Chapter 906: Chapter 906: The Cao Family’s Helplessness
A few days later, the members of the Cao Family gathered there again.
The eldest of the Cao Family looked very unhappy as he gazed at everyone and said, “Dealing with that kid is not easy.”
“Can’t even handle this simple matter?”
“Vice Minister Wu is from the Organization Department, as you all know. Many things are easy to deal with, but everything gets stuck with him. He said civil servants are recruited after rigorous selection, and they go to whichever position they’ve qualified for. Such inter-provincial transfers are not allowed. Moreover, Xiao Shan’s matter is also unresolved; he can’t enter now.”
“How could this be!” Cao Qiushan’s mother suddenly objected.
At this moment, everyone fell silent. They were all bureaucrats, and the second elder of the Cao Family said, “It looks like there’s a bigwig backing that kid!”
Everyone nodded secretly. It must be the case; otherwise, it wouldn’t be like this.
“Not necessarily. That Vice Minister is always like that, doesn’t give face to anyone. Could it be he’s just strictly following the rules?”
“That’s possible too.”
Nobody expected it would turn out like this.
The eldest of the Cao Family said, “We wanted to deal with that kid just to test the attitude of the person behind him. Now that we’ve got a response, whether it’s the hand of the person behind him or not, we can’t make a move anymore. I guess someone must have noticed when we planned to interfere. If we forcibly meddle with something, we might get dealt with before the person behind that kid even makes a move.”
With these words, everyone’s faces looked grim. This was the thing they feared most: if they brought down the entire Cao Family for the sake of that good-for-nothing Cao Qiushan, it would be a disaster for the Cao Family.
“Dad, I think we should stop here. Let Cao Qiushan take the exam again next year; it’s just a year later. Besides, this year Vice Minister Wu is in charge, and he’s quite difficult to deal with. Next year might be different. We can find Cao Qiushan a better position then. If we provoke dissatisfaction above, the Cao Family will be in trouble. Nobody wants the Cao Family to get into trouble, right?”
“You’re right, compared to everything else, the Cao Family is the most important.”
Everyone’s gaze turned to Cao Qiushan’s mother.
She knew that this was indeed the case. After hesitating for a while, she sighed and said, “Alright, so be it.”
In their minds, Ji Yang surely had a bigwig backing him. It would be unwise to take action against Ji Yang without clarity on the situation.
Seeing everyone agree, the eldest of the Cao Family said, “Alright, everyone, don’t mess with that kid. We shouldn’t easily make a powerful enemy.”
The members of the Cao Family looked at Cao Qiushan’s mother again.
“Why are you looking at me? I see the situation clearly. I’m just upset that he took my son’s position. I’m not crazy enough to risk the Cao Family for this matter. I won’t do anything about this, so you can rest assured.”
“That’s the right mindset, Third Sister. The old man’s health is poor and he’s in the hospital. If he passes away, the Cao Family will face great trouble. He has several adversaries who would target the Cao Family, so under such circumstances, let’s avoid trouble as much as possible.”
When thinking of the old man’s situation, the Cao Family members all looked gloomy. In the past, with the old man’s protection, they didn’t think much of it. Now, he hasn’t even fallen, and all sorts of troublesome matters have arisen.
“Fourth Brother, you should clean up your company as well. It’s best not to leave anything for people to investigate.”
“Sigh, I’ve already started transferring assets abroad. My next step is to focus overseas.”
“Arrange for the younger generation as best as you can. I sense the troubles are just beginning. Let’s just leave that kid alone.”
Everyone nodded slightly. As long as Cao Qiushan’s family could be appeased, there wouldn’t be any issues.