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

Chen Jianhua's face was grim: "I don't agree to relocating the grave. If something happens, who will be responsible?"

Wang Xiufen chimed in, "I disagree too. My grandparents' graves are in a very auspicious location. Why should they be moved? Just change the route of the highway so that it doesn't pass through Qinghe Village."

She looked at Chen Shi: "Xiao Shi, you're such a high-ranking leader, you can't possibly be unable to handle something as simple as moving your own ancestral graves. The villagers will laugh at you."

Chen Shi's expression turned cold: "Are you a member of the Chen family? Who gave you the right to speak? Get out of here."

Chen Xing quickly replied, "Take the child back immediately. You have no right to speak here."

Wang Xiufen wanted to berate Chen Xing, indirectly criticizing Chen Shi, but seeing Chen Shi's cold eyes, she was too scared to speak. She wasn't afraid of anyone in the Chen family, except for Chen Shi.

"Fine, fine, I'm an outsider, I'll leave, okay?"

Wang Xiufen went home in a huff, taking her two children with her.

Chen Shi looked at Chen Xing: "Brother, what are your thoughts on moving Grandpa and Grandma's graves?"

Chen Xing quickly said, "Second brother is right. Moving Grandpa and Grandma's graves will lead to a better feng shui site. Who knows, it might even produce a provincial or ministerial-level official. I support moving the graves."

Chen Shi looked at Chen Jianhua: "Second brother also supports relocating the grave. The minority must obey the majority; even if you disagree, you have to agree."

Chen Jianhua hung his head, as if someone owed him hundreds of thousands of yuan and wouldn't pay it back. He didn't say a word and sulked.

Chen Shi said, "I exchanged opinions with my father before, and he agreed to relocate the grave. He had one request: to find a better feng shui site than this one. That's no problem. We'll still ask the same geomancer who erected the tombstone before. Jianyong, my second brother, will be in charge of this."

Chen Shi looked at Chen Xing: "Brother, you and Jianyong are in charge. You need to get it done as soon as possible and complete the relocation within a month."

Chen Xing and Chen Jianyong exchanged a glance. They were in such a hurry because moving graves required choosing an auspicious day; it couldn't be done on just any day.

When Chen Shi gave the order, they had no choice but to obey. They knew very well that they were able to earn their living through government jobs because of Chen Shi.

Chen Shi continued, "I will cover the cost of relocating the grave and erecting the monument; you just need to do the work."

Chen Xing and the other two remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.

After washing the dishes, Wang Guihua said to Jiang Yiqiu, "Xiaoshi, you are in charge of the highway construction. I heard that it's occupying your grandparents' graves. I support you in moving the graves. Leaders should set an example."

Chen Shi realized he hadn't discussed it with his mother and quickly said, "Thank you, Mom, for supporting my work."

"We're all family. If we don't support you, who will?"

Chen Shi then assigned some specific details to Chen Xing and Chen Jianyong, completely ignoring Chen Jianhua.

When Tian Guangming learned that Chen Shi had returned, he brought Tian Defu to Chen Shi's house. Chen Shi stood up to greet him, saying, "Uncle Tian, ​​please sit down."

Tian Guangming sat down, and Chen Xing poured tea for Tian Guangming and Tian Defu.

Tian Guangming said, "County Chief Chen, last time I went to the town to report to Secretary Li, he said you were in charge of the county's highway construction. Knowing you were coming back, I rushed over to report to you on the land acquisition situation in Qinghe Village for the highway."

The highway occupied a total of 25 mu (approximately 1.6 hectares) of land in Qinghe Village, and the land acquisition has now been fully completed.

"Uncle Tian, ​​you've done a great job. I'll have the Party Secretary commend you in the middle of the month. If all the village officials in the county were as proactive and responsible as you, the land acquisition wouldn't even take a month to complete."

Chen Jianhua, his face dark with resentment, still harbored a grudge against Tian Guangming for taking away his position as village secretary. Hearing Chen Shi's offer to commend Tian Guangming, he coldly said, "The land has been requisitioned, and the highway will pass through your Tian family's ancestral graves. With so many people in the Tian family, do you really think they'll agree to move their ancestral graves?"

Tian Guangming cursed inwardly, "Why do you have to bring up this sore spot? As long as Chen Shi moves his ancestral graves, he has a way to move the ancestral graves on the burial mound."

"Regarding the Tian family's ancestral graves on the cemetery, I'm currently working on their mindset, and many people have agreed, so there shouldn't be any major problems."

Chen Jianhua said coldly, "I heard that none of the Tian family members agreed to move their ancestral graves and did not allow the highway to pass through the cemetery. They said they would fight anyone who dared to let the highway pass through the cemetery."

Tian Guangming solemnly said, "Jianhua, you can't just say things like that. As long as I am still the village party secretary of Qinghe Village, I will definitely support Chen County's work and ensure that the expressway passes through the village."

Chen Jianhua snorted coldly and stopped talking.

Chen Shi looked at Tian Guangming: "Uncle Tian, ​​I came back to relocate my grandparents' graves. The highway is encroaching on my grandparents' graves. As a Party member and cadre, I should take the lead."

There's resistance to relocating the graves; we need to do ideological work with everyone. It's the 21st century; we can't still have feudal superstitious ideas.

Tian Guangming repeatedly agreed, saying that as long as your family's ancestral graves are moved, there are no other families' ancestral graves that cannot be moved.

When the other villagers learned that Chen Shi had returned, they all came to visit, and the place suddenly became lively.

Chen Shi played with them until 11 o'clock before going to sleep.

Chen Shi went to sleep, and everyone else left.

Chen Jianhua and Chen Jianyong were walking home when Chen Jianyong said, "Brother, what are you thinking about? Your job was arranged by Xiaoshi. He said to move the grave, and you just agreed. Don't you know that you have to listen to whoever pays your bills?"

"I'm just a temporary worker, what am I afraid of? At worst, I'll quit. Relocating graves is a big deal. If something happens after the relocation, who will be responsible?"

Chen Jianyong was speechless for a long time before saying, "Don't bring everything into the relocation of graves. You need to understand one thing: before Xiao Shi became a leader, his grandparents were buried there for more than ten years, and no one said that the feng shui of that place was good."

"After Xiao Shi became a leader and rose through the ranks, these geomancers said, 'The feng shui here is good. Think about it carefully, why is that?'"

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Chen Jianyong left quickly, thinking that his own incompetence had nothing to do with his ancestral graves.

The next morning, the phone rang, waking Chen Shi and Jiang Yiqiu.

Jiang Yiqiu picked up the phone and saw that it was his mother, Zhang Qingrong, calling.

"mom"

"Xiao Qiu, are you back?"

How did you know we were back?

"We've been in Fushan Town for many years, and we all know each other. Aunt Wang, who sells steamed buns, told me she saw your car yesterday when I went to buy breakfast."

We had something to do when we came back, so we didn't tell you.

"You just happen to be passing by my house and don't even come back. Come down for dinner, I'll cook and wait for you."

Jiang Yiqiu hung up the phone and looked at Chen Shi: "Mom knows we're back and invited us to dinner."

"It's Sunday today, and there's a market day in Fushan Town. It's very crowded. Is it possible for a car to enter your house?"

"This isn't my home anymore, it's my parents' home. You and I are family now. The car can't get in, it has to be parked outside."

Jiang Yiqiu got up to wash up, and Chen Shi, after taking a nap, also got up, washed up, and prepared to go to his father-in-law's house.

Wang Guihua said, "You're going to the county town. I'll cook now, it'll be ready in a minute."

Jiang Yiqiu said, "Mom, don't cook. Let's go to my parents' house for dinner. My mom called earlier."

Chen Yanshi drank too much last night and just woke up; his head is still spinning.

Chen Shi said, "Dad, we're going to the county town to find an auspicious burial site for Grandpa and Grandma. I've asked my older brother and Jianyong to take care of it. They'll handle it, so don't worry about it."

Chen Yanshi sighed deeply: "I'm old, I can't control things anymore, you can do whatever you want."

Chen Shi knew his father was still sulking, so he told Wang Guihua, and the two drove away.

Wang Guihua stared longingly in the direction the car had disappeared, remaining lost in thought for a long time.

I like the game of power, starting with the police officers at the local police station.