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

Below is Li Nan's speech, which mainly focuses on the one-on-one support provided by Mingzhou No. 1 Middle School to the newly built No. 6 Middle School.

Once the school is built, Mingzhou No. 1 High School will send its vice principal to serve as the principal of No. 6 High School, and will also send 20 teachers to No. 6 High School to teach for at least three years before returning to Mingzhou No. 1 High School.

Li Nan's speech lasted seven minutes.

Next, Zhou Quanfu, the director of the Municipal Education Bureau, spoke, emphasizing the Municipal Education Bureau's support for the Chunyang County Education Bureau. His speech lasted seven minutes.

The following is a speech by Hong Xiaojia, Director of the Municipal Finance Bureau. His speech will provide financial support to the Chunyang County Education Bureau. He will speak for five minutes.

The following is a speech by Zhang Xiangdong on behalf of the county government. The core of the speech revolves around the county government's concern for the backwardness of education in Chunyang County, its support for the Education Bureau to rebuild three key high schools, and its support for educational adjustments.

Zhang Xiangdong's speech lasted twelve minutes.

Next, Liu Youguang spoke, elaborating on the importance of education. He argued that for a poor county to escape poverty, it must first change the backward state of education and improve the quality of its population.

Liu Youguang's speech lasted fifteen minutes.

The third item on the agenda of the groundbreaking ceremony was the commencement of construction. All the leaders attending the ceremony went on stage, their eyes fixed on the excavators, as the construction team began work.

At this moment, fireworks and firecrackers went off, marking the initial progress made in the education reform of Chunyang County.

After the groundbreaking ceremony, everyone was treated to a meal at a four-star hotel.

Ordinary staff were seated in the lobby, while the leaders were in private rooms.

The main table was set up with Liu Youguang, Zhang Xiangdong, Gao Rong, Zhou Quanfu, Hong Xiaojia, Li Nan, Wan Xirong, and Chen Shi.

As the host, Chen Shi used a wine dispenser to distribute wine to everyone.

Liu Youguang smiled and looked at Chen Shi: "Director Chen, let's all drink less at noon, just two bottles per table."

Chen Shi asked the waiter to bring four bottles of baijiu (Chinese liquor), and said with a smile, "Secretary Liu, two bottles of baijiu won't be enough for everyone to drink many cups. Four bottles per table is just right so that everyone can enjoy themselves without getting drunk."

Liu Youguang added, "Two bottles per table is enough. Four bottles might make some people drink too much. We should drink to our hearts' content and drink some more tonight."

Chen Shi repeatedly agreed, Liu Youguang spoke, and everyone agreed that we should drink less at noon.

Chen Shi poured wine for everyone using a decanter, then walked over to Li Nan and said, "Auntie, I'll get you a bottle of yogurt."

Li Nan nodded, and Chen Shi opened the yogurt and poured it into a cup.

Apart from Wan Xirong, who was unfamiliar to everyone, the others were all from within the system and knew each other well, so they started chatting.

Chen Shi raised the first glass of wine to express his gratitude to the leaders for their support of education in Chunyang County.

After the first toast was made, everyone raised their glasses to each other and started chatting.

After clinking glasses and eating and drinking to their hearts' content, they finished the remaining two bottles of baijiu and ordered two more.

Before Liu Youguang even started drinking, he said that each table would only drink two bottles. This was the art of a leader's words. If something went wrong, he could shirk responsibility by saying that his subordinates didn't listen to advice and drank more alcohol.

The banquet lasted until 2 p.m. before it ended. Chen Shi went around toasting people. He drank too much and his breath reeked of alcohol. Despite his discomfort, he gritted his teeth and saw off Liu Youguang and other county leaders, then Zhou Quanfu, Hong Xiaojia, Wan Xirong and others, and finally Li Nan.

With the help of Yang Xiaobo and Yang Bin, Chen Shi took a car back to rest.

Yang Xiaobo and Yang Bin helped Chen Shi home, but Chen Shi felt nauseous. He pushed them away, ran into the bathroom, and vomited uncontrollably.

Yang Xiaobo had someone bring over some hangover soup. After Chen Shi finished vomiting, he first poured a glass of warm water for Chen Shi to rinse his mouth, and then gave him the hangover soup. Chen Shi felt a little better, but his head felt incredibly heavy and he was dizzy. He fell asleep on the bed.

Yang Xiaobo asked Yang Bin to clean the bathroom, and then called two female comrades to collect and wash all of Chen Shi's unwashed clothes and hang them on the balcony. They also cleaned the room.

Yang Xiaobo told the others to leave, then sat down and took care of Chen Shi.

Chen Shi slept until a little after six o'clock, feeling weak all over and a bit dizzy.

Upon seeing Chen Shi awake, Yang Xiaobo quickly asked, "Director Chen, are you feeling better?"

"I feel better after throwing up, but I'm still a little dizzy. I'm fine now, I'll be better tomorrow."

Seeing that the room was spotless, the bathroom was clean, and his dirty clothes had been washed, Chen Shi looked at Yang Xiaobo and said, "Old Yang, you've worked hard. Go back and be with your wife and kids. I'm all done here."

Yang Xiaobo smiled broadly: "Director Chen, what would you like to eat tonight? I'll arrange for the cafeteria to make it and send it over."

Chen Shi had no appetite and didn't want to eat: "I don't want to eat now, I'll wait and see. You go back first."

Yang Xiaobo smiled and said, "Then I'll head back now. If you need anything, just give me a call."

Chen Shi nodded and watched Yang Xiaobo leave.

Chen Shi was quite satisfied with Yang Xiaobo, the director of the Party and Government Office. He went to the bathroom and took a shower, which completely relieved his fatigue.

I'm still a little dizzy, so I'm sitting on the sofa to rest for a bit.

The phone rang, and Chen Shi picked it up to see that it was Jiang Yiqiu calling.

Chen Shi answered the phone and heard Jiang Yiqiu's gentle voice.

"My dear, where are you?"

"I drank too much at noon and slept until now."

"Drink less. I'll cook some simple home-style dishes and bring them over to soothe your stomach. You can't drink any more alcohol tonight."

Chen Shi thought for a moment, unsure of what he wanted to eat, and uttered a single word: "Okay."

After hanging up the phone, less than an hour later, Jiang Yiqiu knocked on the door.

Chen Shi opened the door, and Jiang Yiqiu walked in carrying a lunchbox. She placed the lunchbox on the dining table and said, "Eat it while it's hot. Three dishes and a soup. Try my cooking and see if it has improved."

Jiang Yiqiu opened the lunchbox and placed the steaming dishes on the dining table one by one.

Chen Shi smelled the aroma and said, "It smells so good! It looks and smells delicious. Yi Qiu, your cooking skills have improved a lot. I didn't have an appetite before, but after seeing your cooking, I have a big appetite now."

Jiang Yiqiu smiled and said, "As long as you like it, I'll cook it for you every day."

Chen Shi went over, picked up his chopsticks, and began to eat heartily.

Jiang Yiqiu glanced around Chen Shi's room; it was spotless, with not a single dirty garment. He asked, "Did you clean this?"

Chen Shi swallowed the food in his mouth: "I'm so busy, I didn't have time to clean up. Yang Xiaobo cleaned it up."

Jiang Yiqiu nodded: "This Yang Xiaobo is quite good; he knows how to take care of the leader's life."

Chen Shi said as he ate, "It's alright."

After chatting for a while, Jiang Yiqiu waited for Chen Shi to finish eating before going over to clean up the lunchbox, washing it and putting it away.

Jiang Yiqiu wiped the water off his hands and asked, "Honey, are you full?"

Chen Shi drank a glass of water: "I'm full."

Jiang Yiqiu sat down next to Chen Shi: "Honey, how did the groundbreaking ceremony go?"

Chen Shi nodded: "It's going smoothly. The city and county leaders are very satisfied. Construction officially started today. The three key high schools are under construction simultaneously, and they will all open in September next year."

Jiang Yiqiu then asked, "Has the funding for rebuilding the three key high schools been secured?"

Chen Shi shook his head: "Not yet."

Jiang Yiqiu threw himself into Chen Shi's arms: "Darling, don't worry, the moon will be full on the fifteenth. I believe in you, you can handle it."

There's nothing my man can't solve.

Chen Shi stroked Jiang Yiqiu's hair: "You trust me that much?"

"If I don't trust you, am I supposed to trust anyone else?"

Chen Shi beamed with joy: "In Chunyang County, only I can solve this problem."

Chen Shi's hands became restless, roaming over Jiang Yiqiu's body.