Back To The 80s: President's Doted Wife Chapter 1906 - 1908: Holding High Office Requires Both Strength and Connections

If there were a third party present, observing the dialogue between Qi Taiguo and his son, they would find it exceptionally strange and bizarre.

The big one and the little one speaking isn’t surprising; they are father and son, after all, and speaking isn’t unusual. What makes it bizarre is the child’s earnest expression, just like an adult’s.

Imagine, a child only one and a half years old displaying the same grave and serious expression as an adult, how is one supposed to react?

Fortunately, there was no one else in the room, only Qi Taiguo who had long seen through his son’s nature, and the person involved.

Qi Xiaoqi retracted his gaze and said, "She is my mom!"

This one sentence represented his stance. Qi Taiguo couldn’t help but smile and ruffle his hair.

It’s a pity that Qi Xiaoqi is still young. If he were an adult, he would truly feel at ease. Now he’s too young, no matter how smart, he’s still just a one and a half-year-old child.

"You can’t do much, just keep her company and talk to her, comfort her," Qi Taiguo said. "In front of us, you don’t have to hide anything, say whatever you want to say."

Qi Xiaoqi nodded indifferently.

"Going to Aid Africa, is it for a promotion?" Qi Xiaoqi asked. Is it called a promotion?

Qi Taiguo, seeing him take the initiative to ask, became interested and said, "More or less. Although I’m a major now, the power I have is still too low. To become indispensable, I must climb higher and become a core strength. In the future, you all can..."

"I know, for the family to grow, someone in the family must have a high position and power to provide assistance to the descendants. And if you hold significant power in the military, others will not dare to look down on you," Qi Xiaoqi said, "But, Ning, what’s my godfather’s brother’s name again?"

"Ning Gang."

"Right, Ning Gang is also someone like a Marshal General, right? Since our two families are related, wouldn’t it be just a word for him to promote you? Those in high positions naturally promote their own people, who would doubt that? Why insist on sending you to such a dangerous place?" Qi Xiaoqi didn’t quite understand the rules of the world.

In his view, to promote one’s trusted aide, there’s no need to explain to anyone. Everyone does it this way, or would they promote their political opponents?

"I am too young. At my age, rising to this position so quickly has already involved connections. To go even higher, I must speak with competence. Imagine, if I had no qualifications or military achievements and abruptly rose, who would be convinced? Chief Ning is a figure, but he’s not capable of withstanding public pressure to promote someone without enough qualifications to a crucial position because I likely wouldn’t be able to hold it firmly. In the military, there are many soldiers, and quite a few have seniority; everyone wants to climb up. Though undeniably, this is still a world of connections and backing, equally, without ability, you will eventually be dragged down by the others watching eagerly."

"No matter how high the position, how much authority you wield, there are always opponents. Even an emperor must constantly be wary of brothers scheming to overthrow him," Qi Taiguo said. "Tell me, if an emperor is incompetent and lacks ability, can he hold the throne steadily? The same logic applies to me wanting to rise up; I must earn people’s respect convincingly."

Qi Xiaoqi’s expression changed several times before he finally said, "What you say is right, but it’s a pity I understand it too late."

"Hmm?"

"Nothing. You should still try to coax Cheng Su well, she’s quite a stubborn woman," Qi Xiaoqi said.

Qi Taiguo couldn’t help but laugh again, pinching his face, which made Qi Xiaoqi glare at him.