Officialdom: Reborn in the 90s, all I want to do is quit my job and make money.

Lin Yu buzzed

Those few words were all that remained in my mind, playing on a loop.

Executive Deputy Leader.

Report directly to me.

The team leader is the mayor himself.

What is that?

He got promoted just like that?!

All I want to do is quit my job, go into business, ride the wave of reform and opening up, and make my small goal of 100 million!

How did I... become the executive deputy leader of the leading group?!

This unscientific!

This is unreasonable!

This is absolutely outrageous! It's outrageous beyond belief!

The meeting room was eerily quiet.

Those bureau chiefs and directors who were just moments ago filled with righteous indignation and wished they could devour him alive are now all bowing their heads, sitting upright, not daring to even breathe loudly.

Their gazes would occasionally, cautiously, drift toward Lin Yu, who was standing on the main stage.

That look was no longer one of contempt and skepticism.

Instead, it was awe, terror, and... watching a monster descend from the sky.

Who exactly is this kid?

With just a few words, Mayor Liang overruled all objections and established a new power structure on the spot, transforming himself into the second-in-command.

This isn't a rocket!

This is absolutely outrageous!

In the corner, Director Wang's mouth was agape, wide enough to fit a light bulb, his face filled with a dreamlike ecstasy.

He looked at Lin Yu on the stage as if he were looking at a living Buddha.

Promoted!

Lin Yusheng has been promoted!

He rose to prominence overnight and became a favorite of the mayor!

What does this mean?

This means that Wang Youwei is a capable leader with a keen eye for talent!

He could almost see his "Deputy" hat, which he had worn for many years, teetering on the brink of collapse.

On the other side, Old Liu's expression was beyond just looking ugly.

That was ashes, despair, the emptiness left after an entire worldview had been utterly crushed.

He stared blankly at Lin Yu, at the young man he had always looked down on and wanted to see make a fool of himself.

Deputy team leader.

Executive Deputy Leader.

He felt like a clown, jumping around for a while, only to find out that he was the fool being laughed at by everyone.

His resolve was broken.

Meeting adjourned.

Liang Wenyuan's voice broke the eerie silence.

He stood up, but instead of leaving immediately, he strode over and walked straight to Lin Yu.

Everyone in the conference room was on tenterhooks.

Liang Wenyuan reached out and patted Lin Yu's shoulder heavily.

"Do a good job."

He only said those three words, but the expectation and trust in his eyes were heavier than a thousand words.

Lin Yu's shoulders suddenly felt heavy.

He felt as if he was holding onto not the mayor's hand, but a mountain of five fingers.

The Five Finger Mountain of Buddha!

He tugged at the corners of his mouth, trying to laugh, but it looked worse than crying.

Work hard?

All I want to do is quit my job!

Liang Wenyuan is gone.

Other leaders also stood up and filed out.

When passing by Lin Yu, everyone would subconsciously slow down their pace.

Those bureau chiefs who had been glaring at him just moments before now wore friendly, ingratiating smiles.

"Xiao Lin... oh no, Deputy Team Leader Lin, you're young and promising, with a bright future ahead of you!"

"Deputy Team Leader Lin, if you have some free time another day, please come and give us some guidance at the Industry and Commerce Bureau!"

"Deputy Team Leader Lin... this is my phone number. Please feel free to contact me and offer your guidance in future work matters!"

Business cards were carefully handed over one by one.

Lin Yu squeezed into the crowd, mechanically accepting and nodding, his brain in a state of malfunction.

Director Wang was the first to rush forward, his face beaming with a wide smile.

"Xiao Lin, no, Deputy Team Leader Lin! I knew it! You're an extraordinary person, not someone to be underestimated!"

His address of "Deputy Team Leader Lin" was...

The way he shouted it was so natural, so easy to say.

It was as if he wasn't the one who slammed his fist on the table and yelled at him yesterday for "wanting to fly to the sky."

Lin Yu shuddered at the address and finally regained some of his senses.

Looking at Director Wang's oily face, he had only one thought.

Life is like a play, it depends on acting.

The Oscars owe you an award.

Just as he was about to say something, Zhou Quan walked over.

The mayor's chief secretary's eyes held a hint of a smile and a touch of appreciation.

"Well done."

Zhou Quan patted him on the shoulder and whispered something.

"puff--!"

Lin Yu felt as if an arrow had pierced his heart.

pretty?

Pretty my ass!

Are you all just overthinkers?

Every word of my report was aimed at getting me fired and disciplined!

Every word I say is meant to provoke you, so that you will treat me as a heretic and deal with me!

The results of it?

Not only were you not angry, you even thought I did a great job?

And you're going to promote me?

What's wrong with this world? Can it ever get better?

Lin Yu felt so tired.

Like a puppet on a string, he was "escorted" out of the conference room by Director Wang, who was surrounded by attendants.

Along the way, everyone they met looked at them with curiosity and awe.

Director Wang stood ramrod straight, his face practically radiating an air of pride and self-satisfaction.

Lin Yu's expression was numb.

He felt less like a promoted official and more like an unlucky guy.

Back in that familiar office at the University of Science and Technology.

With a "bang," the door was pushed open by the king with an air of triumph.

"Comrades!" He cleared his throat, his voice booming like a bell, "I have some good news to announce!"

In the office, more than a dozen pairs of eyes turned to look at them.

"From today onwards, our Comrade Lin, oh no, our Lin Yu, is officially promoted to Executive Deputy Leader of the Temporary Leading Group for 'Revitalizing State-Owned Assets and Promoting Market Economic Development'!"

"Clap clap clap clap—"

Thunderous applause erupted instantly in the office.

Those seasoned veterans clapped harder than anyone else, their hands turning red from clapping.

"Deputy Team Leader Lin! Congratulations!"

"Deputy Team Leader Lin is young and promising; he is a role model for us to learn from!"

Lin Yu returned to his seat.

I discovered that the old desk had been wiped spotless and was now shiny with oil.

The enamel mug on the table had been replaced with a brand new glass cup, filled with tender green Longjing tea, steaming gently rising from it.

There was also a plate of clean apples next to it.

This treatment...

It's like they're worshipping ancestral tablets.

Lin Yu sat down weakly, looking at everything in front of him that was both familiar and strange, feeling dizzy.

It’s over.

It's over now.

His dream was to quit his job, start his own business, earn 100 million, and then live a carefree life.

It was welded shut by the mayor himself.

There wasn't even a crack left.

His life.

Ah ah ah ah ah!

It's ruined! It's ruined! It's ruined!

He scratched his head in frustration, his heart filled with despair.

Am I, Lin Yu, destined to toil like a slave within this system, working myself to the bone until my dying breath?

Do not!

I can not be reconciled!

There must be another way!

As long as the mind does not slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties!

A faint glimmer of Xiaoqiang's tenacious spirit rekindled in Lin Yu's eyes.

If one attempt doesn't fail, then try twice!

If you can't die from being reckless twice, then keep doing it!

He refused to believe that there was any employee in the world who couldn't be fired!

Just as he was racking his brains, thinking about his next suicidal plan.

The office door was slammed open again.

A familiar figure scrambled in, his face filled with panic and anxiety.

It's Li Datou.

Behind him were several textile factory workers, all looking flustered and covered in mud, as if they had just been in a fight.

Director Wang's smile froze, and his brows furrowed: "Li Datou! What are you doing here again! This is the municipal government, not your backyard! Don't you have any manners?!"

However, Li Datou didn't even glance at him this time.

His gaze searched frantically throughout the office, finally settling on Lin Yu.

Then, with a "plop," he knelt down.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, a burly man, 1.9 meters tall with a face full of scars, knelt straight down in front of Lin Yu.

Everyone in the office was stunned.

"Teacher Lin! Deputy Group Leader Lin!"

Li Datou's voice was choked with sobs as he hugged Lin Yu's leg and wailed.

"Something terrible has happened!"

"Something terrible has happened!"