Chapter 5 Three Years of Regular Course Five Years of Regular Department

  But as she looked at Zhang Jialian again, Wen Rongtong's mood had already changed unknowingly. Indeed, with his physique and appearance, plus being a top student at Fudan University, he was absolutely the best candidate for a perfect son-in-law in the eyes of many mothers with daughters. However, the status of the Xue family determined that such a grassroots person, no matter how excellent, could not enter the ranks of eligible candidates.

  The strong unite together to become even stronger, while the strong and weak together is just a form of poverty alleviation.

  Just then, since this child knew how to advance and retreat, he would help him a bit. Wen Rutong found balance in his heart, nodded, and said lightly: "If you don't want to go back to the county, going to the city is also possible. You can choose your position at will, I'll guarantee you three years as a regular staff member, five years as a regular officer. Just, you can't stay in Shanghai, nor are you allowed to have any more contact with our family's Lingling." When Wen Rutong said this, his beautiful eyes gazed at Zhang Jialian, wanting to see the emotional changes on his face. Although his gaze was still cold, it also carried a hint of expectation, if not hidden too deeply, it would be no different from a little girl eager for praise.

  Three years of regular courses, five years of regular treatment! And can choose any position except staying in Shanghai. If it weren't for knowing the prominent status of the Xue family, Zhang Jialian would definitely take someone who says such things as a complete liar or a complete fool. But this is not only not a liar, but also not a fool, but a promise made by the wife of the second-generation core of the Xue family, which can almost be counted as a promise worth a thousand gold.

  Three years for a promotion to zhengke, five years for a promotion to zhengchu. What a tempting proposal! It's really unknown how many people have strained their heads for the sake of a mere zhengke rank and busied themselves for a lifetime for the sake of a zhengchu rank.

  Now, Zhang Jialian only needs to nod his head and he can reach the peak that many people have been striving for all their lives but cannot achieve. This is even more incredible than winning the lottery! Such a rich harvest requires him to do nothing more than nod his head and leave Shanghai, of course, the most important thing is to cut off contact with Xue Sihong.

  Such a simple investment, such a rich return, Zhang Jialian almost didn't need to consider it at all.

  He looked at Wen Ruo Tong, and he smiled slightly, opening his mouth to say: "Three years of regular school, five years of regular treatment! This condition is really tempting, and it's also very sincere, but, Auntie, I don't want it! I save people not for these things, I don't want them." Zhang Jia Lian's words were gentle, but they were exceptionally firm, and it was no exaggeration to say that they were as sharp as a knife cutting through nails.

  "Oh? What do you really want?" Wen Rutong raised an eyebrow, a hint of annoyance already visible in her beautiful eyes. She hadn't expected that even with such generous conditions, he still wasn't satisfied. People were indeed insatiable. And this kind of person was even more so. Thinking of this, Wen Rutong's gaze at Zhang Jialian couldn't help but be filled with undisguised disdain and annoyance.

  Zhang Jialian didn't even glance at Wen Rutong, but simply said lightly: "That's a heartfelt thank you."

  Wen Ruo Tong was stunned, never expecting that Zhang Jia Lian would make such a request. To give up "three years of regular school and five years of regular treatment" just for a simple "thank you", isn't this idiotic?!

  Zhang Jialian is not a fool: "Three years as a regular course, five years as a regular treatment." Who wouldn't like such a promise? However, one should also consider the consequences of accepting it. This promise is just Wen Routu's reward to himself, and once this reward ends, I'm afraid that the Xue family will have nothing to do with him again. Even if he becomes a regular treatment, what's the use? Without a foundation or protection, and being labeled as a fake Xue family member, it would be impossible to move forward.

  Moreover, even if they are both regular treatments, the difference between them is huge! The county party secretary is a regular treatment, the county magistrate is a regular treatment, being a department head in the provincial hall is also a regular treatment, and the youth league secretary of a prefecture-level city is also a regular treatment. It can be said that there are too many regular treatment positions, but without real power, it's just that.

  What Zhang Jialian needs is not just a position to enjoy, but he yearns to serve the people, and he yearns to revive China.

  For a moment, neither of them had anything to say, and the atmosphere was somewhat tense. However, Zhang Jialian didn't care at all - tonight's encounter was destined to be just a coincidence. Just looking at Wen Rutong's current attitude towards him, like a wolf in sheep's clothing, he knew that it was impossible to get on the right track with the Xue family. But what did it matter? With the ability to manipulate time and space, what excuse could he use to say that he wasn't successful?!

  At this moment, Zhang Jialian just wanted to hurry back to the dormitory and conduct experiments. Before long, the gate of Fuxing University was already in sight. Zhang Jialian felt suffocated staying in the car, so he looked at Wen Rutong and said softly: "Okay, even if it's not a heartfelt thank you, I don't care. Helping others is an inherent virtue of every Chinese person. Please stop the car! I'll get off here. And please send this little girl back home safely."

  Wen Ru Tong had never been treated with such an attitude before. In the past, young people would always be respectful and try to please him when they saw him. Looking at Zhang Jia Lian's nonchalant expression now made him angry: "Can't you speak louder? Do you have any manly qualities?"

  Zhang Jialian smiled coldly and said in a gentle voice, "I don't need to show you whether I have the temperament of a man or not. But I want to say, Auntie, please keep your voice down, Man'er is sleeping." After that, he didn't even look at Wen Rutong again, as if looking at her one more time would make him feel uncomfortable all over.

  This shocked Wen Jutong, but looking at Li Man'er who was sleeping soundly, his voice lowered a lot: "Okay, you can get off the bus! Zhang classmate, no matter what, thank you for saving our family's Lingling, I will pay attention to your assignment..."

  "It's okay!" Zhang Jialian stretched out his hand to interrupt Wen Rongtong's words, gently placed Li Man'er in the back seat, pushed open the car door and walked away. When closing the door, he lightly added a sentence: "However, thank you anyway! I can also succeed on my own!" I firmly believe that! Zhang Jialian silently added a sentence in his heart and walked into the night.

  Wen Ru silently watched Zhang Jialian leave, somewhat entranced.

  As he entered the campus, Zhang Jialian couldn't help but feel a pang of reluctance as he looked around at the familiar surroundings. Over the past four years, he had left behind countless moments of laughter and joy, as well as many beautiful memories. Tomorrow was the day when the job assignments would be announced, and for those who had already passed their graduation thesis like him, they could go ahead and report to work first. Zhang Jialian also quietly made up his mind that tomorrow morning, once he received the assignment notice, he would leave immediately.

  Time waits for no man, and one's ideals are so grand, must seize every moment.

  Zhang Jialian looked at the beautiful campus with deep emotion, reluctant to leave, and walked quickly towards the dormitory, starting from the time reversal experiment.

  Before long, they arrived at the bottom of the dormitory building. At this time, the door was already closed, and to return to the dormitory, one had to climb over the wall or up the water pipes. Just as Zhang Jialian swung his arms and was about to sprint and jump over the wall, he suddenly heard someone behind him call out: "Little Zhang." The voice was very familiar, so he turned his head to look, and it turned out to be Li Jun from the bookstore near the school.

  Li Jun is tall and handsome, his wife Yang Jiali is also a stunning beauty. Therefore, their bookstore, although called "Scholar's Bookstore", has always been secretly referred to as the "Celestial Bookstore". Isn't it true that with a handsome man and a beautiful woman, it's just like what's written in books - "as if they were celestial companions"? As a result, business at their bookstore has always been good.

  As a top student, Zhang Jialian is also an old friend of his family, and after four years of getting along, he really treats him like a brother.

  "Brother Li, how did you come?" Zhang Jialian asked warmly.

  Li Jun handed over a cigarette, looking somewhat depressed and hesitant, as if he had a lot on his mind.

  Zhang Jialian found it very strange, after all, Li Jun had always been known as a sunny and handsome guy! He was an optimist, four years had passed, but he had never seen him look so worried and unhappy. So he took out his lighter, lit Li's cigarette first, then lit his own and asked: "Li, what's wrong? With the Asian Games coming up next year, it's a joyous occasion for everyone! How can you be so down?"

  Li Jun looked at Zhang Jialian with a complex expression, his mouth opened and finally asked: "Little Zhang, the allocation results will be out tomorrow, right?"

  Zhang Jialian nodded and said with a bright smile: "Yes! What's wrong? Li Ge, looking at your bitter and deep expression, I thought something was wrong. It turns out you can't bear my departure! Don't worry, we're not parting forever, the green hills will remain unchanged, and the clear waters will flow forever."

  Li Jun, however, wasn't amused by Zhang Jialian's joke at all. He simply raised his head, looked at Zhang Jialian carefully, and after making up his mind, said: "A few days ago, you said you were going to be assigned back home. Are you willing to obey the assignment?"

  Zhang Jialian took a puff of smoke and said lightly: "Of course, I'll obey, and as soon as I get the assignment notice, I'll go home immediately. This is called 'returning home in glory'." Zhang Jialian couldn't see Li Jun's unusual emotions, but since he didn't want to say anything, asking him would be useless anyway. It's better to try to ease the atmosphere.

  "Go home right away? Don't say goodbye to your classmates?" It's clear that Li Jun is a bit nervous.

  Zhang Jialian smiled slightly: "No, anyway, it's inevitable to part ways, and saying more will only make us sad. When we achieve success and fame, meeting again is not bad either." It wasn't that Zhang Jialian had poor relationships in school, but rather, he remembered that after graduating in his previous life, he returned to his hometown once, planning to visit Teacher Xie who had taken care of him a lot, only to find out that Teacher Xie had died in a car accident the night before he returned home. This was also one of the reasons why he refused to be assigned back home in his previous life.

  Regrets of his past life, after rebirth, he naturally didn't want to experience them again. He had to seize the time to go home and prevent this tragedy from happening, no matter what, he couldn't let that teacher Xie, who was like both a sister and a mother to him, die unjustly.