A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 347 What are we chatting about so late at night?

Li Wei quickly replied, "Bufan, then I'll come find you first thing tomorrow morning."

Chao Bufan nodded and said, "Okay. Uncle, elder brother, I'll be going now."

After Chao Bufan left, Li Hongren scolded, "You silly girl, why didn't you let him stay at home?"

Upon hearing this, Li Wei chuckled and said, "Dad, Bufan really has something to do. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let him leave even if he wanted to."

"Look at the time, what could possibly be wrong?"

"Bu Fan has been very busy lately!"

"Xiao Wei! Your Uncle Jia has already told me about Chao Bufan's identity. Do you think you can ask Bufan to help your older brother?"

Li Wei asked, puzzled, "Brother, are you unhappy with your job right now?"

Li Bing said, "No, that's not true. Although I am a secretary in a government department, there are more than a dozen secretaries of all ranks in our secretariat alone. Moreover, I am the youngest. And things are not as you imagine. They rarely assign me anything to do. After all, everyone wants to do more and attract more attention. As for me, I am like an idle person all day long. In fact, I have long wanted to quit."

Li Wei nodded and said, "I understand, brother. So, which organization do you want to work for?"

Li Bing smiled and said, "Any organization is fine as long as it's not related to the secretary."

Li Wei thought for a moment, then asked, "Brother, would you like to work for the Tang Group? I'm not talking about the one in our city, but the one in L District of S City, which is also the headquarters of the Tang Group."

Li Hongren immediately refused, saying, "How can that be!"

Li Wei laughed and said, "Dad, do you think only officials are successful? Well, it depends on what kind of official you are, isn't it?"

Li Bing glanced at his father, his expression clearly showing some fear, and then said, "Let's forget about it! I haven't thought about leaving my profession yet."

Li Wei nodded and then asked, "Brother, which unit do you want to work for? I'll talk to Bufan and see if we can transfer you there."

Li Bing thought about it for a moment and said, "Let's forget it! Don't bother them."

Li Wei laughed and said, "What's the trouble? For him, it's just a matter of a word."

Li Hongren said, “Xiao Wei, you know your brother is an honest man. Even if he doesn’t say it, I know he’s not doing well right now. But the officialdom is different from the business world; it’s very murky. Often, those who only know how to work silently and are not good at speaking can’t compete with those who like to flatter. Those who only know how to flatter but don’t do anything practical can get what they want with just a few words in front of the leaders. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many corrupt officials in the country.”

Li Wei said, "I don't understand officialdom. Brother, I'll mention this to Bufan tomorrow. Whether it works or not, I can't say for sure."

Li Bing said, "Isn't this inappropriate?"

Li Wei laughed and said, "It's alright, I know what I'm doing."

Just then, Li's mother and Xiao Wan came downstairs after tidying up the room. Seeing that Chao Bufan seemed to have already left, Li's mother asked, "Xiao Wei, where is Bufan?"

Li Wei replied, "Mom, Bufan has gone off to do something."

"Oh, is he coming back to stay tonight?"

"No, that won't do."

"You child, how can you be so inconsiderate? I've already tidied up the room for you, why don't you let him stay at home!"

Li Hongren said, "Alright, Bufan has important matters to attend to. What use is Xiao Wei to you?"

Mrs. Li chuckled and said, "Isn't it because I'm happy? Oh, by the way, old man, have you mentioned Bingbing's matter?"

Li Wei said, "Mom, I will talk to Bufan about my brother's matter."

Li's mother held her daughter's hand with a loving expression and said, "Xiao Wei, your parents never dreamed that you would find such an amazing boyfriend. Your parents are so happy for you! Now that you've become so successful, your parents are finally at ease. But you must help your brother and sister-in-law more. Your brother is just like your father; he's very single-minded and honest to the extreme, which makes him easy to take advantage of."

Li Bing's wife, Xiao Wan, said, "He's not just honest, he doesn't even know how to please people."

Upon hearing this, Li Wei smiled and said, "Mom, sister-in-law, I know what's going on. I only have one brother, and I will definitely help if I can. However, helping is one thing, and doing things is another. This person, whether in the company or in the officialdom, has very high standards. No matter who makes a mistake, he will punish them severely."

Li's mother smiled and said, "That's for sure. Bingbing, remember what your sister said. If you change jobs in the future, you must work hard and conscientiously, just like your father."

Upon hearing this, Li Bing nodded and said, "Mom, I know."

Li Hongren took a sip of tea, then stood up and said, "Alright, it's getting late, go to sleep!"

In bed, Li's mother tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep due to excitement, while her husband, Li Hongren, was already fast asleep.

"Hey, hey, old man, wake up!" Unable to fall asleep, she simply woke her husband up.

"Um...old woman, what's the matter?" Li Hongren asked sleepily.

"I can't sleep, chat with me for a while!"

"What time is it? What's there to talk about? Let's talk tomorrow!" Li Hongren was too tired to muster any energy.

"Wake up and chat with me for a while!"

"Old woman, can we talk about this tomorrow? I'm so sleepy!"

"No, if you don't talk to me for a while, I won't let you sleep." - Li's mother

Li's mother acted like she was being unreasonable, insisting that her husband chat with her.

Li Hongren rubbed his eyes and said, "I'm really impressed with you. Why are you chatting so late at night instead of sleeping? Tell me, what do you want to talk about?"

Mrs. Li chuckled and said, "Old man, do you think this extraordinary guy is really the Falcon from the Divine Dragon Team?"

Li Hongren said, "Nonsense, didn't you see how respectful Old Jia was to him?"

"Hehe, you know what, at first I thought he was just a country bumpkin! I never expected him to be such a rich guy."

Li Hongren chuckled and said, "That's what they call 'children and grandchildren have their own blessings.' Alright, go to sleep! Huff... huff..."

As he spoke, Li Hongren fell asleep. His mother nudged him, saying, "Hey, don't sleep yet, sleep later."

Seeing that her husband didn't react, she didn't wake him up again. She was weakly excited for a while, and then drifted off to sleep.

After breakfast, Li Wei said, "Dad, Mom, I need to go out for a bit."

Li's mother quickly asked, "Did you eat lunch at home?"