merit. Our family has received so much care from you over the past few years. We are embarrassed to accept the wine. We can accept the duck. I see that the chickens at home are also quite fat. You can take two back to express your gratitude over the years."

At this point, Lu Maocai and Zhou Youkun stopped refusing, took the wine and two chickens, and hurriedly left Lu An's house.

"Secretary, why don't you assign a job to such a good college student? He should be a regular cadre wherever he goes!"

"It seems that the times have really changed. Even college students are not as popular as before. We still have to carry out the three promotions and five unifications. We should call back the village heroes from school for the double robbery. Studying seems to be of no use anyway."

Even after walking a long way, the village chief Zhou Youkun was still mumbling.

But Secretary Lu Maocai disagreed. He raised the wine in his hand and pointed at the chicken in Zhou Youkun's hand: "The distribution may have been cancelled now, but it is still necessary to read this book. Apart from anything else, this kid from the Lu family is quite smart after returning from college."

Listening to the secretary's reminder, Zhou Youkun looked at the chicken in his hand and fell into deep thought...

After the secretary and the village chief left, the villagers who were originally watching outside gradually dispersed.

But unlike everyone’s envy of Lu An’s family at the beginning, when they left, everyone felt sympathy and secretly happy.

Look, what's the point of getting into university? What's the point of being a college student? You still can't become a cadre and don't have a job.

Many people also educated their children again: "Do more housework. It doesn't matter whether you study or not. There is no future for you after going to college. Haven't you seen other college students come back in disgrace?"

Only Su Qinglian stood at the door, waving her fist vigorously to cheer Lu An on: "Brother Lu An, I believe you will have a great future!"

When all the villagers had left and closed the door, mother Qian Xiuzhi hurriedly pulled Lu An to sit down.

"Lu An, there are only you and your aunt here. Please tell me, do you really have no job? Didn't you say before that you wanted to join the Finance Bureau, and you and the director's daughter are doing well, right? Why did you suddenly become like this? How about we have a good talk with their family and send them some gifts to show our sincerity."

The mother was really anxious. She couldn't accept that a good college student, the pride of his family and village, with such a beautiful wife, was gone in the blink of an eye.

Lu An held his mother's hand and said, "Mom, it's not us who are insincere now, it's them. They look down on us because we are from the countryside. Have you forgotten what her attitude was when you went there last time?"

"Is it because I went to the county to look for you guys without telling you last time that the girl is angry? That's all Auntie's fault. Auntie can go to the city some other day to explain and apologize to her. Girls in the city are different from those in the countryside. They are a little arrogant and it's normal for them not to like old men and old women. Let's try again..."

The old mother spoke more and more anxiously. In her opinion, it was a pity to let such a good marriage go to waste. She even thought it was her fault for not giving the other party any notice.

This time Ada stood up to help Lu An and said, "His mother, please stop talking. Since they look down on our rural identity, there is no need for us to curry favor with them. You are going to be their mother-in-law, and you are going to the city to apologize to the girl. Isn't it shameful!"

The old mother explained that this was for the child. After all, the relative was a director's family, and he was in charge of the child's work.

Lu An said, "Mom, a forced melon is not sweet, and the county director's family is not as good as you think. You think he obviously doesn't like you. If he suddenly accepts you, he might harm your son!"

The old mother wanted to say something, but the father Lu Yuanchao finally made the decision: "Okay! Let's listen to our son on this matter. After all, he is a college student, and he must have his own ideas."

"That's it!"

Lu An took the initiative to go up and massage his mother's shoulders: "And if your son really becomes an official in the county, it may not be a good thing for you two!"

Lu An was not talking nonsense. He had just returned to the village today when the secretary and the village chief came to his door in a hurry, carrying wine and meat, and there were also villagers watching outside.

Although it is enjoyable to be praised and connected with others, it is not a good thing for a young cadre like him.

There is no free lunch in this world. When people flatter you and try to get close to you, their motives are not pure. They all want you to do something for them. If Lu An had not seen through it quickly, the village chief would have said it out loud.

And if it was just the secretary or the village head, it would be fine, but other neighbors would come to you. Today you asked for help to solve the child’s household registration problem, tomorrow you asked for help to solve the retention payment, and the day after tomorrow there was a dispute over the homestead…

Regardless of whether or not they have the ability to help you, even if they do, it is a violation of discipline and it will not end there; if you don't help, the villagers will have opinions and it is possible that they will secretly resent you for it.

Lu Yuanchao understood what his son said: "This is good. Look at Youfu's family a few years ago. Now they are forced to live in the town."

The old mother accepted it in her heart, but she couldn't let it go: "Come on, are they forced to live in the town? They became cadres and made money, so they went to the town to enjoy life!"

"Don't worry, Mom. Sooner or later I will take you two to the city to enjoy a good life!" said Lu An.

The old mother then said, "Forget it. You and I are still used to village life. You are right. There is nothing wrong with being a little ordinary now. We are not used to being surrounded by villagers like we were just now, and the secretary and the village head were so polite to us!"

"Right, right! Mom, have you fetched water from home? Are we going to light a fire to cook? I'll go light a fire..."

Lu An talked a lot and started to do the housework, but his mother kicked him out. She thought that Lu An would not be able to do the work after being away for a few years and should not burn the house down.

But his younger brother Lu Ping came over quietly and said, "Da Guo, are college students really useless now? Then I won't take the high school entrance exam or the college entrance exam."

Lu An hit him on the head in anger: "Who told you it's useless? Studying is the most useful at any time. Remember, just canceling the allocation doesn't mean studying is useless, understand?"

Lu Ping covered his head and nodded in confusion: "I understand. I will study hard."