Everyone immediately looked at him, and the conversation paused.
Only then did Fang Huai turn his head towards Wu Xiaoqing, and with a slightly instructive tone, he said,
"Squad leader, listening to what you said, I think you haven't grasped the concept of promotion. There are many conditions for promotion, and in our whole corps, there are even division commander's children competing with me. But if the conditions aren't met, they're eliminated."
"In our promotion class, out of seven people, three came from rural areas and didn't have any connections. They were only recommended and selected for their deeds by the leadership."
"My promotion wasn't due to connections either; it was because I was awarded First Class Merit, and the government leadership valued my personal abilities, that I was exceptionally promoted."
