Name: My father Yuan Mu

"It's true that many people opposed it. At the meeting today, it seemed like this matter was about to be rejected, but Secretary Guo left for a while temporarily. When he came back, he made the final decision on this matter. No one could do anything about it." Liang Qunfeng lit a cigarette and waved his hand.

"Dad! If that's the case, what should we do about Qi Tongwei? He's relying on his teacher's connections and hasn't responded to me yet. I've even put him in a judicial office in the mountains, but he still refuses to give in! Isn't it all because of his teacher's connections?"

"Now that Gao Yuliang has been directly appointed as the secretary of Luzhou Economic and Industrial Park, his status is even higher. He is now waiting for Gao Yuliang to give him a hand!" Liang Lu sat aside angrily and said dissatisfiedly.

Liang Qunfeng sighed helplessly. He has three children, two of his sons have already married, and this daughter is the youngest and has not yet married. He loves this youngest daughter the most and almost always grants her requests, including this time.

It was he who arranged for Qi Tongwei to work as a judicial officer in the judicial office in the mountains. At first, he didn't care much about Qi Tongwei. In his eyes, he was just a low-level person from a poor mountain village.

But as he got to know him better, Liang Qunfeng discovered that Qi Tongwei was very outstanding. He joined the party in school, served as the president of the student union, had excellent academic performance, and graduated from graduate school. He was a good match for his daughter, so he had been helping his daughter suppress Qi Tongwei.

But what he didn't expect was that Qi Tongwei was so stubborn. Even after suppressing him so much, he still refused to give in and said he would never agree to be with his daughter. This also aroused his competitive spirit.

"Lulu, don't worry. Qi Tongwei will be with you sooner or later. I don't believe that such an outstanding person would be content to stay in a small judicial office!" Liang Qunfeng comforted her.

. . . . . .

On the other side, in the courtyard of the Honghe Township Judicial Office of Yantai City.

Qi Tongwei was sitting in the yard with a coat on and a cigarette in his mouth, looking up at the sky.

He had been assigned to this township judicial office for some time. He had been in a bad state during this period, and had lost all his energy and spirit. He had imagined the scene after work, but he never expected that this day would come.

He knew that all this was arranged by Liang Lu. He used his father's power to assign him, an outstanding graduate student from the School of Political Science and Law, to work in such a remote place, under the pretext of training him.

It's not that he didn't think about using his connections, but he was from a poor mountain village and didn't know anyone. Although he had served as the president of the student union and was a well-known figure in the school, he knew that many students from well-off families looked down on him from the bottom of their hearts.

There were only a few people who looked up to him, including teacher Gao Yuliang, Chen Hai, and Chen Yang. Unfortunately, Chen Yang was already far away in Kyoto at this time. Yes, she was assigned to work in Kyoto. This was Liang Lu's doing, just to separate the two of them.

In this era of underdeveloped communications, the two were nearly a thousand kilometers apart and it was rare for them to have a phone call. Qi Tongwei knew that if this continued, there would be no future for him and Chen Yang.

Perhaps this relationship was wrong from the beginning. There was a huge gap between him and Chen Yang. Chen Yang was the daughter of Chen Yanshi, and Chen Yanshi was the former executive deputy procurator general of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate and a provincial-level cadre. Although he was retired, his qualifications and connections were still there. He, who came from the countryside, could not compare to them at all.

He once wanted to break up with Chen Yang, but as soon as he saw Chen Yang, he immediately threw this idea out of his mind. Chen Yang was his white moonlight.

Chen Yang's family also looked down on him. He had been to Chen's house several times, but Chen Yanshi and Wang Fuzhen treated him with disdain. Only Chen Hai treated him well. He could endure all this for Chen Yang, but now, he was in a judicial office, sitting there all day with a newspaper and a cup of tea.

This turned him from a promising young man into a retired cadre. He could see the end of such a life at a glance, and he really didn't want to live like this.

His teacher Gao Yuliang had helped him with this matter, but to no avail. This was Liang Qunfeng's intention, and most people did not dare to disobey Liang Qunfeng, so the matter was left unresolved. Chen Yang had also asked Chen Yanshi for help, but Chen Yanshi was simply unwilling to help.

"Tongwei, why don't you rest so late?" At this moment, a slightly old voice sounded from behind Qi Tongwei.

Qi Tongwei suddenly turned his head and saw an old man in his sixties standing behind him, holding a teacup in one hand and a small stool in the other. This "old man" was the director of the Judicial Office. In fact, he was not as old as he looked. He was only in his forties and had been tortured by the stress of living here.

Looking at the old director Qi Tongwei, he can imagine what he will look like in the future. He really doesn't want to become like this. He still has a lot of ambitions that have not been realized.

"Director!" Qi Tongwei stood up and greeted him.

"Please sit down." The director smiled and waved his hand, then put the stool on the ground and sat on it.

"What were you thinking about just now?" the director took out a cigarette, lit it and asked.

"I didn't think anything!" Qi Tongwei shook his head and put out the cigarette butt.

The director smiled and sighed.

"I know what you're thinking. Are you wondering how to leave this place?"

Qi Tongwei was not surprised, but just nodded. After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Qi Tongwei had offended someone, otherwise how could a graduate student come here?

"If you have the chance, leave here, whether it's through connections or whatever. You can see here, there are only three of us. I'm old, and I don't want to think too much anymore. Now I'm thinking about retirement, but you still have a lot of time."

"Director, I do want to go out, but I'm a kid from the countryside. How can I have any background? I'll just be at the mercy of others." Qi Tongwei shook his head with a wry smile.

"I used to be just like you, full of passion and rebellious, but what's become of me? I've been working here for nearly twenty years, and what have I gained? Just the same trivial matters every day, and that's how it's going to be in my life."

"Tongwei, what I want to tell you is that sometimes dignity is worthless in the face of power. You have to get out of here first and gain power. Only then will you be able to regain your lost dignity little by little in the future. If you don't do it, then my today will be your tomorrow!" The director turned and looked at Qi Tongwei seriously.

Qi Tongwei was shocked, and at the same time, his heart was filled with huge waves. What the director said was right. If he didn't leave here, there would be no turning back.