"Old classmate, this is Chu Minghui from the Municipal Revenue Department, a Deputy Division Chief, quite promising indeed, I specifically asked him to put in a good word for us. With Chief Chu's support, the sub-bureaus below won't dare to refuse."
Su Yiyi's aunt's classmate was named Zheng Long, who now held a section chief position at a sub-bureau, though not the same one as Su Yiyi's uncle. In a sub-bureau, personnel management was dominated by the bureau chief, especially for temporary workers—it all came down to the chief's say. However, a section chief of a sub-bureau couldn't wield much influence over chiefs of other sub-bureaus. In contrast, a deputy division chief from the City Bureau did have such authority.
