Chapter 325: The Inside Story of the Promotion
Li Yi hadn’t had much interaction with the Jiang family. Aside from Jiang Longcheng himself, he’d only met his second older brother, Jiang Longyin, and his third uncle, Jiang Shiying.
So, the “uncle” he was referring to must be Jiang Shiying!
But what did that man want with him? Had the medicine taken effect, or was there some other matter at hand?
To be honest, while Li Yi naturally admired Uncle Jiang—the man known as the “White-Haired Butcher”—he didn’t want to have too much to do with him.
The reason is simple: he’s a ruthless man!
Moreover, he was exceptionally clever and cautious. For someone like Li Yi, who was full of secrets, the last thing he wanted was to deal with someone like that.
Besides, Li Yi really didn’t want to go back to the capital right now.
He’d been home for less than a week, and having spent just a few days enjoying the sweet, intimate moments with his wife, he naturally didn’t want to go back.
Seeing Li Yi’s hesitation, Li Gang immediately said, “Brother Li Yi, if you don’t really want to go back so soon, just give me a rough date, and I’ll tell Director Jiang directly!”
“Why don’t you just call him back and tell him I’ll be back after New Year’s Day!” Li Yi said.
“Alright…”
But just then, Tang Xue, who was standing nearby, suddenly said, “I think you should go back to dxmbang one more time!”
“Why?” Li Yi asked, puzzled.
“Never mind that Uncle Jiang might have something urgent to discuss with you—besides, haven’t you forgotten that Xinyao and Qianqian are also going to Beijing? Are you really going to let them go on their own?”
Tang Xue continued, “Also, I’ve been looking at those rooms full of dried mushrooms these past few days, and it’s been making me a little anxious. There’s only a little over a month left until the New Year—haven’t you thought about doing something with all that dried produce?”
Li Yi thought for a moment and said, “You’re right. I’ll make a trip to Beijing soon!”
The reason Li Yi changed his mind wasn’t because of Jiang Longcheng’s call, but because he’d just remembered something.
This was Tang Xue’s first pregnancy, and she was clueless about everything.
But Li Yi knew better—twins are different from a single pregnancy.
Normally, twins carry a risk of premature birth—a risk 7 to 10 times higher than that of a single pregnancy—and only about 50% of twin pregnancies reach full term.
Moreover, pregnant women carrying twins face a significantly higher risk of complications compared to those carrying a single fetus. Therefore, factors such as gestational hypertension, anemia, polyhydramnios, premature rupture of membranes, or excessive intrauterine pressure can drastically increase the likelihood of premature birth.
Tang Xue became pregnant in early June and is now nearly seven months along.
Normally, her due date would be at the end of February next year.
However, given that she is carrying twins, she may give birth earlier than expected, so Li Yi plans to resolve the mushroom matter sooner rather than later.
From now on, he wants to stay by Tang Xue’s side until the babies are born.
“Brother Li Yi, how should I respond to Director Jiang?” Li Gang asked again.
“Tell him I’ll be back in a week!” Li Yi said.
“Got it!”
No sooner had he finished speaking than Wang Anguo suddenly interjected, “By the way, Brother Li Yi, there’s something I’d like to discuss with you!”
“What is it?”
“My brother got promoted!” Wang Anguo said.
Hearing this, Tang Xue was completely stunned.
Although Li Yi had already told her about it yesterday, she still found the whole thing a bit surreal—she hadn’t expected news so soon.
Li Yi was also a bit shocked inside, but he feigned calmness and said, “Well, congratulations to Secretary Wang!”
Seeing the “I knew it all along” look on Li Yi’s face, Wang Anguo and Li Gang found him even more enigmatic!
“Brother Li Yi, may I ask how my brother got promoted? He was suddenly appointed deputy director of the Prefectural Party Committee and Administrative Office yesterday. Our whole family is completely in the dark!” Wang Anguo said.
Li Yi smiled and said, “There’s nothing to worry about. Didn’t I tell you before? He has a benefactor helping him. This is good fortune, not a misfortune!”
“Who is this benefactor?”
“Don’t ask any more questions!”
Then Li Yi added, “I’ll pass a message to you on my behalf!”
“What message?”
“Stay true to your original aspirations, and you will see it through to the end!”
“Stay true to your original aspirations, and you will see it through to the end?”
“Yeah, just tell him not to overthink it—he just needs to do what he’s supposed to do!” Li Yi said.
Seeing that Li Yi didn’t want to say more, Wang Anguo immediately nodded and said, “Alright! I’ll pass the message along! It’s getting late, and I still have to head back to the city today, so I’ll take my leave now!”
“Let me walk you out!”
“No need to see us off—you’re being too polite!” Li Gang said with a laugh.
Despite his words, Li Yi still walked them both out to the main gate!
Watching the jeep gradually fade into the distance, Li Yi couldn’t help but let a hint of envy show on his face. Wang Anmin’s luck was truly off the charts.
Although he’d spoken in vague terms just now, the truth was that the circumstances surrounding Wang Anmin’s promotion were truly surreal.
The story was complicated—not only was the process incredibly convoluted, but it also involved a great deal of political maneuvering and power plays.
As far as Li Yi knew, the reason Wang Anmin had been promoted was not just due to his own efforts, but more importantly, due to sheer luck.
Some time ago, there had been significant personnel changes among the top leadership in North Sai Province, with several senior officials taking up new posts, including a deputy director (deputy governor).
Shortly after taking office, this deputy director heard some rumors. To gain a firsthand understanding of the actual conditions in various regions, he personally led a team to conduct both open and covert inspections in Lucheng, Ning City, and Echeng.
A few days ago, the delegation arrived in Ning City, where they immediately uncovered a host of problems. Almost every day, they witnessed employees from local enterprises coming to the Prefectural Party Committee and Administrative Office to cause disturbances.
Whether they were demanding wages or reporting factory management, the entire Prefectural Party Committee and Administrative Office was thrown into chaos.
This infuriated the provincial leadership, who immediately ordered an investigation into the matter. Because of this, the deputy director of the provincial government was also quite disappointed in the leaders of Ning City.
However, during their unannounced visit to Qingshan County, they discovered that the situation there was quite different.
Although the situation at various enterprises in Qingshan County didn’t seem particularly good, and many workers harbored grievances, they didn’t see any workers causing disturbances at the county seat.
On the contrary, during their stay in Qingshan County, they saw Wang Anmin almost every day inspecting various enterprises and institutions, resolving issues for workers and residents, and performing his duties with dedication—without the slightest air of a top county official.
Consequently, the deputy governor took an interest in Wang Anmin, requesting his resume and personnel file. After reviewing them, he was quite impressed.
Coincidentally, at that very moment, the results of the investigation in Ning City had been released, confirming that several leaders had violated discipline and the law.
The deputy governor, eager to establish his authority, ordered Wang Anmin’s immediate arrest on the spot.
With the position now vacant and the deputy governor having found a cadre he admired, Wang Anmin was promoted through a stroke of incredible luck.
Otherwise, even Wang Anmin himself wouldn’t have had a clue what was going on!
The reason Li Yi knew about this was also a coincidence—mainly because he happened to know the deputy director who had promoted Wang Anmin!
Of course, the person he knew wasn’t the Li Yi of today, but the Li Yi of fifteen years later—by then, that deputy director had already retired.
Knowing that Li Yi was from Qingshan County, they naturally brought up the topic!
However, when the man recounted the story, he didn’t mention Wang Anmin by name—he simply referred to “a certain young cadre from Qingshan County”—but he described the details in great depth.
At the time, Li Yi just listened to it as a story and didn’t give it much thought.
Yesterday, when Wang Anmin told him that he was running around every day handling matters for various enterprises in the county, he also mentioned some details.
Only then did Li Yi realize that the person in question was actually him, which led to the events that followed.
Still, Li Yi only mentioned it in passing and didn’t intend to make a big deal out of it—after all, he hadn’t played any role in Wang Anmin’s promotion!
But he had no idea that his offhand remark would set off a chain reaction!