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

At a meeting of the county government's Party group, Chen Shi proposed a land sale plan to solve the funding problem for the dilapidated housing renovation project. Zhang Kaizhi neither opposed nor supported the proposal, but instead abstained.

Gao Rong explicitly opposed it, Li Hong and Song Yun supported it, and Zhao Xu abstained.

With one vote against, two abstentions, and three votes in favor, the plan to expropriate the land in Dawandi, mortgage it to a bank, and obtain a loan of 500 million yuan was approved. This plan was incorporated into the government work report and submitted to the county party committee for review.

After reviewing the government work report, Zhang Xiangdong consulted with several members of the Standing Committee, reached a consensus, and convened a Standing Committee meeting to study and discuss it.

Of the eleven Standing Committee members, Gao Rong and Propaganda Minister Li Jianlin objected, Zhang Kaizhi abstained, and the rest agreed.

With one abstention, two votes against, and eight votes in favor, the resolution was formally passed and issued to the Zhongshan Subdistrict Office to begin the expropriation of land in the Dawan area.

Guan Hui immediately allocated 50 million yuan to the Zhongshan Subdistrict Office as a special fund for the expropriation of land in the Greater Bay Area.

Chen Shi felt relieved and could rest for a few days. Being a leader is not easy; the pressure is too great.

When Chen Shi got home from get off work, Jiang Yiqiu was now the principal of No. 1 Middle School. She was the youngest female principal in the school's history, at 28 years old, and the youngest among all the male principals as well.

Jiang Yiqiu usually works overtime, but he got home early today and is cooking in the kitchen.

She hadn't cooked at home for half a month. Both of them were busy with work, and Chen Shi rarely ate at home either.

Chen Shi sat on the sofa and smelled the delicious aroma wafting from the kitchen. Jiang Yiqiu said, "You're back just in time. The food is almost ready, we'll eat in a bit."

Chen Shi suddenly realized that marriage has its advantages, so why does the Organization Department examine the family situation when evaluating cadres at the deputy division level and above?

It is very necessary. Cadres at the deputy division level and above face too much work pressure, and only family can provide relief.

Imagine someone in a high position with immense work pressure and no family to provide a buffer; to release that pressure, corruption and abuse of power are inevitable.

Jiang Yiqiu, carrying dishes, came out and looked at Chen Shi: "Has the funding for the dilapidated housing renovation project been secured?"

"It's considered resolved."

"I haven't seen you get a proper rest lately. Now that the funding issue is resolved, hand it over to the people below and get some rest for a couple of days."

Chen Shi stood up, sat down at the dining table, and Jiang Yiqiu served him a bowl of chicken soup.

"My mom brought this from her hometown. It's a free-range chicken raised at home, and the soup is delicious."

Chen Shi looked at the dining table; there was ham and some game, which must have been sent by his mother-in-law.

I picked up the bowl, took a sip, and thought it tasted delicious. I finished it in one go and then filled another bowl.

Chen Shi felt his body couldn't handle the frequent drinking, and he found home-cooked meals particularly delicious.

Chen Shi ate two bowls of rice. He had been out socializing for almost half a month and hadn't eaten white rice. He had only been drinking and eating a little bit of vegetables.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Jiang Yiqiu stood up to open it and saw Jiang Yishan standing at the door, pulling a briefcase.

Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?

Jiang Yishan carried the briefcase into the house: "My phone is dead."

"Just got back from Yizhou?" Jiang Yiqiu asked.

Jiang Yishan took out a data cable from his bag to charge his phone: "I just got off the train and came straight here."

Seeing that Jiang Yishan had gained weight and his belly was round, Chen Shi called out, "Yishan, come and eat!"

Jiang Yishan went to the kitchen, took a bowl, filled it with rice, and sat down to eat.

Jiang Yiqiu said, "You're a college student, and you have no manners at all? Can't you even call me brother-in-law?"

Jiang Yishan ate heartily. Chen Shi watched Jiang Yishan wolf down his food and thought, "This kid is basically ruined. He only went to a vocational college, and it was a private one. He doesn't even have the chance to take the civil service exam."

Nowadays, civil service exams require at least a bachelor's degree. If you're not smart enough or have low emotional intelligence, you'll just be able to stay at home and rely on your parents.

Jiang Yiqiu asked, "Why are you back?"

"Our school gives us a ten-day holiday for National Day. If we don't come back, what are we doing in Yizhou?" Jiang Yishan said with food in his mouth.

"Can you please swallow your food first? It's disgusting. You're a junior now, you should be doing an internship. What are you doing back here? Go find a company to intern at."

Jiang Yishan swallowed the food in his mouth: "Mom said that the internship unit is for you to arrange for me."

"You're studying logistics management, so how should I arrange things for you?"

"You're the principal, you know a lot of people. If you can't even arrange an internship, you should talk to your mom yourself."

Just then, Jiang Yiqiu's phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was Zhang Qingrong calling.

Jiang Yiqiu went to his room and answered the phone: "Mom."

"Did Xiaoshan come to your area? I tried calling his cell phone, but it's switched off."

"He just arrived here, and his phone is dead."

"Xiao Qiu, your younger brother is a junior in college and needs to find an internship. Can you ask Chen Shi to arrange one for him?"

"He's from a private vocational college, majoring in logistics management. How can we arrange an internship for him? In Yizhou, he can just find any courier company to intern at."

"That doesn't matter. If it did, why wouldn't we use it? Chen Shi is the executive deputy county head. Such a high-ranking leader, can't he even arrange an internship? It's not like we're asking him to arrange a job."

Not wanting to put Chen Shi in a difficult position, Jiang Yiqiu said impatiently, "Fine, I'll arrange it for him."

"That's right. You're all leaders, it's just a matter of a word. If you don't help your own brother, are you going to help an outsider?"

"I have something to do, I'll stop here."

Jiang Yiqiu came out, and Jiang Yishan had eaten all the food on the table.

Looking at Jiang Yishan's eating habits, Chen Shi found it hard to believe that he and Jiang Yiqiu were born to the same mother. They were worlds apart and looked nothing alike. If they walked outside, no one would think they were siblings.

Jiang Yiqiu asked, "When do you start your internships?"

"Now that there are no classes, I can start my internship once I find one."

"Aren't any companies coming to your school for interviews?"

"The school organized a job fair a few days ago. The people who came to the school to recruit were either salespeople or factory workers who would tighten screws. I didn't want to go."

"So what do you want to do?" Jiang Yiqiu pressed.

Jiang Yishan didn't know what he wanted to do. He hadn't thought about it. He had spent the last two years of his university life playing video games and hadn't learned anything.

"I have no idea"

"I'm about to graduate from university and I don't know what to do. I'm really impressed with you. When I was a senior, I was looking for internship schools everywhere, and my parents didn't help me at all. I did it all by myself."

After my internship ended, I took the job qualification exam, studying from 6 a.m. to midnight every day.

The high school was hiring two math teachers. I ranked first in both the written exam and the interview.

Jiang Yishan put down his chopsticks and bowl: "You're amazing."

"Jiang Yishan, did you learn anything at school?"

Jiang Yishan didn't dare to look at Jiang Yiqiu, his head hanging low; he hadn't learned anything.

Undeterred, Jiang Yiqiu pressed on, "You must know office software, right?"

"What office software?" Jiang Yishan asked.

Jiang Yiqiu sighed deeply. It's over. In the past two years, I've only grown physically, not mentally. I haven't learned anything.

"Don't sit there, wash the dishes. Your parents spoiled you."

"I have to wash the dishes after eating. I wish I hadn't come here." Jiang Yishan met Jiang Yiqiu's gaze and obediently went to wash the dishes.