Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 502 Son-in-law Party

"Dad, we have to trust the comrades below us and not think so badly of our own comrades. If you were to take charge of everything, would you be able to do it?"

"I can't control what's happening outside, so I have to at least take care of what's happening right now. If everyone thinks like you, the people's lives will only get narrower and narrower, and they'll eventually end up with nowhere to seek redress for their grievances."

"Dad, we rely on the rule of law, not the rule of man. There is no need to seek justice. Everything is governed by the law."

"Do people judge the law? Take our time, for example. If the law had any effect, I wouldn't have carried a pack of dynamite to blow up a bunker at the age of fifteen."

"How can this be the same?" Chen Hai held his forehead and sighed. The two of them really couldn't agree on anything.

"How can it be different? We are all Chinese people, living on the same land. In 5,000 years of history, which dynasty has not been free of corruption? Which dynasty has not been free of corrupt officials?"

"Okay, okay, Dad, let's not talk about the old days anymore. Let's talk about the case you took on today. How are you going to handle it?"

Chen Yanshi said, "I don't need to handle today's case anymore. The second son of the Liang family next door has taken it over."

"The second son of the Liang family?"

Wang Fuzhen pointed out, "It's Liang Qunfeng's second son, Liang He."

Chen Hai then remembered this person. The Liang brothers had been there in their early years. In the past few years, they had close contacts because of the relationship between the eldest brother and Liang Lu. After they became enemies, Chen Hai saw him less and less.

Chen Hai was worried because of his professional acumen. "Dad, is he so kind?"

Chen Yanshi, who had long since recovered from his thoughts, snorted and chuckled, "Of course he doesn't have such good intentions, but he has to do it. He's the deputy mayor of Tianshui District, and he ran into this again today. This is his job. If he doesn't do it, who will?"

Chen Hai reacted and nodded, "That's true."

Wang Fuzhen served the last bowl of food, looked at the clock on the wall, and muttered, "Why hasn't he arrived yet?"

Chen Hai asked: "Mom, who are you waiting for?"

"Wait for Liangping. He said he'll come over to celebrate your dad's birthday today."

"Liang Ping." Chen Hai was startled.

Hou Liangping often contacted him privately, but he rarely visited Chen Yanshi.

After all, the conflict between Chen Yanshi and Zhao Lichun was known to everyone in Handong. As Zhao Lichun's soon-to-be son-in-law, Hou Liangping had to take his father-in-law's thoughts into consideration.

"Liang Ping is here, that's great, we can have a few more drinks tonight."

Speak of the devil, and the sound of a car engine was heard outside.

Chen Hai said, "The monkey must have arrived." Then he stood up and ran out first.

The whole family followed.

Hou Liangping walked into the courtyard carrying gifts.

"monkey."

"Chen Hai, Mr. Chen, Mr. Wang, Sister Chen Yang, Brother Wang." Hou Liangping greeted them warmly.

Chen Yanshi pointed at the gift and said, "Liangping, you came here, why are you bringing anything with you? Take it back, I won't accept it."

Hou Liangping smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, I'm just giving some supplements to the elders, not bribing you."

Chen Hai also laughed, "Dad, you are really something. Liangping is not an outsider. Besides, he is the secretary of the governor, so it is impossible for him to bribe a retired old cadre like you."

Chen Yanshi glanced at Chen Hai unhappily. Before he could say anything, Hou Liangping corrected him, "Hey, you're wrong. I'm no longer the governor's secretary."

Chen Hai asked: "Promoted?"

"Yeah." Hou Liangping raised his eyebrows and pointed at Chen Hai and said, "So Chen Hai, remember to salute me when you see me next time."

Chen Hai immediately punched Hou Liangping in the chest and said, "Go to hell! Even if you become the director of our Anti-Corruption Bureau, don't even think about getting me to salute you."

Everyone walked into the house.

Chen Hai asked where Hou Liangping would be transferred to. Hou Liangping said that this time he would be transferred to a local area, probably Haizhou City.

"Haizhou City!" Chen Hai said, "That's a great place. What's the position?"

Hou Liangping said: "I may keep it secret from others, but I won't hide it from you, the Deputy Secretary of the Jiangchang County Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission."

"Okay, Monkey, you climb really fast." Chen Hai hit Hou Liangping again with envy.

A deputy director with real power is much better than him, the section chief of the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

Wang Qiang next to him also cast an envious look. As both were deputy division-level cadres, there was no comparison between the two.

There are four or five deputy county heads in a county, and as many as seven or eight. Including the county party committee standing committee and several teams, he ranks dozens of others in the county.

There are only two deputy secretaries in the entire county, one is the county governor and the other is a full-time deputy secretary, the real number three leader.

How can they be compared? He is the governor, the son-in-law of a ministerial-level official, and I am the son-in-law of a retired deputy prosecutor at the department level.

He originally thought that by marrying a department-level official, his father-in-law's family would give him some support and help him in his career. However, he did not expect that the other party would show him no mercy and never even say hello to him.

Otherwise, he would have become a deputy division-level cadre a year ago.

Hou Liangping said modestly: "I'm not that fast. The real fast one is our senior."

Chen Hai smiled bitterly: "How can we compare with him? He was someone we looked up to in school, and now he's a member of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee."

"Your news is outdated. He's about to go to the neighboring province to become mayor."

Chen Hai was surprised and said, "No... That's impossible. He's only a 28-year-old official at the provincial level. There's no such thing in the entire history of China."

"Twenty-eight?" Chen Yanshi and his wife were also surprised. "Wait, what's the name of the person you are talking about? When did such a person appear in our province?"

Having spent a long time in the nursing home tending flowers and plants, Chen Yanshi and his wife are not very well-informed, or perhaps they have long stopped caring about the people and things in officialdom.

However, the 28-year-old main hall did arouse their curiosity and surprise.

Chen Yanshi is an old revolutionary who resisted explosives and endured fire and water all his life before he retired as a director. In the end, he didn't even get the treatment of a vice-provincial level official. Now, at first glance, a young man has easily surpassed them. How can he not be surprised?

"Dad, you have seen that man, Qi Tongwei, back then..." Chen Hai suddenly came back to his senses, looked at Chen Yang and stopped the topic.

Chen Yang's face darkened, and the past came to his mind. Somehow, a trace of resentment suddenly arose in his heart.

She felt that Qi Tongwei was not interested in her back then, most likely because of Chen Yanshi's attitude.

If Qi Tongwei hadn't lost face during that visit, would their relationship have been different?

People are like this, they always attribute their unfortunate life to various reasons.

"Qi Tongwei?" Chen Yanshi frowned. "Why does this name sound so familiar?"

Chen Hai changed his way of introducing him. "He's Gao Yuliang's favorite student. He was the one who mediated between Teacher Liang and Big Brother back then."