Chapter 905: Chapter 905: The Cao Family’s Dissatisfaction
Now we’ll see the results, I’ve done everything I could.
Ji Yang returned to his hometown to be a teacher again. Besides waiting, there wasn’t much else to do each day.
While Ji Yang was waiting, over in Capital City, everyone who could come from the Cao Family was present, and they all looked quite grim.
“What’s going on? Those people took our benefits, how did it end up like this?” A middle-aged woman asked angrily.
Everyone looked at the woman, she was the third daughter of the Cao Family, working in a ministry, and this time she wanted to get her son, Cao Qiushan, into the civil service.
Given the Cao Family’s influence, if it were earlier times, it wouldn’t have been so troublesome; he could have directly gotten in. But things were different now. Anyone wanting to join the civil service, unless they’re exceptionally talented, must take the exam.
The procedures must be followed. So, under secret maneuvers, they arranged everything, even forcing Cao Qiushan to memorize the exam material. Yet he still ended up in third place. Originally, they had bribed those people; everything should have been fine again, but something went wrong at the end.
“We can’t do anything about it; the person in charge of this exam is Vice Minister Wu. You all know his situation; there was simply no chance, it had to be this way!” The middle-aged man sitting in the middle sighed, really not expecting things to turn out this way.
“But what about Xiao Shan?”
“It’s just as well; they’ve added a position, transfer him over. He’s in third place, it’s still justifiable.”
“How did things turn out like this? Does that person named Ji Yang have some kind of background?” someone asked.
“I’ve looked into the matter, and so far, I haven’t found anything. Do you really believe he doesn’t have any background?”
Everyone shook their heads secretly. The Cao Family had done so much, yet the opponent could still alter the situation. There was only one conclusion, that the guy indeed has some backing.
“Are we just going to let it go like this?” Cao Qiushan’s mother was genuinely furious this time. Her son’s position was created with great effort, specifically for him, and now someone else had taken it. Although the position her son was going to was still decent, she really wanted to vent her anger.
“Third Sister, we don’t know the situation. You mustn’t act recklessly.”
“I understand.” She also mixed in official circles, knowing some people were untouchable. Since the opponent could take food from the Cao Family’s mouth, they’re probably unafraid of them. If she acted without understanding the situation, it could bring a calamity upon the Cao Family.
After thinking it over, she could only keep her anger bottled up.
“We can also try to send that guy to a locality. I want to see if there will be any response,” said the eldest one in the Cao Family, still somewhat capable.
“Indeed, send that guy to a place with not-so-good conditions. I want to see what they’ll do.”
“Eldest Brother, can that work? If we anger the opponent against us Cao Family, we need to be ready for the backlash!”
The eldest of the Cao Family said, “If they’re really concerned about that guy, they would have acted long ago. I checked that guy’s situation; he’s an orphan, hasn’t lived well, got into Provincial University through his own effort, then became a teacher through exam, under a unified county contract system, and was assigned to the village’s middle school. From these, it seems no one from behind has stepped in for him.”
“Could he be some bigwig’s illegitimate child?” The Cao Family was surprised. Probably the only explanation.
“From these things, it’s clear that whoever is behind doesn’t want people to know their relation to Ji Yang. We need to handle that guy intentionally. We’re not easy to deal with either; the old man is still alive, and no one dares to mess with our Cao Family.”
“Yes, that’s right. Even if we can’t retaliate, we need to show them some severity, make sure we’re not easy to provoke!” Cao Qiushan’s mother said loudly.
“Alright, this is our way of retaliation. Whether Ji Yang has someone behind him or not, once we act, there shouldn’t be any further measures. The opponent is likely to endure it, showing our family’s dissatisfaction. They owe us something in this matter too. What happens to that guy next depends on himself.”
Everyone in the Cao Family nodded secretly; this approach was indeed reasonable.
Cao Qiushan’s mother also said, “Alright, let’s do it.”