I just joined the inspection department, and the whole country is in a panic.

While Yang Wen, his wife Han Lingyu, and their son were buying groceries, gifts, and snacks for their trip back to the village at the supermarket, they ran into a junior high school classmate at the checkout!

"Old Yang? Oh no, it should be Director Yang!"

Yang Wen was patted on the shoulder.

He turned around and saw that it was his junior high school classmate, Guo Kai!

"Guo Kai? What a coincidence!" Yang Wen was slightly surprised to see his classmate.

The two were not very close during junior high school.

"Yes, what a coincidence, you're back from the provincial capital for the holiday?" Guo Kai asked.

"Yes, it's rare to have a holiday." Yang Wen smiled.

Almost everyone in the class knew that he was developing his career in the provincial capital, and many people also knew his current position in secret.

Guo Kai naturally knew about Yang Wen, who was now a popular figure in the class!

"It's been three years since we last met, hasn't it? Let's grab a drink sometime!" Guo Kai said with a smile.

Guo Kai used to be the secretary to the town secretary in a town under Nanshan County, but he doesn't know where he works now.

I had met Yang Wen once or twice before when he worked in Nanshan County.

However, Guo Kai's uncle seems to be the director of the Forestry Bureau, and his maternal uncle was the former deputy county head. Naturally, the children of such high-ranking officials had a lot of contact with ordinary, low-level employees like Yang Wen who had no background.

"Oh, okay, we'll talk about it another time." Yang Wen smiled.

After chatting for a few minutes and exchanging phone numbers, they parted ways.

In the afternoon, Yang Wen returned to the village with his family.

Around 4 p.m., Yang Wen's phone rang.

Upon closer inspection, it was a call from Guo Kai.

"Old classmate, it's me, Guo Kai."

Are you free tonight? How about we grab some time for dinner and catch up?

"I'm not in the county town anymore, I've gone back to the village," Yang Wen said casually.

"Back to the village?"

"It's alright, I'll come to your house to find you. I wonder if you'd welcome me, Director Yang?" Guo Kai asked with a smile.

"What do you mean by 'different places'? We're all classmates, old classmates, that's enough." Yang Wen frowned slightly.

"Yes, yes, I was out of practice," Guo Kai said, blaming himself.

"Would it be convenient for me to come to your house for a drink later? Actually, I'm planning to go back to my village anyway."

He and Yang Wen belong to the same town, but different villages.

"Welcome, of course you're welcome!" Yang Wen didn't refuse.

After all, guests are always welcome!

The main reason is that the other party knows I've returned to Nanshan County, and refusing them now would be too inconsiderate.

"Okay, okay! See you later then."

Shortly after dinner.

Guo Kai arrived.

Four people have arrived!

One is Guo Kai, another is his third uncle Guo Lin, and the third is his maternal uncle Wang Qiyan! The other one looks like a young man, probably the driver.

Guo Kai was also holding two bottles of 15-year-old Honghualang liquor and some fruit.

"Old classmate, this is my third uncle, Guo Lin, the director of the Forestry Bureau. This is my uncle, Wang Qiyan, who was the deputy county head before he retired. When I was about to leave, they asked me to come over and have a drink with them. I said I came here to ask you for a drink, and when they heard it was you, they also said they wanted to pay a visit." Guo Kai explained, looking quite embarrassed.

"So it's Senior Wang from County, and Director Guo too. Welcome, welcome." Yang Wen had naturally heard of them when he worked in Nanshan County, but he had never met them.

"Director Yang, I'm already retired. I can't accept this responsibility. I only came tonight because my nephew told me that his outstanding classmate was back, so I shamelessly followed along," Wang Qiyan said with a smile.

"Not at all, you are a senior, I would be more than happy to welcome you." Yang Wen was good at saying whatever came to mind.

We welcomed them into the living room and began to drink tea and chat.

Not long after they started chatting, Wang Qiyan's phone suddenly rang.

"Hello, it's me. I'm busy tonight, I'm having tea with Director Yang."

"Which Director Yang? My nephew's classmate, he's only thirty!" Wang Qiyan said, revealing his location while praising Yang Wen.

"Uncle, who is it?" Guo Kai looked at his uncle.

"Li Dongming, Vice President of the County Chamber of Commerce!"

"Oh, it's President Li!" Guo Kai nodded slightly.

Watching the two of them work together, Yang Wen narrowed his eyes, knowing exactly what they were going to do next.

“Director Yang, this General Manager Li is also from our town. He heard that our town has produced such an outstanding cadre as you, so he would like to pay him a visit. Is that convenient for you?” Wang Qiyan looked at Yang Wen with a smile.

"By the way, his father-in-law was the principal of your high school back then..."

Yang Wen frowned slightly after hearing this. Wasn't this principal the one who retired when he was just starting high school?

Do we really need to point out this little relationship?

However, as the saying goes, one cannot hit a smiling face, so he smiled slightly and said, "If there's anything inconvenient, it would be nice to come over for some tea and a chat."

"Okay! I'll have him come over. It should take him about 40 minutes by car!"

Then the group drank tea and some wine, using a red 15 that Guo Kai had brought.

"Director Yang, our town is truly a place where many talented people emerge! Including you, our town has produced five division-level officials, although two have retired and one has stepped down to a secondary position..." Guo Lin said with a sigh.

“Yes, our town still supports the elite. The more this is the case, the less we should be arrogant. When we are working hard outside, in addition to doing our own jobs well, there is another very important factor: unity. We should help each other…” Wang Qiyan began to speak in the manner of a senior who had been through it all.

"That's right! We're from the same town, so we should stick together. With Director Yang in his current position, if we just say it out loud, who in the Nanshan County work circle would dare to bully us?" Guo Lin shouted, fueled by alcohol.

Yang Wen smiled but didn't reply.

After listening to him for a while, Yang Wen naturally understood that this group just wanted to use his name!

After all, he was in the inspection department.

Soon, the chamber of commerce president named Li Dongming also arrived.

Besides taking some fruit.

They also brought in four bottles of Moutai.

After some pleasantries, Li Dongming said, "This bottle of Red 15 is finished, let's drink this next."

"If you want good wine, of course you should drink good wine!" Wang Qiyan said with a smile.

"Director Yang, what do you think?"

Yang Wen smiled, indicating that he didn't care.

Upon seeing this, Li Dongming immediately opened a bottle of Moutai.

After a few drinks, Li Dongming began to praise Yang Wen in various ways.

He then said to Yang's face, "Director Yang, this toast is to celebrate your continued promotion!"

Yang Wen modestly said that he didn't have many demands and was already very satisfied.

However, Li Dongming still seemed to be implying something in his words.

Finally, emboldened by the alcohol, he said, "Director Yang, if you need some funding for your next promotion, I can certainly help you out!"

Yang Wen frowned after hearing this.

However, he noticed that Wang Qiyan and the others seemed to take it all in stride, as if they didn't think anything of it.

"Ha, typical small-town attitude!" Yang Wen sneered inwardly.