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

On the morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Chen Shi and his two companions had breakfast and drove to Longjiang Scenic Area.

The Longjiang River is the largest river in Yizhou and even Donghai Province, spanning the entire Donghai Province.

Upon arriving in Longjiang, Chen Shi saw a dense crowd of people. He went to buy a boat ticket, but the boat wouldn't depart for another half hour.

Wang Guihua looked at the crowd and said, "What's so interesting about it? It's just a river. We have one right in front of our house too."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Mom, can the little river in front of our house compare to this? It's two or three kilometers wide. Don't you think it's spectacular?"

Wang Guihua shook her head: "I don't think so. It's just a little bigger, isn't it?"

Jiang Yiqiu bought three cups of milk tea and handed one to Wang Guihua: "Auntie, have some milk tea. Let's find a place to sit down and wait."

Wang Guihua took the milk tea: "Xiao Qiu, thank you."

"Auntie, we're all family, don't be so polite with me."

Wang Guihua looked at Chen Shi and said, "I want to go back. I spent half a day wandering around yesterday, which was more tiring than working in the fields. There's nothing to see here, and it's crowded everywhere. I'd rather stay home and rest."

Chen Shi nodded: "After we get off the boat, we'll go back to Fushan Town."

Travel is all about novelty and seeing scenery you've never seen before. If you stay there for a year or two, even the most beautiful scenery becomes quite ordinary.

Chen Shi pulled Wang Guihua to board a boat. The boat was huge, about three or four stories high. Wang Guihua was somewhat shocked and asked, "Isn't this a house?"

Jiang Yiqiu chimed in, "This is a huge ship, bigger than a house. Auntie, why don't you sit on it and experience it?"

Chen Shi and the other two sat on the boat. Jiang Yiqiu kept taking pictures, but Wang Guihua showed no interest and felt nothing at all.

He looked at Chen Shi and asked, "How much does it cost to take a boat?"

Fearing his mother would think it was too expensive, Chen Shi casually said, "Twenty yuan."

"The three of us only have sixty yuan. At home, that's enough for my and your dad's living expenses for a week."

The boat ticket costs two hundred. If Chen Shi tells the truth, Wang Guihua will be heartbroken.

After a half-hour boat ride, Wang Guihua felt it was nothing special, except that the boat was quite large, like a house.

Chen Shi originally wanted to let his mother experience city life, but seeing that she didn't like it, he drove back to Fushan Town.

We arrived in Fushan Town around 5 p.m.

Jiang Yiqiu said, "Auntie, come sit at our house for a while, have a meal, and then go back."

"Let's not eat anymore, it's still early, let's go back first."

Wang Guihua didn't want to go to Jiang Yiqiu's house. It was right after the Spring Festival, and she didn't feel comfortable going there.

Chen Shi drove directly back to Qinghe Village.

Chen Yanshi bought two piglets and put them in the pigpen. When he saw Chen Shi drive back, he quickly washed his hands and came over.

Chen Shi got out of the car and saw his father smiling. Before Chen Shi could ask, Chen Yanshi said, "I bought two piglets. I'll feed them corn and no other feed. I'll slaughter one at the end of the year and take it to the county town for you to eat."

Chen Shi said, "You kill them and eat them yourselves; I rarely cook."

"You can't buy this kind of free-range pork that isn't fed with feed, even if you have the money. If you give it to your boss, he'll definitely like it."

Wang Guihua went to the pigsty and saw two black pigs. When she returned home, she felt much more at ease.

Jiang Yiqiu wanted to go back, but Wang Guihua stopped him from leaving and asked him to stay for dinner.

Seeing Wang Guihua's enthusiasm, Jiang Yiqiu had no choice but to stay. He took off his coat, tied on an apron, and went to help with the cooking.

After having dinner, Jiang Yiqiu drove back, planning to pick up Chen Shi the next morning and take him to the county town.

When the brothers Chen Jianhua and Chen Jianyong learned that Chen Shi had returned, they rushed over to his house to play. Chen Xing also came over from the new house.

The house suddenly became lively, and some villagers came over. The house was full of people, and everyone started chatting.

After the villagers left, Chen Jianhua looked at Chen Shi and said, "Xiao Shi, my health hasn't been good these past two years, so I can't do any heavy work. Planting tobacco is too tiring. Could you help me find a job? Something that pays three or four thousand a month, something easy."

Chen Jianhua looked at Chen Yanshi with pleading eyes. Chen Yanshi, smoking his pipe, put it down and coughed lightly: "Xiaoshi, your brother Jianhua is indeed not in good health. See if you can find him a suitable job. He's family, so we should help him out whenever we can."

All eyes turned to Chen Shi.

Chen Jianhua has neither high IQ nor EQ, so what kind of job can we find for him?

Chen Jianyong said, "Xiao Shi, I asked around, and the tobacco bureau is short of a security guard. The salary is pretty good, over four thousand. Take a look and see if it suits you, brother."

Chen Shi glanced at Chen Jianyong and realized that he wanted to work as a security guard. The job was indeed not tiring and the salary was not low. It was really tailor-made for Chen Jianhua.

"I'll ask after the holiday ends."

Chen Jianhua was overjoyed. Chen Shi didn't object, so it was basically a done deal. As the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, the Tobacco Bureau would definitely give him face.

After chatting for a while, Chen Jianhua and Chen Jianyong got up and left.

Chen Xing also went back to the new house, so now they are considered two separate families.

Chen Shi pushed open his room door and saw that many things inside were missing.

Chen Yanshi stood next to Chen Shi and said, "After you left, your second sister-in-law came over and took away a lot of gifts. I said that these were yours and that I should ask for your permission before taking them."

She said she had already told you.

Wang Xiufen knew that Chen Shi wouldn't care about these things, so she brazenly took the gifts and sent them to her parents.

Chen Shi brought the gifts back for his parents to eat, not for Wang Xiufen to give to her parents as a token of filial piety. If he had such a filial intention, he would have bought them himself.

"Dad, take the food to your own rooms. This is for you. Put away the cigarettes and alcohol too, keep them for yourselves."

Chen Yanshi said with dissatisfaction, "I knew it. She didn't tell you she moved in, and she still comes over to take everything. She's never satisfied with taking advantage of you."

I'll take it and put it away tomorrow morning. If it stays in your room, no matter how much there is, it won't be enough for her to take after you leave.

Wang Guihua said, "Your sister-in-law likes to take advantage of small things. In the future, when you bring things back, you should divide them up and give some to them. Make it clear to her, and she will feel embarrassed to come and take more."

Chen Yanshi said angrily, "No matter how much you give her, it's not enough. She's still after us. We should just hide her away so she can't find her."

"She's just like this with her own family. If we split it equally, half for each family, she won't say a word."

Chen Shi looked at Wang Guihua and said, "Mom, these things are what I brought back to show my respect to you. As for what to do with them, that's your business. I don't care."

Wang Guihua knew that Chen Shi was doing her a favor by giving half of the gift to Wang Xiufen. Would Wang Xiufen remember her kindness?

Chen Yanshi and Wang Guihua took all the gifts from Chen Shi's room and hid them in their own room.

Chen Shi had no interest in these matters and slept well. The next morning, Jiang Yiqiu drove to pick Chen Shi up.

Chen Shi got up, washed up, and Wang Guihua was about to cook when Jiang Yiqiu said, "Auntie, don't cook. My parents have already cooked and told us to go back and eat. If we don't go back, they'll scold me."

Wang Guihua couldn't insist that Chen Shi stay any longer, so she told him to go to Jiang Yiqiu's house for dinner.

Seeing that Jiang Huazhou and Zhang Qingrong were extending such a warm invitation, Chen Shi knew it wouldn't be right to refuse, so he went to Jiang Yiqiu's house for dinner.