In officialdom: After she left, I rose rapidly through the ranks!

Seeing his father's sad expression, Chen Jingcheng knew that his father, Chen Dachuan, was not only upset because he couldn't help him, but also because he had been hurt by his family.

That's my own older brother!

We grew up together, we were born from the same mother, and now he's turned out like this. How can I not feel heartbroken and sad?

Chen Dachuan is an honest man who has almost never asked anyone for help since he was a child. He is diligent and conscientious in his work and honest in his conduct. It is actually very difficult for him to ask for help, mainly because he has to overcome his own mental hurdle.

If he can't do something that someone asks him to do, he might even feel sorry for them.

He's just an honest man, too honest.

Chen Jingcheng looked at his parents with a smile on his face and said, "Dad, Mom, don't be sad or angry about this. Even though we are relatives, even the closest of relatives, people are different."

"Besides, there are ways to resolve the issue between me and Yueyue. The bride price is already too high. I know that Yueyue's parents look down on me and want to prevent me from being with Yueyue, which is why they are doing this. It's okay, we can find another way."

"Maybe in two days, everything will change, who knows."

Chen Jingcheng did think so. In two days, after he officially reported to the county government office, perhaps Wang Yueyue's parents' attitude towards him would change.

Being a civil servant in a remote town is indeed somewhat uncertain in terms of future prospects and other aspects. However, once you are transferred to work in the county government office, as long as you work steadily, the promotion path is clear.

The work may be a bit tough, but the rewards are obvious.

At least one thing is certain: there will be no obstacles to being promoted to deputy section chief.

There won't be much competition.

Whether he will go to work in a township or have the opportunity to stay in the county government office and be directly appointed as deputy director or other positions after being promoted to deputy section chief is a matter for the future.

But at least there's a chance. And, if you're promoted to deputy section chief in the government office, even if you're sent to work in a township, if you have a good relationship with the leaders, you can get a very good position there.

Working in a township, if you want to be promoted to deputy section chief, you might directly enter the leadership team, the Party committee, or the government. They may seem the same, but in reality, they are completely different.

In a township, the Party Secretary, the Township Head, and the Chairman of the People's Congress are all at the level of section chief. The next most prestigious position is the Deputy Party Secretary, who is a top candidate for Township Head. Many Deputy Party Secretaries are headed to Township Head, or at the very least, at the level of section chief.

Other positions such as deputy township heads, organization committee members, propaganda committee members, and discipline inspection secretaries are more likely to be rotated, and may even remain in the same position for several years or many years before becoming a deputy secretary.

Chen Jingcheng had some understanding of the situation in the Linchuan County Government and the County Party Committee Office. At least half of those promoted from the two offices to work in townships started directly as deputy secretaries. Even if they didn't, they would definitely enter the township party committee. As leaders promoted from townships, they naturally had an extra advantage.

Chen Jingcheng's entry into the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council has undoubtedly put him on a fast track in his career compared to his time in a rural town.

Therefore, Chen Jingcheng believed that he and Wang Yueyue's parents might already be qualified to have a conversation.

After all, his future prospects are much, much better than when he was in the township.

However, Chen Jingcheng's parents are not aware of these things yet. Chen Jingcheng was going to say something, but he encountered this situation as soon as he entered the door, so he didn't have a chance to speak.

Chen Dachuan looked at Chen Jingcheng, sighed, and said, "Jingcheng, you don't need to comfort me. I know it's because I'm incompetent. If I were capable, if I could have seized those opportunities back then, even if I don't have power or influence, at least my family's financial situation would be much better now."

"Your uncles and the others probably wouldn't look down on me like that."

"It's because they look down on me that you've all been dragged into this mess. It's all my fault!"

Chen Dachuan genuinely believed that all of this was due to his own actions.

Chen Jingcheng actually knew quite a bit about the opportunities he mentioned.

Putting aside other matters, let's take the food factory where Chen Dachuan works in the county as an example. Chen Dachuan is currently an ordinary middle manager in the food factory, but his ability is beyond doubt. The reason why he has not been promoted can only be said to be that Chen Dachuan is too honest. He has even had more than one conflict with his superiors over product quality.

But are these things wrong?

It can only be said that he may not be well-liked as a person, but he is very serious about his work. This is not wrong, but in today's society, it is wrong.

Honest people often suffer losses.

Chen Jingcheng stood up, poured a cup of tea for Chen Dachuan, and said with a smile, "Dad, you have been my role model since I was a child. My younger brother and sister and I were raised by you and Mom with great difficulty. You never let us get cold or hungry. We are so grateful to you. How could we blame you?"

"Especially me, I was a child you picked up from the freezing cold. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be the tall 1.85 meters I am now, and I probably wouldn't have survived that winter."

"But over the years, your love for me has not diminished in the slightest. On the contrary, you have treated me even better than your younger siblings, giving me the best of everything. I have only respect and love for you."

"Dad, Mom, people often say that the kindness of raising is greater than the kindness of giving birth. I don't know where my biological parents are, and I don't want to know where they are. From the day they abandoned me, I was already dead. From the day you picked me up, I was born again."

People often say, "For the first thirty years, you see how the father respects the son; for the next thirty years, you see how the son respects the father!"

"Dad, Mom, I, Chen Jingcheng, will definitely make something of myself. Don't worry, very soon, very soon, I will make all those who look down on us unable to reach us. When we meet again, they will not dare to say a single unpleasant word or give us a cold look, except for smiling faces."

"Dad, Mom, believe me!"

"Believe in your son, son, you can do it!"

Indeed, Chen Jingcheng was adopted by Chen Dachuan and his wife when he was a child. It's not easy to keep such a secret for a lifetime.

However, although he was adopted, Chen Dachuan and his wife treated Chen Jingcheng exceptionally well, even better than their own children. Moreover, Chen Jingcheng had a very good relationship with his younger siblings.

Chen Jingcheng never considered himself an outsider, and his family never considered him an outsider either.

In fact, to spare Chen Jingcheng's feelings, no one except a few people knew that Chen Jingcheng was adopted.

At this moment, when Chen Dachuan and his wife heard Chen Jingcheng bring up this matter on his own initiative, and were moved by his thoughtfulness and filial piety, it would be a lie to say that they were not touched.

"Son, you've really grown up. Mom is so happy, so very happy."

Li Sumei hugged Chen Jingcheng tightly, tears streaming down her face.

Chen Dachuan nodded, his voice choked with emotion, and said, "Okay, okay, Dad is waiting. Dad believes in you. You will definitely make something of yourself."

"Dad has been waiting for this day!"

Although I'm happy, the immediate problem still can't be solved.

Just then, Chen Jingcheng said with a smile, "By the way, Mom and Dad, there's something I need to tell you."

"I've already spoken with Director Gao from the government office, and the transfer order has been issued. If all goes well, I'll be reporting to the government office on Monday."

"Then I'll be able to go home every day."