Starting from Handong, in the name of Xiao Hao!

While Secretary Zhong was thinking about it, Chang Junhao was also here accompanying his grandfather to the memorial service.

Meanwhile, on the other side, in a small county town dozens of kilometers away.

After Chang Junhao got out of the car, he instructed the driver and secretary to head towards the hometown of Secretary Xiao Li, Li Zhilong.

They drove all the way into the county town, heading towards Li Zhilong's home.

"Zhilong, I never imagined that you and the Party Secretary were from the same hometown, not far apart!" the driver said to Li Zhilong on the road.

The two of them were practically the two people Chang Junhao was closest to at work, and they were almost always with him during work hours.

Several years have passed since then.

"That's why I stood out. Sometimes, you have to say it's also a matter of fate!" Li Zhilong said with a smile.

"Brother Qin, you've really gone to a lot of trouble this time, having to stay with me in this small county town for two days!"

"Haha, do we even need to talk about this?"

While the two were talking, they arrived at Li Zhilong's hometown, an old neighborhood.

Li Zhilong was just a child born into an ordinary family, but he lived up to expectations, studied hard, and graduated with a master's degree from Peking University.

After working for a period of time, she stood out among many competitors and became Chang Junhao's secretary.

Moreover, he has always kept a low profile. Even his own parents only know that their son works as a secretary for a leader, but they don't know the specifics.

Even so, it's enough to make parents proud; just entering this field is already quite an achievement.

They themselves knew that their son needed to keep a low profile, so they never went out to show off.

Even without showing off, just knowing that their son is a civil servant is enough to make almost all their relatives and friends envious.

After arriving at my doorstep, I parked the car and carried some things inside.

These things are nothing more than cigarettes and alcohol.

Chang Junhao himself has no addiction to these things, and he doesn't usually spend much on them.

Even if he were truly addicted, given Chang Junhao's status, he would certainly not lack these things.

Moreover, as Chang Junhao's secretary and driver, it was quite common for others to give him cigarettes and alcohol.

Even with these regulations, it's not too much to take a little bit of tobacco and alcohol from this person or that person, but the sheer number of people doing it makes it difficult.

It's impossible not to accept anything, and Chang Junhao himself often keeps some things in his car.

Chang Junhao also asked him to bring these things back, and he initially refused but then accepted.

Although he's not driving his old car now, the car assigned to him this time isn't ordinary either; it's a ministry-issued vehicle.

They also bear their own insignia, are equipped with vice-ministerial level gear, and have some items inside.

This was so that it would be convenient for Chang Junhao to use.

Some of the items inside were taken directly home. Li Zhilong's father was a grade director at a high school in the county, and his mother was a math teacher in junior high school.

They were a family of scholars, and although it wasn't Sunday, by the time they got back, it was already past the end of the workday.

Li Zhilong's mother returned, but his father was still on duty. As a teacher, sometimes he wouldn't get home until eight or nine o'clock.

When Li Zhilong opened the door, his mother looked at him in disbelief, as it turned out to be her son.

After some investigation, I finally understood the situation: I was on a business trip with my boss and now I have two days off.

Upon seeing her son and his colleagues arrive, Li's mother prepared food and called her husband to come home.

Almost everyone in this neighborhood is a long-time resident, and they all know each other well. If anything happens, everyone will know about it quickly.

Since Li's mother was carrying large and small bags of things, people who knew her were curious and asked her questions.

The news of the Li family's son's return spread like wildfire.

Li's father quickly arranged his work, found someone to take his shift, and rushed home.

However, when Li's father returned, he saw that there were many police cars and official vehicles around the community.

It was as if their house was surrounded.

Seeing this, Li's father wasn't exactly scared, but he was also curious and nervous. How could this be?

And it's also her own son's?

Unable to contain his wild thoughts, he started heading home.

"Hey, Old Li's back?" The neighbor greeted Li's father with a smile.

Seeing his neighbor's unusual demeanor, Mr. Li was curious as to why he seemed different today.

But now she just wanted to see her son as soon as possible and go back to check on the situation; she only said it casually.

"You're back? What happened?"

"You'll see when you get back!" the neighbor said with a mysterious smile.

"Go back?" Mr. Li was even more confused now.

"Hehe!" the neighbor said, and walked away to the side.

Li's father continued walking back, and along the way, many people greeted him and whispered among themselves.

Unaware of what was happening, Li's father quickened his pace as he headed home.

When he arrived at his floor, he found the police standing in their building. Seeing the police staring at him, Li's father, not knowing what was going on, headed home.

Unexpectedly, when they arrived at their own doorstep, they were still stopped.

"What are you doing...?"

"Sir, you are...?"

"I am the head of the household!" Mr. Li immediately said.

What happened to my family?

"Oh, it's Teacher Li!" Upon hearing this, the police officer immediately smiled.

At this moment, the person inside the house appeared; it was Li's mother. Looking at Li's father outside, she called out...

"Old Li, come in quickly!"

Seeing his wife like this, Mr. Li was still completely confused, but he still went inside.

"This is···"

"Old Li, the county party secretary and the county head have both come to our house!"

"What?" Upon hearing his wife's explanation, Mr. Li felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

"Why are you in our house? Where's Zhilong?"

"Dad, you're back?" At this moment, Li Zhilong also came out, accompanied by the county party secretary and the county head.

"This must be Teacher Li!" Upon seeing Li's father appear, the county party secretary and county head greeted him with smiles, their attitude as amiable as could be.

"You two have truly nurtured a talent for our county!"

"Huh?" Mr. Li was still a little confused.

"It's Director Li!" the county party secretary said with a smile.

"Director Li?" Mr. Li had initially thought that the person was referring to his own Director Li.

"That 'Dad' refers to me. I'm basically a director in name only!" Li Zhilong explained.

"The director's name? This..." Mr. Li asked.

"Am I not a secretary to the boss?"

"My boss came here on a business trip this time, and he gave me two days off. I even drove his car here!"

"I didn't expect to be seen by Secretary Liu and County Head Wang, so I came over to check!" Li Zhilong explained.

"So that's how it is!" Mr. Li finally nodded in agreement.

"Won't this have any impact?"

"It's nothing, the leadership approved it!" Li Zhilong said.

"So, Teacher Li has cultivated such an outstanding talent for our county, which is a source of pride for our county!" The county party secretary and the county head praised again.

They were startled when they saw the license plate; it was number nine, and its ranking within the province was already very high.

They could be considered provincial leaders, but as provincial-level cadres, they are currently only at the level of division chief.

Even if they're not from their provincial capital, they still need to come and pay their respects.

Moreover, how could they not know what's happening dozens of kilometers away? It's just that they don't need to go there now, and they're not qualified to.

Leaders who are qualified are already using official cars; if they don't come, they are derelict in their duties.

Moreover, even a leader's secretary is considered the second-in-command... how could they not take them seriously?

Furthermore, it won't be long before such secretaries are able to stand on equal footing with them, or even surpass them.

They knew what they needed to know, and the county party secretary and county head even took their families out for a meal.

This time, Li Zhilong has truly returned home in glory, just as Chang Junhao said.

Even in just two days, many people have come to know about a figure who has appeared in their county.

Many old classmates, and even their parents' relatives, friends, and classmates, called.

For two days, the smiles on Li Zhilong's parents' faces hardly faded.

However, two days was still a bit too short, and we didn't encounter many more problems. Chang Junhao's side is also almost finished resolving his issues.