438: It cannot be accomplished overnight.

Hearing Lin Zifeng's account, Chen Yuanhua nodded and said, "Navigating the official career is often like walking on thin ice; it is only right that you maintain this level of advance vigilance."

But based on my understanding of Secretary Qian, he possesses the unique stubbornness of a scholar, as well as a temperament that loathes evil as if it were a personal enemy.

Of course, at the level of Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, these characteristics have faded quite a bit, but he still wouldn't associate with opportunistic, petty people.

He likely has little understanding of the two Cadres you mentioned since he's just been transferred to our Huanan Province. Wanting to quickly open up the situation and gain a firm foothold probably allowed those two to exploit a loophole."

Tell me more about these two people! Let me get an idea of what kind of Cadres they are."

Lin Zifeng nodded and said, "Dad, the two of them are Qian Yushu, the Executive Vice Mayor of Chunhua City, and Yang Dongming, the Standing Committee Member and Vice Mayor."

They used to be quite close to Vice Governor Liu Fushan, and could be considered part of his clique.

Seeing that Liu Fushan has no hope of further advancement and is about to retreat to the second line, and with Secretary Qian taking office as the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, these two have switched their allegiance."

"Oh, so it's those two? I've heard of them. Aren't they the ones many Cadres talk about privately as the 'filial sons and grandsons' of the Liu family?"

Chen Yuanhua said with a smile.

"Old Chen, what 'filial sons and grandsons'? What are you talking about with Zifeng?"

Li Jing asked, puzzled.

In response to Li Jing's inquiry, Chen Yuanhua recounted everything the two had done at the two Liu family funerals in great detail.

Hearing Chen Yuanhua's story, the mother and two daughters couldn't help but giggle incessantly.

After suppressing her laughter, Chen Yuxi said with a smile, "How can there be such shameless people? To climb the ladder, they actually did something so embarrassing; it's absolutely ridiculous."

"Yuxi, you don't understand human nature. In the official career, if one wants to get a promotion, besides having ability and talent, some people will take crooked paths. It's not like even more outrageous things haven't happened."

This is why the personnel selection mechanism needs to be further improved in the future to prevent such things from happening again.

In a country as large as ours, how many officials are there? Even if ninety-nine percent are upright, that one percent of such people adds up to a staggering number. It cannot be achieved overnight.

As the saying goes, when you open the window, it's not just fresh air that comes in; flies and mosquitoes come in too, right?

So we must look at these issues dialectically."

Chen Yuanhua looked at Chen Yuxi as he finished speaking, then turned back to Lin Zifeng and asked, "Zifeng, those two didn't do something shocking again, did they?"

Lin Zifeng shook his head and said, "Not really, it's just that some of their actions make me feel a bit of disdain."

Subsequently, Lin Zifeng recounted their behavior at the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee meeting.

Lin Zifeng finally added, "Those two are just a bit disgusting. At the last Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee meeting, I gave them a good lesson; they're nothing to worry about."

I think their official career ends here. If they want to go any further, it's not something that can be achieved through opportunism and sycophancy."

Hearing Lin Zifeng's words, Chen Yuanhua nodded and said, "Indeed, all cleverness and opportunism have their limits."

Every important chief position is filled after careful consideration and multi-faceted evaluation by the organization.

For these two to reach their current positions, they have already been very lucky."

Hearing the conversation between the father-in-law and son-in-law, Li Jing spoke up, "Old Chen, if your relationship with Secretary Qian is decent, find an opportunity to give him a reminder!"

That way, once those two lose power, they won't dare to cause trouble for our Zifeng in the future."

Hearing Li Jing's words, Chen Yuanhua smiled and said, "Our relationship is fine, but there's simply no need for that."

Could a dignified Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee really be blinded by two Deputy Department-Level Cadres forever?

As for our Zifeng, could he really be outmaneuvered by those two who can't even hold their own? They can only serve as sharpening stones for our Zifeng."

After saying this, Chen Yuanhua looked at Lin Zifeng with a smile.

Lin Zifeng nodded and said, "My father is right. There's no need for him to specifically intervene; they aren't worth it. Let nature take its course."

If I can't even handle them, how will I deal with other opponents in the future?"

Seeing the confident Lin Zifeng, the others all nodded in agreement.

Everyone finished dinner while chatting. Chen Yuanhua originally wanted to stay and talk with Lin Zifeng for a while longer, but at Li Jing's strong insistence, he had to leave.

Seeing that Chen Yuxi and her mother were also going to leave with them, Chen Yuanhua didn't say another word.

Lin Zifeng and Chen Yuqing wanted to see them downstairs, but Chen Yuanhua refused.

Chen Yuanhua's reason was simple: since he took office as Governor and became a high-ranking official at the departmental level, he was assigned guards for travel. The guards were currently waiting for him in the security vehicle downstairs.

Actually, one could enjoy guard protection at the vice-ministerial level, but it wasn't mandatory; one could choose to have it or refuse it.

Previously, Chen Yuanhua had chosen to refuse because, given the current public security situation, it wasn't necessary.

But having been promoted to the departmental level and becoming the administrative head of the Provincial Government, this protective measure could no longer be refused according to regulations.

So Chen Yuanhua could only accept it.

Hearing Chen Yuanhua's reason, Lin Zifeng and Chen Yuqing stopped at the door.

Only when the figures of the group disappeared from sight did Lin Zifeng and Chen Yuqing smile at each other. Chen Yuqing impatiently closed the door. As they turned around and saw Chen Haotian standing behind them, the heat in their hearts immediately cooled down.

"Mom, why did my sister and aunt leave with Grandpa and Grandma?"

Chen Haotian said with a puzzled look.

"Auntie and Ningning are going to keep Grandpa and Grandma company. They'll be back tomorrow," Chen Yuqing said quickly.

Lin Zifeng crouched down, picked up Chen Haotian, and said with a smile, "Haotian, how about I go with you to take a bath?"

After the bath, I'll tell you a story and tuck you in today!"

Hearing Lin Zifeng's words, Chen Haotian nodded happily and wrapped his arms tightly around Lin Zifeng's neck.

Lin Zifeng smiled and walked toward the Bathroom. Seeing the father and son like that, Chen Yuqing said happily, "I'll go get your pajamas."

When Chen Yuqing brought the pajamas into the Bathroom, Lin Zifeng had already undressed Chen Haotian and had also taken off his own shirt, revealing perfectly defined muscles.

Chen Yuqing's eyes glazed over slightly until Chen Haotian spoke up, "Mom, we're going to take a bath. Do you want to wash with us too?"

Chen Yuqing panicked a bit and placed the pajamas on the clothes rack, saying hurriedly, "Zifeng, put Haotian's and your clothes in the washing machine. When you're done and I've finished my bath, I'll hang them up to dry together. They'll be ready to wear again tomorrow morning."

Then Chen Yuqing hurriedly left the Bathroom.