After confirming he was in the world of "In the Name of the People," Sun Lian Cheng decisively accepted the system's terms and lay flat!
Even the old Sun Lian Cheng, after working hard for half his life, at almost forty-five years old, could only reach the position of district head of Guangming District. In the end, he was sent to the children's palace to watch the stars with the kids by Li Da Kang under the accusation of laziness.
Since fate had already arranged this, why bother struggling so much?
When he was Zhou Shan He's secretary, he had already been cautious with his words and actions, no longer speaking recklessly, no longer actively suggesting anything.
However, his main job was to be Zhou Shan He's secretary, and many tasks and reports passed through his hands.
Since the system required him to do his job well, he naturally had to work.
Therefore, many work reports and government development plans had his suggestions and opinions, and gradually Zhou Shan He began to pay attention to him.
This was because Sun Lian Cheng had many forward-looking opinions, which greatly assisted Zhou Shan He in leading the government work.
It was precisely for this reason that after Zhou Shan He successfully became the head of Yi An County, he soon nominated his secretary, Sun Lian Cheng, to go down and serve as the town mayor.
In just three short years, Sun Lian Cheng had risen from an ordinary finance bureau clerk to a deputy-section-level secretary, and now to a section-level town mayor. His promotions were much faster than others.
Now it was 1989, and Sun Lian Cheng was just twenty-five years old. It seemed like his future was bright.
However, lying in bed, Sun Lian Cheng looked at the system and suddenly lost much of his motivation to strive.
This lay-flat system had low requirements. All he had to do was do his job well and not strive for progress.
Then, as long as he met the conditions, he could draw a lottery once a week.
It happened to be Monday today, and the lottery draw for last week was still unused, so his mind sank into the system.
“System, draw a lottery!”
In Sun Lian Cheng's consciousness, he saw a circular lottery wheel with various reward items and descriptions.
The blank area only occupied about one-twentieth of the wheel, which meant the probability of winning a reward was very high.
However, these reward items varied in quality, from basic needles, threads, toothpastes, and toothbrushes to larger items like motorcycles and cars.
The system was also very thoughtful, so far there had not been many items that were out of the time period.
Otherwise, it would be tablets and smartphones. In the late 1980s, they wouldn't be usable!
Over the past few years, Sun Lian Cheng had received mostly ordinary items.
For example, a box of water-based pens, two fountain pens, a pair of leather shoes, two pairs of sneakers, two suits, a Zhongshan suit, a few down jackets, a few watches… and such things.
The most valuable were a few books, mostly on industry and technology, but he, being a finance major, didn't understand much of them. He only knew that the technology seemed advanced, so he didn't dare to take them out.
One of them, a novel titled "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty," was quite valuable. Over the past two years, he had secretly sent it to a certain newspaper in Han Dong to be published, but he resolutely didn't reveal his identity.
Although someone with a mind could trace it back to him, he never thought about stepping into the spotlight.
After two years, more than half of the novel had been published. The royalty was twenty yuan per thousand words, and he had received a total of over 13,000 yuan.
But Sun Lian Cheng's monthly salary was only a few hundred yuan!
Earning several years' income at once was indeed very good.
However, Sun Lian Cheng no longer cared much about money. What he most wanted now were the few sci-fi products in the rewards, as well as some mysterious dan yao - pills.
For example, he had seen Superman Serum, Memory Potion, hui chun dan - Rejuvenating Pill, and zhu yan dan - Beauty Pill.
System-produced items were definitely good things, he had no doubts now. The prizes he had received before were proof.
Now, looking at the items and descriptions on the wheel, Sun Lian Cheng was a little disappointed.
He didn't see the special items he wanted.
So he casually said: "Draw!"
He didn't pay much attention afterwards and ended up getting a large book.
“Agriculture Technology Compendium”
He flipped through it and found various agricultural knowledge, not to say everything, but at least common agricultural planting and related techniques were there.
“So… what's the use of this? Do I have to go farm?”
Sun Lian Cheng felt speechless!
But since it was a reward item, he put it away for now, perhaps it would come in handy later!
The weekly lottery was over, and he was also very tired. He quickly fell asleep.
The next morning, Sun Lian Cheng woke up early.
Today was his first day at work, so there would definitely be a meeting to discuss various matters.
He went to his office first, and there was no work yet. He could only read the documents to familiarize himself with the situation.
When it was almost time, he went to the meeting room.
When he arrived at the meeting room, many people were already there waiting, whispering amongst themselves, forming small groups to discuss something.
When they saw Sun Lian Cheng come in, they became quiet.
The others gradually arrived, and then the leader, Hu Lai, came in last.
Seeing his movements and demeanor, Sun Lian Cheng immediately felt something was amiss.
Sure enough, as soon as the meeting began, Hu Lai started talking about all sorts of official and cliché phrases, the whole thing was nonsensical.
Fortunately, Sun Lian Cheng had gotten used to it while working as Zhou Shan He's secretary. He looked at the documents in his hand and listened to Hu Lai's rambling while multitasking.
After almost half an hour, Hu Lai finally finished his speech. Then it was Sun Lian Cheng's turn, the second in command, to speak. Others also made their speeches one after another, and two hours passed.
Then, finally, they reached a crucial stage: the distribution of work at the meeting!
Hu Lai said solemnly: "According to the requirements of the organizational structure adjustment, I will be responsible for the work of the Party committee's organization, discipline, and propaganda. Comrade Sun Lian Cheng will be responsible for the overall work of the town government, the seven stations and eight offices, all departments except the police station and judicial office which are somewhat special. The rest will be entrusted to Comrade Lian Cheng!"
Sun Lian Cheng said: "Secretary Hu, please rest assured. These are my responsibilities. I also assure all comrades that I will lead the government team well and work for the happiness of the people!"
“Good. The specific division of work will be coordinated internally by your government. Lian Cheng, you can discuss it with the deputy mayors later!”
Others spoke one after another, all saying that they supported Hu Lai and Sun Lian Cheng's work.
However, Sun Lian Cheng felt something was not quite right.
Sure enough, after the meeting, Sun Lian Cheng wanted to hold a government work meeting, and all sorts of bigwigs came out.