Chapter 655: Returning to Hometown 9_1
Jiang Ju left shortly after lunch. As soon as Jiang Ju left, the first thing Liang Jing did was to hastily open all the windows in the house to air it out, her eyebrows furrowed in annoyance. "What kind of official is he, chain-smoking in someone else’s house? Can’t he see there are children here? Such low manners!"
He Zhilan had long realized that Liang Jing didn’t like Jiang Ju. She thought back to how Liang Jing had mentioned in the morning, that she had previously met Jiang Ju at Liang Tao’s workplace, but Jiang Ju had not treated Liang Jing very well.
"Uncle, what exactly does Jiang Ju mean?" He Zhilan asked Liang Tao after Jiang Ju had left. "He gives people an uncomfortable impression, as if he’s only interested in benefits."
"Isn’t he just after benefits?" Liang Tao nodded, his face no longer carrying the smile he had put on in front of Jiang Ju, but now showing a more serious expression. "In the past, when I was just a small town official, he wouldn’t even acknowledge me. Now, knowing that your brother has been promoted in the army, he has started cozying up to me. He is obviously interested in your brother’s future in the military and wants me to side with him."
He Zhilan had never expected that the politics in the capital could even influence a minor town official like Liang Tao.
"So uncle, how will you choose? From what I gathered, Jiang Ju implied that he could help you transfer to the county seat within a month. That’s a significant opportunity." He Zhilan carefully asked.
"Who knows what I’ll be asked to do once I’m transferred to the county seat? Should I just be a small clerk? I’d rather stay in the town and have a leisurely life. I’ll definitely listen to your brother on this one. Since he’s in the army and given his rapid promotion, he’ll have to choose a side eventually. I should certainly heed his views. I can’t have him choose one side in the capital while I choose to follow someone else here, can I? Wouldn’t that make us political enemies? How could our family end up in such a mess?"