Li Xiangqian had called Li Long over for more than just a discussion about attending the commendation ceremony in Beiting City, of course.
After taking two phone calls, Li Xiangqian brought up another important matter with Li Long.
"Our supply and marketing system is interested in selecting you as a People's Congress Representative for our county. Be mentally prepared for that. When the time comes, we'll go through the procedures, and then you should study up and learn how to fulfill a representative's duties.
"I'm telling you, this is a very good thing. With that title, anyone who wants to go after you in the future will have to weigh up whether they've got what it takes."
Me? A People's Congress Representative?
Li Long was a little stunned. Had something this good really landed in his lap?
There was no need to say much about it; those who understood, understood. This title carried even more weight than Ethnic Unity Advanced Individual.
Of course, if he really became a representative, he would have to get things done, put forward proposals that benefited ordinary people, and speak up for them.
"Am I qualified?" Li Long asked Li Xiangqian once he recovered from his shock and calmed down. "I feel like I might not quite measure up."
"Why wouldn't you?" Li Xiangqian said with a smile. "You're an Autonomous Region-level Ethnic Unity Advanced Individual. Just through the work you've taken on from our Supply and Marketing Cooperative these past two years, you've helped quite a few people in your village live better lives, haven't you?"
"Besides, you started helping Harimu's herding tribe three or four years ago, raising their standard of living and improving their living conditions. On top of that, you've worked so hard yourself. You were already a Ten-Thousand-Yuan Household two