Insufficient balance

  Wine is a good thing, it can make him forget all the unhappy things, and also made Chen Gong analyze what the examiner said in several possible ways. Maybe he was talking about something else on the phone, and Chen Gong could only think so.

  The ugly daughter-in-law will eventually meet her parents-in-law. The interview results came out, and the list of people participating in the physical examination was all unfamiliar names. Chen Gong no longer believed in so-called openness, justice, and fairness at this time, and angrily rushed out of the internet cafe, walked onto the street, and shouted loudly towards the empty sky, "To hell with it, I've been harmonized!"

  Li Fenghua indeed made it as previously said, and was shortlisted. Over the phone, Chen Gong also sent his congratulations to Li Fenghua, "Fenghua, congratulations, you finally became an official government employee with a steady income. From now on, you must work hard, become a high-ranking official, and do more for the people. As for me, I'm just cannon fodder."

  "Let's not get sidetracked, Chen Gong. Although your name isn't on the list now, what if something unexpected comes up during the third round of physical exams? What if the first-place candidate has some congenital disease and you can fill in the gap?" Li Fenghua knew that passing the interview was a done deal, but he still reassured Chen Gong.

  "Never mind, I don't dare to think about it, maybe I'm really not good enough. I'll stay in Xin Qiao for a few more days and then head back to Jing Shi, let's grab a drink before I leave."

  He hung up the phone, Chen Gong was exhausted, now all he wanted to do was get drunk and sleep.

  Chen Gong took out his wallet and found that all the cash in the card had been withdrawn, leaving only 1800 yuan. He set aside a portion as travel expenses and decided to spend the rest on food, drink, and entertainment.

  "Boss, bring a beer first, and two dishes of each: braised, mixed, roasted, and stir-fried." Chen Gong entered a mid-range restaurant.

  Chen Gong took a sip, still thinking about the events of the past few months. Maybe I'm really not cut out for this official path, or maybe I'm only suitable for doing odd jobs in a company. Letting me do this kind of begging for money is like making me kneel down. Dad, mom, grandpa, I miss you all, I'll be back home soon, and when I get back, I'll definitely be a good son. As he thought about it, his eyes became moist.

  "It's you, why are you alone." A woman's voice sounded beside Chen Gong.

  It shouldn't be calling me, I don't know anyone here, but still subconsciously raised my head to look, wiping the wine and tears from the corner of my mouth and eyes. "You are, oh, it's you, examiner hello, are you having dinner here?" Chen Gong immediately recognized that this woman was one of the interviewers, a middle-aged beauty.

  "Yes, today there are relatives treating us to a meal here. What's wrong with you, celebrating so early? Drink less wine, or in a few days the physical examination won't pass and that would be a big loss." The woman said with a smile to Chen Gong, the woman's smile was very beautiful, from her eyes it could be seen that she was quite certain about something.

  Chen Gong's mind was buzzing, he went for a physical examination, but there was no me, she must have made a mistake.

  "Examiner sister, you may have remembered wrongly, I didn't pass the exam. If I had passed, I wouldn't be drinking alone here." Chen Gong said with a hint of embarrassment, not daring to meet the woman's gaze.

  "No way, how could I remember wrong? Your name was personally added to the adjustment index by me. You're Chen Gong, right?" The woman also looked puzzled, "Could it be that it was lost when uploading to the website? I'll go check tomorrow."

  "Adjustment indicator! Chen Gong suddenly stood up, "Boss, settle the bill. Examiner sister, I didn't open that adjustment indicator file, I'll go online to check it now."

  "Hey kid, you haven't even eaten your food and only had one bottle of wine. Are you really going to pay the bill?" The boss walked over, looking at the huge pile of things on and under the table.

  "I said settle the bill and settle it, why ask so much." Chen Gong was very anxious in his heart, really wanting to see his own name appear online.

  "Hehe, no rush, you eat first then go take a look, it's yours and nobody can take it away from you." The female examiner burst out laughing.

  Chen Gong settled the bill. "Sister, thank you so much! I really don't know what to say, anyway, thank you! Where do you work? When I'm free, I'll invite you out for a meal."

  "You can call me Sister Song, I'm from Xin Qiao District Personnel Bureau."

  "I really need to go online and check now, Sister Song you eat well and have fun, I'll come find you after work to thank you." After finishing speaking, Chen Gong rushed out of the restaurant and ran straight to the internet cafe.

  Chen Gong's tears have dried up. Well, in this world there are still good people. The crows in the sky aren't all black after all. So, believe in results, believe in exams, believe in leaders, and believe in yourself.

  "Slow down, kid." The female examiner with the surname Song shook her head, her eyes fixed on the direction Chen Gong had left in.

  Chen Gong quickly opened the Fuhai City Personnel Examination Network and found that there was an adjustment indicator, which roughly meant that due to fewer people passing the written test and participating in interviews for other positions, 3 more personnel were needed to supplement.

  Chen Gong's name was among the three, and he jumped up excitedly from his chair, "I succeeded!", his voice was too loud, and the surrounding crowd of people online looked at Chen Gong with strange eyes.

  While he was shouting loudly, another voice also shouted out, "Someone is snatching a purse, catch him quickly!"

  Chen Gong Zheng was enraged, "Who's so bold, starting to make a move before nightfall!" After saying that, Chen Gong rushed in the direction where the thief who stole the package had escaped.

  "All of you netizens have different opinions, 'That kid has an attitude, that thief dares to rob a bag, most of them are carrying knives.' 'Damn, this is also possible, can't even pay for internet fees, too much of a loss.'"

  "Stop right there, you're coming with me." Chen Gong, still fueled by his physical strength and the remaining bottle of wine, continued to chase after the thief relentlessly.

  After running for ten minutes, both of them were panting, about twenty meters apart.

  The pickpocket is a young man, now his heart has collapsed. Today when he went out, he encountered a scoundrel who said: "Hey, I'm saying you're sick, right? It's not like your bag was stolen, do you need to be so enthusiastic? Even if you got a letter of commendation, do you have money?"

  Chen Gong leaned against the wall and said, "You can only blame it on my good mood today. I just want to help someone out for fun."

  "You're awesome, hand over the bag to me and don't chase after me again. If you dare to come after me, I have a knife." In fact, the pickpocket was also uneasy at heart, although he wasn't a first-time offender, he definitely wasn't a habitual one either.

  The young man who had snatched the bag threw it to Chen Gong. Chen Gong caught the bag and looked around, but there was no one else nearby.

  To avoid worrying the owner, Chen Gong specially took a taxi back to the internet cafe. As expected, the Chinese people's habit of loving excitement has not changed. The thief didn't know where to go and there were still many people gathered at the door of the internet cafe.

  Chen Gong got out of the taxi and said, "I've picked up a purse, whose is it?"

  A young long-haired beauty walked out of the crowd, "Mine, thank you handsome guy."

  Chen Gong thought for a moment, "No way, what evidence do you have to prove it's yours? What if I give it to you and the real owner loses out big time?"

  "Hey, this handsome guy is quite meticulous, there's a wallet in the bag. You take out your ID and check if it's really me, oh right, there's also my work permit in the bag." The beauty reminded Chen Gong.

  There is indeed a work permit in the bag, Fuhai Daily reporter's certificate. Chen Gong took a look and saw that Wei Shuqin was indeed first-rate, but he didn't know if she was as elegant as her name suggested.

  "Wei, here's your package." Wei Shuqin took over the package.

  "Hey handsome, what's your name and which unit are you from?" Wei Shuqin asked Chen Gong with a polite smile.

  "Chen Gong, a quasi-public servant of Xinqiao District Land and Resources Bureau, is about to report for duty." Chen Gong had a very narcissistic look on his face.

  "Thanks then, handsome guy, see you next time." After that, Wei Shuqin got into a red Honda car.

  After the public announcement, 24-year-old Chen Gong officially became a national civil servant, and his first post was in Fuhai City, Nanbu Province, at the New Bridge District Land Resources Bureau.

  In 2012, after the Labour Day holiday, Chen Gong and Li Fenghua reported back to their respective units.

  Xin Qiao District Land Resources Bureau office, Director surname Huang, "Director Huang good." Chen Gong politely greeted the office's Director Huang.

  Director Huang took a look at Chen Gong and didn't say anything, muttering to himself that it was him.

  "Which department am I going to, Director Huang?" Chen Gong asked.

  "You, our department is short of manpower, you just work under me." Director Huang thought for a moment.

  "Alright, Director Huang, let's get started with something." Chen was extremely excited, finally arrived at the station, started working, and was about to get into his role and become busy.

  "Chen Gong, now you should observe and learn more. First, be responsible for sending and distributing files, familiarize yourself with the various departments in the bureau, as well as the people in the bureau, including Little Li. Later, you will arrange his tasks." Director Huang said to a very thin but worn-out middle-aged man.

  "Alright, Director Huang, Chen Gong, your office desk is the one opposite mine. The old Zhang has already retired and gone home..." Little Li enthusiastically introduced the situation in the bureau to Chen Gong.

  In fact, the office was not short of people at all. Why did Director Huang deliberately keep Chen Gong as a laborer? It turned out that Director Huang was also one of the onlookers in the internet cafe that day. He didn't like Chen Gong's showy style and personality (like others who see righteousness and dare to be brave). He liked steady-going people, so wherever he looked at Chen Gong, it wasn't pleasing to his eyes.

  A month has passed, Chen Gong's daily routine consists of delivering documents to the district government and various departments, as well as sending files to different offices. For a few days, the property security personnel hired by the bureau quit, and Chen Gong even temporarily took on the task of delivering newspapers. Chen Gong felt resentful in his heart, "Damn it, I was just a handyman at my previous company, and now that I'm in this government agency, I'm still just a handyman. My life is really tough."

  Chen Gong has been doing odd jobs for almost two months. At this time, the district is preparing to carry out an activity called "grassroots service workers". The district will dispatch personnel with a bachelor's degree or above from each committee and bureau to go to various towns and streets to understand the grassroots level and serve the grassroots level.

  Director Huang is studying the document in his office, "Every year, the district organizes some meaningless activities that waste human resources, such as temporary offices and assistance programs. In short, they assign people who are not needed or temporarily unable to come to work at the bureau to go to other units for one to two years. Nobody wants to go, especially in a good unit like the Land Department, where everyone wants to do real work and make achievements. If you're assigned out for a few years and then return, which leader will still recognize you? Your future is basically ruined."

  For some units and people, this is a good thing, but in Director Huang's view, it's a headache. Who can be sent to deal with the guilty without offending someone? You never know which staff member has a relative who is a bureau chief or district chief behind their back. Thinking of this, Director Huang suddenly saw Chen Gong, who was busy at work. He was an outsider.

  "Chen Gong, come over here for a moment." Director Huang made a gesture to Chen Gong.

  "Director Huang, what's up?" Chen Gong thought to himself, what else could it be, I still have so many documents to deliver on my end, intentionally looking for trouble.

  "I've reviewed your file, a national key university, a first-class institution in the country, and you graduated from Beijing University with an undergraduate degree. Am I right? The most impressive academic background in our bureau is yours, after all, everyone who graduates from there is top talent." Director Huang was being deliberate, definitely trying to flatter him first to put him at ease.

  Chen Gong's heart finally warmed up, and heaven has opened its eyes.

  "For over a month, I have been carefully observing you. You're a good young man, willing to endure hardship, not afraid of fatigue, and intelligent too." Director Huang continued to put Chen Song at ease.

  It turned out to be a test for me. I said so, as a Peking University undergraduate, how could I not be valued? Chen Gong has already been transferred by Director Huang.

  "It's like this, the district is organizing a 'grassroots service worker' activity, and the file requires that we recommend excellent talents from our bureau to go and help solve difficulties in towns and streets. By doing so, you can gain more understanding of the grassroots level and have more say in future work. I've already decided to recommend you, this is an opportunity, hurry up and take this application form to fill it out, it needs to be submitted to the district by this afternoon."

  Chen Gong was overjoyed, "Director, I'll go fill it out right away."

  Grassroots service worker activities are being carried out throughout the district. Chen Gong's next stop, Qinghe Town, Xinqiao District, I'm here, Qinghe Town. Li Fenghua, I've come to find you.