Nominal: Who isn't a son-in-law?

Inside Anhai Airport, Chu Shijun and Pei Qianqian got out of a car with license plate number Hai 0-00002.

"Uncle Qi, we're leaving now. Please take good care of yourself."

Chu Shijun spoke to the people inside the carriage.

"Hehe, don't worry. When you get to Beijing, study hard. Also, please tell the two little ones that Grandpa Qi will bring them the little airplane they've been longing for when he goes back at the end of the year," Qi Jiandong said with a smile.

"Okay, Uncle, we'll be going now."

Goodbye, Uncle!

Pei Qianqian smiled and waved her hand.

"Okay, goodbye!"

The two watched the vehicle leave, then walked together toward the plane.

After the two boarded the plane, the airport opened the boarding gate.

As the plane climbed into the sky, Chu Shijun looked out at the magnificent landscape and whispered, "Qianqian."

"What's wrong, Lord?"

Pei Qianqian leaned closer and took Chu Shijun's hand, exuding a mature and elegant charm.

"You say this vast land is so beautiful, how can one not linger?"

Pei Qianqian tilted her head and asked, "Then, between me and me, which one do you want?"

Chu Shijun turned around, stroking the soft, jade-like hand in his. "You're mine now, and you can't escape me anymore. Let's see this vast land together!"

"Okay! We'll do whatever Teacher Chu says!"

Pei Qianqian smiled gently, and the two of them held hands tightly.

……

Time flies, and more than a decade has passed in the blink of an eye.

As the wheels of history rolled on, it came to the end of 2014.

In the depths of winter in Handong Province.

Since Zhao Lichun, the Party Secretary of Handong Province, stepped down in 2010 to work in Beijing.

The central government transferred a person from a neighboring province to serve as the provincial party secretary, and Handong maintained stable development for four years.

But this summer, he also received a transfer order.

Currently, the position of Secretary of the Party Committee of Handong Province is vacant. Gao Yuliang, the full-time Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Handong Province and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, is temporarily in charge of the work of the Provincial Party Committee, working with Liu Changsheng, the Governor of Handong Province, to stabilize the situation and await the central government's decision.

Throughout Handong Province, everyone was speculating about who the provincial party secretary would be.

After all, Liu Changsheng, the governor of Handong Province, has reached the age where he is most likely to retire, or there is a small possibility that he will be transferred to the capital to take up a sinecure. Otherwise, he would have taken up the post four years ago.

Some speculate that the higher authorities will appoint Gao Yuliang, the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, as the most likely candidate. After all, Zhao Lichun recommended him to the central government four years ago when he left office, but someone else was parachuted in later.

Now, four years have passed. The newly appointed provincial party secretary has been transferred, and Governor Liu Changsheng will not take over. For the sake of stability, Gao Yuliang, as the full-time deputy secretary, is highly likely to take over.

As a result, rumors of a Gao-Li pairing have gradually spread in the official circles of Handong recently.

Gao refers to Gao Yuliang, and Li refers to Li Dakang, the secretary of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee and a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee.

Li Dakang, who was previously the secretary of Zhao Lichun, the former secretary of the Handong Provincial Party Committee, rose through the ranks from the county magistrate of Jinshan County to his current position after being transferred to a lower-level post. The economies of the counties and cities where he served all experienced varying degrees of growth.

To outsiders, he was Zhao Lichun's scalpel, a pioneer of reform, and a key figure in economic development.

The project in Guangming District of Jingzhou City, which is currently being heavily promoted, is attracting even more attention. Once it is implemented, it will be a large project worth tens of billions of yuan, and in the future, it will be able to leverage economic resources worth hundreds of billions of yuan.

He has political achievements and ability; as for the rumors and gossip circulating, they are all things that cannot be brought to the table.

Therefore, the rumor of Gao and Li being paired up has been circulating widely in the official circles of Handong recently, and some people even believe it without a doubt.

……

One day, the sky was clear and blue, and the sunlight slightly dispelled the chill brought by the approaching winter.

A vehicle from the Handong Provincial Public Security Bureau drove up to the foot of the Handong Provincial Party Committee building.

Then, a tall man in a police uniform with neatly combed hair came down carrying a folder. His police badge number was 00001.

That's right, this is Qi Tongwei, the director of the Public Security Bureau of Handong Province.

After waving at the police car, he stepped into the building and headed straight for the office of the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee.

"Xiao He, is Teacher Gao busy right now?"

"Find Gao Yuliang's secretary," Qi Tongwei asked with a smile.

"Director Qi, I just came out. Secretary Gao is free right now, so please come in directly."

As Gao Yuliang's secretary, Xiao He knew that this Director of Public Security was Gao's disciple, so he naturally wouldn't be so blind.

If Gao Yuliang were truly busy, he would certainly do his duty to mention it and go in to inquire. But since he wasn't busy at the moment, he wouldn't do something so foolish.

"Okay, go ahead and get busy."

Qi Tongwei nodded, took the folder, and knocked on it outside the office.

"Enter!"

A steady and powerful voice could be faintly heard from inside the office.

Qi Tongwei pushed open the door, walked in, then turned around and closed the door before going to Gao Yuliang's desk.

"Teacher Gao..."

"What do you mean, 'Teacher Gao'? How many times have I told you? When you're at work, you should use your title. This is the Provincial Party Committee building!" Gao Yuliang slammed his pen down and reprimanded softly.

"Yes, Secretary Yuliang."

Qi Tongwei quickly smiled and changed his tune. Gao Yuliang had told him about this many times, but for some reason, when there were only the two of them in the office, he would call him that first, then let the other person scold him, and then he would change his tune accordingly.

Seeing Qi Tongwei like this, Gao Yuliang shook his head helplessly, feeling quite emotional.

When I was a teacher, I taught many students. After they entered society, some of them disappeared without a trace, while others became famous.

But what satisfied him most was the presence of four people.

Chu Shijun, Qi Tongwei, Hou Liangping, Chen Hai.

Among them, Chu Shijun, who currently serves in the capital, is the one he is most proud of and takes the pride in.

Over the years, under the tutelage of former Party Secretary Liang Qunfeng, Qi Tongwei has grown considerably. From a drug enforcement hero who was shot three times back then to the current Director of the Public Security Bureau, he has become much more composed. However, when facing him, he remains the same as before.

Perhaps this is what it means to trust him as a teacher and to express one's true nature!

Thinking of this, Gao Yuliang smiled faintly, then adjusted his glasses, took a sip of water from his thermos, and, seeing the folder in Qi Tongwei's hand, asked, "What's wrong?"

"Secretary Yuliang, these are some projects and reports from the Public Security Bureau. I picked them up on my way here and would like you to take a look." Qi Tongwei handed over the folder.

"Oh?"

Gao Yuliang nodded, took the folder, casually flipped through a couple of pages, and then put it aside. "I'll look at it later. You just said you were going that way. Is there anything else?"

"Yes, Secretary Yuliang, I wonder if you've heard some rumors circulating in the officialdom of Handong recently? For example, the Gao-Li pairing..."

"Nonsense!"

Gao Yuliang interrupted sharply, "You believe these rumors? They're just gossip. The provincial party secretary and the governor are central decision-makers. What right do they have to discuss these things? If you can take what they say seriously, then I might as well say I'm going to Beijing."

Upon hearing this and seeing Gao Yuliang's changed expression, Qi Tongwei quickly said, "Secretary Yuliang, you've misunderstood. I haven't finished speaking yet."

"Then finish!"

"That's right, Secretary Yuliang. At this critical juncture, I believe stability is the most important thing. We in Handong cannot let the higher-ups see these things and then think that Handong Province has its own ideas," Qi Tongwei said solemnly.

Hearing this, Gao Yuliang's expression softened, and he asked calmly, "So?"

"So I have an idea, Secretary Yuliang. Our Public Security Bureau will pay close attention to related comments on the internet and in communications. We have already monitored about three thousand related accounts. As for cadres, have you and the Provincial Party Committee taken any action to curb this?"

"I'm here today to ask for your and the provincial party committee's views on this matter."

Qi Tongwei said in a deep voice.

"Hehe, Tongwei, it seems the exchange you made with Secretary Zhao Lichun back then was worthwhile. It's given you, the Director of the Public Security Bureau, a lot of experience."

Gao Yuliang's face showed a look of relief, and he nodded, saying, "I think this suggestion is perfectly acceptable. On behalf of the Provincial Party Committee, I authorize your Provincial Public Security Department to deal with these accounts that violate regulations, including deleting and controlling related inappropriate remarks, and, if necessary, banning the accounts, so that these people understand that the internet is not a lawless zone."

"Later, I will also discuss this matter with the provincial party committee comrades and deepen the ideological construction of cadres at all levels throughout the province and cities. This matter concerns the appointment and removal of provincial leaders, and only the central government can make the decision."

"Okay, Secretary Yuliang, I'll get on this matter going as soon as I get off." Qi Tongwei nodded, then stood up. "Secretary Yuliang, if there's nothing else, I'll head down now so as not to disturb your work."

"Okay, come over for dinner tonight. Fangfang will be back this afternoon, so bring Lianglu and Bingqian with you."

Gao Yuliang said with a smile.

Qi Bingqian is the son of Qi Tongwei and Liang Lu. In 2000, after making all the necessary preparations, he underwent in vitro fertilization in Beijing.

The name was given by Liang Qunfeng, who watched his grandson grow up from a young age and doted on him immensely.

"Fangfang will be back this afternoon? Then I'll have Liang Lu pick her up this afternoon."

"Okay, Fangfang will arrive at 3:30 this afternoon."

Gao Yuliang nodded, without refusing.