Everything went as Li Yuanlang hoped, and the whole family was in peace on New Year's Eve.

Lu Linsong occasionally received a few New Year greeting calls. Although his condition was not as good as yesterday, he still had a smile on his face and had a beautiful reunion year with him.

The father-in-law did not mention the relevant topic, as if the matter had been turned over and become a thing of the past.

On the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, Lu Tao and his family returned to the capital.

Li Yuanlang drove alone to Shui Qingzhang's home to visit him and his two sons.

Guyu and Zheng Li kowtowed to Li Yuanlang to pay New Year greetings, and each received a satisfying gift.

Under Shui Qingzhang's education, his two sons increasingly recognized Li Yuanlang as their father.

While chatting with Shui Qingzhang, Li Yuanlang told Shui Qingzhang the contents of the call between his father-in-law and Yu Jinfeng, as well as the conditions offered by Lian Mingyu.

He hid it from Bai Qing because he didn't want his wife to get involved.

Shui Qingzhang is different. He is now without an official position and can analyze problems clearly from the perspective of a bystander.

After listening, Shui Qingzhang held his pipe in his mouth and asked slowly: "Yuen Long, what are your plans?"

Li Yuanlang recounted the conversation with Director Wang.

"Yes." Shui Qingzhang nodded slightly, clicked on an empty pipe without tobacco, and said word by word: "The chief used Director Wang's mouth to find out your thoughts. I have to say that you are so brilliant that I will never be able to match it in my life.

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"How do you say this?" Li Yuanlang asked curiously.

"Haha." Shui Qingzhang shook his head and smacked his lips and said, "This time the chief changed from being passive in the past and took the initiative to try to confirm Feng Tao as his successor. What does this mean? I think Feng Tao should be the person the chief has been optimistic about for a long time."

"As generations go by, disagreements with Yu Jinfeng are inevitable. The chief has already stepped down, but his huge influence is his confidence. No matter what happens, there is nothing Yu can do against the chief."

"After all, the identity of the leader is there, not to mention his high prestige. There are many people waiting to support him, and no one can shake him."

"However, everyone has a weakness, and you are his weakness."

"In the same way, Lian Mingyu is also Yu's weakness. People at their level, considering the vision and height of things, are definitely not something that only ordinary people can do."

"The chief doesn't ask you directly what you think because he doesn't want you to know too much. To put it bluntly, you don't need to know him, he just needs to know you."

"You did the right thing by not choosing Pujiang and Donghe provinces. Pujiang is the sphere of influence that was taken away from Zhang Hanqi. Lian Mingyu made almost no earth-shattering achievements in Pujiang, but it did not affect his promotion, which is enough to prove this point."

"When you go to Pujiang, you will be severely surrounded. It will be difficult to use your skills at work. It is very likely that you will be trapped in Pujiang and unable to escape."

"Donghe Province has always been a place that your father-in-law favored. Even now, people from Wang Zhanhong's family are in charge of the work. If you go there, you will almost start your official career again, and you won't be able to achieve anything. Even if you do,

The results will not be outstanding and there will be no extra points at all.”

"So, Lian Mingyu gave these two places at the beginning. They seemed extremely beautiful, but in fact they were of little help to you."

"The chief's absence from you for that period of time was a test, and it also meant changing his attitude, so as to put the chief in a favorable position."

"As expected, the current situation was moving more and more in the direction the leader hoped for. Yu Zaixian couldn't hold back and took the initiative to make this call."

"Didn't you hear that? Except for Minzhong Province, you can choose any other place. The conditions he offered are tempting enough, and the chief will not fail to consider them."

"Determining Feng Tao's position. By doing this, the chief is actually paving the way for your future development. Deeply binding you and Feng Tao together will give you a strong backing. No matter where you are or what position you are in the future, it will be beneficial."

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"In my opinion, Yu's plan to transfer you out of Minzhong Province is just an attempt to attract others. He wants to test what the chief wants, or where the end of the future path planned for you by the chief is."

"Lian Mingyu planned everything based on where he is and moved forward steadily step by step. Based on the analysis of the current situation, Lian Mingyu's biggest competitor is you."

"In Yuen Long, if you don't have a strong political background and don't come from a famous family, you won't have the chance to enter that circle. I can't do it because the Gu family simply can't reach that level."

"Let's just say that the original Xue Yongxiang came from a well-known family, and his father finally reached the level of bureau committee member."

"You just told me that your family has been peaceful from New Year's Eve to now. Yuen Long, you are wrong. What you see are superficial phenomena, and the real battle has just begun. Just watch, from now until the end of the conference

There will definitely be a fierce battle before the show ends."

"Just like two people holding their breath in water, whoever can hold the other person out will be the winner."

"I think there are only two possibilities if you are transferred from Minzhong. One is that the chief gives in and compromises; the other is that the chief loses."

"On the contrary, if you stay in Minzhong Province and don't move at your current position, then the chief will be the winner."

"As for whether Feng Tao can fully take over in five years, it is too early to comment. In five years, anything can happen, and no one can say."

Li Yuanlang savored Shui Qingzhang's thorough analysis, but there was one thing he still didn't understand.

"Tell me, what does Bai Qing's father's final victory mean? Yu Jinfeng has agreed to determine the role of Feng Tao's successor. The biggest change is that it is impossible for him to step down from all his duties."

"In this case, Bai Qing's father failed to achieve his goal, how can he win the final victory?"

"That's not the case." Shui Qingzhang shook his head vigorously, "Do you still remember what I said about the meaning of the words 'passed on from generation to generation'? Well, the chief strongly recommends Feng Tao, so we can also determine the candidate after Feng Tao.

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"Lian Mingyu is forty-one this year and will be fifty-six in fifteen years. Isn't that an appropriate age?"

This sentence is the crux of the problem.

Li Yuanlang never thought of this level.

After all, the real purpose of the fight between father-in-law and Yu Jinfeng is actually the fight between Li Yuanlang and Lian Mingyu.

Because after fifteen years, they both have this condition after training.

Who goes up and who goes down will be a tit-for-tat and cruel competition.

The winner is a prince and the loser is a bandit. If he wins, he reaches the sky in one step; if he loses, he falls into the abyss.

Shui Qingzhang slowly put down his pipe, leaned towards Li Yuanlang, and his eyes became sharp.

"Yuen Long, according to my analysis, it is unlikely that the chief will compromise. Since he is planning for you, then his compromise will only gain you a temporary promotion, but it will affect your future development prospects, and the gain outweighs the loss."

"Once Feng Tao succeeds in taking the position, you will definitely be good in the future. Why should you care about the petty profits in front of you?"

"Your current position as deputy director of the Minzhong Provincial People's Congress is just an overstatement. Do your own job and ignore the noise outside the window, which is your best choice. The rest is just a passing thing, let him go."

I never expected that Shui Qingzhang, an outsider, could see through the essence of things.

Li Yuanlang was beyond reach.

After the words were spoken, Li Yuanlang was relieved.

The matter that had been lingering in his mind for the past few days was finally put away by Shui Qingzhang's guidance.

In other words, Bai Qing is not good, and Li Yuanlang is even less good.

Father-in-law tested his own ideas through Director Wang, which would give him a basic operating premise when planning the whole thing.

No wonder my father-in-law relies on drugs to maintain his mind, keeping him awake all the time.

This is the most important time for my father-in-law to strategize, and he will try his best to create a happy ending for himself.

There are some things that cannot be concluded based on what we see with the naked eye.

What happens behind the scenes cannot be seen, touched, or encountered.

But these are the decisive factors for the final result.

It seems that the bigger the official position, the more laborious and troublesome it is.

In a flash, it’s the fifth day of the first lunar month, and the seven-day holiday is coming to an end.

Li Yuanlang unexpectedly received a call from Lian Mingyu, "Yuen Long, are you still at Chu Zhong's house?"

"Yes, Governor Lian, what are your orders?" Li Yuanlang's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately considered in his mind whether Lian Mingyu would press him for his choice of where to go.

"Instructions are out of the question. If possible, I would like to ask you to return to Minchuan City in advance and discuss anything with you."

Lian Mingyu's tone of voice made Li Yuanlang feel even more uneasy.

Today, the gap in status does not allow him to refuse.

Li Yuanlang did not bother his father-in-law and only told his wife Bai Qing.

"What did he discuss with you?"

Bai Qing's words are exactly what Li Yuanlang is worried about.

What is supposed to come will eventually come, and avoiding it will not solve the problem.
Chapter completed!