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

Chen Shi glanced at the materials that Dong Xuexi had organized. They were comprehensive, well-organized, and easy to understand. He was a talented person.

Dong Xuexi continued, "In 22 administrative villages, seven primary schools were established, fifteen primary schools were closed, and all the primary schools in twelve administrative villages that were dilapidated were closed."

These seven primary schools will be prioritized for education, all substitute teachers will be eliminated, and their locations will be concentrated in one area to facilitate access to education for left-behind children from surrounding administrative villages.

I conducted a comprehensive survey of the locations of these seven primary schools, and the site selection is provided for your reference.

Chen Shi went to a meeting at the Municipal Education Bureau. Several counties implemented a blanket policy, closing all primary schools in administrative villages and concentrating schools in towns and counties.

The issue of left-behind children attending school has become a problem. Young laborers go out to work, leaving their children in the care of grandparents. In some administrative villages, which are far from the town, children have to rent rooms in the town. In order to avoid taking responsibility, schools do not allow children to live on campus.

In this situation, another woman is left behind. The wife stays in town to rent a room and take care of the children's schooling, while the husband goes to work elsewhere. Over time, both of them have affairs, leading to divorce and disharmony in the family.

Chen Shi had thought about this issue, and it coincided with Dong Xuexi's thoughts. Dong Xuexi was a man of action.

"Principal Dong, your survey data is very comprehensive and your work is very meticulous. It's obvious that you often visit village primary schools to understand the specific situation, rather than just sitting in the office and coming up with this on a whim."

After Dong Xuexi arrived in Fushan Town, he never spent a day sitting in the office reading newspapers. Instead, he went to the primary schools in various administrative villages every day to learn about the situation. His efforts were recognized by Chen Shi, which gave him a great sense of accomplishment.

He is a person with ideas and strong execution ability. He didn't have the opportunity to show them before, but now that he has the opportunity, he wants to make his mark. He is not just a bookworm; he is not only good at reading but also adept at getting things done.

Chen Shi looked at Dong Xuexi: "Principal Dong, I'm assigning you a difficult task. It will be very demanding. Are you willing to accept it?"

Dong Xuexi solemnly said, "Director Chen, I am a brick in the organization. I will go wherever I am needed, and I will follow your command in all actions."

Chen Shi nodded in satisfaction: "Education in Chunyang County is lagging behind. We need to start with basic education. Chunyang County is a poor county, and running education costs money, but the government doesn't have the funds to give to the education bureau."

Your idea is excellent. The Laoyan Town Central School is short of a principal. Would you be willing to conduct a pilot program in Laoyan Town?

After thinking for a moment, Dong Xuexi realized that Chen Shi meant that they should find a way to solve the problem of building the primary school themselves.

After hesitating for a moment, realizing that it was not an opportunity for him to easily achieve political success, he said in a deep voice, "Director Chen, I am willing to go to Laoyan Town to carry out pilot work on basic education."

Chen Shi looked at Dong Xuexi and said, "Laoyan Town has abundant coal resources and many big bosses. You'll have to figure out how to fund the school construction yourself. The Education Bureau won't give you a single penny. As for eliminating substitute teachers and replacing them all with permanent teachers, the Education Bureau will be responsible for the salaries of the extra teachers."

Dong Xuexi nodded: "Director Chen, I will do my best to complete the task you have assigned me."

"Very good. I like people who do practical things, who have the people in their hearts, and who serve the people wholeheartedly."

Chen Shi checked the time; it was almost lunchtime. Dong Xuexi quickly said, "Director Chen, you're busy with work, so I won't bother you any longer."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "It's lunchtime. Come with me to the cafeteria."

Yang Xiaobo walked in with a smile: "Director Chen, it's lunchtime. What are the plans for lunch?"

"Old Yang, you've come at the right time. Let's go to the cafeteria together and ask them to make some home-style dishes."

Yang Xiaobo sensed a dangerous atmosphere. Chen Shi's admiration for Dong Xuexi was not a good thing for him.

On second thought, he realized that he would soon be the deputy director, and he needed people who could get things done. No matter how much Chen Shi admired Dong Xuexi, he would never promote him to deputy director and make him his equal.

With a broad smile, he said, "Director Chen, I'll make the arrangements."

At lunchtime, Chen Shi took Dong Xuexi to eat in the cafeteria with Huang Ming, Li Zhe, and Yang Xiaobo. The news spread quickly, and people were amazed at how fast Dong Xuexi had improved.

Previously, he was nobody in the Education Bureau, a marginal figure. He stood up to criticize Chen Shi and beat up Guan Ping. How did he suddenly gain Chen Shi's appreciation and be quickly promoted to principal of Fushan Town Central School? I heard he was going to be transferred to Laoyan Town Central School to serve as acting principal.

After leaving the Education Bureau, Dong Xuexi went home first, prepared two gifts, went to the bank, withdrew 50,000 yuan in cash, and put it in the gifts.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Feng Yuan arrived at the Hejia Courtyard and greeted Dong Xuexi with great enthusiasm: "Principal Dong, who are you hosting for dinner tonight?"

"Director Yang, please reserve a private room for me."

"Okay, please come in and have a seat."

Dong Xuexi said, "Boss Feng, let's talk in private."

Feng Yuan led Dong Xuexi to his office and closed the door.

Dong Xuexi said, "Boss Feng, wait for me a moment."

He opened the door, went out, took two gifts from the car, went into the room, and locked the door from the inside.

"Boss Feng, this one is for you, and this one is for Director Yang. Please give it to him for me."

Feng Yuan said with a big smile, "Principal Dong, you're too kind. You're having dinner here, why bring a gift?"

"This is just a small token of my appreciation; I hope Mr. Feng will accept it."

Feng Yuan put away the gifts; the ones for herself were left outside, while the ones for Yang Xiaobo were put in the cabinet, and then she locked the door.

Feng Yuan poured tea for Dong Xuexi, and the two chatted casually.

After a while, Dong Xuexi checked the time and stood up: "Boss Feng, Director Yang has left work. I'll wait outside."

Thanks to Yang Xiaobo, Feng Yuan's family business is booming. Now that Yang Xiaobo is about to be promoted to deputy director, his business will be even more successful, and he plans to open a branch.

She stood up and said, "I'll go outside and wait with you."

The two waited outside for half an hour before Yang Xiaobo's car finally drove into the Hejia courtyard. Dong Xuexi quickly stepped forward, opened the car door, and greeted him with a broad smile: "Director Yang."

Yang Xiaobo got out of the car: "Old classmate, why are you waiting outside? Please come in."

Feng Yuan followed the two inside to the private room and quickly arranged for the waiter to serve the dishes.

Dong Xuexi ordered some good wine, opened the bottle, and poured wine for Yang Xiaobo and Feng Yuan.

Feng Yuan drank a few glasses of wine with the two of them before leaving.

Dong Xuexi raised his glass: "Director Yang, this is a toast to you."

Yang Xiaobo picked up his wine glass, clinked it with Dong Xuexi's, and drank it all in one gulp.

Dong Xuexi put down his wine glass: "Director Yang, Director Chen told me this morning that he wants me to go to Laoyan Town to conduct a pilot project for basic education, mainly to centralize school construction. The Education Bureau doesn't have the money to build schools, so I have to find a way to solve the funding problem myself."

No wonder Chen Shi valued Dong Xuexi so much; it turns out he wanted him to tackle tough challenges. This is not a good thing, as how can a school be built without money?

But he smiled and said, "Old classmate, this is your chance. It's time to show your talent. You and I both came from the bottom and have no background. It's not our turn to do things that are easy to achieve political success."

Dong Xuexi repeatedly agreed.