2024-07-31
Xiao Hongyang, standing nearby, frowned slightly. "The General Security Department's official positions are set each year. Even if they're expanded, it shouldn't be by too much.
Unless the talents recommended by my two younger sisters are truly exceptional and rarely seen, we cannot make an exception and accept them all."
As soon as he said that, Xiao Shuyun's smile stiffened somewhat. She could not help saying, "But I recommended him to the General Security Department half a month ago. This matter..."
She had wanted to say that there should at least be an order of precedence.
However, Xiao Yueye knew very well how the General Security Department under the County Governor's Mansion operated. Making a recommendation was one thing, but completing the review and receiving final approval would take at least another month.
Her beautiful face tilted up slightly as she cut in directly.
"If there is only one slot, then the best candidate should be chosen. When the time comes, we'll see whether the one recommended by Fourth Sister is more capable, or whether mine is better suited."
Beneath the table, Xiao Shuyun's left hand clenched into a fist again.
She had never imagined that something she had thought was already set in stone could still encounter complications.
"Mm, that's right." Xiao Jingchuan, who had listened for a while, nodded. "The capable should hold the position. Your desire to discover talent is commendable, but ability must ultimately decide everything. When the time comes, it must be fair and impartial. Do not act willfully."
"Yes, Father." Xiao Yueye was the first to respond, her eyes smiling.
"Yes..." Since her father had spoken, Xiao Shuyun could only shut her mouth and stop arguing, lest she be rebuked for making an unreasonable fuss.
Xiao Yanli, watching from the side, could not