Huh? There's a magic school here.

Gao Rongxuan, Gao Jincheng's father, has been enjoying considerable success in recent years, his once dark face now beaming with smiles. Both the Chinese government and the Ministry of Magic have policies protecting wizards' families. The magical community could arrange for their families to be placed under protection in Hogsmeade Village. However, Gao Rongxuan felt that having lived most of his life in China, he would be completely lost abroad and refused to go. Gao Jincheng had no choice but to leave his parents in their hometown.

As for the welfare benefits in Longguo, they were quite good, and they could arrange suitable jobs and housing for Gao Jincheng's parents, but Gao Rongxuan refused those offers as well. What a joke! What's so good about running off to a strange place and hiding your identity? Now everyone in the surrounding area knows my kid's successful. Now, whenever there's a village ceremony or banquet, I sit at the same table as the village chief. Hide away? Are you out of your mind!

In fact, there are quite a few wizarding families like Gao Jincheng's parents, both domestically and internationally. Such families are not uncommon in the magical world, but governments around the world are very willing to provide them with some support. After all, you never know when you might need someone's help, so these families live quite comfortably in various countries.

Gao Rongxuan felt extremely proud whenever he thought about his current life. His father was truly wise! Back then, when his son received the invitation, he overruled everyone's objections and sent Gao Jincheng away. His own wife even called him a fraud! Didn't she realize that the Gao family was dirt poor? What was there to fool? Besides, who would dare to deceive so many people in a government agency, especially the county education bureau! This was the first time in his life he'd been invited to a government office. He really owed it all to his little rascal—truly a son of his father!

Gao Rongxuan, still swaying as he staggered home after drinking at the village chief's house, felt a wave of disgust as he recalled the obsequious manner of the village chief's family. "They used to bully me all the time, relying on their family's status as village bullies. Now that my kid's successful, they come to fawn over me! Pah! They should know their place. They even want to marry their daughter into the village; they should take a look in the mirror and see what kind of person their daughter is!"

My son is now surrounded by high-ranking, important people. Do you think your family is worthy of him? Speaking of that brat, he saw on TV that he's in the capital having a meeting with leaders, and he doesn't even come home to see his dad. What a scoundrel! I'll deal with him when he gets back. So what if he's a wizard? So what if he's a wizard? I'm a wizard's dad! Just as he turned a corner, Gao Rongxuan saw a black sedan parked in front of his courtyard.

Gao Rongxuan walked over, looking puzzled, wanting to see whose car it was. Before he even got close, his wife quickly grabbed him.

"Drink, drink, drink! All you do all day is drink! Hurry up, we have guests! Go wash your face, you reek of alcohol!"

Before Gao Rongxuan could speak, his wife pushed him to the tap, so he asked her questions while washing his hands.

"Hey, it's just that the village chief is being too hospitable! We had a few drinks. And who's here?"

"He said he was your maternal uncle's cousin, but I don't know him at all! He also brought two people who looked like officials with him; it seems they came to give gifts."

"Your uncle's family? Is that Jiang Yufeng? We haven't been in touch for over ten years. What brings him to our house today? And with a gift?"

Gao Rongxuan walked into his house with a puzzled look on his face. Inside, three middle-aged men were smoking. As soon as Gao Rongxuan entered, one of the older men immediately stubbed out his cigarette and came over with a big smile.

"Cousin, it's been so long, I've missed you so much!"

Two other middle-aged men who looked like officials also quickly came forward.

"Is this Comrade Gao Rongxuan? I apologize for disturbing you!"

"Cousin, esteemed leaders! Please have a seat, and ladies, please bring tea!"

So the group started chatting casually, and after listening to the flattery in a daze, Gao Rongxuan finally understood the situation. It turned out that one of the two officials in front of him was the chairman of a certain bureau in Longtie, who had used his connections at the Party School to find Gao Jincheng's hometown. Coincidentally, Gao Jincheng's uncle was a minor section chief in the county office, so the chairman, along with his Party School classmate, brought the section chief to Gao Jincheng's home.

"Cousin, this is County Magistrate Wei, and this is Chairman Mu. They've come today to ask for your help with something!"

"Cousin, you're really making fun of me. These are all high-ranking officials; what kind of favors would they ask me for? I'd be the one begging the officials for help!"

"Hey, Brother Gao, you're too modest! This time, we mainly need your help with something related to our company. You have no idea how tough things are for us at Longtie Railway Bureau right now. We're even having trouble getting our employees' wages. As the chairman, I'm really worried about it. So many families are counting on me to put food on the table!"

"But Brother Mu, what use is it for you to come to me? I'm just a farmer, a true-blue farmer."

County Magistrate Wei, who was standing to the side, coughed lightly.

"Comrade Gao Rongxuan, it's like this, the country is making a big move right now. Your son Gao Jincheng is in the capital of China, talking to the leaders about things! He's in charge of these kinds of things. As long as your Jincheng puts in a good word about this, the matter will be settled."

Gao Rongxuan suddenly realized that they weren't looking for him, but rather trying to find Jincheng through him. But then he thought, what good would it do to them if they asked him? His own son was far more capable. However, he couldn't agree to this rashly; what if it caused trouble for his son?!

"Huh? There's such a thing? That brat didn't tell me either. I'm going to call him and give him a piece of my mind."

The three middle-aged men opposite looked puzzled. What did this mean? We came to ask you for a favor, why are you calling to scold your son? County Chief Wei gave Jiang Yufeng a wink, and Jiang Yufeng immediately understood, stepped forward, grabbed Gao Rongxuan's hand, and whispered.

"Cousin, you have to help your brother! I've been a section chief in this general office for five or six years without any chance of promotion. Now that I've finally gotten in touch with County Magistrate Wei, you absolutely have to help me this time."

"It's not that I don't want to help, it's that I don't know how! You know, this is such a big national issue, what can an old farmer like me say? What if something goes wrong and it harms Jincheng?"

Upon hearing this, Chairman Mu immediately responded.

"Brother Gao, please rest assured, this is a national project, no one would dare to act recklessly. To be honest, our company was originally supposed to get a share of this, but as you know, there are so many people in Longguo to support, it's impossible to give only our company a share. We're here today hoping to get a larger share through Jincheng. All we need is for Jincheng to say a good word for us at the meeting, and there won't be any trouble that would implicate him!"

"Really?"

Gao Rongxuan looked at his cousin with a puzzled expression.