Chapter 110 Father and son talk freely

"Dad, where is my mother?" Li Zhi asked as he slumped down on the sofa in front of Li Xun.

That carefree look cannot be seen by outsiders.

"You can't sit still! Your mother is busy in the kitchen. Huh, I haven't had the chance to eat your mother's cooking even once in a year! Your mother will only cook when you come back!"

Li Xun's nagging and jealous look must have stunned those who knew him well.

"Hehe, my mother loves me. Also, I remember when I was a child, my mother was busy at work, but you, my father, were the ones doing the cooking. When did you show off your skills?"

Li Zhi stood up with a smile, and without waiting for Li Xun's reply, he ran towards the kitchen, obviously going to flatter his mother.

"Humph." Li Xun, who originally wanted to speak, found out that his son had run away. He hummed a few words unhappily and poured himself a cup of tea.

After a while, Li Zhi came back with a smile on his face and continued to sit on the sofa as if he was paralyzed.

Li Xun did not scold him this time and poured his son a cup of tea.

Li Zhi then sat upright and started drinking tea.

His eyes lit up as soon as he entered the mouth: "Tsk, dad, you are so willing to give up. You actually took out the tribute flying dragon and drank it. What's the good thing?"

"Humph, this is a celebration of your promotion to first-level official." Li Xun said a little arrogantly.

"Hey, Dad, do you believe that I will become a grade officer soon?" Li Zhi said proudly, crossing his legs.

"Huh, I don't care when you become a rank officer! You are now a first-level official. To fulfill your promise back then, it's time to get married, right?" Li Xun said, glaring at his son.

The smile on Li Zhi's face disappeared, he pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "Dad, I am still a first-level official, not yet a rank officer. We will talk about marriage when I become a rank officer."

"What are you doing?! You promised well at the beginning that you would get married immediately as soon as you became a first-level official!" Li Xun blew his beard and stared.

"Dad, let's put it this way, if I get married now, it's like marrying down, and we will still be gossiped about."

"But if I become a rank officer before the age of 30, everyone will say that they have found a good family and a good son-in-law."

"Dad, which one do you choose?" Li Zhi looked at his father and asked.

"Become a rank officer before the age of 30? No daydream can be as good as yours!" Li Xun said disdainfully.

"Dad, this is not a dream." Li Zhi poured tea for his father and also poured a cup for himself.

Li Xun said nothing, picked up the tea cup and drank it, then motioned to Li Zhi to explain.

"Dad, when I was 25 years old, I left the capital and went to Hebin City as a fifth-level official. At that time, I decided to become a grade official when I was 35 years old." Li Zhi said.

Li Xun nodded: "Not bad, I have an accurate understanding of myself."

"Yes, at that time I was really determined to hit the top rankings at the age of 35. I thought I had the ability."

"Indeed, if you want to become a high-ranking official at the age of 35, you will be a hero even in the capital." Li Xun continued to praise.

"In my first year here, I don't know whether it was for your sake or something else, but I was promoted to a level one to a level four official at the age of 26."

"I passed the first hurdle of the official level. I was super excited at that time. At least there was no obstacle for me to become a first-level official."

Li Xun didn't speak, he just poured tea for his son and listened quietly.

"After that, I worked hard to do errands, and even fought overtly and secretly to fight for all the cases that could be handled. I can't say how much I accomplished, but I can say that I solved countless cases."

"Unfortunately, all the credit was included in the file, and my rank was not directly promoted. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that there are no major cases."

"Then, at the age of 27, I became a third-level official and passed the second hurdle of the official level."

"According to this promotion rate, I will indeed become a first-level official at the age of 30, which is in line with my desire to become a high-ranking official at the age of 35."

"I already feel that the future is bright, and the day when I return to Beijing is not far away."

"Then I worked harder and worked harder on the cases."

"But unfortunately, after I became a third-level official, I clearly felt some resistance. It was still the kind of resistance where I knew something was wrong but didn't know what was wrong."

Li Xun said at this time: "Normally, you are an outsider, working hard to get promoted and solving cases to gain benefits in a local world. It is strange that others don't resist you."

"Yes, I was aware of this at that time, changed my attitude, and began to give credit to others as much as possible. I also deliberately used the tiger-skinned fox of Uncle Chen, the first brother in the provincial department, to show off his power."

Li Xun still interjected: "But the result didn't get better, right?"

"Yes, it hasn't improved at all. It's even more serious than the obstacles I encountered before when I was unscrupulous." Li Zhi nodded.

Li Xun sighed at this time: "Well, our Li family can have friends like you, Uncle Chen, and others will naturally have friends. And suppressing you is probably something that many people, including your Uncle Chen, would be happy to see.

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"But there's no need to worry about this. This is how everyone does things."

Li Zhi did not respond to his father's words, but continued: "I was almost desperate at that time, because if this continues, let alone being promoted to a first-level official at the age of 35, it would be impossible for me to be promoted to a first-level official! I even transferred to other places.

The thought of going.”

"If you go to gilding and don't come back to the capital to overdo it, that is a failed gilding act, and your reputation will be directly ruined." Li Xun said.

"What could I do at that time? I just acted on the surface and pretended that I didn't care about these obstacles because of my profound background." Li Zhi said with a wry smile.

"I'm 28 years old. Sure enough, I haven't been promoted. Even if the merit list contains several pages, I am the person with the most merit in Hebin City, but I still haven't been promoted."

"The reason is fair and square. You are only 28. You were promoted to the third-level official a year ago. It is not suitable to be promoted to the second-level official, right?"

"It's so blocked that you can't say anything. After all, my achievements are only in quantity, not in quality."

"Then, a special mission made me meet a noble person." When Li Zhi said this, his expression began to brighten.

"Is it that little guy Lin Zhendong?" Li Xun asked.

"Yes, it was a mission in which the treasures retrieved from the secondary lair by the Special Security Department were snatched away by extraordinary forces, and the boss of the city department got angry."

"I immediately realized that this was an opportunity to build a good relationship with the city boss. With my focus on intelligence, I immediately found Lin Zhendong, who was already nicknamed the 'Treasure Hunter'."

"As a result, the stolen treasure was recovered in no time. Although I didn't get promoted this time, I was completely recognized by the city bosses." Li Zhi said with a smile.

"Then there's the oolong incident involving Uncle Chen, your first brother from the special security department in the provincial capital?" Li Xun asked.

Li Zhi nodded: "Yes, it is Lin Zhendong's ability that can turn this kind of thing that would have caused an uproar directly into a frivolous incident. Although I cannot be promoted to a 28-year-old second-level official, and

The relationship between Uncle Chen and Uncle Chen has become even closer."
Chapter completed!