I have some code that creates content when a certain doc type is saved for the first time:

private void ContentService_Saved_AddChildrenForStore(IContentService sender, ContentSavedEventArgs e)
    {
        foreach (var node in e.SavedEntities)
        {
            var dirty = (IRememberBeingDirty)node;
            var isNew = dirty.WasPropertyDirty("Id");

            if (!isNew) { continue; }
            if (node.ContentType.Alias == Restaurant.ModelTypeAlias
                || node.ContentType.Alias == ShoppingStore.ModelTypeAlias
                || node.ContentType.Alias == ServicesStore.ModelTypeAlias
                || node.ContentType.Alias == SpecialtyStore.ModelTypeAlias
                )
            {
                SaveEventActions.CreateSalesAndJobOpportunitiesChildren(_contentService, node);
            }
        }
    }

public static void CreateSalesAndJobOpportunitiesChildren(IContentService contentService, IContent parent)
    {
        var sales = contentService.Create("Sales", parent.Key, Sales.ModelTypeAlias);
        var jobs = contentService.Create("Job Opportunities", parent.Key, JobOpportunities.ModelTypeAlias);
        contentService.SaveAndPublish(sales);
        contentService.SaveAndPublish(jobs);
    }

And this is the code that retrieves the information I'm trying to display:

public override ActionResult Index(ContentModel model)
    {
        var salesPage = model.Content as SalesPromotionsPage;

        salesPage.Sales = model.Content.Parent.DescendantsOfType(Sale.ModelTypeAlias).Select(x => x as Sale);                           

        return View(salesPage);
    }

I can't get any content created from my first codeblock to show up until I select an ancestor and click Publish with descendants. Maybe this is a problem with the front end cache not updating but I'm not sure how to fix it.

The content appears to save in the content tree correctly. I can add child items and everything.

Any help here?