Chapter 4055

But what would that make Su Xinghui? Not to mention that there is no such thing as a free lunch—if others helped him, he would have to help others later. Besides, he had his own principles, and he couldn't cross this line.

If Xue Qin were truly a cadre with both talent and virtue, he would take the initiative to recommend her to others. But the problem now was that Xue Qin wasn't such a cadre; her talent was at most enough to be a director of such a county bureau. It was already quite good that she was transferring to the municipal bureau as a deputy director, but she still wasn't satisfied, which made Su Xinghui feel some resentment.

Su Xinghui shook his head decisively, "Xue Qin, you know my personality; I won't do this. I advise you not to spend all your time on these things. What you need to do is strengthen your studies, improve your ability, and achieve results in your work. That way, leaders will discover you and promote you, not by relying on me to say a word."

Xue Qin said, "Mayor Su, don't you know the current atmosphere? Relying on ability and results is useless. Wu Jun is considered capable and has results, right? But if you weren't his classmate and the former leaders hadn't looked after him, could he have become the Executive Deputy Director of the Municipal Bureau so quickly? Take Secretary Qi, for example; his ability and results are excellent, but what happened? He has been in Shangjun for so long."

At this point, Xue Qin looked toward Comrade Comrade Comrade Qi Jian's direction again, as if afraid he had heard, but Comrade Comrade Comrade Qi Jian wasn't looking this way. Xue Qin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mayor Su, it's not that I want to play this game, but the problem is that you can't survive without playing it."

She looked at Su Xinghui and pleaded, "Xinghui, look at our past friendship and help me!"

Xue Qin's face was full of pleading. Hearing her mention their past friendship, Su Xinghui's heart softened a bit, but looking at Xue Qin's exquisite makeup, his heart hardened again. The Xue Qin of today was completely different from the one in the past.

Su Xinghui stood up, "Xue Qin, I'm sorry, I can't help you with this matter. If you have difficulties in your daily life, you can tell me."

Su Xinghui's ruthlessness left Xue Qin helpless. This was truly a critical moment for her. Although there was talk in the municipal bureau about transferring her to the city, it hadn't been finalized yet, and variables could appear at any time.

If Su Xinghui could say a word for her, there would certainly be no problem with this matter, and she would also receive the attention of municipal leaders in the future, allowing her official career to be smooth sailing. That was why Xue Qin attached great importance to Su Xinghui's return this time, hoping to use their past feelings to get Su Xinghui to help her.

But she also knew Su Xinghui's personality; it was very likely he wouldn't help her. Although she knew this, she still held onto a glimmer of hope and came to beg Su Xinghui. Sure enough, Su Xinghui didn't agree to her request.

Xue Qin didn't dare say anything. Su Xinghui not helping her was a small matter, but if she offended Su Xinghui, that would be a big deal. Therefore, Xue Qin also stood up and followed behind Su Xinghui, but she didn't dare to make a sound. The Su Xinghui of today was completely different from the one over a decade ago; his aura made Xue Qin feel immense pressure.

Su Xinghui called Yu Ruizhi in the room and told them to come down, then said to Comrade Comrade Comrade Qi Jian, "Secretary Qi, I'm leaving. If you have time to go to Linshan, I will treat you well."

Comrade Comrade Comrade Qi Jian nodded, "Alright, I wish you a smooth journey. If I have time, I will definitely go to Linshan."

This time Su Xinghui came to Shangjun, from beginning to end, Comrade Comrade Comrade Qi Jian never asked him to help say a word. The more this was the case, the more Su Xinghui liked Comrade Comrade Comrade Qi Jian; he formed a sharp contrast with Xue Qin.

Su Xinghui had basically decided that he would help Comrade Comrade Comrade Qi Jian. Of course, he would just introduce Comrade Comrade Comrade Qi Jian to a few influential figures in the province; how Comrade Comrade Comrade Qi Jian developed later would depend on his own fortune.

Yu Ruizhi came down quickly, and Su Xinghui got into the car with him. Comrade Comrade Comrade Qi Jian and other municipal leaders waved goodbye, and Xue Qin also followed Comrade Comrade Comrade Qi Jian and the others, waving at Su Xinghui.

Su Xinghui waved at them, and the car started. They would go directly to Jiangcheng via the expressway and then fly back from Jiangcheng.

On the road, Yu Ruizhi smiled, "Xinghui, you can be considered to have returned home in glory this time."

Su Xinghui laughed, "The ancients said, 'Returning home without wealth is like wearing silk in the dark,' but I'm really afraid of coming back now. Every time I come back, someone always asks me to do things. If I help them, it goes against my principles; if I don't help them, they say I've made it and don't recognize people anymore."

Yu Ruizhi said, "Actually, where can you go now without someone asking you to do things?"

Su Xinghui nodded, "You're right, but in other places, they are all people without human connections. But in Shangjun, there are acquaintances everywhere, and refusing others is always a bit unreasonable."

At this point, Su Xinghui shook his head and let out a long sigh.

Yu Ruizhi nodded in deep agreement and also let out a long sigh. With his status, there were naturally many people asking him to do things, but there were many things he couldn't help with. However, he had to refuse others. If it were someone with no friendship, it would be fine, but refusing a childhood friend with whom he had a good relationship always left him with a sense of guilt.

Therefore, Yu Ruizhi had returned to the capital much less often in recent years. He would rather run around outside. Every time he went back, he was quiet, returning to his own home and no longer looking for those messy childhood friends to play with. Otherwise, who knew how many people would ask him to do things, and how could he refuse?

The two looked at each other and laughed. It seemed they both had the same troubles!