The game of power begins with the police officers at the local police station.

Chen Shi thought for a moment; he hadn't logged into QQ for over a month.

"I never log into QQ."

"Is your QQ account just for show? If you don't use QQ, why did you add me?"

"It seems like you're the one who wanted to add me," Chen Shi said to Wang Lingze. "Just call me if you need anything. I'm busy with work and don't have time to log on to QQ."

"A mere deputy bureau chief is busier than my dad, the mayor, yet he still has time to reply to my QQ messages."

Chen Shi picked up his phone, incredulous. Did Wang Mingzhang even use QQ? He glanced at Wang Lingze with a suspicious look, then logged into QQ.

On December 27th, Dreamy Lolita sent three messages to the wolf in sheep's clothing.

"Dreamy Lolita" is Wang Lingze's online name, and her signature is "I don't take initiative, I'm not responsible, and I don't refuse."

"A wolf in sheep's clothing" is Chen Shi's online name. His signature is "Rules are a system, and unspoken rules are a game. Those who understand the rules can only be led, while those who understand the unspoken rules can lead others."

I'm so bored in Australia, come spend New Year's Eve with me.

This is a one-time chance, don't tell my mom.

The third one is an expectant expression.

It's been so long, and she still comes to interrogate me.

Chen Shi looked at Wang Lingze, who sneered, "Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman before? I gave you a chance but you couldn't do it. You useless piece of trash."

He stood up and left dejectedly, leaving Chen Shi completely bewildered. What was going on? It was as if he had missed out on winning five million in the lottery.

Wang Lingze was only nineteen years old. She was above average in appearance, not a beauty, but she had an outstanding temperament, which was unique to people from official families.

While she was in Australia, she fell in love with a student who came from an even more prestigious background: the son of the executive vice governor of Donghai Province.

She confessed her feelings on December 27th and was ruthlessly rejected, so she changed her QQ signature to: "Not proactive, not rejecting, not responsible."

Thinking of Chen Shi, Chen Shi is much more handsome than the son of the executive vice governor. I asked him to go to Australia and spend New Year's Eve with me.

Chen Shi, of course, knew nothing of these things.

Another user, whose online name is "Not a Salted Fish," sent Chen Shi three messages.

Brother, I spent Chinese New Year alone and cooked three dishes.

Are you coming back to the county town on the first day of the Lunar New Year? I'd like to come visit you.

The villagers were very kind to me, thank you.

"I Don't Want to Be Salted Fish" was Shen Xiaorong's online name, and Chen Shi replied to her with a message.

I'm in Mingzhou. I'm heading to Yizhou tomorrow and will return to the county seat on the fifth day of the lunar new year.

Chen Shi tossed his phone aside, strolled around the mall for a bit, feeling very tired. He checked the time; it was already past 1 a.m.

He locked the door; he didn't want Wang Lingze to appear in the room silently again.

I lay down and fell asleep immediately, sleeping until after eight o'clock before getting up.

After washing up, I went to the living room, where Wang Guihua and Jiang Yiqiu were already sitting. Wang Mingzhang had played mahjong all night and didn't come back to sleep until after 5 a.m.

Wang Lingze hadn't gotten up yet, so Li Nan asked Xiao Chen to make breakfast. After breakfast, Chen Shi and the other two said goodbye and left, taking Wang Guihua to Yizhou for fun.

Li Nan gave Wang Guihua a red envelope, but Wang Guihua refused it two or three times. Chen Shi gave her a look, and only then did Wang Guihua accept it.

Every time they come, they buy clothes and give red envelopes. Wang Guihua feels bad about it. The people in the mountains are simple and honest, and they reciprocate gifts.

Li Nan gave me so much, but I could only give him some worthless mountain goods. I felt a heavy burden in my heart.

The car drove out of the municipal party committee compound and went straight onto the highway. Chen Shi saw that his mother looked somber and comforted her, saying, "Mom, don't think too much about it. Your aunt gave you a red envelope and bought you clothes. She's happy. Don't have any other thoughts."

My uncle is a high-ranking official, and my aunt is the principal of Mingzhou No. 1 High School. They earn a lot of money every year. They don't lack money; what they lack is emotional support and companionship.

Jiang Yiqiu, sitting in the back row, chimed in, "Auntie, Uncle and Aunt are both leaders, and they're very busy with work, so they don't have much time to spend with each other. Their daughter is studying abroad and only comes back a few times a year. If you have time, please come and spend more time with Aunt; she needs companionship."

Although that's what she said, Wang Guihua still couldn't get over it. She was the kind of person who would repay kindness seven times over if someone treated her only three times well.

She has limited abilities, and Li Nan is so good to her, but she doesn't know what to give him in return. He has everything, so she can only worry helplessly.

Chen Shi and Jiang Yiqiu kept reassuring her, and Wang Guihua finally let go of her worries, deciding to come less often in the future so as not to trouble them.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, there weren't many cars on the road, so Chen Shi drove very fast and arrived in Yizhou around 2 p.m.

Chen Shi and Jiang Yiqiu were both very familiar with Yizhou. They studied here and traveled all over the streets and alleys of Yizhou.

The most crowded place in Yizhou during winter is Minghu Lake.

Minghu Lake is the largest lake in the East China Sea, running east to west and stretching over 800 kilometers.

In winter, seagulls fly from Siberia to spend the winter here, and the once quiet lake begins to come alive.

Our first stop was to take Wang Guihua to see the seagulls.

Minghu Lake was packed with people; as far as the eye could see, it was a sea of ​​black people.

Chen Shi found a parking space, parked the car, and the three of them got out. Chen Shi held Wang Guihua's hand tightly, afraid that she would get lost.

Wang Guihua has never been to school and doesn't know a single character. If she gets separated from you, it will be a big problem.

She didn't have a cell phone, so Chen Shi came to Yizhou intending to buy her a Nokia smartphone, worried that she wouldn't be able to use it.

Wang Guihua had never seen so many people before and found it boring, preferring to stay at home.

It's just a lake with some birds, I don't know what's so interesting about it. There are so many people, it's really boring.

Chen Shi brought Wang Guihua to the viewing platform, and Jiang Yiqiu took out his camera to take a picture of the mother and son together.

She asked someone to take photos, and the three of them took several group photos.

After walking around for half an hour, Chen Shi noticed that his mother didn't like the scenery and looked rather gloomy.

"Mom, let's go somewhere else. I'll take you to the zoo so you can see the pandas, elephants, and giraffes on TV."

Wang Guihua was puzzled and asked, "It's just a lake with some birds, why are there so many people? It feels like there are more people than birds."

Chen Shi and Jiang Yiqiu looked at each other and smiled.

After leaving Minghu Lake, Wang Guihua arrived at the zoo. She found the animals interesting and compared them to those she had seen on television.

She couldn't read, but pointing to the adorable panda, she said, "This is a panda, it looks just like a real one."

Jiang Yiqiu laughed and said, "This is true."

Wang Guihua, like a child, compared each animal to those she saw on television.

After spending more than two hours at the zoo, Chen Shi asked, "Mom, was the zoo fun?"

"I thought what I saw on TV was all fake, but I didn't expect there to be these animals. It's more fun than Minghu Lake."

"As long as it's fun, it's worth the trip. Tomorrow morning I'll take you to Longjiang to take a boat ride and experience what it's like to travel by boat."

Chen Shi and his two companions stayed at a five-star hotel. Jiang Yiqiu took the initiative to stay with Wang Guihua, as she wanted to win over this future mother-in-law.

Chen Shi stayed in the presidential suite alone. After taking a sauna and getting a massage, he felt much better and had a good night's sleep.