Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 52: Distant Uncle

It was just a few strangers who showed up at home, interrupting everyone's reminiscence.

"Tongwei, this is County Magistrate Liang, Township Magistrate Liu, and Secretary He. This girl is County Magistrate Jiang's daughter."

Father Qi introduced them enthusiastically. These were all important figures that he had never seen before. In ancient times, they were county magistrates.

"Deputy, Deputy." Deputy County Mayor Liang took the initiative to step forward and shake hands with a smile on his face, as if Qi Tongwei was the leader.

"Hello, County Magistrate Liang, Hello, Township Chief Liu, Hello, Secretary He." Qi Tongwei shook hands with them one by one with a calm expression, totally unlike Qi's father who was submissive and humble.

Deputy County Magistrate Liang was wearing a Zhongshan suit. He did not look very official. Instead, he looked more like a worker than a county magistrate.

Deputy County Mayor Liang’s original name was Liang Tiande. He was an educated youth who went to the countryside in his early years.

Like many educated youth who could not predict their fate, they settled down in a village in Yantai County, got married and had children.

He read a lot of books in his early years, and was later elected as the village chief, where he achieved some achievements.

Then he started his own official career, working from the township to the county, and struggled for more than twenty years.

Due to the lack of background, that is, political resources, Liang Tiande wasted a lot of time. Two years ago, he just became a deputy county magistrate with a low ranking, in charge of some clean water departments.

Judging from his appearance, Qi Tongwei estimated that County Magistrate Liang was probably around 50 years old. He was still a deputy county magistrate at almost 50 years old, and it was unknown whether he had been promoted to the position of permanent county magistrate. If not, it would be good enough for him to retire as a director in this life.

Deputy County Magistrate Liang laughed and said, "I have heard that our Yantai County has produced a top scholar. He is indeed a very talented person."

"County Magistrate Liang, you are too kind. I am just a student. In our New China, there is no such thing as the top scholar. Besides, I am not the first one." Qi Tongwei said modestly.

"Same, same, Tongwei, I'm here as a relative this time, so don't call me county magistrate."

This surprised Qi Tongwei that his poor family had such a relationship. He immediately looked at Qi's father and mother in confusion.

Father Qi said excitedly: "Your grandmother is a cousin of the wife of a cousin of County Magistrate Liang's father-in-law."

Father-in-law’s…, cousin’s wife’s…, cousins?

and many more!

Even though Qi Tongwei spent a long time thinking about it, he still found out that it was completely unrelated.

It can be seen that Qi's father is very satisfied with this relative. After all, he is an official, and a "big official" at that.

Qi Tongwei guessed that this must have been the result of the deputy county magistrate's painstaking investigation.

According to scientific theory, the distance between people will not exceed six people.

Qi Tongwei guessed correctly. Liang Tiande had been in the political arena for more than 45 years, and it was not until he was years old that he understood the importance of political resources.

After a belated awakening, Liang Tiande finally got close to a deputy secretary of the county party committee. This time of joining forces also allowed Liang Tiande, who had been working in the regular department for more than ten years, to finally be promoted to deputy county magistrate.

But fate was unfortunate. The deputy secretary was brought down less than a year after promoting Liang Tiande.

Fortunately, Liang Tiande himself did not have many stains and was lucky enough to land safely, but he was also marginalized and became a transparent deputy county magistrate in the county.

Therefore, Liang Tiande has always wanted to seek new political resources to make further progress.

It just so happened that Qi Tongwei's name began to appear frequently among some people in the county.

The county party secretary even gave clear instructions that departments were not allowed to take bribes.

Such a background made Liang Tiande jealous.

After some careful investigation, I found a huge surprise: the two families are actually related, although the relationship is a bit distant.

In order to get close to Qi Tongwei, Liang Tiande tried his best to persuade his daughter to come over.

The two of them are already five degrees of separation from each other, and there are no problems with the law or morality. If they are attracted to each other, it should be no problem for me to become a permanent member of the county government, or at least a deputy county magistrate with real power.

"That's right, Brother Qi and I are cousins."

"That's right, Tongwei, you have to call County Magistrate Liang uncle."

"Haha." Qi Tongwei laughed dryly a few times and did not respond. He pointed to the stool beside him and said, "Everyone, sit down, everyone, sit down."

Qi Tongwei couldn't call out such a person with ulterior motives.

It’s good enough that Qi Tongwei didn’t get angry.

What were you doing before? If you had come here to recognize your relatives when you had just been admitted to university, Qi Tongwei would have had some good impression of you.

Might as well maintain a network that looks good.

Now, to a certain extent, I have already caught up with the future Handa Gang and Shajia Gang, and my future is bright.

Not to mention that the network of relationships of Gao Yuliang and his wife alone is far beyond that of a retired deputy county magistrate, so it is certainly not worth Qi Tongwei's effort to waste his expression on it.

Qi Tongwei's face was gloomy, making the atmosphere gradually awkward.

Liang Tiande, who was sitting down, realized that something was wrong and quickly tried to make amends. He winked at his daughter and said, "Tongwei, this is my daughter, Liang Meng. You two cousins ​​should have a lot to talk about."

Only then did Qi Tongwei notice the girl in front of him.

Liang Meng is a pretty girl next door, with slender fingers and a fair face. At first glance, she looks like a pampered little princess at home.

She looks not much different from Chen Yang and Luo Qian, but her figure is much better than theirs.

But compared with Liang Lu and Yu Xiaoxiao, she is far inferior, but overall she is a pretty little beauty.

Liang Meng forced a smile and stepped forward and said, "Qi...Brother, I just got admitted to Handong Normal University this year. It's right next to Handong University. I don't know what the university is like yet. Can you tell me about it?"

The words were spoken bluntly, like a dancer being forced to entertain customers.

Liang Meng is feeling this way now. She is suffocated by the worldly affairs and the feeling of selling her daughter for fame and fortune.

Although the other person's temperament and tall and handsome figure are indeed the type that one likes, coercion and voluntary are two different things.

Qi Tongwei didn't show any disdain for the little girl, and said calmly, "University life is rich and varied. It is an exchange of knowledge and vision. Everyone's feelings are different. You will know when you go there yourself."

Qi Tongwei's cold response made Liang Meng at a loss for words.

Everyone fell silent again. Liang Tiande was secretly anxious and was about to speak again.

Qi Tongwei has already turned his gaze to Township Chief Liu standing beside him.

"Village Chief Liu, why are you here this time...?"

Village head Liu is the second in command of the village. His name is Liu Ming. He is in his thirties and looks like Maitreya Buddha.

To be able to eat like this in this day and age, it seems like one must be very greedy.

"Tongwei, I'm here for the road construction in Qijia Village. I came here to thank you for your contribution to our hometown."

"It's my due. It's nothing to mention. The village supported me to go to college and lent a lot of money to my family. Now is the time for me to repay my fellow villagers."

"Yes, yes, we are a poor village. It is a blessing for our Jinping Township to have a talented person like you who is loyal and righteous." Liu Ming was full of praise and put a high hat on Qi Tongwei's head without paying.

"No, no, Village Chief Liu is too kind."

Qi Tongwei could tell that this guy praised him so highly, most likely just to beg for alms, which was exactly the same as his behavior in Luotian County.