Demoted to a Remote Mountain Town? I Rise Through the Ranks

[No golden finger · No privileged background · Purely political acumen] Lu Mingyu, a graduate of a prestigious university selected for a government post, refuses to cater to unspoken rules and personal connections, so he is assigned to Yunxi Township, the county’s most underdeveloped area. Everyone thinks his career has hit a dead end, but no one understands the confidence this young man draws from keeping his head down and doing the work. The mountain villages can’t sell their produce? He visits all twelve villages to survey conditions firsthand, stays up all night to produce a comprehensive industry plan, meticulously records construction progress and financial accounts, and leads villagers in building greenhouses that bring in a bumper harvest and boost their incomes. Construction of a road out of the mountains gets bogged down in red tape? He submits all the paperwork in strict accordance with official standards and advances the public works project through proper channels. Colleagues fight over credit or disagree with his approach? He avoids arguments and internal strife, using thorough research notes and villagers’ testimony to defend his solid results, while resolving conflicts through mutually beneficial cooperation. He never curries favor or schemes behind the scenes. Starting as a township clerk, he spends twenty years developing specialty agriculture, environmental protection, and regional institutions, steadily growing into a key figure in local governance who can shoulder responsibilities on his own. Lu Mingyu’s twenty years of experience prove that keeping the people in your heart and your feet firmly planted in the soil makes hard work the surest foundation for moving forward.