Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Liu Shan was suddenly stopped by his sister, and an expression of embarrassment appeared on his face.

Actually, he came to look for his sister. To be honest, he didn't want to come, but his wife urged him to come. In addition, the tax bureau had announced a competition for jobs. Because his father had retired for many years and could no longer influence or help him, he might lose his job at any time. At this time, he had no choice but to ask his sister for help as his wife wished.

"Sister, I..." At this time, Liu Shan really didn't know what to say.

"Brother, since you're here, let's go upstairs." Liu Jiao didn't hesitate at all, but took her brother Liu Shan's hand and went upstairs.

Liu Shan was dragged by his sister to the fourth floor of his sister's home. This was also the first time he had been a guest at his sister's home in six years.

On the furniture in the living room there was a photo of three people who looked very happy. Looking at the little girl in the photo besides Liu Jiao and Liu Jun, Liu Shan couldn't help but ask, "Is this your daughter?"

Liu Jiao, who was washing fruits in the kitchen, stuck her head out and answered, "Yes, Xiao Xiangxiang, she is my and Liu Jun's daughter. She is almost five years old and is in kindergarten now!"

Hearing his sister say this, Liu Shan couldn't help but feel ashamed. As an uncle, he had never cared about his niece and didn't even know her name. Thinking of this, he lowered his head.

Soon, Liu Jiao appeared in front of him with a plate of washed fruits, "Brother, eat some fruit."

Liu Shan mechanically took the fruit plate handed to him by his sister and casually took a bite of an apple. This reminded him of the time when his sister was still married and would prepare some fruit for him whenever he got home from work. Thinking back on it now, it seemed so warm and happy, but that was all several years ago.

"Brother, are Mom and Dad okay?" Liu Jiao took the initiative to bring up the topic. Although she also knew about her parents' affairs from different perspectives, that was just hearsay after all, and was far less credible than her brother's words.

"Yeah, my parents are both fine. Oh, by the way, this time my parents asked me to come here, saying they missed you and wanted to see if you had time to go home with Liu Jun." Liu Shan seemed to have just remembered the purpose of this trip, and he quickly opened his mouth and said it.

Hearing that her parents missed her, Liu Jiao couldn't help but show a hint of excitement on her face.

If you say that a daughter is the apple of her parents' eyes, how can they not miss her? If these words were said a few months ago, she would definitely be very excited. But now Liu Jiao has grown up and understands many things. She understands that this time the family came to see her, most likely because of the power in the hands of her husband Liu Jun.

"Brother, tell me the truth, how are you doing now?" She did not directly answer the question, nor did she ask whether she wanted to go home to visit. Instead, she looked at her brother. This was because Liu Jiao knew that her brother was honest by nature and would not lie.

Liu Jiao wanted to know some real situations from her brother. If he just wanted to go home to visit, she would certainly not refuse. After all, her parents had supported her for so many years, and it was her duty to visit and respect the elderly when she was old. But if he was called back for a purpose, that would be another matter. At least she had to discuss it with her husband Liu Jun first. Over the years, they had always negotiated on matters and no one had ever hidden anything from anyone.

When asked by his sister, Liu Shan's expression became even more embarrassed. If he lied, he didn't have the talent and his sister would notice him. But if he told the truth, he didn't have the courage. He couldn't say that his job was about to be lost, so he came to ask for help from his brother-in-law whom he had never acknowledged.

Liu Shan did not answer this question, but his face turned red. However, the result already let Liu Jiao know the answer.

"Brother, let's do this. You go back first. I think I still need to discuss it with Liu Jun. You know, I don't want to force him to do something he doesn't want to do." After Liu Jiao got the answer, he made a decision.

After Liu Jiao said this, Liu Shan nodded quickly, "Okay, of course, of course. Then I will go back and wait for your news."

It can be said that Liu Shan left in a rather dejected mood. He even forgot to take out the one thousand yuan that his wife Lai Ying had given him as a meeting fee for his niece. He was really not the type of person to do such a thing.

At night, when they heard the sound of cars stopping downstairs, Liu Jiao and her daughter Liu Xiangxiang knew that Liu Jun must have come back. As a husband, he usually came home on time unless he had something to do at work that he couldn't push away.

Sure enough, after a while, footsteps were heard in the stairwell, and then Liu Jun, holding a briefcase, appeared at his door.

Xiao Xiangxiang happily called out "Dad", and Liu Jiao quickly stepped forward to take her husband's bag and greeted him, "You must be exhausted."

"Haha, not tired. It's a pleasure to work with Governor Feng. I've been busy all day adjusting the plans of the office staff. Haha, those people who just take up positions but do nothing will probably be cleared out. I believe the working environment will get better and better in the future." Liu Jun's face was beaming, and it was obvious that he was in a good mood after a day's work.

Liu Jiao often heard her husband talk about work, especially recently, she always heard him talk about Governor Feng, Governor Feng is good, she is used to it. But her daughter Xiao Xiangxiang was a little puzzled, she asked with her mouth wide open, "Dad, is Governor Feng that you often talk about a high-ranking official?"

Seeing his daughter's childish question, Liu Jun lowered his head and held Xiao Xiangxiang's face and said, "Yes, he is not only a very important official, but also a good official who serves the country and the people."

"Well, then daddy can also be an official like this in the future, okay?" Xiao Xiangxiang said as if she understood.

"Okay, Daddy will promise Xiao Xiangxiang that he will be a good official." Liu Jun said with a smile.

After a while, he washed his hands and came to the dining table, where Liu Jiao had already cooked the dishes and was waiting for him.

After a day's work, Liu Jun was indeed a little hungry, so he picked up the chopsticks and started eating. However, Liu Jiao next to him seemed a little absent-minded.

Just now she heard from her husband that even the staff of the provincial government office were preparing to make adjustments. It was no wonder that her brother's job was in danger. Thinking that he was her brother after all, and his parents' greatest hope, she finally gritted her teeth and whispered, "Liu Jun, I have something to tell you."

Liu Jun didn't stop using his chopsticks, but continued to tease his daughter, "Well, if you have something to say, just say it. I'm listening."

"I...my brother came to our house at noon." Liu Jiao mustered up the courage to say this.

Liu Jun's hand holding the chopsticks only paused for a moment, and then continued to pick up the food, "Oh, big brother is here, that's good news, haha, you should be happy."

Seeing that Liu Jun was not surprised after hearing these, and did not even have any big reaction, Liu Jiao could not help but feel a little anxious. In fact, she knew very well that her family was not optimistic about her marriage at the beginning, which was a big blow to Liu Jun at that time.

"Liu Jun, you should know why my brother is coming." Liu Jiao didn't believe that her smart husband would not be able to guess why his brother was coming.

Of course Liu Jun guessed it. As one of the persons in charge of Feng's office, he knew very well that Governor Feng had recently decided to take action against the entire civil service system of the Capital Province.

When the Discipline Department was in charge, there were too many things that were not in accordance with procedures, among which the serious over-staffing of civil servants was a big problem. Because there were too many people in the Discipline Department and too many positions, the over-staffing happened frequently. For example, a unit should normally have one director and two deputy directors, but because of the Discipline Department, there were often one director and seven or eight deputy directors, or even worse, more than a dozen deputy directors. The direct result of this was that the province had to spend a lot of money to solve the salary problem of these people, which naturally became a constraint on the economic development of the capital province.

As Feng Sizhe was determined to boost the economy of the capital province, he would certainly not allow such a waste of resources to occur again. For this reason, he proposed to reorganize the public service system, and those who had served beyond their term, those who had served for too long, and those who were non-staff members should be clarified, and those who should be persuaded to resign should be persuaded to resign. In short, the team should be cleaned up.

At this time, cadres across the province basically got mobilized.

Some capable and well-connected cadres want to gain better positions through activities.

Some incompetent comrades do want to keep their current positions.

After the collision of several ideas, the number of people who naturally used connections to help him suddenly increased. He didn't know how many such calls he would receive in a day.

He could ignore calls from other people, but what about his wife's family? What about his brother-in-law? Could he really ignore them?

After Liu Jiao finished speaking, she didn't get a response from her husband for a long time, so she said anxiously, "Liu Jun, can you help my eldest brother and his family? It's really not easy for him."

"Yeah." Liu Jun only answered with these two words, and then nodded, "Okay, when are you going to go back home to visit?"

"Do you agree?" Liu Jiao said excitedly when she heard her husband say this.

"How can I not agree? You are my only wife, and your family affairs are of course my affairs. Of course, as long as the request is not too excessive, I will help, but you also know that although I am favored by Governor Feng, my power is not that great, so I am afraid I can't intervene in difficult matters. Also, if it is something that goes against the principles, I can't do it. You have to understand me first."