"Dad, your plan won't work."
Before Chen Feng could answer, Wang Ziwei interjected.
"How can it not work? Chen Feng comes to the capital's political circles, works for a few years, and I can help him rise rapidly. Only a fool wouldn't want this."
Wang Jianshan said confidently.
"Dad, if you see Chen Feng as an ordinary person, then I can only say you've misjudged him."
Wang Ziwei looked at Chen Feng with admiration.
"Chen Feng, tell Ziwei that you're willing to come to the capital's political circles."
Wang Jianshan said to Chen Feng with full confidence.
"I'm sorry, Uncle. I appreciate your kindness."
Chen Feng replied softly.
"Chen Feng, did I hear you correctly? You're refusing such a great opportunity in politics?"
"Uncle, it's not that I don't want the opportunity, but if I take it, I won't be able to grasp it."
Chen Feng replied truthfully.
"Tell me, how can you not grasp it?"
Wang Jianshan was completely bewildered.
He had been in the capital's political circles for over a decade and had met all sorts of people. No one had ever boasted about not being able to grasp an opportunity; they always lamented the lack of opportunities.
"Uncle, if I only wanted a mediocre career in politics, I could come to the capital's political circles at the grassroots level now and rise rapidly. However, my goals are not just that. I don't fear you laughing at me, but my political ambition is to become someone like you. You know how much hardship you've endured, even if others don't." httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Chen Feng explained earnestly.
Wang Jianshan fell silent.
There was nothing more to say. Chen Feng's vision was exactly the same as his own in his youth.
Back then, the elders of the Wang family were reluctant to endure hardship and wanted him to stay in the capital. He didn't do that; instead, he voluntarily went to the border regions of China to work at the grassroots for several years before being transferred back to the capital step by step.
Since ancient times, there has been an unwritten rule in China's political circles: to reach the pinnacle of power, one must first undergo grassroots trials.
"Dad, aren't you going to persuade him anymore?"
Wang Ziwei asked with a happy smile.
"Your chosen man has such great vision and sufficient patience. What else can I persuade him about?"
Wang Jianshan replied, pursing his lips.
"Dad, don't worry. I'll be very happy teaching at Jiangcheng University of Technology. You don't need to worry about me."
Wang Ziwei said, pushing Wang Jianshan out of the room.
Once Wang Jianshan left, only Chen Feng and Wang Ziwei remained in the room.
"Teacher Wang, I couldn't say much earlier with your father here. Now that your father is gone, I have to say a few things. If possible, you still shouldn't teach at Jiangcheng University of Technology."
After a moment of hesitation, Chen Feng spoke his mind.
"Reason?"
Teacher Wang asked dismissively.
"Firstly, Jiangcheng University of Technology is a regular second-tier university. You are a doctoral graduate from a prestigious institution. Teaching at a second-tier university is a waste of talent."
Chen Feng said earnestly.
"It's okay. China doesn't lack many things, but it has plenty of talent. My absence won't make much difference. Is there another reason?"
Teacher Wang continued to ask dismissively.
"The second reason is that I have too many women in Jiangcheng. You are a lady from a prominent family, and I can't bear to let you suffer this grievance."
"I know that. You and my father told me a long time ago that you have many women in Jiangcheng. I've thought it through. You are an excellent man, and it's normal for you to have many women around you."
Teacher Wang replied with a smile.
"Even more than you imagine!"
"Tell me."
"Two Japanese women, Kaede Fujishima and Miyako Ieha. Then there's Cheng Lu, whom you know. Also, Cui Yali, the head of the Jiangcheng Personnel Department. And the most important woman to me is Mayor Qin."
Chen Feng said word by word.
"That is a lot, but it's fine. Even if you had a hundred women, I wouldn't care. As I said before, I don't even bother looking at honest men. On the contrary, for a talented young man, even if he's surrounded by women, I wouldn't be jealous. By the way, you said Qin Yan is your most important woman. How dare you say that? Aren't you afraid I'll bite you to death out of jealousy? Quickly, tell me why Qin Yan is your most important woman?"
Wang Ziwei pretended to be angry, looking at Chen Feng.
In reality, she wasn't truly angry, just curious why, among all the women around Chen Feng, that middle-aged woman Qin Yan was so important to him.
It didn't make sense.
She was a lady from the Wang family in the capital. Cheng Lu was a lady from the Cheng family in Jiangcheng. Kaede Fujishima and Miyako Ieha were from Japanese financial groups. Even Cui Yali, the least significant, was a political figure in Jiangcheng.
Which one of them wasn't more impressive than Qin Yan?
"Teacher Wang, you are not an outsider, so I won't hide anything. Mayor Qin is my first benefactor in entering the political arena. If I hadn't driven for Mayor Qin back then, I would have lived a life of mediocrity."
Chen Feng said with emotion.
"Chen Feng, I find you more and more handsome. Truly, a man who values loyalty and righteousness is incredibly charming. For that reason alone, I won't be jealous of Qin Yan."
Teacher Wang said excitedly.
"This is the responsibility a man should bear."
Chen Feng replied humbly.
They chatted for a while longer, and then drove back to Jiangcheng overnight.
Upon returning to Jiangcheng, Chen Feng arranged for Wang Ziwei and then rushed back to Mingshan Town.
Unexpectedly, upon his return to Mingshan Town, a thunderbolt from the blue struck him.
Qin Yan had been invited to a hotel for "tea" by people from Jiangcheng City.
Others might not know what "tea" meant, but people in political circles understood.
It meant being questioned within a specified timeframe.
Chen Feng was stunned.
Qin Yan had always been meticulous in her work; how could she have been discovered by the higher authorities?
At this moment, asking others would only be counterproductive.
The only thing he could do now was wait.
According to past patterns, being invited for "tea" by the higher authorities had only two outcomes: either imprisonment, or returning the money with a double penalty and pretending nothing had happened.
Chen Feng waited for three hard days, and finally, Qin Yan emerged from the Mingshan Town hotel.
She looked haggard.
"Chen Feng, you need to be my driver again. Hurry and drive me to Jiangcheng. I need to find my biological brother to save me."
Qin Yan stated directly.
Chen Feng didn't ask further and drove Qin Yan to Jiangcheng.
A sense of doubt arose in his heart. Qin Yan was truly good at keeping secrets. After being with Qin Yan for so long, he really didn't know she had a biological brother.
Upon reaching Jiangcheng, Qin Yan asked Chen Feng to stop at the entrance of Fengtai Group.
Chen Feng wasn't foolish; he naturally understood what was going on.
It turned out that Qin Yan's brother was the boss of Fengtai Group.
Qin Yan had come to Jiangcheng wanting her brother, the group owner, to provide money to help her overcome this crisis.
Thinking this, the stone in Chen Feng's heart finally settled.
Fengtai Group was one of the top companies in Jiangcheng; it shouldn't be a big problem for them to provide some money.
Thus, Chen Feng waited in the underground parking lot for a full three hours before Qin Yan, with a deathly pale face, got into the car.
"Mayor Qin, what did your brother say?"
Chen Feng asked cautiously.
A bad feeling began to rise within him.