My Life with Narration-Chapter 208 - 207: The Nine-Thousand-Year-Old of the Living Room

They say misfortunes never come singly, and for Su Qing, these past few days haven't been great.

Didn't want to go on a blind date, but did. Didn't want to work, but did. The worst part is, I met a weirdo on the blind date, and now they're still trying to add me on WeChat every day, wanting to take the opportunity to verbally abuse me. Work is already exhausting, and now Aunt Shen comes over disturbing my sleep, not to mention the police bureau wanting to recruit me.

If it were Lin Chengcai and another person, to be honest, even if I went, they would definitely give me a very flexible schedule, so I wouldn't be trapped in the police bureau, just clocking in and out like routine work.

But these two are so cunning, they directly launched a sneak attack from the rear of his house.

Especially his mom, who can hardly resist these official positions, as it's been a habit since childhood.

Although his family has been in the city for many years, every year when they go back to visit relatives during the New Year, they hear about whose child has become a civil servant, whose daughter has become a teacher, and so on.

This feeling was particularly strong after Li Zijun became a police officer. As early as his college days, his mom Zhou Hui used to nag every year to take the civil service exam after graduation.

When Li Zijun became a police officer, she was so envious she couldn't sleep for several nights in a row. After all, it's a stable government job. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Even though Jiang City is quite a bustling city, civil servants are still very popular here.

To put it this way, if it weren't for his side hustle in stock trading for income, relying solely on his short video income of over thirty thousand yuan a month wouldn't be as attractive in the marriage market as a civil servant earning three thousand a month.

This is the general mindset of the citizens in Jiang City and surrounding areas.

Normally, if the family conditions are similar, girls wouldn't consider men who earn significantly less, but there's an exception here, which is civil servants.

When a man is a civil servant, earning four to five thousand a month, he can marry a girl earning over ten thousand a month, and if he's a local, they'd even think the girl is marrying above her station. That's the charm of a civil servant.

On the other hand, for the elders at home, this is wonderful news. The son has just shown promise, saved five hundred thousand within a year after graduating, and now his short video career is thriving with a monthly income of two to three thousand yuan. He also works at a company—though the salary isn't high, at least he's not unemployed—now even the people from the police bureau have come to visit, wanting to talk about persuading their son to work there.

This almost made Zhou Hui faint with joy, she didn't hear what position they were offering her son, she only knew he might get a government job, which means a stable job in the police bureau.

The son can make money and has a stable job. Such a stroke of good fortune has almost overwhelmed her.

Fortunately, old Su in the family is more clear-headed. After chatting with Lin Chengcai and Zhao Minghui for a while, they offered a rather interesting position, a network security promotion consultant.

They said it's about promoting network security, but it's mostly about promotion. Lin Chengcai patiently explained that they value Su Qing's ability to run a social media account and wanted him to come over and provide guidance.

But it's just a title, under the logistics department, with a probationary period, and not yet included in the system. However, because it's a special hire, the salary is even higher than that of regular police officers.

If he performs well in the future, becoming permanent won't be an issue.

They came for a home visit, naturally highlighting the positives. They didn't mention that this special hire isn't permanent and is essentially a contractual position.

Of course, doing well and getting a permanent position isn't a lie; at that point, he could enjoy the benefits of a special talent hire. It all sounds wonderful.

"Auntie, what does Su Qing say?" In the study, Li Zijun looked at Zhou Hui, who had just hung up the phone, and asked.

In response, Zhou Hui jumped twice on the spot, then hugged Li Zijun: "He'll be back soon. Oh, you silly girl, how should Auntie thank you? You even thought of my brat.

If it were in the past, you could have married into your family as a son-in-law!"

Hearing this, Li Zijun blushed and quickly explained: "No, Auntie, it's just that my mentor and his team value Su Qing, and since we've had some interactions recently, you know, the bureau needed him, so they thought of him."

She naturally wouldn't take the credit for herself, as she's just a detective and doesn't have such authority, and she even wanted to stop it.

The son-in-law remark was a bit too much for her, even just hearing it.

But Zhou Hui didn't think that way. She knew the child working at the public security bureau must have put in a lot of effort, leveraging many connections to get this opportunity.

Meanwhile, the 'son-in-law' sighed helplessly after hanging up the phone.

"What's wrong?" Shen Yi, noticing the situation, asked.

Su Qing replied, "I have to go home. My sister brought her colleagues to my place. You know them."

Hearing this, Shen Yi squinted her eyes instinctively: "That policewoman? And with colleagues?"

Shen Yi had a strong impression of Li Zijun, even sensing the natural suppression she had over Su Qing.

Saying it's like a sister hitting her brother isn't right; after all, they're adults now, more like a strict wife.

She's not worried about Wen Nanqing, but she's very vigilant about Li Zijun. Their brief interactions showed that they weren't simple people, keeping each other in mind.

Of course, there's also Liu Shuzhu, whose ex-girlfriend status is sensitive, but since they haven't met, she can't tell much.

Then Su Qing explained the situation of possibly being specially hired by the public security bureau, which surprised Shen Yi. Isn't it required to take exams to join such a government entity?

"So, are you planning to resign?" Shen Yi asked.

Su Qing shook his head: "Not really. It depends on what they say. I've refused twice before, but this time they went straight to my home to persuade. I think my mom probably can't resist.

We'll see. If I can just have a title, that's fine. I'm not busy at my company anyway. If it doesn't work, I'll leave Da Huang or change the contract. I still want to focus on short videos."

No matter how good the benefits at the police department may be, they're definitely not as much as what he earns by Shen Yi's side, that's for sure—it's just a decent job.

Even though he's made so much money in the stock market, in his heart he never forgets that his real job is as a short video blogger—that's what he truly wants to do.

When people are freed from financial pressure, all they seek is the enjoyment of depth and quality.

Even though he hasn't achieved financial freedom yet, given his current situation, it's only a matter of time.

Hearing this, Shen Yi nodded in satisfaction, thinking, "I've been scheming for so long; if you just switch jobs like that, where does that leave me?"

Of course, if Su Qing really does switch jobs now, it's actually no big deal. After all, they are neighbors, so seeing less of each other at the company isn't much of an issue. She's pretty open-minded about it.

"Hey, bro, is Sister Junjun at our place?" Su He asked, somewhat delighted.

[The overly dramatic little sister is still thinking if she can use Li Zijun to pressure you into compromising.]

Su Qing: "Go roll your dung ball elsewhere, why do you have to be everywhere?"

Saying this, he picked up the car keys and was about to head out.

"Bro, wait for me, I haven't gotten in the car yet!"

But Shen Yi, standing to the side, had a sudden thought, grabbed Su He's arm and said, "Why don't you go shopping with me? I'll treat you to something nice, how about that?"

"I haven't... huh? Okay, thank you, sis-in-law, hehe."

To this, Shen Yi smiled gently, confident she could handle a young girl, aiming to extract more information.

More than half an hour later, Su Qing drove back to the neighborhood. Just as he walked in, his mom Zhou Hui eagerly approached him.

"Son, you're back! Come in quickly, guess who's here!" She greeted him loudly while muttering under her breath, "You little rascal, you're making your mom so proud! Even comrades from the Public Security Bureau came to invite you to join them. I always knew you'd achieve great things since you were a kid!"

[A family of four, under one roof, ranked below one person and above two, with a dog tagging along—congratulations on attaining the title of 'Nine-Thousand-Year-Old in the living room.']

Su Qing: ...

Such a status, being below one person but above two, even the family dog wasn't spared—is this a symbol of rank?

If before today, Old Su still had some chance to reform and reclaim sovereignty, today that path was completely blocked—Su Qing has firmly secured the second place in this family.

And since he was dispatched, technically under that of a Vassal King, carrying troops and acting independently, from a certain level, his status doesn't lose out to the Old Buddha at home—no wonder his mom's attitude towards him is getting better and better.

"Uncle Lin, Captain Zhao, Sister Jun, why are you here?" Su Qing entered the living room and greeted them.

The three visitors, only Zhao Minghui was in plain clothes, while Lin Chengcai and Li Zijun were in police uniforms.

Seeing him, the two swindlers exchanged a glance, and then Lin Chengcai stepped forward with an official tone: "Sorry to disturb you, we're here on behalf of the East City Public Security Bureau to invite you. We specially appoint you as our bureau's network security promotion consultant. Here's the employment information and benefits, you can take a look!"

As he spoke, Li Zijun handed over a document and said, "Uncle has already looked over it and thinks it's satisfactory, but it's up to you to decide. However, I think it's pretty good, you can give it a try."

Hearing this, Su Qing felt much more at ease; Li Zijun knew what he needed.

Indeed, when he opened it up, it first contained the formal employment document followed by salary benefits, etc.

He'd be a named logistical staff, with a one-year trial period. Due to the nature of the work and being a specially appointed position, he wouldn't have to come to work every day—just needed to be present for guidance at least twice a week. Of course, if needed, he must report for duty on time and participate in work.

The salary is 4k, with five insurances and one fund. There are subsidies for holiday duty, also high-temperature allowance, low-temperature allowance, meal subsidy, phone bill subsidy, fuel subsidy, and so on.

Actually, the salary isn't low for a regular officer, but he is a specially appointed staff, so the key is the various subsidies at the back are quite tempting.

Obviously, what satisfied him the most was that this job didn't require too much effort from him—after all, he was just managing a video account; at worst, he could have Da Huang help with the traffic flow.

But how could he know the plans of these two swindlers—they were almost knocking their abacus on his face.

While he was perusing the document, Lin Chengcai and Zhao Minghui were utilizing their persuasion skills beside him.

"Xiao Su, Xiao Li is my apprentice, you're her brother, Uncle Lin would never harm you. I really think you're suitable for this job. In the future, if you wish, I can request to transfer you over."

"Exactly, Xiao Su, even though our bureau's pay may not be as much as you earn on your own, the benefits are great. Even if it's just a trial now, I can assure you, as long as you work well, there'll be no problem with becoming permanent."

No matter if there's a problem or not, just say it first.

Lin Chengcai continued persuading: "I understand you might worry about adjusting to life in our bureau, but don't worry, it won't take up much of your time, plus you have Xiao Li to support you..."

"Alright, when can I start?"

Lin Chengcai: "You should listen to Uncle's advice... huh?"

Zhao Minghui: ...

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