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

Chen Shi and Huang Xin took a plane back to Yizhou early in the morning. They arrived in Yizhou at noon, and Huang Xin drove directly back to Mingzhou. They arrived in Mingzhou at four o'clock in the afternoon.

As soon as they exited the highway, Huang Xin stopped the car, and Chen Shi asked, "Why did you stop?"

Huang Xin said coldly, "Get out of the car."

Huang Xin is known by too many people in Mingzhou, and she doesn't want anyone to know that she has any dealings with Chen Shi.

Chen Shi got out of the car, and Huang Xin stepped on the gas and drove away quickly.

Chen Shi called out, "Who is it? Stop ahead so I can hail a taxi."

Huang Xin's car disappeared quickly, leaving Chen Shi with no choice but to walk.

Chen Shi took out his phone and called Yang Bin.

"Yang Bin, go to Jingtai Garden now, find Principal Jiang, and bring a ham up to Mingzhou."

Yang Bin received the call, said okay repeatedly, and hung up. He was in the kitchen cooking noodles for his wife and daughter.

He took off his apron and quickly changed his clothes. His wife asked, "Where are you going again?"

"Chen County called and asked me to go to Mingzhou."

"Being a driver for a leader isn't easy either. You have to be available anytime, regardless of the hour. It's annoying."

"Being a leader's driver isn't a job anyone can do; too many people want to be one. So the job becomes difficult, everyone has their own problems."

As a driver for a leader, all you need to do is serve the leader well; if you do something else, you'll have to serve many other people.

I have a comrade who was assigned to a public institution, but he complained about the low salary and quit to work in sales. He had to constantly smile and fawn over clients, and at midnight, a client would call and invite him out for drinks. Whether he wanted to or not, he had to go; otherwise, another salesperson would take the deal.

As Yang Bin put on his shoes, he said, "Put on your shoes and hurry downstairs."

Chen Shi walked for a while and arrived at a bus stop. He waited for more than ten minutes before he could hail a taxi.

Chen Shi went to the city center, to Starbucks for coffee, and waited for Yang Bin.

Today is the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, and I haven't gone to wish Li Nan a Happy New Year yet. I'll be officially back at work tomorrow.

After waiting for more than an hour, I received a call from Yang Bin.

"Chen County, where are you? I've arrived in Mingzhou."

"I'm waiting for you at Starbucks in the downtown commercial building."

After hanging up the phone, more than ten minutes later, Chen Shi saw Jiang Yiqiu walk in, followed by Yang Bin.

Chen Shi was somewhat surprised and stood up: "What brings you here?"

"When I arrived in Mingzhou, I saw no one. I had to come and see them."

Chen Shi looked at Yang Bin, who had his head down. Principal Jiang asked me when I was returning to Chunyang, and I could only tell him the truth.

Yang Bin returned to Chunyang on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. In the past two days, Jiang Yiqiu had no idea what Chen Shi was doing in Mingzhou. He had no idea that Chen Shi was up to no good.

Chen Shi glanced at his watch; it was almost six o'clock. With a smile, he said, "It's good that you've come up. I've been playing mahjong with my boss these past few days and haven't visited my aunt's house for the New Year yet. Let's go now."

Jiang Yiqiu smelled a woman's scent on Chen Shi and asked, "Why do you smell like a woman's perfume?"

Chen Shi sniffed his sleeve: "It's normal to smell perfume when you're playing mahjong with your boss. The waitresses are all women."

Jiang Yiqiu was secretly pleased. Chen Shi didn't mind that he was being troublesome and even explained things to him, which meant that he cared about him.

She took Chen Shi's hand and said, "Come on, let's go wish your aunt a Happy New Year."

Chen Shi took out his phone and called Li Nan.

"Auntie, are you home? We're in Mingzhou, and we've come to wish you a Happy New Year."

"Yes, come over quickly."

After hanging up the phone and walking out of Starbucks, Yang Bin quickly went forward and opened the car door.

Chen Shi and Jiang Yiqiu got in the car, and Chen Shi said, "Let's go to the municipal party committee compound."

Upon arriving at the municipal party committee compound, Yang Bin stopped the car and took out the ham.

Chen Shi said, "Yang Bin, you can go back if you want, or stay in Mingzhou if you want. It's up to you. We'll come pick you up tomorrow morning."

Yang Bin said, "I'm going back to spend time with my wife and kids. I'll come back earlier tomorrow morning."

"Don't arrive too early, around 10 o'clock is fine."

Yang Bin drove away, and Chen Shi rang the doorbell. The nanny, Xiao Chen, opened the door.

"County Magistrate Chen, Principal Jiang, please come inside."

Chen Shi greeted her with a smile: "Sister Chen."

Jiang Yiqiu also called her Sister Chen.

Chen Shi carried the ham into the kitchen, while Li Nan washed fruit in the kitchen: "Xiao Shi, come to your aunt's. Don't bring anything; we have too much stuff, we can't fit it all in."

"Auntie, this is a free-range pig we raised ourselves. My mom asked me to bring it over so you can have a taste. It's never been fed commercial feed, so the meat is very good."

"Why didn't my older sister come?"

"My mom stays home to take care of the kids, and my brother has two children who like to be with their grandma. Neither of them can take care of them."

"Children are closer to whoever takes care of them."

Standing beside Chen Shi, Jiang Yiqiu quickly stepped forward to serve the fruit: "Auntie, let me serve."

Li Nan couldn't recall Jiang Yiqiu's name for a moment, so Jiang Yiqiu quickly said, "Auntie, my name is Jiang Yiqiu."

"Yes, yes, I'm getting old, my memory isn't what it used to be."

Jiang Yiqiu smiled and said, "Aunt, you are still very young. You look like you are thirty years old."

"I'm fifty, almost an old lady," Li Nan said with a smile as she walked out of the kitchen.

In the living room sat Song Ya and Gao Zhiyuan. Chen Shi quickly greeted them, "Auntie, Uncle."

Gao Zhiyuan looked at Jiang Yiqiu: "Chen Shi, this is your wife."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Yes, Yi Qiu, greet your aunt and uncle."

Gao Zhiyuan had met Jiang Yiqiu before, but couldn't remember. Song Ya had never met Jiang Yiqiu.

Jiang Yiqiu quickly greeted them, and Song Ya said, "Yiqiu, you are so beautiful. You and Chen Shi are a perfect match. Please have a seat."

Jiang Yiqiu put the fruit down, and Li Nan called out, "Take some fruit and eat."

Chen Shi didn't see Wang Xiaoya and Wang Xincheng. Song Ya and Gao Zhiyuan were there, so how could these two be missing?

In Wang Mingzhang's study, Wang Xiaoya and Wang Xincheng glared at each other like fighting cocks.

Wang Xiaoya said loudly, "In business, everyone relies on their own abilities. The Transportation Bureau, the Development and Reform Commission, and other units have proactively asked our company to supply them with office supplies. Should we refuse business that's offered to us?"

Wang Xincheng said angrily, "Do you even have any sense of reason? Don't think I don't know that it was you who asked Mayor Liu Youguang to talk to their person in charge, and that's why the procurement staff refused to cooperate with us."

You are a high-ranking official, and we ordinary people are at your mercy.

Wang Mingzhang gently tapped the table: "Stop talking. Is it worth ruining the family harmony over such a trivial matter?"

Wang Xiaoya glanced at Wang Xincheng and snorted coldly: "Who says we're family? He's an ungrateful wretch. If it weren't for my dad and my brother, you'd still be eating dirt in the countryside."

Wang Xincheng said, "Brother, listen to this, is this human language? We don't have stable jobs. It may be a small matter for you, but for me, it's a matter of survival."

The company relies on these few units to supply office supplies, earn some money, and support their families.

We were also robbed of our income by Wang Xiaoya's company, leaving us with no income and no prospects.

If Song Ya and I had stable jobs, we would never have gone into this business; it makes us look down on everyone.

Wang Mingzhang looked at Wang Xiaoya and said coldly, "You too, I won't stop you from doing business, but why do you have to snatch the units supplied by Xincheng? There are so many units in Mingzhou, can't you do other units?"

If you keep making a scene like this, and word gets out, people will laugh at me, and I can't bear the shame."

Wang Mingzhang raised his voice: "Wang Xiaoya, stop stealing business from Xincheng Company. If this happens again, your company will be shut down."

Wang Xincheng looked furious, but he still cared about his own sister. After all, he was just a cousin, and he could only hand over the company that Wang Xiaoya had taken away to her.