"Huh?" Sun Danian's wife gaped, her mouth wide enough to fit a duck egg.
Never in her wildest dreams had she imagined that her niece had a connection to Secretary Zhou.
"They weren't just classmates. They were roommates. My sister told me Xiao Fan is also good friends with the Secretary's Wife. They still get together all the time!" Sun Danian said with some emotion.
This was the main reason he had listened so closely to his niece.
On principle, his eldest son had brought this on himself. On a personal level, there was his niece's connection to consider. There was no way he would let those unscrupulous reporters, who claimed to be speaking up for his family and defending their legal rights, trick him into becoming their pawn and opposing Secretary Zhou and the government!
"Our eldest is a disappointment, but we've still got our second son. He works in the town government. Last time, a colleague took the promotion slot that should have been his. Why? Because our family had no connections, that's why!"
Sun Danian continued in a low voice, "We're not asking for special treatment. Surely it's all right to ask for a fair chance? That promotion-it should have been our second son's turn by now..."
Sun Danian's wife nodded repeatedly, her eyes shining.
"Don't go showing off about this. Xiao Fan will be angry if she finds out. I'll call her now and tell her about the reporters coming here. Counting today's bunch, that's three groups already. These people really have nothing better to do!"
Sun Danian picked up his phone and called his niece.
Zhou Xiaofan was having lunch with Tian Tian. After taking her uncle's call, she thought for a moment before replying, "If you and Auntie don't mind, I'll have the Provincial