Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 1001 - 1042 The Women of the Li Family Must Not Be Humiliated

Chapter 1001: Chapter 1042 The Women of the Li Family Must Not Be Humiliated

"Not to brag, but in Mile City, there’s nothing us brothers can’t handle. As for the courts, I have absolute sway. If any of your relatives or friends are involved in lawsuits, just give me a call, and I’ll make sure it’s taken care of."

"You know if your relatives or friends run businesses and have any issues, just come to me. Don’t focus on the fact that I’m only at the Bureau of Commerce and Industry because I know plenty of guys in other departments too, and everything can be sorted with just a phone call."

By now, Zhao Hongji and Wang Chengqiang had already had a few drinks elsewhere. After a few more drinks at the table, they began to slur their words and started showing off in front of the girls.

Lin Qiu, a classmate of Su Yiyi, was also about to graduate. Hearing how capable the two men claimed to be, she tentatively asked, "Brother Zhao, Brother Wang, can you guys arrange jobs too?"

Zhao Hongji burst out laughing and said, "Piece of cake. Though I don’t have big sway in the city’s directly-controlled departments, getting a job in district or county departments is no problem at all."

Lin Qiu’s eyes lit up, "Really? I’ve always wanted to be a civil servant."

Zhao Hongji glared and lifted his glass, "Just because you doubted your Brother Zhao and Wang Qiang, you’ll have to drink three glasses as a penalty."

Lin Qiu, even more delighted, quickly lifted her glass, "Brother Zhao, Brother Wang, I’m counting on you then, don’t worry. I’m not clueless, I’ll pay what needs to be paid just to get in." Then she gulped down three beers in quick succession. For a girl about to graduate, a job was a major milestone in life, and becoming a civil servant was especially highly regarded. Even if it meant drinking too much, she was willing.

"Good, that’s settled then. We’ll definitely take care of this for you, little sister Lin Qiu."

"Thank you, Brother Zhao, thank you, Brother Wang," Lin Qiu said, her joy apparent, repeating her thanks.

While Zhao Hongji and Wang Chengqiang were fairly influential socially, they were clearly boasting about being able to directly place a college graduate into a government department. They were merely blustering to intimidate these fresh graduates.

Additionally, Zhao Hongji had been drawn to Su Yiyi from the start, and had been making up these boasts to impress her and get her to ask him for help.

Despite all his shows of bravado, Su Yiyi continued to look down, seemingly uninterested.

"Hey, Yiyi, aren’t you graduating too? Have you found a job?" Unable to contain himself any longer, Zhao Hongji took the initiative.

Su Yiyi looked up and said, "I found one."

"Oh? You’ve found one? Then it looks like your family has strong connections. What does your father do?"

"My father doesn’t have a job."

"It must be your mother who’s influential then."

"No, my mother passed away a long time ago."

Confused, Zhao Hongji asked, "Ah? Then how did you find a job?"

"I’m going to work at a company."

Hearing this, Zhao Hongji’s sense of superiority returned. He quickly said, "What’s the point of working in a company? If you were a man, it might be okay to strive there, but for a girl, stability is most important. I think you should be a civil servant. You’re probably worried about the money, right? Don’t worry, with your Brother Zhao helping you, it won’t cost much."

"Thank you, Brother Zhao, but I’m not interested in becoming a civil servant," replied Su Yiyi, who was now quite put off by Zhao Hongji and shut him down directly.

Stung by the rejection, Zhao Hongji was mildly disgruntled, yet he couldn’t lash out—or rather, throwing a fit in front of such a beautiful girl would be embarrassing. And Su Yiyi’s rebuff only made her more attractive to him. After all, the more challenging it is to win over a girl, the more exciting it is.

At that moment, An Zhen asked, "Brother Zhao, Brother Wang, I want to switch departments at the hospital where I work. It’s too boring at the front desk. Can you guys handle it?"

Wang Chengqiang chuckled and replied, "It’s a minor issue. I’m well acquainted with your hospital director."

Quickly lifting her glass, An Zhen said, "Then let me toast to you first, Brother Wang. I’m really counting on your help with this."

Wang Chengqiang laughed and said, "No problem."

Su Yiyi was no longer as inexperienced as she used to be. In her family, apart from her and Chu Xiaoyao, who was simple? Take the officials, for example, there were Lin Qiong and Ye Yunzhu, one a Deputy County Head and the other a Deputy Director of the Public Security Bureau. None of them had smaller positions than the others, but they never dared to say they could easily arrange jobs for people. Seeing their behavior, everyone only grew more disdainful.

Moreover, Su Yiyi did not want them to be deceived. These two were boasting excessively here, and if they eventually made any requests, the girls were likely to agree.

"An Zhen, arranging jobs is not that easy anymore, you shouldn’t be too anxious."

Wang Chengqiang immediately added, "That depends on who is handling it. For me, it’s really a trivial matter."

"Yes, yes, with Brother Zhao and Brother Wang’s capabilities, they can surely get it done."

"Exactly, we are all counting on Brother Wang and Brother Zhao."

Initially, Su Yiyi wanted to remind her classmates, but now it seemed Zhao Hongji and Wang Chengqiang had completely baffled them; they even started to speak for these two.

Su Yiyi frowned slightly, but she still earnestly explained to her classmates, "It’s really not that easy. I have two older sisters who work in government departments too. They don’t just arrange anyone anywhere they like. They told me that the entry into the civil service is very strict and requires examinations. Although there are some under-the-table operations, the online supervision is now stringent. If someone reports an issue and it’s discovered, not only will the arranged person be removed, but also the people involved in the arrangement could be investigated. Generally, no one dares to do such things."

The girls sobered up a bit after Su Yiyi’s reminder; finding a job was not that easy. Having just met Zhao Hongji and Wang Chengqiang, it was a bit unrealistic to expect them to handle such a big matter as getting a job.

Wang Chengqiang and Zhao Hongji’s faces turned quite ugly upon hearing what Su Yiyi said. It was as if she was dismantling their stage, a very embarrassing situation. Immediately, Zhao Hongji said, "Look, Yiyi, finding a job is indeed difficult for many people, but for us, it is not tough at all."

Su Yiyi smiled faintly and said, "Now many departments do not have direct control over their personnel; hiring needs approval from higher-ups. Even for a regular civil servant in a county, you cannot just arrange someone into any department without a series of examinations, even the County Party Secretary can’t."

Ye Yunzhu was on maternity leave at home, and Su Yiyi took care of her the most. Although Ye was resting at home, her phone was busy all day. Su Yiyi, even without trying to learn, much understood many things about the political scene by being around her.

Thus, when Zhao Hongji and Wang Chengqiang spoke, Su Yiyi immediately knew they were bluffing, and her rebuttal was well-informed.

Hearing Su Yiyi speak this way, Zhao Hongji felt like he ran into someone well-informed, which made his face look a bit uglier. But admitting it would be too embarrassing, even just to maintain face, he bravely bluffed, "Yiyi, you make sense. But don’t forget, I also have an uncle in the city. Arranging one person by a city leader can’t be compared to those at the district or county level. So, for Chengqiang and me, arranging someone is still very simple."

Su Yiyi ignored Zhao Hongji and instead spoke to An Zhen and the others, "I understand your eagerness. If you want a job, it doesn’t necessarily have to be in government. If you are willing, I can introduce you to two companies with good benefits. Of course, the decision is yours; everyone has their aspirations. You have my phone number, you can contact me later. I need to go now."

Saying this, Su Yiyi stood up and said to Ma Wendong, "Wendong, sorry, I have something else, I have to go now."

Ma Wendong also felt Zhao Hongji and Wang Chengqiang were a bit too much. Chatting and bragging a little was fine, but overdoing it could lead to trouble later.

However, Zhao Hongji became somewhat furious with shame. As Su Yiyi stood up, he also stood up and blocked her way, saying, "Yiyi, are you just leaving like this?"

Su Yiyi, neither humble nor arrogant, replied, "Yes, I have something else."

"But that’s not right, even if you have to go, you should at least have another drink, right?"

Su Yiyi really disliked Zhao Hongji and was not in the mood to drink with him. She said, "Sorry, I can’t drink, please step aside."

"What if I don’t?" Zhao Hongji played the rogue, emboldened by alcohol.

Ma Wendong quickly got up to mediate, "Brother Zhao, Yiyi has other things to do, let her go."

But Zhao Hongji stared and said, "No, it’s rare for someone who has dined with me to leave first, especially without having a drink. I’ve never encountered that."

Ma Wendong frowned and said, "Yiyi, just have one drink then."

But Su Yiyi was no longer the old Su Yiyi, who might have relented and drunk under such circumstances. Now, things were different; she was a woman of the Li family, and people from the Li family couldn’t be forced to drink. Facing Zhao Hongji, she calmly stated, "Mr. Zhao, please show some respect."

Zhao Hongji’s face turned uglier as he exclaimed, "Wow, talking about my lack of respect? Okay, I will be disrespected today. If you don’t drink this, I really won’t let you leave."