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Tu Yuan looked at the ingratiating smile on He Chengjun's face, his expression calm, his tone carrying a hint of aloofness.

"I didn't take those things to heart."

"As for meals and such, let's skip it. It's not a big deal, and you don't need to spend any money."

When He Chengjun saw that Tu Yuan refused his invitation, his expression faltered slightly, and he quickly smiled ingratiatingly again:

"If you ever need anything at work, Brother Yuan, just let me know!"

Tu Yuan nodded slightly and went upstairs.

After Tu Yuan had walked away, He Chengjun's face darkened. He glanced at the stairwell and muttered under his breath:

"What are you pretending for? You're just relying on a woman's connections!"

"Once Zhang Tao gets promoted, let's see if you're still so cocky in the institute."

He Chengjun harbored extreme jealousy towards Tu Yuan.

He was just a guy with no background or connections who was bossed around by him, but suddenly he had an older sister who married Director Zhang as his concubine.

He suddenly became Zhang Tao's assistant police officer, and today he even got a spot for early promotion through Zhang Tao.

He was almost thirty when he was promoted to a permanent position, while Tu Yuan was only twenty.

In comparison, he seemed like a complete waste.

However, he was unwilling to admit that he was inferior to Tu Yuan. In his view, Tu Yuan was just luckier than him!

Tu Yuan was unaware of what He Chengjun said after he left.

Even if they knew, they wouldn't care; at most, they would just sigh and say that there's always something hateful about a pitiful person.

Of course, people like He Chengjun are also a microcosm of a small segment of the grassroots population in the entire federal government.

They lack connections and background, remain at the grassroots level for a long time without promotion, and tend to attribute all their failures to external factors.

This has nothing to do with right or wrong; most of the time it's just human nature.

In the afternoon, Tu Yuan finished handling the few things Zhang Tao had asked him to do when he went to the Xingsheng branch for a meeting.

Taking advantage of this time, he left the police station to buy gifts.

When he made his first formal visit to his superior, he naturally couldn't leave empty-handed.

After buying the gifts, I returned to the office, which was already a little after four in the afternoon.

Zhang Tao rushed back to the office around five o'clock.

At six o'clock, Tu Yuan, carrying the gift in his hand, got into the passenger seat of Zhang Tao's white sedan, which was Zhang Tao's own private car.

The final price is just over 130,000 Federal Dollars.

At Zhenghe Police Station, only Shen Xin and Zhang Tao have their own private cars.

Under normal circumstances, neither the director nor the deputy director of the police station will use their own car to commute to and from get off work.

Many people don't even own a car.

For them, it's better to spend the money on martial arts than to buy a car.

Xu Zhanqing, an instructor at Zhenghe Police Station, and Sun Guangrong, the deputy director, usually drive the station's police car to and from get off work.

Such misuse of official vehicles is common in the police station, and Zhang Tao didn't say anything about it.

However, Zhang Tao himself did not choose to do that.

This is something that Tu Yuan admires.

However, the person driving was not Zhang Tao, but Fang Ming, the patrol team leader.

Zhang Tao sat in the back row.

Zhang Tao had already told Tu Yuan in advance that Fang Ming would also be going to Zhang Tao's house for dinner.

Therefore, Tu Yuan was not surprised when he saw Fang Ming.

He greeted them warmly and proactively.

"Squad formation!"

After Zhang Tao and Tu Yuan got into the car, Fang Ming first addressed Zhang Tao respectfully.

Then he smiled and greeted Tu Yuan:

"Tu Yuan! Your on-the-spot reactions at today's meeting were excellent!"

Fang Ming is the patrol team leader and also Zhang Tao's confidant.

Of course, he knew that Zhang Tao had never said anything about having Tu Yuan serve everyone at the meeting.

It is quite remarkable that Tu Yuan was able to make an excellent response in an instant when faced with Sun Guangrong's subtle attack today.

He already had an impression of Tu Yuan and admired him to some extent.

Tu Yuan's performance today made him realize that his judgment of people was quite sharp.

"It is my honor to receive your recognition, Commander Fang. I still have much to learn from you, Commander Zhang, and I hope you will continue to guide me in the future!"

Tu Yuan was not being modest. Modesty is a virtue, but sometimes it can make people feel hypocritical.

Fang Ming nodded inwardly upon hearing Tu Yuan's words.

At Tu Yuan's age, he wouldn't be so eloquent.

She is articulate and knows how to behave appropriately.

No wonder he was chosen by Chief Zhang as an assistant officer.

Many people believe that Tu Yuan was able to become Zhang's assistant police officer because of Zhang's concubine, Li He.

But only Fang Ming knew that Zhang Suo was not the kind of person who practiced nepotism.

Zhang chose Tu Yuan because Tu Yuan must possess qualities that Zhang valued.

Previously, he only felt that Tu Yuan had a calm and composed demeanor, but now he discovered that in addition to being calm and composed, Tu Yuan also possessed wisdom in dealing with people and situations.

He knew that Tu Yuan had been bullied when he was a trainee police officer in the security team.

However, after gaining power, Tu Yuan showed no intention of retaliating.

If he were Tu Yuan's age, and had gained power overnight, he probably would have already sought revenge on those who had bullied him before.

Moreover, Tu Yuan doesn't put on airs or act superior like an assistant police officer when interacting with others.

This made Fang Ming feel that Tu Yuan's future was probably even brighter than he had imagined.

The vehicle slowly started moving.

Twenty minutes later, the car stopped in a parking space in the underground garage of the Guanlan Mingdi residential complex.

When Tu Yuan saw that Fang Ming found Zhang Tao's parking space so easily, he realized that the relationship between Zhang Tao and Fang Ming was deeper than he had imagined.

Tu Yuan got out of the car carrying the gifts in his hand.

He bought three items, one of which was a medicinal wine launched by Qinglong Group to strengthen the body and nourish vital energy.

It is suitable for martial arts practitioners who have just broken through to a higher level, and the price is 1,988.

There was also a high-quality, elegantly patterned hand-embroidered silk scarf, and a box of skincare products that have recently become very popular online.

The combined price of these two is around two thousand federal dollars.

The silk scarf was for Zhang Suo's wife. Tu Yuan had observed her at the last banquet and knew that she had been pampered by her family since childhood and didn't seem like someone who was short of money.

Therefore, it is more appropriate to give a silk scarf that can enhance one's temperament.

Li Hejie's family background is relatively more ordinary, and her clothing and appearance appear somewhat frugal.

Then it would be more appropriate to give skincare products that are more practical and targeted at mid-to-high-end women.

There are details to consider when giving gifts.

Zhang Tao had naturally seen what Tu Yuan was holding early on, but he didn't say anything.

However, his admiration for Tu Yuan deepened even further.

Soon, the group took the elevator to Zhang Tao's home.

At this moment, Li He, wearing an apron, poked her head out of the kitchen.

Upon seeing Zhang Tao and the other two enter, she first called out to Zhang Tao, "Husband!"

Then, with a warm smile on his face, he walked briskly from the kitchen.

"Fang Ming, Tu Yuan! Come and sit in the living room!"

As Li He spoke, she reached for the slippers that were specially prepared for the guests from the shoe cabinet.

At this moment, Zhang Tao's wife, Liu Ping, came out from the passageway leading to the bedroom.

"Xiao He! Go take care of your things first, I'll handle things here!"

At this moment, Liu Ping's wife no longer showed any hostility or dissatisfaction towards Li He, and her tone of voice was quite intimate.

Seeing this scene, Tu Yuan sighed inwardly.

In just a few days, Sister Li He has dispelled Liu Ping's hostility as the legal wife, and it seems that she has even gained Liu Ping's heartfelt approval!

That's really impressive!

Liu Ping walked over, took out slippers from the shoe cabinet, and placed them on the floor.

Her eyes lit up slightly when she saw Tu Yuan.

She never imagined that her husband had such a handsome police officer under his command.

"Come in! Have a seat!"

Tu Yuan then spoke up:

"Sister Liu, this is my first time here, and I didn't know what you liked, so I just bought a few things. Please accept this as a token of my appreciation!"

"This scarf is for you!"

Tu Yuan handed the beautifully packaged silk scarf box to Liu Ping.

After Liu Ping accepted it, although she said, "You came all this way, why bring anything? It's too much trouble," her smile became noticeably warmer, and her attitude became even more enthusiastic.

Fang Ming, who was standing to the side, laughed and said:

"Sister-in-law! I didn't bring anything! I just brought an empty stomach!"

Liu Ping smiled and said:

"You've come so many times; if you always brought gifts, you'd be bankrupt by now!"

"Come in! Sit down!"