Good news came from the delivery room — he had been promoted!
Although this Certification Bureau was not part of the official county yamen hierarchy, being a temporary office established by the county magistrate on a special-case basis, it was still an institution no matter its size. Who could dare say that organizations like the Red Cross or Consumers' Association were not legitimate government agencies?
Having spent a little over a month as a temporary worker in the Revenue Department before being steeply promoted to head an association-like body—at least equivalent to a deputy section chief in terms of rank—this left Zhao An, who was wholeheartedly determined to walk the legitimate path, overjoyed.
Chapter 23